23rd December,2015
Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter by
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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 23
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-December 23
Nagpur, Dec 23 Gram and tuar prices reported down in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and
Marketing Committee (APMC) here on poor buying support from local millers amid high moisture
content arrival. Good overseas supply, easy condition in Madhya Pradesh pulses and release of
stock from stockists also pushed down prices, according to sources.
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FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Desi gram reported weak in open market on good supply from producing regions amid
weak demand from local traders.
TUAR
* Tuar black declined in open market on poor buying support from local traders amid
good supply from producing regions.
* Batri dal quoted weak in limited deals in open market in absence of buyers amid
ample stock in ready position.
* In Akola, Tuar - 9,000-9,300, 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.
* Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market
in thin trading activity.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction 4,000-4,450 4,100-4,450
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction 6,500-6,800 6,500-7,200
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 6,000-6,500
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 5,800-5,900 5,800-5,900
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 4,700-4,900 4,700-4,900
Desi gram Raw 4,400-4,600 4,500-4,600
Gram Filter new 5,100-5,300 5,100-5,300
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 15,500-16,000
Tuar Fataka Medium 13,000-14,000 13,000-14,000
Tuar Dal Best Phod 12,500-13,000 12,500-13,000
Tuar Dal Medium phod 11,800-12,000 11,800-12,000
Tuar Gavarani New 8,250-9,250 8,250-9,250
Tuar Karnataka 10,000-10,500 10,000-10,500
Tuar Black 16,100-16,500 16,200-16,600
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) 5,500-5,900 5,600-6,000
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,300 3,100-3,300
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,400 3,200-3,400
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,800 3,300-3,800
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 2,100-2,300
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,150 1,950-2,150
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-4,000 3,400-4,000
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,000 2,700-3,000
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) 9,800-11,700 9,800-11,700
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,800-8,000 7,800-8,000
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. 30.4 degree Celsius (86.7 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
15.5 degree Celsius (59.9 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - 79 per cent, lowest - 53 per cent.
Rainfall : n.a.
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 30 and 16 degree
Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but
included in market prices.)
Pakistan
gifts 15000 tonnes of rice to Cuba
Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif on Wednesday announced a gift of 15000 tonnes of rice to the people of Cuba to
commemorate the 60th
anniversaryof the establishment of Pakistan-Cuba diplomatic relations.
According to a release by Foreign Office, the gift is being
given as an expression of gratitude for the unprecedented support provided by
Cuba to Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake.
The release stated that a formal ceremony was held at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign
Affairs Sartaj Aziz, made the announcement. The Cuban Ambassador-designate to Pakistan, H.E. Gabriel Tiel Capote, and
other Cuban Embassy officials were also present on the occasion.
Pakistan and Cuba enjoy long-standing and time-tested
cooperation based on mutual respect and understanding. Both countries have also
supported each other at the International forums, FO stated.
Following the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, Cuban relief and medical contingent,
led by the present Foreign
Minister H.E. Bruno Rodriguez
Parrilla, provided assistance to the earthquake victims for six months. Cuba
also offered 1000 fully funded scholarships to Pakistani students from the earthquake affected areas, the release said.
Source: pakistan
http://apninews.pk/2015/12/24/pakistan-gifts-15000-tonnes-of-rice-to-cuba/
US rice import draws criticism in Iran
Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:34AM
A ship
is docking at Shahid Beheshti jetty in Chabahar.
A US ship reportedly unloading 10,000 tonnes of rice in the
Iranian port of Chabahar has become a lightning rod for criticism in a country
which is seeking to curb imports of American goods.
The cargo, ordered by
Government Trading Corporation (GTC) of Iran and loaded 40 days ago in the US,
is currently being discharged at the Shahid Beheshti jetty in Chabahar, the
Fars news agency reported, citing an informed source.
“This move contravenes
the law banning imports of American consumer goods and also contradicts a
directive by Industry Minister (Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh),” the source said.
Nematzadeh sent the
directive to his deputies in November, ordering a blockade on imports of
consumer goods from the United States to go into effect.
The order was in line
with a letter by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
to President Hassan Rouhani, urging the government to develop an “economy of
resistance” and check imports of US-made goods.
Earlier this month, the
Trade Promotion Organization of Iran published the names of 227 US-made goods
subject to an import ban and sent the list to authorities in all the 31
provinces across the country to implement it.
Iran also had a ban in
place on imports of rice in order to protect domestic farmers but officials
have said the country needed to make new purchases to adjust the market.
GTC Managing Director
Ali Qanbari has said the purchase of rice from the US had been ordered
before the ban on American goods.
Under the June 24 order,
Iran has bought 60,000 tonnes of long grain rice from the US, to be carried in
three shipments, of which 10,000 tonnes has already arrived in the country,
Fars quoted Qanbari as saying.
The Iranian daily Javan
censured the deal.
“While we are faced with
restricted foreign exchange resources and purchases of foreign rice…were not
needed at all, the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad has suddenly decided to import
rice -- and that from America,” the paper said.
“The Government Trading
Corporation has burnt its fingers with this overzealous move even though the
Islamic Republic of Iran’s position on America is absolutely clear,” the Afkar
News wrote.
Iran needs about 3
million metric tons of rice a year, with the deficit bought from abroad.
According to director
general of Agriculture Ministry’s grains and basic crops Kaveh Khaksar, Iranian
farmers produced 1.8 million tonnes of rice in the current crop year.
The country also
imported 400,000 tonnes of rice in the first six months since March, with an
international tender put out for additional purchases, officials have said.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/12/23/442918/Iran-agriculture-food-rice-import-US-boycott/
Hon. Noel Holder, Minister of Agriculture
Rice boils over in 2015
ONE of the pillars of Guyana’s
economy, rice, has recorded a success story in 2015 despite facing marketing
challenges, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, has said. Speaking yesterday at
that ministry’s end-of-year press conference, the Minister highlighted the fact
that paddy production for 2015 had surpassed that of 2014 by 48,278 tonnes, or
7.6 per cent. As of December 16, 2015, paddy production stood tall at 1,051,563
tonnes, equivalent to 683,516 tonnes of rice. In 2014 however, only 977,289
tonnes of paddy, equivalent to 635,238 tonnes of rice, were produced.
Also registering a higher figure were exports for 2015, which stood at 510,807 tonnes, as compared to 501,208 tonnes in 2014.
However, the Minister explained that despite the increase in the volume of exports for this period, the value was 15 per cent lower than the value for 2014.
“For the period January–December 16, 2015, the value of the exports was $211,834,746, compared to $249,504,955 in 2014,” Minister Holder revealed.
As it relates to research capacity, he explained that both the GRDB 14 Variety and the Aromatic Variety were released along with production package for commercial cultivation by farmers in the Spring of 2015. Further, 19 advanced breeding lines are currently being tested in advanced yield trials in four locations across the country.
“These candidate varieties will be tested in farmers’ fields, and if found suitable, will be released. Another 65 advanced breeding lines are currently being tested at the research station. Each season, over 4,000 breeding lines are studied by the team at the Rice Research Station,” Minister Holder disclosed.
To this end, he underscored the role of the extension arm of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), which he says continues to give support to Guyana’s farmers countrywide in areas of best practices, problem solving, management, and decision making.
For 2015, too, extension officers were exposed to training in Paddy Bug management, cost of production, extension communication, organisation, leadership and management, seed improvement, and weight determination at mills.
In the area of Farmers’ Field Schools, Minister Holder disclosed that a total of 58 schools were conducted in 2015, and farmers were exposed to best practices during that time. Of these, 10 were held in Region 2; 16 in Region 3; 2 in Region 4; 16 in Region 5, and 14 in Region 6.
“With respect to quality control, 57 mills have been licensed as of November 2015, and 101 licensed graders are presently operating at mills countrywide,” he added.
Having outlined a fairly successful review of the industry, the Minister opined that, in 2016, it is expected that the new varieties released will continue to contribute to improving the productivity of rice in Guyana in the coming years.
“It is foreseen that GRDB 12, GRDB 13 and GRDB 14 will continue to expand in acreage in 2016,” the Minister related.
Additionally, GRDB will be implementing a proactive programme to manage “red rice”. Similarly comprehensive studies will be done on the paddy bug menace and its management, aimed at reducing losses, he said, adding that at least 500 varieties will be accessed from international research institutes and centres in 2016.
Also registering a higher figure were exports for 2015, which stood at 510,807 tonnes, as compared to 501,208 tonnes in 2014.
However, the Minister explained that despite the increase in the volume of exports for this period, the value was 15 per cent lower than the value for 2014.
“For the period January–December 16, 2015, the value of the exports was $211,834,746, compared to $249,504,955 in 2014,” Minister Holder revealed.
As it relates to research capacity, he explained that both the GRDB 14 Variety and the Aromatic Variety were released along with production package for commercial cultivation by farmers in the Spring of 2015. Further, 19 advanced breeding lines are currently being tested in advanced yield trials in four locations across the country.
“These candidate varieties will be tested in farmers’ fields, and if found suitable, will be released. Another 65 advanced breeding lines are currently being tested at the research station. Each season, over 4,000 breeding lines are studied by the team at the Rice Research Station,” Minister Holder disclosed.
To this end, he underscored the role of the extension arm of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), which he says continues to give support to Guyana’s farmers countrywide in areas of best practices, problem solving, management, and decision making.
For 2015, too, extension officers were exposed to training in Paddy Bug management, cost of production, extension communication, organisation, leadership and management, seed improvement, and weight determination at mills.
In the area of Farmers’ Field Schools, Minister Holder disclosed that a total of 58 schools were conducted in 2015, and farmers were exposed to best practices during that time. Of these, 10 were held in Region 2; 16 in Region 3; 2 in Region 4; 16 in Region 5, and 14 in Region 6.
“With respect to quality control, 57 mills have been licensed as of November 2015, and 101 licensed graders are presently operating at mills countrywide,” he added.
Having outlined a fairly successful review of the industry, the Minister opined that, in 2016, it is expected that the new varieties released will continue to contribute to improving the productivity of rice in Guyana in the coming years.
“It is foreseen that GRDB 12, GRDB 13 and GRDB 14 will continue to expand in acreage in 2016,” the Minister related.
Additionally, GRDB will be implementing a proactive programme to manage “red rice”. Similarly comprehensive studies will be done on the paddy bug menace and its management, aimed at reducing losses, he said, adding that at least 500 varieties will be accessed from international research institutes and centres in 2016.
By Ravin Singh
US rice import draws criticism in Iran
Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:34AM
A ship
is docking at Shahid Beheshti jetty in Chabahar.
A US ship reportedly unloading 10,000 tonnes of rice in the
Iranian port of Chabahar has become a lightning rod for criticism in a country
which is seeking to curb imports of American goods.
The cargo, ordered by
Government Trading Corporation (GTC) of Iran and loaded 40 days ago in the US,
is currently being discharged at the Shahid Beheshti jetty in Chabahar, the
Fars news agency reported, citing an informed source.
“This move contravenes
the law banning imports of American consumer goods and also contradicts a
directive by Industry Minister (Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh),” the source said.
Nematzadeh sent the
directive to his deputies in November, ordering a blockade on imports of
consumer goods from the United States to go into effect.
The order was in line
with a letter by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
to President Hassan Rouhani, urging the government to develop an “economy of
resistance” and check imports of US-made goods.
Earlier this month, the
Trade Promotion Organization of Iran published the names of 227 US-made goods
subject to an import ban and sent the list to authorities in all the 31
provinces across the country to implement it.
Iran also had a ban in
place on imports of rice in order to protect domestic farmers but officials
have said the country needed to make new purchases to adjust the market.
GTC Managing Director
Ali Qanbari has said the purchase of rice from the US had been ordered
before the ban on American goods.
Under the June 24 order,
Iran has bought 60,000 tonnes of long grain rice from the US, to be carried in
three shipments, of which 10,000 tonnes has already arrived in the country,
Fars quoted Qanbari as saying.
The Iranian daily Javan
censured the deal.
“While we are faced with
restricted foreign exchange resources and purchases of foreign rice…were not
needed at all, the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad has suddenly decided to import
rice -- and that from America,” the paper said.
“The Government Trading
Corporation has burnt its fingers with this overzealous move even though the
Islamic Republic of Iran’s position on America is absolutely clear,” the Afkar
News wrote.
Iran needs about 3
million metric tons of rice a year, with the deficit bought from abroad.
According to director
general of Agriculture Ministry’s grains and basic crops Kaveh Khaksar, Iranian
farmers produced 1.8 million tonnes of rice in the current crop year.
The country also imported
400,000 tonnes of rice in the first six months since March, with an
international tender put out for additional purchases, officials have
said.
Liberia: Rice Yield Pleases Nimba Farmers
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As this
year's farming season comes to a close, farmers in Nimba County have expressed
satisfaction with the high production levels of rice in the county.
This
year's rice production has been described by many farmers as one of the best in
several years, with harvesting still continuing since the end of August.
Reports
reaching the Daily Observer from the southern part of Nimba said harvesting is
still continuing owing to the high yields, leaving most of the villagers very
busy during this festive season.
"For
several years, the rice farming season has been very satisfactory and we have
been able to harvest more rice. And still harvesting is going on as we
speak," said farmer Harris Leweh.
The
price of rice has reduced considerably in many towns and villages from L$ 80
per kilogram to L$ 60.
Farmers
have explained that the high production in rice was due to the change in the
weather with the cultivation period falling in line with the rainy season.
There
is a high yield in lowland rice farming across the county and presently,
harvesting has begun in many of the lowland rice farms.
According
to some of the farmers, the high yield also is the result of early cultivation
which began in May and ended in July.
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Rice Comment
Rice futures were lower across the board, with January
returning for a retest of support at $10.76. Domestic sales remain quiet and
exports are also lagging. Weekly export sales were uninspiring at 37,000 metric
tons, which is down 29% from the prior four week average. Shipments were 55,700
metric tons, down 20% from the prior four-week averagehttp://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/
Liberia
Liberia: Rice Yield Pleases Nimba Farmers
By Ishmael F. Menkor
As this year's farming season comes to a close,
farmers in Nimba County have expressed satisfaction with the high production
levels of rice in the county.
This year's rice production has been described by many
farmers as one of the best in several years, with harvesting still continuing
since the end of August.
Reports reaching the Daily Observer from the southern
part of Nimba said harvesting is still continuing owing to the high yields,
leaving most of the villagers very busy during this festive season.
"For several years, the rice farming season has
been very satisfactory and we have been able to harvest more rice. And still
harvesting is going on as we speak," said farmer Harris Leweh.
The price of rice has reduced considerably in many
towns and villages from L$ 80 per kilogram to L$ 60.
Farmers have explained that the high production in
rice was due to the change in the weather with the cultivation period falling
in line with the rainy season.
There is a high yield in lowland rice farming across
the county and presently, harvesting has begun in many of the lowland rice
farms.
According
to some of the farmers, the high yield also is the result of early cultivation
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KOLKATA:
Rabi
rice
production in current fiscal is expected to be higher by 3.5% at 12.35 million
tons as against 11.93 million tons produced during last year, according to a
report prepared by Edelweiss
Integrated Commodity Management.
The report says that overall rice production in current fiscal is expected to be lower by 2.7% as the production of non-basmati rice was lower during this kharif season. It adds that despite lower production of non-basmati rice, prices continued to trade lower due to burdensome carry forward stocks abd subdued paddy buying by millers and stockists.
"However, prices would trade firm moving ahead owing to depleting stocks with government and in the free market. Rice stocks in central pool as on September 1, 2015 is pegged at 16.31 mn tons against 21.65 tons of same period last year," the report says.
The Edelweiss reports says that drier weather and below normal rainfall during June-September season could reduce the acreage marginally in West Bengal, the largest producer of rice, in the upcoming rabi season. Acreage is expected at 12.36 lakh hectares as against 12.75 lakh hectares of last season. In Andhra the acreage will be higher by 6.1% and Odisha the acreage for Rabi paddy could increase marginally by 1.7%.
The report says that overall rice production in current fiscal is expected to be lower by 2.7% as the production of non-basmati rice was lower during this kharif season. It adds that despite lower production of non-basmati rice, prices continued to trade lower due to burdensome carry forward stocks abd subdued paddy buying by millers and stockists.
"However, prices would trade firm moving ahead owing to depleting stocks with government and in the free market. Rice stocks in central pool as on September 1, 2015 is pegged at 16.31 mn tons against 21.65 tons of same period last year," the report says.
The Edelweiss reports says that drier weather and below normal rainfall during June-September season could reduce the acreage marginally in West Bengal, the largest producer of rice, in the upcoming rabi season. Acreage is expected at 12.36 lakh hectares as against 12.75 lakh hectares of last season. In Andhra the acreage will be higher by 6.1% and Odisha the acreage for Rabi paddy could increase marginally by 1.7%.
Rabi rice
production in current fiscal is expected to be higher by 3.5%
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Edelweiss Integrated Commodity Management
Pakistan gifts 15000 tonnes of rice to people
of Cuba
ISLAMABAD: In commemoration of the 60th
anniversary of the establishment of Pakistan-Cuba diplomatic relations and as
an expression of gratitude for unprecedented support provided by Cuba to
Pakistan after 2005 earthquake, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has
announced a gift of 15000 tonnes of rice for the people of Cuba.
A formal
ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, where
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, made the
announcement.
The Cuban
Ambassador-designate to Pakistan, Gabriel Tiel Capote, and other Cuban Embassy
officials were also present on the occasion, a press release issued by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs here said.
The
statement of the Prime Minister to this effect had also been released to the
media on Wednesday.
Pakistan
and Cuba enjoy long-standing and time-tested cooperation based on mutual
respect and understanding.
Both
countries have also supported each other at the international forums. Following
the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, Cuban relief and medical contingent, led by
the present Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, provided assistance to
the earthquake victims for six months.
Cuba also
offered 1000 fully funded scholarships to Pakistani students from the
earthquake affected areas.
SOURCE: APP
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http://aaj.tv/2015/12/pakistan-gifts-15000-tonnes-of-rice-to-people-of-cuba/
Arsenic Builds Up In Plant Seeds,
Study Reveals New Findings
Scientists found that arsenic
gets into the seeds of plants such as rice. (Photo : Gui-Lan Duan and Barry P.
Rosen)
Arsenic
is a well-known toxin and a carcinogen, generated from minerals and used in a
number of pesticides, herbicides, animal growth promoters and semiconductors. A
team of international scientists have recently identified how arsenic gets into
the seeds of plants such as rice. The
researchers' study paves the
way for saferand healthier rice grains.
"While
the process of how arsenic is taken into roots and shoots of plants is fairly well understood, little is known about how
arsenic gets into seeds," Barry P. Rosen, coauthor of the study from Florida
International University said in a
news release. "Understanding how arsenic is accumulated in seeds such as
the rice grain is of
critical importance in population health."
The
researchers found that Arabidopsis thaliana, which is used as a model food
plants like rice, uses transport systems for inositol, which is a type of sugar
to load arsenite into seeds. This was the first case of identifying transporters responsible for arsenic accumulation in
seeds.
The
majority dietary arsenic is found in plants such as rice, which is a major
component of the diet for over 2.5 billion people worldwide. The average American eats 25 pounds of rice per year, U.S. Rice
Producers Association.
Arsenic
is first on the U.S. Priority List of Hazardous Substances and it is a threat
to drinking water supplies along with our food supply.
The
researchers' new discovery could lead to the development of improved rice
cultivation methods with reduced arsenic in rice grains.
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/35004/20151223/arsenic-builds-up-plant-seeds-study-reveals-new-findings.htm
Pakistan
gifts 15000 tonnes of rice to Cuba
December
24, 2015 @ 2:41 PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday announced a gift of 15000 tonnes of rice to the
people of Cuba to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of
Pakistan-Cuba diplomatic relations.
According to a
release by Foreign Office, the gift is being given as an expression of gratitude
for the unprecedented support provided by Cuba to Pakistan after the 2005
earthquake.
The release
stated that a formal ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
where the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, made
the announcement. The Cuban Ambassador-designate to Pakistan, H.E. Gabriel Tiel
Capote, and other Cuban Embassy officials were also present on the occasion.
Pakistan and Cuba
enjoy long-standing and time-tested cooperation based on mutual respect and understanding.
Both countries have also supported each other at the International forums, FO
stated.
Following the
2005 earthquake in Pakistan, Cuban relief and medical contingent, led by the
present Foreign Minister H.E. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, provided assistance to
the earthquake victims for six months. Cuba also offered 1000 fully funded
scholarships to Pakistani students from the earthquake affected areas, the
release said.
http://arynews.tv/en/pakistan-gifts-15000-tonnes-of-rice-to-cuba/
Distress
sale of paddy on rise in Balasore
December 23 2015
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Balasore, Dec 23: Distress sale of paddy is reportedly on the rise in this
district due to the inordinate delay in opening of market yards which has left
scores of farmers, marginal and sharecroppers in particular, in the lurch.
Traders of other states, cashing in on the helplessness of
the poor farmers, procure paddy for something between Rs 700 and Rs 800 per
quintal against the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1, 410 fixed by the state
government, alleged Premranjan Patra, a farmer leader of the district.
According to reports, the marginal farmers and farmers who
raised crops on sharing basis still wait endlessly for the opening of the
procurement centres after harvesting paddy in the month of October. They expect
to clear their loans and meet their household needs after selling their produce
in the yards, but in vain. Though the district administration earlier announced
to open the yards by December 10, it is yet to live up to its commitment. Left
with no option, most of the farmers prefer to sell their produce at throwaway
prices failing to withstand the pressure mounted on them by moneylenders.
To a query about the delay in opening of procurement
centres, district civil supplies officer Jayshankar Manipatra said they are yet
to finalise the required number of rice millers and this has caused the
interruption. According to government norms, the millers, who had returned 90
per cent of rice, are only eligible to receive the paddy consignment this year,
Manipatra said, adding only nine such millers have met the criteria. Rest of
the millers could return 50 to 80 per cent of the rice, he said holding FCI
responsible for the problem.
According to Mnaipatra, though FCI lifted its quota of
kharif crops, it has only lifted 50 per cent of its share of rabi crops from
the millers resulting in huge stocking of rice with them. On the other
hand, the administration is also not in a position to collect rice from millers
as it found its godowns full since the rice consignments are yet to be
delivered to NFSA beneficiaries due to delay in distribution of ration cards.
It was learnt that efforts were on to collect rice from
millers so that they can reach the benchmark of 90 per cent. That would make
them eligible to collect paddy from market yards. At least 10 more millers
would be available within two to three days, officials said.
At present, the administration aims at opening 163 mandis
in the district which are most likely to be operational by Monday, the officer
said and urged farmers to wait patiently till then. PNN
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Engro EXIMP Agri Products
Engro EXIMP Agri Products Private Limited,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Engro Corp, established its line of staples,
by the name of ONAAJ, early in August this year. Their second and latest launch
under the Onaaj umbrella, is Basmati Rice.
Identifying the increased demand for
pre-packaged foods, it was only a short while until consumers switched to
packaged staples. This is why Engro Onaaj was established to be the face of
quality and premium standards.
Onaaj proactively responded to the oncoming
trend in August 2015, when they launched their Khaalis Chakki Atta,
closely followed by the successful launch of Onaaj Basmasti Rice.
What started as an effort to diversify its
portfolio has turned into the revolutionary trend of promoting everyday
household staples with premium look and quality. Engro aims to
develop a brand that offers what the consumers specifically look for - quality,
consistency, and convenience, all wrapped in a beautiful packaging with the
long-term vision to make this category organized.
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WHEAT EXPORTS WITNESS 100PC INCREASE
LAST FIVE MONTHS
Wednesday, 23 December 2015 15:28
Posted by Parvez Jabri
During the period from July-November, 2015, about 1,181 metric
tons of wheat worth US$ 0.248 million exported which was 100 up as compared to
same period of last year.
Meanwhile, exports of fresh vegetables grew by 60.30 percent as
about 233,244 metric tons of vegetables worth US$ 67.440 million exported as
compared to exports of 136,318 metric tons of same period last year.
According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, meat and
meat preparation exports registered growth of 28.46 percent and reached at
31,347 metric tons worth US$ 108.160 million as compared to exports of 27,083
metric tons valuing US$ 84.199 million of same period last year, the data
reveled.
During the period from July-November, country earned US$ 27.078
million by exporting spices as about 7,200 metric tons of spices were exported
as compared to exports of 6,703 metric tons worth US$ 32.96 million of
corresponding period of last year.
However, during the period under review overall food group
exports remained on down track as it decreased by 8.08 percent and reached at
US$ 1.447 billion as compared the exports of US$ 1.607 billion of same period
last year.
On the other hand food group import also decreased by 6.94
percent in first five months of current financial, year as compared to same
period of last year.
Imports of food commodities from period July-November, 2015 were
recorded at US$ 2.218 billion as compared to the imports of US$ 2.384 billion
of same period of last year, the data added.
The commodities which recorded decrease in their exports
including wheat by 100 percent, palm oil by 9.65 percent and other food items
by 16.48 percent.
The commodities with negative growth in their exports during
first five months of current financial year including rice by 6.85 percent,
basmati rice by 30.35 percent fish and fish preparation decreased by 10.52
percent.
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ENGRO ESTABLISHES LINE OF STAPLES 'ONAAJ'
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Onaaj proactively responded to the oncoming trend in August 2015, when they launched their Khaalis Chakki Atta, closely followed by the successful launch of Onaaj Basmasti Rice. What started as an effort to diversify its portfolio has turned into the revolutionary trend of promoting everyday household staples with premium look and quality. -PR
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