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Today Rice News Headlines...
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Uproar over Beef:
Government shows double standards
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How Jonathan govt. issued
multi billion naira rice import quotas last day in office
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U.S. Reaches Deal on Rice
Exports to China, Trade Group Says
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Dream of realising ‘food
sovereignty’ dashed by TPPA?
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U.S.-China Reach Agreement
on Phytosanitary Protocol for Rice Exports
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Western Rice Belt
Conference: "New Water and Funding
Could Lead to Increases in Texas Production"
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U.S. rice exports doing
better despite competition: Part II
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MP fears TPPA will abandon
local rice industry
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Kupang Needs Additional
Stock of Rice to Forestall Shortage
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Government advises against
planting rice as dry season looms
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Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily
Commodity Report
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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices
Open-Jan 22
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Severe weather events cut
palay output in ’15
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Uproar over Beef: Government
shows double standards
Every year lakhs of cow, buffaloes and calves are
killed in India. There is a lot of controversy about beef these days. Many
places are witnessing communal tensions due to this issue. Many persons have
been killed and attacked in different parts of India.
Some states like Haryana have imposed strict ban
on beef and legal provisions provide for imprisonment in case any cow is
slaughtered. As per a 2015 law, "cow", which includes bull, bullock,
ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can't be killed in
Haryana. Recently, many shameless politicians have been a part of so called
"beef parties".
Now let us see some points which show double standards
of politicians. Politicians supporting beef ban and supporting slaughter, both
the categories have their vote bank politics at stake. Let us have a look at
some hidden facts:
From where the slaughter began:in medieval times when
there was Muslim rule in India, historical facts state that at that time sheep,
goats and camels were used as food. But later with time cows started replacing
camels. At that time killing cows was used as a method to humiliate local Hindu
population. During the British rule, lakhs of cows were sacrificed for food of
the English army. Cow slaughter was a part of the British policy of divide and
rule so killing cows created a wide gap between Hindus and Muslims. Despite
many states imposing ban on beef, there are states like, West Bengal, Kerala,
north east of India. Many states allow killing of such animals on wide scale.
For example in Punjab, "Beef" doesn't include imported beef;
"cow" includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Their slaughter
is allowed for export.
Treatment given to these animals: first animals for
killing are treated very badly. There is no place for animal rights. Blunt
knives are used to kill, which makes it more painful. Animals are transported
in bad shape. Trucks loads full of animals are sent in which poor animal can
neither stand nor sit. A lot of torture is given to them while packing them in
trucks. There is no provision for food or water on the way. Even after reaching
the slaughter house they are kept hungry and thirsty for days. Sick, old,
diseased, healthy – no discrimination made by the knife.Export of meat: India
has always been a major exporter of beef. On one hand state governments are
doing this drama of banning beef, on the other hand it is a fact that India is
one of the largest exporters of beef. States are imposing bans and there is no
stopping export of meat. If there is ban on slaughter then from where the beef
for export is coming?
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, India
is world's largest exporter of beef.
According to estimates, India exported 2.4 million
tonnes of beef in 2015. Most of this meat is exported to Asian nations. At
present India is earning more from the export of meat than from Basmati rice.
Cow slaughter is fully banned in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Chattisgarh,
Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Then from where so much meat is coming to be exported?
The central government is not taking any step to stop
cruelty towards animals. Of course this is a multi –million rs. Game. Our
tolerant, Hindu majority, cow worshipping nation is world's largest exporter of
beef. This is a shame. If crores can be spent on Modi's foreign trips, then why
nothing can be done to protect animals. They are voiceless, their pain can be
felt on seeing any picture showing slaughter. All legs tied together, killing while
doing Halal how much pain can humans give to animals. It has to stopped. Why
cow shelters can not be made in every city that can take care of stray animals,
old and diseased animals. These steps are absolutely necessary. Killing a cow
with tied legs, captured by 6-7 men and in terrible pain can never be a humane
act. Lord save the poor animals from humans
http://www.merinews.com/article/uproar-over-beef-government-shows-double-standards/15912944.shtml#sthash.wWalIP4T.dpuf
How Jonathan govt. issued multi billion
naira rice import quotas last day in office
In the earlier memo dated May 26,
2016, the then Vice President had sought a subsidy approval for select rice
importers to bring in a total of 782,000 metric tonnes under what was termed
‘2015 Rice Quota Allocations’.The then President signed the largesse deal on
his last day in Aso Rock. But the allocation was rejected, and cancelled by the
succeeding Muhammadu Buhari administration.PREMIUM TIMES had on December 21,
2015, published an investigation detailing the
corruption that plagued the 2014 Rice Quota Allocations and how some of the privileged beneficiaries of the rice subsidy
colluded with smugglers to subvert the national rice development policy.The
report exposed the ingenious ways employed by the beneficiaries to sell their
quotas to pure businessmen, helping them to dodge the payment of 40 percent
tariff to government.
The same ingenuity was deployed to divert cargoes originally
meant for Cotonou, a notorious seaport that thrives on welcoming any vessel
carrying items on Nigeria’s import prohibition list. The May 27, 2015 quota was not the first to be released for the
year 2015.A botched attempt was earlier made on April 13, 2015 when a list of
22 beneficiary companies was released by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture
after what was supposed to have been a laborious due process.
However the joy of the new beneficiaries were short-lived when
nine days later, on April 22, the same Agric Ministry reversed itself and
cancelled and withdrew all allocations.Before the then Agriculture Minister,
Akinwunmi Adesina, departed for the African Development Bank as its president,
he had in a memo titled ‘Approved List of Companies Allocated Rice Import Quota
for April 2015 – March 2016 Period’ and sent to his Finance Ministry
counterpart, mentioned that his ministry had identified a domestic rice supply
gap of 1.3 million metric tonnes for the year 2015.He said he had, therefore,
issued import quota allocations to 22 approved companies to import 961,000
metric tonnes of rice at 10 percent duty and 20 percent levy.
However, in announcing the cancellation of Mr. Adewunmi’s quota
list, Permanent Secretary Of the ministry, S. T Echono, talked about a new
information reaching the ministry to the effect that some Nigerian rice farmers
were unable to sell their paddy to local rice millers due to a flooding of the
market with imported rice.Industry watchers blamed the flooding on influx of
smuggled rice from Cotonou and Niger Republic.To keen observers, the discordant
tunes coming from the same Ministry belied high-powered politics in the
scramble for a chunk of a new national cake.The second quota announced by Mr.
Adewunmi had new beneficiaries such as Arewa Livestock Farms, African Farms,
Olea Nigeria Ltd, Dependable Foods & Confectionary, Blue Line Investments
Nigeria Ltd, Quarra Rice, Hammond Wright Nigeria Ltd and Blaine & Wilkes
Nigeria Ltd.All of them were however thrown out of the list of the third quota
beneficiaries supervised by Vice President Sambo.
The Sambo committee reviewed downward the national supply gap
from 1.3 million MT to 782,000 MT just as it pruned beneficiaries from 22 to
20. But even the third quota allocation is not recognised by the Customs
service, and is treated as though it never happened.The gulf in the two figures
bandied as national supply gap is seen by concerned stakeholders as indicator
of how sentiment and cronyism are robbing government of much-needed revenue in
the face of dwindling oil fortunes.A policy analyst, Evelyn Beredugoh, blamed
the discrepancy on phantom local capacities as claimed by many of the local
rice investors.She said, “For you to qualify for import quota you must have a
rice farm or rice mill the size of which determines the size of your
allocations. Some people call themselves investors even when they have no
verifiable business down the rice value chain.“Some of the investors quote
local capacities that are only a figment of their imagination. Because there is
no serious verification exercise, these phantom figures are added up as
national rice production capacity. The higher the local capacity, the lower the
national supply gap.
“In the end, you find that the actual supply gap might be higher
than the 1.5 million metric tonnes quoted in 2014. The real beneficiaries
remain the smugglers while the real investors face hard times in boosting local
production which is the only objective of the rice policy.”
Premium Times
U.S. Reaches
Deal on Rice Exports to China, Trade Group Says
American rice farmers to
get foothold in world’s largest market for grain
A farmer walks through his rice
field near, which has various types of rice forming a map of China, near Shanghai
in October 2015. China, the world’s largest consumer and producer of rice, is
close to accepting U.S. shipments of the grain. PHOTO: JOHANNES
EISELE/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
By JESSE NEWMAN
Jan. 22, 2016 10:05 p.m. ET
The U.S. reached an agreement that would enable rice exports to
China, according to a trade group, a development that would give U.S. rice
farmers their first foothold in the world’s largest market for the grain.USA
Rice, which represents growers, millers and exporters, said late Friday that
officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture had informed it that
Washington and Beijing agreed on a protocol to allow U.S. producers legal
access to China, which has long barred American rice.Such a deal has been under
negotiation for roughly a decade. USA Rice said the accord came after the two
nations settled on steps the U.S. industry must take to control insects and on
labeling requirements for rice shipped overseas.
Officials at the USDA and China’s embassy in
Washington, D.C., couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.“This
extraordinary agreement has been a long time coming,” Dow Brantley, an Arkansas rice farmer who
is USA Rice’s chairman, said in a statement.A USA Rice spokesman,
citing USDA officials, said exports to China could be allowed by early
spring, barring any disruptions. U.S. mills and storage facilities will need to
be inspected by both the USDA and Chinese regulators, and China must issue a decree
authorizing the imports, the group said.“The challenge now is to move from
agreement to shipments,” said USA Rice Chief Executive Betsy Ward.
It could take time before China becomes a major destination for
U.S. rice. Rice trade-group members expect China would increase its purchases
slowly, with the country in the first few years not likely to rank among the 10
biggest customers for U.S. rice, which include Mexico and Haiti.Ultimately,
however, the U.S. industry officials say China could become a top
buyer, providing a considerable lift to the U.S. rice industry. The grain long
has been is a staple in Chinese diets, and the country is the world’s largest
rice importer as well as the largest producer.
Federal forecasters project the U.S. will produce 6.1 million
tons of the grain in the 2015-16 crop year—more than half of which, 3.2 million
tons, will be shipped overseas. The total U.S. rice crop was worth $3.1
billion in 2014.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-reaches-deal-on-rice-exports-to-china-trade-group-says-1453518342
Dream of
realising ‘food sovereignty’ dashed by TPPA?
MP SPEAKS Late last year, Agriculture
Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek was very focused on publicly promoting the idea of
achieving, what he called “food sovereignty” for Malaysia.
According to the minister, “food sovereignty” is a policy of
strategic importance for Malaysia to produce our own food to feed our population
so as to not become dependent on imported food supplies.However, since the full
text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) was released, little
more have been said on achieving “food sovereignty”, and there has been almost
no public engagement by the Agriculture Ministry on the benefits of TPPA on the
local rice industry.Shockingly to this date, the government, either through the
Agriculture Ministry or the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti),
or via the Muda Agriculture Development Authority (Mada), or the local Farmers
Organisation Authority (PPK), have totally failed to engage, consult and brief
the local stakeholders involved, in particular the rice farmers, rice millers’
associations or even rice traders in Kedah, on the impact of TPPA.
I am shocked at the lack of
government engagement as rural rice farmers and millers are perceived as one of
the ruling party’s most important and valued group of voters.First of all,
under the free trade agreement, Malaysia will have to gradually eliminate all
its import tariffs on rice from other TPPA countries, over a period of 11
years.Furthermore, the threat of losing our national control or power/“food
sovereignty” in regulating our own food industry in order to protect our rice
farmers and millers under the TPPA is very serious.Under the TPPA, a host of
measures currently applied by Malaysia to protect the local rice industry may
be viewed by other TPPA member states as trade restrictions violating the TPPA,
whereby Malaysia may be forced to remove after joining TPPA.
The Agriculture Ministry needs to
clarify whether Malaysia’s price controls which ensure that imported rice is
more expensive than Malaysian rice can continue given the requirement to treat
imported rice at least as well as domestic rice under the TPPA.Secondly, it is
imperative for the Agriculture Ministry to clarify whether under the TPPA, we
will have the right to replace or terminate Bernas’s role as the ‘sole’
importer of rice in the country, or perpetually maintain Bernas as a monopoly
in the rice industry.Lastly, an equally important question the ministry must
answer is what will happen after Bernas’s concession agreement with the
government, expires in six years time on 2021.
In particular, the ministry must
explain whether the practice of buying local rice first, then buying foreign
rice second (as a means of protecting the local rice industry) by a designated
monopoly established in the future or state-owned enterprises (SOE), will be
prohibited under the TPPA.I hope the government will not in its haste in
wanting to conclude the TPPA, cast aside and forget our rice farmers, millers
and other stakeholders in the rice sector. I urgently request the ministry to
provide immediate answers to my questions above, in particular during the
Parliament sitting on Jan 26 next week for us to decide whether or not to
support the TPPA, as they have potentially devastating implications to our
local rice industry.
GOOI HSIAO LEUNG is Member of Parliament, Alor Setar, PKR
supreme council member and Kedah PKR deputy chairperson.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/328010
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U.S.-China
Reach Agreement on Phytosanitary Protocol for Rice Exports
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. officials confirmed yesterday to USA Rice
that the United States and China have agreed on a phytosanitary protocol that
will permit the import of U.S. milled rice. "The challenge now is
to move from agreement to shipments," said USA Rice CEO Betsy Ward.
"This extraordinary agreement has been a long time coming and I commend the U.S. negotiators and USA Rice for sticking to it and getting us a phytosanitary protocol that while more complicated and detailed than any other rice protocol in the world, is something both industries appear able to make work that will result in a new market opening up for U.S.-grown rice," said Dow Brantley, Arkansas rice farmer and USA Rice Chairman. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials provided new details yesterday on how they intend to turn the phytosanitary protocol into actual export opportunities for U.S. rice. USA Rice's COO Bob Cummings participated in Thursday's Grain Sector Strategic Planning Meeting sponsored by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) where the status of access to China was a key topic discussed by APHIS leadership. APHIS laid out a series of steps involving separate inspections by APHIS and its Chinese counterpart of U.S. mills and storage facilities interested in exporting to China, publication by China of a list of ports eligible to receive U.S. rice and, finally, issuance of a decree by the Chinese government authorizing imports. If there are no interruptions, imports could be permitted by early spring of this year, according to the agency. "We have been working with APHIS for several weeks to identify U.S. mills and storage facilities interested in exporting to China and willing to comply with the insect trapping and record keeping requirements of the protocol," said Cummings. "APHIS will soon contact these entities to arrange on-site inspections to assess compliance with APHIS's workplan. A list of certified U.S. mills and storage facilities will then be forwarded by APHIS to China and Chinese authorities will do their own inspections, though perhaps just a sample of facilities. USA Rice will continue to work with APHIS and take the lead in educating the industry about the specific requirements of the protocol and workplan." "The technical aspects of this agreement are unlike any other protocol the U.S. rice industry currently operates under," said Chris Crutchfield, president of American Commodity Company, a California rice mill. "I strongly encourage all facilities and exporters who wish to be involved in the Chinese rice trade to carefully read and understand all aspects of the agreement, and to develop and follow strict standard operating procedures and protocols including the detailed maintenance of records, as everything will need to be available for inspection by Chinese government officials at their request." Crutchfield chairs the USA Rice Millers Phytosanitary Protocol Task Force. "We know there is a great deal of interest in China in safe, high quality U.S. rice, and we've spent years working on relationships in the trade in China in preparation for the day that we can ship high quality U.S. rice to China's consumers. That day now looks closer. We're very enthusiastic and we appreciate the hard work put in by our government's negotiators and our members. We'll continue to stay on top of this until U.S. shipments arrive," said Ward.
Western Rice Belt Conference: "New Water and Funding Could Lead to
Increases in Texas Production"
By Randy Jemison
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EL CAMPO, TEXAS -- Earlier this week, almost 500
members of the Texas rice industry packed the El Campo Civic Center for the
annual Western Rice Belt Conference here.
Participants heard from a variety of industry experts
on topics ranging from updated pesticide laws and regulations, rice pest and
disease management, risk management tools, and a rice market outlook.
Another topic that received a lot of attention was the availability of
irrigation water.Peter Bachmann, USA Rice manager of government affairs, and
Ducks Unlimited's Kirby Brown opened the conference with an update on the
Regional Conservation Partnership Program being implemented through their
Rice Stewardship Partnership. Bachmann told attendees, "Over the
next two years, USA Rice will channel $1 million to rice farms in Texas to
help growers implement conservation programs that are tailored to their local
resource concerns."After the conference, Bachmann said, "Since
Texas is beginning 2016 with additional water availability for the first time
in several years, it's exciting to see a planned increase in planted rice
acres and some farmers even considering planting rice for the first time this
year."
L.G. Raun, a Texas rice farmer, USA Rice member, and
chair of the Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group, held his Group's meeting
following the conference and said, "I'm glad that USA Rice was able to
get so much exposure at this conference and share all the good work they're
doing on behalf of the Texas and U.S. rice industries."Raun continued,
"It was reassuring to see new faces at the Producers Legislative Group
meeting and to hear from the experts that despite low commodity prices, rice
is actually one of the most appealing crops considering the safety nets
available to us as producers."
USA Rice was a conference sponsor and also
highlighted the partnership with Ducks Unlimited with the presence of
Stewardship Partnership staff and a display.
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U.S. rice
exports doing better despite competition: Part II
Changes in rice policy in Thailand and India have complicated
the lives of U.S. rice producers in recent years. Thailand’s intervention
program and India’s subsidies led to a buildup of rice stocks in those
countries. Despite those and Thailand’s efforts to regain lost market share,
U.S. rice exports are doing better, according to Dennis DeLaughter, a speaker
at the National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference Kathmandu, January 21
Prices of consumer goods in the domestic market have skyrocketed
since the imposition of blockade on Nepal-India border points because of the
government’s inefficacy in managing the supply situation and failure to take
stringent action against those engaged in black-marketing, a snap survey
conducted by the Society of Economic Journalists, Nepal (SEJON) says.Prices of
some of the goods have surged by over 500 per cent since the crisis hit the
country on September 24.
Price of sunflower cooking oil,
for instance, has surged by 150 per cent to Rs 300 per litre, while price of
Basmati rice has gone up by 22.22 per cent to Rs 110 per kg. Clay heater, on
the other hand, now costs Rs 1,500, up 500 per cent than in the period prior to
the crisis, whereas wood, which used to be sold for Rs 15 per kg, now costs Rs
60 per kg.Similarly, prices of construction materials, such as cement, bricks,
galvanised corrugated sheets, crushed stones and sand, have gone up in the
range of 33.33 per cent to 100 per cent, while restaurant menu has soared by 33
per cent to 66 per cent.Worse, prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas have
skyrocketed by up to 573 per cent, says the report of the survey, conducted in
various places in Kathmandu Valley.
“Allowing the prices to go up by
over five times effectively means the state mechanism has ceased to function,”
adds the report of the survey, which compared prices of September 24 to
December 30 with those of the period before the crisis.It has long been said
hoarding of various essentials and a vibrant black market are driving up prices
of various goods in the market. In this regard, Metropolitan Police Range
Kathmandu has arrested 133 people engaged in black-marketing.“But the concerned
authorities are taking time to take stringent action against those found
guilty, although there are enough laws to penalise them,” says the report.Also,
the government’s market monitoring has remained ineffective and an adequate
number of market monitoring teams has not been mobilised to cover all the
areas, adds the report. “In addition, concerned agencies have even failed to
act upon complaints filed by consumers.”
What is even more deplorable is
that the government has failed to come up with a concrete plan to smoothen or
normalise supplies of various goods, says the report.All this has hit the
low-income and lower-middle income groups hard, as they have limited income and
cannot always afford to buy essentials whose prices have inflated beyond means.
http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/us-rice-exports-doing-better-despite-competition-part-ii
MP fears
TPPA will abandon local rice industry
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“The TPPA has potentially devastating effects on the rice
industry, which is one of the ruling party’s main supporters.”
He noted that the TPPA calls for the elimination, within 11 years,
of all import tariffs on rice from other member countries. “The Ministry of
Agriculture must explain the TPPA regulation that imported rice from member
countries must be treated as domestic rice. What will become of Malaysia’s price
control policy on rice? Imported rice is now more expensive than domestic
rice.”
Also, he added, what will become of Bernas as the sole rice
importer? “Will it still continue to operate, having a monopoly in the
industry, or will it be eliminated by TPPA?
“What will happen after Bernas’ concession agreement with the
government expires in 2021, in six years’ time?”
Not so long ago, recalled Gooi, Minister of Agriculture Ahmad
Shabery Cheek was talking about “food sovereignty” but nothing is being heard about
this anymore, especially since the TPPA emerged as the way forward for
Malaysia. “Food sovereignty is a policy of strategic importance for Malaysia.
We have to produce our own food so that we don’t depend on other countries.”
He argued that it was important for the country to be able to feed
itself from domestic production.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/01/22/mp-fears-tppa-will-abandon-local-rice-industry/
Kupang Needs Additional Stock of Rice to
Forestall Shortage
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The district of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, said it needs
additional stock of rice to forestall shortage with harvest failure in some
areas of the district as a result of El Nino-triggered prolonged drought.The
eastern part of the country has been hit the hardest by the drought caused by
the weather phenomenon over the past year."We have asked for supply from
Jakarta. Hopefully we will receive the shipment soon," Regent Ayub Titu
Eki said on Thursday.Currently the district administration has only 11 tons of
rice in stock, the district head said, adding it is feared the stock would not
be enough to meet the requirement.Most farmers in the district chose to grow
vegetables, and groundnut, which are more resistant to drought.
Government
advises against planting rice as dry season looms
The Ministry of Agriculture said it is working with other
agencies such as the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), and the National Drainage
and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) to monitor the areas hardest hit by the current
dry weather conditions.CDC’s Director General, retired Colonel Chabilall
Ramsarup urged residents to conserve water.A government statement said that at
present, all the conservancies are below full supply “which means there is no
natural flow of water.“This situation has resulted in water being pumped from
the conservancy into the farm lands,” the statement added.
http://antiguaobserver.com/government-advises-against-planting-rice-as-dry-season-looms/
Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report
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Rice Comment
Rice
futures posted across the board gains today. The market is currently trading at
seven month lows. March has support at the May 2015 low of $10.27 1/2, with
resistance at $11. Disappointing export sales of 43,000 metric tons, down 15%
from the previous week, added to the negative undertone. Tightening world
stocks have provided support in recent months.
http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/
Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices Open-Jan 22
Nagpur, Jan 22 Gram and tuar prices moved down in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and
Marketing Committee (APMC) here on poor buying support from local millers amid high moisturecontent arrival. Downward trend in Madhya Pradesh pulses and reports about good overseas arrivalalso affected prices, according to sources.
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor.
TUAR
* Tuar gavarani recovered nominally in open market on good festival season demand from
local traders amid tight supply from producing belts.
* Moong dal chilka reported down in open market here in absence of buyers amid good
supply from producing regions.
* In Akola, Tuar New - 8,400-8,700, Tuar dal New - 13,700-14,300, Udid -
12,800-13,400, Udid Mogar (clean) - 15,200-17,100, Moong -
8,600-8,800, Moong Mogar (clean) 9,800-10,100, Gram - 4,300-4,500,
Gram Super best bold - 5,800-6,200 for 100 kg.
* Wheat, rice and other commodities moved in a narrow range in scattered deals,
settled at last levels.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction 3,600-4,320 3,700-4,430
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction 6,800-8,500 6,900-8,600
Moong Auction n.a. 6,400-6,600
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold 6,100-6,500 6,100-6,500
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 4,800-5,100 4,800-5,100
Desi gram Raw 4,850-5,050 4,850-5,050
Gram Filter new 5,200-5,400 5,200-5,400
Gram Kabuli 5,800-7,800 5,800-7,800
Gram Pink 6,300-7,200 6,300-7,300
Tuar Fataka Best-New 14,500-14,700 14,500-14,700
Tuar Fataka Medium-New 13,700-14,000 13,700-14,000
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 11,500-12,000 11,500-12,000
Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 10,000-10,500 10,000-10,500
Tuar Gavarani New 8,900-9,300 8,900-9,300
Tuar Karnataka 9,000-9,100 9,000-9,100
Tuar Black 14,100-14,900 14,100-14,900
Masoor dal best 6,500-6,800 6,500-6,800
Masoor dal medium 6,100-6,300 6,100-6,300
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold 9,600-10,500 9,600-10,500
Moong Mogar Med 9,000-9,700 9,000-9,700
Moong dal Chilka 8,400-9,400 8,500-9,500
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 8,500-8,700 8,500-8,700
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 15,500-17,500 15,500-17,500
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 13,500-15,000 13,500-15,000
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 9,700-10,900 9,700-10,900
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,700-6,200 5,700-6,200
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 4,200-4,700 4,200-4,700
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,250-3,400 3,250-3,400
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,600 3,100-3,600
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,675-1,750 1,675-1,750
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,650-1,850 1,650-1,850
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,500 2,100-2,500
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,250 1,950-2,250
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,600-3,900 3,600-3,900
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200
Rice BPT best New(100 INR/KG) 2,800-2,900 2,800-2,900
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,100-2,300
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,600 2,400-2,600
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,300 2,000-2,300
Rice HMT best New (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,450 3,200-3,450
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,900 2,600-2,900
Rice Shriram best New(100 INR/KG) 4,100-4,500 4,100-4,500
Rice HMT medium New(100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000
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 New(100 INR/KG) 4,800-4,900 4,800-4,900
Rice Chinnor med. New (100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,500 4,200-4,500
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. 25.2 degree Celsius (77.4 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
07.1 degree Celsius (44.8 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : n.a.
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 25 and 07degree 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/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N15638Y
Severe weather events cut palay output in ’15
By: Ronnel W. Domingo,Philippine Daily Inquirer
01:25 AM January 23rd, 2016
Palay
output was pegged at 18.15 million tons in 2015, lower by 4.3 percent compared
to the previous year’s volume and by 10 percent against the goal. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed the Philippines
harvested 18.97 million tons of palay in 2014 and hoped to produce 20.09
million tons the following year.The PSA said the shortfalls were mainly due to
heavy rains and strong winds in the northern part of the country and dry
conditions in the south.The worst effects of these extreme weather conditions
were felt in the latter part of last year, during the main crop cycle.
In the fourth quarter alone,
palay production decreased by 3.8 percent to 7.3 million tons.“The adverse
effects of Typhoon ‘Lando’ [which devastated farms last October] pulled down
the palay production in Mt. Province, Apayao, Kalinga, Nueva Ecija, Aurora,
Bulacan, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces,” the PSA said.“The incidence of rice
black bug, tungro (rice virus) and rodents, insufficiency of water during the
crop’s vegetative stage and heavy rains with strong winds during the crop’s
maturing stage resulted in lower palay production in Calabarzon,” the agency
added.Down south in the Caraga region, the PSA attributed the production decline
to “extreme heat and unavailability of water supply.”The prevailing strong El
Niño peaked toward the end of 2015. The impact of the phenomenon is still being
felt but is now tapering off and may be over by around mid-year.Agriculture
Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said in a statement Thursday his department would
give more attention to livestock and poultry production since these were the
least affected by inclement weather.“All components of the [livestock]
subsector recorded increases during the last quarter, when the other
subsectors’ production dipped,” Alcala said.
http://business.inquirer.net/206052/severe-weather-events-cut-palay-output-in-15#ixzz3y4L3OGJi
http://business.inquirer.net/206052/severe-weather-events-cut-palay-output-in-15#ixzz3y4L3OGJi
