Bangladesh Bank: Rice imports require no credit till December
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File photo: Imported rice at a wholesaler's outlet in Dhaka
The rice
market has become unstable and dramatically increased the price of the staple
food item
The central bank has issued a
directive allowing the import rice without credit for a maximum of three
months, due to the shortage of rice stocks following recent flooding in the
haor region.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) announced
the directive through a circular on Thursday, issued to all managing directors
and CEOs of commercial banks.
The notice stated that, due to
recent flooding in the haor region, heavy rainfall and other natural disasters
across the country, the rice market had become unstable and dramatically
increased the price of the staple food item.
“Because of the current
circumstances, businesses will get the facility to import rice without any
credit for a maximum of three months, till December of this year.”
Usually, importers have to pay a
fee in the opening Letter of Credit (LC) for the import of products such as
rice, lentils, chilli and salt.
Earlier on June 19, BB directed
banks to allow businesses to open LCs for rice imports with zero balance in the
importers’ accounts.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/commerce/2017/07/20/rice-imports-no-credit/
Solons buck
proposed season-based rice tariffs
JULY 20, 2017
The Cabinet proposal to impose
season-based tariffs on rice in lieu of the quantitative restriction (QR)
scheme faces rough sailing in Congress, as lawmakers already voiced their
concerns over the proposal, particularly for being prone to manipulation by
unscrupulous traders.
For one, House Committee on
Agriculture and Food Chairman and Party-list Rep. Jose T. Panganiban Jr. of
Anac-IP said replacing the QR on rice with season-based tariffs could become an
avenue for smuggling.
“If I were to decide, seasonal
tariff will not be effective as compared to straight tariff because of
unscrupulous importers who tend to withhold importation on lean months,
just like what they did to garlic,” Panganiban told the BusinessMirror.
“Also, seasonal tariffication
will be easier to manipulate,” he added.
Finance Secretary Carlos G.
Dominguez III was the first to float the idea of imposing a tariff of 35
percent during the lean months and 50 percent during harvest season to protect
local farmers from import surge, while shielding consumers from price spikes.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F.
Piñol later said the proposal of Dominguez is consistent with President
Duterte’s order to discourage imports during harvest season.
Panganiban said the proposal of
the finance secretary will be discussed in the ongoing technical working group
(TWG) meetings to consolidate all the bills amending Republic Act (RA) 8178, as
well as the positions of the stakeholders.
The Philippines’s waiver on the
special treatment for rice has already lapsed. However, the country in
April informed the WTO it was not able to convert its QR on rice into
tariff, citing delays in the amendment of RA 8178, or the
Agricultural Tarrification Act. Amending RA 8178 is needed to scrap the QR
and convert it into tariffs.
Without the amendment, the
Philippines needs to enforce reduced rates on agricultural goods covered
by the Philippines’s tariff commitments to the WTO.
“Of course, that will be one of
the inputs that will be discussed in the TWG, if it would be the official
position of the finance department or the economic team of the government,”
Panganiban added.
The TWG, he said, has not
received “the DOF official position paper on the matter”.
Partly-list Rep. Tom Villarin of
Akbayan also expressed reservations on the proposal of the DOF secretary.
“Seasonal rice tariffs mean that
we can accurately predict the weather and its impact on rice production. With
climate change disturbing cropping cycles and the thinness of global rice
production and supply, we cannot sacrifice rice self-sufficiency and making
rice tariffication weather-dependent,” he said. “If we impose [seasonal
rice] tariffs, it should be to boost local productions as priority, thus it
should be at its allowable maximum.”
Panganiban said the TWG will
finish and submit the consolidated draft bill amending RA 8178 by August. “The
TWG will finish [consolidating the filed bills and positions of stakeholders]
by August.”
Earlier Panganiban said the
leadership of the 17th Congress has agreed to include in its priority bills
measures replacing quantitative import restriction on rice with tariffs.
Panganiban’s House Bill (HB) 5433
also seeks the creation of the rice competitiveness-enhancement fund.
The bill said, “In lieu of the
QR, the maximum bound rates committed under the Uruguay Round Final Act shall
be imposed on the agricultural products whose quantitative restrictions
are repealed by this Act, as amended.”
It also said in case of shortages
or abnormal price increases in agricultural products, whose QRs are lifted, the
President may propose to Congress revisions, modifications or adjustments of
the Minimum Access Volume (MAV); “provided, however, that in the
event Congress fails to act after 15 days from receipt of the proposal, the
same shall be deemed approved”.
The bill also said in lieu of the
QR on rice, the maximum bond rate shall be as notified by the Philippines to
the World Trade Organization.
The measure also seek the
creation of the rice competitiveness-enhancement fund for rice.
The rice fund shall consist of
all duties collected from the importation of the staple under this act, as well
as revenues from MAV mechanism for five years from the start of the effectivity
of the bill.
Besides Panganiban’s HB 5433,
Party-list Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Pampanga and House Committee on
Economic Affairs Chairman Arthur Yap of Bohol have also filed two
separate bills seeking to place safety nets for Filipino rice producers by
imposing tariffs in lieu of QRs on rice imports and to amend the RA 8178, or
the Agricultural Tariffication Act.
In HBs 5023 and 4904, Arroyo and
Yap want to direct tariff collections from rice imports to projects and
programs that enhance rice productivity and increase farmers’ incomes.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/solons-buck-proposed-season-based-rice-tariffs/
CPEC
to change fate of Pakistan: Envoy
Addressing a press conference at local press club, he said the project would help in strengthening the Pakistan's economy and attract international traders in the country as well.
There were chances for the promotion of trade between Pakistan and Denmark, he said and added that already different projects related to development work, education sector, human rights and media were being carried out with the cooperation of Denmark in the country.
The ambassador said that during last few years, Pakistan had made economic development, adding that rice produced in Pakistan was of very good quality and it needs to be introduced in the world. Ole Thonke said that security situation in Pakistan had improved a lot and he appreciated the government's efforts in this regard.
He further said that Denmark wanted to set up cement plant in Pakistan.
Office bearers of Lahore Press Club were present on the occasion
http://www.brecorder.com/2017/07/20/360210/cpec-to-change-fate-of-pakistan-envoy/
US rice to be
exported to china for first time
U.S. rice to be
exported to China for first time
In this Aug. 18, 2016, photo,
grain elevators ready for last year's rice harvest tower above Lonoke,
Ark.
AP PHOTO/KELLY P. KISSEL
For the first time, U.S. rice
farmers will now be able to export rice to China, according to a new agreement
announced today by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
The agreement comes after more
than a decade of negotiations between U.S. Department of Agriculture officials
and the Chinese government.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue called
this agreement "an exceptional opportunity" with "enormous
potential for growth" in a press release.
China is the largest consumer,
producer, and importer of rice, as the nation eats the equivalent of the entire
U.S. rice crop in under two weeks, according to USA Rice, an industry
association. Each year China fills its plate with almost 5 million tons of
imported rice, according to the USDA.
When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, U.S. rice imports were barred
due to strict pest and pathogen protocols between the two countries, according
to USA Rice spokesman Michael Klein.
However, a decade of negotiation
has left American rice industry leaders confident. "We have high food
quality standards in the U.S. and this is something the Chinese are very
interested in," Klein said. USA Rice worked with USDA on this agreement
and Klein noted that it will likely be months before rice is shipped due to
final required inspections.
Rice is typically grown in six
states: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas.
One farmer, Chris Crutchfield,
42, is a third-generation rice miller in California and called the closed
Chinese market "frustrating," and that he is "very
appreciative" of Secretary Perdue for pursuing this agreement.
This rice decision comes two weeks
after the announcement that U.S. beef would again be allowed in China. To
celebrate the beef agreement, Secretary Perdue joined U.S. Ambassador to China
Terry Branstad in Beijing and sliced a thick cut of Nebraska prime rib to
celebrate.
For American rice farmers,
Crutchfield said that any celebration will likely be subdued as many in the
U.S. rice market try to respect the crop and its cultural relationship to Asian
history.
However, Crutchfield added,
"I imagine that some farmers in the States will say a toast tonight at
dinner, over rice.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-rice-to-be-exported-to-china-for-first-time/
USDA lowers B’desh rice yield
forecast
Staff Correspondent | Published: 22:38, Jul
20,2017
A file photo shows a farmer
showing stacks of paddy damaged by flash flood at a field in Sylhet. The US
Department of Agriculture has revised down its post rice production forecast
for Bangladesh in the marketing year 2017-18 to 3.42 crore tonnes from 3.47
crore tonnes it had projected in April. — Focusbangla photo
The US Department of Agriculture
has revised down its post rice production forecast for Bangladesh in the
marketing year 2017-18 to 3.42 crore tonnes from 3.47 crore tonnes it had
projected in April.
The Grain and Feed Update report of USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecasted import of rice at 12 lakh tonnes due to significant reduction in domestic production due to unfavourable weather in Boro rice season.
According to the report, the Boro rice production estimate was lowered to 1.71 crore tonnes on crop losses caused by neck blast disease as well as adverse weather, including hailstorms and repeated flash floods, during an unusually heavy pre-monsoon rain 20 days before harvest.
The flash flood damaged over 10 lakh tonnes of Boro rice crop across 4 lakh hectares of wetlands (in Haor) and lowlands in nine districts.
Report said that to resolve the rice shortage, the government entered the market for the first time in five years and reduced 15 per cent duty on rice import on the expectation of robust consumer demand, expanding food safety net programme, lower public stocks, and relaxed trade and financial policy impact.
A lower tariff at 10 per cent stimulated imports from India, Myanmar and Thailand and within one week of reducing the tariff a total of 22,280 MT of rice was imported from India that declined the price of rice by Tk 3 per kg, the report said.
The lower yield of boro rice and weak supplies had put pressure on domestic prices of rice and the retail price of coarse rice in Dhaka and Gazipur was Tk 46 a kg, which was 56 per cent higher year on year in recent months, the report said.
It also said that medium and finer quality rice varieties registered more modest retail price increases, at 20 per cent and 9 per cent respectively.
As of 30 June 2017, the rice stocks at public granaries were at 1.5 lakh tonnes which was lowest level in last six years, according to the report.
Although the government raised its rice procurement target in the financial year 2017-18 to 12 lakh tonnes up from 10 lakh tonnes in FY 2016-17, the budget of FY 18 will increase distributions of subsidised rice by 8.5 lakh tonnes, which will largely offset the increased procurement and leave stocks dangerously low, the report observed.
‘One additional solution being considered is to give cash transfers to allow consumers to purchase alternative grains such as wheat at public markets,’ it said.
The Grain and Feed Update report of USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecasted import of rice at 12 lakh tonnes due to significant reduction in domestic production due to unfavourable weather in Boro rice season.
According to the report, the Boro rice production estimate was lowered to 1.71 crore tonnes on crop losses caused by neck blast disease as well as adverse weather, including hailstorms and repeated flash floods, during an unusually heavy pre-monsoon rain 20 days before harvest.
The flash flood damaged over 10 lakh tonnes of Boro rice crop across 4 lakh hectares of wetlands (in Haor) and lowlands in nine districts.
Report said that to resolve the rice shortage, the government entered the market for the first time in five years and reduced 15 per cent duty on rice import on the expectation of robust consumer demand, expanding food safety net programme, lower public stocks, and relaxed trade and financial policy impact.
A lower tariff at 10 per cent stimulated imports from India, Myanmar and Thailand and within one week of reducing the tariff a total of 22,280 MT of rice was imported from India that declined the price of rice by Tk 3 per kg, the report said.
The lower yield of boro rice and weak supplies had put pressure on domestic prices of rice and the retail price of coarse rice in Dhaka and Gazipur was Tk 46 a kg, which was 56 per cent higher year on year in recent months, the report said.
It also said that medium and finer quality rice varieties registered more modest retail price increases, at 20 per cent and 9 per cent respectively.
As of 30 June 2017, the rice stocks at public granaries were at 1.5 lakh tonnes which was lowest level in last six years, according to the report.
Although the government raised its rice procurement target in the financial year 2017-18 to 12 lakh tonnes up from 10 lakh tonnes in FY 2016-17, the budget of FY 18 will increase distributions of subsidised rice by 8.5 lakh tonnes, which will largely offset the increased procurement and leave stocks dangerously low, the report observed.
‘One additional solution being considered is to give cash transfers to allow consumers to purchase alternative grains such as wheat at public markets,’ it said.
www.newagebd.net/article/20185/usda-lowers-b%25E2%2580%2599desh-rice-yield-
Rice
production forecast lowered for Bangladesh
July 20, 2017 - by
Eric Schroeder
Rice production forecast lowered for Bangladesh
July 20, 2017 - by Eric Schroeder
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — An expected smaller harvest of Boro rice has led to a lowering in the rice production forecast for Bangladesh, according to a July 13 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Rice production in Bangladesh for the 2017-18 marketing year was forecast at 34.18 million tonnes, down from 34.578 million tonnes in 2016-17 and compared with 34.5 million tonnes in 2015-16.
“The Boro rice production estimate is lowered to 17.8 million tonnes on crop losses caused by neck blast disease as well as adverse weather, including hailstorms and repeated flash floods, during an unusually heavy pre-monsoon rain 20 days before harvest: heavy rainfall fell from late March to the middle of May,” the USDA noted in the report. “The flooding damaged over 1 million tonnes of Boro rice crop across 400,000 hectares of wetlands (in Haor) and lowlands in nine districts.”
The USDA noted that rainfall in Bangladesh during April was the highest in 35 years, and the crop loss was aggravated by a fungi attack on a limited area of Boro rice crop at several northern and southern districts of the country.
The forecast for rice imports in 2017-18 was raised to 1.2 million tonnes, reflecting expectations of “robust consumer demand, expanding food safety net program, lower public stocks, and relaxed trade and financial policy impact,” the USDA said.
The USDA noted that 2016-17 wheat production is forecast to be 3% lower at 1.2 million tonnes on reduced cultivation area as some farmers sought to avoid risk of a recurrence of wheat blast. Meanwhile, the 2017-18 wheat production forecast held steady at 1.3 million tonnes, assuming normal weather conditions, according to the USDA.
The forecast for wheat imports in 2017-18 was raised to 6 million tonnes on “expected resilient domestic demand and lower international prices,” the USDA said.
July 20, 2017 - by Eric Schroeder
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — An expected smaller harvest of Boro rice has led to a lowering in the rice production forecast for Bangladesh, according to a July 13 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Rice production in Bangladesh for the 2017-18 marketing year was forecast at 34.18 million tonnes, down from 34.578 million tonnes in 2016-17 and compared with 34.5 million tonnes in 2015-16.
“The Boro rice production estimate is lowered to 17.8 million tonnes on crop losses caused by neck blast disease as well as adverse weather, including hailstorms and repeated flash floods, during an unusually heavy pre-monsoon rain 20 days before harvest: heavy rainfall fell from late March to the middle of May,” the USDA noted in the report. “The flooding damaged over 1 million tonnes of Boro rice crop across 400,000 hectares of wetlands (in Haor) and lowlands in nine districts.”
The USDA noted that rainfall in Bangladesh during April was the highest in 35 years, and the crop loss was aggravated by a fungi attack on a limited area of Boro rice crop at several northern and southern districts of the country.
The forecast for rice imports in 2017-18 was raised to 1.2 million tonnes, reflecting expectations of “robust consumer demand, expanding food safety net program, lower public stocks, and relaxed trade and financial policy impact,” the USDA said.
The USDA noted that 2016-17 wheat production is forecast to be 3% lower at 1.2 million tonnes on reduced cultivation area as some farmers sought to avoid risk of a recurrence of wheat blast. Meanwhile, the 2017-18 wheat production forecast held steady at 1.3 million tonnes, assuming normal weather conditions, according to the USDA.
The forecast for wheat imports in 2017-18 was raised to 6 million tonnes on “expected resilient domestic demand and lower international prices,” the USDA said.
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — An
expected smaller harvest of Boro rice has led to a lowering in the rice
production forecast for Bangladesh, according to a July 13 Global Agricultural
Information Network repo
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China to allow imports of U.S. rice for first
time
2017-07-21
15:46CGTNEditor:
Gu Liping
China has agreed on a protocol to
allow imports of U.S. rice, according to a statement released on Thursday by a
Chinese delegate to the first China-U.S. Comprehensive Economic Dialogue (CED)
in Washington, D.C..
The U.S. can begin shipping rice to
China for the first time, after China completes an audit of U.S. rice
facilities, the US Department of Agriculture announced.
The move would give U.S. farmers
access to the world's largest consumer market and importer of rice following
over a decade trade talks between the two countries.
China has a growing appetite for
rice imports, with the number dramatically up in the past decade and reaching
3.4 million metric tons in 2015. However, U.S. farmers will have to compete with
those in Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan, the biggest rice
The rice agreement is a sign of
strengthening China-U.S. relations on agriculture trade. It comes just a month
after China resumed imports of U.S. beef.
During the CED, China and the U.S.
reached agreements on agricultural cooperation, and both sides exchanged views
on exports of China's dairy products and aquatic products to the U.S..
The CED was one of the four major
dialogue mechanisms established by the two countries in April when Chinese President
Xi Jinping met US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida.
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2017/07-21/266285.shtml
U.S., China Sign Historic Rice
Protocol
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue and China's Vice Premier Wang Yang have signed a long-stalled
phytosanitary protocol that will permit the import of U.S. milled rice into
China.
"This is a tremendous leap towards selling
U.S. rice in China," said USA Rice Chairman Brian King.
"Today's signing caps a decade of effort by the rice industry and the U.S.
government to open access to the world's largest rice importer. President
Trump's focus on reducing trade deficits with big partners like China put the
spotlight on rice, and Secretary Perdue told us he would get this done, and he
did. We're thankful for the administration's commitment - from the
President on down - to U.S. rice farmers and marketers."
"The President and Secretary Perdue have
opened the door; now it's time to move to our technical to-do list so that rice
shipments can occur," said Carl Brothers, chairman of the USA Rice
International Trade Policy Committee. "We know China wants to send a
team here to inspect mills and facilities certified to ship to China, and we
are working with USDA to make that happen in the quickest and most efficient
way."
The protocol, that is the most complex rice
phytosanitary agreement the U.S. has ever entered in to, contains an
operational workplan that spells out the responsibilities of companies wishing
to export in order to protect against the introduction of certain pests into
China. USA Rice led efforts over the past two years to assemble a list of
interested exporters, and with USDA to certify compliance with the workplan.
"The focus of our work is now on supporting
a successful visit by China's inspectors," said USA Rice President &
CEO Betsy Ward. "We waited a decade for the protocol to be signed
and our members are anxious to meet the demand of China's consumers for safe,
high-quality U.S. rice."
Ward said China consumes the equivalent of the
entire U.S. rice crop every 13 days and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) expects China to import 4.8 million metric tons of milled rice in 2017/2018,
by far the world's largest import market. Imports have surged since the
beginning of this decade, and have recently been between 4.5 million and 5
million metric tons annually. China opened its rice market when the
country joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, but U.S. rice was barred
from the market because of the lack of a phytosanitary protocol between the two
governments. Southeast Asia supplies much of China's import demand; a
situation that will likely continue.
Demand for U.S. milled rice, at least initially, is
expected to be strongest in coastal areas among higher income consumers and in
the hotel and restaurant trade.
"Food safety is a major issue for China's
consumers, and U.S. rice is well positioned as a safe, high quality food,"
according to Chris Crutchfield, chairman of the USA Rice Asia/Turkey Promotion
Subcommittee. "We have promotion programs up and running in China in
anticipation of today's signing and exports to come. We'll tailor our
promotion activities going forward to include large trade seminars here and in
China to educate Chinese consumers about the types and qualities of U.S. rice.
We will also focus on quality and the capabilities of our industry in our
stepped up trade servicing activities." (see "USA Rice Meets with China's Largest Rice Importer at
HOFEX 2017," USA Rice Daily, June 29, 2017 and
accompanying video.)
"Today's news is a shot in the arm for our industry and
couldn't come at a better time. The President and Secretary Perdue's
leadership was critical, and we thank them and their team again. We know
that market access in China is difficult, and rice shipments will not
happen tomorrow, but we are much closer to a
meeting China's market demand with U.S. rice," concluded Ward
USA Rice Daily
China Focus: China's wealthiest village returns
to rice farming
Source:
Xinhua| 2017-07-05 16:52:34|Editor: Yang Yi
NANJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- After walking out of his spacious
villa, Mei Zhenhua drives his Audi 6 to the rice farm in Huaxi village, known
as China's wealthiest village.
The 34-year-old former metallurgy engineer has lived the
agricultural life for a year and a half, as one of the seven "young smart
intellectuals" selected by villagers to grow rice.
Huaxi in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, about 130 km away
from Shanghai, has been urbanized. With skyscrapers and a village-run aviation
firm, Huaxi has accumulated wealth through the development of industries
ranging from steel and chemical fiber, to banking, new energy, logistics and
marine transport.
However, villagers are no longer satisfied with the wealth
generated from industrial development, even feeling embarrassed that agriculture
has nearly died out. Nobody wants to eat produce from the village's 80 hectares
of farmland, as it does not taste good.
In a decision agreed by 2,600 villagers in 2016, they gave 16
hectares of farmland to seven young people, college graduates aged 30 on
average, to grow high-quality rice.
They were first sent to Asahi Noyu Farm in Japan to study how to
grow high-quality rice, as none of them had farming experience.
"There is no secret in Japanese rice farming, only an
artisan spirit in pursuit of perfection in each step of rice cultivation,"
said Mei, a graduate from China's prestigious Harbin Institute of Technology.
He said the problem of Chinese rice was a long-term focus on
yield rather than taste and quality. Pollution in China due to years of industrial
production has also damaged farmland.
Returning from Japan, the seven young farmers started growing
rice in Huaxi in May 2016, starting by leveling soil, selecting seed and
growing seedling.
Mei said they were strict in each process, using traditional
manual selection for good seed.
To ensure the water was clean, they dug a small reservoir near
the field, where water is treated through three filtration procedures before
irrigating the farm.
The experimental field yielded only 60 tonnes of rice last year,
with a per-unit output only half of a normal Chinese rice field. However, the
rice won the gold award at Jiangsu provincial rice appraisal and was soon sold
out.
The village committee decided this year to give all of the
village's 80 hectares of farmland to the seven farmers.
"Huaxi is after all a village. We cannot give up our
agricultural roots," said Wu Xie'en, Party chief of Huaxi.
Industrialization and urbanization had been seen as a measure of
development for a rural town. But people are now worried that without
agriculture, the village may lose its nature, according to Wu.
The village committee has spent 50 million yuan (7.3 million
U.S. dollars) on the good rice cultivation program. In the next five years, it
will continue to send young people to study rice farming in partnership with
the Japanese farm.
Huaxi village has given Shimizu Toyoyuki, owner of the Asahi
Noyu Farm, the right to choose young candidates from the village to study in
his farm.
Toyoyuki said although he was initially surprised to see China's
wealthiest village send people to study rice growing, he understood that China
and Japan had the same problem in that most young workers were no longer
interested in farming.
Cui Jingbin, one of the seven Huaxi farmers, studied in the Nishinippon
Institute of Technology in Japan.
He said one thing he had learnt from the farming internship in
Japan was that farming was intensive work, with every step interlinked.
"Food safety and health are new pursuits for Chinese
people. With the rice program, we neither want to earn big money, nor make an
attraction, but explore a modern agricultural production system to grow
high-quality rice," Wu said.
The village's current annual per capita income is over 15,000
U.S dollars, with each household having a villa and private cars. Villagers
also enjoy subsidized health care, and the village hosts over 2 million
tourists every year.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/05/c_136419885.htm
Growing organic rice for market niche not simple
July 20, 2017 by
Kathleen Phillips
Rice scientists are
conducting a three-year, multi-state, $1 million project exploring which rice
varieties will yield best in an environment with no chemical treatments against
diseases, weeds or insects. This field is at Beaumont, Texas.
A market niche for organic rice has
a potential to yield premium prices for farmers, but it's more involved than
simply planting the seed and forgetting it until harvest time.
That was the message from a team of
researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension
Center-Beaumont during a recent field day at which experimental plots were
showcased for area growers.
Rice scientists are conducting a
three-year, multi-state, $1 million project exploring which rice varieties will
yield best in an environment with no chemical treatments against diseases,
weeds or insects. The idea is to be able to give farmers a "recipe"
for growing rice organically, according to Dr. Shane Zhou, Texas A&M
AgriLife Research plant pathologist in Beaumont and project leader.
"Currently, less than 2
percent of the total U.S. rice crop is organically produced," Zhou said.
"And most of that is grown in California and Texas."
Six acres at the Beaumont facility
are planted with rice varieties commonly grown in Texas. They've been subjected
to a variety of treatments to determine how best to establish, grow and yield
suitable harvests. Initially, the project started with 20 varieties in the
tests. Half of those have since been cut from the project for not performing
well enough.
This year, 10 varieties are showing
varied quality of growth in experimental plots. Early indications show that
cover crops of white clover, crimson clover and annual ryegrass performed best
in Texas. Some of the varieties received a biocontrol seed treatment prior to
planting to help control disease potential. The team is also exploring how much
seed is needed for planting to establish an optimal stand.
"The higher the seed rate, the
lower the weed count in the field," said Dr. Fugen Dou, AgriLife Research
integrated cropping systems nutrient management scientist, Beaumont.
"Weeds are a major challenge because the grower can't use any herbicides.
There are also problems with seed rot and seedling diseases, and the grower can
not use any seed treatment fungicides."
For example, brown spot, a fungal
disease, can occur on organic rice plants, due to a lack of nitrogen, which
cannot be applied in its chemical form, Dou said.
"We have very limited options for providing enough nitrogen
compared to conventional rice farming," Dou said. "The soil typically
does not have enough nitrogen to support the rice reaching its yield
potential." That's why
nitrogen-containing cover crops, also referred to as "green manure,"
like clover can be a boost, he said.Winning the battle against weeds has focused on flooding the rice fields at certain times as the most important tool, according to Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist, College Station. He found that applying 3 inches of water to the test plots reduced germination of the most common species of weeds.
The worst insect pest for organic operations is the rice water weevil, according to Dr. Mo Way, AgriLife Extension entomologist, Beaumont.
"It lays its eggs underwater, then the eggs hatch and the larvae move down to the roots, where they feed," Way explained. "The larval stage can do a lot of damage. When water is applied much earlier on organic rice to control weeds, that means the rice is much smaller and it only takes a few larvae to do a lot of damage."
Way and his team have taken soil core samples from each of the variety plots, washed the roots over a fine mesh and counted the number of larvae present. This data will be analyzed to help determine control methods in organic production.
Bagavathiannan said finding the best practices for growing organic rice could pay off for farmers, because though the yields are usually much lower than conventionally grown rice, the price is often double.
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-rice-niche-simple.html
US-China export agreement could
boost Louisiana rice industry
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Deliberto says that although one can't immediately
gauge the impact the agreement will have on prices for Louisiana-produced
rice, there's a great opportunity to break into a lucrative market,
now that the trade deal is finalized.
And getting even a small percentage of market share of
the rice imported to China - most of which now comes from Southeast
Asia - could benefit U.S. rice growers, said Deliberto.
Once the deal is fully implemented, the U.S. rice industry
will have access to the world’s largest producer and consumer of rice. Since
2013, China also has also been the largest importer, with imports reaching
nearly 5 million tons last year, according to a statement released by the White
House.
“This is another great day for U.S. agriculture and, in
particular, for our rice growers and millers, who can now look forward to
gaining access to the Chinese market. This market represents an exceptional
opportunity today, with enormous potential for growth in the future,” Perdue
said in a statement. “The agreement with China has been in the works for
more than a decade and I’m pleased to see it finally come to fruition,
especially knowing how greatly it will benefit our growers and industry."
U.S. rice exports to China can begin after an audit of U.S.
rice facilities by Chinese government inspectors, according to the White House
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U.S., China ink historic milled rice import agreement that could
provide big opportunity for Louisiana mills, farmers
JUL 20, 2017 - 11:28 AM
A combine offloads harvested rice on a farm near Crowley
Thursday. A trade agreement with China that will allow exports of milled rice
from the U.S. provides a big opportunity for Louisiana rice mills and farmers.
A historic trade agreement with
China will allow exports of milled rice from the United States, providing a big
opportunity for Louisiana rice mills and farmers, agriculture officials said
Thursday.
"This is a, I don't want to
say a saving grace, but it's definitely a huge accomplishment for the rice
industry as a whole," said Glenden Marceaux, a rice farmer and president
of the Louisiana Independent Rice Producers Association.
China consumes the equivalent of
the entire U.S. rice crop every 13 days, according to USA Rice, a global
advocate for the U.S. rice industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects
China to import 5.3 million tons of milled rice in 2017-18.
Agriculture officials are hopeful
the milled rice exports can lead to shipments of rough rice harvested from the
field.
Louisiana is the United
States' third-largest rice producer, trailing only Arkansas and
California, LSU AgCenter economist Michael A. Deliberto said. The state
produced 1.4 million tons of rice in 2016 on 420,821 acres. The crop, after
value-added activities, was worth $407.2 million.
Louisiana already exports well
over 60 percent of the rice it produces, Marceaux said.
"With this protocol, the
U.S. has the opportunity to gain a new rice export customer, and that customer is
the largest in the world," Deliberto said. "That is encouraging news
to rice producers who have been facing lower commodity prices over the past
couple of years."
The U.S. is projected to produce
6.9 million tons of rice in 2017-18. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
estimates that China will produce 159.5 million tons of rice and will import
5.5 million tons in 2017-18.
China opened its rice market when
the country joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, but U.S. rice was
barred from the market because the two countries lacked a protocol to protect
against the introduction of certain pests into China.
Rice mills will be inspected by
Chinese sanitation officials before exports can begin, so shipments of
U.S.-milled rice to China could be several months away.
The state's two major rice mills
have agreed to the protocol, and the agreement will boost packaged products
Louisiana sells overseas, Marceaux said.
Demand for U.S.-milled rice, at
least initially, is expected to be strongest in coastal areas of China among
higher-income consumers and in the hotel and restaurant trade.
"Food safety is a major
issue for China's consumers, and U.S. rice is well positioned as a safe, high
quality food," Chris Crutchfield, chairman of the USA Rice Asia/Turkey
Promotion Subcommittee told The Associated Press. "We have promotion
programs up and running in China in anticipation of today's signing and exports
to come. We'll tailor our promotion activities going forward to include large
trade seminars here and in China to educate Chinese consumers about the types
and qualities of U.S. rice."
The China deal also could help
strengthen rice prices, which have been low for some time, and would help
farmers, Deliberto said. Futures prices are hovering around $12 per 100 pounds.
That's up from around $10 a year ago, mainly because flooding in Arkansas and
Missouri are expected to reduce production.
Deliberto said Louisiana's rice
acreage typically ranges between 410,000 and 490,000 acres, with about 70
percent of the crop produced in southwest Louisiana.
The crop has to be irrigated so
it requires a higher degree of management than corn or soybeans, he said. Rice
prices will have to increase significantly to take acreage from other crops.
Marceaux said rice acreage has
shrunk the past couple of years for economic reasons. No one wants to
overproduce something they can't sell, he added.
Rough rice exports — the
rice harvested from the field — have been steady to Central and South
America, he said. Otherwise, Louisiana's producers would be in a bind.
Louisiana's exports of rough rice
— also including shipments originated in other inland states and exported
through New Orleans — were valued at $444 million in 2016, while
milled rice exports were valued at $252 million, according to the U.S. Census
Bureau.
The milled rice that China wants
will help replace a void left by Iraq, once one of the biggest markets for
long-grain rice, he said.
"It's going to be a big
economic upturn, I think," Marceaux said. "It may take a little while
to get fully engaged in that market with the exports, but I see nothing but a
plus."
The agreement is a tremendous
leap towards selling U.S. rice in China and caps a decade of effort by the rice
industry and U.S. government to open access to the world's largest rice
importer, said USA Rice Chairman Brian King.
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USRPA: USDA Confirms China
has Signed the Rice Protocol
Jul 20, 2017, 12:13 ET
HOUSTON, July 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- After years of delays, the agreement permitting US rice exports to China has been signed. USDA announced this
morning that the protocol was signed yesterday (July 19)
during bi-lateral trade meetings being held this week in Washington DC.
As we
understand, the next step will be an inspection of US rice mills and packaging
facilities by the Chinese phytosanitary authorities. This process will delay
the first exports to China for several
months, but the agreement is likely to provide a boost to new crop sales.
We are
reminded that this process began in 2006 when USRPA applied for funding under
the Department's Emerging Markets Program. The majority of the industry ranked
the possibility of US rice exports to China very
low, but the grant from USDA allowed USRPA to travel to China and determine that in fact there was a
market for US rice in China. In the
intervening years, USRPA conducted additional consumer sampling and research,
accompanied Chinese food inspection officials on a tour of U.S. rice farms and
mills, and hosted large supermarket buyers in the US in preparation for this
day.
This is
an example of tax payer money spent wisely. The return on investment will be
huge. Opening meaningful access for U.S. rice to China dates
back to the original Nixon-era trade
negotiations with China. USRPA is pleased
that the hard work and persistence of USDA and USTR have paid off.
Access
to the Chinese market will provide relief to U.S. rice producers facing
historically low commodity prices. USRPA applauds this development and looks
forward to working with U.S. rice producers and the respective government
authorities in preparation for selling rice to China.
The US
Rice Producers Association, representing rice producers in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouriand Texas,
is the only national rice producers' organization comprised by producers,
elected by producers and representing producers in all six rice-producing
states.
SOURCE
US Rice Producers Association
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Placement of secondary students should be
put in hands of regional education officials
By STAFF WRITER
July 21, 2017
Dear Editor,
Now that the results of the National
Grade Six Assessment are out, students with the guidance of their parents are
busy trying to gain admission to the secondary school of their choice.
Placement is usually made centrally in Georgetown by ministry officials based
on marks and location. However, many officials in the city are not au fait with
the geography of the various regions. Thus, they misplace students based on
their knowledge or lack thereof. Would they know where Jib or Fear Not is? How
would they know then of the catchment areas for the various secondary schools?
Placement of pros-pective students should be decentralized and placed in the
hands of regional education officials. Also, schools should have their own
application forms and admit students according to the marks secured, their
acceptable range of marks with its cut-off point. Then prospective students can
apply to several schools and attend the one that admits them.
Editor, more importantly, affluent
persons ‒ business persons like supermarket owners, rice millers, miners, other
business owners and rich individuals ‒ companies such as GWI, GPL, Courts,
banks, insurance companies, etc, should offer scholarships to meritorious and
needy students. High-achieving and poor students deserve to be given a chance
to pursue their ambitions and follow their dreams.
These rich persons and companies
have succeeded because they have been patronized over the years by the less
fortunate masses without whom they cannot stay afloat, much less succeed. Many
of them send their profits overseas to foreign bank accounts and put back
little or nothing into the communities on which they have piggy-backed to the
reach their heights. They do not support sports teams and recreational
activities, assist in installing street lights, fund school feeding programmes
or offer free Wi-Fi or make a donation to a hospital or school.
The mindset of the rich getting
richer at the expense of the have-nots, and that governments should provide all
services should be changed. It is high time that our wealthy citizens give back
to their regions. Are benevolent and philanthropic persons only found abroad?
In Belize there is a national holiday called National Heroes and Bene-factors
Day in honour of people who built hospitals, institutes and other structures
and made large donations to the country. Also, companies sponsor scholarships.
Where are our Guyanese benefactors?
Yours faithfully,
Karan Chand
Member of the Region Two
Education Committeehttps://www.stabroeknews.com/2017/opinion/letters/07/21/placement-of-secondary-students-should-be-put-in-hands-of-regional-education-officials/
Kerala keen on
buying 72,000 tonnes of Jaya rice from Andhra Pradesh
By Express News
Service | Published: 21st July 2017 08:04
AM |
Last Updated: 21st July 2017 08:15
AM |
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VIJAYAWADA: The
Kerala Government has expressed its willingness to purchase 72,000 tonnes of
Jaya variety rice from the AP government. However, both the governments are yet
to strike a deal as price negotiations are still going on. Ahead of Onam
celebrations, Kerala Civil Supplies Minister P Thilothaman came to the Interim
Government Complex in Velagapudi on Thursday and met Revenue Minister K E
Krishna Murthy and Civil Supplies Minister P Pulla Rao and sought the AP
government to supply the rice to Kerala.
Saying that
Kerala with thick population has its own limitations to set apart more land for
paddy cultivation and is depending largely on allocation from the Central pool,
Thilothaman urged the AP government to supply Jaya variety rice being produced
in Twin Godavari, Krishna and Guntur districts of AP to Kerala. Thilothaman
said that as there is no tie-up between government of Kerala and government of
AP in the matter, private individuals, mainly the rice merchants, are taking
undue advantage of the situation and selling rice at exorbitant prices after
paying less money to farmers in AP.
He underscored
the need to have a government-to-government communication to supply rice
to Kerala.
Krishna Murthy and Pulla Rao said that the
Kerala government sought AP to supply Jaya variety rice at Rs35 per kg.
However, with
rice millers citing that the cost of each kg will be around Rs 44 per kg, the
price sought by Kerala government is not viable and the ministers decided to
conduct another meeting to take a final call over the issue. The ministers of
AP and Kerala opined that an understanding between the Civil Supplies
Corporation of both the states regarding the supply of rice will help
elimination of middlemen and ensure benefit the farmers of AP. The Kerala
Minister, though, initially sought AP to supply 6,500 tonnes of rice ahead of
Onam festival, however, said that they will purchase 72,000 metric tonnes of
rice per year after striking a deal.
'Khichuri': An Ancient
Indian Comfort Dish With A Global Influence
July 20, 20176:00 AM ET
NPR YouTube
My memories of eating khichuri go back to the
monsoon seasons of my childhood, when billowy thunder clouds rolled in and
soaked us and the parched earth with relentless rains. The monsoons are beloved
across India – they are a much-awaited reprieve from several months of
unbearable heat. But it can get chilly and damp sometimes – the kind of weather
when you crave something warm and filling, like khichuri.
To make this flavorful, mushy, one-pot dish, my mother would dry
roast moong
dal (yellow split mung beans), then throw it in a pressure
cooker, with some rice, a couple of veggies and some spices. Lo and behold,
15-20 minutes later, we had hot, steaming khichuri. Ma would serve it with a
dollop of ghee (clarified butter) on
top, and some spicy mango pickle and sweet potato fries (my favorite!) on the
side. Sometimes, my father would make deem bhaja (a simple omelet
with onions and green chilies) to go with the meal. And occasionally, if we
were lucky, there would be a hot, crispy piece of fried fish.
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I am originally from the state of West Bengal in eastern India,
where khichuri is
a staple during the monsoons. My friends from Bangladesh (just across the
border from my home state), who speak the same language (Bengali), tell me
they, too, associate this beloved dish with the monsoons.
But across South Asia, khichri (or khichdi), as it's more
commonly known, is a beloved comfort food for all seasons. It is "pretty
close to [being] a universal dish" on the subcontinent, says Colleen
Taylor Sen, author of several books on Indian food culture and history.
THE SALT
In Southern India, The Spirit Of Ramadan Is
Served In A Bowl Of Porridge
That became obvious to me recently when I asked people on my
Facebook page to share their khichri story. I got a flood
of responses.
"It's a regular on my menu, usually [at] dinner time,"
wrote Anjana Gupta, a childhood friend who lives in the southern city of
Mysore, where we grew up. She makes a gingery khichri with moong
dal and rice, and she likes eating it with yogurt and pickles.
A simpler form of the dish is a favorite in the western state of
Gujarat, especially among the elderly, wrote Ananya Bhattacharya, an Indian
journalist currently based in Washington, D.C. Called sukhpawani,
which literally means something that brings comfort and pleasure, the dish she
described is made by boiling together rice, split mung bean, turmeric and salt
till the consistency is porridge-like. Bhattacharya's grandfather ate this dish
every day for dinner. "He ate this with a lot of ghee," she said.
"He'd also eat this with milk and bhurra (very fine
sugar)."
In northern India, a bland version of khichri –
no veggies, no fragrant spices – is comfort food for many. "In my family,
it is associated with sickness or upset stomach or when you just want to eat
something light," my friend Niraj Kumar wrote from New York. Down south in
the state of Karnataka, a tangy, spicier version called bisi
bele bath (which translates to hot lentil rice) is a popular
dish, even at parties and celebrations. And in the neighboring states of Tamil
Nadu and Kerala, a rice and lentil dish called nombu kanji is a staple during Ramadan.
"There's an incredible variety of khichri,"
says Sen, who owns scores of regional Indian cook books. "And almost all
of them have recipes for khichri," she says.
The different versions vary in consistency – some are dry, while
others are watery or porridge-like, she says. There are savory and sweet khichris.
While the vegetarian versions are more common, there are khichris with
meat, too. For example, a dish called khichrahas five different kinds of
lentils, rice and lamb, says Sen.
Most khichris, however, have two common
ingredients – rice and lentils. "Rice and lentils have been a part of
Indian cuisine since time immemorial," says Sen. Archaeological
records suggest people on the subcontinent were eating rice and legumes (chick
pea, peas, pigeon peas and red lentils) as far back as 1200 B.C., she says.
GOATS AND
SODA
The African Roots Of A Classic Southern Dish
The Indian philosopher and statesman Chanukya (also called
Kautilya), from 300 B.C., wrote that the balanced meal for a gentleman should
consist of one prastha(about 1.4 pounds) of rice,
quarter prastha of lentils,
1/62 prastha of
salt, and 1/16 prastha of ghee or
oil. "That's kind of a khichri, isn't it?" says Sen.
In 14th century A.D., the
renowned Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta wrote about people in South Asia –
especially the poor – eating khichri made with rice, mung
bean and butter.
The power of khichri is its adaptability
to different tastes and needs. "It's probably the most adaptable dish [on
the subcontinent]," says Sen. "It can be a very simple dish that poor
people eat ... or it can be very elaborate." Elaborate enough to be fit
for kings, or in this case, emperors.
A recipe from the court of Akbar,
the 16th century Mughal emperor, calls for equal parts of lentils, rice and
ghee, says Sen. "Very rich!"
A sweet khichri recipe she found in a
book on the famously elaborate cuisine from the kingdom of Awadh, in northern
India, included sugar, khoya (dry, thickened milk),
cardamom, cinnamon, clove and saffron – one of the most expensive spices.
Like all good ideas, khichri, too, seems
to have spread to other parts of the world. The British liked it so much that
they took it back home and created their own version – kedgeree, the popular
breakfast dish made with rice, boiled egg and haddock. "The Indian khichri
becomes the Anglo-Indian kedgeree ... in the 17th century,"
says Clifford Wright, an American food writer and author of several cookbooks.
(Lentils were omitted as the British were known to dislike them.) "Then it
jumps across the Atlantic to New England, where it's made with rice, curry
powder, and fresh cod," he says.
THE SALT
Egypt's Beloved Koshary Is A Modern Mystery In
An Ancient Cuisine
Khichri is also thought to be the
ancestor of Egypt's national dish, koshary, which is made with
rice, lentils and macaroni. "There's no doubt that the Egyptian koshary's
ancestor is in fact the Indian khichri," says Wright. The name and the
ingredients are similar, he says. And khichri "is similar
to mujaddara (another
Middle Eastern comfort dish with rice and lentils), which can be traced back to
the 10th century." Although it's likely that koshary got
its macaroni much later, from the Italians, he adds.
Until I began researching this piece, my world of khichri had
been small, with only three variations – my mother's khichuri,
another version of it called bhog-er khichuri that is
served at religious festivals in my home state, and my favorite, bisi
bele baath, from southern India.
Little did I know that a dish so simple had such a rich history,
with its journey beginning far back in time and going on to traverse distant
parts of the globe. This story tells me of a past that was
more globalized than we realize. And it leaves me hungry for a whole new world
of khichris.
A Taste Of
'Khichuri'
Almost all the Bengali dishes I cook these days are dishes my
mother taught me over the phone after I moved to the United States. She was an
exquisite cook. But I never had the chance to ask her for her khichuri recipe.
Ma passed away before I decided to try making this beloved monsoon dish. So the
recipe below is one I cobbled together and improvised after poring over recipes
from friends, food blogs and cooking shows on YouTube.
Ingredients:
½ cup white rice (I use Basmati. But
any other non-sticky white rice or even brown rice should work.)
½ cup moong dal (split
yellow mung bean)
Half of a small cauliflower, cut
into about 10 florets (not so small that they will melt)
2 or 3 small potatoes, peeled and
cut in half, or 1 medium potato cut into 4-6 pieces. (Although potatoes are
traditionally used, I rarely use them.)
1 big carrot cut into inch-long pieces or 6-8 baby carrots, each
sliced lengthwise. (Traditionalists may disapprove, but I like adding carrots
to my khichuri.
They make it colorful and healthier.)
1/3 cup of frozen peas
1 bay leaf
2 green cardamom
2-3 cloves
1 thin sticks of cinnamon
1 or 2 dry red chili (I often use
green chili instead)
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon grated ginger
Ghee (clarified butter)
Turmeric and salt as needed
THE SALT
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Dry roast the moong dal on medium
flame till lentil starts to brown and you can smell its nutty aroma. Stop when
about half the lentil seeds have become light brown in color, then set aside in
a bowl with 2 cups of warm water in it.
Into a pan add a tablespoon of ghee (I sometimes use mustard
oil or vegetable oil instead) and heat on high or medium till the ghee looks
hot.
Throw in the bay leaf. As it
starts to brown, lower the flame to medium and add the cardamom pods, clove and
cinnamon. Stir with a spoon. Then add the cumin seeds and the chilies. Once the
cumin seeds start to sputter, throw in the grated ginger, and stir.
Now add the potato, carrots and
cauliflower. Sprinkle some turmeric till veggies turn light yellow. Stir fry
for a few minutes.
At this stage, add the lentil
with the water and salt to taste. Cover the pot and cook till water starts to
boil.
Cook for 4 more minutes so that
the lentil, which takes longer to cook, starts to soften.
At this point, you can transfer
everything to a pressure cooker, add the frozen peas, rice and one more cup of
water and cook it using the rice setting. (If you're using a stove top pressure
cooker, wait for two whistles before you switch off of the stove.)
Or if not using a pressure
cooker, add the rice and two more cups of water to the pot once the lentils
start to soften. Cook with a lid on medium or low with occasional stirring to
make sure rice and lentil don't stick to the bottom of the pan. Frozen peas will
cook quickly, so I add them 5-10 minutes after I've added the rice. Add more
water along the way if it starts to look too dry.
Consistency should be like that
of a thick porridge, although some people like it drier.
Cook till rice, lentils and
vegetables look cooked, but not too mushy. Serve with a teaspoon of ghee on
top, mango or lime pickle on the side.
This goes very well with papad or papadum,
which are flat, round, tortilla shaped crispy snacks that are usually deep
fried or roasted over the fire.
Other foods that go well with khichuri: Fried eggplant or fried
fish
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Rice basmati falls on reduced offtake
PTI | Jul 19, 2017, 12:13 PM IST
New Delhi, Jul 18 () Prices of
rice basmati fell by Rs 200 per quintal at wholesale grains market today due to
reduced offtake by stockists following drop in demand.
Wheat and barley, however, edged
up on scattered demand.
Traders said besides weak
domestic and exports demand, adequate stocks mainly put pressure on rice
basmati prices.
In the national capital, rice
basmati common and Pusa- 1121 variety drifted lower by Rs 200 each to Rs
6,600-6,900 and Rs 5,300-5,350 per quintal, respectively.
On the other hand, wheat dara
(for mills) inched up by Rs 10 to Rs 1,770-1,775 per quintal. Atta chakki
delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,775-1,780
per 90 kg.
Barley also went up by Rs 50 to
Rs 1,500-1,510 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations
(in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,100-2,345,
Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,770-1,775, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,775-1,780,
Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10
kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 975-980 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,010-1,020 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,035-1,040 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice
Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 6,600-6,900, Rice Pusa (1121)
Rs 5,300-5,350, Permal raw Rs 2,225-2,250, Permal wand Rs 2,275-2,300, Sela Rs
2,500-2,600 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,850-1,900, Bajra Rs 1,190-1,200, Jowar yellow Rs
1,450-1,500, white Rs 2,900-3,100, Maize Rs 1,340-1,345, Barley Rs 1,500-1,510.
SUN KPS ADI MR
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rice-basmati-falls-on-reduced-offtake/articleshow/59662319.cms
Indonesia's rice production cost much higher: KTNA
Karawang, W Java (ANTARA News) - Indonesias rice
production cost is the highest in Asia, the Indonesian Association of Farmers
and Fishermen (KTNA) has said. KTNA chairman Winarno Tohir said here on
Thursday based on data at the International Rice Research Institute, Indonesias
rice production cost in 2016-2017 is more expensive than the cost paid by
farmers in Thailand, Vietnam, India and China.
"Rice production cost in Indonesia is 2.5 times higher than in Vietnam," Winarno said on the sidelines of a seminar on "boosting paddy productivity" in PT Pupuk Kujang, Cikampek, Karawang.Paddy production cost in Indonesia is Rp4,079 per kilogram much higher than only Rp1,619 per kilogram in Vietnam, Rp2,291 in Thailand, Rp2,306 in India and Rp3,661 in China.
Winarno said the government needs to seriously address the problem over the high production cost. "If Indonesia could not cut the production cost, the domestic market could be flooded with imported rice," he said. Vietnamese rice once flooded the domestic market legally and illegally as Vietnamese rice is much cheaper, he said. Indonesian farmers need to be taught modern farming which is effective and efficient, he said.
Based on a research by KTNA, the factors causing the high production cost in rice farming in Indonesia was related to the use pesticides and irrigation system.The farmers should not stop the common practice of excessive watering of rice fields, he said, citing, in Japan, rice fields use only little water.
"Inundating rice field with too much water cost much especially in dry season. Pumping water to rice field cost money," he said.Another cause of the high production cost is the use of chemicals to eradicate pests, he said.
Winarno suggested the use of refugia technology to eradicate pests by growing colorful flowers to attract predators and pests in the rice field.
"Rice production cost in Indonesia is 2.5 times higher than in Vietnam," Winarno said on the sidelines of a seminar on "boosting paddy productivity" in PT Pupuk Kujang, Cikampek, Karawang.Paddy production cost in Indonesia is Rp4,079 per kilogram much higher than only Rp1,619 per kilogram in Vietnam, Rp2,291 in Thailand, Rp2,306 in India and Rp3,661 in China.
Winarno said the government needs to seriously address the problem over the high production cost. "If Indonesia could not cut the production cost, the domestic market could be flooded with imported rice," he said. Vietnamese rice once flooded the domestic market legally and illegally as Vietnamese rice is much cheaper, he said. Indonesian farmers need to be taught modern farming which is effective and efficient, he said.
Based on a research by KTNA, the factors causing the high production cost in rice farming in Indonesia was related to the use pesticides and irrigation system.The farmers should not stop the common practice of excessive watering of rice fields, he said, citing, in Japan, rice fields use only little water.
"Inundating rice field with too much water cost much especially in dry season. Pumping water to rice field cost money," he said.Another cause of the high production cost is the use of chemicals to eradicate pests, he said.
Winarno suggested the use of refugia technology to eradicate pests by growing colorful flowers to attract predators and pests in the rice field.
http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/111944/indonesias-rice-production-cost-much-higher-ktna
Govt to import another 50,000 tons of rice
10:25
AM July 20, 2017
Last
updated at 05:35 PM July 20, 2017
The decision
to import the rice was taken after the recent floods which affected the crop
production and reservesThe government
has decided to procure another 50,000 tons of rice to improve Bangladesh’s food
stock.
In a meeting on Wednesday, the
Cabinet Committee approved a proposal by the Ministry of Food to procure the
rice through the Dubai-based firm M/S Phoenix Global DMCC.The decision to
import rice was taken after recent floods which affected the crop production
and reserves.
Additional Secretary of the
Cabinet Division Mostafizur Rahman said the rice will be procured at a cost of
Tk178.54 crore. The price will range from $472 to $499.80 a ton and all of the
rice will be imported.
According to the Directorate of
Food, the stock of Bangladesh’s staple food stood at 1,62,000 tons on July 12,
which later increased to 1,77,000 tons on July 17.
The government wants to keep the
stock above 180,000 tons to keep the prices stable in the local retail market.The
government already moved to import 2,50,000 tons of rice from Vietnam, and the
Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement allowed the import without any tender.
After the decision, the rice
import duty was cut to 10% from 28%.Bangladesh is to import 250,000 tons of rice from Vietnam. The
cost of 50,000 tons will be Tk195.5 crore at a rate $470 per ton and the
remaining 200,000 tons will be bought at a total cost of Tk713.88 crore, at
rate of $430 per ton.Of the amount, a total of 47,000 tons of rice already
reached Bangladesh in two shipments, while the government expects the third
shipment to reach on July 22
http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/commerce/2017/07/20/govt-import-another-50000-tons-rice/
ASIA
RICE-BANGLADESH RELUCTANT ON INDIAN DEALS, SET TO BUY FROM THAILAND
7/20/2017
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Ruma Paul
BANGKOK/DHAKA, July 20 (Reuters) - Bangladesh could suspenda plan
to import rice from India due to high prices, thecountry's food ministry said
on Thursday, while a deal withThailand edged closer.
Bangladesh, the world's fourth-biggest rice producer, hasemerged as
a major importer of rice this year due to depletedstocks and record local
prices following flash floods.It could import as much as 1.2 million tonnes
this year, andhas so far struck deals with Vietnam and expressed interest inThai
and Indian rice.But it now said deals with the world's biggest riceexporter,
India, might not happen."Chances are very thin as their offer seems
high," BadrulHasan, the head of Bangladesh's state grain buyer told
Reuters.
India's 5 percent broken parboiled rice prices<RI-INBKN5-P1>
fell by $6 to $405-$408 per tonne this week on
sluggish demand.Hasan said Bangladesh could reconsider if India
could assurean immediate delivery, but it is already looking to Cambodia toreplenish
stocks.A Bangladeshi delegation, led by Food Minister Kamrul Islam,will visit
Cambodia early next month to sign a memorandum toimport rice, two food ministry
officials said.Its deal with Thailand is also making progress. A Thaidelegation
is due to visit Dhaka next week to finalise agovernment-to-government rice deal
of up to 200,000 tonnes,
Hasan said.The Thai Rice Exporters Association told Reuters last
weekthe process could take a month and a half.Thai private traders also hoped
to secure deals withBangladesh, saying weak demand from abroad has led to a
constantdecline in rice prices since they reached the highest level inalmost
four years at a market average of $455 per tonne on June22.Thailand's benchmark
5-percent broken rice <RI-THBKN5-P1>
was quoted at $395-$405, free-on-board (FOB) Bangkok, onThursday.Thailand's
commerce ministry said there was a significantinterest from Sri Lanka, but it
has yet to strike anything withthe would-be first-time buyer of Thai rice.Vietnam,
the world's third biggest rice exporter, isobserving a slow trade. The
country's benchmark 5-percent brokenrice <RI-VNBKN5-P1> dipped to
$400-$405 a tonne, FOB Saigon,
from $405-$410 last week.Vietnamese traders are currently eyeing
deals with thePhilippines, one of the world's biggest rice importers.On July
25, the country will open a tender for 250,000
tonnes of rice to boost its thinning stockpile ahead of thetyphoon
season later this year.Traders from Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore are expected
tosubmit bids.Bangladesh will also open its fifth tender since May to buy50,000
tonnes of rice on July 27.(Reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat in BANGKOK and
Ruma Paulin DHAKA; Additional reporting by My Pham in HANOI, RajendraJadhav in
MUMBAI and Panu Wongcha-um in BANGKOK; Editing by
Elaine Hardcastle)
http://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/asia-rice-bangladesh-reluctant-on-indian-deals-set-to-buy-from-thailand
Agriculture
minister says no to FTA changes on rice imports
by Julie Jackson
SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -
US' hopes for revision to the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement will
most likely face challenges as South Korean Minster of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs Kim Yung-rok refuses to agree to any demand concerning rice
imports.
South Korean Minister of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Kim Yung-rok said Thursday he would not
concede to any demand for an increase in rice imports from the US when talks
begin regarding modifications to the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
The agriculture minister said the
country’s farming industry has been struggling since KORUS FTA came into effect
five years ago, as Korea’s rice prices continue to plunge, with farmers putting
the blame on rice imports.
“It is not a simple task, but I
will do what I can to reduce the amount of rice imports,” Kim said, during an
interview with Yonhap News Agency. “The farming industry has already been
damaged by US imports of fruits and other products, so it is not logical for
the US to put pressure on our agricultural sector to further open up.”
Amid increased production coupled
with falling consumption, the Korea Rural Economic Institute predicts the
country’s per capita rice consumption will hit a new low of 59.6 kilograms this
year. This would mark the first time Korea’s per capita rice consumption falls
below 60 kilograms. Korean’s annual rice consumption has halved over the past
three decades.
At the beginning of this year,
the country’s rice inventory reached 1.83 million tons, far exceeding the
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recommended 800,000 tons.
“On the contrary, I will try to
find out if there is anything that we can demand from the US,” Kim said, adding
that rice represents a cultural identity and sense of pride for Korea and
therefore should not be seen as a trade bargaining tool.
US President Donald Trump has
blamed the KORUS FTA for the US’ deepening trade deficit and vowed to modify or
terminate the trade deal under his “America First” policy.
US Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer
recently sent Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy a formal request
to hold a joint meeting to begin discussions on revising the KORUS FTA within
30 days. The Korean government responded by saying the timeline may not be
realistically possible, as the country has not yet appointed its new trade
minister. An official date for the pending FTA revision meeting has not been
set.
http://annx.asianews.network/content/agriculture-minister-says-no-fta-changes-rice-imports-51144
Solons buck
proposed season-based rice tariffs
JULY 20, 2017
The Cabinet proposal to impose
season-based tariffs on rice in lieu of the quantitative restriction (QR)
scheme faces rough sailing in Congress, as lawmakers already voiced their
concerns over the proposal, particularly for being prone to manipulation by
unscrupulous traders.
For one, House Committee on
Agriculture and Food Chairman and Party-list Rep. Jose T. Panganiban Jr. of
Anac-IP said replacing the QR on rice with season-based tariffs could become an
avenue for smuggling.
“If I were to decide, seasonal
tariff will not be effective as compared to straight tariff because of
unscrupulous importers who tend to withhold importation on lean months,
just like what they did to garlic,” Panganiban told the BusinessMirror.
“Also, seasonal tariffication
will be easier to manipulate,” he added.
Finance Secretary Carlos G.
Dominguez III was the first to float the idea of imposing a tariff of 35
percent during the lean months and 50 percent during harvest season to protect
local farmers from import surge, while shielding consumers from price spikes.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F.
Piñol later said the proposal of Dominguez is consistent with President
Duterte’s order to discourage imports during harvest season.
Panganiban said the proposal of
the finance secretary will be discussed in the ongoing technical working group
(TWG) meetings to consolidate all the bills amending Republic Act (RA) 8178, as
well as the positions of the stakeholders.
The Philippines’s waiver on the
special treatment for rice has already lapsed. However, the country in
April informed the WTO it was not able to convert its QR on rice into
tariff, citing delays in the amendment of RA 8178, or the
Agricultural Tarrification Act. Amending RA 8178 is needed to scrap the QR
and convert it into tariffs.
Without the amendment, the
Philippines needs to enforce reduced rates on agricultural goods covered
by the Philippines’s tariff commitments to the WTO.
“Of course, that will be one of
the inputs that will be discussed in the TWG, if it would be the official
position of the finance department or the economic team of the government,”
Panganiban added.
The TWG, he said, has not
received “the DOF official position paper on the matter”.
Partly-list Rep. Tom Villarin of
Akbayan also expressed reservations on the proposal of the DOF secretary.
“Seasonal rice tariffs mean that
we can accurately predict the weather and its impact on rice production. With
climate change disturbing cropping cycles and the thinness of global rice production
and supply, we cannot sacrifice rice self-sufficiency and making rice
tariffication weather-dependent,” he said. “If we impose [seasonal rice]
tariffs, it should be to boost local productions as priority, thus it should be
at its allowable maximum.”
Panganiban said the TWG will
finish and submit the consolidated draft bill amending RA 8178 by August. “The
TWG will finish [consolidating the filed bills and positions of stakeholders]
by August.”
Earlier Panganiban said the
leadership of the 17th Congress has agreed to include in its priority bills
measures replacing quantitative import restriction on rice with tariffs.
Panganiban’s House Bill (HB) 5433
also seeks the creation of the rice competitiveness-enhancement fund.
The bill said, “In lieu of the
QR, the maximum bound rates committed under the Uruguay Round Final Act shall
be imposed on the agricultural products whose quantitative restrictions
are repealed by this Act, as amended.”
It also said in case of shortages
or abnormal price increases in agricultural products, whose QRs are lifted, the
President may propose to Congress revisions, modifications or adjustments of
the Minimum Access Volume (MAV); “provided, however, that in the
event Congress fails to act after 15 days from receipt of the proposal, the
same shall be deemed approved”.
The bill also said in lieu of the
QR on rice, the maximum bond rate shall be as notified by the Philippines to
the World Trade Organization.
The measure also seek the
creation of the rice competitiveness-enhancement fund for rice.
The rice fund shall consist of
all duties collected from the importation of the staple under this act, as well
as revenues from MAV mechanism for five years from the start of the effectivity
of the bill.
Besides Panganiban’s HB 5433,
Party-list Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Pampanga and House Committee on
Economic Affairs Chairman Arthur Yap of Bohol have also filed two
separate bills seeking to place safety nets for Filipino rice producers by
imposing tariffs in lieu of QRs on rice imports and to amend the RA 8178, or
the Agricultural Tariffication Act.
In HBs 5023 and 4904, Arroyo and
Yap want to direct tariff collections from rice imports to projects and
programs that enhance rice productivity and increase farmers’ incomes.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/solons-buck-proposed-season-based-rice-tariffs/
Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices Open- JUL 20, 2017
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-July 20
Nagpur, July 20 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices moved down in
Nagpur Agriculture Produce and
Marketing Committee (APMC) here on lack of demand from local
millers amid high moisture content
arrival. Easy condition on NCDEX, downward trend in Madhya Pradesh
pulses and reports about good
monsoon in the state also pulled down prices.
About 1,600 of gram and 400 bags of tuar were available for
auctions, according to sources.
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Desi gram raw reported
weak in open market on poor demand from local traders.
TUAR
* Tuar Karnataka declined
in open market on lack of demand from local traders amid
good supply from
producing belts.
* Moong dal chilka showed
weak tendency in open market here on poor demand from
local traders amid good
supply from producing regions.
* In Akola, Tuar New –
3,900-3,975, Tuar dal (clean) – 5,500-5,700, Udid Mogar (clean)
– 7,200-8,200, Moong
Mogar (clean) 6,500-7,200, Gram – 5,300-5,450, Gram Super best
– 7,200-8,000
* Wheat, rice and other
commodities 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 4,600-5,250 4,600-5,280
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction 3,330-3,700 3,450-3,810
Moong Auction n.a. 3,900-4,200
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Wheat Mill quality
Auction 1,550-1,690 1,550-1,674
Gram Super Best Bold 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 6,700-7,000 6,700-7,000
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 5,300-5,400 5,300-5,400
Desi gram Raw 5,450-5,550 5,500-5,600
Gram Yellow 7,100-8,100 7,100-8,100
Gram Kabuli 12,300-13,400 12,300-13,400
Tuar Fataka
Best-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Tuar Fataka
Medium-New 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Tuar Dal Best
Phod-New 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500
Tuar Dal Medium
phod-New 4,800-5,100 4,800-5,100
Tuar Gavarani New 3,900-4,000 3,900-4,000
Tuar Karnataka 3,950-4,050 4,000-4,100
Masoor dal best 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000
Masoor dal medium 4,600-4,700 4,600-4,700
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
(New) 6,800-7,500 6,800-7,500
Moong Mogar Medium 6,200-6,500 6,200-6,500
Moong dal Chilka 5,400-6,200 5,500-6,300
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 6,500-7,500 6,500-7,500
Udid Mogar best (100
INR/KG) (New) 7,500-8,500
7,500-8,500
Udid Mogar Medium (100
INR/KG) 6,800-7,200 6,800-7,200
Udid Dal Black (100
INR/KG) 4,400-4,900 4,400-4,900
Batri dal (100
INR/KG) 4,500-5,000 4,500-5,000
Lakhodi dal (100
INR/kg) 2,850-3,050 2,850-3,050
Watana Dal (100
INR/KG) 2,850-3,000 2,850-2,950
Watana White (100
INR/KG) 3,500-3,700 3,500-3,700
Watana Green Best (100
INR/KG) 4,100-4,600 4,100-4,600
Wheat 308 (100
INR/KG) 1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000
Wheat Mill quality (100
INR/KG) 1,750-1,850 1,750-1,850
Wheat Filter (100
INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,100-2,300
Wheat Lokwan new (100
INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Wheat Lokwan best (100
INR/KG) 2,100-2,350 2,100-2,350
Wheat Lokwan medium (100
INR/KG) 1,900-2,050 1,900-2,050
Lokwan Hath Binar (100
INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100
INR/KG) 3,000-3,600 3,000-3,600
MP Sharbati Medium (100
INR/KG) 2,200-2,700 2,200-2,700
Rice BPT new (100
INR/KG) 2,700-3,300 2,800-3,400
Rice BPT best (100
INR/KG) 3,300-3,500 3,300-3,500
Rice BPT medium (100
INR/KG) 3,000-3,100 3,000-3,100
Rice Luchai (100
INR/KG) 2,500-2,800 2,500-2,800
Rice Swarna new (100
INR/KG) 2,300-2,400 2,300-2,400
Rice Swarna best (100
INR/KG) 2,500-2,650 2,500-2,650
Rice Swarna medium (100
INR/KG) 2,300-2,400 2,300-2,400
Rice HMT New (100
INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000
Rice HMT best (100
INR/KG) 4,500-5,000 4,500-5,000
Rice HMT medium (100
INR/KG) 4,100-4,300 4,100-4,300
Rice Shriram New(100
INR/KG) 4,800-5,500 4,800-5,500
Rice Shriram best 100
INR/KG) 6,500-6,800 6,500-6,800
Rice Shriram med (100
INR/KG) 5,800-6,200 5,800-6,200
Rice Basmati best (100
INR/KG) 10,000-13,500 10,000-13,500
Rice Basmati Medium (100
INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500
Rice Chinnor New(100
INR/KG) 4,600-5,000 4,600-5,000
Rice Chinnor best 100
INR/KG) 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Rice Chinnor medium (100
INR/KG) 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Jowar Gavarani (100
INR/KG) 1,900-2,200 1,900-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100
INR/KG) 1,800-1,900 1,800-1,900
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 31.6 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 24.7 degree
Celsius
Rainfall : 13.9 mm
FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky with few spells of rains or
thunder-showers. Maximum and minimum
temperature would be around and 31 and 23 degree Celsius
respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices,
butincluded in market prices)
WORLDWIDE
America Will Start Selling Rice In China, For Some Reason
Dwayne Harmon21 July 2017, 12:28 FacebookTwitterGoogle+EmailApp.net
On Thursday, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that China and the
USA had reached agreement on the final details for implementing a trade deal
that allows US milled rice into the Chinese market, a deal that was reached in
January 2016. China is the world's largest producer and consumer of rice. Since
2013, China also has also been the largest importer, with imports reaching
almost 5 million tons previous year, according to a statement released by the
White House.
US rice exports to China can
begin after an audit of USA rice facilities by Chinese government inspectors,
according to the White House. The US Rice Producers Association, representing
rice producers in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and
Texas, is the only national rice producers' organization comprised by
producers, elected by producers and representing producers in all six rice-producing
states. A deal to open Chinese markets to rice grown in the US has been in the
works for more than a decade, but agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says it's
finally coming to fruition. In the intervening years, USRPA conducted
additional consumer sampling and research, accompanied Chinese food inspection
officials on a tour of USA rice farms and mills, and hosted large supermarket
buyers in the United States in preparation for this day.
"We waited a decade for
the protocol to be signed and our members are anxious to meet the demand of
China's consumers for safe, high-quality U.S. rice", USA Rice President
Betsy Ward said in a statement, adding that China consumes the equivalent of
the entire U.S. rice crop every 13 days. Most of California's rice is grown in
the Sacramento Valley. U.S. rice exports can begin following the completion of
an audit of USA rice facilities by China's General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Newburgh Gazette
http://newburghgazette.com/2017/07/21/america-will-start-selling-rice-in-china-for-some-reason/
Newburgh Gazette
http://newburghgazette.com/2017/07/21/america-will-start-selling-rice-in-china-for-some-reason/
NRRI comes up with 2 protein-rich rice variety
Binita Jaiswal| TNN | Jul 21, 2017,
11:38 AM IST
CUTTACK: The National Rice Research Institute (NRRI)
has decided to encourage farmers to grow two protein-rich rice varieties - CR
Dhan-310 and CR Dhan-311 developed by it - on a large scale.The two rice
varieties were released by Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on July
16 . "Now our focus is to create awareness among farmers about these two
varieties and encourage them to grow it. It will not only help reduce
malnourishment but farmers will also earn well from it," said director of
NRRI Himanshu Pathak.
Pathak said so far three to four quintals of the new
variety has been distributed among farmers by NRRI to promote cultivation of
the new varieties. "In the days to come, more seeds will be distributed.
We will also organise workshops and seminars to educate farmers about the
benefits of the two rice varieties. We have also moved state governments of
eastern states to promoting the rice variety," added Pathak.
While CR Dhan-310 contains 10.2% of protein, the CR
Dhan-311 variety has a protein content of 10.1%. In conventional rice
varieties, the protein content is 6%. Besides, the rice variety produces a
yield of 4.5 tonne per hectare. The two rice varieties have moderate content of
zinc also making it healthier.
In CR Dhan-311, the zinc content is 20ppm while in CR
Dhan-310 the zinc content is 15ppm. Both the rice grains are slender and of
good quality. Even the varieties are tolerant to diseases like leaf blast,
brown spot and bacterial leaf blight and the crop matures in just 120 to 125
days like any other variety. There is no need of any special technique to grow
these varieties.
"The protein rich varieties yield potential is
better than many of the hybrids available in the market," added Pathak. Besides,
there is a benefit for the farmers that they can save their own seeds for next
crop season instead of buying it every year.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/cuttack/nrri-comes-up-with-2-protein-rich-rice-variety/articleshow/59695376.cms
U.S., China sign historic rice
protocol
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and China’s Vice
Premier Wang Yang have signed a long-stalled phytosanitary protocol that will
permit the import of U.S. milled rice into China.“This is a tremendous leap
towards selling U.S. rice in China,” said USA Rice Chairman Brian King.
“Today’s signing caps a decade of effort by the rice industry and the U.S.
government to open access to the world’s largest rice importer. President
Trump’s focus on reducing trade deficits with big partners like China put the
spotlight on rice, and Secretary Perdue told us he would get this done, and he
did. We’re thankful for the administration’s commitment - from the President on
down — to U.S. rice farmers and marketers.” “The President and Secretary Perdue
have opened the door; now it’s time to move to our technical to-do list so that
rice shipments can occur,” said Carl Brothers, chairman of the USA Rice
International Trade Policy Committee. “We know China wants to send a team here
to inspect mills and facilities certified to ship to China, and we are
working with USDA to make that happen in the quickest and most efficient way.”
The protocol, that is the most complex rice phytosanitary
agreement the U.S. has ever entered in to, contains an operational work plan
that spells out the responsibilities of companies wishing to export in order to
protect against the introduction of certain pests into China. USA Rice led
efforts over the past two years to assemble a list of interested exporters, and
with USDA to certify compliance with the workplan.
“The focus of our work is now on supporting a successful visit
by China’s inspectors,” said USA Rice president and CEO Betsy Ward. “We waited
a decade for the protocol to be signed and our members are anxious to meet the
demand of China’s consumers for safe, high-quality U.S. rice.”
Ward said China consumes the equivalent of the entire U.S. rice
crop every 13 days and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects China
to import 4.8 million metric tons of milled rice in 2017/2018, by far the
world’s largest import market.Imports have surged since the beginning of this
decade, and have recently been between 4.5 million and 5 million metric tons
annually.
Phytosanitary protocol
China opened its rice market when the country joined the World
Trade Organization in 2001, but U.S. rice was barred from the market because of
the lack of a phytosanitary protocol between the two governments. Southeast
Asia supplies much of China’s import demand; a situation that will likely continue.
Demand for U.S. milled rice, at least initially, is expected to
be strongest in coastal areas among higher income consumers and in the hotel
and restaurant trade.“Food safety is a major issue for China’s consumers, and
U.S. rice is well-positioned as a safe, high-quality food,” according to Chris
Crutchfield, chairman of the USA Rice Asia/Turkey Promotion Subcommittee.
“We have promotion programs up and running in China in
anticipation of today’s signing and exports to come. We’ll tailor our promotion
activities going forward to include large trade seminars here and in China to
educate Chinese consumers about the types and qualities of U.S. rice. We will
also focus on quality and the capabilities of our industry in our stepped up
trade servicing activities.”
“Today’s news is a shot in the arm for our industry and couldn’t
come at a better time. The president and Secretary Perdue’s leadership was
critical, and we thank them and their team again. We know that market access in
China is difficult, and rice shipments will not happen tomorrow, but we are
much closer to a meeting China’s market demand with U.S. rice,” concluded Ward.
http://www.deltafarmpress.com/rice/us-china-sign-historic-rice-protocol
Global Basmati
Rice Market Research Report 2016 - REI Agro Ltd, KRBL Ltd, LT Foods Ltd,
Lakshmi Group, Kohinoor Foods, DUNAR
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Figure Picture of Basmati Rice
Figure Global Production Market Share of Basmati Rice by Type in
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Figure Product Picture of Indian varieties
Table Major Manufacturers of Indian varieties
Figure Product Picture of Pakistani varieties
Table Major Manufacturers of Pakistani varieties
Figure Product Picture of Kenyan variety
Table Major Manufacturers of Kenyan variety
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Table Major Manufacturers of American varieties
Table of Contents
1 Basmati Rice Market Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Basmati Rice
1.2 Basmati Rice Segment by Type
1.2.1 Global Production Market Share of Basmati Rice by Type in
2015
1.2.2 Indian varieties
1.2.3 Pakistani varieties
1.2.4 Kenyan variety
1.2.5 American varieties
1.3 Basmati Rice Segment by Application
1.4 Basmati Rice Market by Region
1.4.1 North America Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.4.2 Europe Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.4.3 China Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.4.4 Japan Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.4.5 Southeast Asia Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.4.6 India Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.5 Global Market Size (Value) of Basmati Rice (2011-2021)
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Transplanting Machines Market by Regional Production, Consumption,
Revenue, Growth Rate and Advancements Till 2022
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Global Transplanting Machines
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trends and developments, and focuses on markets and materials, capacities and
technologies, and on the changing structure of the Transplanting Machines
Market.
Companies Mentioned are John Deere, Great Plains, Kubota, Mechanical
Transplanter, Ackerman, Holland Transplanter, Kennco Manufacturing, Big John
Manufacturing, Whitfield Forestry Equipment, Yanmar, Checchi & Magli, Kukje
Machinery, Egedal, Zhongji Southern Machinery.
The global Transplanting Machines
Market consists of different
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to grow higher with the rise in technological innovation and M&A activities
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application products for varied end-users. The new vendor entrants in the
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quality, reliability, and innovations in technology.
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the basis of types, Riding Type,
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Transplanting Machines Market is segmented into Rice Transplant, Vegetable
Transplant, Tree Transplant, Tobacco Transplant, Fruit Transplant.
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revenue and contact information.
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·
What
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·
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are the challenges to market growth?
·
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are the key vendors in the global Transplanting Machines Market?
·
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are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global
Transplanting Machines Market?
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Trending
factors influencing the market shares.
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are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global Transplanting
Machines Market?
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production, consumption, revenue (million USD), and market share and growth
rate of Transplanting Machines Market in these regions, from 2012 to 2022
(forecast), covering North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia,
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manufacturers, with sales, revenue and market share in 2016 and 2017;
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revenue and market share, for each region, from 2012 to 2017;
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2017;
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Bangladesh Bank relaxes deferred payment rules to boost
rice import
Published: 2017-07-21
00:35:57.0 BdST Updated: 2017-07-21
00:35:57.0 BdST
In
a notice issued on Thursday, it notified the chief executives of all banks
about the latest decision.It said LCs against deferred or usance basis or under
buyer's credit up to 90 days’ term for import of rice might be issued until Dec
31 this year.About the circular, a central bank official of the relevant
department, seeking anonymity, told bdnews24.com that fertilisers, capital
machinery and raw industrial materials are beingimported using that same
facility.“Traders can import them against deferred payment or buyer’s credit
taken from a bank of that country. The interest rate of that 90-day credit is
maximum 6 percent.”
The
official said Bangladesh Bank decided to extend the same facility to the
traders to encourage them because they have to pay 9-15 percent interest
against the credit taken from local banks for importing goods.It also aims to
control the prices of rice in local markets, the official added.
On
Jun 19, the central bank also instructed all banks to allow private traders to
import rice without any deposit against LC margin.
The
new rules allowed the traders to import rice first and make the payments
afterwards.
The
LC margin varies from bank to bank depending on relations between bankers and
customers.
The
next day, import duty on rice was slashed to 10 percent, from the existing 25
percent, to encourage traders to purchase more from abroad.The moves later
appeared to have somewhat worked as rice prices went down in the past few
weeks, but are still over Tk 40 per kg of any kind.
http://bdnews24.com/business/2017/07/21/bangladesh-bank-relaxes-deferred-payment-rules-to-boost-rice-import
