Kharif crops output likely to be
better than 2015
PTI
| New Delhi | 23 July, 2016
The country's overall production of kharif crops like paddy is likely to be better than 2015 if southwest monsoon rainfall continues to be favourable in the next two months, the government said on Friday.
The sowing of kharif crops has begun with the start of the soutwest monsoon from June. Several parts of the country have received good rains, boosting the planting operations.
"In view of better progress of sowing of kharif crops, if rainfall conditions during the remaining period of current monsoon season continues to be favourable as per prediction of IMD, this year's production scenario of kharif crops should be better than the last year," Minister of State for Agriculture Sudarshan Bhagat said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Till last week, total area sown to kharif crops was higher by 11.38 lakh hectares when compared to the year-ago period, he said.
He also said that it is too early to have firm assessment of the kharif production for this year as the initial estimates are normally released in September.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected better than normal rains after two drought years.In a separate reply, Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala said the central schemes on agriculture are implemented for all farmers including SCs and STs.
About 8 per cent and 15-16.2 per cent of the total funds allocated to the ministry are earmarked for tribal sub-plan and scheduled caste sub plan, respectively, during the current 2016-17 fiscal, he added.
http://www.thestatesman.com/news/business/kharif-crops-output-likely-to-be-better-than-2015/155836.html#EY4z0LxEQkRczqH8.99
China remains largest importer of Vietnamese rice
Update: July, 26/2016 - 14:00
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In the first seven months, the country’s rice
exports fell 18.4 per cent in volume and 14.4 per cent in value year-on-year.
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HÀ NỘI - The agroforestry-fisheries export
turnover in July was estimated at US$2.64 billion, lifting the sector’s export
value in the first seven months to reach $17.8 billion, up 5.1 per cent
year-on-year.
According
to the agriculture and rural development ministry, the country exported
2.93 million tonnes of rice in the reviewed period, earning $1.32 billion. The
exports, however, fell 18.4 per cent in volume and 14.4 per cent in value
year-on-year.
China
remained the largest importer of Vietnamese rice, accounting for more than 35
per cent of the market share. Indonesia came second with 11.6 per cent.
Over the last seven months, pepper exports
experienced a 26 per cent year-on-year increase in quantity to reach 122,000
tonnes. But the turnover surged only 9 per cent year-on-year to touch $988
million due to a 13 per cent drop in export prices.
Likewise, the average export price of coffee in
the period also plunged by 15.6 per cent year-on-year. As a result, coffee
exports earned $1.98 billion in turnover, up 18 per cent year-on-year, despite
a significant 38 per cent growth in volume at 1.13 million tonnes.
A decrease of 15 per cent in export prices was
also seen in the rubber industry. From January to July, rubber exports stood at
564,000 tonnes, worth nearly $705 million, representing an 8.8 per cent growth
in volume, but a 7 per cent fall in value year-on-year.
The volume of tea exports in the first seven
months rose by 5 per cent to touch 69,000 tonnes, but the value
declined slightly by 2 per cent at $110 million.
Among major farm
produce, cashew nut exports increased in both value and volume. The sector
earned $1.46 billion from shipping 189,000 tonnes of products overseas, surging
9 per cent and 3 per cent in value and volume, respectively, year-on-year.
The value of seafood exports for the
seven-month period topped an estimated $3.65 billion, a yearly rise of 3.3 per
cent, while the forestry export turnover grew a modest 1 per cent to reach
about $3.98 billion, with the US, Japan and China being the largest importers.-VNS
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/300158/china-remains-largest-importer-of-vietnamese-rice.html#bOq8LfCXPuLGfduO.97
Rice Stewardship Partnership to
Submit Three New RCPP Proposals
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Earlier this
year, the USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership jointly
submitted three pre-proposals for conservation financial assistance funding
through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Regional
Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Last Friday, the Partnership was
selected to submit final proposals by September 19 for all three projects spanning the
Mid-South and the Gulf of Mexico.
USA Rice is taking the lead on the
Mid-South Graduated Water Stewardship Program focused on the Lower Mississippi
River Valley region and prioritizing water quantity, water quality, wildlife
habitat, climate change, and saving energy.
"Our team in the field is
really looking forward to continuing the build out of this proposal which, if
funded, would greatly benefit ricelands in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and
Northeast Louisiana," said Little Rock-based USA Rice Stewardship
Partnership Coordinator Josh Hankins. "We're putting a lot of focus
on alternative irrigation methods that help address climate change and water
shortages with as much input from rice farmers as we can gather. The
practices offered through this proposal would allow rice farmers of all levels
of advancement to participate, encouraging improvements in operating efficiency
and conservation of natural resources through a variety of strategies."
The other two proposals invited to
submit final RCPP proposals to NRCS are led by USA Rice partners Ducks
Unlimited and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA).
The Gulf Coast Water and Wetlands
Conservation proposal, led by Ducks Unlimited, focused on the Gulf region's
prairies, marshes, and bays, and will address insufficient water quantity and
wildlife habitat using EQIP and CSP as conservation implementation tools.
Improvements will also be sought in water quality and energy savings by
utilizing irrigation efficiencies and groundwater conservation.
The third proposal, the LCRA
Regional Conservation Partnership Program, is led by LCRA and would fund the
building of a conservation reservoir in Eagle Lake, Texas. This reservoir
would help provide critically-needed irrigation water to more than 50,000 acres
of ricelands and provide habitat for waterfowl and other water birds. The
project was similar to one submitted last year requesting financial assistance
from the NRCS to save 20,000 acre-feet of water/year within the Lakeside
Irrigation District and increase water availability during drought years to the
rice industry. Unlike the other projects, this proposal would use a
smaller portion of its funding for on-farm conservation practices through EQIP.
Collectively, the proposals will
request $30 million in conservation financial assistance from NRCS with nearly
the same level of funding through cash and in-kind contributions from the lead
organizations and more than fifty partners.
The Rice Stewardship Partnership
celebrated the first year of implementation of their $10 million-project, Sustaining
the Future of Rice, on July 1.
USA Rice Daily
Good rains fail to cheer paddy growers in state
BV Shivashanakar | TNN | Jul 25, 2016, 03.22 AM IST
Hyderabad: Telangana may have been
receiving good rains across the state but in the current kharif season, farmers
appear to have favoured rain-fed crops over paddy. The sluggishness in sowing
paddy, according to agriculture experts, follows fear of borewell failures with
the rains so far not resulting in extensive recharge of groundwater table after
two years of successive drought.
"The rainfall has been fairly good this time, but not good enough to recharge the water table that had fallen to low depths in the last two years. As a result, rain-fed crops stand a better chance whereas sowing of the crops like paddy has not picked up," said agriculture scientist G V Ramanjaneyulu. "The sowing of paddy should have been over by now. With just 16 per cent of normal crop area so far, we cannot really hope that farmers will plant the crop in a larger area in the next fortnight or a month," he added.
Of the normal crop area of over 15 lakh hectares in the state, where farmers grow rice, sowing of paddy has been done only in 2.14 lakh hectares. "The paddy sowing has been slow as compared to other crops since farmers depending on borewells are not getting enough water. The groundwater level has not improved as expected," said N Narasimha, joint director of the agriculture department. Narasimha was optimistic that the situation would improve and sowing of paddy might reach 50% of its normal crop area by August 15.
The groundwater was severely affected due to two years of drought in 140 out of the total 445 mandals in the state. Water levels have plummeted to more than 20 metres below ground level (mgbl). The situation was termed 'critical' by the state groundwater board in 90 more mandals where water was available only after depths of 15 metres. The average depth of groundwater in Telangana is 10 mgbl. Though this year on an average the state has received 16% more rainfall, the rains have done little.
"The rains have not been enough for irrigation projects. The situation is not conducive for water guzzlers like paddy and a majority of farmers have shifted to rain-fed crops such as maize, soybean, red gram and green gram," said M Kodanda Reddy, chairman of Kisan and Kheth Mazdoor Congress.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Good-rains-fail-to-cheer-paddy-growers-in-state/articleshow/53371503.cms
As cotton wilts, farmers switch to planting pulses; acreage up 39%
38
Bengaluru, July
22:
Pulses
such as tur (arhar), urad, moong, and oilseeds — mainly groundnut and sunflower
— and maize have turned out to be the hot favourites of farmers, who have
brought a larger area under these crops in the ongoing kharif planting season.
The
prevailing high prices, coupled with an increase in the support price and bonus
incentive announced by the Centre, is the main reason farmers in Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana have shifted their cropping
preference to pulses, resulting in higher acreages for lentils in these States.
As a
result, cotton has suffered the acreage loss. Pest attacks such as pink
bollworm and whiteflies, and an unattractive price last year has triggered this
shift across States from the fibre crop to pulses and other crops.
Similarly,
the bullish trend witnessed in recent months has attracted farmers to maize,
mainly in States such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The
farmers’ interest in rice, the main cereal crop in the kharif season, has been
sustained, a trend reflected in a marginal increase of the acreage over last
year as transplanting of paddy has picked up in recent weeks on monsoons. An
increase in overall kharif acreage so far, aided by widespread distribution of
monsoon rains across the country, has raised the prospects of a better kharif
harvest this year.
The
cumulative rainfall in the monsoon season so far has been normal, with average
precipitation across the country pegged at 367 mm. About 80 per cent of the
country’s geographical area encompassing 29 metrological sub-divisions has
received normal-to-excess rains, resulting in an improvement in reservoir
levels in these regions.
The
remaining seven metrological sub-divisions, accounting for 20 per cent of the
area, have received deficient rainfall. Rainfall has been deficient in Kerala,
Gujarat, Saurashtra & Kutch, Western Rajasthan, Himachal and the
North-Eastern states.
Besides
cotton, acreages of other crops that have suffered a setback this kharif
include sugarcane, jute and mesta, bajra, sesamum, niger and castor.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/as-cotton-wilts-farmers-switch-to-planting-pulses-acreage-up-39/article8887530.ece
Commerce Ministry sets strategy to streamline export procedures
The Nation
July 25, 2016 2:38 pm
July 25, 2016 2:38 pm
The Commerce Ministry has drawn up a strategy to reduce rules and regulations on trade in strategic products, starting with rice.
The system will be
started in September and should be fully operational by next year. The model
will also be adopted for other key export products so that trade will grow
strongly.
Under the measure, the ministry aims to reduce trade regulations by 83 per cent, which could cut exporters' costs by 60 per cent and reduce the time consumed by rice-export paperwork by 20 days.
Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said her ministry would continue to apply this model to other products so that exporters would be able to save cost, time and effort
Under the measure, the ministry aims to reduce trade regulations by 83 per cent, which could cut exporters' costs by 60 per cent and reduce the time consumed by rice-export paperwork by 20 days.
Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said her ministry would continue to apply this model to other products so that exporters would be able to save cost, time and effort
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Commerce-Ministry-sets-strategy-to-streamline-expo-30291358.html
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium
Enterprises (UNISAME) has felicitated as many as 10 trophy winners of the
basmati and non basmati rice exports of the Rice Exporters Association of
Pakistan (REAP) 8th trophy awards in addition to commending their efforts in
the wake of tough global challenges. Zulfikar Thaver, President, UNISAME said
that the rice exporters have managed to survive under extremely difficult
circumstances.
The government, hence, needs to realise that
rice is the second largest export after textiles and also deserves similar
support to overcome the global down slide in commodities markets, he added.
He was also of the view, "this is the best
time for support as the new crop is on the threshold.
The white and parboiled rice sector both need
the support to get back on their feet. Our basmati rice market must be regained
and we cannot afford to lose it he reiterated." He also urged the
government to give 0 rating for the rice sector in letter and spirit to relieve
it of the existing burden of multiple taxes on the entire supply chain from the
farm to the markets.
The farm inputs have become very costly and the
promised relief though insufficient has not yet become available. The
notifications for 0 rating need clarity and must be implemented.
The Geographical Indication (GI) of basmati
rice needs to be approved by the Intellectual Property Organization and
simultaneously the basmati trade mark also needs to be registered by the
Registrar of Trade Marks in favour of the Trade Development Authority of
Pakistan (TDAP) to enable all stakeholders to use it as a national property
ownership.
There is urgent need for research in seeds to
develop other varieties and especially the super basmati seed. It is very
important to improve the entire supply chain from the farm to the markets and
all the sectors from the primary to the tertiary sectors need to be upgraded.
The rice exporters are facing other issues for
exports to third world countries as the commercial banks are not inclined to
discount documents and bills drawn on buyers or their banks since mostly the
banks are of low rating.
Other countries have state owned export credit
guarantee insurance companies which work on low premiums to facilitate and
promote exports to third world countries and Pakistan also needs low premium
insurance facility to enter new markets.
Iran is a big buyer of our super basmati rice
and REAP and TDAP must without loss of time approach the ministry of finance to
put in place a system of negotiation of documents and discounting of bills
drawn on Iranian buyers and banks. The commercial banks have not yet put in
place a working system and nominated their correspondents in Iran
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium
Enterprises (UNISAME) has felicitated as many as 10 trophy winners of the
basmati and non basmati rice exports of the Rice Exporters Association of
Pakistan (REAP) 8th trophy awards in addition to commending their efforts in
the wake of tough global challenges. Zulfikar Thaver, President, UNISAME said
that the rice exporters have managed to survive under extremely difficult
circumstances.
The government, hence, needs to realise that
rice is the second largest export after textiles and also deserves similar
support to overcome the global down slide in commodities markets, he added.
He was also of the view, "this is the best
time for support as the new crop is on the threshold.
The white and parboiled rice sector both need
the support to get back on their feet. Our basmati rice market must be regained
and we cannot afford to lose it he reiterated." He also urged the
government to give 0 rating for the rice sector in letter and spirit to relieve
it of the existing burden of multiple taxes on the entire supply chain from the
farm to the markets.
The farm inputs have become very costly and the
promised relief though insufficient has not yet become available. The
notifications for 0 rating need clarity and must be implemented.
The Geographical Indication (GI) of basmati
rice needs to be approved by the Intellectual Property Organization and simultaneously
the basmati trade mark also needs to be registered by the Registrar of Trade
Marks in favour of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to enable
all stakeholders to use it as a national property ownership.
There is urgent need for research in seeds to
develop other varieties and especially the super basmati seed. It is very
important to improve the entire supply chain from the farm to the markets and
all the sectors from the primary to the tertiary sectors need to be upgraded.
The rice exporters are facing other issues for
exports to third world countries as the commercial banks are not inclined to
discount documents and bills drawn on buyers or their banks since mostly the
banks are of low rating.
Other countries have state owned export credit
guarantee insurance companies which work on low premiums to facilitate and
promote exports to third world countries and Pakistan also needs low premium
insurance facility to enter new markets.
Iran is a big buyer of our super basmati rice
and REAP and TDAP must without loss of time approach the ministry of finance to
put in place a system of negotiation of documents and discounting of bills
drawn on Iranian buyers and banks. The commercial banks have not yet put in
place a working system and nominated their correspondents in Iran
Plentiful rain brings cheer to paddy farmers
Harveer Dabas | TNN |
Jul 24, 2016, 09.41 PM IST
BIJNOR: Good news is in store for
paddy farmers as the area under cultivation of the crop is likely to increase
this year. Officials said heavy rainfall this monsoon is a contributing factor.
Paddy is grown in many parts of the district, through which flows about 12
rivers, including the Ganga, Ramganga, Kho, Malan, Gangan, Karula, Sukhro,
Choiya, Baan etc.
In this monsoon season, there is plenty of rainfall in the hills and plain areas and most of the rivers are swollen and lakes, ponds and other water bodies have plenty of water. In this situation, paddy farmers are encouraged to grow more of the crop.
In this monsoon season, there is plenty of rainfall in the hills and plain areas and most of the rivers are swollen and lakes, ponds and other water bodies have plenty of water. In this situation, paddy farmers are encouraged to grow more of the crop.
According to the agriculture department, last year the area under paddy was about 50,000 hectare while this year it is likely to reach over 60,000 hectare. In addition to this, paddy yield is also likely to be very good.
Stating about the jump in the area, district agriculture officer Pramod Sirohi said, "This year, area under paddy cultivation may increase by 10,000 hectare. There are two reasons for this. First, there has bee very good rainfall this season and second, there is a jump in export of rice. In Middle East countries, rice is fetching good prices, and farmers here are expecting a big jump in the price of rice. Hence, more farmers are now showing an interest to grow paddy.
Talking to TOI, a farmer of Navada village, Balram Singh, said, "More and more farmers are planting paddy in their fields this time."
Another farmer of Lakkhuwala, Rishipal Singh, said he has increased the area under paddy as there has been very good rainfall this year. If the rain continues, the yield of paddy will go up.
Domestic paddy price for July surpasses 10,000 baht/tonne – the first in three years
By Thai
PBS
Increased purchase orders for Thai par-boiled
rice from Africa coupled with substantial drop in second-crop rice production
as a result of prolonged drought have driven the price of paddy in the domestic
market to surpass 10,000 baht per tonne – the highest price recorded in three
years.
Mr Manas Kitprasert, president of Thai Millers
Association, said that the price of 5% paddy with 15% moisture was quoted at
Phichit rice market at 10,500 baht per tonne compared to 8,500 baht in early
July – an increase of about 2,000 baht which is the highest in three years.
He said that several buyers in African
countries had placed orders for the purchase of Thai par-boiled rice – hence
driving up the paddy of new crop required to turn into par-boiled rice.
The price of par-boiled rice itself has
increased to 15,500-15,800 baht pertonne as export price was quoted at
US$395/tonne.
But Mr Manas predicted that the price of paddy
would drop reflecting a slowdown in exports as buyers have already placed huge
orders for par-boiled rice.Mr Chukiat Opaswong, honorary president of Thai Rice
Exporters Association, meanwhile, said that paddy price would drop as buyers
would slow down their purchase orders.He estimated that about 650,000
tonnes/month of rice would be exported during July-September period and would
then increased to about 800,000 tonnes per month during the fourth quarter of
the year.For the whole year, between 9.2-9.3 million tonnes of Thai rice are
expected to be exported
http://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/domestic-paddy-price-july-surpasses-10000-bahttonne-first-three-years-143360
Rice price rises in Nay Pyi Taw
By Htoo Thant
| Tuesday, 26 July 2016
To the surprise of industry insiders, the price of rice in Nay Pyi Taw
continues to rise. As of the last week of July, the price of one popular brand
had reached almost K850,000 per 100 tins (each tin holds 9 gallons),
entrepreneurs said.Rates have been rising since May despite China’s refusal to legalise rice imports from Myanmar.
Ko Myo Linn Aung, who runs a rice storage facility in Pyinmana township, said the price of Ma Naw Thu Kha rice has reached almost K840,000 per 100 tins. “It rose by K20,000 to K30,000 just this month. The brand was selling at K750,000 in May, reaching K800,000 in June,” he said.
The price of other strains is also rising. Pearl Thwe cost K550,000 per 100 tins in June, but was selling at almost K600,000 this week. Less sought-after brands are going for K500,000 to K600,000 per 100 tins.
Myanmar’s most popular rice strains, Paw San Hmwe and Ayeyar Min, are not traded in Nay Pyi Taw.
Dealers are scratching their heads over the price rise. “This year is quite strange. The price is rising even though China has not issued any rice import permits. Usually, the value of rice goes up when the Chinese market opens,” said U Nay Soe on July 24.
Myanmar is trying to regain its position as a major world rice exporter and is encouraging farmers to sell to foreign markets. Rice strains such as Paw San Hmwe and Ayeyar Paday Thar have been particularly popular overseas, deputy agriculture minister U Tun Win told farmers in Magwe Region on July 12.
However, some customers are questioning the quality of Myanmar rice, he said. A shipment to Indonesia was held at the Surabaya Port earlier this year for three months for failing to comply with Indonesian rules.
“We heard they were reconsidering how much rice they wanted from Myanmar. In the meantime, our rice does not meet the food safety criteria in a number of markets, and has occasionally been rejected,” said U Nay Soe.
Nay Pyi Taw is regarded as a relatively expensive market for rice and other foodstuffs.
Ko Myo Lin Aung said, “Prices are higher in Nay Pyi Taw than the rest of the country. The rice we store here is bought in from Bago Region.”
Traders believe prices are likely to continue to rise. U Nay Soe said, “The highest prices in the year come in August, with the end of the summer paddy and before the rainy season paddy is harvested.
http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/21574-rice-price-rises-in-nay-pyi-taw.html
Nigeria spends N1b daily on rice imports, says Onu
He reiterated Federal Government’s focus on food security, saying Nigeria has no business importing food.
He said: ”It is lamentable that, the country is spending over N1 billion daily, on importing rice, for instance.”
Onu said its time every Nigerian takes agriculture more seriously, adding that Nigeria must feed Nigerians.
“There is no reason Nigerians will go to bed at night on an empty stomach,” he insisted. Onu who spoke in Sokoto yesterday while interacting with Senate members of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto said the Ministry was now focusing more on ensuring food security in the country.
He said more needed to be done to realise the lofty dreams for a stable and prosperous nation in food self sufficiency.
“Nigeria must also work hard in the area of the diversification of her energy sources and renewable energy is the key to unlocking her huge potentials,” he added.
He commended the university for rendering huge support to the Sokoto Energy Research Centre, which had enabled it to remain as a centre of excellence on renewable energy.
Speaking, the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Prof. Eli Bala, said renewable energy was indispensable in realising the change agenda of the Federal Government
http://thenationonlineng.net/nigeria-spends-n1b-daily-rice-imports-says-onu/
DA to achieve rice sufficiency affordable for all Filipinos by 2019
- July 25, 2016
This, he said is consistent with President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to Department of Agriculture (DA): Make sure that there is available and affordable food for the Filipinos and stop corruption in the department.
Piñol said that from now on DA will only build farm-to-market roads based on two criteria: The road would either lead to a food production area or to a potential food production area.
“Outside it will not be allowed,” he insisted, stressing that he will not tolerate any corrupt practice in the department while under his watch.
According to him, as chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), his marching order from the President along with Philippine Coast Guard is “to curb illegal fishing in the entire Philippines.”
“Kailangan talagang mawala lahat ang illegal fishing and other illegal methods of fishing in the country (There’s really a need to rid the country of all illegal fishing and other illegal methods of fishing),” he said.
Piñol pointed out that BFAR’s program under him will be aligned with DA’s food sufficiency.
“So any project in the fisheries that is not aligned with food sufficiency will be stopped and be supplemented by projects that are on food sufficiency,” he said.
On rice importation, Piñol said that it would be up to the President to make the decision based on the recommendation of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council, which he is not a member as of the moment.
“Nagtatanim naman ang mga tao ngayon in some parts of the country medyo maganda na ang tubo ng palay medyo wala na ang El Nino I think there will be a bumper harvest this season,” he said.
He also acknowledged that low price in agricultural produce during harvest season is a “recurring problem” caused by insufficient government post-harvest facilities and NFA’s inability to take in high volumes of rice and corn.
Secretary Piñol then vowed to prepare for a bumper crop to enable farmers to have or sustain high productive yields.
“Actually, we will make sure that our farmers will be assisted… So we would like to prepare for that. We will be proactive,” he assured, saying he would explore the possibilities of re-opening the corn drying facility in Kabacan town, North Cotabato and would ask a cooperative in the area to operate it.
The facility is under the state-owned National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR), DA’s countryside agri-business enterprise established to help farmers improve productivity and income which was abolished after it was embroiled in a pork barrel scam. (CT Apelacio/PIA-12 General Santos City)
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1671469380753/da-to-achieve-rice-sufficiency-affordable-for-all-filipinos-by-2019#sthash.ir18Ho6r.dpuf
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-25 July,2016
Nagpur, July 25 Gram prices moved down in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) here on poor buying support from local millers amid high moisture content
arrival. Sharp fall on NCDEX, downward condition in Madhya Pradesh gram prices also pushed down
prices, according to sources.
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FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties reported higher in open market here on good demand from local
traders amid tight supply from millers.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties showed weak tendency in open market here in absence of buyers amid
reports about increased overseas supply.
* Udid varieties and Batri dal quoted lower in open market here on poor demand from
local traders amid good supply from producing regions.
* In Akola, Tuar New - 8,300-8,500, Tuar dal New - 12,800-13,100, Udid -
12,300-12,800, Udid Mogar (clean) - 16,200-16,900, Moong -
8,000-8,100, Moong Mogar (clean) 8,900-9,200, Gram - 7,900-8,200,
Gram Super best bold - 9,800-10,100 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 7,000-8,052 7,000-8,170
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction n.a. 7,800-8,800
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 10,200-10,500 10,000-10,300
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 9,700-10,000 9,500-9,800
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 8,700-8,900 8,500-8,700
Desi gram Raw 8,100-8,400 7,950-8,250
Gram Yellow 9,700-9,900 9,500-9,700
Gram Kabuli 9,100-11,100 8,900-10,900
Gram Pink 9,500-9,800 9,300-9,600
Tuar Fataka Best-New 13,000-13,300 13,000-13,400
Tuar Fataka Medium-New 12,400-12,800 12,400-12,900
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 12,000-12,300 12,200-12,500
Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 11,100-11,600 11,300-11,800
Tuar Gavarani New 8,500-8,700 8,700-8,900
Tuar Karnataka 8,800-9,200 8,800-9,200
Tuar Black 12,200-13,000 12,200-13,000
Masoor dal best 7,500-7,700 7,500-7,700
Masoor dal medium 6,600-7,100 6,600-7,100
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold (New) 8,500-9,500 8,500-9,500
Moong Mogar Medium 7,800-8,200 7,800-8,200
Moong dal Chilka 6,600-7,400 6,600-7,400
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 8,100-8,500 8,100-8,500
Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 16,000-17,000 16,200-17,200
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 13,500-15,000 13,700-15,200
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 9,000-9,200 9,100-9,300
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 6,300-6,800 6,500-6,800
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 5,600-5,800 5,600-5,800
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 4,100-4,200 4,100-4,200
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,300-4,800 4,300-4,800
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,850-1,950 1,850-1,950
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,050 2,000-2,050
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,750-1,950 1,750-1,950
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,200 2,000-2,200
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,800 3,200-3,800
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,000 2,900-3,000
Rice BPT best New(100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,500 3,000-3,500
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,900 2,600-2,900
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,500 2,250-2,400
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Rice HMT best New (100 INR/KG) 3,700-4,000 3,700-4,000
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,300 3,000-3,230
Rice Shriram best New(100 INR/KG) 4,700-5,000 4,700-5,000
Rice Shriram med New(100 INR/KG) 4,300-4,500 4,300-4,500
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-14,000 9,700-14,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000
Rice Chinnor best New(100 INR/KG) 5,500-5,800 5,500-5,800
Rice Chinnor med. New (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,400 5,200-5,400
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,850 1,700-1,850
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 33.0 degree Celsius (91.4 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
24.8 degree Celsius (76.6 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : 4.9 mm
FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky. Rains or thunders-showers very likely to occur. Maximum andminimum temperature would be around and 33 and 25 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices.
http://in.reuters.com/article/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL4N1AB2VB
Rice export process to be highly streamlined
- 25 Jul 2016 at 12:21 3,708 viewed0 comments
- WRITER: ONLINE REPORTERS
The Commerce Ministry plans to greatly
streamline its rice export process and cut exporters' costs next year.Commerce
Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said on Monday the ministry would reduce the number
of procedures rice exporters must complete from 14 to four. This would reduce
the duration of the process from 24 days to four days.
Exporters
could also reduce their travel and paper costs from 12,140 baht to 2,076 baht
for each contract, she said.Streamlining involved switching to use of electronic systems, including electronic payment, to cut redundancy in data input and the use of paper application forms and attachments for the rice export process, which involved seven government organisations and three private organisations, Mrs Apiradi said.
The initiative was in response to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's directive to streamline the export process for rice, sugar, rubber and frozen goods and hazardous products.
The Commerce Ministry hoped its streamlined rice export process would be a model for the export of the other products, Mrs Apiradi said.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1044117/rice-export-process-to-be-highly-streamlined.
Pending payments: Angry Punjab rice millers threaten to boycott paddy lifting
- HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Patiala
| Updated: Jul 25, 2016 15:53 IST
Punjab Rice Millers Association president
Tarsem Saini addressing mediapersons in Patiala on Sunday. (Bharat Bhushan/HT)
He said the rice millers in the entire state were agitated, as the government was not releasing their money that it had taken as security deposit. “When we have supplied the rice after completing milling, why the government is not releasing our security deposit,” questioned Saini.
He said the central government had released the freight, labour and packing material charges, but the state government was not giving this amount to the rice millers. “In Punjab the babus are calling the shots and denying the possible relief to the millers. There is no single procurement policy. We have had a distressed season, as non payments has eroded all income of the rice millers. Thus we have no option left then to boycott the rice procurement, storage and milling, if government fails to fulfill our demands,” threatened Saini, who was flanked with all office-bearers of Punjab Rice Millers Association.
He also charged that there was widespread corruption in various procurement agencies of the Punjab government, which had been demanding bribe from the rice millers. He asked the Punjab food and civil supplies minister and the Punjab CM to intervene in the matter.
As per details, there are 3,260 rice millers in Punjab and they carry out milling of paddy, which is sent to different parts of India as rice. Nearly 90 percent of Punjab’s paddy is exported to other states and foreign countries after milling. As Punjab is facing shortage of storage capacity, most of the paddy is stored in rice millers, who are also asked to do the milling for the government.
Patiala Rice miller Association president Gurdeep Singh Cheema and other office bearers, including Dilbagh Singh, Devinder Bagga, Ashok Moudi and Jaspal Singh Pali were also present.
Basmati rice sector needs support of govt to overcome global challenges: UNISAME
25-Jul-16
The government, hence, needs to realise that rice is the second largest export after textiles and also deserves similar support to overcome the global down slide in commodities markets, he added.
He was also of the view, "this is the best time for support as the new crop is on the threshold.
The white and parboiled rice sector both need the support to get back on their feet. Our basmati rice market must be regained and we cannot afford to lose it he reiterated." He also urged the government to give 0 rating for the rice sector in letter and spirit to relieve it of the existing burden of multiple taxes on the entire supply chain from the farm to the markets.
The farm inputs have become very costly and the promised relief though insufficient has not yet become available. The notifications for 0 rating need clarity and must be implemented.
The Geographical Indication (GI) of basmati rice needs to be approved by the Intellectual Property Organization and simultaneously the basmati trade mark also needs to be registered by the Registrar of Trade Marks in favour of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to enable all stakeholders to use it as a national property ownership.
There is urgent need for research in seeds to develop other varieties and especially the super basmati seed. It is very important to improve the entire supply chain from the farm to the markets and all the sectors from the primary to the tertiary sectors need to be upgraded.
The rice exporters are facing other issues for exports to third world countries as the commercial banks are not inclined to discount documents and bills drawn on buyers or their banks since mostly the banks are of low rating.
Other countries have state owned export credit guarantee insurance companies which work on low premiums to facilitate and promote exports to third world countries and Pakistan also needs low premium insurance facility to enter new markets.
Iran is a big buyer of our super basmati rice and REAP and TDAP must without loss of time approach the ministry of finance to put in place a system of negotiation of documents and discounting of bills drawn on Iranian buyers and banks. The commercial banks have not yet put in place a working system and nominated their correspondents in Iran
http://dailytimes.com.pk/business/25-Jul-16/basmati-rice-sector-needs-support-of-govt-to-overcome-global-challenges-unisame
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Rice Comment
Rice futures ended a bit lower and are tracking
mostly sideways. Large carryover stocks and large acreage with a lack of significant
drop problems are limiting the upside potential. September has support at
$10.24 and November has support around $10.54.
