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Editorial Board Chief Editor
Hamlik Managing Editor
Abdul Sattar Shah
Rahmat Ullah
Rozeen Shaukat English Editor
Maryam Editor
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Advocate Zaheer Minhas
Editorial Associates
Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid
Javed Islam Agha
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Dr.Akhtar Hussain
Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui
Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)
Islam Akhtar Khan Editorial Advisory Board
Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim Assistant Professor, Gomal University DIK
Dr.Hasina Gul Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
Dr.Hidayat Ullah Assistant Professor, University of Swabi
Dr.Abdul Basir Assistant Professor, University of Swabi
Zahid Mehmood PSO,NIFA Peshawar
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Today Rice News Headlines...
1. Japan co-op eyes low-cost rice for foreign markets
2. Wheat edges up on increased offtake by flour mills
3. MADB raises interest rates for rice farmers
4. Rice tasters evaluate varieties grain by grain
5. Rice sector predicts a worrying trend
6. Rice sector predicts a worrying trend
7. Desperation grows as drought grips Cambodia
8. Upcoming rice auction garners widespread interest
9. Thai rice price hits 2-year high as drought hurts Asian output: Traders
10. Met predicts heavy rain in parts of TN, Kerala
11. Govt to export rice: Commerce minister
12. 05/17/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
13. LSU AgCenter to host series of rice meetings
14. SL Agritech says hybrid rice trial in Myanmar successful
15. PhilRice Bicol trains farmers on agripreneurship
16. Commodity Report-May 17
17. Iran‘s imports register a 22% decrease
18. Rice bran a source for cancer-fighting peptides, experts say
19. New Philippines farm minister to bar private traders from importing
rice
20. Influential Bloggers Help Launch New U.S. Wild Rice Promotion in
Turkey
21. Crop Progress: 2016 Crop 87 Percent Planted
22. Advancing rice varieties to feed burgeoning world
23. Prevailing World Prices and Loan Deficiency Payment Rates for Rice
24. Rice exporters aim to ship 0.7m tons to Iran
25. We try the lunch deliveries from Tiffin Time
News Detail...
Japan co-op eyes low-cost rice for foreign
markets May 17, 2016 1:00 pm JST
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The high-yield rice will be 30-40% cheaper than other domestic varieties.
TOKYO -- Japan's main agricultural collective in June will begin exporting a type of rice
developed to be 30-40% less expensive than traditional domestic varieties as the group aims to
capture a broader swath of overseas consumers.
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, will buy 15
hectares worth of rice from specially trained farmers in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures. The
farmers are growing a high-yielding variety that produces six tons per hectare instead of the
usual five tons or so. Though the breed is less flavorful, the larger output lowers production
costs.
Zen-Noh will export the rice to London initially, then later to Malaysia and Singapore. The
organization plans to widen the foreign target market from wealthy households and Japanese
restaurants to supermarkets and similar places that will use the rice in the dishes they sell.
Zen-Noh this year also will begin using farms in Ishikawa, Niigata and other Japanese
prefectures, boosting export volume fivefold.
Japan exported 7,640 tons of rice in 2015, quadrupling the figure in a five-year span, the
agriculture ministry said. But many have warned that export volume may hit a ceiling if the
country continues to ship the same quality of rice found domestically.
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Price can narrow the customer base. In Beijing, the Koshihikari variety of Japanese rice went for
around 2,000 yen ($18.37) per kilogram as of last summer, making it three times more expensive
than Chinese-produced organic rice.
"The market size for expensive varieties is small, and competition between Japanese [rice-
growing] regions is stiff," said a farmer in Niigata Prefecture.
With the high-yield rice, Zen-Noh can purchase 60kg for roughly 7,000 yen, about 30-40%
cheaper than other types found in Japan. Because commercial and other volume purchasers in
emerging countries are comparatively less choosy about quality, they are seen being receptive to
the high-yield rice.
Many Japanese farmers had been wary of using the high-yield variety because higher output may
squeeze domestic rice prices. But Zen-Noh decided to switch gears as government subsidies to
rice growers aimed at reducing output are set to end in 2018. The Trans-Pacific Partnership free
trade pact, which has yet to be ratified by member nations, also played a role in the decision
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Wheat edges up on increased offtake by flour mills PTI | May 17, 2016, 02.20 PM IST
New Delhi, May 17 () Wheat prices edged higher by Rs 5 per quintal at the wholesale grains
market today on increased offtake by flour mills.
However, other grains moved in a narrow range in limited deals and settled at last levels.
Traders said increased offtake by flour mills mainly led to the rise in wheat prices.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) inched up by Rs 5 to Rs 1,660-1,665 per quintal.
Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,665-1,670 per
90 kg.
Atta flour mills and maida too ended higher by Rs 10 each to Rs 860-870 and Rs 940-960 per 50
kg, respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,200-2,550, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,660-1,665, Chakki atta (delivery)
Rs 1,665-1,670, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 265, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 265, Roller flour mill Rs
860-870 (50 kg), Maida Rs 940-960 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 980-990 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati
common new Rs 5,600-5,700, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,550-5,400, Permal raw Rs 1,900-1,950, Permal
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wand Rs 2,075-2,125, Sela Rs 2,400-2,500 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,775-1,800, Bajra Rs 1,610-1,615, Jowar
yellow Rs 1,800-1,900, white Rs 3,400-3,500, Maize Rs 1,470-1,480, Barley Rs 1,610-1,615. SUN KPS
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MADB raises interest rates for rice farmers
By Kyaw Ko Ko | Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Rice farmers will have access to larger loans this rainy season – but must also pay higher
interest rates.
State-owned Myanma Agricultural Development Bank is raising its per-acre loans from
K100,000 to K150,000 for rice farmers during the monsoon season, it announced on May 9.
These loans will be limited to 10 acres in line with previous MADB loan policy, U Soe Tun, vice
president of the Myanmar Rice Federation, said last month. Some farmers are happy at the
increase, although others are calling for longer-term loans with no limitation on acreage. MADB
has now decided to raise interest rates as well – from 5 percent to 8pc – although this is ―still
lower than the farmers can get elsewhere‖, said MADB official U Khin Maung Nyein.
Myanmar microfinance institutions offer farmers small loans at interest rates as low as 2.5pc, but
many of these farmers also obtain financing through informal lenders – whose rates are often
higher, and can be exorbitant – to cover their costs.
MADB, which is funded by state-backed giant Myanma Economic Bank, struggles to stay
profitable. Even the new rate of 8pc is far below the 13pc at which most commercial banks lend.
Some agricultural industry figures have called for MADB to be privatised.
Repayment rates are also an issue. Some farmers have yet to repay loans from last season,
with Yamethin the most indebted township with K3.68 billion outstanding, said the bank.
MADB has more than K60 billion available to disperse in K150,000 per acre loans this rainy
season, and can increase that figure if necessary, said U Khin Maung Nyein. But it will prioritise
townships where farmers have already repaid earlier loans, he added.
Farming industry figures say a lack of infrastructure, banking and financing are causing
problems for rice farmers trying to cultivate high-quality paddy fields. Farming machinery is
expensive to hire, exchange rate volatility can push up fertiliser prices and paddy farmers are
also exposed to sharp drops in rice prices.
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Rice tasters evaluate varieties grain by grain China Daily, May 17, 2016
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Rice tasting is both an art and a science for Zhu Zhiwei and his team at the China National Rice
Research Institute.
Tasters prepare for a rice tasting session at the China National Rice
Research Institute in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo / China Daily]
It's a complicated process, and the procedure for tasting a single sample of cooked rice takes
about three hours. As the chief rice tasting analyst, Zhu scrutinizes about 900 samples of cooked
rice each year.
"Three samples a day is the maximum amount with which you can maintain a high level of
judgment," said Zhu, 41, who is also the deputy director of the Rice Quality Inspection and
Supervision Testing Center at the Ministry of Agriculture.
Similar to wine tasting, assessing the quality of cooked rice involves judging its appearance,
smell and taste. Appearance includes its shape and "whether the rice grains are pure white", Zhu
said. The scent is scrutinized both before and after the rice is cooked.
Tasting requires the use of another variety of rice as a control sample. Thai fragrant rice and
Japanese Koshihikari rice are most commonly used. The Thai rice is typically used as a control
sample for long-grained Indica rice varieties, while the Koshihikari variety is used to assess
Japonica rice varieties of short and medium oval grains.
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Indica and Japonica are two major rice varieties cultivated in Asia, especially China, and
account for more than 80 percent of the global rice trade.
The rice grains are assessed for tenderness, viscosity and elasticity.
"You take a very tiny bite to feel the viscosity and elasticity of the rice grains. Then you look
for sweetness as you chew," Zhu said.
The rice tasters evaluate after each step. To optimize the process, they carefully measure the
amount of water used to cook the rice. Indica varieties, for example, would lose their natural
shape if boiled in too much water. "The ratio of rice to water during the cooking process is a
crucial element in ensuring the quality of cooked rice," Zhu said.
The final analysis requires that the cooked rice be allowed to cool, after which the tasters
determine whether the grains maintain their taste through the process.
China has not yet drafted a national standard on cooked rice tasting, but the institute's
researchers carefully follow a set of procedures and standards to judge rice quality. Japan is the
only country that has a national standard on the tasting of rice varieties.
It generally takes about three months to train a rice taster, as experience must be accumulated
through the tasting of numerous samples. "The more samples you taste, the more sensitive you
become. You also need to keep thinking during the tasting process," Zhu said.
Different people taste the same rice varieties differently, so using the right control sample is
also important. "If the control sample is not good, then the tasting results will be poor for sure,"
he said.
After years of experience, tasters can identify the area where a rice grain has been cultivated
from the first bite.
Consumers looking to choose rice that suits their taste can follow some simple rules of thumb,
Zhu said.
"First, take a look at the rice grains. If the grains are crystal clear, then the rice will not be good
to eat. You always look for the grains that carry a light earth yellow color," he said. "Second,
use a plastic bag to store the rice for five minutes. If the rice still smells fresh after five minutes,
then that is an indicator that it is good to eat."
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Although data for first four months of this year have shown a slight rise in rice exports, millers
and exporters continue to raise concerns on the back of April‘s rapid decline. …
https://cambodia.opendevelopmentmekong.net/rice-sector-predicts-a-worrying-trend/
Rice sector predicts a worrying trend
Tue, 17 May 2016
Cheng Sokhorng
A worker in a rice factory in Phnom Penh. Vireak Mai
Although data for first four months of this year have shown a slight rise in rice exports, millers
and exporters continue to raise concerns on the back of April‘s rapid decline.
The most recent data on rice exports released by the Ministry of Agriculture stated that 39,550
tonnes of rice was exported in April of this year, more than 30 per cent less than the same time
last year. In comparison, March exports only decreased by 14.5 per cent year-on-year.
Despite the total number of exports for the first quarter of this year showing an increase of 0.3
per cent, Kann Kunthy, CEO of Battambang rice miller Brico, said that April signified the
beginning of a trend.
―The decrease in rice exports is the result of no [preventative] action being taken from the
Cambodian Rice Federation or the government‖ he said, adding that millers had already sent a
slew of recommendations that could alleviate the sector.
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Kunthy added that without solutions to address the high electricity and transportation costs,
Cambodian rice exports will continue to decrease.
―We have already done our duty so the only thing we can do is hope for a solution from the
government,‖ he said. ―At this point we cannot decrease our rice price any lower to make it
competitive with declining regional prices.
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Desperation grows as drought grips Cambodia
By Jack Board
Updated 18 May 2016 10:17
Hundreds of cattle have died as a result of the extreme weather. (Photo: Jack Board)
PHNOM PENH: Under a gloomy, heavy sky, Huot Ka paces slowly clutching her fidgeting
young granddaughter.―I don‘t believe there will be any rain,‖ she says. ―I don‘t think there will
be any rain for months.‖
The 48-year-old is a farmer in a small village – Bandey – in Kampong Thom province north of
Phnom Penh. Like many around the country, she is in the grip of one of the worst national
regional droughts in recent memory.
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Communities throughout Cambodia are desperately waiting for rain to end the prolonged dry
season, which has resulted in cracked riverbeds, exhausted drinking water supplies and ruined
food production.
Many regions have not received significant rain since late last year - in Kampong Thom locals do
not recall heavy rain for about a year. About two-thirds of the country now has insufficient
drinking water.
Most locals in Kampong Thom now need to buy their water from other villages.
The season‘s first monsoon was expected Tuesday evening (May 17) and with it the hope of
great relief following the drought caused by the current El Nino cycle of extreme weather.
But those so anxious for a downpour to replenish their fields, river and wells can hardly afford to
believe in any imminent relief.
It is expected that badly affected areas will need heavy rainfall for several consecutive months to
restore normal drinking water levels.
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Huot Ka stares down into a small well in the dusty yard in front of her home. It is nearly
completely empty and any water that can be salvaged is undrinkable and is used only to wash her
cow.
―It‘s so bad this year.‖ Next to it are pools of slimy stagnant water. It is for the ducks, she says.
Stagnant water sits beside an empty well outside the home of villager Huot Ka.
One of her village neighbours is Yean Oeun, a rice grower who believes this drought is the worst
she has ever experienced.
―We haven‘t had fresh water for three months,‖ she says. ―Whenever we need water we have to
go to another village. I need to buy the plastic bags to put the water in and then I need to get the
water filtered.‖
―My wells have never had no water in them before. But this year is different.‖
A community well outside her home is normally used by 20 families in the village. Now, the
water is the colour of rust and no one here knows when they will be able to drink from it again.
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Wells in Kampong Thom are running dry and water left inside is dirty and undrinkable.
‘SLOW ONSET DISASTER’
Cambodia is not alone. As temperatures have hovered in the high 30s and low 40s for months,
smashing historical records, the whole region from Myanmar to Vietnam has been left praying
for rain.
Animals have been badly impacted, with farmers across the country reporting deaths of hundreds
of cattle and water buffaloes, while monkeys and fish have also been lost in significant numbers.
Non-government organisations such as CARE Cambodia and People In Need (PIN) are
combining efforts to distribute aid including water tanks, fresh water and water filters to
households.
They are focusing on coastal areas around Koh Kong, where seawater has contaminated normal
drinking sources, in a region that is traditionally not seen as a major drought-risk area.
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Much of the land is cracked from months of no rain.
―Cambodia is used to annual flooding and many emergency preparedness plans focus on flood
relief and faster onset disasters. This current drought is a slow onset disaster and far from a
normal annual event,‖ said PIN Disaster Management Programme Manager Paul Conrad.
―The severe nature of this year‘s water shortages has had such an impact that people are getting
into debt to cope,‖ he said.
Both Huot Ka and Yean Oeun‘s families have taken out loans from local banks to stay afloat. In
fact, they believe every family in the village has done so.
It helps them in the short term but neither have much optimism about their next crop yields,
which will be crucial to paying back the money.
Farmers like Kun Kim are running out of money and many have taken out loans to buy food and
water.
―I won‘t try to grow rice if there is no rain,‖ Oeun says. ―That means I‘ll have to buy rice from
other people to eat.‖
She said there had been no assistance from NGOs or the government here.
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There are also medical concerns. At the Prey Kuy Health Centre more and more sick children
and elderly residents are in need of treatment.
―There are many patients coming to the health centre, especially for diarrhea, caused by a lack of
food and clean water,‖ said medical practitioner Lim Nim.
―This is the worst year for the children I have seen.‖
UNICEF Cambodia says malnourishment and disease is already a prevailing problem for
children in the country. Although there is no data to show the drought has worsened these levels,
spokesman Meas Bunly says there are inherent risks for children in extreme conditions.
"Children are amongst the most vulnerable in situations of water shortages as they could be
exposed to water-borne diseases and their nutritional status could be jeopardised by disease or
reduced water and food intake," he said.
He added that many chidren have not been attending school in order to support struggling
families.
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Children are suffering from diarrhea due to a lack of clean drinking water.
WEATHER WARNING
As rain slowly began to drizzle then pour from the sky in Kampong Thom that day, there was
hardly a commotion from people on the street.
Indeed, they saw no reason to celebrate.
A few showers, like they had witnessed increasingly over previous days and weeks, would not
break this drought and could potentially even cause more problems.
―People should take caution amid the phenomenon of thunderstorms, lightning and heavy winds
that will occur from May 17 to 25,‖ the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology said in a
statement on Sunday.
As quickly as the rain came, it was gone. It seems that the wet season is just teasing.
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Despite some heavy showers, it will take months of persistent rain to break the drought.
Prime Minister Hun Sen last month instructed the country to band together. ―Do not leave any
people at risk of their lives because of this shortage of water,‖ he said. ―This is my absolute
order.‖
People are united in their struggle and help each other where they can. But they know that true
salvation will only come from Mother Nature, and she is being as unpredictable as ever.
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Upcoming rice auction garners widespread interest By editor on 2016-05-17 Thailand
Upcoming rice auction garners widespread interest
BANGKOK, 17 May 2016 (NNT) – A large amount of operators have submitted requests to
join in the third government rice stock auction to take place this May 19 as the stock has up
to 1.2 million tons of rice.
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Following an announcement for the auction from the Department of International Trade
Promotion (DITP), many operators were seen requesting attendance at the auction this morning.
All will be vetted ahead of the auction on May 19.
DITP Director-General Duangporn Rodphaya said the auction comes at an opportune time as
demand for rice on the market is high and output from farms is also considerable, meaning that
while auction prices will be satisfactory the moving of stock will also allow for the new batch of
rice to be moved in. The DITP expects up to 80 percent of the stock being put up for auction to
be bought. The stock is from 121 silos in 30 provinces and ranges from lower grade and
damaged rice to high grade rice.Some 11 million tons of rice remains in state silos and are being
reviewed for auction in the future.
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Thai rice price hits 2-year high as drought hurts Asian
output: Traders
An employee shows milled rice at a mill in Suphan Buri province, about 65 miles (105 km) north of
Bangkok, in this March 11, 2013 file photo. Reuters file photo
Published: 6:57 PM, May 17, 2016
Updated: 7:01 PM, May 17, 2016
BANGKOK — Benchmark Thai rice prices hit a two-year high on Tuesday (May 17) as drought
cut output from Asia‘s top rice growers and stoked demand for Thai exports, rice traders and
exporters said.Prices are at their highest level since the Thai military seized power two years ago
and ended generous subsidies that caused a glut in supply and a massive build-up in rice
stockpiles in Thailand.
Rising prices will be good news for the junta, whose lack of popularity among much of the rural
poor was exacerbated when rice prices fell to an eight-year low last year. The rural economy of
the world‘s second-largest rice exporter has contracted for six consecutive quarters through the
first quarter of this year.
While drought is hurting crops in Thailand, India, Vietnam and the Philippines, it has also stoked
demand for Thai rice exports.
Exports through mid-May were up 18 per cent on the year at 3.9 million tonnes, said Ms
Duangporn Rodphaya, the head of foreign trade at Thailand‘s commerce ministry.
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The
military government is taking advantage of higher prices and rising demand to sell some of the
over 11 million tonnes of the grain it still has in storage, built up by the previous administration.
Thailand is expected to sell 1.2 million tonnes of rice from government stockpiles on Thursday
in its third auction from the inventories this year, she said.
The price of 5-per cent broken rice was quoted at US$418-US$420 (S$572-S$575) a tonne FOB
Bangkok on Tuesday, rice traders said, the highest since May 11, 2014.
―Rice prices are at the highest in two years due to drought problems, causing quite a supply
shortage,‖ Mr Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporter
Association, told Reuters. REUTERS
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Met predicts heavy rain in parts of TN, Kerala Vinson Kurian
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Satellite image taken on May 16, 2016 (10.30 IST)
Extends watch for depression by a day
Thiruvananthapuram, May 16:
The India Met Department has extended its watch for a depression in the South-West Bay of
Bengal by another day as convection (process of cloud-building) around a preparatory system
failed to measure up to mark.
Earlier, it had expected the existing well-marked low-pressure area to become a depression by
Monday and further into a deep depression by Tuesday.
Revising schedule
It was expected that the deep depression would cross the South-East coast of Tamil Nadu
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between Pamban and Nagapattinam the same day. The Met has is apparently revising the
schedule now.
On Monday, the Met said that the well-marked ‗low‘ has moved slightly north from the previous
day‘s coordinates to settle over Sri Lanka, adjoining Gulf of Mannar and South-West Bay of
Bengal.
It may not cross the Pamban-Nagapattinam stretch, but instead may move north-northwest-ward
over the waters towards the North Tamil Nadu coast (around Chennai).
During this phase, the Met expects it to deepen into a depression. This will bring heavy to very
rain to many parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Same track
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts too predicts the same track for the
system. It says the system would intensify a round off the Chennai-South Coastal Andhra
Pradesh coast by Thursday.
Another round of intensification is likely off the coast of South Coastal Andhra Pradesh-Odisha
following which the system may move steer itself slightly away from the coast.
The European Centre takes the storm towards the Myanmar coast for landfall by May 23.
Weakening of the system in this manner will also cause the monsoon flows to wane across the
Arabian Sea.
There is some revival in the flows indicated from May 26, but these would be routed via Sri
Lanka into the Bay of Bengal and across Indo-China.
A counter-view is provided by the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction which says
the system may cross the Puducherry coast and moving into interior Tamil Nadu where it would
weaken.
Andaman onset
Meanwhile, the Met has retained its prediction for the monsoon to break over Nicobar Islands,
South Andaman Sea and adjoining South Bay of Bengal by tomorrow.
Overnight rain in many parts of South Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Monday morning affected the
voting trends as both the states went for polls.
The rains are expected to pick up vigour over the next couple of days as the well-marked ‗low‘
matures in the neighbouring seas.
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Heavy to very heavy rains have been forecast for parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the process;
squally winds are likely off and along the coast of Tamil Nadu.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture out into the seas until Thursday, the Met outlook
said
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Govt to export rice: Commerce minister
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said the government is considering exporting rice as the
production has surpassed the required amount by 40-50 lakh metric tonnes at present. File photo
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Encouraged by a bumper yield at home, the government is considering exporting rice as the
production has surpassed the required amount by 40-50 lakh metric tonnes at present.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told this to reporters during a meeting at his secretariat office
this noon.
Businessmen are told to look for probable markets for exporting rice, he added.
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05/17/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
Soybeans
High Low
Cash Bids 1065 997
New Crop 1067 1025
Riceland Foods
Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -
New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -
Futures: SOYBEANS
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 1086.75 1062.75 1080.25 +15.75
Aug '16 1088.50 1065.00 1082.50 +15.75
Sep '16 1078.25 1057.75 1073.75 +14.25
Nov '16 1072.00 1051.75 1067.25 +12.25
Jan '17 1069.00 1051.75 1064.50 +10.75
Mar '17 1049.25 1033.00 1043.50 +9.25
May '17 1042.00 1029.00 1037.25 +9.00
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Jul '17 1041.00 1028.75 1036.50 +8.75
Aug '17 1018.50 1018.50 1020.50 +8.50
Arkansas Daily Grain Report
FOB Memphis Elevator Crops
Soybean Comment
Soybeans closed higher today as continued strength in product market. Soybeans retested recent highs
today as prices closed with in just 12-cents of highs. Just as it looks like soybeans are going to start their
correction, prices recover and move to retest highs. The market continues to face stiff resistance near
contract highs on $10.79. This resistance could limit upside potential while leaving much larger downside
potential.
Wheat
High Low
Cash Bids 484 440
New Crop 485 460
Futures: WHEAT
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 484.50 472.75 481.75 +7.00
Sep '16 493.50 482.25 491.25 +7.25
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Dec '16 508.25 497.00 506.00 +7.00
Mar '17 522.50 513.00 520.75 +7.00
May '17 530.75 525.00 529.00 +6.75
Jul '17 534.75 525.75 532.00 +6.75
Sep '17 537.25 535.00 536.50 +4.50
Dec '17 549.00 544.25 548.75 +3.75
Mar '18 558.00 556.00 557.75 +2.00
Arkansas Daily Grain Report
FOB Memphis Elevator Crops
Wheat Comment
Wheat prices closed higher today as the market moves back above above $4.80. While wheat prices
continue to face bearish fundamentals, the market remains supported by outside factors. Wheat prices
remain volatile and basis levels range from 10-over to 30-under at the river.
Grain Sorghum
High Low
Cash Bids 359 354
New Crop 330 305
Arkansas Daily Grain Report
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Corn
High Low
Cash Bids 406 379
New Crop 403 388
Futures: CORN
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 398.00 391.75 397.00 +3.00
Sep '16 400.50 393.50 399.75 +3.75
Dec '16 404.75 397.75 403.75 +3.75
Mar '17 412.25 406.50 411.50 +3.25
May '17 416.25 410.75 415.50 +3.25
Jul '17 420.00 414.50 419.00 +3.00
Sep '17 414.00 411.75 413.75 +2.00
Dec '17 416.25 412.50 415.50 +1.25
Mar '18 423.75 421.25 423.00 +1.00
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Corn Comment
Corn prices closed higher today supported by strong soybean prices. Yesterday's planting report continues
to show good planting progress, the only thing unknown by the market is how many acres will be planted.
There remains some chance that some corn acres could be loss to soybeans; nevertheless there will be
plenty of corn acres and supplies will be plentiful next year and will likely keep a lid on corn prices
longer term.
Cotton
Futures: COTTON
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 62.5 61 62.2 1.21
Oct '16 62.55 61.53 62.39 1.15
Dec '16 61.72 60.5 61.57 1.09
Memphis, TN Cotton and Tobacco Programs
Cotton Comment
Cotton futures posted their biggest single-day gains in a month, boosted by strength in the grain complex.
China continues to auction 30,000 tons a day to local mills. So far, they are liquidating higher-quality
cotton, but the market is looking for indications they are running out of their best reserves and will begin
to auction lower quality cotton, some of which is years old. Planting progress is well ahead of last year's
pace, and bit ahead of the 5 year average as well. December will have resistance at the recent high of
63.69 cents.
Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -
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Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures: ROUGH RICE
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 1212.0 1190.5 1211.0 +18.0
Sep '16 1229.0 1210.0 1228.5 +17.0
Nov '16 1244.5 1225.0 1245.5 +20.0
Jan '17 1243.0 1238.0 1261.5 +22.5
Mar '17
1277.0 +21.5
May '17
1296.5 +21.5
Jul '17
1296.5 +21.5
Rice Comment
Rice futures were higher again today, mostly on carryover strength from soybeans and other grains.
Arkansas farmers have now planted 96% of intended acres. The question remains, though, will they stop
there? The five year average for this date is 80%, so if conditions remain favorable, the crop might get
bigger. This large crop could limit the upside potential of the market, however, dry conditions in other
rice growing regions of the world could provide support. July continues to trend higher, and the next
upside objective is the 62% retracement level of $12.46.
Cattle
Futures:
Live Cattle:
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LIVE CATTLE
High Low Last Change
Jun '16 123.800 122.600 123.325 +0.300
Aug '16 119.950 118.875 119.800 +0.325
Oct '16 119.400 118.350 119.225 +0.325
Dec '16 118.475 117.500 118.350 +0.300
Feb '17 117.150 116.175 117.075 +0.400
Apr '17 115.775 114.800 115.675 +0.400
Jun '17 109.000 108.075 109.000 +0.225
Aug '17 106.800 106.350 106.800 +0.125
Feeders: FEEDER CATTLE
High Low Last Change
May '16 149.925 148.600 149.525 +0.875
Aug '16 149.000 147.250 148.775 +1.050
Sep '16 147.150 145.400 147.000 +1.150
Oct '16 145.175 143.275 145.050 +1.175
Nov '16 141.475 139.425 141.425 +1.425
Jan '17 136.800 135.100 136.800 +1.375
Mar '17 134.150 133.950 134.050 +0.575
Apr '17
134.475 +0.575
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Arkansas Prices
Ft. Smith Livestock Auction
Heber Springs Livestock Auction
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City - Feeder Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report
Cattle Comment
Cattle prices continue move higher thanks to continued strength in beef prices. While grain prices
strengthened further support from strong cash prices and improved beef prices continue to hold recent
gains as live cattle are just a $1 off their 4-week high while feeders are still $3.5 off their 4-week high.
Hogs
Futures: LEAN HOGS
High Low Last Change
Jun '16 83.275 82.300 82.750 -0.275
Jul '16 83.700 83.000 83.425 +0.025
Aug '16 82.900 82.250 82.650 +0.125
Oct '16 70.825 70.325 70.675 +0.225
Dec '16 65.475 65.075 65.425 +0.275
Feb '17 68.250 67.925 68.225 +0.250
Apr '17 70.875 70.600 70.875 +0.200
May '17
75.075 +0.225
Jun '17 78.500 78.050 78.500 -0.050
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LSU AgCenter to host series of rice meetings
Topics for the series of events, which will begin May 24 and continue through the middle of the summer,
will include variety development updates; control of weeds, insects and diseases; fertilization; as well
as soybean production.
The LSU H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station used these plots to demonstrate the differences in
applying nitrogen to rice on dry, wet and flooded soils for the station's annual field day in 2015.With the
Mid-South's acreage rising, the LSU AgCenter is hosting a series of meetings for rice farmers in south
and north Louisiana over the next couple of months.
Topics for the series of events, which will begin May 24 and continue through the middle of the summer,
will include variety development updates; control of weeds, insects and diseases; fertilization; as well
as soybean production.
On May 24, the Vermilion Rice Field Tour will be held off La. 14 at the Kent Lounsberry farm a mile
west of the Mermentau River bridge. The tour starts at 3:30 p.m., and supper will be served afterward at
the Klondike Community Center.
On May 25, the Southwest Louisiana Rice Tour will start at the Fenton Co-op at 8 a.m. with breakfast,
and the program will begin at 8:30. The event will move to the Jimmy Hoppe farm to hear LSU AgCenter
scientists talk about their research.
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On June 9, the Evangeline Parish rice and soybean field day will start at 8 a.m. at research plots on land
farmed by Kenneth LaHaye west of Mamou. From La. 10, drive 4.4 miles west on Bieber Road, then turn
right on Daugeraux Road and drive for a half mile, then turn left at a water well onto a field road. The
next stop will be at the Kody Bieber Farm on Bieber Road.
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On June 15, the Acadia Parish rice and soybean field day will be at the South Farm of the LSU AgCenter
H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in Crowley starting at 8:30 a.m.
On June 29, the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station will hold its annual field day.
Field tours will start at 7:30 a.m., and the program begins at 10:45 a.m. A lunch will be served.
A rice and soybean field day for St. Landry Parish will be held July 6 at the Charlie Fontenot farm near
Palmetto at 8 a.m. Signs to the field day location will be posted starting at Veazey oad in Palmetto off La.
10.
On July 13 starting at 9 a.m., the Northeast Louisiana Rice Field Day will be held at the farm of Vic
Jordan near Oak Ridge. Drive east from Oak Ridge on La. 134 for 2.5 miles, the turn south on Tower
Drive, which ends at the location. After the field tour, the event will continue at the Rayville Civic Center
at noon with lunch.
For more information on the LSU AgCenter, visit www.agcenter.lsu.edu.
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SL Agritech says hybrid rice trial in Myanmar successful
posted May 17, 2016 at 11:15 pm by Othel V. Campos
A hybrid rice field trial in Myanmar has yielded 150 metric tons of seed per hectare over 100 hectares in
Yangon‘s Dagon township, proving Myanmar can be a viable production site for the Philippines‘ rice and
rice seed exports to foreign markets.SL Agritech Corp. successfully led a pioneering trial of hybrid rice
seed SL-8H, branded ― Shwe Lar-SL-8H‖ in Myanmar, in the last planting season.
Also planted were commercial table grade rice SL-7H (Dona Maria Jasponica) on 11 hectares, SL-9H
(Miponica) on 28 hectares and SL-8H on 20 hectares.
―We can export our Doña Maria Jasponica and Miponica rice from Myanmar. Consumers in Myanmar
may not want soft and sticky rice, but that‘s our opportunity to export rice harvested from there,‖ said
SLAC chairman Henry Lim Bon Liong.
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The Philippines has limited flat land for rice, compared with Myanmar which has around 17 million
hectares of uncultivated land that can be planted to rice.
Myanmar used to be world‘s biggest rice exporter prior to World War II when it was under British rule.
Another advantage in exporting rice from Myanmar is the preferential zero tariff for European
destinations.
Other potential export destinations for Doña Maria rice from Myanmar are China and the United States.
Liong said the Filipino brand name Doña Maria premium rice should be retained as a brand name When
exported for consistency in the world market.
Agricultural soil in Myanmar is fertile because it is only now that farm lands in Myanmar are being
tapped,.
The pilot planting in Myanmar was under a joint venture with private companies Nine Seas led by Aung
Tan Oo and Water Stone led by Filipino businessman Norberto Ong.
The expansion of hybrid rice planting in Myanmar will likely be supported by microfinance function of
Philippines‘ microfinance leader CARD under CARD Myanmar Company Ltd. CARD started operating
in Myanmar in light of the trade and agriculture developments there.
SLAC and its partners have started the process of establishing partnership with local government units,
the Ministry of Agriculture and the International Rice Research Institute in training farmers and widen ing
technology demonstrations in major rice producing areas.
SLAC will continue to recommend support for hybrid rice from the Myanmar government.
―If the farmers are not trained, they will not buy the seed. We also have to seek partnership with the
Ministry of Agriculture for policy support,‖ Liong said.
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PhilRice Bicol trains farmers on agripreneurship
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LIGAO CITY, ALBAY ― The PhilRice branch in Bicol is training farmers on agripreneurship
in partnership with the local government of this city.
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The training program that started in January this year is in support of the Institute‘s Rural
Transformation Movement (RTM) to develop and promote rice-based enterprises. Key
components of the program are record-keeping and marketing.
Around 30 participants were taught on how to record their expenses such as farm inputs and
labor costs. Lecturers from PhilRice Bicol emphasized the importance of keeping receipts,
inventories, and crop information to facilitate smooth recording of expenses.
―With this training, I deemed record-keeping necessary. It tells if I failed or succeeded in a
cropping season, whether I gained or lost money,‖ said Expectacion Buractaon, 69, from Brgy.
Pandan.
Buractaon added that farmers should be very organized, for instance, by keeping their records on
a notebook.
Basic marketing principles related to farming as a business were also discussed. Sessions on this
topic included interactive activities where the participants learn to manage capital, farm
operations, emerging challenges, and marketing.
Participants were also trained on mushroom production in line with the PalaYamaNayon strategy
which promotes diversification, intensification, and integration to boost the income of rice-based
farming villages.
―We gather their [mushroom] produce and help them market it. We provide them with farm
inputs until they can operate on their own,‖ said Kristine Paliza, a training facilitator from
PhilRice.
The participants visited agri-enterprises and participatory varietal trial fields. They also
performed hands-on activities on the use of rice technologies such as the Minus-One Element
Technique (MOET).
Other topics introduced in the training were leadership, small farm business planning, farm
management, and entrepreneurship for farmers. Participants are now set to venture into vegetable
production in various demonstration sites.
―The government of Ligao partnered with PhilRice to help the participants become farmer-
extension workers to hasten technical support to other farmers in the city,‖ said Jean Mirandilla,
R&D coordinator of PhilRice Bicol.
The training management team will help the participants organize a farmer group recognized by
the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to expand their network and funding
opportunities
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Commodity Report-May 17 Published May 17, 2016
Today‘s commodity report: Weekly Rice Summary, California Shell Eggs: Daily Egg Report,
Shell Eggs: Daily National Egg Market and other commodity end of the day market numbers.
Weekly Rice Summary
In California, medium grain milled rice prices steady. Second head and Brewers prices steady.
Rice by-products: Rice Bran and hull prices steady to firm on limited availability. Rice progress
report May 15th Rice Planted was 50% and Rice Emerged was 15%. Some buyers using Seconds
to fill Brewers contracts.
CME Rough Rice settlements for Friday 13th, Jul 16 closed .13 lower at 11.685; Sep 16 closed
.105 lower at 11.86; Nov 16 closed .04 lower at 12.02. US dollar index on Friday settled at
94.61.
USDA Weekly Rice Summary (.pdf) with all prices for all areas.
California Shell Eggs: Daily Egg Report
Prices are steady. The undertone is lower. Offerings continue heavy for all sizes. Demand is light
to mostly moderate. Supplies are moderate to instances heavy. Market activity is slow. Monday‘s
shell egg inventories increased 1.7% in the Southwest and declined 2.4% in the Northwest when
compared to last week.
Shell egg marketer‘s benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade AA and Grade
AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms.
RANGE
JUMBO 136
EXTRA LARGE 123
LARGE 115
MEDIUM 86
Shell Eggs: Daily National Egg Market
New York egg prices are steady on larger sizes and Medium. California and regional prices are
steady with a steady to lower undertone. Offerings are moderate to heavy. Retail and food
service demand is light to moderate. Supplies are moderate to heavy for immediate trade needs.
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The shell egg inventory is 2.1 percent lower when compared to the previous week. Market
activity is slow in all areas. Breaking stock offerings are moderate to heavy; demand is light to
moderate. Breaking stock inventory is 6.8 percent higher than a week ago. Spent hen offerings
are adequate for slightly reduced processing schedules.
Check the May USDA Commodity Report Calendar for today‘s commodity reports released
by USDA.
Tuesday’s Commodity Market ending market numbers:
Corn July Corn ended at $3.97 gaining 3 cents, September ended at $3.99 3/4 up 3 3/4 cents.
Soybeans July Soybeans ended at 10.80 1/4 increasing 15 3/4 cents, August ended at 10.82 1/2 gaining 15
3/4 cents.
Wheat July Wheat ended at $4.81 3/4 up 7 cents, September ended at $4.91 1/4, increasing 7 1/4 cents.
Rough Rice July Rough Rice ended at 12.11 gaining 0.18, September ended at 12.285 up 0.17.
Live Cattle June Live Cattle ended at $123.325 up $0.30, August ended at $119.80 gaining $0.325 and
October ended at $119.225 increasing $0.325.
Feeder Cattle May Feeder Cattle ended at $149.525 gaining $0.875 and August ended at $148.775 increasing
$1.05 and September ended at $147.00 up $1.15.
Lean Hogs June Lean Hogs ended at $82.75 decreasing $0.275, July ended at $83.425 up $0.025.
Class III Milk May Class III Milk ended at $12.75 gaining $0.01, June ended at $12.40 increasing $0.03, July
ended at $12.92 down $0.03.
#2 Cotton July #2 Cotton ended at 62.20 up 1.21, December ending at 61.57 gaining 1.09.
Sugar #11 July sugar #11 ended at 16.82 decreasing $0.07, October ended at 17.10 down $0.02.
Orange Juice July Orange Juice ending at 146.35 up $2.85, September ended at 146.30 gaining $2.65.
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Rice bran a source for cancer-fighting peptides, experts say
By Dave Edmark
Special to The Commercial
Rice bran, a byproduct of rice milling abundant in Arkansas that‘s used as low-cost animal feed,
could become a player in some much higher stakes. Organic substances in rice bran have potent
anti-cancer capabilities and can potentially be used in food ingredients both for preventive and
treatment purposes against the disease, according to a press release.
The organic substances are peptides that are bioactive — meaning they can affect living
organisms or the tissue around the peptides. Proposed uses are in the patent issued in 2013 to the
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. More research and development of
commercial partnerships is needed before anything is ready for the market, the release said.
―We are looking for partners who can work with us so that we can move to the next step of
research,‖ said Navam Hettiarachchy, university professor of food science and inventor of the
process outlined in the patent. ―As a follow up, we have to do a clinical trial to test its efficacy.
Initially, we‘ll conduct clinical trials on animals and then move to human subjects.‖
Peptides consist of amino-acid molecules that are structured like proteins but are smaller. During
milling the outer aleurone layer, known as bran in cereals, forms a byproduct that contains oil,
protein and fiber. After oil is extracted from the bran, the resulting inexpensive residue rich in
protein can be used to produce value-added bioactive peptides. Gastrointestinal-resistant peptides
with bioactivities can be produced by using enzymes with rice bran protein.
Food products under Hettiarachchy‘s patent would include a biopeptide that could find
applications including beverages, dairy products and other suitable products. It can also be
synthesized.
Isolating and purifying peptides from rice bran can serve as a less expensive, natural alternative
to synthetic anti-cancer drugs, Hettiarachchy said.
Hettiarachchy‘s research group used human cell line culture models to determine the bioactive
capabilities of peptides obtained from rice bran to determine that they have potential as antitumor
agents in humans. Findings from the research could be a basis for animal and human trials.
―These bioactives could be our next generation of natural anti-disease agents delivered at low
cost,‖ Hettiarachchy said.
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The team‘s efforts received funding support from a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
breast cancer research project. Hettiarachchy‘s group in collaboration with UAMS found that
rice bran-derived peptides could inhibit growth of breast cancer cells in human cell lines.
Hettiarachchy expects that the peptides can be implemented through nutraceuticals, food
products as well as dietary supplements that have health benefits. The clinical trials that
Hettiarachchy hopes to pursue are costly and will require additional funding from new sources.
Details: aaes.uark.edu
— Dave Edmark is with the U of A System Division of Agriculture.
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New Philippines farm minister to bar private traders from
importing rice
Workers carrying sacks of rice inside a National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Taguig city,
south of Manila, on Aug 25, 2015.PHOTO: REUTERS
MANILA (Reuters) - The new Philippines administration will bar private traders from importing
rice and aims to stamp out rampant smuggling of the grain in the world‘s third-biggest importer,
incoming Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol
said on Wednesday (May 18).The task of
importing rice to ensure food security will now be
solely in the hands of the state grains agency, the
National Food Authority (NFA), Pinol said in a
radio interview after the announcement of his
appointment by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte
on Tuesday. Rice imports are politically sensitive
in the Philippines, with the government pushing to
keep tariffs high to protect local farmers but also
sometimes needing to quickly import thousands of
tonnes to ensure adequate domestic supplies.―The
directive of our president-elect is that there will be
no more rice importation by the private sector. It will only be the NFA. And I can assure the
Filipino people that rice smuggling will be stopped,‖ said Pinol, a former governor of a southern
Philippine province.
Private traders are currently allowed to bring in annual shipments of up to 805,200 tonnes with a
35 per cent tariff.
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Rice importation is regulated by the NFA, which issues import permits and allocations to private
traders via auctions, a practice prone to abuse because importers with permits can offer other
importers and brokers the use of their permits for a fee.
In 2014, the Philippines moved to loosen restrictions on rice imports by reducing tariffs to 35 per
cent from 40 per cent and increasing the volume of annual shipments covered by such tariffs to
805,200 tonnes from 350,000 tonnes.
ast week, Duterte‘s campaign spokesman Peter Lavina told Reuters a plan by the incumbent
government to import an additional 500,000 tonnes of rice this year to beef up state reserves
would be reviewed.
Lavina also said the new administration preferred to enter into the more transparent government-
to-government deals in transacting rice imports.
The Philippines regularly imports more than a million tonnes a year of the food staple to meet
demand from its growing population. Vietnam is the country‘s main supplier, though Thailand
also usually ships in some rice.
USA Rice Daily, Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Influential Bloggers Help Launch New U.S. Wild Rice
Promotion in Turkey
By Eszter Somogyi
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - The Turkish people spend a lot of time online. In fact, all the social media use
in Turkey makes this country of almost 75 million people the fourth most socially engaged country in the
world. So it's no surprise that USA Rice looked to social media gurus to help launch a new wild rice
campaign here. The country's top 16 food and nutrition bloggers were invited to a kick-off event at the
Kirinti Restaurant, a high end casual chain with four restaurants in prime locations around the city. The
bloggers tasted U.S. wild rice, cooked with it, and learned important and helpful attributes from celebrity
dietitian Ipek Agca.
"These bloggers are mix of both influential food gourmet writers and healthy living enthusiasts, which
help us reach a large group of followers," said Jack Jacob, USA Rice's consultant in Turkey. "Research
shows 84 percent of Turkish people have purchased products based on descriptions in blogs, in part
because readers naturally trust third-party blog posts about a product or company more than statements
from the company itself."
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Jacob says about three quarters of Turkish people say social media and blogs are most influential when
they are making food decisions, which is why USA Rice chose to launch this event "online."
A U.S. wild rice menu insert was also developed for the restaurant. It explains the recipes and provides
consumers with healthy tips featuring U.S. wild rice and will be placed at all tables in the Kirinti
restaurants for the next month.
"It's so great to see all the key food bloggers coming to our event" said Deniz Erkul owner of the
restaurant. "We believe wild rice will be an asset to our existing rich menu. Expanding our menu and
including wild rice in different meal parts like salads, main dishes and even desserts is exactly what we
are looking for to encourage our customers to order it and to keep our menu fresh and exciting."
USA Rice implements wild rice promotions with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Foreign Agricultural Service, the California Wild Rice Advisory Board, and the Minnesota Cultivated
Wild Rice Council.
Crop Progress: 2016 Crop 87 Percent Planted
WASHINGTON, DC -- Eighty-seven percent of the nation's 2016 rice acreage is planted,
according to yesterday's U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report. Seventy-six
percent of the 2016 crop has emerged and sixty percent is in good to excellent condition.
Rice Planted, Selected States
Week Ending
State May 15,
2015
May 8,
2016
May 15,
2016
2011-2015
average
Percent
Arkansas 88 93 96 80
California 86 40 50 62
Louisiana 97 88 95 97
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Mississippi 90 80 88 77
Missouri 74 98 100 73
Texas 79 86 93 92
Six States 87 82 87 79
Advancing rice varieties to feed burgeoning world May 14, 2016 Lee Allen, Contributing Writer
The Arizona Genomics Institute says plant breeders must develop the next generation of crops
with less negative environmental impact and fewer input requirements.
Rice breeders are trying to develop higher yielding and more sustainable crops called ‗Next
Generation Super Crops‘ or ‗Green Super Rice.‘
Rod Wing, director, Arizona Genomics Institute, Tucson, Ariz., spends many days per year
with rice plantings throughout the world. Photo: Arizona Genomics Institute.
It‘s almost universally agreed that a perfect storm is developing and agriculture faces a
gargantuan task - feeding the world‘s population expected to approach the 10 billion mark by
2050.
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And if that‘s doable, the challenge is how to accomplish this while wrestling with variables
including less land, water, farmer numbers, plus the impact of climate change.
The Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI) reports, ―With increasing competition for land, water, and
other resources, breeders must develop the next generation of crops that have less negative
environmental impact and fewer input requirements.‖
The Institute, based in Tucson adds, ―Crops will be needed that grow with less water, fertilizer,
pesticides, on poorer soils, and with less labor - and still produce high-yielding and highly-
nutritious foods.‖
Sounds like an impossible task, yet AGI Director Rod Wing is optimistic.
―Science will be there in time to meet this goal,‖ Wing says. ―This is a problem we‘re going to
solve in our lifetime. It‘s going to happen.‖
He adds, ―I‘m an optimist and my motivation every day involves thinking about how to solve the
dilemma and the impact our research will make on the agricultural world.‖
Genomic sequencing
To date, the science developed by AGI researchers has been impressive, including building maps
of genomes - the crucial foundation in genomic sequencing. This allows researchers to locate and
identify genes to improve crops and increase yield to avert or at least minimize the looming
global food crisis.
The AGI‘s primary focus is on cereal crops, including rice, which comprise 60 percent of the
human diet.
―Rice which already feeds half the world will play a huge role in this since the current rice-
dependent population will double by 2050,‖ Wing says.
―Rice breeders are trying to develop new varieties that are higher yielding and more sustainable.
We call these crops ‗Next Generation Super Crops‘ or ‗Green Super Rice.‘‖
The AGI leader says rice is a good model system for studying other cereals since it has the
smallest genome and is similar to wheat and maize.
In 2004, AGI scientists announced they had sequenced the African rice genome, the beginning of
a much larger undertaking.
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The Arizona Genomics Institute says plant breeders must develop the next generation of crops
with less negative environmental impact and fewer input requirements.
Rice breeders are trying to develop higher yielding and more sustainable crops called ‗Next
Generation Super Crops‘ or ‗Green Super Rice.‘
Rod Wing, director, Arizona Genomics Institute, Tucson, Ariz., spends many days per year
with rice plantings throughout the world. Photo: Arizona Genomics Institute.
It‘s almost universally agreed that a perfect storm is developing and agriculture faces a
gargantuan task - feeding the world‘s population expected to approach the 10 billion mark by
2050.
And if that‘s doable, the challenge is how to accomplish this while wrestling with variables
including less land, water, farmer numbers, plus the impact of climate change.
The Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI) reports, ―With increasing competition for land, water, and
other resources, breeders must develop the next generation of crops that have less negative
environmental impact and fewer input requirements.‖
The Institute, based in Tucson adds, ―Crops will be needed that grow with less water, fertilizer,
pesticides, on poorer soils, and with less labor - and still produce high-yielding and highly-
nutritious foods.‖
Sounds like an impossible task, yet AGI Director Rod Wing is optimistic.
―Science will be there in time to meet this goal,‖ Wing says. ―This is a problem we‘re going to
solve in our lifetime. It‘s going to happen.‖
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He adds, ―I‘m an optimist and my motivation every day involves thinking about how to solve the
dilemma and the impact our research will make on the agricultural world.‖
Genomic sequencing
To date, the science developed by AGI researchers has been impressive, including building maps
of genomes - the crucial foundation in genomic sequencing. This allows researchers to locate and
identify genes to improve crops and increase yield to avert or at least minimize the looming
global food crisis.
The AGI‘s primary focus is on cereal crops, including rice, which comprise 60 percent of the
human diet.
―Rice which already feeds half the world will play a huge role in this since the current rice-
dependent population will double by 2050,‖ Wing says.
―Rice breeders are trying to develop new varieties that are higher yielding and more sustainable.
We call these crops ‗Next Generation Super Crops‘ or ‗Green Super Rice.‘‖
The AGI leader says rice is a good model system for studying other cereals since it has the
smallest genome and is similar to wheat and maize.
In 2004, AGI scientists announced they had sequenced the African rice genome, the beginning of
a much larger undertaking.
Prevailing World Prices and Loan Deficiency Payment Rates
for Rice
05/18/2016 08:00 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2016-The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit
Corporation today announced the following prevailing world market prices of milled and rough
rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan gain (MLG)
and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates applicable to the 2015 crop, which will become
effective today at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET). Rough rice prices increased $0.15 per cwt for
long grain and $0.14 per cwt for medium/short grain.
Rice exporters aim to ship 0.7m tons to Iran By Our Correspondent
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KARACHI: Members of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) have decided to
open their offices in Tehran and Mashhad in a bid to increase exports to 600,000 to 700,000 tons
to Iran – the top Basmati rice importer in the world.
With the help of the Ministry of Commerce, the REAP members will invite Iranian rice
importers to Pakistan for business-to-business meetings to increase rice trade between the two
neighbours, according to a press release.
The decision has been taken after a REAP delegation visited Iran and met rice importers with the
assistance of Pakistan‘s diplomatic mission in Tehran. The meetings have proved successful and
rice exporters expect to get new orders.
However, in a seminar organised recently by REAP at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of
Commerce and Industry, leading bankers pointed out that the State Bank of Pakistan had yet to
remove all hurdles in the way of establishing banking links with Iran.
Since the efforts to open offices in Iran have the backing of the Pakistan government and the
Ministry of Commerce, exporters say they are hopeful of getting new business from Iran.
Pakistan, which used to be the top rice exporter to Iran, has seen a significant decline in its share
in the last two years because of the tightening of international sanctions on Tehran.
Iran annually imports more than $2 billion worth of rice. Pakistan‘s share is negligible as it
exported 2,234 tons in fiscal year 2015, fetching just $1.32 million.
Exporters say India has replaced Pakistan in Iranian rice markets because of better government-
to-government arrangements for trade payments.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 17th
, 2016
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1104535/higher-exports-rice-exporters-aim-to-ship-0-7m-tons-to-iran/
We try the lunch deliveries from Tiffin Time By rsugden Bristol Post | Mon 16 May 2016
If you can't get away from your desk at lunchtime, here's the solution: bicycle couriered
deliveries from Tiffin Time, writes food critic Mark Taylor
When you work from home, the doorbell never seems to stop ringing. If it's not the postman or
parcel courier, it's somebody clutching a copy of The Watchtower or asking to read the gas
meter.
And so it was a welcome relief to answer the door at just after midday and find somebody
holding a shiny metal tiffin tin containing my lunch.
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I did feel a little sorry for the young man who delivered it. On a sunny, blue sky day with the
temperature rising, he had clearly worked up a bit of a sweat peddling from his Old Market base
to deliver it, but he was still smiling, polite and clearly enjoys his job working for Tiffin Time.
Indian inspiration
Based in Midland Road, Tiffin Time is run by Katie Garden, who got the idea on a trip to
Mumbai. On her travels around India, she found herself fascinated by the dabbawallas, who
collect hot food from people's homes and deliver them by bicycle to their place of work in time
for lunch.
As well as a focus on healthy food, sustainability is at the core of Tiffin Time. Rather than using
a van or car, the lunches are delivered by bicycle and the tiffin tins are collected and cleaned
every day, ready to be reused.
Katie also rewards customers who bring their own reusable vessel or tiffin tin to the shop and
therefore reduce their meal's carbon footprint even further.
Although you can pop into the Tiffin Time shop and order your lunch over the counter, you can
also phone it in (as long as it's by 10am) and it will be delivered to your door for just 50p – if you
are within the delivery area, which covers central Bristol.
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The menu changes weekly and is posted on the website. Dishes are inspired from all around the
world and there is a meaty choice and vegetarian option, with a choice of sides.
Recent dishes have included curries, quesadillas, shepherd's pie and a Spanish stew, with Katie
using as much local and seasonal produce as possible.
Each meal is split between three securely sealed tiffin tins, with the meaty or veggie main dish,
accompanied by two side dishes, such as salad, vegetables and brown rice.
How much is it?
The meaty option costs £6.50 and the veggie option costs £5.50.
What we ate
My tins were still impressively hot. In fact, my only criticism was that the piece of iced lime
polenta drizzle cake in the top tier had crumbled in transit and the icing had melted, too.Beneath
this tin of warm and zesty crumbs was a portion of Mexican-style, loose grained brown basmati
rice flecked with tomatoes, cumin and fresh coriander.
The bottom layer – the hottest of the three – contained the slow-cooked chuck steak chilli con
carne, which was rich, spicy and contained plenty of large and tender beef pieces.
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Tiffin Time 13 Midland Road, Bristol, BS2 0JT. Tel: 0117 954 0204.
VERDICT: For £7 including delivery, it was a good value and the perfect lunch for lazy home
office workers like me who only have to walk from their desk to answer the front door
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APEDA AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1475
International Benchmark Price
Price on: 16-05-2016
Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price
Garlic
1 Chinese first grade granules, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 3500
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2 Chinese Grade A dehydrated flakes, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 4500
3 Chinese powdered, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 3000
Ginger
1 Chinese sliced, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 2150
2 Chinese whole, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 2300
3 Indian Cochin, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 2850
Guar Gum Powder
1 Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 3700
2 Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 1100
3 Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 2220
Source:agra-net For more info
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 17-05-2016
Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price
Rice
1 Manjeri (Kerala) Other 2700 3700
2 Kheda (Gujarat) Other 1800 3350
3 Sainthia (West Bengal) Common 1840 1865
Wheat
1 Bangalore (Karnataka) Local 2500 3100
2 Nagpur (Maharashtra) Other 1500 1716
3 Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) Other 1526 1900
Pine Apple
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1 Aroor (Kerala) Other 2500 2700
2 Ropar (Punjab) Other 1500 2000
3 Sohra (Meghalaya) Other 2000 3000
Cauliflower
1 Kondotty (Kerala) Other 3000 3200
2 Sahaspur (Orissa) Other 900 1000
3 Jalore (Rajasthan) Other 700 900
Source:agmarknet.nic.in For more info
Egg Rs per 100 No
Price on 17-05-2016
Product Market Center Price
1 Pune 480
2 Hyderabad 440
3 Nagapur 415
Source: e2necc.com
Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package
Price on 16-05-2016
Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High
Potatoes Package: 50 lb cartons
1 Atlanta Colorado Russet 17 18.50
2 Chicago Idaho Russet 15 17
2 Detroit Wisconsin Russet 18 18.50
Cucumbers Package: cartons film wrapped
1 Atlanta Canada Long Seedless 13.50 15
Source:USDA