Agriculture output contracted 1%
in Q4
Farm production contracted 1 percent year-on-year in the fourth
quarter of 2015, as the rural sector bore the impact of the El Niño dry spell
and typhoon Lando, the Philippine Statistics Authority said
Thursday. PSA said the figure brought the average growth of the
agriculture and fisheries sector to 0.1 percent in 2015, slower than the
1.8-percent expansion in 2014.Total agriculture production at current prices
reached P479 billion in the fourth quarter, down by 6.6 percent from P448
billion last year.PSA said the crops sub-sector fell 2.69 percent in the fourth
quarter, as the dry spell cut rice and corn harvests. Palay or unmilled
rice production declined 3.8 percent to 7.3 million metric tons in the
October-December period from 7.6 million metric tons a year ago.PSA said the
adverse effects of typhoon Lando pulled down palay production in Mountain
Province, Apayao, Kalinga, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Bulacan, Tarlac and Pampanga
provinces.
“ The incidence of rice black bug, tungro and rodents,
insufficiency of water during the crop’s maturing stage resulted in lower palay
production in Calabarzon,” PSA said. Corn production also fell 6 percent
from 1.8 million metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2014 to 1.7 million
metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2015, because of the lower yield in
Kalinga and Mt. Province.PSA said that in Cagayan, there was insufficient soil
moisture during planting time while crop shifting to cassava, tobacco and
sugarcane was reported in Isabela. Typhoon Lando also affected most corn
crops in Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga. Sugarcane
production went down by 7.7 percent in the fourth quarter to 7.4 million metric
tons from 8.92 million metric tons a year earlier, because of the insufficiency
in soil moisture and dry spell which affected most of the sugarcane producing
provinces. Coconut production rose 1.7 to 4.05 million metric tons from
3.9 million metric tons in 2014. The livestock sub-sector grew by 3.7
percent, led by high production of carabao, cattle and hog.
PSA said the poultry sub-sector
grew 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter on strong production of chicken, chicken
egg and duck egg.The fishery sub-sector sank 4.28 in the fourth quarter from a
growth of 4.46 percent in 2014 due to the drop in milkfish, roundscad and
skipjack production.
http://thestandard.com.ph/business/197386/agriculture-output-contracted-1-in-
q4.html
Pakistan has huge potential for rice
export
January 21, 2016
Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE
These views were expressed by Dr. Werner Nader of Eurofins Global Control GmbH while addressing a workshop organized by Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) for the awareness of its members here on Wednesday. The workshop was aimed at discussing the challenges and issues being faced by the rice exporters to European and American markets and importance of meeting the specifications of these markets.Dr. Werner Nader was the guest speaker of the seminar who delivered his lecture titled ‘Current topics of Basmati Rice-EU market, food safety and authenticity’ to a large number of rice exporters. The event was sponsored by the former REAP Vice Chairman Samee Ullah Naeem who is currently leading the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) as President.Dr. Werner said that now the rice exports to European countries was picking up but the exporters should pay attention towards issues like aflatoxins, pesticide residue and also new regulations being made by these markets. However, he said that complaints of aflatoxins in rice consignments from Pakistan had come down to almost negligible level and the rice industry players should handle other issues also like they did to control this issue.He said that Eurofins, which provides testing facilities and issue authenticity certificates accepted by EU and US markets, was also actively extending services to exporters through an office in Lahore.Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Chairman Ch. Muhammad Shafique speaking on this occasion congratulated the team which arranged a capacity building workshop for the members of the Association. He said that such awareness creating events help the members to grow more and earn for the country.Those who attended the workshop included Ch. Samee Ullah Naeem, Taufiq Umer, Javed Islam Agha, Chaudhry Masood, Pir Nazim Hussain Shah and others.
http://nation.com.pk/business/21-Jan-2016/pakistan-has-huge-potential-for-rice-export
Drought years tough on Sac Valley
rice growers
POSTED: 01/20/16, 3:15 PM PST | UPDATED: 1 DAY AGO
Low rainfall year totals
The past
four years of drought have been rough, but there have been other years with
very little rain. During an annual meeting Tuesday in Richavale, UC farm
adviser Cass Mutters shared statistics from the driest of the past 100-plus
years:
Year
Inches of rain
1924
9.23 inches
1977
11.81 inches
2014
12.08 inches
2015
13.21 inches
1898
13.35 inches
1920
13.43 inches
Mutters
also noted that in 2015, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada region was a scant 5
percent of average, the lowest since 1950. Also in 2015, the average minimum
temperature was 32.1 degrees in the Sierra Nevada, which is above freezing.
Richvale >> The recent rains have been
great for a dry California. However California rice farmers have been through a
rough few years.Rice growers gathered in Richvale Tuesday morning for an annual
Sacramento Valley update sponsored by University of California Cooperative
Extension.It wasn’t a surprise to anyone to hear that the 2015 growing season
had been grim. Less acreage was planted and landowners throughout the state
dipped into groundwater supplies, presenters demonstrated through charts and
graphs.UC farm adviser Cass Mutters showed local growers a map of California
and pointed out how many thousands of jobs had been lost in the Central
Valley.As growers sat inside the church in Richvale, it rained steadily outside
and puddles formed along the roads leading through rice fields. While rain will
refill groundwater levels, some damage is permanent.
LAND SUBSIDENCE
Land subsidence takes place when groundwater is
taken away and the soil beneath the surface compacts. The water in the soil,
and now removed, was partially responsible for holding the ground up. Once
subsidence occurs, the soil no longer has the ability to hold groundwater.
Another
impact of land subsidence is that shifts in land can harm infrastructure, such
as bridges and roads.In some areas of the state, subsidence is a very serious
problem. Mutters showed a colored slide of the San Joaquin Valley. NASA aerial
imagery shows that an area south of Merced and some land west of Tulare
subsided about 12 inches last year.One important piece of infrastructure
threatened is the California aqueduct, which transports water through the
Central Valley. Where land has sunken, concrete of the aqueduct has cracked,
Mutters explained.Compared to land further south, the Sacramento Valley is in
much better shape. However, small subsidence shifts have occurred.
Mutters
showed similar NASA imagery of the northern Sacramento Valley. “Isolated
subsidence” has taken place in the Sutter Basin, he pointed out.
Other
details from the rice presentation can be found here:http://tinyurl.com/z2evsz6
The impacts of the drought may linger for a
while. Yet, 2016 is expected to be a better year for California rice growers.
People
are talking about El Niño, hoping for a prolonged period of rain this
winter.Often, this warm ocean weather pattern is followed by La Niña, which is
when the ocean cools off and excessive rain continues well into the spring,
Mutters explained.This took place in the spring of 1998, when rice growers had
a “miserable” time planting in the spring, he said. It rained through May,
delaying the season, Mutters reminded growers.Some growers even decided not to
plant because it was wet for too long.No one knows for sure. However Mutters
advised growers that if they have a good window for planting in the spring,
they might want to get busy rather than risk another rain delay.
Contact reporter Heather Hacking at 896-7758.
http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20160120/drought-years-tough-on-sac-valley-rice-growers
Kupang needs
additional stock of rice to forestall shortage
Kamis, 21 Januari 2016 19:08 WIB |
Ayub Titu Eki. (bappeda.kabkupang.info)
Kupang (ANTARA News) - The district of Kupang, East
Nusa Tenggara, said it needs additional stock of rice to forestall shortage
with harvest failure in some areas of the district as a result of El
Nino-triggered prolonged drought.The eastern part of the country has been hit
the hardest by the drought caused by the weather phenomenon over the past year.
"We have asked for supply from Jakarta. Hopefully we will receive the shipment soon," Regent Ayub Titu Eki said here on Thursday.Currently the district administration has only 11 tons of rice in stock, the district head said, adding it is feared the stock would not be enough to meet the requirement.Most farmers in the district chose to grow vegetables, and groundnut, which are more resistant to drought.
(Uu.H-ASG/F001)
"We have asked for supply from Jakarta. Hopefully we will receive the shipment soon," Regent Ayub Titu Eki said here on Thursday.Currently the district administration has only 11 tons of rice in stock, the district head said, adding it is feared the stock would not be enough to meet the requirement.Most farmers in the district chose to grow vegetables, and groundnut, which are more resistant to drought.
(Uu.H-ASG/F001)
http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/102672/kupang-needs-additional-stock-of-rice-to-forestall-shortage
Thailand Farmers Use Experience to
Weather Tough Economy
FILE
- A farmer works in his rice field in Nakhonsawan province Nov. 14, 2014.
Thailand’s rice farmers are struggling with drought, low returns, and rising
competition as a new era of trade opens under the ASEAN Economic Community
(AEC). But as growers hope to weather the hard times by drawing on years of
farming experience and hopes of a revival in rice prices.
Ron Corben
January 20, 2016 9:55 AM
BANGKOK—
Thailand’s rice farmers are struggling with drought, low returns,
and rising competition as a new era of trade opens under the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC). But growers hope to weather the hard times by drawing on years
of farming experience and hopes of a revival in rice prices.In Amnat Charoen, a
provincial town in northeast Thailand, villagers at a local fairground compete
in teams to mill rice. The winners are judged by the highest quality product.
Farmers struggle with low prices
The farmers celebrate as rice fields lie fallow over the dry season and await monsoon rains later in the year to plant a new crop. Amnat Charoen, a town near the border with Laos some 600 kilometers from Bangkok, is famed for its rice, notably Hom Mali or fragrant rice, well known on international markets.
The farmers celebrate as rice fields lie fallow over the dry season and await monsoon rains later in the year to plant a new crop. Amnat Charoen, a town near the border with Laos some 600 kilometers from Bangkok, is famed for its rice, notably Hom Mali or fragrant rice, well known on international markets.
FILE
- Fishing boats park downstream from Lamtakong dam during a recent period of
extreme drought in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, June, 29, 2015.
But Thailand's farmers are facing difficult times, with a severe
drought, rice prices at six year lows, stagnating incomes and rising debt.In
the village of Ban Plah Khaow, 20 kilometers from Amnat Charoen Town, retired
engineer Ajarn Ting said the outlook is bleak. Ting said the situation is
‘no good.’ Rice prices are down with the popular jasmine rice low with prices
of other rice varieties also low, making life difficult for farmers.
Farmers call for assistance
The current downturn has triggered calls by farmers for government assistance, said Athikarn Ringcharoen, Chamber of Commerce President for Amnat Charoen province.Athikarn said the price of rice was weak and farmers are having to sell to millers quickly because they need funds for their families. They are accepting the gate price (standard price), to sell as fast as possible.Thailand’s central bank has warned that an ongoing drought and lower agricultural prices are already adding pressure on rice farmers’ incomes.The Thai Rice Exporters Association said the price for Hom Mali fragrant rice is at its lowest in six years at just $720 per ton, from a peak of $1,200 per ton. Thailand’s rice industry is still recovering from the end of a rice price pledging scheme set up under the former government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was ousted in the May 2014 coup.
FILE
- Soldiers check rice stocks at a warehouse in Ayutthaya province, north of
Bangkok, Thailand, July 3, 2014.
Supporters of the plan say it boosted farmers’ incomes. But
critics say the program was riddled with corruption, decimated Thai rice
exports, cost Thai taxpayers more than $14 billion and left thousands of
farmers in debt. Songphan Jansawang, chief of the agricultural department
in al Amnat Charoen, said farmers from the northeast Isaarn region have had to
adapt to survive the dry conditions. Songphan said the people of Isaarn
have had to live with the drought from generation to generation and adjust.
Jasmine rice grown in the region is also known as a hardy variety of crop
suitable to dry climatic conditions.
He said farmers also face growing competition from regional rivals
in the rice market as liberalization comes into effect under the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) launched late last year. Thailand’s Commerce Ministry said
it also plans to restructure the rice sector, lowering the total crop from 33
million tons to 25 million tons to avert an oversupply and diversifying rice
varieties away from traditional white rice.
http://www.voanews.com/content/thailand-farmers-use-experience-to-weather-tough-economy/3154312.html
Hyderabad: Major PDS supply
racket busted
DECCAN CHRONICLE
PublishedJan 22, 2016, 2:48 am IST
UpdatedJan 22, 2016, 4:51 am IST
He stocks the PDS supplies that he purchases from
dealers across the city
Hyderabad:Police on Thursday bust a major
PDS supplies diversion racket and arrested 27 members of the gang, including 21
ration dealers, five businessmen and rice millers who purchased the diverted
supplies and two drivers who are working for this racket.Task Force DCP Mr B Limba
Reddy said that B Raji Reddy, kingpin operating the racket, owns a
godown at Amberpet area, where he stocks the PDS supplies that he purchases
from dealers across the city. He sells the same to B Srinivas at a profit of `4
per kilo. He was arrested earlier by Civil supplies department for illegal
diversion of PDS supplies.“He sells the grains to Srinivas, who later
sells it to Shyam Food factory at Katedan owned by varun Agarwal.” he
said.Srinivas also diverted upto 800 quintals of rice each month to Sri Laxmi
Narasimha Swamy Rice mill at Nalgonda owned by P Karunaker and
Srinivas.“Varun Agarwal processes the wheat in his factory and sells it under
brand name Harddik Chakki fresh atta. P Karunaker and Srinivas process the rice
and send to Kakinada port, which is exported abroad.” added the DCP
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/crime/220116/hyderabad-major-pds-supply-racket-busted.html
Rice exports likely unchanged for Vietnam
Speaking at a review meeting in HCM City yesterday, Huynh Minh Hue,
the association's general secretary, said last year exports fetched US$2.68
billion, a decrease of 3.94 per cent in value despite a marginal increase in
volumes as prices dropped. Asian countries were the main buyers, accounting for
74.5 per cent of the exports, followed by Africa (13.77 per cent), and the US
(6.72 per cent), he said.Last year exports of 5 per cent broken white rice
increased sharply due to high demand from Cuba, the Philippines, Malaysia,
Indonesia, and China, he said, adding that exports of fragrant rice also went
up significantly thanks to competitive prices and meeting quality
demands."In general, countries that previously mainly imported low- and
medium-grade rice have shifted to high-quality rice."
He quoted the US Department of Agriculture as saying that the
global rice output in 2015/16 declined by 1.9 per cent to 469.3 million tonnes,
a second straight year of decline.El Nino was a major factor, causing smaller
crops in many rice production countries.Global consumption will meanwhile rise
by 0.5 per cent to 484.6 million tonnes, making it the third consecutive year
when consumption will exceed production, leading to a depletion of stockpiles.Huynh
The Nang, the association chairman, said stockpiles at Vietnamese rice
enterprises at the end of last year were around 400,000 tonnes, much lower than
the average of 700,000 tonnes in the same period in previous years."In
general, rice consumption this year will be better."Hue said this year the
association would focus on boosting exports to near and traditional markets in
Asia, including China and Southeast Asia, and increasing exports of fragrant
rice to Hong Kong and Singapore.
It would strive to expand its fragrant rice market share in Africa
and gradually recover the market for white rice, he said.It would work to
enable Vietnamese rice to penetrate new markets, especially countries that have
free trade agreements with Viet Nam, he said.Nang said the association would
this year focus on building a rice value chain and brands.Nguyen Van Tien,
director of the An Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company, said the Asian
market has demand for rice but Viet Nam would face intense competition from
Thailand and Pakistan.Thai inventory levels would affect rice prices in the
world market, he said. Export of fragrant and high grade rice are expected to
increase strongly this year due to high demand from China and Africa, he
said.He called on the Government to step up quality checks of exports to
safeguard the country's prestige and to sell to demanding markets.The
association should also provide enterprises with up-to-date market forecasts
and trends, he said.Several delegates at the meeting suggested the Government
should crack down on the use of chemicals in rice production.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/150118/rice-exports-likely-unchanged-for-vietnam.html
Vietnam rice exporters worried as Thailand plans to clear rice stocks
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam may be put at a
disadvantage when Thailand sells 13 million tons of rice from its
stockpile.
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may be put at a disadvantage when Thailand sells 13 million tons of rice from
its stockpile.
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The government of Thailand recently announced a plan to clear 13 million tons of rice being kept at national storehouses by 2017.In the immediate time, the country will sell 2 million tons of rice through government-to-government (G2G) contracts signed with China, the Philippines and Indonesia.The government of Thailand, anticipating increasing demand for the upcoming Lunar New Year, has been trying to negotiate rice exports to Asian countries through many different channels.Sources have reported that Thailand has signed a 33.4 billion baht ($929 million) contract with the Chinese government.
Meanwhile, the Philippines have shown intention to import 300,000-400,000 tons of rice more to offset a short supply caused by prolonged natural disasters.
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“Even
if Thailand tries to export inventory rice to Vietnam’s loyal markets such as
China, Indonesia and the Philippines, Vietnam’s rice will not be dislodged
from the markets,”
Huynh
The Nang, chair of the Vietnam Food Association
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Huynh
The Nang, chair of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), said in the Vietnam News
Agency that the sale of Thai rice would force the market price down, thus badly
affecting Vietnam’s exports.
However, Nang still keeps optimistic, believing that there are many favorable conditions for Vietnam to export rice in 2016.
Thai rice output in 2016 is forecast to drop to the 5-year deepest low to 16.4 million tons due to the El Nino effects.Though Thailand has 13 million tons of rice in stocks which it plans to sell out, the country’s export volume in 2016 is believed not to exceed 9 million tons, the same export volume as 2015.“Even if Thailand tries to export inventory rice to Vietnam’s loyal markets such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines, Vietnam’s rice will not be dislodged from the markets,” Nang said.
“This is because Thailand only has a modest volume of white rice. These markets mostly consume white rice,” he explained.eanwhile, Huynh Van Thon, president of Loc Troi Group, warned that the attempt by Thailand to push up exports to Vietnam’s loyal markets would affect negotiations for prices.However, Thon also thinks that the markets will not import 100 percent of old rice, but they will also need new rice, so there would be still room for Vietnamese exporters.
“Vietnamese mostly sell new rice harvested from recent crops, and therefore, they can sell rice at prices higher than old Thai inventory rice,” he said.
In 2013, Vietnam suffered when Thailand cleared its stocks and slashed the selling prices.
In September 2013, most rice importers suspended transactions and kept a wait-and-see attitude, while others tried to force Vietnamese exporters to slash their selling prices or threatened to break contracts.ietnamese exporters then, under pressure, had to ease the export price to $340-360 per ton, which was even lower than the production cost of $380-390 per ton
However, Nang still keeps optimistic, believing that there are many favorable conditions for Vietnam to export rice in 2016.
Thai rice output in 2016 is forecast to drop to the 5-year deepest low to 16.4 million tons due to the El Nino effects.Though Thailand has 13 million tons of rice in stocks which it plans to sell out, the country’s export volume in 2016 is believed not to exceed 9 million tons, the same export volume as 2015.“Even if Thailand tries to export inventory rice to Vietnam’s loyal markets such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines, Vietnam’s rice will not be dislodged from the markets,” Nang said.
“This is because Thailand only has a modest volume of white rice. These markets mostly consume white rice,” he explained.eanwhile, Huynh Van Thon, president of Loc Troi Group, warned that the attempt by Thailand to push up exports to Vietnam’s loyal markets would affect negotiations for prices.However, Thon also thinks that the markets will not import 100 percent of old rice, but they will also need new rice, so there would be still room for Vietnamese exporters.
“Vietnamese mostly sell new rice harvested from recent crops, and therefore, they can sell rice at prices higher than old Thai inventory rice,” he said.
In 2013, Vietnam suffered when Thailand cleared its stocks and slashed the selling prices.
In September 2013, most rice importers suspended transactions and kept a wait-and-see attitude, while others tried to force Vietnamese exporters to slash their selling prices or threatened to break contracts.ietnamese exporters then, under pressure, had to ease the export price to $340-360 per ton, which was even lower than the production cost of $380-390 per ton
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/150215/vietnam-rice-exporters-worried-as-thailand-plans-to-clear-rice-stocks.html
Drought in
Thailand: Major river could dry up in 70 days
Photo: The Nation/ANN
WATER IN the Yom River, Sukhothai province's main artery, is
predicted to dry up in 70 days due to the ongoing drought
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and key ministers are to
visit Nakhon Sawan and Chai Nat provinces tomorrow to follow up progress on eight
drought-tackling measures - the former province was the government's model for
the drought programme.Prayut will also preside over a meeting of a
public-private committee for four lower northern provinces at Nakhon Sawan to
discuss drought management issues and progress of locals' wellbeing promotion
measures.Sukhothai Governor Piti Kaewsalubsee predicted locals would feel a
worsening of the drought in late March to early April and 400,000 rai of rice
fields would be hit hard, so people must save water now. Thailand has a total
of 60 million rai of rice fields and 12 million farmers - over half growing
rice at areas outside the irrigation system.Piti said, judging from the water
level at the Ban Haad Saphan Chan sluice gates, the province's water supply was
now at 10 million cubic metres out of the 15-million capacity. As a result,
officials only opened one sluice gate, releasing water at three cubic metres
per second.
Overall, the province's water for use from Yom River would last 70
days, Priti said.Sukhothai farmers grow rice paddies on 400,000 rai over a
total 1.4-million-rai area. Hence they were told to grow fewer water-dependant,
short-lived plants and to save up water or else be hit by severe drought in
late March and early April, just ahead of the crop harvest, he
added.Phitsanulok's Bang Rakham farmers, who resisted the Royal Irrigation
Department's ban on off-season rice-growing, resorted to digging up wells in
the Yom riverbed to nurture paddies.Village headman Wirat Buddhakosa said he
had the mid-river 18-metre-deep well dug for Bt5,000(S$198) to water his 40-rai
rice field. Bang Rakham people's main occupation was rice growing, so they had
no choice but to do this despite the authority's ban, he explained. He claimed
at least 100 farmers resorted to this method.Another farmer, Chalita Chuthong,
40, said her family's 30-rai rice field - as well as relatives' 100 rais -
depended on a mid-river wells dug last year.
Phitsanulok declared Wat Bot, Bang Krathum and Wang Thong districts
as drought disaster zones while Bang Ramkham was poised to be declared too.The
early drought in Chachoengsao's Muang district has been worsened by massive
inflows of seawater that reached up to the Bang Pakong River's origin in
Prachin Buri province. The whole river has become unusable for farming and
waterworks. Authorities have now closed 35 sluice gates to save the remaining
usable water.Kanchanaburi's Srinakharin Dam and Vajiralongkorn Dam now contain
only 4,466 million cubic metres. Residents of the seven Mae Klong river basin
provinces must save water and refrain from rice growing or shrimp/fish raising,
said Srinakharin Dam director Weerasak Srikawi.
The country's major dam levels as of Monday were: Bhumibhol Dam at
36 per cent of capacity, Sirikit Dam, 49 per cent, Ubol Ratana Dam 29 per cent,
Pasak Jolasid Dam 49 per cent and Lampao Dam at 43 per cent.In Chiang Mai, a
Maejo Poll, conducted on 600 farmers nationwide from December 15-30, found
93.83 per cent were drought-affected - half of whom expected this year's
drought to be even worse.
The three top issues triggered by the drought were: the water
shortage and subsequent lower rice production (74 per cent),the shrinking
income affecting farmers' debt-repayment ability (66.33 per cent); and higher
cost of rice cultivation (62.83 per cent).Slightly over half (57.17 per cent)
of farmers disagreed with the seasonal rice-growing ban on grounds that the
farmers would have no income to pay debts; while 42.83 thought otherwise.In
Chai Nat's Sankhaburi district, soldiers and officials yesterday talked with
Noi River farmers to warn them not to stealthily pump water for rice fields.The
farmers grew rice paddies despite the off-season rice-growing ban, which was
imposed after the supply for water to Sankhaburi dropped to a low level.
http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/drought-thailand-major-river-could-dry-70-days
01/21/2016
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Rice
futures posted across the board gains today. The market is currently trading at
seven month lows. March has support at the May 2015 low of $10.27 1/2, with
resistance at $11. Disappointing export sales of 43,000 metric tons, down 15%
from the previous week, added to the negative undertone. Tightening world
stocks have provided support in recent months.
USA Rice Presents Menu Ideas to Prospective Promotion
Partner
TOKYO,
JAPAN - USA Rice conducted a one-on-one menu presentation for the Monogatari
Corporation here last weekend. Monogatari has eleven different restaurant
chains throughout Japan focusing on distinct cuisines including Japanese,
Korean, and Ramen (Japanese Chinese-style noodles).
USA
Rice consultant Chef Aoshima developed several creative dishes and offered menu
ideas using U.S. rice for the company's different chains. Monogatari was
very receptive to Aoshima's suggestions and has started to work on cost estimates
for the use of U.S. medium grain in their restaurants.
"Our
connection with Wismettac Foods (Nishimoto) gave us the opportunity to make
this presentation," said Jim Guinn, USA Rice vice president of
international promotion. "Monogatari represents a wide range of
dining options in Japan, from noodle shops to luxury restaurants so having them
become a promotion partner offering identified U.S. rice as a menu item for
their many customers to try will be a big boost."
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Myanmar's
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YANGON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's severe flood in
2015 has brought down the country's rice export during the year, registering a
drop of more than 150,000 tons during the first 10 months (April-Jan.) of the
fiscal year 2015-16 when only 830,000 tons of rice were exported.
In 2014-15, the country's rice export was registered as
1.8 million tons.The export drop during 2015-16 was due to widespread flood
which destroyed paddy fields across the country in monsoon season which lasted
from June to October.Deadly flood, triggered by heavy rainfall since June of
the year, affected 12 regions and states out of 14 in Myanmar, destroying
houses, farmland, railway lines, bridges and roads.
Nationwide
death toll of the severe flooding rose to more than 121 with Rakhine state
suffering most casualties, affecting more than 1.6 million people across the
country.The deadly flood also killed 4,650 cattle, displacing 85,400 people and
destroying 10,956 homes and more than 88,120 hectares of farmland.The Myanmar
government declared in July last year four disaster zones namely Rakhine, Chin,
Sagaing and Magway, of which Rakhine state was the worst-hit.According to the
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, about 344,493 hectares of farmlands
were submerged, of which Rakhine state suffered the most which accounted for
over 105,300 hectares.Impacted by the deadly flood, Myanmar Rice Federation
decided then to halt rice export until Sept.15 for domestic reserve.
The
one-and-a-half-month freeze measure was taken then to ensure adequate supply of
rice for the domestic market and to maintain stability of rice.After the
sensitive period, Myanmar resumed its rice exports in mid-September after
lifting the freeze on rice export.Thanks to quick recession of flood,
Ayeyawaddy region, the country's prime source of rice, was not affected by the
flooding as severely as other regions.In the post-flood period, Myanmar has to
make greater efforts to produce rice as growing demand of the crop from China,
Africa and Europe prevails, said the federation.On the other hand, the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is also cooperating with Myanmar
in promoting the country's rice production sector.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/21/c_135032586.htm
Plans to plant
more speciality rice in the country
Posted on 21 January 2016 - 06:07pm
Last updated on 21 January 2016 - 07:06pm
Lee Hooi Boon
KEPALA BATAS: Malaysia is expected to plant speciality rice, such as long
grain, on a large scale in 2021, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.Instead of developing normal rice, it
is time for Mardi to move on to another level to do research and develop
speciality rice, Rice Mathi or long grain, and plant it on a large scale in the
country, he added.He said the demand for long grain rice was increasing after
many Arab restaurants were set up in the country over the past few years.
"About 20% of Malaysians demand for speciality rice such as
rice from Japan or Thailand, hence we should start a project to study how to
plant long grain on a large scale in the country," he told reporters after
launching the Rice Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence (Rice@Mardi) at
Pinang Tunggal here today.He said Mardi has already developed the seed of the
long grain but needed about five years to develop more in order to plant it
extensively in country.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1673312
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Basti(UP)
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116.00
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2067.00
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2060
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2070
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1.48
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Lanka(ASM)
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70.00
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27.27
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1185.00
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1725
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1775
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Kalipur(WB)
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62.00
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1859.00
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2100
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Cachar(ASM)
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60.00
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930.00
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2700
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2700
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Balrampur(UP)
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52.50
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31.25
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659.00
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2140
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2140
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Kasimbazar(WB)
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44.50
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-1.11
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565.00
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2380
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Jaunpur(UP)
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40.00
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722.00
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Mirzapur(UP)
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26.00
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8.33
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483.00
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6.39
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Purulia(WB)
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24.00
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NC
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960.00
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2200
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2200
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Lohardaga(Jha)
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22.00
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269.50
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1760
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1860
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0.57
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Champadanga(WB)
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15.00
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282.00
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2450
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2450
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Bijnaur(UP)
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12.50
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13.64
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242.50
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2210
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2210
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10.00
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50.00
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3500
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Deogarh(Ori)
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9.50
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223.50
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7.50
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6.00
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245.00
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4.40
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15.79
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95.40
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325
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325
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4.30
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22.86
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93.00
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3250
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4100
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Aroor(Ker)
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3.00
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NC
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79.00
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6900
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6900
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Balarampur(WB)
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2.40
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4.35
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23.80
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2180
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Kasipur(WB)
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1.40
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27.27
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16.50
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2260
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2280
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-8.13
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Sardhana(UP)
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1.20
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20
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36.30
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2070
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2075
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8134065.ece
Myanmar's
severe flood brings down rice export in 2015-16 FY
Jan
21,2016
YANGON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's severe flood in 2015 has
brought down the country's rice export during the year, registering a drop of
more than 150,000 tons during the first 10 months (April-Jan.) of the fiscal
year 2015-16 when only 830,000 tons of rice were exported.In 2014-15, the
country's rice export was registered as 1.8 million tons.The export drop during
2015-16 was due to widespread flood which destroyed paddy fields across the
country in monsoon season which lasted from June to October.Deadly flood,
triggered by heavy rainfall since June of the year, affected 12 regions and
states out of 14 in Myanmar, destroying houses, farmland, railway lines,
bridges and roads.
Nationwide death toll of the severe flooding rose to more than
121 with Rakhine state suffering most casualties, affecting more than 1.6
million people across the country.The deadly flood also killed 4,650 cattle,
displacing 85,400 people and destroying 10,956 homes and more than 88,120
hectares of farmland.The Myanmar government declared in July last year four
disaster zones namely Rakhine, Chin, Sagaing and Magway, of which Rakhine state
was the worst-hit.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, about
344,493 hectares of farmlands were submerged, of which Rakhine state suffered
the most which accounted for over 105,300 hectares.Impacted by the deadly
flood, Myanmar Rice Federation decided then to halt rice export until Sept.15
for domestic reserve.The one-and-a-half-month freeze measure was taken then to
ensure adequate supply of rice for the domestic market and to maintain
stability of rice.After the sensitive period, Myanmar resumed its rice exports
in mid-September after lifting the freeze on rice export.
Thanks to quick recession of flood, Ayeyawaddy region, the
country's prime source of rice, was not affected by the flooding as severely as
other regions.In the post-flood period, Myanmar has to make greater efforts to
produce rice as growing demand of the crop from China, Africa and Europe
prevails, said the federation.On the other hand, the International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI) is also cooperating with Myanmar in promoting the country's rice
production sector.
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=317368
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Rice growers in NSW pooling water
resources after restricted allocation
Michael
Cavanagh
Updated
Pooling water has nothing to do
with filling the backyard pool for three rice farmers in southern New South
Wales.
The severe reduction in this
year's water allocation has the farmers taking the unusual step of combining
their water to grow rice, in the Riverina.For Shelley Scoullar, who has been
farming for five years, she was contemplating a year of no rice, instead
concentrating on her other crops, which include wheat, peas and barley."I
love growing rice, I am passionate about it. I was pretty devastated when I
realised I wouldn't have enough water to grow rice this year," Ms Scoullar
said.
"Necessity is the mother of
all invention."Out of this necessity Ms Scoullar sat down with her father,
John Hand, who has been growing rice for over 30 years, to brainstorm a
solution to this problem.The solution was for the two to pool their water
allocation, and combine with neighbour and prominent rice grower John
Bradford.This resulted in the three sowing rice on 66 hectares of Mr Hand's 600
hectare property, located across the road from his daughter's."We'll go
through as the season goes on ... Divide costs so the growers get a reasonable
percentage that we are all happy with," Mr Hand said.
"There is still a bit of
nuts and bolts to do at the moment, but we've agreed in principle for what we
want to achieve."According to Mr Hand, Rice Growers Australia is keeping
an eye on the group's efforts.He believes the operation could be a "set
up" to allow other farmers to continue rice growing in periods of
restricted water allocation.Ms Scoullar, who operates on 185 hectares, believes
it is the way young people could enter the industry."As a young farmer it
is really hard to get a foot in the door. This is something we all need to
think about in the future, because I think our reliability on water is being
jeopardised.
"If you are passionate about
growing rice this is a way we can keep the rice industry going and our
communities, which rely on our rice crop."Mr Hand acknowledged dedicating
his 66 hectares to the project could cost him a little bit in the short term,
as the other two participants now have land freed up for other money-making
ventures.However, he said there were benefits in offering his land to the
project."Rice in our cropping program has a huge advantage for the
following crops, obviously moisture ... and disease break for cereals and weed
free paddocks," Mr Hand said."We discovered that in the millennium
drought, where we got three or four years without rice. The effect that had on
the cost of growing the other cereal crops was reasonably
substantial."While it is only the first year, Mr Hand believes so far the
evidence strongly supports the three continuing it in years to come, rotating
between the different farms.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-20/pooling-water-rice-crops-nsw/7100862
Rice growers
drilling wells in dry riverbed
- 20 Jan 2016 at 12:45
2,054 viewed0 comments
- WRITER: CHINNAWAT SINGHA
Some rice farmers in
Phitsanulok province are drilling wells in their dry riverbed to get around the
Irrigation Department's warning not to grow off-season crops due to the water
shortage, insisting it's the only livelihood they know.About 100 rice growers
in Bang Rakam district of the northern province were now depending on
underground water from wells drilled right in the middle of the Yom, the main
river running through the district, said Wirat Phutkosa, head of Moo 2 village
in tambon Chumsaeng Songkhram of Bang Rakam district.He and the other farmers
resorted to the groundwater solution as their paddy fields are near the dry river,
he said.
On Wednesday he hired a drilling contractor for
5,000 baht to drill another well in the dry riverbed, to supply his 40-rai
paddy field. The well struck water at a depth of 18 metres, Mr Wirat
said.Although the Irrigation Department has told farmers not to plant a second
crop because there is not enough water, local farmers are desperate, he said.
Rice farming is all they have ever known. They had no idea what else they could
to do make a living.
The village headman said the water shortage was very
severe this year. Their paddy fields had dried out and they had no choice
but to drill wells.Lower oil prices convinced farmers they could afford the
drilling and fuel for the pumps, Mr Wirat said.Chalita Chuthong said she had
drilled a well in the middle of the Yom River last year and plugged it during
the rainy season. The well was reopened this year and a pump installed to draw
water for her 30-rai paddy field about 100 metres from the river. The water was
enough to also serve about 100 rai of adjacent paddy fields farmed by her
brothers and sisters, Miss Chalita said.
Wat Bot, Bang Krathum and Wang Thong districts of
Phitsanulok were declared drought-stricken areas, but Bang Rakam has not even
though many local streams have dried up.
Second-crop rice farmers warned: No assistance
- 21 Jan 2016 at 13:42 2,047
- WRITER: CHEEWIN SATTHA
Second-crop rice planted in Chiang Mai's Mae
Taeng district by farmers choosing to defy the ban on off-season crops because
there is not enough water. (Photo by Cheewin Sattha)
CHIANG MAI – Farmers who
ignore a ban on planting a second crop have been warned they will not receive
any assistance or subsidy when their rice shrivels and dies from lack of
water.With the water supply in Chiang Mai at critically low levels, provincial
authorities have told farmers not to grow off-season rice, and fishermen not to
raise fish in floating baskets in the Ping River. They have been told there is
not enough water. The ban has been in place since November.However, farmers in
some areas were defying the ban and planting another crop, Jaensak Lipiti,
director of Chiang Mai irrigation office, said on Thursday.
A recent survey had found the area planted in
second-crop rice had been reduced from the usual hundreds of thousands of rai
to a few thousand rai, mostly in Mae Taeng district, said Mr Jaensak.He warned
authorities would take tough measures against those defying the ban. Offenders
would not be entitled to any compensation or any form of state assistance if
their second crop failed, withered or died from lack of water, he said.Fish
raising in floating baskets was still found at Tha Makor weir in tambon Nong
Tong of Hang Dong district, the provincial irrigation office chief said.
Those fish farmers had defied the ban while
officials were discharging water from Mae Ngad Somboon Chon Dam in Mae Taeng
district to supply the ecological system and help longan farmers, said Mr Jaensak. Fish
raisers had illegally drained water from the dam for fish being raised in
baskets in the weir.The provincial fisheries office had recently ordered these
people to remove their fish from the weir. They were also told not to raise
fish in floating baskets in the weir again, or they would face legal action, he
said.
The Bangkok Post
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