Tuesday, December 19, 2017

19th December,2017 daily global regional local rice e-newsletter by riceplus magazine








DOF: Replacing rice import quota with 35% tariff to slash prices by P7 per kilo

Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:37 PM December 18, 2017
Removing the quota on rice imports and instead slapping them with a 35-percent tariff rate will bring down domestic prices by up to P7 a kilo, the Department of Finance said Monday.
In an economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary and chief economist Gil S. Beltran said a 35-percent import duty on rice “would encourage private traders to bring in the staple into the country, which would, in turn, allow the influx of cheaper rice in the domestic market.”
Also, “a reduction in rice prices would be beneficial to the majority of poor households that spend at least 20 percent of their budget for rice,” Beltran said, such that about 730,000 Filipinos can be lifted from poverty by rice tariffication.
 “Pulling down rice prices is crucial to poverty reduction because this staple is a major driver of inflation,” Beltran noted.
According to Beltran, “the proposed tariffication will generate P27.3 billion, which the government can use to augment funding for social protection projects like cash transfers for the poorest families as well as for palay productivity programs.”
Cash transfers would slash poverty incidence by as much as 3 percent, Beltran said.
“Instead of subsidizing imports, the national government could reallocate its funds to invest in public goods and services that directly benefit the farmers. These include farm-to-market roads, irrigation, and storage which reduce production and marketing costs,” according to Beltran.
Rice tariffication will also lead to the planned reorganization of the National Food Authority, the Finance official said.
“The NFA, which is empowered to import rice and regulate rice imports, has so far received a total of P187 billion in tax subsidies for its imports of the grain from 2005 t0 2015, or an average of P19 billion a year… Given that import quotas will be eliminated, the private sector is encouraged to increase importations, thereby reducing import requirements of the NFA and its financial burden to the government,” he pointed out.
“The NFA can now reorganize and limit its function on proprietary activities, in particular buffer stocking for food security and calamities, and local procurement.  Note that in its present state, the NFA loses about P11 billion annually, even after operating subsidy of P5 billion average per year, from 2005 to 2015 and has an accumulated debt of P155.84 billion as of end of September 2016,” he added.
According to Beltran, “the Philippines ranks fourth when compared with five other Asian countries (Vietnam, Thailand, India, China and Indonesia) in terms of palay production cost.”
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“The country’s average cost in producing this staple is about 10 percent higher than those for these Asian countries and 48 percent higher than the least cost producer,” he said.
The state-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies had proposed to slap a 35-percent tariff rate on imported rice in lieu of the removal of the Philippines’ quantitative restrictions (QR) or quota on rice importation.
To ultimately remove the QR, the over one-decade-old Republic Act No. 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996, which had put the rice import quota in place, must be amended.
In 2014, the World Trade Organization allowed the Philippines to extend its QR on rice until June 30, 2017, in a bid to buy more time for local farmers to prepare for free trade in light of the government’s goal of achieving rice self-sufficiency.
Since the government imposes a quota on rice imports, domestic prices are vulnerable to shocks resulting from meager supply.
The QR puts the burden of rice supply and demand to the government, whereas the market forces are being limited by the quota system.
Pundits say importation should be done by the private sector in order to allow market forces to determine prices.
The extended QR slaps 35-percent duty on imported rice under a minimum access volume (MAV) of 805,200 metric tons. Importation outside of the MAV limit are levied a higher tariff of 50 percent.
The Philippines’ most favored nation rate—the additional tariff imposed when imported outside of Asean—on the commodity remains at about 40 percent.
In 1995, the WTO allowed the Philippines to impose a 10-year quota system for rice importation.
The QR was extended in 2004, and then lapsed in 2012, before again renewed in 2014. /je
https://business.inquirer.net/242719/rice-imports-tariff-kilo-prices-dof-department-of-finance-economy-trade

Rice Production To See High Yields

 GNA
Rice yields are projected to rise by at least four folds following the implementation of the Rice Seed Scaling project, which has ensured increased availability of certified seeds for cultivation.This will help in reducing rice importation into the country, which currently stands at approximately 550,000 metric tonnes per year at a cost of between $300 million to $600 million per annum. Mr Gary Mullins, Chief of Party of the Agriculture Technology Transfer project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said at a stakeholders' workshop to end the Rice Seed Scaling project at Nyankpala, near Tamale.
The Rice Seed Scaling project was implemented from 2015 to 2017 by AfricaRice and the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) amongst other partners with funding from USAID to stimulate the development of a sustainable rice seed system in the northern part of the country.
The project trained technicians from SARI on breeder seed production while private seed companies were also trained on foundation and certified seed production and seed business management to ensure continuous production of early generation and certified seeds for cultivation.
During the project period, rice farmers' access to and cultivation of quality certified seeds such as AGRA Rice and Jasmine Rice increased, which was significant for the development of the country's rice system.
Mr Mullins said efforts would be made to disseminate the productivity-enhancing technologies to more farmers to join efforts in stemming the flood of rice imports into the country.
Mr Boubakary Cissé, Seed Expert and Country Coordinator of the Rice Seed Scaling project, said the project had re-established trust for various classes of seed amongst farmers, which was essential for the sustainability of the rice sector.
Mr Cissé expressed the need for all actors in the rice sector to consolidate the project achievements through backstopping, on-the-job training, establishment of demonstration plots and media campaigns to ensure increased cultivation of certified rice seeds for increased yields.
Mr William Boakye-Acheampong, Northern Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture urged private sector to take advantage of the project by ensuring the availability of certified seeds for cultivation.
Mr Martin Pwayidi, Organizing Secretary of Seed Producers Association of Ghana, Upper East Region, said the project helped to ensure technology transfer for stakeholders assuring that seed producers would work to ensure availability of certified seeds.

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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- December 19, 2017

DECEMBER 19, 2017 / 1:22 PM /
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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-December 19
 
Nagpur, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices today showed weak tendency in Nagpur AgricultureProduce Marketing Committee (APMC) on poor buying support from local millers amid high moisturecontent arrival. Easy condition in Madhya Pradesh gram prices also affected sentiment. 
About 200 bags of gram reported for auctions in Nagpur APMC, according to sources.  
 
    FOODGRAINS & PULSES
     
   GRAM
   * Gram Kabuli quoted weak in open market here in absence of buyers amid good supply 
     from producing regions.
   
   TUAR
      
   * Tuar varieties declined here in open market on poor demand from local traders.
 
   * Udid varieties and Batri dal reported showed weak tendency on lack of demand from 
     local traders. 
                                                                   
   * In Akola, Tuar New – 4,000-4,150, Tuar dal (clean) – 5,700-5,800, Udid Mogar (clean)
    – 8,200-9,000, Moong Mogar (clean) 7,000-7,300, Gram – 4,525-4,675, Gram Super best 
    – 7,300-7,500
 
   * Wheat, other varieties of rice and other foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in 
     scattered deals and settled at last levels in weak trading activity. 
       
 Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
    
     FOODGRAINS                 Available prices     Previous close   
     Gram Auction                  3,200-3,650         3,200-3,700
     Gram Pink Auction            n.a.           2,100-2,600
     Tuar Auction                3,600-3,800         3,700-3,870
     Moong Auction                n.a.                3,900-4,200
     Udid Auction                n.a.           4,300-4,500
     Masoor Auction                n.a.              2,600-2,800
     Wheat Mill quality Auction        1,600-1,642        1,525-1,640
     Gram Super Best Bold            6,600-7,500        6,600-7,500
     Gram Super Best            n.a.            n.a.
     Gram Medium Best            6,000-6,300        6,000-6,300
     Gram Dal Medium            n.a.            n.a
     Gram Mill Quality            3,900-3,950        3,900-3,950
     Desi gram Raw                4,700-4,900         4,700-4,900
     Gram Kabuli                12,200-13,000        12,400-13,000
     Tuar Fataka Best-New             6,100-6,300        6,100-6,300
     Tuar Fataka Medium-New        5,700-6,000        5,700-6,000
     Tuar Dal Best Phod-New        5,500-5,700        5,500-5,700
     Tuar Dal Medium phod-New        5,200-5,500        5,200-5,500
     Tuar Gavarani New             4,100-4,200        4,100-4,200
     Tuar Karnataka             4,600-4,850        4,600-4,850
     Masoor dal best            4,800-5,200        4,800-5,200
     Masoor dal medium            4,600-4,800        4,600-4,800
     Masoor                    n.a.            n.a.
     Moong Mogar bold (New)        7,500-7,800         7,500-7,800
     Moong Mogar Medium            6,600-7,000        6,600-7,000
     Moong dal Chilka            5,800-6,500        5,800-6,500
     Moong Mill quality            n.a.            n.a.
     Moong Chamki best            7,500-8,000        7,500-8,000
     Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 8,200-9,300       8,500-9,500 
     Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)    5,800-6,500        6,000-6,800    
     Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)        5,200-6,400        5,600-6,800     
     Batri dal (100 INR/KG)        5,000-5,500        5,200-5,500
     Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)          2,900-3,000         2,900-3,000
     Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)            3,100-3,200        2,900-3,000
     Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)    3,400-3,800        3,400-3,800   
     Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)        1,900-2,000        1,900-2,000
     Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG)    1,800-1,900        1,750-1,850   
     Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)         2,100-2,300           2,100-2,300         
     Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)    2,200-2,400        2,200-2,400    
     Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)   1,900-2,100        1,900-2,100
     Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)    n.a.            n.a.
     MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG)    3,100-3,600        3,100-3,600    
     MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)    2,300-2,700        2,300-2,700           
     Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)        3,000-3,500        3,000-3,500    
     Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)        2,800-2,900        2,800-2,900    
     Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG)         2,200-2,400        2,200-2,400      
     Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)      2,500-2,600        2,500-2,600   
     Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG)      2,300-2,400        2,300-2,400   
     Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)        3,600-4,000        3,600-4,000     
     Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)        3,250-3,600        3,250-3,600    
     Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG)      4,900-5,200        4,900-5,200
     Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG)    4,500-4,700        4,500-4,700   
     Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG)    10,400-14,000        10,400-14,000     
     Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)    5,400-7,500        5,400-7,500    
     Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG)    5,800-6,000        5,800-6,000    
     Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG)    5,200-5,500        5,200-5,500   
     Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)        2,000-2,200        2,000-2,100    
     Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)         1,800-2,000        1,700-2,000
 
WEATHER (NAGPUR)  
Maximum temp. 29.1 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 8.9 degree Celsius 
Rainfall : Nil
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 29 and 09 degree
Celsius respectively.
 
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but
included in market prices)


Non-Basmati rice market
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT BENGALURU,  DECEMBER 17, 2017 00:00 IST
UPDATED: DECEMBER 17, 2017 04:12 IST
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Industry sources said that while African nations are the biggest market for non-Basmati rice, there are emerging markets where a large Indian diaspora is settled.

Currently, according to a leading rice exporter based in Andhra Pradesh, exports of non-Basmati rice has not been affected.

“Most of the non-Basmati rice is exported to African nations where the pesticide control protocols are not strict. Testing protocols are also limited,” the exporter said.

Exported variety

The rice exported to Africa is the long grain white rice or par boiled rice sourced from Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Bengal, and the Sona Masuri variety from Karnataka.




Arkansas -- national leader in rice production -- experiences solid harvest

Dec 16, 2017
Arkansas rice producers expect a harvest of about 164 bushels per acre -- the fourth highest on record.
Cooperative Extension Service
STUTTGART – A growing season of drought, flood and do-overs may still result in the fourth highest state average yield on record for Arkansas’ rice growers, the nation’s top producer of that commodity.
Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said that this “growing season was a mixed bag.”
Arkansas growers planted 1.16 million acres of rice in 2017, down 25 percent from the previous year. Long grain acres declined from 1.41 million acres in 2016 to 995,000 million in 2017. Medium grain acres expanded from 135,000 in 2016 to 165,000 in 2017.
“Our planting progress was the second-fastest on record behind 2012 but was followed by severe flooding affecting hundreds of thousands of acres in late April and early May,” he said. “As a result of this flooding, some fields were lost and had to be replanted, while others lost levees that had to be re-pulled, resulting in loss of production on levees.”
At that point, rice futures exploded even higher, said Scott Stiles, extension economist for the Division of Agriculture.
“The closely followed September contract made its lows for the year in the last week of April -- trading as low as $9.65 per hundredweight,” he said. “By mid-September when the contract expired, it had touched $12.76 in its final week of trading. It was a phenomenal run. From the end of April, the September contract closed higher in 14 of the 20 weeks that followed.”
Continued rainfall throughout the spring and summer made timely fertilizer and herbicide applications difficult.
“Despite these difficulties, regular rainfall reduced irrigation costs and improved flood management, and overall mild summer conditions resulted in excellent yields and improved quality compared to recent years,” Hardke said. “The state average yield is likely to be fourth highest on record at 164 bushels per acre or greater. Only 2012, with 166 bushels per acre, 2013’s 168 bushels per acre and 2014’s 168 bushels per acre have been greater.”
“At this point the USDA is optimistic growers will see higher prices for the 2017 crop,” Stiles said.
“Long-grain production is projected to be down 24 percent from last year on lower acreage,” he said. “Ending stocks are expected to tighten considerably from 31 million hundredweight in 2016 to 16.5 million by the end of 2017 marketing year.”
In its December supply/demand report, USDA’s average producer price for 2017 long-grain was projected at $12.10 per hundredweight or $5.45 per bushel.
“That would be up $1.11 from last year’s $4.34 per bushel,” Stiles said.

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Typhoons, pests to cut Q4 rice output

Paddy production in the fourth quarter would be lower than 7.45 million metric tons (MMT) due to the onslaught of typhoons and pests, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
In its report, titled “Updates on October-December 2017 Palay and Corn Forecasts,” which was published recently, the PSA revised downward its projection for unmilled rice production in the fourth quarter due to the losses incurred by the palay sector in
recent months. From its initial forecast of 7.45 MMT for the October-to-December period, the PSA now sees output  at 7.4 MMT.
“The probable decrement in palay production may be attributed to: effects of continuous rains during reproductive and maturing stages of the crop which resulted to lodging of crop in Mindoro Occidental, Isabela, Kalinga, Rizal, Aurora  and Quirino; damaged brought by Typhoon Odette and aggravated monsoon rains in Cagayan,” the report read.
“Harvest area may decline by 0.1 percent, from 1.86 million hectares. Likewise, yield per hectare may decline to 3.97 metric tons [MT] from 3.99 MT,” it added.
The PSA said typhoons Maring, Paolo and Ramil cut palay output in the provinces of Laguna, Quezon, Zamboanga Norte and Mindoro Oriental.
Rice-bug and stem-borer infestations in Iloilo and Sultan Kudarat, as well as the occurrence of bacterial-blight blast and dead-heart diseases in Iloilo contributed to the downward revision of palay forecast in the fourth quarter, according to the PSA.
“About 1.19 million hectares, or 64.2 percent, of the updated standing crop have been harvested,”
it added.
The PSA said 345,170 hectares, or 29.9 percent, of the farmers’ planting intentions for the first quarter of 2018 have already materialized.
In the October round of its report, titled “Rice and Corn Situation Outlook,” the PSA said paddy output in the fourth quarter would reach 7.45 MMT.
“Probable palay production for the October-to-December period may surpass the 2016 level by 6.26 percent.
The anticipated increment in output may be attributed to increase in yield resulting from sustained use of high-yielding varieties coupled with sufficient water supply during the early stages of crop development,” the PSA report read.
Despite the contraction in harvest area to 1.86 million hectares, from last year’s record of 1.88 million hectares, the report noted that yield per hectare may improve by nearly 6 percent to 3.99 MT, from 3.73 MT last year.
The PSA also revised downward its projection for corn production in the fourth quarter to 1.62 MMT, from 1.63 MMT.
“[It] may be 6.2 percent below than previous year’s level of 1.73 million MT,” the PSA report read. “Harvest area may remain at 568,480 hectares. Yield may lessen to 2.85 MT per hectare from 2.88 MT level.”
The PSA said the revision in its forecast was brought about by damages caused by flash floods and typhoons in corn areas of Isabela, Zamboanga City, South Cotabato and
Zamboanga Norte.
It added that continuous rain in Quirino, Cebu, Batangas, Kalinga, Bohol and rat infestations in Bukidnon, Sarangani and South Cotabato would affect the country’s total corn output in the October-to-December period.

https://businessmirror.com.ph/typhoons-pests-to-cut-q4-rice-output/

Experts pick holes in Nigeria’s 2018 rice sufficiency target

There are doubts around the possibility of the federal government meeting its much-touted 2018 rice sufficiency target as experts question the implementation strategies. The experts particularly want the government to define the right kind of subsidy intervention in the rice sub sector and also call for setting up more mills and as well reposition institutions…
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http://www.businessdayonline.com/experts-pick-holes-nigerias-2018-rice-sufficiency-target/

 

Area Researchers Want To Implement A New Flood Warning System For Greater Houston

Members of the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium want to use real-time data to make flood-prevention decisions faster.
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 | POSTED ONDECEMBER 18, 2017, 1:03 PM (LAST UPDATED: DECEMBER 18, 2017, 1:57 PM)
Houston researchers want to create a more technologically advanced, real-time flood alert system for Greater Houston.
They want to use the system for 22 different watersheds in Harris County so that emergency services and personnel could quickly be deployed to prevent flood damages.
The project is being championed by a consortium of area researchers. We learn more about how the system would work and what it would take to implement from two of them: Christof Spieler of the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortiumand Antonia Sebastian, a postdoctoral researcher at Rice University’s SSPEED Center.

Removing quantity restrictions on rice imports could slash price by P7, DOF says

 (philstar.com) 
The Department of Finance said that removing quantitative restrictions on rice imports could result in lower prices and lift hundreds of thousands from the poverty trap. File
MANILA, Philippines — Removing quantitative restrictions on rice imports in favor of tariffs could slash the prices of the country's staple food by as much as P7 and lift hundreds of thousands of Filipinos from poverty, according to the Department of Finance.
Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said in an economic bulletin on rice sector reform that a 35-percent import tariff on rice, instead of restricting the volume of rice imported into the country, would encourage the private sector to bring more amounts of the grain into the local market, resulting in more affordable prices.
A reduction in the price of rice would, in turn, benefit a majority of poor households which spent at least 20 percent of their budget for the staple grain, the Finance department said, citing data provided by the National Economic and Development Authority. Rice is also a major driver of inflation, according to Beltran, the Finance department's chief economist.
Quantitative restrictions allow the country to limit the volume of rice imports with a tariff of 35 percent. Imports outside the designated volume would result in a higher tariff rate.
Beltran said that at an expected import rate of 35 percent the government would generate P27.3 billion which it could use to fund social protection programs such as cash transfers to poor families and palay (unhusked rice) productivity programs.
These cash transfers, Beltran said, could cut poverty incidence by as much as three percent and lift 730,000 people from the poverty trap.
“The tariff revenues that will be generated from rice imports can augment the funds used for the government's social welfare programs for the poor (e.g., Conditional Cash Transfer) and rice productivity programs that will enhance efficiency. Tariff revenue is estimated at P27.3 billion annually from 2017 to 2023,” Beltran said.
According to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, one of the key objectives of President Rodrigo Duterte is to transform the country into an upper middle-income economy and cut poverty rate from 21.6 percent to 14 percent by 2022.
Beltran said that the national government could reallocate funds intended for import subsidies to investments in public goods and services that could directly benefit farmers and reduce production and marketing costs such as farm-to-market roads, irrigation and storage facilities.
Lifting quantitative restrictions would also lead to a reorganization of the National Food Authority, which received P187 billion in subsidies for its imports from 2005 to 2015, an average of P19 billion per year.
“The NFA can now reorganize and limit its function on proprietary activities, in particular buffer stocking for food security and calamities, and local procurement.  Note that in its present state, the NFA loses about P11 billion annually, even after operating subsidy of P5 billion average per year, from 2005 to 2015 and has an accumulated debt of P155.84 billion as of end of September 2016,” Beltran said.
“Given that import quotas will be eliminated, the private sector is encouraged to increase importations, thereby reducing import requirements of the NFA and its financial burden to the government,” he added

Nigeria slashes rice importation burden by 65%


…spends N430.5bn on imports
 
Nigeria has achieved 56 per cent rice production in the last one year, leaving a deficit of 2 million tons to meet local demand.
The country’s consumption is 4.5 million metric tons annually but the country still depends on foreign rice to meet its huge appetite.
It was learnt that despite the refusal of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to grant letter of credit, importers have succeeded in importing 2.3 million metric tons of rice valued at N430.5billion ($1,20billion) in 2017. Average price of parboil rice at the global market is $520 per metric ton since November 2017.
Findings revealed that the country has not attained 90 per cent local production as claimed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as local production is just four million tons of paddy rice.
According to the Secretary of Rice Millers, Importers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (RIMIDAN), Shaibu Mohammed, the country’s production is only 2.5million tons or 56 per cent out of the four million paddy.
Mohammed feared that it would be difficult for the country to end importation or achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2018 due to continued importation of parboil rice from Thailand and other countries.
He stressed that the gap between demand and supply was still huge.
He said: “If we produce four million tons of paddies, your yield, which is the finished product, will be about 56 per cent. Which means the head rice you get will be about 2.5million tons out of four million paddy.”
It would be recalled that CBN stopped issuing Form M to rice importers in 2015 in order to encourage local production.
However, New Telegraph findings revealed that regardless of the restriction, a total of 2. 4million tons were shipped into the country in 2016, while the country has so far imported 2.3 million tons this year, leaving a difference of only 100,000 tons.
In 2016, CBN complained that the amount spent on rice importation between January 2012 and May 2015 had led to a huge stock of unsold paddy rice cultivated by Nigerian farmers and low operating capacities of many integrated rice mills in Nigeria.
The Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)’s Federal Operation Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, explained that the rice coming legally through the port had been ordered based on contractual agreement between importers and the sellers before the CBN embargo.
The controller said that Federal Government was serious about rice production in the country.
He said: “If you see any rice at the port, it must be a contractual agreement spanning two years by the importers and the sellers. In the last two years, CBN has never issued Form M or letter of credit to rice importers.”
However, Uba said that the invasion of foreign smuggled rice through the land border was frustrating government efforts to boost local production, which had crashed prices of foreign rice.
Last year, NCS impounded some rice worth N597.7 billion smuggled into the country through the land borders between January and August 2016.
The service said that the value of the grain seized in the period was N267.2 billion higher than N330.5 billion rice seized in the same period in 2015.
It explained: “Over half of imports in 2015 entered from neighboring Benin where the duty on rice is only 12 per cent. Nigerian consumes parboiled rice exclusively, but Benin prefers white rice, it is easy to deduce that the 85 per cent share of Benin imports that are parboiled are bound for Nigeria through the orchestrations of clever traders.”

https://newtelegraphonline.com/2017/12/nigeria-slashes-rice-importation-burden-65/

TRAIN concerns delay passage of rice QR bill

 
The passage of a measure amending the Republic Act (RA) 8178 seeking to abolish the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice is now facing delays as Congress focused on the 2018 national budget and the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act.
House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman Jose T. Panganiban Jr. of Anac-IP said lawmakers will start discussing the measure scrapping the rice QR and converting it into tariffs at the plenary next year.
“The discussion and the passage of the measure will be next year,” Panganiban told the BusinessMirror.  The passage of the bill allowing the tariffication of rice is included in the priority bills earlier identified as urgent by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council.
The House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Agriculture and Food have already endorsed the measure for plenary approval before Congress went on a Christmas break last week. Panganiban had wanted Congress to approve the measure before its Christmas break onDecember 13.
But discussion on the bill had to be deferred as lawmakers prioritized the passage of the proposed P3.7-trillion national budget for 2018 and the tax-reform program.
Contentious provisions in the TRAIN measure forced lawmakers in the congressional bicameral conference committee to work overtime so they can finalize and ratify the bill before their Christmas break.
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food has set the bound tariff rate for rice imports outside the minimum access volume (MAV) at 180 percent. Under the bill, the Philippines will impose a bound tariff rate of 35 percent for rice originating from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations  region, regardless of its volume. Manila would also impose a 40-percent bound tariff most-favored nation rate for in-quota rice imports from countries that do not belong to the Asean.
Once the substitute bill is enacted into law, the country’s MAV for rice shall revert to its 2012 level at 350,000 metric tons (MT), from the current 805,000 MT.
Earlier, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia told the BusinessMirror that the President’s economic team would like Congress to pass the law scrapping the QR by the end of the year so the country can start imposing rice tariffs by the first quarter of 2018.
The authority to set bound tariffs is vested in Congress. But, under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, the President, upon the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority, has the power to modify the tariffs applied on Philippine imports.
The Philippines is under pressure to convert its QR on rice into ordinary customs duties after its waiver on the special treatment on rice expired on June 30. The World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council approved the waiver, which allowed Manila to keep its rice QR until June 30, on the condition that the Philippines will subject its rice imports to ordinary custom duties by July 1.
In March the Philippines informed WTO members that it is facing delays in converting the QR because it has not amended RA 8178, which imposed the import caps on rice indefinitely. As a sign of “goodwill” to its trading partners, President Duterte signed Executive Order 23 in July to extend the concessions made by the Philippines in securing the waiver in 2014.

https://businessmirror.com.ph/train-concerns-delay-passage-of-rice-qr-bill/

Kpodo Farmers’ Cooperative Capacity Enhanced

In continuation of efforts to build the capacity of several agribusinesses in Liberia for the improvement of the country’s food security, the Liberia Agribusiness Development Activity (LADA), last Thursday delivered a high capacity generator (80kva) to the Kpodo Farmers Cooperative in Zayglay, Nimba County.
The generator is part of other agro equipment and machinery, including power tillers and integrated rice mills that LADA is procuring under its matching grant fund that will upgrade the processing capacity of cooperatives to produce 10 metric tons (200 50kg bags) of rice daily to meet the increasing local market demand for processed rice.
Founded in May 31, 1981 by a group of farmers in Zayglay, Nimba County, Kpodo has grown into a diversified aggregation and processing company active in the rice, cassava, cocoa and vegetable value chains. The cooperative is comprised of  men and women and is divided into 6 sub-groups, by communities and farming groups.
LADA, a ‘Feed the Future’ United States Government initiative, has partnered with Kpodo and other cooperatives to increase the production of rice to help reduce rice imports in Liberia. The cooperative supplies clean processed rice to the World Food Program (WFP) for school feeding as well as to the Liberian government.
LADA’s Nimba County Coordinator, Thomas Gayeplue, told 100 smallholder farmers last Thursday in the village of Zayglay, during the generator delivery, that “the generator will serve as a power supply to enable the processing plant to produce enough rice for the market. It is a good will of the people and government of America to ensure that your current processing capacity is upgraded to increase the production of rice.”
He challenged the farmers to cultivate larger farms to constantly supply the plant, adding: “We want you to work harder to expand production for a reliable and stable rice market. You are also to receive a rice mill shortly that will upgrade your processing capacity.”
The chairman of the Kpodo Farmers Cooperative, Peter Sarkpeder, said that members of the cooperative were thankful to the government and people of America for the donation. Sarkpeder stated that with their level of involvement in rice cultivation, residents in and around Zayglay are no longer depending on imported rice.
“With this generator, we are challenged to grow more rice to supply the market. Our cooperative produced the majority of the paddy rice from 64.1 hectares lowland rice field. We also buy paddy rice by partnering with over 300 smallholder rice farmers in 40 communities in Nimba County. Therefore, we are hopeful that the increased assistance provided by LADA through USAID will be used for the intended purpose,” he said.

https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/kpodo-farmers-cooperative-capacity-enhanced/

Unregistered Rice: NAFDAC Tells Anambra To Suspend Production, Sale

FILE PHOTO: Bags of rice
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on the Anambra Government to suspend production and sale of all unregistered rice labelled “Anambra Rice’’.
Mrs Christiana Essenwa, a Deputy Director of NAFDAC, made the call on Monday during a visit to the state Ministry of Agriculture in Awka.
Essenwa said that the call became imperative following a petition forwarded to NAFDAC by Stine Industries, Nnewi, over the alleged counterfeiting and illegal use of the trade mark by the state government.
“Sometime this year, a petitioner, Stine Industries, came to our office with a petition that their products were being re-packaged illegally by some rice processors.
“Stine Industries came to NAFDAC with a Certificate of Incorporation and the trade mark in 2016 for NAFDAC registration number but the state government surfaced with the same trade mark in 2017.
“There is no way the Ministry of Commerce and Industry can give one trade mark to two individuals or companies.
“We went on a raid and discovered that in truth, there were products branded ‘Anambra Rice’ but with no NAFDAC registration number,” she said.
The deputy director stressed that there were a lot of dangers in consuming unregistered food items, including rice.
According to her, rice has the tendency of harbouring aflatoxin and heavy metals called arsenic, which can cause cancer and kidney diseases.
“The Federal Government is pleased with efforts to promote the local industry but at the same time, it is concerned with the health of the people.
“The idea here is not to witch-hunt the rice processors or to throw them out of business but our aim is solely to protect the consumers,” she said.
Essenwa said that the suspension was aimed at enabling the state government and Stine Industries to resolve their differences, while maintaining good manufacturing policies for food production in the country.
Responding, Mr Leo Imoka, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, appealed to the agency to give more time to the two parties resolve their differences.
He said that the state government was taking steps to acquire appropriate marketing authorisation for its rice production concerns.
He said that the state government had registered the trade mark with the Federal Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry for the production of five commodities, including cassava, honey and rice.
“This is because we heard that the Federal Government wanted to ban rice and that states should help in the mass production of rice, knowing the disadvantages of importing rice.
“The state government keyed into all off-taker programmes for rice production in the country, which has attracted a lot of rice farmers, processors and marketers and led to an increase in rice production.
“In order not to make the rice affordable to our citizens, we opened with the brand name `Anambra Rice’ to differentiate our rice from that of other rice producers until we are able to register under an umbrella with NAFDAC.’’
Imoka said that an inter-ministerial committee was set up by the government to accredit rice producers and processors so as to ensure that only those with standard production environment were allowed to use the brand name.




Sri Lanka, China commemorate 65th anniversary of Rubber-Rice Pact

Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-19 00:52:17|Editor: yan

COLOMBO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka and China on Monday exchanged plaques of friendship commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Rubber-Rice Pact agreement which was signed between the two countries in 1952.
The celebratory event was held in capital Colombo and attended by Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka Pang Chunxue and relatives of both Sri Lankan and Chinese ministers who signed the pact 65 years ago.
Jayasuriya said at the event that the friendship between China and Sri Lanka had strengthened since the signing of the agreement, and he thanked China for always supporting the island country.
"I would not really call the Pact a trade agreement but I would call this an agreement of friendship. At that time, in 1952, rice had become a very politically sensitive commodity in Sri Lanka and we were facing a severe shortage," Jayasuriya said.
The friendship between China and Sri Lanka dates back to a long time ago and is stepping into a new phase under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, said Pang.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/19/c_136835536.htm

Unregistered Rice: NAFDAC Tells Anambra To Suspend Production, Sale

FILE PHOTO: Bags of rice
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on the Anambra Government to suspend production and sale of all unregistered rice labelled “Anambra Rice’’.
Mrs Christiana Essenwa, a Deputy Director of NAFDAC, made the call on Monday during a visit to the state Ministry of Agriculture in Awka.
Essenwa said that the call became imperative following a petition forwarded to NAFDAC by Stine Industries, Nnewi, over the alleged counterfeiting and illegal use of the trade mark by the state government.
“Sometime this year, a petitioner, Stine Industries, came to our office with a petition that their products were being re-packaged illegally by some rice processors.
“Stine Industries came to NAFDAC with a Certificate of Incorporation and the trade mark in 2016 for NAFDAC registration number but the state government surfaced with the same trade mark in 2017.
“There is no way the Ministry of Commerce and Industry can give one trade mark to two individuals or companies.
“We went on a raid and discovered that in truth, there were products branded ‘Anambra Rice’ but with no NAFDAC registration number,” she said.
The deputy director stressed that there were a lot of dangers in consuming unregistered food items, including rice.
According to her, rice has the tendency of harbouring aflatoxin and heavy metals called arsenic, which can cause cancer and kidney diseases.
“The Federal Government is pleased with efforts to promote the local industry but at the same time, it is concerned with the health of the people.
“The idea here is not to witch-hunt the rice processors or to throw them out of business but our aim is solely to protect the consumers,” she said.
Essenwa said that the suspension was aimed at enabling the state government and Stine Industries to resolve their differences, while maintaining good manufacturing policies for food production in the country.
Responding, Mr Leo Imoka, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, appealed to the agency to give more time to the two parties resolve their differences.
He said that the state government was taking steps to acquire appropriate marketing authorisation for its rice production concerns.
He said that the state government had registered the trade mark with the Federal Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry for the production of five commodities, including cassava, honey and rice.
“This is because we heard that the Federal Government wanted to ban rice and that states should help in the mass production of rice, knowing the disadvantages of importing rice.
“The state government keyed into all off-taker programmes for rice production in the country, which has attracted a lot of rice farmers, processors and marketers and led to an increase in rice production.
“In order not to make the rice affordable to our citizens, we opened with the brand name `Anambra Rice’ to differentiate our rice from that of other rice producers until we are able to register under an umbrella with NAFDAC.’’
Imoka said that an inter-ministerial committee was set up by the government to accredit rice producers and processors so as to ensure that only those with standard production environment were allowed to use the brand name.

400 sacks of paddy seized from middlemen

December 18 2017
Malkangiri: Officials of the civil supplies department Monday seized 400 packets of paddy, kept to be smuggled out, from the backyard of a house near MV-17 under Sadar block in this district.
While the seized sacks have been kept at Shiv Shankar Rice Mill here, a person is being quizzed over the matter, civil supplies officer (CSO) Abhimanyu Mohanty said.
Acting on some inputs, the sub-collector asked the civil supplies department to seize the consignment.
According to reports, the brokers usually purchase paddy from needy farmers at throwaway prices and sell them at higher prices to millers at the procurement centres. They also smuggle out paddy to other states, it was learnt.
The district administration has its kept eyes on the middlemen who are trying to lure farmers to sell their produce at price lower than the government-fixed MSP, an official said.
Earlier, the administration had seized hundreds of paddy packets and identified eight middlemen who were selling paddy at a mandi in Padia block after collecting the stock from farmers, it was learnt.
The officials recently seized paddy consignments from a godown near MV-79.
The brokers mostly purchase paddy at the rate of Rs 1,000 per quintal from farmers and sell them at Rs 1,500 at the mandis, claimed the members of a farmers’ outfit who appreciated the move by the administration.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the 400 sacks of paddy were bought from the farmers and stored to be supplied to other states, CSO Mohanty said.  PNN

Graft axe on food supply officials


- Vigilance stick for financial irregularities
First published on 18-Dec-2017
SUBHAS PANIGRAHI
Sambalpur: A nexus between senior food and civil supplies officials and rice millers has come to fore with the suspension of three department officials in Jharsuguda district.
District collector Bibhuti Bhusan Patnaik on Saturday issued the order to suspend the district civil supplies officer P.D.M. Khosla and his deputy, assistant civil supplies officer Sandeep Guru.
According to official sources, the duo were suspended after a series of investigations revealed that they were involved in favouring the owner of Bajrang Rice Mill, situated at Pandripada in the district, and misappropriating about Rs 8.20 crore of rice during the kharif season.
Earlier, the district administration had suspended the accounts supervisor of the same department, Chintamani Naik, for negligence on duty when it was found that the Rs1.5 crore bank guarantee provided by the mill's owner, Dilip Agrawalla, to be fake. The incident came to light when Bajrang Rice Mill was allotted 79,388 quintals of paddy for milling. The owner was supposed to provide 53,894 quintals of rice before September 20. But he deposited only 19,409 quintals and fled, after locking up the mill. Khosla, the civil supplies officer, did not report the matter to the State Civil Supplies Corporation.
After Bajrang Rice Mill failed to deposit the remaining 34,574 quintals, the managing director of the corporation, Niranjan Naik, directed Khosla to seize the Rs 1.5 crore bank guarantee on November 22.
However, the district supply officials kept silent on the matter. After repeated directives from the corporation's Bhubaneswar office, the civil supplies officer intimated the bank authorities to seize the amount. But the bank authorities found that Agrawalla's document was fake.
Following this, accounts supervisor Naik was suspended on charges of accepting the bank guarantee without verification.


No hope for better rate for Vid paddy growers

Shishir Arya| TNN | Dec 18, 2017, 02:22 IST
Nagpur: Paddy growers of the region, hit by pest attack on their crop, have little chances that shortfall in output would lead to rates of the commodity escalate and cover their losses. This year rice millers are paying Rs3,200 a quintal. Its higher than the last year when the prices were in the range of Rs2,700-2,900 a quintal.
Farmers claim that the pest has damaged nearly 50% of the crop. The rates have to be Rs3,600 at least to earn a profit. Independent sources in the paddy growing area of east Vidarbha also say that the current price is only enough to break-even not leaving any surplus at the cultivators' hands.

Apart from pest attack, there are farms where paddy was not grown at all due to delayed rains.

A low supply can pull up the prices. Paddy is fetching a higher price as against last year, which the farmers say is not enough. Traders say that there is a little chance that the market rates will further go up.

This is because the output in one region alone does not impact the market rates. Due to favourable rains, there has been a good crop in southern states like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, on account of which the prices would remain range bound.

"The crop down south is in abundance and due to which the rates may even go down further. The local varieties of rice have touched Rs5,000 a quintal in the bulk market, which is the peak. As arrivals increase the rates may further go down now," said Pratap Motwani secretary of Itwari Grain and Seeds Merchants Association.

The rates have gone up marginally but that is not because of fall in output in Vidarbha. Such ups and down happen in normal course. There is enough crop in the south which can pull down the rates in coming days. Some increase can be expected by February-March when arrivals fall, said another trader.

The higher rate of Rs3,200/quintal is available only if the farmers accept a post-dated cheque which can be encashed after nearly a month. For cash payment they have to settle at the last year's rate of Rs2,800 to 2,900 a quintal.


Paddy is grown in the districts of Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli and parts of Chandrapur in East Vidarbha. It is the only crop taken by farmers in large parts of the districts.


"Farmers cannot wait till March and want money right after the harvest. Even at Rs3,200 a quintal it is not enough to recover the cost. Though it is slightly more than last year's level the losses due to pest attack are much more," said Deepak Hazare a farmer in Karachkheda village of Bhandara district


"As against 50 bags, the yield has come down to 25. There is no profit at even Rs3,200. In case a farmer wants cash payment then the rates are not more than Rs2,900 a quintal," said Sanjay Nimbarte of Chandori village in the district.



Multan trader running from pillar to post to get justice

ISLAMABAD: Ulfat Hussain is a Multan-based businessman, running a couple of rice factories, is a member of the Rice Export Association of Pakistan as well as a Corporate Member of the Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (MCCI).
He was abducted on January 6, 2017 while he was returning from Chiniot towards Multan. He came to know later that those who abducted him were none others but the Punjab Police officials, including one official of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
He was kept hostage in the private jails of an influential political figure in absolutely inhuman and deplorable conditions. He was tortured, humiliated, abused, and constantly threatened with his life for 6 days.
After six days Ulfat Hussain eventually succumbed to the demands of his abductors when he was told by one of the policeman keeping watch on him that he will be taken out in the night and would be killed in a fake police encounter.
Trembling in fear, he agreed to pay Rs6 million as well as signed some blank legal papers to be used in the court of law for withdrawing a case he had filed. Only after that he was released.
All this started on January 6, 2017 and the ordeal ended on January 11, 2017. During these 6 days he was kept chained by a fractured leg which was still healing in a private jail of a local landlord, was tied spread-eagled to a cot while ferocious dogs on leashes were brought to feast on his flesh, was given food to eat and water to drink in the same pan and pot in which the dogs were fed to name just a few methods of physical and mental torture he was subjected to over these 6 days. The abductors also shifted him from one place to other many a times.
A lesser being would have accepted all this as fate and would have tried to keep a low profile after he was released by his captors, unfortunately the police officials ranking from the constable right up to the officer of the rank of the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
But Ulfat Hussain was not ready to be cowed down! On January 19, 2017 he filed an First Information Report (FIR) in the Gulgashat Police Station, nominating 9 persons by name and their designations as well against another 9 unknown persons, whom, he claimed, he can identify once seen physically. It was indeed not easy for Ulfat Hussain to get the FIR registered against the police officials who were involved in his kidnapping and had to approach the court of law.
Over the last 11 months, Ulfat Hussain has been pursuing his case and had already met with the Chief Secretary of the Punjab, the Inspector-General of Police of Punjab and had even approached the 'Grievance Cell' in the President's House in Islamabad.
A series of inquiries at different levels have already been conducted in the matter and in each enquiry the police officials and the civilians nominated in the FIR have been found guilty of all the crimes they have been charged with by Ulfat Hussain.
However, the police continued to defy registering cases under CrPC 365-A, Article 156 of the Police Order and under Section 7ATA. Instead, the police started mounting pressure from different sources on Ulfat Hussain to reach a compromise. The police has been telling him to withdraw the names of the police officials from his application that he has submitted for filing the FIR and in return they would not only register the cases against the civilians involved in the case but would also help him get some compensation as well.
However, when contacted, Multan police sources told The News that they have checked the record and there was no such issue, so the allegation of pressuring some applicant was totally baseless.
But Ulfat Hussain is not ready to budge under any kind of pressure and is determined to pursue the case to the logical end. It is almost a year now to the incident. He had been running from pillar to post. The Multan Police, despite very straightforward directions from the IGP Punjab, as well as orders from the then Regional Police Officer (RPO) is still refusing to register the case against the police officials involved in the heinous crime of abduction, illegal confinement in inhuman conditions, physical and mental torture, and extortion.
So far Ulfat Hussain has stood steadfast to his demand of action against the Multan Police officials. But it is hard to tell how long will he last in face of all the resistance and threats he and his family are facing. Now his only hope is support from media and a 'suo moto' notice by the judiciary!
Over 67 pesticides banned elsewhere are still used in India’
Sharath S. Srivatsa BENGALURU,  DECEMBER 17, 2017 00:00 IST
UPDATED: DECEMBER 17, 2017 04:12 IST
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International Rice Research Institute has said that rice in India can be grown without pesticides, says expert.Pesticide residue in rice is not only a concern for exports, but has vast ramifications on domestic consumption since rice is a staple diet for a large population in the country. In 2008-2009, the All-India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, a project supported by the Union government, had found pesticide residue in paddy above the prescribed maximum residue limit from samples taken from across the country.

Excerpts from an interview with Thiruvananthapuram-based C. Jayakumar, Director, Pesticide Action Network-India, and co-chair, Pesticide Task Force - Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific, on the pesticide problem in India:

What is the extent of the problem?

There are 6 or 7 commonly used pesticides in vegetables, and 14 to 15 in rice at any given point of time. There are about 40 pesticides approved in the country for use in paddy cultivation. Post-harvest, chemicals are further used during storage in the warehouse or by the shopkeeper.

Is it true that pesticides are being used in high quantity?

We not only see very high quantity of pesticides being used, but also in an unscientific way. In one case in Jharkhand, we found pesticides meant to be used in cotton cultivation being used on paddy.

Some samples of rice tested by Kerala State Agriculture University have also reported high pesticide residue.

What are the regulatory issues that you see in India?

Most Indian regulations are not tied up with the international regimen. India does not ban chemicals immediately after world bodies raise concern over a particular chemical. We are also casual about the use of pesticides. Cypermethrin, which was recently banned in Thailand, is still in use in India. More than 67 pesticides banned/severely restricted elsewhere are still used in India.

What is the way out?

International Rice Research Institute has said that rice in India can be grown without pesticides. There can be use of fertilizers though. Indian farmers are capable of growing rice with traditional knowledge. Villages should be encouraged to have small mills that can mill the required quantity instead of milling all the harvest and then using pesticide/insecticide during storage.


Indian farmers are capable of growing rice with traditional knowledge. Villages should be encouraged to have small mills that can mill the required quantity of rice instead of milling all the harvest and then using pesticide/insecticide during storageC. JayakumarDirector, Pesticide Action Network-Indiahttp://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/over-67-pesticides-banned-elsewhere-are-still-used-in-india/article21824979.ece




Nigeria slashes rice importation burden by 65%
Nigeria has achieved 56 per cent rice production in the last one year, leaving a deficit of 2 million tons to meet local demand. The country’s consumption is 4.5 million metric tons annually but the country still depends on foreign rice to meet its huge appetite. It was learnt that despite the refusal of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to grant letter of credit, importers have succeeded in importing 2.3 million metric tons of rice valued at N430.5billion ($1,20billion) in 2017. Average price of parboil rice at the global market is $520 per metric ton since November 2017.
Findings revealed that the country has not attained 90 per cent local production as claimed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as local production is just four million tons of paddy rice. According to the Secretary of Rice Millers, Importers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (RIMIDAN), Shaibu Mohammed, the country’s production is only 2.5million tons or 56 per cent out of the four million paddy. Mohammed feared that it would be difficult for the country to end importation or achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2018 due to continued importation of parboil rice from Thailand and other countries. He stressed that the gap between demand and supply was still huge. He said: “If we produce four million tons of paddies, your yield, which is the finished product, will be about 56 per cent.
Which means the head rice you get will be about 2.5million tons out of four million paddy.” It would be recalled that CBN stopped issuing Form M to rice importers in 2015 in order to encourage local production. However, New Telegraph findings revealed that regardless of the restriction, a total of 2. 4million tons were shipped into the country in 2016, while the country has so far imported 2.3 million tons this year, leaving a difference of only 100,000 tons. In 2016, CBN complained that the amount spent on rice importation between January 2012 and May 2015 had led to a huge stock of unsold paddy rice cultivated by Nigerian farmers and low operating capacities of many integrated rice mills in Nigeria. The Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)’s Federal Operation Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, explained that the rice coming legally through the port had been ordered based on contractual agreement between importers and the sellers before the CBN embargo.
The controller said that Federal Government was serious about rice production in the country. He said: “If you see any rice at the port, it must be a contractual agreement spanning two years by the importers and the sellers. In the last two years, CBN has never issued Form M or letter of credit to rice importers.” However, Uba said that the invasion of foreign smuggled rice through the land border was frustrating government efforts to boost local production, which had crashed prices of foreign rice. Last year, NCS impounded some rice worth N597.7 billion smuggled into the country through the land borders between January and August 2016. The service said that the value of the grain seized in the period was N267.2 billion higher than N330.5 billion rice seized in the same period in 2015.
It explained: “Over half of imports in 2015 entered from neighboring Benin where the duty on rice is only 12 per cent. Nigerian consumes parboiled rice exclusively, but Benin prefers white rice, it is easy to deduce that the 85 per cent share of Benin imports that are parboiled are bound for Nigeria through the orchestrations of clever traders.”

VietGap standards to merit national rice brand
Rice products will be certified under the “Vietnam Rice” national brand if they are produced in accordance with VietGAP or GlobalGAP standards -- good agricultural practices to produce clean and safe farm products.
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Although Viet Nam annually exports five to seven million tonnes of rice per year, the amount of revenue the country earns is less than other countries already famous for their rice products such as Thailand and India. This is one of the regulations drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to build, promote, manage and certify the national brand for Vietnamese rice exports. The draft document, including seven chapters and 23 articles, has been circulated for experts’ opinions. According to MARD, although Viet Nam annually exports five to seven million tonnes of rice per year, the amount of revenue the country earns is less than other countries already famous for their rice products such as Thailand and India.
Besides this, Vietnamese rice is also facing great competition from the rice brands of these countries. Thus, speeding up the promotion of the national rice brand is one of the urgent solutions to help increase the product’s added value, and subsequently export revenue. Vo Thanh Do, deputy director of MARD’s Agri-product Processing and Market Development Department, said building a national brand for Vietnamese rice (Vietnam Rice) will promote the image of products and create trust among consumers. As a result, the competitiveness of Viet Nam’s rice products in the world market will be enhanced, Do said. Do said the regulation aims to ensure rice products have stable characteristics and meet requirements in terms of quality and origin traceability.
However, it also raised concerns among agricultural experts and business insiders. According to Nguyen Anh Tuan from the Northern Food Corporation, the application of VietGap standards in rice cultivation is important and should be encouraged. However, the reality is that the area where rice is cultivated according to VietG standards is not large, Tuan said. Sharing the view, Nguyen Duc Cuong, a representative from the Tuong Lan Agricultural Products Processing Company, said many regions in Viet Nam have few rice production areas meeting the VietGap standard due to the scattered production situation. Therefore, rice enterprises would find it hard to meet requirements, Cuong added.
Do acknowledged that a company producing 400,000 tonnes of rice would need some 80,000ha of raw material, adding that if the annual export volume is taken into account, the areas meeting VietGAP standard are not enough. Tran Xuan Dinh, deputy head of MARD’s Cultivation Department, said the Vietnamese rice national brand should not be granted to rice products satisfying VietGAP. It should instead be granted to those meeting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in general.
Dinh explained that in many rice growing regions, land and water indicators are within acceptable limits for the application of GAP techniques. In addition, standards for safe agricultural products TCVN: 11892/12017 may be applied to replace and evaluate the quality of Vietnamese rice, he said. Rice types According to the draft regulations, the types of rice bearing the national brand certification must be white rice, white fragrant rice and white glutinous rice grown in areas planned by the State and meet the quality requirements as regulated. However, Phan Van Hoa, director of the Vinh Hoa Science and Technology Co Ltd, said the current rice varieties of Viet Nam, even glutinous rice and aromatic rice, are in different colours, so the above regulation will reduce the amount of qualified products.
 With regard to this issue, Do said the country currently does not have many varieties of coloured rice, and this regulation only aims at rice products for export under the Government scheme, therefore it should focus on three groups of rice. Do said the Agri-product Processing and Market Development Department is assigned by MARD to register the ownership of the “Gao Viet Nam/Vietnam Rice” national brand at the Intellectual Property Department. The draft regulations on building, promoting, managing and certifying the national brand for Vietnamese rice exports are expected to be finalised this month. Rice is among the products that have witnessed high growth rate in recent years. The volume of rice exported in November is estimated at 389,000 tonnes, worth US$192 million. The figures for 11 months of the year was 5.49 million tonnes and $2.48 billion, respectively, representing an increase of 23.4 per cent in terms of volume and 24.2 per cent in value over the same period in 2016. China continues to rank first in the rice import market of Viet Nam in the first 10 months of 2017 with 39.8 per cent of the market share. — VNS
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/192308/vietgap-standards-to-merit-national-rice-brand.html
Myanmar rice exports highest in 50 years in 2017-18
THIHA KO KO 19 DEC 2017
Myanmar is estimated to export up to 2.8 million tonnes of rice worth a maximum of $800 million this year, the most in 50 years. Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times
Demand for rice produced in Myanmar has risen to its highest level in 50 years in the current 2017-18 fiscal year, with rice exports estimated to have increased to 2.5 million-2.8 million tonnes compared to the previous estimate of 2.2 million tonnes, said U Khin Maung Lwin, assistant secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.
U Nay Lin Zin, joint-secretary of Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), said Myanmar’s rice exports should be worth up to $800 million this fiscal year.
So far, Myanmar has exported over 2 million tonnes of rice worth $600 million in the first 8 months of the current fiscal year. That is the highest level of exports in 50 years, Dr Aung Thu, Minister of of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, said during the annual general meeting of MRF last Friday. 
Myanmar’s rice exported its highest volume of rice ever during the 1930s, when it sold over 3 million tonnes to international countries. During the 1960s though, exports dropped to just a third of its peak to just over 1 million tonnes.
The country exported 1.2 million tonnes of rice worth $200 million during the same period last year.
In the previous fiscal year, total rice exports amounted to 1.7 tonnes.
Border demand 
The rise in exports this year was due to higher demand from countries like Africa and facilitated via government-to-government agreements between Myanmar and Sri Lanka as well as Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, which are rice-exporting countries, this year faced shortages due to poor weather, which destroyed much of their paddy fields. With supply from Cambodia and Vietnam insufficient to meet those needs, demand for rice from Myanmar increased.
More than half of Myanmar’s rice exports this year were conducted by sea. Around 53pc of locally produced rice was transported to buyers via sea this year, while the remaining was sold to the Chinese at Myanmar- China border gates like Muse, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
In the past, rice trade was conducted cross-border with China. Myanmar exports 80 percent of its rice to China while the remaining 20pc is exported via sea.



Global Baby Rice Flour Market Size 2017 Nestle, Beingmate, Engnice, Eastwes, Weicky, FangGuang

Global Baby Rice Flour Market Size 2017 Nestle, Beingmate, Engnice, Eastwes, Weicky, FangGuang
A market study based on the ” Baby Rice Flour market” across the globe, recently added to the repository of Markets N Research, is titled ‘Global Baby Rice Flour Market 2017’. The research report analyzes the historical as well as present performance of the global Baby Rice Flour market, and makes predictions on the future status of Baby Rice Flour market on the basis of this analysis.
The report studies the market for Baby Rice Flour across the globe taking the existing industry chain, the import and export statistics in Baby Rice Flour market & dynamics of demand and supply of Baby Rice Flour into consideration.
Producers Analysis and prime Sellers of world Baby Rice Flour Market 2017:
Heinz
Gerber
Hipp
Nestle
Beingmate
Engnice
Eastwes
Weicky
FangGuang
The ‘ Baby Rice Flour ‘research study covers each and every aspect of the Baby Rice Flour market globally, which starts from the definition of the Baby Rice Flour market and develops towards Baby Rice Flour market segmentations. Further, every segment of the Baby Rice Flour market is classified and analyzed on the basis of product types, application, and the end-use industries of the Baby Rice Flour market. The geographical segmentation of the Baby Rice Flour market has also been covered at length in this report.
The competitive landscape of the global market for Baby Rice Flour is determined by evaluating the various market participants, production capacity, Baby Rice Flour market’s production chain, and the revenue generated by each manufacturer in the Baby Rice Flour market worldwide.
The global Baby Rice Flour market 2017 is also analyzed on the basis of product pricing, Baby Rice Flour production volume, data regarding demand and Baby Rice Flour supply, and the revenue garnered by the product. Various methodical tools such as investment returns, feasibility, and market attractiveness analysis has been used in the research to present a comprehensive study of the market for Baby Rice Flour across the globe.


Global Rice Starch Market by Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin forecast to 2022

Rice Starch Market Analysis Report contains all Analytical and Statistical brief about Market Overview, Growth, Demand and Forecast Research. This Rice Starch Market report offers some penetrating overview and solution in the complex world of Rice Starch Industry.
This report also provides Manufacturing Process Analysis of Rice Starch Market Drivers and Opportunities, investment feasibility, product volume, market strategies, industry chain structure, supply and demand ratio and market chain value.
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Global Rice Starch Industry is essentially classified based on leading marketing players, product types, applications and regions.
Manufacturers of Rice Starch market (Company and Product introduction, Rice Starch Sales Volume, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin): 
ENEO, Ingredion, Bangkok starch, Thai Flour, AGRANA, WFM Wholesome Foods, Golden Agriculture, Anhui Lianhe, Anhui Le Huan Tian Biotechnology
Rice Starch Market by Product Type Segment Analysis (Consumption Volume, Average Price, Revenue, Market Share and Trend): 
Food Grade, Pharmaceutical Grade, Cosmetic Grade
Rice Starch Market by Application Segment Analysis (Consumption Volume and Market Share; Downstream Customers and Market Analysis):
Baked Goods & Bakery Fillings, Confectionery Coatings & Liquorice, Dairy Desserts & Yoghurt, Dairy Fruit Preparations, Body Powder, Dry Shampoo, Other
The Rice Starch Market is a proven resource, which provides market characteristics, Market size and growth, segmentation, regional breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for Rice Starch industry. Based on the shareholder’s perspective, delivering detailed market data in Global & major Global and penetrating insights. The Rice Starch Industry Report provides useful data and information for the industry insider, potential entrant or investor.
Global Rice Starch Market Regional Segment Analysis (Regional Production Volume, Consumption Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate): North America, Europe, China, Japan, Others
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Key questions answered by Rice Starch Market report include:
·         What will the market size be in 2022 and what will the growth rate be?
·         What are the key market trends in Rice Starch Industry?
·         Where is the largest and fastest growing market for Rice Starch?
·         How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets?
·         What forces will shape the market going forward?
·         What are the challenges to market growth?
·         Who are the key vendors in Rice Starch market space?
·         What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
·         What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors in Rice Starch Industry?
This report also presents product specification, manufacturing process, and product cost structure etc. Production is separated by regions, technology and applications. Other important aspects that have been meticulously research in the Rice Starch market report is: Demand and supply dynamics, import and export scenario, industry processes and cost structures and major R&D initiatives.
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Rice Starch Market Analysis and Growth Forecast by Regions, Type and Application to 2022

Rice Starch Market research report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of Rice Starch Industry. This Market Research report focuses on the major drivers and restraints for the key players. It also provides granular analysis of the market share, segmentation, revenue forecasts and geographic regions of the market.
This report also provides Manufacturing Process Analysis of Rice Starch Market Drivers and Opportunities, investment feasibility, product volume, market strategies, industry chain structure, supply and demand ratio and market chain value.
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Global Rice Starch Industry is essentially classified based on leading marketing players, product types, applications and regions.
Manufacturers of Rice Starch market (Company and Product introduction, Rice Starch Sales Volume, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin): 
ENEO, Ingredion, Bangkok starch, Thai Flour, AGRANA, WFM Wholesome Foods, Golden Agriculture, Anhui Lianhe, Anhui Le Huan Tian Biotechnology
Rice Starch Market by Product Type Segment Analysis (Consumption Volume, Average Price, Revenue, Market Share and Trend): 
Food Grade, Industry Grade
Rice Starch Market by Application Segment Analysis (Consumption Volume and Market Share; Downstream Customers and Market Analysis):
Food Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Cosmetic Industry
The Rice Starch Market is a proven resource, which provides market characteristics, Market size and growth, segmentation, regional breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for Rice Starch industry. Based on the shareholder’s perspective, delivering detailed market data in Global & major Global and penetrating insights. The Rice Starch Industry Report provides useful data and information for the industry insider, potential entrant or investor.
Global Rice Starch Market Regional Segment Analysis (Regional Production Volume, Consumption Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate): North America, Europe, China, Japan, Others
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·         What will the market size be in 2022 and what will the growth rate be?
·         What are the key market trends in Rice Starch Industry?
·         Where is the largest and fastest growing market for Rice Starch?
·         How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets?
·         What forces will shape the market going forward?
·         What are the challenges to market growth?
·         Who are the key vendors in Rice Starch market space?
·         What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
·         What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors in Rice Starch Industry?
This report also presents product specification, manufacturing process, and product cost structure etc. Production is separated by regions, technology and applications. Other important aspects that have been meticulously research in the Rice Starch market report is: Demand and supply dynamics, import and export scenario, industry processes and cost structures and major R&D initiatives.
In conclusion, it is a deep research report on Global Rice Starch industry. If you have any special requirements, please let us know and we will offer you the report as you want.

Rice Bran Oil Market Research Key Players, Industry Overview, Supply Chain and Analysis to 2017 – 2022

Rice Bran Oil Market report analyses the market potential for each geographical region based on the growth rate, macroeconomic parameters, consumer buying patterns, and market demand and supply scenarios. The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global Rice Bran Oil market for 2017-2022.
This report also provides Manufacturing Process Analysis of Rice Bran Oil Market Drivers and Opportunities, investment feasibility, product volume, market strategies, industry chain structure, supply and demand ratio and market chain value.
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Global Rice Bran Oil Industry is essentially classified based on leading marketing players, product types, applications and regions.
Manufacturers of Rice Bran Oil market (Company and Product introduction, Rice Bran Oil Sales Volume, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin): 
icela, Kamal, BCL, SVROil, Vaighai, A.P. Refinery, 3F Industries, Sethia Oils, Jain Group of Industries, Shivangi Oils, Balgopal Food Products, King Rice Oil Group, CEO Agrifood Limited, Kasisuri, Surin Bran Oil, Agrotech International, Tsuno Rice Fine Chemicals, Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical, Wilmar International, Wanyuan Food & Oil, Jinrun, Shanxin, Jinwang
Rice Bran Oil Market by Product Type Segment Analysis (Consumption Volume, Average Price, Revenue, Market Share and Trend): 
Extraction, Squeezing
Rice Bran Oil Market by Application Segment Analysis (Consumption Volume and Market Share; Downstream Customers and Market Analysis):
Cosmetic, Industry
The Rice Bran Oil Market is a proven resource, which provides market characteristics, Market size and growth, segmentation, regional breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for Rice Bran Oil industry. Based on the shareholder’s perspective, delivering detailed market data in Global & major Global and penetrating insights. The Rice Bran Oil Industry Report provides useful data and information for the industry insider, potential entrant or investor.
Global Rice Bran Oil Market Regional Segment Analysis (Regional Production Volume, Consumption Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate): North America, Europe, China, Japan, Others
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·         Get up to date information available on the Rice Bran Oil market globally.
·         Identify growth segments and opportunities for investment. Benchmark performance against key competitors.
·         The key details related to Rice Bran Oil Market like the product definition, cost, variety of applications, demand and supply statistics are covered in this report.
·         The research of emerging Rice Bran Oil Industry segments and the existing market segments will help the investors or new business entrants in planning the business strategies (Develop strategies based on likely future developments.).
·         Facilitate decision making based on historic and forecast data and the drivers and restraints on the market.
·         Gain a global perspective on the development of the market.
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Key questions answered by Rice Bran Oil Market report include:
·         What will the market size be in 2022 and what will the growth rate be?
·         What are the key market trends in Rice Bran Oil Industry?
·         Where is the largest and fastest growing market for Rice Bran Oil?
·         How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets?
·         What forces will shape the market going forward?
·         What are the challenges to market growth?
·         Who are the key vendors in Rice Bran Oil market space?
·         What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
·         What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors in Rice Bran Oil Industry?
This report also presents product specification, manufacturing process, and product cost structure etc. Production is separated by regions, technology and applications. Other important aspects that have been meticulously research in the Rice Bran Oil market report is: Demand and supply dynamics, import and export scenario, industry processes and cost structures and major R&D initiatives.
In conclusion, it is a deep research report on Global Rice Bran Oil industry. If you have any special requirements, please let us know and we will offer you the report as you want.

Brown Rice Market Research Report 2016 to 2023

Brown Rice Market Research Report 2016 to 2023
Global Brown Rice Market Research Report- Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast 2016-2023
BriefingWire.com, 12/18/2017 – The report gives the clear picture of current Brown Rice Market scenario and the predicted future of the industry. The report focuses on the basis of market drivers, restraints, growth, trends and forecast for the period of 2016-2023. In addition, the report also maps the market performance by value chain analysis which will help in better product differentiation along with the analysis of each segment in terms of opportunity, market attractiveness index and growth rate.
The report on global brown rice market evaluates the growth trends of the industry through historical study and estimates future prospects based on comprehensive research. The report extensively provides the market share, growth, trends and forecasts for the period 2016-2023. The market size in terms of revenue (USD MN) is calculated for the study period along with the details of the factors affecting the market growth (drivers and restraints).
The major market drivers are shifting preference of health conscious customers towards healthy eating practices and emerging demand in Middle East & Africa. The market growth might be restricted due to A, B and D under the study period.
The report also covers the complete competitive landscape of the worldwide market with company profiles of key players such as Agistin Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Amira Nature Foods Ltd., Asia Golden Rice Co., Ltd., Chandrika Group of Mills, Ebro Foods, S.A., LT Foods Ltd., Riviana Foods Inc., Shiva Shellac And Chemicals, SunFoods, LLC and T.K. Rice Mill And Ash Co., Ltd. Geographically, this market has been segmented into regions such as North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East & Africa. The study details country-level aspects based on each segment and gives estimates in terms of market size.
Segmentations In The Report :
1.By Length :
– Long-Grain
– Medium-Grain
– Short-Grain
2.By Type :
– Sweet Brown Rice
– Brown Basmati Rice
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Jasmine Rice Market forecast by Company, Trend, Type and Applications upto 2022


The Jasmine Rice Market report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, Jasmine Rice market by applications and industry chain structure. In this introductory section, the Jasmine Rice Market research report incorporates analysis of definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. Besides this, the report also consists of development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.
The Jasmine Rice Market report is a compilation of the several factors driving and restraining this market along with a thorough run-down of the sales volume of each product within carefully categorized sub-segments of the market.
Major classifications are as follows: Type 1, Type 2
Major applications are as follows: Application 1, Application 2
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After the basic information, the report sheds light on the production. Production plants, their capacities, production and revenue are studied. Also, the Jasmine Rice industry growth in various regions and R&D status are also covered.
In this Jasmine Rice Market analysis, traders and distributors analysis is given along with contact details. For material and equipment suppliers contact details are also given. The Jasmine Rice Industry reports includes New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis that will help to determine whether the project is technically feasible, is feasible within the estimated cost, and will be profitable or not.
Major companies are as follows: Company 1, Company 2, Company 3, Company 4, Company 5, , , , ,
Jasmine Rice Market report provides key statistics on the market status of the Jasmine Rice Manufacturers and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the Jasmine Rice Industry.
The Research is a based on reliable data such as: Market segments and sub-segments, Supply and demand, Market size, Market Analysis by Applications, Market Analysis by Countries.
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Jasmine Rice Industry report includes Upstream raw materials, equipment and downstream consumer’s analysis. Additionally, the Jasmine Rice industry development trends and marketing channels are analysed.
To provide information on competitive landscape, this report includes detailed profiles of Jasmine Rice key players. For each player, product details, capacity, price, cost, Utilization Rate, gross overview and Gross Margin Analysis are given.
Major Highlights of Jasmine Rice Report: Jasmine Rice Market Overview, Market shares and strategies of key players, Sales Market Forecast, New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis, In-depth market segmentation.
Major regions are as follows: Europe, North America, China, Japan, Southeast Asia
Finally, Jasmine Rice Market report is the believable source for gaining the market research that will exponentially accelerate your business. This research report provides analysis and information according to market segments such as geography, technology and applications. It gives the principle locale, economic situations with the item value, benefit, limit, generation, supply, request and market development rate and figure and so on. Jasmine Rice industry report additionally Present new task SWOT examination, speculation attainability investigation, and venture return investigation.

Red Rice Market Growth Opportunities, Top Key Players, Industry Outlook and Forecasts by 2022
Red Rice market research report provides basic overview including product definition, the scope of the product and market overview. The report examines every aspect of the Red Rice industry right from leading Manufacturers of the Red Rice market, major geographical regions involved in the Red Rice Industry, till the end-users who will be using Red Rice research report and product of different types. The report shows manufacturing capacity, Red Rice Price during the Forecast period from 2017 to 2022.
Major companies are as follows: Company 1, Company 2, Company 3, Company 4, Company 5, , , , ,
Major Regions: Europe, North America, China, Japan, Southeast Asia.
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Then, the report focuses on Global major leading industry players with information such as company profiles, product picture and specifications, sales, market share. What’s more, the Red Rice industry development trends and marketing channels are analysed. The Red Rice market reports includes New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis that will help to determine whether the project is technically feasible, is feasible within the estimated cost, and will be profitable or not.
Major classifications are as follows: Type 1, Type 2
Major applications are as follows: Application 1, Application 2
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Global Bamboo Rice Market Research Study including Growth Factors, Types and Application by regions from 2017 to 2022

Bamboo Rice Market Report Deliver an in-depth assessment of the Bamboo Rice including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, regulatory landscape, deployment models, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain. The report also presents forecasts for Bamboo Rice investments from 2017 till 2022.The report includes Bamboo Rice new project SWOT analysis, investment practicableness analysis, investment come analysis and development trend analysis. The key rising opportunities of the fastest growing Bamboo Rice market segments are coated throughout this report.
The Report meet user’s requirements and provides in detail information of Regions, Companies, Players, Applications and others. This Research reports adds value to the user’s business requirements and beneficial for future references.
Major companies are as follows: Company 1, Company 2, Company 3, Company 4, Company 5, , , , ,

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Report provides detail Analysis of past as well as future market trends of Bamboo Rice Market. The report showcases the business strategists, Growth Prospects and historical & futuristic cost and revenue over the coming years. It shows manufacturing capacity, Bamboo Rice Price during the Forecast period from 2017 to 2022.The report covers all key components of the Bamboo Rice Market including the scope and overview, classification, applications, and regional analysis.
Major applications are as follows: Application 1, Application 2
Major classifications are as follows: Type 1, Type 2
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·         What is the Market status and development trend of Bamboo Rice by types and applications?
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Organic Rice Starch Sales Market Demands Analysis By Regions 2017 to 2022

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Global Organic Rice Starch Sales Market Research Report 2017 to 2022 provides a unique tool for evaluating the market, highlighting opportunities, and supporting strategic and tactical decision-making. This report recognizes that in this rapidly-evolving and competitive environment, up-to-date marketing information is essential to monitor performance and make critical decisions for growth and profitability. It provides information on trends and developments, and focuses on markets and materials, capacities and technologies, and on the changing structure of the Organic Rice Starch Sales Market.
Companies Mentioned are: BENEO, Ingredion, Bangkok starch, Thai Flour, AGRANA, WFM Wholesome Foods, Golden Agriculture, Anhui Lianhe, Anhui Le Huan Tian Biotechnology and Others.
Geographically, this report is segmented into several key Regions, with production, consumption, revenue (million USD), and market share and growth rate of Organic Rice Starch Sales in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast), covering
  • United States
  • China
  • Europe
  • Japan
  • Southeast Asia
  • India .
The report provides a basic overview of the Organic Rice Starch Sales market including definitions, classifications, applications and market chain structure. And development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures.
Global Organic Rice Starch Sales (K Units) and Revenue (Million USD) Market Split by Product Type:
Market Segment by Type
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Food Grade
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xx
xx
-Change (%)
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
Pharmaceutical Grade
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
-Change (%)
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
Cosmetic Grade
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
-Change (%)
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
Others
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
-Change (%)
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
Total
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
-Change (%)
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%
xx%

Global Organic Rice Starch Sales (K Units) by Application (2016-2022):
Market Segment
by Application
2012
2016
2022
Market Share (%)2022
CGAR (%)
(2016-2022)
Baked Goods & Bakery Fillings
xx
xx
xx
xx%
xx%
Dairy Desserts & Yoghurt
xx
xx
xx
xx%
xx%
Dairy Fruit Preparations
xx
xx
xx
xx%
xx%
Confectionery Coatings & Liquorice
xx
xx
xx
xx%
xx%
others
xx
xx
xx
xx%
xx%
Total
xx
xx
xx
100%
xx%

Essential points covered in Global Organic Rice Starch Sales Market 2017 Research are:-
  • What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2022?
  • What are the key factors driving the Global Organic Rice Starch Sales market?
  • What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the Global Organic Rice Starch Sales market?
  • What are the challenges to market growth?
  • Who are the key vendors in the Global Organic Rice Starch Sales market?
  • What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the Global Organic Rice Starch Sales market?
This independent 101 page report guarantees you will remain better informed than your competition. With over 150 tables and figures examining the Organic Rice Starch Sales market, the report gives you a visual, one-stop breakdown of the leading products, submarkets and market leader’s market revenue forecasts as well as analysis to 2022.
The report provides a basic overview of the Organic Rice Starch Sales market including definitions, classifications, applications and market chain structure. And development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures.
Then, the report focuses on Global major leading market players with information such as company profiles, product picture and specifications, sales, market share and contact information. What’s more, the Organic Rice Starch Sales market development trends and marketing channels are analyzed.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the market. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.
There are 15 Chapters to deeply display the Global Organic Rice Starch Sales market.
Chapter 1, to describe Organic Rice Starch Sales Introduction, product scope, market overview, market opportunities, market risk, market driving force;
Chapter 2, to analyze the top manufacturers of Organic Rice Starch Sales, with sales, revenue, and price of Organic Rice Starch Sales, in 2016 and 2017;
Chapter 3, to display the competitive situation among the top manufacturers, with sales, revenue and market share in 2016 and 2017;
Chapter 4, to show the Global market by regions, with sales, revenue and market share of Organic Rice Starch Sales, for each region, from 2012 to 2017;
Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, to analyze the key regions, with sales, revenue and market share by key countries in these regions;
Chapter 10 and 11, to show the market by type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2012 to 2017;
Chapter 12, Organic Rice Starch Sales market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2017 to 2022;
Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe Organic Rice Starch Sales sales channel, distributors, traders, dealers, Research Findings and Conclusion, appendix and data source.
Reasons for Buying this Report:-
  • It provides a forward looking perspective on different factors driving or restraining market growth .
  • It provides a technological growth map over time to understand the industry growth rate.
  • It helps in understanding the key product segments and their future.
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Mews restaurant: Chef Demar Regresado and the art of restraint

Mews restaurant: Chef Demar Regresado and the art of restraint

Chef Demar Regresado makes dishes that are not overpowering
Published 7:50 PM, December 18, 2017
Updated 8:01 PM, December 18, 2017
CHICKEN DELICIOUS. The chicken teriyaki is one of the many offerings by Mews. Photos courtesy of Mews and Iñigo de Paula
CHICKEN DELICIOUS. The chicken teriyaki is one of the many offerings by Mews. Photos courtesy of Mews and Iñigo de Paula
Miles Davis once said, "Don't play what's there. Play what's not there."
Those pockets of silence between notes are just as important as the notes themselves, he asserted. If it’s true for jazz, it’s also true for the culinary arts (or any other medium, really).
With the culinary scene producing wunderkind chefs with increasing frequency, an affinity with nuance is often what separates the dilettantes from the pros. Chef Demar Regresado, a veteran who started out in Aubergine under Gordon Ramsay, is definitely the latter.
Chef Demar’s commitment to subtlety is apparent when dining at Mews, his second restaurant venture in the country. Take his braised pork belly, for example. It’s one of the more nuanced dishes on his menu. The pork is silky like butter, and teases the palate with hints of sweetness.
“What we did here is braise the pork for 12 hours,” Chef Demar explained. “That removes every single part that would (overpower the dish).” Only when all the non-essentials are taken out does the dish become fully realized.
Chef Demar has gotten pretty damn good at cooking what’s not there.
SINFUL. The braised pork belly is a must try at Mews.
SINFUL. The braised pork belly is a must try at Mews.
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Our meal started with the grilled caesar salad, which is simple in concept but when tasted, turns out to be quite the revelation.
The grilling process brings out the innate sweetness of the romaine, which plays well with the sharp flavors of the red onions and parmesan. There’s a narrow margin of error when grilling these leaves. Get overzealous, and you end up with a cluster of bitter, barely edible greens.
HEAVEN. Mew's caesar salad has a twist.
HEAVEN. Mew's caesar salad has a twist.
We tasted his best-selling panizza next, its name “Rolls Royce” giving off a rare hint of swagger.
“This one is our signature dish,” Chef Demar said. “A lot of people try to do the panizza with overpowering sauces.”
The Rolls Royce panizza, with its mozzarella, salami, shrimp, scallops, and sundried tomatoes, formed a tight medley of flavors. The panizza has a sweetness to it that makes way for a slight kick from the salami and tomatoes.
ROLLS ROYCE. Another must-try is the panizza.
ROLLS ROYCE. Another must-try is the panizza.
The caesar salad and Rolls Royce panizza are perhaps the two dishes in our meal that best represent Mews’ commitment to healthy, hearty fare.
“I like to play to get the healthier option,” said Chef Demar. Even with 3 decades of experience working in London (Chef Ramsay gave him his early training), Demar remains committed to uplifting local growers and suppliers.
“My goal is to take the taste of Europe to the Philippines, but with our local ingredients,” he explained. “A lot of chefs are trying to get more expensive stuff, but we could help our farms by getting produce from them.”
Up next came the salmon gravlax, another of Chef Demar’s more popular dishes. It features beetroot-cured salmon, with a retenue of micro herbs, beetroot puree, and cream cheese. The fish is smoked in mesquite, and is served in an upturned goblet filled with the smoke.
The serving style isn’t a gimmick; the extra immersion in smoke further infuses the fish with flavor. Our last entrée was the chicken teriyaki truffle. The chicken was marinated in a teriyaki truffle fusion, and came with ube purée and basmati rice. The chicken had the same buttery softness as the pork belly, as well as that signature balance of flavors.
GRAVLAX. The salmon gravlax is something to try at Mews.
GRAVLAX. The salmon gravlax is something to try at Mews.
The meal was concluded with a one-two dessert punch of lava cake and eton mess. The lava cake is a chocolate cake filled with a molten core of Belgian chocolate, while the eton mess featured meringue pieces with berries and ice cream. The concoctions were delicious and decadent – the perfect end to this exquisite meal.
HEAVENLY. Lava cake is pure heaven.
HEAVENLY. Lava cake is pure heaven.
Mews' address: L'Ermitage Building, L.P. Leviste Street, corner Toledo 1227, Salcedo, Makati, Metro Manila. It's open from 11 am to 10:30 pmhttps://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/best-eats/190956-mews-restaurant-review