India’s rice history may not have had
anything to do with China
SANDHYA RAMESH 6 June, 2018
At a lake called Lahuradewa in the Gangetic plain, three Lucknow
researchers have found evidence of independent domestication of rice in India
that predates China by 800 years.
Bengaluru: Indian paleo scientists have
discovered in a lake called Lahuradewa in Uttar Pradesh, evidence of
independent domestication of rice pre-dating established Chinese origins by 800
years. Existing theories state that Chinese first domesticated, and then spread
rice to the rest of the world.
Authored by three researchers — Biswajeet Thankur, Anju Saxena,
and Inderbir Singh, from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP),
Lucknow — the new paper was published in Current Science.
earlier this year. BSIP is one of the country’s leading institutes of
paleoscience — the branch of science studying pre-historic life, ecosystems,
evolution, and other sciences — and was established in 1946 by the famed
botanist Birbal Sahni, ‘Father of Dendrology’. It holds some of the country’s
most advanced equipment for studying paleosystems and climatology.
The rice narrative
Origin of rice domestication has been a subject of much debate
among those who study crop history and anthropology. Every study that
establishes a date has been replaced by more advanced research with newer dates,
going back and forth.
A 2012 study claimed that, rice was first cultivated in Pearl River valley in
South China. Previous theories contradicted this only slightly; it was believed that
rice originated in the Yangtze River valley. In fact, even South Korea claimed
rice had been domesticated there much earlier than in China, but their
studies were quickly discredited.
Latest studies from 2016 dated rice fields back to China’sYangtze
valley 8,400 years ago.
Thakur’s paper dates cultivation in India to 9,250 years ago.
“We have previously had the same results using evidence from
phytoliths (microscopic structures made of silica and produced by plants within
their body which survive long after the plant dies). This paper confirms the
date firmly,” explained Thakur. His team is working on the climate and
environment dating to about 11,000 years ago, when human settlements began. “We
aim to find out if Indian settlements occurred as early as others around the
world,” he said. “And if settlers migrated into India from outside.”
How evidence was collected
To study the origin of rice cultivation, traditionally, phytoliths
have been used for evidence. But these days, we have stronger, more advanced
evidence in the form of ‘diatoms’. These are microorganisms that are present
all over the world, producing over 20% of the world’s oxygen. When present in
rice cultivated lands, they carry with them a unique signature. As paddy fields
change seasonally, the diatoms that thrive in water abundance show signs of
fluctuating water levels.
Diatoms primarily live in water bodies, and are classified into
four types: planktic (free-floating in lake water), benthic (growing on
sediment surfaces), paddy field (water-logged rice fields), and anthropogenic
(water bodies with high pollution). The amount diatoms settled in lake beds
over centuries vary in layers depending on lake conditions. If a lake expands,
there is a larger number of planktic diatoms. If it shrinks, benthic population
goes up. If there are rice fields around, paddy-field diatoms get washed into a
lake in large numbers. And of course, if human-made pollution levels go up, the
anthropogenic diatoms thrive.
The Lahuradewa lake, like many of the lakes in the Gangetic plain
is very shallow, only a few metres deep and having flat, extensive lake margins
that are used even today for agriculture. During the monsoons, when the lake
expands, its water-logged margins are used for paddy cultivation. The rice is
then harvested in October when the lake shrinks again. During any flooding
event, all the evidence of rice cultivation such as diatoms, phytoliths,
microcharcoal from grass, and some pollen get washed into the deeper parts of
the lake, where they settle at the bottom.
Indian Gangetic settlements
The team used 28 different core samples from the lake bed for
their observations. They noticed that from 10,600 to 9,900 years ago, the lake
was shallow before it expanded until 7,000 years ago. In the meanwhile, at
about 9,250 years ago, paddy field diatoms started showing up in large
quantities, while anthropogenic ones turned up only a thousand years later.
This indicates that there was initially no pollution caused by
settlements practicing established farming, such as carbon dioxide from cows,
as it would have been had the practice come from China. Indian settlers had
just been attempting to sporadically domesticate rice at this point,
independently but in parallel with China.
Their study’s site was the Gangetic plains, which has evolved over
time, thanks to river flow, tectonic activity, and climate change. The region
is also a hot bed for studying ancient vegetation as fertile river banks are
where the humans first settled across the world. The Lahuradewa lake is
adjacent to the Lahuradewa excavation site where human settlement and early
farming practices are being studied.
“Understanding such historical data helps us deduce what human
response to sustainable conditions versus stressful ones were,” said Thakur.
“We can then better model both future climate as well as human needs and
responses to such changes.”
Global warming has many consequences | Pixabay
On World Environment Day, let’s look at the greening trend that is
fast becoming the crutch of climate change deniers worldwide.
Bengaluru: As the world becomes warmer thanks to greenhouse gases, there’s an
obvious question that comes to mind but gets overridden by our sensibility: If
the carbon dioxide content of air increases, shouldn’t plants then thrive? The
answer to
is, unexpectedly, yes.
The world has indeed seen a greening trend over the past decade,
with increased forest cover in the tropics and even Antarctica becoming
greener. However, that isn’t necessarily a good thing. On World Environment Day,
let’s look at the greening trend that is fast becoming the crutch of climate
change deniers worldwide.
Our first line of defence when it comes to climate change and a
warming planet has always been to plant trees. Trees help cool our planet down,
and even the presence of a single tree elicits an almost tactile response in
temperature change. So, lucky for us, there have been numerous studies recently showing how the earth is
actually greening.
Over half of all green land on the planet has become greener,
while only 4% has become browner. What’s more, it’s not only green lands
brightening their hue. Studies show that even the Arctic and Antarctic are now
becoming green.
That plants bloom in a carbon dioxide environment isn’t new
knowledge; it is literally the mechanism employed by greenhouses, the origin of
the phrase we use to describe a warming planet today. However, the grass isn’t getting greener on
our side. Literally. Because these life-giving effects of trees work only
in the tropical regions. There is growing evidence that beyond tropical
regions, trees have little to no effect on cooling the planet, and in fact, at
times have demonstrated the opposite.
Trees absorb lots of sunlight, and with dark green leaves and brown
barks, a tree cover often heats up the ground, an effect that is normally
cancelled out by the incredible amounts of water evaporating off the surface of
these leaves. The water for this process, called evotranspiration, comes from
deep underground and gets sucked in by roots. The water evaporating from these
leaves tends to form tiny clouds around the plant, reflecting off sunlight,
keeping the areas around plants cool.
However, when snow covers the ground as is in temperate zones, the
evotranspiration process isn’t as effective. Instead, plants simply continue to
absorb sunlight and heat, cancelling out any cooling effect their presence
otherwise offers. Indeed, when the evotranspiration was modelled into existing
climate forecasting systems, loss of forest cover actually
brought down the global temperature by 0.5 degrees.
There comes a point when trees reach their peak capacity for
carbon dioxide absorption. A green Africa would no
longer be able to stave off hurricanes that would inundate United States.
What’s more, it isn’t just the CO2, there are a lot of other contributors to
global warming, including but not limited to methane and carbon monoxide.
The more our polar regions green, the warmer they become. This
warmth accompanies other effects that it triggers, such as tsunamis caused
by glacier melt or
deadly diseases trapped in
ice being released again into the air.
All in all, as with everything in this world, the two thumb rules
to stick by are that too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, and really no
positive effects can come of the havoc we humans are wreaking on this planet.
Salt-resistant rice could feed a
climate-change ravaged world
After decades of
failed attempts around the world, China has emerged as a leader in developing
salt-resistant plants resilient to the effects of climate change.
THIS RICE COULD SAVE LIVES
Public Domain - Researcher Yuan Longping successfully
harvested red wild rice in salt water for the second time this year.
JUN—05—2018 12:07PM EST
You know the
old saying: when life gives you completely preventable freshwater availability
problems caused by climate change, spend decades and millions of dollars
genetically manipulating crops so that they can survive in the inhospitable
world that we’ve created.
This is
exactly what’s happening in China. This week, the South
China Morning Post reported that
scientist Yuan Longping harvested the most successful, efficient breed of
salt-resistant rice in the country’s history, and that its crop yield even more
efficient than regular rice.
If implemented
widely, salt-resistant crops have huge potential to save areas threatened by
food and water insecurity. In upcoming decades, climate change
threatens regions around the world with a lethal cocktail of different
conditions that make it more difficult to grow plants. Droughts will become
more severe and more likely, even in areas that aren’t used to droughts.
This harvest
is Longping’s second successful salt-resistant rice harvest in the past year,
but this round of crops took huge leaps forward. In October, Longping grew more
than 4.5 metric tons of rice per hectare of land (compared to the non-salt
resistant average of 3 metric tons). This month’s harvest yielded 7.5 metric
tons.
Climate change
also sets off an environmental feedback that causes sea levels around the world
to rise. For areas that don’t exist far above sea level—like small
islands, areas of Pakistan, India, and Australia, and even Maryland—sea level rise can spell severe,
consistent salt-water flooding. Since all of these areas rely on agriculture,
consistent saltwater flooding could spell a hunger crisis if crops aren’t
successful.
Bigger
picture, it’s important to note that once an area starts growing salt-resistant
plants, it’s next to impossible to get the soil back to its original state.
Once a plot of land has been converted for saltwater planting, only saltwater
plants can grow there for the indefinite future. As China National Rice
Research Institute researcher Huang Shiwen told the South
China Morning Post in 2017,
“Planting this rice will keep the land salty forever. It cannot be used to grow
other crops.”
Still, given
the scale of the risk that climate change presents to food and water supplies
around the world, progress in salt-resistant crop research from scientists is
undoubtedly a step in the right direction.
The need and
demand for salt-resistant crops has never been higher, but developing them
hasn’t been easy. Scientists around the world have been working since the 1960s to engineer crops that are
resistant to salt, but only recently has genetic knowledge advanced to the
point where a more salt-resistant crop is possible. Plants are resistant to
salt due to a combination of different genes, and until recently it
was more practical to filter the salt from sea water than to breed a
salt-resistant plant.
It’s not
evident if salt-resistant crops such as rice are ready to be produced at scale
yet. According to the South China Morning Post’s
reporting from Longping’s October rice harvest, citizens have to pay a
“premium” price. Some citizens told the Post that they could justify the
purchase due to the above-average taste, and the fact that saltwater acts as
a natural pesticide, killing off harmful bacteria. But
the salt-resistant rice isn’t yet a realistic purchase for the 55 million people living below the poverty line in
China. https://theoutline.com/post/4814/china-salt-resistent-plant-crop-rice-climate-change-adaptation?zd=1&zi=4ker7xio
UPDATE
2-EGYPT TO BEGIN IMPORTING RICE AFTER SLASHING ITS OWN CULTIVATION
6/5/2018
(Adds trader comment on local
hoarding and price surge)
CAIRO, June 5 (Reuters) - Egypt
will begin importing rice, a
crop it has typically had in surplus, to increase stocks and
"control the market," Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on
Tuesday, months after a campaign to cut local production.
crop it has typically had in surplus, to increase stocks and
"control the market," Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on
Tuesday, months after a campaign to cut local production.
Egypt slashed cultivation of rice,
a water-intensive crop,
this year to conserve vital Nile river resources as Ethiopia
prepares to fill the reservoir behind a colossal $4 billion dam
it is building upstream and which Cairo worries could threaten
its water stocks.
this year to conserve vital Nile river resources as Ethiopia
prepares to fill the reservoir behind a colossal $4 billion dam
it is building upstream and which Cairo worries could threaten
its water stocks.
"Necessary steps will be taken
to increase the rice on offer
in order to control the market and prevent any bottlenecks in
the coming period," Ismail told reporters after a ministerial
meeting, referring to shortages in the local market caused by
what grain traders say is hoarding of the grain.
in order to control the market and prevent any bottlenecks in
the coming period," Ismail told reporters after a ministerial
meeting, referring to shortages in the local market caused by
what grain traders say is hoarding of the grain.
He did not specify the quantity or
timing of the expected
imports, but his comments are the first suggesting Egypt would
begin an import programme since sharply reducing its own
production.
imports, but his comments are the first suggesting Egypt would
begin an import programme since sharply reducing its own
production.
Cairo earlier this year increased
fines for illegal rice
cultivation and decreed that just 724,000 feddans (750,000
acres) can be planted, a sharp drop from the officially allotted
1.1 million feddans last year and the 1.8 million feddans grains
traders believe were actually grown.
cultivation and decreed that just 724,000 feddans (750,000
acres) can be planted, a sharp drop from the officially allotted
1.1 million feddans last year and the 1.8 million feddans grains
traders believe were actually grown.
Rice traders have said that the new
policies would push
Egypt to import up to 1 million tonnes of the grain next year
after decades of being an exporter of a medium grain variety
prized in Arab markets.
Egypt to import up to 1 million tonnes of the grain next year
after decades of being an exporter of a medium grain variety
prized in Arab markets.
Ashraf el Attal, CEO of Dubai-based
commodities trader
Fortuna, said imports were needed now to make up for higher
demand during the holy month of Ramadan and recent hoarding,
which has seen prices shoot up at local outlets.
Fortuna, said imports were needed now to make up for higher
demand during the holy month of Ramadan and recent hoarding,
which has seen prices shoot up at local outlets.
"Currently there is
importation as local prices have moved
up," said Attal.
up," said Attal.
Ismail said necessary quantities of
rice of the same quality
as Egyptian white rice would be imported to prevent any
bottlenecks in the coming period.
(Reporting by Momen Saeed Atallah and Maha El Dahan
Writing by Eric Knecht; Editing by Adrian Croft)
as Egyptian white rice would be imported to prevent any
bottlenecks in the coming period.
(Reporting by Momen Saeed Atallah and Maha El Dahan
Writing by Eric Knecht; Editing by Adrian Croft)
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Egypt to begin importing rice after slashing
its own cultivation
June 05, 2018, 10:13:00 AM EDT By Reuters
Reuters
CAIRO, June 5 (Reuters) - Egypt will begin importing rice, a
crop it has typically had in surplus, to increase stocks and "control the
market," Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Tuesday, months after a
campaign to cut local production.
Egypt slashed cultivation of rice, a water-intensive crop, this
year to conserve vital Nile river resources as Ethiopia prepares to fill the
reservoir behind a colossal $4 billion dam it is building upstream and which
Cairo worries could threaten its water stocks.
"Necessary steps will be taken to increase the rice on
offer in order to control the market and prevent any bottlenecks in the coming
period," Ismail told reporters after a ministerial meeting, referring to shortages
in the local market caused by what grain traders say is hoarding of the grain.
Cairo earlier this year increased fines for illegal rice
cultivation and decreed that just 724,000 feddans (750,000 acres) can be
planted, a sharp drop from the officially allotted 1.1 million feddans last
year and the 1.8 million feddans grains traders believe were actually grown.
Rice traders have said that the new policies would push Egypt to
import up to 1 million tonnes of the grain next year after decades of being an
exporter of a medium grain variety prized in Arab markets.
Ashraf el Attal, CEO of Dubai-based commodities trader Fortuna,
said imports were needed now to make up for higher demand during the holy month
of Ramadan and recent hoarding, which has seen prices shoot up at local
outlets.
"Currently there is importation as local prices have moved
up," said Attal.
Ismail said necessary quantities of rice of the same quality as
Egyptian white rice would be imported to prevent any bottlenecks in the coming
period
Flood of rice imports coming
The National Food Authority
announced Tuesday that it would buy 250,000 metric tons of 25 percent broken,
well-milled and long grain white rice from five suppliers from Thailand and
Singapore under a contract recently awarded under an open tender bidding held
in May.
The announcement of the contract
came as the government pushed for a law that would end the NFA’s monopoly on
rice imports to lower prices for the staple.
Nineteen suppliers joined the
recent bidding, but only 13 passed the eligibility and technical requirements,
the NFA said.
Eventually, only five passed the
post-qualification evaluation by the NFA’s special bids and awards committee.
The fresh stocks will form part
of the NFA’s food security stocks during the lean months of July to September,
the agency said.
Most or about 200,000 MT will
arrive no later than July 31, while the rest will be delivered no later than
Aug. 31, the NFA said.
The total volume was divided into
seven lots with corresponding discharge ports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to
facilitate distribution to the markets and intended beneficiaries.
The NFA said it had no plans as
yet to import more rice.
NFA Administrator Jason Aquino
said the agency will focus first on the immediate presence of NFA rice in the
markets to pull down and stabilize rice prices.
Meanwhile, the government urged
Congress to pass the “rice tarrification bill” aimed at driving rice prices
down even further.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary
Ernesto Pernia said that under the bill would remove the quantitative
restrictions (QR) on rice imports and encourage private traders to bring the
staple in, allowing for the influx of cheap rice.
This would help poor Filipinos
who spend at least 20 percent of their budget on rice, he said.
“Reducing rice prices is crucial
to poverty reduction because the staple is a major driver of inflation,” Pernia
said.
Pernia said removing QR on rice
with tariffs will lower rice prices and increase revenues for agricultural
programs like crop diversification.
The government is also hoping the
measure would generate P27.3 billion, which can be used to augment funding for
social protection projects such as cash transfers for the poorest families as
well as for palay productivity programs.
5 traders get
NFA okay for rice imports
June 5, 2018
THE National Food Authority (NFA) on Tuesday said it
has awarded the contracts for the importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of
rice to five traders from Southeast Asia.
The NFA said a total of 19 suppliers participated in the open
tender last month, but only 13 passed the eligibility and technical
requirements. Of the 13 who offered bids, only five eventually passed the
post-qualification evaluation of the NFA’s special bids and awards committee
for the supply of the 250,000 MT of rice.
“These are Thai Hua [2511] Co. Ltd. for the supply of 75,000 MT;
Capital Cereals Co. Ltd. for 43,000 MT; Asia Golden Rice Co. Ltd. for
58,500 MT; Ponglarp Co. Ltd. for 36,000 MT; and Olam International Limited for
37,500 MT,” it said in a statement on June 5.
Except for Olam International, which is based in Singapore, all
the other suppliers are from Thailand, according to the NFA.
“The five companies issued with Notice of Award will be required
to post a Performance Bond within seven days,” it said.
“Preparation of contracts will also be done during this period
for those who will be able to comply with the requirements. Issuance of Notice
to Proceed will be given only after the posting of performance bond and signing
of contracts,” it added.
The NFA said bulk of the volume or 200,000 MT are scheduled to
arrive in the country not later than July 31, while the remaining 50,000
MT should be delivered not later than August 31.
The total volume was divided into seven lots with corresponding
discharge ports in Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao to facilitate distribution
to the markets and intended beneficiaries, according to the NFA.
“Designated discharge ports are: Poro Pt. in La Union, Batangas,
Subic, Tabaco, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Tacloban, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro,
Surigao, General Santos City, Davao City and Manila,” it said.
Meanwhile, the NFA said that it has no plans yet for further
rice imports at this time.
“NFA Administrator Jason Aquino said the agency will first focus
on the immediate presence of NFA rice in the markets, as imports arrive, to
possibly pull down and stabilize rice prices,” the grains agency said.
Egypt, once a major rice producer, will now begin importing rice
Rice traders have said that the new policies would push Egypt to
import up to 1 million tons of the grain next year. (Shutterstock)
Reuters, CairoWednesday, 6 June 2018
Egypt will begin importing rice,
a crop it has typically had in surplus, to increase stocks and “control the
market,” Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Tuesday, months after a campaign
to cut local production.
Last Update: Wednesday, 6 June 2018 KSA 11:49 - GMT 08:49
Farmers must be given priority
Update: 12:34, Jun 06, 2018
There
was a record rice crop this year, but import duty of the grain was not imposed.
The businessmen benefitted, but the farmers who produce the rice are hit hard.
There was much written about the issue at the beginning of the Boro season, but
the government paid no heed.
On
Monday, commerce minister Tofael Ahmed told the media that the duty which had
been lifted from the import of rice, would be imposed again. This would be
included in the 2018-19 fiscal’s budget to be announced by the finance minister
on 7 June.
Reports
in Prothom Alo on rice import had been alarming. According to official
accounts, there had been a one million tonne shortfall last year in rice
production, but 3.7 million tonnes were imported. Another 4.5 million tonnes
are in the import pipeline. Las yea rice prices were low in India and
Bangladesh had listed all import duty on the grain. Traders took advantage of
the situation and imported much more than required.
Import
duty on rice had been 28 per cent. The government’s decision at the time had
been correct. After all, the government’s rice reserves had fallen to the
lowest in 10 years. What is not understandable is why the import duty has not
been imposed once again, now that 3.7 million tonnes have been imported and
another 4.5 million tonnes is in the pipeline.
The
commerce minister said that import duty was lowered and raised as and when
required. That is certainly acceptable. However, the government cannot take the
right decision at the right time always due to the interests of certain vested
quarters. Perhaps that is what has happened in the case of rice. It must be
kept in mind that the farmers are not only the drivers of the economy, they
feed the 100 million of the country.
Everyone
accepted the decision last year to drop import duty on rice as production has
been less. But why are the importers still getting this benefit when there has
been record rice production this year? Farmers cannot be put into this quandary
in the interests of a dozen o so business enterprises.
The
traders are importing duty-free rice, but this has not had an impact on the
market. Yet the growers are not getting a fair price. The rice mill owners may
have a hand in this too. According to news reports, this year there has been a
record 6.3 per cent increase in rice production compared to last year.
Rice has
been grown in 100 thousand hectares more land this year. Production costs are
Tk 896 per maund, but it is being sold at only Tk 600 to Tk 850 per maund. Yet
prices in the market are high. The consumers are suffering.
The
commerce minister’s announcement that duty will be imposed again on rice should
come into effect immediately. It is more important to uphold the interest of
the farmers than those of the seasonal traders. If import duty is imposed, the
propensity to import rice will wane and it is hoped that the cultivators will
benefit.
Salt-Resistant Rice Has Been Grown In Desert Using Seawater By
Chinese Researchers
A group of Chinese scientists,
led by Yuan Longping, has successfully grown and harvested salt-resistant rice
varieties in the deserts of Dubai. To make this possible, as South China Morning Post has reported, the
research team has developed a rice strain that allows the crop to grow in salt
water.
After starting to grow rice in diluted seawater at home,
Longping has decided to move his technique to the desert, where fresh water is
too valuable to be used for cultivation. Thus, last January, the group of
researchers planted the first rice crop on the outskirts of a city, where the
rice crop has been growing since then.
A harvest that exceeds expectations
As reported by the state news
agency Xinhua, researchers have collected up to 7,500
kilograms of rice per hectare. Considering that the global average is 3,000
kilograms, the harvest developed by the research team has far exceeded their
expectations.
After this first successful trial, the researchers are
considering the development of an experimental farm of up to 100 hectares,
which will be put into operation this year. A farm that will begin to expand in
2020, when researchers will assess the success of the farm.
Its objective is to cover about 10% of the United Arab Emirates
(which has a total area of 83,600 square kilometers) with rice crops.
From desalination to salt-resistant rice varieties
To date, scientists in some countries where water scarcity is a
concern have developed desalination techniques to harness seawater for
agriculture. Meanwhile, this research team has gone further and developed
salt-resistant rice varieties.
Thus, farmers can cultivate without the need to use fresh water
or apply desalination methods.
The project to develop salt-resistant rice varieties began in
1970 when a researcher named Chen Risheng discovered a wild rice species
growing near a forest in Guangdong Province. Since then, up to eight
different species have been created.
China itself launched the first salt-resistant rice variety,
grown on a beach near Qingdao, in late 2017.
Stagnant wheat, rice prices kept inflation low during PML-N rule
LAHORE: It was mainly because of almost stagnant wheat and rice
prices that inflation remained subdued during the five-year rule of Pakistan
Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as these two items carry the highest weight in the
food basket.
It is said that lower global petroleum prices facilitated the
PML-N government in keeping inflation very low during its tenure. It is only
partly true, as the global crude oil rates declined very sharply in the first
two years of this regime. Now, the price of global crude is on the rise again,
almost double from the low of $40 per barrel in 2014-15. Despite that,
inflation remains in the comfortable zone – much below the government target of
6 percent.
Government borrowing- to cover the huge budget deficit, rising
petroleum rates and declining rupee value are the factors that should have
increased inflation, but in May it was 4.2 percent and average inflation of
this fiscal year remains below 4 percent.
The Consumer Price Index that determines the level of inflation is
calculated on the basis of prices of different items consumed by the families
in certain period when compared with the prices in the corresponding period of
the preceding year.
Among the major components that determine the CPI, food has got
the highest weight of 40.34 percent in these items; the weight of house rent is
23 percent, transport and communication 7.32, fuel and lighting 7.29 percent,
and apparel and footwear 6.10 percent.
Grains that consist mainly of wheat and rice have more that 50
percent weight in the food basket. The rates of wheat are linked to its support
price announced by the government.
When the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) government was in power, it
increased the wheat support price every year starting with Rs750/40Kg in
2008-09. It increased the support price to Rs850 in 2009-10, Rs950 in 2010-11,
Rs1,050 and Rs1,150 in 2012-13. Basmati rates during that period averaged Rs130/kg.
It was also the period when the global oil prices were rising.
The combined effect of rising food and crude oil prices played
havoc with inflation. The rupee was sharply devalued in the first year of the
PPP regime from Rs62 against a dollar to Rs84 per dollar.
The result was that inflation touched 24.3 percent in July 2008,
in which the non-food inflation was 33.8 percent and food inflation was 17.3
percent. The overall all inflation remained much lower than non-food inflation
of 33.8 percent, because the food inflation having a weight of over 40 percent
in CPI index was higher than non-food inflation.
When this regime assumed power, not only did the global crude oil
prices nosedive, but the global commodity rates also sharply declined.
Despite this reality, the wheat support price was increased by
Rs100 to Rs1,250 in 2013-14 and then to Rs1,300 in 2014-15. The decline in
global crude rate was so sharp that the increase in wheat rate was absorbed by
the economy and inflation declined. The lower commodity rates facilitated the
economy in reducing inflation. Since the price of rice is determined by market
forces, its rates tumbled sharply.
Moreover, the wheat support price was not effective as it was much
above the global wheat rates and the support price was only availed by those
that sold their produce to the government. This also helped the PML-N
government in containing inflation. In case of PPP, there was global food
crisis and the wheat prices were the same as support price. After 2014-15, the PML-N
government did not increase the wheat support price and the rice prices have
not recovered to 2012-13 levels. This has subdued inflation. Now, crude oil
rates are much higher but still lower than 2012-13 level.
Breeding better Brazilian rice
More efficient, productive rice
from researchers' efforts
IMAGE: WATER
ENTERING THE RICE BREEDING EXPERIMENTS AT THE LOWLAND EXPERIMENTAL STATION/
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Outside Asia, no other country produces as much rice as does
Brazil. It is the ninth largest rice producer in the world. Average annual
yields are close to 15 million tons.
Rice production in Brazil is a multi-billion-dollar industry. It
employs hundreds of thousands of people, directly and indirectly.
Given the importance of rice farming in Brazil, researchers are
working to develop improved rice varieties.
"We are looking for rice varieties that satisfy farmers,
the industry, and consumers," says researcher Ariano Martins de Magalhães
Jr.
A new study explores the progress the Brazilian Agricultural
Research Corporation (Embrapa) has made over the last 45 years. Crop breeders
developed rice varieties with higher yields and improved sustainability.
Magalhães is one of the Embrapa authors of the study.
"We test whether the methods used in the breeding programs
are helping us reach our goals," he says. "The study will also help
us strategically develop and release new varieties in the future."
According to the study, the Embrapa breeding program has
resulted in significant yield gains. Over 45 years, grain yield improved
between 0.62-0.73% each year. That translates to thousands of pounds in
increased yield for farmers.
The breeding program has also developed rice varieties with
reduced plant height and time to flowering.
"Plant height is an important factor for rice crops,"
says Magalhães. "This plant architecture (shorter plants) allowed rice
yield potential to double by the end of the 1970s." In 1972, the average
plant was about 38 inches tall. By 2016, average plant height was about 32.5
inches.
Breeders also aime
d to reduce time to flowering for
rice varieties. "Early-flowering varieties are desirable because they need
less water and other resources," says Magalhães. "These varieties
also allow more flexibility in planting and harvesting."
According to the study, flowering time was reduced by about 9
days over 45 years. It took 97 days for half the rice crop to flower in 1972.
In 2016, half the crop was flowering in 88 days.
The researchers also showed that rice varieties that mature
quicker could be high-yielding. "Previously, the paradigm was that rice
varieties that took longer to mature would have higher yields," Magalhães
says. "In this study, it is evident that some varieties, which mature in
118 days, are more productive than some older varieties that mature in 130
days."
Researchers also look for rice varieties that use natural
resources, such as water, more efficiently.
That's important because more than 70% of rice grown in Brazil
is irrigated. Two southern states, including Rio Grande do Sul, account for
most of the irrigated rice production.
"Rice varieties that need lower inputs can bring
sustainability," says Magalhães.
Forty-five years is a long time, but Magalhães says the length
of the study is important. "We are testing whether plant-breeding efforts
have been efficient or not through the years. The longer the time frame
analyzed, the more robust the data and findings."
Having dependable, robust data is important. "Plant
breeding is an expensive process," says Magalhães. "It requires time,
hard work, and investment."
Each error in the decision-making process can lead to huge
losses for stakeholders. Mistakes may be irreversible in a short time span.
"It is extremely important to monitor the efficiency of breeding
programs," says Magalhães. "That way we can critically analyze our
progress. We can also plan novel actions and strategies to develop and release
new cultivars."
Read more about
this work in Crop Science. Antonio Costa de
Oliveira also worked on the project, a collaboration with researchers at the
Federal University of Pelotas.
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Fortified rice,
wheat soon at PDS: Food Minister
IANS
| New Delhi Last Updated at June 5, 2018 19:30 IST
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on
Tuesday said the government is finally ready to provide fortified rice and
wheat through Public Distribution
System (PDS). He also said a note on Rs 8,000 crore bailout
package for sugar industry has been sent to the Cabinet. "We had a
discussion with Niti Aayog on adding nutrition to rice and wheat and we have
decided to implement it phase-wise first for the families under the Antyodaya
Yojana, students living in hostels and for the mid-day meals at Anganwadi
centres.
"The department will take a decision and come out with the
details in the next 3-4 days," Paswan said while highlighting achievements
of his ministry in the last four years.
He also said his ministry has submitted the Rs 8,000 crore bailout
package for the sugarcane farmers to the Cabinet, which will help partially
recover Rs 22,000 crore dues by the mill owners to the farmers.
"The note on Rs 8,000 crore support has gone from us. Now the
Cabinet will take a decision," he said. The Union Cabinet is
likely to meet on Wednesday.
The package includes a provision of Rs 4,500 crore as loans to
increase ethanol capacity in the country which will help divert surplus
sugarcane to produce ethanol to help check falling price of sugar and to also
facilitate timely payment of sugarcane dues to the farmers, he said.
The package also includes creation of buffer stock of 30 lakh MT
for which the money will be transferred directly to the accounts of the
sugarcane farmers, Paswan said.
The creation of such a buffer stock will facilitate clearing of
cane dues of the farmers and also ensure regular supply of sugar in the market
by maintaining the demand and supply balance. The cost of creation of the
buffer stock, including carrying costs and other incidental charges is
estimated to be around Rs 1,200 crore.
On the National Food Security Act
(NFSA), Paswan said the government has decided to keep the Central Issue Price
of coarse grain, wheat and rice unchanged at Rs 1/2/3 per kg for another year
till June 2019. The prices were not revised in the last four years, he said.
The food subsidy has
gone up 26 per cent to Rs 1.43 lakh crore from Rs 1.13 lakh crore in 2014-15,
he said. The government has been able to delete or cancel 2.75 crore ration
cards after digitization of beneficiary records and seeding with unique
identity Aadhaar.
For the first time, a buffer stock of up to 20.5 lakh MT of pulses
has been created through the Price Stabilization
Fund (PSF) scheme of the Department of Consumer
Affairs with the objective of managing price volatility of
pulses for consumers, said a department official.
Prices of 22 essential commodities are being monitored on a daily
basis from 102 centres across the country. Of these, since 2014, 45 new price
reporting centres have been added across the country, including two in the
North-Eastern Region, the official added.
2018 LSU AgCenter rice field day June 27 in Crowley
Bruce Schultz 1 | Jun 05, 2018 Bobby
Golden, left, agronomist with Mississippi State University, and Dustin Harrell,
agronomist with the LSU AgCenter, were speakers at the 2017 Rice Field Day in
Crowley, La.
“This is an opportunity for our
faculty members to tell rice producers about their work,” said Don Groth,
resident coordinator at the station. “Since the station’s beginning in 1909,
the station has played a vital role in assisting farmers.”
Field tours will start at 7:15
a.m., with the last one at 9 a.m. Presentations will be made about controlling
weeds, diseases and insects; breeding; and emerging technologies in rice
production.
A poster session will be held
from 7:15 to 10:30 a.m., and presentations will begin at 10:45 a.m.
Speakers will include Anne Isdal,
regional director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who will talk
about EPA priorities; Frank Leach, manager of government affairs for USA Rice,
who will give an update on the farm bill; and Jackie Loewer, Louisiana Rice
Research Board chairman, who will provide details about board activities.
Other speakers will include Bill Richardson, LSU AgCenter vice
president for agriculture, and Rogers Leonard, LSU AgCenter associate vice
president for plants, soil, water and animal science.
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Manufacturer
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Agricultural Equipment, Jiangsu World Agriculture Machinery and Mitsubishi
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Reporting
By Jesica Kincaid
WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to a long term
discrepancy between Bureau of the Census export figures and the Export Sales
Reporting Program (ESR), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has vowed to
step up enforcement of reporting of export sales.
The ESR program requires exporters of
reportable U.S. commodities to report each week all of their export sales,
regardless of the quantity, to the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). There are 39 commodities currently covered
under the program, including rice.
Reporting under the ESR program is mandatory. Any person or exporter who knowingly fails to
make a report could be fined up to $25,000, imprisoned for not more than one
year, or both.
According to FAS's Rachel Trego, the
reporting discrepancy for rice between the Census and ESR is quite large and
varies widely by country, with export sales figures consistently lagging
monthly rice export figures reported by Census.
Year-to-date, exports recorded through the
ESR only make up about 83 percent of exports reported by Census. By country this includes: 77 percent of exports to Mexico, 56 percent
to Canada, 48 percent to Costa Rica, 50 percent to Jordan, 90 percent to Haiti,
and 43 percent to the UK. Two hundred
twenty thousand metric tons of rice exports apparently went unreported as
export sales in just the top five markets from August 2017 to March 2018.
In order to increase accountability, smaller
and medium-sized rice exporters are encouraged to register with the ESR
program. If a mill or exporter is unsure
whether or not they should be reporting, they can contact the Export Sales
Reporting office at (202) 720-9209.
"While Census export figures are the
official trade data of the United States, the weekly Export Sales Reports are
critical near-time information that the U.S. industry and USDA depend on to
make accurate export estimates and to chart the progress of the crop throughout
the marketing year," said Keith Glover, chairman of the USA Rice World
Market Price Subcommittee. "It's
important that all participants in the rice business accurately and promptly
report export sales and for sellers to make their customers who may export
aware of the requirement."
Chris
Crutchfield, California miller and World Market Price Subcommittee member,
added, "Accurate and timely reporting of export sales is critical to
market forecasting. The rice industry
supports the USDA's commitment to enforcing ESR requirements and will do its
part to ensure exporters are aware of and adhere to the guidelines of the
program."
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Whale hunt, saltwater rice and
cancer-drug boom
06 JUNE 2018
The week in science: 1–7 June 2018.
Guatemala volcano wreaks havoc The Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted on 3 June, sending
a superheated avalanche of rock and gas downhill that has killed at least 69
people. It was the deadliest eruption in Guatemala in more than a century.
Volcanic ash rose some 6 kilometres into the air, and fell on Guatemala City
about 40 kilometres away. Rain falling on the ash created mudflows that
destroyed at least one bridge. Fuego is one of Latin America’s most active
volcanoes.
Credit: Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty
Hurricane toll Nearly 5,000 people in Puerto Rico may have died as a
result of Hurricane Maria, which hit the island
late in 2017 — more than 70 times the official government estimate. In a study
published on 29 May, researchers surveyed a random selection of 3,300 homes,
and found that 38 people had died between 20 September — the date that
Hurricane Maria reached Puerto Rico — and 31 December (N.
Kishore et al. N. Engl. J. Med. http://doi.org/cqgr; 2018).
When they extrapolated to account for Puerto Rico’s population, they concluded
that the national death rate was probably 62% higher than for the same period
in 2016. The researchers say this figure is likely to be an underestimate,
although it dwarfs the Puerto Rican government’s official record of
64 deaths related to Maria. The researchers believe that many of the deaths
were a result of disrupted medical services.
SPACE
Closer look at Ceres On 31 May, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft began
moving into its closest orbit yet around the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn fired its ion
thrusters to nudge itself into a trajectory that will take it as close as 35
kilometres above the planet’s surface. The spacecraft will target features such
as the Occator Crater — in which nestle bright patches of salt deposits — to
study the geology. Scientists also plan to use the new orbit to collect images
of Ceres and to investigate its composition. The fly-by will take Dawn ten
times closer to the dwarf planet, which is also the Solar System’s largest
asteroid, than it has ever been.
RESEARCH
Saltwater rice Chinese scientists have started large field trials of rice
designed to grow in salty environments. If the experiments are successful, the
hybrid rice could boost the country’s crop yield. On 28 May, a team led by rice
breeder Yuan Longping from the China National Hybrid Rice Research and
Development Center in Changsha started planting 176 varieties of hybrid rice at
sites across China. The varieties have been bred to grow in tidal flats and
other salt-rich environments. The team hopes to find a strain that can be
planted on the roughly 7 million hectares of land that is too salty for current
strains of rice. But some scientists are sceptical about whether the
‘saltwater’ rice will be able to grow in these conditions.
Cancer-drug boom More than 1,100 cancer drugs and vaccines are in clinical
trials or up for evaluation by the US Food and Drug Administration, according
to a report by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
(PhRMA). This is up from roughly 830 such therapies in 2015. The report,
released by the lobbying organization on 30 May, highlights the intense
activity in the sector (see go.nature.com/2j2gzg9). US
pharmaceutical companies are testing hundreds of drugs and vaccines aimed at
leukaemia, lymphoma and lung cancers alone, and more than 200 others target
breast cancer, brain tumours and skin cancers.
POLICY
Student boost The European Commission has proposed opening up Erasmus+,
the European Union’s student-exchange programme, to all countries. Erasmus+
enables university students, including PhD researchers, to study abroad. The
plan would allow the United Kingdom to participate in the programme after
Brexit, as well as researchers worldwide to gain experience at a university in
Europe. The commission’s proposal, published on 30 May, also recommends
doubling the Erasmus+ budget to €30 billion (US$35.2 billion) for the
programme’s next instalment, which will run from 2021 to 2027. The boost would
fund the participation of around 12 million people, up from 4 million in the
current round. The plan must now be approved by the European Parliament and the
EU Council of Ministers.
ENVIRONMENT
Whale hunt Japan’s latest annual Antarctic whale hunt — which the
country says is for scientific purposes — killed 333 minke whales between 8
December 2017 and 28 February 2018. The International Whaling Commission
reported the figures last month. The captured whales included 181 females, 95%
of which were pregnant. In one area of the hunt, more than half of the animals
of both sexes were juveniles. The International Court of Justice
temporarily banned Japan from whaling in the Southern Ocean in
2014 (pictured, a whale captured by a Japanese whaling vessel),
after deciding its hunts were not for scientific purposes as claimed. The
nation launched a new whaling programme in 2015, called NEWREP-A.
Credit: Kyodo News via Getty
Forest fines Brazil’s environmental-protection agency has fined several
agricultural companies for purchasing soya beans that were produced on
illegally cleared land. Dubbed Operation Soy Sauce, the investigation by the
Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources resulted in
a total of 105.7 million reais (US$28 million) in fines against five companies,
including agricultural giants Cargill in Wayzata, Minnesota, and Bunge in White
Plains, New York. The investigation identified illegal agricultural operations
on 77 properties in the Brazilian Cerrado, a stretch of savannah that borders
the Amazon region. Authorities have seized more than 5,000 tonnes of soya
beans.
BUSINESS
Fossil-power policy US President Donald Trump has directed the Department of
Energy (DOE) to take immediate steps to prevent utility companies from shutting
down “fuel-secure” coal and nuclear power plants, the White House said on 1
June. Administration officials argue that impending retirements of such power plants
for economic reasons are endangering national security, despite assurances from
electricity-grid operators that there is no threat. In January, federal
regulators rejected a DOE plan to subsidize the coal and nuclear industries,
but the agency is now exploring legal strategies to compel grid operators to
purchase electricity from troubled facilities, according to a leaked memo dated
29 May.
Pipeline purchase The Canadian government will buy an oil pipeline owned by
Texas-based company Kinder Morgan to ensure the project’s expansion. The
controversial Trans Mountain pipeline would connect oil reserves in the
province of Alberta to a port in British Columbia, on Canada’s Pacific coast.
The country’s finance minister, Bill Morneau, announced on 29 May that the
government will spend Can$4.5 billion (US$3.5 billion) to purchase the project.
Environmentalists, indigenous groups and the government of British Columbia
oppose the expansion, which would triple the pipeline’s capacity. They cite
concerns over the environmental impact of extracting more fossil fuels from
Alberta’s oil sands and the possibility of tanker spills along the coast.
POLITICS
Minister resigns Physicist Wu Maw-kuen resigned as Taiwan’s education minister —
who has responsibility for universities — on 29 May, after only 41 days in the
position. In a statement to Nature, Wu said that he was stepping
down because Taiwan’s opposition party had made “false accusations” against him
that were interfering with the work of the education ministry. At a press
conference in April, Hung Meng-kai of the nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party
alleged that Wu stole patented technology while he was president of Dong Hwa
University between 2012 and 2016. In a statement to the media, Wu denied the
allegation. On 25 May, KMT politician Ko Chih-en also alleged that when Wu was
head of the National Science Council, he attended a conference in Hangzhou in
2005 without the government’s permission, which is required of public servants.
Wu told Nature that although he had attended the conference,
he believes he had approval to do so.
Italian government Two populist parties — the right-wing League party and the
anti-establishment Five Star Movement — have formed a coalition government in
Italy, ending months of political deadlock after an inconclusive election
result in March. On 31 May, Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, appointed
Marco Bussetti, a former physical-education teacher, as education and science
minister. Science and research were not major issues in the
election campaign, but there are already clues to the government’s
leanings on some issues. The new health minister, physician Giulia Grillo, had
campaigned to reverse a 2017 decree that made vaccinations compulsory for
schoolchildren, but she announced on 4 June that the government would not
immediately reverse it. The environment minister, Sergio Costa, a former
general with the environmental arm of the military police, is known for his
successful investigations of illegal toxic-waste dumping in the Naples region.
TREND WATCH
The global population of
critically endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) has
hit 1,000. A 2-year survey, published on 31 May, found at
least 604 individuals around the Virunga Volcanoes in east Africa. The only
other place where mountain gorillas are known to survive is in Uganda’s Bwindi
Impenetrable National Park, where a 2012 census found about 400. The May
finding represents a 26% increase over 6 years in total individuals, thanks to
both population growth and improved survey methods.
Source: go.nature.com/2m2x62o
Nature 558, 10-11 (2018)
doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-05329-0
India’s loss – Pakistan’s gain
BR
RESEARCH
Bahrain and UAE are among
countries that import fruits and vegetables from Kerala. Following the outbreak
and considering the virus’s residence, imports have been banned since Saturday.
Since the Certificates of Origin issued to these perishables show that they are
grown and cultivated in India, but do not specifically name the state, the ban
affects Indian exports all across the country. It is possible that other
markets for Indian fruits and vegetables such as Europe and Saudi Arabia will
follow the Gulf States example.
India’s loss can become
Pakistan’s gain, especially currently during Ramadan when fruits exports are in
high demand. It has already has come to FPCCI’s attention and a statement has
been issued regarding the possibility of an increase in exports, particularly
that of potatoes, onion and chilies. The vacuum created in the market is
significant given that about 150 tons daily are exported from India to UAE and
Kuwait.
This is not the first time that
ban on Indian exports has proved to be a windfall for Pakistan. EU has reduced
the maximum permissible residue level of a fungicide called Tricyclazole in
basmati rice to 0.01 mg per kg from the present limit of 1.0 mg per kg,
effective from January this year. The Indian government has said that it would
take at least three harvests of over three years to effectively modify their
crops to comply with EU rules.
Since this pesticide in not used
domestically, Pakistan’s rice exports to EU received a surge. EU currently
imports about 360,000 tons of basmati rice a year of which around 150,000 tons
are consumed by UK. India’s share in the market was 200,000 tons.
As fortuitous as India’s woes may
be to Pakistan’s exports, it is regretful that Pakistan cannot successful boost
its exports
through indigenous measures that improve
quality and better serve the global market. Making hay while the sun shines aka
benefiting from ban on Indian exports is advantageous in the short run.
However, for sustainable growth in exports Pakistan needs to stop depending on
circumstances and invest in measures to increase global competitiveness.
Drought-like conditions may disappear as temperatures in catchments rise
June 05, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The drought-like
conditionsprevailing in the country since the start of the Kharif
season two months ago showed early signs of fading on Monday as temperatures
rose to the highest level in 10 years in the catchment areas.
The temperatures in Skardu
increased suddenly to 32 degree Celsius — highest in 10 years — resulting in
swift snow melting and increased river flows.
“It seems the drought-like
conditions are disappearing,” a spokesman for the Indus River System Authority
told Dawn. “We are hopeful to have good water availability for rice crop
sowing” that starts in mid-June and continues until August.
He said 60-70 per cent cotton
sowing was now complete and remaining was in final stages that would get a boost
due to better water availability. He said it was difficult to recoup losses
suffered by provinces because of 60pc water shortage since April. But, he
added, the losses at least might be minimised.
Mr Rana, who is also director
regulations of the water regulator, said it was a major abnormality that
temperatures had risen so early and so quickly in Skardu. The temperatures used
to go up gradually in the past and never went beyond 30 degree Celsius in the
first week of June.
Based on improved prospects, Irsa
called a special meeting to review the water situation in the backdrop of
substantial increase in river inflows as a result of increase in catchments’
temperatures and noted that at 32 degree Celsius “Skardu attained record temp
in first week of June”.
The meeting was informed that river
inflows had stood at 108,000 cusec on May 26 and had more than doubled to
240,000 cusec on Monday (June 4). Major increases were witnessed in the Indus
and the Kabul rivers. The river flows were, nevertheless, still lower than last
year’s flow of 300,400 cusec.
Therefore, the regulator revised
the provincial shares and today decided to fulfil all the indents of the
provinces to partially make up for the lost opportunity during sowing. As such,
Punjab’s share was increased from 69,400 cusec to 93,200 cusec as demanded by
the provincial irrigation department.
Likewise, Sindh’s share was also
jacked up from 60,000 cusec to 85,000 cusec as asked for by the provincial
government. The share of Balochistan was also enhanced from 8,000 cusec to
14,000 cusec as was desired while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s flows were kept at 3,100
cusec for Chashma Right Bank Canal.
Even after meeting full demands of
the provinces, Irsa said it was also started storing some water in the
reservoirs and was able to build storage in last four days to 373,000 acre feet
from about 207,000 acre feet.
On May 15, the irrigation
authorities and weather pundits had reported 52pc water shortage in four
remaining weeks of sowing season and feared Kharif crops could face
‘drought-like’ situation in the sowing season.
The Kharif cropping season starts
from April-June and lasts until October-December in different parts of the
country. Rice, sugarcane, cotton, maize and mash are some of the key crops of
the season.
Published in Dawn, June 5th, 2018
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relations with Belarus, says Mamnoon
June 6, 2018
President Mamnoon Hussain has
said that Pakistan gives immense importance to its relations with Belarus. He
was talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador designated to Belarus, Lina Saleem
Moazaam, who called on him in Islamabad on Monday. The President noted that
both the countries enjoy deep fraternal ties and said that Pakistan desires to
further enhance its relations with Belarus in the fields of industry,
agriculture and trade.
Since the dissolution of the
Soviet Union and the resultant conception of Belarus in 1991, Pakistan has been
one of the first countries to give it proper recognition and build relations.
Belarus established its diplomatic relations with Pakistan on 3 February 1994.
During the first two decades, contact between both the countries remained
conservative, that is, a handful of encounters at the ministerial level –
mostly during the late 1990s.
An agreement was also reached to build a mechanism of yearly
visits to both the countries in order to stay updated and maintain consensus on
regional and international issues.
However, since then, amidst
several reciprocal visits of the Prime Ministers in both the countries,
Pakistan and Belarus inked a number of agreements and memorandums of
understanding (MoU) to strengthen their multifaceted ties particularly in the
areas of trade, commerce, education and culture. Belarus houses a Pakistan
embassy in Minsk, while Pakistan maintains a Belarus embassy in Islamabad.
The two nations have also adopted
a programme document called ‘Roadmap for fast-track and middle-track economic
cooperation between Pakistan and Belarus’. Current successful exports from
Belarus to Pakistan range all over from agriculture to industry and preserved
foods.
These include tractors and spare
parts, trucks, potash fertilizers, synthetic fibre tows, tires, machine tools,
polycarboxylic acids, newsprints and dry baby foods. On the other hand,
Pakistan exports to Belarus, food products like rice, vegetables and fruits,
leather goods and materials, textiles, sports equipment, surgical instruments
and manicure sets.
From 2015 to 2017, Pakistan
unmistakably became Belarus’s preferred partner in South Asia. During a meeting
in Beijing, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenka, called Pakistan
Belarus’s ‘best friend’. The two countries also exchanged visits of
parliamentary delegations in 2017.
Both sides agreed to increase
cooperation in the areas of exchange of parliamentary delegations and
secretarial staff, create Friendship Groups within both the parliaments and
promote close interaction between the members of the Friendship Groups. An
agreement was also reached to build a mechanism of yearly visits to both the
countries in order to stay updated and maintain consensus on regional and
international issues.
Also, while talking to the
outgoing Ambassador of Greece, Dimitrios Zoitos, in Islamabad on Monday,
President Mamnoon Hussain said that Pakistan enjoys close relations with
Greece. He stressed for further promotions of relations with Greece in the
fields of industry, trade and communications to give rise to a new dynamic between
both the countries.
President Mamnoon made a similar
statement, late in 2014, upon meeting with the Ambassador of Greece, at
Aiwan-e-Sadr. While reminiscing long-term bilateral ties, the President
appreciated Pakistani relations with Greece in terms of trade, economy and
commercial relations, with hopes to further strengthen said ties on mutual
trust and goodwill.
Stagnant wheat, rice prices kept inflation low during PML-N rule
LAHORE: It was mainly because of almost stagnant wheat and rice
prices that inflation remained subdued during the five-year rule of Pakistan
Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as these two items carry the highest weight in the
food basket.
It is said that lower global petroleum prices facilitated the
PML-N government in keeping inflation very low during its tenure. It is only
partly true, as the global crude oil rates declined very sharply in the first
two years of this regime. Now, the price of global crude is on the rise again,
almost double from the low of $40 per barrel in 2014-15. Despite that,
inflation remains in the comfortable zone – much below the government target of
6 percent.
Government borrowing- to cover the huge budget deficit, rising
petroleum rates and declining rupee value are the factors that should have
increased inflation, but in May it was 4.2 percent and average inflation of
this fiscal year remains below 4 percent.
The Consumer Price Index that determines the level of inflation is
calculated on the basis of prices of different items consumed by the families
in certain period when compared with the prices in the corresponding period of
the preceding year.
Among the major components that determine the CPI, food has got
the highest weight of 40.34 percent in these items; the weight of house rent is
23 percent, transport and communication 7.32, fuel and lighting 7.29 percent,
and apparel and footwear 6.10 percent.
Grains that consist mainly of wheat and rice have more that 50
percent weight in the food basket. The rates of wheat are linked to its support
price announced by the government.
When the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) government was in power, it
increased the wheat support price every year starting with Rs750/40Kg in
2008-09. It increased the support price to Rs850 in 2009-10, Rs950 in 2010-11,
Rs1,050 and Rs1,150 in 2012-13. Basmati rates during that period averaged
Rs130/kg. It was also the period when the global oil prices were rising.
The combined effect of rising food and crude oil prices played
havoc with inflation. The rupee was sharply devalued in the first year of the
PPP regime from Rs62 against a dollar to Rs84 per dollar.
The result was that inflation touched 24.3 percent in July 2008,
in which the non-food inflation was 33.8 percent and food inflation was 17.3
percent. The overall all inflation remained much lower than non-food inflation
of 33.8 percent, because the food inflation having a weight of over 40 percent
in CPI index was higher than non-food inflation.
When this regime assumed power, not only did the global crude oil
prices nosedive, but the global commodity rates also sharply declined.
Despite this reality, the wheat support price was increased by
Rs100 to Rs1,250 in 2013-14 and then to Rs1,300 in 2014-15. The decline in
global crude rate was so sharp that the increase in wheat rate was absorbed by
the economy and inflation declined. The lower commodity rates facilitated the
economy in reducing inflation. Since the price of rice is determined by market
forces, its rates tumbled sharply.
Moreover, the wheat support price was not effective as it was much
above the global wheat rates and the support price was only availed by those
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Thailand raises 2018 rice export target to 10 million tonnes
Bangkok (VNA) - The Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA) has revised its 2018 rice export target to 10 million tonnes from the previous forecast of 9.5 million tonnes, after exports of the grain for the first four months of this year performed better than expected.
During the January-April period, Thailand exported 3.31 million tonnes of rice, up 38 percent from a year earlier and outpacing other big rice exporters like India, which shipped 3.21 million tonnes; Vietnam, 1.61 million tonnes; and Pakistan, 1.28 million tonnes.
TREA President Charoen Laothamatas said, during the first quarter of this year, Thai rice exports rose more than expected as demand in several importing countries increased.
With orders coming from African and Asian nations, Thailand is expected to fulfill the export target of 10 million tonnes of rice this year, he stressed.
The association's upward revision matched the Thai Ministry of Commerce’s latest forecast of 10 million tonnes worth of rice exports for 2018.
The Ministry of Commerce also attributed the rise in exports to strong demand, particularly in Southeast Asia and Africa.
The Philippines' National Food Authority recently bought 250,000 tonnes of rice, including 120,000 tonnes from Thai exporters. Moreover, private Thai exporters were able to sell 200,000 tonnes of rice to Indonesia. The Philippines and Indonesia both requested prompt shipments.
Last year, Thailand exported a record 11.6 million tonnes of milled rice, up 17.4 percent year-on-year, fetching 174.5 billion baht, up 12.8 percent. The top five importers of Thai rice were Benin, China, South Africa, Cameroon and the US.-VNA
Fortified
rice will be distributed through PDS, says Paswan
NEW DELHI, JUNE 05,
2018 21:25 IST
Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. File
| Photo Credit: PTI
Food subsidy has increased by 26%
since 2014, says Minister
Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday announced that
his Ministry was mulling over a proposal to distribute fortified rice through the
public distribution system. He once again promised that the prices of grains
supplied through the PDS would not be increased till June 2019, when the
general elections are due.
“We are planning to introduce rice fortified with essential
vitamins and minerals,” Mr. Paswan said. The first meeting on the issue was
held last week.
Counting the unchanged price since the Narendra Modi government
took over as one of his Ministry’s achievements, Mr. Paswan said: “The food
subsidy has increased by 26% since 2014. And the Centre is bearing the bulk of
the subsidy bill with very few States contributing to it.” He was addressing a
press conference to mark four years of the NDA government. The Ministry claims
to have achieved 100% digitisation of ration cards, 83% Aadhar seeding and 60%
of automation of fair price shops.
The Opposition has criticised the BJP government for cutting
corners on the Food Security Act. The CPI (M), in its report card on the
government’s performance, has said that the digitisation and Aadhar linking of
ration cards had deprived many rightful beneficiaries. “We do not have any
plans to amend the Food Security Act,” Mr. Paswan asserted.
BANGLADESH
MAY BRING BACK 28 PCT TAX ON RICE IMPORTS - GOVT SOURCES
6/6/2018
DHAKA, June 6 (Reuters) -
Bangladesh may impose a 28 percent
import tax on rice to support local farmers as production from
the summer-sown crop is set to surpass the target, two
government officials said on Wednesday.
import tax on rice to support local farmers as production from
the summer-sown crop is set to surpass the target, two
government officials said on Wednesday.
The duty hike would reduce imports,
especially from
neighbouring India, which emerged as a biggest supplier to the
south Asian country last year after floods ravaged its crop.
neighbouring India, which emerged as a biggest supplier to the
south Asian country last year after floods ravaged its crop.
Bangladesh cut an import duty of 28
percent in two phases in
2017 to 2 percent after domestic prices of the staple grain
climbed to a record high.
2017 to 2 percent after domestic prices of the staple grain
climbed to a record high.
"At present, the tax on rice
imports is only 2 percent. This
needs to be raised to protect farmers' interests as prices have
started to fall in the domestic markets," said a government
official on condition of anonymity. The official is not
authorised to speak to the media.
needs to be raised to protect farmers' interests as prices have
started to fall in the domestic markets," said a government
official on condition of anonymity. The official is not
authorised to speak to the media.
Bangladesh's rice output from the
summer crop is likely to
hit 19.7 million tonnes against the target of 19 million tonnes,
Mohammad Mohsin, director general of Department of Agriculture
Extension, told Reuters last month.
hit 19.7 million tonnes against the target of 19 million tonnes,
Mohammad Mohsin, director general of Department of Agriculture
Extension, told Reuters last month.
The country's production for
2018/19 as a whole is expected
to recover to 34.7 million tonnes, up 6.3 percent year-on-year,
according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
attache in Bangladesh.
to recover to 34.7 million tonnes, up 6.3 percent year-on-year,
according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
attache in Bangladesh.
"The duty could be increased
to 28 percent again," said
another official, adding the hike could be announced on Thursday
in the country's budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year.
another official, adding the hike could be announced on Thursday
in the country's budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year.
In 2017, the lower duty boosted
imports by private dealers,
with most of the deals struck with neighbouring India.
with most of the deals struck with neighbouring India.
Bangladesh imported a record of
more than 3.7 million tonnes
of rice in the July-April period, data from the country's food
ministry showed.
of rice in the July-April period, data from the country's food
ministry showed.
"A duty hike will hit India
most. For the last year,
exporters in eastern India have been banking on good demand from
Bangladesh," said a Mumbai-based exporter with a global trading
firm.
exporters in eastern India have been banking on good demand from
Bangladesh," said a Mumbai-based exporter with a global trading
firm.
"Now Indian rice will become
expensive for Bangladeshi
buyers and shipments will slow down," the exporter said.
buyers and shipments will slow down," the exporter said.
Bangladesh will cancel a deal with
India to import 150,000
tonnes of rice over a delay in shipments, Badrul Hasan, the head
of Bangladesh's state grain buyer, told Reuters last week.
tonnes of rice over a delay in shipments, Badrul Hasan, the head
of Bangladesh's state grain buyer, told Reuters last week.
The deal with India’s state-run
National Agricultural
Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) was signed in December
at $440 a tonne as the government raced to shore up depleted
stocks and combat record domestic prices.
Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) was signed in December
at $440 a tonne as the government raced to shore up depleted
stocks and combat record domestic prices.
Bangladesh, however, had imported
100,000 tonnes of rice
from another Indian state agency, PEC, at $455 a tonne.
from another Indian state agency, PEC, at $455 a tonne.
It also imported 250,000 tonnes of
rice from Vietnam and
100,000 tonnes from Myanmar, while 450,000 tonnes were imported
through tenders.
(Reporting by Ruma Paul and Rajendra Jadhav in MUMBAI; Editing
by Mark Potter)
100,000 tonnes from Myanmar, while 450,000 tonnes were imported
through tenders.
(Reporting by Ruma Paul and Rajendra Jadhav in MUMBAI; Editing
by Mark Potter)
Bangladesh may
bring back 28pc tax on rice imports
JUN 6TH, 2018DHAKA: Bangladesh may impose a 28 percent import tax on rice to
support local farmers as production from the summer-sown crop is set to surpass
the target, two government officials said on Wednesday.
The duty hike would reduce
imports, especially from neighbouring India, which emerged as a biggest
supplier to the south Asian country last year after floods ravaged its crop.
Bangladesh cut an import duty of
28 percent in two phases in 2017 to 2 percent after domestic prices of the
staple grain climbed to a record high.
“At present, the tax on rice
imports is only 2 percent. This needs to be raised to protect farmers’
interests as prices have started to fall in the domestic markets,” said a
government official on condition of anonymity. The official is not authorised
to speak to the media.
Bangladesh’s rice output from the
summer crop is likely to hit 19.7 million tonnes against the target of 19
million tonnes, Mohammad Mohsin, director general of Department of Agriculture
Extension, told Reuters last month.
The country’s production for
2018/19 as a whole is expected to recover to 34.7 million tonnes, up 6.3
percent year-on-year, according to estimates from the US Department of
Agriculture attache in Bangladesh.
“The duty could be
increased to 28 percent again,” said another official, adding the hike could be
announced on Thursday in the country’s budget for the 2018/19 fiscal year.
In 2017, the lower duty boosted
imports by private dealers, with most of the deals struck with neighbouring
India.
Bangladesh imported a record of
more than 3.7 million tonnes of rice in the July-April period, data from the
country’s food ministry showed.
“A duty hike will hit India most.
For the last year, exporters in eastern India have been banking on good demand
from Bangladesh,” said a Mumbai-based exporter with a global trading firm.
“Now Indian rice will become
expensive for Bangladeshi buyers and shipments will slow down,” the exporter
said.
Bangladesh will cancel a deal
with India to import 150,000 tonnes of rice over a delay in shipments, Badrul
Hasan, the head of Bangladesh’s state grain buyer, told Reuters last week.The
deal with India’s state-run National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing
Federation (NAFED) was signed in December at $440 a tonne as the government
raced to shore up depleted stocks and combat record domestic prices.
Bangladesh, however, had imported
100,000 tonnes of rice from another Indian state agency, PEC, at $455 a tonne. It
also imported 250,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam and 100,000 tonnes from
Myanmar, while 450,000 tonnes were imported through tenders.
Bernas’
rice-import monopoly to end soon
THE monopoly of the Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary-owned Bernas to
import rice will end soon, as the reform mood sweeps through the Pakatan
Harapan government.
The cabinet has agreed to terminate Syarikat Padi Beras
Nasional’s three to four-decade stranglehold on rice imports, Agriculture and
Agro-Based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub was quoted as saying by Astro
Awani.
“Cabinet has agreed to end Bernas’ monopoly after hearing the
arguments in support of it,” the minister was quoted as saying.
All other forms of monopolies will also be reviewed to see if
they should be retained or broken up, he said.
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad also directed Salahuddin to
prepare a memorandum to the cabinet on the proposed methods to break up Bernas'
monopoly.
“I have also instructed the ministry’s secretary-general to
inform all of our departments to identify several rice import models used in
other countries,” Salahuddin said.
A committee will also be formed to advise the government on the
matter before the final memorandum on dismantling the monopoly is tabled to the
cabinet.
The move to end monopolies is to avoid enriching certain crony
companies, he was quoted as saying by Malay daily Berita Harian last month. –
June 6, 2018.
Vietnam resumes wheat imports from
Ukraine 15:00, 06 June 2018 ECONOMY 152 0
Delegates of the Republic of Vietnam visited
Ukraine in April 2018. REUTERS The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has passed a resolution to
resume wheat imports from Ukraine. The document was adopted on June 5, 2018,
the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) has said. It not only authorizes the
resumption of shipments of Ukrainian wheat but also introduces strict
biosecurity control over grain imported from Ukraine. In 2015, Vietnam
temporarily stopped buying wheat from Ukraine over contamination with grain
weevils. The infected grain was supplied with fake phytosanitary certificates.
Read also Ukrainian farmers export almost 36.5 mln tonnes of grain since July 1
Vietnam decided to resume imports of Ukrainian grain after Ukrainian-Vietnamese
talks, UGA said. In particular, delegates of the Republic of Vietnam visited
Ukraine in April 2018 to learn about Ukraine's biosecurity procedures for wheat
shipped abroad. As UNIAN reported, wheat exports from Ukraine from the
beginning of the 2017-2018 marketing year have totaled 16.1 million tonnes.
NCS
intercepts 1,825 bags of foreign rice, other commodities, in Katsina State
ON JUNE 6, 201812:42 PMIN NEWS0 COMMENTS
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B,
intercepted 1,825 bags of foreign rice and other commodities from smugglers in
Katsina State in May 2018. Customs The Controller of the unit, Alhaji Usman
Dakingari, made this known in Katsina on Wednesday. He said that the service
seized 35 vehicles used by the smugglers in bringing the commodities into the
country. The controller also said that the service impounded 1,175 bags of
sugar; 1,750 cartons of spaghetti; and 98 jerry cans of vegetable oil during
the period under review. “Our efforts to prevent smuggling has been challenging
and rewarding. “Smugglers are using various ways to do their illegal business.
We are working and making progress,’’ Dakingari said. He noted that rice
smuggling in the country had reduced due to intensified efforts of Customs.
Dakingari advised consumers with a high taste for foreign rice to change their
habit because they did not know when the commodity was produced.
“It is not the production and expiry dates
that matter; most smugglers re-bag the rice and write expiry date to deceive
customers,’’ the controller said. He explained that the government banned
importation of foreign rice to encourage local production and safeguard the
health of the citizens. (NAN)
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/ncs-intercepts-1825-bags-foreign-rice-commodities-katsina-state/
Rice protectionist policy unsustainable — Gatchalian
Updated June 7, 2018, 12:24 PM
By Mario Casayuran
Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian sought
today the replacement of quantitative restrictions (QRs) on rice imports with a
35 percent tariff that is expected to make the country’s foremost staple food
more affordable for all.
Gatchalian, chairman of the
Senate economic affairs committee, reasoned out that the country’s
protectionist policy on rice has become unsustainable.‘’Rice consumers are
spending more on rice products while domestic rice farmers remain poor,
marginalized, and unprepared to compete in the global market,” he said. Gatchalian
issued the statement as he pushed for the approval of his measure, Senate Bill
(SB) No. 1839, that seeks for three major policy interventions by amending
Republic Act No. 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act.
He said SB 1839 aims to repeal
pertinent provisions of the law that prescribe quantitative rice importation
and export restrictions on corn and rice, replacing it with a bound tariff
system that is aligned with the country’s commitment to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture.
Gatchalian estimated that under a
35 percent rice tariff, the average retail price of milled rice would decrease
from P44 to as low as P36 per kilogram, resulting in annual savings as high as
P3,600 for the average household consuming 450 kilos of rice per year.
The lawmaker from Valenzuela city
said that the measure would give the President the authority to adjust tariff
rates on imported rice, to regulate rice exports, and to impose special rice
safeguards – all with the aim of ensuring food security and safeguarding public
welfare.
The bill, according to
Gatchalian, also calls for the creation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement
Fund (Rice Fund) composed of the collected tariff revenues that would be
utilized for the enhancement of rice productivity, modernization of farms, and
development of rice research, among others.
Similarly, this measure should
mandate the development and implementation of a rice industry roadmap which
will determine critical interventions necessary to assist small rice farmers,
and will restructure the government’s delivery of support services to the rice
farming sector, he explained.
“The spirit of this bill is to
maintain the balance of interests between our rice farmers and rice consumers,’
he said.
Reducing the market price of rice
will lower household expenditures and increase the supply of food on the plates
of underprivileged Filipinos, at the same time, providing well-functioning and
sustainable social safety nets to rice farmers would ensure that their welfare
is protected and their continued productivity is secured,” he added.
Breeding better Brazilian rice
More
efficient, productive rice from researchers' efforts
Date:June
6, 2018
Source:American
Society of Agronomy
Summary:Rice
production in Brazil is a multi-billion-dollar industry. It employs hundreds of
thousands of people, directly and indirectly. Given the importance of rice
farming in Brazil, researchers are working to develop improved rice varieties.
Water entering the rice breeding experiments at the
Lowland Experimental Station/ Embrapa Capão do Leão/RS/Brasil.
Credit: Ariano de Magalhães
Júnior
Outside Asia, no other country
produces as much rice as does Brazil. It is the ninth largest rice producer in
the world. Average annual yields are close to 15 million tons.
Rice production in Brazil is a
multi-billion-dollar industry. It employs hundreds of thousands of people,
directly and indirectly.
Given the importance of rice
farming in Brazil, researchers are working to develop improved rice varieties.
"We are looking for rice
varieties that satisfy farmers, the industry, and consumers," says
researcher Ariano Martins de Magalhães Jr.
A new study explores the progress
the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) has made over the
last 45 years. Crop breeders developed rice varieties with higher yields and
improved sustainability. Magalhães is one of the Embrapa authors of the study.
"We test whether the methods
used in the breeding programs are helping us reach our goals," he says.
"The study will also help us strategically develop and release new
varieties in the future."
According to the study, the
Embrapa breeding program has resulted in significant yield gains. Over 45
years, grain yield improved between 0.62-0.73% each year. That translates to
thousands of pounds in increased yield for farmers.
The breeding program has also
developed rice varieties with reduced plant height and time to flowering.
"Plant height is an
important factor for rice crops," says Magalhães. "This plant
architecture (shorter plants) allowed rice yield potential to double by the end
of the 1970s." In 1972, the average plant was about 38 inches tall. By
2016, average plant height was about 32.5 inches.
Breeders also aimed to reduce
time to flowering for rice varieties. "Early-flowering varieties are
desirable because they need less water and other resources," says
Magalhães. "These varieties also allow more flexibility in planting and
harvesting."
According to the study, flowering
time was reduced by about 9 days over 45 years. It took 97 days for half the
rice crop to flower in 1972. In 2016, half the crop was flowering in 88 days.
The researchers also showed that
rice varieties that mature quicker could be high-yielding. "Previously,
the paradigm was that rice varieties that took longer to mature would have
higher yields," Magalhães says. "In this study, it is evident that
some varieties, which mature in 118 days, are more productive than some older
varieties that mature in 130 days."
Researchers also look for rice varieties
that use natural resources, such as water, more efficiently.
That's important because more
than 70% of rice grown in Brazil is irrigated. Two southern states, including
Rio Grande do Sul, account for most of the irrigated rice production.
"Rice varieties that need
lower inputs can bring sustainability," says Magalhães.
Forty-five years is a long time,
but Magalhães says the length of the study is important. "We are testing
whether plant-breeding efforts have been efficient or not through the years. The
longer the time frame analyzed, the more robust the data and findings."
Having dependable, robust data is
important. "Plant breeding is an expensive process," says Magalhães.
"It requires time, hard work, and investment."
Each error in the decision-making
process can lead to huge losses for stakeholders. Mistakes may be irreversible
in a short time span. "It is extremely important to monitor the efficiency
of breeding programs," says Magalhães. "That way we can critically
analyze our progress. We can also plan novel actions and strategies to develop
and release new cultivars."
Story Source:Materials provided by American Society of Agronomy. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.
Journal Reference:
1. Eduardo Anibele Streck, Ariano Martins de Magalhaes,
Gabriel Almeida Aguiar, Paulo Karling Henrique Facchinello, Paulo Ricardo Reis
Fagundes, Daniel Fernandes Franco, Maicon Nardino, Antônio Costa de
Oliveira. Genetic Progress in 45 Years of Irrigated Rice
Breeding in Southern Brazil. Crop Science, 2018; 58 (3): 1094
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2017.06.0383
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How rice cultivation in Punjab
has become environmentally sustainable
Farmers in the state are now
growing recently developed new rice varieties that are not only high-yielding
but also of shorter duration requiring less water
Updated: June 7, 2018
6:22:44 am
Since the initiation of rice research at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), right from its establishment in 1962, there have been tremendous achievements in both varietal development, and standardisation of production and protection technologies in the crop. The impact can be seen from milled rice production in Punjab rising from a mere 6.88 lakh tonnes (lt) to 132.58 lt between 1970-71 and 2017-18, with average per-hectare yields, too, going up from 1,765 kg to 4,325 kg. This jump in output and productivity has been due to the untiring efforts of rice researchers as well as the state’s technology-savvy farmers.
The breeding strategies have, moreover, been fine-tuned from time to time, depending upon emerging challenges and for meeting the diversified needs of millers and consumers. In recent times, a major concern has been the declining water-table in the state. It has, therefore, led to a reorientation in the focus of breeders towards the development of short-duration varieties that require less water, but without compromising on yields. Recently released rice varieties from the PAU mature in 123-145 days and have been widely adopted by farmers, as they are also high-yielding and generate savings in water, fertiliser, pesticide and labour use.
The new non-basmati varieties — namely PR 121 (released in 2013), PR 122 (2013), PR 123 (2014), PR 124 (2015) and PR 126 (2016) — mature one to five weeks earlier than the earlier popular varieties such as PR 118 (158 days maturity seed-to-grain) and Pusa 44 (160 days), while yielding almost the same. The yields are actually much higher in terms of per unit area, per unit time and per unit of inputs. Also, these varieties possess marker-assisted pyramided bacterial blight disease-resistant genes (Xa4/ Xa5/ Xa13/ Xa21). They are, hence, resistant to all the ten known bacterial blight pathotypes prevalent in Punjab. During the 2012 kharif cropping season, 39% of Punjab’s total non-basmati paddy area was covered by the long-duration, late-maturing Pusa 44 and 33% under PAU (PR) varieties. The balance 28% was accounted for by other publicly bred and private sector varieties/hybrids. But in the 2017 season, the area share of PAU/PR varieties was 68.5%. In kharif 2018, this is expected to further go up to 75-80%. Simultaneously, the share of Pusa 44 fell to 17.7% in 2017 and is expected to decline below 10% in the ensuing kharif season.
PR 121 has now emerged as the most popular variety among Punjab’s farmers due to its short duration, yield stability across cropping environments, and bacterial blight disease resistance and good milling qualities. With an average paddy yield of 30.5 quintals per acre and maturing in 140 days, this variety (its actual yield potential is 38 quintals, more than the average 32 quintals for Pusa 44) was planted in over 7 lakh hectares or 27.9% of Punjab’s non-basmati rice area in 2017. The other new PAU varieties with their respective area shares included PR 126 (13.6%), PR 124 (8.3%) and PR 122 (6%). All these varieties are now gaining popularity in other states.
Due to the large-scale adoption of the new short-duration, yet high-yielding varieties, Punjab registered an all-time-high paddy productivity of 6,488 kg per hectare (4,325 kg of milled rice) during kharif 2017. The state also achieved a record paddy production of 198.87 lt (132.58 lt in terms of rice) last year. If one considered only non-basmati paddy, Punjab’s average per hectare yields have increased from 64.21 quintals in 2014 to 65.96 quintals in 2015, 65.93 quintals in 2016 and 68.92 quintals in 2017. Also, it is worth noting that the state’s contribution of rice to the central pool in 2017 was 118.33 lt, again a record. All this reflects the impact of the new short-duration PR rice varieties.
The yields from the new varieties, as already pointed out, are almost on a par with the earlier popular long-duration varieties. However, by maturing 2-4 weeks earlier, they yield more per unit area, per unit time, and per unit of fertiliser, pesticide and water (see table). Thus, these are more efficient, a prerequisite for crop breeding today. By maturing in 125-140 days, which allows for the fields to be vacated by the first week of October, the new varieties give farmers at least a 15-20 day window to manage the leftover stubble from harvesting using combines. Farmers, then, don’t have to resort to the burning of the residual paddy straw and they can also undertake timely sowing of the succeeding wheat crop.
The writer is head of
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana
Egypt, once a major rice producer, will now begin importing rice
Rice traders have said that the new policies would push Egypt to
import up to 1 million tons of the grain next year. (Shutterstock) Egypt will
begin importing rice, a crop it has typically had in surplus, to increase
stocks and “control the market,” Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Tuesday,
months after a campaign to cut local production.
Growers Advised To Complete Rice Cultivation By June 30
Agriculture experts have advised the growers to start cultivation
of rice and complete it by end of June to get bumper yield.
FAISALABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Jun, 2018 ) :Agriculture experts have advised the
growers to start cultivation of rice and complete it by end of June to get bumper yield. A spokesman of
the agriculture department
said here Wednesday that the agriculture department has planned to
cultivate rice crops over 4.448 million acres of land in Punjab province and it would produce
3.5 million tons yield
this year. He advised the growers to use approved varieties of the rice for
cultivation as approved varieties of rice are not only disease resistant but
also give maximum production. Among approved varieties include Super Basmati,
Shaheen Basmati, Basmati-370, Basmati-385, Basmati Pak, Basmati-2000, Basmati-515,
ARI-6, KS-282, KSK-133, NIAB ARI-9 and Basmati-198. He asked the growers to
complete cultivation of rice before June 30 to get better and high quality
production. Saplings of Basmati-370, Basmati-385, Basmati Pak, Basmati-2000 and
Basmati-515 should be transferred in the fields up to June 20 while Saheen Basmati can be
cultivated up to June 30, he added. He further said that
experts of Agriculture Department are available for
the consultation and guidance of the growers during office times. However, the
farmers can also contact agriculture free helpline 0800-15000
during office times daily for any assistance, he added.
Author Name: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/agriculture/growers-advised-to-complete-rice-cultivation-364670.html
Cheap imported rice to flood market
Updated June 6, 2018, 7:36 AM
By Genalyn Kabiling and Madelaine
Miraflor
Cheap imported rice will flood
the local market soon, starting this month after the series of importation led
by the National Food Authority (NFA).
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (left); Trade
Secretary Ramon Lopez
(MANILA BULLETIN)
(MANILA BULLETIN)
With the additional imports,
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said there would be NFA rice that
would be sold again at P27 and P32 “to provide that accessibility to low-priced
rice.”
“This will of course drag down
even prices of commercial rice, which as you know, despite the lack of supply,
we were able to still hold on it at the level of P39 to P49 for regular and
well-milled rice,” Lopez added.
Lopez said the trade department
is closely monitoring prices of commodities including food products to ensure
retailers abide with the agreed suggested retail prices. He added that the
Department of Agriculture plans to impose SRP in agricultural products sold in
markets too.
Finance Secretary Carlos
Dominguez III said the passage of the proposed rice tariffication law could be
one of the best ways to address high food prices. Such proposal is expected to
reduce inflation by around 0.4 percentage points if implemented in the third
quarter.
“It will bring down rice prices
by around P7 per kilo for the Filipino families and reduce inflation to below 4
percent by the second half of the year,” he said.
Just recently, five suppliers
from Thailand and Singapore were awarded the contract to supply 250,000 metric
tons (MT) of 25 percent broken, well-milled long grain white rice, to the NFA
under the open tender bidding held on May 22.
Nineteen suppliers participated
in the bidding, but only 13 passed the eligibility and technical requirements,
and only five eventually passed the post-qualification evaluation of the NFA’s
special bids and awards committee.
The companies awarded the
contracts are Thai Hua (2511) Co., Ltd. for the supply of 75,000 MT; Capital
Cereals Co. Ltd. for 43,000 MT; Asia Golden Rice Co., Ltd. for 58,500 MT;
Ponglarp Co. Ltd. for 36,000 MT; and Olam International Limited for 37,500 MT.
Olam International is based in
Singapore while the other suppliers are from Thailand.
The fresh stocks will form part of the NFA’s food security stocks during the lean months of July to September.
The fresh stocks will form part of the NFA’s food security stocks during the lean months of July to September.
Bulk of the volume or 200,000 MT
are scheduled to arrive in the country not later than July 31, 2018, while the
remaining 50,000 MT should be delivered not later than August 31, 2018.
The total volume was divided into
seven lots with corresponding discharge ports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to
facilitate distribution to the markets and intended beneficiaries.
Gov’t to gov’t bidding
The open tender importation will
be on top of the importation of 250,000 MT of rice through a
government-to-government bidding that was also held recently.
Only the governments of Vietnam and Thailand – the two countries with a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on government-to-government rice importation with the Philippines – were invited to supply the 250,000 MT, consisting of 200,000 MT of 25 percent and 50,000 MT of 15 percent broken rice.
Only the governments of Vietnam and Thailand – the two countries with a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on government-to-government rice importation with the Philippines – were invited to supply the 250,000 MT, consisting of 200,000 MT of 25 percent and 50,000 MT of 15 percent broken rice.
First tranche of imported rice
The first tranche of imported
rice from Thailand and Vietnam should start arriving this week until June 15.
An initial shipment totaling
16,000 MT or 320,000 bags from Vietnam arrived at the ports of Subic (11,000
MT) and Surigao (5,000 MT) last June 2.
It will be immediately unloaded and is estimated to be back in the market within the week.
It will be immediately unloaded and is estimated to be back in the market within the week.
“As a result, regular patrons of
good quality government-subsidized rice can now heave a sigh of relief,” NFA
said.
Bidding under MAV scheme
Aside from the
government-to-private and government-to-government importation, the bidding for
the importation of 805,000 MT of rice under the Minimum Access Volume (MAV)
scheme of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is also happening in a few days.
Slapped with a lower tariff, MAV
refers to the volume of commodities that is allowed to be imported by a member
country as a commitment to WTO.
Rice importation under this new
program is pursuant to Republic Act No. 8178, or an act replacing quantitative
import restrictions (QR) on agriculture products, except rice, with tariffs.
To compensate for the expiration
of QR, the Philippine government unilaterally extended the MAV commitments of
805,200 metric tons (MT) and corresponding tariff concessions to maintain
special treatment through Executive Order No. 23 (EO 23).
NFA statement
Meanwhile, the NFA clarified that
it has no plans yet for further rice imports at this time.
NFA administrator Jason Aquino
said the agency will first focus on the immediate presence of NFA rice in the
markets, as imports arrive, to possibly pull down and stabilize rice prices.
The NFA is also considering new
modes of rice distribution to effectively cater to the needs of the intended
beneficiaries of good quality government subsidized rice.
Inflation rate to level off
In Seoul, President Duterte’s
economic managers assured Filipinos that rice as well as domestic fuel are
expected to temper down amid the anticipation that the Philippines’ inflation
rate would start to level off,
Finance Secretary Carlos
Dominguez III tried to assure Filipinos about the eventual drop in the country’s
inflation rate even after it accelerated to 4.6 percent last May.
“It seems to me that the
inflation rate is, I hope, levelling off. I think this is a sign of levelling
off and probably dropping,” Dominguez said during a press conference on the sidelines
of President Duterte’s official visit here.
“In the second half of the year,
the inflation should be on the downtrend. In fact the estimate for the
inflation for next year is below 4 percent,” he added.
Dominguez cited that world oil prices have been on the “downtrend” based on the government’s close monitoring.
Dominguez cited that world oil prices have been on the “downtrend” based on the government’s close monitoring.
He acknowledged that the latest
inflation spike has been largely propelled by higher tobacco, rice, fish, and
corn prices as well as world crude cost.
He assured that the government is
“taking steps to stay ahead of the situation.”
“I would like to emphasize that
TRAIN is not the sole reason for the increase in inflation. The effect of high
global oil prices driven by unfavorable geopolitical events, along with the
import quotas on rice has affected prices on a much larger scale,” he said.
Naypyidaw
negotiating rice export deal with Yunnan
·
By DVB
·
6
June 2018
Burma is negotiating a deal with a regional government in China
to export one million tonnes of rice in the 2018-2019 financial year.
Sein Win Hlaing, chairperson of the Myanmar Paddy Producer
Association, said Burmese rice will be sold to the Yunnan provincial
government.
Talks are underway to ink a Memorandum of Understanding between
Burma’s Ministry of Commerce and Kunming, capital of Yunnan. Under the draft,
Burma is set to import agricultural equipment, appliances, iron and steel.
Both governments have approved the exclusive sale of Union of
Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) and Myanmar
Rice Federation (MRF) rice to companies chosen by the Yunnan government.
Ye Min Aung, general secretary of MRF, says the upcoming deal
would be a boon for Burma’s rice industry.
“For more than forty years Myanmar could not export
rice. But last year, we [MRF] helped to export our rice to Japan. We can now
export rice to China via waterways legally. In the past, we exported rice to
forty country … but last year, we sold to approximately sixty,” he told DVB on
Wednesday.
In the coming fiscal year MRF hopes to facilitate the export of
more than 3 million tonnes, with a view to reaching 4 million tonnes outgoing
in the 2020-2021 period.
Govt
to review rice monopoly, public procurement system
June 06, 2018 18:01 pm
+08
PUTRAJAYA (June 6): The government will study the monopoly
policy of the previous administration and decide if it should be abolished,
expanded or have its reach limited, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
"There is a monopoly on the import of rice into Malaysia
but there are other onopolies including procurement," said the prime
minister. "So we have to look into the operation of monopolies to see
whether we should abolish it or reduce it (if) it is good for the
country," he said after chairing the weekly Cabinet meeting.
A review of monopolies, including Padiberas Nasional Bhd
(Bernas) and Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd, was promised by Pakatan Harapan in
its election manifesto as a way of reducing the pressure on burdensome price
increases.
"The monopolies enjoyed by Bernas in rice production and
distribution, Astro in broadcasting, and others will be re-examined thoroughly.
We will also ensure that medicine prices are fair by enforcing fair
competition," the ruling coalition had said.
In the manifesto, Pakatan also said the Barisan Nasional
government spent about RM100 billion a year for public procurements.
"To ensure that every cent of taxpayer's money is
well-spent, the Pakatan government would reform the public procurement system
and the way contracts are awarded to ensure it is more competitive and generate
best value for the taxpayer's money," it said.
Michael Varcas
Thai, Singapore firms bag deal to supply 250,000 MT
of rice
Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine
Star) - June 6, 2018 - 12:00am
NFA recently issued the notice of
award to the suppliers who will be required to post a performance bond in the
next seven days.MANILA, Philippines — State-run National Food Authority (NFA)
has awarded the supply contract for 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to four
companies from Thailand and one from Singapore to boost the country’s limited
buffer stock.
NFA recently issued the notice of
a
ward to the suppliers who will be
required to post a performance bond in the next seven days.
Preparation of contracts will
also be done during the seven-day period while the issuance of notice to
proceed will be given after the posting of performance bond and the signing of
contracts.
The Thai companies are Thai Hua
Co. Ltd. for 75,000 MT, Capital Cereals (43,000 MT), Asia Golden Rice
(58,500 MT), and Ponglarp (36,000 MT).
Singapore-based Olam
International Ltd., meanwhile, will supply the remaining 37,500 MT of 25
percent brokens, well-milled long grains white rice.
The fresh stocks will form part
of NFA’s food security stocks during the lean months of July to September.
Bulk of the volume or 200,000 MT
are scheduled to arrive in the country not later than July 31, while the
remaining 50,000 MT should be delivered not later than Aug. 31.
The total volume was divided into
seven lots with corresponding discharge ports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to
facilitate distribution to the markets and intended beneficiaries.
Designated discharge ports are
Poro Pt. in La Union, Batangas, Subic, Tabaco, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Tacloban,
Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Surigao, General Santos City, Davao City and Manila.
Reference price for the
importation was set at $498.25 per MT based on the foreign exchange rate of
P52.2 per dollar.
The total amount of all bidders
reached $115.85 million or P6.04 billion, resulting in P500 million in savings
for the government.
NFA has allotted a total of P6.5
billion for procurement of the volume.
The grain agency said there are
no plans yet for further rice imports as it prioritizes the immediate
presence of NFA rice in markets to pull down and stabilize prices.
Costa Rican
rice crop still feeling impact of tropical storm
June 5, 2018 - by
Susan Reidy
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — Costa Rica’s
rice production is still feeling the impact of Tropical Storm Nate in October
2017, with significant declines expected in 2017-18, according to a report from
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service
(FAS).
Lower planted area and yields in
the crop year resulted in a production decline to 130,400 tonnes. Production is
expected to increase in 2018-19 to 150,000 tonnes, assuming normal weather
conditions.
Import volume may increase to
140,000 tonnes of milled rice equivalent in 2018 to offset lower local rice
production, the FAS said.
The Costa Rican government will
allow duty free imports of an estimated 62,000 tonnes of rough rice. It already
allocated 42,176 tonnes to Brazil for import in April and June, and the
remaining 20,000 tonnes are expected to come from South America.
Rice production during crop year
2016-17 reached 200,347 tonnes of paddy rice, roughly equivalent to 134,000
tonnes of milled rice. During that period, total output increased 6.81% as
compared to the previous crop year mainly because of higher productivity per
hectare
Egypt, once a major rice
producer, will now begin importing rice
Rice traders have said that the new
policies would push Egypt to import up to 1 million tons of the grain next
year. (Shutterstock)
Reuters, CairoWednesday, 6 June 2018
Egypt will begin importing rice,
a crop it has typically had in surplus, to increase stocks and “control the
market,” Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Tuesday, months after a campaign
to cut local production.
Last Update: Wednesday, 6 June 2018 KSA 11:49 - GMT 08:49
UPDATE
2-Egypt to begin importing rice after slashing its own cultivation
Reuters
Staff
(Adds
trader comment on local hoarding and price surge)
CAIRO,
June 5 (Reuters) - Egypt will begin importing rice, a crop it has typically had
in surplus, to increase stocks and “control the market,” Prime Minister Sherif
Ismail said on Tuesday, months after a campaign to cut local production.Egypt
slashed cultivation of rice, a water-intensive crop, this year to conserve
vital Nile river resources as Ethiopia prepares to fill the reservoir behind a
colossal $4 billion dam it is building upstream and which Cairo worries could
threaten its water stocks. “Necessary steps will be taken to increase the rice
on offer in order to control the market and prevent any bottlenecks in the
coming period,” Ismail told reporters after a ministerial meeting, referring to
shortages in the local market caused by what grain traders say is hoarding of
the grain.He did not specify the quantity or timing of the expected imports,
but his comments are the first suggesting Egypt would begin an import programme
since sharply reducing its own production.Cairo earlier this year increased
fines for illegal rice cultivation and decreed that just 724,000 feddans
(750,000 acres) can be planted, a sharp drop from the officially allotted 1.1
million feddans last year and the 1.8 million feddans grains traders believe
were actually grown.Rice traders have said that the new policies would push
Egypt to import up to 1 million tonnes of the grain next year after decades of
being an exporter of a medium grain variety prized in Arab markets.Ashraf el
Attal, CEO of Dubai-based commodities trader Fortuna, said imports were needed
now to make up for higher demand during the holy month of Ramadan and recent
hoarding, which has seen prices shoot up at local outlets.“Currently there is
importation as local prices have moved up,” said Attal.Ismail said necessary
quantities of rice of the same quality as Egyptian white rice would be imported
to prevent any bottlenecks in the coming period. (Reporting by Momen Saeed
Atallah and Maha El Dahan Writing by Eric Knecht; Editing by Adrian Croft)
Egypt to begin importing rice- prime minister
A farmer unloads rice straw for cattle from a boat near the
river Nile on the outskirts of Cairo November 2, 2014.
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO- Egypt will begin importing rice, a crop it has typically
had in surplus, to increase stocks and "control the market," Prime
Minister Sherif Ismail said on Tuesday, without
specifying how much or when.Egypt this year slashed cultivation of rice, a
water-intensive crop, to conserve vital Nile river resources.
Rice traders said at the time that the policy would push Egypt
to import up to 1 million tonnes of the grain next year after previously being
an exporter.(Reporting by Momen Saeed Atallah Writing by Eric Knecht; Editing by Adrian Croft)
((eric.knecht@thomsonreuters.com; +20 2 2394 8102; Reuters Messaging:
eric.knecht.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
Rice Prices
as on :
06-06-2018 12:09:53 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
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Chandabali(Ori)
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79.50
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NC
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556.50
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1800
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1600
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-25.00
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Maur(UP)
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47.00
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-9.62
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1609.00
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2160
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2150
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Kopaganj(UP)
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47.00
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-9.62
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1978.00
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2160
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2150
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NC
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Lakhimpur(UP)
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40.00
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33.33
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1437.00
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2310
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2280
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6.94
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Naanpara(UP)
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31.00
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3.33
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1093.80
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2200
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2200
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-0.68
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Karimpur(WB)
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30.00
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-25
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390.00
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3730
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3700
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18.41
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Dhekiajuli(ASM)
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22.00
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29.41
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203.00
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2400
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2400
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4.35
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Khurja(UP)
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7.50
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NC
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632.00
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2600
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2615
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-
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Bolangir(Ori)
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7.00
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-12.5
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219.00
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2800
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2800
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16.67
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Tusura(Ori)
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6.00
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-14.29
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114.50
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2800
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2800
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16.67
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Mirzapur(UP)
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4.50
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12.5
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532.50
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2220
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2215
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-
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Chitwadagaon(UP)
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4.00
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-50
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198.20
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2100
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2100
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-1.41
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Dibrugarh(ASM)
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2.80
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-22.22
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416.00
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2920
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2920
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29.78
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Jahangirabad(UP)
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2.50
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NC
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102.50
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2580
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2580
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9.79
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Darjeeling(WB)
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1.80
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-18.18
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48.80
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3150
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3150
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6.78
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Khairagarh(UP)
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1.10
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37.5
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77.90
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2570
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2550
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1.98
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Published
on June 06, 2018
TOPICS
The Hindu
JUNE 7, 2018 / 1:18 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- JUN 07, 2018
Reuters Staff
6 MIN READ
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-June 7, 2018
Nagpur, June 7 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices showed weak
tendency in Nagpur Agriculture
Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) on poor buying support from
local millers amid good supply
from producing regions. Easy condition in Madhya Pradesh gram
prices and release of stock from
stockists also pushed down prices.
About 2,150 bags of gram and 400 bags of tuar reported for auction
in Nagpur APMC, according to
sources.
FOODGRAINS &
PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties ruled
steady in open market here but demand was poor.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties quoted
static here in absence of buyers amid good supply from
producing regions.
* Major rice varieties
reported strong in open market on good seasonal demand
from local traders amid
weak supply from producing regions.
* In Akola, Tuar New –
4,000-4,050, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,000-6,300, Udid Mogar (clean)
– 6,800-7,800, Moong
Mogar (clean) 7,300-8,200, Gram – 3,300-3,400, Gram Super best
– 4,600-4,800
* Wheat and other
foodgrain items 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 3,000-3,240 3,000-3,300
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction 3,370-3,840 3,400-3,920
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 1,650-1,740 1,600-1,736
Gram Super Best
Bold 5,000-5,200 5,000-5,200
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 3,425-3,475 3,425-3,475
Desi gram Raw 3,400-3,450 3,400-3,450
Gram Kabuli 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000
Tuar Fataka
Best-New 5,900-6,100 5,900-6,100
Tuar Fataka
Medium-New 5,600-5,800 5,600-5,800
Tuar Dal Best
Phod-New 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Tuar Dal Medium
phod-New 5,100-5,300 5,100-5,300
Tuar Gavarani New 4,000-4,050 4,000-4,050
Tuar Karnataka 4,350-4,450 4,400-4,500
Masoor dal best 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000
Masoor dal medium 4,500-4,700 4,500-4,700
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
(New) 7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500
Moong Mogar Medium 6,800-7,300 6,800-7,300
Moong dal Chilka 7,000-7,800 7,000-7,800
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500
Udid Mogar best (100
INR/KG) (New) 7,500-8,000
7,500-8,000
Udid Mogar Medium (100
INR/KG) 5,000-6,400 5,000-6,400
Udid Dal Black (100
INR/KG) 5,500-5,800 5,500-5,800
Batri dal (100
INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500
Lakhodi dal (100
INR/kg) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800
Watana Dal (100
INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000
Watana Green Best (100
INR/KG) 5,300-5,600 5,300-5,600
Wheat 308 (100
INR/KG) 2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100
Wheat Mill quality (100
INR/KG) 2,000-2,075 2,000-2,075
Wheat Filter (100
INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400
Wheat Lokwan best (100
INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450
Wheat Lokwan medium (100
INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,250
Lokwan Hath Binar (100
INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100
INR/KG) 3,200-4,000 3,200-4,000
MP Sharbati Medium (100
INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,800
Rice Parmal (100
INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,000-2,100
Rice BPT best (100
INR/KG) 3,200-3,800 3,100-3,700
Rice BPT medium (100
INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,600-2,800
Rice Luchai (100
INR/KG) 2,800-3,000 2,700-2,900
Rice Swarna best (100
INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,500-2,700
Rice Swarna medium (100
INR/KG) 2,500-2,650 2,400-2,500
Rice HMT best (100
INR/KG) 4,000-4,200 4,000-4,200
Rice HMT medium (100
INR/KG) 3,500-3,800 3,500-3,800
Rice Shriram best(100
INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600
Rice Shriram med (100
INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 4,500-4,900
Rice Basmati best (100
INR/KG) 9,500-14,000 9,500-14,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500
Rice Chinnor best 100
INR/KG) 6,500-6,700 6,200-6,500
Rice Chinnor medium (100
INR/KG) 6,000-6,200 5,800-6,000
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,200 2,000-2,100
Jowar CH-5 (100
INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,700-2,000
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 40.5 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 23.7 degree
Celsius
Rainfall : 5.8 mm
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rains or
thunder-showers. Maximum and
minimum temperature would be around and 41 and 24 degree Celsius
respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices,
but
included in market prices)
Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices Open- JUN 06, 2018
JUNE 6,
2018 / 1:10 PM
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open
Market-June 6, 2018
Nagpur, June 6 (Reuters) – Gram and
tuar prices reported higher in Nagpur Agriculture Produce
Marketing Committee (APMC) on
increased demand from local millers amid tight supply from
producing regions. Fresh rise on
NCDEX in gram, upward trend in Madhya Pradesh pulses and
enquiries from South-based millers
also jacked up prices.
About 1,800 bags of gram and 900
bags of tuar reported for auction in Nagpur APMC, according to
sources.
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Desi gram raw reported down in open market here in absence of buyers
amid release
of stock from stockists.
TUAR
* Tuar Karnataka moved down in open market here poor demand amid from
local traders.
* Wheat mill quality firmed up in open market on renewed seasonal demand
from local traders.
* In
Akola, Tuar New – 4,000-4,050, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,000-6,300, Udid Mogar
(clean)
– 6,800-7,800, Moong Mogar (clean) 7,300-8,200, Gram – 3,300-3,400, Gram
Super best
– 4,600-4,800
* Other varieties of wheat, rice and other foodgrain items 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
3,000-3,300 3,000-3,250
Gram Pink Auction
n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
3,400-3,920 3,400-3,870
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
1,650-1,740 1,600-1,736
Gram Super Best Bold
5,000-5,200 5,000-5,200
Gram Super Best
n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best
4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800
Gram Dal Medium
n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality
3,425-3,475 3,425-3,475
Desi gram Raw
3,400-3,450 3,350-3,400
Gram Kabuli
8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000
Tuar Fataka Best-New
5,900-6,100 5,900-6,100
Tuar Fataka Medium-New
5,600-5,800 5,600-5,800
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New
5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Tuar Dal Medium phod-New
5,100-5,300 5,100-5,300
Tuar Gavarani New
4,000-4,050 4,000-4,050
Tuar Karnataka
4,350-4,450 4,400-4,500
Masoor dal best
4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000
Masoor dal medium
4,500-4,700 4,500-4,700
Masoor
n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold (New)
7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500
Moong Mogar Medium
6,800-7,300 6,800-7,300
Moong dal Chilka
7,000-7,800 7,000-7,800
Moong Mill quality
n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best
7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500
Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG)
(New) 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)
5,000-6,400
5,000-6,400
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
5,500-5,800
5,500-5,800
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)
5,300-5,600
5,300-5,600
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,075
1,950-2,050
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
2,250-2,400
2,250-2,400
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)
2,300-2,450
2,300-2,450
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,200 2,100-2,250
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)
n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG)
3,200-4,000
3,200-4,000
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)
2,400-2,800
2,400-2,800
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100
Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)
3,100-3,700
3,100-3,700
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)
2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800
Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG)
2,700-2,900
2,700-2,900
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,700
2,500-2,700
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG)
2,400-2,500
2,400-2,500
Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)
4,200-4,500
4,200-4,600
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)
3,700-4,000
3,700-4,000
Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG)
5,300-5,700 5,300-5,700
Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG)
4,600-5,000
4,600-5,000
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG)
9,500-14,000
9,500-14,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)
5,000-7,500
5,000-7,500
Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG)
6,200-6,500
6,200-6,500
Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG)
5,800-6,000
5,800-6,000
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,200
2,000-2,100
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
1,800-2,000 1,700-2,000
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 42.4 degree Celsius,
minimum temp. 23.7 degree Celsius
Rainfall : 0.5 mm
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with
one or two spells of rains or thunder-showers. Maximum and
minimum temperature would be around
and 42 and 24 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are
excluded from plant delivery prices, but
included in market prices)
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