Rice News Headlines...
ü Deal to sell rice, rubber to China
ü Govt to construct 3442 godowns in 3 years for paddy
ü Shreyas rice may substitute Uma in State
ü Senate wants restoration of ban on rice importation
ü Louisiana rice farmers see high second crop yields
ü Highway Bill Promises Reversal of Crop Insurance Cuts
ü Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Reported
ü CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
ü APEDA Commodity News
ü CRRI - Vacancies for Senior Research Fellow & Agricultural
Field Operator
ü Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Mission Supports Arkansas Agriculture
ü Rice farmers must produce quality rice – GRIB
ü Senate Asks FG to Reverse Lifting of Ban on Rice Importation
ü Rice output up by 7%, export up by 10%
ü Rice production up by 7 percent, export 10 percent
ü Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 03
ü Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report
ü Rice procurement sees increase of over 31%
News Detail...
Deal to sell rice, rubber to China
The Nation December 3, 2015 5:30 pm
Representing Thailand in the train
MoU signing ceremony was Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Thailand
and China today signed a memorandum of understanding on agricultural products,
which involves the sale of rice and rubber to Chinese companies.
The MoU for agricultural crops
was signed on the same day that the Transport Ministry and China signed an MoU
to confirm their commitment in a joint train project from Bangkok to Nong
Khai. Representing Thailand in the signing ceremony was Transport Minister
Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.On December 19, there will be the foundation laying
stone ceremony for the train project’s control centre. Under the
agricultural MoU, the Commerce Ministry will sell 1 million tonnes of newly-harvested
rice to China. Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said the rice would be
sold to COFCO, or China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation - one
of China’s state-owned food processing holding companies. In a statement,
the Commerce Ministry also said that the Agriculture and Agricultural
Cooperatives Ministry will sell 200,000 tonnes of rubber to Sinochem, a Chinese
conglomerate primarily engaged in the production and trading of chemicals and
fertilizer and exploration and production of oil.
Since
the coup in 2014, Thailand has clinched government-to-government rice deals
with China, Indonesia and the Philippines, the Commerce Ministry said.
Including the new deal signed today, G-to-G rice deals with China involved 3.4
million tonnes of rice, valued totally Bt50 billion. Apiradi also said the
Thai government also plans to strike similar deals with countries in Africa and
the Middle.She explained that under the new MoU signed today, Thailand will
deliver 100,000 tonnes of rice per month at the price that will be in line with
global levels at the time of delivery. "The signing sends a positive
signal that China is interested in buying more rice from the Thai
government," Apiradi said.Under a deal signed by the previous government,
the Thai government has delivered 80 per cent of 1 million tonnes to China.
Delivery under the new deal is expected to start early 2016.
Apiradi added that the Commerce Ministry’s team and COFCO would discuss details
of the deal tomorro
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Deal-to-sell-rice-rubber-to-China-30274255.html
Govt to construct 3442
godowns in 3 years for paddy
TNN | Dec
3, 2015, 02.02 AM IST
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has proposed to construct
3,442 godowns in the coming three years to facilitate storage of paddy, seeds
and fertilizers. This information was given by cooperation minister Damodar
Rout on Wednesday in the state assembly."Construction of these proposed
godowns - with capacities between 100 and 300 metric tonnes - will be taken up
by Markfed, Odisha Warehousing Construction Corporation, Primary Agricultural
Credit Societies (PACS) and Regulated Market Committee (RMC)," Rout said
in question hour, replying to a question asked by Cuttack-Choudwar MLA Prabhat
Biswal.MLAs cutting across party lines, including Samir Dash, Prafulla Majhi
and Mahesh Sahu, expressed their displeasure over lack of storage facilities
for agriculture products in the state.
For finalization of locations and proper construction of the godowns, the state
panchayati raj department would be the executing agency. "There will be a
joint review meeting between the cooperation and panchayati raj department very
soon. Construction of all these godowns will be completed by March, 2018,"
the minister said.A maximum of 280 godowns will be constructed in Balangir
districts followed by 235 godowns in Kendrapada, 210 in Cuttack, 203 in
Balasore, 167 in Angul and 165 in Jagatsinghpur. However, the state government
proposed only three godowns for Kandhamal district.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Govt-to-construct-3442-godowns-in-3-years-for-paddy/articleshow/50019195.cms
Shreyas rice may substitute Uma in State
Updated:
December 3, 2015 05:46 IST
Shreyas, a new variety of rice
developed by the Rice Research Station, Moncompu, Alappuzha, is set to be a
game changer in the paddy fields of Kerala. The variety has proved its worth in
terms of yield, taste and resistance to pests during the demonstration stage of
the seed.The new variety, to be commissioned on December 5, has several
advantages in comparison to Uma variety, the popular one being cultivated in
about 90 per cent of the paddy fields in Kuttanad and over 60 per cent of
fields across Kerala, S. Leenakumary, Professor and Head of the Station,
told The Hindu . Uma was the 16th variety in the series of new
paddy seeds developed at the station. Shreyas is the 22nd in the series
developed under the all-India coordinated research project of the Indian
Council of Agricultural Research.
Shreyas has given the same yield
as that of Uma; the former has been found to be less susceptible to ‘false smut
disease’, which results in discolouration and up to 20 per cent damage to the
crop. Uma yields 8 to 9 tonnes of paddy per hectare. The sensory assessment of
the new variety has also established that it tastes better, Ms. Leenakumary
said. Yet another advantage is that Shreyas takes shorter duration for
harvesting. It takes only 115 days for harvest whereas Uma takes 120-130
days.The State Variety Release Committee, chaired by Agricultural Production
Commissioner, has approved the commissioning of the new variety. The frontline
demonstration done by farmers in selected areas of Kuttanad has been found
successful. Shreyas could be adopted by large number of farmers within the next
two to three crop seasons.A few of the selected farmers will be given 1 kg each
of the seed on December 5 as part of the official commissioning. Each of the
farmers could raise about 100 kg of seeds for distribution to other farmers
after harvesting.
Earlier, the research station had
developed several varieties such as Gowri and Prathyasa. The Prathyasa variety
has a harvest period shorter by 20 days but the yield is also lesser in
comparison to Uma in Kuttanad. The yield has found to be varying in certain
geographical areas.Continuous cultivation of the same variety in a particular geographical
area is not a sound practice as the incidence of diseases will be higher.
Diversity is promoted as a means to improve harvest.
The
variety has proved its worth in terms of yield, taste and resistance to pests.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/shreyas-rice-may-substitute-uma-in-state/article7943594.ece
Senate wants restoration of ban on rice importation
By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja on
December 3, 2015 3:40 am
customs-seizes-rice. PHOTO:www.informationng.com
The Senate yesterday decried the
lifting of ban placed on rice importation and urged the Presidency to prevail
on the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to immediately restore it.According to the
Senate, the lifting of the ban on rice importation has led to increased
diversion of vessels to neighbouring countries.Adopting the report of the
Ad-hoc Committee on Import Duty Waivers, Concessions and Grants which
investigated the lifting of the ban on rice importation through the land
borders, the Senate expressed concern that the decision would increase rice
smuggling into the country.
It
therefore urged the Federal Government to direct the Nigeria Customs Service to
reverse itself and maintain the status quo, which was said to have brought
about stability in the tariff regime.Presenting the report of the committee, a
member of the panel, Senator Donald Alasoadura (APC, Ondo Central), faulted the
decision of the NCS, saying there are serious security implications
accompanying uncontrolled number of trucks to the nation’s porous borders.
He said the committee found out
from the presentation of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali
(rtd), that the NCS had a wrong notion that importers of rice through the land
borders are ‘small-time’ importers of a few bags that will not have negative
effect on the rice policy.The committee, he said, noted that most of the rice
brought into Nigeria through Benin and Niger Republics are brought in by ‘big
time businessmen’ who have perfected evasion of payment of customs duty to the
country by bringing rice in trucks.
The panel found out that any
importer that imports five to ten loads/vessels of rice into Benin Republic and
destined them to Nigeria through the land borders already had predetermined
motive to cheat Nigerian government of revenue through duty evasion.The panel
discovered further that lifting of the ban led to more serious revenue leakages
as a result of heightened activities of smugglers across the borders as they
exploited it by paying for less number of trucks than actually brought in.
According to the ad-hoc panel, the
action of the Customs led to evasion of duty and revenue losses to Nigerian
maritime industry, Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Maritime and Security
Administration Agency (NIMASA), Freight Forwarders, haulage subsector, among
others.Alasoadura said: “There is strong possibility for dubious businessmen to
indulge in round tripping. That is, paying duty on three or four truck loads of
rice and using the clearing document to bring in more than 100 more truck
loads. This will inevitably affect the revenue going into the Federation
Account.
Louisiana rice farmers see high second
crop yields
ADVOCATE STORY
Dec.
3, 2015; 7:09 p.m.
South Louisiana rice farmers are reporting excellent yields from
their second crop harvest
“Most everybody I’ve talked to is very pleased with the
second-crop yields,” said Steve Linscombe, director of the LSU AgCenter H.
Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. “Numerous producers say this is by far
their best second crop from the standpoint of yield, and the quality is good,
too.”Linscombe said quality of the second crop is typically lower. But this
year, the percentage of fields used to grow a second crop appeared to be
higher, and Linscombe said the stubble left from the first crop in most fields
appeared to have been manipulated by mowing or rolling to boost yields.Farmers
growing a second crop were more likely to fertilize and flood their fields as
soon as the first crop was cut.
In the past, many farmers
have delayed flooding and applying fertilizer until they see regrowth, he
said.Linscombe said the per acre average would probably fall in the low- to
mid-20-barrel range on a weight basis, although he heard of many who cut more
than 30 barrels an acre. “I even heard of a few 40-plus in the second crop,” he
said.Farmer Darrell Hoffpauir, of Acadia Parish, said he grew a second crop on
90 percent of his first-crop acreage and rolled all of the stubble, resulting
in 21,000 barrels for the second crop, half as much as the first-crop yield.
Highway
Bill Promises Reversal of Crop Insurance Cuts
Rep. Mike Conaway receiving a
Friend of the Rice Industry award from Texas rice farmer Daniel Berglund
WASHINGTON, DC -- On Tuesday,
language was released by the House and Senate conference committee for the
final version of the Highway Bill that would officially repeal cuts to federal
crop insurance.Last month, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, was passed
through the House and Senate with the understanding that a provision
significantly cutting funding for federal crop insurance would be fully
reversed and that cuts would not be taken from elsewhere within agriculture's
appropriations. This afternoon the
Highway Bill overwhelmingly passed the House; the Senate is expected to
consider the bill tonight or early tomorrow.
House Agriculture Committee
Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) was the champion for the provision's reversal and
helped ensure the language correcting the cuts was safely placed into the final
version of the bill.USA Rice Vice President of Government Affairs Ben Mosely
said, "We're glad to see that Congress is making good on their commitment
to restore full funding to crop insurance as the Farm Bill intended." Mosely added, "USA Rice is hopeful that
the six-year Highway Bill will be passed soon by Congress and it doesn't run
into any more roadblocks before it's signed into law."USA Rice opposes
measures that would prematurely reopen Farm Bill programs.
Contact: Peter Bachmann (703) 236-1475
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Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Reported
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WASHINGTON,
DC -- Net rice sales of 53,700 MT for 2015/2016 were up 59 percent from
the previous week and 11 percent from the prior four-week average, according
to today's Export
Sales Highlights report. Increases were reported for Japan (24,000
MT), Haiti (19,000 MT), Guatemala (5,000 MT), New Guinea (2,000 MT), and
Taiwan (1,800 MT). Reductions were reported for Colombia (2,200
MT). Exports of 54,300 MT, up 95 percent from the previous week,
but unchanged from the prior four-week average, were reported to Mexico
(13,200 MT), Japan (12,100 MT), Haiti (12,000 MT), Colombia (9,300 MT), and
Canada (2,100 MT).
This summary is based on reports from exporters from the period November
20-26, 2015.
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CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
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CME
Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for December
3
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January 2016
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$11.235
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- $0.160
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March 2016
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$11.505
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- $0.150
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May 2016
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$11.800
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- $0.150
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July 2016
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$12.075
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- $0.140
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September 2016
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$12.015
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- $0.055
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November 2016
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$12.030
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- $0.055
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January 2017
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12.030
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- $0.055
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APEDA Commodity News
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Price
on: 03-12-2015
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Product
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Benchmark Indicators Name
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Price
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Rice
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1
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Pakistani 100%, FOB Karachi (USD/t)
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318
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2
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Pakistani 15% Broken (USD/t)
|
305
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3
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Pakistani 25% Broken (USD/t)
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383
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Honey
|
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1
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Argentine 85mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
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2860
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2
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Argentine 50mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
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2970
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3
|
Argentine 34mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
|
3080
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Guar
Gum Powder
|
|
1
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Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla
(USD/t)
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3830
|
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2
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Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla
(USD/t)
|
1250
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3
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Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla
(USD/t)
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2350
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Source:agra-net
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For more info
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Market
Watch
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Commodity-wise, Market-wise
Daily Price on 02-12-2015
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Domestic Prices
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Unit Price : Rs per Qty
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Product
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Market Center
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Variety
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Min Price
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Max Price
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Rice
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1
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Manjeri (Kerala)
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Other
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2800
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3800
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2
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Dhekiajuli (Assam)
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Fine
|
2200
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2600
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3
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Samsi (West Bengal)
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Fine
|
2790
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2820
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Wheat
|
|
1
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Gangavathi (Karnataka)
|
Local
|
1700
|
1750
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2
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Rajkot (Gujarat)
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Other
|
1725
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2215
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3
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Katol (Maharashtra)
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Other
|
1512
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1557
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Papaya
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1
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Aroor (Kerala)
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Other
|
2200
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2400
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2
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Muktsar (Punjab)
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Other
|
1200
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1500
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3
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Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
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Other
|
2500
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3000
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Brinjal
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1
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Palayam (Kerala)
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Other
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2500
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2900
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2
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Nagpur (Maharashtra)
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Other
|
800
|
1200
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3
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Koraput (Orissa)
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Other
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1200
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1400
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For more info
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Egg
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Rs per 100 No
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Price on 03-12-2015
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Product
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Market Center
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Price
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1
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Ahmedabad
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404
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2
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Chittoor
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378
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3
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Nagapur
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375
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Other
International Prices
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Unit Price : US$ per package
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Price on 03-12-2015
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Product
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Market Center
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Origin
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Variety
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Low
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High
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Potatoes
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Package: 50 lb cartons
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1
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Atlanta
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Colorado
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Russet
|
15
|
17
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2
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Chicago
|
Idaho
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Russet
|
13
|
14.50
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3
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Miami
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Idaho
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Russet
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16.50
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18
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Cabbage
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Package: 50 lb sacks
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1
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Atlanta
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Georgia
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Round Green Type
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10
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11.50
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2
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Dallas
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Mexico
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Round Green Type
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10
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12
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3
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New York
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Canada
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Round Green Type
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10
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11
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Grapes
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Package: 18 lb containers
bagged
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1
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Atlanta
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Peru
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Red Globe
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24
|
27
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2
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Dallas
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California
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Red Globe
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25
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25
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3
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Philadelphia
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Peru
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Red Globe
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18
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20
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Source:USDA
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CRRI - Vacancies for
Senior Research Fellow & Agricultural Field Operator
03 December 2015
The National Rice Research Institute is situated near
Bidyadharpur village on the Cuttack-Paradip Road, Odisha, India. It is one of
the premier national research institutes under the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research.CRRI has invited candidates for the Senior Research
Fellow & Agricultural Field Operator. The details of these vacancies are as follows :
Post
No. of vacancies
Remuneration
(in Rs. per month)
Senior Research Fellow 01
25,000/- + 20%
HRA
Agri. Field officer
03
8,500/-
Maximum age limit (as on 01-08-2015) :
For senior research fellow :
Male : 35
Female : 40
For Agricultural field officer : Minimum age should be 18 years.
Essential qualifications : To check the essential qualification required for each of the
above post, refer to the official
notification.
Method of selection : Selection
of the candidate will be done on the basis of Personal Interview.
How to apply : Candidate can apply for this post by appearing to the walk in
interview at
ICAR-National rice research institute.
Cuttack - 753006
Odisha
Date of walk in Interview :
for Senior
Research Fellow : On 15th December, 2015 at 10AM
Agricultural Field officer : On 16h December, 2015 at 10AM
For further details, refer to the official notification,
Sub-Saharan
Africa Trade Mission Supports Arkansas Agriculture
Photo Courtesy Arkansas Agriculture Department Arkansas Deputy
Secretary of State Joseph Wood, left, is seen with Arkansas World Trade Center
Director of Africa Trade Denise Thomas, USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden,
Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward, USDA Deputy Secretary Chief of Staff
Ashley Nicole Johnson, and Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin during an
agricultural trade mission to Ghana in November.
image
By John Lovett
Times Record • jlovett@swtimes.com
Sub-Saharan Africa, with its high population and growing middle
class, has been a focus for Arkansas marketing matchmakers lately.Several
Arkansas officials returned Nov. 20 from a five-day agricultural trade mission
to Ghana led by U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta
Harden.While chicken, rice and fish are at the top of the list for “Arkansas
grown” items, others include forest products, dairy and distilled spirits,
according to anArkansas Agriculture Department news release.“We represent the
state as a whole and work to find the best fit to bring companies together,”
said Denise Thomas, director of Africa Trade Public Relations and Marketing for
Arkansas World Trade Center.Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest growing areas
for U.S. agricultural exports, which have grown by more than 50 percent over
the last decade to a total of $2.3 billion in 2014, the release adds. The
outlook is positive for expanded export opportunities in Ghana and the
Sub-Saharan Africa region. In 2014, the USDA reports that Sub-Saharan Africa
imported an estimated $48.5 billion in food and agricultural products.
As of 2014, the top Sub-Saharan Africa markets for U.S.
agricultural and related products include Nigeria, Angola, South Africa, Ghana,
Ethiopia, and Kenya. Thomas points out that each of the African countries has a
different “nuance” of education, government, natural resources, but all of them
want food.Development of a market in Africa for Arkansas wine has also been on
the agenda. African brewers, however, say “theirs is better” than any other
craft beer, Thomas added.Thomas explained that even if a company in Arkansas
has a global presence, it may not have a dedicated trade ambassador to certain
African countries.Looking at photographs of the African continent from the
International Space Station, Thomas said, a viewer will see a “halo” of lights
around most of Sub-Saharan Africa.
But that is changing as more
infrastructure inland is improved. Countries with safe and secure ports are helping
those inland become developed, she added. The sea ports at Ghana, she said, are
more desirable than others in Africa for their improved security
features.Thomas joined Arkansas’ Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward, Secretary
of State Mark Martin and Deputy Secretary of State Joseph Wood on the November
trip with representatives from Tyson Foods, the USA Rice Federation and the
American Soybean Association. In all, five state departments of agriculture and
26 agribusinesses and organizations throughout the United States accompanied
Harden on the trade mission.Gov. Asa Hutchinson was on a trade mission to
China, Japan and other Asian nations at the time of this delegation’s Africa
trip. Thomas said not all states have governors who are as “internationally business
minded” as Hutchinson, particularly when it comes to agriculture.
“Arkansas exports approximately 30 percent of our state’s
agricultural products each year and is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the
nation for exports of several commodities,” Ward explained in a news
release.Relationships and face-to-face visits are an important aspect of
agricultural trade, Ward added. The USDA-led agricultural trade missions assist
the Arkansas Agriculture Department in building relationships with global partners
and expanding opportunities for Arkansas farmers and ranchers, Ward added.“The
potential for development in Sub-Saharan Africa is huge,” Martin said in the
release. “Arkansas agribusiness has a lot to offer and establishing a
relationship with this region will be mutually beneficial to our economy and
theirs. Good friends make good trading partners.”
http://swtimes.com/business/sub-saharan-africa-trade-mission-supports-arkansas-agriculture?utm_source=USA+Rice+Daily%2C+December+3%2C+2015&utm_campaign=Friday%2C+December+13%2C+2013&utm_medium=email#sthash.nQfyWfhp.dpuf
Rice farmers must produce quality rice –
GRIB
The Ghana Rice Inter-Professional Body (GRIB)
has charged farmers to produce good quality paddy-rice in line with efforts to
promote locally produced rice.In an interview with the B&FT, Imoro Amoro --
GRIB President, bemoaned missed opportunities in the rice sector due to
inaccurate consumer perceptions about local rice, adding that farmers can do
more to dismiss such thoughts from the minds of consumers.“We should disabuse
our minds from the perception that the rice produced in Ghana is of inferior
quality. The most important thing that farmers can do is produce quality
paddy-rice. We are producing for the market, and because of globalisation we
can never close our eyes to the impact of the external world on our market. So,
to be able to compete with others in the market and eliminate the idea local
rice is inferior, we need to produce good quality rice that meets the
expectation of consumers,” he said.
He further
stated that his outfit is engaged in training farmers on how to use modern
tools and methods of production to boost output in the sector.“We are training
the farmers with a system known as rice intensification -- a system based on
transplanting instead of the traditional broadcasting method, whereby one seed
can grow so much rice and the paddy also comes out clean and of very high
quality. So this is what we are doing to improve the quality of the local
rice,” Mr. Amoro said.On his part, Harold Ntorinkansah -- GRIB Chairman, said
access to funds must be eased for farmers to enable them tap the full potential
that exists in the rice sector.He decried how the Export Trade, Agriculture and
Industrial Fund (EDAIF), which is supposed to address some of these challenges,
has not been able to do so because of the mechanism under which the fund
operates.
There is a lot
of money at EDAIF, but farmers are not able to access it because the funds can
only be accessed through a bank. And as you know, financial institutions are
also private firms that are in for profit. So if you ask farmers to go to
financial institutions for funds, they will be crowded out by high interest
rates.
“So for me, I
feel the best way to go about this is to create a direct access where they
would not have to go through all those processes before they get the funds.
Hence, an association like GRIB can stand in for farmers and guarantee for
them, so that they can access the funds directly from us without necessarily
having to go through a bank,” he said.
Statistics show that rice consumption in the
country is estimated at 770,000 metric tonnes per year, with an estimated
US$500million spent on imports yearly. Anecdotal evidence suggests Ghanaian
urban consumers are willing to pay 113 percent premium for imported rice.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Rice-farmers-must-produce-quality-rice-GRIB-398248
Senate
Asks FG to Reverse Lifting of Ban on Rice Importation
03
Dec 2015
Senate chambers
Corruption is Enemy of Progress
and Development, Says ICPC Chairman.
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja 

The Senate on Wednesday asked the federal government to direct the Nigeria
Customs Service (NCS) to suspend the recent lifting of ban on importation of
rice into the country through land borders.The resolution followed the
presentation of Senate ad-hoc Committee on Import Duty Waivers, Concessions and
Grants on the Nigeria Customs Service lifting of the ban on rice importation
through the land borders.
The Senate had at its sitting on
October 15, 2015, deliberated on a motion on dangers posed by the removal of
rice from import restriction list as well as the re-introduction of import duty
payment at land borders.The committee, while presenting the report to the
Senate, said there was an existing national rice policy which commenced in May,
2014 and will subsist till 2017.While presenting the report on behalf of the
committee, Senator Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo Central), said the existing rice
policy was recommended by the Inter-ministerial Committee comprising Ministries
of Agriculture; Finance, Industry; Trade and Investments, Rice Millers and Rice
Traders.
According to the report, the
meeting which was convened following the instruction of former President
Goodluck Jonathan, resolved that all rice import should come through the
seaports for effective control and collection of duties and appropriate
levies.The report further said the decision to unilaterally lift the ban on
importation of rice through land borders would have an adverse effect on the
gains of rice policy adding that the situation violated the collective decision
taken by the ministries and stakeholders.The committee further observed that
the positive government policies on rice since 2011 had led to the increase in
the number of rice mills across the country.It added that NCS failed to
convince the committee about its ability to monitor the porous borders, which
he said created doubt about the capacity of NCS to effectively police the
nation’s borders.Alasoadura also reported that if the NCS had done its work
well, some prohibited and contra banned goods including frozen chicken would
not have flooded Nigerian markets as it is the case now.
He said lifting the ban would
lead to evasion of custom duty and revenue losses for Nigerian maritime
agencies such as Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Maritime and
Administration Agency (NIMASA), NARTO, Freight Forwarders and the haulage
sub-sector.The committee further observed that lifting of the ban would lead to
diversion of vessels to neighbouring countries, observing that 5 per cent
import levy being charged on rice by these countries was enough inducement,
which he said if not checked, would lead to vessels deserting Nigerian ports
and consequent unemployment.
Moreover, the committee reasoned
that quality control of imported rice through the land borders would be
impossible because regulatory authorities such as National Agency for Food and
Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Plant Quarantine Service (PQS) and
Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), hardly operated at full capacity at the
border stations.Given the situation at the borders, the committee expressed
concern that sub-standard rice would flood the country and endanger citizens’
lives.
The committee noted that rice
policy as rolled out by the Federal Ministry of Finance in 2014 should have
disallowed importation of milled parboiled rice by rice millers at 30 per cent
and recommended that traders or importers should continue to import and pay
import duty of 70 per cent.This, it said, would make it possible to channel all
rice importation through the nation’s seaports.In his remark, Senate President
Bukola Saraki said the committee’s recommendations should be taken seriously
and adequately implemented, noting that rice importation is depleting the
nation’s revenue and as well worsening the rate of unemployment in the country.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/senate-asks-fg-to-reverse-lifting-of-ban-on-rice-importation/226976/
Rice output up by 7%, export
up by 10%
Georgetown,
GINA, December 2, 2015
General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Nizam
Hassan is reporting a production growth of 7 percent, and an export growth of
10 percent at the end of November. According to Hassan, rice production, up to
the end of November was 681, 517 metric tonnes. This is a 7 percent increase or
46, 279 metric tonnes over the whole of 2014 production of 635, 235 metric
tonnes.“This reflects favourably, and this is because of the approaches that
our farmers and all the other stakeholders have put into the industry to have
the industry deliver,” Hassan told the Government Information Agency (GINA).
Exports
Notwithstanding the loss of the Venezuelan market under the
Petrocaribe Rice Trade Agreement,
Hassan also reported that at the end of November, rice export stood
at 497, 176 metric tonnes, a 10 percent increase, compared to 451,422 tonnes for the same
period in 2014. The GRDB is optimistic that the industry will surpass last
year’s export figure. Exports reached an all-time high of 501,208 metric tonnes
in 2014. “We expect that it will be in the double digits, but let’s see what
would happen at the end of December. So
far, given all the contracts that we have on board at the end of October there
was almost 200,000 metric tonnes of rice contracts that were committed to by
the private millers, and thus we are
seeing that exports are going, so we expect to surpass that figure in 2014,” he
said.
Markets
In light of the industry’s performance this year, pressure
continues to mount to find new markets. According to Hassan, the Government is
committed to assisting the farmers to find markets, and is currently working to
tie up the Mexico market.“We have had two conference calls, one with the
private sector officials in Mexico, which is theMexican Rice Council and also
the public sector agency, which is an agency in Mexico that does imports,” he
said. Government is in discussion with both parties. “The conference calls are
favourably received, Guyana has supplied the phyto-sanitary information that
was required by Mexico, and we have indicated to Mexico that we want to
accelerate that process, and thus we are going through that process of
establishing the necessary protocols with Mexico with respect to the
phyto-sanitary arrangements,” he explained.
After the Venezuela market fell through in June, the millers along
with the Government accelerated talks with other potential buyers for Guyana’s
rice. “There are a lot of discussions that have been happening because of the
interest from overseas for our rice,” Hassan told GINA. Following the fall out of the Venezuela
market, more of Guyana’s rice and paddy is being exported now. Guyana also has
an on-going contract with Panama. According to Hassan, the Panamanians have
bought two sets of rice from Guyana for 2015, and December is expected to see
the conclusion of another set of contracts for the supply of rice to that
country.
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, whilst attending the Open
Governance Summit in Mexico City in October, met with that country’s Agriculture
Minister Jose Calzada, during which a commitment was made to buy some of the
country’s paddy.The new administration has prioritised assisting farmers to
find alternative international markets, in light of the country’s continued
production boom, and in the midst of the loss of a major market in
Venezuela.Guyana’s production in the first half of 2015 was 359,960 tonnes,
15.3 percent more than last year's record high, first-half production of
312,283 tonnes.
http://guyana.hoop.la/topic/rice-output-up-by-7-export-up-by-10
Rice production up by 7
percent, export 10 percent
Georgetown, GINA, December 2, 2015
General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Nizam
Hassan is reporting a production growth of 7 percent, and an export growth of
10 percent at the end of November.
According to Hassan, rice production, up to the end of November was
681, 517 metric tonnes. This is a 7 percent increase or 46, 279 metric tonnes
over the whole of 2014 production of 635, 235 metric tonnes.“This reflects
favourably, and this is because of the approaches that our farmers and all the
other stakeholders have put into the industry to have the industry deliver,”
Hassan told the Government Information Agency (GINA).
Exports
Notwithstanding the loss of the Venezuelan market under the
Petrocaribe Rice Trade Agreement, Hassan also reported that at the end of
November, rice export stood at 497, 176 metric tonnes, a 10 percent
increase, compared to 451,422 tonnes for
the same period in 2014.The GRDB is optimistic that the industry will surpass
last year’s export figure. Exports reached an all-time high of 501,208 metric
tonnes in 2014. “We expect that it will be in the double digits, but let’s see
what would happen at the end of December.
So far, given all the contracts that we have on board at the end of
October there was almost 200,000 metric tonnes of rice contracts that were
committed to by the private millers, and
thus we are seeing that exports are going, so we expect to surpass that figure
in 2014,” he said.
Markets
In light of the industry’s performance this year, pressure
continues to mount to find new markets. According to Hassan, the Government is
committed to assisting the farmers to find markets, and is currently working to
tie up the Mexico market.We have had two conference calls, one with the private
sector officials in Mexico, which is the Mexican Rice Council and also the
public sector agency, which is an agency in Mexico that does imports,” he said.
Government is in discussion with both parties. “The conference
calls are favourably received, Guyana has supplied the phyto-sanitary
information that was required by Mexico, and we have indicated to Mexico that
we want to accelerate that process, and thus we are going through that process
of establishing the necessary protocols with Mexico with respect to the
phyto-sanitary arrangements,” he explained. After the Venezuela market fell
through in June, the millers along with the Government accelerated talks with
other potential buyers for Guyana’s rice. “There are a lot of discussions that
have been happening because of the interest from overseas for our rice,” Hassan
told GINA. Following the fall out of the Venezuela market, more of Guyana’s
rice and paddy is being exported now. Guyana also has an on-going contract with
Panama.
According to Hassan, the Panamanians have bought two sets of rice
from Guyana for 2015, and December is expected to see the conclusion of another
set of contracts for the supply of rice to that country.rime Minister Moses
Nagamootoo, whilst attending the Open Governance Summit in Mexico City in
October, met with that country’s Agriculture Minister Jose Calzada, during
which a commitment was made to buy some of the country’s paddy.The new
administration has prioritised assisting farmers to find alternative
international markets, in light of the country’s continued production boom, and
in the midst of the loss of a major market in Venezuela.Guyana’s production in
the first half of 2015 was 359,960 tonnes, 15.3 percent more than last year's
record high, first-half production of 312,283 tonnes.
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices
Open-Dec 03
Thu
Dec 3, 2015 2:16pm IST
Nagpur, Dec 3 Gram prices reported
strong in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and
Marketing Committee (APMC) here on
increased demand from local millers amid thin supply from producing regionss.
Healthy hike in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and reported demand from South-based
millers also helped to push up prices, according to sources.
* * * *
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties ruled steady open market here but demand was poor.
TUAR
* Tuar Gavarani moved down in open market on poor demand from local
traders amid high
moisture content arrival.
* Rice Basmati recovered further in open market on good demand from
local traders
amid weak overseas arrival.
* In Akola, Tuar - 10,000-10,300, Tuar dal - 15,800-16,200, Udid -
13,400-13,800, Udid Mogar (clean) - 16,800-17,500, Moong -
9,700-9,900, Moong Mogar (clean) 11,000-11,400, Gram - 4,200-4,300,
Gram Super best bold - 6,100-6,300 for 100 kg.
* Wheat, other varieties of rice and other commodities remained steady
in open market
in weak trading activity.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market
prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS
Available prices Previous
close
Gram Auction
4,200-4,900 4,110-4,900
Gram Pink Auction
n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
n.a. 7,000-8,000
Moong Auction n.a. 6,000-6,400
Udid Auction
n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction
n.a. 2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold
6,600-6,800 6,600-6,800
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best
6,200-6,400 6,200-6,200
Gram Dal Medium
n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality
5,200-5,300 5,200-5,300
Desi gram Raw
4,900-5,000 4,900-5,000
Gram Filter new
5,600-5,800 5,600-5,800
Gram Kabuli
6,100-8,000 6,100-8,000
Gram Pink
6,700-7,500 6,700-7,500
Tuar Fataka Best
16,200-16,700 16,200-16,700
Tuar Fataka Medium
15,200-15,700 15,200-15,700
Tuar Dal Best Phod
14,200-14,700 14,200-14,700
Tuar Dal Medium phod
12,700-13,200 12,700-13,200
Tuar Gavarani New 11,000-11,500 11,000-11,600
Tuar Karnataka
11,600-12,100 11,600-12,100
Tuar Black
17,300-17,600 17,300-17,600
Masoor dal best
7,500-7,800 7,500-7,800
Masoor dal medium
6,900-7,400 7,100-7,400
Masoor
n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
10,900-11,800 10,900-11,800
Moong Mogar Med
10,300-11,100 10,300-11,100
Moong dal Chilka
8,700-9,800 8,700-9,800
Moong Mill quality
n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best
9,100-9,900 9,100-9,900
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG)
16,500-18,000
16,500-18,000
Udid Mogar Medium (100
INR/KG) 14,000-16,000 14,000-16,000
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
10,000-10,900
10,000-10,900
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
5,800-6,200 5,800-6,200
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 4,900-5,100 4,900-5,100
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,100 3,000-3,100
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,500
3,200-3,500
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG)
1,500-1,600
1,500-1,600
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
1,500-1,700 1,500-1,700
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,400
2,000-2,400
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)
1,850-2,100 1,950-2,100
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)
n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG)
3,400-4,000
3,400-4,100
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)
2,600-2,800
2,600-2,900
Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,300
3,000-3,300
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)
2,600-2,800
2,600-2,800
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG)
1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)
2,200-2,550
2,200-2,550
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,300
1,900-2,300
Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)
3,600-3,900
3,600-3,900
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,400
3,200-3,400
Rice HMT Shriram best(100 INR/KG)
4,500-5,200
4,500-5,200
Rice HMT Shriram med.(100 INR/KG)
4,100-4,600
4,100-4,600
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG)
9,800-11,900
9,300-11,700
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)
7,800-8,100
7,600-7,900
Rice Chinnor best(100 INR/KG)
5,500-6,000
5,300-5,800
Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG)
4,900-5,600 4,700-5,400
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,200
1,900-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
1,700-1,900 1,700-1,900
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 32.1 degree Celsius
(89.8 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
15.9 degree Celsius (60.6 degree
Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - 92 per cent,
lowest - 42 per cent
Rainfall : n.a.
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum
and minimum temperature would be around and 31 and 16 degree Celsius
respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are
excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)
http://in.reuters.com/article/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N13S31Z20151203
Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report
Rice
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High
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Low
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Long
Grain Cash Bids
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Long
Grain New Crop
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Futures:
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High
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Low
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Last
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Change
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Jan '16
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1195.0
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1165.5
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1171.5
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-19.0
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Mar '16
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1215.5
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1194.0
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1197.5
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-19.5
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May '16
|
1237.5
|
1230.0
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1227.0
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-19.5
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Jul '16
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1255.5
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1255.5
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1252.0
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-20.5
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Sep '16
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1253.5
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1253.5
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1239.0
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-17.0
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Nov '16
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1240.5
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-15.5
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Jan '17
|
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1240.5
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-15.5
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Rice Comment
Rice prices closed lower today.
The market held support near October lows of 11.68, however the market need
some bullish news to help pull prices out of thier recent declines. Prices
continue to be pressured by slow demand and large supplies in the U.S.
http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/
Rice procurement sees increase of
over 31%
Government agencies purchase 14.06 MT
compared to 10.7 MT last year
By: Sandip Das | New Delhi | December 2, 2015 1:30 AM
Despite prospect of a lower output this year due to deficient
monsoon, rice procurement by Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state
government-owned agencies this kharif marketing season (2015-16) has seen a
sharp increase of more than 31% so far in comparison to last year.The
government agencies have purchased more than 14.06 million tonne of rice since
October 1 (when new procurement season began) till Tuesday, compared to 10.7
million tonne rice purchased from farmers during the same period last year.Food
ministry sources told FE that the higher procurement of rice is also attributed
to fall in prices of common variety of rice in various mandis across the
country. “The farmers prefer to sell their grain to agencies rather than giving
it to private traders in Punjab and Haryana,” an official said. Even Basmati
paddy prices is in the range of Rs 2,200 to Rs 2,800 per quintal in the mandis
across Punjab and Haryana.
As per the latest data, out of the total rice equivalent of
paddy procurement in Punjab, the agencies have purchased 9.3 million tonne of
rice till now thus surpassing even the target of 8.8 million tonne for 2015-16
marketing season. In Punjab, which contributes highest volume of rice and wheat
to the central pool, 7.7 million tonne of rice was purchased during the same
period last year.In Haryana, the state government agencies have purchased more
than 2.8 million tonne of rice equivalent of paddy by now, thus surpassing the
target of 2.3 million tonne set for the year.
Other states, which have commenced rice procurement, include
Uttar Pradesh (3.8 lakh tonne), Telangana (4.9 lakh tonne), Kerala (76,933
tonne), etc. Chhattisgarh recently commenced rice procurement drive while the
purchasing campaign would commence in Odisha shortly.Food ministry officials
say if the current trend continues, the overall rice procurement during 2015-16
period would surpass the target of 30 million tonne. The agencies had purchased
32 million tonne of rice so far in 2014-15 marketing year (October-September).
The agencies buy paddy from the farmers and give to millers for conversion into
rice.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in June had increased the
minimum support price of common variety of paddy by Rs 50 to Rs 1,410 per
quintal for 2015-16 kharif season. The hike in MSP is in line with the
recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.Meanwhile,
the food ministry has asked agencies in the decentralised procurement states
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha and other non-traditional states Bihar
and Jharkhand to maximise the procurement of rice and coarse grains during next
marketing season. The FCI has been preparing a policy for involving private
sectors in the procurement of rice in eastern states.
