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New lustre for Bengal’s
golden fibre
ü GOB No-Go On Guyanese Rice
ü INVESTIGATION: Inside the massive fraud in
Nigeria’s N117Billion rice import quota scheme
ü West Nusa tenggara governor reject rice
imports
ü Thailand signs major rice and rubber export
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ü SunRice braces for crop shortages
ü VN's rice exports may surpass 2015 target
ü Thai rice exports expected at 9m tonnes
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ü Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 21
ü Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report
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Rice Prices
New
lustre for Bengal’s golden fibre
Abu Bakar Siddique
The
country’s languishing jute sector is getting a boost from the Mandatory
Jute Packaging Act which requires major agricultural commodities including
rice, wheat, sugar and fertilisers to be packed in locally produced jute
sacks.To promote the sector, the government began to implement the
Mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010 on November 30 this year. The creation of
local demand by government fiat is expected to bolster the jute sector,
which has taken a hit from competition from synthetic packing.Major
agricultural commodities including paddy, rice, wheat, maze, fertilisers
and sugar must now be packed in local jute packing. Violators face a
maximum of one year in jail or a fine of Tk50,000, or both, for using
non-biodegradable synthetics to pack commodities.Rice millers, considered a
key element in the success of the initiative, were initially unwilling to
use jute for various reasons, including an alleged shortage of jute sacks.
But since November 30, most millers have started using jute packing,
following pressure from the government through the mobile courts.“We have
had an 80% success rate in implementing the act now that most rice millers
are using jute sacks,” said Mohammad Kefaetullah, director of the
government’s jute department.
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“Rice millers have long claimed that shortages are likely – even inevitable
– but the claim is totally baseless.”The BJMC appointed hundreds of dealers
across the country a year ago to fulfil millers’ orders. But rice millers
say they do not want to deal with the sack dealers because they are not
willing to supply sacks on credit.
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Kefaetullah
said rice millers alone use around 360 million jute sacks each year. “If just
jute sacks were used instead of polythene in this sector alone, the whole
situation would change,” he said.Nirod Baran Saha, convener of the Naogaon Rice
Millers Association, said millers had started using jute sacks as per the law,
but said the price of rice had increased slightly due to higher packing
costs. “Since November 30, we have been using locally produced jute sacks.
I fear there could bea shortage of the material next month when the rice
harvest arrives,” he said.But Humayun Khaled, chairman of the Bangladesh Jute
Mills Corporation (BJMC) told the Dhaka Tribune that the government has the
capacity to meet year-round and seasonal demand for jute sacks
“We millers
have run our business on cash and credit for as long as I can remember, but
sack dealers want cash in advance. This is totally unacceptable for us,” Nirod
said.There are 24 government-owned jute mills in Bangladesh, of which 22 spin
jute while the remaining two produce machinery for the mills.Due to a shortage
of funds, the BJMC has in the past been unable buy sufficient raw jute from
farmers on time and on a regular basis, negatively impacting both farmers and
mills.To address this, the government recently allocated Tk100 crore to procure
raw jute from farmers.
Around 7
million bales of raw jute are produced annually in Bangladesh. According to the
International Jute Study Group under the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), some 3.5–4 million farm families are involved in the
production of jute. BJMC Chairman Humayun Khaled said the Mandatory Jute
Packaging Act, if implemented properly, will boost the jute sector, with mills
running around the clock. He said it would help protect 66,000 BJMC labourers’
jobs.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/dec/22/new-lustre-bengals-golden-fibre#sthash.lUOveMnv.dpuf
GOB No-Go On Guyanese Rice
posted (December
21, 2015)
We met them after their appearance on the WUB
Morning Show, and they discussed why BAHA and the Customs Department will not
release the Guyanese rice from the Port of Big Creek. Here's what they had to
say:
"The question is not even about Mr. Chawla importing rice, the question is whether what is being produced in Guyana Represent fair competition on the Belize market place. The reality is that rice is Guyana is heavily subsidized and we don't offer subsidies to our large scale commercial producers here. So what would come in from Guyana would represent an unfair trading advantage."
Dr. Leroy Almendarez
"If a product enters a market or if a product that is highly subsidized, subsidy that violates a certain threshold is illegal."
"If a product enters a market or if a product that is highly subsidized, subsidy that violates a certain threshold is illegal."
"Haiti had a vibrant rice industry in the 80's. They decided to pursue cheaper rice and now Haiti is a net food importer, not only rice. There is a lot that hinges on maintaining domestic production. We've had cases on this in Jamaica with poultry and there is many cases within the region. We cannot commit those same errors. We have got to ensure that we strike a delicate balance where the consumers are actually protected, but where we can protect production here in Belize."
Daniel Ortiz
"What is the situation right now with the rice that Mr. Chawla has imported, the 3 containers? Do you have any information on that?"
"What is the situation right now with the rice that Mr. Chawla has imported, the 3 containers? Do you have any information on that?"
Jose Alpuche, CEO - Ministry of Agriculture
"The last that I heard is exactly what you have. Is that it's still held at the port."
"The last that I heard is exactly what you have. Is that it's still held at the port."
Daniel Ortiz
"Do you know what could happen with that rice? Is it being follow up to be sent back or actioned off or destroyed? What is the sentiment of the government at this time?"
"Do you know what could happen with that rice? Is it being follow up to be sent back or actioned off or destroyed? What is the sentiment of the government at this time?"
Jose Alpuche, CEO - Ministry of Agriculture
"I've not discussed with BAHA precisely where they are with that issue. But I really don't want to comment on the details of that, because we have already been publicly threaten that the matter will go to court."
"I've not discussed with BAHA precisely where they are with that issue. But I really don't want to comment on the details of that, because we have already been publicly threaten that the matter will go to court."
Also, on Friday, we showed you how Sergio
Garcia, the Importers' technical advisor, who is a former CEO of Trade,
explained that this rice fight is bad for Belize's reputation with it's fellow
CARICOM countries. Well, while we had the opportunity, we asked the Director
General of Foreign Trade, about that accusation. He's been meeting with the
CARICOM Trade technocrats very regularly, and he's the government's authority
on the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Here's what he had to say:
"The treaty, the revised treaty of Chaguaramas protects all member states who have signed on to it. The major objective of this treaty is economic development for all members' states. Not for one, but for all. There are also sensitive industries and sensitive industries are protected under the revised treaty. Belize is LDC, which means Lesser Develop Country. You have MDC, of which Guyana is one. But we must understand here that Belize and Guyana has no dispute.
Because I was at COTED recently. As a matter of
fact I went twice this year and we sat side by side and Guyana never mentioned,
because this is where you mentioned on the agenda, I would like to export or
market access for such a product into another member state. There is process
that it goes through. The member state must be allowed to respond and you
respond and then the discussion takes place or then you solve it bilaterally.
We met with the head of Guyana Rice Development Board, we met with the minister
of trade and they assured us that it would be a country - a government to
government thing."
Sergio Garcia - Technical Advisor, RC Imports
"If the Guyanese to take the same approached like what we are suggesting to protecting our national industry. Let's say that all the countries in CARICOM, oh Belize want to protect, let us do the same thing. What happens? Our products will start to stay here. There is much more corn producers than rice producers in this country. This will put a black eye on our trade and sector because there are many countries who have seen this thing - CARICOM."
"If the Guyanese to take the same approached like what we are suggesting to protecting our national industry. Let's say that all the countries in CARICOM, oh Belize want to protect, let us do the same thing. What happens? Our products will start to stay here. There is much more corn producers than rice producers in this country. This will put a black eye on our trade and sector because there are many countries who have seen this thing - CARICOM."
"It does not give us a black eye nor a bad reputation. Let just give you some examples; Grenada has tried to get honey into Trinidad for the longest time. Grenada's honey is still not into Trinidad, because there are talking about quality and standards etc. We have tried to get our poultry into Trinidad, we have tried to get some of our other products into other markets within CARICOM and they are still not there."
Sergio Garcia- Technical Advisor, RC Imports
"We cannot be like the spoil boy that say I will play football and because the ball belongs to me, if you don't let me play I will take home the ball. We cannot."
"We cannot be like the spoil boy that say I will play football and because the ball belongs to me, if you don't let me play I will take home the ball. We cannot."
Dr. Leroy Almendarez
"It doesn't. Let me just say this again. Because it's handled at COTED (Council of trade and economic development), one of those major organs of the revised treaty. It's headed by ministers of trade. No other country will come to us and say oh but you did not take care of somebody's rice and so therefore we will not.... that's not how it works. Remember, it's more about collaboration. Yes there is an open market place, but we are joined and integrated, so we can compete with blocks outside of the region, not with each other."
"It doesn't. Let me just say this again. Because it's handled at COTED (Council of trade and economic development), one of those major organs of the revised treaty. It's headed by ministers of trade. No other country will come to us and say oh but you did not take care of somebody's rice and so therefore we will not.... that's not how it works. Remember, it's more about collaboration. Yes there is an open market place, but we are joined and integrated, so we can compete with blocks outside of the region, not with each other."
Charles' sales pitch s that the local rice
farmers have been gouging consumers with their unregulated, high prices for
rice. He claims that the Government is trying to protect the profit-addicted
producers, when its highest priority should be protecting the public.
Charles and his advisors were the ones who blew
the whistle on the fact that about 3 million pounds of rice was brought into
Belize in 2014 and sold as local produce. It was bought for the same prices
that Charles paid for his containers of Guyanese Rice, and none of that benefit
was passed on to you. In fact, the rice was bagged in packages from local
producers and consumers were none the wise - we thought we were buying Belizean
rice.
So, is this a double standard? That's what we
asked the CEO in the Ministry of Agriculture. Here's how he responded:
Jose Alpuche, CEO - Ministry of Agriculture
"In 2013 we when we had tremendous rains going all the way in 2014. You will recall the unprecedented rains that we had. That led to several crop failure including a partial crop failure for rice. Rice had to then be imported. It was agreed that the BMDC would import the rice and the rice would be passed to the traditional millers so that they could retain market share. That is what happened and it was I believe somewhere in the region of about 3 million pounds. I can't remember the exact amount - about 3 million pounds of a rice industry that produces 21 million pounds annually."
"In 2013 we when we had tremendous rains going all the way in 2014. You will recall the unprecedented rains that we had. That led to several crop failure including a partial crop failure for rice. Rice had to then be imported. It was agreed that the BMDC would import the rice and the rice would be passed to the traditional millers so that they could retain market share. That is what happened and it was I believe somewhere in the region of about 3 million pounds. I can't remember the exact amount - about 3 million pounds of a rice industry that produces 21 million pounds annually."
Daniel Ortiz
"But sir none of those benefits of that lower price of rice from Guyana was passed on to the local consumer. The question is, do these producers, should they benefit from this protection? Do they deserve this protection when the last time this happened with this Guyanese rice, they didn't passed that on to the local consumer."
"But sir none of those benefits of that lower price of rice from Guyana was passed on to the local consumer. The question is, do these producers, should they benefit from this protection? Do they deserve this protection when the last time this happened with this Guyanese rice, they didn't passed that on to the local consumer."
Jose Alpuche, CEO - Ministry of Agriculture
"There is no commercial or governmental system in place to compensate farmers for losses. And as you can see with the erratic weather and climate change with us, we are suffering quite a bit of losses."
"There is no commercial or governmental system in place to compensate farmers for losses. And as you can see with the erratic weather and climate change with us, we are suffering quite a bit of losses."
Reporter
"Do you believe that the producers should have labeled that rice as Guyanese rice in terms of the packaging?"
"Do you believe that the producers should have labeled that rice as Guyanese rice in terms of the packaging?"
Jose Alpuche, CEO - Ministry of Agriculture
"That I agree with yes."
"That I agree with yes."
Daniel Ortiz
"Isn't that an instance where the consumer was taken advantage of?"
"Isn't that an instance where the consumer was taken advantage of?"
Jose Alpuche, CEO - Ministry of Agriculture
"Those are your words. But I do agree that it should have been labeled differently."
"Those are your words. But I do agree that it should have been labeled differently."
Daniel Ortiz
"Can someone on the outside observing this situation take the position that it was wrong to allow the local producers to import Guyanese rice and sell it at their price, but now you are blocking an importer from doing the same thing. Isn't that an example of unfair treatment?"
"Can someone on the outside observing this situation take the position that it was wrong to allow the local producers to import Guyanese rice and sell it at their price, but now you are blocking an importer from doing the same thing. Isn't that an example of unfair treatment?"
Jose Alpuche, CEO - Ministry of Agriculture
"There was a short fall because of a natural disaster. We had to import rice. We could have imported rice from the US. We could have gone to COTED and ask for derogation to import the rice duty free from the US, because we had a natural disaster and they would understand."
"There was a short fall because of a natural disaster. We had to import rice. We could have imported rice from the US. We could have gone to COTED and ask for derogation to import the rice duty free from the US, because we had a natural disaster and they would understand."
Daniel Ortiz
"Sir, but you just also made the point or Mr. Almendarez also made the point that you all suspect that these are highly subsidized products. So if it was highly subsidized, then it's highly subsidized now and therefore its illegal in the trade aspect of it."
"Sir, but you just also made the point or Mr. Almendarez also made the point that you all suspect that these are highly subsidized products. So if it was highly subsidized, then it's highly subsidized now and therefore its illegal in the trade aspect of it."
Jose Alpuche, CEO - Ministry of Agriculture
"In the case of needing to import for shortfall, we have to try to obtain the rice from somewhere."
"In the case of needing to import for shortfall, we have to try to obtain the rice from somewhere."
This afternoon, when we contacted Jack Charles
for comment, he told us that he is holding off on filing a lawsuit in court. He
says that he is still hopeful that cooler heads will prevail, and that he will
be given the Government green light to move forward with his plans. He says
that he is also trying to give BAHA more time to provide him with written
reasons as to why they have detained his cargo.He says he would rather give
consumers the benefit of the savings, rather than spend thousands of taxpayers
dollars on litigation and lawyer fees.
http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=34671
INVESTIGATION: Inside the massive fraud in Nigeria’s N117Billion rice
import quota scheme
The
fuel subsidy scam probably broke the ceiling in a room crammed with some of the
worst corporate perfidy. Nothing could more sabotage the economic interest of a
nation, many Nigerians thought.But then came the rice import quota scheme, an
unholy romance between politicians and businessmen, at the moment stretching
corporate bad practices in Nigeria to an incredulous length.About N117 Billion
is there for the pick. A total of 26 companies are involved; two of which are
owned by a former Attorney General of the Federation and a former civilian
governor of Kebbi State respectively. Predictably, in the all-too-familiar
Nigerian fashion, not all of the 26 companies selected for the scheme made the
list on merit.
The
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2014 disclosed that Nigeria spent an average
of N800 Billion annually on the importation of rice. Unofficial import receipts
through the Cotonou corridor was not captured in the CBN figure.But the
business of importing rice, a staple in Africa’s most popular nation, is so
huge and attractive that four neighbouring countries of Benin, Togo, Cameroon
and even landlocked Niger Republic have technically factored transhipment or
smuggling of rice and allied commodities into Nigeria in their national
economic plan.
A
recent figure from the CBN indicated that Benin Republic imports almost as much
rice as China and nearly as much frozen chicken as the UK. Most of the commodities
are smuggled into Nigeria.Disturbed by the nation’s huge import bill, the
President Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2014 came up with a new rice
policy to fast-track national self-sufficiency in rice production.The policy
specified that owners of existing rice mills and new investors with verifiable
backward integration in the rice value chain will be allowed to import rice
at10 per cent duty and 20 per cent levy (30 per cent); while merchants who have
nothing to contribute to local production in the form of rice farms or mills
will be charged 10 per cent duty and 60 per cent levy (70 per cent).
Technically,
it was a subsidy aimed at building local capacity in rice production.Subsequently,
an inter-ministerial committee was set up to work out the national rice supply
gap and allocate import licenses with appropriate quotas in order to bridge
this gap, same time advancing the objectives of the national rice policy.On
paper, this committee was to determine beneficiaries and allocate quotas based
on four key criteria that assess investment of individual companies into local
rice production.The criteria included a Domestic Rice Production Plan (DRPP)
that demonstrate evidence of current or planned investment in domestic rice
production over a three-year period. The DRPP was also expected to show the
size of investment, proof of land acquisition and establishment of rice fields
and paddy production.
The
second criterion was called paddy purchase outlook from Paddy Aggregation
Centres (PAC). This should demonstrate a clear plan of purchase of paddy from
PACs, location of the PACs and volumes of paddy to be purchased.The third
criterion was paddy purchase outlook from outgrower farmers and farmer
cooperatives. This should include location of farms, volumes of paddy to be
purchased, etc.The last criterion was proof of ownership of integrated rice
milling facility with par boilers and dehuskers.
This
should include size of planned installed capacity and evidence of acquisition
of integrated rice milling equipment.Sources within the Ministry of Industry,
Trade and Investment told this reporter that the then Minister of Agriculture,
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, by-passed the inter-ministerial committee in the
selection of beneficiaries and commensurate import quota. Mr. Akinwunmi, now
President of the African Development Bank (ADB), was Chairman of the
inter-ministerial committee and took key decisions as the arrowhead of
President Jonathan’s much-vaunted Agriculture Transformation Agenda.Mr.
Akinwunmi was easily outwitted by merchants and politicians who did not want a
change in status quo, and were known to have resisted such in the past,
industry insiders said.
Although
the turf is different, the strategy is the same. The same way Nigeria’s oil
refineries were put in comatose to pave way for massive and lucrative import of
refined petroleum products, the same way entrenched interests known in the
industry as Rice Mafia, are sabotaging local rice production to sustain the
rice import business.In the final analysis, the rice policy was scuttled to
serve everything but national interest. Companies who have no investment in the
rice value chain were granted quota. These companies in turn sold the quota to
other importers who already had vessels on the sea.The sellers of quota made
huge profits without any investments in Nigeria’s local rice production and
indeed did so without taking risk or lifting a finger.The same sellers have
been working hard to get more quotas in the bid to get more money from the
scheme without any investments, thus holding the domestic rice policy to
ransom.
Who
got what
Investigations by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that
the 26 companies that benefitted from the rice import quota scheme included
Milan, Bua, AA Ibrahim, Stine Rice Mills, JMK Foods, Labana Rice Mill, Elephant
Group, Honeywell, Kerksuk Farms, Wacot, Mikap Rice, Golden Penny, Stallion,
Umza International Farms Limited, Dangote and Olam. Others were Tara Agro,
Ebony Agro, Atari Rice Industry, Ashi Foods, JAI, Arewa Rice Mill, Onyx Rice
Mill, Bansara Rice, Danmodi and Klysat.Investigations revealed that Mikap Rice
is owned by a former Attorney General of the Federation, Michael Aondoakaa,
while Ebony Agro is owned by Charles Ugwu, a former minister of commerce and
industry.Ashi Foods is owned by the immediate past governor of Benue State
Gabriel Suswam.
Milan
Group is a business interest that also owns Intercontinental Hotels while Bua
is owned by billionaire Ishaku Rabiu. Honeywell is owned by Oba Otudeko while
Elephant Group is owned by Tunji Owoye. Labana Rice is owned by former Kebi
State governor Adamu Aliero while Keresuk is owned by one Rotimi Williams.Investigations
revealed that for instance, Umza Internationa Farms Limited has a rice mill in
Kano with a capacity of 30,000 MT. Beyond this mill, Umza has no other
investment in local rice production. However, the company was given import
allocations in two categories: 36,000 MT under existing miller allocation and
also got 49,207 MT under investor allocation.
Dangote
and Golden Penny have no existing mills but got 115.204 MT and 91,887 MT
respectively. Stallion got a total allocation of 89,989 MT; that was 59,989 MT
under investor allocation and 30,000 MT under existing miller allocation. It
has two mills – one in Kano and another in Markurdi.Investigations further
revealed that Mikap Rice, owned by Michael Aondoakaa, has a very small scale
mill of between 15,000 to 20,000 MT. The mill itself is government-funded. Mr.
Aondoakaa got 82,897 MT of import quota.Wacot is in seeds business only while
Labana has two mills in Kebbi State. Many of the beneficiaries were found to
have no investment in the rice value chain.
They
include Wacot, Honeywell, Elephant Group, AA Ibrahim, Milan, among others.
Kersuk Farms has no mill. Stine Rice has a mill but it is not in working condition.
Bua has only brown rice mill. It does not have parboiling capacity; the mill is
defunct. However Bua received a total import allocation of 109,448 MT.Ebony
Agro owned by Charles Ugwu made wrong investment decision. It built rice mill
in a place where there is no paddy. The same wrong investment decision of
building a mill where there is no paddy was also made by Tara Agro. Many of the
quota beneficiaries sold their allocations to importers. Mikap sold its quota
to Elephant Group. Stine Rice sold its quota to a company called PJS. Elephant
Group in May 2015 also received through the Jama’tul Nasril Islam (JNI) waiver
to import 100,000 MT of rice. The religious organisation had applied for and
was granted waiver by President Goodluck Jonathan to import the said metric
tonnes of rice and 25,000 metric tonnes of cooking oil described in a letter
from the Budget Office of the Federation as ‘donated foodstuff’.
One
smoking gun on sale of import quota is found with Umza International Farm Ltd.
Shipping documents obtained by this newspaper showed that shortly after the
release of quota allocations and Umza was named one of the beneficiaries, a
letter dated December 20, 2014 instructed Marietta Bolten (owners of a ship MV
Marietta) to divert a cargo of rice originally meant for delivery at Cotonou
Port to Lagos Port. The cargo in question was a 15,500 MT Thai Parboiled Rice
100PCT Sortexed of Thailand Origin. The letter reads in part: “The above cargo
was shipped on the above vessel … for delivery at the port of Cotonou – Benin
but we, Navision Shipping A/S, hereby request you to order the vessel to
proceed to and deliver the said cargo at Port Lagos – Nigeria to Pearl
Universal Impex Ltd, 7A Asa Afariogun Street, Off Osolo Way, Ajao Estate,
Isolo, Lagos, Nigeria.The same Navision Shipping on the same day gave two more
instructions to Marietta ordering it to divert another cargo of 3900.650 MT
Thai Parboiled rice to Port Harcourt for Pearl Universal Impex.
This
second cargo, originally meant for Cotonou Port was originally consigned to STE
Premiere Sarl, Niamey, Niger Republic. The third cargo, 18,500MT Thai Parboiled
rice, originally destined for Cotonou Port was diverted on instruction to Port
Harcourt.A visit to Pearl Universal Impex in Ajao Estate, Lagos, showed that
the company is no more at No, 7A Asa Afariogun Street, the land address used
for the shipping transaction. There was no forwarding address. Pearl Universal
Impex is a major rice importer owned by a group of foreign businessmen that
include the Chairman Pulkit Jain, Nimit Jain, Pranshu Goel and Ramanathan
Srinivasan. Pulkit Jain was quoted in a recent media report that his company
“has been a major importer of rice in the country with imports of 350,000
metric tonnes of rice annually in the past”.Given that Nigeria is the only
country that consumes parboiled rice, any cargo of parboiled rice going to
Cotonou is in the first place is meant to come into Nigeria through land
borders.
All
the cargoes diverted belonged to Umza International Farm Ltd, one of the
companies that benefitted from government subsidy.Shipping documents show that
diverted rice cargoes with the following bill of lading: MRT1409-01(10,000 MT),
MRT1409-03(1,000 MT), MRT1409-04(1,000 MT), MRT1409-05(1,000 MT),
MRT1409-09(1494.650 MT) and MRT1409-20(806.000MT) were consigned to Umza
International Farm.Yet another document showed that Umza International Farm Ltd
has been importing rice from Thailand purportedly to be transhipped to Niger
Republic. In October 2014 Umza, using the same ship MV Marietta imported 1,000
MT of Golden Standard brand of parboiled rice to Cotonou for ‘transit to
Niger’. The Umza cargo has bill of lading MRT1409-03.
The
same 1000 MT of same bill of lading MRT1409-03 is named in the instruction
letter to the ship owners Marietta Bolten on 20th December 2014 to be diverted
to Port Harcourt shortly after Umza was named as a beneficiary of Federal
Government rice import quota. So also was another cargo of bill of lading
MRT1409-04 with Niger Republic as its original destination.Industry
stakeholders are confused as to how consignments of parboiled rice are
transhipped to a country that does not consume parboiled rice. Maritime experts
say this is another red flag of irregularities and sabotage of the rice value
chain adding that parboiled rice is not the only item ‘officially smuggled into
Nigeria’ in the guise the goods were meant for Niger Republic.
Phoney
milling capacities
There
are also discrepancies in milling capacities and the local rice production
capacity. Under Minister Akinwunmi, the agric ministry claimed Nigeria was
producing 2.2 million MT of paddy.However, investigations by this reporter
revealed that all the rice mills in Nigeria have a combined annual capacity to
mill only 600,000 MT of paddy. The question that naturally arises is: where are
the remaining 1.6 million MT milled if indeed domestic production was 2.2
million MT? Yet, allocations of rice import quota were based on these phoney
capacities of rice millers and investors, many of whom at the end sold off
their quotas to the detriment of the rice subsidy goals.Investigations revealed
that some of the rice merchants that benefited from government subsidy through
proxies are known for patronising the Cotonou Port.
The
story of smuggling of rice and other items from Cotonou is almost hackneyed and
indeed is the mainstay of that country’s economy. In 2013 the government of
Benin Republic slashed its tariff on rice the moment Nigeria hiked its to keep
alive transhipment, which actually is a fancy name for smuggling. Cameroon
joined the rice smuggling business into Nigeria by crashing its tariff to zero
percent.In April and May 2014 a frightening dimension was recorded in the rice
import business. Eleven ships, all carrying rice, sailed into Nigeria’s
territorial waters but instead of berthing at Apapa Port, they all chose to
stop nearby and wait. Their positions were so close they could be sighted from
the Lagos Bar Beach. There were no engine failures, no congestion at the
destination port and no internal crisis in the host country to warrant the
sudden refusals of the ship captains and crew to complete their journeys. The
names of the ships were MV Hector, MV Star Capella, MV Wariya Naree, MV Aqua
Runner, MV Silvretta and MV Eternity. C. Others were MV Aeolos, MV Lake Hakone,
MV Mraki, MV Atlantic Trade and MV Quest.
But
why would 11 ships sail all the way from Thailand into Lagos but refuse to
berth at the port? Port workers knowledgeable about official corruption proffered
that the ships were negotiating tariffs before they could enter Apapa.In the
complex and dodgy multi-billion dollars rice import racket that employs top
figures in the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Navy, officials of the
Ministry of Finance and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
(NIMASA), calculations had suddenly gone wrong somewhere, hence the ships were
told to halt sail. Had they sailed further into Apapa port, then the rice
merchants must pay the 110 per cent tariff on rice import imposed early 2013 by
the Federal Government to discourage import dependency and support local
production.
The
11 ships were expected to pay a total tariff of N16.5 billion to the Nigerian
government. This, the rice mafia were determined to evade. Should negotiations
fail to go their way in such a situation, the ships would proceed to Cotonou
from where the cargoes would one way or the other find their way into the
Nigerian market.A maritime security expert, Patrick Keku, asked the question: “Can
a ship sail into Ghana, South Africa, USA, or even Benin Republic and that ship
is allowed to loiter around while it perfect ways of breaking the laws of the
host country? It can only happen in Nigeria.”
Senate
committee and conflict of interests
Like
the fuel subsidy scam of 2012, the scale of economic sabotage arising from the
sale of rice import quota is such that it has attracted the attention of the
National Assembly.Stakeholders and ordinary Nigerians alike desirous of seeing
the President Buhari administration transform the national economy using
agriculture, must have expected to see another season of name and shame.If the
purpose of the National Assembly inquiry was to ensure that, like in Brazil and
Malaysia, agriculture was turned into a high revenue earner, confidence level
soon dropped the moment the committees’ chairmen were named.On Thursday, July
30, the Senate announced membership of the ad-hoc committee on waivers,
concessions and grants.
The
committee’s mandate was populist: to investigate the indiscriminate use and
abuse of waivers for rice importation. The committee was to carry out a
holistic review to determine the full recovery of all government revenue
related to the rice policy.But the inquiry was abinitio tainted with conflict
of interest. The Chairman of the Senate Committee is Senator Muhammad Adamu
Aliero, the former governor of Kebbi State who himself is the Chairman of
Labana, one of the rice subsidy beneficiaries
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/195509-investigation-inside-the-massive-fraud-in-nigerias-n117billion-rice-import-quota-scheme.html
West Nusa tenggara governor reject rice
imports
Senin, 21 Desember 2015 23:33 WIB
Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - West Nusa Tenggara
Governor TGH M Zainul Majdi has rejected rice imports from Vietnam."I will
not allow imported rice to enter West Nusa Tenggara," he said here on
Monday. If
imported rice is allowed to enter the province it will harm local farmers
because it will discourage them to plant rice, he said.
"If our farmers know that imported rice enters West Nusa
Tenggara they will be reluctant to grow rice," he said.Therefore, he also
turned down a request from the state logistics board (Bulog) to designate
Lembar port in West Lombok district as a transit point for 30 thousand tons of
rice from Vietnam. "I
stress that I will not allow the unloading of imported rice from Vietnam at
Lembar port, West Lombok," he said. He said he was
surprised at the Bulogs decision to designate the port as a transit point for
ships carrying imported rice from Vietnam.(*)
http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/102146/west-nusa-tenggara-governor-reject-rice-imports
Thailand signs major rice and rubber export
deals
Monday,
21 December 2015 05:22
Thailand has
signed deals with China to supply rice and rubber, alongside a major railway
deal
Thailand’s
rubber market is one of the country’s most lucrative, and it enjoys patronage
from outside Thailand as well. (Image source: CIFOR/Flickr)
The Thai Rice Exporters Association honorary
president Chookiat Ophaswongse estimated that Thailand’s rice production would
be reduced to half of the country’s off-season output to around four million
tonnes. Due to this, the ministry is open to signing
government-to-government rice export deals with many countries, including
Iran. Meanwhile, the Thai Rubber Association statistics (as of September
2015), show that the country produced 3.12mn MT of rubber while it exported
2.7mn MT, with around 392,661 MT for local consumption and 489,052 MT as stock
reserve.
SunRice braces
for crop shortages
21 Dec, 2015 01:00 AM
The
result for the six months to October 30 was a 5.4 per cent rise on the same
period last year.Consolidated revenue for the SunRice Group also rose 5.8pc to
$642m.First-half financial results were in line with expectations according to
chief executive officer Rob Gordon, who pointed to continued growth of domestic
and overseas branded sales and improved operational efficiency as underpinning
business performance.SunRice is bracing for almost a 50pc cut to the size of
next year's NSW Riverina rice harvest to about 300,000 tonnes as water storage
inflows drop to near 10-year lows and competition from other irrigated crops
sends water costs soaring.The autumn 2015 rice crop, at 690,000t, was down on
the previous harvest of about 830,000t, impacting on SunRice's grain pool
margins.
Mr
Gordon said the company was now developing well established contingency plans
based on greater use of rice acquired overseas (some of which is blended with
local product) to satisfy the company's 1m tonne-plus annual global market.However,
while the low dollar and good international prices helped bolster paddy rice
pool returns to growers, the international purchases made to compensate for
declining Australian exports had to be made in costly US dollars.After a 25pc
increase in the exchange rate against the US currency in the past two years,
the cost of global trading activities had jumped and earnings had been eroded
for the Riviana Foods division, which imports rice into Australia.
http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-news/sunrice-braces-for-crop-shortages/2749810.aspx
VN's rice exports may surpass 2015 target
Viet
Nam News December 21, 2015 7:50 pm
HANOI
- Vietnam's rice exports are likely to exceed the target set for 2015 by
200,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes, hitting around 6.5 million tonnes for the
year.A strong end to the year has been attributed to the sector’s success.According
to the Vietnam Food Association, the country had shipped 5.807 million tonnes
of rice as of November this year, and the figure for December is forecast to
reach about 700,000 tonnes.Additionally, rice exported through unofficial
channels across the borders is estimated to be between 1.6 million tonnes to
1.8 million tonnes, which is expected to lift the yearly exports through both
official and unofficial channels to about 8 million tonnes.
Vietnamese
rice exporters have recently won bids to supply 450,000 tonnes of rice to the
Philippines and one million tonnes of rice to Indonesia, helping raise the
price of rice in the domestic market.Vietnam has around 4.1 million ha of paddy
fields, 53 per cent of which are concentrated across the Cuu Long (Mekong)
Delta.In 2014, the country exported 6.3 million tonnes of the 45 million tonnes
it produced, making it the world’s third largest rice exporter after India and
Thailand.In the first ten months of this year, Asia maintained its position as
Viet Nam’s biggest rice importer, despite an annual decline of 11.2 per cent in
the market share to 71.58 per cent. Africa, Australia, and Europe showed
greater demand for Vietnamese rice with higher imports recorded during the
period.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/aec/VNs-rice-exports-may-surpass-2015-target-30275401.html
Thai rice exports expected at 9m tonnes
next year
PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION December 22, 2015 1:00 am
THAILAND
will strive to ship out 9 million tonnes of rice worth US$4.78 billion (Bt172
billion) next year, versus the almost 10 million tonnes expected this year,
according to the Thai Rice Policy and Management Committee.From January to the
first week of this month, Thailand managed to sell 9.3 million tonnes of rice
on the global market, reclaiming its crown as the world's top rice exporter, ahead
of India and Vietnam.Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said yesterday that
next year, rice exports should continue to enjoy a bright future, as global
rice production is expected to fall because of climate change, while demand
will increase.According to rice traders and the US Agriculture Department,
global rice production will drop 1 per cent from this year's 478.1 million
tonnes to 469.3 million tonnes next year.
Global
demand for rice will rise from 471 million tonnes to 486.4 million tonnes,
sending global stocks down by about 14 per cent.Thailand is expected to produce
27 million tonnes of paddy rice next year, off 11 per cent from this year's
volume.Many rice-buying countries, including China, Indonesia and the
Philippines, will also need more imports as domestic supply is inadequate for
their consumption.To promote Thai rice next year, the government will go on
roadshows to major markets such as Iran, Oman, the Philippines and Russia.The
government will also encourage the cultivation of value-added rice, mainly
organic, speciality and Geographic Indication products.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Thai-rice-exports-expected-at-9m-tonnes-next-year-30275411.html
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices
Open-Dec 21
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-December 21
Nagpur, Dec 21 Gram prices showed weak tendency in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and
Marketing Committee (APMC) here on poor buying support from local traders amid high moisturecontent arrival. Downward trend in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and increased overseas supply alsopulled down prices, according to sources.
* * * *
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties reported down in open market here on subdued demand from local
traders amid ample stock in ready position.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties showed weak tendency in open market in absence of buyers amid good
supply from producing regions. Good overseas arrival also pulled down prices.
* Watana varieties and Batri dal reported strong in open market on good marriage
season demand from local traders amid tight supply from producing regions.
* Wheat Lokwan and wheat Sharabati recovered strongly in open market on increased
seasonal demand from local traders amid weak arrival from producing belts.
* In Akola, Tuar - 9,000-9,6300, Tuar dal - 15,300-15,700, Udid -
13,600-13,900, Udid Mogar (clean) - 17,000-17,600, Moong -
9,100-9,400, Moong Mogar (clean) 10,500-10,700, Gram - 4,200-4,400,
Gram Super best bold - 6,000-6,200 for 100 kg.
* Other varieties of wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market
in dull trading activity.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction 3,900-4,400 4,000-4,470
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction n.a. 7,300-9,800
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 6,000-6,500 6,200-6,800
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 5,800-5,900 6,000-6,100
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 4,700-4,900 5,000-5,100
Desi gram Raw 4,500-4,600 4,650-4,750
Gram Filter new 5,100-5,300 5,400-5,600
Gram Kabuli 5,900-7,900 5,900-7,900
Gram Pink 6,400-7,300 6,400-7,300
Tuar Fataka Best 15,500-16,000 16,000-16,300
Tuar Fataka Medium 13,000-14,000 13,300-14,200
Tuar Dal Best Phod 12,500-13,000 13,000-13,300
Tuar Dal Medium phod 11,800-12,000 12,100-12,300
Tuar Gavarani New 8,200-9,200 8,400-9,500
Tuar Karnataka 10,000-10,500 10,300-10,800
Tuar Black 16,200-16,600 16,500-17,000
Masoor dal best 7,200-7,600 7,200-7,600
Masoor dal medium 6,600-7,200 6,600-7,200
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold 10,200-10,500 10,200-10,500
Moong Mogar Med 9,300-9,500 9,300-9,500
Moong dal Chilka 8,800-9,600 8,800-9,600
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 8,800-8,700 8,800-8,700
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 16,700-18,000 16,700-18,000
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 14,200-16,000 14,200-16,000
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 10,000-11,200 10,000-11,200
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,600-6,000 5,300-5,700
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,300 3,000-3,200
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,400 3,000-3,200
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,800 3,200-3,700
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,850-1,900 1,850-1,900
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,000-2,300
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,150 1,950-2,100
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-4,000 3,200-3,800
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,000 2,400-2,900
Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,300 3,000-3,300
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,550 2,200-2,550
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,300 1,900-2,300
Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 3,600-3,900 3,600-3,900
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,400 3,200-3,400
Rice HMT Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 4,400-4,900 4,400-4,900
Rice HMT Shriram med.(100 INR/KG) 3,900-4,300 3,900-4,300
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,800-11,900 9,800-11,900
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,800-8,100 7,800-8,100
Rice Chinnor best(100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,900 5,400-5,900
Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 4,800-5,500 4,800-5,500
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,200 1,800-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 30.0 degree Celsius (86.0 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
17.0 degree Celsius (62.6 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : n.a.
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 31 and 11 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)
http://in.reuters.com/article/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N14A2RX20151221
Arkansas
Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report
Rice
High
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Low
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Long Grain Cash Bids
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- - -
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- - -
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Long Grain New Crop
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- - -
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- - -
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Rice Comment
Rice futures were lower, following
the general negative tone of all the commodity markets. January needs to break
through resistance at last week's high of $11.22 1/2, while $11.50 is the
target for March. Weekly export sales were uninspiring at 37,000 metric tons,
which is down 29% from the prior four week average. Shipments were 55,700
metric tons, down 20% from the prior four-week average.
http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/
Rice Prices
as on :
21-12-2015 08:10:48 PM
Arrivals
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Price
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Current
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%
change |
Season
cumulative |
Modal
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Prev.
Modal |
Prev.Yr
%change |
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Rice
|
||||||
Bangalore(Kar)
|
2448.00
|
5.02
|
173265.00
|
4150
|
4200
|
-1.19
|
Shahjahanpur(UP)
|
1973.20
|
159.32
|
83668.50
|
2150
|
2150
|
7.23
|
Etawah(UP)
|
650.00
|
-38.1
|
21720.00
|
2255
|
2265
|
3.92
|
Mathura(UP)
|
650.00
|
85.71
|
5740.00
|
1990
|
2010
|
-3.40
|
Samsi(WB)
|
500.00
|
-50
|
29720.00
|
2800
|
2800
|
-9.68
|
Pilibhit(UP)
|
400.00
|
-50
|
29650.50
|
2195
|
2185
|
-4.36
|
Achalda(UP)
|
360.00
|
NC
|
3605.00
|
2240
|
2245
|
2.52
|
Bareilly(UP)
|
356.00
|
114.46
|
24869.00
|
2200
|
2175
|
8.91
|
Manjeri(Ker)
|
290.00
|
NC
|
14790.00
|
3000
|
3000
|
-9.09
|
Gadarpur(Utr)
|
280.00
|
-65.85
|
226106.00
|
1900
|
2114
|
-16.67
|
Ballia(UP)
|
250.00
|
NC
|
19630.00
|
1975
|
1980
|
0.77
|
Sitapur(UP)
|
155.00
|
10.71
|
5330.50
|
2230
|
2200
|
5.74
|
Faizabad(UP)
|
120.00
|
20
|
1778.00
|
2085
|
2100
|
3.22
|
Dahod(Guj)
|
95.30
|
1571.93
|
3923.00
|
4000
|
4000
|
NC
|
Chandabali(Ori)
|
85.00
|
NC
|
3578.00
|
1800
|
1800
|
12.50
|
Saharanpur(UP)
|
80.00
|
-15.79
|
10355.50
|
2040
|
2060
|
-2.39
|
Lanka(ASM)
|
75.00
|
50
|
665.00
|
1725
|
1725
|
-9.21
|
P.O. Uparhali Guwahati(ASM)
|
69.00
|
-4.17
|
5802.50
|
2100
|
2100
|
-19.23
|
Barasat(WB)
|
65.00
|
NC
|
2560.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-10.20
|
Howly(ASM)
|
63.00
|
-37.62
|
3908.10
|
1300
|
1450
|
-23.53
|
Karimganj(ASM)
|
60.00
|
50
|
2370.00
|
2050
|
2050
|
-16.33
|
Ghaziabad(UP)
|
60.00
|
NC
|
5710.00
|
2065
|
2070
|
-3.05
|
Goalpara(ASM)
|
59.70
|
14.37
|
4778.00
|
3200
|
3200
|
NC
|
Junagarh(Ori)
|
50.42
|
-32.01
|
2533.82
|
2100
|
2100
|
-4.55
|
Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori)
|
50.12
|
155.32
|
1592.90
|
2100
|
2100
|
-4.55
|
Jorhat(ASM)
|
50.00
|
NC
|
678.80
|
2800
|
2800
|
3.70
|
Dadri(UP)
|
50.00
|
92.31
|
4278.00
|
2070
|
2080
|
-0.48
|
Pandua(WB)
|
48.00
|
-11.11
|
3605.00
|
2250
|
2250
|
-13.46
|
Udala(Ori)
|
42.00
|
16.67
|
2057.00
|
2800
|
2800
|
16.67
|
Muzzafarnagar(UP)
|
40.00
|
-27.27
|
1363.00
|
2060
|
2050
|
-
|
Purulia(WB)
|
40.00
|
-20
|
5074.00
|
2260
|
2320
|
-8.13
|
Koderma(Jha)
|
36.00
|
-14.29
|
1762.00
|
3400
|
3500
|
NC
|
Balurghat(WB)
|
35.00
|
9.38
|
1854.00
|
1900
|
1900
|
-9.52
|
Siliguri(WB)
|
32.00
|
220
|
84.00
|
2600
|
2300
|
-
|
Dibrugarh(ASM)
|
30.00
|
150
|
84.00
|
2550
|
2550
|
2.00
|
Tilhar(UP)
|
28.20
|
-11.6
|
2239.90
|
2180
|
2170
|
7.65
|
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
|
25.00
|
-16.67
|
252.00
|
3000
|
3000
|
-19.46
|
Partaval(UP)
|
25.00
|
-50
|
2054.50
|
2025
|
2025
|
6.02
|
Yusufpur(UP)
|
25.00
|
108.33
|
1873.50
|
1935
|
1965
|
3.20
|
Jalpaiguri Sadar(WB)
|
25.00
|
-3.85
|
1531.00
|
2775
|
2775
|
-0.18
|
Lohardaga(Jha)
|
24.00
|
-4
|
1971.60
|
1740
|
1750
|
-0.57
|
Silapathar(ASM)
|
22.00
|
633.33
|
612.20
|
3000
|
3000
|
NC
|
Chhibramau(Kannuj)(UP)
|
21.00
|
5
|
771.00
|
2190
|
2225
|
4.29
|
Raiganj(WB)
|
21.00
|
5
|
1981.00
|
2600
|
2650
|
-
|
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
|
20.00
|
-28.57
|
224.50
|
1850
|
2000
|
-17.78
|
Falakata(WB)
|
17.50
|
4.17
|
809.50
|
1930
|
1925
|
-
|
Ichapuram(AP)
|
16.00
|
NC
|
602.00
|
2200
|
2800
|
-
|
Kaliaganj(WB)
|
16.00
|
6.67
|
1737.50
|
2550
|
2600
|
-5.56
|
Balugaon(Ori)
|
15.00
|
-25
|
479.00
|
3000
|
3100
|
7.14
|
Nilagiri(Ori)
|
15.00
|
NC
|
2931.00
|
2300
|
2400
|
9.52
|
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
|
14.40
|
-35.43
|
1884.40
|
2300
|
2500
|
-25.81
|
Divai(UP)
|
14.00
|
NC
|
589.90
|
2050
|
2075
|
2.50
|
Buland Shahr(UP)
|
12.00
|
20
|
1111.50
|
2040
|
2040
|
-0.49
|
Mirzapur(UP)
|
11.00
|
29.41
|
1226.50
|
1945
|
1975
|
6.87
|
Kottayam(Ker)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
230.00
|
3300
|
3400
|
10.00
|
Mannargudi(Ker)
|
10.00
|
100
|
830.00
|
3600
|
2600
|
-
|
Chorichora(UP)
|
10.00
|
-83.33
|
1248.50
|
2100
|
2005
|
8.53
|
Sheoraphuly(WB)
|
10.00
|
-23.08
|
859.50
|
2500
|
2500
|
-14.38
|
Kolaghat(WB)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
757.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
-
|
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
823.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
9.52
|
Muradabad(UP)
|
9.00
|
NC
|
901.60
|
2240
|
2240
|
12.00
|
Baraut(UP)
|
9.00
|
-50
|
780.50
|
2085
|
2060
|
-0.71
|
Khair(UP)
|
8.00
|
14.29
|
116.00
|
2150
|
2160
|
9.14
|
Katwa(WB)
|
8.00
|
-11.11
|
309.30
|
2000
|
2100
|
-13.04
|
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
|
7.00
|
-11.39
|
547.10
|
1900
|
1900
|
-
|
Chengannur(Ker)
|
7.00
|
NC
|
921.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
-10.71
|
Fatehpur(UP)
|
7.00
|
100
|
2271.50
|
2125
|
2220
|
1.92
|
Jhansi(UP)
|
7.00
|
NC
|
522.50
|
2100
|
2100
|
13.51
|
Mohanpur(Tri)
|
6.00
|
20
|
112.60
|
2800
|
2800
|
-
|
Karanjia(Ori)
|
5.00
|
-16.67
|
522.60
|
2900
|
2900
|
16.00
|
Khairagarh(UP)
|
5.00
|
-50
|
777.00
|
2100
|
2040
|
3.45
|
Thoubal(Man)
|
4.70
|
4.44
|
98.50
|
2600
|
2500
|
NC
|
Imphal(Man)
|
4.60
|
-4.17
|
232.70
|
2700
|
2700
|
-15.63
|
Ramnagar(Utr)
|
4.50
|
-91.98
|
657.60
|
2225
|
2100
|
-
|
Nimapara(Ori)
|
4.00
|
-38.46
|
362.30
|
2200
|
2200
|
NC
|
Islampur(WB)
|
4.00
|
NC
|
373.70
|
2150
|
2150
|
-14.00
|
Bishenpur(Man)
|
3.90
|
-4.88
|
74.10
|
2400
|
2400
|
-22.58
|
Alibagh(Mah)
|
3.00
|
-25
|
142.00
|
3750
|
3500
|
134.38
|
Murud(Mah)
|
3.00
|
NC
|
39.00
|
2750
|
2750
|
-
|
Melaghar(Tri)
|
3.00
|
-25
|
120.10
|
2350
|
2400
|
-11.32
|
Lamlong Bazaar(Man)
|
2.60
|
73.33
|
50.60
|
2500
|
2700
|
-21.88
|
Karsiyang(Matigara)(WB)
|
1.60
|
6.67
|
48.90
|
2600
|
2300
|
-
|
Sardhana(UP)
|
1.50
|
NC
|
109.90
|
2065
|
2050
|
-0.48
|
Thirthahalli(Kar)
|
1.00
|
NC
|
6.00
|
2540
|
2690
|
4.10
|
Mangaon(Mah)
|
1.00
|
NC
|
37.00
|
2800
|
2800
|
-6.67
|
Shillong(Meh)
|
1.00
|
25
|
70.50
|
3500
|
3500
|
NC
|
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