Thailand
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Bob Scott: Keeping focus on rice is paramount
Bob
Scott is the new director of Stuttgart Rice Research and Extension Center.
On a warm, dry, late April day
the fields alongside the road from Stuttgart, Ark., to the Rice Research and
Extension Center east of town are full of farmers planting crops. Fields at the
center itself are no different.
New facility director Bob Scott
steps from his truck and approaches the driver of a tractor, who’s stopped on
the turnrow. The two exchange pleasantries and several jokes before the driver
climbs back in the cab.
If he’s nervous in his new
position, Scott is good at hiding it. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand
the center’s importance in the long arc of rice research, though.
After years of work in Lonoke and
Newport, how did Scott, a well-established weed scientist in the state
(and Delta
Farm Press contributor), come to take the reins in Stuttgart?
“I think I had some success at Lonoke and
Newport and have seen some things here that we can do similar. I’ve been a
weed scientist for 15 years with Extension and five years before that in
industry — so, 20 years. That’s a long time. This opportunity came up and it
was time for a change professionally.
“My former position was a very
good job with great support from the promotion boards. It was tough to leave —
good equipment and, most importantly, I worked with excellent people who got
things done.
“But I look forward to this
opportunity and am very excited to work with different disciplines. Previously,
it was all about herbicides. Now, in a single day, I may talk about pathology,
entomology, the breeding program. You spoke with one of our breeders already
and you can tell we want to get great, new options out as soon as possible.
“I’ve always said that next to
variety selection, weed science is the most important decision growers make.”
Now, he gets to be involved with
both.
Focus
Is Scott bringing a new focus to
something at the center?
“I think over the years the
visibility of the station is down a bit. The Expo and the Rice College put on
by (state rice specialist) Jarrod Hardke are big deals, but I think we can do
more.
“This facility is one of the
leading rice research institutes in the world — not just in the United States.
I want to do everything I can to make sure that continues and everyone knows
it.”
Scott’s predecessor was interim
director Nathan McKinney.
“He had a long weekly commute
from Fayetteville. They’d been on a long search for someone for the job — ever
since (former longtime center director) Chuck Wilson moved north to Keiser.
There are some changes going on within the University (of Arkansas) currently.
They’re remapping the internal structure of management of the experiment
stations and centers. Most people would say I’m the director of the Stuttgart
‘station’, but actually we are a center. Basically, centers differ from
stations in that they have faculty.”
This center, in particular, is
part of that.
“We have faculty, we house the
Extension Service, researchers, foundation seed, and the breeding program.
Because of that diversity, this facility is positioned to be a key player in
the new redefinition of some rules.”
Hubs and greenhouses
Also in the works: the
development of a new center in Jonesboro, Ark.
“I believe land has already been
identified for that. Chuck Wilson is up there working on development of that
facility. The long-term plan is for faculty to be up in the Jonesboro station.
Once that’s up and running, I think Jonesboro and Stuttgart will be the two
sister centers that act as hubs in the university system.”
Looked to for breakthroughs in
rice production, the Stuttgart center first began in 1925. Staying cutting-edge
in research requires a proper set-up.
“My predecessor started a process
of renovation. We’re like everyone else in government, right now: running on a
very tight budget. But one of my goals is to renovate some of the older
structures, get rid of old buildings and get new ones up. Infrastructure, such
as water and roads and reservoirs, also need attention.”
That’s already been going on,
says Scott, and “I’m inheriting a good start. We have a new foundation seed
building and are through our second season using that awesome facility. Some
great guys are running that.
“We’re almost ready to open a
brand new state-of-the-art greenhouse and growth chamber facility. That’ll
facilitate the work of two teams in particular. … I believe the ribbon-cutting
will be in (May).”
First, researchers “will be
working on solutions for high nighttime temperature problems in rice. That’s a
big thing that costs growers a lot of money in the state. Right now, there
aren’t a lot of answers for these problems — you don’t know when you’ll see the
problems, they have to come at a certain time of the year when rice is at a
certain maturity. So, we have a new team in place to work on the nighttime
temperatures.”
Second, the greenhouse will
facilitate better variety research. “We have a breeder, Ehsan Shakiba, whose
primary focus is on developing a hybrid program. He isn’t the first to work on
that, but having this new greenhouse facility will greatly help with his
efforts.”
Common concerns
What are Scott’s views on meshing
concerns of the state rice sector and the center’s priorities?
“Look, we have to pay attention
to those concerns. Everyone knows we’re the largest rice-producing state, and
the crop is incredibly important to the state’s economy.
“My vision as director is that
everything we do here, at the end of the day, should be looking at ‘how do we
make rice profitable for farmers to grow?’ When I hear acres are going to corn
or soybeans, I get concerned.
“Obviously, it all comes back to
making money — growers go where the market takes them. But we can make rice
more attractive through finding ways to lower input costs, raising yields, the
breeding program, and all the rest. If the station isn’t helping growers
through making rice a profitable option, we’re probably missing the mark to
some degree.”
Weeds
Scott may have moved on
professionally, but one suspects he will always carry the heart of a weed
scientist. He’s the current president of the Southern Weed Science Society.
And there is no escape from the
unfortunate legal skirmishing around the state with dicamba.
“The dicamba situation does
bother me. It’s such a concern because it’s driven a wedge between so many
people — between groups of growers, between some growers and the university,
between growers and the Arkansas Plant Board. We’ve always had a good state
plant board. They’ve always been willing to work toward Section 18 labels,
Section 24C labels. They’ve gone to bat for the ag community in that respect
many times.
“So, it’s disheartening to see
agriculture divided the way it is over a herbicide.”
However, says Scott, this, too,
shall pass.
“If there’s one thing I’ve
learned in the last 20 years it’s that herbicides come and go. Right now,
dicamba is extremely important to a lot of guys for weed control. Five years
from now, dicamba may not even be at the forefront of their thoughts. It’s very
sad that this one product has caused so much turmoil.
“Of course, many things have come
together to put us in the situation we’re in. There’s been a kind of condensing
of technology down to where we don’t have many options for pigweed. You’re
either a LibertyLink person, or you’re not. If not, for many the alternative is
dicamba. For others, if they still can use PPO chemistry, they have other
options.
“But the dicamba situation will
eventually pass. What has gotten us here? It’s the overreliance on single
technologies that are tied to seed and force your hand on weed control. That’s
stymied the development of new herbicides.
“Saying this, I sound like an old
man,” says Scott with a laugh. “But when I was in graduate school, new
herbicides seemed to come out every day. They may not have been new modes of
action but certainly new sites of action. Now, there hasn’t been a truly new
herbicide come out in a while. There’s been no new mode of action discovered
since the 1980s.
“It’s interesting, in my new
position, that rice made the decision to not go the GMO route. There are a lot
of people who think rice has suffered in terms of production because it hasn’t
had the same development as beans and corn in the ‘GMO revolution.’ This may or
may not be true in terms of yield and value-added traits.”
There is good news, he says.
“We have at least three truly new
herbicide technologies being introduced through next year: Provisia, Loyant and
Rogue. Why is that? It’s because we didn’t fall into relying on a certain or
single herbicide which was tied to a certain variety.
“So, from a herbicide standpoint, I’d argue rice is better off
than, say, soybeans. We have new modes of action for rice. Right now, for
soybeans, it’s a struggle.”
PHILIPPINES
ACCEPTS 250,000T RICE OFFERS FROM VIETNAM, THAILAND
MANILA, May 4 (Reuters) - The Philippines' National Food Authority
(NFA) on Friday accepted offers from both Vietnam and Thailand for 250,000
tonnes of rice supply, as it rushes to rebuild depleted buffer stocks ahead of
the lean local harvest season. The NFA, the state agency tasked with ensuring
stable rice supply and prices in the domestic market, increased its budget by
about 10 percent for the rice purchases, after initial offers last week from
Vietnam and Thailand exceeded its reference prices. It reopened the tender on
Friday for the government-to-government procurement. Vietnam will supply
130,000 tonnes and Thailand will deliver the balance of 120,000 tonnes.
The NFA allocated $531 per tonne for its purchase of 50,000 tonnes
of 15 percent broken rice, a deal won by Vietnam with an offer of $526.50 a
tonne. Vietnam also won a separate deal involving 80,000 tonnes of 25 percent
broken rice at $517.50 a tonne, below the NFA's budget of $520.50 a tonne.
Thailand won a 120,000-tonne supply deal involving 25 percent broken rice with
a similar offer of $517.50 a tonne. The offers were still subject to final
approval by the NFA council, said Judy Carol Dansal, deputy NFA administrator
and head of the panel that held the tender. The Philippines, a frequent rice
importer, plans to buy another 250,000-tonnes in an open tender later this
month. Delivery of its rice purchases begins next month, ahead of the so-called
lean months of July to September when there is minimal or zero harvest locally.
President Rodrigo Duterte in April directed the NFA to build up its rice buffer
stock to the equivalent of 60 days of national consumption, or as much as 1.92
million tonnes, from less than 2 days of consumption in March. The fresh rice
purchases come as the dwindling supply of cheap NFA rice led to a spike in
domestic prices of the staple grain, feeding into inflation which accelerated
at its fastest pace in at least five years in April.
Cool temperatures mean rice is slow
to emerge
By
Rice in this Drew, Mississippi, field was planted early and has
emerged. Germination for most of the state’s crop has been slowed by cool
spring temperatures. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kevin Hudson)
RAYMOND, Miss. -- Spring’s cool
temperatures have rice producers playing the waiting game in Mississippi.
The crop is 60 percent planted, but
very little of it has emerged, said Bobby Golden, a rice and soil fertility
agronomist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
“All of the cold weather we’ve had
is not favorable for the seed to germinate and emerge,” Golden said. “It has
taken 25 to 30 days for rice to emerge in many fields planted in March. The
earliest planted seed are up, but most of what has been planted is extremely
slow getting out of the ground because of the cool temperatures.”
With ideal weather, early planting
usually begins in mid- to late March, with all seed in the ground by early May.
Golden, who is based at the MSU
Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, said he expects Mississippi
producers to plant 120,000 to 125,000 acres. This is down from what producers
traditionally plant in the state but up from last year’s 114,000 acres, he
said.
The cool temperatures have slowed
crop progress, but producers have not encountered any other challenges.
“It’s been quiet to this point,”
Golden said. “We’re just waiting on rice to come up. In a couple of weeks,
we’ll know more about what producers may be facing as far as insects, disease
and weeds go.”
Rice futures are currently trading
for around $12.20 per hundredweight. This is up from a year ago when futures
were trading just under $11 per hundredweight, said Brian Williams, Extension
agricultural economist.
“The big things driving markets
right now are tight supplies and strong demand,” Williams said. “However,
traders are also closely watching planting progress. So far, planting progress
across the U.S. has been good, which has brought markets down a little bit.”
Williams said U.S. acreage is
projected to be a bit higher this year because of stronger prices and demand.
But this could bring prices down as the crop nears harvest.
Mississippi’s rice crop was valued
at $96 million in 2017, down 28 percent from 2016 because of the decrease in
acreage.
Released: May 4, 2018
Contacts: Dr. Bobby Richard Golden, Dr. Brian R. Williams
Photos for publication (click for high resolution image):
Rice in this Drew, Mississippi, field was planted early and has
emerged. Germination for most of the state’s crop has been slowed by cool
spring temperatures. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kevin Hudson)
PHILIPPINES
ACCEPTS 250,000T RICE OFFERS FROM VIETNAM, THAILAND
5/4/2018
MANILA, May 4 (Reuters) - The
Philippines' National Food
Authority (NFA) on Friday accepted offers from both Vietnam and
Thailand for 250,000 tonnes of rice supply, as it rushes to
rebuild depleted buffer stocks ahead of the lean local harvest
season.
Authority (NFA) on Friday accepted offers from both Vietnam and
Thailand for 250,000 tonnes of rice supply, as it rushes to
rebuild depleted buffer stocks ahead of the lean local harvest
season.
The NFA, the state agency tasked
with ensuring stable rice
supply and prices in the domestic market, increased its budget
by about 10 percent for the rice purchases, after initial offers
last week from Vietnam and Thailand exceeded its reference
prices.
supply and prices in the domestic market, increased its budget
by about 10 percent for the rice purchases, after initial offers
last week from Vietnam and Thailand exceeded its reference
prices.
It reopened the tender on Friday
for the
government-to-government procurement. Vietnam will supply
130,000 tonnes and Thailand will deliver the balance of 120,000
tonnes.
government-to-government procurement. Vietnam will supply
130,000 tonnes and Thailand will deliver the balance of 120,000
tonnes.
The NFA allocated $531 per tonne
for its purchase of 50,000
tonnes of 15 percent broken rice, a deal won by Vietnam with an
offer of $526.50 a tonne.
tonnes of 15 percent broken rice, a deal won by Vietnam with an
offer of $526.50 a tonne.
Vietnam also won a separate deal
involving 80,000 tonnes of
25 percent broken rice at $517.50 a tonne, below the NFA's
budget of $520.50 a tonne.
25 percent broken rice at $517.50 a tonne, below the NFA's
budget of $520.50 a tonne.
Thailand won a 120,000-tonne supply
deal involving 25
percent broken rice with a similar offer of $517.50 a tonne.
percent broken rice with a similar offer of $517.50 a tonne.
The offers were still subject to
final approval by the NFA
council, said Judy Carol Dansal, deputy NFA administrator and
head of the panel that held the tender.
council, said Judy Carol Dansal, deputy NFA administrator and
head of the panel that held the tender.
The Philippines, a frequent rice
importer, plans to buy
another 250,000-tonnes in an open tender later this month.
another 250,000-tonnes in an open tender later this month.
Delivery of its rice purchases
begins next month, ahead of
the so-called lean months of July to September when there is
minimal or zero harvest locally.
the so-called lean months of July to September when there is
minimal or zero harvest locally.
President Rodrigo Duterte in April
directed the NFA to build
up its rice buffer stock to the equivalent of 60 days of
national consumption, or as much as 1.92 million tonnes, from
less than 2 days of consumption in March.
up its rice buffer stock to the equivalent of 60 days of
national consumption, or as much as 1.92 million tonnes, from
less than 2 days of consumption in March.
The fresh rice purchases come as
the dwindling supply of
cheap NFA rice led to a spike in domestic prices of the staple
grain, feeding into inflation which accelerated at its fastest
pace in at least five years in April.
cheap NFA rice led to a spike in domestic prices of the staple
grain, feeding into inflation which accelerated at its fastest
pace in at least five years in April.
(Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz;
editing by Richard Pullin)
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VN earns US$1.1bn from rice exports
in Jan-Apr
May, 04/2018 - 15:48
Vietnamese rice is currently exported to over 130 markets
worldwide. — Photo baodautu.vn
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HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam earned US$1.1 billion
by exporting 2.16 million tonnes of rice between January and April this year,
up 35.7 p
er cent
in value and 21.7 per cent in volume.
China was the main importer, occupying
29.1 per cent of the market share, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development.
The average export price of rice showed
a year-on-year increase of 15 per cent to touch $501 per tonne due to better
quality.
High-quality rice comprised up to 81 per
cent of the rice export volume, the ministry said, predicting that the global
rice market will see a decrease in supply and increase in demand in the coming
time.
In 2018, Việt Nam is expected to ship
6.5 million tonnes of rice abroad, up by 700,000 tonnes compared to 2017.
According to Việt Nam’s Rice Market
Development Strategy from 2017 to 2020 with a vision to 2030, one of the
country’s goals is to gradually reduce the rice export volume while increasing
the value of exported rice.
Vietnamese rice is currently exported to
over 130 markets worldwide. — VNS
PHL accepts rice supply offers from Thailand and Vietnam
Published May 4, 2018 12:29pm
Updated May 4, 2018 1:46pm
Updated May 4, 2018 1:46pm
By RIE TAKUMI, GMA News
The Philippines accepted on Friday the offers made by Vietnam
and Thailand to supply the rice requirements of the National Food Authority. The
official announcement for the bids will be made next week. Thailand lowered its
bid on the 25 percent brokens to $517.50 per metric ton to match Vietnam’s
offer.
Vietnam and Thailand were asked last week to resubmit their offers after they failed to comply with the reference price of the NFA.The reference price supplied on Friday by the NFA for 15 percent brokens, in which up to 15 percent of the rice has been broken into two or more pieces during the milling process, was set at $531 per MT.
For the 25 percent brokens category, the bid was set at $520.50 per MT. The Philippines requires 50,000 MT of 15 percent brokens and 200,000 MT of 25 percent brokens.
Vietnam’s first offer was $526.50 for 50,000 MT of 15 percent brokens and $517.50 for the first shipment of 25 percent brokens by May 31 and $517.50 for the second shipment to be delivered no later than June 15. The total offer covered 80,000 MT.
Thailand placed its only offer of $520 for 120,000 MT of 25 percent brokens.
The bidding was temporarily halted to allow the NFA’s Special Bids and Awards Committee to discuss the bids.
NFA Deputy Administrator Judy Carol Dansal, chairperson of the Special Bids and Awards Committee, noted the bidding process was opened to the media for the purposes of transparency and legality.
President Rodrigo Duterte removed the limits on rice importation since the distribution of NFA rice was suspended due to low buffer stock as a result of previous reallocations to calamity victims and other emergencies.
Hours after Thailand and Vietnam failed to meet the NFA’s reference price, Vietnam supposedly made a commitment to sell quality rice at an affordable price to the Philippines. —VDS, GMA News
Vietnam and Thailand were asked last week to resubmit their offers after they failed to comply with the reference price of the NFA.The reference price supplied on Friday by the NFA for 15 percent brokens, in which up to 15 percent of the rice has been broken into two or more pieces during the milling process, was set at $531 per MT.
For the 25 percent brokens category, the bid was set at $520.50 per MT. The Philippines requires 50,000 MT of 15 percent brokens and 200,000 MT of 25 percent brokens.
Vietnam’s first offer was $526.50 for 50,000 MT of 15 percent brokens and $517.50 for the first shipment of 25 percent brokens by May 31 and $517.50 for the second shipment to be delivered no later than June 15. The total offer covered 80,000 MT.
Thailand placed its only offer of $520 for 120,000 MT of 25 percent brokens.
The bidding was temporarily halted to allow the NFA’s Special Bids and Awards Committee to discuss the bids.
NFA Deputy Administrator Judy Carol Dansal, chairperson of the Special Bids and Awards Committee, noted the bidding process was opened to the media for the purposes of transparency and legality.
President Rodrigo Duterte removed the limits on rice importation since the distribution of NFA rice was suspended due to low buffer stock as a result of previous reallocations to calamity victims and other emergencies.
Hours after Thailand and Vietnam failed to meet the NFA’s reference price, Vietnam supposedly made a commitment to sell quality rice at an affordable price to the Philippines. —VDS, GMA News
Thai rice exports beat
rivals
Economy May 04, 2018 16:47
By The Nation
Thailand was the top rice
exporter in the world during the first four months of this year, shipping out
3.31 million tonnes of the grain to overtake rivals such as India, Vietnam and
Pakistan.
Thai
rice exports peaked in 2017 at 11.6 million tonnes while the export target for
2018 is 10 million tonnes, according to the Department of International Trade
Promotion (DITP) at the Ministry of Commerce.
White
rice made up the bulk of Thai rice exports (48.7 per cent), followed by sticky
rice (27.7 per cent) and Thai Jasmine rice (16.2 per cent).
“Almost
all Thai rice exports fetched higher prices in April, while Thai Jasmine rice
was stable at US$1,150 per tonne,” said DITP director general Adul
Chotinisakorn. “The export trend for the second quarter of 2018 is also
positive due to higher demand from many rice-importing countries, including
China, the Philippines and Indonesia.”
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- May 04, 2018
Reuters Staff
MAY 4, 2018 / 1:45 PM /
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – Open Market-May 4, 2018
Nagpur, May 4 (Reuters) – Desi gram raw firmed up in open market
here on good buying support
from local traders amid weak arrival from producing belts. Fresh
rise in Madhya Pradesh gram
prices and enquiries from South-based traders also helped to push
up prices.
No auction in gram, tuar and other foodgrain items reported in
Nagpur APMC on third day today
because of payment problem. The situation will be eased by this
evening, according to sources.
FOODGRAINS &
PULSES
* Tuar gavarani moved down in open market
here in absence of buyers.
* In Akola, Tuar New –
4,000-4,100, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,000-6,300, Udid Mogar (clean)
– 7,000-8,000, Moong
Mogar (clean) 7,000-7,200, Gram – 3,400-3,475, Gram Super best
– 5,200-5,600
* Wheat, rice and other
foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in
scattered deals and
settled at last levels in thin trading activity.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC
auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction n.a. 3,100-3,350
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction n.a. 3,400-3,950
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 n.a. 1,550-1,690
Gram Super Best
Bold 5,000-5,500 5,000-5,500
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 3,400-3,500 3,400-3,500
Desi gram Raw 3,450-3,525 3,400-3,450
Gram Kabuli 12,700-13,200 12,700-13,200
Tuar Fataka
Best-New 6,200-6,500 6,200-6,500
Tuar Fataka
Medium-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Tuar Dal Best
Phod-New 5,600-5,800 5,600-5,800
Tuar Dal Medium
phod-New 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500
Tuar Gavarani New 4,050-4,100 4,100-4,150
Tuar Karnataka 4,500-4,700 4,500-4,700
Masoor dal best 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,200
Masoor dal medium 4,500-4,700 4,600-4,800
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
(New) 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000
Moong Mogar Medium 6,500-7,000 6,500-7,000
Moong dal Chilka 5,600-6,600 5,600-6,600
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) 7,500-8,500
7,500-8,500
Udid Mogar Medium (100
INR/KG) 5,500-6,500 5,500-6,500
Udid Dal Black (100
INR/KG) 5,700-6,000 5,700-6,000
Batri dal (100
INR/KG) 5,000-5,200 5,000-5,200
Lakhodi dal (100
INR/kg) 2,600-2,700 2,600-2,700
Watana Dal (100
INR/KG) 3,700-3,800 3,700-3,800
Watana Green Best (100
INR/KG) 4,200-4,300 4,200-4,300
Wheat 308 (100
INR/KG) 2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100
Wheat Mill quality (100
INR/KG) 1,950-2,000 1,950-2,000
Wheat Filter (100
INR/KG) 2,200-2,350 2,200-2,350
Wheat Lokwan best (100
INR/KG) 2,250-2,450 2,250-2,450
Wheat Lokwan medium (100
INR/KG) 2,050-2,150 2,050-2,150
Lokwan Hath Binar (100
INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100
INR/KG) 3,400-4,000 3,200-4,000
MP Sharbati Medium (100
INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,300-2,700
Rice BPT best (100
INR/KG) 3,400-3,800 3,400-3,800
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,100 2,800-3,100
Rice Luchai (100
INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800
Rice Swarna best (100
INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500
Rice HMT best (100
INR/KG) 4,000-4,600 4,000-4,600
Rice HMT medium (100
INR/KG) 3,700-3,900 3,700-3,900
Rice Shriram best(100
INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500
Rice Shriram med (100
INR/KG) 4,700-5,000 4,700-5,000
Rice Basmati best (100
INR/KG) 9,500-14,000 9,500-14,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100
INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500
Rice Chinnor best 100
INR/KG) 6,200-6,500 6,200-6,500
Rice Chinnor medium (100
INR/KG) 5,700-6,000 5,700-6,000
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. 37.9 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 22.8 degree
Celsius
Rainfall : nil
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would
be around and 42 and 26
degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices,
but
included in market prices)
Industry
Status can lead to 30 percent increase in Rice Exports: REAP
LAHORE
– The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has asked the
government to declare the rice sector as an industry and provide it all
incentives in line with other five zero rated export sectors. The step to
declare rice sector an industry would benefit with 30 percent higher exports
(additional $500 million) by saving post-harvest losses (20 percent) and
increasing exports to high-valued destinations by 30 percent.
REAP
chairman Samee Ullah Naeem said that government’s support and investment in
holding foreign exhibitions should be made a policy to brand Pakistani basmati
rice the world over.
“The
second largest export-oriented sector of rice, with its more than $2 billion
annual export, is still striving for its recognition as an industry. The
fragmentation in supply chain partners, including farmers, millers and
exporters poses a bigger challenge. The issue at farm levels poses threat for
export destinations while the local millers that handle 70 percent of paddy,
are ignorant of good milling and storage practices which deteriorates the grain
quality, resulting in lower export,” he said.
REAP
chairman observed that the competing countries, including Thailand, India, USA,
Brazil, had recognised their rice sector as an industry that benefitted with
the formulation of policies to increase yields at farm levels and improvement
the quality for exports.
He
said that the current fragmentation of sector is a barrier to development. He
said that declaration of rice sector as an industry would help in the formation
of consolidated policy that will help in the integration of all supply chain
stakeholders into one chain.
Industry
is the production of goods and services within an economy, which is divided
into three categories, including prime (extractive), secondary (manufacturing)
and tertiary (services). In developed economies, the agriculture falls into
primary (extractive) form of industry where agriculture inputs and mechanics
are engaged for achieving high yielding agricultural outputs.
“The
rice sector has all parameters to fall into “food industry” wherein the purpose
is to raise crop yields through mechanised farming and to improve sanitary and
phytosanitary standards for its marketing into developed high revenue
economies,” he added.
He
said that the process of finished rice starts from paddy procurement. The paddy
is procured and dried and then kept under silos for effective storages. The
paddy is then cleaned, husked, polished, graded and then packed for exports.
The value-addition of rice ranges from 100% to 140%. The paddy of basmati is
procured at $450/ metric ton while it is exported at around $1000 PMT. The long
grain paddy is procured at $200 PMT and is exported at $400 PMT. Some of the
rice like parboiling and steaming are exported at around $1200 PMT.
He
said that Pakistan’s share in overall basmati export has gradually decreased
compared to India, mainly due to the bigger crop size in the neighboring
country, and government support to farmers to keep growing the variety while
focusing on crop yield with subsidized inputs.
Samee
Ullah said that India is more organised, while in Pakistan individual millers
try but remain inconsistent either due to lower international prices, product
quality and lack of support from the government to establish brand image.
He
believed that a diverse product range, including the export of rice, would help
Pakistan tap international markets and increase its foreign exchange earnings.
He said that Pakistani rice has been exported to more than 100 countries of the
world, expressing the hope that this trend will continue with the same zeal in
future
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Genetically Modified (GM) plants
5
May, 2018 - 08:00 (Research Matters)
Genetic modification has been
carried out in many commercially important crops like rice, cotton, soya bean and
corn. Most traits introduce crop protection through resistance to a specific
insect pest, resistance to decay, delayed ripening or herbicide tolerance. Some
crops like rice are modified to increase the nutrient value. This modification
is done in the laboratory and is introduced in the fields after extensive tests
and trials.
National authorities must approve
GM crops before they can be cultivated commercially. In India, several
committees under the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Department of Biotechnology
are responsible involved in this process.
GM Crops have constantly raised
concerns regarding their safety. For example, they can transfer their
resistance to certain antibiotics to other bacteria and this could eventually
make it very hard to target and kill the bacteria anymore. This can diminish
the efficacy of antibiotics in humans and animals. Safety measures are being
taken to combat these problems. This involves technologies that replace the
need for antibiotic resistance genes.
https://researchmatters.in/sciqs/genetically-modified-gm-plants
Govt
urged to focus on youth for sustainable economic growth
ISLAMABAD (INP): President of Islamabad
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Amir Waheed has called upon the
government to focus on youth development for achieving sustainable economic
growth of the country. He said that youth was the greatest asset of the
country, but they needed conducive policies and environment to unleash their
potential for economic development of Pakistan. He said as per recent report of
UNDP, Pakistan was one of the youngest countries in the world as 64 percent of
its total population was below 30 years of age. He said with better policies
and enabling environment youth could be transformed into a great dividend for
the country, but if left unattended, this youth bulge could become a big burden
on the economy. He said the same report highlighted that Pakistan was spending
far less on education as its current net enrolment growth rate was just 0.92
percent that would take another 60 years to reach the target of zero out of
school children.
He stressed that the government should allocate
sufficient budget to education for better development of youth.
He said government should provide soft loans to
youngsters for business startups and focus on their skills development to make
them productive human resource. He said youth should be provided latest
technical and vocational trainings to trigger industrial growth in the country.
Muhammad Naveed Malik, senior vice president
and Nisar Mirza, vice president, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry
said that due to lack of skilled manpower, many engineers and technicians were
coming from China to work in CPEC projects.
They said that government should focus on
required trainings and skills development of youth so that maximum youth could
get jobs in CPEC projects that would reduce unemployment in the country.
They were of the view that if youth was left
undeveloped, it would become tools for anti-social elements that bring harmful
consequences for the country.
They urged that the government should make
youth development top priority of its agenda so that equipped with better
education and skills, our youngsters could drive the country towards fast
economic development.
https://nation.com.pk/05-May-2018/newsbrief
Bob Scott: Keeping focus on rice is
paramount
Bob
Scott is the new director of Stuttgart Rice Research and Extension Center.
On a warm, dry, late April day
the fields alongside the road from Stuttgart, Ark., to the Rice Research and
Extension Center east of town are full of farmers planting crops. Fields at the
center itself are no different.
New facility director Bob Scott
steps from his truck and approaches the driver of a tractor, who’s stopped on
the turnrow. The two exchange pleasantries and several jokes before the driver
climbs back in the cab.
If he’s nervous in his new
position, Scott is good at hiding it. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand
the center’s importance in the long arc of rice research, though.
After years of work in Lonoke and
Newport, how did Scott, a well-established weed scientist in the state
(and Delta
Farm Press contributor), come to take the reins in Stuttgart?
“I think I had some success at Lonoke and
Newport and have seen some things here that we can do similar. I’ve been a
weed scientist for 15 years with Extension and five years before that in
industry — so, 20 years. That’s a long time. This opportunity came up and it
was time for a change professionally.
“My former position was a very
good job with great support from the promotion boards. It was tough to leave —
good equipment and, most importantly, I worked with excellent people who got
things done.
“But I look forward to this
opportunity and am very excited to work with different disciplines. Previously,
it was all about herbicides. Now, in a single day, I may talk about pathology,
entomology, the breeding program. You spoke with one of our breeders already
and you can tell we want to get great, new options out as soon as possible.
“I’ve always said that next to
variety selection, weed science is the most important decision growers make.”
Now, he gets to be involved with
both.
Focus
Is Scott bringing a new focus to
something at the center?
“I think over the years the
visibility of the station is down a bit. The Expo and the Rice College put on
by (state rice specialist) Jarrod Hardke are big deals, but I think we can do
more.
“This facility is one of the
leading rice research institutes in the world — not just in the United States.
I want to do everything I can to make sure that continues and everyone knows
it.”
Scott’s predecessor was interim
director Nathan McKinney.
“He had a long weekly commute
from Fayetteville. They’d been on a long search for someone for the job — ever
since (former longtime center director) Chuck Wilson moved north to Keiser.
There are some changes going on within the University (of Arkansas) currently.
They’re remapping the internal structure of management of the experiment
stations and centers. Most people would say I’m the director of the Stuttgart
‘station’, but actually we are a center. Basically, centers differ from
stations in that they have faculty.”
This center, in particular, is
part of that.
“We have faculty, we house the
Extension Service, researchers, foundation seed, and the breeding program.
Because of that diversity, this facility is positioned to be a key player in
the new redefinition of some rules.”
Hubs and greenhouses
Also in the works: the
development of a new center in Jonesboro, Ark.
“I believe land has already been
identified for that. Chuck Wilson is up there working on development of that
facility. The long-term plan is for faculty to be up in the Jonesboro station.
Once that’s up and running, I think Jonesboro and Stuttgart will be the two
sister centers that act as hubs in the university system.”
Looked to for breakthroughs in
rice production, the Stuttgart center first began in 1925. Staying cutting-edge
in research requires a proper set-up.
“My predecessor started a process
of renovation. We’re like everyone else in government, right now: running on a
very tight budget. But one of my goals is to renovate some of the older
structures, get rid of old buildings and get new ones up. Infrastructure, such
as water and roads and reservoirs, also need attention.”
That’s already been going on,
says Scott, and “I’m inheriting a good start. We have a new foundation seed
building and are through our second season using that awesome facility. Some
great guys are running that.
“We’re almost ready to open a
brand new state-of-the-art greenhouse and growth chamber facility. That’ll
facilitate the work of two teams in particular. … I believe the ribbon-cutting
will be in (May).”
First, researchers “will be
working on solutions for high nighttime temperature problems in rice. That’s a
big thing that costs growers a lot of money in the state. Right now, there
aren’t a lot of answers for these problems — you don’t know when you’ll see the
problems, they have to come at a certain time of the year when rice is at a
certain maturity. So, we have a new team in place to work on the nighttime
temperatures.”
Second, the greenhouse will
facilitate better variety research. “We have a breeder, Ehsan Shakiba, whose
primary focus is on developing a hybrid program. He isn’t the first to work on
that, but having this new greenhouse facility will greatly help with his
efforts.”
Common concerns
What are Scott’s views on meshing
concerns of the state rice sector and the center’s priorities?
“Look, we have to pay attention
to those concerns. Everyone knows we’re the largest rice-producing state, and
the crop is incredibly important to the state’s economy.
“My vision as director is that everything
we do here, at the end of the day, should be looking at ‘how do we make rice
profitable for farmers to grow?’ When I hear acres are going to corn or
soybeans, I get concerned.
“Obviously, it all comes back to
making money — growers go where the market takes them. But we can make rice
more attractive through finding ways to lower input costs, raising yields, the
breeding program, and all the rest. If the station isn’t helping growers
through making rice a profitable option, we’re probably missing the mark to
some degree.”
Weeds
Scott may have moved on
professionally, but one suspects he will always carry the heart of a weed
scientist. He’s the current president of the Southern Weed Science Society.
And there is no escape from the
unfortunate legal skirmishing around the state with dicamba.
“The dicamba situation does
bother me. It’s such a concern because it’s driven a wedge between so many
people — between groups of growers, between some growers and the university,
between growers and the Arkansas Plant Board. We’ve always had a good state
plant board. They’ve always been willing to work toward Section 18 labels,
Section 24C labels. They’ve gone to bat for the ag community in that respect
many times.
“So, it’s disheartening to see
agriculture divided the way it is over a herbicide.”
However, says Scott, this, too,
shall pass.
“If there’s one thing I’ve
learned in the last 20 years it’s that herbicides come and go. Right now,
dicamba is extremely important to a lot of guys for weed control. Five years from
now, dicamba may not even be at the forefront of their thoughts. It’s very sad
that this one product has caused so much turmoil.
“Of course, many things have come
together to put us in the situation we’re in. There’s been a kind of condensing
of technology down to where we don’t have many options for pigweed. You’re
either a LibertyLink person, or you’re not. If not, for many the alternative is
dicamba. For others, if they still can use PPO chemistry, they have other
options.
“But the dicamba situation will
eventually pass. What has gotten us here? It’s the overreliance on single
technologies that are tied to seed and force your hand on weed control. That’s
stymied the development of new herbicides.
“Saying this, I sound like an old
man,” says Scott with a laugh. “But when I was in graduate school, new
herbicides seemed to come out every day. They may not have been new modes of
action but certainly new sites of action. Now, there hasn’t been a truly new
herbicide come out in a while. There’s been no new mode of action discovered
since the 1980s.
“It’s interesting, in my new
position, that rice made the decision to not go the GMO route. There are a lot
of people who think rice has suffered in terms of production because it hasn’t
had the same development as beans and corn in the ‘GMO revolution.’ This may or
may not be true in terms of yield and value-added traits.”
There is good news, he says.“We
have at least three truly new herbicide technologies being introduced through
next year: Provisia, Loyant and Rogue. Why is that? It’s because we didn’t fall
into relying on a certain or single herbicide which was tied to a certain
variety.
“So, from a herbicide standpoint, I’d argue rice is better off
than, say, soybeans. We have new modes of action for rice. Right now, for
soybeans, it’s a struggle.”
Another problem with China's
coal—mercury in rice
May 3, 2018 by
Noelle Eckley Selin And Sae Yun Kwon, The
Conversation
Mercury enters rice through local industrial activities
and through burning coal. Credit: David Woo, CC BY-ND
Mercury pollution is a problem
usually associated with fish consumption. Pregnant women and children in many
parts of the world are advised to eat fish low in mercury to protect against
the adverse health impacts, including neurological damages, posed by a
particularly toxic form of mercury, methylmercury.
But some people in China, the
world's largest mercury emitter, are exposed to more
methylmercury from rice than they are from fish. In a recent
study, we explored the extent of this problem and which
direction it could go in the future.
We found that China's future
emissions trajectory can have a measurable influence on the country's rice
methylmercury. This has important implications not only in China but across
Asia, where coal use is increasing and rice is a staple
food. It is also relevant as countries across the world implement the Minamata
Convention, a global treaty to protect human health and the
environment from mercury.
Why is mercury a problem in rice?
Measurements of methylmercury in
rice in China from the early 2000s were in areas where mercury mining and other
industrial activities led to high mercury levels in soil that was then taken up
by rice
plants. More recent research, however, has shown that methylmercury
in rice is also elevated in other areas of China. This suggests
that airborne mercury – emitted by sources such as coal-fired power plants and
subsequently settling onto the land – might also be a factor.
To better understand the process of
methylmercury accumulation in rice through deposition – that is, mercury
originating from the air that rains out or settles to the land – we constructed
a computer model to analyze the relative importance of soil and atmospheric
sources of rice methylmercury. Then we projected how future methylmercury
concentrations could change under different emissions scenarios.
Concentrations of methylmercury in
rice are lower than those in fish, but, in central China, people eat much more
rice than fish. Studies have calculated that residents in areas with mercury-contaminated soil consume more
methylmercurythan the U.S. EPA's reference dose of 0.1 microgram
methylmercury per kilogram of body weight per day, a level set to protect
against adverse health outcomes such as decreased IQ. Recent data suggest that
other neurodevelopmental impacts from methylmercury might occur at levels below the reference dose.
Few health studies, however, have examined impacts of methylmercury exposure to
rice consumers specifically.
To identify the potential scope of
the problem, we compared the areas in China where mercury deposition is
expected to be high based on mercury models, with maps of rice production. We
found that provinces with high mercury deposition also produce substantial
amounts of rice. Seven provinces in central China (Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi,
Hunan, Guizhou, Chongqing and Hubei) account for 48 percent of Chinese rice
production and receive nearly double the atmospheric mercury deposition as the
rest of China.
We calculated that mercury
deposition could increase nearly 90 percent or decrease by 60 percent by
2050, depending on future policies and technologies.
Our modeling approach
To understand how mercury from the
atmosphere might be incorporated into rice as methylmercury, we built a model
to simulate mercury in rice paddies. Methylmercury is produced in the
environment by biological activity – specifically, by bacteria. Often, this
occurs in flooded environments such as wetlands and sediments. Similarly, rice
paddies are kept flooded during the growing season, and the nutrient-rich
environment created by rice roots support both the bacterial growth and
methylmercury production.
Atmospheric mercury from burning coal and other industrial
activities accumulates in fish, but not as much research has been done on the
concentration in rice in China and the rest of Asia where coal use is
spreading. Credit: Maxim Melnikov
Our rice paddy model simulates how
mercury changes form, accumulates and converts to methylmercury in different
parts of the ecosystem, including in the water, the soil and the rice plants.
In our model, mercury enters the
standing flooded water via deposition and irrigation processes, and then moves
among water, soil and plants. After initializing and calibrating the model, we
ran it for the typical five-month duration from planting seedlings to rice
harvest and compared our results to measurements of mercury in rice from China.
We also conducted different simulations with varying atmospheric deposition and
soil mercury concentrations.
Despite its simplicity, our model
was able to reproduce how rice methylmercury concentrations vary across
different Chinese provinces. Our model was able to accurately reflect how
higher soil mercury concentrations led to higher concentrations in rice.
But the soil wasn't the whole
story. Mercury from water – which can come from the flooded water in rice
paddies or the water held in the soil – can also influence concentrations in
rice. How much depends on the relative rates of different processes within soil
and water. Under some conditions, a portion of the mercury in rice can come
from the mercury in the atmosphere, once that mercury is deposited to the rice
paddy. This suggested that changing emissions of mercury could potentially
affect concentrations in rice.
Future emissions can influence rice
How will the rates of mercury in
rice change in the future?
We examined a high emission
scenario, which assumes no new policies to control mercury emissions by 2050,
and a low emission scenario, where China uses less coal and coal-fired power
plants have advanced mercury emission controls. Median Chinese rice
methylmercury concentrations increased by 13 percent in the high scenario and
decreased by 18 percent under the low scenario. Regions where rice methylmercury
declined the most under strict policy controls were in central China, where
rice production is high and rice is an important source of methylmercury
exposure.
Managing mercury concentrations in
rice thus requires an integrated approach, addressing both deposition and soil
and water contamination. Understanding local conditions is also important:
Other environmental factors not captured by our model, such as soil acidity,
can also influence methylmercury production and accumulation to rice.
Different rice
production strategies can also help – for example, alternating wetting and drying cycles in
rice cultivation can reduce water consumption and methane emissions as well as
rice methylmercury concentrations.
Our scenarios likely underestimate
the potential health benefits of Minamata Convention controls in China, which
is a party to the Convention. We include in our scenarios only changes in air
emissions from power generation, while the Convention controls emissions from
other sectors, bans mercury mining and addresses contaminated sites and land
and water releases.
Reducing mercury could also be
beneficial for other rice-producing countries, but at present, there
are few data available outside China. However, our
research suggests that the problem of mercury is not just a fish story – and
that policy efforts can indeed make a difference.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-05-problem-china-coalmercury-rice.html#jCp
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-problem-china-coalmercury-rice.html
Golden rice demo farm looms in Batac City
Updated May 4, 2018, 10:53 PM
By Philippine News Agency
A demonstration farm of a
genetically-modified golden rice is set to be established in Batac City anytime
this year as an alternative solution to malnutrition in the country.
While other farmers here remain
skeptical about the reported danger it may pose to public health and
biodiversity, the Department of Agriculture-attached agency Philippine Rice
Research Institute (PhilRice) and other researched-based agencies here have
allayed fears of the health risk brought about by the golden rice project
launched in 2016. The project had successfully completed its confined field
trial, confirming that golden rice is as safe and nutritious as ordinary rice.
Golden rice is engineered to
carry two foreign genes—one bacterial and another from maize—that together
produce beta carotene, a precursor of vitamin A that gives the rice grains
their characteristic yellow hue. Scientists hope distribution of the modified
rice can make inroads against vitamin A deficiency, which can lead to blindness
and makes people more susceptible to infectious diseases.
According to the International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the deficiency affects approximately 1.7
million children aged 6 months to 5 years in the Philippines alone.
In Ilocos Norte, Dr. Reynaldo
Castro of PhilRice said field test has been tried in Batac City since 2011 and
it has been proven safe to eat.
As a preparatory for the setting
up of a golden rice demonstration farm in Batac City, several farmer-leaders
here had been tapped to help in the advocacy.
Earlier, Ronalyn Miranda, field
test supervisor of the golden rice project said “golden rice is not a silver
bullet to solve Vitamin A deficiency but it offers an alternative to improve
the health welfare of the people.”
Backing this move, Provincial
Manager Eleonor Andres of NFA Ilocos Norte told farmer-leaders here to give GM
crops a chance.
“Kapag pumasok ang IRRI at
PhilRice, it means we are in good hands. These are research-based agencies and
we urge you to have an open mind to let science in discover the potential
benefits of these products,” said Andres.
According to a study published in
the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), a cup of golden rice could
provide up to half of the body’s vitamin A needs and could reduce the
prevalence of Vitamin-A Deficiency (VAD) among women and young children.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/04/golden-rice-demo-farm-looms-in-batac-city/
Displaced,
Returnees and Host Communities Benefit from Livelihood Supports in Burundi
04
May 2018
Bujumbura - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in partnership with
the Belgian Development Cooperation and Burundian authorities, has provided
entrepreneurship training as well as mentorship opportunities in agriculture to
120 representatives drawn from internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees
and the host community.
The trainees, drawn from 24 community-based associations, will
in turn train other members. At least 600 people are expected to benefit from
the trainings. Participants, so far, have received training on business
development, value chain management and agricultural processing.
As part of the training, the participants visited different
private sector groups such as Rice Seed Research Center (Centre Semencier
Rizicole), specialized in rice cultivation and research, Agronomic Science
Institute of Burundi (Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi) which is
the country’s national seed bank and recognized agricultural research center,
as well as Solidarity for Sustainable Development and Economic Growth
(Solidarité pour le développement durable et le relèvement de l’économie) that
works towards finding agricultural and husbandry methods that are resistant to
climate change.
Through these visits, beneficiaries witnessed first-hand
innovative agricultural techniques and trends, received one-on-one mentoring on
ways to enhance their own businesses and networked with the private sector.
On the final day of the training, the groups reunited for an
Experience Exchange Fair to share lessons learned from the training and the
exposure visits as well as discuss possibilities for future business
development.
Petronie Sindayigaya, a trainee and member of an association
which had been previously supported with a rice husker, explained, “We will now
improve on how to prepare seed, and we will continue to consult the Burundi
Institute of Agriculture Science to help us continue using selected seeds [and]
very good quality seeds that yield good harvest. This is a great gain for us.”
She added, “We had earlier learned how to run small businesses.
We learned how to become traders. But after the training, we are set to be
entrepreneurs because when you do your business well, you grow till you become
a supplier or a distributor to the other traders.”
Pirce Altinok, IOM Resilience and Reintegration Officer said,
“Through the coupling of theoretical learning and practical experiences, the
participants gained the networking opportunities that can generate new business
partnerships, both amongst each other and with the already established private
sector actors as well.”
Altinok reiterated the need to foster social cohesion among the
returnees, internally displaced and host community members.
The Experience Exchange Fair organized to mark project closure
was attended by Yves Nindorera, representative of the Belgian Development
Cooperation in Burundi together with representatives of the Communal
administrator, ISABU, SODDREC and the Centre Semencier Rizicole.
IOM supported the beneficiaries to start small income-generating
activities (IGA) as well as start-up kits for small, quick impact projects to
support the livelihoods of IDPs, returnees and host communities. As a result,
the 24 associations were able to launch 32 successful agricultural and forestry
businesses in Rutana alone. The associations were established during a previous
stabilization project funded by the European Union.
Rutana province, where the four-month project was implemented
from January to April 2018, hosts a large number of IDPs and returnees.
Since 2014, IOM Burundi has supported the immediate economic
recovery of communities affected by crises in Burundi. This project is part of
IOM’s efforts to provide durable solutions which support peaceful coexistence
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Special teams formed to shift wet paddy to rice mills
Telangana Civil Supplies
Department alerted district officials on the present situation due to recent
heavy sudden rains. Department has started taking all measures to shift paddy
to rice mills and see that farmers should not face any problems. To keep vigil
on this 9 senior DCSO’s are appointed as special officers.
Commissioner for Civil Supplies
Akun Sabharwal held a review meeting with Concerned Officials, Sta
te wide rice millers on Friday,
at Civil Supplies Bhavan to discuss about the wet paddy caused due to sudden
rains.
As per primary analysis about
1.16 lakh metric tons of paddy has become wet in Paddy Procurement Centres
(PPC), and market yards in some districts like Mancherial Siddipet, Jagityal,
Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Janagaon etc. Commissioner ordered officials to shift
the paddy to rice mills immediately. He said that all precautionary measures
are taken to protect the paddy at PPC’s and issued orders to all the District
Collectors.
Nine senior DCSO’s have been
appointed as Special Officers for monitoring Paddy Shifting, Gunny bags,
Transportation. Nalgonda DCSO Udaykumar – Suryapet, Yadadri; Khammam DCSO P.B.
Sandhyarani – Kothagudem; Bhupalpally DCSO Raja Rao – Warangal (U), Warangal
(R), Jangaon, Mahabubabad; Karimnagar DCSO A. Usha Rani – Jagityal, Sircilla,
Pedappay; Kamareddy DCSO Ramesh – Nizamabad; Siddipet DCSO V. Venkateshwarlu –
Sangareddy, Medak; Nagarkurnool DCSO V. Mohan Babu – Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar,
Gadwal; Rangareddy DCSO Gouri Shankar – Vikarabad, Medcal; Adilabad DCSO
Srikanth Reddy – Nirmal, Mancherial, Asifabad will keep monitoring the MSP
Operations.
A Control Room has been opened in
the Office of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, under the control of Joint
Commissioner (Procurement) to keep a register to record the complaints received
on the affected paddy, purchased of paddy below MSP to farmers. The information
if any, may be sent to 73307744444 WhatsApp number.
District Collectors, Joint
Collectors, Civil Supplies, Agriculture, Marketing, Revenue, RTA Officers have
been asked to communicate and shift wet paddy from PPC’s. Take immediate steps
to complete the purchase of paddy came to PPC’s and under no circumstances
farmers should be allowed to wait at the PPC’s.
Transport Contractors are being
requested to provide sufficient number of lorries for the movement of paddy
from PPC’s, in case if lorries are not available with the Transport Contractor,
the DCSOs with the help of RTA should take measures to shift paddy from PPCs.
They are being urged to shift the
paddy immediately to the nearest boiled rice mills so that they could dump the
paddy into the boiler directly to avoid damage if any. The officials have been
directed to conduct regular meetings with the rice millers in the District and
instruct them to unload the paddy immediately to avoid further damage to the
paddy procured. (INN)
Who
benefits the most from Gov’s decision to stop importing rice
By
Keshala Dias
04
May, 2018 | 9:57 PM
COLOMBO (News
1st) – On Thursday (May 3rd) the government reached a decision to control rice
imports. Who is the ultimate beneficiary of such a move?
The inclement
weather experienced in 2016 had a serious impact on rice cultivation in 2017.
It was in 2017 that Sri Lanka recorded it’s lowest rice harvest. As rice
produced in the country could not meet the local demand the Ministry of
Industry and Commerce took measures to import rice from India, Pakistan,
Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Thereby, on
several instances, the import tax on rice was also reduced. According to
records from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, during the previous year, 800,000
metric tonnes of rice had been imported to the country.
However, at
the recent Maha Cultivation Season, the farmers reaped a massive harvest.
Therefore, the Cost of Living Committee that convened on May 1 decided there is
no need to import rice any further. The 25% tax which was imposed on rice
imports was returned to its previous state, and from April 30 rice imports to
Sri Lanka was controlled.
The Cost of
Living Committee states, under this system traders will have to incur a cost of
over Rs. 70 to import a kilogram of rice. However, there are some who believe
that some who believe that such changes are being prompted by a handful of
large companies who want to monopolize the rice trade in the country
Who
benefits the most from Gov’s decision to stop importing rice
By Keshala Dias
04 May, 2018 | 9:57 PM
The inclement
weather experienced in 2016 had a serious impact on rice cultivation in 2017.
It was in 2017 that Sri Lanka recorded it’s lowest rice harvest. As rice
produced in the country could not meet the local demand the Ministry of
Industry and Commerce took measures to import rice from India, Pakistan,
Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Thereby, on
several instances, the import tax on rice was also reduced. According to
records from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, during the previous year, 800,000
metric tonnes of rice had been imported to the country.
However, at
the recent Maha Cultivation Season, the farmers reaped a massive harvest.
Therefore, the Cost of Living Committee that convened on May 1 decided there is
no need to import rice any further. The 25% tax which was imposed on rice
imports was returned to its previous state, and from April 30 rice imports to
Sri Lanka was controlled.
The Cost of
Living Committee states, under this system traders will have to incur a cost of
over Rs. 70 to import a kilogram of rice. However, there are some who believe
that some who believe that such changes are being prompted by a handful of
large companies who want to monopolize the rice trade in the country
https://www.newsfirst.lk/2018/05/who-will-benefit-from-suspending-rice-imports/
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NFA awards 250,000 MT rice supply
to Thailand, Vietnam
Ralf Rivas
Published 5:31 PM, May 04, 2018
Updated 5:31 PM, May 04, 2018
RICE STOCK. Workers pile sacks of rice at a National Food
Authority warehouse
Manila, Philippines-- The
National Food Authority (NFA) has awarded the supply of 250,000 metric tons of
rice imports to Vietnam and Thailand.
The NFA reopened the tender for
government-to-government procurement on Friday, May 4, after Vietnam and Thailand
failed to comply with the reference price of the NFA last week.
The agency asked for two types of
rice – 15% and 25% broken rice. The percentage indicates how much of the grain
is broken down during the milling process.
NFA’s reference price was set at $531
per ton for the 15% broken rice and $520.50 per ton for the 25% broken rice,
based on the prevailing world market prices and the peso-dollar exchange rate
as of May 3, 2018.
For the 15% broken rice category,
the NFA asked for 50,000 tons. Vietnam won that deal with an offer of $526.50
per ton.
Vietnam also won a separate deal
for 80,000 tons of 25% broken rice at $517.50 a ton, below the NFA’s budget of
$520.50 a ton.
Thailand initially offered $520
per ton for the supply of 120,000 tons of 25% broken rice, but adjusted its
price to match Vietnam’s $517.50 per ton for the same volume.
Thailand and Vietnam are expected
to deliver the first batch of rice on May 31, ahead of the so-called lean
months when there is minimal local harvest.
On the sidelines of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Singapore last week,
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc committed to President Rodrigo Duterte that
his country is ready to supply affordable rice to the Philippines if needed.
Duterte in April directed the NFA
to build up its rice buffer stock that would last 60 days, equivalent to 1.9
million tons.
NFA Spokesperson Rex Estoperez
admits that the “60-day buffer stock is too much for us."
"We have to look at our
logistics and budgets again," he said.
Despite the challenges, Estoperez
said the agency will comply with the directives of the President. – Rappler.com
Inflation jumps to 4.5%, fastest pace in 5 years
Lawrence Agcaoili (The
Philippine Star) - May 5, 2018 - 12:00am
The latest inflation figure was higher than the 4.3
percent registered in March and the 3.2 percent recorded in April last year.
The Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) attributed the uptrend to higher annual increments in alcoholic
beverages and tobacco (20 percent), clothing and footwear (2.2 percent) and
housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (three percent).
BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr.
said inflation could peak earlier than expected.
Monetary authorities were earlier
expecting inflation to remain elevated in the third quarter before easing
starting the fourth quarter.
“It may peak earlier. Maybe by
mid-year,” Espenilla said.
ING Bank Manila senior economist
Joey Cuyegkeng echoed Espenilla’s sentiment that inflation could peak within
the next two months.
Cuyegkeng said inflation may
hover at a range of 4.8 to 4.9 percent by May or June.
“Although inflation may peak in
the next two months, it is likely to remain elevated at above four percent –
the upper end of BSP’s inflation target range of two to four percent – for the
remainder of this year,” Cuyegkeng said.
Cuyegkeng said a high inflation
environment feeds second-round effects such as demands for higher minimum wages
and transport fares.
“Like BSP we expect inflation to
return to within the target range in 2019, but if expectations are not
contained, this could lead to higher-than-expected inflation,” Cuyegkeng said.
The BSP has set an inflation
target of two to four percent until 2020. Based on its assessment last March
22, the BSP sees inflation averaging 3.9 percent this year before easing to
three percent in 2019.
The BSP said the rising inflation
is caused by rising oil prices, as well as the transitory impact of the
implementation of Republic Act 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and
Inclusion (TRAIN) Law.
“The proximate cause of
discussions we’re having now is cost-push, because of first round effects of
tax reform and oil,” Espenilla said.
Espenilla, however, noted the
deceleration in the seasonally adjusted month-on-month inflation. The
seasonally adjusted month-on-month inflation eased to 0.3 percent in April from
0.8 percent in January.
“These are relevant factors to
consider in determining the necessity and shape of a measured response to halt
potential build up in inflationary expectations. Such expectations seem to be
feeding off essentially cost-push price pressures that may be transitory in
nature,” Espenilla said.
The BSP is scheduled to hold a
rate-setting meeting on May 10. It has been reluctant in raising interest rates
amid rising inflationary pressures, saying the CPI may ease next year.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary
Ernesto Pernia reiterated yesterday the need to liberalize rice trade in the
country to drive down prices and control inflation.
Pernia said the quantitative
restriction (QR) imposed on rice should be immediately replaced with tariffs to
increase supply and significantly drive down prices.
“The price of rice increased by
10 percent from 2017 to 2018 so the QR really has to be removed, rice has to be
tariffied. That should be an urgent legislative agenda,” Pernia said.
The QR on rice imports is a
special privilege granted by the World Trade Organization (WTO), which has been
extended three times since it was first imposed in 1995.
This entails restricting the
volume of inbound rice shipments to 805,200 metric tons (MT) at 35 percent
tariff. Imports outside of this minimum access volume (MAV) are levied higher
tariffs.
NEDA is pushing for the amendment
of the Republic Act 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996 to pave
the way for the removal of the QR on rice imports and the imposition of the 35
percent tariff rate instead.
Estimates earlier done by NEDA
shows headline inflation can be reduced by one percentage point if the domestic
wholesale rice market reduces its price to the level of imported rice. Even
with just a P1 per kilo reduction in the wholesale price of rice, headline
inflation rate would also be reduced by 0.3 percentage points.
NEDA said earlier that once the
quantitative restriction is replaced by predictable tariffs, the private sector
can freely import rice subject to regulation and food safety requirements by
the government.
The tariff revenues to be
generated would be plowed back to local farmers through the Rice Competitive
Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to support projects that will modernize the rice
industry and enhance its efficiency, it said.
Part of the fund will be used to
directly support rice farmers, especially those who will initially be displaced
by the removal of the QR, to diversify into other economic activities. – With
Czeriza Valencia
You CAN die from a broken heart: Widows have 40% higher risk of
death in the first six months after losing their spouse
· New study by Texas researchers
shows recently-widowed have highers levels of inflammation biomarkers
· This can slow the heart rate and increase
risk of cardiovascular disease
· The findings offer new avenues to
explore for treatments to protect widows and widowers
A widow's risk of death can rise as much as 41 percent within the
first six months of losing their loved-one, a new study from Rice University in
Texas has revealed.
The small study adds to our current understanding of how grief
affects our health, and may open the door to more effective interventions for
the recently bereaved.
Losing a spouse is a stressful situation, and it's commonly noted
that this stress can have adverse effects on the health of the living
partner.
For this reason, the world held its breath when former president
George HW Bush displayed signs of failing health only weeks after the death of
his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush. Bush is now recovering from his
health scare, but his case is not isolated.
Now, new research suggests this link between poor health and
recent bereavement is not simply a coincidence but may have a biological
explanation: while the idea of health repercussions of a broken heart is not
new, this is the first study to link bereavement to higher levels of cytokines
and lower heart rate variation.
+1Scientists
at Rice University in Texas found an unprecedented link between recent loss of
a loved one and increased inflammation and lower heart rate, driving up the
risk of death from cardiovascular disease
Dr Michael Ward explains what 'broken heart syndrome'
is
'In the first six months after the loss of a spouse,
widows/widowers are at a 41 percent increased risk of mortality,' said Chris
Fagundes, an assistant professor of psychology in Rice's School of Social
Sciences and the study's lead author.
'Importantly, 53 percent of this increased risk is due to
cardiovascular disease.'
Researchers from Rice University in Texas analyzed the health of
32 individuals who had lost a spouse within an average of 89 days from the
start of the study. The researchers also analyzed 33 healthy aged-matched
controls. Both groups received a blood draw, an EKG, and completed self reported
questionnaires. Seventy-eight percent of the volunteers were women and the
remaining 22 percent were men.
The team specifically looked at the volunteers' levels of
pro-inflammatory cytokines. These molecules serve as a biomarker of
inflammation, and are released into the bloodstream in response to infection
and other signs of inflammation. The team also measured the volunteers' heart
rate variability. This is the measurement of time between each heartbeat and is
used to measure any cardiovascular abnormalities.
Results revealed that the recently-widowed displayed more
biological signs of poor health than the control group.
For example, levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the recently
widowed group were between five and seven percent higher than those found in
the control group. Heart rate variation of the recently widowed was 47 percent
lower than that of the control group.
In addition to the physical
indications of poor health, levels of depressive symptoms were 20 percent
higher in the recently-widowed than in the control group.Dr Ellen Carni, a
psychologist in New York who specializes in helping patients deal with grief
and bereavement, explained that she was not at all surprised by the study
results.
'Within the mental health field, I think it is fairly well
acknowledged that new widows and widowers who were with their spouses for many
years can be at risk for health problems,' Dr Carni told Daily Mail Online.
According to Dr Carni, these health problems can arise suddenly
and their severity often depends on the quality of the relationship between the
spouses and the resilience of the widow.
'Certainly, I've have seen widows develop health problems either
fairly quickly after the loss of their spouses in older widows who have been
married for many years,' said Dr Carni.
'I have even seen them develop health problems while the spouse
was still alive if the spouse's health is declining and the woman (I've seen it
in men, too) anticipates becoming a widow.'
The association between recent bereavement and heart health risks
is also not surprising. For example, broken heart syndrome, officially known as
takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is an illness associated with severe emotional stress
including the sudden loss of a loved one.
In this illness the heart is also affected, and the left ventricle
weakens and can no longer pump blood throughout the body as effectively.
Scientists believe this weakening is caused by a sudden surge of hormones, but
the exact cause remains unclear.
The Rice University scientists hope their research on the effects
of grief on health will lead to better interventions for the recently widowed.
As scientists work to create these interventions, there are still
steps the recently widowed can take to lessen the adverse health effects of
their bereavement.
'If a spouse knows that his/her partner is terminally ill they can
go to support groups even before their partner has passed away,' said Dr
Carni.
'There are many caregiver support groups in the community, through
churches and synagogues, for example, as well as those run privately by mental
health professionals.'
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Broken heart syndrome does exist
A widow’s risk of death
can rise as much as 41 percent within the first six months of losing their
loved-one, a new study from Rice University in Texas has revealed.
The small study adds to our current understanding of how grief
affects our health, and may open the door to more effective interventions for
the recently bereaved.
Losing a spouse is a stressful situation, and it’s commonly
noted that this stress can have adverse effects on the health of the living
partner.
For this reason, the world held its breath when former president
George HW Bush displayed signs of failing health only weeks after the death of
his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush. Bush is now recovering from his
health scare, but his case is not isolated.
Now, new research suggests this link between poor health and
recent bereavement is not simply a coincidence but may have a biological
explanation: while the idea of health repercussions of a broken heart is not
new, this is the first study to link bereavement to higher levels of cytokines
and lower heart rate variation.
It appears that the loss of a spouse has measurable effects on
the living partner’s health, and can increase their own risk of death not long
after.
‘In the first six months after the loss of a spouse,
widows/widowers are at a 41 percent increased risk of mortality,’ said Chris
Fagundes, an assistant professor of psychology in Rice’s School of Social
Sciences and the study’s lead author.
‘Importantly, 53 percent of this increased risk is due to
cardiovascular disease.’
Researchers from Rice University in Texas analyzed the health of
32 individuals who had lost a spouse within an average of 89 days from the
start of the study. The researchers also analyzed 33 healthy aged-matched
controls. Both groups received a blood draw, an EKG, and completed self
reported questionnaires. Seventy-eight percent of the volunteers were women and
the remaining 22 percent were men.
The team specifically looked at the volunteers’ levels of
pro-inflammatory cytokines. These molecules serve as a biomarker of
inflammation, and are released into the bloodstream in response to infection
and other signs of inflammation. The team also measured the volunteers’ heart
rate variability. This is the measurement of time between each heartbeat and is
used to measure any cardiovascular abnormalities.
Results revealed that the recently-widowed displayed more
biological signs of poor health than the control group.
For example, levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the
recently widowed group were between five and seven percent higher than those
found in the control group. Heart rate variation of the recently widowed was 47
percent lower than that of the control group.
In addition to the physical indications of poor health, levels
of depressive symptoms were 20 percent higher in the recently-widowed than in
the control group.
Dr Ellen Carni, a psychologist in New York who specializes in
helping patients deal with grief and bereavement, explained that she was not at
all surprised by the study results.
‘Within the mental health field, I think it is fairly well
acknowledged that new widows and widowers who were with their spouses for many
years can be at risk for health problems,’ Dr Carni told Daily Mail Online.
According to Dr Carni, these health problems can arise suddenly
and their severity often depends on the quality of the relationship between the
spouses and the resilience of the widow.
‘Certainly, I’ve have seen widows develop health problems either
fairly quickly after the loss of their spouses in older widows who have been
married for many years,’ said Dr Carni.
‘I have even seen them develop health problems while the spouse
was still alive if the spouse’s health is declining and the woman (I’ve seen it
in men, too) anticipates becoming a widow.’
The association between recent bereavement and heart health
risks is also not surprising. For example, broken heart syndrome, officially
known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is an illness associated with severe
emotional stress including the sudden loss of a loved one.
In this illness the heart is also affected, and the left
ventricle weakens and can no longer pump blood throughout the body as
effectively. Scientists believe this weakening is caused by a sudden surge of
hormones, but the exact cause remains unclear.
The Rice University scientists hope their research on the
effects of grief on health will lead to better interventions for the recently
widowed.
As scientists work to create these interventions, there are
still steps the recently widowed can take to lessen the adverse health effects
of their bereavement.
‘If a spouse knows that his/her partner is terminally ill they
can go to support groups even before their partner has passed away,’ said Dr
Carni.
‘There are many caregiver support groups in the community,
through churches and synagogues, for example, as well as those run privately by
mental health professionals.’
Inflation accelerates to 4.5% in April
May 4, 2018, 10:01 PM
By Chino S. Leyco
While average inflation has
already exceeded the government’s target as of April, 2018, the surge in the
rate of consumer prices is temporary and seen to normalize towards the end of
the year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said
yesterday.
The Philippines Statistics
Authority reported that headline inflation accelerated to 4.5 percent in April,
2018, the highest in five years. This is higher than the 4.3 percent recorded
in the preceding month and the 3.2 percent in April, 2017.
This brings the year-to-date
average to 4.1 percent, slightly above the full-year target of 2.0-4.0 percent.
Nevertheless, the inflation outturn for the period is within the Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas’ expectation, as the headline inflation falls within their 3.9 to
4.7 percent forecast.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary
Ernesto M. Pernia said the current surge in inflation is partly due to the
transitory impact of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law
but is expected to stabilize by next year.
“The current surge in inflation
is partly an initial reaction to the implementation of TRAIN and is expected to
be short-lived and should taper off over the coming months,” the NEDA official
said. The more important sources, however, are the slew of world oil price
increases and the depreciation of the peso.
Among major factors contributing
to the recent surge in inflation were food and non-alcoholic beverages (5.9
percent), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (20.0 percent).
Pernia added that while the
government remains optimistic, it is important that price developments are
closely monitored by the government.
“While the major factors
contributing to the recent surge in inflation are temporary, we need to remain
vigilant against emerging price pressures and to implement mitigating measures
immediately,” he said.
Pernia stressed the importance of
programs and policies that will help in mitigating risks of uptick in inflation
in the near term, which include the amendment of Republic Act No. 8178 or the
Agricultural Tariffication Act.
Replacing quantitative
restrictions on rice imports with tariffs is expected to reduce local rice
prices by as much as PhP4.00 per kilogram. This will bring down inflation and
increase the purchasing power especially of the poor.
This will also create a more open
trading environment for rice and will allow for the optimum use of farm
resources.
Meanwhile, unconditional cash
grants to the poorest 50 percent of households, and fuel subsidies for jeepney
drivers through the Pantawid Pasada Program, will help ease the effects of
higher prices on lower-income households. These mitigating programs will
be greatly facilitated with the implementation of the National ID System.
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