U.S. and Taiwan Work Toward Consistent Grading Standards
By Lesley Dixon
DOULIU CITY, TAIWAN -- Representatives
from the U.S. and Taiwan rice industries met for two days last month to discuss
a range of technical issues influencing rice trade. The technical meeting
occurs annually and is an opportunity to exchange information and discuss
issues with Taiwan, whose government imports 64,634 metric tons of rice each
year to meet the island's commitment to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The major concern on the table at this year's meeting was the issue of grading standards. Differences in results between quality inspections in the United States and upon arrival in Taiwan have been a concern of both sides for several years, and were discussed in detail at the meeting.
"The biggest problem that we have right now is that Taiwan's grading of U.S. rice exports is inconsistent," said Alex Balafoutis, chairman of the U.S. delegation and vice president of the rice business unit at PGP International, Inc. "Rice is being inspected in the U.S. and everything passes and meets standards, but when it gets to Taiwan, it gets rejected. So we need to have consistent grading to make the process as transparent as possible."
Both the U.S. and Taiwanese delegations agreed at the meeting to work toward a grading seminar where consistent, transparent grading standards can be achieved, to prevent U.S. rice exports from being turned away in the future.
The Taiwanese delegation was chaired by Chao-hsing Huang, division director for the Taiwanese Agriculture and Food Agency. Both delegations also attended a tour of the Taiwanese Agricultural Research Institute in a rural, rice-growing area, a first for the technical working group.
USA Rice supports annual technical meetings with Japan, Korea, and Taiwan - important export markets where national governments control or heavily influence rice imports - as opportunities to resolve non-policy issues and to build trust among industry segments.
The major concern on the table at this year's meeting was the issue of grading standards. Differences in results between quality inspections in the United States and upon arrival in Taiwan have been a concern of both sides for several years, and were discussed in detail at the meeting.
"The biggest problem that we have right now is that Taiwan's grading of U.S. rice exports is inconsistent," said Alex Balafoutis, chairman of the U.S. delegation and vice president of the rice business unit at PGP International, Inc. "Rice is being inspected in the U.S. and everything passes and meets standards, but when it gets to Taiwan, it gets rejected. So we need to have consistent grading to make the process as transparent as possible."
Both the U.S. and Taiwanese delegations agreed at the meeting to work toward a grading seminar where consistent, transparent grading standards can be achieved, to prevent U.S. rice exports from being turned away in the future.
The Taiwanese delegation was chaired by Chao-hsing Huang, division director for the Taiwanese Agriculture and Food Agency. Both delegations also attended a tour of the Taiwanese Agricultural Research Institute in a rural, rice-growing area, a first for the technical working group.
USA Rice supports annual technical meetings with Japan, Korea, and Taiwan - important export markets where national governments control or heavily influence rice imports - as opportunities to resolve non-policy issues and to build trust among industry segments.
USA Rice Daily
Bernas’ monopoly to end
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NATION
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Thursday, 7 Jun 2018
Addressing the media: Salahuddin speaking during the press
conference at Wisma Tani in Putrajaya. — Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: The monopoly to import
rice by Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) has been terminated, the Cabinet
decided.
Announcing this yesterday,
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub said a working
paper on breaking up the monopoly would be drafted with feedback from both the
ministry and other stakeholders before being submitted to the Government for
further action.
“To protect the interests of
local padi farmers, we have identified the modules used in other countries (on
importing the staple), among them Indonesia, which has been successful in its
approach in opening up the monopoly on rice,” he told reporters here yesterday.
Salahuddin said the operations of
the National Farmers’ Organisation of Malaysia (Nafas) had also been
temporarily suspended effective the beginning of this month.
He said the suspension order
under Section 20(1) of Act 109 was issued by the Registrar of Farmers’
Organisations following an audit on Nafas’ management that was submitted to the
ministry on March 26.
Based on the report, Nafas, he
said, was found to be facing serious management problems, especially in the
aspects of competency, responsibility and transparency in its leadership and
management.
“The suspension was done to
enable an investigation to be carried out relating to the abuse of power and
leakages involving its board of directors and management,” he said.
Salahuddin said the suspension,
likely to last three months, would not impact the 770-odd staff, except that
the powers of the board in making management and financial decisions had been
curtailed.
During the suspension, powers to
run Nafas’ affairs will be vested in the director-general of the Farmers’
Organisations Authority as provided for under Section 23 of Act 109, he said.
He said for now, the ministry was
looking into the management aspects and if necessary, the police and the
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission would be roped in.
On another matter, Prime Minister
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced the list of 22 price-controlled items for
Hari Raya, which will take effect from tomorrow to June 22.
The items include live chicken,
eggs, local and imported beef, red chillies, tomatoes, imported round cabbages
and grated coconut. Traders are required to use the special pink-coloured price
tags. — Bernama
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/06/07/bernas-monopoly-to-end-minister-decision-taken-to-protect-interests-of-local-padi-farmers/
Experts seek alternatives to
burning straw
June, 07/2018 - 12:00
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About 44 million tonnes of straw that are being wasted in Việt
Nam every year can produce 20 million tonnes of organic fertilisers,
including 200,000 tonnes of nitrogen, 190,000 tonnes of phosphorus and
460,000 tonnes of potassium. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồ Cầu
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This was reported at a two-day conference in Hà Nội, which ended on Wednesday.
Organised by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the conference tried to find solutions to utilise straw by discussing the management and plan for the reuse of this agricultural by-product.
According to experts who attended the conference, some 44 million tonnes of straw in the country are disposed or burnt every year, which can be used to produce an environment-friendly fertiliser to enrich the soil, fertilise other crops and plant mushrooms.
“Burning of straw can increase greenhouse gases two to three folds compared to fertilisers,” said Bùi Quang Đăng of the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Sciences. “Even if just half of the straw is burnt, 100 million tonnes of CO2 will be released in the environment every year.”
According to Đăng, a tonne of fertilised straw contains 10kg nitrogen, 9.5kg phosphorus and 21kg potassium.
Therefore, 44 million tonnes of straw that are being wasted in Việt Nam every year can produce 20 million tonnes of organic fertilisers, including 200,000 tonnes of nitrogen, 190,000 tonnes of phosphorus and 460,000 tonnes of potassium, Đăng said.
According to him, if farmers sell the straw instead of using it for their crops, they will suffer a loss as their next season of crops is unlikely to thrive without the straw, and the monetary gain from the sale of the straw is not worthwhile either.
He added that organic fertilisers were more effective than chemical fertilisers as the former dissolved into the soil much slower, benefiting the plant.
A straw managing project by BMZ-IRRI has been deployed since February 2016 to aid farmers on the straw-collecting process and related business. The project has raised the collected straw by half in Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta, thus reducing the burning of straw by 50 per cent.
The project will be developed further to produce biogas and Urea straw for cattle as well as to plant mushrooms, with an estimated profit of US$50-100 per tonne. Other positive effects will include eco-friendly technological applications and sustainable agriculture.
IRRI’s Martin Gummert, head of the project, said after two years of implementation, the project helped solve problems in increasing the value chain, connectivity among parties in rice production, by-products and value of sustainable rice production.
Đăng, however, mentioned many drawbacks, such as difficulties in collecting the straw, transport process and investments needed for fertilising machines. — VNS.
Salahuddin announces end to
Bernas’ rice import monopoly
Bernama | Published on 6
Jun 2018, 9:08 pm | Modified on 7 Jun 2018, 3:01 am
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Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub
announced that the monopoly to import rice by Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas)
has been terminated as per a cabinet decision today.
Pursuant to this, he said a working paper on breaking up the
monopoly with feedback from the ministry and other stakeholders would be
drafted before being submitted to the government for further action.
"In the effort to protect the interests of local padi
farmers, we have identified the models used by other countries (on importing
the staple), among them Indonesia which has been successful in its approach in
opening up monopoly on rice,” he told a press conference here today.
Meanwhile, Salahuddin said the operations of the National
Farmers’ Organisation of Malaysia (Nafas) have been temporarily suspended
effective June 1.
He said the suspension order under Section 20 (1) Act 109 was
issued by the Registrar of Farmers Organisations following an audit on the
management of Nafas that was submitted to the ministry on March 26.
Based on the report, Nafas was found to be having serious
management problems especially in the aspects of competency, responsibility and
transparency involving
leadership and management.
“The suspension was done to enable an investigation to be
carried out pertaining to management, abuse of power and leakages involving its
board of directors and management.
"This is to ensure that matters that can cause losses to
the entity and the people can be overcome and good corporate governance can be
brought back,” he said.
Salahuddin said the suspension, likely to last three months,
would not impact the 770-odd staff, just that the powers of the board in making
management and financial decisions had been curtailed.
During the suspension period, powers to run Nafas’ affairs will
be vested in the director-general of the Farmers Organisations Authority as
provided for under Section 23 of Act 109, he said.
He added that for now, the ministry was looking into the
management aspects and that if needed, the police and the MACC would be roped
in.
- Bernama
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Pakistan Hopes From The Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Summit
On Jun 6, 2018 0
On 8-9th June the heads of state in
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will gather in Qingdao to
participate in the SCO summit. This time the meeting will be in Qingdao,
previously these meetings were held in Beijing and Shanghai. The SCO was
founded in 2001 by the coalition of China, Russia, and Central Asian countries.
After nearly two decades, the
organization now consist of eight full members (China, Russia, Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, India, and Pakistan), four
observers (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia), along with six dialogue
partners (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey).
The SCO is a joint organization
of equal and diverse sovereign members, but China has been the driving force in
its evolution, making the Qingdao summit an important moment to reflect on the
organization’s course, achievements, and durable challenges. While the road and
belt initiative as part of the SCO announced after the last summit held in
Kazakhstan.
In the last Summit of SCO, India
and Pakistan were formally admitted into its ranks in Astana, Kazakhstan. In
addition, With India and Pakistan officially attaining full membership of the
organization, the total population of the SCO countries will be almost 3.5
billion, which almost accounts for half of the world, and the combined GDP is
estimated to be more than 25% of the global GDP. SCO now stretches from the
East to Central Asia to South Asia, which is geographically significant.
Moreover, this meeting is of
great importance to both India and Pakistan. The initial objective of SCO’s was
security, but the cooperation has now expanded to the economic field. The
participation of the two South Asian states would even more rapid increase
cooperation in natural resources and infrastructure development, and encourage
trade and investment.
However, it is the fact that the
SCO is plausible for accepting both India and Pakistan as members, both are
opponent states. India, with the potential of human power and the economic
growth, will add immensely to the SCO’s influence. As for Pakistan, the
geopolitical importance of the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC) by making a fast trade in the short period of time with the
world. In this regard, the huge investment from China would prove to be the
real game changer in the whole region. This summit could bring the two
contender countries (India and Pakistan) on one page.
Pakistan looked forward to
becoming the full member of the SCO, since the General Musharaf era. Pakistan
has been the observer member, since 2002, when it was given this status along
with India & Iran. It has been confirmed that in the summit on 8-9 June,
President of Pakistan Mamnon Hussian would participate. Being a student of
media, I wonder that Pakistan is a full member of Shanghai Cooperation
Organization, how much is it significant for Pakistan & how can Pakistan
get maximum benefit from the SCO membership?
I asked myself the above
question, to answer it. I thought of the current issues and relate them to the
SCO. Even the ordinary public knows the real issues in Pakistan; the first and
far most is Energy Crisis, to count a few more, includes India-Pakistan
disputes, peace in the region to specify peace in Afghanistan, the Gas pipeline
projects between the neighboring countries and access to the Central Asian
markets. Energy, peace, and trade are the three essential elements which would
bring development in short period of time.
The eminence of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization is that it is a unique platform which includes large
energy producers like Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Iran. A full
membership will help Pakistan to establish close relations with the “SCO Energy
Club” to sort out the Energy crisis.
Peace in the region especially in
Afghanistan is of great importance. In this regard Pakistan, China, and Russia are
already holding talks for finding ways to bring peace in Afghanistan. Being
part of SCO Pakistan should push to prioritize this issue because peace in
Afghanistan is the key to development in the region. Pakistan would collaborate
with other member states to counter the instability in the region which is in
the best interest of Pakistan.
This summit will provide both
countries (India and Pakistan) a platform to sit together and work out the
paused projects of Gas pipeline between them. The Gas projects are vital for
both, which includes the IPI (Iran-Pakistan-India) and TAPI
(Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India). Both projects are long stuck due to
Pakistan and India weak bilateral ties.
Pakistan economical development
urges to seek out trade routes to the central Asian states, although Pakistan
has many bilateral agreements with the central Asian states, SCO membership
will add more opportunities to further strengthen the relations and extend
trade agreements with other regional countries. Pakistan is also a member
of The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) that paved the way
for Pakistan to link its Gwadar & Karachi ports to landlocked Central Asian
states but Pakistan has not made the excellent use of this membership to the
fullest. But now Pakistan can use both CPEC and CAREC to make Gwadar
International sea trade hub under the CPEC.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
can also bring Pakistan and India closer to help them solve the longstanding
issues, including Kashmir, Siachen, Water dispute, Violation of Line of control
and so on. At the moment, SCO summit would force both the countries to sit
under one roof, eventually could help to break the deadlock between them.
Furthermore, it will provide both countries armies the opportunity to do joint
military exercise. In addition trade between the two countries can be extended
through this platform.
To conclude, SCO provides all member states an opportunity to
work together and increase bilateral & multilateral trade as well as
defense relations for the development of the region. If SCO project keeps
succeeding, it can change the lives of 45% population of the world, which would
be a great mark in the development of the world.
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Whale hunt, saltwater rice and
cancer-drug boom
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
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Rice protectionist policy unsustainable — Gatchalian
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.
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
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
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.
A plan to improve rice yields
Bharat Dogra | June 7, 2018 1:23 am
Rice is by far the most important
crop and the most important food of India. At a time when there are increasing
concerns about food security of farmers it is of course of the greatest
importance to increase rice yields significantly while also keeping down costs
of cultivation.
In this situation, ‘A silent rice
revolution – a specific plan of action for increase in productivity of rice’,
formulated by Dr. R. H. Richharia, an eminent rice scientist, appears as a ray
of hope. This plan of action was formulated by Dr. Richharia at the request of
the Prime Minister’s office in 1983-84. However, following the assassination of
Mrs. Indira Gandhi in 1984 somehow the plan got neglected.
Dr. Richharia, who lived and
worked independently in Bhopal at that time, suffered great deterioration of
health following the Carbide gas leak and could not follow up the matter.
However, when this writer met him well before his death he still had hopes that
one day this document would prove helpful for rice farmers and farming. In any
case this will always remain an invaluable document and there should be wider
dissemination of its contents, especially with climate change a reality.
Although this plan was prepared
in the Indian context, it can also help other countries, particularly in Asia,
where rice is a leading crop and conditions such as richness of diverse
indigenous varieties are similar to those of India.
An idea about the stature of Dr.
Richharia can be obtained from the fact that even though the government
victimized him while he was holding the top rice scientist’s job in the
country, his learning was considered so important that the government thrice
recalled him from retirement to seek his advice and give him important
responsibilities. He was for several years the Director of Central Rice
Research Institute, Cuttack (from where he retired in 1967. He was recalled to
head a national task-force on rice breeding, then to set up a rice research
institute in Raipur and finally he was contacted by the Prime Minister’s office
to prepare a plan for improving rice yields.
Now we come to Dr. Richharia’s
‘specific plan for action for increase in productivity of rice’. First, he
identifies the factors which retarded increase in rice productivity despite
increase in investments in the form of fertilisers, pesticides, irrigation,
research, extension etc. Then he gives his plan in brief. Dr. Richharia’s plan
has four basic components –
(1) Rice development to be based
on the rich diversity of indigenous rice varieties which should be saved on
farmers’ fields and priority should be given to this aspect;
(2) A highly decentralised
extension approach;
(3) Large-scale adoption of
clonal propagation technique to spread improved indigenous varieties, and
(4) Very high levels of
involvement of rice farmers with special emphasis on encouraging those farmers
who have special skills and interest in protection and promotion of diverse
indigenous varieties.
According to Dr. Richharia’s
plan, “The main constraint has been the hurried introduction of the undesirable
new rice material, the HYVs (dwarfs) on which we based our strategy, forgetting
at the same time unexpected drought situations, under which the HYVs lowered
the yields. In addition, under heavy fertilisation and irrigation the HYVs
proved to be susceptible to diseases and pests which cannot be controlled
easily thus again pointing towards reduction of yield. Further, unlike wheat
and sugarcane, the concept of ‘wider adaptability’ in rice has a limited scope
for application (not exceeding 10 per cent of the rice area). This has
naturally led to local preferences of different types of rice and
socio-economic adjustments, developed in course of time.” So, Dr, Richharia
concludes, when the base is itself weak (meaning the new rice material), a
mansion built on it must collapse.
He wrote: “The most immediate and
major cause can be attributed to frequent replacements of the adapted rice
varieties in a locality, partly or fully. This is because the agro-ecological
balance has been disturbed in the environment in respect of the existing
germplasm which had been built up in course of time for centuries by the
natural process of empirical breeding and selection establishing ecological
balance in different environments, what in modern times can be interpreted as
‘ecological breeding.”
Fortunately, indigenous
high-yielding varieties adapted to local environment are available in the
country. In a survey carried out in Madhya Pradesh between 1971-74, eight per
cent of the indigenous rice types were observed to fall under the category of
high yielding types, fixing the minimum limit of 3705 kg/Ha. In view of this
there is a need to redefine ‘HYVs’ which hitherto have been officially
identified only with the exotic dwarf fertilizer-responsive varieties.
To be Concluded.
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.
Cheap imported rice set to flood markets
By GENALYN KABILING • 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).
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 R49 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.
The fresh stocks will form part of the NFA’s food security
stocks during the lean months of July to September.
http://tempo.com.ph/2018/06/07/cheap-imported-rice-set-to-flood-markets/
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
Farmers return after purchasing seeds from PAU in Ludhiana.
Gurmeet Singh
Written by Gurjit Singh Mangat
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.
Bangladesh
Hikes Rice Import Taxes
June 8, 2018 Taxation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh will impose a tax of
28 percent on all rice imports coming into the country, a move which is aimed
at protecting local production.The total tax of 28 percent will be made up of
25 percent in customs duties and an extra 3 percent in regulatory duties.In
2017 the rate of rice imports was much lower, as it was cut to a total of only
2 percent.The fluctuations in the rate of tax for rice imports is based on the
production capability and pricing of rice in Bangladesh at that time.Last
year’s tax cut was caused by a steep increase in the price of rice produced in
Bangladesh due to heavy flooding which destroyed crops.Comparatively, this
year’s increase in the rate of the tax is aimed at discouraging imports and
encouraging the utilization of locally produced product, as production has
returned to relatively normal levels.It is expected that Bangladesh will
produce approximately 19.7 million tonnes of rice during this year, exceeding
its target of 19 million tonnes.
Alternatives
to stubble burning? Research starts
The six-month research study, ‘Promoting alternatives to burning rice straw management practice in Punjab through behaviour change interventions’ will be conducted by Hyderabad-based Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Punjab-based Kheti Virasat Mission (KVM) through scientific methods. The researchers, Max Friedrich from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology and Delhi-based freelancer Bonolata Sen, will carry out the study to know why farmers burn stubble and the scientificallyviable alternatives and how behavioural change interventions could be adopted in containing the trend.
The study will be started in the first week of July. The researchers held talks with farmers, agriculture scientists and other stakeholders on Thursday in Bathinda.
Every year when stubble is burnt in the fields after paddy harvest
in November, complaints of air quality turning very poor in Delhi start pouring
in. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has already asked the governments of
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to contain stubble burning by
imposing fines on farmers and make alternative arrangements to manage crop
residue.
“The study proposes to understand behaviours related to crop
residue burning in Punjab. Why some farmers burn crop residue and why others do
not? The study will be designed using the risks, attitudes, norms, abilities
and self-regulation (RANAS) approach. Combining leading theories of health
behavioural psychology, the RANAS approach postulates that behaviour is
primarily driven by people’s mindsets and perceptions,” Bonolata told TOI.
“The design of this research study will be outlined soon after listening to the views of varied sections of society and what do they think about stubble burning, the challenges to address it and the research plan to gather scientific evidence of preferred practices and beliefs related to the issue,” said KVM executive director Umendra Dutt.
“The design of this research study will be outlined soon after listening to the views of varied sections of society and what do they think about stubble burning, the challenges to address it and the research plan to gather scientific evidence of preferred practices and beliefs related to the issue,” said KVM executive director Umendra Dutt.
FSM meets Rice Millers’ Associations; assures
flagging up issues to Union Government
PROMISES TIME BOUND ACTION ON STATE
RELATED MATTERS
Chandigarh
, 07 Jun 2018
Assuring vociferous flagging of the issues of Rice Millers of the
State, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Punjab in a
meeting with the representatives of the Rice Millers’ Associations said that he
would defend the interests of the State and the Rice Millers and would
definitely take up their issues with the Union Government as well as the Food
Corporation of India.Lending a sympathetic ear to the concerns of Rice Millers,
FSM promised a time bound solution to all their grievances and demands
pertaining to the State Government and its Procurement Agencies.Besides the
representatives of various Rice Millers’ Associations, Mr. K.A.P.Sinha,
Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer affairs Department, Punjab,
Mrs. Anindita Mitra, Director and other officers of the Department were present
on the occasion.
UPDATE
1-BANGLADESH SLAPS 28 PCT TAX ON RICE IMPORTS
6/7/2018
(Updates with quotes, details)
By Ruma Paul and Rajendra Jadhav
DHAKA/MUMBAI, June 7 (Reuters) -
Bangladesh is imposing a 28
percent tax on rice imports to support its farmers after localproduction revived, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith saidon Thursday.The duty hike would reduce imports, especially fromneighbouring India, which emerged as the biggest supplier to theSouth Asian country last year after floods ravaged its crop."This year we have a bumper production in rice, thus to protect local farmers, 25 percent customs duty and 3 percentregulatory duty has been re-imposed on rice importation," Muhith said in his budget speech for the 2018/19 fiscal year.Bangladesh had cut a previous import duty of 28 percent in
two phases in 2017 to 2 percent after domestic rice prices climbed to a record high.Bangladesh's rice imports rose to a record 3.7 million tonnes in the July-April period, data from the country's foodministry showed.
percent tax on rice imports to support its farmers after localproduction revived, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith saidon Thursday.The duty hike would reduce imports, especially fromneighbouring India, which emerged as the biggest supplier to theSouth Asian country last year after floods ravaged its crop."This year we have a bumper production in rice, thus to protect local farmers, 25 percent customs duty and 3 percentregulatory duty has been re-imposed on rice importation," Muhith said in his budget speech for the 2018/19 fiscal year.Bangladesh had cut a previous import duty of 28 percent in
two phases in 2017 to 2 percent after domestic rice prices climbed to a record high.Bangladesh's rice imports rose to a record 3.7 million tonnes in the July-April period, data from the country's foodministry showed.
"Re-imposing tax on rice
import was needed to curb imports. Otherwise, our farmers would have affected
and could have lostinterest in rice cultivation," Badrul Hasan, the head
ofBangladesh's state grain buyer, told Reuters on Thursday.The inventory and
bumper crop would be sufficient to cater
local demand, he said. The country's production for 2018/19 as a whole is expectedto recover to 34.7 million tonnes, up 6.3 percent year-on-year,according to estimates from the U.S. epartment of Agriculture
attache in Bangladesh. Indian exporters said they were going to lose
competitiveness due to the duty hike. "Imports would be very expensive for buyers now. Instead, they will prefer local crop," said a New Delhi based dealer witha global trading firm.India's rice exports surged to a record high 12.7 milliontonnes in the 2017/18 year to March 31 due to robust demand from
Bangladesh.Bangladesh recently cancelled a deal with India to import
150,000 tonnes of rice due to a delay in shipments.(Reporting by Ruma Paul in DHAKA and Rajendra Jadhav in MUMBAI; Editing by Tom Hogue and Jane Merriman)
MILL UPGRADE
by ZOE
MCMAUGH
JUNE 08, 2018
Plans to invest more than $24 million in the
Deniliquin Rice Mill have secured an export deal of Riverina rice into Japan.SunRice
chair Laurie Arthur said the capital investment at Deniliquin had already begun
and was being guided by Japanese corporations.
He said SunRice’s commitment to the mill
improvements had led it to sign a contract with Sumitomo — a leading global
trading and investment business — in November.
‘‘We’ve had different delegations of
Japanese millers and buyers come and have a look at the mills, and from that we
knew they had to be upgraded,’’ Mr Arthur said.
‘‘One part is new laboratory equipment that
will allow us to set up a special analytical laboratory, and that equipment has
already arrived.
‘‘We’ll also upgrade the mill to suit the
new requirements, because we found the mill configuration was not enough to
meet Japanese rice standards.
‘‘We used to mill a lot for Papua New Guinea
(at Deniliquin) and the rice would go in bulk rail cars and then usually be
packed at Lae (in PNG).
‘‘The upgrades will allow us to do the
finished product for Japan and packing at Deniliquin.
‘‘We’ve recently installed vertical white
mills — we had horizontal mills which were older — which are more efficient and
don’t crack the grain as much. It means we’re left with more of a whole
grain.’’
Mr Arthur said the remaining upgrades would
continue to be rolled out as approved, saying the board had already signed off
on some capital expenditure requests for Deniliquin.
He said while there was a draft schedule of
works, more finite timetables are not yet confirmed.
‘‘The work will occur as the cap-ex rolls
out, and that should be over the next 24 months,’’ Mr Arthur said.
The deal with Japan is part of SunRice’s
plans to expand niche rice markets, and is based on the provision of sushi rice
— using varieties including Koshihikari, Opus and YRK5.
As well as addressing a forecast shortfall
in Japanese grown rice, Mr Arthur said the deal would see Riverina rice used in
a wider range of Asian markets.
‘‘We see a lot of sushi chains in Japan
operating in other Asian countries,’’ Mr Arthur said.
‘‘With the high cost of rice in Japan at the
moment, these companies are finding the costs don’t fit in with their sushi
chains, for example in Singapore.
‘‘The demographics in Japan are changing.
They have 1.7 million rice farmers and their average age is 70. A lot of young
people in Japan don’t want to be rice farmers — but that’s handy for us.’’
SunRice revealed a significant upgrades
program across the company’s entire footprint, which is estimated at between
$200 million and $300 million.
One of the ways SunRice intends to raise the
necessary capital for the work is to move its B Class shares from the National
Stock Exchange to the Australian Securities Exchange, allowing outside
investors to buy shares.
The ASX listing proposal, which the company
says will maintain A Class share (grower) control, was outlined at a series of
public information sessions this week, including in Deniliquin on Monday night.
More meetings and detailed proposal booklets
for shareholders will be organised in coming months, before a vote on the
proposal at SunRice’s September 20 annual general meeting.
A 75 per cent majority from both share
classes must be obtained for the proposal to pass.
19 Tehsildars, 18 Naib Tehsildars
transferred in Punjab
June 07, 2018 05:33 PMShare
Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Revenue Department has issued transfer/posting orders of 19 Tehsildars and 18 Naib Tehsildars with immediate effects. Meanwhile, three Tehsildars have been promoted as District Revenue Officers.
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Revenue Department has issued transfer/posting orders of 19 Tehsildars and 18 Naib Tehsildars with immediate effects. Meanwhile, three Tehsildars have been promoted as District Revenue Officers.
Disclosing this here today, an
Official Spokesperson said that Tehsildar Sanjiv Kumar has been transferred
from Patiala to Mohali, Parveen Kumar from Dera Bassi to Patiala, Navpreet
Singh Shergill from SBS Nagar to Dera Bassi, Jaspal Singh Brar From Mohali to
Ajnala, Aditya Gupta from T.O.S.D. Jalandhar to SBS Nagar, Ramandeep Kaur from
Dharamkot to Vigilance Cell and additional charge as a Labour Commissioner,
Pawan Kumar from Guru Harshai to Dharamkot, Parminder Singh from Labour
Commissioner to Payal, Karan Gupta from Sangrur to Khanna, Bhupinder Singh-2
from Nihal Singhwala to Raikot, Sushil Kumar Sharma from Jalalabad to Chamkaur
Sahib, Sandhura Singh from Sardulgarh to Kotkapura, Sukhraj Singh Dhillon from
Talwandi Sabo to Jaito, Gurjinder Singh from Chamkaur Sahib to Fatehgarh Sahib,
Harbans Singh from Patran to Malout, Manjeet Singh Bhandari from Malout to
Patran, Sukhpinder Kaur from Payal to Morinda, Harjeet Singh from Kotkapura to
Sunam and Ravinder Kumar Bansal has been transferred from Fatehgarh Sahib to
Nihal Singhwala.
He further said that Naib
Tehsildar Surinderpal Singla has been transferred from Lakhewali to Talwandi
Sabo, Parveen Kumar from Budhlada to Moga, Surinder Kumar from Moga to
Budhlada, Paramjeet Singh from GAMADA (Mohali) to Zirakpur, Sukhwinderpal from
Dudhan Sadha to Dera Bassi, Karmjit Singh From Dera Bassi to Dudhan Sadha,
Chandar Mohan from Cholha Sahib to Sultanpur Lodhi, Sukhveer Kaur from
Sultanpur Lodhi to Cholha Sahib, Pawan Kumar from Mahilpur to Bhulath, Gursewak
Chand from Bhulath to Nakodar, Ram Chand from Nakodar to Mahilpur, Janak Raj
from Ramdas to Dera Baba Nanak, Bakhshish Singh from Dera Baba Nanak to Ramdas,
Gopal Sharma from Dhar Klan to Dinanagar, Harnek Singh to Rajpura, Gurmeet
Singh Michra from Rajpura to Khanauri, K.K. Mittal from Ahmedgarh to Sangrur
and Sandeep Kumar has been transferred from Sangrur to Ahmedgarh.
The spokesperson also said that
three Tehsildars Rajeev Pal, Vipin Bhandari and Jaswant Singh have been
promoted as District Revenue Officers and they have been posted at Moga, SBS
Nagar and Gurdaspur respectively.
Bangladesh slaps 28 percent tax on rice imports
FILE PHOTO: A labourer carries a sack filled
with rice to load onto a truck from the railway's goods yard in Ahmedabad.
Photo: Reuters
Published07 JUNE,
2018
07 JUNE, 2018
DHAKA/MUMBAI -
Bangladesh is imposing a 28 percent tax on rice imports to support its farmers
after local production revived, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said on
Thursday.
The duty hike
would reduce imports, especially from neighbouring India, which emerged as the
biggest supplier to the South Asian country last year after floods ravaged its
crop.
"This year
we have a bumper production in rice, thus to protect local farmers, 25 percent
customs duty and 3 percent regulatory duty has been re-imposed on rice
importation," Muhith said in his budget speech for the 2018/19 fiscal
year.
Bangladesh had
cut a previous import duty of 28 percent in two phases in 2017 to 2 percent
after domestic rice prices climbed to a record high.
Bangladesh's
rice imports rose to a record 3.7 million tonnes in the July-April period, data
from the country's food ministry showed.
"Re-imposing
tax on rice import was needed to curb imports. Otherwise, our farmers would
have affected and could have lost interest in rice cultivation," Badrul
Hasan, the head of Bangladesh's state grain buyer, told Reuters on Thursday.
The inventory
and bumper crop would be sufficient to cater local demand, he said.
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.
Indian
exporters said they were going to lose competitiveness due to the duty hike.
"Imports
would be very expensive for buyers now. Instead, they will prefer local
crop," said a New Delhi based dealer with a global trading firm.
India's rice
exports surged to a record high 12.7 million tonnes in the 2017/18 year to
March 31 due to robust demand from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh
recently cancelled a deal with India to import 150,000 tonnes of rice due to a
delay in shipments. REUTERS
Bangladesh may bring back 28 pct tax on rice imports - govt sources
07.06.2018
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
http://www.blackseagrain.net/novosti/bangladesh-may-bring-back-28-pct-tax-on-rice-imports-govt-sources
Malaking ginhawa! Gatchalian pushes for
lifting of restrictions on rice importation
Jun 8, 2018
Senator Win Gatchalian wants the
government to shun from its protectionist policy on rice importation.He sought
to replace the quantitative restrictions (QRs) on rice imports with a 35% tariff
that is expected to make the country’s foremost staple food more affordable for
all.
He filed Senate Bill No. 1839
which aims to repeal Republic Act No. 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication
Act.“The country’s protectionist policy on rice has become unsustainable,” said
Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs.
“The spirit of this bill is to
maintain the balance of interests between our rice farmers and rice consumers,”
he said.He wants to amend pertinent provisions of RA 8178 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.
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 estimates that under a
35% 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 kg of rice per year.
He said that SBN 1839 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 also calls for the
creation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (Rice Fund) composed of
the collected tariff revenues that will be utilized for the enhancement of rice
productivity, modernization of farms, and development of rice research, among
others.
“Similarly, this measure shall
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 said.
“Reducing the market price of
rice will lower household expenditures and increase the supply of food on the
plates of underprivileged Filipinos,” he said.
He added, “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.”
Misinformed pa ako? Documents show Garin diverted funds from
PhilHealth – Ejercito
On Jun 8, 2018
By Xave Gregorio
Senator JV Ejercito dismissed
former Health Secretary Janette Garin’s claim that he is misinformed on the
alleged diversion of P10.6 billion of PhilHealth funds, saying that documents
prove that the funds were rechannelled.
“With all due respect to former
Health Secretary Janette Garin, the information regarding the alleged diversion
of Philhealth funds for senior citizens to her department when she was still
its head came from Philhealth officials during the Joint Congressional
Oversight on National Health Insurance Program,” Ejercito wrote Friday (June 8)
in a Facebook post.
Ejercito was responding to
Garin’s statements in a media forum in Quezon City on Thursday (June 7), where
she called the senator “misinformed” on the alleged diversion of PhilHealth
funds worth P10.6 billion to the Department of Health (DOH).
In a phone interview with
reporters after the forum, Ejercito said Garin needs to disprove the
documentary evidence submitted by current PhilHealth officials.
“We will give them the chance to
air their side, pero ‘yung documents, they have to disprove or explain ano
‘yung ibig sabihin ng mga dokumentong iyon na nagsasabing talagang sinabi niya
na hindi kailangan ng PhilHealth ‘yung P10 billion that’s why it was diverted,”
Ejercito said.
At a May 29 joint congressional
probe, PhilHealth Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ruben
John Basa revealed that Garin and Padilla diverted P10.6 billion in PhilHealth
funds intended for senior citizens to the DOH for the construction of 3,100
rural health units through a joint letter to the Department of Budget and
Management in August 2015.
Garin and Padilla wrote to Abad
“respectfully [requesting] for the immediate release of [P10.6 billion] to
augment the 2015 Health Facilities Enhancement Program.”
Ruben said this was done without
the knowledge and approval of the PhilHealth board and blamed it for the “steep
decline” in PhilHealth funds, which is projected to be zeroed by 2021.
However, Garin said in a media
forum two days after the congressional inquiry that the P10.6 billion fund did
not exist in the first place and her and Padilla’s letter to the DBM did not
need the PhilHealth board’s approval.
“Wala talaga ang P10.6 [billion,]
nandoon siya sa budget not exclusively for PhilHealth. It is for DOH, pwedeng
gamitin sa PhilHealth, sa kondisyon na may excess tax collection. Kung walang
excess tax collection, walang pondo at program fund,” she said.
The issue is subject of a graft complaint against Garin and
Padilla before the Office of the Ombudsman filed by PhilHealth in March.
Department of
Healthformer Health
Secretary Janette GarinPhilHealth fundsQuezon CitySenator JV Ejercito
Vietnam prices surge, India dip as
Bangladesh production recovers
By Reuters
June 8, 2018 | 09:10 am GMT+7
A farmer working in a rice field with young plants ready to be
transplanted on the outskirts of Hanoi in February 2017. Photo by AFP/Hoang
Dinh Nam
Vietnam's prices of 5 percent
broken rice climbed to the highest since January 2012, despite an ongoing mini
harvest.
Rice export prices in India fell this week to their lowest this
year on sluggish demand before top buyer Bangladesh slaps import duty on
exports of the grain after domestic production recovered.
Rates for India's 5 percent broken
parboiled variety fell by $6 to $393-$397 per ton.
Bangladesh is imposing a 28 percent
tax on rice imports to support its farmers after local production revived,
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said on Thursday.
He said 25 percent customs duty and
3 percent regulatory duty would be imposed on rice imports.
Indian exporters said they were
going to lose competitiveness due to the duty hike. India was the biggest
supplier of rice to Bangladesh in 2017.
"Exports to Bangladesh would
become nearly impossible if it raises the import duty," said an exporter
based at Kakinada in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Meanwhile, in Vietnam, prices of 5
percent broken rice climbed to their highest since January 2012, at $465-$475 a
ton, versus $455-$460 a week earlier, despite an ongoing mini harvest.
"Prices are too high for any
deals to be clinched while supplies remain tight, though the spring-summer
harvest has begun," a Ho Chi Minh City-based trader said.
Output from the ongoing harvest is
low while the rice quality is not very high, traders and farmers in southern
Vietnam said.
"Exporters are now only
looking at government-to-government deals," the trader said, adding that
the Vietnamese government was not buying output from the current harvest for
stockpiling.
Elsewhere in Southeast Asia,
Thailand's benchmark 5 percent broken rice narrowed to $430–432 per ton, free
on board (FOB) Bangkok, compared with $430–446 last week.
Thai rice traders said that demand
has been flat with no new interest registered from overseas this week.
"We probably have to wait
until after Ramadan to see if there is fresh demand from Africa," a
Bangkok based trader said, referring to the Muslim fasting month.
African markets usually import
parboil rice from Thailand every year but the same trader said the demand from
there has been slowed in the first half of this year.
Thailand's commerce ministry this
week said the country had exported 4.98 million tons or rice from the beginning
of the year until June 1.
Bangladesh
imposes 28 percent tax on rice imports - finance minister
Reuters
| DHAKA Last Updated at June 7, 2018 15:45 IST
DHAKA (Reuters)
- Bangladesh is
imposing a 28 percent tax on rice imports to support its farmers after local
production revived, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said
on Thursday.
The duty hike would reduce imports, especially from neighbouring
India, which emerged as the biggest supplier to the South Asian country last
year after floods ravaged its crop.
"This year we have a bumper production in rice, thus to
protect local farmers, 25 percent customs duty and 3 percent regulatory duty
has been re-imposed on rice importation," Muhith said in his budget speech
for the 2018/19 fiscal year.
Bangladesh had
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.
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.
(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Writing by Rajendra Jadhav; Editing by
Tom Hogue)
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is
auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Punjab FSM promises time bound action over
state issues to Rice Millers Associations
Chandigarh, Jun
7 (UNI) Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Thursday
said that he would defend the interests of the state and the rice millers and
would definitely take up the issues of rice millers with the Union Government
as well as the Food Corporation of India.
This was stated by the Minister in a meeting with the representatives of the Rice Millers' Associations here.
Lending a sympathetic ear to the concerns of Rice Millers, Mr Ashu promised a time bound solution to all their grievances and demands pertaining to the state government and its procurement agencies.
Besides the representatives of various Rice Millers’ Associations, Mr K A P Sinha, Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department, Ms Anindita Mitra, Director and other officers of the department were present on the occasion.
This was stated by the Minister in a meeting with the representatives of the Rice Millers' Associations here.
Lending a sympathetic ear to the concerns of Rice Millers, Mr Ashu promised a time bound solution to all their grievances and demands pertaining to the state government and its procurement agencies.
Besides the representatives of various Rice Millers’ Associations, Mr K A P Sinha, Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department, Ms Anindita Mitra, Director and other officers of the department were present on the occasion.
Golden Rice gains third safety approval,
further paving way for Asian adoption
07-Jun-2018 - Last updated on 07-Jun-2018 at 01:56 GMT
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GR2E Golden Rice, which is genetically engineered to
bio-synthesise beta-carotene — a precursor of vitamin A — has obtained its
third positive food safety evaluation in recent months, this time from the
United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), further paving the way for
Asian adoption.
Applications
for its use are currently being assessed in both Bangladesh and the
Philippines.
The International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) has developed Golden Rice to be cultivated for humanitarian
purpose in developing countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia and the
Philippines, to mitigate Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) there.
The US FDA agreement follows the safety
and nutrition approvals from Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
and Health Canada in February and March this year.
“Each regulatory application that Golden
Rice completes with national regulatory agencies takes us one step closer to
bringing Golden Rice to the people who need it the most,” said
Matthew Morell, director general of IRRI.
These regulatory agencies carry out
assessments based on principles in line with the World Health Organization
(WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN),
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Codex
Alimentarius Commission.
“The rigorous safety standards observed
by the US FDA and other agencies provide a model for decision-making in all
countries wishing to reap the benefits of Golden Rice,” added
Morell.
A step
closer
This latest development is a step closer
to making rice available to those who struggle with VAD, especially in South
and South East Asia.
An estimated 250 million preschool-age
children alone suffer from the deficiency.
According to IRRI, once Golden Rice
receives all the necessary national approvals, a sustainable deployment
programme will ensure that Golden Rice is acceptable and accessible to the
target communities.
Worldwide, VAD remains a pervasive public health problem. The WHO
estimates, alongside children under five years old, a substantial number of
pregnant and lactating women are afflicted with VAD.
South and South East Asia rank high
among VAD-prevalent regions.
Complementary
solution
IRRI is further working with national
research partners in the development and deployment of healthier rice varieties
that have more iron, zinc, and beta-carotene content to improve the nutritional
status of vulnerable populations with limited access to diverse diets.
Because rice is already widely grown and
consumed in these areas — making up an estimated 30% to 70% of energy intake —
these bio-fortified rice varieties have the potential to reach and help many
vulnerable people.
Further
Asian developments
In Bangladesh and the Philippines, the
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) and Philippine Rice Research
Institute (PhilRice) are developing high-yielding inbred local rice varieties
with the beta-carotene producing GR2E Golden Rice trait.
Golden Rice applications with the
appropriate national regulatory agencies have been made by BRRI in Bangladesh,
and a joint IRRI/PhilRice application has been submitted in the Philippines.
Both were lodged in 2017.
However, these developments and
approvals have not been without opposition. In the Philippines, as recent as
April, activists gathered at the Department of Agriculture Central Office in
Quezon City to protest the cultivation of the variety in the country.
Dr Tan Siang Hee, executive director of
industry body CropLife Asia, had released a statement decrying their actions.
“Make no mistake — this
agricultural innovation is not a game-changer, it’s a life-changer. Golden Rice
has the potential to address critical Vitamin A deficiencies here in Asia and
around the world. Trying once again to hold this technology hostage and out of
the grasp of those who need it most is a shameful act,” he had
said.
Egypt to start
importing rice to increase stocks
·
Comments
- Wednesday, 06 June 2018 - 13:45
(Ecofin Agency) - The Egyptian government plans to start
importing rice to increase stocks and better control the domestic market, Prime
Minister Sherif Ismail announced. The strategy is to offset the decline in the
water-intensive crop’s production. Indeed, the country has recently cut its
rice production to preserve the Nile's water resources as it feared the Ethiopian
Renaissance Dam project could threaten the river. Traders said Egypt could
import up to 1 million tons of rice next year after being a rice exporter to
Arab markets for decades. Last January, the Ministry of Water Resources and
Irrigation already reduced the area dedicated to rice cultivation from 451,920
to 304,080 hectares for this season. Likewise, the government set a fine of
EGP8,000 ($447) per hectare for cultivation outside the authorized areas
https://www.ecofinagency.com/agriculture/0606-38587-egypt-to-start-importing-rice-to-increase-stocks
Southwest monsoon unleashes its emerging virulent phase over
Kerala
RELATED
Depression brewing in Bay to drive monsoon into peak
phase
Met forecasts ‘active’ to ‘vigorous’ monsoon conditions
along west coast
Thunderstorm
accompanied with gusty winds would affect Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,
Alappuzha, Kottayam,Ernakulam and Thrissur districts
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 7
Satellite pictures this morning
shows both the West and East coasts engulfed by thick monsoon or raining
clouds, with the some of the intense convections happening off Ratnagiri in
Maharashtra.
The normal date of monsoon onset
over Mumbai, to the North, is June 10, but it could happen early this year; in
fact, any time from now, according to indications.
Aggressive
phase
The emerging aggressive phase of
the monsoon is already on show, with heavy cloud presence on the West Coast,
right from Kanyakumari, the land's end, to into Mumbai.
Massive banks of clouds are
present over the Arabian Sea, spreading hundreds of km into the nearby
East-Central, Central, South-Central and South-East basins in that order.
A fair amount of convection (the
process of cloud-building) is happening off the Thiruvananthapuram coast, and
it has been raining steady in the city from last night.
A nowcast from the local Met
office has said that thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds would affect Thiruvananthapuram,
Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam,Ernakulam and Thrissur districts.
Fishermen have been warned of
strong winds mainly from westerly direction with speed reaching up to 55 km/hr
along and off Kerala coast and over Lakshadweep until this afternoon.
Heavy
rain forecast
A concurrent heavy rain warning
said heavy rainfall (7- to 11 cm in 24 hours) is likely at one or two places in
Kerala for three days with likely very heavy (12- to 20 cm in 24 hours)
tomorrow.
The Mumbai Met Office said that
heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely for the rest of today over North Konkan,
South Konkan, South Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, East and West Vidarbha.
The districts covered in Konkan
as a whole includes Palghar, Thane, Mumbai Suburban, Mumbai City, Raigad,
Ratnagiri and Sindhudug, all along the coast.
Districts included under South
Madhya Maharashtra are Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Aurangabad, Jalna,
Beed and Parbhani. Those under Marathawada are Hingoli, Nanded, Latur and
Osmanabad.
The monsoon has not yet reached
Vidarbha, and what is being current forecast in terms of thundershowers, are in
the nature of pre-monsoonal only.
43,000 tonnes of
rice imported to Gambia since Jan 2018
Thursday, June 07, 2018
Issued 6 June 2018
Abdoulie M. Tambedou, managing director, Gambia Ports
Authority has revealed that a total of 43,000 tonnes of rice have been imported
into the country according to data from GPA Traffic Department.
However, despite this
“impressive traffic figures”, the GPA did not have any major price changes for
charges levied on import of rice in almost ten years. This figure came up
during discussions convened by President Adama Barrow with members of the
business community at the State House on Monday.
“The seaport charges per bag of
rice were between D19.50 to D40.00 from four vessels between January to May
2018. This,” the GPA manager said, “is among the cheapest in the sub region.”
However, because the volume of
cargo and vessel traffic have increased at the seaport since 2017, congestion
would be a normal situation as the facilities have remained the same, Mr.
Tambedou explained, adding that the GPA is dredging the Port and ferries areas
at a cost of Euros 1.50million to be completed in the next 3 months.
“This project will greatly
eliminate the Port congestion and would double the capacity of the port for
efficient turnover time,” he explained in response to queries from the members
of the community that delays at the seaport to clear their goods causes
additional increase on the prices of rice and some other basic commodities.
The president told the
gathering that the consultative meeting was meant to find solutions to the
price hikes of basic commodities, particularly rice, since the 10% reduction in
import duties has not translated to reduction in prices of rice or other basic
consumer goods.
According to President Barrow,
it is Gambia government’s desire to see prices of rice and basic commodities
are available and affordable to the public. Hence the 10% reduction is a clear
indication of government’s interest.
President Barrow emphasized
that the 10% reduction ought to be reflected on the lives of the consumer
Gambians, hence the business community should work towards reducing the prices
of basic commodities.
Mrs. Naffie Barry, permanent
secretary, Ministry of Trade and Employment said the consultation with the
business community is a welcome decision by government. She added that her
ministry reports to government on the stocks which warranted the government to
reduce 10% of the tax on rice.
She, however, lamented the
price hikes of basic commodities most importantly, rice. Maintaining that
everybody expected the prices of rice reduced as a result of the decrease on
tax.
Bangladesh reintroduces 28% tax
on rice imports
News Desk,
Published: 2018-06-07 16:33:53.0 BdST Updated: 2018-06-08 01:31:06.0 BdST
·
File Photo
Bangladesh has
reintroduced a 28 percent tax on rice imports in the latest national budget to
protect local farmers.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed bringing back the import
duties in the budget presented to the parliament on Thursday.
Bangladesh cut the import duty in two phases to 2 percent in
2017 after heavy flooding in haor areas devastated the Boro rice harvest and
raised the price of the staple grain to a record high.
But a bumper rice harvest in 2018 has prompted the government to
raise the rates once again to support local farmers.
“This year we have a bumper production in rice, thus to protect
local farmers, 25 percent customs duty and 3 percent regulatory duty has been
re-imposed on rice importation,” Muhith said.
The duty on locally produced starches, wheat, maize, potato and
cassava, has also been rationalised to 15 percent customs duty and 10 percent
regulatory duty.
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 the Department of Agricultural Extension, told Reuters in
May.
According to the Food Ministry, Bangladesh imported a record of
3.7 million tonnes of rice between July of last year and April of this year.
UPDATE 1-Bangladesh slaps 28 pct tax on rice imports
(Updates with quotes, details)
By Ruma Paul and Rajendra Jadhav
DHAKA/MUMBAI, June 7 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is imposing a 28
percent tax on rice imports to support its farmers after local production
revived, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said on Thursday.The duty hike
would reduce imports, especially from neighbouring India, which emerged as the
biggest supplier to the South Asian country last year after floods ravaged its
crop.“This year we have a bumper production in rice, thus to protect local
farmers, 25 percent customs duty and 3 percent regulatory duty has been
re-imposed on rice importation,” Muhith said in his budget speech for the
2018/19 fiscal year. Bangladesh had cut a previous import duty of 28 percent in
two phases in 2017 to 2 percent after domestic rice prices climbed to a record
high. Bangladesh’s rice imports rose to a record 3.7 million tonnes in the
July-April period, data from the country’s food ministry showed.“Re-imposing
tax on rice import was needed to curb imports. Otherwise, our farmers would
have affected and could have lost interest in rice cultivation,” Badrul Hasan,
the head of Bangladesh’s state grain buyer, told Reuters on Thursday.The
inventory and bumper crop would be sufficient to cater local demand, he said. 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.Indian exporters said they
were going to lose competitiveness due to the duty hike. “Imports would be very
expensive for buyers now. Instead, they will prefer local crop,” said a New
Delhi based dealer with a global trading firm.India’s rice exports surged to a
record high 12.7 million tonnes in the 2017/18 year to March 31 due to robust
demand from Bangladesh. Bangladesh recently cancelled a deal with India to
import 150,000 tonnes of rice due to a delay in shipments.
Reporting by Ruma Paul in DHAKA
and Rajendra Jadhav in MUMBAI; Editing by Tom Hogue and Jane Merriman
Bernas’ monopoly to end
·
NATION
·
Thursday, 7 Jun 2018
Addressing the media: Salahuddin speaking during the press conference
at Wisma Tani in Putrajaya. — Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: The monopoly to import
rice by Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) has been terminated, the Cabinet
decided.
Announcing this yesterday,
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub said a working
paper on breaking up the monopoly would be drafted with feedback from both the
ministry and other stakeholders before being submitted to the Government for
further action.
“To protect the interests of
local padi farmers, we have identified the modules used in other countries (on
importing the staple), among them Indonesia, which has been successful in its
approach in opening up the monopoly on rice,” he told reporters here yesterday.
Salahuddin said the operations of
the National Farmers’ Organisation of Malaysia (Nafas) had also been
temporarily suspended effective the beginning of this month.
He said the suspension order
under Section 20(1) of Act 109 was issued by the Registrar of Farmers’
Organisations following an audit on Nafas’ management that was submitted to the
ministry on March 26.
Based on the report, Nafas, he
said, was found to be facing serious management problems, especially in the
aspects of competency, responsibility and transparency in its leadership and
management.
“The suspension was done to
enable an investigation to be carried out relating to the abuse of power and
leakages involving its board of directors and management,” he said.
Salahuddin said the suspension,
likely to last three months, would not impact the 770-odd staff, except that
the powers of the board in making management and financial decisions had been
curtailed.
During the suspension, powers to
run Nafas’ affairs will be vested in the director-general of the Farmers’
Organisations Authority as provided for under Section 23 of Act 109, he said.
He said for now, the ministry was
looking into the management aspects and if necessary, the police and the
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission would be roped in.
On another matter, Prime Minister
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced the list of 22 price-controlled items for
Hari Raya, which will take effect from tomorrow to June 22.
The items include live chicken,
eggs, local and imported beef, red chillies, tomatoes, imported round cabbages
and grated coconut. Traders are required to use the special pink-coloured price
tags. — Bernama
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- JUN
08, 2018
Reuters Staff
JUNE 8, 2018 / 1:15 PM
6 MIN READ
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open
Market-June 8, 2018
Nagpur, June 8 (Reuters) – Gram and
tuar prices declined in Nagpur Agriculture Produce Marketing
Committee (APMC) on lack of demand
from local millers amid high moisture content arrival.
Downward trend on NCDEX in gram and
fresh fall in Madhya Pradesh pulses also affected sentiment.
Heavy rains yesterday evening
affected arrival in all over Vidarbha.
About 1,300 bags of gram and 400
bags of tuar reported for auction in Nagpur APMC, according to
sources.
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Desi gram showed weak tendency in open market here on poor demand from
local
traders.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor.
* Moong dal Chilka reported higher in open market on good seasonal
demand
from local traders amid weak supply from
producing belts.
* 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
3,000-3,310 3,000-3,360
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
3,100-3,650 3,200-3,800
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
3,350-3,400 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 7,100-7,800 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 2,100-2,200
Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,800
3,200-3,800
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)
2,700-2,900
2,700-2,900
Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG)
2,800-3,000 2,800-3,000
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)
2,700-2,800
2,700-2,800
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,650
2,500-2,650
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
6,500-6,700
Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG)
6,000-6,200 6,000-6,200
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. 37.2 degree Celsius,
minimum temp. 23.9 degree Celsius
Rainfall : 8.3 mm
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rains or
thunder-showers. Maximum and
minimum temperature would be around
and 37 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)
Rice Prices
as on :
08-06-2018 12:27:27 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
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Arrivals
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Price
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Current
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%
change |
Season
cumulative |
Modal
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Prev.
Modal |
Prev.Yr
%change |
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Rice
|
||||||
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Manjeri(Ker)
|
290.00
|
NC
|
3770.00
|
3700
|
3700
|
NC
|
|
Bahraich(UP)
|
181.50
|
7.65
|
5935.70
|
2250
|
2250
|
0.90
|
|
Gondal(UP)
|
141.50
|
2.17
|
8089.50
|
2170
|
2170
|
2.36
|
|
Gorakhpur(UP)
|
135.00
|
-6.9
|
3517.50
|
2150
|
2140
|
2.38
|
|
Asansol(WB)
|
134.00
|
-0.74
|
5252.00
|
2700
|
2650
|
3.85
|
|
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
|
110.00
|
-15.38
|
8915.00
|
2175
|
2150
|
2.59
|
|
Indus(Bankura Sadar)(WB)
|
70.00
|
-6.67
|
2500.00
|
2750
|
2750
|
7.84
|
|
Maur(UP)
|
56.00
|
7.69
|
1717.00
|
2145
|
2155
|
-
|
|
Kopaganj(UP)
|
56.00
|
7.69
|
2086.00
|
2145
|
2155
|
-0.69
|
|
Bazpur(Utr)
|
51.60
|
-31.02
|
1773.80
|
2392
|
2400
|
-2.37
|
|
Bindki(UP)
|
50.00
|
-54.55
|
24790.00
|
2260
|
2240
|
-
|
|
Cachar(ASM)
|
40.00
|
100
|
1920.00
|
2400
|
2400
|
9.09
|
|
Hapur(UP)
|
40.00
|
NC
|
1725.00
|
2680
|
2700
|
17.54
|
|
Saidpurhat (UP)
|
40.00
|
100
|
110.00
|
2000
|
2000
|
-5.21
|
|
Khatra(WB)
|
36.00
|
12.5
|
811.00
|
2650
|
2650
|
-
|
|
Lakhimpur(UP)
|
35.00
|
-12.5
|
196.00
|
2310
|
2300
|
6.45
|
|
Mathura(UP)
|
30.00
|
-3.23
|
597.00
|
2550
|
2540
|
1.19
|
|
Gajol(WB)
|
27.80
|
4.91
|
1224.90
|
3550
|
3550
|
22.41
|
|
Jaunpur(UP)
|
27.00
|
-10
|
1283.70
|
2220
|
2225
|
5.71
|
|
Tamkuhi Road(UP)
|
26.00
|
8.33
|
824.00
|
2150
|
2150
|
-
|
|
Bareilly(UP)
|
25.00
|
-36.71
|
774.90
|
2375
|
2430
|
-
|
|
Vishalpur(UP)
|
24.00
|
26.32
|
221.00
|
2400
|
2420
|
-
|
|
Chorichora(UP)
|
21.00
|
10.53
|
555.50
|
2140
|
2145
|
-
|
|
Howly(ASM)
|
20.00
|
-64.6
|
3089.50
|
1350
|
1300
|
-25.00
|
|
Bharthna(UP)
|
20.00
|
-16.67
|
6261.00
|
2400
|
2400
|
-
|
|
Bishnupur(Bankura)(WB)
|
16.00
|
6.67
|
418.00
|
2650
|
2650
|
26.19
|
|
Puwaha(UP)
|
12.00
|
33.33
|
720.50
|
2250
|
2340
|
-
|
|
Saharanpur(UP)
|
12.00
|
-14.29
|
918.50
|
2690
|
2690
|
13.74
|
|
Nalbari(ASM)
|
11.20
|
-13.18
|
10879.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
19.05
|
|
Mahoba(UP)
|
11.20
|
14.29
|
362.50
|
2200
|
2210
|
-
|
|
Pukhrayan(UP)
|
11.00
|
-8.33
|
426.00
|
2160
|
2130
|
-
|
|
Paliakala(UP)
|
11.00
|
10
|
916.10
|
2270
|
2265
|
-
|
|
Giridih(Jha)
|
9.68
|
-27.44
|
376.09
|
3500
|
3500
|
NC
|
|
Deogarh(Ori)
|
9.00
|
NC
|
439.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
NC
|
|
Kishunpur(UP)
|
8.00
|
-11.11
|
55.00
|
1800
|
1800
|
-
|
|
Raibareilly(UP)
|
8.00
|
14.29
|
233.00
|
2175
|
2160
|
2.59
|
|
Dibrugarh(ASM)
|
7.50
|
294.74
|
425.40
|
2920
|
2920
|
29.78
|
|
Khurja(UP)
|
6.50
|
-18.75
|
646.50
|
2600
|
2600
|
-
|
|
Kosikalan(UP)
|
6.00
|
20
|
89.50
|
2560
|
2550
|
-
|
|
Mirzapur(UP)
|
6.00
|
20
|
543.50
|
2210
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Shamli(UP)
|
4.00
|
100
|
26.50
|
2700
|
2680
|
-
|
|
Buland Shahr(UP)
|
3.50
|
-12.5
|
119.50
|
2650
|
2660
|
13.25
|
|
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
|
3.00
|
50
|
290.40
|
3500
|
3000
|
40.00
|
|
Garbeta(Medinipur)(WB)
|
2.30
|
9.52
|
110.30
|
2800
|
2800
|
7.69
|
|
Bharuasumerpur(UP)
|
2.00
|
NC
|
9.50
|
2000
|
2000
|
-4.76
|
|
Darjeeling(WB)
|
1.60
|
33.33
|
51.60
|
3150
|
3150
|
6.78
|
|
Tundla(UP)
|
1.30
|
-7.14
|
108.10
|
2530
|
2540
|
-
|
|
Khairagarh(UP)
|
0.80
|
-27.27
|
78.70
|
2560
|
2570
|
1.59
|
June
08, 2018
