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December 22,2015 Vol 5 Issue XII

www.ricepluss.com www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com [email protected] 92 321 3692874

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Today Rice News Headlines...

News Detail...

Rice News detail...

Rice export & farmers

BASMATI rice is a long, slender grain aromatic variety of rice

traditionally grown in Pakistan and India. The two countries are

the exclusive grower and exporter of this superior quality of rice.

Because of its aroma and well-favoured taste, it is not only liked in Pakistan and India, there is a

growing demand for basmati rice in Aghanistan, Iran, the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other

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

Rice export & farmers

Bengal, AP Traders Make Hay As Govt Goes Slow

Logistic agency distributes 53 thousand tons of rice through

market operations

Rice Stakeholders Set Agenda for FG on Agric Devt

Imported Rice This Year Halved to 60,000 Tons

Counterpoint: Yes, it's time ¬— to uphold, not raise, sulfate

limits

Louisiana rice farmers challenged by 2015 weather

conditions

Commodity Report-Dec. 22

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 22

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity

APEDA Rice Commodity

News $m boost for rice farming

Yield increase: GRFs provide the key

Sales Drop at Rice Milling Machine Maker

VINECO to launch rice brand in time for 2016

Vietnam, Timor Leste sign MoU on rice trade

Fighting rice fungus

FG reviewing Ali’s counter-productive policy on rice

imports

Gov’t subsidies surge as funds channeled to aid agriculture

FIU scientists discover how arsenic builds up in plant seeds

Subscribe to Gene Silencing/Gene Editing

Japanese Scientists Perform CRISPR/Cas9 Editing on

Fungus Used in Sake, Soy Sauce Production

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Middle Eastern countries. Pakistanis and Indians living in Europe and America use basmati rice

as their choice food.

Owing to incentives and support of the government, India controls over 70pc of the overseas

market, while Pakistan accounts for the remaining 30pc.For the last two years there has been a

considerable decrease in the export of basmati rice from Pakistan while India, being the only

competitor, has fully exploited our failure and increased its export of basmati rice in the world

market.Basmati rice is largely grown in Gujranwala and Lahore where agricultural holdings of

farmers are small and there are no big landlords or feudals who may raise their voice in

parliament or influence the government policy.

The small rice farmer is merely promised a small amount of Rs5000, which only a few of them

are able to procure. Why can’t the government also grant a subsidy of Rs13,000 a ton it has

announced for the export of sugar? The minister for commerce belongs to Gujranwala. He must

look after the interests and be fair to the people of his area.

Maj (r) Mumtaz Bashir

Lahore

http://www.dawn.com/news/1227931

Bengal, AP Traders Make Hay As Govt Goes Slow By Express News Service

Published: 22nd December 2015 03:41 AM

Last Updated: 22nd December 2015 03:41 AM

BALASORE: With Bhadrak district administration going slow on paddy procurement, rice

millers and private traders from West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have gone for a kill by

purchasing paddy much below the MSP.The administration has set a target to procure seven lakh

quintals of paddy through 111 Primary Agriculture Co-operative Societies (PACS) and Markfed.

Although the mandis were supposed to be opened by December 18, only seven PACS have

opened procurement centres so far.

Farmers said traders from West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have already started procuring

paddy through their agents in seven blocks of the district at `400 to `500 less than the MSP of

`1,410 per quintal.Bidyadhar Patra, a farmer from Dhamnagar, said the traders are lifting paddy

directly from their houses and paying them instantly.Apparently, paddy procurement in the

district has been delayed as many millers, who were given paddy for milling last year, are yet to

deliver rice. At least 13 unscrupulous millers have not yet supplied 60,000 quintals of rice and it

is suspected that the stock has been misappropriated. As they are allegedly being shielded by

influential political leaders, no punitive action has been initiated against them yet.

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Officials concerned said most of the PACS have not opened procurement centres as harvesting is

continuing in many areas.Civil Supply Officer Ramakanta Ranasingh said so far, 44,000 farmers

have registered for paddy procurement against the last year’s 35,000. Share croppers have also

been asked to get their names registered so that they can sell paddy.This time, all seven blocks of

the district along with 153 others in the State have been included in the Paddy Purchase

Automation System (PPAS) under which, registered farmers will get the payment directly within

seven days.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Bengal-AP-Traders-Make-Hay-As-Govt-Goes-Slow/2015/12/22/article3190064.ece

Logistic agency distributes 53 thousand tons of rice through

market operations Selasa, 22 Desember 2015 19:39 WIB |

Photo document of workers move sacks of rice in Cipinang Rice Market, Jakarta. (ANTARA/Wahyu

Putro A.)

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Rice distribution during market operations conducted by state-owned logistics

firm Bulog through the Cipinang Rice Market in Jakarta from November 21, 2015, until now has reached

53 thousand tons.Director of Operations and Public Service Bulog Suparyono stated while overseeing the

market operations at the Cipinang Rice Market on Tuesday that market operations are being conducted to

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stabilize the price of medium-category rice, which has increased to over Rp nine thousand per kilogram

(kg).

"We have prepared 75 thousand tons of rice for market operations in Jakarta. As of today, 53 thousand

tons of rice has already been distributed through the Cipinang Rice Market," he noted.He was

accompanied by Commercial Director of Bulog Fazri Sentosa, Chairman of the Traders Association of

Rice and Rice Milling (Perpadi) for Jakarta Nellys Soekidi, and Director of Food Station Cipinang Arief

Adi Prasetyo.According to Suparyono, the market operations were not only conducted in Jakarta but also

in 26 regional Bulog divisions throughout Indonesia. Some 25 thousand tons of rice was made available

for distribution in these divisions. He said the monitoring results revealed that the national rice prices

remained relatively stable despite slight fluctuation.

However, he added that Bulog continued to conduct market operations to ensure adequate supply of rice

ahead of Christmas and New Year."People should not harbor concerns, especially during Christmas and

New Year, so that consumption is maintained, and they could celebrate these special days in peace," he

affirmed.He said market operations would continue until the price of medium-quality rice became stable

at around Rp8,300 per kg in accordance with the price at which Bulog sold rice to the public.

(Uu.A014/INE/KR-BSR)

http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/102162/logistic-agency-distributes-53-thousand-tons-of-rice-through-market-operations

Rice Stakeholders Set Agenda for FG on Agric Devt 22 Dec 2015

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Audu Ogbeh

Stakeholders in the rice industry

have tasked the new Minister for

Agriculture and Rural

Development, Mr. Audu Ogbeh,

on various initiatives and

policies, towards driving the

nation's agricultural sector

particularly rice to achieve self-

sufficiency in the production of

the commodity.

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Group Managing Director, Elephant Group, Mr. Tunji Owoeye, explained that rice stakeholders

want government to step up the access to credit for the value chain operators in the rice industry,

improve the capacity of the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural

Lending (NISRAL) and also build more storage facilities to guard against food insecurity in the

nation.Owoeye during a press briefing, pointed out the need for government to also increase the

provision of processing facilities for all products in the country, stating that the ten rice mills

approved by the then administration must come on stream to boost the processing of rice paddy

in the country.

"We want government to continue with what they did in the past to continue working with

stakeholders and together we believe 2016 will be a successful year for the country.

We want government to step up the access to credit for the value chain operators, improve the

capacity of NISRAL to take on insurance and risks much more to support the teeming value

chain operators across all the products, agribusiness must be technologically driven as it is done

in the western world," he said. In his words: "Ten rice mills where approved by the Federal

Executive Council (FEC) of the previous administration.

We must ensure that those mills come on stream. If we put those 10 mills on stream with the

capacity of 35,000 metric tonnes per mill, that is about 350,000 metric tonnes, added to the

nation's paddy processing."This is going to encourage our farmers, create employment and also

bring down the pressure on the foreign exchange. This should not only be done for rice but for

all products.

" He however commended the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in its tireless effort in combating

the smuggling of rice into the country by ensuring smugglers pay duties rather than go

unchallenged, saying that this move by the current Comptroller General, NCS has helped to

reduce the menace."We have started engaging the new government to ensure that smuggling is

minimised and we are also happy about the appointment of the new Comptroller General of the

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in his effort to ensure that smuggling is tackled, he got approval

to say instead of this smugglers to bring in rice unchallenged, he got them to pay duty, but we

have seen that smugglers have taken advantage of that policy by circumventing the policy, but I

am happy to tell you that the customs is addressing this challenge and I am sure before the next

quarter, we would look back on the progress we have made," he stressed.

He also stated the need to provide a market outlet for locally produced goods, saying that as a

group it is willing and have also expressed its desire to work with the current minister to lend

support in creating additional market outlets and marketing companies in order to get sales outlet

for the products in the country."There is also a need to review the land reforms, because without

it we cannot have a sufficient increase in the nation's scale of production and the need to also

develop entrepreneurial capacity to generate more employment and wealth," he said.According

to him, a lot of attention needs be paid to value creation, saying that processing is one of the

areas where the country has serious challenges."We need to take processing to the next level.

These are things our new minister of agriculture should focus on.

The government should lay emphasis on some products, provide enough funding to create

employment for the nation's teeming population and also earn foreign exchange for us ," he

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advised.Also speaking at the event, the Group Executive Director, Mr. Akin Ogunbiyi, said

the the focal point of this administration is to boost agriculture as a means of creating alternatives

to oil, creating employment and also diversifying the economy, stating the urgent move by the

ministry to swing into action by taking immediate decisions that will impact positively in the

industry.

"We should also look at research development in the agricultural sector and also boosting

agriculture extension programmes. These are areas that needs to be focused on. We also need to

need to narrow down on a number of products. Every economy of the world has what it is known

for. I do not see the reason why Nigeria cannot focus on a few number of products. All we need

to do is motivate and encourage farmers and everybody down the value chain to begin massive

export of these products," he said.

"One of the things I expect to start happening in the non-oil sector is that agric export has to be

incentivised. We need to revisit the existing incentives of government to boost the non-oil sector.

Everywhere in the world there are incentives for export. Every economy must encourage and

createincentives for export. Agriculture and everything that has to do with the value chain has to

be encouraged. The Export Expansion Grant (EEG) has not been well managed. This is a major

source of encouragement to the farmers and the players in the sector," he added.

Tags: Business, Nigeria, Featured http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/rice-stakeholders-set-agenda-for-fg-on-agric-devt/228602/

Imported Rice This Year Halved to 60,000 Tons

Write : 2015-12-22 15:13:41 Update : 2015-12-22 15:14:50

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and

Rural Affairs has called for overseas

bidders from whom the Korea Agro-

Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation

will import 30-thousand tons of rice to

be sold to consumers. The decision

follows a similar move in July, when

the ministry announced an invitation to

tenders to purchase 30-thousand tons of

rice under the tariff rate quota

system. The ministry said it decided to

import 60-thousand tons of rice to be

sold to consumers, after taking into

consideration World Trade

Organization regulations and domestic

demand. The amount is approximately half of what was imported last year. Given that the

process from bidding to actual importation takes as long as five months, the Agriculture Ministry

expects the rice to arrive in the country by the second quarter of next year.

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http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Po_detail.htm?No=115718

Counterpoint: Yes, it's time — to uphold, not raise, sulfate

limits Don't believe the mining industry's bluster. Believe the science, and stick to our

values.

By Paula Goodman Maccabee

DECEMBER 22, 2015 — 6:41PM

BRIAN PETERSON • STAR TRIBUNE FILE 1991

Canoes pushed off for a day of wild-rice harvesting on the White Earth Indian Reservation.The

Great and Powerful Oz was just a scared little man with a big microphone. All it took to expose him

was ordinary brains, heart and courage.Minnesotans are intelligent, compassionate, brave people.

With a bit more information about our state’s sulfate standard, they will see beyond the mining

industry’s bluster, as in a recent commentary (―It’s time for the MPCA to raise the state’s sulfate

standard,‖ Dec. 14). Minnesotans will realize that it’s time for the Minnesota Pollution Control

Agency to upholdour existing limit on sulfate pollution as reasonable and necessary to protect wild

rice and the water quality of lakes and streams we all hold dear.

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Let’s start with the science. Even in the 1940s, when field research on thousands of Minnesota lakes

found that wild rice beds thrived only when the water had 10 milligrams or less of sulfate, scientists

suspected that the chemistry affecting wild rice was complicated. Recent groundbreaking studies by

University of Minnesota researchers supported by $1.5 million of taxpayer funds have proved how

sulfate harms wild rice.Sulfate becomes toxic to wild rice when it turns into sulfide in the mucky

bottom of lakes and streams where wild rice grows.

Sulfide can harm nearly every part of the wild-rice life cycle — from stunting seedlings to reducing

viable seeds for next year’s plants. Sulfide is toxic to wild rice in very small amounts. Minnesota

research shows that when sulfide in the rooting area of wild rice is only 0.165 milligrams per liter —

less than 2 percent of our 10-milligrams-per-liter limit on sulfate in water — virtually no wild rice will

survive.After Minnesota’s recent wild rice studies were completed (but before mining industry

pressure went into overdrive), the MPCA concluded: ―The 10 [milligrams per liter] sulfate standard is

needed and reasonable to protect wild rice production from sulfate-driven sulfide toxicity.‖

If an industry lobbyist tries to tell you that Minnesota’s wild rice sulfate limit isn’t needed because

wild rice can survive a couple of weeks in a test tube with lots of sulfate in it, tell them you know

better.Next, let’s look to what we value in Minnesota. Many of us care that wild rice is Minnesota’s

state grain and that it is vital to Ojibwe tribes as well as to the ecosystem that supports fish and

wildlife.In addition, as a result of the same chemistry that harms wild rice, sulfate from mining and

other industrial pollution increases the release of phosphates, turning clear lakes into eutrophic green,

slimy waters. Sulfate pollution also increases methylation of mercury, allowing mercury to

concentrate in the food chain up to a million times and contaminate the fish we eat.

Although we are all at risk, the developing brains of unborn children are most vulnerable to mercury

toxicity. In Minnesota’s Lake Superior region, 1 out of 10 infants is already born with mercury in the

blood exceeding safe levels.Finally, along with brains to understand why the sulfate standard is

needed and heart to care, we need to help the MPCA find the courage to stand up to the mining

industry and defend the existing sulfate limit of 10 milligrams per liter. Pollution already has

decimated wild rice, degraded some northern Minnesota streams and lakes so they can’t support fish,

and harmed Minnesota’s children. It is bad policy and just plain wrong to let the mining industry

decide what limits should be placed on sulfate and other pollutants.It is time to pull away the curtain

of corporate self-interest and protect Minnesota’s wild rice, fish, lakes, streams and the developing

brains of our next generation.

Paula Goodman Maccabee is advocacy director and counsel for the nonprofit group WaterLegacy. http://www.startribune.com/counterpoint-yes-it-s-time-to-uphold-not-raise-sulfate-limits/363312791/

Louisiana rice farmers challenged by 2015 weather

conditions ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

Dec. 22, 2015; 4:37 p.m.

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Excessive rainfall in south Louisiana and hot temperatures in the north were a challenge this year

for many rice farmers, who saw a decline in their first crop but an exceptional bounceback in the

second crop in south Louisiana.―Most everybody I’ve talked to is pleased with the second crop

yields,‖ said Steve Linscombe, director of the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research

Station. ―Numerous producers say this is by far their best second crop from the standpoint of

yield, and the quality is very good, too.‖

That will take some of the sting out of low prices and the lower first crop yield, he

said.Linscombe estimated the 2015 first crop harvest was down 10 to 15 percent from last year.

But the per-acre average for the second crop would probably fall in the low to mid-20 barrel

range, although he heard of many who cut more than 30 barrels an acre.―I even heard of a few

40-plus in the second crop,‖ he said.He said the north Louisiana rice crop endured unusually hot,

dry weather that could affect grain quality.

The crop year in south Louisiana started with heavy rainfall that interfered with planting and

spraying.―This has been one of the most difficult years for rice producers that they’ve seen in a

long time,‖ said Dustin Harrell, LSU AgCenter rice specialist, who estimated the first crop yield

decrease at 10 percent.Harrell said the excessive spring rainfall complicated the season because

fertilizer applications were delayed.

In addition, early in the season, small rice plants were submerged for a considerably long time,

he said.Linscombe said disease also was a factor for the first crop.Even though planting was

delayed by weather, the first crop harvest went smoothly with few rain interruptions, and dry

weather prevented farm equipment from rutting the fields, Linscombe said. That meant a good

start for farmers growing a second crop.

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/14367612-75/louisiana-rice-farmers-challenged-by-2015-weather-conditions

Commodity Report-Dec. 22

Published December 22, 2015

In today’s commodity report we have the National Weekly Rice Summary, the California Shell

Eggs: Daily Egg Report, the California F.O.B. Price for Extra Grade and Grade A Nonfat Dry

Milk and other commodity end of the day market numbers.

National Weekly Rice Summary

In California, medium grain milled rice prices steady to weak. Second

heads and Brewers prices steady. Rice by-products: Rice Bran prices

mostly steady. Ground rice hulls spot trade lightly tested, mostly all

hulls already sold.CME Rough Rice settlements for Friday Dec 18th,

Jan 16 closed .03 lower at 11.08; Mar 16 closed .03 lower at 11.35;

May 16 closed .025 lower at 11.645. US dollar index on Friday settled

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at 98.72 Rice market is very quiet for both buyers and sellers. We don’t foresee anything major

happening until well into the New Year 2016.

USDA National Weekly Rice Summary (.pdf) with all prices for al areas.

California Shell Eggs: Daily Egg Report

Prices are steady. Trade sentiment is lower. Loose egg sales range light to good with retail

movement moderate to good. Offerings are moderate to heavy. Supplies are light to moderate

and reported as usually adequate for anticipated needs. Market activity is slow to moderate.

Monday’s shell egg inventories declined 6.4% in the Southwest and increased 5.9% in the

Northwest.

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 251

EXTRA LARGE 219

LARGE 215

MEDIUM 172

California F.O.B. Price for Extra Grade and Grade A Nonfat Dry Milk

Week Ending Avg. Price($/lb.) Total Sales (lb.)

December 18, 2015 $0.7864 8,836,061

December 11, 2015 $0.7985 9,590,696

Check the December USDA Commodity Report Calendar for today’s commodity reports

released by USDA.

Now Tuesday’s Commodity Market ending market numbers for other commodities:

Corn March Corn ended at $3.66 1/4 losing 5 3/4 cents, May ended at $3.72 1/2 down 5 1/2 cents.

Soybeans January Soybeans ended at 8.85 1/4 down 6 cents, March ended at 8.85 1/2 decreasing 6 cents.

Wheat March Wheat ended at $4.71 3/4, decreasing 7 1/4 cents, December Wheat ended at $4.79

dropping 7 1/4 cents.

Rough Rice January Rough Rice ended at 10.835 losing 0.115, March ended at 11.085 down 0.12.

Live Cattle December Live Cattle ended at $125.60 increasing $2.20 and February ended at $131.80 up

$1.775 and April ended at $133.125 gain $1.55.

Feeder Cattle

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January Feeder Cattle ended at $158.65 gaining $3.15 and March ended at $155.90 increasing

$1.525 and April ended at $156.575 up $1.475.

Lean Hogs February Lean Hogs ended at $56.85 increasing $0.40, April ended at $62.80 up $0.80

Class III Milk December Class III Milk ended at $14.53 unchanged, January ended at $13.41 decreasing $0.07

and February ended at $13.39 losing $0.02.

#2 Cotton March #2 Cotton ending at 63.16 losing 0.16, May ended at 63.94 down 0.17.

Sugar #11 March sugar #11 ended at 15.04 up $0.07 and May ended at 14.65 increasing 0.06.

Orange Juice January Orange Juice ended at 147.40 gaining $3.70, March ending at 145.55 up $2.15.

Crude Oil WTI February Crude Oil WTI ended at $36.14 increasing $0.33, March ended at $37.05 up $0.19 and

April ended at $37.83 gaining $0.10.

Brent Crude February Crude Oil Brent ended at $36.11 losing $0.24, March ended at $36.57 decreasing $0.24

and April ended at $37.41 down $0.24

http://agnetwest.com/2015/12/22/commodity-report-december-22/

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 22 Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-December 22

Nagpur, Dec 22 Gram prices firmed up in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and MarketingCommittee

(APMC) here on increased demand from local millers amid weak supply from producingregions.

Upward trend on NCDEX, fresh rise in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and reported demand

from South-based millers also jacked up prices, according to sources.

* * * *

FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM

* Gram varieties ruled steady in open market here on subdued demand from local traders

amid ample stock in ready position.

TUAR

* Tuar gavarani recovered marginally in open market on renewed seasonal demand from

local traders amid tight supply from producing regions.

* Rice Basmati reported down in open market on poor demand from local traders amid

supply from producing regions.

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* In Akola, Tuar - 9,000-9,300, Tuar dal - 15,300-15,700, Udid -

13,600-13,900, Udid Mogar (clean) - 17,000-17,600, Moong -

9,100-9,400, Moong Mogar (clean) 10,500-10,700, Gram - 4,200-4,400,

Gram Super best bold - 6,000-6,200 for 100 kg.

* Wheat, other varieties of rice and other commodities remained steady in open market

in thin trading activity.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close

Gram Auction 4,000-4,450 3,920-4,400

Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600

Tuar Auction n.a. 6,350-8,990

Moong Auction n.a. 6,000-6,400

Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500

Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800

Gram Super Best Bold 6,000-6,500 6,000-6,500

Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.

Gram Medium Best 5,800-5,900 5,800-5,900

Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a

Gram Mill Quality 4,700-4,900 4,700-4,900

Desi gram Raw 4,500-4,600 4,500-4,600

Gram Filter new 5,100-5,300 5,100-5,300

Gram Kabuli 5,900-7,900 5,900-7,900

Gram Pink 6,400-7,300 6,400-7,300

Tuar Fataka Best 15,500-16,000 15,500-16,000

Tuar Fataka Medium 13,000-14,000 13,000-14,000

Tuar Dal Best Phod 12,500-13,000 12,500-13,000

Tuar Dal Medium phod 11,800-12,000 11,800-12,000

Tuar Gavarani New 8,250-9,250 8,200-9,200

Tuar Karnataka 10,000-10,500 10,000-10,500

Tuar Black 16,200-16,600 16,200-16,600

Masoor dal best 7,200-7,600 7,200-7,600

Masoor dal medium 6,600-7,200 6,600-7,200

Masoor n.a. n.a.

Moong Mogar bold 10,200-10,500 10,200-10,500

Moong Mogar Med 9,300-9,500 9,300-9,500

Moong dal Chilka 8,800-9,600 8,800-9,600

Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.

Moong Chamki best 8,800-8,700 8,800-8,700

Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 16,700-18,000 16,700-18,000

Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 14,200-16,000 14,200-16,000

Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 10,000-11,200 10,000-11,200

Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,600-6,000 5,600-6,000

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Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800

Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,300 3,100-3,300

Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,400 3,200-3,400

Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,800 3,300-3,800

Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700

Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,850-1,900 1,850-1,900

Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800

Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,100-2,300

Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,150 1,950-2,150

Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-4,000 3,400-4,000

MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,000 2,700-3,000

Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,300 3,000-3,300

Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800

Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000

Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,550 2,200-2,550

Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,300 1,900-2,300

Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 3,600-3,900 3,600-3,900

Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,400 3,200-3,400

Rice HMT Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 4,400-4,900 4,400-4,900

Rice HMT Shriram med.(100 INR/KG) 3,900-4,300 3,900-4,300

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,800-11,700 9,800-11,900

Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,800-8,000 7,800-8,100

Rice Chinnor best(100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,900 5,400-5,900

Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 4,800-5,500 4,800-5,500

Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,200 1,800-2,200

Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800

WEATHER (NAGPUR)

Maximum temp. 30.5 degree Celsius (86.9 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.

17.0 degree Celsius (62.6 degree Fahrenheit)

Humidity: Highest - 92 per cent, lowest - 55 per cent.

Rainfall : n.a.

FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 31

and 15 degreeCelsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices.)

http://in.reuters.com/article/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N14B2Q320151222

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity

Rice

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High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures:

High Low Last Change

Jan '16 1098.0 1080.5 1083.5 -11.5

Mar '16 1127.5 1105.5 1108.5 -12.0

May '16 1145.5 1140.0 1138.0 -12.0

Jul '16 1172.0 1168.5 1165.0 -11.5

Sep '16 1174.0 1174.0 1164.0 -12.5

Nov '16 1166.0 -12.5

Jan '17 1166.0 -12.5

Rice Comment

Rice futures were lower across the board, with January returning for a retest of support at $10.76.

Domestic sales remain quiet and exports are also lagging. Weekly export sales were uninspiring

at 37,000 metric tons, which is down 29% from the prior four week average. Shipments were

55,700 metric tons, down 20% from the prior four-week average.

http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/

APEDA Rice Commodity News

International Benchmark Price

Price on: 22-12-2015

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

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Apricots

1 Turkish No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4875

2 Turkish No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4375

3 Turkish size 8, CIF UK (USD/t) 3625

Sultanas

1 Australian 5 Crown, CIF UK (USD/t) 2867

2 South African Orange River, CIF UK (USD/t) 2558

3 Turkish No 9 standard, FOB Izmir (USD/t) 1900

White Sugar

1 CZCE White Sugar Futures (USD/t) 851

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

3 Pakistani refined sugar, EXW Akbari Mandi (USD/t) 516

Source:agra-net For more info

Market Watch

Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 22-12-2015

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Rice

1 Manjeri (Kerala) Other 2800 3800

2 Solapur (Maharashtra) Other 2125 5165

3 Samsi (West Bengal ) Fine 2790 2820

Wheat

1 Haveri (Karnataka) Local 1620 1620

2 Alappuzha (Kerala) Other 1850 1950

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3 Siddhpur (Gujarat) Other 1500 1990

Mousambi

1 Sirhind (Punjab) Other 2000 2700

2 Manjeri (Kerala) Other 3000 3200

3 Mechua (West Bengal) Other 3000 3500

Brinjal

1 Manjeri (Kerala) Other 2400 2600

2 Nagpur(Maharashtra) Other 2500 3000

3 Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Other 1500 2500

Source:agmarknet.nic.in For more info

Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 21-12-2015

Product Market Center Price

1 Pune 443

2 Hyderabad 403

3 Nagapur 400

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 21-12-2015

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

Potatoes Package: 50 lb cartons

1 Atlanta Colorado Russet 16 17.50

2 Chicago Idaho Russet 13 16.50

3 Dallas Idaho Russet 14 19

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Carrots Package: 20 1-lb film bags

1 Atlanta California Baby Peeled 18.50 20.50

2 Chicago California Baby Peeled 17 17.50

3 Dallas Arizona Baby Peeled 16 16.75

Apples Package: cartons tray pack

1 Atlanta Virginia Red Delicious 27 28

2 Chicago Washington Red Delicious 26 26.50

3 Miami Washington Red Delicious 22 24

Source:USDA

International Benchmark Price

Price on: 18-12-2015

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

Garlic

1 Chinese first grade granules, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 2100

2 Chinese Grade A dehydrated flakes, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 2000

3 Chinese powdered, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 1800

Ginger

1 Chinese sliced, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 4600

2 Chinese whole, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 5100

3 Indian Cochin, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 3000

Guar Gum Powder

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1 Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 3685

2 Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 1085

3 Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 2205

Source:agra-net For more info

Market Watch

Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 17-12-2015

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Maize

1 Davangere (Karnataka) Local 1300 1450

2 Rahata (Maharashtra) Other 1350 1375

3 Dahod (Gujarat ) Yellow 1475 1525

Paddy(Dhan)

1 Pulpally (Kerala) Other 1800 2000

2 Dehgam (Gujarat) Other 1320 1375

3 Sainthia (West Bengal) Common 1030 1050

Orange

1 Ropar (Punjab) Other 1000 1800

2 Chala (Kerala) Other 2000 2100

3 Mechua (West Bengal) Other 2300 2700

Cauliflower

1 Thodupuzha (Kerala) Other 2800 3200

2 Shillong(Meghalaya) Other 1700 2300

3 Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Other 1000 1600

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Source:agmarknet.nic.in For more info

Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 21-12-2015

Product Market Center Price

1 Pune 443

2 Hyderabad 403

3 Nagapur 400

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 21-12-2015

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

Potatoes Package: 50 lb cartons

1 Atlanta Colorado Russet 16 17.50

2 Chicago Idaho Russet 13 16.50

3 Dallas Idaho Russet 14 19

Carrots Package: 20 1-lb film bags

1 Atlanta California Baby Peeled 18.50 20.50

2 Chicago California Baby Peeled 17 17.50

3 Dallas Arizona Baby Peeled 16 16.75

Apples Package: cartons tray pack

1 Atlanta Virginia Red Delicious 27 28

2 Chicago Washington Red Delicious 26 26.50

3 Miami Washington Red Delicious 22 24

Source:USDA

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$m boost for rice farming

Losalini Bolatagici

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

THE Chinese Government last week handed over machinery

worth $5million to the Fijian Government to help revitalise the

rice industry. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, who

officiated at the handing over ceremony at the Fiji National

University grounds in Koronivia, said the machines would help

bring Fiji's rice industry closer to self-sufficiency by helping

our farmers meet domestic demand and reducing dependence on imports.

"When we are able to provide Fijians with crops grown right here in Fiji, we improve our food

security and make ourselves more resilient to changes in the global marketplace," Mr

Bainimarama said.He also thanked the Chinese Government for their continuous support saying

the technical co-operation between the two countries, the China Shandong International

Economic and Technical Co-operation Group Ltd has provided much-needed assistance to rice

farmers in Dreketi and Koronivia ."Government's commitment to building a robust rice industry

does not begin or end with this hand-over. We will continue to research new rice varieties and

rice cultivation techniques because we recognise the importance the rice industry holds for our

economy," he said.

"If this effort lacks our full dedication, our rice industry will not live up to its potential. We need

to get every stakeholder involved and improve coordination among everyone involved in the

industry to unite us in our goal of achieving a self-sustaining rice sector," he added.Chinese

Ambassador Zhang Ping said Fiji was endowed with favourable climate and environmental

conditions for rice farming.The machinery consists of 336 sets of farming machines of 11

categories with the total value of $5million.They include excavators, bulldozers, tractors,

graders, disc trenchers, ploughs, trans-planters, harvesters, sprayers, water pumps and many

others.They are essential for different kinds of jobs of agricultural production, particularly for

each and every step of rice farming.

Image:Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama tries out one of the 348 rice-farming machines given

by the Chinese Government at a ceremony at the Koronivia Research Station in Nausori last

week. Picture: ELIKI NUKUTABU

Fiji Times

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Yield increase: GRFs provide the key

Hirokazu Tsukaya

Three independent genetic studies reveal that the GRF–miR396 module regulates rice grain

yield by controlling the number of spikelets or the size of individual grains. These findings

provide promising targets for significantly increasing crop yiel

http://www.nature.com/articles/nplants2015210

Sales Drop at Rice Milling Machine Maker Khmer Times/Sok Chan

Tuesday, 22 December 2015

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A Japanese-owned company that assembles rice milling machines and processing equipment

here is seeing sales decline due to lack of demand from rice millers, many of which are operating

at a loss or just scraping by, its president said yesterday.

Vuthy Monyrath, president of Taiwa Seiki (Cambodia) Corporation, which assembles and

provides spare parts for rice milling and processing machinery, said sales are falling because the

price of rice is declining and some rice exporters have shut operations. High production costs are

making trice millers unprofitable, which is having a knock-on effect on Taiwa Seiki’s business,

Mr. Monyrath said, adding that his company can assemble 10 rice milling machines per

month. He also said that although the government’s move to remove all taxes on the import of

agriculture machinery was welcome, his company has to pay taxes to import some machines and

accessories it uses to assemble agricultural machines here, including small motors. Other costs

include fees for import lists submitted to officials, Mr. Monyrath said.

Uy Rasy, deputy director of Phnom Penh General Department of Customs and Excise Tax, told

Khmer Times that agricultural equipment that can be imported tax free includes harvesting

machines, rice milling machines, tractors, rice processing machines, and other agricultural spare

parts and accessories. ―If they [imported companies] have a specific master list to import those

agricultural accessories, they can do so tax free,‖ Mr. Rasy said. ―But they have to pay tax for

some parts and accessories, such as motors and tires, and large machines that could be used for

uses other than agriculture,‖ he added.

Hean Vanhan, a deputy general director at the agriculture ministry, said the government has

many tax incentives to boost the agriculture sector including duty-free imports of agricultural

equipment. He also said that the government sets the tax policy but it is up to the customs and

excise officials to implement it Economist Srey Chanthy said the government should do more to

help companies that assemble or make milling machines in Cambodia because it saves the cost

of importing them, creates jobs, sparks entrepreneurship and broadens the manufacturing base.

What the government can do to accomplish this is provide technical support and tax incentives,

facilitate registration, encourage trademark registration and protect intellectual property rights,

he said. A report by the Agriculture Ministry found over 80 percent of farms now use some

motorized equipment, including tractors and machines for cultivation, while the rest rely on

traditional cultivation methods.

http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18988/sales-drop-at-rice-milling-machine-maker/

VINECO to launch rice brand in time for 2016

HA NOI (VNS) — VINECO will launch its brand of

rice on December 26 in co-operation with Trung An

Company.VINECO, which is Vingroup's agriculture

company, said the rice will be distributed exclusively

on the group's Vinmart super markets and Vinmart+

convenience stores in the southern region from

December 26, and in the rest of the country four days

later.VINECO said the rice is grown on 8,000 ha of

land belonging to the Trung An company, one of the

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leading rice producers with a most advanced and modern processing system in the Cuu Long (Mekong)

Delta. The entire cultivation process is under VINECO's production, which is tightly controlled under

ISO 22000, HACCP and Global GAP, ensuring the maximum food safety and nutritional content.During

the launch, VINECO will supply the market with six types of rice meeting the demand of the global GAP.

It expects to serve the local customers with organic rice products in 2016. — VNS

Image:VINECO in co-operation with Trung An Company grow rice in Mekong Delta. – VNS Photo

Vietnam, Timor Leste sign MoU on rice trade

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Timor Leste Ministry of Commerce, Industry and

Environment signed a memorandum of understanding on rice trade in Hanoi on December 21. At the signing ceremony.

Addressing the signing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said

Vietnam will not only be a trustworthy partner of Timor Leste in the fields of farm produce,

fisheries and rice but also in garment, leather and footwear and electronics.Vietnam will also

provide all possible support for Timor Leste’s business operations, he said, adding that there

remains room for cooperation in energy, oil and gas, and processing.

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He said Vietnam wants the Timor Leste government to continue refining policies that encourage

investment.Timor Leste Minister of Commerce, Industry and Environment Constancio da

Condeicao Pinto, for his part, affirmed that Timor Leste welcomes Vietnamese enterprises to the

country to do business.He hoped that both countries would work closely together in the areas of

oil and gas and mining in the future.The guest also vowed to complete procedures to approve the

bilateral free trade agreement as soon as possible.According to the MoIT, Vietnam imported

goods worth roughly 31 million USD from Timor Leste this year and exported 34 million USD,

ranking sixth among 35 countries exporting to the country.

VNA http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/149083/vietnam--timor-leste-sign-mou-on-rice-trade.html

Fighting rice fungus Research may lead to new control for devastating rice disease

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

IMAGE: THE RICE BLAST FUNGUS M. ORYZAEINFECTS RICE PLANTS THROUGH A STRUCTURE CALLED AN

APPRESSORIUM. IT EXERTS PRESSURE ON THE PLANT LEAF UNTIL IT PUNCTURES IT. PLANT SCIENTISTS AT

THE..

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CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE/BAIS LABORATORY

In a "clash of the microbes," University of Delaware plant scientists are uncovering more clues

critical to disarming a fungus that is the number one killer of rice plants.The findings, published

in December inFrontiers in Plant Science and in Current Opinion in Plant Biology, may lead to

a more effective control for Magnaporthe oryzae, the fungus that causes rice blast disease.The

studies were led by the laboratory of Harsh Bais, associate professor of plant and soil sciences in

UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The first author of both research articles was graduate student Carla Spence. The co-authors

included postdoctoral researcher Venkatachalam Laksmanan and Nicole Donofrio, associate

professor of plant and soil sciences, in addition to Bais."Rice is a food the world relies on -- it

accounts for about one-fifth of all the calories humans consume," says Bais. "So it's critical to

find ways to reduce the impact of rice blast disease, especially as global population is expected

to exceed 9 billion by 2050, and the need for more food increases."Previously, Bais and his

research team isolated Pseudomonas chlororaphis EA105, a bacterium that lives in the soil

around the roots of rice plants and found that this beneficial microbe can trigger a system-wide

defense against the rice blast fungus.Now, they have identified a stress hormone that appears to

play a crucial role in increasing the virulence of the fungus.

When little water is available, rice plants make more abscisic acid in their roots. This stress

hormone travels up to the plant leaves to close off tiny pores, halting the evaporation of water

from the plant to the atmosphere.Bais and his team have shown that when the rice blast fungus

invades a rice plant, an increase in abscisic acid occurs. But rather than boosting the plant's

defense mechanisms, the abscisic acid actually suppresses them, making the pathogen even more

potent."It's like a double-edged sword," Bais says. "Abscisic acid can save the plant during

drought. But when a pathogen is present, this same molecule blocks the plant's innate defense

response."In studies at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute at UD, Bais and his team treated

spores of the rice blast fungus with abscisic acid. In 10 hours, 84 percent of these spores had

germinated and formed a specialized infection structure called the appressorium, which acts like

a battering ram, exerting pressure on a rice leaf until the fungus punches through the surface.

However, when spores of the fungus were treated with both the beneficial bacterium EA105 and

abscisic acid, only about 23 percent of the spores formed this attack machinery."The rice blast

fungus uses abscisic acid to its own advantage, which is absolutely wild," Bais says. "People

have been struggling to find targets for controlling rice blast, and now we have one, with abscisic

acid. It's one of those classic holy grails because this fungus affects not only rice, but also barley

and wheat."Although abscisic acid may be responsible for virulence in the rice blast fungus, the

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molecule itself is not a feasible target for fungicides because of its crucial roles in plants, from

seed development to its modulating effect during temperature extremes and high salinity, to its

well-studied role in drought tolerance.

However, targeting specific genes in the fungus that biosynthesize abscisic acid could deliver the

real knockout punch."Plants and their microbial neighbors have this beautifully complex and

intricate system of communicating through chemical signals, with each trying to manipulate the

situation to maximize their own fitness," Bais says. "We want to be able to manage some of

these interactions, too, to enhance food security."

###

The research is supported by the National Science Foundation.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/uod-frf122215.php

FG reviewing Ali’s counter-productive policy on rice imports

The Federal Government is reviewing the recent lifting of restrictions on rice importation by the

Nigerian Customs Service, with a view to reversing the policy seen as counter productive to the

economy and a disincentive to local production. It was learnt that Godwin Emefiele, governor of

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Gov’t subsidies surge as funds channeled to aid agriculture

SUBSIDIES paid out by the national government surged month on month in October as it raised

releases for three state-run firms geared towards helping farmers, data from the Bureau of the

Treasury showed.

AFP

Releases to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) stood at P6.48 billion for

the month, much higher than the P729 million it handed out in September after a rise in

allocations to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp.

(PCIC), and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PRRI).Based on Treasury data, the national

government raised its subsidies to the NIA by P2.55 billion in October, a sharp rise from the

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P271 million it released to the agency a month earlier.PCIC, a state-run firm that gives loan

credits and insurance cover for farmers of rice, corn, livestock, and high-value crops, also

received P831 million in subsidies after two months without any funding support from the state,

while the PRRI -- a research unit of the Department of Agriculture -- got hold of an additional

P182 million.

It was in October when typhoon Lando, internationally known as Koppu, lashed parts of palay-

rich Northern Luzon. This was also a month into the ―severe‖ El Niño expected to hit the country

until mid-2016.The National Electrification Administration also received P1.69 billion, the

second biggest allocation for the month.Other firms that received additional subsidies in October

were the train operator Light Rail Transit Authority with P530 million, the agency’s biggest so

far for the year; private sector pension Social Security System at P375 million; the National

Power Corp. at P86 million, and the Philippine National Railways at P65 million.

The October subsidies brought year-to-date releases to P62.3 billion, down slightly from the

P63.64 billion seen a year earlier.

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. has received the biggest subsidies so far at P32.62 billion,

making up more than half of the total.Subsidies form part of public expenditures, which were at

P1.82 trillion as of end-October. The government plans to release a total of P118.62 billion in

GOCC subsidies for 2015. -- Melissa Luz T. Lopez

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=gov&8217t-subsidies-surge-as-

funds-channeled-to-aid-agriculture&id=120598

FIU scientists discover how arsenic builds up in plant seeds

Researchers from FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine are part of an international team that

has identified how arsenic builds up in the seeds of plants similar to rice. The discovery holds the

promise of the future development of healthier rice grains.

Distinguished Professor Barry P. Rosen, Ph.D.

―While the process of how arsenic is taken into roots and

shoots of plants is fairly well understood, little is known

about how arsenic gets into seeds,‖ says Distinguished

Professor Barry P. Rosen, Ph.D. ―Understanding how

arsenic is accumulated in seeds such as the rice grain is of

critical importance in population health.‖Rosen and

colleague Jian Chen, Ph.D., both from the Department of

Cellular Biology and Pharmacology are among the team of

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scientists who discovered how arsenic accumulates in the seeds of the plant Arabidopsis

thaliana, which is used as a model for food plants such as rice.

Arsenic is both a toxin and a carcinogen that comes from minerals and is used in some herbicides,

animal growth promoters, and semiconductors. It is a pervasive environmental contaminant of food

and water that threatens the health of tens of millions people worldwide. Rice is the staple food for

more than half of the people in the world. Even here in the U.S. where we are not large consumers,

the average American eats 25 pounds of rice per year, according to the U.S. Rice Producers

Association.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ranks arsenic first on the U.S. Priority List of

Hazardous Substances (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SPL/index.html). The EPA asserts that it pervades

our drinking water, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is concerned about arsenic

endangering the safety of our food supply.

The major source of dietary arsenic is from eating plants such as rice that have accumulated arsenic.

And rice is a major component of the diet of more than 2.5 billion people worldwide. In China, for

example, about 60 percent of daily dietary arsenic comes from rice consumption.

As reported in an upcoming article in the prestigious journal Nature Plants, Rosen’s team discovered

that the plant, A. thaliana, uses transport systems for inositol, a type of sugar, to load arsenite, the

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toxic form of arsenic, into seeds. This is the first identification of transporters responsible for arsenic

accumulation in seeds.

Rosen predicts that the same pathway is how arsenic accumulates in the rice grain and that

discoveries such as these will enable the development of new rice cultivators with less arsenic in the

grain, a major advance toward minimizing the global health risks posed by arsenic in rice and

possibly, in the near future, in other food sources.

https://news.fiu.edu/2015/12/fiu-scientists-discover-how-arsenic-builds-up-in-plant-seeds/95733 o Gne

Silencing/Gene Editing

Japanese Scientists Perform CRISPR/Cas9 Editing on

Fungus Used in Sake, Soy Sauce Production

Dec 22, 2015

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Japanese scientists have developed a technique to do

CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in Aspergillus oryzae, a filamentous fungus used in several

industrial applications, including brewing rice wines such as sake.By introducing plasmids

carrying the Cas9 protein and guide RNAs for targeted mutagenesis, the scientists were able to

get mutation efficiencies between 10 and 20 percent. The scientists, led by Jun-ichi Maruyama of

the University of Tokyo, published their results this week in Biotechnology Letters.

A. oryzae is the latest filamentous fungus to get the CRISPR treatment. Other scientists have

recently gotten the genome editing system to work in Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus

aculeatus. Filamentous fungi are used in a variety of industrial applications, including the

production of sugar-degrading enzymes, pigments, and pharmaceuticals. A. oryzae is

instrumental to the production of soy sauce, rice vinegar, sake, and other fermented soybean and

rice products. Its genome sequence was released in 2005. Genome editing could help increase

enzyme efficiency as well as enzyme yield.

https://www.genomeweb.com/gene-silencinggene-editing/japanese-scientists-perform-crisprcas9-editing-fungus-used-sake-soy-sauce

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