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December 22,2015 Vol 5 Issue XII
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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
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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."
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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
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who has been…
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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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