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Vietnam’s rice,
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Phnom Penh Post
- Rice farmers looking at dry spell
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Pakistan gifts
15000 tonnes of rice to Cuba
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RICE EXPORTS
LIKELY TO SURGE
Vietnam’s
rice, although top-rated, is a poor money earner
VietNamNet
Bridge - Vietnam has been listed among the top three countries which provide
the most delicious rice in the world. However, Vietnam still cannot export ‘the
pearl from God’ to many countries.
Vietnam has for the first time seen one of its rice varieties added to the list of the three most delicious varieties recognized by Rice Trader, an international rice research organization. The conclusion was made after a competition organized at the international rice conference held in Malaysia in late October 2015. Vietnam’s rice variety is ‘Hat ngoc troi so 3’ (the God’s Pearl No 3), made from Loc troi so 1 variety (the old name was AGPPS 103), developed by Loc Troi Group, which was the An Giang Plant Protection JSC.
According to Duong Van Chinh from Dinh Thanh Agriculture Research Center, the competition is organized annually by The Rice Trader, to which all rice importers and exporters can join by sending rice samples.California’s fragrant rice was recognized as the most delicious, while the second position belonged to Cambodian Jasmine.
Also according to Chin, in order to create high quality varieties like Hat ngoc troi so 3, Loc Troi had to make heavy investments in the agriculture research center, gathering the best scientists and selecting short-term high-yield rice varieties (3 crops a year), but the quality is in no way inferior to the rice varieties grown on the Mekong River’s upper course, including Thailand and Cambodia.
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The problem is that it still cannot organize production on a large scale.Chin
commented that if just 70 out of 140 enterprises belonging to the Vietnam Food
Association build a rice value chain like Loc Troi Group’s and develops only
one high-quality variety, Vietnam would have millions of tons of high-quality
rice a year.
Vietnam has been listed among the top three
countries which provide the most delicious rice in the world.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/149078/vietnam-s-rice--although-top-rated--is-a-poor-money-earner.html
Phnom Penh Post - Rice farmers looking at dry spell
A
farmer harvests his rice crop in Russey Keo district earlier this year. The
government has asked rice farmers to only plant one crop of rice this dry
season in an effort to avert water shortages. Vireak Mai
Fri, 25 December 2015
Farmers and exporters have expressed concerns over an Agriculture
Ministry notice issued on Wednesday asking farmers to have only one harvest
this upcoming dry season because of water shortages across the country, given
that this could affect the paddy output next year.The ministry notice cited a prolonged El Niño period going into next year and suggested
that farmers refrain from planting a second rice crop, even if they had access
to sufficient water. Instead, the ministry said farmers could plant other less
water-intensive crops.“Farmers should not plant rice for a second time this dry
season, because it will consume more water,” said Eang Sophallet, spokesman of
Ministry of Agriculture.
“They should keep water for daily usage and start farming crops
that do not need much water.”Given the drought conditions in certain parts of the country,
Sophallet said the ministry will cooperate with farmers on conserving water and
help them with planting other crops.“It will impact slightly the livelihood of
farmers and the rice industry. Based on the estimates the impact will be only 1
per cent on exports,” Sophallet said.Som Song, director of Chamroeurn Phal
Raingkesey agriculture community in Battambang, said farmers were aware of the
low water levels and drought-like conditions, but were worried if they could
not plant a second rice crop.“The water channel and ponds in the commune are
drying, and it will dry up by February,” he said, “I hope that the government
will dig the deep well for us, but I am still worried.
”According to Song, 90 per cent of the people, which was around
2,000 families, in his commune were dependent on rice farming and restrictions
on planting a second crop could affect their incomes. He added that planting a
new type of crop was easier said than done.“We do not have the experience to
grow other crops and it is not in our interests to do it because it will be
difficult to payback our loans,” he said, “Most young farmers will have to
leave and work outside the province again.”Song Saran, CEO of rice exporter
Amru Rice, said the reduction in production will affect the output of white
rice, which is expected to be harvested in the next two weeks.He added that
this could also impact the price of white rice in the market – a product which
is already facing intense competition from
Myanmar rice exports.“The drought will impact exports because we will have the
shortage of white rice, which is in high demand in the market and the price
will increase,” Saran said.
He added that farmers normally have more paddy than can be
bought by rice millers, which they stored and then sold to neighbouring
countries.This additional income, he said, will become more difficult to earn
if farmers are unable to grow and store enough rice.Srey Chanthy, an
independent economist specialising in agriculture, said that with almost 80 per
cent of the workforce dependent on rice farming, there was a greater need for
better irrigational facilities, which could lessen the effects of the El
Niño.“Farmers have no choice but to do rice farming, because they do not know the
technicalities of other crops and the land conditions may not be conducive as
well,” he said, adding that in such a situation farming communities will see
more people moving to the cities to work in garment factories.
Contact author: Cheng
Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-farmers-looking-dry-spell
Pakistan gifts 15000 tonnes of rice to Cuba
December 24, 2015 @ 2:41 PM
by Web Desk
Published in Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday
announced a gift of 15000 tonnes of rice to the people of Cuba to commemorate
the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Pakistan-Cuba diplomatic
relations.According to a release by Foreign Office, the gift is being given as
an expression of gratitude for the unprecedented support provided by Cuba to
Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake.The release stated that a formal ceremony
was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the Adviser to the Prime
Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, made the announcement.
The Cuban Ambassador-designate to Pakistan, H.E. Gabriel
Tiel Capote, and other Cuban Embassy officials were also present on the
occasion.Pakistan and Cuba enjoy long-standing and time-tested cooperation
based on mutual respect and understanding. Both countries have also supported
each other at the International forums, FO stated.Following the 2005 earthquake
in Pakistan, Cuban relief and medical contingent, led by the present Foreign
Minister H.E. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, provided assistance to the earthquake
victims for six months. Cuba also offered 1000 fully funded scholarships to
Pakistani students from the earthquake affected areas, the release said.
Published: 24
December 2015
SOLOMON Islands
Ports Authority (SIPA) wants to break the monopoly on rice sales in the
country.This came after the country’s long time rice importer, Sol Rice has
been dominating the market for years now.Even the government’s effort to help
local farmers plant rice to reduce importation did not bear fruit as people
still resort to paying Sol Rice bags in the shops. SIPA Director Commercial, Glyn Joshua said people
felt that SIPA should not sell rice because it’s a State Owned
Enterprise.Hoever, Mr Joshua said SIPA felt they should sell rice because the
company belongs to Solomon Islanders.
“From statistics in the Ministry of Finance, Solomon Islanders spent around $550 million annually on rice,” he said.“However, with the SIPA rice, Solomon Islanders will save $150 million to put back in the economy,” he added.Mr Joshua said SIPA will try its best to reach the whole population of Solomon Islands with its rice in future.As part of its promotion, he said SIPA will promote the rice in the media and train people in the provinces on the methods to cook the rice.He said currently, SIPA wants to promote the rice by selling it to people returning to the provinces and those staying in Honiara.Apart from that, it will send some rice down to Noro, Western province, for its sale as well.
“From statistics in the Ministry of Finance, Solomon Islanders spent around $550 million annually on rice,” he said.“However, with the SIPA rice, Solomon Islanders will save $150 million to put back in the economy,” he added.Mr Joshua said SIPA will try its best to reach the whole population of Solomon Islands with its rice in future.As part of its promotion, he said SIPA will promote the rice in the media and train people in the provinces on the methods to cook the rice.He said currently, SIPA wants to promote the rice by selling it to people returning to the provinces and those staying in Honiara.Apart from that, it will send some rice down to Noro, Western province, for its sale as well.
http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/9171-why-we-sell-rice
RICE EXPORTS LIKELY TO SURGE
December
25, 2015
RECORDER
REPORT
Country's rice exports are likely
to surge mainly due to lower rice production in Thailand and expected lifting
of US sanctions on Iran. The country's basmati rice exports continued downtrend
and recorded a fall of 21 percent during FY15, while it was showing some
stability a year earlier. Pakistan's basmati is shipped mainly to the GCC
countries, especially UAE, Oman and Yemen, however, Indian varieties have
penetrated deeply into these markets on the back of strong marketing and
distribution network. According to State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP),
Pakistani exporters have succumbed to competition from India, as quantum
exports have nearly halved in the past five years. Due to lower demand for
exports, farmers also prefer other varieties over basmati as it is a low-yield
variety, more water intense and costlier to produce. The only factor that had
earlier pulled farmers into basmati, was the international demand and higher
unit values compared to other varieties, now with tapering exports, it has
become less lucrative to grow this variety.
The bulk of Pakistan's rice
export is now made up of non-basmati varieties and their performance is
consistently improving as these varieties are cheaper than basmati, these are
popular in low-income African countries, like Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and
Tanzania. In FY15 also, export of non-basmati rice posted a quantum
increase of 8 percent as against 21 percent decline in Basmati rice. The demand
for broken rice remained particularly strong, especially from Afghanistan,
Indonesia, Senegal and Mozambique. However, values could not recover much due
to low unit prices compared to basmati. SBP is expecting some increase in
rice exports in coming days following the two developments.
With Iran nuclear deal, it is
likely that the UN will lift sanctions and it will directly benefit for
Pakistan as Iran is the largest importer of basmati rice in the world. If
sanctions are lifted, Iranian market would be open to many other countries,
including Pakistan. Back in FY09, Pakistan was the major rice supplier in the
Iranian market before sanctions put the trade between two countries to a near
hold. Secondly, severe drought is likely to hurt 2015 rice production in
Thailand, the largest exporter of non-basmati varieties. Thai government has
reduced rice production estimates by around 9 percent compared to the previous
season, as it requested farmers to delay plantations. Thailand is already
grappling with quality issues with rice the government had stockpiled in the
previous few years, under the costly pledging scheme. Other producers like
India, Vietnam and Pakistan are likely to benefit.
https://www.wiseguyreports.com/reports/global-rice-seed-sales-market-report-2015-one
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