Saturday, April 09, 2016

8th april,2016 daily global regional and local rice e-newsletter by riceplus magazine

·         Advanced post-harvest rice technologies introduced
·         PhilRice intensifies promotion of El Niño-ready technologies
·         Global Demand for Food Is Rising. Can We Meet It?
·         Traders eye 30pc increase in rice exports to Iran
·         Wheat, barley up on increased offtake
·         Widespread Support for USDA Presence in Cuba
·         New long, medium market grows
·         Top-end Rice Cooker Pioneers Home Appliance Revolution in China
·         China Real Time Tests Xiaomi’s Smart Rice Cooker
·         Amira Nature Foods : Expects to Release Interim Financials in April 2016 and Full Year Financials in July 2016                                                          

·         Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report


Advanced post-harvest rice technologies introduced
A workshop introducing advanced post-harvest rice technologies was held by the Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI) and Sontag Consult in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 8.During the workshop, attendees discussed the current condition of rice preservation and processing in Vietnam and factors that could increase rice quality and export values.A number of technological solutions and advanced equipment for effective preservation, storage and processing of rice were also introduced; such as, rice cleaning, drying and milling technologies, technologies for parboiled rice production, and eco-friendly rice husk burning stoves.
According to CLRRI Director Prof. Nguyen Hong Son, the Mekong Delta is the country’s rice farming hub where more than 90 percent of rice for export is produced. Last year, the region exported over six million tonnes of rice.Despite that, the rice export values have remained lower than those of other countries in the region, due to not only a lack of high-quality varieties but also outdated post-harvest handling, he said.Prof. Pham Van Tan from the Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Post-harvest Technology noted that out-of-date handling techniques have increased post-harvest losses of rice in the Mekong Delta to about 13.7 percent, which equates to more than 781 million USD per year.Poor preservation has also reduced rice export value, he added, urging the need for the delta to apply advanced technology in rice post-harvest handlin

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/154727/advanced-post-harvest-rice-technologies-introduced.html

 

PhilRice intensifies promotion of El Niño-ready technologies

SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ, Nueva Ecija — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhiRice) has recommended the use of drought-tolerant varieties and technologies to help farmers cope with the ongoing El Niño phenomenon.“Rice normally grows at temperatures between 20-35°C. Reports have indicated that temperatures above 35°C is critical for rice growth especially during the reproductive stage. At present, temperature may reach up to 38 to 40°C,” said Dr. Norvie Manigbas, PhilRice plant breeder.Based on the studies, rice yield can decrease by 10 percent for each 1°C increase in minimum night temperature during the dry season.
Dr. Jasper G. Tallada, head of the PhilRice’s Climate Change Center, said drought affects all stages of rice growth.”It does not only reduce water supply but also increases the amount of water needed for plant transpiration,” he said.For irrigated lowland, PhilRice said farmers may consider planting several early-maturing varieties.“Use of direct seeding technologies can also help farmers cope up with El Nino so that rice plants can escape drought or heat. Direct seeded rice matures earlier by seven to 10 days compared to transplanted culture due to stress during transplanting,” Manigbas said.
For water-saving technologies, the PhilRice recommended the alternate wetting and drying (AWD) and low-cost drip irrigation system (LDIS) technologies.Developed by International Rice Research Institute, AWD guides farmers when to irrigate or not the rice field. Hence, this prevents wasteful use of water.PhilRice studies show that use of AWD also minimizes greenhouse gas emissions in paddy fields.
LDIS is also used for efficient use of water and is recommended for irrigating rice-based crops.Meanwhile, the use of fossil fuel-free technologies such as the rice hull gasifier-pump system, windmill-pump system, rice hull stove and carbonizer lessens production cost and is environment-friendly.The rice hull gasifier-pump system uses rice hull instead of gasoline or diesel in pumping water from the ground. It is recommended for rainfed areas where fuel expenses are high.
The wind mill-pump system is applicable in areas where wind energy is abundant.A device called rice hull carbonizer processes the rice hull into biochar (charcoal).
Aside from being used as soil conditioner, biochar is also popular as main ingredient in producing organic fertilizers thus, reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers. 

: http://northboundasia.com/2016/04/08/philrice-intensifies-promotion-el-nino-ready-technologies/#sthash.vaSykJTM.dpuf


Global Demand for Food Is Rising. Can We Meet It?

APRIL 07, 2016

Over the last century, the global population has quadrupled. In 1915, there were 1.8 billion people in the world. Today, according to the most recent estimate by the UN, there are 7.3 billion people — and we may reach 9.7 billion by 2050. This growth, along



 with rising incomes in developing countries (which cause dietary changes such as eating more protein and meat) are driving up global food demand.Food demand is expected to increase anywhere between 59% to 98% by 2050. This will shape agricultural markets in ways we have not seen before. Farmers worldwide will need to increase crop production, either by increasing the amount of agricultural land to grow crops or by enhancing productivity on existing agricultural lands through fertilizer and irrigation and adopting new methods like precision farming.However, the ecological and social trade-offs of clearing more land for agriculture are often high, particularly in the tropics. And right now, crop yields — the amount of crops harvested per unit of land cultivated — are growing too slowly to meet the forecasted demand for food.Many other factors, from climate change to urbanization to a lack of investment, will also make it challenging to produce enough food. There is strong academic consensus that climate change–driven water scarcity, rising global temperatures, and extreme weather will have severe long-term effects on crop yields. These are expected to impact many major agricultural regions, especially those close to the Equator. For example, the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, one of the most important agricultural regions worldwide, may face an18% to 23% reduction in soy and corn output by 2050, due to climate change. The Midwestern U.S. and Eastern Australia — two other globally important regions — may also see a substantial decline in agricultural output due to extreme heat.Yet some places are expected to (initially) benefit from climate change. Countries stretching over northern latitudes — mainly China, Canada, and Russia — are forecasted to experience longer and warmer growing seasons in certain areas. Russia, which is already a major grain exporter, has huge untapped production potential because of large crop yield gaps (the difference between current and potential yields under current conditions) and widespread abandoned farmland (more than 40 million hectares, an area larger than Germany) following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, in 1991. The country arguably has the most agricultural opportunity in the world, but institutional reform and significant investments in agriculture and rural infrastructure will be needed to realize it.Advanced logistics, transportation, storage, and processing are also crucial for making sure that food goes from where it grows in abundance to where it doesn’t. This is where soft commodity trading companies, such as Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, or COFCO, come in. While Big Food companies such as General Mills or Unilever have tremendous global influence on what people eat, trading companies have a much greater impact on food security, because they source and distribute our staple foods and the ingredients used by Big Food, from rice, wheat, corn, and sugar to soybean and oil palm. They also store periodically produced grains and oilseeds so that they can be consumed all year, and they process soft commodities so that they can be used further down the value chain. For example, wheat needs to be milled into flour to produce bread or noodles, and soybeans must be crushed to produce oil or feed for livestock.
Nonetheless, even if some regions increase their output and traders reduce the mismatch between supply and demand, doubling food production by 2050 will undeniably be a major challenge. Businesses and governments will have to work together to increase productivity, encourage innovation, and improve integration in supply chains toward a sustainable global food balance.
First and foremost, farmers, trading companies, and other processing groups (Big Food in particular) need to commit to deforestation-free supply chains. Deforestation causes rapid and irreversible losses of biodiversity, is the second largest source of carbon dioxide emissions after fossil fuels, and has contributed greatly to global warming—adding to the negative pressure on agriculture production for which these forests were cleared in the first place.Farmers must also grow more on the land they currently operate through what is called “sustainable intensification.” This means using precision farming tools, such as GPS fertilizer dispersion, advanced irrigation systems, and environmentally optimized crop rotations. These methods can help produce more crops, especially in parts of  Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe with large yield gaps. They can also reduce the negative environmental impacts from over-stressing resources–preventing groundwater depletionand the destruction of fertile lands through over-use of fertilizer.The agricultural sector also needs significant long-term private investment and public spending. Many large institutional investors, including pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, have already made major commitments to support global agricultural production and trading in recent years—not least because agricultural (land) investments have historically delivered strong returns, increased diversification, and outpaced inflation.Still, investment in agriculture in most developing countries has declined over the last 30 years and much less is spent on R&D compared to developed countries—resulting in low productivity and stagnant production. And because banking sectors in developing countries give fewer loans to farmers (compared to the share of agriculture in GDP), investments by both farmers and large corporations are still limited. To attract more financing and investment in agriculture, the risks need to be reduced by governments. Regulators need to overhaul policies that limit inclusion of small, rural farmers into the financial system— for example, soft loans (i.e., lending that is more generous than market lending) and interest rate caps discourage bank lending. More supportive policies, laws, and public spending on infrastructure would help create a favorable investment climate for agriculture.Global policy makers, corporations, and consumers must put the global food balance higher up the agenda. International business leaders who are participating in this supply chain have to better communicate the need for policy changes and for developed countries to incentivize investment in regions where there is the most potential for growth. Our food security will depend on it.

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Maarten Elferink is the founder and Managing Director of Vosbor, an Amsterdam based commodity service and solutions provider dedicated to sustainability, originating soft commodities and derivative products selectively in Eastern Europe and the FSU for distribution in the Asia-Pacific region.

Florian Schierhorn is a post-doctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies in Halle, Germany and was selected for participation in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on Economic Sciences in 2014. His overall research relates to the question of how to meet global food security without increasing pressure on land.

Friday, April 08, 2016

7th April,2016 daily global,regional and local rice e-newsletter by riceplus magazine

Louisiana rice planting off to good start

Published 04/07 2016 09:29AM
Updated 04/07 2016 09:29AM
Good weather set the stage for good planting conditions for the 2016 rice crop in Louisiana. “In general, we’re off to a good start,” said Steve Linscombe, director of the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. “I think this has probably been the most favorable growing conditions in the month of March in my career.”Some farmers were finished planting as early as March 7, he said.Linscombe said most farmers appear to have good stands, with only a few scattered fields needing to be replanted.The bird repellent AV-1011 is working well at preventing birds from eating rice seed, he said. “This has been an outstanding product for us.”Unlike last year, rains kept farmers out of fields for only a few days, he said.All research projects on the Rice Research Station are on schedule, with a few plots remaining to be planted.

Louisiana’s rice crop could increase over last year’s 412,000 acres, Linscombe said. It may be too late to replant flooded corn fields, and a portion of that land could be used to grow rice.
“By the end of the week, there won’t be too much left to plant in southwest Louisiana,” said AgCenter rice specialist Dustin Harrell.Planting started in early February, and Harrell estimated a third of the crop had been planted before March 10. Favorable weather this year, unlike 2015, allowed farmers to drill-seed more of their rice.Farmers prefer to spread their planting over a few weeks to prevent the rice from ripening and reaching desired moisture levels all at once, Harrell said. “I feel we’ll be close to the acreage we had last year,” he said. 

Not much rice has been planted in northeast Louisiana, and Harrell expects it will be at least two weeks before it gets fully underway. “A lot of that ground is still underwater,” he said.Andrew Granger, AgCenter county agent in Vermilion Parish, said planting is 80 percent complete there.
Farmers who haven’t finished are probably still harvesting crawfish, or they don’t typically plant early, Granger said.Vermilion Parish rice acreage is likely to decrease by about 10-15 percent this year to around 40,000. “The price is the drag,” he said.Todd Fontenot, AgCenter county agent in Evangeline Parish, said farmers are taking advantage of the good weather. “If they’re not finished planting, they’re going to be finished this week.

 It’s moving along pretty fast,” he said.Fontenot estimated 65 percent of the fields are planted and doesn’t expect an acreage change from 2015 in Evangeline Parish. “We’ll be pretty much in line with the 40,000 acres last year,” he said.Jeremy Hebert, AgCenter county agent in Acadia Parish, said planting is nearly finished. “It’s going very, very well, with extremely favorable growing conditions,” he said.Farmers are pleased with the stands. “It seems like everything planted has germinated,” Hebert said.Acreage will be at least the same as last year’s 82,000 acres, he said. “I haven’t heard of anybody reducing rice acreage.”Frances Guidry, AgCenter county agent in Jefferson Davis Parish, said planting has gone smoothly. ”Some are done. Some actually were done in the middle of March,” she said.Farmer Johnny Hensgens, of Calcasieu Parish, said he only has 100 acres remaining, and he will be finished by week’s end.He finished planting last year in March. “I could have finished in March this year, but I held off,” Hensgens said.

He said some of his seed seemed reluctant to emerge after cool temperatures that followed rain, but he didn’t have a problem with blackbirds feeding on seed because he used AV-1011. Two neighboring farmers who didn’t use the product had blackbird problems, he said.Farmer Clarence Berken, of Jefferson Davis Parish, said his planting went well. “We couldn’t have had any better weather in terms of getting it out there and getting it done,” he said.Berken said he finished planting earlier than ever. “I think everybody is satisfied with the way things have gone.”

 
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S. Korean rice hits Chinese shelves for first time


2016/04/07 16:23
By Kim Boram

BEIJING, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rice hit shelves in Beijing for the first time in history on Thursday to meet rising Chinese demand for Korean-made agricultural products and foodstuffs.China's state-run agricultural trading company COFCO Corp. imported some 72 tons of South Korean rice in February and put it on sale in an upscale supermarket of BHG Indigo department store in Beijing.It is the first time that the Korean staple grain has been exported to China, while South Korea imports 200,000 tons of Chinese rice every year in accordance with the mandatory import quota set by the World Trade Organization."Exports of rice represent our efforts to help South Korean agricultural products go overseas," Agricultural Minister Lee Dong-phil said during a ceremony marking the arrival of the Korean rice in Beijing.

 "It also marks the first step to strike balance in the rice trade between the two countries."   He said he will make efforts to tap deeper into the world's biggest rice buyer that imports an annual 2.5 million tons.The Chinese sale of South Korean rice came nearly a decade after the Seoul government asked Beijing to open the market, which had been blocked by the Chinese government's tough quarantine requirements.In a Korea-China summit meeting in September last year, their leaders agreed to ease quarantine regulations on South Korean rice.Following the agreement, some 30 tons of rice went to Shanghai and 72 tons to Beijing since the beginning of the year.
The South Korean government expects that a total 2,000 tons of rice will be shipped to China by the end of this year, with the total amount of outbound shipments reaching 4,000 tons.Exports of South Korean agricultural products to the world's second-largest economy have been on a steady rise in recent years as the Korean Wave, or Hallyu, is spreading Korean culinary culture and cuisine from TV dramas and the K-pop boom.Some US$1 billion won worth of South Korean food was sold in China last year, with the figure projected to rise to $1.4 billion this year.

Thai rice exporters sign MOU to sell 150,000 tons of rice to Hong Kong


BY EDITORON 2016-04-07THAILAND


BANGKOK: — Thai exporters yesterday entered a memorandum of understanding agreement with Hong Kong rice importers to sell 150,000 tons of quality rice.The signing of MOU was witnessed by the commerce minister Mrs Aphiradee Tantraporn. Under the MOU, seven Hong Kong companies agreed to buy 150,000 tons of rice from Thai rice exporters.The deal is estimated to be worth 120 million USD.The Commerce Ministry has plans to increase Thailand’s market share in Hong Kong from 57% to 65% for 2016. This will represent a total of no less than 200,000 tons of Thai rice exports to the former colony.The ministry also has plans to further increase this amount to 300,000 tons within the next 1 – 2 years.Official estimate for Thai rice exports for this year is that the target of 9 – 9.5 million tons will be met.

However it is still lower than last year’s rice exports which were 10 million tons.This is due almost entirely to the national drought crisis which had caused production to drop.There are altogether 12 million tons of rice stocks remaining which will not help market prices for Thai white rice to increase any time soon.As a consequence, the Ministry of Commerce has been forced to revise its marketing plans to focus more on the quality of Thai rice.Markets targeted for high quality rice are primarily in the Asian region such as Hong Kong, Singapore, China and the US which have higher purchasing power.In order for the plan to be successful the ministry has had to garner the cooperation of the private sector as well as farmers. Higher production quality has been specified for rice farmers focusing on planting ‘Rice Berry’ and organic rice crops while the private sector has been tasked with coming up with effective marketing programs.These efforts have enabled the ministry to confidently assert that Thailand’s rice exports will see a marked increase within this year, according to the Commerce minister.
Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/158585




Rice millers face cash flow problems due to dodgy middlemen

BY EDITORON 2016-04-07THAILAND
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Rice millers face cash flow problems due to dodgy middlemen
BANGKOK, 7 April 2016 (NNT) – The Thai Rice Mills Association has called on the government to protect rice mill operators from suspicious exporters and middlemen.
The association held a seminar that was attended by more than 200 rice millers. Secretary-General of the Thai Rice Mills Association Kriengsak Tapananon said many rice millers are having cash flow problems, which he blamed on intermediaries who failed to compensate producers. Mr. Kriengsak wants the government to mediate negotiations between rice millers and supply chain middlemen.President of the Thai Rice Mills Association Manas Kitprasert said that rice farmers have also been affected by the rice millers’ cash flow problems. The lack of funds has forced rice millers to scale back their rice purchases from farmers. The knock-on effect will likely introduce fluctuations in the rice market.
— NNT 2016-04-07
http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/rice-millers-face-cash-flow-problems-due-to-dodgy-middlemen/137758/




Commerce minister visits Hong Kong to expand bilateral trade and investment

Date : 7 เมษายน 2559
BANGKOK, 7 April 2016 (NNT) - Commerce Minister Abhiradee Tantraporn has visited Hong Kong from April 5-7, 2016, to expand trade and investment between the two countries and push for ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement negotiations. She seized the opportunity to promote Discover Thai Taste 2016 event to be held from April 5 to 30 at Mira Hotel where an exhibition on Riceberry will be organized. Besides, the Rice Exporters Association of Thailand will discuss with the Rice Importers Association of Hong Kong marketing and public relations plans to promote the Thai rice in 2016. Thai exporters have also entered a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong rice importers to sell 150,000 tons of quality rice. Under the MoU, seven Hong Kong companies have agreed to buy 150,000 tons of rice from Thai rice exporters.

The Commerce Ministry has planned to increase Thailand’s market share in Hong Kong from 57% to 65% in 2016. The ministry also has plans to further increase the amount to 300,000 tons within the next few years. Thai rice exports throughout this year have been targeted at 9 million to 9.5 million tons.
http://thainews.prd.go.th/CenterWeb/NewsEN/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNECO5904070010020#sthash.R2Pcuv1v.dpuf

Rice Prices

as on : 06-04-2016 08:11:31 PM

Arrivals
Price
Current
%
change
Season 
cumulative
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%change
Rice
Gorakhpur(UP)
1800.00
542.86
5752.00
1540
2070
-23.00
Rayagada(Muniguda)(Ori)
230.00
-
230.00
2500
-
-
Allahabad(UP)
150.00
7.14
5850.00
2165
2165
1.64
Durgapur(WB)
133.50
1.14
1194.00
2200
2200
-8.33
Asansol(WB)
132.00
NC
1978.50
2200
2200
-
Ballia(UP)
120.00
NC
6590.00
2010
2015
2.03
Mathabhanga(WB)
100.00
-23.08
3450.00
1950
1950
NC
Pilibhit(UP)
98.00
-2
18094.00
2195
2185
0.69
Sehjanwa(UP)
92.00
13.58
520.50
2080
2080
5.32
Ghaziabad(UP)
75.00
36.36
2325.00
2150
2150
1.18
Thodupuzha(Ker)
70.00
NC
2240.00
2650
2650
8.16
Etawah(UP)
70.00
-30
18785.00
2270
2275
1.34
Saharanpur(UP)
70.00
7.69
4282.00
2170
2160
2.36
Kalipur(WB)
65.00
8.33
4532.00
2050
2050
NC
Achalda(UP)
50.00
-28.57
3192.50
2290
2280
3.62
Pandua(WB)
48.00
4.35
1569.00
2700
2500
NC
Jorhat(ASM)
47.00
74.07
1339.00
2700
2700
-3.57
Gondal(UP)
45.00
-40
11317.10
2030
2050
1.00
Kasimbazar(WB)
43.50
NC
1539.00
2280
2280
-6.94
Karimganj(ASM)
40.00
NC
1400.00
2200
2200
4.76
Beldanga(WB)
37.00
-5.13
1610.00
2280
2280
-6.94
Khatra(WB)
37.00
-5.13
724.00
2100
2200
-10.64
Purulia(WB)
36.00
50
1687.00
2120
2120
-10.17
Dhekiajuli(ASM)
30.00
NC
860.00
1800
1900
-3.74
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
30.00
NC
1379.00
3200
3200
-
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
23.00
15
562.00
1900
1850
-15.56
Cachar(ASM)
20.00
NC
1450.00
2700
2700
NC
Haldibari(WB)
20.00
NC
656.50
2350
2350
-11.32
Yusufpur(UP)
18.00
-48.57
605.00
1930
1920
0.52
Kolaghat(WB)
18.00
NC
474.00
2300
2300
-8.00
Lakhimpur(UP)
17.00
21.43
147.00
2140
2170
0.71
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
17.00
6.25
526.00
2300
2300
9.52
Sirsa(UP)
16.50
NC
432.50
2070
2080
0.49
Jahanabad(UP)
15.80
5.33
250.80
2170
2200
13.02
Tinsukia(ASM)
15.00
NC
115.00
2250
2200
-10.00
Kannauj(UP)
14.50
11.54
321.00
2185
2185
0.23
Firozabad(UP)
14.00
NC
531.00
2060
2070
3.52
Champadanga(WB)
14.00
40
714.00
2350
2350
-9.62
Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
12.30
-15.75
216.50
3250
3250
NC
Dibrugarh(ASM)
12.10
-32.78
994.40
2400
2400
-
Pukhrayan(UP)
12.00
9.09
176.50
2045
2040
-6.19
Tanakpur(Utr)
12.00
-60
223.10
1900
1950
-5.00
Nilagiri(Ori)
9.00
12.5
359.00
2300
2300
4.55
Sheoraphuly(WB)
9.00
-5.26
344.50
2700
2675
NC
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
7.90
-60.89
1234.20
1900
1900
-
Chengannur(Ker)
7.50
NC
454.50
2400
2400
-4.00
Bolangir(Ori)
7.50
-6.25
193.50
2200
2200
-8.33
Tusura(Ori)
7.50
7.14
189.00
2200
2200
-8.33
Bhivandi(Mah)
7.00
NC
260.00
2580
2540
66.45
Khairagarh(UP)
7.00
-30
317.00
2100
2070
5.53
Muradabad(UP)
7.00
-22.22
438.70
2300
2270
13.58
Karanjia(Ori)
6.50
8.33
219.30
2600
2600
4.00
Mirzapur(UP)
6.50
8.33
1201.50
1940
1945
-1.52
Palghar(Mah)
4.00
-76.47
535.00
2003
3170
-45.51
Imphal(Man)
3.30
NC
171.60
2900
2900
NC
Alibagh(Mah)
3.00
NC
108.00
4000
4000
150.00
Mangaon(Mah)
3.00
200
28.00
2800
2800
NC
Murud(Mah)
3.00
NC
180.00
3000
3750
87.50
Rahama(Ori)
2.40
-2.04
29.26
2500
2450
13.64
Aroor(Ker)
2.00
-33.33
153.70
7000
6400
-5.41
Siyana(UP)
2.00
33.33
67.50
2055
2050
0.24
Lamlong Bazaar(Man)
1.40
NC
54.00
2900
2900
NC
Kasipur(WB)
1.10
-15.38
25.30
2100
2100
-8.70
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
1.00
NC
94.10
2000
2000
-9.09
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8441323.ece





IGKV scientists develop diabetic-friendly rice

·         TOI

·         Raipur

·         Thu,07 Apr 2016

 Summary: "He said state's 200 varieties of rice were screened of which local variety called "Chaptigurmatiya" was discovered, which was re-named as Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-55. Hence, objective of this study was to determine the variability in GI of popular improved and traditional varieties of rice and to find the genetic basis of GI. "In its options, diabetic patients are advised to consume brown rice or unpolished rice, which is low in GI but its taste is still unpopular among rice-eaters hence this CGMP-55 is a blend of taste and healthy values for diabetics," Chandel said.It may take another year before the rice hits market.

 It is consumed by natives of Chhattisgarh, who claim that it is the best stomach-filler and one's appetite remains in control many hours of eating it. Raipur: Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh has developed Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy- 55, a slow sugar releasing variety of rice, which is good in taste and is considered suitable for consumption by diabetic type-II patients.IGKV principal scientist Dr Girish Chandel, professor in department of plant molecular Biology and Biotechnology, took three years to develop this variety of paddy.Dr G R Sahu and AK Sarawgi of IGKV assisted in the project.

Raipur: Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh has developed Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy- 55, a slow sugar releasing variety of rice, which is good in taste and is considered suitable for consumption by diabetic type-II patients.IGKV principal scientist Dr Girish Chandel, professor in department of plant molecular Biology and Biotechnology, took three years to develop this variety of paddy.Dr G R Sahu and AK Sarawgi of IGKV assisted in the project. Dr Girish told TOI, "Type II diabetes is a major chronic disease and its prevalence is increasing, while various studies indicate that choice of carbohydrates, particularly those with low Glycaemic Index (GI) is able to assist in management or prevention of type II diabetes.

Hence, objective of this study was to determine the variability in GI of popular improved and traditional varieties of rice and to find the genetic basis of GI."He said state's 200 varieties of rice were screened of which local variety called "Chaptigurmatiya" was discovered, which was re-named as Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-55. He said this variety has low GI with 91% of total carbohydrates and it has slow releasing sugar tendencies, which was discovered after mouse feeding trials by Chhattisgarh Council of Science of Technology.Chandel said this variety has high yield of 42 quintal per hectare and is long bold grain rice, which is white in colour.


It is consumed by natives of Chhattisgarh, who claim that it is the best stomach-filler and one's appetite remains in control many hours of eating it. "In its options, diabetic patients are advised to consume brown rice or unpolished rice, which is low in GI but its taste is still unpopular among rice-eaters hence this CGMP-55 is a blend of taste and healthy values for diabetics," Chandel said.It may take another year before the rice hits market.. 


Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/IGKV-scientists-develop-diabetic-friendly-rice/articleshow/51722631.cms
http://www.nyoooz.com/raipur/419368/igkv-scientists-develop-diabeticfriendly-rice






We want to make Gambia net rice exporter’


Thursday, April 07, 2016
The Deputy Director at the Agribusiness Technical Service Unit under the Department of Agriculture, Aba Sankareh, has said the Department of Agriculture through its line ministry is working hard to make The Gambia a net rice exporter rather than a net rice importer.Achieving this needs concerted efforts of all stakeholders in the value chain actors in rice, ranging from producers, to transporters, processors, marketers and importers, he said, while delivering a statement at a day’s consultative rice stakeholders meeting held at Tango.


The meeting was organised by the Agribusiness Service Unit with support from the Gambia Commercial Agriculture and Value Chain Management Project (GCAV).The meeting discussed the feasibility of a partnership agreement between rice producers, processors and importers, as well as strengthening public-private partnerships.The project’s objective of this component is to improve the rice value chain and coordination, through support to SMEs and producer organisations, to enhance their productive capacity and competitiveness and develop market linkages, Mr Sankareh said.“The subcomponent will facilitate farmers’ access to market by creating and supporting commercial partnership between farmers, organisations and private agribusinesses,” he said.


This, he noted, would foster the integration of a greater number of smallholder producers in performing and remunerative value-chain by developing and implementing public-private alliance in the project areas aimed at improving market linkages.According to Mr Sankareh, the forum was also held to bring all the rice actors and players together to discuss what to be done, or what strategy or plans would be put in place to see that The Gambia is able to “graduate in the next year to be a net exporter of rice”.This was one of the fundamental aspects that led to organising the consultative meeting to share ideas, experience and expertise, as well as to discuss challenges affecting the rice value chain, and carve a way forward in the best interest of the Gambian populace in achieving self-sufficiency in rice, he said.


Mr Sankareh also dilated on the importance attached to the GCAV project, and called for better public-private partnerships to be able to make head way in agricultural production.He said GCAV is a project that is focusing on two commodities: vegetable and rice, adding that they are trying to effect partnerships with members of the private sector through the value chain on vegetable and rice.For the national requirement to be met in rice, the nation should be able to attain about one hundred thousand plus metric tonnes of rice.“We have visions in place like Vision 2016, Vision 2020 and now Vision 2025,” he said, adding that the objective of Vision 2016 is: ‘eat what you grow and grow what you’ and at the same time trying to make The Gambia a net rice exporter rather than a net rice importer.

They are also trying to promote private sector investment in the rice sector, he said, adding that in most countries private sector-led agriculture is the goal when it comes to investment.According to Mr Sankareh, the outcome of the meeting would be forwarded to the policymakers, because “their role is also very crucial”.
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/we-want-to-make-gambia-net-rice-exporter







Gov’t waives VAT to support rice millers



A worker carries a bucket of freshly milled rice at a small milling operation on the outskirts of Phnom Penh in 2012. Pha Lina
Agricultural products have been granted an exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) as part of a government effort to support local rice farmers and millers, according to a prakas issued Wednesday by the General Taxation Department.The prakas, effective immediately, aimed to reduce the cost farmers pay for seeds and rice millers must pay for paddy, making rice production more price-competitive, the prakas said
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-waives-vat-support-rice-millers



Colour me yellow



Celebrate spring and summer with tehri, a potent one-pot rice dish from the Hindi heartland

The first time I had to describe tehri to someone, I was at a loss. More difficult than explaining the simple dish was accepting the fact that there was someone who did not know what tehri was. After all, I had grown up eating it every other day.
As luck would have it, in the years to come, I had to describe the dish many times over, to many people. And so I adopted a simple shortcut: I called it “yellow pulav”. It is another matter altogether that tehri and pulav are as different as chalk and cheese; their only similarity is that they are rice dishes. The differences I usually leave for my culinary skills to explain.A staple of vegetarian households in the dusty small towns of Uttar Pradesh, tehri is a potent one-pot meal that owes its origin to the vegetarian employees of the Nawabs of Awadh, who could not eat the meaty biryani, and invented a vegetarian counterpart which was simpler to make. Another story g oes that during the time of famine, when meat was hard to find, the cooks of the royal kitchen substituted mutton with potatoes, and thus was born tehri.Unlike pulav or biryani, tehri is neither rich nor ceremonial, but an ordinary meal for ordinary people. And in that ordinariness lies its specialty. Although cooked throughout the year, it is in spring that the true character of the dish comes out, when other than potatoes, peas and cauliflower are also added to it.

One does not know if the rice dish got its colour from spring or if spring adopted tehri for its rich yellow colour, but when bright yellow flowers blossom on the rich soil of the Hindi heartland, a pot of tehri is certainly being cooked somewhere.
Tehri
Ingredients:
2 cups long-grain basmati rice, soaked for 20-30 minutes
1 cup shelled green peas
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 large onion sliced
1 large potato cut into 4
50 ml cooking oil (mustard oil preferred)
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 to 1.5 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp ghee
2.5 cups water
Method:
In a large, thick-bottomed pressure cooker, pour the oil and heat till smoking point.
When the oil begins to smoke, add bay leaves, cumin seeds, and onion. Stir.
When the onion turns translucent, add the potatoes and the cauliflower.
Stir for another couple of minutes and add the turmeric, coriander powder and red chilli powder.
When the vegetables turn a light shade of brown, and the spices are cooked, add the soaked rice and stir gently for about a minute, until every grain is covered in oil. Make sure the rice does not break.
Add shelled peas and water.
Finally add salt, garam masala and ghee, and give it another stir. Close the cooker.
Turn the stove off after the first whistle and let the rice cook in its own steam.
Open the cooker after about 10 minutes; serve immediately with plain curd, fresh coriander chutney, or pickle.
Best eaten in the warm spring sun, among flying kites and playful banter.
Note: In summer, the dish can easily be made without the peas and cauliflower: just increase the quantity of potatoes. Soaked soya nuggets can also be added.
http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/colour-me-yellow-with-tehri/article8446812.ece




Rice Prices

as on : 06-04-2016 08:11:31 PM

Arrivals
Price
Current
%
change
Season 
cumulative
Modal
Prev.
Modal
Prev.Yr
%change
Rice
Gorakhpur(UP)
1800.00
542.86
5752.00
1540
2070
-23.00
Rayagada(Muniguda)(Ori)
230.00
-
230.00
2500
-
-
Allahabad(UP)
150.00
7.14
5850.00
2165
2165
1.64
Durgapur(WB)
133.50
1.14
1194.00
2200
2200
-8.33
Asansol(WB)
132.00
NC
1978.50
2200
2200
-
Ballia(UP)
120.00
NC
6590.00
2010
2015
2.03
Mathabhanga(WB)
100.00
-23.08
3450.00
1950
1950
NC
Pilibhit(UP)
98.00
-2
18094.00
2195
2185
0.69
Sehjanwa(UP)
92.00
13.58
520.50
2080
2080
5.32
Ghaziabad(UP)
75.00
36.36
2325.00
2150
2150
1.18
Thodupuzha(Ker)
70.00
NC
2240.00
2650
2650
8.16
Etawah(UP)
70.00
-30
18785.00
2270
2275
1.34
Saharanpur(UP)
70.00
7.69
4282.00
2170
2160
2.36
Kalipur(WB)
65.00
8.33
4532.00
2050
2050
NC
Achalda(UP)
50.00
-28.57
3192.50
2290
2280
3.62
Pandua(WB)
48.00
4.35
1569.00
2700
2500
NC
Jorhat(ASM)
47.00
74.07
1339.00
2700
2700
-3.57
Gondal(UP)
45.00
-40
11317.10
2030
2050
1.00
Kasimbazar(WB)
43.50
NC
1539.00
2280
2280
-6.94
Karimganj(ASM)
40.00
NC
1400.00
2200
2200
4.76
Beldanga(WB)
37.00
-5.13
1610.00
2280
2280
-6.94
Khatra(WB)
37.00
-5.13
724.00
2100
2200
-10.64
Purulia(WB)
36.00
50
1687.00
2120
2120
-10.17
Dhekiajuli(ASM)
30.00
NC
860.00
1800
1900
-3.74
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
30.00
NC
1379.00
3200
3200
-
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
23.00
15
562.00
1900
1850
-15.56
Cachar(ASM)
20.00
NC
1450.00
2700
2700
NC
Haldibari(WB)
20.00
NC
656.50
2350
2350
-11.32
Yusufpur(UP)
18.00
-48.57
605.00
1930
1920
0.52
Kolaghat(WB)
18.00
NC
474.00
2300
2300
-8.00
Lakhimpur(UP)
17.00
21.43
147.00
2140
2170
0.71
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
17.00
6.25
526.00
2300
2300
9.52
Sirsa(UP)
16.50
NC
432.50
2070
2080
0.49
Jahanabad(UP)
15.80
5.33
250.80
2170
2200
13.02
Tinsukia(ASM)
15.00
NC
115.00
2250
2200
-10.00
Kannauj(UP)
14.50
11.54
321.00
2185
2185
0.23
Firozabad(UP)
14.00
NC
531.00
2060
2070
3.52
Champadanga(WB)
14.00
40
714.00
2350
2350
-9.62
Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
12.30
-15.75
216.50
3250
3250
NC
Dibrugarh(ASM)
12.10
-32.78
994.40
2400
2400
-
Pukhrayan(UP)
12.00
9.09
176.50
2045
2040
-6.19
Tanakpur(Utr)
12.00
-60
223.10
1900
1950
-5.00
Nilagiri(Ori)
9.00
12.5
359.00
2300
2300
4.55
Sheoraphuly(WB)
9.00
-5.26
344.50
2700
2675
NC
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
7.90
-60.89
1234.20
1900
1900
-
Chengannur(Ker)
7.50
NC
454.50
2400
2400
-4.00
Bolangir(Ori)
7.50
-6.25
193.50
2200
2200
-8.33
Tusura(Ori)
7.50
7.14
189.00
2200
2200
-8.33
Bhivandi(Mah)
7.00
NC
260.00
2580
2540
66.45
Khairagarh(UP)
7.00
-30
317.00
2100
2070
5.53
Muradabad(UP)
7.00
-22.22
438.70
2300
2270
13.58
Karanjia(Ori)
6.50
8.33
219.30
2600
2600
4.00
Mirzapur(UP)
6.50
8.33
1201.50
1940
1945
-1.52
Palghar(Mah)
4.00
-76.47
535.00
2003
3170
-45.51
Imphal(Man)
3.30
NC
171.60
2900
2900
NC
Alibagh(Mah)
3.00
NC
108.00
4000
4000
150.00
Mangaon(Mah)
3.00
200
28.00
2800
2800
NC
Murud(Mah)
3.00
NC
180.00
3000
3750
87.50
Rahama(Ori)
2.40
-2.04
29.26
2500
2450
13.64
Aroor(Ker)
2.00
-33.33
153.70
7000
6400
-5.41
Siyana(UP)
2.00
33.33
67.50
2055
2050
0.24
Lamlong Bazaar(Man)
1.40
NC
54.00
2900
2900
NC
Kasipur(WB)
1.10
-15.38
25.30
2100
2100
-8.70
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
1.00
NC
94.10
2000
2000
-9.09
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8441323.ece





IGKV scientists develop diabetic-friendly rice

·         TOI

·         Raipur

·         Thu,07 Apr 2016

 Summary: "He said state's 200 varieties of rice were screened of which local variety called "Chaptigurmatiya" was discovered, which was re-named as Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-55. Hence, objective of this study was to determine the variability in GI of popular improved and traditional varieties of rice and to find the genetic basis of GI. "In its options, diabetic patients are advised to consume brown rice or unpolished rice, which is low in GI but its taste is still unpopular among rice-eaters hence this CGMP-55 is a blend of taste and healthy values for diabetics," Chandel said.It may take another year before the rice hits market.

 It is consumed by natives of Chhattisgarh, who claim that it is the best stomach-filler and one's appetite remains in control many hours of eating it. Raipur: Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh has developed Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy- 55, a slow sugar releasing variety of rice, which is good in taste and is considered suitable for consumption by diabetic type-II patients.IGKV principal scientist Dr Girish Chandel, professor in department of plant molecular Biology and Biotechnology, took three years to develop this variety of paddy.Dr G R Sahu and AK Sarawgi of IGKV assisted in the project.

Raipur: Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh has developed Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy- 55, a slow sugar releasing variety of rice, which is good in taste and is considered suitable for consumption by diabetic type-II patients.IGKV principal scientist Dr Girish Chandel, professor in department of plant molecular Biology and Biotechnology, took three years to develop this variety of paddy.Dr G R Sahu and AK Sarawgi of IGKV assisted in the project. Dr Girish told TOI, "Type II diabetes is a major chronic disease and its prevalence is increasing, while various studies indicate that choice of carbohydrates, particularly those with low Glycaemic Index (GI) is able to assist in management or prevention of type II diabetes.

Hence, objective of this study was to determine the variability in GI of popular improved and traditional varieties of rice and to find the genetic basis of GI."He said state's 200 varieties of rice were screened of which local variety called "Chaptigurmatiya" was discovered, which was re-named as Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-55. He said this variety has low GI with 91% of total carbohydrates and it has slow releasing sugar tendencies, which was discovered after mouse feeding trials by Chhattisgarh Council of Science of Technology.Chandel said this variety has high yield of 42 quintal per hectare and is long bold grain rice, which is white in colour.


It is consumed by natives of Chhattisgarh, who claim that it is the best stomach-filler and one's appetite remains in control many hours of eating it. "In its options, diabetic patients are advised to consume brown rice or unpolished rice, which is low in GI but its taste is still unpopular among rice-eaters hence this CGMP-55 is a blend of taste and healthy values for diabetics," Chandel said.It may take another year before the rice hits market.. 


Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/IGKV-scientists-develop-diabetic-friendly-rice/articleshow/51722631.cms
http://www.nyoooz.com/raipur/419368/igkv-scientists-develop-diabeticfriendly-rice





We want to make Gambia net rice exporter’


Thursday, April 07, 2016
The Deputy Director at the Agribusiness Technical Service Unit under the Department of Agriculture, Aba Sankareh, has said the Department of Agriculture through its line ministry is working hard to make The Gambia a net rice exporter rather than a net rice importer.Achieving this needs concerted efforts of all stakeholders in the value chain actors in rice, ranging from producers, to transporters, processors, marketers and importers, he said, while delivering a statement at a day’s consultative rice stakeholders meeting held at Tango.


The meeting was organised by the Agribusiness Service Unit with support from the Gambia Commercial Agriculture and Value Chain Management Project (GCAV).The meeting discussed the feasibility of a partnership agreement between rice producers, processors and importers, as well as strengthening public-private partnerships.The project’s objective of this component is to improve the rice value chain and coordination, through support to SMEs and producer organisations, to enhance their productive capacity and competitiveness and develop market linkages, Mr Sankareh said.“The subcomponent will facilitate farmers’ access to market by creating and supporting commercial partnership between farmers, organisations and private agribusinesses,” he said.


This, he noted, would foster the integration of a greater number of smallholder producers in performing and remunerative value-chain by developing and implementing public-private alliance in the project areas aimed at improving market linkages.According to Mr Sankareh, the forum was also held to bring all the rice actors and players together to discuss what to be done, or what strategy or plans would be put in place to see that The Gambia is able to “graduate in the next year to be a net exporter of rice”.This was one of the fundamental aspects that led to organising the consultative meeting to share ideas, experience and expertise, as well as to discuss challenges affecting the rice value chain, and carve a way forward in the best interest of the Gambian populace in achieving self-sufficiency in rice, he said.


Mr Sankareh also dilated on the importance attached to the GCAV project, and called for better public-private partnerships to be able to make head way in agricultural production.He said GCAV is a project that is focusing on two commodities: vegetable and rice, adding that they are trying to effect partnerships with members of the private sector through the value chain on vegetable and rice.For the national requirement to be met in rice, the nation should be able to attain about one hundred thousand plus metric tonnes of rice.“We have visions in place like Vision 2016, Vision 2020 and now Vision 2025,” he said, adding that the objective of Vision 2016 is: ‘eat what you grow and grow what you’ and at the same time trying to make The Gambia a net rice exporter rather than a net rice importer.

They are also trying to promote private sector investment in the rice sector, he said, adding that in most countries private sector-led agriculture is the goal when it comes to investment.According to Mr Sankareh, the outcome of the meeting would be forwarded to the policymakers, because “their role is also very crucial”.
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/we-want-to-make-gambia-net-rice-exporter







Gov’t waives VAT to support rice millers



A worker carries a bucket of freshly milled rice at a small milling operation on the outskirts of Phnom Penh in 2012. Pha Lina
Agricultural products have been granted an exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) as part of a government effort to support local rice farmers and millers, according to a prakas issued Wednesday by the General Taxation Department.The prakas, effective immediately, aimed to reduce the cost farmers pay for seeds and rice millers must pay for paddy, making rice production more price-competitive, the prakas said
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-waives-vat-support-rice-millers



Colour me yellow



Celebrate spring and summer with tehri, a potent one-pot rice dish from the Hindi heartland

The first time I had to describe tehri to someone, I was at a loss. More difficult than explaining the simple dish was accepting the fact that there was someone who did not know what tehri was. After all, I had grown up eating it every other day.
As luck would have it, in the years to come, I had to describe the dish many times over, to many people. And so I adopted a simple shortcut: I called it “yellow pulav”. It is another matter altogether that tehri and pulav are as different as chalk and cheese; their only similarity is that they are rice dishes. The differences I usually leave for my culinary skills to explain.A staple of vegetarian households in the dusty small towns of Uttar Pradesh, tehri is a potent one-pot meal that owes its origin to the vegetarian employees of the Nawabs of Awadh, who could not eat the meaty biryani, and invented a vegetarian counterpart which was simpler to make. Another story g oes that during the time of famine, when meat was hard to find, the cooks of the royal kitchen substituted mutton with potatoes, and thus was born tehri.Unlike pulav or biryani, tehri is neither rich nor ceremonial, but an ordinary meal for ordinary people. And in that ordinariness lies its specialty. Although cooked throughout the year, it is in spring that the true character of the dish comes out, when other than potatoes, peas and cauliflower are also added to it.

One does not know if the rice dish got its colour from spring or if spring adopted tehri for its rich yellow colour, but when bright yellow flowers blossom on the rich soil of the Hindi heartland, a pot of tehri is certainly being cooked somewhere.
Tehri
Ingredients:
2 cups long-grain basmati rice, soaked for 20-30 minutes
1 cup shelled green peas
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 large onion sliced
1 large potato cut into 4
50 ml cooking oil (mustard oil preferred)
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 to 1.5 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp ghee
2.5 cups water
Method:
In a large, thick-bottomed pressure cooker, pour the oil and heat till smoking point.
When the oil begins to smoke, add bay leaves, cumin seeds, and onion. Stir.
When the onion turns translucent, add the potatoes and the cauliflower.
Stir for another couple of minutes and add the turmeric, coriander powder and red chilli powder.
When the vegetables turn a light shade of brown, and the spices are cooked, add the soaked rice and stir gently for about a minute, until every grain is covered in oil. Make sure the rice does not break.
Add shelled peas and water.
Finally add salt, garam masala and ghee, and give it another stir. Close the cooker.
Turn the stove off after the first whistle and let the rice cook in its own steam.
Open the cooker after about 10 minutes; serve immediately with plain curd, fresh coriander chutney, or pickle.
Best eaten in the warm spring sun, among flying kites and playful banter.
Note: In summer, the dish can easily be made without the peas and cauliflower: just increase the quantity of potatoes. Soaked soya nuggets can also be added.
http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/colour-me-yellow-with-tehri/article8446812.ece












 South Korea's Agricultural Minister Lee Dong-phil (R) checks rice products at a ceremony to celebrate the first export of Korean rice to China in Beijing on April 7, 2016. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)
(END)

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2016/04/07/97/0501000000AEN20160407006900320F.html