President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the
FPCC&I standing committee meeting scheduled for 9th March 2016 has been
postponed indefinitely. It is very important that it is convened without delay,
it is very unfortunate that rice industry which is ranked as the second biggest
after textiles is left mercilessly neglected. Regardless of the fact that it
employs huge number of entrepreneurs from farm land to factories.
The SME rice farmers, millers, processors,
traders and exporters are in turmoil due to the step motherly treatment of the
government. The cost of production has gone high and this has made the rice
industry noncompetitive. The farm inputs have become costly. The only answer to
survival is value addition, quality bench mark and entering non traditional
markets. Thaver urged Rafique Suleman chairman FPCC&I committee on rice to
invite the officers of the ministries of agriculture, commerce, industry and
science and technology to attend the meeting and co-ordinate with one another
for the uplift of the rice sector
UNISAME
Korean
gov’t to buy 157,000 tons of rice to stabilize prices
March 7, 2016
SEOUL (Yonhap) — The government said Tuesday
that it will purchase an additional 157,000 tons of locally produced rice last
year, as part of its effort to stabilize market prices.Under the measure
approved at a Cabinet meeting, the government will spend 140 billion won
(US$113.6 million) to isolate 157,000 tons of rice from the market following
its previous purchase of 200,000 tons in October 2015.In 2015, South Korea
harvested a surplus amount of 3.57 million tons of rice.The government will
resell the reserved rice in the market after considering supply and demand
conditions, as well as local prices, officials said.
The Seoul government purchases the staple grain
as part of the country’s strategic reserves so it can cope with national
emergencies, or a sudden spike in international grain prices. The purchase of
rice also directly impacts the income of farmers.A huge surplus of rice coupled
with Koreans eating less rice and more bread has led to a fall in rice prices
over the years.The state-controlled rice stockpile reached 1.9 million tons at
the end of 2015, according to agriculture ministry data.
Award proves research is cream of
the crop
Professor Peter Halley and QUT’s Emeritus Professor Graeme
George with the award.
New degradable plastic film that
is less than the width of a human hair is helping to regenerate native trees
and establish high-value crops.The new technology, developed by a team in
partnership with the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Polymers, with The
University of Queensland’s Professor Peter Halley as co-project leader, won the
Excellence in Innovation Award at the CRC Association gala dinner last night (8
March).Professor Halley said the ultra-thin films were applied to the crop at
seeding, trapping heat and moisture close to the ground to create a greenhouse
effect.“As the plants grow, the plastic film breaks down in the sunlight,
removing any environmental hazards,” Professor Halley said.
“This is a great benefit to crop
growers, as they will be able to plant earlier, improve the germination of
their crops, use less water and potentially produce higher yields.“Licensed by
Australian company Integrated Packaging, the new plastic film technology is
already in use in Ireland for the production of maize.”Integrated Packaging CEO
John Cerini said his company joined the CRC for Polymers seeking to improve the
technology of the film to make it more sustainable for a wider range of
crops.“Our collaboration with the CRC led us to a new range of films that give
greater control over the timing of a film’s degradation both above and below
ground,” Mr Cerini said.The CRC is also developing a computer-based support
tool to help farmers decide when to use the films for a given crop by providing
information on the best time to plant, the grade of film product to use, the
likely yield and the potential costs and benefits.
The technology is being adapted
to Australian conditions and farming practices and to more than a dozen
commercially important crops in a series of field trials run across four
states.Professor Halley said the trials demonstrated that the films resulted in
more uniform germination, early growth and establishment.“Also, many crop
specific benefits were seen, such as a wider growing season, the opportunity
for a price premium for getting to market early, the ability to grow higher
value crops in cooler regions, more efficient use of available water, and
increased yields,” he said.
CRC for Polymers CEO Dr Ian Dagley said the new technology was
the result of more than a decade of research in the CRC between Integrated
Packaging, UQ, QUT, CSIRO, ANSTO, Greening Australia, Birchip Cropping and Rice
Research Australia.“It demonstrates the great value of the CRC Programme which
assists companies to develop new products that result from collaborative
multidisciplinary research with Australian universities and research
organisations.”The CRCP team at UQ consisted of Professor Halley, Associate
Professor Rowan Truss, Dr Bronwyn Laycock, Dr Greg Cash, Ms Emilie Gauthier, Mr
Michael Murphy, Mr John Milne, Dr Paul Luckman, Dr Jorja Cork, Dr Sherri Hsu
and Dr Tim Nicholson, with strong involvement from researchers at QUT, the
Queensland Government and Queensland farmers.
Private-public collaboration
needed for rice R&D
[COTONOU,
BENIN] Africa’s private and public sector institutions should collaborate to
address rice research and
production challenges, a forum has heard.Rice researchers, scientists,
policymakers, processors and seed producers who a attended the 2016 AfricaRice
Science Week and Global Rice Science Partnership-Africa Science Forum last
month (1-5 February) at the Africa Rice Center in Benin.
The
conference was organised by AfricaRice, a member of the CGIAR Consortium, to
review activities carried out by rice sector development hub teams carried out
in 2015.
“The private sector’s
involvement is absolutely essential to develop rice cultivation.”
Marco Wopereis, AfricaRice
The forum also sought to disseminate scalable technologies for
rice production and carry out effective and efficient planning of rice
research-for-development (R4D) activities in 2016.The forum was attended by 200
experts from 30 countries, 27 of which are in Africa, including Cote d’Ivoire,
Madagascar, Nigeria and Senegal.Marco Wopereis, AfricaRice deputy
director-general, told the forum that African countries will face a strong
demand for rice of around 38 million tons by 2040, urging researchers to help
farmers increase production capacity “to grow rice in Africa for Africa”. “The
private sector’s involvement is absolutely essential to develop rice
cultivation,” Wopereis said. Rice experts said that the combined efforts
and strengths of public-private sector partnerships of all actors in the rice
value chain could help increase production and stimulate research on rice in Africa.
Noting that rice is a strategic crop for achieving food security and providing export opportunities,
AfricaRice director-general Harold Roy-Macauley, called for intensifying
advances in scientific research to encourage such partnerships that are crucial
for the development of increased rice production in Africa.Sali Ndindeng, a
researcher at AfricaRice, told SciDev.Net:
“We have the same interests and a partnership between the private and public
sector will achieve these interests.”Lucie Eulalie Racalaharimino, a manager at
Relharf Agro Business, a seed production company in Madagascar, added: “The
close collaboration between the public and private sectors will allow us to
know in advance the most efficient [rice] varieties for our business.”
This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s
Sub-Saharan Africa English desk
http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/cooperation/news/private-public-collaboration-rice-r-d.html
El Nino effect:
Salt wounds Vietnam’s rice crop
(From
Radio Free Asia)
Vietnamese
rice farmers are facing tough times this year as drought continues to punish
the country’s rice bowl bringing salt levels in the Mekong delta to record
levels.
The
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is already reporting that
more than 200,000 metric tons of rice have been damaged, resulting in a loss of
over 1 trillion VND ($44.64 million U.S.) to the region. It’s a number that is
likely to grow as the ministry expects salinity in the delta to reach its
highest level in a century.According to the ministry, saltwater intrusion
appeared two months earlier than previous years due to serious river water
shortages that are caused, at least in part, by dry conditions that began in
2013. If the drought persists until June, it could put some 500,000 hectares of
rice crops at risk.
Not only
is the drought harming rice farmers, but Hanoi blames the dry weather for a
fresh water shortage affecting some 575,000 people throughout the region.“The
source of water this year is lower than before, this leads to deeper
salinization compared to previous years,” Duong Van Ni, an expert of Can Tho
University told RFA. “This is partly due to the weather conditions.”A rice
farmer drills a well to water a drought-hit rice field in the southern Mekong
delta province of Soc Trang, March 2, 2016.
El
Nino effect
Both
2013 and 2014 were drier than usual, while 2015 saw the complete lack of the
normal flood as an El Nino began to grip the Pacific, he said. The drought and
more upstream agricultural development in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam are
pushing saline levels up, he explained.
“Because
of El Nino effects this year, the water is very salty,” rice farmer Ben Tre
told RFA. “Normally it is not salty after Tet, but this year the water was
salty since the tenth month of the lunar year last year.”
Salinity
in the Vam Co, Tien and Hau Rivers and other rivers in the delta is now higher
than traditional levels. Meanwhile, saltwater has intruded upstream 50 to 60
kilometers into the mainland, and even 93 kilometers in the Vam Co River’s
neighborhood, about 15 to 20 kilometers deeper than previous years, according
to local media reports.
The
problem has caught Hanoi’s attention as Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
attended a Feb. 17 meeting at Can Tho where he pledged VND 2.3 billion
(U.S.$ 103,132) in government aid for farmers in the region.
The
government has organized a meeting with relevant ministries and leaders of all
12 Mekong Delta provinces on Monday to discuss solutions, according to
TuoiTreNews.
River
stress
The
Mekong River delta has been under stress for quite some time as many countries
in Asia see the river 2,700-mile-long river as a road to industrialization.
Countries that have a claim on the Mekong have built dozens of dams along the
river.
China
and Laos see the river as a way slake the region’s thirst for electricity as
well as for agriculture and flood control. By 2020 Beijing wants to produce 282
gigawatts of hydroelectric power, and Laos wants electricity to become its
major source of revenue by 2025.
Daming
the river changes its water flow and is expected to have impact on agricultural
production downstream, and particularly in countries like Vietnam that lie near
the Mekong’s mouth. Dams block sediment that normally flows into the delta,
causing it to shrink.
Add in
the effects of climate change which is causing sea levels to rise,and the
Mekong gets hit with an environmental double-whammy.
While
the government is taking action to ease the burden for rice farmers and others
living on the delta, Duong Van Ni said it could be too little too late.
“Irrigation
projects have been carried out. Dykes to prevent salinization have been built
in some place, and in others farmers have even changed their crops,” he
explained. “However, most of the measures are just for the short term and do
not address the issue for a longer term. I think what they need to do is to
provide people with capacity to deal with risks.”
Reported
by Gia Minh for RFA’s Vietnamese Service. Translated by Viet Ha. Written
in English by Brooks Boliek.
Radio Free Asia
http://atimes.com/2016/03/el-nino-effect-salt-wounds-vietnams-rice-crop/
Lao
Rice-export Target Sparks Alarm
Khmer Times/May Kunmakara
Wednesday,
09 March 2016
Local rice millers and exporters have responded with alarm to
the rice-export target set by the Lao government of 1 million tons this year,
while Cambodian rice millers and traders have yet to overcome numerous barriers
hindering their competitiveness at home and abroad.The Cambodian government
missed its target of exporting 1 million tons of milled rice last year.
Oryza, a rice industry website based in Thailand, quoted the
director of the department of planning and cooperation at the Lao Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry, as saying the impoverished landlocked county is
aiming to export 1 million tons of rice this year.The website said the Lao
government has set a production target of about 4.2 million tons of paddy in
the 2015-2016 season. The director said the target includes 40,000 tons of rice
for reserve purposes and 60,000 tons for seeding. The Lao government is also
planning to have 2.1 million tons for domestic consumption this year.
“To boost rice production, the government is encouraging local
farmers to increase the area under wet rice cultivation to 1 million hectares
and that of upland rice to 100,000 hectares,” the director is quoted as
saying.Son Saran, the president of Cambodia Amru Rice (Cambodia), one of the
country’s leading milled rice exporters, told Khmer Times yesterday that the
Kingdom already faces challenges with Vietnamese rice flooding the local market
and a lack of funding for millers to buy paddy. He said Cambodia’s rice sector
will now face another challenge when it has to compete in the export market
with Laos.
The intention of Laos to increase rice production will affect
Cambodian rice producers as the target market will be the same. We see Lao rice
as a similar type as Cambodia produces,” Mr. Saran said. He urged the government
to take immediate action to address the issues in the local industry in order
to avoid a crisis.“This will put more pressure on the rice industry – more
pressure to solve our issues so we can prevent a crisis. If no action is taken,
our rice industry will slowly collapse and our farmers will be affected in the
long term,” he added. Mr. Saran said the government should intervene and
stabilize the supply chain, seed production, find financing to buy paddy, add
drying facilities, improve logistics and reduce the cost of electricity for
millers.
Hun Lak, the Managing Director of Mekong Oryza Trading, a local
rice exporter and also the vice-president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, said
there will now be more competition in traditional export markets. “Actually,
Laos didn’t export much before, but now they are attempting to export big
amounts. Of course, we will compete with them as they have the same markets and
trade we have,” he said.“Local rice millers and exporters have to cooperate
together to find ways or a strategy to maintain our market share and our export
volume,” he added.
Early last week, a group of “activist” millers and exporters
within the federation bypassed its senior leaders and sent a letter to the
Ministry of Commerce warning that the rice sector could collapse within two
years if the government did not take swift action.They warned that besides
driving domestic millers out of business, a failure to address threats to the
industry as well as weaknesses in its value chain would cause massive
uncertainty, poverty and unrest in rural areas as farmers would not be able to
sell their paddy.The rice federation will hold a press conference
today to release its strategies
and outline what action it will take to address challenges the rice sector is
facing.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22477//
Report calls for action to keep rice sector
afloat
Tue, 8 March 2016
A group of rice millers and
exporters critical of the direction in
which the rice industry is being steered submitted a detailed report to the
Commerce Ministry yesterday, warning that local producers were being driven to
bankruptcy and calling for immediate action, such as a quota on rice imports
and debt rescheduling for millers, to alleviate the sector’s woes.The report
expands on a presentation made during a meeting last week between the group,
whose initiative is called Rice Industry Strategic Key Solution (RISKS), and
Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol, in which its members outlined the rice sector’s
deteriorating conditions and cast blame in part on the ineffectual governance
of the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF).
Following the presentation, Chanthol requested a more detailed
report on the situation and recommendations, which he said would be forwarded
to Prime Minister Hun Sen.Of the suggested action, the group prioritised the
imposition of a quota on the import of milled rice from Vietnam, which they say
makes local millers less competitive, as well as working with commercial banks
and microfinance institutions to delay millers’ debt payments.“According to
estimates, around 700,000 tonnes to 800,000 tonnes of milled rice was imported
from Vietnam in 2015,” the report reads. “These imports from Vietnam have
‘taken over and invaded’ the local rice market.”
The RISKS group, which has grown from 18 members last week to 24
now, claims that the flood of milled rice imports from Vietnam has driven 40
per cent of Cambodian millers out of business in the last three years.The
proposed rice quota, the group says, would limit foreign imports to 100,000
tonnes a year and add a 35 per cent tax to the invoiced price of the imported
rice. It said similar measures have been implemented in other countries such as
Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.“We have a lot of our own potential for rice
export, so there is a case for a quota limiting the import of rice” said Kann
Kunthy, CEO of Battambang rice miller Brico. “We have already studied this
suggestion and it will have no issues with WTO regulations.”
Kunthy said the group’s nine-point solution needed to be
addressed in the next three months if the government wanted millers to reach
its ambitious one-million-tonne per year milled rice export target.
“We have done 50 per cent of the work by finding solutions and
the government has to help complete the remaining 50 per cent by
implementation,” he said, adding the CRF has failed to address the industry’s
troubles since it was formed two years ago.Softening its initial demand, the
RISKS group urged the government to help millers obtain $250 million in soft
loans at 4 per cent interest per annum, while pushing back their loan
obligations.“We suggest that banks and microfinance institutions reschedule the
loan payments for rice millers in order to give them a chance for survival,”
said Song Saran, CEO of Amru Rice and a member of the RISKS initiative.
Other solutions listed in the report include stricter
enforcement of punitive action for millers found mixing local and imported
rice, reducing the cost of electricity for millers and elimination of the
value-added tax (VAT) for millers.In response to the group’s first meeting with
the Commerce Ministry, the CRF issued a press release last week stating that it
was looking at three key issues – rice imports from neighbouring countries,
shortage of financing options for millers and high electricity costs.“The CRF
is trying their best to work with relevant stakeholders to seek solutions for
the rice sector and requests that all members join us and find a solution
together,” said CRF president Sok Puthyvuth.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/report-calls-action-keep-rice-sector-afloat
KPPU
Finds Early Indications of Cartel Practices in Wholesale Rice Marketing
Jakarta. Indonesia's antimonopoly
agency says it has found indications of cartel practices in the country's
largest rice wholesale market, which cause prices of the staple to rise during
certain months of the year.
President
Joko Widodo last year called on the Business Competition Supervisory Commission
(KPPU) to investigate domestic rice trading after the government had to import
rice despite official data showing that the harvest actually exceeded local
demand.The agency suspects that certain large traders at the Cipinang Wholesale
Rice Market – the nation's main rice exchange – often block supplies from other
provinces in favor of imported rice, KPPU chairman Syarkawi Rauf said on Monday
(08/03)."They often drive the prices up high enough to vindicate demand
for rice imports [...] because there is more profit in selling imported rice,"
Syarkawi said.
The traders can make 10 percent profit on imported rice,
compared to just 3 percent on local rice. They also buy the rice from
state procurement agency Bulog's nearby warehouses, resulting in significant
savings on transport costs compared to having to source the commodity from
other regions, the KPPU chairman added.The agency says a group of five to seven
companies control 70 percent of local market trade, compared to Bulog, which
only has the capacity to supply 20 percent of the country's rice
demand."We are having trouble to find evidence, because their operations
are quite sophisticated," Syarkawi said.However, he said the KPPU was
expected to gather enough evidence for a hearing on the case in April.
Meanwhile, Nellys Sukidi, chairman of the Jakarta chapter of the
Indonesian Rice Millers and Entrepreneurs Association (Perpadi), dismissed any
notion of cartel practices in the local market."In Cipinang alone we have
600 traders with 3,000 tons of rice changing hands every day [...] There is
also real-time, transparent pricing information available," Nellys said.
"What is there to be manipulated?"
http://www.jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/kppu-finds-early-indications-cartel-practices-wholesale-rice-market/
USA Rice Encourages Kids to 'Wake Up' to School Breakfast
ARLINGTON,
VA -- USA Rice is helping schools around the country celebrate School Breakfast
Week with three great tasting, healthy recipes developed especially for the
foodservice K-12 program. The three recipes, Berry Breakfast Brown Rice,
Creamy Cinnamon Breakfast Rice Pudding, and Great Day Rice Wrap, feature
U.S.-grown rice in the center of the plate.
"These breakfast recipes are part of our
effort to promote rice beyond the side dish to the center of the plate and to
get people thinking about rice for other meals besides dinner," said Katie
Maher, USA Rice director of domestic promotion.
Maher added, "By attending the School
Nutrition Association (SNA) conferences over the years, we've compiled a
database of influential school foodservice operators so we can regularly
communicate with them and share new recipes and resources. This week, USA
Rice sent an e-newsletter to SNA contacts promoting School Breakfast Week along
with links to the three recipes and our Rice 101 Guide."
Rice 101 is a compilation of everything a school
cafeteria staff needs to know about how to make perfect rice for students in
one handy reference guide. No matter which type of rice or equipment the
school kitchen uses, the answers are all in the guide. There is also a
collection of delicious rice recipes that meet child nutrition program
requirements for grains in school meals.
The annual school breakfast celebration was
launched in 1989 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to raise awareness about
the availability of the School Breakfast Program which meets federal dietary
guidelines and to highlight the established link between eating breakfast and
academic success.
Are CARBS the new cigarettes?
White bread, bagels and rice 'increase the risk of lung cancer by 49%', experts
warn
PUBLISHED: 23:21 GMT, 7 March 2016 | UPDATED: 17:24 GMT, 8 March 2016
Many studies suggest carbohydrates are bad for your waistline.
But a new study has warned they may also be bad for your lungs.
Specifically, foods with a high glycemic index - such as white
bread or bagels, corn flakes and puffed rice - may increase the risk of lung
cancer, scientists say.
And non-smokers, who account for 12 per cent of those killed by
the disease, appear to be particularly at risk.
Scientists
say foods with a high glycemic index - including white bread, bagels, corn
flakes and puffed rice - increase a person's risk of lung cancer, even if they
have never smoked The glycemic index is a measure of the quality of
dietary carbohydrates - and is defined by how quickly blood sugar levels are
raised after a meal.
The theory now is that a high-GI diet triggers higher levels of
blood glucose and insulin.
This, in turn, increases levels of a type of hormone called
Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs).
Elevated levels of IGFs have previously been linked with a higher
risk of lung cancer.
Lead study author Dr Stephanie Melkonian, of the University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, said: 'We observed a 49 per cent increased
risk of lung cancer among subjects with the highest daily GI compared to those
with the lowest daily GI.'
And the findings suggest cutting out foods with high glycemic
index could reduce a person's risk of developing lung cancer.
Examples of low GI foods include whole-wheat or pumpernickel
bread, rolled or steel-cut oatmeal and wholemeal pasta.
However the study also found glycemic load - a related measure of
carbohydrate quantity - had no significant association with lung cancer
risk.This suggests it is the average quality, instead of quantity, of
carbohydrates consumed that may modulate lung cancer risk.
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women
across the US.
Furthermore, it is also the leading cause of cancer deaths.
ALL ABOUT THE GLYCEMIC INDEX
The glycemic index, or GI, measures how a carbohydrate-containing
food raises blood glucose.
Foods are ranked based on how they compare to a reference food —
either glucose or white bread.
A food with a high GI raises blood glucose more than a food with a
medium or low GI.
Foods with low GI include:
·
100%
stone-ground whole wheat or pumpernickel bread
·
Oatmeal
(rolled or steel-cut), oat bran, muesli
·
Wholemeal
pasta, converted rice, barley, bulgar wheat
·
Sweet
potato, corn, yam, lima/butter beans, peas, legumes and lentils
Foods with high GI include:
·
White
bread or bagel
·
Corn
flakes, puffed rice, bran flakes, instant oatmeal
·
Shortgrain
white rice, rice pasta, macaroni and cheese from mix
·
Russet
potato, pumpkin
·
Pretzels,
rice cakes, popcorn, saltine crackers
·
melons
and pineapple
Source: American Diabetes
Association
More than 150,000 people in the US are expected to die from lung
cancer in 2016, according to an estimate from the American Cancer
Society.Meanwhile in the UK there are around 45,525 new cases of the disease
diagnosed each year, while 35,371 people lose their life to the disease
annually, according to Cancer Research UK.And while tobacco is the leading
cause of lung cancer it does not account for all cases - particularly for those
who never smoked. The new study, published in the journal Cancer
Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, is the largest ever to investigate
the potential link between glycemic index and lung cancer.It is also the first
to show GI was more significantly associated with lung cancer risk in specific
subgroups - including people who had never smoked and those with the sub-type
squamous cell carcinoma.
Previous studies have found that dietary factors may have an
influence on a person's risk of developing lung cancer.
Diets high in fruits and vegetables were found to decrease the
risk - while increased consumption of red meat, saturated fats and dairy
products are know to increase the risk of the disease.Dr Melkonian said: 'Diets
high in glycemic index result in higher levels of blood glucose and insulin,
which promote perturbations [disturbances] in the insulin-like growth factors
(IGFs).'Previous research suggests increased levels of IGFs are associated with
increased lung cancer risk. 'However, the association between glycemic
index and lung cancer risk was unclear.'For this study, the research team
surveyed 1,905 patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer - and found there was
a higher risk of lung cancer in patients with the highest daily GI.Senior study
author Dr Xifeng Wu said: 'The associations were more pronounced among subjects
who were never smokers, diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma or had less than
12 years of education.
+2
The study found high glycemic foods increase the risk of lung
cancer by 49 per cent - perhaps because they trigger important hormonal
fluctuations in the body The scientists also found that among people who
had never smoked, those with high GI were more than twice as likely to develop
lung cancer.And for smokers, the risk was only elevated by 31 per cent compared
to those in the lowest GI group.Furthermore, those with the highest GI levels
were 92 per cent were more likely to develop the squamous cell carcinoma
sub-type, as compared to the lowest GI group.
Participants who had less than 12 years of education were 77 per
cent more likely to develop lung cancer than those in the lowest group.In
contrast, those with more than 12 years of education only had an elevated risk
of 33 per cent. The study recommended that people limit foods and
beverages with high GI.Examples of low GI foods include whole-wheat or
pumpernickel bread, rolled or steel-cut oatmeal and pasta. Dr Wu said: 'The
results from this study suggest that, besides maintaining healthy lifestyles,
such as avoiding tobacco, limiting alcohol consumption and being physically active,
reducing the consumption of foods and beverages with high glycemic index may
serve as a means to lower the risk of lung cancer.
Natural Products Expo West 2016
preview scoop of top exhibitors!
One of our favorite finds are the gluten free 34 Degree Crisps!
Monsters and Critics is heading to the best food show around for
health conscious foodies, the annual Natural Products Expo West 2016 in
Anaheim, CA.Always one of our favorite destinations, the Natural Products Expo West is the largest tradeshow in the natural, organic and healthy
products industry and is held at the Hilton Anaheim March 10-12, 2016 and the
Anaheim Convention Center March 11-13, 2016.As we do annually, M&C has a
jump start on the Expo and we’ve been eating our way through some exceptional
new food items. Every year we munch, chew, drink and savor everything
under the sun sent to us for inclusion in our Best of The Show picks ahead of
the event to alert buyers and consumers what to look for.
This year we have discovered some incredible new entries in the
sweets, snack, vegetarian and non-veg categories that will be at a grocery near
you soon… if not already.
The majority of items are made in the USA by smaller companies who
have worked hard to make a mark in a very competitive field of non-GMO, gluten
free, and organically sourced ingredients.
Highly recommend are the following fantastic finds for anyone
attending this event to look for:
They are all individually wrapped
and so good!
There really was an Ines! In 1910, she began making Olive Oil
Tortas by hand and selling them at the train station in Seville, Spain. She
used local extra virgin olive oil and unbleached wheat flour. In a short period
of time, this Andalusian snack was knocking them dead in Spain.
Today, they are made by hand with the same recipe Ines Rosales
created over one hundred years ago. Women from the local village are still
employed to create her delectable baked goods in small batches.
We LOVED the tortas, in Original, Seville Orange, Cinnamon,
Rosemary & Thyme and Sesame & Sea Salt. Eat them alone or with dips
perfect for dipping or topping with cheese. the Cinnamon and Seville orange
ones are brilliant with tea or coffee in the morning. They remind me of when I
was little and my mom let me roll out her extra pie dough scraps, sprinkle with
cinnamon and sugar and bake “cookies” until they were crispy and golden.
These Spanish cookies are the
best-in-show as far as we are concerned.
Another genius item from Inés Rosales is their Cinnamon Cookies, a
smaller thicker powdered sugar cookie with cinnamon and anise, a
shortbread-like cookie with a caster sugar cover. They win for best cookie we
tried of the show!
Genius for bikers, hikers and kids
who love that candy bar break without the crap!
There is serious truth in advertising here as these all fruit
leather bars are thicker than a rollup and way more satisfying. That’s it.
makers of two-ingredient snack bars sent us their entire line of all fruit
bars, and we are better for it.
You get real fruit and they limit the ingredient list two
ingredients per flavor. And the top flavor for me? Apple + Coconut, incredible,
moist and satisfying, the fruity apple is
enhanced with the nutty coconut. There are nine flavors to
choose from: Apple + Apricot, Apple + Banana, Apple + Blueberry, Apple +
Cherry, Apple + Mango, Apple + Pear, Apple + Pineapple, Apple + Strawberry, and
Apple + Coconut.
The bad stuff is missing. No additives, preservatives,
concentrates, purees, juices, added sugars, corn syrup, artificial coloring, or
flavoring are in them, and they have an 18-month shelf life. That’s it. fruit
bars are gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan, kosher, raw, and diabetic friendly.
So easy- my 420 people in
Washington, Colorado, and California take note
Paleo friendly, non-GMO, naturally dairy, soy and gluten-free and
low in sugar does not mean cardboard, people!
We whipped up the three mixes sent and found that the Chocolate Chip cookie mix
was fast easy and made a good chewy cookie that delighted. The Artisan bread
made great calzone dough and breadsticks and the waffle mix made fluffy gluten
free waffles that rocked.
The Simple Mills Chocolate Chip Cookie Almond Flour Mix makes
20-24 cookies made with 7 ingredients, you add eggs, oil, and vanilla, and bake
for about 15 minutes. They were great and not at all dry like some mixes that
use coconut flour. They really were good.
The artisan bread has half the sugar, twice the protein and half
the carbs of regular bread, and is paleo-friendly, gluten-free, dairy-free, and
non-GMO. You can creative with it and make a pizza crust or calzone wrap if you
like.
Gooey, paste, vanilla bean flecks,
say yes to this
Are you a mental case for good vanilla? Do you find yourself
huffing the vanilla when no one is around? Or doubling the vanilla in every
recipe because you just know the vanilla proportions are Just.All.Wrong?
Me too. Get ready to lose your mind with Madagascar Bourbon Pure
Vanilla Bean Paste, a kind of costly (about $30 for the bottle) but so worth
it…pure vanilla with natural vanilla bean seeds in a gooey brown fragrant
suspension infusing the pure vanilla pod into your desserts. 1 teaspoon of
vanilla paste is equivalent to 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract – but of
course, if you are like me, you will still double it.
Nielsen-Massey Pure Orange Extract
Orange you glad I showed you this?
I never realized what I was missing not having good orange extract
in my life. That changed when they sent me Nielsen-Massey orange oil extract
that is like having a thousand perfectly juiced navel oranges with the rind oil
at your fingertips. Need orange zest? No problem. Need fresh juice? Bingo.
Chefs can use this with poultry, fish, and seafood dishes. The mixologist
of the house can whip up some crafty run, gin and vodka masterpieces.
Orange Oil Extract Features Gluten-free, Kosher orange oil extract
100% Natural, Allergen-Free, GMO-Free 3 Year shelf life. It won;t last that
long.
Dandies are super soft pillows of
marshmallow love
USA!USA!USA! We make awesome healthy gluten free kosher
marshmallows! Time to go off the sugar wagon and fire up some s’mores or hot
chocolate.
Vegan puffy soft heaven! Non-GMO, Dandies Marshmallows are
comprised of tapioca cane sugar and natural ingredients, and zero high fructose
corn syrup or gelatin (they’re 100% vegan!), and are the first ever marshmallow
to be Non-GMO Project Verified. These suckers are made for those who
demand their guilty pleasures adhere to the no horse hoof gelatine rules! So
yay for Dandies.
yes they are calorific and full of
gluten and sugar and dang it, I loved it
USA!USA!USA! We did it again, actually, Shela G did it, she made a
tasty guilty pleasure that defies categories. Okay just stop judging. yes… they
are full of gluten and sugar but they are made with really quality ingredients
you should probably limit in your diet.
Personally, I always wanted the corner brownie, the crisped
crunchy corner where the gooey fudge seemed to migrate to the middle I hate the
middle. Brownie Bites are for people like me who like brownies flat, crispy and
like a crunchy brittle cookie. They are convenient and come in a new
flavor I recommend: Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Brittle.
These caramels will make you a
believer
So where’s the kale you ask? Not here! This right here is caramel
heaven and homecooked Annie B’s caramels are made in the same copper kettles
for 25 years. They are enhanced with a bit of sea salt. Buttery and
creamy caramel aromas that don’t stick to your teeth. If you dig caramels, this
is the best.
They can be cut them up in brownies, on your apple pie, for your
favorite sweet treat. Keep them refrigerated as no preservatives are in them
approx. 3 mo. shelf life.
One cracker will sell you.
These Thai crackers are like crack! Addictive, almost a popcorn
lightness and really tasty, they go with everything and for the gluten free
people, so darn worth your time to investigate. The secret to Laiki’s
taste is black and red rice from Thailand. I don’t know how they do it with
three ingredients, but these are buttery and crispy, super light and versatile,
whether you eat them alone, with cheese or even peanut butter.
They are 100% whole grain, vegan, gluten-free, nonGMO. Laiki
Crackers are made from rice, oil, salt and nothing else, made in a dedicated
facility and ELISA tested for any presence of gluten with independent lab
services provided by Intertek, a globally renowned testing firm AND they use
sustainably-sourced palm oil from Thailand. Their palm oil does not harm
orangutans or their habitat.
Thes crackers are like wisps of
paper, tasty crunchy paper…
Oz-land rules! Aussies are the inventors of this eucharist-like
ultra thin (paper actually) wafer of gluten-free love. Australian crispbread 34
Degrees was invented in Sydney and now is made in Colorado, where pot is legal,
so their sales have to be amazing!
34 Degrees is a gold certified bakery and regularly audited by
Silliker, the leading internationally accredited food testing and consulting
network. HAACP-certified (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, so these crackers are so pure and perfect,
anyone concerned about gluten fear not.
Plus, they give to the Food Bank of the Rockies’ “Children’s Totes
of Hope” program. Tote bags filled with 8-9 pounds of nutritious food are
distributed on Fridays to hungry children in Colorado and Wyoming. 34
Degrees also gives to Project Angel Heart, an organization that delivers nutritious
meals at no cost, for those coping with life-threatening illnesses.
Here’s what you need to know, nine crackers equals 50 calories.
And they are ethereal, loaded with flavor but like air on the tongue. A perfect
foil for a strong cheese or a dip, and addictive and toasty perfection. The
Cracked Pepper and the Natural are our favorites.
Sprouted Chia, flax seed, and quinoa never tasted so good. These
are AMAZING quality tortilla chips with a nacho flavor that does not taste
artificial, and they disappeared in a nanosecond. Light, crispy, buttery, not
too salty, just a fabulous new item from a company that knows how to make a
chip. Head to booth #5586 to see what I’m talking about. Best chips that
we tried.
Coco be loco
This line of natural oils works my brain, they are exceptional and
packaged so well. There newbie is Organic Sun Coco Oil, a unique blend of
organic high-oleic sunflower oil and organic refined coconut oil IN A SPRAY!
Love th econvenience, as I already use their Olive Oil and Seasme Oil in the
spray form too. Neutral in flavor and with a smoke point of 440°F, Organic Sun
Coco Oil combines high-heat properties of high-oleic sunflower oil and buttery
texture from coconut oil, making it perfect for any non stick situation.
The new pourable “must haves’ in your pantry is their three
winners: Herbes de Provence, Basil, and Garlic Oil. Making a vinaigrette? Use
any of these. Stir frying anything? Garlic Oil! Making a pasta salad? Basil
Oil! There. I just made summer season easier for you.
For the Sun Coco spray: Store in a cool, dry place. Do not
refrigerate. Make sure to shake well before using. If stored at room
temperatures under 76°F – coconut oil may solidify at the bottom. Organic
Sun Coco oil is Omega-rich, contains MCT oil and acts as a natural antioxidant
due to the high level of vitamin E.
You will be speaking French in no
time.
The Herbes de Provence Oil can take the heat and is fantastic for
meat and fish. I used it as a brush on for the artisan bread from Simple Mills
mentioned above! Grown in France by a five generation family owned-producer,
the herbs are utilized at their freshest, they are naturally infused in organic
expeller-pressed high-oleic sunflower oil. Herbs de Provence Infused Oil is
made with fresh rosemary and thyme.
Of all the granolas, this one had
to walk into that joint…
There are a million granolas. So why Viki’s? Simple. This granola
pinged on taste, ease of eating, quality of ingredients and varieties. Granola
can be a boondoggle, meaning it can rip the roof of your mouth out and shred
it, or it can break your teeth.
This granola has a softness or smaller “bite” that makes it a
pleasure to eat. Simple ingredients, no fillers, salts or preservatives,
mix in favorite yogurt or ice cream, enjoy it as a bowl of cereal with milk, or
straight out of the bag. Recommended: Viki’s Granola Original Honey, made
of Rolled Oats, Honey, Almonds, Sunflower Seeds, Canola Oil, Unsweetened
Coconut, Pecans. Contains Tree Nuts.
This used in Chai tea is bonkers
and fabulous
Dense, moist coconut palm sugar is a brilliant swap for the white
stuff. It’s a low-glycemic sweetener that is rich in minerals and
delivers energy by delayed glucose absorption. Nutiva’s palm sugar comes
directly from the blossoms of Indonesian coconut trees. This coconut sugar has
a brown sugar and caramel vibe. Unrefined, unprocessed, and mineral-rich, use
it for baking, smoothies, and to balance out the flavor of savory dishes.
Where’s the kale? Not yet! Another natural sugar. The Real
Co organic raw cane sugar is made at the Assukar farms, owned by The Ortuño
Family, in the Jurassic Park location of Tayutic Valley of Costa Rica. This
multi-generational family-run farm dates back to 1877 and they make it in the
original process, A true non-GMO cane crystal sugar.
Personally, I believe in quality real sugars over anything
artificial, just use less of it. The farming and milling operations at Assukar
farms is a sustainable community food product that employs ten villages.
No gas is used. Instead, through the use of animal traction, a
non-pollutant manual method is utilized, see how they do it.
The Real Co Himalayan pink rock salt comes from a small mining
community in the Karakorum range of the Western Himalayas. Hand-mined and
crushed at the source, this has 84 live minerals, which is exactly the same as
found in the human body. The alleged benefits of this natural salt
include managing the water content throughout your body, healthy PH
balance in your cells, hydration, anti-muscle cramping, blood pressure and
circulation improvements and helps the intestines absorb nutrients.
The Real Co White Basmati Rice will
have you hearing Zeppelin’s Kashmir in your head. It is sourced directly from
one farm in the Himalayas. This unique farming situation – aging the grain
six months – nets a grain that doubles in size when cooked. Tastes
amazing too.
We flipped for the tarter fruits
like Cherries, Cranberries
Raisins but not raisins. Chewy, dried natural sweet balls of real
fruit that can go solo or mix in with granola. This is a staple in our house
for mulled wine (glogg) and for Sangria too, as the dried cherries are a secret
flavor weapon. These are Washington State, USA grown, minus artificial colors
or flavors, hydrogenated oils, sulfites, or high fructose corn syrup. Go for
the dried cherries or the Blended Fruit Mix.
See? kale. Okay not as sexy as the Brownie Bites, but not everyone
loves the sweets. Savory snacks rule and smart ones like Broccoli Bites and
Roasted Kale by Rhythm are pretty amazing. It is no secret that
cruciferous veggie broccoli is full of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, –
a virtual powerhouse of nutrition and health benefits. Rhythm blends broccoli
florets in a light dressing of seeds, veggies, herbs and spices, and dehydrates
them at low temperatures to crispy perfection, preserving all of those
naturally occurring nutrients for a straight outta the bag blissful snackathon.
Their 100% fresh organic Lacinato Kale is triple-washed, roasted
in a delicate oil and seasoned preserving their vitamins A, K, and C.It’s wispy
thin and full of flavor.
Nobody wants a mouthful of mercury…
Tuna is a disappearing species in the oceans, as it is being
overfished and quite frankly, is a repository for heavy metals like mercury.
SafeCatch mercury limits are ten times stricter than the FDA mercury action
limit making it the official tuna of the American Pregnancy Association.
Safe Catch Elite Wild Tuna is also a fantastic tasting tuna and worth the
extra money – this is your body and your health. Support these fishermen who do
it right.
Spit that Slim Jim out and get some religion when it comes to a
meat snack. Vermont Smoke & Cure launched three new flavors of its Meat
Sticks during the 2015 Natural Products Expo East. They are also going to be at
Natural Products Expo West! Like the other half-dozen flavors of the
better-for-you meat snacks in the line, the Spicy Italian Pork, Rosemary Thyme
Chicken and Teriyaki Chicken Sticks are gluten free and contain considerably
less fat and salt than competing meat sticks.
Most meat sticks are snout or mushed up ears and guts, so be kind
to yourself and eat real meat, not offal. These are made with quality meat.
Beef in the sticks sources from lead supplier Pineland Farms Natural Meats in
Maine or other similar suppliers. Pork is purchased at DuBreton in Quebec or
from Coleman Natural Foods, which works with family farmers throughout the
country to produce meat raised entirely without antibiotics
Slow
cookers bring out the best in pork and Indian flavors
Slow
cooker pork shoulder vindaloo in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe by
Meera Sodha. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
By MEERA
SODHA, Associated Press
Published: March
8, 2016, 6:07 AM
There’s
a real joy in slowing down in the kitchen. Gone is the frantic stress of trying
to get dinner on the table in an instant and in its place comes a different
type of gentle cooking. It allows beautiful smells to waft through the house and
ingredients to mingle and develop over time into something deep, rich and
flavorful.
Of
all slow cooked dishes, Goan pork vindaloo is my favorite. Originally a
Portuguese stew made with meat, garlic and wine, the dish made its way to India
in the 1500s with Portuguese explorers. Like so many other dishes, it then was
reinterpreted. Today, vindaloo curry is a sweet, hot and sour dish popular all
over the world.
Though
the modern recipe, like the original dish, still uses garlic and wine vinegar,
it has changed to include chilies and lots of warming spices, such as cinnamon,
cumin and cloves. I like to use a cheaper and fattier cut of meat, such as pork
shoulder, which responds well to a slow braise and shows its true colors after
a few hours to become the best type of pork — succulent, sweet and soft.
Whatever
happens, rest assured that there are no wrong moves with slow cooking. It’s one
of the only mediums of cooking that creates a level playing field between the
pro chef and the amateur. It gives you the flexibility to taste and adjust as
you go until it tastes just right. The only trouble is that after several hours
of cooking, it will only take a few minutes to eat.
SLOW COOKER PORK SHOULDER
VINDALOO
If you’re nervous about the
amount of chili powder, halve the amount called for in the recipe. It will
still be delicious. If your slow cooker doesn’t have a saute setting, start the
dish in a large saute pan, then transfer to a slow cooker.
Start
to finish: 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours (1/2 hour active)
Servings:
4
4
tablespoons canola or vegetable oil, divided
20
black peppercorns
1
star anise
3-inch
cinnamon stick
6
whole cloves
2
teaspoons cumin seeds
6
cloves garlic, crushed
1
1/2-inch chunk fresh ginger, grated (plus extra to serve)
2
teaspoons chili powder
5
tablespoons white wine vinegar
1
medium red onion, finely sliced
28-ounce
can crushed tomatoes
1
teaspoon kosher salt
1
teaspoon sugar
2
1/4 pounds boneless pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
Plain
Greek-style yogurt, to serve
Cooked
basmati rice, to serve
Set
the slow cooker to saute mode. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and heat until hot.
Add the peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, cloves and cumin. Cook for 2
minutes, stirring constantly, until the peppercorns and cloves swell and are
fragrant. Transfer the spices to a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. Grind
until smooth, then add the garlic, ginger and chili powder. Grind again, then
transfer to a small bowl and stir in the vinegar. Set aside.
Heat
the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil in the slow cooker. When hot, add the onions
and cook, stirring often, until brown and caramelized. Add the tomatoes, and
cook for 5 minutes. Add the spice paste, salt and sugar. Stir well, then add
the pork. Coat the pork with the paste then add just enough water to cover the
meat. Stir well, then cover and cook for 3 hours on high or 5 hours on low, or
until the meat is completely tender and straining to hold its shape.
Serve
topped with grated ginger, dollops of yogurt and basmati rice.
Nutrition
information per serving: 740 calories; 210 calories from fat (28 percent of
total calories); 24 g fat (4.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 155 mg
cholesterol; 1040 mg sodium; 61 g carbohydrate; 5 g fiber; 12 g sugar; 68 g
protein.
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FEATURES OVER 100 NEW AND
EXCITING FOOD, BEVERAGE, SNACK, PROTEIN AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS LATER THIS
WEEK
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain Celestial
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company
with operations in North America,Europe and India providing consumers with A
Healthier Way of Life™, today announced over 100 new products that will be
featured later this week at Natural Products Expo West, produced by New Hope
Natural Media. Expo West is the world's largest and premier tradeshow for
the natural, organic and healthy products industry and is expected to host more
than 70,000 attendees.
"As a company known for
setting the standard for organic, natural and better-for-you products since the
1990s, we are proud of our brands and our new product innovation, which
solidifies our leadership in the organic and natural, health and wellness
space," said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain
Celestial. "Our best-in-class organic, non-GMO sourcing capabilities
and our ability to identify emerging and significant consumer trends resonate
with consumers and our customers across all generations with our food,
beverage, snack, protein and personal care products."
Selected new product innovation
from Hain Celestial includes:
·
Arrowhead
Mills®, one of America's trusted organic brands for over 50
years, introduces new re-sealable bags and two new cold cereals, Organic Vanilla Sunrise Blend with Kamut® Flakes and Amaranth
Clusters with Almonds and Flax Seeds and Organic Maple Morning
Blend with Kamut®
Flakes and Spelt Clusters with Sunflower and Chia Seeds, each with whole grains and 6 grams of
protein and 5 grams of fiber per serving.
·
BluePrint® brand
adds a new Organic Vegetable
& Fruit Drink line
crafted with cold pressed juice from fruits and vegetables, designed to address
key benefits identified by consumers while expanding into four new categories
focused on function and real food nutrition. Also launching,BluePrint® Kombucha, Ready-To-Drink
Tea, Vinegar Tonic and Dry Tea. BluePrint®continues to innovate
its core 16 green fluid ounce products with Watercress
Warrior andDandelion Drive vegetable and fruit drinks.
·
Celestial
Seasonings® brand offers innovative new products in popular herbal and green
tea lines with Sleepytime®
Mint, Sangria Zinger® and Spiced Vanilla Herbal Teas; Ginger Greenand Matcha Green Teas, and three Fair Trade Organic Green Teas: Pure
Green, Jasmine
Green and Lemongrass Green
Teas. In conjunction with Keurig®, Celestial™
Lattesintroduces Dirty
Chai Tea Espresso K-Cup® Pods.
·
DREAM® brand
plant-based beverage offerings expand in the refrigerated category withUltimate
Almond Beverages, which contain four times more almonds for more protein in
every 8 ounce serving than Almond Dream Original for a rich and creamy tasting
beverage. DREAM®is also
introducing three new product lines for the shelf-stable section-Ultimate
Almond Beverages, Boosted Beverages and Rice DREAM® with Coconut, an
extension of the popular Rice DREAM® line.
·
DREAM® frozen
novelties expand with two new Almond
Dream™ Bites flavors: Peppermintand Pumpkin Spice, delicious and indulgent bite size
frozen nuggets made with almonds and coated with rich chocolate.
·
Earth's
Best® introduces new packaging design and innovation in infant feeding
and kids meals including Earth's
Best Organic® Homestyle Meal Pouches, inspired by classic meal time
favorites–Chicken Pot Pie, Cheesy Pasta with Veggies and Turkey
Quinoa Apple Sweet Potato. Earth's
Best® brand of kids frozen
products expands with Stuffed
Bites: Egg, Cheese & Spinach; Chicken & White Bean Chili and Beef,
Cheese & Vegetable Taco andVeggie
Medley Nuggets made from
carrots, green beans and spinach.
·
Ella's
Kitchen® brand nutritious organic drink options expand with Organic Aloe Water Juice Blend
Drinks, a refreshing drink
with naturally hydrating aloe and just 5 grams of sugar per 6.75 fluid ounce
serving. Ella's Kitchen® HPP
Organic Raw Juice Pressies are
cold pressed juice blend drinks that are pasteurized by pressure, never heated,
to help keep more nutrients and flavor.
·
Empire®
Kosher poultry brand introduces deli meats, natural and certified kosher,
with no antibiotics ever, including Pre-Sliced and Bulk Deli Turkey, Chicken Franks, Turkey Baconand Chicken Sausage in Mild
Italian, Hot Italian and Spicy Apple Chicken varieties.Empire® Kosher is also introducing new children's
frozen chicken bites and chicken and turkey burgers.
·
FreeBird® brand
introduces natural, with no antibiotics ever, frozen ¼ pound burgers-Lightly-Seasoned
Chicken, Lightly Seasoned
Turkey and Mediterranean-Style Chicken with feta cheese and savory
spices.
·
The
Greek Gods® brand unveils a high protein Nonfat
Greek Yogurt with Chia Seeds, available in four delectable flavors: Blackberry, Peach, Strawberry and Vanilla.
·
Imagine® brand
has a strong soup position for fall 2016 that features Imagine® Cauliflower & Potato
Creamy Soup and two Imagine® Asian-style Noodle Chunky
Soups: Ginger
Misoand Soy-Ginger
Chicken & Edamame. Imagine® also debuts Organic Ramen and MisoBroth and Imagine® Bone Broth available in Chicken and Hearth,
a combination of chicken, beef and turkey.
·
MaraNatha® brand
introduces new No Sugar or No
Salt Added, No Stir Almond Butter, made with two simple ingredients: dry
roasted almonds and palm oil so that no stirring is required. Our palm
oil is verified by Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
·
Plainville
Farms® brand announces an expanded deli meat lineup with no antibiotics
ever including Certified
Organic Beef Franks, Pre-sliced
Certified Organic Chicken Breast andOrganic
Turkey Bacon featuring the
brand's new logo and packaging. Plainville
Farms® has also expanded its
fresh organic product line with new Organic
Lean Ground Turkey.
·
Spectrum® brand
introduces three Non-Aerosol
Oil Sprays with no
propellants- Extra Virgin
Olive Oil and White Truffle Flavored Extra Virgin
Olive Oil and Avocado Oil. Our extra virgin olive oil is
sourced from a family-owned olive grove in the Mediterranean coast of
Spain. Spectrum® Sriracha Mayonnaise enhances every bite with its spicy,
bold flavor and creamy, feathery light texture.
·
TERRA® adds Real Freeze Dried Fruit to its portfolio, simple ingredients
with the taste of real fruit in a convenient shelf stable format. TERRA® Real Freeze Dried Fruit is available in two delicious
varieties: Honey-Infused Fuji
Apples and Tropical Fruit Blend with coconut oil and made with
pineapple, mango and banana.
·
Tilda® brand
introduces Wholegrain Brown
Basmati Rice & Quinoa, classic brown basmati rice grown in the
foothills of the Himalayas combined with nutritious quinoa.
·
WestSoy®
by Yves® Seitan Salad Topper is a convenient blend of
seitan cubes with a delicious Mediterranean sauce, with 21 grams of protein per
serving.
·
Yves
Veggie Cuisine® Jackfruit Pulled BBQ is
nutritious shredded jackfruit with a tangy and tasty BBQ sauce-vegan and
cholesterol free.
Hain Celestial's featured personal
care products include:
·
Alba
Botanica® brand Body in the
Buff freshly-fragranced,
biodegradable body scrubs; Very
Emollient™ Mineral Sunscreen Sprays for
reef-safe, broad spectrum SPF 35 sun protection; and Cooling Aloe Burn Relief Spray for instant, pain relieving treatment
of sunburned skin.
·
Avalon
Organics® brand Intense
Defense with Vitamin C Detoxifying Facial Towelettescleanse, tone and
hydrate in one step; Antioxidant
Facial Oil crafted to protect
skin from environmental stressors; Intense
Defense Sheer Moisture SPF 10 daily
moisturizer with mineral sunscreen for incidental UV exposure; Wrinkle Therapy Cleansing Oil to help reduce fine lines; Brilliant Balance™ Purifying
Facial Towelettes, hypo-allergenic
and dermatologist tested; Damage
Control Argan Oil Shampoo and Conditioner to help resist the visual signs of
aging hair, leaving it soft and shiny.
·
JASÖN® brand
introduces indulgent, nourishing Foaming
Shower Oils that instantly
transform into moisturizing, cleansing foams. The Gentle Basics™ line offers clinically-tested,
hypoallergenic hydration for people with dry, sensitive skin while the Total Protection Sea Salt Mouth
Rinse cares for the whole
mouth and freshens breath with a Cool Mint flavor. Dry Spray Deodorants deliver quick-dry, 24-hour odor
protection, available in 3 fresh scents and JASÖN®Men,
a new line featuring Dry Spray Deodorant, Stick Deodorant and All-in-One Body Wash, provides just-for-Men personal care,
each one with the same woodsy fragrance.
·
Queen
Helene® brand introduces 100%
Coconut Oil, rich in antioxidant Vitamin E and polyphenols that are
beneficial to skin, hair and nails.
Hain Celestial's products will be
coming to market now through the end of 2016 and sold in selected markets in the United States.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in
Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with
operations in
North America,
Europe and India. Hain Celestial participates in many natural
categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings
®,
Earth's Best
®, Ella's Kitchen
®, Terra
®, Garden
of Eatin'
®, Sensible Portions
®, Health Valley
®,
Arrowhead Mills
®, MaraNatha
®, SunSpire
®,
DeBoles
®, Casbah
®, Rudi's Organic Bakery
®,
Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods
®, Spectrum
®, Spectrum
Essentials
®, Walnut Acres Organic
®, Imagine
®,
Almond Dream
®, Rice Dream
®, Soy Dream
®,
WestSoy
®, The Greek Gods
®, BluePrint
®,
FreeBird
®, Plainville Farms
®,, Empire Kosher®, Kosher
Valley®, Yves Veggie Cuisine
®,
Europe's Best
®, Cully & Sully
®, New Covent Garden
Soup Co.
®, Johnson's Juice Co.
®, Farmhouse Fare
®,
Hartley's
®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's
®, Robertson's
®,
Frank Cooper's®,
Linda McCartney®,
Lima®, Danival
®, Natumi
®,
GG UniqueFiber
®, Tilda
®, JASÖN
®, Avalon
Organics
®,
Alba Botanica®,
Live Clean
® and
Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been
providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information,
visit
www.hain.com.
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Long
Grain Cash Bids
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- - -
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- - -
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Long
Grain New Crop
|
- - -
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- - -
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Futures:
|
|
|
|
|
High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Mar '16
|
1042.0
|
1042.0
|
1029.5
|
-16.0
|
|
May '16
|
1073.5
|
1048.0
|
1053.5
|
-16.5
|
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Jul '16
|
1098.5
|
1075.0
|
1080.0
|
-16.5
|
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Sep '16
|
1107.0
|
1090.0
|
1095.0
|
-15.0
|
|
Nov '16
|
1131.0
|
1131.0
|
1110.0
|
-15.0
|
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Jan '17
|
|
|
1126.0
|
-14.0
|
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Mar '17
|
|
|
1126.0
|
-14.0
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Rice Comment
Rice futures gave back
all of yesterday's gains. Most active May made a run at resistance at $11
yesterday but failed at that level. The market continues to absorb
disappointing export news. Weekly export sales of 91,200 tons weren't enough to
generate any upward momentum. USDA pegged US acreage at 2.8 million acres, up
from last year's 2.6 million. This week's weather will put a stop to any field
work, as most of Arkansas is forecast to get 6+ inches of rain. Another weather
even the following week is also being watched closely, as it could delay
progress even further.
Rice
Prices
as on : 08-03-2016 08:10:36
PM
|
Arrivals
|
Price
|
|
Current
|
%
change
|
Season
cumulative
|
Modal
|
Prev.
Modal
|
Prev.Yr
%change
|
|
Rice
|
|
Bangalore(Kar)
|
3442.00
|
83.38
|
94988.00
|
4150
|
4150
|
-2.35
|
|
Varanasi(Grain)(UP)
|
670.00
|
-1.47
|
7795.00
|
1960
|
1960
|
-1.75
|
|
Etawah(UP)
|
500.00
|
4.17
|
17260.00
|
2255
|
2260
|
2.04
|
|
Bharthna(UP)
|
500.00
|
-28.57
|
6700.00
|
2240
|
2250
|
1.82
|
|
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
|
420.00
|
5
|
7065.00
|
2140
|
2140
|
-2.28
|
|
Siliguri(WB)
|
400.00
|
8.11
|
1502.00
|
2600
|
2600
|
-
|
|
Sultanpur(UP)
|
322.50
|
11.98
|
2474.00
|
2200
|
2170
|
7.84
|
|
Faizabad(UP)
|
180.00
|
-5.26
|
3331.50
|
2100
|
2085
|
-
|
|
Sitapur(UP)
|
150.00
|
-6.25
|
5191.00
|
2160
|
2160
|
-0.23
|
|
Bahraich(UP)
|
145.00
|
-2.03
|
2906.50
|
2080
|
2080
|
NC
|
|
Agra(UP)
|
140.00
|
1.45
|
3899.00
|
2125
|
2100
|
5.20
|
|
Hardoi(UP)
|
135.00
|
-60.53
|
1362.00
|
2110
|
2070
|
-3.21
|
|
Basti(UP)
|
125.00
|
-8.42
|
3664.50
|
2080
|
2080
|
6.94
|
|
Ballia(UP)
|
120.00
|
-7.69
|
5970.00
|
1980
|
1970
|
0.25
|
|
Lucknow(UP)
|
113.00
|
4.15
|
3094.50
|
2150
|
2140
|
2.38
|
|
Shahjahanpur(UP)
|
110.00
|
-19.41
|
39533.30
|
2210
|
2200
|
7.80
|
|
Pilibhit(UP)
|
98.00
|
-2
|
16804.00
|
2185
|
2190
|
-6.82
|
|
Dhing(ASM)
|
92.00
|
21.05
|
2301.20
|
1800
|
1800
|
-18.18
|
|
Gangavathi(Kar)
|
91.00
|
127.5
|
216.00
|
1750
|
1720
|
-
|
|
Bareilly(UP)
|
86.00
|
-18.87
|
6006.00
|
2175
|
2190
|
3.57
|
|
Kalipur(WB)
|
82.00
|
5.13
|
3360.00
|
2000
|
2000
|
-9.09
|
|
P.O.
Uparhali Guwahati(ASM)
|
78.00
|
1.3
|
2671.50
|
2100
|
2100
|
-19.23
|
|
Junagarh(Ori)
|
73.20
|
58.37
|
838.33
|
2100
|
2100
|
-4.55
|
|
Thodupuzha(Ker)
|
70.00
|
NC
|
1540.00
|
2650
|
2650
|
8.16
|
|
Saharanpur(UP)
|
68.00
|
-15
|
3644.00
|
2100
|
2040
|
0.24
|
|
Mainpuri(UP)
|
65.00
|
-7.14
|
532.00
|
2020
|
2020
|
5.21
|
|
Barabanki(UP)
|
62.50
|
-1.57
|
197.00
|
2035
|
2035
|
0.49
|
|
Beldanga(WB)
|
61.00
|
-1.61
|
1082.00
|
2275
|
2275
|
-10.78
|
|
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
|
60.00
|
100
|
1035.00
|
3000
|
3000
|
-
|
|
Achalda(UP)
|
60.00
|
NC
|
2784.50
|
2260
|
2250
|
3.67
|
|
Haridwar
Union(Utr)
|
60.00
|
-
|
60.00
|
3000
|
-
|
25.00
|
|
Barasat(WB)
|
55.00
|
-15.38
|
1680.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
2.22
|
|
Kendupatna(Ori)
|
53.00
|
165
|
73.00
|
1800
|
1800
|
-
|
|
Kasganj(UP)
|
50.00
|
354.55
|
442.00
|
1920
|
1910
|
-6.57
|
|
Gauripur(ASM)
|
46.00
|
9.52
|
2078.50
|
4500
|
4500
|
-
|
|
Kasimbazar(WB)
|
45.00
|
NC
|
1097.50
|
2320
|
2340
|
-9.02
|
|
Muzzafarnagar(UP)
|
43.00
|
-8.51
|
905.00
|
2150
|
2130
|
-
|
|
Bindki(UP)
|
43.00
|
-57
|
1906.00
|
2245
|
2235
|
8.19
|
|
Jorhat(ASM)
|
40.00
|
-23.08
|
975.00
|
2700
|
2700
|
-
|
|
Jaunpur(UP)
|
38.00
|
-24
|
984.00
|
1950
|
1950
|
NC
|
|
Gazipur(UP)
|
37.00
|
NC
|
1109.00
|
1930
|
1920
|
4.89
|
|
Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori)
|
36.19
|
-28.04
|
507.44
|
2100
|
2100
|
-4.55
|
|
Dadri(UP)
|
35.00
|
75
|
1375.00
|
2070
|
2100
|
-2.59
|
|
Shikohabad(UP)
|
30.00
|
20
|
337.50
|
1980
|
1985
|
-7.04
|
|
Purulia(WB)
|
30.00
|
-16.67
|
1398.00
|
2180
|
2180
|
-8.40
|
|
Dhekiajuli(ASM)
|
28.00
|
7.69
|
683.50
|
1960
|
2000
|
3.16
|
|
Lohardaga(Jha)
|
26.00
|
6.12
|
583.00
|
1750
|
1850
|
2.94
|
|
Jalpaiguri
Sadar(WB)
|
25.00
|
NC
|
629.00
|
2750
|
2675
|
-0.36
|
|
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
|
24.60
|
-1.6
|
743.20
|
2300
|
2300
|
-11.54
|
|
Diamond
Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
|
22.00
|
NC
|
352.00
|
1850
|
1900
|
-13.95
|
|
Karimganj(ASM)
|
20.00
|
NC
|
120.00
|
2900
|
2800
|
-
|
|
Jajpur(Ori)
|
20.00
|
NC
|
258.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Meerut(UP)
|
20.00
|
33.33
|
422.50
|
2200
|
2200
|
4.76
|
|
Mekhliganj(WB)
|
20.00
|
-11.11
|
411.00
|
2050
|
2050
|
-
|
|
Jasra(UP)
|
18.00
|
-10
|
397.50
|
2015
|
2025
|
0.75
|
|
Kudchi(Kar)
|
17.00
|
-
|
17.00
|
3000
|
-
|
-
|
|
Naugarh(UP)
|
17.00
|
36
|
470.50
|
2060
|
2065
|
8.71
|
|
Dibrugarh(ASM)
|
15.00
|
15.38
|
770.30
|
2400
|
2400
|
-
|
|
Pukhrayan(UP)
|
15.00
|
NC
|
100.50
|
2020
|
2020
|
-4.49
|
|
Balugaon(Ori)
|
14.00
|
-53.33
|
229.00
|
3200
|
3200
|
12.28
|
|
Mirzapur(UP)
|
13.00
|
-13.33
|
1064.00
|
1925
|
1930
|
-0.26
|
|
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
|
12.90
|
63.29
|
975.50
|
1900
|
1900
|
-
|
|
Jahanabad(UP)
|
12.00
|
-11.11
|
177.50
|
2200
|
2289
|
11.39
|
|
Bijnaur(UP)
|
11.00
|
-21.43
|
374.00
|
2210
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Karvi(UP)
|
11.00
|
-33.33
|
145.50
|
2145
|
2150
|
15.95
|
|
Raiganj(WB)
|
11.00
|
10
|
606.00
|
2875
|
2850
|
19.79
|
|
Kottayam(Ker)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
100.00
|
3500
|
3500
|
16.67
|
|
Champadanga(WB)
|
10.00
|
-16.67
|
527.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
-14.81
|
|
Deogarh(Ori)
|
9.00
|
-5.26
|
297.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
NC
|
|
Baraut(UP)
|
9.00
|
-18.18
|
182.00
|
2100
|
2150
|
0.48
|
|
Kaliaganj(WB)
|
9.00
|
-10
|
414.00
|
2650
|
2550
|
15.22
|
|
Cherthalai(Ker)
|
8.50
|
NC
|
239.50
|
2300
|
2300
|
-14.81
|
|
Bhivandi(Mah)
|
8.00
|
-20
|
208.00
|
3570
|
3200
|
112.50
|
|
Chengannur(Ker)
|
7.00
|
16.67
|
375.50
|
2500
|
2400
|
-13.79
|
|
Bolangir(Ori)
|
7.00
|
7.69
|
134.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-8.33
|
|
Nilagiri(Ori)
|
7.00
|
-22.22
|
294.00
|
2300
|
2400
|
NC
|
|
Baberu(UP)
|
7.00
|
16.67
|
118.00
|
2130
|
2125
|
13.60
|
|
Khairagarh(UP)
|
7.00
|
16.67
|
250.50
|
2110
|
2110
|
4.46
|
|
Buland
Shahr(UP)
|
7.00
|
40
|
292.00
|
2050
|
2050
|
0.49
|
|
Karanjia(Ori)
|
6.50
|
8.33
|
191.80
|
2600
|
2600
|
4.00
|
|
Palghar(Mah)
|
6.00
|
-40
|
432.00
|
1950
|
2125
|
-
|
|
Tusura(Ori)
|
5.50
|
-21.43
|
128.50
|
2200
|
2200
|
-8.33
|
|
Hamirpur(UP)
|
5.00
|
400
|
26.00
|
2050
|
1950
|
-
|
|
Nimapara(Ori)
|
4.50
|
-25
|
142.50
|
2200
|
2200
|
15.79
|
|
Farukhabad(UP)
|
4.20
|
-6.67
|
173.20
|
2170
|
2180
|
1.40
|
|
Jeypore(Ori)
|
4.10
|
-4.65
|
169.90
|
325
|
325
|
-
|
|
Chintamani(Kar)
|
4.00
|
-85.71
|
243.00
|
2000
|
2000
|
NC
|
|
Aroor(Ker)
|
4.00
|
33.33
|
142.70
|
6700
|
6700
|
-28.72
|
|
Mangaon(Mah)
|
4.00
|
300
|
23.00
|
2500
|
2800
|
-10.71
|
|
Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
|
4.00
|
-48.72
|
164.20
|
4200
|
1500
|
29.23
|
|
Fatehpur(UP)
|
4.00
|
14.29
|
122.00
|
2265
|
2235
|
5.59
|
|
Rura(UP)
|
3.50
|
-12.5
|
57.10
|
2220
|
2220
|
5.71
|
|
Melaghar(Tri)
|
3.00
|
20
|
86.80
|
2400
|
2350
|
2.13
|
|
Chorichora(UP)
|
3.00
|
33.33
|
269.65
|
2080
|
2125
|
6.67
|
|
Islampur(WB)
|
3.00
|
-6.25
|
194.40
|
2150
|
2150
|
-
|
|
Darjeeling(WB)
|
2.70
|
NC
|
57.60
|
2800
|
2800
|
3.70
|
|
Pakur(Jha)
|
2.50
|
-51.92
|
58.30
|
3148
|
3151
|
1.55
|
|
Kendupatna(Niali)(Ori)
|
2.50
|
-
|
8.50
|
1600
|
-
|
-
|
|
Balarampur(WB)
|
2.30
|
-4.17
|
38.70
|
2150
|
2150
|
-9.66
|
|
Rahama(Ori)
|
2.10
|
-27.59
|
21.00
|
2400
|
2400
|
-
|
|
Khliehriat(Meh)
|
2.00
|
66.67
|
7.50
|
2700
|
2700
|
-
|
|
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
|
2.00
|
NC
|
70.10
|
2000
|
2000
|
-9.09
|
|
Sardhana(UP)
|
1.50
|
50
|
54.70
|
2140
|
2130
|
2.64
|
|
Thirthahalli(Kar)
|
1.00
|
-
|
3.00
|
2440
|
-
|
-
|
|
Punalur(Ker)
|
1.00
|
-33.33
|
9.50
|
1600
|
1600
|
-
|
|
Mawana(UP)
|
1.00
|
NC
|
17.20
|
2150
|
2125
|
3.86
|
|
Kalimpong(WB)
|
0.90
|
NC
|
21.50
|
2350
|
2350
|
-11.32
|
|
Shillong(Meh)
|
0.70
|
16.67
|
36.00
|
3500
|
3500
|
NC
|
