21st may ,2016 daily global,regional & local rice enewsletter by riceplus magazine

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

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Editorial Board Chief Editor

Hamlik Managing Editor

Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah

Rozeen Shaukat English Editor

Maryam Editor

Legal Advisor

Advocate Zaheer Minhas

Editorial Associates

Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha

Ch.Hamid Malhi

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

Falak Naz Shah Head Food Science & Technology ART, Peshawar

Today Rice News Headlines...

APEDA AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1477

Millers ready to supply quality rice

05/20/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

State exempts market fee on rice

Scientists from IIRR-ICAR & CSIR-CCMB wins prestigious award in

product development in bio-technology

USA Rice Team Receives Innovation Award for Online Member

Service

Combating Unfair Trade Practices: Antidumping and Countervailing

Duty Petitions

THE REAL CO HONORS CELIAC AWARENESS MONTH

As Zuma, VIPs sing struggle songs, Fort Hare students swipe their

food

Third round rice auction successful

Drought continues to batter many Thai provinces

2016 rice planting surges in May

News Detail...

Millers ready to supply quality rice

TNN | May 21, 2016, 03.24 AM IST

Hyderabad: Rice millers on Friday informed the civil supplies minister P

Sunita that they are ready to supply good quality rice at a rate of Rs 35 per kg.

The association met the minister in view of high value added service on rice

supply. Minister assured them that she will take up the price issues with chief

minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

They informed that minister if the state government can curb the export of

rice to other states, the prices can come down further. Red gram millers told

the ministers that they are supplying the pulses at a rate of Rs 120 per kg. If

needed, they can increase their supply as well.



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APEDA AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1477

International Benchmark Price

Price on: 18-05-2016

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

Rice

1 India 5% broken 385

2 India parboiled 5% broken stxd 375

3 India 100% broken stxd 305

Wheat

1 CZCE Wheat Futures (USD/t) 385

2 GFO, HRW, DAT Ontario (USD/t) 157

3 NYSE Liffe Milling Wheat Futures (USD/t) 186

White Sugar

1 CZCE White Sugar Futures (USD/t) 833

2 Kenya Mumias white sugar, EXW (USD/t) 691

3 Pakistani refined sugar, EXW Akbari Mandi (USD/t) 583

Source: oryza, 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

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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

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 19-05-2016

Product Market Center Price

1 Chittoor 463

2 Hyderabad 430

3 Namakkal 420

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 16-05-2016

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

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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

2 Detroit Mexico Long Seedless 19 20

3 Miami Mexico Long Seedless 10 11

Apples Package: cartons tray pack

1 Atlanta Virginia Red Delicious 25.50 26

2 Chicago Michigan Red Delicious 18.50 18.50

3 Detroit Michigan Red Delicious 20 21

Source:USDA

05/20/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Soybeans

High Low

Cash Bids 1071 1006

New Crop 1067 1024

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Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -

New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -

Futures: SOYBEANS

High Low Last Change

Jul '16 1087.50 1063.25 1074.25 +2.75

Aug '16 1088.00 1064.50 1073.50 +0.50

Sep '16 1074.75 1052.25 1060.25 -1.75

Nov '16 1064.25 1041.75 1049.50 -4.00

Jan '17 1060.25 1040.00 1047.50 -3.75

Mar '17 1038.00 1021.75 1027.50 -4.50

May '17 1030.25 1017.50 1022.75 -4.25

Jul '17 1028.75 1016.50 1021.50 -4.25

Aug '17

1008.75 -4.00

Arkansas Daily Grain Report

FOB Memphis Elevator Crops

Soybean Comment

Soybeans closed lower today as the market continues to have difficulty maintaining gains. After

starting the week out strong and retesting recent highs on Wednesday, soybeans closed down 5-

cents from last week today. Soybeans have surprised everyone over the couple of months rallying

off of lows near $8.70 on the first of March to highs last week following the USDA report of

$10.79. Farmer have been given the opportunity to book soybeans at $11 or more in some cases,

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however, this rally is based on smaller crop forecast and record U.S. soybean use. Demand has a

long ways to go to reach the levels in next years forecast, and there remains a large supply of

soybeans in the world. This market remains ripe for a correction and potential remains for prices to

move sharply lower.

Wheat

High Low

Cash Bids 478 434

New Crop 479 454

Futures: WHEAT


Jul '16 474.50 464.25 467.75 -1.00

Sep '16 485.00 475.25 478.75 -0.75

Dec '16 503.00 493.00 496.50 -1.00

Mar '17 519.75 510.00 513.50 -0.75

May '17 527.75 520.25 522.50 -0.25

Jul '17 531.25 525.00 527.25 +0.75

Sep '17

534.00 +2.00

Dec '17 545.00 543.00 544.25 +1.50

Mar '18

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Wheat Comment

Wheat prices closed mixed today after a volatile week. Last week wheat rallied off of contract lows

and tried to continue the rally early in the week; however prices lost momentum late and closed

down 7-cents from last week. Wheat remains pressured by bearish fundamentals and stronger dollar.

Grain Sorghum

High Low

Cash Bids 355 350

New Crop 327 272



Corn

High Low

Cash Bids 435 368

New Crop 442 389







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Futures: CORN


Jul '16 396.75 389.00 394.50 +4.50

Sep '16 398.75 391.50 396.75 +4.25

Dec '16 403.00 395.75 399.75 +2.50

Mar '17 411.00 404.00 406.50 +1.50

May '17 415.00 407.75 410.25 +1.00

Jul '17 418.00 411.00 413.75 +0.50

Sep '17 410.75 404.75 406.75 -0.25

Dec '17 412.25 405.25 408.00 -0.25

Mar '18

416.00 0.00



Corn Comment

Corn prices closed mostly higher today after a volatile week. For the week new crop corn ended up

a penny; however prices traded in a 15-cent range this week from a high of $4.06 down to a low of

$3.91. Corn continues to have difficulty maintaining gains above resistance at $4. While demand

remains solid, especially the export demand, corn supplies are forecast to be ample in 2016/17,

which remains the major limiting factor for this market.

Cotton

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COTTON


Jul '16 62.07 61.07 61.67 +0.6

Oct '16 62.23 62.13 62.11 +0.36

Dec '16 61.59 60.83 61.33 +0.47

Memphis, TN Cotton and Tobacco Programs

Cotton Comment

Cotton futures were higher across the board. This week's export report showed improvement. USDA

says export sales were 201,100 running bales for 15-16 shipment. That brought export commitments

to a total of 8.492 million bales for the marketing year, which is still 21% below the year ago total.

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, while support is at 60.10 cents.

Rice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures: ROUGH RICE


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Jul '16 1182.0 1171.0 1177.0 -7.5

Sep '16 1199.0 1190.0 1195.0 -7.5

Nov '16 1216.5 1211.0 1213.0 -5.5

Jan '17 1230.0 1230.0 1230.5 -5.5

Mar '17

1248.0 -5.5

May '17

1267.5 -5.5

Jul '17

1267.5 -5.5

Rice Comment

Rice futures gapped lower as the downturn continued.. 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, but Wednesday's high of $12.14 1/2

will be the first level of resistance. Above that, the upside objective is the 62% retracement level of

$12.46.

Cattle

Futures:

Live Cattle: LIVE CATTLE


Jun '16 121.475 120.400 121.050 -0.500

Aug '16 118.175 116.725 117.450 -0.875






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Oct '16 117.850 116.500 117.100 -0.725

Dec '16 117.950 116.700 117.375 -0.400

Feb '17 116.900 115.900 116.600 -0.075

Apr '17 115.625 114.750 115.400 +0.050

Jun '17 108.800 108.100 108.525 +0.175

Aug '17 106.500 106.000 106.450 +0.550

Feeders: FEEDER CATTLE


May '16 148.950 147.750 148.625 +0.350

Aug '16 148.800 146.825 147.925 -0.175

Sep '16 146.800 144.900 146.025 -0.125

Oct '16 144.725 142.925 144.075 -0.100

Nov '16 141.000 139.550 140.700 +0.100

Jan '17 136.125 134.850 135.950 +0.075

Mar '17 133.375 132.900 132.975 -0.150

Apr '17

133.050 -0.150

Arkansas Prices

Arkansas Weekly Livestock Summary

Cattle Comment

Cattle prices closed lower today ahead of the Cattle on Feed report which was released after the

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market closed. The report was bearish for prices, as placements jumped 7% from a year ago levels,

which compares to an average pre report estimate of a 0.8% decline. Additionally, marketings were

less than expected up just 1%, which was below expectations of 2.4%.

Hogs

Futures: LEAN HOGS


Jun '16 80.350 79.700 79.850 -0.575

Jul '16 80.950 80.125 80.250 -0.825

Aug '16 80.300 79.575 79.750 -0.675

Oct '16 68.900 68.200 68.425 -0.525

Dec '16 64.100 63.300 63.825 -0.375

Feb '17 67.125 66.525 66.975 -0.200

Apr '17 70.075 69.650 69.900 -0.375

May '17

74.125 -0.375

Jun '17 78.000 77.275 78.000 +0.350

Hog Comment

State exempts market fee on rice

Government on Friday issued orders exempting market fee on rice being sold by rice millers to

dealers with the State and also on cotton seed.However, it has increased the market fee on paddy






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and cotton from the existing 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent to compensate the loss to marketing

department, at least to some extent.

The decisions were taken based on the report submitted by a committee appointed by the

Agricultural Marketing Department to examine the issue of exempting market fee on rice. The

report stated that market fee estimated on rice during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 was

Rs.37.43 crore, Rs.56.4 crore and Rs.37.57 crore based on production and the collection was

around 25 per cent to 30 per cent of the target.

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Scientists from IIRR-ICAR & CSIR-CCMB wins prestigious

award in product development in bio-technology

Hyderabad | Friday, May 20 2016 IST

Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialisation Award for 2016 has been awarded to a

joint team from ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR) and CSIR-Centre for Cellular and

Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) for the development and commercialisation of Improved Samba

Masuri, a bacterial blight resistant rice variety.

The award has been instituted by the Union Department of Biotechnology to recognise outstanding

contributions of scientists and innovators in the field of product development in biotechnology.

Samba Masuri (also called BPT5204) is a popular rice variety that was originally developed by

Hyderbad-based the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (in erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh)

and is cultivated in several million hectares of farmers' fields in India.

However, Samba Masuri is susceptible to the serious Bacterial Blight disease which can cause yield

losses ranging from 10-50 per cent.

Effective bactericides are not available for controlling bacterial blight.

The joint team of scientists from CSIR-city-based CCMB and ICAR-IIRR addressed this problem using a

tool of biotechnology called marker assisted selection.

The newly developed variety, called Improved Samba Mahuri is resistant to bacterial blight and retains

the fine quality and yield characteristics of Samba Masuri.

Since its release, Improved Samba Masuri has been cultivated in 90,000 hectares of farmers' fields in

Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka.

Improved Samba Masuri is becoming increasingly popular with farmers in bacterial blight affected areas

of India in which Samba Masuri is cultivated. Improved Samba Masuri is not a transgenic plant.The

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award was conferred to the team by the President Pranab Mukherjee at New Delhi on the occasion of

National Technology Day recently, said Indian Institute of Rice Research ) IIRR said in a release here

today UNI KNR CNR ADB1348

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USA Rice Team Receives Innovation Award for Online

Member Service

By Linda Sieh

WASHINGTON, DC -- A USA Rice staff team that recently completed improvements to usarice.com

has received the "Fast Track Excellence WOW! Award" from Protech Associates, one of the first and

largest providers of association management software. The award recognizes customers who achieve

significant results within the first year of a Protech Business Solutions implementation. USA Rice

recently launched Protech's MX Online, named for its purpose of enhancing Member eXperiences on an

association's website.

USA Rice members are now able to log in to usarice.com to see and update their individual contact

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serves with them. They can upload photos for use in member directories and register for meetings using

the new online system. Primary contacts for member companies can also update their company's profile,

including information about people associated with their company, and products the company offers.

The WOW! Award was announced during Protech's annual FUSION conference here last week, during

which USA Rice's new searchable online Supplier Directory was featured at a session highlighting

innovative uses of MX. The new directory contains information on member rice types, rice co-products,

and associated services. Website visitors can enter search criteria and then contact USA Rice member

companies for more information.

"The supplier directory is actually one of the most accessed pieces of information on our website, and is

a key member benefit," said Katie Maher, USA Rice director of domestic promotion. "This upgrade

greatly enhances this valuable member benefit and in the end will make it easier for customers searching

for suppliers of U.S.-grown rice and rice products."

Check out the new member supplier directory here.

USA Rice Daily

Combating Unfair Trade Practices: Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Petitions

By Colleen Klemczewski

WASHINGTON, DC -- California rice farmer and chairman of USA Rice's Asian Trade Policy

subcommittee Michael Rue once famously told regulators he feels like he's not just competing with rice

farmers in other countries, but rather with rice farmers and their entire governments. Unfair trade

practices litter the global trade landscape. So what is a U.S. rice farmer to do?

One option available to the U.S. rice industry is to file a petition for an antidumping (AD) and/or

countervailing duty (CVD) investigation conducted by the Department of Commerce and the U.S.

International Trade Commission (ITC) in an effort to ameliorate unfair trade practices by foreign

countries.

Dumping occurs when a foreign producer or exporter sells a product in the United States at a price that is

less than "normal value," which is the price it is sold for in its own domestic market, or the cost of

production. A countervailable subsidy involves government assistance to an industry to benefit the

production or exportation of goods.

During this week's World Market Price meeting, representatives from the Department of Commerce

presented a procedural overview on how to initiate antidumping and counterveiling duty investigations if

the industry decides to pursue this course of action. An industry can choose to file joint AD and CVD

petitions, or can file one or the other based on the circumstances affecting the industry.

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There are a few crucial elements that comprise AD and CVD petitions: a detailed definition of the

foreign product in question, a definition of the product manufactured in the U.S. that is most similar to the

foreign product, a dumping and/or subsidy allegation, and proof of material injury.

After examining the evidence presented in the petition, ITC and Commerce independently determine the

degree to which an industry has suffered injury in the form of declining domestic prices, declining net

sales and market share, declining profitability, etc. and will then issue an order based on their findings.

If injury is found, an additional U.S. import duty is applied to the product which represents the value of

the foreign subsidy or dumping level.

"We've been saying for a long time that we don't believe all of our trading partners are living up to their

WTO commitments, so as we look at possible remedies, it was good to hear about these options available

to our industry," said Keith Glover, CEO of Producers Rice Mill and chairman of the World Market Price

Subcommittee. "It's worth noting, however, that AD/CVD cases are not a sure thing, they are costly, and

they could force a retaliation from a government that you name. It's a lot to think about."

As evidenced by last year's ITC study, "Rice: Global Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry," foreign

government intervention in rice imports and exports has significantly impacted trade and price trends in

the world rice market. With a larger than normal projected crop harvest for 2016, it is imperative that the

global playing field is leveled and all trading partners are playing by the same set of rules to ensure U.S.

rice farmers are allowed fair market access.

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As Zuma, VIPs sing struggle songs, Fort Hare students

swipe their food

Thanduxolo Jika | 20 May, 2016 16:31

President Jacob Zuma. File photo.

Image by: KEVIN SUTHERLAND / SUNDAY TIMES

As President Jacob Zuma and other dignitaries were singing struggle songs inside in celebration of

Fort Hare University's 100th anniversary‚ students stole their food and vandalised the marquees

outside.

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On the menu was grilled kingklip‚ lamb curry served with sambals‚ roast chicken‚ samp‚ beans‚ basmati

rice‚ bean curry and other delicious treats.

• Fort Hare students thwarted from storming celebration venue

“I am stressed‚” said a Fort Hare staff member who didn’t want to be named. “I don't know what these

people are going to eat.

• Police seal off Fort Hare campus ahead of centenary celebrations

“The students looted the food and took all the pots. So it wasn't just the marquees that were being

vandalised. The police came too late.”

The students also destroyed a services provider's property worth R6-million. “I have lost so much money

on this thing‚” the person said.

Public order police had to stop angry students from entering the university’s main hall.

But a police spokesperson said they had not been informed of any. He did not disclose how many public

order police officers had been dispatched to the university.

– TMG Digital/The Sunday Times

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BANGKOK: — The Commerce Ministry’s 1.1 million tons rice auction ended with success

as were bought up by private buyers, generating almost 10 billion baht into national

coffers.

Duangporn Rodphayathi, the director-general of the ministry’s Department of Foreign Trade said

the rice auction, the third round for this year, saw 48 bidders forwarding bids for the entire quota

of 1,190,000 tons of rice estimated to be almost 10 billion baht in value. She stated that

following this, the Rice Policy and Management Committee will handle the actual processing

and approvals to distribute the rice stocks.

With regards to the signing of sales agreements for rice stocks under the G-2-G agreements with

the Chinese government, the contract will be divided into two parts.The first agreed amount of 1

million ton is at present in the process of being delivered while the remaining 1 million tons, it is

expected that negotiations will be concluded and the contract will be signed by June of this year

when a delegation of Chinese officials arrives in Thailand, she said.

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Drought continues to batter many Thai provinces

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Drought continues to batter many provinces

BANGKOK, 20 May 2016 (NNT) – The drought situation still seriously affects many

provinces. An academic institution in Nakhon Si Thammarat has announced a temporary

closure due to a lack of water.

Bueng Boraphet, a 130,000-Rai pond, in Nakhon Sawan has been severely damaged by drought.

Less than 3,000 Rai of the pond have water left and the deepest part of the pond has less than 10

million cubic meters of water. The water level of the pond will likely decrease continuously.

Nakhon Sawan has estimated that If there is no more water in June, the pond’s ecological system

will be damaged. In Angthong, farmers in Pho Thong district is preparing to cultivate rice since

the rain fell over the past two days. Chief of the provincial irrigation department Preecha Panwa

said water in the province could be used for consumption and environmental preservation only

during this period. The department’s chief therefore urged farmers to postpone their rice

cultivation.In Surin, drought-affected 136 villagers in Chom Phra district are in dire need of

help.In Nakhon Si Thammarat, water trucks from many organizations have transported water

from the province’s regional waterworks department for the local people. The Nakhon Si

Thammarat Vocational College announced that it will be closed from 23-27 May 2016

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2016 rice planting surges in May ―Last year, we were really struggling,‖ said Ginn, Lawrence County staff chair. The

northeastern Arkansas county is one of the top three rice-producing counties in the state.

Halfway through May, growers in his county — and throughout much of Arkansas — were

waiting out one rain spell after another, hoping for enough dry weather in between to get rice

in the ground.

By Ryan McGeeney

UofA Division of Ag

Posted May. 19, 2016 at 12:43 PM

ARKANSAS —

Along with most of the state’s Cooperative Extension Service agricultural agents working in the

rice-heavy counties of Arkansas, Herb Ginn won’t forget the 2015 planting season any time

soon.“Last year, we were really struggling,” said Ginn, Lawrence County staff chair. The

northeastern Arkansas county is one of the top three rice-producing counties in the state.

Halfway through May, growers in his county — and throughout much of Arkansas — were

waiting out one rain spell after another, hoping for enough dry weather in between to get rice in

the ground.

But in 2016, the weather has been so favorable for so many rice growers that planting progress

has leapt ahead of the five-year average established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for

mid-May, and several counties are now expecting more acreage to be dedicated to rice than

growers originally declared in the early spring.“Last year, we had around 89,000 acres of rice,

and I think this year we’ll be over 100,000,” Ginn said. “We’ll be up more than 10 percent is my

guesstimate. I am seeing a lot of rice.”Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist for the

University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said that in years when rice planting is

significantly delayed, many rice growers begin turning planned rice acreage over to soybeans as

May gives way to June. But because so much of the state’s planned rice acreage was planted so

early (the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated 96 percent complete as of

May 15), some growers have actually purchased more rice and planted additional acres, he said.

Hardke said that based on activity he had witnessed throughout the state over the past four

weeks, he was recalculating the state’s rice acreage from about 1.6 million acres to as many as

1.7 million acres.

“If we hit 1.7 million acres, it would be the second-largest highest rice acreage we’ve ever had in

the state, the first being in 2010 with 1.785 million,” Hardke said. “The mid-season weather has

to cooperate of course, but in the grand scheme of things, the majority of acreage being planted

this early would suggest that the table is set for a very positive yield year. Our production could

be very high this year.”The planting season has been favorable for other Arkansas commodity

staples as well, including corn, cotton and soybeans, the progress of which are all far ahead of

the USDA-recorded five-year averages.To learn more about Arkansas commodities, contact your

local Cooperative Extension Agent or visit www.uaex.edu.

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