World Bank
economist lists factors behind uncompetitiveness
November 15, 2016
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on line 151 Pakistan's decline in competitiveness has been driven by the
poor trade facilitation, infrastructure gaps, inefficient logistics and a poor
investment climate, said Enrique Blanco Armas, World Bank's Lead Country
Economist for Pakistan. "The continued falling of exports highlights
Pakistan's worrying decline in export competitiveness," said Armas while
briefing mediapersons on the WB report "Pakistan Development Update,"
here Monday.
Armas flanked by Muhammad Waheed, Senior Economist at WB, stated that Pakistan revenue collection as percentage to GDP is one of the lowest in the world. However, they hoped that inflation will remain in the single digit, growth would accelerate while there are little or no chances in remittances fall. The WB officials stated that falling exports and stagnant investment rates are still challenges to the economy. After achieving macroeconomic stability, the government's structural reforms programme is progressing but there is much more to do, they added.
Armas termed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) very
important for the country with respect to investment, infrastructure
development, economic growth and job opportunities. Pakistan has also lagged
behind its competitors in trade openness, reducing its prospects of regaining
export momentum. The simple average tariff has fallen only slightly from 14.4
percent in fiscal year 2013 to 13.4 percent in fiscal year 2016.
According to the WB report, the fiscal year 2016 saw continuation of a longstanding decline in Pakistan's share in global trade. This trend is a combined reflection of the Pakistan's weakening export competitiveness and soft global demand in key sectors. Food and textiles, in particular, are key contributors to Pakistan's exports and continue to suffer from a decline in international prices and demand. For example, although Pakistan exported more rice in fiscal year 2016 than the preceding year, lower international prices translated to a lower total value of rice exports.
The agriculture sector is predicted to recover from its poor performance in fiscal year 2016. Subdued growth in exports and accelerated growth in imports are expected to lead to a widening of the current account deficit from 1.1 percent in fiscal year 2016 to 1.7 percent in fiscal year 2017. Like previous years, this will be offset by remittance inflows so foreign exchange reserves are expected to continue to accumulate.
Exports continued to shrink during the fiscal year 2016, recording a decline of 8.8 percent compared to 3.9 percent fall in the fiscal year 2015. The imports in the fiscal year 2016 also contracted by 2.3 percent, primarily due to lower international oil and commodity prices. This resulted in a slight widening of the trade deficit, as a percentage of GDP from 6.3 percent in fiscal year 2015 to 6.5 percent in fiscal year 2016.
Pakistan's export performance has also been poor over the past few years, caused by both a weak external environment and significant supply-side constraints, which affects the country's competitiveness. The tension between revenue objectives and trade competitiveness may warrant.
The European Union (EU) is a major and growing market for Pakistan's exports, accounting for 30.8 percent, of which the UK's share is 7.4 percent in fiscal year 2016. An economic slowdown in the EU and the UK as a result of 'Brexit' would likely slow the demand for Pakistani exports, particularly textile exports. Also, a potential appreciation of Pakistani rupee against British Pound and Euro would increase the price of Pakistan's exports, thereby reducing their competitiveness
Growers
hold protests in Larkana, Sukkur over low paddy price, water shortage
LARKANA:
Paddy growers of various parts of Larkana district on Monday held a
demonstration Jinnahbagh gate to demand a reasonable price of their
produce.They raised slogans against the government for not paying heed to their
repeated calls for fixing a reasonable rate for their produce.
The
protesters marched from Jinnahgate to the local press club where their leaders
told reporters that paddy growers were being denied a reasonable rate despite
the fact that the price of various paddy verities in the international market
had gone high and rice growers in other parts of Asia were getting given the
benefit of this upward trend by their respective governments.
They
warned that they would intensify their protest if their demand for a higher
price of their produce was not considered and accepted.
SUKKUR:
The growers whose lands are fed through the Narli minor (irrigation channel)
staged a protest demonstration in front of the Ghotki deputy commissioner’s
office at Mirpur Mathelo on Monday against acute shortage of water in their
areas.
The
protesters, led by Mohammed Ali Shar, Mohammed Zaman Shar and others, raised
slogans against the irrigation officials concerned for allegedly causing an
artificial shortage of water.They told local reporters that water being
released in Narli minor was not reaching their lands at the tail-end due to
which they had been suffering heavy losses.
They
said that farming was the only source of livelihood for hundreds of families
living in the tail-end areas but unavailability of water had turned their lands
barren. They alleged that the irrigation officials concerned were selling away
the canal water to the influential landowners by diverting it to their lands.
The big landowners had also laid illegal watercourses, they complained.They
urged the higher authorities to take notice of the illegal practice and take
effective steps against such landowners and dishonest officials in order to
save lands of the affected growers.
Published in Dawn November
15th, 2016
Digital
initiatives to streamline PDS
STOCK TAKING:Roads and Buildings
Minister T. Nageswara Rao, Civil Supplies Corporation (CSC) Chairman Peddi
Sudarshan Reddy and District Collector D.S. Lokesh Kumar at the Civil Supplies
department review meeting in Khammam on Tuesday.- PHOTO: G.N.RAO
7,213 metric
tonnes of rice was being supplied to 11.19 lakh beneficiaries
The Civil Supplies Department is
poised to introduce a slew of digital initiatives to track the movement of
essential commodities online and check irregularities in distribution of the
food grains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) across Telangana.
e-pass system
The technology-driven upcoming
initiatives include launch of ePass online method in the PDS, introduction of
biometric system in all fair price shops and installation of CCTV cameras at
all Mandal Level Stock (MLS) Points to eliminate the menace of middlemen, curb
hoarding and smuggling of commodities earmarked for the PDS.
The new digital initiatives among
other measures aimed at strengthening the PDS were discussed in detail at a
review meeting attended by Minister for Roads and Buildings T. Nageswara Rao and
State Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman P. Sudarshan Reddy here on Tuesday.
Transparency
District Collector D.S. Lokesh
Kumar, the representatives of rice millers’ and ration dealers’ associations
were among those present.
Mr. Nageswara Rao said that the
State Government had initiated several key reforms in the PDS to bring about
greater transparency and accountability in distribution of food grains to the
intended beneficiaries.
The proposed ePass online method
will help curb diversion of essential commodities and other irregularities in
the PDS, he asserted.He underscored the need for stepping up surveillance to
check illegal transport of rice allotted for the PDS.
Biometric devices
Detailing the upcoming
technology-driven initiatives, Mr. Sudarshan Reddy said biometric devices would
be installed in all the ration shops at an estimated cost of Rs. 52 crore.The
MLS points will be brought under round-the-clock electronic surveillance, he
said, adding that weighing machines will be installed at each point to prevent
malpractices in the PDS.Mr. Lokesh Kumar said that 7,213 metric tonnes of rice
was being supplied to 11.19 lakh beneficiaries under the PDS in the
district.Fine rice to an extent of 419 metric tonnes was being supplied to as
many as 1,447 State-run hostels and schools.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/digital-initiatives-to-streamline-pds/article9351644.ece
EU study: Trade deals could threaten European
beef, rice farmers
Europe
15.11.2016
By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online
Brussels (dpa) - Future EU trade agreements
with countries such as the United States, Canada and Vietnam could threaten
some European farmers, a report showed Tuesday, while underlining
"significant gains" for other parts of the agricultural industry. EU
negotiations on a landmark free trade deal with the United States and a similar
accord struck with Canada have drawn vocal opposition in the European Union,
with the bloc‘s influential farming sector among those concerned about an
increase in foreign imports. "The overall picture is positive for
high-value European agricultural exports," European Commission Vice
President Jyrki Katainen said of the report, prepared by the EU‘s executive.
Europe‘s dairy and pigmeat farmers stand to
benefit in particular, according to the study. But it also highlights
"vulnerabilities" in the beef and rice sectors, which could be hit by
a decline in prices and other trade effects.
The study examines 12 future trade agreements,
including deals with Canada and Vietnam that have been negotiated but not yet
implemented; the so-called TTIP deal with the US; and others being hashed out
with Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and Latin America‘s Mercosur countries.
It shows that the EU is taking the right
approach by protecting its most sensitive sectors, said EU Agriculture
Commissioner Phil Hogan. The commission has only agreed to partially liberalize
beef imports from Canada and rice imports from Vietnam, it said.
The study is based on theoretical scenarios,
assessing the impact of lowering EU import tariffs.
It also focuses on arable crops, sugar and
tobacco farming. The study does not look in detail at fruit and vegetable
farming, wine, olive oil or processed agricultural products.
Nigerians now smuggle rice with bullion vans
ON NOVEMBER 15, 20166:38 PMIN NEWSCOMMENTS
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs
Service on Tuesday said it had arrested a Bullion Van concealed with imported
smuggled rice. It said despite the ban on commodity, some Nigerians have now
resorted to smuggling the staple food in bullion vans. The command said it also
made some seizures which included 30 fairly used vehicles at different
locations in the area. File: Rice-Smugglers intercepted by Customs The Area
Controller, Mr Tolutope Ogunkua, who disclosed this to newsmen in Ibadan said
that the bullion van was intercepted in the Saki axis of Oyo state. He said
that the arrests would send a serious signal to recalcitrant saboteurs of the
Nigeria economy.
Ogunkua said it was worrisome that some
Nigerians had remained unrepentant even with the clampdown and the losses they
suffered, adding that the command remained unshaken to deal with them.
According to him, two persons were apprehended with the bullion van and have
since been in the custody and will be charged to court soon. He said that the
command had been on the trail of the particular bullion van which usually went
with police escorts. Ogunkua said that the surveillance men of the command had
a gun duel with the suspects before they were apprehended. “You will recall
that I had reiterated our resolve to increase the revenue profile of the
command and to tirelessly reduce the incidence of smuggling.
“In keeping to this promise, the command
initiated new anti-smuggling strategies which led to remarkable exploits
evidenced in the situation on display today.” The Customs boss urged
well-meaning members of the public, who wished to engage in legitimate business
to come forward for verification for trade facilitation and other inquiries.
“The recalcitrant ones, who still insist on engaging in illicit business of
smuggling, should be well advised that they will not escape the long arm of the
law, especially as the yuletide approaches” he said
Record aman yield
in the offing
Farmers harvest aman paddy at a
field at Kadimnagar in Sylhet. Photo: Star
Farmers are on course to bagging higher paddy from the aman
harvesting season thanks to favourable weather and increased plantation, said
the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.Aman typically
accounts for 38 percent of the country's annual rice production.This season,
about 2.06 crore tonnes of aman paddy would be produced, up 2 percent from last
year's record output, said the UN agency. The 2.06 crore tonnes of paddy would
yield 1.36 crore tonnes of rice.
“This reflects an increase in the
area planted in response to a rebound in prices and continued government
support and higher yields due to favourable weather conditions,” said FAO in
its latest brief on Bangladesh.
The prediction comes at a time when harvesting of aman paddy has
started in various parts of the country, leading to a fall in prices of the
staple from the record highs in October.
Retail and wholesale prices of rice surged for the fifth
consecutive month and reached record highs last month as a result of tightening
domestic supplies, said FAO in its Domestic Price Warnings on Bangladesh,
posted on its website on November 10.The UN agency put the price warning level
at 'high' for Bangladesh.In Dhaka, the retail price of coarse rice shot up to
Tk 40 per kilogram in October, according to data from the Department of
Agricultural Marketing and Trading Corporation of Bangladesh.
The price came down to Tk 37 each kilogram yesterday.In its
Domestic Price Warnings, FAO said seasonal upward pressure was compounded by
the reduced output in 2016 from the main boro and minor aus crops.
“Government purchases, although of small quantities, also added
some upward pressure,” it said, adding that another driver for the rising
prices was the reduced rice import this year.Boro paddy production was
officially estimated at 2.84 crore tonnes (1.89 crore tonnes of rice), which is
slightly below 2015's record level, owing to a contraction in planted areas,
mainly in response to low domestic prices at the time of sowing.Similarly, low
prices were behind the reduced acreage for aus crop in 2016, as a result of
which its production was lower than a year earlier, said the UN body.
However, the favourable weather conditions during the aman
cropping season benefitted sowing activities and crop development.Farmers have
planted seedlings on 56.93 lakh hectares during the aman crop season this year,
up 2 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data of the Department of
Agricultural Extension.A top official of the DAE also predicted good harvest
this season.
Paddy production in 2016 will definitely be 5.23 crore tonnes,
marginally below the last year's level, according to FAO's estimates.Cereal
imports are also likely to drop 6 percent to 53 lakh tonnes this fiscal year
because of low rice imports on expectation of sufficient local availability and
increased import duties. Wheat imports are anticipated to remain close to last
year's record of 44 lakh tonnes, FAO said.
FAS Predicts Continued Drop in Per Capita Consumption of Table
Rice; Stagnant Use in Animal Feed
TOKYO, JAPAN -- In its latest report, the Foreign Agricultural
Service post in Tokyo reports that with continued decline in Japanese table
rice consumption, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
(MAFF) began subsidizing farmers to shift production from table rice to other
crops. For those farmers who have not reduced rice production, MAFF has
had some success in encouraging increased production of rice for animal feed
and use of paddy rice as silage.
Per-capita rice consumption dropped one kilogram to 54.6 kilogram
(120 pounds) in Japanese FY2015 (April 2015 - March 2016), and MAFF estimates
that total table rice consumption dropped 160,000 MT to 6.96 million MT in
MY2015/16 (Japan's marketing year for rice is November-October). MAFF
forecasts total table rice consumption will further decline by 30,000 MT to
6.92 million MT in MY2016/17. About 1.1 million MT of rice was used for
animal feed in MY2014/15, increasing rice's utilization ratio in feed from 3.9
percent in MY2013/14 to 5 percent, at the expense of corn, sorghum, and wheat.
MAFF further estimates that, based on the first nine months of
MY2015/16, the utilization ratio of rice in animal feed will increase by only
0.1 percent to 5.1 percent, attributable to competitive prices for corn.
Accordingly, as feed consumption is not expected to offset the 160,000 MT
decrease in table rice consumption, total rice consumption is expected to
decline by 100,000 MT to 8.5 million MT in MY2015/16.
Rice for feed use is forecast to remain flat in MY2016/17 as
strong corn demand is expected to suppress any increases in feed rice
consumption. Consequently, total rice consumption is forecast to remain
unchanged at 8.5 million MT in MY2016/17.
Based on value, Japan is perennially the second largest export
market for U.S. rice, however, that rice makes up a very small percentage of
total Japanese domestic use.
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Rice Comment
Rice futures
were unchanged to fractionally lower today after posting sharp losses to open
the weekMonday.
The market set new contract lows in early dealing before closing near the
middle of the day's relatively narrow trading range. USDA's November production
estimate was 234.8 million cwt, down 1.2 million cwt from the October report,
due to a decrease in the yield forecast of 39 pounds per acre. The production
decrease carried over into the ending stocks column as well, as usage remained
steady. However, exports have been slow to materialize, and there is currently
a lot of rice to move
Shopping bags made from rice sacks help kids
like Kumar
Lee Mannion 14th November 2016
Attendees at this year Good Deals conference will be sporting some
particularly colourful delegate bags this year.They come from Buy Rice Back, a social enterprise that sells the
bags to fund the education of kids that would otherwise be begging on the
streets of Tamil Nadu in southern India.The bags are made out of the colourful
rice sacks that are discarded in that area of India. They are sold in several
European countries and the profits help support My Name
is Kumar, the foundation set up by Renee
Schreurs.
Schreurs came up with the idea
after visiting India in 2012 to work with the CARE Foundation for six months.
The country got under her skin
and Schreurs returned in 2013 only to find the children’s home she’d been
working at was at risk of closure because of funding cuts.
Caption: Brothers and sisters
Sandhiya, Bhavani, Ramya, Saravanan – some of the My Name is Kumar kids
In response, Schreurs set up the
My Name is Kumar foundation. It is named after the confident introduction that
one of the first children the foundation helped – he was introducing himself to
his new head teacher at the time.
As well as the bags, laptop
sleeves are also produced. It is also possible to sponsor a child's education.
The foundation provides a home
and education to 46 children that would have otherwise been forced to beg to
survive. The foundation also works with social workers to keep a further 37
children at home whilst having access to education.
As well as being a good example
of recycling, the tote bags that our delegates will be sporting produce
yet more rice. The sale of a £10 tote bag can pay for a 25kg sack of rice – 148
portions of rice for the children at the home. And the sack will of
course get reused.
The purchase of the bags for the Good Deals conference will
support the education of ten children for a year
https://www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/20161114/shopping-bags-made-rice-sacks-help-kids-kumar
The Arkansas Rice Annual Meeting
The Arkansas Rice Annual Meeting
is the largest gathering of rice farmers and industry representatives from the
Arkansas River Valley to the Mississippi Delta, from Louisiana to Missouri.
This year’s event will highlight additional resources growers can
utilize; sessions include information from NRCS Partnership Coordinator Amanda
Mathis, Carbon Credit panel discussion with farmers Mark Isbell, Mike Sullivan
and Jim Whitaker and much more. All meeting attendees will enjoy an industry
trade show as well as a free catfish lunch.
TO REGISTER FOR THE ARKANSAS RICE
ANNUAL MEETING AS AN INDIVIDUAL ATTENDEE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
TO REGISTER FOR THE ARKANSAS RICE
ANNUAL MEETING AS AN EVENT SPONSOR, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
http://www.arkansasrice.org/annualmeeting/
Rice: The
Enviromental Crop!
Published on Nov 13, 2016
The 2016 California Rice Harvest
is over and our winter break is approaching! First we need to prepare the rice
fields for the winter months by chopping and discing the straw so that we may
flood the fields in order to aid the decomposition process. We also prepare our
harvest equipment for the off-season by cleaning them and making any necessary
repairs.
Watch Video on next link by clicking :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJl4oyM2YG0&feature=em-u
63 billion baht worth of rice
and tapioca deals expected from match-making event
By Thai PBS
November 15, 2016
The Ministry of Commerce is holding a trade
match-making event from Sunday until Wednesday during which Thai exporters of
rice and tapioca can meet with their potential buyers from abroad to discuss
trade deals.
Commerce Minister Apiradee Tantraporn said Monday
that about 300 potential buyers from abroad are attending the event. 73 Thai
rice exporting companies and 39 tapioca exporting firms have participated, she
added.
The minister expected that, at the end of the
event, US$ 1.8 billion or 63 billion baht worth of deals of the two farm
produce would be inked between the two sides – including $806 million worth of
rice deals and $1,005 million worth of tapioca deals.The deal makings will
result in the increase of deliveries of rice and tapioca for the months of
November and December, said the minister, adding that she is optimistic that
the 9.5 million tonnes of rice export target will be achieved.
She disclosed that five MoUs have already been
inked – one for 10,000 tonnes of Hom Mali rice between Siam Diamond Export Rice
Company and OEC International Holding of Hong Kong; 600 tonnes of Riceberry
rice between Riceland Food and Dah Chong Hong of Hong Kong and 800,000 tonnes
of tapioca deal between PR Intertrade and Fu Lai Chun Group of China.According
to the Commerce Ministry, 6.85 million tonnes of rice worth $3.08 billion have
been exported for the first nine months of this year, representing 4.4 percent
droop compared to the same period latyer.During the same period, 8.12 million
tonnes of tapioca worth $2.17 billion were exported, representing 20 percent
short of last year’s export.
http://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/63-billion-baht-worth-rice-tapioca-deals-expected-match-making-event-155204
S.Korea to buy 299,000 T
surplus rice to ease oversupply
Nov 15
South Korea said on Tuesday it will buy 299,000 tonnes of this year's rice
surplus in an effort to ease oversupply and stablise the domestic rice market
in a bumper year.Asia's fourth largest economy produced nearly 4.2 million
tonnes of rice this year, down 3 percent from last year's 4.33 million, but
still supply outstrips demand due to low consumption, the country's agriculture
ministry said in a statement citing Statistics Korea data released on Tuesday.Korea's rice demand is expected to be around 3.9 million tonnes, the ministry statement said. The country's rice consumption was at a record low of 62.9 kg per person as of 2015.As the rice glut weighs on prices, coupled with falling rice consumption, the agriculture ministry said in September it would carry out the rice purchase from Sept. 23 through Dec. 31.Seoul's previous plan included purchasing 390,000 tonnes of rice for the country's rice inventories. (Reporting by Jane Chung; Editing by Sunil Nair)
http://www.reuters.com/article/southkorea-rice-idUSL4N1DG2EQ
Korea's rice output falls
slightly in 2016
Published : 2016-11-15 15:32
Updated : 2016-11-15 15:42
Updated : 2016-11-15 15:42
South Korea's rice output dropped slightly in
2016 from last year due mainly to the bad weather conditions in the harvest
season, government data showed Tuesday.The country's rice production reached
4.2 million tons this year, down 3 percent from 4.33 million tons in 2015,
according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.
But the 2016 figure marks a 6.1 percent gain from the five-year average of 3.96 million tons amid years of bumper harvests.The statistics agency said the weather condition in September was cloudy and rainy when the rice grains began to ripen.A total of 779,000 hectares of rice paddies was cultivated this year, down 2.6 percent from last year.Earlier, the South Korean government said it will purchase all of this year's rice surplus, forecast to be some 300,000 tons, as part of efforts to deal with a chronic supply glut of the staple crop. (Yonhap
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20161115000719
Steps out to lessen
rice-growing area
November
15, 2016 18:31
By The Nation
By The Nation
The
Cabinet Tuesday gave the green light to two measures to lessen the rice growing
area, with a combined budget estimated at Bt487.25 million.
Nattaporn Jatusripitak, an adviser to the
commerce minister, said the measures came under the policy on integrated
agricultural promotion for the sufficient economy.The first measure involves
green manure cropping which will be implemented in 200,000 rais in 19 provinces
along the Chao Phraya River by the Land Development Department, with an
estimated budget of Bt383.49 million. This measure will be executed during
October 2016-May 2017.
The second concerns promotion for the production of field corn in 2 million rais at 35 provinces by the Department of Agricultural Extension, with an estimated budget of Bt103.76 million. It will be implemented during October 2016-June 2017
The second concerns promotion for the production of field corn in 2 million rais at 35 provinces by the Department of Agricultural Extension, with an estimated budget of Bt103.76 million. It will be implemented during October 2016-June 2017
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30300061
Over one million tonnes of rice left over
Current amount of rice leftover from domestic businesses is now
about 1.2 million tonnes, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) and
the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s statistics (MoIT) at the end of October,
2016, due to excess supply over demand.
Inside a Southern export rice storage house. The excessive amount
of rice produced coupled with other factors are bringing down prices and
increasing leftover quantity in 2016
In the first 10 months of 2016,
Viet Nam’s rice export turnover reached over four million tonnes at US$1.9
billion, down 18.24 per cent in quantity and 14.25 per cent in value compared
to the same period in 2015.Since the end of the second quarter in 2016, VFA has
decreased estimated export turnover for rice from 6.5 million tonnes to 5.65
million tonnes, the most significant drop in VFA’s history.At present, even
this number has proven to be difficult to achieve as Việt Nam’s rice market is
struggling to bounce back.With regard to the current market demand, many
businesses are failing to achieve their planned goal since demand has been
largely below supply. China has been Viet Nam’s chief rice export market with
the most potential, but it has already run out of its import quota on
Vietnamese rice.
In addition to dwindling domestic
demand, the drop in rice price is due to the already low prices from other
exporting countries, such as Thailand, Pakistan and India, as they enter their
main harvest with the expectation of further price decrease.Currently, any
estimation of the rise or fall in market demand based on market signals is
still unreliable, according to the VFA.Meanwhile, Vietnamese farmers continue
to harvest three crops per year at insignificant quantity. The Mekong River
Delta has also been experiencing heavy rainfall, making the quantity and
quality unreliable. VFA asserted that in terms of price and product quality,
Vietnamese rice export would have a hard time holding its ground against other
supplies.
To promote rice export, the MoIT
has proposed working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Planning (MARD)
in product promotion, market development and implementation of signed trade
agreements to lessen individual market dependence. The VFA will also continue
monitoring the domestic market and devise timely solutions for both traditional
and potential trade partners., as well as. T as meThe MoIT has also petitioned
the Government to instruct the State Bank of Việt Nam to create more favourable
conditions for rice traders to gain access to loans and preferential credit
package.Of the 1.2 million tonnes left over, about 443,000 tonnes belong to the
Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (VINAFOOD II) and more than 600,000 tonnes
belong to other businesses.
VNS
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/166973/over-one-million-tonnes-of-rice-left-over.html
Cebu port receives 49K tons
of milled Vietnamese rice
By: Michelle
Joy L. Padayhag
09:51 PM November 15th, 2016
ABOUT 49,000 metric tons of well milled
Vietnamese rice were delivered by seven vessels to the Cebu International Port
(CIP) since last month.“Of the 49,000 metric tons, the 30,000 metric tons are
intended for Western Visayas while the remaining 19,000 metric tons will be for
Central Visayas’ buffer stock,” said Olma Marie Bayno, information officer of
the regional National Food Authority (NFA-7).The shipment forms part of the
250,000 metric tons of imported rice delivered to the CIP.
One vessel unloaded its shipment while the
second vessel is scheduled to unload its rice shipment this month.
Cebu’s ports have so far received 2,283,422
bags of imported rice out of the 3,400,000 bags allocated for Central Visayas
this year.“The rest of the vessels are anchored at the midstream awaiting for
available berthing space,” Bayno said.She said only one berthing space was
allocated by the Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) for the seven vessels.
But Bayno said Cebu has enough warehouses to
store the rice stocks
http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/112447/112447#ixzz4QAQVhNnW
Rice Prices
as on : 16-11-2016 01:50:12 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
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-10.42
|
2815.00
|
2400
|
2400
|
-
|
|
Gondal(UP)
|
148.00
|
-10.3
|
13674.50
|
2150
|
2150
|
2.38
|
|
Devariya(UP)
|
82.00
|
9.33
|
2659.00
|
2200
|
2195
|
8.91
|
|
Aligarh(UP)
|
80.00
|
-5.88
|
7360.00
|
2560
|
2550
|
18.52
|
|
Thodupuzha(Ker)
|
70.00
|
NC
|
5320.00
|
3000
|
3000
|
15.38
|
|
Silapathar(ASM)
|
51.00
|
-3.77
|
1587.90
|
3000
|
3000
|
NC
|
|
Saharanpur(UP)
|
50.00
|
-16.67
|
6931.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
10.58
|
|
Lanka(ASM)
|
45.00
|
-10
|
3900.00
|
2000
|
2000
|
12.68
|
|
Kayamganj(UP)
|
45.00
|
275
|
156.00
|
2270
|
2270
|
-
|
|
Beldanga(WB)
|
45.00
|
-2.17
|
4350.00
|
2525
|
2525
|
12.22
|
|
Kasimbazar(WB)
|
43.00
|
NC
|
3085.00
|
2480
|
2470
|
10.22
|
|
Cachar(ASM)
|
40.00
|
-50
|
4350.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-18.52
|
|
Karimganj(ASM)
|
40.00
|
NC
|
2040.00
|
2350
|
2350
|
4.44
|
|
Bishnupur(Bankura)(WB)
|
40.00
|
33.33
|
546.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
-
|
|
Khatra(WB)
|
34.00
|
-5.56
|
1517.00
|
2300
|
2550
|
NC
|
|
Gazipur(UP)
|
32.00
|
6.67
|
3700.00
|
2210
|
2210
|
9.68
|
|
Arakalgud(Kar)
|
26.00
|
2500
|
88.00
|
1835
|
1800
|
-
|
|
Lakhimpur(UP)
|
25.00
|
25
|
913.00
|
2140
|
2160
|
-2.73
|
|
Gauripur(ASM)
|
16.00
|
-36
|
158.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-12.00
|
|
Udala(Ori)
|
16.00
|
NC
|
786.00
|
2800
|
2800
|
NC
|
|
Islampur(WB)
|
15.00
|
NC
|
558.90
|
2400
|
2400
|
17.07
|
|
Kaliaganj(WB)
|
12.00
|
-20
|
1235.00
|
2550
|
2550
|
-5.56
|
|
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
|
11.00
|
-8.33
|
2448.00
|
3000
|
3000
|
-3.23
|
|
Deogarh(Ori)
|
9.00
|
NC
|
640.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
NC
|
|
Dibrugarh(ASM)
|
8.50
|
-29.17
|
192.40
|
2250
|
2250
|
-
|
|
Kolaghat(WB)
|
8.00
|
NC
|
1337.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
4.17
|
|
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
|
8.00
|
NC
|
1290.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
4.17
|
|
Sheoraphuly(WB)
|
7.00
|
-6.67
|
549.15
|
2900
|
2875
|
16.00
|
|
Ranaghat(WB)
|
7.00
|
-12.5
|
159.00
|
2300
|
2200
|
6.98
|
|
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
|
6.50
|
712.5
|
2240.30
|
1900
|
1900
|
NC
|
|
Chengannur(Ker)
|
6.50
|
NC
|
638.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
-8.00
|
|
Jeypore(Ori)
|
5.50
|
NC
|
355.90
|
4100
|
4100
|
NC
|
|
Mirzapur(UP)
|
4.50
|
-35.71
|
1849.10
|
2180
|
2175
|
9.82
|
|
Muradabad(UP)
|
4.00
|
-50
|
612.70
|
2310
|
2320
|
0.43
|
|
Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
|
3.60
|
-10
|
331.90
|
4100
|
4100
|
26.15
|
|
Chandoli(UP)
|
3.50
|
-41.67
|
278.50
|
2140
|
2145
|
13.83
|
|
Jahangirabad(UP)
|
2.50
|
25
|
33.00
|
2255
|
2250
|
-
|
|
Kalimpong(WB)
|
1.50
|
25
|
59.00
|
2650
|
2650
|
17.26
|
|
Kolar(Kar)
|
1.00
|
-90
|
293.00
|
1600
|
1600
|
-15.79
|
|
Aroor(Ker)
|
1.00
|
-50
|
205.70
|
6900
|
6900
|
-12.66
|
|
Kasipur(WB)
|
0.70
|
-22.22
|
45.00
|
2350
|
2240
|
11.90
|
|
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
|
0.60
|
NC
|
100.40
|
2500
|
2500
|
13.64
|
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article9353127.ece
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• WRITER: WASSANA NANUAM AND ONLINE REPORTERS
Public auditors find rotting grain at a warehouse in Phitsanulok province during an survey of rice stockpiled under former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's rice-pledging scheme in 2014. (Photo by Chinawat Singha)
The justice minister has received a list of 6,000 state officials suspected of malfeasance leading to losses totalling 142 billion baht in the Yingluck Shinawatra government's rice-pledging scheme.Minister Paiboon Koomchaya said at Government House on Tuesday that the list came from the Prime Minister's Office and the ministries of agriculture, commerce, finance and interior. Of the 6,000 names, 2,000 were former ministers and members of sub-committees at executive levels, and the other 4,000 were officials at operational levels, the justice minister said.
That did not mean all of the listed people had already been found guilty, Gen Paiboon said. Authorities would examine the details to confirm those really responsible for the loss, and how much they should pay individually to compensate the state.He also said the Interior Ministry had yet to list business operators also responsible for the 142 billion baht loss.The government is demanding 178 billion baht in compensation for the losses accumulated by Ms Yingluck's rice-pledging scheme for the 2012-2014 crops. The former prime minister has been ordered to pay 20% of the sum, or 35.7 billion baht. The military government blames her for not stopping the scheme once it was found plagued with losses and corruption, despite being advised repeatedly to do so.
The government has said it would order the other government officials involved, and business operators, to pay the remaining 80%, totalling 142 billion baht.The Yingluck government's pledging price was set at 40-50% higher than the market price in the hope that hoarding rice in massive stockpiles would push up global prices, but the scheme backfired. In September Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha issued an order under Section 44 of the 2014 interim constitution authorising the Legal Execution Department to seize the assets of state officials found liable to pay civil damages for the rice programme losses.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1135880/6-000-officials-suspected-in-b142bn-rice-scheme-loss
NCPO pushing ahead to support rice farmers
Yingluck defends help to struggling families
16 Nov 2016
NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: WASSANA
NANUAM & AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
Democrats launched political attacks on
ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra, claiming her 20-baht rice is profiteering at
farmers' expense. (Photo FB/y.shinawatra)
he National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)
vowed Tuesday to move ahead to help farmers sell their rice at better prices,
directly to consumers cutting out the middleman.Over the past week, military
units in all regions have purchased both unmilled and milled rice from farmers
totalling 18,991 tonnes, said Col Sirichan Ngathong, deputy spokeswoman of the NCPO.The
military cooperatives' five millers have also milled 69 tonnes of rice for
farmers in the Northeast, she said.Soldiers were deployed to 44 provinces to
help farmers harvest rice, collect data and survey rice purchases by the 1,068
private-run rice millers in 45 provinces.They also organised so-called
Pracharat (civil state) markets where 1,085 stalls provided space to sell rice
to more than 20,000 consumers, she said.
"If I wanted to make a profit or pass the
burden to the end buyers, I would have had to sell the rice at 25
baht/kg," she wrote. Ms Yingluck said her move to buy rice from farmers
was aimed at providing farmers with an alternative channel to sell rice without
middlemen, which would help them save on costs. "Regrettably, my intention
as a citizen to help farmers during this hard time was interpreted in other
ways," she said.Ms Yingluck was responding Democrat Party member Warong
Dejkitwikrom who said Ms Yingluck's selling price at 20 baht/kg was designed to
undercut and hurt farmers as she could buy the rice and sell it at higher
prices but chose not to do so. The Democrats said they had also helped cut out
the middleman for rice farmers, but didn't give details.Prime Minister Prayut
Chan-o-cha, meanwhile, plans to visit Pathum Thani on Friday to meet rice
farmers and inspect water management for agriculture in the province, one of
the country's important rice growing areas.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1136297/ncpo-pushing-ahead-to-support-rice-farmers
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