Rice Awards
Recognize Industry Leaders
By Vicky Boyd
Excerpted from Rice Farming Magazine
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Every year at the Annual Rice Awards Luncheon
Rice Farming bestows three awards: Rice
Farmer of the Year, the Rice Industry Award, and the Rice Lifetime Achievement
Award. These annual recognitions,
co-sponsored by Horizon Ag and USA Rice, highlight some of the most positive
achievements associated with the U.S. rice industry.
The 2017 Rice Farmer of the Year is Christian Richard, who grew up on
a rice farm in Kaplan, Louisiana. At
eleven, his grandfather put him on a tractor and told him it was time to go to
work and Christian's been at it ever since.
He uses technology, sustainability, and other conservation programs and
practices to bring his crop to harvest in the most efficient manner
possible. He works with closely with the
Louisiana State University AgCenter and other universities to implement
innovative methodology to help his farm become more sustainable and protect
natural resources, and he tries to spread the message of agricultural
stewardship to as many people as possible.
"Rice farming is close to my heart," says Richard. "Farming rice is what I have always done
and it defines who I am and the heritage of my family."
Rice Industry Award winner, Dr. Xueyan Sha, was born and raised in
a small village near Shanghai, China, where rice means everything: A means to alleviate constant hunger and
provide hope for prosperity. He started
his rice breeding career at LSU's H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in
2000, and during his tenure there released 20 long grain, medium grain, and
aromatic rice varieties including Jupiter, Jazzman, Jazzman-2, and Della-2.
In 2012, Sha took over the medium grain rice breeding program at
the University of Arkansas where he spearheaded the fast-track release of Titan
- the first Arkansas medium grain variety in more than a decade.
"Nothing is more satisfactory than seeing your varieties help
rice growers," says Sha.
"Especially when things are going well."
Chuck Wilson, the Lifetime Achievement Award winner, recently
retired after working 40 years in the U.S. rice industry in many different
capacities. Best known for managing The
Rice Foundation's Rice Leadership Development Program, Chuck has mentored more
than 180 rice farmers and industry representatives who have graduated from the
program.
Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar, a Leadership grad who spoke at
the conference opening ceremony yesterday, said, "From Chuck, we can all
learn to how to be better leaders, and even more importantly, how to be better
individuals."
To learn more about the three recipients, check out the special
section included in the December issue of Rice Farming magazine.
WASDE Report
Released
Global 2017/18 rice supplies are
decreased to 619.3 million tons, primarily on a smaller crop projected for
India. World 2017/18 consumption is down
fractionally to 480.4 million tons. Global 2017/18 trade is raised to 44.9
million tons on higher exports by Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and China more than
offsetting reductions for India, Pakistan, and the United States. Trade is
still below the 2016/17 record of 45.3 million tons. World ending stocks are lowered this month to
138.9 million tons for 2017/18, still higher than last year and at the highest
level since 2000/01.
USA Rice Daily
Smuggled rice discovered in 14
containers from China
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 By JUSTIN K. VESTIL Inspection.
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña shows the sacks of rice inside
one of 18 cargo containers opened yesterday in the Cebu International Port.
Fourteen contained smuggled rice while the other four contained ceramic tiles.
As of press time, BOC officials were opening the rest of the 71 containers.
(SunStar Photo/Alex Badayos) THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu yesterday
found at least 7,000 sacks of smuggled rice in 14 of the 71 cargo containers
from China, which authorities suspect were misdeclared. As a result, Customs
Commissioner Isidro Lapeña ordered the cancellation of Manila-based consignees
Seven Myth Marketing and Rainbow Horizons Enterprises’ importation
accreditation.
The
BOC will also cancel the license of the Cebu-based broker who facilitated the
shipment. The consignees and the broker will be charged with violating the
Customs Modernization Tariff Act and the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of
2016. “This is a strong message to smugglers that they cannot continue with
this type of business in our country. They cannot keep on shortchanging the
government of its rightful revenue,” Lapeña told reporters in a press
conference. Lapeña said that based on what they found, the smuggled rice is
worth P83 million. The cargo containers arrived in Cebu on separate dates in
five vessels. Investigation The first set of cargo containers was unloaded on Nov.
27, 29 and 30 while the second set was unloaded last Dec. 3.
Their
contents were initially declared as “ceramic tiles” but when the cargo
containers were X-rayed, the sacks of rice were discovered. This prompted the
BOC to hold the release of the cargo. At 3 p.m. yesterday, Lapeña and officials
of the BOC Port of Cebu arrived in the Cebu International Port to open 18 of
the 71 cargo containers, and found sacks of Sinandomeng rice in 14 of the
containers. The other four cargo containers contained ceramic tiles. As of
press time, BOC officials were still opening the rest of the cargo containers.
BOC
Port of Cebu Collector Wivina Pumatong told reporters that they will
investigate the consignees and the broker behind the illegal shipment. Pumatong
said that since she assumed office last October, she has received no record of
violation from Seven Myth Marketing and Rainbow Horizons Enterprises. She has
requested the BOC office in Manila to look into their operations. Pumatong said they
tried to reach the Cebu-based broker, to no avail. Lapeña said the confiscated
smuggled rice will be donated to the Department of Social Welfare and
Development.
Read more:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2017/12/12/smuggled-rice-discovered-14-containers-china-579347
Rice farmers threaten to sue NFM
*
- Published
on Dec 11, 2017, 9:00 pm AST
- By Renuka Singh
SUBSIDISED INDUSTRY: A local rice farmer ploughs his field in
Central Trinidad. —Photo: KRISHNA MAHARAJ
Sixteen rice farmers, owed a total of $1.9 million by majority State-owned National Flour Mills (NFM), are turning to the courts to get their money.At a news conference at an attorney's office in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, yesterday, the farmers complained that some of them have not been paid since December 2016, while others were last paid in January and March this year.
They describe a hard time trying to live, get credit or even
borrow money to continue their work as NFM is their sole buyer.
HOW TO MAKE A THAI TUNA STIR-FRY
Thai tuna stir-fry
2 tbsp cream sherry
Juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp clear honey
Thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and grated
440g fresh tuna steak, or 4 x 100g frozen (thawed), cut into bite-sized pieces
360g basmati rice
4 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 salad tomatoes, quartered
4 spring onions, trimmed and chopped
1 small red chilli, seeded and thinly sliced
1 tbsp fresh basil, torn
Juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp clear honey
Thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and grated
440g fresh tuna steak, or 4 x 100g frozen (thawed), cut into bite-sized pieces
360g basmati rice
4 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 salad tomatoes, quartered
4 spring onions, trimmed and chopped
1 small red chilli, seeded and thinly sliced
1 tbsp fresh basil, torn
Mix together the sherry, lime juice, honey and ginger. Add the tuna,
mix well, cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
Cook the rice as directed on the
pack for 10-11 minutes. Drain, return to pan and stir in 2 tbsp of the
coriander. Cover pan to retain heat.
Meanwhile, remove the tuna from
the marinade (reserve). Heat the rapeseed oil in a wok or large frying pan and
add the tuna. Cook over a high heat for 2-3 minutes or until cooked to your
liking.
Stir in the reserved marinade,
tomatoes, spring onions and chilli and stir-fry for a couple of minutes. Add
the remaining coriander and the basil. Serve immediately with the cooked rice.
Recipe from Aldi. To find out more visit aldi.co.uk
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/recipes/how-to-make-a-thai-tuna-stir-fry-a8096811.html
Microbiome of a pest might affect
its interaction with rice crops, shows study
Tuesday, 12 December 2017 (Research Matters)
The Asian Rice Gall Midge is an
insect about the size of a mosquito and a member of the specialized gall making
insect family Cecidomyiidae. It spends most part of its life cycle within the
rice plant. Upon hatching, the larva of the midge which is known as the maggot,
slides down between leaf sheaths. After reaching the apical meristem, which is
the part of the plant at the extremities from where vertical growth occurs, the
maggot begins feeding by lacerating the plant tissue. The maggot induces
changes in the plant such that a gall can be formed around its body, which
contains nutritive nurse cells that can sustain it for the next phases of its
life. The successful establishment of the insect in the plant means that the
plant cannot bear grains.
Previous studies had explored the
plant’s defence mechanisms against the midge, but studies have not explored the
role of the insect’s microbiome in its interaction with the plant. An insight
into the plant-midge-microbe interactions could provide us with novel
strategies to control this infection.
For their latest study the
scientists used next generation sequencing (NGS) protocol to identify different
bacterial species associated with the midges and the plant.
The microbiome of the Asian Rice
Gall Midge was made up of both rare and abundant species. Wolbachia species
and Psuedomonas species
of bacteria were commonly found in the Asian Rice Gall Midge. Wolbachia sp
has been described as a microbe with a capacity to change several traits of its
host, while Psuedomonas sp. are also known
to be present in other pest species. Most notably, the study shows that the
bacterial community structure differed among different host plant and different
stages of development of the midge. These variation observed in the microbiome
of the Asian Rice Gall Midge with reference to the host from which they were
isolated indicate that they might have an influential impact on the midge and
plant interaction.
https://researchmatters.in/shots/microbiome-pest-might-affect-its-interaction-rice-crops-shows-study
Long grain rice exports to Sri
Lanka declining
December 13, 2017
KARACHI: Rice exporters have urged the Sri Lankan
government to reduce import duty on Pakistani long grain rice.A visiting
delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) to Sri Lanka held
several meetings with the government officials, trade bodies and rice
importers.
Reap Chairman Rafique Suleman informed the Sri Lankan
officials that there are two separate categories of Pakistani rice — basmati
and non-basmati.
Super Basmati, PK-385, PK-198/D-98 etc are included in
the basmati variety and these are premium quality rice and may be added to the
list of luxury item. Whereas Irri-6 and Irri-9 etc are coarse varieties and
called non-basmati rice which are cheaper and famous in Sri Lanka.
Average price of non-basmati stands around $325-400 per
tonne internationally.
The Reap chairman urged the Sri Lankan officials to
rectify the situation by reducing the duty in the larger interest of both the
countries.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1376220
Chandrababu Naidu launches
Chandranna Village Malls
STAFF REPORTER VIJAYAWADA, DECEMBER 12, 2017 23:51 IST
UPDATED: DECEMBER 13, 2017 07:29 IST
New experiment: A woman interacts
with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in a video chat at a Chandranna
Village Mall in Guntur on Tuesday.New experiment: A woman interacts with Chief
Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in a video chat at a Chandranna Village Mall in
Guntur on Tuesday. | Photo Credit:
T_VIJAYA_KUMAR
People can take essential
commodities in lieu of rice at the malls
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
remotely launched the Chandranna Village Mall in Guntur and Vijayawada as a
pilot project in the State on Tuesday.
The existing Fair Price Shops (FPS)
will function as Chandranna Village Malls. In the first phase, the government
is proposing to develop 6,500 malls across the State. There are about 28,000
FPS outlets in the State. The idea of mall is to take facilities available at
the malls in urban areas to the doorstep of villagers.
“The government will supply
goods/commodities in lieu of rice being supplied to the poor at the malls. The
commodities will be worth equal to the rice being supplied right now,” the
Chief Minister said.
When contacted, Civil Supplies
Minister Prathipati Pulla Rao said the government would continue to supply rice
to ration cardholders. The consumers, however, would be given an option. They
can take either rice or commodities worth equal the rice they were entitled to.
There would not be any compulsion. Nor would the government do away with supply
of rice, he said. This was being thought of as offtake of subsidised rice was
coming down steadily as not many people seem to be interested in it.
Speaking to shopkeepers and a few villagers
through video conference, Mr. Naidu said that the objective of the village
malls was to provide branded products at affordable prices to consumers living
away from urban areas. The village malls would be accessible online soon, and
they can save time and effort with the help of technology. The shopkeepers
would have to give respect to the customers and maintain cleanliness and
standard of malls, he said.
The government is proposing selling
500 types of commodities of various brands in these malls at 4% to 35% less
than the Maximum Retail Price (MRP). The dealer will get 40% of the discount
offered by the companies, while consumer enjoys a benefit of 60% , he said.
All kinds of essential goods are
sold at the village malls at lower prices compared to open market, but allowing
a small commission to the dealer. The plan is to link suppliers or
manufacturers with the Village Malls and enable supply of goods at prices lower
than the MRP.
The government chalked out plans to
launch the malls in partnership with Reliance Retail and Future Group. The
State government would bear 25% of the establishment cost while another 25%
would be provided as loan to the dealers under the Centre’s Mudra Yojana.
Products manufactured by women self-help groups and Girijan Cooperative
Corporation would also be sold at the proposed malls along with the agriculture
produce procured directly from farmers.
New forum to tackle problems in
rice sector
Sum Manet / Khmer Times
Next month the Cambodia Rice
Federation (CRF) will hold the sixth edition of the Cambodia Rice Forum,
bringing major stakeholders in the sector together to discuss the future of the
local rice industry and create a joint effort to ramp up production and
exports.
The three-day event, scheduled
for January 16-18, will open with remarks from Prime Minister Hun Sen on the
first day.
Riddled with sub-standard
infrastructure, high logistical and production costs and tougher competition
abroad, the local rice industry has been struggling to turn profits and remain
competitive.
During the forum, participants
will deliberate on which local rice brand should be pushed on the international
stage. One local brand will be selected and given priority in marketing
campaigns that seek to promote Cambodian rice to international buyers.
Representatives of companies and
farming associations will also discuss solutions to problems that continue to
plague the rice industry and devise long-term strategies to tackle them.
Hun Lak, the CRF’s
vice-president, said the main problems afflicting the industry are a lack of
adequate warehouses and an inefficient marketing system. He noted, however,
that storage infrastructure is slowly improving.
“We are sparing no effort in
boosting cooperation among stakeholders. They need to come together to ramp up
production,” he said.
“They must increase quality while
reducing expenses…production costs must be slashed to improve the production
chain.
“Our strategy is to strengthen
the quality of our fragrant rice and to find mechanisms that allow us to expand
our export markets. Cambodian rice still has a great deal of potential in the
global market.”
Mr Lak also commented on recent
efforts by Myanmar and Vietnam to increase their share of the European market,
with both Asean nations now negotiating trade agreements with the EU, and
restated the need to ramp up efforts at home to increase quality and keep up
with the competition.
“Cambodian rice is now competing
with the big players of the international market,” he said, “so we need to
believe in ourselves, in our product, while sparing no effort to produce the
best product we can.”
Mr Lak said local farmers do not
need to lose sleep over Italy’s recent request to reduce imports of Cambodian
rice to the EU, arguing that Cambodian rice still enjoys sufficient demand in
the Chinese and European markets.
During the first 11 months of
this year, Cambodia shipped more than 562,000 tonnes of rice abroad, an
increase of 17.2 percent compared with the same period last year, according to
a report from the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality
Cutting PHL
reliance on imports via ‘RiCo’
December 12, 2017
“Poor man’s rice.” That’s how
corn is regarded in the Philippines. Despite its affordability and the fact
that it is a good source of fiber, many Filipinos do not consider it as part of
their daily diet.
Citing the book, True
Grit from Corn Grits: Food of the Champions, written by Dr. Serlie
Barroga-Jamias, the National Food Authority (NFA) noted that many Filipinos
will eat corn as rice only if there is no rice. The NFA noted that it is only
in the Visayas where white corn is considered a staple food of 14 million, or
20 percent of the population. Corn was considered as poor man’s rice in the
1960s, when an episode of rice shortage forced many Filipinos to eat inferior
rice mixed with rough corn grits.
Despite the rejection of the
earlier version of the rice-corn blend, the government is bent on trying to,
again, convince Filipinos to consider consuming it. The NFA and corn farmers
belonging to the Philippine Maize Federation Inc. (Philmaize) conducted a taste
survey of a new rice-corn blend, dubbed “RiCo,” last month. The goal, the food
agency said, is to determine strategies that would widen the acceptance of corn
as an extender.
Some consumers who have tried the
rice-corn blend distributed by the NFA said it “tastes even better” than plain
rice. The government is crossing its fingers that more Filipinos would develop
a taste for RiCo because of its potential to reduce the country’s rice imports.
Paddy production of the Philippines, one of the world’s top rice importers, is
perennially short of anywhere from 800,000 metric tons (MT) to around 1 million
MT (MMT) a year.
Data provided by the NFA showed
that, in 2016, domestic consumption of rice was at 12.9 MMT, while production
was 11.5 MMT, or a deficit of 1.4 MMT. The highest rice importations were
recorded in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 at 2.570 MMT, 2.6 MMT and 2.2 MMT,
respectively.
The Philippines could eliminate
the need for rice imports and save dollars by merely substituting rice with
10-percent corn grits, according to the NFA. Apart from doing away with
purchasing rice from foreign farmers, the consumption of more corn—a more
versatile crop that can be produced year-round—would also boost the incomes of
planters.
The NFA is promoting the
rice-corn blend as a health food. The food agency said it has lower calorie and
carbohydrate content compared to rice. Citing studies, the NFA said corn also
contains more vitamins, minerals and proteins than white rice.
President Duterte is taking the
first step to “mainstream” the rice-corn blend by endorsing it as the country’s
“new staple” on December 22. Government efforts to make it acceptable to
consumers should not stop there. Information and a marketing campaigns must be
undertaken to promote RiCo and make people aware of the health benefits and
affordability of the product. The rice-corn blend could also be used in
government feeding programs. These measures would surely be cheaper than
importing rice.
B1.7bn budget to cut second-crop rice output
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Peruvian rice producers plea
for return of import duties
2017-12-12
Rice producers in Peru are demanding that the government
reinstate import duties for the commodity, asserting that the imports are
negatively affecting internal rice prices, according to a Dec. 4 Global
Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture . The USDA said the main protests are
coming from rice producers in the San Martin and Tumbes regions of Peru. ...
Thailand: Strong baht may curb rice exports
Strong baht is likely to curb rice exports in 2018. (Photo:
AFP/VNA)
Bangkok
(VNA) – The Thai Rice Exporters Association has expressed
concern that the strong baht is likely to curb rice exports in 2018, Thai media
reported on December 12. Thailand is expected to export 9.5 million tonnes of
rice next year, lower than the volume of 11 million tonnes the country targets
to ship abroad in 2017, due to the strong baht, said President of the Thai Rice
Exporters Association Charoen Laothammatas. The baht has gained more than 9
percent to 32.5 baht per USD in early December, the highest in the past 31
months. The country has exported 10.3 million tonnes of rice so far this year,
up 16.3 percent from the same period last year thanks to strong demand during
the year-end holiday season. Thailand sets to export 11 million tonnes of rice
in 2017 but experts believed that even if the country achieves the goal, it
cannot reclaim its title as the world’s biggest rice exporter as India has to
date shipped abroad more than 11 million tonnes.-VNA
Farmers paid to not grow
second-crop rice next year
By Thai PBS
WED,
DEC 13, 2017 10:18 AM
The cabinet on Tuesday (Dec 12)
agreed to allocate a fund amounting to 1,687 million baht to pay rice farmers
to not plant second-crop rice next year in a bid to reduce rice-cultivated area
by 150,000 rai.
Deputy Agriculture and Cooperative
Minister Luck Vajananawat said the fund would be used to convince farmers to
skip planting second crop rice next year in 53 provinces by providing farmers
who agree to accept the deal 2,000 baht per rai of up to 15 rai each.
Long grain rice exports to Sri Lanka
declining
KARACHI: Rice exporters have urged
the Sri Lankan government to reduce import duty on Pakistani long grain rice.A
visiting delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) to Sri
Lanka held several meetings with the government officials, trade bodies and
rice importers.
Reap Chairman Rafique Suleman
informed the Sri Lankan officials that there are two separate categories of
Pakistani rice — basmati and non-basmati.Super Basmati, PK-385, PK-198/D-98 etc
are included in the basmati variety and these are premium quality rice and may
be added to the list of luxury item. Whereas Irri-6 and Irri-9 etc are coarse
varieties and called non-basmati rice which are cheaper and famous in Sri
Lanka.Average price of non-basmati stands around $325-400 per tonne
internationally.The Reap chairman urged the Sri Lankan officials to rectify the
situation by reducing the duty in the larger interest of both the countries
Urgent
action needed to reduce arsenic in infant rice cereals, says study
12-Dec-2017 - Last
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Healthy
Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), an alliance of scientists and child health
advocacy organizations, is calling for urgent action by cereal makers, the FDA
and parents to remove high-arsenic cereals off store shelves and out of
infants’ diets.
The HBBF
has lashed out at the US FDA for “falling short of protecting infants”
after a
study found infant rice cereals contain six times the level of arsenic than
other grain cereals on the market.The study tested more than 100 types of infant cereals, including 45 products made by nine different companies, including Beech-Nut and BioKinetics, sold at stores around the US.
Results found one third of the brands tested contained levels of 90 parts per billion (ppb) or higher of inorganic arsenic (the most toxic form of arsenic).
The FDA has no limit for arsenic in rice cereal, but issued draft guidance of 100 ppb of inorganic arsenic last year.
Laboratory test results
Averaging
all the samples together in the HBBF report, the rice cereals contained 85 ppb
of inorganic arsenic, but several samples came in with 90 ppb or higher.|
Brand
|
Cereal
|
Grains listed
|
Inorganic arsenic
levels
|
|
Beech-Nut
|
Rice
Baby Cereal
|
Rice
flour
|
Ranging
between 67-102 ppb
|
|
Gerber
|
Complete
Rice Single Grain Baby Cereal
|
Rice
flour
|
Ranging
between 65-78 ppb
|
|
Gerber
|
DHA
Probiotic Rice Cereal
|
Rice
flour
|
Ranging
between 79-86 ppb
|
|
Gerber
|
Organic
Rice Cereal
|
Organic
rice flour
|
Ranging
between 28-47 ppb
|
|
Gerber
|
Rice
Cereal
|
Rice
flour
|
Ranging
between 59-112 ppb
|
|
BioKinetics
|
Brown
Rice Sprouted Baby Cereal
|
Organic
sprouted brown rice flakes
|
Ranging
between 128-235 ppb
|
|
Earth's
Best
|
Whole
Grain Rice Cereal
|
Organic
whole grain brown rice flour
|
Ranging
between 65-109 ppb
|
|
Gerber
|
Organic
Brown Rice Cereal
|
Organic
whole grain brown rice flour
|
Ranging
between 72-109 ppb
|
|
Gerber
|
Rice
& Banana Apple Cereal
|
Whole
grain rice flour
|
Ranging
between 92-107 ppb
|
|
HappyBABY
|
Organic
Probiotic Baby Cereal - Brown Rice
|
Milled
organic whole grain brown rice
|
Ranging
between 51-123 ppb
|
|
Healthy
Times
|
Brown
Rice Cereal for Babies
|
Organic
whole grain brown rice flour
|
102
ppb
|
However, BioKinetics president Robert DenHoed said the company does not intend making any changes.
“We test samples ourselves and send some to an offsite lab in Toronto, and our readings are typically less than 10 ppb,” he said in a statement to the media.
High levels of arsenic were also found in Beechnut infant cereals, with a sample of its Rice Baby Cereal brand ranging between 87-102 ppb.
In its media statement, Beech-Nut reassured parents the company has rigorous testing protocols in place to ensure it provides safe, nutritious food for babies.
“All of our currently available cereals meet the FDA recommendation for inorganic arsenic. We buy our rice from California, the rice-growing region with the lowest levels of arsenic and we test every delivery of rice flour before we make our rice cereal as a standard practice,” said the company.
The HBBF contends that – more than a year after the FDA issued its draft guidance to cereal makers of 100ppb – the regulator has still not set a final limit for arsenic in rice cereal.
“It has failed to finalize the proposed cap in its draft guidance, even though there is no known safe level of arsenic exposure,” wrote Jane Houlihan, national director of Science and Health, HBBF, in the report.
Arsenic is strictly regulated in drinking water (with a limit of 10 ppb), but is legal in any amount in infant rice cereal.
A cup of prepared infant rice cereal has more than double the amount of arsenic allowed in a cup of water, according to the report.
Rice naturally absorbs more ten times more arsenic from soil and water than other grains used for infant cereals.
High
costs of arsenic
Several studies – including those
conducted by the FDA – have found that inorganic
arsenic exposure in infants and pregnant women can result in reduce children’s
IQ..The World Health Organization also foundlong-term exposure can cause cancer and skin lesions.
According to the HBBF report, rice-based foods are resulting in a loss of 9.2 million IQ points among 0-6 year-old children.
The lower IQs will result in decreased salaries for those children when they are adults, costing the US an estimated $12-$18bn annually.
Call for action
The HBBF is calling upon the FDA to “act
immediately to set an enforceable, health-based limit for arsenic in infant
rice cereal and other rice-based foods.”Although the study found cereal makers have taken steps to limit arsenic in infant rice cereals – levels were reduced, on average, to 85 ppb in 2016-2017 from 103 ppb in 2013-2014 – it urges cereal makers to continue reducing these levels.
In the meantime, it is encouraging parents to stop feeding children rice cereals altogether, and substitute them with iron-fortified grain cereals such as barley, oat, and multigrain.
The HBBF also recommended avoiding infant rice snacks, which contain high arsenic levels, too.
Study:
Arsenic in 9 Brands of Infant CerealAuthor: Jane Houlihan, MSCE, National Director of Science and Health, Healthy Babies Bright Futures
Funded by the Forsythia and Passport Foundations and The John Merck Fund
The study has not been peer-reviewed or published in a journal, but is posted on the HBBF website.
USA Rice farm bill panelists Jennifer Cervantes, Tom
Sell, Reece Langley, Robert Redding, Dale Thorenson, and Ben Mosley, discussed
farm bill expectations at a breakout session during the USA Rice Outlook
Conference in San Antonio.
Funding, timing will be critical issues for farm bill debate
A
new farm bill will find challenges in funding, timing and legislators who have
never voted on a farm bill before. A united ag front will be crucial.
Holding on to the current farm
policy, with a few targeted tweaks, would suit most commodity organizations —
with the exception of cotton and dairy — but funding will be a challenge as
Congress begins debating the next farm bill.Representatives for soybeans,
sugar, cotton, peanuts and rice offered their wish list for a farm program
during a farm bill panel, a standing room only break-out session at the USA
Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio.
Tom Sell, co-founder and managing
partner of Combest Sell and Associates, moderated the panel, which included
Reece Langley, National Cotton Council; Jennifer Cervantes, vice president,
Florida Sugar Cane league; Dale Thorenson, associate at Gordley Associates,
representing the American Soybean Association; Ben Mosely, vice president, USA
Rice; and Robert Redding, president, The Redding Firm, Inc., representing the
Southern Peanut Farmers Federation.
Panelists agreed that a unified
front, across all ag commodities and interests, will be crucial when
making a case to Congress for necessary funding. “When farm groups start
fighting over funding, that’s when the wheels fall off the bus,” said
Cervantes. “We have to stick together.”
“It’s important that we don’t let
happen to this farm bill debate what happened in 2014,” Redding said. “We were
divided.”
“It shouldn’t be that hard,”
Thorenson said. “We’re not changing policy that much.” Langley says cotton
policy needs more than a tweak, however. “With the 2014 act, Cotton has no
access to ARC or PLC. Our No.1 priority for the next farm bill is to realize an
increase in our safety net. STAX has not been sufficient to deal with multiple
years of low cotton prices.”
Redding says the 2014 farm
program has worked well for peanuts. “We like the PLC option. We want to keep
the reference price, the support for storage and handling costs, and the
separate payment limit for peanuts. This has been good farm policy for us.”
“Most people in the rice industry
have been pleased with the farm program and PLC,” Mosely said. “The mechanics
of the program are working; it just needs some tweaks.”
Cervantes says sugar does not
qualify for ARC or PLC but hopes to “maintain the sugar program we have. We
will fight tooth and nail to retain what we have. We are working to make people
understand the importance of sugar.”
She says sugar needs the support
of a farm program. “A free market for sugar does not exist. If we dismantle our
program, the rest of the world will not.” She said sugar will not add acreage
but will rely on increased yield and efficiency for growth. “Our footprint will
not be larger.”
Sugar creates jobs, she adds.
“Sugar is responsible for 142,000 jobs across the country, but sugar is not
produced in every state, so we have to educate legislators.”
That chore will be a big one with
the next farm bill debate. “We have 120 members of Congress who have never
voted on a farm bill. We don’t know how they will vote,” Cervantes said. “It is
important for us to explain the importance of sugar.”Political action
committees are key, she adds. “A PAC doesn’t guarantee they will vote your way,
but it does gain access. We have to build long-term relationships.”
“That’s our weakest area,”
Redding said.Thorenson added that if farm organizations do not show up and make
their case, other organizations will step up and make theirs.Sell said anti-ag
groups are well-organized and well-funded and have created a new force in
Washington.Money, a huge issue in the 2014 farm bill debate, will again dictate
policy. “We’re all asking for more money,” said Thorenson. “It’s a challenging
time for agriculture, so we at least want to keep our baseline and that will be
hard.”
“Baseline reflects the amount of
money expected to be spent over 10 years if the policy in place now remains,”
Sell explained.
Baseline is a particular sticky
issue for cotton. Langley said cotton hopes to build its baseline before a new
farm policy is enacted.
Deep Cuts
Losing the Foreign Market
Development program has been a blow, Mosley said. “We had hoped for an
increase, now we just hope to get back to square one. It’s a tough environment;
we’re always facing cuts, and we continue to deal with cuts already in place.”
“We struggle with the
Congressional budget Office,” Redding added. “They don’t understand the peanut
industry.”
Timing of the farm bill is
another big question mark. “Everyone agrees that we want farm bill efforts to
begin quickly when Congress gets back in the new year,” Sell said
“We hope it’s enacted in 2018,”
Langley said. “Our worst-case scenario is a delay.” He anticipates the House
will move first and have something out by the end of the first quarter. If the
Senate acts quickly the two bills could go to conference by mid-term.
“The closer to the 2018 election the
bill is rolled out, the harder it will to pass it,” Thorenson said.
Timing could be a challenge,
Cervantes says, especially if the bill follows a promised executive order to
reform welfare. “That probably will not be helpful,” she said. “It will be interesting
to see what comes out of the executive order. We could see a work requirement.
That will tell us a lot about how the farm bill will roll out.”
Panelists expect bi-partisan
efforts in both the House and Senate agriculture committees, but Congress overall
is “getting more partisan, less cooperative,” Sell says. Panel consensus
indicated that passing the tax bill could improve that situation. “It would
take some pressure off Democrats to oppose anything proposed,” Redding said.
“I yearn for the days when we had
more cooperation,” Sell added.
Panelists said generic acreage —
moved out of cotton in the 2014 program — will be an issue with the next farm
bill. They don’t expect more money to be allotted for farm programs.
The challenge ag commodities face
between now and when Congress rolls out a farm bill is to educate legislators
on what producers need to continue to produce affordable food. Grassroots
efforts are called for, Cervantes says.“We’re trying to develop data to help
put a farm bill together,” Thorenson said.
Millers irked over move on rice procurement
By Express News Service |
Published: 12th December 2017 01:50
AM |
12th December 2017 07:37
AM |
JEYPORE: At a time when the paddy procurement in Jeypore
district has been stalled due to the dispute between farmers and the State
Civil Supply Corporation over FAQ standard, the millers are now upset with the
department as the latter directed Government centres to stop receiving rice
from the millers recently.
As a result of the recent direction by the corporation to
the rice receiving centres of the Government, uncertainty prevails over
participation of millers and agents in mandis.Sources said the corporation had
procured about 21 lakh quintal of paddy from farmers during the last kharif
marketing season through PACs in mandis. Later, the procured crop was
distributed among at least 93 millers as per the custom milling process.
According to the Government norms, the millers should
have delivered about 15 lakh quintal of rice to rice-receiving centres by September
2017. However, due to the alleged mismanagement of the officials of the Food
and Civil Supply Department, enough space was not available to store the
procured crop, the sources said. Only 47 rice millers had apparently met the
target, delivering 11 lakh quintal rice within the stipulated time.
Earlier, the members of millers’ association had met
State Civil Supply and Consumer Welfare Secretary in Bhubaneswar, apprising him
of the space problem of the Civil Supply Corporation. They had urged the Secretary
to extend the deadline for paddy delivery and provide storage facilities as
required. The Secretary had allowed the millers to deliver the rice by December
10, following which the millers geared up to deliver the pending rice stocks
and about 3.50 lakh quintal stock was cleared by December 8.
Even as the millers were about to deliver the targeted amount, the fresh direction of the Corporation to stop rice delivery has irked the millers who claimed that at least 50,000 quintal of rice stock is pending.
“The Civil Supply Corporation has been harassing the millers by stopping delivery of the pending rice. The Corporation has not provided godowns to keep the rice stock of millers. The millers are being punished for no fault of theirs,” Koraput District Millers secretary, Gopal Panda, said.
Meanwhile, the millers demanded that the Corporation should immediately take the pending rice stocks from them.
Even as the millers were about to deliver the targeted amount, the fresh direction of the Corporation to stop rice delivery has irked the millers who claimed that at least 50,000 quintal of rice stock is pending.
“The Civil Supply Corporation has been harassing the millers by stopping delivery of the pending rice. The Corporation has not provided godowns to keep the rice stock of millers. The millers are being punished for no fault of theirs,” Koraput District Millers secretary, Gopal Panda, said.
Meanwhile, the millers demanded that the Corporation should immediately take the pending rice stocks from them.
Contacted, District Civil Supply Officer BC Dash said the
administration had been communicating with the State Civil Supply Corporation
to sort out the problem at the earliest. “There will be proper procurement of
paddy from farmers as well as rice from the millers in a couple of days,” he
added
Rice growers,
millers urged to promote sustainable production
Rice
growers, exporters and millers were stressed to promote the sustainable
production of the commodity in order to meet the growing demand of
international market.
This
was stated by Director Van Sillevoldt Rijst (VSR) Netherland, Henk Verschoor
who visited the Rice Partners Pvt Ltd (RPL) plant in Muridke here on Sunday.
During his visit, Henk Verschoor had interaction with RPL staff and said he was
really impressed to see the RPL sustainable rice production programme.
He
said the international rice clients, especially from European Union countries
are more interested to procure Pakistani Super Basmati rice as the people from
EU are fond of eating tasty, delicate and fragrant rice that is specifically
produced in Pakistan.
Henk
also visited farmer’s field and had interaction with them, talking to the
farmers he said Super Basmati Rice is very important to EU, as their people are
very much fond of eating rice.
He
paid tribute to the rice growers saying that they play an important part in
producing grains for consumption of the people and when they buy rice from
farmers, it will help them to earn their livelihoods.
He
proposed the farmers to adopt good agricultural practices to boost their per
acre yield. He also urged all millers to keep interaction with farmers and listen
to them as they are an integral part of their business.
He
said that he was happy to see that RPL has maintained a very close relation
with the farmers and is giving them technical guidance, inputs to grow good
rice crop.
Talking
to the farmers and RPL management, VSR official said, now the world and EU will
focus on sustainable sourcing from the rice-growing countries as RPL from
Pakistan is already providing sustainable rice in the global market. He
emphasized other rice millers to follow the RPL programme to grow sustainable
rice.
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Manufacturers (2017-2022):
Ricela
Kamal
BCL
SVROil
Vaighai
A.P. Refinery
3F Industries
Sethia Oils
Jain Group of Industries
Shivangi Oils
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King Rice Oil Group
CEO Agrifood Limited
Kasisuri
Surin Bran Oil
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Tsuno Rice Fine Chemicals
Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical
Wilmar International
Wanyuan Food & Oil
Jinrun
Shanxin
Jinwang
Kamal
BCL
SVROil
Vaighai
A.P. Refinery
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Sethia Oils
Jain Group of Industries
Shivangi Oils
Balgopal Food Products
King Rice Oil Group
CEO Agrifood Limited
Kasisuri
Surin Bran Oil
Agrotech International
Tsuno Rice Fine Chemicals
Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical
Wilmar International
Wanyuan Food & Oil
Jinrun
Shanxin
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The Rise of the Robot
Chefs in the Food Industry
, DECEMBER
12, 2017
Robots in the food industry? Well, yes. They
will be in charge. In charge of food? Yes. For starters, robots can work for
longer hours, and they also don’t make mistakes while cooking.At a restaurant
outside Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki, the ‘head chef’ prepares okonomiyaki,
a savory Japanese pancake. Meanwhile, his humanoid robot colleague uses his two
metallic arms to prepare donuts, fried rice, and cocktails. The robot doesn’t
drop a single donut. The buffet-style restaurant employees more humanoid robots
than humans.
Outside Henn-na Hotel, which opened its doors in 2015, visitors are
greeted by 10 humanoid robots. At the front-desk, 3 friendly-robots handle the
check in and check out process. The futuristic hotel features 72 rooms, and has
cut its human staff from 30 to just eight employees.
Although the robot restaurant is a tourist
attraction, it was initially designed as an experiment to see what parts of the
industrial kitchen can be automated and what tasks can only be performed by
humans. The humanoid robots come from a company called Kokoro, which has been developing ‘actroid,’
a robot that looks like an actual human, for over a decade.
The human staff members at the Henn-na Hotel
oversee the tasks done by the robots. Company president, Hideo Sawada, hopes the robots will carry out 90 percent of
tasks in the hotel in the near-future. “We will make the most efficient hotel in the
world,” he told Japan Times during an interview.
LABOR SHORTAGE IN FOOD INDUSTRY
In Japan, chefs are experimenting with
automation technology to operate the restaurants with robots alone. Suzumo Machinery
has developed a “rice ball robot” capable of preparing sushi rice that appears
as though it has been prepared into shape by a chef.
The robot chef by Suzumo Machinery could make 4,300 pieces of sushi an hour.
The robot chef by Suzumo Machinery could make
4,300 pieces of sushi an hour. The manufacturer has a 70 percent share of the
domestic market for the sushi-making robot. Similarly, other Japanese
manufacturers such as Yaskawa and Toyo Riki, sales have risen as a result of
robots that have been used in park’s restaurants and hotels.
SUSHI DELIVERY ROBOT
A Tokyo-based robotics company ZMP recently partnered with a food delivery
service Ride On Express to debut
its CarriRo delivery
robot. Unlike most robot chefs, the CarriRo is shaped like a tiny bus, hovering
over three feet tall and using cameras and sensors to travel around. One of
Ride On Express’s best-known clients is the sushi company Gin no
Sara. Each CarriRo will carry enough sushi to feed 60 people.
To comply with the outdated regulations
surrounding autonomous delivery robots, the CarriRo will work exclusively in
private areas such as office parks. Although, the plan is to get the robots on
the sidewalk space as soon as they can.
Historically, Japan has always been progressive
in terms of robots and their applications in daily life. The country is at the
forefront of the robotics industry, with billions of yen’s worth in government
and private sector investment. It’s difficult to argue against the
cost-effectiveness, accuracy and productivity of robot labor which, unlike
their human counterparts, make little error and have no qualms about salaries,
pensions, benefits or fair working hours. In combination with the strong yen,
an infamously repressing immigration policy, and decades of economic
stagnation, the switch to robot workers has saved Japanese companies millions
in manufacturing and labor costs.
Today, Japan is home to many world leaders in
automation, including Yaskawa Electric andFanuc. The country’s prime minister Shinzo Abe is betting
big on reviving the country’s struggling services industry by 2020, just in
time before the Summer Olympics.
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Agri. varsity
for bridging academics-industry gap
B. Chandrashekhar
HYDERABAD, DECEMBER 13, 2017 00:46 IST
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Telangana
Fifteen climate-smart and high-yielding varieties/hybrids in nine
major crops released
In a progressive shift from
traditional functioning, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural
University (PJTSAU) has its focus centred on making the students, rolling out
from its campuses, industry-ready by increasing their exposure to the field
than limiting their learning process to classrooms, laboratories and libraries.
Established on September 3, in 2014 with the division of Acharya N.G. Ranga
Agricultural University of combined Andhra Pradesh, the institution has
introduced a series of reforms both on academic and research fronts by taking
itself further closer to the farming community and to the State Government with
participation in policy-making. “We have released 15 climate-smart and
high-yielding varieties/hybrids in nine major crops and they are so successful
that the farming community in most parts of Telangana, A.P. and adjoining areas
in the neighbouring States have replaced previous varieties with the new ones
since they have also reduced the crop period by about a month”, PJTSAU
Vice-Chancellor V. Praveen Rao told The Hindu on Tuesday. The new varieties
released by the university belong to paddy, greengram, blackgram, redgram,
maize, castor, bajra, sesamum and a fodder crop. “Telangana Sona, Kunaram
Sannalu and Bathukamma varieties of paddy have not only reduced the crop period
by 30 to 35 days but have also increased the yield by 10%”, the Vice Chancellor
said on the eve of the university’s first convocation slated for Wednesday.
Water consumption
He explained that paddy cultivation
consumes over 62% water utilised by the farming community and that 70% of it is
wasted either with percolation or with drainage.The university was also working
on a project of providing market intelligence information to the State
Government to forecast demand and price fluctuation in different markets for
major crops cultivated in the State and help the farming community get a better
price for their produce, he stated.
On the academic side, the
Vice-Chancellor said the final (fourth) year students of B. Sc course would be
given maximum field exposure by making them spend one crop season, about 24
weeks, in the field and made to learn managing one agricultural activity such
as soil analysis, vermi-compost making, micro irrigation, seed production on
their own. They are also made to learn about entrepreneurship, project report
making, raising a crop and knowing work culture of the industry.
Rice Noodles
Market in APAC - Demand for Gluten-free Products Escalates | Technavio
Technavio has published a new market research report on the rice
noodles market in APAC 2017-2021 under their food and beverage library.
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December 12, 2017 11:43 AM Eastern Standard Time
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The rice noodles market in APAC is
expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5% during the period 2017-2021,
according to a new market research study by Technavio.
The rice noodles market in APAC is expected to grow at a CAGR of
more than 5% during 2017-2021. @Technavio
The report categorizes the rice
noodles market in APAC by product (rice vermicelli and rice stick, and other
rice noodles varieties) and by end-user (retail and foodservice). The report
also determines the geographic breakdown of the market in terms of detailed
analysis and impact, which includes key geographies such as China, Thailand,
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Market driver: increasing demand
for gluten-free products in APAC
The gluten-free food market is
gradually increasing in APAC countries such as China and Australia owing to the
increase in the number of health-conscious people and the rise in awareness about
celiac diseases. There is no medication available currently to treat this
disease, and the only way to avoid it is to switch to a gluten-free diet.
As rice noodles are
naturally gluten-free, the overall demand for this noodle variety is high,
especially among health-conscious consumers.
According to Manjunath Reddy, a
lead analyst at Technavio for food research,
“Other factors such as the increase in the number of digestive health problems,
weight management issues, and increasing requirement for nutritious food are
propelling the demand for gluten-free food items. Growing prevalence of celiac
diseases among consumers within the region would eventually increase the
overall sales revenue of vendors in the region.”
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Market trend: new product
launches
Factors like new product
development, improved taste and versatility, and high levels of marketing
support often help in increasing the overall demand for the product within the
market. Thus, several players are currently launching rice noodles offerings in
APAC to expand their portfolio of products. For instance, in 2015, SA GIANG (a
Vietnam-based company) launched processed instant products from rice like
instant beef rice noodles, instant chicken rice noodles, and instant tapioca
rice sticks. It is expected that more players would launch rice noodles with
new parameters during the forecast period, which would eventually help in
enhancing sales of the overall market and sustain growth.
Market challenge: increasing
launch of other varieties of noodles in APAC
The rice noodles market in APAC is
increasingly facing challenges due to the large number of launches of other
noodle varieties within the region. For instance, in 2017, Nestlé India
launched MAGGI Masalas of India Noodles range with flavors like Amritsari
Achari Masala Noodles, Mumbaiya Chatak Masala, Super Chennai Masala Noodles,
and Bengali Jhaal Masala Noodles. Players manufacturing rice noodles need to
come with variety and new flavors to compete with other noodles launched in the
market.
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Key vendors in the market:
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Leong Guan Food
Manufacturer
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NISSIN FOODS
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President Rice
Products
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THAITAN FOODS
INTERNATIONAL
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THAI PRESERVED FOOD
FACTORY
The rice noodles market in APAC
is fragmented due to the presence of many small and large players who compete
based on price, quality, innovation, packaging, reputation, marketing channels,
and distribution. Intense competition among players, along with rapid
technological changes, constitutes a significant challenge to the player in the
market. The rice noodles market in APAC is subject to the rapidly changing
consumer demands and preferences. The performance of players in the market is
often influenced by the changing consumer spending pattern, consumer tastes,
local economic conditions, and demographic trends.
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Amira Nature Foods (ANFI) Upgraded
to “Buy” at Zacks Investment Research
According to Zacks, “Amira Nature Foods Ltd. provides packaged Indian
specialty rice. The Company sells Basmati rice, premium long-grain rice under
their flagship Amira brand as well as under other third party brands. It
participates across the entire rice supply chain from the procurement of paddy
to its storage, aging, processing into rice, packaging, distribution and
marketing. Amira Nature Foods Ltd. is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. “
Separately, Jefferies Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a
$8.00 price target on shares of Amira Nature Foods in a research report on
Tuesday, September 26th.
Amira Nature Foods (ANFI) traded down $0.09 during trading hours
on Tuesday, reaching $4.26. 192,100 shares of the company were exchanged,
compared to its average volume of 133,877. Amira Nature Foods has a 52 week low
of $4.20 and a 52 week high of $7.05.
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings
of ANFI. Nationwide Fund Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Amira
Nature Foods during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $182,000. GSA Capital
Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of Amira Nature Foods by 104.2% during
the 2nd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 36,836 shares of the
company’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 18,800 shares
during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN acquired a new stake in shares
of Amira Nature Foods during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $210,000.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amira Nature Foods by
30.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 102,130 shares
of the company’s stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 23,630
shares during the period. Finally, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its stake in
shares of Amira Nature Foods by 48.4% during the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle
Associates Ltd. now owns 218,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,213,000
after purchasing an additional 71,450 shares during the period. Institutional
investors own 13.07% of the company’s stock.
Amira Nature Foods Company Profile
Amira Nature Foods Ltd is primarily engaged in the business of
processing and selling packaged Indian specialty rice, primarily basmati rice
and other food products. The Company sells Basmati rice and other specialty
rice, under its Amira brand, as well as under other third-party brands. It also
sells non-basmati rice.
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Rice farmers threaten NFM with
lawsuit
Attorney Gerald Ramdeen.
FILE PHOTO
Rice farmers
may sue National Flour Mills (NFM) for non-payment of a $1.9 million debt
accrued over the past year, attorney Gerald Ramdeen said yesterday at a news
conference at his chambers in Woodbrook.
He said the
sum is owed via 100-plus invoices to 16 farmers who are struggling financially
as the delay in payment has left them unable to pay creditors. Ramdeen claimed
the farmers’ plight could blunt Government’s call for people to venture into
areas of economic diversification.
However, NFM
CEO Kelvin Mahabir told Newsday the NFM’s last payment to rice farmers was in
June and it will pay further sums upon receipt from the ministry. He said he
did not specifically know of this $1.9 million debt to the 16 farmers.
Ramdeen
displayed a pre-action protocol letter dated December 11 to NFM chairman Nigel
Romano warning of a lawsuit for breach of contract if farmers are not paid by
Friday. Copies were sent to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Agriculture, Land
and Fisheries Minister Clarence Rambharat and Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi.
The document
said the farmers made many efforts both individually and collectively to have NFM
pay, but promises from the Ministry of Agriculture were ultimately, “empty and
vacuous.” Ramdeen said farmers owe the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and
suppliers of chemicals and machinery.
Some have had
to lay off workers. “Rice has been delivered to the NFM but they gave
absolutely no response with respect to these people. If they are not paid by
Friday we are definitely going to court,” Ramdeen.
Mahabir told
Newsday that NFM has been in talks with the Ministry of Agriculture over
further payments. “As soon as we get the release, within 24 hours, we’ll make
out cheques to them,” Mahabir said. The NFM CEO said he is aware farmers need a
constant cash-flow and will be impacted by delays in payment, but he has
received no notification of any “major concern” from NFM’s Finance Department.
http://newsday.co.tt/2017/12/12/rice-farmers-threaten-nfm-with-lawsuit/
