Rice News Headlines...
o 50 thousand tons of imported rice to enter through Dumai
port
o Verdict on Indo-Pak fight over basmati likely soon
o NSW Riverina growers drop rice
o APEDA COMMODITY NEWS
o Govt to procure 0.2m tonnes rice at Tk 31 per kg
o Govt offers lower price
o Rice breeder focuses on new, high-value varieties for
Mackay and north Queensland
o Farmer Writes: GMO debate has to be open, transparent and
based on science
o Korea's rice production hits 6-year high in 2015
o Seaweed additive can boost rice yield by 65% – gov’t
scientists
o 2016 Outlook: Cotton, Peanut and Rice Questions Linger
o Rice’s bad taste: Poor farmers, health risks
o PH Q3 farm output flat as dry weather hits rice
o Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’ is sinking
o Singaporeans agree rice deal
o Rice exports to stay strong, say shippers
o Thailand sells an additional 500,000 tons of rice
o Ministry moves to keep bad and good rice separated
o USA Rice Daily
o Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report
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50 thousand tons of imported
rice to enter through Dumai port
Jumat, 13 November 2015 19:02 WIB | 639 Views
Dumai, Riau (ANTARA News) - Some 50 thousand tons of
imported rice from Vietnam and Thailand will enter Indonesia through the port
of Dumai in Riau Province, a regional chief of the state logistics board said.Head
of Dumai Office of the State Logistics Board (Bulog) Titov Agus Sabelia said
that Bulog will soon receive 20 thousand tons of imported rice.
"Some 50 thousand tons of imported rice will enter the Dumai port in March 2016. In first phase, 20 thousand tons will arrive," said Agus on Friday.He added that the government decided to import rice to reinforce the government�s rice stock and prepare it for price control, if there price instability occurs. It was reported earlier that rice imported by the Indonesian government has started arriving at some seaports across the country, in a bid to increase the national food stock as the El Nino-induced drought has affected several regions.
"Some 50 thousand tons of imported rice will enter the Dumai port in March 2016. In first phase, 20 thousand tons will arrive," said Agus on Friday.He added that the government decided to import rice to reinforce the government�s rice stock and prepare it for price control, if there price instability occurs. It was reported earlier that rice imported by the Indonesian government has started arriving at some seaports across the country, in a bid to increase the national food stock as the El Nino-induced drought has affected several regions.
"Already, (imported rice shipments have entered) not only
Jakarta, but also several seaports," Vice President Jusuf M. Kalla stated
Wednesday.The rice imports are necessary as drought has delayed paddy harvests
in some regions, he noted."The most important aspect is that the
government has provided adequate (rice) stocks nationally, including from
imports. It is alright," he added.The drought from August to November 2015
has triggered harvest failures and reduced rice stocks."This decision has
been taken for the sake of the people and not to protect a particular
individuals image, no. It is to prevent rice prices from increasing,"
Kalla explained.On Nov. 4, some 4.8 thousand tons of rice imported from Vietnam
arrived in Manado, North Sulawesi Province.Some three thousand tons of imported
rice from Vietnam was also expected to arrive in Merauke, Papua, on Nov. 8,
2015.(*)
http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/101449/50-thousand-tons-of-imported-rice-to-enter-through-dumai-port
Verdict on Indo-Pak fight over basmati likely
soon
APEDA,
in its application to register Basmati GI, had failed to mention the
Basmati-cultivating regions in Pakistan.
CHENNAI: Forget the LOC, cross-border skirmishes and
nuclear threat. Pakistan has opened a new warfront against India — rice. And
the battleground will be southern state of Tamil Nadu — Chennai, to be exact.Will
the strident neighbor succeed in getting an exclusive GI or reach a compromise
and settle for joint registration of the tag with India will be known when the
Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) delivers its verdict soon.For now,
the IPAB bench comprising its chairman Justice K N Basha and technical member
Sanjeev Kumar Chaswal has reserved its orders on the legal wrangle for the tag.
Verdict is to be out soon."It is only the area falling within the
territory of Pakistan (the Indo-Gangetic plains in the Himalayan foothills)
that is entitled to the GI 'Basmati' by virtue of having produced this
'exceptional rice' over a long period of time," said the petition from
Lahore-based Basmati Growers Association (BGA).The assistant registrar of GI,
Chennai has "gravely erred that rice produced in area/region of Madhya
Pradesh, or for that matter any part of India can bear the basmati tag,"
the appeal added.Earlier, based on an application of Agricultural and Processed
Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), GI status was granted to
Basmati rice cultivated in UP, HP, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and J&K.
After MP requested its name be included in the list, the registry on December
31, 2013, directed APEDA to amend its application and include that state too.
APEDA moved the IPAB challenging the directive. Bhopal-based New Darban Social Welfare Society has involved itself to uphold IPAB's existing order. BGA also filed an appeal in IPAB against the registry's order. Despite two extensions, BGA failed to provide evidence. APEDA moved an interlocutory petition seeking a direction to quash the opposition petition. The GI registry on December 31, 2013, set aside BGA's petition. BGA's appeal against the order is pending.Last week, BGA submitted its application saying the registry's order to include additional areas was a 'grave concern'. "The region of origin of Basmati rice was carved out in early days itself when rice grown in the erstwhile Punjab drew attention...for being distinctive," said the application.
There was no "public perception" or recognition" of Basmati being originated from MP. It originated in erstwhile Punjab in Pakistan. "Merely because Basmati germplasm is cultivated in the region/area of MP, Rajasthan, Bihar and Mizoram, it would not entitle them to the GI tag, said the petition adding, the registry had "misinterpreted 'Basmati as a product rather than GI."It also said impleaded parties like Narmada Cereals Pvt Ltd, Daawat Food Ltd and SSA International were exporters and merely having factories in Madhya Pradesh. So they could not file an appeal for inclusion of MP in the area for Basmati cultivation. The order of the registry was silent on the variety of Basmati rice (Pusa variety) being grown in MP. "While variety of Basmati rice is certainly not the only basis, it should have been one of the most important factors," said the petition.
APEDA, in its application to register Basmati GI, had failed to mention the Basmati-cultivating regions in Pakistan. It, however, had said in "forums and courts all across the world" that Basmati was cultivated in both India and Pakistan, said the petition, requesting the IPAB to allow its original appeal and set aside the order of the registry.
Times of India
Paddy-whacked
By meddling
in the market for rice, Asian governments make their own citizens poorer
NSW
Riverina growers drop rice
EMMA FIELD
THE WEEKLY TIMES
NOVEMBER 13, 2015 12:00AM
Water worry: Michael Chalmers
planted less than half the rice crop his family grew last year because of low
water allocation in the Murray Valley. Picture: Andy Rogers
RICE
plantings have dropped dramatically from last year ¬because of poor water
allocations in the NSW Riverina.Last week the NSW Government announced a one
per cent upgrade to 13 per cent in the general security water allocation for
the NSW Murray Valley system, while the Murrumbidgee Valley allocation remained
at 29 per cent.Finley-based agronomist John Lacy said few growers in the
eastern Murray Valley including at Blighty, Oaklands, Jerilderie and ¬Tocumwal,
had planted rice this year.He said when farmers were making decisions to plant
in late August and early September, allocations were at 6 per cent and the
outlook for the rice season wasn’t promising.
“They
are planting dramatically less than last year. Many farmers were able to grow
rice last year, but most have dropped away this year,” he said. “A lot of
growers weren’t willing to take the risk.”Michael Chalmers at Noorong, NSW,
east of Swan Hill, has planted 292ha of rice — down 72 per cent on last year.Mr
Chalmers said he carried over some water from last season and bought some
temporary water in July before the prices got “out of control”.We rely on the
combination of allocation and temporary trade (water). We need for one and both
to be in good shape … the water trade is a concern,” he said.At Griffith, Wayne
¬Andreazza, who usually plants 400ha of rice, will not plant any summer crops,
including rice. He said the low general water
allocations and high temporary water prices above $200/ML influenced his
decision.
SunRice chief executive Rob Gordon said he anticipated “a smaller
crop” this year but would not put a number on it.Last month, the company
announced a minimum price guarantee of $415/tonne to try to encourage rice
planting.Mr Gordon said the Deniliquin and Leeton rice mills would be open this
year, which had been “secured by the fact we announced the guaranteed minimum
price”.
http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/cropping/nsw-riverina-growers-drop-rice/story-fnker6ee-1227602265882
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Govt to procure 0.2m tonnes rice at Tk 31 per kg
Online Desk | Update: 18:51, Nov 12, 2015
The
government has set a target to procure 0.2 million metric tonnes of Aman rice
at Tk 31 per kg in the current season, says news agency UNB.Food minister
Qamrul Islam disclosed the decision on Thursday while talking to reporters
after a meeting of food planning and monitoring committee at the ministry.He
said the Aman rice procurement will begin on 15 December and continue till 15
March.Qamrul Islam said the government has decided to increase duty on rice
import from the existing 10 percent.
The
minister said his ministry had earlier proposed to increase duty on rice import
but it was delayed, as a result, Bangladeshi importers imported huge rice from
India which made the market unstable.He said farmers will be affected if duty
on rice import is not increased.The prices of flour and rice under Open Market
Sale (OMS) programme will be decreased from the current prices of Tk 22 and 24
per Kg respectively, he added.Presided over by the Food Minister, the meeting
was attended, among others, by finance minister AMA Muhith, agriculture
minister Matia Chowdhury, LGRD and cooperatives minister Khandaker Mosharraf
Hossain, disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury and
state minister for food Nuruzzaman Ahmed.
http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/85729/Govt-to-procure-2m-tonnes-rice
Govt offers lower price
Staff Correspondent
The government has decided to offer the Aman growers one
taka lower price than what it had offered during rice procurement last Aman
season.But to cushion farmers against the impact of cheaper rice being imported
from India, it would soon increase duty on rice import, said Food Minister
Quamrul Islam.The decisions came at a meeting of the Food Planning and
Monitoring Committee held yesterday with food minister in the chair.Briefing
reporters after the meeting, the food minister said the issue of increasing the
duty has been discussed, and a decision in this regard would be taken in a
couple of days.The meeting decided that the government would procure two lakh
tonnes of Aman rice this season at Tk 31 per kg from December 15 to March 15.Last
year, the government procured Aman rice at Tk 32 per kg.
The price offer is Tk 1 less despite the fact that Aman
production cost has increased from last year's Tk 28 a kg to Tk 28.50 a kg this
year.Officials concerned reasoned that as the current price of rice is cheaper
in the market than what it was a year back, the procurement price has been
adjusted accordingly.The procurement season came at a time when the government
granaries are full to the brim with earlier stocks, and that is why, the
government is now also planning to slash the selling prices of open market sale
(OMS) of rice and wheat.
The food minister said the price cut in OMS would be
announced in a day or two. At present, rice is being sold at Tk 24 a kg and
wheat at Tk 22.As cheaper rice from India got into Bangladesh market in large
volumes earlier this year, putting local rice growers in a tight spot, the
government imposed a 10 percent duty in May amid widespread criticism that the
measure was too little too late.Rice millers recommend increasing the rice
import duty to 30 percent.Finance Minister AMA Muhith and Agriculture Minister
Matia Chowdhury attended yesterday's meeting.
http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/govt-offers-lower-price-171682
Rice breeder focuses on new, high-value varieties for Mackay and
north Queensland
Posted
Agronomists in New South Wales
are working to come up with new rice varieties to be grown in the Mackay region
and further afield in north Queensland.
Ben Ovenden, from the NSW Department of Primary Industries, is
one of just two scientists in Australia who can call themselves 'rice
breeders', and this week he spoke with sugar cane growers in Mackay about
progress on developing rice varieties for the region.
"We're really excited about the potential for new rice
varieties in this region," Mr Ovenden said."With the tropical climate
it is really suited to a whole range of different varieties."We have
started doing selections here, because basically if you breed for something in
the environment that it's going to be grown in, hopefully you are going to get
a good performer."Mr Ovenden was speaking at an information session near
Mackay, where sugar cane growers were
updated on the potential of rice in their region.Most of Mr Ovenden's work in
the past has focused on rice breeding for the Riverina region in NSW, but for
the past decade he and his department have been working on a small scale with
cane grower Andrew Barfield to come up with varieties suited to Mackay's
climate and conditions.That work resulted in the selection of doongara as the
variety for the Mackay region's first commercial rice crop this year.
While doongara is seen as a
highly reliable option, Mr Ovenden said he and his team were now working on
other, more niche varieties."We think that the Thai jasmine fragrant
varieties would be an ideal niche for producers in this area, and we've focused
a lot of our work on starting to breed a lot of the high value varieties,"
he said."There is a variety called topaz, which was released in southern
New South Wales, which fills that market niche."It's a fragrant long
grain, but we don't expect it to be as agronomically suited up here as it is
down in the Riverina."We'd like to breed something with high yield
potential as well as really good quality that's targeted for this growing
region."Mr Ovenden said it took about 10 years of crossbreeding and trials
to come up with a new rice variety for commercial use.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-13/rice-breeder-works-on-new-varieties-for-north-queensland/6938280
Farmer Writes: GMO debate has to be open, transparent
and based on science
By Contributor on 12 November 2015
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On a trip to the
Philippines earlier this year, Brian Rushe visited the International Rice
Research Institute and saw first-hand the difference a genetically engineered
crop can make for humans
This year, as part of my Nuffield Scholarship travels,
I had the opportunity to visit the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
in the Philippines, where I got to see the incredible difference a genetically
engineered crop can truly make.IRRI was founded in 1960 with the help of the
Rockefeller and Ford Foundations. The work being done there is both lifesaving
and inspirational and a real example of what independent agricultural research
can achieve.IRRI has made a difference since it started the green revolution
that resulted in the avoidance of famine, ensured political stability and
provided the basis for the current explosion in economic growth we are now
seeing in Asia. Its sole mandate is to provide free research and extension to
over 200 million rice farmers in that region. Among its current major funders
are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Nations.
Vitamin deficiency
Currently,
IRRI is leading the development of a vitamin A-enriched genetically engineered
variety of rice called golden rice. In developing countries, an estimated
250,000 to 500,000 vitamin A-deficient children become blind every year, half
of them dying within 12 months of losing their sight. The poor in the
developing world, especially those who rely heavily on rice as their major
source of nutrition, are particularly exposed to vitamin A deficiency.For you
and I, this is never a problem. We get our vitamins from a varied and balanced
diet. Failing that, we can always pop down to our local pharmacy and buy our
vitamins in a bottle.
However,
for a massive amount of the world’s population, this is simply not an option.This
side of the GMO debate is never publicised or spoken about. Stories like IRRI
and golden rice don’t seem to sell papers or encourage website hits.
Unfortunately, in most of today’s media bad news, negativity and sensationalism
seems to trump stories of amazingly innovative people and organisations that
have focused on solutions rather than problems.The GMO debate has to be open,
transparent and based on science. People’s concerns should be addressed with
understanding and humility, but most importantly, it needs to be a
conversation.
Korea's rice
production hits 6-year high in 2015
Published : 2015-11-13 14:27
Updated : 2015-11-13 14:27
South Korea's rice production hit a six-year high in
2015 caused by greater yield per cultivated land, government data showed
Friday.According to the data from Statistics Korea, South Korea produced a
total of 4.32 million tons of rice this year, up 2 percent from 4.24 million
tons a year earlier. This marked
the third straight year of growth in rice output. The growth came in spite of a
2-percent drop in the country's rice-growing area from a year earlier.
"Lack
of serious typhoons and pest damage pushed up output," the agency said.
"Good weather conditions particularly in August and September
helped." It added that
enhanced production efficiency also played a role in propping up rice output.The
amount of rice harvested from 1,000 square meters of land increased 4.2 percent
to 542 kilograms from the previous year's 520 kilograms, according to the data.
By region, South Jeolla Province ranked No. 1 with total output hitting 866,000
tons, followed by South Chungcheong Province reporting 828,000 tons. (Yonhap)
Seaweed additive can boost rice yield by 65% – gov’t scientists
Carrageenan, a substance found in
seaweed, can help Filipino rice farmers earn and save more, according to
government research
Published
6:00 PM, November 13, 2015
Updated
6:00 PM, November 13, 2015
OCEAN'S BOUNTY. A seaweed farmer
in Tawi-Tawi bundles his harvested seaweed. Photo by Pia Ranada/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – Government research into how a substance from seaweed can
increase the productivity of rice fields across the country has paid off.Carrageenan,
a carbohydrate found in edible seaweeds, was found to increase rice yield by
63.6% to 65.4%, according to scientists from the National Crop Protection
Center (NCPC) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, the country’s
premiere agricultural school.The findings were the result of a field trial
conducted in Bulacan. The trial showed that adding small portions of
carrageenan to fertilizer led to higher grain weight, thereby increasing rice
yields.
The team led by Gil Magsino of NCPC found that adding 20
milliliters per liter of carrageenan to 3 to 6 bags of fertilizer per hectare
led to an increased grain weight of 450 and 455 grams. This is compared to 275
grams of grain weight produced after applying 9 bags per hectare – the usual
practice of Filipino farmers.The research was funded by the Philippine Council
for Agriculture Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the
Department of Science and Technology.Previous studies showed that when
carrageenan is degraded or reduced to tiny sizes through irradiation
technology, it can promote growth in rice plants and make it resistant to
certain pests. Thus, at very small doses, it becomes an effective natural
fertilizer.
Higher yield, more savings
Carrageenan can improve rice
productivity by strengthening rice stems which, according to the Department of
Agriculture, helps prevent lodging or when stems become too weak to carry the
weight of the rice grains that they fall to the field.The substance can also
promote resistance to rice plant diseases like the rice tungro virus and
bacterial leaf blight.“This innovation of applying seaweed as fertilizer
empowers our farmers to have access to cheaper but highly effective plant
growth enhancers that boils down to improved harvest and increased income,”
said Science Secretary Mario Montejo.
Because the use of carrageenan was found to decrease the number
of bags of fertilizer needed per hectare, this could mean bigger savings for
farmers who devote much of their expenses to farming inputs.The government’s
finding could also impact other agricultural workers, namely seaweed farmers,
by boosting demand for the substance.Seaweed is heavily farmed in places like
Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga, Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Samar, and Antique.
In fact, the Philippines is a major global supplier of
carrageenan. In 2011, it reportedly supplied 80% of the world's seaweed needs.It
is commonly used as a thickener or stabilizer for food products like ice cream
and salad dressing, or as a binding agent for toothpaste and shampoo. – Rappler.com
2016 Outlook: Cotton, Peanut and Rice
Questions Linger
NOVEMBER 12, 2015 11:30 AM
While cotton acreage could likely increase in 2016, the price
outlook shows scant signs of improvement.
Editor's note: This is one of ten 2016 marketing
outlooks, the AgWeb.com editors are providing to help you succeed
and be profitable in the coming year. Please check back each Monday and
Thursday for another outlook.
When the crop market outlook isn’t too shiny, sometimes a farmer
is forced to pick the best pig in the pen. Producers make planting decisions
based on market signals, and one key signal is the price of competing crops.
Yet, there is no clarion call for additional cotton, peanut or rice acres in
2016.
Cotton Rut
Cotton Rut
Cotton is stuck in the doldrums with a demand creep showing
scant signs of improvement. As projections forecast a carryover of 3.1 million
bales going into 2016, prices appear stuck at 60-plus cents. Cotton consumption
rides in tandem with overall prosperity, but the limping U.S. and global
economy is likely to continue. “Because of oversupply, I have a hard time
seeing cotton prices getting out of the 60-cent range. That’s not profitable
and won’t cut it for farmers,” says John Robinson, Texas A&M University
Extension cotton economist.Robinson expects U.S. cotton acreage to remain close
to 2015 levels.
“Cotton should stay the same at about 9 million planted acres in
2016; there’s nothing right now to swing them back. Low grain futures might
pull back a few cotton acres, but probably not many.”Pared down, Robinson
expects a 2016 similar to the dismal cotton year of 2015. “Farmers are going
into next year with a bad taste in their mouths from low prices and tough
growing conditions. They aren’t thrilled and their bankers aren’t thrilled
either. Such sentiment will keep a lid on acreage.”An economic boom in key
cotton consuming countries carries the likelihood of a snowflake in summer.
China is rubbing against a hard economy and holds huge cotton reserves.
However, import increases in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam have helped
offset the drop from China.
Turkey is also a big U.S. cotton consumer—the second-largest
customer in the last five years, but the current anti-dumping investigation
could affect Turkey’s import status.Soil moisture conditions, particularly in
cotton-heavy Texas, are predicted to be better in 2016 than in previous years,
but the El Nino effect may last into the spring of 2016, which could affect
planting. “If planting conditions are favorable, we should see an increase in
cotton acreage in some areas as compared to 2015,” says Jody Campiche, vice
president of Economics and Policy Analysis, National Cotton Council.What does
Campiche expect from acreage levels? “Right now, feed grain prices are
generally low. Even sorghum’s favorable basis has declined. This could lead to
more cotton acreage in 2016.” However, with a stagnant world market and record
levels of cotton stocks, she anticipates similar price conditions in the 2016
crop year.
Peanut Plenty
Peanut supply estimates aren’t solid yet, but point toward 3.1
million tons for 2015. If that number holds, it will result in a carryover into
next season of roughly 1.4 million tons. That would place the U.S. peanut
industry in an oversupply situation and press against already low prices.The
price on peanuts can’t go much further down and still entice farmers to plant
in 2016, says Tyron Spearman, executive secretary of the National Peanut Buying
Points Association. “Prices have been running around $400 per farmer stock ton,
but dropped to $380 per farmer stock ton. The price support is $355 and I don’t
think farmers will plant at $355. In 2015, farmers planted at around $400 per
farmer stock ton and then you received $75 from the PLC program.
That puts it at $475, and
so if you can average 4,000-5,000 lbs., you can stay alive, but you won’t be
bringing in profit.”Exports play an increasingly big peanut role. “Our problem is
Argentina and they’ve been successful in the European market by being priced
lower than U.S. peanuts,” describes Spearman. “They’re at $1,000 per metric
ton; we’re at $1,100 and that’s the best we can do. Right now, we just have to
be ready and on time when Europe needs U.S. peanuts.”Brian Williams,
agricultural economist, Mississippi State University, says peanut demand has
been strong, but not robust enough to keep up with the huge 2015 crop. “I
suspect prices will drop with the big supply.
At a minimum, profitable crop options will play at least a small
role in 2016 peanut planting decisions,” he notes. “I think peanut acreage will
have a slight drop in 2016 due to caps on total PLC payments and storage issues
from the 2015 carryover.” 
Spearman believes 2016 acreage will drop from the 1.6 million
acres of 2015, with the decline tempered by a lack of crop alternatives—cotton
in the 60-cent range, corn below $4, or soybeans hovering above $8.50. If the
alternatives remain unattractive, producers may fall back on peanuts again.
“Getting close to planting time, peanut acreage will really play off the price
performance of corn and cotton,” Spearman says.
Rice Shift?
Based on the whims of 2015, rice acreage might appear headed
down in 2016, but numbers may remain steady after commodity realization. A lot
of rice is still held on-farm as producers wait for price improvements. Many
operations equipped with adequate storage are holding rice at least into 2016.
“If they can get close to $6 per bushel rice, they’ll pull the trigger.
However, reaching such a price is very unlikely,” says Jarrod Hardke,
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture rice Extension agronomist.
“A lot of that will be
dictated by production estimates in January 2016.”Rice growers won’t run to
$8.50 soybeans. Ballpark input costs come in at $350 per acre on soybeans and
$700 per acre on rice. Soybeans are a safer bet, but rice’s yield potential can
bring a windfall. “Beans in the teens would be a different conversation,” says
Hardke.As the No. 1 rice-producing state, Arkansas’ yield is estimated at 164
bu. per acre, compared to 168 bu. per acre in 2014. Hardke believes the yield
number will stay down and deliver a price bump considering the size of
Arkansas’ rice footprint—1.3 million acres. “Ultimately, I feel it’ll be
155-160 bu. per acre. Move the yield from 164 to below 160 and you’ll see a
market impact.”Certainly, 2015 prices aren’t getting farmers charged to plant
rice in 2016. Yet, Louisiana State University AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry
doesn’t see a shift away from rice. “I think acreage will remain steady and
might even come with a slight increase. We had 2.6 million U.S. rice acres in
2015 and I could see it getting to 2.8 million in 2016.” 
In Louisiana, most of the rice crop is in the southern part of
the state where there’s not much choice related to crop alternatives. “It’s
almost rice or nothing,” Guidry says. “With a short crop, maybe prices will
strengthen. There has to be more than a small change to get producers excited
about planting rice next year.”On the export side of the table, Cuba’s
historical demand for U.S. rice and its proximity bode well for rice farmers,
says Williams. “Also, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will remove trade barriers.
Despite those international benefits on the horizon, they probably won’t
influence 2016 plantings.”Cuba’s market would consume a significant percentage
of U.S. rice. China is also on the sidelines, and its purchasing power would
pull a deep scoop from the U.S. marketing bin. If all the international stars
line up, rice acreage could break records in the near-future. However, such
conjecture may be empty in regard to 2016 plantings.
Estimates
Estimates dictate the markets for cotton, peanuts and rice. The
acreage and price needles will shift multiple times as the next year unfolds.
Competing crops, economic temperature, international pressure and Mother Nature
will hold sway in a sluggish market as watch-and-wait producers take it all in
and prepare for 2016.
http://www.agweb.com/article/2016-outlook-cotton-peanut-and-rice-questions-linger-naa-chris-bennett
Rice’s bad taste: Poor farmers, health risks
By: Kimmy Baraoidan
Inquirer Southern Luzon
12:15 AM November 13th, 2015
RICE PLANTING is back-breaking work
that also exposes farmers to diseases and other hazards, according to an
agriculture expert. EDWIN BACASMAS
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA—Before you put
that spoonful of rice in your mouth, think about this first.
Rice production in the Philippines
is doing more harm than good to farmers, the environment and consumers,
according to an agriculture expert.Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr., member of the
National Academy for Science and Technology and former executive director of
the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), said the first ugly effect
of rice is on farmers involved in its production.At a lecture in the University
of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Rasco said rice farmers in the Philippines
suffer physically and economically as a result of the way rice is being
produced.Farmers, he said, bend for long hours to plant and harvest rice,
causing lower back pains.Farmers are also exposed to diseases like
schistosomiasis, malaria, fungal and bacterial infections and hazards like
snake bites, he added.
Income decline
According to Rasco, farmers are
also at the losing end because they get the least out of rice production,
getting only P50,000 each year after other players in the rice supply chain had
gotten their shares.Farmers’ income, he said, is expected to further decline at
the start of the economic integration of countries belonging to the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) which would melt down trade barriers, like
duties and tariffs, and pave the way for the free exchange of goods.Under Asean
economic integration, farm gate prices of agricultural produce are expected to
further go down, said Rasco.On the environment, rice production in the
Philippines is also harmful because of monocropping, said Rasco.So much water
is wasted in rice production, he said, that to produce a kilogram of rice, at
least 5,000 liters of water is used.Rice farming, he said, also helps worsen
soil, water and air pollution and increases greenhouse gas emissions.
Health risks
Health-wise, according to Rasco,
rice is also not an ideal food but Filipinos are heavy rice eaters. In the
Philippines, he said, per capita consumption of rice in 2009 (119) is more than
double the global average (65).Regular rice eaters, he said, suffer increased
risks of having diabetes because of rice’s, especially the white variety’s,
high glycemic index.Other conditions associated with excessive rice consumption
are heart disease, stroke and atherosclerosis, to name a few, he added.Humans,
Rasco said, do not need to eat rice, adding that humans started to eat rice
only some 200,000 years ago. Hunters and gatherers, before the invention of
fire and cooking, survived on meat and plants.
He argued that the human body “has
not adapted [yet] to grains consumption, including rice.”Rasco, however, said
not all kinds of rice are bad. “This is our savior, brown rice,” he said. Brown
rice has more nutrients and lower glycemic content (50) than white rice (70).But
given the arguments against rice, why do farmers continue to produce it? Two
reasons, Rasco said, are that most land is suitable only for rice production
and farmers lack other skills.To reduce dependence on rice by farmers and
consumers, Rasco said an answer would be diversification.Instead of planting
only rice, farmers can plant other crops and grow poultry and livestock
alongside crops.Rasco said he hoped consumers would eventually realize that
rice is not good for them.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/739202/rices-bad-taste-poor-farmers-health-risks#ixzz3rNXeA73f
PH Q3 farm output flat as dry weather hits
rice
Reuters
Posted at 11/13/15 10:34 AM
MANILA - The Philippines' agricultural output in the third
quarter grew a marginal 0.04 percent from a year earlier, as crop losses due to
El Nino-induced dry weather offset gains in livestock, poultry and fisheries,
the government said on Friday.Crops output contracted 4.86 percent, with paddy
harvest down 15.71 percent to 2.6 million tonnes, while corn production dropped
1.7 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority said in a report issued ahead
of the third quarter GDP data due later this month.Livestock output grew 3.25
percent while poultry production rose 8.76 percent. Fisheries managed to grow
1.8 percent.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/11/13/15/ph-q3-farm-output-flat-as-dry-weather-hits-rice
Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’ is sinking
VietNamNet
Bridge - Part of the Mekong Delta – home to 20% of Vietnam’s population and 50%
of its rice production - is at risk of disappearing as sea levels rise.
A field with saltwater in Ca Mau.
Passing from one field to another in the region, we saw
the same things: The water showed a dingy yellowish color and rice grew in
wispy rows. Bui Van Sim, a farmer in Le Giao village, Thoi Binh district
of Ca Mau Province, explained: "This year's crop is totally lost.
Saltwater has appeared everywhere. There is no rain; almost 100% of the rice
has died."Ca Mau is a lowland, of which some parts are about to be under
sea level, so flooding and seawater encroachment happen frequently. In recent
years, under the impact of global warming and sea level rise, 40% of Ca Mau
area faces the threat of being submerged by seawater.Locals like Sim once were
accustomed to two seasons of fresh and saltwater.
The rainy season
was from June to November when water from upstream overflows. This is the time
that people desalt the fields to grow rice. After harvest, they let the fields
dry and pump saltwater into them to breed shrimp. However, this script is
changing. Tran Thi Diep, also living in Le Giao, said that usually the
period between July and August is the time of abundant fresh water, but this
year, there has been nothing even though it is early November.
This means that
the “golden rice bowl” of Vietnam is experiencing many changes.Of the 13
provinces in the Mekong Delta, Ca Mau and Kien Giang are most seriously
affected. 80% of Ca Mau is at risk of submersion. The province has nearly
10,000 hectares of agricultural land affected by salinity. Moreover, sea dikes
are seriously degraded.
Kien Giang is heavily influenced by climate change,
especially flooding and sea level rise every year. If the sea level rises about
85-105 cm, most of Kien Giang province will be submerged.Furthermore, according
to the calculations of scientists, along with the issue of rising sea levels,
the ground of the Mekong Delta is also in danger of serious sinking, pushing
the risk of “disappearance” of the most fertile fields. The average level
of sinking measured in Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City is 26.3mm/year; at
the estuary of the Hau River (a branch of the Mekong River) in Can Tho, it is
14.2mm/year, while in Ca Mau it is 23.4mm/year.
Additionally, erosion at riverbanks, islets and coastal
areas is causing great difficulties for people and local governments. A
few months ago, Long Khanh islet, Hong Ngu District, Dong Thap Province eroded
almost completely. Water invaded residential areas, endangering people’s lives.
Hundreds of households need to be relocated, pushing the government into the
uneasy situation of finding funds for new land.In the lowlands like the two
provinces of Ca Mau and Kien Giang, the high sea level rise and the sinking
have put the interlocking canal system in disorder.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/special-reports/146141/vietnam-s--rice-bowl--is-sinking.html
Singaporeans
agree rice deal
Drought concerns
are prompting countries to go on a rice-buying spree, with Singaporean
buyers sealing a deal yesterday to buy rice worth 720 million baht from the
Thai private sector.Published: 13/11/2015 at 03:25 AM
Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn, who last week led
Singaporean importers to visit and observe rice cultivation in Ubon
Ratchathani, said they would buy the entire 22,000 tonnes of Hom Mali rice
produced in the province in the 2015-16 harvest season.The Singaporeans
also plan to buy glutinous rice, but deals have yet to be signed
because they believe the price is relatively high.Singapore is one of
Thailand's main rice export markets, both for domestic consumption
and re-export.The city state bought 126,013 tonnes worth 3.99 billion baht
in 2013 and 162,577 tonnes worth 5.76 billion baht last year.In the
first 10 months of this year, Singapore imported 99,216 tonnes of Thai rice worth
2.77 billion baht.
Charoen Laothamatas, president of the
Thai Rice Exporters Association, said Thailand was expected to
produce 6 million tonnes of Hom Mali paddy or 3 million tonnes of milled rice
in the 2015-16 season, close to last season's figures.However, he expects the
Hom Mali rice in this year's main crop will be much better in quality thanks to
low rainfall that will make it more aromatic."We're concerned about
the short-term price prospects of Hom Mali rice, as simultaneous harvests
nationwide may affect prices to certain extent," Mr Charoen said.In a
bid to stabilise rice prices ahead of the main crop's new release
of supply this month and next, the rice policy and management
committee last month agreed to delay sales of high-quality rice in
state stocks.
The panel will allow the sale of 2 million tonnes of
low-quality rice, mainly for industrial use.The government controls 13.5
million tonnes of rice stocks, down from a combined 18 million tonnes
amassed from previous rice schemes.In a move to
stabilise Hom Mali paddy prices, exporters also pledged to
buy Hom Mali paddy at a target price of 13,500 baht a tonne or
about 26,000 baht a tonne for milled rice from December-February.Drought
conditions are prompting many countries to buy more rice, with the
Philippines and Indonesia expected to buy more stocks, Mrs Apiradi said.
The government through the Foreign Trade Department will sign a
government-to-government (G-to-G) deal this week to sell 500,000 tonnes of
newly harvested rice worth 8 billion baht to
Indonesia's rice-buying agency Bulog.Of the total, 15%
white rice will make up 450,000 tonnes, with 5%
white rice making up the rest. Delivery is scheduled from this
month to next March.Since Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha took office,
Thailand has sold more than 2 million tonnes under G-to-G contracts, with 1
million to be delivered this year.
In September, the government secured a deal to sell 300,000 tonnes
of rice to the Philippines' National Food Authority under a
G-to-G deal at cost, insurance and freight prices of US$426.60 a tonne.
Delivery is due between now and next January.The government is also set to sign
a deal to sell 1 million tonnes of rice to China, with delivery
due next year.The grains, mainly new 5% white rice and Hom
Mali rice, are part of a 2-million-tonne lot for which a memorandum
of understanding was signed last December
http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/topstories/763604/singaporeans-agree-rice-deal
Rice exports to stay strong, say shippers
The country’s rice prospects are brightening, with exports
expected to stay strong at 9.5 to 10 million tonnes next year, says the Thai
Rice Exporters Association. Thailand’s rice situation is stable thanks to
several pending purchase orders under government-to-government (G-to-G)
contracts with the Philippines and China, president Charoen Laothammatas said yesterday.He
expects Thai paddy prices will remain steady at 8,000 to 8,500 baht a tonne
next year. The government is hoping to sell more rice from its stocks in the
year to come due to lower output resulting from drought conditions. Drought is
forecast to cut second-crop output next year by 50% to 4-5 million tonnes of
paddy from 8-10 million tonnes.The government through the Foreign Trade
Department will sign a G-to-G deal this week to sell 500,000 tonnes of newly
harvested rice worth 8 billion baht to Indonesia’s rice-buying agency, Bulog.
Of the 500,000 tonnes, 15% white rice will make up 450,000 tonnes, with 5%
white rice making up the rest.
Delivery is scheduled from this month to next March. Since Prime
Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha took office, Thailand has sold more than 2 million
tonnes under G-to-G contracts, 1 million of which is to be delivered this year.
In September, the government secured a deal to sell 300,000 tonnes of rice to
the Philippines’ National Food Authority under a G-to-G deal at cost, insurance
and freight prices of US$426.60 a tonne. Delivery is due between now and next
January. The government is also set to sign a deal to sell 1 million tonnes of
rice to China, with delivery scheduled for next year.The grains, mainly new 5%
white rice and Hom Mali rice, are part of a 2-million-tonne lot for which
Thailand and China signed a memorandum of understanding last December. The
contract will be made through the China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs
Corporation, the giant state enterprise that oversees rice imports, as a way of
ensuring transparency.
The transaction with China is unrelated to an earlier deal for 1
million tonnes struck by the Yingluck Shinawatra government. Thailand has
already delivered 700,000 tonnes as part of that deal. Commerce Minister
Apiradi Tantraporn last week said drought conditions prompted many countries to
go on a rice-buying spree, with the Philippines and Indonesia expected to buy
more rice.The scenario presents a good opportunity for Thai rice exports and
rice prices, she said, adding that authorities also expected to sell more rice
to Iran, Singapore and Hong Kong. In a bid to stabilise domestic prices ahead
of the main crop’s new release of supply this month and next, the rice policy
and management committee recently agreed to delay sales of high-quality rice
from state stocks. The panel will allow the sale of 2 million tonnes of
low-quality rice, mainly for industrial use.
Source: Bangkok Post
Thailand sells an additional 500,000 tons of rice
Friday, 13 November 2015From Issue Vol. XXIII No. 46
Commerce Minister Apiradee Tantraporn said the Foreign Trade
Department will sign on behalf of the Thai government a G2G contract with the
Indonesian government, in which the latter will purchase 500,000 tons of rice
from Thailand.The deal would consist of 50,000 tons of five percent rice and
450,000 tons of 15 percent white rice. The rice, which is from the latest crop
season, will be delivered in batches starting this month until March next year.
The government has also been able
to sell 300,000 tons of rice to the Philippines and another 300,000 tons to
China. The government is currently in the process of signing another G2G
contract with China, to sell an additional amount of one million tons of rice.
The total G2G rice deals have amounted to 2 million tons.Meanwhile, many
countries have suffered from droughts, the impacts of which are expected to be
felt through to next year. Therefore, demand for rice is set to increase,
creating a good opportunity for Thai rice exports. The Commerce Minister
expressed confidence that rice exports this year will meet the 10-million-ton
target.
http://www.pattayamail.com/business/thailand-sells-an-additional-500-000-tons-of-rice-52866#sthash.JYWSsuwq.dpuf
Ministry moves to keep bad and
good rice separated
The Nation
November 13, 2015 3:27 pm
The Commerce Minister has launched a
measure designed to control the transportation of rice in order to prevent
enterprises combining rotten rice with rice fit for consumption.The new
regulation aims to ensure rotten rice is used only in the industrial sector or
for biomass productionm said Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn Friday.The
ministry plans to auction 2,000 tonnes of rotten rice.About 1.29 million tonnes
of rice from a total of 13 million tonnes in the government's stockpiles is
rotten.
USA Rice Daily
Missouri
Hosts First Rice Conservation Field Day
Packed
in
PORTAGEVILLE,
MO -- Yesterday morning, more than 50 rice farmers and conservation
professionals gathered at the Delta Fisher Research Center in Portageville,
Missouri, for the first 
ever Southeast Missouri Rice
Conservation Field Day.
ever Southeast Missouri Rice
Conservation Field Day.
The Field Day was organized by USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited to
provide outreach to rice farmers in the Missouri Bootheel for their National
Rice Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project, Sustaining the
Future of Rice. The Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri in conjunction with the University of
Missouri's Fisher Delta Research Center handled most of the local outreach and
planning for the event.
Participants had an opportunity to hear presentations on behalf of
the Missouri NRCS State Conservationist's office, NRCS headquarters in
Washington, Ducks Unlimited, and a legislative update from USA Rice Vice
President of Government Affairs Ben Mosely.
Mosely told the crowd, "It is great to get so many people
together with positive common goals and share our respective visions for the
RCPP and the USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Stewardship Partnership. USA Rice looks forward to continuing to build
relationships in the Bootheel and deliver additional funding to the Missouri
rice industry."
Blake Gerard, Missouri rice farmer and chairman of the USA Rice
Farmers also attended the event, and said, "I was thrilled to see how
receptive my friends and neighbors were towards this Field Day, and it was
imperative that conservation staff were in the room and able to answer
specific, technical questions for folks."
Gerard concluded, "Our region needs to be implementing as many
conservation practices as possible as preventative measures in today's
environmentally sensitive society. This
project is bringing the incentive right to our front door to make sure we
continue to responsibly care for our land."
Applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
portion of the National Rice RCPP project are due to Missouri and Louisiana
NRCS offices by November 20.
Contact: Peter Bachmann
(703) 236-1475
USA Rice Leadership Class Alumni Visit Thailand
Robb
Dedman, Park Eldridge, and
Chad Duckworth get up close
with
Thai Jasmine rice.
BANGKOK,
THAILAND -- In early November, the 2015 International Rice Leadership Class
toured Thailand to get an overview of the Thai rice market. The group met with a diverse group of
industry representatives including Thai exporters/traders, farmers, millers,
rice research stations, and U.S. government officials working in Thailand.
Members of this year's International Rice Leadership Class are
alumni from previous Rice Leadership Development classes and include: Rance
Daniels, Hornersville, MO; Robb Dedman, Rison, AR; Chad Duckworth, Jonesboro,
AR; Park Eldridge, Gillette, AR; and Timothy Gertson, Lissie, TX. In Bangkok, the country's capital city, the
class met first with U.S. Agricultural Counselor Bobby Richey, who gave an overview
of the Thai rice industry, before visiting the Thailand Rice Department (School
of Rice) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
Next stop was the Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (UPA) project
where people who live in apartments are being taught how to grow food items on
their rooftops. Rice merchant Park
Eldridge commented on the idea, "I can see how this could be done in our
large cities and how it would help reduce food costs for city dwellers."The
highlight at the Prachinburi Rice Research Center was the In-Situ Conservation
site for wild rice and deep water rice ecosystem. "It was amazing to see wild rice growing
in water as deep as seven feet, and they don't fertilize it or anything,"
said Texas producer Timothy Gertson.
After visiting a rice seed production facility, the class boarded a
plane and flew to northeast Thailand to see first-hand the harvest of Thai
Jasmine. "Everyone in the rice
industry knows about Thai Jasmine and to see it being harvested and hearing how
it is grown in a rain-fed ecosystem was very interesting," said rice
consultant Robb Dedman.
MO producer Rance Daniels examines floating rice varieties. "It
was fascinating to see the way the Thai processors purchased rice from the
farmers and then dumped it on a concrete slab to be sun dried before being
milled," said Missouri producer Rance Daniels.Chad Duckworth, with Armor
Seed, summed up the week-long trip, saying, "Having an opportunity to sit
down with a group of Thai rice farmers and visit with them about how they grow
rice and then talk about how we grow it, was amazing. I understand now how beneficial this program
is and how exposure to every aspect of rice production, both in the U.S. and
abroad, can help all of us here give thoughtful, educated input when it comes
to making decisions about how we do things at home."
The Rice Leadership Development Program is sponsored by John Deere
Company, American Commodity Company, and RiceTec, Inc. through a grant to The
Rice Foundation and is managed by the USA Rice Federation.
Contact: Chuck Wilson (870) 673-7541
Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report
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Rice Comment
Rice futures were lower across the board. The USDA production
report raised total US production by 3 million cwt to 190.8 million cwt due
entirely to higher yields. Total long grain production was projected at 132.4
million cwt, with medium and short-grain production pegged at 58.4 million.
Ending stocks are projected at 39.8 million cwt, which is unchanged from last
month due to increased domestic use and export projections. The average
long-grain price is projected down $1.30 from last month to $11.50 to $12.50.
Global ending stocks for 15/16 were raised by 3 percent (2.7 million tons) due
to an increase in beginning stocks and a decrease in consumption.
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