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Experts suggest
increase in rice production by sustainable practices
[The Nation] 24 May, 2017
ISLAMABAD - The global rice
production is likely to fall in coming years due to climate change and its
impacts, so it is a high time for Pakistan to avail benefit from the upcoming
demand by increasing its rice production through sustainable practices.
These views were expressed by the
participants of the first Sustainable Rice Platform National Stakeholder
Dialogue held here on Tuesday. They said, according to recent studies, climate
change and its impacts on extreme weather and temperature swings is projected
to reduce the global production of corn, wheat, rice and soybeans by 23 percent
until 2050.
They said the time is ripe for us to
adopt sustainable practices in the rice sector like increased organic
production and efficient use of water which could help offset climate-induced
losses. “Our rice exports have more than quadrupled from 1990 to 2010 but it
has come with a price— depleting a quarter of our country’s non-renewable
groundwater. This process spells havoc for the future if not addressed now,”
they said.
The panel discussions focused on how
alternative methods for growing rice should both be commercially and
economically viable. The need for galvanizing an important and rapidly growing
demand in the marketplace for sustainably produced products was also discussed.
Unsustainable water use in rice supplier nations has the potential to ripple
outward causing food crises half way across the globe. The situation demands
adoption of improved practices and techniques to promote sustainable rice
production and consumption in Pakistan, they said.
To truly identify sustainable production
methods and move beyond statements of principles to measurable conservation
results, robust, scientifically-based measures or indicators are needed to
assess impacts and evaluate tradeoffs between different kinds of production
systems in regard to an environmental criterion.
The objectives of the one-day
workshop were to highlight sustainability challenges in the country’s rice
sector at both field and policy levels. The workshop was attended by Minister
of State for Information Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb,
Agriculture Secretary Muhammad Abid Javed, Ministry of National Food Security
and Research along with academicians and experts from various universities of
the country.
Rice is the country’s largest export
crop (3.8 million Metric Tonnes per annum). The country has more than a
thousand rice mills catering to the need of farmers growing 5.54 million tonnes
per annum on an area of 2.5 million hectares. This important crop accounts for
6.7pc of value added in the agricultural sector, and 1.6pc of national GDP.
Pakistan enjoys a strong competitive advantage in the export sector due to
consumer preference in destination markets for aromatic and long grain rice.
http://www.hamariweb.com/finance/news/experts_suggest_increase_in_rice_production_by_sustainable_practices_nid2008731.aspx
Climate
change will adversely hit rice roductivity, say Indian scientists
LivingIndia
Science WireMay, 25 2017 15:48:20 IST
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan
New Delhi: Global climate change is
projected to have wide ranging effects on the environment and on socio-economic
and related sectors. Indian agriculture scientists have found that rising temperature
will adversely hit rice productivity in the country.
Experiments done in Tamil Nadu
show that elevated temperature will have a negative impact on rice
productivity, even nullifying the positive effects of higher level of carbon
dioxide.
Researchers at the
Coimbatore-based Tamil Nadu Agricultural University conducted a study on rice
which is a staple food for most people in the region. According to Manila-based
International Rice Research Institute, rice provides 23 percent of global human
per capita energy and 16 per cent of global human per capita protein.
. Reuters
The study involved actual
cultivation of the cereal in a climate control chamber (CCC) where the
temperature was maintained at four degrees above the ambient temperature and a
carbon dioxide enrichment level of 650 parts per million (ppm). The experiment
was carried out with four different days of planting – 1 June, 15 June, 1 July
and 15 July.
It was seen that crops grown
under the projected conditions attained panicle initiation, flowering and
maturity much earlier than those grown under the ambient condition. But,
recorded reduced growth characters such as leaf area index, dry matter
production and number of tillers. In addition, lesser percentage of dry matter
was partitioned towards grain and more for the roots. Subsequently, they
recorded lower grain and straw yields.
Overall, elevated temperature was found to have a negative
impact on rice productivity, even nullifying the positive effects of higher
level of carbon dioxide. The researchers have published a report on their work
in the latest issue of journal Current
Science.
The study was conducted by
V.Geethalakshmi, K.Bhuvaneswari and A. Lakshmanan of TNAU and N. Udaya
Sekhar of Bioforsk, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and
Environmental Research.
Published Date: May 25, 2017
03:47 pm | Updated Date: May 25, 2017 03:48 pm
http://www.firstpost.com/living/climate-change-will-adversely-hit-rice-productivity-say-indian-scientists-3480359.html
Basmati
exporters expect higher output on good monsoon forecast
No change seen in shipment volumes;
basmati output in the country is roughly 6.6 million tonnes
Virendra Singh Rawat | Lucknow May
24, 2017 Last Updated at 23:53 IST
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After Trump
sanctions, currency crisis in Iran hits India's basmati exportsCurrency crisis
in Iran hits India's basmati rice exportsBasmati sowing likely to go up 25% in
FY18 on high demand, normal monsoonBasmati exporters' scrips rise on high
shipment, price outlook
The forecast of
a good monsoon and projected rise in basmati paddy sowing is likely to mean
more earnings for its exporters in the current season, though the volume of
shipments is not expected to change.
Of all paddy
production, basmati accounts for about 6.6 million tonnes (mt); last year's
sowing was on 1.6 mn hectares.
This year’s
monsoon forecast and farmers' better realisation last year is projected to
result in more sowing. That translates to a lower purchase price for processors
and exporters. The volume of export is not expected to go up, due to difficult
economic conditions in the key markets of the Gulf and European Union.
In 2016-17,
basmati export was about four mt, with almost 80 per cent to the Gulf
countries, Iran and Iraq. “Our projection is that export would remain at last
year’s level; new markets have not been explored,” says Gurnam Arora, joint
managing director, Kohinoor Foods, which send out 150,000 tonnes a year. The domestic basmati market is also expanding
and likely to see close to five per cent growth this financial year.
“China is a big
market and if we are able to market and distribute our product properly, it
would expand export volumes significantly,” Arora added.
R Sundaresan,
executive director, All India Rice Exporters Association, said Haryana and
Punjab accounted for 40-45 per cent of total basmati production, followed by
Uttar Pradesh at 10-15 per cent. In UP, sowing is likely to expand by almost 30
per cent, feels UP Rice Millers’ Association patron Sanjeev Agarwal.
WWF
Pakistan holds dialogue on sustainable rice growing practices
WWF-Pakistan,
in cooperation with the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), HELVETAS Swiss
Inter-cooperation and Mars Food/Rice Partners Ltd, convened the first
sustainable rice platform national stakeholder dialogue and workshop in
Islamabad, bringing together high-level stakeholders across the spectrum to
foster sustainable rice growing. The objectives of the one-day workshop was to
highlight sustainability challenges in the country’s rice sector at both, field
and policy levels and to develop a collaborative multi-stakeholder action plan
which includes an institutional framework for all stakeholders to incentivise
adoption of sustainable best practice among rice smallholders.
The
workshop was attended by Minister of State for Information Broadcasting and
National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb, Secretary of Agriculture Muhammad Abid
Javed, Ministry of National Food Security and Research Saeed Ahmad Mangnejo,
Secretary of Agriculture Government of Sindh James Lomax, Chairman Sustainable
Rice Platform (SRP) Muhammad Mahmood, Secretary of Agriculture Government of
Punjab Muhammad Irfan Tariq, Director General (Environment) Ministry of Climate
Change Imitiaz Ali Gopang, National Food Commissioners Dr Syed Waseem ul Haque
and Director Trade Development Authority Pakistan Khalid Rasool along with
academicians and experts from various universities of the country.
Speaking
on the occasion, Director General WWF-Pakistan Hammad Naqi Khan said, “The time
is ripe for us to adopt sustainable practices in the rice sector like increased
organic production, efficient use of water and tilling less which could help
offset climate-induced losses.
“Today
I feel proud to say that I’ve remained a part of WWF-Pakistan and without any
bias I admit the organisation is working hard towards achieving a smart and
sustainable agricultural policy, the dividends of which we shall reap in years
to come,” Minister of State for Information Broadcasting and National Heritage
Marriyum Aurangzeb said.
The panel discussions focused on
how alternative methods for growing rice should both, be commercially and
economically viable. The need for galvanizing an important and rapidly growing
demand in the marketplace for sustainable produced products was also discussed.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/23/wwf-pakistan-holds-dialogue-on-sustainable-rice-growing-practices/
Iraq mulls importing Pakistani rice
Ricegrowers
Limited 24 May 2017
24-May-17
PML-N also accepts funds from abroad, PTI tells SC
ISLAMABAD: WWF-Pakistan, in cooperation with the Sustainable Rice Platform
(SRP), HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and Mars Food/Rice Partners Ltd,
convened the first Sustainable Rice Platform National Stakeholder Dialogue and
Workshop in Islamabad, bringing together high-level stakeholders across the
spectrum to foster sustainable rice growing.
The objectives of the
one-day workshop was to highlight sustainability challenges in the country's
rice sector at both field and policy levels and to develop a collaborative
multi-stakeholder action plan which includes an institutional framework for all
stakeholders to incentivize adoption of sustainable best practice among rice
smallholders.
The workshop was attended by
Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information Broadcasting and National
Heritage; Muhammad Abid Javed, Secretary of Agriculture, Ministry of National
Food Security and Research; Saeed Ahmad Mangnejo, Secretary of Agriculture,
Government of Sindh; James Lomax, Chairman Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP);
Muhammad Mahmood, Secretary of Agriculture, Government of Punjab; Muhammad
Irfan Tariq, Director General (Environment) Ministry of Climate Change; Imitiaz
Ali Gopang and Dr. Syed Waseem ul Haque, National Food Commissioners; and
Khalid Rasool, Director Trade Development Authority Pakistan, along with
academicians and experts from various universities of the country.
Rice carries significant
economic importance for Pakistan; it is the nation's second most important food
staple after wheat, and is the country's largest export crop (3.8 million
Metric Tonnes per annum).
The country has more than a
thousand rice mills catering to the need of farmers growing 5.54 million tonnes
per annum on an area of 2.5 million hectares.
This important crop accounts
for 6.7% of value added in the agricultural sector, and 1.6% of national GDP.
Pakistan enjoys a strong competitive advantage in the export sector due to
consumer preference in destination markets for aromatic and long grain rice.
Speaking on the occasion
Hammad Naqi Khan, Director General WWF-Pakistan, said that according to recent
studies climate change, and its impacts on extreme weather and temperature
swings, is projected to reduce the global production of corn, wheat, rice and
soybeans by 23% until 2050.
"The time is ripe for
us to adopt sustainable practices in the rice sector like increased organic
production, efficient use of water and tilling less which could help offset
climate-induced losses.
Whereas, our rice exports
have more than quadrupled from 1990 to 2010 but it has come with a price-
depleting a quarter of our country's non-renewable groundwater. This process
spells havoc for the future if not addressed now."
Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister
of State for Information Broadcasting and National Heritage, praised
WWF-Pakistan's efforts in promoting sustainable practices across the country and
has played a vital role in familiarizing farming communities with basics of
sustainable agriculture.
"Today I feel proud to
say that I've remained a part of WWF-Pakistan and without any bias I admit the
organisation is working hard towards achieving a smart and sustainable
agricultural policy, the dividends of which we shall reap in years to
come," she added.
The panel discussions
focused on how alternative methods for growing rice should both be commercially
and economically viable. The need for galvanizing an important and rapidly
growing demand in the marketplace for sustainably produced products was also
discussed.
Unsustainable water use in
rice supplier nations has the potential to ripple outward causing food crises
half way across the globe.
The situation demands
adoption of improved practices and techniques to promote sustainable rice
production and consumption in Pakistan.
To truly identify
sustainable production methods and move beyond statements of principles to
measurable conservation results, robust, scientifically-based measures or
indicators are needed to assess impacts and evaluate tradeoffs between
different kinds of production systems in regard to an environmental criterion.
http://dailytimes.com.pk/business/24-May-17/stakeholders-put-heads-together-to-foster-sustainable-rice-production
Tax evasion of crores
unearthed in Karnal
Bogus bills, Rs 1.11 crore seized from arhtiya
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Tribune News Service
Karnal, May 24
The Income Tax Department has unearthed tax evasion of
hundreds of crores of rupees by rice millers after it seized bogus sale and
purchase bills. A commission agent, identified as Hitesh, allegedly provided
millers with bogus bills. In return, he got one to two per cent commission.
The tax evasion came to light on Monday when a team of the
department raided Hitesh’s shop in the old grain market here as part of a
survey operation. Besides bogus bills, Rs 1.11 crore and several documents,
including signed blank cheque books of Delhi-based bogus firms, were seized.
Now, the investigation wing of the department has taken over
the survey operation. It is scrutinising documents and ascertaining the source
of cash.
“Rice millers evaded VAT and mandi tax, which is 7 to 8 per
cent, causin g loss to the exchequer,” said Vandana Mohite, Joint Commissioner,
Income Tax, Karnal range.
“The entire operation is being conducted under the guidance
of KC Jain, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North-West Region. He
has issued directions to officers of the north-west region to carry out surveys
on the basis of refund and self-assessment analysis, following which the
department unearthed tax evasion,” she said.
The survey operation was conducted under the supervision of
Sunita Puri, Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, Panchkula, and PS Tomar, Principal
Commissioner, Income Tax, Karnal.
“The Principal Commissioner
has converted the survey operation into a search operation. A team of investigation
wing searched the arhtiya’s shop today,” Mohite said, adding that the
department would verify the bank accounts and cheques to identify persons who
evaded tax. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/tax-evasion-of-crores-unearthed-in-karnal/412275.html
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TNN | Updated: May 25, 2017, 08.03 AM
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CHANDIGARH: Income tax department sleuths on
Wednesday claimed to have laid hands on a firm allegedly involved in
'accommodation entries' to siphon off taxable amounts under the garb of sale
purchase of rice to mill owners in Karnal.
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The raid, which began on Monday, continued till Wednesday evening. The firm, identified as MitraSen Rajesh Kumar of Karnal, is a broker for rice shellers and commission agents. The nexus came to light after the a team headed by joint commissioner of income tax (JCIT) Vandana Mohite raided the firm's premises at the new grain market in Karnal.
The team, which included three income tax officers, recovered a cash of Rs 1.11 crore from the premises. The investigations wing headed by a deputy director level officer too was rushed to the premises. The entire operations were closely monitored by K S Jain, principal chief commissioner of income tax, Northern Western Region, and chief commissioner of income tax, Haryana, Sunita Puri, principal commissioner, Karnal, P S Tomar supervised the field operations.
"The team had gone for a routine survey during which documents like signed blank cheque books of Delhi-based bogus parties were found from whom only bills were taken. It was detected that the proprietary concern was giving fake entries to the tune of several hundreds of crores of rupees of rice purchase and sales to different rice millers and shellers after obtaining a commission from them. This raised an eyebrow and we informed our bosses in Chandigarh,'' said Vandana.
The investigation team is on the job and accommodation entries and the number of beneficiaries will be quantified after investigation is over. With the help of accommodation entries, the beneficiary rice millers have reduced taxable income causing huge loss to the state exchequer by evading VAT and Mandi Tax, etc, Vandana added
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/it-raid-expose-firm-siphoning-funds-sleuths-seize-1cr-from-premises/articleshow/58831059.cms
Ag
doing its part to help point out global trade barriers
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 - The Trump administration
wants a complete picture of why the U.S. is running a $740 billion trade
deficit in goods. That’s why the Commerce Department and the Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative are working on a massive analysis, to be titled “Omnibus
Report on Significant Trade Deficits,” and asking industry representatives to
help.
The U.S. agriculture sector is
mostly in agreement that farm-product exports are a bright spot in
international trade, but groups like the National Biodiesel Board, the USA Rice
Federation, the North American Wheat Growers Association and others are doing
what they can to help point out difficulties with foreign markets.
Seven of the 39 people to testify
at an all-day hearing held by Commerce last week represented farmers or farm
products, but written testimony is also being filed.
“U.S. food and agriculture is one
of the biggest success stories for U.S. trade, one that predates the nation’s
founding,” the National Grain and Feed
Association (NGFA) and North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) said in
a joint submission to Commerce and USTR. “Time and
again over its rich history, U.S. agricultural producers and agribusinesses
have ably demonstrated their ability to compete successfully in the global
market for agricultural products ranging from raw commodities to value-added
goods such as meat, dairy and biofuels.”
It’s a common sentiment in the
agriculture sector, which commands an overall trade surplus, according to USDA
data. The value of U.S. farm-product exports is now projected at $136
billion for fiscal 2017, compared to $114.5 billion in imports, according to
the latest forecast from USDA’s Economic Research Service.
But there are problems. Global
trade barriers that include everything from sanitary and phytosanitary
restrictions on U.S. commodities to massive and sometimes complex domestic
subsidies play a substantial role in constricting U.S. exports of wheat, corn,
potatoes, soybeans, catfish, pork, shrimp and other products.
Anne Steckel, a vice president at
the National Biodiesel Board, was one of the witnesses at the hearing last
week. She called attention to a growing trade deficit created by Indonesia’s
substantial domestic subsidies for the renewable fuel, much of which is made
from soybean oil.
“Unfairly traded Indonesian
imports account for a substantial proportion of imported biodiesel,” Steckel
said. “Forced
to compete with Indonesian producers’ dumped and subsidized prices, U.S.
biodiesel producers’ financial condition has declined significantly. This has
caused U.S. producers to pull back on investments to expand production capacity
in what continues to be a growing market.”
While Indonesia is accused of
doing significant damage to U.S. biodiesel producers and exporters, China is
the center of most complaints.
The country continues to maintain
substantial domestic price supports for wheat, corn and rice, distorting world
markets and causing billions of dollars in losses every year for U.S. farmers
and exporters. China’s subsidies – which the U.S. is challenging at the World
Trade Organization – are particularly damaging to U.S. wheat farmers, who say
they could be selling much more to the country if it didn’t promote
overproduction.
“China’s domestic support of rice
prices has distorted the internal market, with prices well above world levels,”
USA Rice said in a submission to Commerce and the USTR. “The
result has been a surge of imports, such that China has emerged as a major rice
importer, with imports of 4.8 million tons,” the group said. “U.S. exporters have been unable to take
advantage of this demand because Chinese officials refuse to sign a
phytosanitary protocol with the United States covering imports of milled rice,
even though the protocol was agreed to by both sides in November 2015.”
The complaints against China go
far beyond domestic subsidies, non-tariff barriers and the failure to fulfill
WTO quotas.
China continues to refuse to
overhaul its biotech approval process, causing massive delays in the U.S.
commercialization of new seed traits and threatening U.S. exports of corn,
soybeans and other commodities. In recently renewed trade talk, however, China
agreed to finalize the approval of eight biotech traits that had been in
regulatory limbo for years.
Vietnam is another target for
trade complaints. The country heavily subsidizes its rice and catfish
production, and U.S. producers say the impacts are devastating.
U.S. rice has been completely
pushed out of Cuba due to the low prices offered by Vietnamese exporters, who
are selling subsidized grain. And U.S. catfish farmers have seen their domestic
market slashed as cheaper product from thousands of miles away floods the U.S.
market.
“The U.S. catfish industry has
been struggling in the U.S. market due to the unrelenting flood of unfairly
low-priced Vietnamese imports,” Danny Walker, CEO of the Mississippi-based Heartland Catfish
Co., told Commerce and USTR in testimony. “Those imports have crippled our industry.”
Reducing imports and creating
jobs are among top goals expressed by the Trump administration, which continues
to spotlight overall deficits with countries like China, Mexico, Germany and
Japan.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
said the Omnibus report – meant to “produce a comprehensive analysis of the
economic realities and details of America’s trading partners” – will be
completed no later than June 30.
But despite all the grievances
the U.S. ag sector has with countries like China, the reality for U.S. farmers is that the U.S. exports more corn,
soybeans, wheat, rice, beef, pork, sorghum, apples and potatoes than it
imports.
“While we understand the need to
examine the underlying causes of trade deficits to various sectors of the U.S.
economy, it also remains essential that the United States continue to recognize
the economic principle of comparative advantage and the benefits that two-way
trade contribute to advancing U.S. and world economic well-being and global
security,” the National Grain and Feed Association and the North American
Export Grain Association said in testimony.
Foreigners are importing rice, destroying our business - Rice
farmers protest
Rice farmers are protesting in Birnin Kebbi,
Kebbi state - The farmers said foreigners importing rice into Nigeria are
sabotaging local farmers - They vow to keep protesting until something is done
about it Thousands of rice farmers under the aegis of Kebbi State Rice Farmers
Association staged a peaceful protest in Birnin Kebbi to protest rice
importation. The farmers marched through the streets of Birnin Kebbi carrying
placards before retiring to the Government House, to lodge their complaints to
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu.
The state chairman of Rice Farmers Association
of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Muhammad Sahabi Augie, while delivering his speech
to the governor, said the proposed importation of foreign rice into the country
was not in the best interest of local farmers. Governor Bagudu who is the chairman
presidential committee on rice and wheat production in Nigeria, said he would
convey the farmers’ message to the president. Meanwhile, the national president
of RIFAN, Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, in an interview with Daily Trust on Tuesday,
May 24, said the protest would continue all over the country
https://www.naij.com/1106352-foreigners-importing-rice-destroying-business-rice-farmers-protest.html
Bangladesh to speed up
rice imports in wake of flooding
May 25 Bangladesh will speed up
plans to import rice that it brought in to build reserves and rein in local
prices after flash floods hit domestic output, government officials said on
Thursday.
As part of that, a Bangladeshi
delegation is now in Vietnam to finalise imports of the staple grain in a
government-to-government deal, said a procurement official, declining to be
identified as he was not authorised to speak with media. He did not give
further details on the transaction.
Ramped up demand from Bangladesh,
the world's fourth-biggest rice producer, could underpin prices in major
exporters Vietnam, Thailand and India.
"We are making frantic efforts
to boost state reserves and bring down prices of rice," said the
procurement official.
Local rice prices have reached
record highs and state reserves are at six-year lows in the wake of flooding in
April that wiped out around 700,000 tonnes of output.
The state grains buyer earlier this
month said it would ship in 600,000 tonnes of rice after the flooding,
initially issuing two tenders for a total of 100,000 tonnes of rice, its first
such tenders since 2011.
Meanwhile, the procurement official
said the government had decided not to withdraw duty on private rice imports,
looking to protect farmers.
Bangladesh produces around 34
million tonnes of rice annually but uses almost all its production to feed its
population of 160 million. It often requires imports, however, to cope with
shortages caused by natural calamities like floods and droughts. (Reporting by
Ruma Paul; Editing by Joseph Radford)
http://in.reuters.com/article/bangladesh-rice-imports-idINL4N1IR2LK
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- May 24, 2017
Reuters | May 24, 2017, 02.00 PM IST
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC/Open Market-May 24 Nagpur, May 24 (Reuters) -
Gram and tuar prices firmed up again in Nagpur
Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) auction on good
seasonal demand from local millers amid weak supply from producing regions.
Healthy hike in Madhya Pradesh
gram prices and reported demand from South-based millers also boosted prices.
About 1,600 bags of gram and 1,500 bags of tuar were available for auctions,
according to sources. FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Desi varieties ruled
steady in open market here but demand was poor. TUAR * Tuar gavarani and tuar Karnataka
reported higher in open market on increased demand from local traders.
Government has re-opened tuar procurement centres in the region which increased
tuar prices. * Wheat mill quality and wheat Sharbati moved
down in open market on poor buying support from local traders amid good supply
from producing belts. * In Akola, Tuar New -
4,000-4,100, Tuar dal (clean) - 6,000-6,200, Udid Mogar (clean) -
9,000-10,000, Moong Mogar (clean) 6,800-7,200, Gram - 5,800-6,100, Gram Super
best * Other varieties of wheat, rice and other commodities moved in a narrow
range in scattered deals and settled at last levels in thin trading activity.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC
auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices
Previous close Gram Auction 5,200-5,510 5,100-5,450 Gram Pink Auction
n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,500-5,050 3,500-5,000 Moong Auction n.a.
3,900-4,200 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Wheat
Mill quality Auction 1,500-1,652 1,500-1,620 Gram Super Best Bold 8,200-8,500
8,200-8,500 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a. Gram Medium Best 7,600-7,900 7,600-7,900
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 5,600-5,700 5,600-5,700 Desi gram
Raw 6,350-6,550 6,350-6,550 Gram Yellow 8,000-8,200 8,000-8,200 Gram Kabuli 12,300-13,400
12,300-13,400 Tuar Fataka Best-New
6,200-6,400 6,200-6,400 Tuar Fataka
Medium-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,700-6,000
5,700-6,000 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,000-5,500 5,000-5,500 Tuar Gavarani New
4,200-4,300 4,100-4,200 Tuar Karnataka 4,300-4,400 4,200-4,300 Masoor dal best
5,500-5,700 5,500-5,700 Masoor dal medium 5,200-5,400 5,200-5,400 Masoor n.a.
n.a. Moong Mogar bold (New) 7,000-7,500 7,000-7,500 Moong Mogar Medium
6,500-6,800 6,500-6,800 Moong dal Chilka 5,500-6,300
5,500-6,300 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 7,000-8,000
7,000-8,000 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 10,000-11,000 10,000-11,000 Udid
Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 8,000-9,000 8,000-9,000 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
5,800-6,200 5,800-6,200 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,500-5,600 5,500-5,700 Lakhodi
dal (100 INR/kg) 3,300-3,500 3,300-3,500 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 2,900-3,000
2,900-3,000 Watana White
(100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,600 3,400-3,600 Watana Green Best (100
INR/KG) 4,000-4,500 4,000-4,500 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,050 1,950-2,050
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,650-1,750 1,750-1,850 Wheat Filter
(100 INR/KG) 2,150-2,350 2,150-2,350 Wheat Lokwan new (100 INR/KG) 1,850-2,050
1,850-2,050 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,350 2,200-2,350 Wheat Lokwan
medium (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,150 2,000-2,150 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.
n.a. MP Sharbati
Best (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,400 3,300-3,600 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)
2,300-2,800 2,600-2,800 Rice BPT new (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,400 3,100-3,400 Rice
BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,500-4,000 3,500-4,000 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200 Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,800 2,500-2,800 Rice
Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)
2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500
Rice HMT New (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000 Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)
4,500-4,800 4,500-4,800 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,200 4,000-4,200
Rice Shriram
New(100 INR/KG) 4,650-4,850 4,650-4,850 Rice Shriram best 100 INR/KG)
6,800-7,000 6,800-7,000 Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG) 6,300-6,500 6,300-6,500
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 11,000-15,000 11,000-15,000 Rice Basmati Medium
(100 INR/KG) 6,500-8,000 6,500-8,000 Rice Chinnor New(100 INR/KG) 4,600-4,800
4,600-4,800 Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,300 5,800-6,300 Rice Chinnor
medium (100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,600 5,100-5,300 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,200 1,900-2,200 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,800-1,900 1,800-1,900 WEATHER
(NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 44.7 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 28.0 degree Celsius
Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum temperature
would be around and 45 and 29 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not
available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices,
but included in market prices)
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Vietnam,
Bangladesh extend rice trade deal
24.05.2017
| UkrAgroConsult
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran
Tuan Anh and Bangladeshi Minister of Food Advocate Md Quamrul Islam have signed
a document extending the two countries’ memorandum of understanding (MoU) on
rice trade that will allow Vietnam to sell up to 1 million tonnes of rice to
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The MoU, inked on May 23 in Hanoi
during the Bangladeshi official’s visit, will last five years to 2022. The
provision of rice will depend on Bangladesh’s yearly demand.It took Vietnam and
Bangladesh only two weeks to discuss and reach the deal.Right after sealing the
deal, the Bangladeshi side wanted to buy 250,000-300,000 tonnes of 5-percent
broken rice immediately and a total of 500,000 tonnes by the end of 2017.
Speaking at the signing ceremony,
Minister Anh spoke highly of Minister Quamrul Islam’s visit, expressing his
hope that it will help connect businesses and strengthen bilateral partnership
and friendship between the two countries.The MoU was signed for the first time
on April 18, 2011 in Hanoi and expired on December 31, 2013. On January 2,
2014, the two sides re-signed the deal that was valid until December 31, 2016.
In 2011 and 2012, Vietnam shipped
over 300,000 tonnes of rice to Bangladesh. As Bangladesh was then able to
produce enough rice, it ceased the import of Vietnamese rice.However, in two
recent years, Bangladesh faced consecutive natural disasters that have affected
its crops and resulted in a shortage of rice for domestic consumption.On the day,
Minister Tran Tuan Anh and Minister Quamrul Islam also discussed measures to
enhance their coordination in the future to improve bilateral economic, trade
and industrial cooperation, especially in the trading of rice.
Việt Nam to supply up to 1
million tonnes of rice to Bangladesh a year
Rice
bags loaded for export at a Kiên Giang Import-Export Co factory in Kiên Giang
Province. - VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt HA
NOI — Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Trần Tuấn Anh and
Bangladeshi Minister of Food Advocate Qamrul Islam signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) on the extension of rice trading in Hà Nội on Tuesday.
The memorandum came as part of Bangladeshi
minister’s May 22-25 visit at Anh’s invitation.
Under the MoU--which will be extended till
2022--Việt Nam will supply up to one million tonnes of rice to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh announced its expectation to buy
around 250,000 to 300,000 tonnes of 5 per cent broken milled white rice
from Việt Nam after the signing. The amount could be increased to 500,000
tonnes this year. In addition, Bangladesh invited Vietnamese official rice
suppliers to their country for negotiations of prices, amount and transaction
methods.
Việt Nam Southern Food Corporation will implement
the export contracts.
The MoU on rice trading between the two
countries was signed for the first time on April 18th 2011 and had
been extended once in 2014 till the end of 2016.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Anh said Việt
Nam always highly valued its traditional and friendly co-operation with
Bangladesh.
The two countries have exchanged several high
ranking delegations and businesses for trade promotion and business
opportunities.
The two sides have signed many important
agreements on economic, trade and investment co-operation. In this way, they’ve
been a force for sustainable development in recent years, according to the
minister.
Last year, the two-way trade between the two
countries reached $608 million, posting a 3.1 per cent year-on-year increase.
However, the trade exchange has not reached its
potential. The two countries could further enhance trade co-operation. In
addition, Việt Nam and Bangladesh have potential in industrial co-operation,
especially in agricultural machinery manufacturing in Bangladesh.
In the context of the difficult consumption
market, the MoIT has promoted activities to search for export markets of local
products, especially agricultural products. The ministry has sought the signing
of a MoU to facilitate exported products.
In addition to traditional markets, the
ministry has focused on new markets with big potential, large population, high
rice consumption and stable purchasing power. The MoU was negotiated in around
2 weeks.
Bangladesh is a market with more than 170
million people and high rice consumption. The country’s rice supply is modest,
and it often faces disaster. — VNS
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Vietnam to Sell Bangladesh 1 Million
Tons of Rice Annually
Hanoi. Vietnam will sell 1 million tons of various types of rice
to Bangladesh annually between 2017-2022 as part of a memorandum of
understanding signed by the two countries on Tuesday (23/05), Vietnam's Trade
Ministry said.
Uncertainty about U.S. long grain rice acreage supportive of
prices
Domestic and global rice
fundamentals remain bearish while U.S. acreage decrease may help firm near-term
prices.
Bobby Coats | May 23, 2017
Note: For the latest information,
please see the accompanying Rice Outlook Slide Show, U.S. and World, May 22,
2017
Presently, I am cautiously
bullish on U.S. long grain rice prices. The U.S. and global long grain
rice market is a highly complex and a challenging marketplace, due to the
extreme importance of the rice food grain in feeding the world’s
population.Rice is one of the most protected food grains in country after
country around the world, as countries limit U.S. market access and
competition. Most countries’ rice food security concerns will take priority
over trade agreements.
Some key factors impacting global
long grain rice trade and long grain rice prices are:
·
Bearish 2016-2017 domestic and
global rice fundamentals
·
Global geopolitical challenges,
uncertainties and food security issues
·
The currently supportive price
impact of excessive rain, flooding, etc. on U.S. 2017 acreage, yield,
production and quality
·
2017-18 global production is
expected to exceed consumption, and currently there is no expectation of a
major disruptive weather event to change that outlook
·
Uncertainty about U.S. and global
fiscal, monetary, trade and regulatory policy initiatives near term impact on
reflating sluggish domestic and global growth. This has allowed global
deflationary forces strong continued negative influence on the aggregate
commodity sector.
2017/18 World Rice Supply and
Demand
World Rice-Cliff Note Version
·
World rice acreage at 161.8
million hectares is the highest on record
·
World rice yield at 4.4 metric
tons per hectare is consistent with previous four periods
·
World rice rough production at
717.8 million metric tons is the 2nd highest on record
·
World rice milled production at
481.3 million metric tons is the 2nd highest on record
·
World trade at 42.2 million
metric tons is 3rd highest on record and, in-part, reflects global
uncertainties
·
World rice total use at 480.1
million metric tons is the highest on record
·
World rice ending stocks at 119.8
million metric tons is the highest since 2001-02
·
2017/18 world rice production
of481.3 million tons is forecast to exceed 2017-18 total use of480.1 million
tons by 1.2 million tons
Long Grain Rice Supply and Demand
-- Cliff Note Version:
USDA’s June 30, 2017 Acreage
Report will provide an estimate that more nearly reflects current weather and
flooding impacts.
·
2017 long grain rice planted
acres estimated at 1,909,000 acres 21 percent below 2016
·
5-year average 2,044,400 acres
·
10-year average 2,150,600 acres
·
15-year average 2,229,267 acres
·
2017-18 long grain rice beginning
stocks at 28.7 million cwt.
·
Previous 5-year average was 22
million cwt.
·
Previous 10-year average was 24
million cwt.
·
2017-18 long grain rice
production is estimated at 142 million cwt.
·
15 percent below 2016-17
·
5-year average 148 million cwt.
·
10-year average 149 million cwt.
·
2017-18 long grain rice total
supply is estimated at 191.7 million cwt.
·
9-percent below 2016-17
·
5-year average 190 million cwt.
·
10-year average 191 million cwt.
·
2017-18 long grain rice domestic
and residual use is estimated at 95 million cwt,
·
6th largest on record
·
5-year average 95 million cwt.
·
10-year average 94.5 million cwt.
·
2017-18 long grain rice total
exports is estimated at 76 million cwt,
·
3 million cwt. below last year
·
5-year average 72
·
10-year average 73
·
2017-18 long grain rice total use
is estimated at 171 million cwt.
·
10 million cwt below 2016-17
·
5-year average 167 million cwt.
·
10-year average 167 million cwt.
·
2017-18 long grain rice ending
stocks are estimated at 20.7 million cwt.
·
28-percent below 2016-17
·
5-year average 23 million cwt.
·
10-year average 24 million cwt.
NASS Prospective Planting
1.
S. - Cliff Note Version
As previously stated USDA’s June
30, 2017 Acreage Report will provide an estimate that more nearly reflects
current weather and flooding impacts.
·
2017 Arkansas long grain rice
planted acres estimated at 1,050,000 acres, 25.5 percent below 2016, 5-year
average 1,150,000, 10-year average 1,202,000, 15-year average 1,250,000 acres
·
2017 California long grain rice
planted acres estimated at 9,000 acres the same as 2016, 5-year average 7,000,
10-year average 6,800, 15-year average 7,067 acres
·
2017 Louisiana long grain rice
planted acres estimated at 375,000 acres, 9.2 percent below 2016, 5-year
average 387,000, 10-year average 405,500, 15-year average 415,467 acres
·
2017 Mississippi long grain rice
planted acres estimated at 375,000 acres, 9.2 percent below 2016, 5-year
average 156,000, 10-year average 185,000, 15-year average 197,667 acres
·
2017 Missouri long grain rice
planted acres estimated at 200,000 acres, 13 percent below 2016, 5-year average
194,400, 10-year average 193,200, 15-year average 197,667 acres
·
2017 Texas long grain rice
planted acres estimated at 155,000 acres, 16.2 percent below 2016, 5-year
average 150,000, 10-year average 158100, 15-year average 165,000 acres
·
2017 United States long grain
rice planted acres estimated at 1,909,000 acres, 21 percent below 2016, 5-year
average 2,044,400, 10-year average 2,150,600, 15-year average 2,229,267 acres
Rice Webinar
Date and Time: May 25, 2017 2:00 PM in Central
Time (US and Canada)
Host: Dr. Bobby Coats
Producer: Mary Poling
·
Topic: S. Rice Supplies Expected to
Tighten in 2017-18; U.S. Prices Projected Higher (45 minutes)
Presenter: Dr. Nathan Childs, Agricultural
Economist with USDA’s Economic Research Service
Description: This webinar will focus on USDA’s
projections for the 2017-18 U.S. and global rice markets. The main themes: A
10-percent decline in U.S. rice production is expected to reduce U.S. rice
supplies 7 percent in 2017/18. Tighter supplies and higher projected prices are
behind expectations of smaller domestic use and U.S. exports in 2017-18. In the
global market, production is expected to again exceed use, with global ending
stocks in 2017-18 projected to increase to the highest level since 2001-02.
·
Topic: Arkansas Rice Production
Update –
Presenter: Dr. Jarrod Hardke, Associate
Professor and State Rice Extension Agronomist, Crop, Soil & Environmental
Science Department, University of Arkansas System-Division of Agriculture
Conclusion:
Please view accompanying Rice
Slide Show.
As far as 2017 U.S. long grain
rice acreage is concerned and its impact on the U.S. long grain rice balance
sheet now we wait on USDA NASS’s June 30 acreage report.
Present uncertainties about U.S.
and global fiscal, monetary, trade and regulatory policy initiatives near term
impact on reflating sluggish domestic and global growth allows global
deflationary forces to remain problematic for the commodity sector. Watch the
commodity sector in general and the grain sector specifically for signs of supportive
price behavior related to government and Central Bank intervention.
The U.S. rice farmer needs
additional demand from outside the Western Hemisphere.
Consider: Given the weakness of
global rice prices, then 2017 U.S. long grain rice acreage needs to be adequate
to maintain rice infrastructure and not encourage expanded long grain rice
imports.
Be sure to join us Thursday May
25, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. for our Rice Webinar over the internet or join by phone.
Webinar Registration Link:
1.
Bobby Coats is a professor in the
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Division of Agriculture,
University of Arkansas System. E-mail: recoats@uark.edu.
Hybrid
rice harvest in Arkansas in 2016. Fewer acres of the hybrids will be available
in 2017
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The rice
industry is furious at the existence of “cauliflower rice”
Cauliflower just got dragged. (Reuters/Nguyen Huy Kham)
WRITTEN
BY Chase Purdy
May 23, 2017
The fight over the US government’s definitions for certain foods
has flared up again. It’s no longer just a fight for milk farmers, who’ve grown
increasingly angry about plant-based food companies (think soy, almond, and
cashews) calling their liquid products “milk.”
For the first time, vegetables are being roped into the
debate—all because of the arrival and popularization of “cauliflower rice.”
“Only rice is rice, and calling ‘riced vegetables’ ‘rice,’ is
misleading and confusing to consumers,” Betsy Ward, president of industry lobby
USA Rice, said in a statement earlier
this month. “We may be asking the Food and Drug Administration and other
regulatory agencies to look at this.” Ward added that Scott Gottlieb, the new
Trump-appointed FDA commissioner, could use his power to enforce the agency’s
existing definitions for food, the so-called “standards of identity.”
Only recently did cauliflower rice appear in the freezer section
of the grocery store—and in close proximity to frozen rice and vegetable
packages, Michael Klein, a spokesman for the rice lobby, told Quartz. Klein
adds that one company, Green Giant Fresh, used a “Move over, rice” marketing
campaign.
But the cauliflower side isn’t worried. “Using the FDA to combat
merchandising efforts? That’s a story they’re telling their retail partners,”
said Gina Nucci of the California-based produce company, Mann Packing, which
sells cauliflower products. “Every section of the grocery store is fighting for
the same food dollar. Same share of stomach. Consumers are smart. I don’t think
anyone is going to mistake regular rice for a riced cauliflower product, frozen
or fresh.”
She says consumers are on the lookout for rice alternatives
because there’s a demand for ready-to-eat products that take less time to
prepare than whole-head cauliflower rice.
Still, this isn’t a clean case for the rice lobby, which now
finds itself in the unenviable position of appearing to speak out of both sides
of its mouth. While the industry group frets over shredded cauliflower, some of
its members benefit from relaxed enforcement of standards of identity. Rice
milk and yogurt can be found at nearly all major supermarket retailers, including Costco and
Whole Foods 365 brand. Yet greater enforcement of the FDA’s standards of
identity would likely give those rice products companies trouble.
For its part, the rice lobby says the goal should be to avoid
confusing consumers—but it does not want to be the arbiter of deciding whether
consumers are confused when they see rice milk on the shelves of the dairy
section. (The dairy industry has been vocal about this matter: “Milk is a
product that comes from cows,” it contended (pdf)
in February.)
“Just as with milk, no one owns the word ‘rice,'” said Michele
Simon, executive director of the Plant Based Foods Association. To date, in at
least two US lawsuits (one against Whitewave Foods Company in 2013 and the
other against Trader Joe’s Company in 2015) judges have dismissed cases in
which plaintiffs sought to have companies stop using the word “milk” when
marketing soy milk.
“As long as consumers are not confused,” Simon added, “I doubt
USA Rice will get very far with FDA.”
The Good Food Institute earlier this year submitted to the
government a request that it clarify how
foods can be named. “This is what’s so frustrating about this issue,” Joanna
Grossman, a lobbyist for the group, told Quartz. “Everybody wants to pick and
choose what should come under greater enforcement and, in my mind, there’s a
broader problem. So many of these definitions haven’t caught up with the times.
We’re operating in a sphere where some of these definitions are
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Conservation Programs Take a Hit in Trump Budget
By Josh Hankins
