Pakistani rice lowest offer in Iraq's 30,000 T
tender
Reuters | Aug 28, 2017, 17:15 IST
(Adds detail, other offers from
paragraph three)
HAMBURG, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The lowest price offer in the tender from Iraq's state grains buyer to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes of rice
was $416 a tonne c&f free out for rice to be sourced from Pakistan, traders
said on Monday.
No decision about a purchase was
believed to have been made in the tender which closed on Sunday, Aug. 27, with
offers remaining valid up to Thursday, Aug. 31.
The offer was made for 40,000
tonnes from Pakistan, they said.This was followed by an offer of 40,000 tonnes
rice from Thailand at $420.45 a tonne c&f free out. Other offers for Thai
rice were made at prices from $422.70 to $457 a tonne c&f free out.The
lowest offer for rice from the United States was $660 a tonne free out for 30,000 tonnes. Indian rice
was offered lowest at $574 a tonne c&f free out.
Rice from Uruguay was offered lowest at $580.50 a tonne, Brazilian rice at
$584 and Argentine rice at $579 all c&f free out.Volumes in Iraq's tenders
are nominal and the country can buy more than requested in the tender.Iraq made
no purchase in its previous international tender to buy rice which closed on
July 30.
The country has been struggling to import grain for its food
subsidy programme after introducing new payment and quality terms that left
trading houses unwilling to participate in its international tenders.
Iraq is expected to produce about 250,000 tonnes of rice this
year, suggesting the country will face a shortfall of about 1 million tonnes
which will need to be covered by imports. (Reporting by Michael Hogan, editing by David Evans)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/pakistani-rice-lowest-offer-in-iraqs-30000-t-tender/articleshow/60260306.cms
Can Turkey offer meaningful
concessions?
Hussain H. ZaidiAugust 28, 2017
The question arises because of Turkey’s obligations under its
customs union with the European Union. To answer the question, one needs to
look at the salient features of the customs union.
The Turkey-EU customs union dates back to Dec 31 1995. It came
into being following an Association Agreement between the two sides as part of
Turkey’s efforts to enter the EU club.
The customs union covers all products other than agricultural
products, which means more than two-thirds of Turkey’s tariff lines, including
almost all the industrial products, are within the purview of the customs
union.
For import and export of all the covered products between Turkey
and EU countries, all customs duties and charges stand eliminated.
This means on a reciprocal basis, all Turkish exports (industrial
products) enter EU countries duty free. Besides, neither side is allowed to
impose quantitative restrictions (quotas) on imports or exports traded with the
other side.
Turkish regulations on technical barriers to trade have also been
brought in conformity with those of the EU.
The customs union further makes it obligatory upon Turkey to adopt
the same external trade policy as maintained by the EU for trade with the rest
of the trading partners.
This includes common import tariffs and regulations, common rules
for protection against dumped and subsidised imports, and common rules for
exports.
This means, for instance, that if the EU applies five per cent
duty on import of T-shirts from a third country such as Pakistan, Turkey is
bound to apply the same duty — neither more nor less. Hence, following the
customs union, Turkey had to adjust its customs tariffs, within the stipulated
period, to bring them at the same level as the EU’s.
Thus Turkey is not in a position to change, on its own, its common
customs tariffs or other import regulations. It can, and must, do so only if
the EU decides to amend the relevant regulations or tariff structure.
Reference may be made to Article 14 of the customs union
agreement, which states in categorical terms: “Under no circumstances may the
Customs Union Joint Committee authorise Turkey to apply a customs tariff which
is lower than the Common Customs Tariff for any product.”
Here a question arises that in case the EU grants concessions to a
third country through a reciprocal agreement, such as an FTA, or an autonomous
arrangement, such as the GSP, what shall Turkey do?
As per Article 16 of the customs union agreement, Turkey must
grant the same level of preferences to that third country so as to maintain the
common tariffs. Turkey is thus required to negotiate similar agreements with
such countries.
In other words, it is mandatory for Turkey to negotiate and
conclude FTAs with the countries with which the EU strikes an FTA. At the same
time, it must not deny GSP, including GSP plus, benefits to all those counties
which are the recipients of the EU’s GSP scheme.
Thus when the EU granted GSP plus to Pakistan at the start of
2014, Turkey was also required to do so. But for legally inexplicable reasons
it chose not to do so despite all the apparent warmth in bilateral relations.
Besides, as per the terms of the EU-Turkey customs union, it is
Turkey which has to follow changes in EU external trade policy and not the
other way round.
In practice as well, Turkey follows the EU as regards negotiating
or concluding FTAs. Turkey’s FTA partners include South Korea, Egypt, Jordon,
Israel, European Free Trade Association, and Chile. All these are also the EU’s
FTA partners.
Since India and the EU are in the process of concluding an FTA,
Turkey has also made a pitch to India for a similar agreement. If Turkey does
not follow EU on FTAs, it will end up reducing its tariffs for EU-FTA partners,
to bring them at par with the EU’s preferential tariffs, without securing a
reciprocal market access in those countries.
Despite recent events the Turkey-EU customs union is still intact.
It will remain so, if for no other reason, for the sheer volume of bilateral
trade, which was registered at $145 billion in 2016 including $68bn Turkish
exports and $77bn exports from EU countries.
The foregoing makes it amply clear that it will be exceedingly
difficult, if not impossible, for Turkey to offer tariff concessions to
Pakistan on industrial products, such as textiles, clothing and leather
products which are of special export interest to Pakistan, under the FTA.
Only on agricultural products, which are not covered by the
customs union with the EU, is Turkey free to reduce tariffs.
But, as in case of EU countries, agriculture is politically
sensitive and thus a highly protected sector in Turkey. For example, rice is of
immense export interest to Pakistan but it will be unrealistic to expect Turkey
to offer meaningful preferential market access to Pakistani rice.
It is also possible that Turkey may grant GSP plus benefits to
Pakistan, which in any case it was bound to offer Pakistan, under the FTA.
However, there are two fundamental differences between GSP plus
and an FTA. One, an FTA is a reciprocal arrangement, while GSP plus is a
unilateral arrangement.
Two, unlike an FTA, GSP plus is a temporary arrangement as it does
not represent a legally binding international treaty.
Thus any GSP plus treatment offered by Turkey to Pakistan in the
shape of FTA concessions will have to be withdrawn or modified when the EU
abolishes or alters the GSP plus arrangement.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1354417/can-turkey-offer-meaningful-concessionsPublished
in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, August 28th, 2017
Export Summary-Egypt seeks wheat; U.S. sells corn to Mexico
Reuters | Aug
29, 2017, 02:15 IST
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Snapshot of the
global export markets for grains, oilseeds and edible oils as reported by
government and private sources as of the end of business on Monday:
WHEAT TENDER: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of
wheat from global suppliers for shipment from Oct. 1-10.CORN SALE: Exporters
sell U.S. corn to Mexico - USDA.
BARLEY TENDER: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued another international
tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of animal feed barley, to be sourced from
optional origins, European traders said on Monday. The tender deadline is Sept.
7, traders said.
RICE TENDER UPDATE: The lowest price offer in the tender
from Iraq's state grains buyer to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes
of rice was $416 a tonne c&f free out for rice to be sourced from Pakistan,
traders said on Monday. No decision about a purchase was believed to have been
made in the tender which closed on Sunday, Aug. 27, with offers remaining valid
up to Thursday, Aug. 31. The offer was made for 40,000 tonnes from Pakistan,
they said.
PENDING TENDERS:
RICE TENDER: Mauritius' state purchasing agency issued an
international tender to buy up to 6,000 tonnes of long grain white rice sourced
from optional origins, European traders said. Tender deadline was Aug. 24.
RICE TENDER: Iraq's state grain buyer issued an international
tender to buy 30,000 tonnes of rice, a government source said. The deadline for
offers is Aug. 27 and rice is being sought from all origins, the source said. Offers
should remain valid until Aug. 31.
SOYBEAN TENDER: South Korea's
Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp issued an international tender to purchase
around 20,000 tonnes of soybeans free of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs),
European traders said. The tender registration deadline is Aug. 31, they said.
The soybeans are for arrival around Dec. 22, 2017, and can be sourced from any
origin.
WHEAT TENDER: Jordan's state grains buyer issued an
international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat which can
be sourced from optional origins, European traders said. The tender closes on
Sept. 6.
WHEAT TENDER: The Ethiopian government issued an international
tender to buy about 70,000 tonnes of milling wheat, European traders said. The
tender deadline is Sept. 7. Origin is optional and shipment is sought around a
month after contract signing.
FEED BARLEY, CORN TENDER: Iranian state-owned animal feed
importer SLALissued two international tenders to buy up
to 200,000 tonnes of feed barley and 200,000 tonnes of corn, European traders
said. The tenders close on Sept. 11.
RICE TENDER: Bangladesh's state
grains buyer issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 tonnes of
rice, traders said, stepping up the country's rice import program. The tender
deadline is Sept. 12. The latest tender on Thursday sought non-basmati
parboiled rice with offers to be made in CIF liner-out terms, including cost,
insurance, freight and ship unloading costs.
SOYMEAL TENDER: Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL
issued an international tender to purchase about 200,000 tonnes of soymeal,
European traders said. Offers in the tender must be submitted on Oct. 2. The
soymeal can be sourced from Argentina or Brazil only and prices must be submitted in euros.
(Compiled by Michael Hirtzer)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/export-summary-egypt-seeks-wheat-u-s-sells-corn-to-mexico/articleshow/60267401.cms
The Delta Is
Sinking: Scientists Think Planting Rice Will Help
Researchers hope
to stave off subsidence in the Sacramento
San Joaquin
Delta with a solution farmers might like: planting rice. But a pilot project
has yielded mixed results.
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TWITCHELL ISLAND, CALIFORNIA – Bryan Brock stared out at a rice field on Twitchell Island,
nestled between the meandering river paths of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Brock, a senior engineer with California Department of Water Resources’ West
Delta Program, rubbed his goatee and pointed at foot-tall emerald stalks. The
plots were drenched in about 4in of water.
Medium-grain rice was planted
here in 2009 as a research project to see if rice could help the Delta survive
the impacts of subsidence. The results have yielded both good and
bad news.The Central Valley is no stranger to subsidence. But unlike other
areas that are sinking due to overpumping of groundwater, the Delta’s
subsidence is a force of nature. Since most of the soil is peat, which contains
decomposing vegetation, microbes eat away at the carbon in the dead plants and
emit carbon dioxide, shrinking the soil level by about 1in per year,
Brock said.The Delta’s agriculture economy has made the situation worse.
Planting crops in the Delta seemed like an obvious decision for newcomers to
the region following the Gold Rush. Pumping out the estuary and throwing up
levees alongside nearby rivers left plots with rich soil and
bountiful harvests.But generations later, those same plots that were
started on unsteady peat soil are sinking further below the waterline, putting
the long-term fate of farming in the Delta at risk. Currently there are more
than 100 crops grown in the region on 500,000 acres of farmland. But the threat
of massive flooding looms over an area where corn fields now sit 25ft below the
water level of the San Joaquin River, held back by dirt-and-rock levees.
A plot of rice on Twitchell Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta was planted as part of a pilot project to halt subsidence. (Meredith
Rutland Bauer)
“In the deep areas where it’s
really subsided, it’s getting really challenging to farm,” said Bruce Linquist,
lead researcher for the rice pilot project and an agronomy researcher at the
University of California, Davis. “There’s a lot of holes out there where you
have water constantly coming up.”
The Twitchell Island rice pilot
program began as an endeavor to find a solution that would help reverse
subsidence while offering farmers a moneymaking solution. The results
were mixed.
Rice fields can capture a
significant amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the microbes in peat soil,
acting as a carbon sequestration sink, Brock said. One of the rice fields on
Twitchell Island used to grow corn, and during that time the underground
microbes gave off 8 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year for each acre.
“By flooding it and growing rice, I think we only have an emission of 1 ton per
acre per year,” he said. That’s a climate win.
Researchers also found that rice
fields slow down – and sometimes completely stop – the microbial feeding that
causes subsidence because of the wet environment, Brock said. While this halts
subsidence, it can’t reverse it, so rice fields are still seen as a subpar
option to wetland restoration, which is usually preferred by environmental
groups. By planting cattails and other wetland plants, the plants stop
microbial subsidence and can reverse subsidence when the plants die and
decompose, creating new soil.
While the pilot project showed
some promising benefits, rice was not the panacea researchers had hoped.
Despite the ecological benefits,
the economics of planting rice in the Delta simply don’t pencil out for many
farmers in the Delta, Brock said. The pilot project’s rice crop yields paled in
comparison to rice grown near Sacramento, and sometimes costs
exceeded revenues.
Linquist said rice could have its
place in the Delta one day, even though the trial crops didn’t do particularly
well. The Sacramento Valley is one of the nation’s largest producers of rice,
according to the United States Department of Agriculture – but
usually those fields are in clay soil, Brock said, not the Delta’s
unpredictably sinking soil.
California Department of Water Resources Engineer Bryan Brock
inspects a field of rice on Twitchell Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta, where scientists are experimenting with growing rice to halt subsidence
caused by peat soil. (Meredith Rutland Bauer)
“Really, the yield potential in
the Delta is not bad,” Linquist said. “If you can deal with the elements, you
can get a good yield of rice. One of the big issues affecting that is cold
temperatures at night.”
Another issue is weeds, and
blackbirds that arrive in “the millions” and knock off rice grains when they land
on the stalks, Brock said.
But one of the biggest problems
is properly managing the water levels. Rice likes to be alternated between wet
and dry periods. Because the Delta is sinking, and because it was naturally a
flooded estuary, water has to be constantly pumped off fields. That environment
keeps the rice wet year round, limiting growth potential.
Rice would be a nice option for
ecological reasons, but it’s tough to convince a farmer to replace corn fields
that earn significantly more money than rice. Plus, specialized equipment to
harvest and maintain rice is often prohibitively expensive.
Researchers, ecological
restoration advocates and state officials are also pursuing other restoration
efforts in the Delta. Wetlands restoration (and the added paycheck that comes
with carbon sequestration
farming) and duck habitat creation for hunting are among the
ecological methods that also make more economic sense than rice at the moment,
Brock said.
And then there’s the simple fact
that farmers will prefer to plant corn or use their fields for more profitable
cattle grazing until the unstable, wet ground forces their hand.“The
long-term picture is to stack as many potential moneymaking opportunities as
you can,” Brock said of the vision for the Delta’s future. “And to at least
stop subsidence.
Harvey's Impact: Texas Update
By Dr. Mo Way
Special to USA Rice
FANNETT, TX -- The rain gauge here, about 15 miles east of Winnie and about 15 miles southwest of Beaumont, is almost at three feet. Roads everywhere in our area are flooded and it's still raining, although Harvey is slowly going east and hammering Louisiana.
The main rice crop here is about 80-90 percent harvested and a lot of ratoon crop is developing. As long as rice is not heading, it can go under water for as long as a week and still survive, however, if rice is heading and goes under water for any length of time, then that rice is history.
The organic crop generally heads later than the main crop so there is likely some organic that is heading right now that will be adversely affected by the flooding. A lot of the organic crop has been harvested, particularly on the west side.
This whole scenario shows the importance of planting early so harvest can occur before the traditional season for weather events like these big storms and hurricanes. As a rule of thumb, we recommend planting early and harvesting before August 15 to ensure a successful ratoon crop.
Conservation tillage and earlier maturing varieties have moved planting dates earlier. One of our Texas A&M rice researchers, Dr. Dante Tabien is breeding for cold tolerance to push planting dates even earlier. Many of the current varieties we work with are semi-dwarves that were first developed in the 1980s to resist lodging caused by tropical storms.
One of our research goals is to help mitigate the effect of erratic weather - when we suggest farmers plant earlier for instance - but it's a double-edged sword for farmers as catastrophic weather events can wreak havoc with the crop no matter when they occur and that ultimately increases the risk to the operation.
Chinese hybrid rice to produce 18 tons per hectare record
yield
LAHORE: Rice growing experts on Tuesday said that the launch of Chinese Hybrid rice in Pakistan would bring revolution in rice production having yield of 18 tons per hectare or more than 150 maunds per acre. Talking to APP the experts said that both China and Pakistan currently sown around 7-8 tons per hectares that is 15 percent more than conventional yield of rice.
Sino-Pakistan Hybrid Rice Research Centre (SPHRRC) director Professor Mohammad Zubair, said that the new rice variety would help to increase per acre yield for Pakistani farmers and increased export of rice to other countries, including China, in future. He said that both China and Pakistan were currently sowing around 7-8 tons per hectares that is 15 percent more than conventional yield of rice.
The amount of the double-cropping rice is equal to that produced over three seasons in the past, marking a big breakthrough, he said. To a question he said that Chinese Professor Yuan, is the father of this hybrid rice. He said his discovery of high- yield hybrid rice would help end the food crisis in the globe, which was highly regarded in China and in the world.
Prominent rice scientist and researcher, Professor Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary said that "father of hybrid rice," Professor Yuan began theoretical research about 50 years ago and continued to set new records in the average yields of hybrid rice plots. He said that the United Nations (UN) Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the UN World Intellectual Property Organization, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) honoured professor Yuan with different titles and awards during the last four decades.
Yuan received World Food Prize 2004 for his landmark achievement for developing the genetic materials and technologies important for breeding hybrid rice varieties, he said. As the first person to discover fast growth with greater yield and stress resistance he is acknowledged highly.
Meanwhile Punjab secretary agriculture Muhammad Mahmud said that Pakistani scientists, earlier had successfully developed a technology that will help farmers sow rice without water. As rice is sown with water in abundance in the field, however, the recent development would be helpful for the farming community facing water shortage problem, he added.
Professor Iqbal said that the only way to safeguard the global food supply is to raise the amount of yield per unit area via advanced technologies, including those that focus on water conservancy, fertilizer optimization, soil cultivation and improved seeds. He said that Pakistan needed to make a massive investment in science and technology for a long period to entertain the desired progress.
Noted environmentalist Dr Maqsood said that 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.
To a query he 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.
It is pertinent to mention here that 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 6.7 percent of value added in the agricultural sector, and 1.6 percent 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
DA SUSTAINS ORGANIC
ENTITY OF HEIRLOOM RICE
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THE Department of Agriculture Cordillera through its Heirloom Rice Project
(HRP), in partnership with Agriculture Training Institute, pushes for the
preservation of the organic entity of Cordillera’s very own heirloom rice thru
the training on Integrated Nutrient and Pest Management for Heirloom Rice
Growers held recently. Heirloom rice growers in Benguet, Kalinga, Ifugao and
Mt. Province were equipped with technologies and knowledge on integrated nutrient
and pest management to improve their heirloom rice production and
post-production practices.
“There must be balance among natural organisms in the field,”
explains Jerry Batcagan, PhilRice research specialist. Batcagan pointed out
insect pest management is an ecologically-based pest control strategy that
relies heavily on natural mortality factors and weather. Batcagan added control
by natural enemies (biological control) is cheap, effective, and non disruptive
of other elements of the ecosystem while elaborating the presence of few
individuals of insects in the field does not indicate they are inflicting
damage that may result in significant grain yield reduction and does not
necessarily constitute a pest problem. When species population is higher than
normal, then they can be considered as pests, Batcagan added. Furthermore,
bio-fermentation, which is a widely accepted practice for organic
practitioners, was also introduced. The project intends to register heirloom
rice products within the region as organically produced for value addition
purposes. (PR)
Eid-el-Kabir:
Nigerian Customs seizes1,237 bags of expired foreign rice
August 29, 2017
By
This was made known by the Customs
Area Controller (CAC) of the unit, Comptroller Muhammed Uba Garba, while
addressing newsmen at the command warehouse in Ikeja.
According to Garba, the contraband
which has a value of N9million was allegedly imported from neighboring Benin
Republic.
“These are 50kg of 1,237 bags of
foreign Rice with duty of over Nl8million and some of these rice are expired.
“The ban of FG on rice and import
vehicles are still in force and that is why we have to enforce the FG policy on
ban of importation of rice and vehicles.
“We will continue to enforce the
policies because there is policy on local rice production we have to encourage
local rice millers that will encourage the farmers for local production to
improve and majority of Nigerians will get employed.
“Some of these rice are expired and
these are used clothing and they are under prohibition and as policy
implementers, we must ensure this goods are not allowed to come in,” he said.
Comptroller Garba also reiterated
Federal Government’s ban on importation of rice and vehicles through the land
borders.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the
Federal government policies banning the importation of rice and vehicles
through the land borders are still in force and the Nigeria Customs Service
remains tenacious in its determination to enforce these policies,” he warned
sternly
http://dailypost.ng/2017/08/29/eid-el-kabir-nigerian-customs-seizes-1237-bags-expired-foreign-rice/
Midday meal scheme rolled out in govt degree college
THE HANS INDIA | Aug 29,2017 , 11:49 PM IST
Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu
serving food to the students as part of the midday meal scheme at Government
Degree College in Kothagudem on Tuesday
Bhadrachalam: Thanks to the
intervention of District Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu and Joint Collector
M Ramkishan, a midday meal scheme was introduced in Bhadrachalam for the
post-graduate and degree students of the Government Degree & PG College
here for the first time in Telangana for three months on experimental basis.
The teaching and non-teaching staff
extended financial assistance for the scheme, along with other donors. The
scheme costs Rs 14 lakh for the period of three months. Principal of the college Dr N Gopi, who had
recognised the need for the midday meal for the students, particularly those
coming from far flung areas, noted that many students could not concentrate on
studies due to hunger pangs.
The Collector, who took part in the
midday meal programme on Tuesday, said that scheme would yield good results and
expected the pass percentage ratio to increase from the existing 45 to 60. He
appealed to the students to make use of the scheme and concentrate on studies
to achieve big in their lives.
Meanwhile, the college principal
thanked the Collector and the Joint Collector for extending the needed to roll
out the scheme. Speaking to The Hans India, the principal said with the
donations made, the scheme would be continued till the end of the financial
year.Extending their help, the Kothagudem District Rice Millers’ Association
contributed rice worth Rs 6 lakh, followed by donation from ITC Contractors’
Association president Pakala Durga Prasad who announced a donation of Rs 1
lakh.
While ITC Administrative Officer
Niranjan announced a personal contribution of Rs 10,000, the Bhadrachalam Lions
Club, Chamber of Commerce and S Bhaskar donated Rs 20,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs
15,000 respectively.
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017-08-29/Midday-meal-scheme-rolled-out-in-govt-degree-college/322618
Chinese hybrid rice to reform production
By APP
August 30, 2017
PHOTO: APP
LAHORE: The launch of Chinese hybrid rice in
Pakistan will bring a revolution in production with yield of 18 tons per
hectare or more than 150 maunds per acre, said experts on Tuesday. They said
that both China and Pakistan currently sow around 7-8 tons per hectares that is
15% more than conventional yield of rice. Sino-Pakistan Hybrid Rice Research
Centre (SPHRRC) Director Mohammad Zubair said that the new rice variety would
help increase per acre yield for Pakistani farmers and increase export of rice
to other countries, including China, in the future. Noted environmentalist Dr
Maqsood said that the global rice production is likely to fall in coming years
due to climate change and its impacts, so it is high time for Pakistan to avail
benefit from the upcoming demand.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 30th,
2017.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1494436/chinese-hybrid-rice-reform-production/
Japan, in
efforts to crack China rice market, hits on heat-and-eat
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 29, 2017 at 08:00 JST
Is there much point in Japan
trying to sell rice to China, especially as that country is the world's biggest
producer of the grain? Japan thinks so, and wants to, but is having a problem
getting around inspections procedures, Chinese tastes and the price of its
products.Now, Japan believes it has a solution with packages of heat-and-eat
rice. It is touting the product as free of chemicals and other pollutants, and
handy as a standby for cooking.
In a recent promotion blitz in
Shanghai, Koji Inoue, director-general for the Food Industry Affairs Bureau at
the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, pitched the
product to Chinese reporters and food industry officials as the answer to
parental concerns about the health of their offspring.
“Needless to say, it tastes great
and is also safe,” Inoue told those gathered at the event held inside a
cafeteria at a department store in the city.“Parents worrying about the
well-being of their children know no borders,” he added sagely.As part of the
campaign, Japanese officials also handed out 100,000 packs of retort cooked
rice to raise the product’s profile in China and among Chinese tourists
traveling in Japan.
Some packages were distributed in
the commercial district near JR Tokyo Station as well as Narita Airport, Kansai
International Airport and other Japanese sites favored by Chinese travelers
between January and March.Others were given out in Beijing, Guangzhou and other
major cities.
For the current fiscal year, more
public relations events are scheduled at convenience stores and department
stores in Beijing, Shanghai and three other Chinese cities.
The government is also targeting
Chinese tourists making port stops in Japan during luxury cruises.Japanese
efforts to gain a foothold in the vast Chinese market date from when Junichiro
Koizumi was prime minister.Koizumi, in office from 2001 to 2006 and one of
Japan's most popular leaders in the postwar period, was keen to expand exports
of Japan’s agricultural produce, seafood and other food products.The current
administration headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing to raise the
value of those combined exports to 1 trillion yen ($9.1 billion) by 2019 from
450 billion yen in 2012.
Of the targeted figure, rice and
processed rice products account for 60 billion yen.Aside from the revenue that
the exports would generate, Tokyo needs to address a growing surplus of the
grain in the domestic market.This is due to population decline and a
diversifying diet that has seen consumption of the grain falling steadily, by
about 80,000 tons annually at current rates, according to the farm ministry.
Demand for rice as a food staple
stood at 7.66 million tons over the year from July 2015.In its efforts to find
a market for its surplus rice, Japan cannot ignore China, where the grain is a
staple diet in its southern provinces.To crack the Chinese market, Japan needs
to resolve a number of challenges.The first is the Chinese government's
insistence that imports of polished rice from Japan must first be treated at
two designated facilities in Kanagawa Prefecture.
When Abe met with Chinese
President Xi Jinping in Hangzhou in September 2016, he proposed holding
working-level talks with Beijing in the hope of advancing Japan’s plan to
market rice in China.As little progress has been achieved since, Japanese
officials are placing their hopes on packages of heat-and-eat rice as the first
product to offer to reach out to Chinese consumers.
A key advantage of rice in retort
pouches over regular polished grain in terms of exports is that it is exempt
from quarantine and other clearance procedures due to its classification as a
processed food.But the main drawback of Japanese retort cooked rice is price.
A 200-gram pack retails at 17
yuan (about 280 yen or $2.50), nearly 10 times the price of the the same amount
of ordinary rice grown in China.“It tastes good and is safe, but its price
bothers me,” said Wang Ping, a 35-year-old woman who sampled the product at the
event in Shanghai.
Another challenge is taste.
In a sales promotion in Shanghai
in March, the Japan External Trade Organization offered a variety of dishes
using Japanese retort cooked rice, having enlisted the help of 12 city
restaurants.Junichi Honda, the head chef at the Sun with Aqua Japanese Dining
& Bar, one of the establishments that collaborated with the JETRO, said the
product does not meet his exacting standards.
“If I am asked about whether our
restaurant will continue to use it, our answer is no,” he said, adding that
taste, rather than price, is the problem.His restaurant uses the coveted
Japanese brand of Koshihikari rice grown in China.“The quality of the rice
grown in China has improved significantly even over the past year or two,” he
said. “The retort cooked rice is hardly a match.”But Honda suggested that it
could be used in food delivery, a service where demand is growing.
(This article was written by
Takashi Funakoshi in Shanghai and Tetsushi Yamamura.)
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201708290003.html
Govt announces new paddy purchase policy, to purchase record 50 lakh
tonne
Lucknow | Tuesday, Aug 29 2017 IST
After
successfully purchasing record wheat, the Uttar Pradesh Government has
announced its paddy purchase policy under which 50 lakh meteric tonnes of paddy
will be purchased this fiscal.The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting
held here today.Power Minister and Government spokesman Shrikant Sharma said
that over 3000 purchase centers will operate across the state and farmers will
get payment within 72 hours.
"The
general variety of paddy will be purchased at the rate of Rs 1550 per quintal
while advance variety will fetch Rs 1590 per quintal. Besides, Rs 15 per
quintal will be given to farmers as handling charge, which earlier was just Rs
3," Mr Sharma said.He said in western UP, these centers will operate from
September 25 to January 31 while in eastern UP the paddy purchase centres will
operate from November 1 to February 28."This time, the Government has also
announced incentive for rice millers. Those mills which thresh the purchased
paddy within a month's time, will get Rs 10 per quintal," he said.UNI MB
RSA 2119
Basmati rice overtakes buffalo meat as top
export commodity for India
The
short-lived ban on buffalo meat's sale is partly another reason why export took
a hit and basmati rice climbed to the top spot.
Purnita
Deb
A
labourer works at a rice mill in RanibazarReuters
Basmati rice is now the top
commodity that is exported from India and has replaced buffalo meat for the
April-June quarter, driven by a continued rise in demand from Iran.Iran, one of
the largest importers of Indian basmati rice, generally suspends import orders
during its harvesting season. However, this year, the traders did not suspend
the rice import orders and continued to buy basmati from India even during
their harvesting season, Business
Standard reported.
"Iranian buyers have
continued their purchases even during their own rice harvesting season. That
has resulted in an increase in basmati rice exports in April-June," said
an Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
(Apeda) official.Also, the Narendra Modi-led government's order to ban buffalo
meat's sale is partly another reason why the export took a hit and basmati rice
climbed on to the top spot. Buffalo meat was the most exported commodity since
the 2014-2015 financial year.
According to Apeda figures, India
exported basmati rice worth $1.26 billion (Rs 8,168 crore) between April and
June from $934 million (Rs 6,196 crore), in the same quarter last year.
A
butcher swings his blade to sacrifice a buffalo (not pictured) inside an
enclosed compound during the sacrificial ceremony.Reuters
Buffalo meat exports were $849
million (Rs 5,473 crore) during the quarter against $823 million (Rs 5,445
crore) in the same quarter a year ago.
"Indian exporters used to
execute orders on documents against acceptance, which was stopped by the
government because overseas buyers' re-negotiated terms after shipments reached
them. So, there were corrections in the export of basmati rice over the last
few years. Now, overseas buyers are purchasing commodities on spot cash,"
added the Apeda official
Chinese hybrid
rice to produce 18 tons per hectare record yield
Sino-Pakistan Hybrid Rice Research Centre (SPHRRC)
director Professor Mohammad Zubair, said that the new rice variety would help
to increase per acre yield for Pakistani farmers and increased export of rice
to other countries, including China, in future. He said that both China
and Pakistan were currently sowing around 7-8 tons per hectares that is 15
percent more than conventional yield of rice.
The amount of the double-cropping rice is equal to that
produced over three seasons in the past, marking a big breakthrough, he
said. To a question he said that Chinese Professor Yuan, is the father of
this hybrid rice. He said his discovery of high- yield hybrid rice would help
end the food crisis in the globe, which was highly regarded in China and in the
world. Prominent rice scientist and researcher, Professor Dr. Muhammad
Iqbal Choudhary said that "father of hybrid rice," Professor Yuan
began theoretical research about 50 years ago and continued to set new records
in the average yields of hybrid rice plots.
He said that the
United Nations (UN) Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the UN
World Intellectual Property Organization, the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) honoured professor Yuan with different titles and awards
during the last four decades. Yuan received World Food Prize 2004 for his
landmark achievement for developing the genetic materials and technologies important
for breeding hybrid rice varieties, he said. As the first person to
discover fast growth with greater yield and stress resistance he is
acknowledged highly. Meanwhile Punjab secretary agriculture Muhammad
Mahmud said that Pakistani scientists, earlier had successfully developed a
technology that will help farmers sow rice without water.
As rice is sown
with water in abundance in the field, however, the recent development would be
helpful for the farming community facing water shortage problem, he added.
Professor Iqbal said that the only way to safeguard the global food supply is
to raise the amount of yield per unit area via advanced technologies, including
those that focus on water conservancy, fertilizer optimization, soil
cultivation and improved seeds. He said that Pakistan needed to make a
massive investment in science and technology for a long period to entertain the
desired progress.
Noted environmentalist Dr Maqsood said that 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.
To a query he 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. It is
pertinent to mention here that 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 6.7
percent of value added in the agricultural sector, and 1.6 percent 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.
UAE issues new tax law to implement 5% VAT
The government of the United Arab Emirates has issued a
decree paving the way for its new value added tax (VAT) system to be
implemented from 1 January 2018, which will cover the financial services
sector.
“The new tax system will provide extra support
for the government to implement the vision of the UAE leadership and build a
diversified and productive knowledge economy,” he added. “The tax will have
positive results on the economy given that revenues will be redistributed to
development projects that benefit society at large and accelerate progress
until the UAE reaches the top of global rankings across all sectors,” said
Hamdan. The new law imposes a standard VAT rate of 5% on all goods and services
not specifically exempted or zero rated. It does, for example, exempt
residential properties and rent paid to landlords, and the transfer of whole or
an independent part of a business for the purposes of continuing such business.
The decree requires all UAE residents or business
entities to register for VAT unless they fall under a minimum annual turnover
limit as defined by the tax authority. The government has previously signalled
that companies with an annual revenue of over AED3.75m ($1.0m, £800,000) will
be obliged to register under a Value Added Tax (VAT) system and charge the tax.
PHL imports to
boost global rice trade
Among importers, larger purchases by the Philippines,
Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Guinea, Iraq, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone and the United Arab Emirates are projected to more than offset reduced
imports by Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Laos and Sri Lanka. The substantial
year-to-year increase in exports is largely due to increased shipments from
Burma, China, India, the United States and Vietnam.
In 2017, global imports are being boosted by
substantially larger purchases by the Philippines, Bangladesh, China, Ecuador,
Madagascar, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. In contrast,
Indonesia’s 2017 imports are projected to decline 500,000 tons and
Colombia’s imports to drop to 110,000 tons.
There were five
export revisions for 2017, four upward revisions and one reduction. First,
India’s 2017 export forecast was raised 500,000 tons to 11 million tons based
on a strong pace to date, especially to top regional buyers Bangladesh and Sri
Lanka. Iran, Iraq and Senegal have been strong buyers this year as well.
Second, Vietnam’s 2017 export forecast was raised
200,000 tons to 6 million tons based on a strong shipment pace to date, with
sales especially strong to the Philippines and China. Both India and Vietnam
are major exporters. Third, China’s 2017 export forecast was raised 100,000
tons to 900,000 tons based on larger than expected sales to West Africa,
especially to Cote d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone. China’s exports in 2017 are up
145 percent from a year earlier and the highest since 2007. From 2011 to 2016,
China’s annual exports averaged just 371,000 tons. Prior to 2008, China was a
major exporter, typically shipping 1 to 2 million tons annually, sometimes
more.
Fourth, Turkey’s
2017 export forecast was raised 25,000 tons to 75,000 tons based on shipment
pace. Finally, Australia’s 2017 export forecast was lowered 20,000 tons to
180,000 tons based on a slow start to sales this year despite adequate
supplies. Sri Lanka’s 2017 import forecast was raised 300,000 tons to a record
700,000 tons based on recent strong buying from regional sources and tight
supplies. In years of a normal crop harvest, Sri Lanka typically imports only a
small amount of rice, mostly from India. Bangladesh’s 2017 imports were
increased 100,000 tons to 800,000 tons based on large purchases this spring and
summer and a smaller crop.
In the global market, 2017/18 production forecasts were
reduced for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the US. The 2017/18 global consumption
forecast was lowered 0.6 million tons based on smaller expected total use in
Bangladesh, US and Vietnam. With global production exceeding consumption
in 2017/18, global ending stocks are projected to increase three percent
year-to-year to 122.9 million tons, up 400,000 tons from the previous forecast
and the highest since 2001/02. Thailand’s price quotes continue to decline
while US long-grain price quotes increased further.
Rice’s bullish bias remains; macro drivers weighing heavy on
cotton, grain
Globally, governments and Central Banks through their fiscal,
monetary, trade, regulatory, exchange rate and geopolitical policies have
reasonably stabilized our domestic and global economic setting date.
Hurricane and Tropical Storm
Harvey will impact final U.S. long
grain rice production figures, but too early for me to speculate.
Economic crosscurrents: The bullish bias remains in the U.S. long grain rice market,
even as global economic crosscurrents related to currencies, bonds, equities
and commodities are rebalancing markets.
Government intervention: Globally, governments and Central Banks through their fiscal,
monetary, trade, regulatory, exchange rate and geopolitical policies have
reasonably stabilized our domestic and global economic setting in 2017 to date.
Domestic and global rice
fundamentals coupled with these policy intervention activities have benefitted
the U.S. long grain rice sector.
Recession avoided: The U.S. and global economic, market, policy and regulatory
events this year have unfolded in a manner that has allowed the U.S. to not
only avoid a near-term recession, but through policy intervention pushed a
potential U.S. recession and global economic slowdown possibly two-plus
years into the future. Given fundamentals, today’s domestic and global rice
market would have not fared well with a significant global deceleration in
economic activity.
China’s credit crisis has weighed heavy on global markets in 2017, especially
commodity markets, but the crisis now appears to be manageable given aggressive
Chinese and global financial engineering. China’s ability to remain
economically stable in 2017 is a major accomplishment of the top Chinese
leadership and the Bank of China.
Dollar weakness: Many of the world’s currencies remain more bullish than
bearish, allowing the U.S. and Chinese currencies room to weaken and
re-energize their respective economies, which is a plus for U.S. long grain
rice exports.
Bond Market: The U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield is presently trading in a
range of 2.1 to 2.4, which given domestic and global economic fundamentals is
friendly to domestic and global economic growth, and many commodity markets
including rice.
Slow Growth: Chronic slow domestic and global growth appear to be ever so
slowly fading away due to fiscal and monetary policy intervention activities,
which, in turn, provides incentive to expand commodity trade.
Equities: U.S. and global equity markets have some potential price
consolidation or weakness over the next one to two months. The question becomes
what’s the near-term impact on cotton, grain and rice markets? We simply must
cautiously work our way through the next couple of months.
Thus, the domestic and global
rice fundamentals, including unfolding events associated with Hurricane and
Tropical Storm Harvey, coupled with an array of domestic and global government
and Central Bank intervention activities, continue to give rice a bullish bias
to date.
2017/18 World Rice Supply and
Demand
World Rice-Cliff Note Version
·
2017/18
world rice acreage at 161.8 million hectares is slightly below last month’s
161.9, but still the highest on record
·
World
rice yield at 4.4 metric tons per hectare is below 2016/17 period’s 4.5, but
consistent with previous six periods
·
World
rice rough production at 719.9 million metric tons is 1.8 million metric tons
below 2016/17 and the 2nd highest on record
·
World
rice milled production is the 2nd highest on record at 482.6 million metric
tons
·
World
trade at 43.9 million metric tons is the 3nd highest on record, which, in-part,
reflects global uncertainties
·
World
rice total use at 479.1 million metric tons is the 2nd highest on record only
exceeded by the previous marketing period’s 480.3 million tons
·
World
rice ending stocks continue to build at 122.9 million metric tons, which is the
highest since 2001/02
USDA Long Grain Rice Supply and
Demand -- Cliff Note Version:
·
The
long grain rice season-average farm price range is forecast at $11.50 - $12.50
per cwt or $5.18 - $5.63 per bushel
·
2017
long grain rice planted acres are estimated at 1.909 million acres or 22
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 are estimated at 31.3 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 132.4 million cwt
·
5
percent below 2016-17
·
5-year
average 148 million cwt
·
10-year
average 149 million cwt
·
2017-18
long grain rice production is estimated at 132.4 million cwt
·
5
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 184.7 million cwt.
·
12-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 90 million cwt,
·
9th
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 77 million cwt,
·
1
million cwt. below last year
·
5-year
average 72
·
10-year
average 73
·
2017-18
long grain rice total use is estimated at 167 million cwt.
·
11
million cwt below 2016-17
·
5-year
average 166.7 million cwt.
·
10-year
average 167 million cwt.
·
2017-18
long grain rice ending stocks are estimated at 17.7 million cwt.
·
5-percent
below 2016-17, 2nd lowest in the previous 13 marketing periods
·
5-year
average 23 million cwt.
·
10-year
average 24 million cwt.
To view the accompanying Rice
Outlook U.S. and World Slide Show, click on the download button that follows
this article.
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
Harvey Takes Big Bite at Ratoon Rice in
Texas, Louisiana
AUGUST 29, 2017 12:52 PM
The vast majority of Gulf Coast rice
was harvested before the arrival of Harvey.
By Chris Bennett
Farm Journal
Technology and Issues Editor
Farm Journal
Technology and Issues Editor
Texas
“I estimate 80% of the Texas rice
crop (170,000 acres) was cut before the storm hit and the remainder is totally
lost. Rain normally makes grain, but this is so much more than rain. Right now,
it’s hard to really even know the condition of harvested rice. We’ve got broken
communication, no electricity for some areas, and flooded storage in places.
There are so many unknowns,” says Dwight Roberts, president and CEO of the U.S.
Rice Producers Association (USRPA),
located in Houston.
Texas and Louisiana are the only
U.S. states capable of producing a second rice crop. After harvest, producers
generally hit stubble with one application of fertilizer and cut again roughly
40 days later. Roberts expects heavy damage for the second crop: “I don’t know
how many producers second-cropped, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the second
cutting is a total loss. This is like something from a science fiction or
end-of-the-world movie, except it’s real.”
Ted Wilson, director of the Texas
A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Beaumont,
has been locked out of the center since Sunday due to high water and flooded
roads. At best, he expects ratoon crop yields to be severely diminished. “We’re
talking about 50” of rain over just a few days. The ratoon crop east of Houston
was already hit hard because of a wet spring and delayed planting. In the west,
maybe the second crop could produce a little depending on how quickly soils
dry,” he explains.
If the second cutting is indeed a
general loss, the financial hit for Texas farmers will be substantial. “It’s a
large part of their operations,” Wilson says. “In general, the first crop pays
inputs and the second crop provides profit.”
Louisiana
Louisiana has 395,000 acres of
rice in 2017; 75% in the southwest and 25% in the northeast. Southwest
Louisiana is on the cusp of rice harvest completion, with approximately 10,000
yet to be cut, according to Dustin Harrell, Louisiana State University
AgCenter rice specialist. However, the northeast region of the state has just
started harvest and could face lodging, shattering, and general damage,
depending on how much rain arrives.
Economically, the ratoon crop is
vital to Louisiana’s Gulf Coast growers, but water over the first cutting can
kill the stubble. Yields are typically lower in southwest Louisiana with higher
disease pressure and a tougher environment, compared with growing conditions in
northeast Louisiana or Arkansas, according to Harrell.
“Traditionally, producers break
even on the first crop and profit on the second crop,” Harrell adds. “Then
again, it seems the past three years have required the first and second crop
just to break even.”
Vietnam
to reform rice production, improve exports
Vietnam
will reform rice production to gain sustainable development in the production and export of rice, according to
Vietnam’s Rice Market Development Strategy from 2017 to 2020.
Vietnam
will reform rice production to gain sustainable development in the production
and export of rice
According to the strategy for
developing the country’s rice export market in the 2017–20 period with a vision
to 2030, one of the goals is to gradually reduce the rice export volume but
increase the value of exported rice.Specifically, the annual rice export volume
is expected to reach about 4.5-5 m
illion tonnes in 2020, earning an
average of about 2.2-2.3 billion USD per year.
From 2021 to 2030, the nation’s
annual rice export volume is expected to reach about 4 million tonnes, earning
2.3 to 2.5 billion USD per year. At the same time, it would restructure rice
export products.
Exports of fragrant rice, specialty
rice and Japonica rice will account for the largest proportion of the total
volume of exported rice at 40 percent, followed by glutinous rice and white
rice exports at 25 percent each.Meanwhile, the proportion of high quality,
high-value, organic, highly-nutritious rice and products made from rice will be
about 10 percent.
Tran Cong Thang, deputy director of
the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development
under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that at present
Vietnam does not have a national plan for the development of export rice but
provinces have developed areas of producing high-quality rice products while
applying high technology for production. In addition, the nation has had
geographical indicators for rice products such as Hai Hau rice and Dien Bien
rice.
Meanwhile, many local brands have
been protected including Kinh Mon glutinous rice in Hai Duong province, Dong
Trieu glutinous rice in Quang Ninh province and aromatic rice of Soc Trang
province. Many enterprises have developed brands for their business and for
their rice products.Meeting the market demand, in recent years, the area of
growing high-quality rice is increasing. Rice exporters are also more active in
seeking ways to penetrate high-quality rice markets as well as linking with
each other to build the rice production chain. Especially, in the Mekong Delta,
there are 10 to 12 brands of rice produced by private enterprises such as Ngoc
Troi and Ngoc Dong.
However, Thang said, besides
development of high-quality rice, Vietnam still needs to develop rice products
in traditional rice markets and expand the export market to Africa.In addition,
Vietnam and many other countries producing rice are experiencing various
problems such as salinity intrusion and climate change, so rice production to
adapt to climate change is a big challenge, he said.The MARD has worked with
the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to develop key rice varieties
for each region according to the market demand.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and
Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said that to implement the restructuring of the
rice production industry in Vietnam, the agricultural sector has to improve
rice varieties, production technique and infrastructure; set up appropriate
mechanisation in production, preservation and processing; and promote
production chain. The sector will identify suitable rice varieties for each
export market.
He said that initially, the sector
would focus on researching high-quality rice varieties and rice production
technical package to reduce production cost, improve rice quality, protecting
the environment and ensure sustainable agricultural reforms.To implement
Vietnam’s Rice Market Development Strategy for the period 2017 to 2020, the
MARD will review and identify rice growing areas with an advantage to adjust
production plans and convert areas with inefficient rice production to other
purposes. It will plan a schedule on adjusting production scale and output to
meet domestic and international demand and the competitive ability of
Vietnamese rice.
It will also plan and organise
production based on regions of material and regions specialising in the
production of rice, demand of specific export markets, and orders of
enterprises.The ministry said that in the first seven months of the year,
Vietnam exported 3.3 million tonnes of rice, earning 1.5 billion USD, up 15.7
percent in volume and 13.7 percent in value compared to the January-July period
of 2016. China was still the largest export market for Vietnamese rice,
followed by the Philippines
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http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/185490/vietnam-to-reform-rice-production--improve-exports.html
152,000 MT of
rice in the market
Accordingly, on the 25th of August
the ministry and its Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) have, in a
Govt-to-overseas private sector MoU placed order for the supply of 70,000 MT of
Nadu rice to Sri Lanka. This tranche is expected to land here in
mid-September. Another MoU with Indian private sector for 30,000 MT of Samba
rice is to be inked in Colombo soon. This rice stock is expected to arrive
during late September.
On the orders of the Cost of
Living Committee on 26th July, the CWE started extracting 80,000 MT of paddy
with the Paddy Marketing Board’s warehouses to mill in CWE’s own mills as well
as through the private millers.
CWE sources said that 52,000 MT of
milled rice from these paddy stocks have already been delivered to Lanka
Sathosa last weekend to be sold to the public at the lowest possible price. The
52,000 MT tranche consists of a variety of rice types.As a result of Indian
purchases and domestic paddy milling, a total of 152,000 MT of rice is in the
market-of which 52, 000 MT is already in the market at this moment
https://www.news.lk/news/business/item/17859-152-000-mt-of-rice-in-the-market
CORRECTED-Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices Open- August 28, 2017
Reuters Staff
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open
Market-August 28
Nagpur, August 28 (Reuters) – Gram
and tuar prices recovered in Nagpur Agriculture Produce andMarketing Committee
(APMC) here on good seasonal demand from local millers amid weak supply fromproducing
regions. Upward trend on NCDEX in gram and reported demand from South-based
millersalso jacked up prices.
About 500 of gram and 300 bags of
tuar were available for auctions, according to sources.
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties recovered strongly in open market here on increased
festival season
demand from local traders amid tight supply from millers.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties showed weak tendency in open market here on poor demand
from local
traders amid good supply from producing regions.
* Moong varieties reported higher in open market on good buying support
from local
traders.
* In Akola, Tuar New – 4,300-4,600, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,300-6,500, Udid
Mogar (clean)
– 8,200-8,800, Moong Mogar (clean) 6,800-7,400, Gram – 5,500-5,800, Gram
Super best
– 8,800-9,200
* Wheat, rice and 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
4,500-5,670 4,500-5,500
Gram Pink Auction n.a.
2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
4,000-4,580 3,800-4,480
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
1,600-1,728 1,600-1,710
Gram Super Best Bold
9,000-9,500 8,800-9,300
Gram Super Best
n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 7,800-8,200 8,000-8,200
Gram Dal Medium
n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality
5,900-6,000 5,700-5,900
Desi gram Raw
5,650-5,850 5,400-5,600
Gram Kabuli
12,500-13,500 12,500-13,500
Tuar Fataka Best-New
6,800-7,400 7,000-7,500
Tuar Fataka Medium-New
6,400-6,600 6,500-6,700
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New
6,300-6,500 6,400-6,600
Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,800-6,200 5,900-6,300
Tuar Gavarani New
4,700-4,900 4,750-4,950
Tuar Karnataka
5,000-5,200 5,100-5,300
Masoor dal best
4,700-5,000 4,700-5,000
Masoor dal medium 4,400-4,600 4,400-4,600
Masoor
n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold (New)
7,500-8,000 7,200-7,800
Moong Mogar Medium
6,700-7,200 6,500-7,000
Moong dal Chilka 5,600-6,600 5,600-6,300
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) 8,500-9,500 8,500-9,500
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,400-7,500 6,400-7,500
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
4,700-5,200
4,700-5,200
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
5,000-5,500 5,000-5,500
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
2,900-3,000 2,900-3,000
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
3,500-3,700 3,500-3,700
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)
3,600-4,800
3,600-4,800
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG)
1,850-1,950
1,800-1,900
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,300
2,100-2,300
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,400
2,100-2,400
Wheat Lokwan medium (100
INR/KG) 1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)
n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,600
3,000-3,600
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)
2,200-2,700 2,200-2,700
Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)
3,300-3,600
3,300-3,600
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,200
3,000-3,200
Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG)
2,600-2,900
2,600-2,900
Rice Swarna best (100
INR/KG) 2,500-2,700 2,500-2,700
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG)
2,300-2,400
2,300-2,400
Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)
3,800-4,200
3,800-4,200
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,500-4,000 3,500-4,000
Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG)
4,800-5,200 4,800-5,200
Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG)
4,400-4,700
4,400-4,700
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG)
10,000-14,000 10,000-14,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)
5,100-7,600
5,100-7,600
Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG)
4,800-5,000
4,800-5,000
Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG)
4,300-4,500
4,300-4,500
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,200
2,000-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 33.3 degree Celsius,
minimum temp. 24.4 degree Celsius
Rainfall : 9.8 mm
FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky with
possibility of moderate rains. Maximum and minimum
temperature would be around and 32
and 24 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are
excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices)
Nagpur Foodgrain
Prices – APMC/Open Market-August 29
AUGUST 29, 2017 / 2:09 PM /
Nagpur, August 29 (Reuters) – Gram
and tuar prices firmed up again in Nagpur Agriculture Produce
and Marketing Committee (APMC) here
on increased festival demand from local millers amid thin
supply from producing regions
because of heavy rains since yesterday evening. Upward trend on
NCDEX in gram and enquiries from
South-based millers also pushed up prices.
About 800 of gram and 700 bags of
tuar were available for auctions, according to sources.
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties ruled steady in open market here on subdued demand from
local traders
amid ample stock in ready position.
TUAR
* Tuar gavarani declined further in open market in absence of buyers
amid release of
stock from stockists.
* Udid varieties reported recovered in open market on increased demand
from local
traders.
* In Akola, Tuar New – 4,300-4,600, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,300-6,500, Udid
Mogar (clean)
– 8,200-8,800, Moong Mogar (clean) 6,800-7,400, Gram – 5,500-5,800, Gram
Super best
– 8,800-9,200
* Wheat, rice and 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
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Gram Auction
5,500-6,130 4,900-5,900
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
3,700-4,550 3,700-4,400
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
1,600-1,728 1,600-1,710
Gram Super Best Bold
9,000-9,500 9,000-9,500
Gram Super Best
n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 8,000-8,200 8,000-8,200
Gram Dal Medium
n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality
5,900-6,000 5,900-6,000
Desi gram Raw
5,650-5,850 5,650-5,850
Gram Kabuli
12,500-13,500 12,500-13,500
Tuar Fataka Best-New
6,800-7,400 6,800-7,400
Tuar Fataka Medium-New
6,400-6,600 6,400-6,600
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New
6,300-6,500 6,300-6,500
Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,800-6,200 5,800-6,200
Tuar Gavarani New
4,650-4,850 4,700-4,900
Tuar Karnataka
5,000-5,200 5,000-5,200
Masoor dal best
4,700-5,000 4,700-5,000
Masoor dal medium 4,400-4,600 4,400-4,600
Masoor
n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold (New)
7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000
Moong Mogar Medium
6,700-7,200 6,700-7,200
Moong dal Chilka 5,600-6,600 5,600-6,600
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) 8,600-9,600 8,500-9,500
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)
6,500-7,600
6,400-7,500
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
4,800-5,300
4,700-5,200
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
5,000-5,500 5,000-5,500
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 2,900-3,000 2,900-3,000
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
3,500-3,700 3,500-3,700
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)
3,600-4,800
3,600-4,800
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG)
1,850-1,950
1,800-1,900
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,300
2,100-2,300
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,400
2,100-2,400
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)
n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,600
3,000-3,600
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)
2,200-2,700
2,200-2,700
Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)
3,300-3,600
3,300-3,600
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,200
3,000-3,200
Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG)
2,600-2,900
2,600-2,900
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,700
2,500-2,700
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG)
2,300-2,400
2,300-2,400
Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)
3,800-4,200
3,800-4,200
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)
3,500-4,000
3,500-4,000
Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG)
4,800-5,200 4,800-5,200
Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG)
4,400-4,700
4,400-4,700
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG)
10,000-14,000 10,000-14,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)
5,100-7,600
5,100-7,600
Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG)
4,800-5,000
4,800-5,000
Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG)
4,300-4,500
4,300-4,500
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,200
2,000-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 33.3 degree Celsius,
minimum temp. 24.4 degree Celsius
Rainfall : 100 mm
FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky with
possibility of moderate rains. Maximum and minimum
temperature would be around and 32
and 24 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are
excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices)
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