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USA Rice Chair Appointed to Critical
Trade Advisory Committee
Dow Brantley
WASHINGTON, DC
-- U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade
Representative Michael Froman today announced appointments to the Agricultural
Policy Advisory Committee (APAC). USA
Rice Chairman Dow Brantley was tapped to join the APAC, a select group of trade
experts that provides advice and information to the government on the
administration of trade policy, including enforcement of existing trade
agreements and negotiating objectives for new trade agreements."This is
great news for USA Rice to be back on the advisory committee, and I want to
thank Dow for his willingness to serve," said USA Rice President & CEO
Betsy Ward.Brantley, a rice producer from England, Arkansas, said, "I feel
like my appointment to APAC will ensure that the U.S. rice industry is at the
forefront on trade policy. Trade is a
top priority and I am happy to provide advice or guidance that will benefit
U.S. rice."
SA Rice COO Bob Cummings was also reappointed to the Agricultural
Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and
Planting Seeds. The six different ATACs
offer technical advice and information about specific commodities and
products."The individuals we are appointing today represent one of the
most important sectors to America's export economy and will provide critical
advice as we negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership, and work to expand export opportunities for American
agriculture," said Froman. This group of committee members will serve
until June 15, 2019.
Contact: Deborah Willenborg
(703) 236-1444
CCC Announces Prevailing World Market Prices
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WASHINGTON, DC --The Department of Agriculture's Commodity
Credit Corporationtoday announced the following prevailing world market prices of milled
and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the
resulting marketing loan gain (MLG) and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates
applicable to the 2014 crop, which will become effective today at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET). Prices are unchanged from
the previous announcement.
This week's prevailing world market prices and MLG/LDP rates are based on the following U.S. milling yields and the corresponding loan rates:
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Philippines to import 50,000 tons of rice from Pakistan
July
01, 2015
LAHORE
The
Philippines has announced a rice import quota for Pakistan, offering Islamabad
to export up to 50,000 metric tons of rice- a positive omen for rice sector
which is constantly facing decline in export for the last couple of years. The government of Philippines has offered to
import 50,000 tonnes of rice from Pakistan to help it meet its goal of
importing an aggregate volume of 805,200 tonnes of rice under its minimum
access volume (MAV) for this year.The total import volume comprises 755,200
tonnes of country-specific quota (CSQ) and 50,000 tonnes of omnibus origin
volume.
According
to details, Philippines' National Food Authority (NFA) has invited its private
sector to participate in import of an aggregate volume of 805,200 metric tons
of rice under the minimum access volume (MAV) for this year. The total import volume comprises 755,200 Mt of
country-specific quota (CSQ) and 50,000 MT of omnibus origin volume. The CSQ is
broken down as following : China 50,000 Mt,India 50,000 Mt, Pakistan 50,000 Mt,
Australia 15,000 Mt, El Salvador 4,000 Mt,Thailand 293,100 Mt and Vietnam
293,100 Mt, said a statement issued by Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan
(REAP) here. All rice imported under the 2015 MAV rice
import program shall be levied with a tariff of 35 percent to be paid in
advance to the Land Bank of Philippines, with the bureau of customs making the
final assessment and valuation. Importers
are allowed to import well-milled rice with quality not lower than 25 percent
brokens or other special rice varieties.
The NFA
shall accept applications for the import under the 2015 MAV 15 days after
publication of the notice. Interested parties should submit pertinent documents
to the grains marketing operations department at the NFA central office and pay
a non-refundable processing fee of Peso 50,000.Corporations, partnerships, sole
proprietorship, farmers' cooperatives and joint ventures can apply under the
program.Importers should be able to deliver the imported rice on or before
November 30, 2015. Chairman, Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP)
Rafique Suleman appreciated the efforts of Ambassador of Pakistan to Philippine
Safder Hayat and his team.A high profile REAP's trade delegation visited
Philippine in the month of April 2015 and with the support of Ambassador of
Pakistan had meetings with officials of various government departments of
Philippine.http://nation.com.pk/business/01-Jul-2015/philippines-to-import-50-000-tons-of-rice-from-pakistan
Farmers asked not to sow Basmati 1509 till July 15
The Punjab and Haryana
governments have advised paddy farmers not to undertake sowing of a
high-yielding variety ‘PUSA Basmati 1509’ before July 15 after exporters
complained of breakage due to early plantation. An awareness campaign has been
launched in both Punjab and Haryana -- the two major basmati rice producing
States. The farmers have been asked to “shun” the practice of sowing 1509
variety before July 15.
“We are asking farmers under the
campaign to transplant Basmati 1509 variety after July 15 otherwise there will
be high incidence of broken content and moisture content in the crop will be
higher,” Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture), Dhanpat Singh said
here on Monday.If the crop is planted pre-maturely, then there will be high
breakage while milling and will have no acceptability in export market,
according to basmati rice exporters. “What farmers do is they plant this crop
before July and as a result of which the grain remains immature and weak. When
we mill or process it, the grain breaks up,” Punjab Rice Millers and Exporters
Association director Ashok Sethi said. - PTI
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/farmers-asked-not-to-sow-basmati-1509-till-july-15/article7368459.ece
There's always time
for good food
By Myra Starkey
June 30, 2015 at midnight
Updated July 1, 2015 at 6 a.m.
June 30, 2015 at midnight
Updated July 1, 2015 at 6 a.m.
Hannah is our only married child.
She is 26 years old, so I guess she is not technically an actual child. Anyway,
she and her husband, Ben, live in Houston and have very busy lives.Hannah is a
second-year resident in the UTHealth general surgery program, and Ben is a
corporate lawyer in a fairly large firm. They live in a small house near Rice
University and the medical center.
Instead of children, which
neither of them feels like they have time for yet, they have two very large
Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs. Eleanor and Quimby are the size of baby elephants and
share this hectic life. I call them my granddogs.About a month ago, Hannah
called to let me know she was having a wedding shower at her house for her
childhood friend, Stephanie. Her friend, Kim, was a co-hostess for the party.
She asked if I could attend, and even better, if I could arrive early and help
her cook and decorate. I was thrilled to assist in the kitchen and asked her to
prepare a menu with Kim and tell me what she wanted me to make. She said they
were having a brunch and the menu would be strata (egg dish), fruit bowl,
coffeecake and Berliners. I had to Google the latter because I had never heard
of them.
I arrived the evening before with Taylor, and we unloaded all
the party necessities, such as folding chairs, burlap table coverings,
platters, silverware and goblets. When we were younger my friend, Janet, and I
could throw a party in a number of hours. We have quite a stash from those
entertaining days and so my "party in a box" was coming in handy one
more time.I should mention that Hannah is at the hospital at least 80 hours per
week, and prior to the party, she had worked a 32-hour shift, in which she was
awake the entire time.
Her schedule called for a six-hour nap and then straight to the
kitchen to cook. She changed the schedule when she heard Spencer's girlfriend,
Rachel, was in town visiting and wanted us all to go to dinner together. There
was a new gourmet taco place called Velvet Taco. It is named that because they
sell red velvet cake for dessert.With a party at her house in less than 24
hours, we all went for a new restaurant experience. I was hesitant for sure,
but she looked at me and said, "We've got this, Mom, no problem." I
guess they teach you that attitude in a surgery residency.The food at Velvet Taco
is delicious. Hannah and I shared different variations of tacos including
cornmeal crusted crawfish with red pickled cabbage slaw, chicken tikka with
spicy pepper sauce and basmati rice, Israeli couscous vegetarian, and tuna with
ginger-soy vinaigrette and seaweed salad. They were all delicious with
interesting flavors.
We also sampled a Tater Tot
appetizer with a fried egg on top. The food is fairly similar to another
restaurant we enjoy called Torchy's Tacos. You can't go wrong at either
place.Once finished and back at her house, we made a food list and went to
H-E-B. We spent the next several hours in her kitchen preparing for the next
morning.The egg strata was filled with thinly sliced and toasted French bread,
red potato hash with shallots, fresh rosemary and smoky fontina cheese. This
dish can be refrigerated overnight and then baked in the morning.We also made a
blueberry coffeecake, bacon and the Berliners. Berliners are donuts that are
traditionally filled with jelly or custard. Hannah glazed them and decorated
them with a raspberry and a blackberry on top. They are light and airy, made
with egg yolks, and they puff up when fried.
They are small enough to forget
you are counting calories so you think that it takes four to make a full donut.
They literally disappear off the platter.Stephanie and all her friends arrived
about noon. I knew many of the girls from Hannah's days at Trinity Episcopal
School and later at St. Joseph High School. Now, they are grown up college
graduates with big city careers.Wedding bells were ringing for many of the
girls in the group. They arrived dressed in the latest fashions and looking
glamorous.
Kim and Hannah greeted guests while I finished up the final
cooking duties. Taylor babysat the granddogs in the back bedroom.The shower was
a great success. It was a joy to team up with Hannah again to feed the ones we
love.I am looking forward to Stephanie's wedding. I know she will make a
beautiful bride.Myra Starkey lives in Victoria. Write her in care of the Advocate, P.O. Box 1518, Victoria, TX 77901, or e-mailmyra@vicad.com.
Celebrate summer with Samba!
It’s summertime and we’re in the Samba spirit! So grab your maracas
and celebrate the sunshine and all that comes along with it. We’re thinking
lazy barbecues in the garden, picnics in the park and long al fresco meals as
the sun sets…all served up with a side order of our delicious and wholesome
Basmati rice!
Three Feel Good Tips for Summer
We believe in being healthy, staying active and feeling good –
all year round. That’s because eating well and keeping fit doesn’t just help
you to look good on the outside; it also helps you to feel great on the inside.
And that’s something we don’t want to save just for summer!
Using Tilda Basmati as a base for
your meals is the perfect place to start this healthy and positive lifestyle.
Basmati rice is naturally Gluten Free, low in fat and has a low to medium GI,
which means it keeps you fuller longer. This can help you to stick to three
healthy meals a day, instead of reaching for a potentially unhealthy snack when
hunger strikes.To celebrate the warm weather finally arriving we wanted to
share our top three tips for feeling great this summer (and the rest of the
year!).
Eat the right foods to fuel your
active lifestyle
As Wholegrain Basmati is a slow-release energy source, this
means you’ll feel energetic for longer. If you’re preparing for extended
activity power up first with our delicious Blueberry Brown Rice Porridge
recipe, which you’ll find in our Mood Food Manual. The Wholegrain Basmati will provide you with enough fuel to
stay active for longer and the blueberries are packed full of vitamins and
antioxidants to increase energy and promote a healthier mood. So not only will
you be active and full of energy, you’ll also feel really upbeat!
Be Active
There are lots of ways to stay active and not all of them have to be strenuous.Getting off the bus a couple of stops early or taking the stairs wherever possible can contribute to a healthy and active lifestyle.You could also try to take part in regular exercise a couple of times a week. Yoga is a low intensity exercise, which means you only use between 40-50% of your maximum heart rate. Practicing yoga regularly can help to improve strength and flexibility, improve posture and increase blood flow.
If you’re already in good shape then a higher intensity exercise
like running can be beneficial. Higher intensity exercises push your heart rate
to 75% of its maximum or more, increasing metabolism and burning more calories.
Running also reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure
as well as boosting brain performance and mood.To work out your maximum heart
rate, simply subtract your age from 220. And remember to always consult a
physician before starting any new exercise regime.
Stay Motivated
If we don’t see or feel results immediately it can be easy to be
disheartened, but it’s important to carry on and know that you’ll get there in
the end! We’ve recommended a few apps that can help you maintain a healthy and
active lifestyle in our Mood Food Manual including MyFitnessPal, an app that
allows you to track your meals and exercise routine and Pocket Yoga, which
helps to improve your existing yoga routine.You’ll find plenty of healthy
recipes on our website as well as our free Mood Food
Manual, which is full of tips and recipes to help you eat your way healthy and
happy.
Rice experts, Vitter to speak at
Field Day
CROWLEY – The LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station Annual Field Day
will be held July 1, with a host of rice experts and speakers discussing the
latest in rice farming technology.
http://www.jenningsdailynews.net/2015/06/rice-experts-vitter-to-speak-at-field-day/
Science community ideal ‘lakbay-aral
SHARES: 17 VIEW COMMENTS
By: Anselmo Roque
@inquirerdotnet
01:09 AM July 1st, 2015
THE
PHILIPPINE Carabao Center in the Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija keeps a
herd of dairy carabaos to maintain a gene pool and help preserve the country’s
carabao population. THE PHILIPPINE
Carabao Center in the Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija keeps a herd of
dairy carabaos to maintain a gene pool and help preserve the country’s carabao
population. LOMETERS 143 and 151 along the Maharlika Highway in the Science
City of Muñoz are important markers for visitors on an educational trip to
Nueva Ecija.
On
whichever point they alight, those joining any “lakbay-aral” (educational trip)
will learn new things from the member-agencies of the science community
here.This section of Muñoz was declared a “science community” by the Department
of Science and Technology in 1993. In 2001, it was proclaimed as the
“agrotourism site for Luzon” by the Department of Tourism and the Department of
Agriculture, in coordination with the University of the Philippines’ Asian
Institute of Tourism.Although the place is without beaches, a major attraction
for most tourists, visitors have said the five-hour tour here is worth the
trip.
Among
the institutions and agencies commonly visited are the Central Luzon State
University (CLSU), Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Philippine
Carabao Center (PCC), Philippine Center for Postharvest and Mechanization
(PhilMech), and the Tilapia Science Center and the Regional Crop Protection
Center.Also in the itinerary are the Philippine-Sino Center for Agricultural
Technology, Philippine–Israel Center for Agricultural Training, the office of
the Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project, two district offices of
the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems, the provincial office
of the Department of Science and Technology, and the South Nueva Ecija office
of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
‘Science city’
The City Hall is also a place of interest
as visitors are briefed about how the only science city in the country
operates. Muñoz was officially declared a “science city” in 2000.“Our community
here boasts of having centers of excellence in science and technology. That’s
why visitors come, particularly those seeking more knowledge in these fields,”
said Mayor Nestor Alvarez.
Most visited
The
CLSU campus, which was set up as the government’s agricultural school in 1907,
has become a “must-see” in the city.The university has an office that guides
tourists on places to visit in the 658–hectare campus.Among the important spot
for agritours at the CLSU campus are:
Agricultural
Museum showcases rice and vegetable planting implements, household/indigenous
utensils, personal apparel and hunting and fishing implements. They are meant
to promote the cultural heritage of Filipinos, particularly those in Central
Luzon, in agriculture.Biodiversity Museum features terrestrial, freshwater,
agroecosytem and forest ecosystem exhibits. It has vast collections of insects,
preserved specimens of macrofungi, invertebrates, lichens and others,
earthresources and an “earth watch” nook.Living Fish Museum houses indigenous
and tropical freshwater fish collected from different provinces in Luzon. It
has collections of indigenous fish, ornamental freshwater fish, reptiles,
mollusks and aquatic plants.Concrete Tank Culture of Tilapia demonstrates
intensive culture of tilapia in concrete circular tanks, with provisions for
continuous water exchange and aeration. Each tank is stocked with 6,000 tilapia
fingerlings.
CLSU
Ramon Magsaysay Center for Agricultural Resources and Environment Studies
Training Center promotes organic farming culture and has services for waste
assessment and ecological and solid waste planning, land crop suitability
training on organic rice and vegetable production, training on organic inputs,
and training on trichoderma production and utilization.Small Ruminant Center is
the lead agency in small ruminant research, development and extension under the
DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research. It develops and promotes the goat and sheep
industry in Luzon.Science and Technology Centrum is a one-stop information shop
on research
development
breakthroughs and technologies generated and promoted by CLSU. It features exhibit
displays of models and live specimens organized into crop, aquaculture,
agritechnology, environment and development galleries.Also of interest to
visitors are the mushroom center and the showcase of hydroponics, which also
features urban and vertical gardening using soil-less culture.
‘Beast
of fortune’
About
a kilometer north of the CLSU main gate is the PCC national headquarters and
gene pool. On its 20-ha compound are dairy carabaos used for breeding and
dairying purposes, its biotech laboratories, and showcases of carabao-based
enterprises.The improved breed of carabaos has become the new wave for changing
the lives of farmers and improving rural communities. It is a source of draft
animal power, meat, milk and hide.Also a major agency hosted by Muñoz is
PhilRice, which develops high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies for rice
production. It implements a natural rice research and development program,
sustains the gains made in rice production and solves location-specific
problems of the rice industry.After the tour, visitors can rest at the Rizal
Park, in which national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, is depicted as wearing a “barong
Tagalog.” They may take lunch at the Lingap-Kalikasan Park and stroll along the
tree-lined roads on campus.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/701815/science-community-ideal-lakbay-aral#ixzz3eli0kBJZ
Keeping the Faith!
Skymet says July rainfall will be above normal
India Infoline
News Service | Mumbai | July 01, 2015 08:32 IST
The Indian
Ocean Dipole (IOD) is presently neutral and is on track to becoming positive in
August. This is favorable for the Monsoon.We think July is going to be normal, albeit it is going to start on a
weak note. But before I deep dive into July, I would like to talk a little
about June. The Southwest Monsoon covered the entire country a little ahead of
its schedule. The month of June is surplus at 16%. (This is the best June
performance of all time in any persisting El Nino year). It reached the last
post of West Rajasthan on June 26, while the onset over the region usually
happens around July 15.
We had gone for normal to above normal at 107%
in April for the month of June, but it has surpassed our expectations. If
memory serves me right, this is the best rainfall distribution for June at
least in the last decade. All four regions are normal (95% of India is between
normal to excess). Sowing across the country has been bang on time. And has
been completed in 16.56 million hectares which is 3.14 million hectares or
almost quarter more than last year. Paddy stands at 2.33 million hectares,
below by 6%, (this has been on account of late arrival of the Monsoon in UP and
Bihar, I expect it to catch up); pulses- 1.1 million hectares (almost 100% of
last year); oil seeds- 2.79 million hectares (almost 400% increase over last
year); coarse cereals- 1.93 million hectares (16% increase over last year);
cotton- 3.48 million hectares (20 % increase 
over last
year).Coming back to July.
Our initial
April forecast was 104% of normal for the month. And we are sticking to that.
July has a standard rainfall deviation of ± 16%, and we see the cumulative rainfall
for the month remaining in the same limit (84% to 116% of the July LPA of 289mm
is normal). In July, I think the winners will be north, east, west and central
India. South/Peninsular India could be at a loss. More specifically there is a
risk of prolonged dry weather in North interior Karnataka and South interior
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Marathwada.
A long break
is being feared in July. We disagree. We don’t think there is going to be a
“typical” break, but we think Monsoon will take a breather between the 2nd and
6th of July. We think there are three spells in July (6th-8th, 14th-17th,
23rd-26th) and a fourth around 30th July & August 2nd which might spill
into August. The first spell between 6-8 July will be concentrated in North,
Central and East India.The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) helped rainfall in
June.
We think it
will be back in the second half of July and enhance rain over India.El Nino is
strong and we have factored this into our forecast. But this is a peculiar El
Nino event. In that, it set in September-October-November (SON) 2014, then
weakened in February and subsequently increased again. The years 1986-87 that
were back-to-back drought and El Nino years, had seen a consistent rise in the
Nino index, which is not the case this year.The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is
presently neutral and is on track to becoming positive in August.
This is
favorable for the Monsoon.I would also like to mention that 2015 could now only
be a drought if both July and August end up with an average deficiency for the
two months of 20% or more. This is highly unlikely. If July, August and
September are down by 8,10, & 20% respectively, even then the season as
whole will not be a drought.I must mention that we are sticking to our April
forecast of 102% of the LPA, without changes or qualifications. At Skymet we
think 2015 is going to be a normal Monsoon.
Source: Skymet
http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/keeping-the-faith-skymet-says-july-rainfall-will-be-above-normal-115070100200_1.html
Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices Open- July 01
Nagpur, July 1 Gram and tuar firmed up again in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and
Marketing Committee (APMC) here on increased buying support from local millers amid tight supplyfrom producing regions. Fresh rise in Madhya Pradesh pulses and reported demand from South-basedmillers also jacked up prices, according to sources.
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FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Desi gram recovered in open market on good buying support from local traders amid
thin supply from millers.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here matching the demand and supply
position.
* Batri dal and Lakhodi dal showed upward tendency on good buying support from local
traders amid weak arrival from producing belts.
* Watana varieties moved down in open market in absence of buyers amid release of
stock from stockists.
* In Akola, Tuar - 7,300-7,700, Tuar dal - 10,100-10,500, Udid at 9,500-9,900,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 11,000-11,400, Moong - 7,000-8,000, Moong Mogar
(clean) 9,800-10,100, Gram - 3,900-4,100, Gram Super best bold - 5,900-6,000
for 100 kg.
* Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market
in weak trading activity, according to sources.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction 3,500-4,340 3,500-4,440
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction 6,000-7,200 6,000-7,300
Moong Auction n.a. 6,000-6,400
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Gram Super Best n.a.
Gram Medium Best 5,600-5,700 5,600-5,700
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.
Gram Mill Quality 5,200-5,400 5,200-5,400
Desi gram Raw 4,300-4,400 4,250-4,350
Gram Filter new 5,700-5,900 5,700-5,900
Gram Kabuli 5,500-7,000 5,500-5,700
Gram Pink 6,400-6,600 6,400-6,600
Tuar Fataka Best 10,000-10,300 10,000-10,300
Tuar Fataka Medium 9,700-10,000 9,700-10,000
Tuar Dal Best Phod 9,400-9,700 9,500-9,700
Tuar Dal Medium phod 8,800-9,300 8,800-9,500
Tuar Gavarani New 7,400-7,500 7,400-7,500
Tuar Karnataka 7,900-8,000 7,900-8,000
Tuar Black 10,900-11,200 10,900-11,200
Masoor dal best 8,000-8,200 8,000-8,200
Masoor dal medium 7,500-7,900 7,500-7,900
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold 10,000-10,500 10,000-10,500
Moong Mogar Medium best 9,500-9,900 9,500-9,900
Moong dal Chilka 8,700-9,500 8,700-9,500
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 9,600-9,900 9,600-9,900
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 11,200-11,800 11,200-11,800
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 10,300-10,800 10,300-10,800
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 8,900-9,400 8,900-9,400
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,400-4,800 4,000-4,600
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 3,300-3,400 3,200-3,350
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,350 3,200-3,400
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,200 3,200-3,300
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,700-4,500 3,800-4,500
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,600 1,400-1,600
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,650 1,500-1,650
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,600 1,400-1,600
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,400 2,200-2,400
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,650 3,100-3,650
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,850 2,500-2,850
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,500 1,400-1,500
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Rice BPT New(100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800
Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,300 3,000-3,300
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,750 1,500-1,750
Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,450 2,200-2,450
Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,700 2,500-2,700
Rice HMT new(100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,600 3,100-3,600
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,200 3,800-4,200
Rice HMT Shriram New(100 INR/KG) 4,300-4,600 4,200-4,500
Rice HMT Shriram old (100 INR/KG) 4,500-5,100 4,500-5,000
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,000-7,500 7,000-7,500
Rice Chinnor new (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,800 4,500-4,800
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,350 2,100-2,350
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 36.2 degree Celsius (97.2 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
24.2 degree Celsius (75.6 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : 2.3 mm
FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky. Rains or thunder-showers likely towards evening or night.
Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 35 and 24 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices.)
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/07/01/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N0ZH2ZJ20150701
Rice exports to Nigeria may take a hit on currency woes
VISHWANATH KULKARNI
BENGALURU, JULY
1:
Non-basmati rice exporters fear that the currency crisis in
Nigeria could pull down shipments of the grain by up to a tenth this year.
Nigeria, one of the big importers of Indian non-basmati rice in Africa,
recently stopped dollar sales to importers of rice and other commodities in the
country, to protect its dwindling forex reserves and boost domestic cereal
production.“There are confusing signals from Nigeria and shipments have slowed
down. In fact, the Nigerian move on forex sale to exporters will affect rice
shipments of all origin.
We expect it could impact our overall shipments by about 10 per
cent this year,” said BV Krishna Rao, Managing Director of Pattabhi Agro Foods,
a large exporter.Nigeria is one of the largest buyers of par-boiled rice and it
is estimated that Indian exporters account for close to half of the 2.5 million
tonnes that it imports. The bulk of the Indian rice sold to Nigeria is through
global traders such as Platinum Corp and Louis Dreyfus. Some shipments are
routed to Nigeria through countries such as Benin.
A fall in the local currency, niara against the dollar, along
with the sharp decline in crude oil prices and the change in Government have
impacted rice imports. However, payments have not been hit as Indian exporters
route their shipments through global traders.The new government in Nigeria is
yet to approve rice imports. “It is [only] a matter of time before they open
up. The stocks are down and they’ll have to import. Ultimately the demand will
come up,” an official at a trading house said. Back home, the drop in demand
from countries such as Nigeria has not impacted paddy prices as the Government
has procured more crop this year.
(This article was published on July 1, 2015)
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/rice-exports-to-nigeria-may-take-a-hit-on-currency-woes/article7375364.ece
Thailand lowers 2015
rice output forecast by over 2 mln tonnes
BANGKOK, JULY 1 |
Wed Jul 1, 2015 6:23am EDT
The Thai government lowered its forecast for this year's
main-crop rice output by over 2 million tonnes, according to the latest report
from the Office of Agricultural Economics, as the major rice-producing nation
battles with a severe drought.A drop in output in Thailand, one of the world's
top rice exporters, could underpin benchmark Thai prices of the grain. Prices
are near their lowest since January 2008 amid a massive overhang of rice stocks
built up under the previous government's buying program.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative's Office of
Agricultural Economics said that Thailand will produce 24,135,450 tonnes of
main-crop rice this year, lower than its previous forecast of 26,576,150
tonnes.The estimate comes after Thailand asked rice farmers last week to delay
planting their main crop in the fertile Chao Phraya River Basin area as the
country battles drought in 16 out of 76 provinces.Although the wet or monsoon
season has begun, dozens of provinces are still contending with drought conditions.
Last week, Thailand's finance minister said drought was threatening Thailand's
already sputtering economy and could cut economic growth by 0.5 percentage
points this year.
Thailand has around 15.4 million tonnes of rice in storage,
accumulated under the previous government's rice-buying programme that left the
grains hanging over markets.The government plans to sell around 5.89 million
tonnes of deteriorated rice held in stockpiles to the industrial sector
starting in July, Duangporn Rodphaya, director general of the Commerce
Ministry's Department of Foreign Trade, told reporters on Wednesday.Price of
Thailand's benchmark five-percent rice fell to its lowest level in over seven
years last month, when quoted at $365-$368 a tonne, FOB, on June 17.The U.S.
Department of Agriculture's (USDA) latest estimate expects
Thailand to produce around 19.8 million tonnes of milled rice in the 2015/16
crop year, up from 18.8 million in 2014/15, as yields improve.The USDA will
revise its figures for Thailand's rice output by around mid-July, the USDA's
agricultural specialist in Bangkok told Reuters. (Additional reporting by
Pracha Hariraksapitak; Editing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Gopakumar Warrier)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/01/thailand-rice-idUSL3N0ZH30M20150701
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