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Editorial Board

Chief Editor

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Managing Editor

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Rahmat Ullah

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English Editor

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Editorial Associates Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha

Ch.Hamid Malhi

Dr.Akhtar Hussain

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Islam Akhtar Khan

Editorial Advisory Board

Dr.Malik Mohammad Has

Assistant Professor, Gomal

University DIK

Dr.Hasina GulAssistant Director, Agriculture KPK

Dr.Hidayat UllahAssistant Professor, Universit

Swabi

Dr.Abdul BasirAssistant Professor, Universi

Swabi

Zahid Mehmood

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Falak Naz ShahHead Food Science & Techno

ART, Peshawar

oday Rice News Headlines...

Why you can‘t cook rice

North Korean food supply hit by drought, UN warns, as Kim Jong Un

spends on missiles

NFA chief quits, cites health reasons

Tanzania: Rice Import Permits Suspended

El Nino in final phase, monsoon-friendly La Nina likely to set in by

September‘

Philippines cuts Q1 rice output estimate for second time

Rice Tariff Confrontation

Vegetable prices spikes, rice remains stable

Rice famers demand financing fix

Rice Prices 04/28/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Drought-hit Telangana: 1000 rice mills down shutters in 2 months

VIETNAM RICE PRICES DIP, THAI PRICES STABLE

SKUAST-Kashmir adopts Tangdhar for Red Rice promotion

San Francisco Rice Noodle Maker Shuts Down Over Contamination

News Detail...

Why you can’t cook rice

may come as no surprise to some to hear you‘ve

robably been cooking rice the wrong way.From the burntayer stuck to the bottom of a pot to a watery mixture rife

with undercooked bits, many people have encounteredhese common consequences of misjudging the water-to-ce ratio.Now, a cooking expert is bringing science to theitchen to explain how to make better rice, and he says theey is to minimize evaporation.


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+2It may come as no surprise to hear you‘ve probably been cooking rice the wrong way all

along. Now, a cooking expert is bringing science to the kitchen to explain how to make better

rice, and he says the key is to minimize evaporationA quick look on the side of a bag of rice will

reveal the recipe commonly used to cook a standard serving – two cups of water per one cup of

rice.But, following these seemingly simple instructions doesn‘t always lead to perfectly cooked

rice.

To get to the bottom of this problem, researchers designed an experiment to determine what theratio should really be, Business Insider r eports.The team including Dan Souza, senior editor ofCook‘s Illustrated from America‘s Test Kitchen and one of the authors of The Science of Good

Cooking, placed sealed bags filled with one cup of water and one cup of rice into boilingwater.With this method, it took just a single cup of water to produce a perfectly cooked cup ofrice.

HOW TO COOK RICE PERFECTLY

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An ideal method would limit evaporation

entirely, but not even a rice cooker is capable

of doing thisCooking the perfect pot of rice

isn‘t likely to be achieved using a standard 2:1

water-to-rice ratio.Instead, Dan Souza, senioreditor of Cook‘s Illustrated from America‘s

Test Kitchen and one of the authors of The

Science of Good Cooking, suggests perfecting

a personalized ratio through trial and error.In

an experiment using a sealed bag containing

one cup of water and one cup of rice (1:1), the

researcher found that this ratio produced a

perfectly cooked cup for all types of rice.This

is because the key to making the best rice all

boils down to evaporation, he explains.When

cooking rice at home, a pot with a tight lid is

ideal as it will reduce the amount of evaporation.It‘s also important to know the humidity in your

environment, lid tightness, and the diameter of the pot you‘ll be using.These factors all affect the

outcome of your rice, so getting to know how they influence evaporation will help you create the

perfect ratio for the specific conditions of your kitchen.

This held true for long grain, brown rice, white rice, and more.The answer revealed by this smallexperiment, according to Souza, lies in the possibility of evaporation.Sealed bags used by theresearchers eliminated evaporation, while the pot you use at home may allow more water vapour

to escape.‗Evaporation isn‘t a consistent thing, cook to cook, kitchen to kitchen,‘ Souza toldBusiness Insider.‗If you have a pot with not a very good lid, you‘re going to get moreevaporation. If it‘s really tight, you‘re going to get less evaporation.‘An ideal method wouldlimit evaporation entirely, though not even a rice cooker is capable of doing this.

+2In order to make the best rice, Souza suggests getting to know the conditions under which it will

be cooked. This means you must consider the diameter of the pot, lid tightness, humidity, and the

number of times you lift the lid. Through trial-and-error, you can perfect a ratio based on your

own kitchenAs you try to cook larger volumes of rice, it‘s especially important to keep

evaporation in mind, Souza explained.Doubling the amount of water to make two cups of rice

may not be the best way if you‘re using the same pot used for a single cup.‗If you have a ratio of

1:2 and you double that to 2:4, you‘re saying you‘re going to get double evaporating because you

doubled it and that‘s not true,‘ he told Business Insider.‗If you‘re using the same pot with the

same diameter lid and the same heat you‘re going to have the same amount of evaporation as you

did the first time. So you end up with an extra cup of water in there.‘So, in order to make the best

rice, Souza suggests getting to know the conditions under which it will be cooked.This means

you must consider the diameter of the pot, lid tightness, humidity, and the number of times you


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lift the lid to see if it‘s finished.Through trial-and-error, you can perfect a ratio based on your

own kitchen.

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North Korean food supply hit by drought, UN warns, asKim Jong Un spends on missilesThursday, 28 Apr 2016 | 12:30 AM ETCNBC.com

North Korea's already-low food supply is set to deteriorate this year as dry weather hits crop

yields, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned."Given thetight food supplies in 2015/16, the country's food security situation is expected to deterioratefrom the previous year when most households were already estimated to have poor or borderlinefood consumption levels," the agency said in a report on Wednesday.North Korea's total food production fell 9 percent on-year to 5.4 million tons in 2015, with the harvest of rice — a foodstaple — dropping 26 percent due to poor rains and a lack of irrigation, the FAO said.It was thecountry's first decline in total food production since 2010, the agency added. The FAO's countrymonitor, Cristina Coslet, said in a video that the agency was concerned about the expected drop

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in food production this year, particularly as public rations for 18 million people, or more thantwo-thirds of the population, had already "decreased considerably" since July 2015. In recentyears, most households in North Korea have poor or borderline food consumption rates, sheadded. In 2015 there were reports of North Koreans, particularly soldiers, crossing the borderinto China in search of food.

Ben Davies |Poor weather in North Korea contributed to poor farm yields and a severe famine in the 1990s that

reportedly killed hundreds of thousands.Reduced fertilizer and fuel supply last year also limited crop

production, the FAO said.A strong ongoing El Nino weather phenomenon is causing hot, dry weather in

the Asia Pacific, hitting food crops such as palm oil in Southeast Asia and wheat in Australia. But it's not

just the weather North Korean's need worry about; in March a North Korean newspaper warned citizensto prepare for economic hardship ahead, as the rogue nation channeled funding into its weapons program.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/28/north-korean-food-supply-hit-by-drought-un-warns-as-kim-jong-un-spends-on-missiles.html

NFA chief quits, cites health reasons

by Mary Grace Padin - April 27, 2016

THE head of the National Food Authority (NFA) said on Wednesday he is stepping down fromoffice due to health and personal reasons.NFA Administrator Renan B. Dalisay said he hasalready submitted his resignation letter to the Office of the President. His resignation will takeeffect on April 30.Dalisay, who was appointed as NFA‘s administrator in November 2014, saidhe continues to wait for the President‘s feedback on his resignation.―I‘m just waiting for theconsideration of the President. But I have to do this now. If I don‘t do this, it may further cause

more damage to my health and also affect the agency,‖ he said in a phone interview.Despite hisresignation, Dalisay made an assurance that the food agency has already made all the necessary

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preparations to ensure that the country will have enough rice stocks during the lean months.―Wehave already prepared all the possible rice-importation schemes for the 500,000 MT standbyauthority given by Malacañang. The next administration can quickly execute these schemesshould they decide to,‖ Dalisay said. Based on the NFA‘s sales, Dalisay said the Philippines is projected to have a rice 31-day bufferstock by June 30.He said the NFA Council was scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discussimportation schemes and if they should leave the final decision of buying more imported rice tothe next NFA administration.―If you ask me, it‘s better to leave the decision to them, since bythen, the next president will have made clear his or her importation policy,‖ he said. The Philippines imports rice to ensure the stability of supply and price in the domestic market.

Tanzania: Rice Import Permits Suspended

By Katare Mbashiru Dodoma — The Prime Minister, Mr KassimMajaliwa, has ordered security organs to tightensecurity in border points and along coastal areas tocurb smuggling and illegal importation ofrice.Winding up debate on his office's budgetestimates, Mr Majaliwa told the National Assemblyhere yesterday that the government has suspendedall permits for importation of rice in the country because of the current increase in local production.The premier told the National Assembly that the

decision would help local farmers to have good prices of their rice and improve their livingstandards.According to him, in the 2014/15 financial year, local rice production stood at 1,936,909tonnes against the target of 926,096 tonnes. Therefore, he said, there was an excess of 1,010, 813tonnes which is equivalent to 47.8 per cent.On the other hand, following shortage of sugar in thecountry, Mr Majaliwa has said the government will import sugar to tackle the scarcity.According tothe PM, the country has sugar production capacity of 320,000 per year while the required amount ofsugar stood at 420,000 tonnes and that there was a scarcity of 100,000 tonnes.

Responding to queries raised by MPs when debating the 2016/17 budget estimates, Mr Majaliwanoted that there was a stock of sugar of about 37,000 tonnes in the country, which he said was inthe market.'"The government has already ordered sugar to cover the deficit and a few days fromtoday it should be in the country," said the PM, adding that the government was avoidingordering a huge consignment to avoid crippling local industries.However, Mr Majaliwa added,the government was putting measures in place to ensure that there was enough production ofsugar in the country to avoid importing the essential commodity.The prime minister askedtraders and major distributors trying to hoard sugar to create artificial shortage to justify pricehikes to release the commodity immediately.


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"I hereby direct all business officers in various district councils to make regular follow ups indifferent shops to ensure businesspeople don't connive to hoard sugar to justify the price hike sothat people can purchase the product at an indicative price by the government.The prime ministerfurther said that in implementing the promise delivered during last year's presidential electioncampaigns - that of empowering Tanzanians, the government has allocated 59bn/- for villageempowerment in the 2016/17 financial year.

The money, according to the PM, would be provided through revolving fund, which would becoordinated by the National Economic Empowerment Council.According to the Minister of Statein the Prime Minister's Office (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth andPeople living with Disability), Ms Jenister Mhagama, empowerment would be managed byRegional Administration and Local Government.Mr Majaliwa further defended President JohnMagufuli on the claims by the opposition camp that the Fifth Phase government was operatingillegally for what the opposition termed as failure to provide 'instrument' to enable members ofthe cabinet to discharge their duties.According to the PM, the delay by the Head of State was prompted by the fact that he was still putting up his line-up in the executive."Procedures for agovernment gazette are afoot because the president signed the instrument since April 20 - and theministers are currently working legally under the directives of the president," he said.

Mr Majaliwa also said the government was making efforts to clear the Medical StoresDepartment (MSD) 134bn/- debt."The government has started working on the debt by directingthe Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to verify it and as of now the CAG has confirmed67bn/- and the exercise is still ongoing," he hinted.To reduce backlogs of contracts in the officeof the Attorney General (AG) and fast track procurement in local government authorities, MrMajaliwa said contracts that are below 1bn/- will now be signed by lawyers in the respectivedistrict councils."But proper legal procedures should be followed while the government will nothesitate to take appropriate legal action against officials who will abuse this discretion," he

added.Yesterday, MPs approved 236.8 billion/- budget estimates for the Prime Minister's Office(PMO) for the fiscal year 2016/2017, out of which 71.6 billion is for recurrent expenditure while165.2 is for development expenditurehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201604280097.html

El Nino in final phase, monsoon-friendly La Nina likely to

set in by September’ VINSON KURIAN ? THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 26:

The monster 2015-16 El Nino may be entering its last stages, and its alter ego La Nina may begin to establish by September, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.The agency sees a 50 per cent chance of La Nina emerging in the East Equatorial Pacific, prompting it to go into ‗La Nina watch‘ mode.

Threshold ‘Nina’

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Six of eight international climate models suggest that the tropical Pacific Ocean will return to‗neutral‘ levels during May. Of them, seven indicate that La Nina thresholds may emerge bySeptember. This is despite individual model outlooks showing a large spread between neutraland La Nina scenarios, the Australian agency said. The emerging snippets of information withregard to changing dynamics in the Equatorial Pacific are good news for the Indian monsoon.La Nina has been associated with a successful Indian monsoon though with exceptions; they donot strictly have a direct cause-effect relationship.Overall build-up in India towards May/June as evidenced in the sustained heating of the landalso suggests that the ground is being prepared for a good monsoon this year.

Performance guarantee Because, despite all its devastating impact on lives and livelihoods, the searing heat and the heatwaves during April, May and June play a big role in the guaranteed performance of the monsoon.The extent to which the plains heat up determines how far the atmospheric pressure can climbdown over North India, setting up an ideal gradient from the South-West (around Kerala). Themoisture-laden monsoon winds ride this pressure gradient to blow in with full force into the landand drain down its moisture in the form of heavy rain.An outlook by India Met Department on Tuesday suggested that the ‗top heat‘ driven by heat

waves to severe heat waves may begin to shift to North-West India from this weekend itself.This does not mean any respite for East India, which may witness mercury peaking to new highsin the days to come.During the 24 hours ending on Tuesday morning, Titlagarh in Odisha, the hottest place for daystogether, saw the maximum temperature climb down to 46 deg Celsius from 48.5 deg Celsius the previous day.

Heating of West The India Met forecast said that dust storms may continue to hold down mercury over Punjab,Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Tuesday.


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But heat wave conditions are forecast to develop from Wednesday over Haryana, Chandigarh,Delhi and Uttar Pradesh along with Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Telanganaand Rayalaseema.According to the US National Centre for Environmental Prediction, heating may extend toRajasthan during the week ending May 4 with the extreme developing to the North-West of theState.http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/el-nino-in-final-phase-monsoonfriendly-la-nina-likely-to-set-in-by-september/article8524553.ece

Philippines cuts Q1 rice output estimate for second

time

The Philippines on Thursday lowered its rice output estimate for the first quarter for the secondtime due to drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon.Unmilled rice output in the

March quarter is estimated at 4.01 million tonnes, 1.5 percent lower than the previous forecast of4.07 million tonnes, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report, citing a survey ofstanding crops as of March 1. The final figure will be announced next month.That would be 8.1 percent lower than the 4.37 million tonnes production in the same period last year.Productionlosses this year due to an El Nino, which usually delays the onset of the rainy season in thePhilippines, had soared to 233,000 tonnes as of mid-April, latest data from the agriculturedepartment showed.The Southeast Asian nation, one of the world's top rice importers, hasdecided to delay its planned additional rice purchases for this year's requirements because ofample local supply. (Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico dela Cruz; Editing by EdDavies)http://www.reuters.com/article/philippines-rice-output-idUSP9N11U00O

Rice Tariff Confrontationhe US, Vietnam, China and Thailand. SEOUL, KOREA28 April 2016 - 1:45pmJung Suk-yeeThe disputes between the South Korean government and those of the United States, Australia,Vietnam, China and Thailand over the tariff rate to be applied to rice imported by South Koreaare continuing for about a year and four months. Back in September 2014, the South Korean

government decided to impose a 513% tariff on the rice for the first time in two decades.TheSouth Korean government had remained opposed to tariffication, which means the opening ofthe rice market, but changed its mind as the 5% tariff rate quota (TRQ) increased to as much as409,000 tons, equivalent to 4% of South Korea‘s rice consumption, as a result of the objection totariffication. Then, the five countries resisted, claiming that the tariff rate adopted by the SouthKorean government was excessive, and have been engaged in negotiations over theappropriateness of the tariff rate.


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According to a WTO agreement, the tariff rate is to be determined based on the difference between the prices of domestic and foreign rice in 1986 to 1988. Controversies lie in the fact thatSouth Korea used the price of imported rice used by China, instead of that of rice it imported, as

the international price.―South Korea used China‘s price in the calculation because it did importsome rice at that time but the amount was too small and commercially insignificant,‖ the South

Korean government explained. In response, the five countries are claiming that the price used byChina was inappropriate because China at that time was not a market economy and the Chinesegovernment might have intervened in the determination of the price.http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/industry/14537-rice-tariff-confrontation-tariff-negotiations-ongoing-over-south-korean-rice#sthash.n4Zz5ajs.dpuf

Vegetable prices spikes, rice remains stable Kang Mi Jin | 2016-04-28 13:28

The price of vegetables including cabbage and radish has surged around the border regions in North

Korea and to a lesser degree, further inland. The sudden spike is believed to be driven by sanctions jitters,unseasonably cold temperatures, and excessive mobilization for the upcoming Party Congress, but is being viewed by some as a temporary upswing, given the continual stability in rice prices and foreignexchange rates. ―Back in February, cabbage was selling for around 2,500 KPW (per kilogram), but priceshave suddenly jumped to 7,000 KPW. That‘s more expensive than rice,‖ a Daily NK source in

Ryanggang Province reported on April 25. ―Now is usually the time when food supplies are short(because of the barley hump), but it looks like the hike was triggered by more people mixing in driedgreens with their rice to conserve their rice supplies, in the belief that the food situation may worsen dueto [implications stemming from] the sanctions.‖

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Radish prices in border regions have also surged from 1,200 KPW (per kilogram) in February to 3,100KPW, leading to concerns that this year may become one of the toughest years in the recent memory. ―Insome areas of Taehongdan County, people are eating so-called ‗radish noodles,‘ which are made bycoating radish leaves with potato starch,‖ the source explained. According to another source in PukchongCounty, South Hamgyong Province, the food situation has worsened to the extent that an increasing

number of families in farming communities are eating "seaweed rice."Conditions in the central inlandareas are not much different. Individuals who would normally grow their own vegetables have seen theirschedules disrupted by ongoing ―70-Day Battle‖ mobilizations. ―Thanks to the continual mobilizations,said by many to be ‗turning their hearts into black lumps of coal‘, ahead of the Party Congress, businessat the markets has lost its vibrancy and the residents are miserable,‖ a source in Pyongyang told Daily NK.One key difference offering residents in interior regions (including the capital) some relief is their spinachharvest, which has not yet occurred in the border regions (due to cooler temperatures). Unfortunately, theinterior regions have also seen cabbage prices climb, fetching around 4,800 KPW to 5,000 KPW perkilogram. Despite these high prices, movements on the rice and foreign currency front have remainedrelatively stable, leading people to believe the spike in vegetables will be short lived. ―Vegetables are notexport items and therefore their prices are determined by domestic supply and demand,‖ the Pyongyang -

based source noted. ―However strong the sanctions may be, rice prices have nonetheless remained thesame and, under these conditions, not many will choose to eat expensive cabbages over rice,‖ the sourceadded, suggesting that prices are likely to return to normal as the markets readjust for supply anddemand.

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Rice famers demand financing fix

By Aye Thidar Kyaw and Su Pyo Win | Thursday, 28 April 2016

A recent state bank decision to increase loans to rice farmers by 50 percent in the comingmonsoon season has not been well-received, with some paddy farmers calling for the

troubled development bank to be privatised.

Myanma Agricultural Development Bank (MADB) will increase the size of loans available torice farmers from K100,000 to K150,000 per acre, after receiving permission from parliament.The state lender will issue K1.7 trillion of the larger one-year loans over the coming months.Thedevelopment bank will contribute K1.2 billion of the funds and the Central Bank will provideK500 million, managing director U Kyaw Shwe told The Myanmar Times.These loans will belimited to 10 acres, in line with previous MADB loan policy, said U Soe Tun, vice president ofthe Myanmar Rice Federation. But farmers are calling for longer-term loans with no limitation

on acreage.U Thein Aung, chair of the Free Farmers Association, said that the amounts beingmade available were not enough to cover cultivation costs. He owns more than 40 acres, and saidthat the increase in the maximum loan available – K1 million to K1.5 million – would not makemuch of a difference.Farming industry figures said a lack of infrastructure, banking and financing are causing problems for rice farmers trying to cultivate high-quality paddy fields. Farming machinery isexpensive to hire, exchange rate volatility can push up fertiliser prices and paddy farmers arealso exposed to sharp drops in rice prices.Summer rice was priced at up to K600,000 per 100 tins

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(each tin is equivalent to 9 gallons) until mid-March but was worth just K450,000 in early April. Prices began to fall when Indonesian buyers discovered pests in a shipment of rice fromMyanmar, and refused to pay traders.The existing system of MADB loans only allows farmers tocultivate and produce, but does nothing to improve their lives, said U Thein Aung. Hisorganisation wants a shift in policy toward larger and longer-term loans, he said.But MADB,which is funded by state-backed giant Myanma Economic Bank, is barely profitable as it is. Theagricultural development bank offers loans at much lower interest rates than the private sector – just 5 percent a year, compared to 13pc at commercial banks, and makes just 1pc profit.

Some agricultural industry figures are calling for MADB to be privatised in order to bettersupport Myanmar‘s agricultural households.U Soe Tun said that his organisation had submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in early April, and was stillawaiting a decision. ―We think it [MADB] should be privatised as it is apparently suffering

losses, while farmers need more financing support.‖MADB‘s Tanintharyi regional mananger U

Win Naing recently told The Myanmar Times that the bank faces losses in less-cultivated regionsand states while in Yangon, Bago and Ayeyarwady it is able to break even.―Interest rates will inevitably rise if it becomes privatised,‖ said U Soe Tun. But MADB would

also become a stronger institution, which would prevent farmers from seeking loans with evenhigher interest rates from non-banks, he added.Managing director U Kyaw Shwe said that the bank may have to merge with other institutions or change its policy, but was not aware of anydecision from the agriculture ministry on the issue of privatisation.―We haven‘t heard anythingabout privatising or restructuring so far,‖ he said, adding that MADB will have operate underwhatever new policy the government puts in place.MADB is facing a loss for the 2015-16 fiscalyear, and has yet to receive K350 billion in outstanding monsoon loans from farmers in Sagaing,Monywa, Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwady and Bago, which it extended last year, U Kyaw Shwe said.―My staff and I will go to the areas where farmers could make the whole payment and collectloans with the help of regional authorities,‖ he said, adding that far mers could not borrow new

loans before paying back existing debt.―We have to find out why farmers have not paid backloans even though the interest rates have been reduced as much as possible.

http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/20004-rice-famers-demand-financing-fix.html

Rice Pricesas on : 28-04-2016 08:10:29 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.

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Billsadda(UP) 2340.00 175.29 6390.00 2190 2185 -

Vishalpur(UP) 2255.00 - 2255.00 2190 - -

Bangalore(Kar) 1628.00 -29.09 113866.00 3950 3800 -7.06

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Bangarpet(Kar) 301.00 7.89 6771.00 1850 1750 NC

Manjeri(Ker) 290.00 NC 8990.00 2900 2900 -12.12

Kanpur(Grain)(UP) 250.00 -10.71 9340.00 2190 2175 0.69

Doddaballa Pur(Kar) 231.00 6.45 568.00 1425 1475 -

Sitapur(UP) 206.00 0.98 7069.00 2205 2210 5.50Allahabad(UP) 150.00 25 6120.00 2075 2160 -3.94

Lucknow(UP) 144.00 22.55 3780.00 2150 2185 4.88

Howly(ASM) 103.00 160.76 1811.70 1520 1530 4.83

Azamgarh(UP) 103.00 -14.17 4226.50 2120 2120 7.07

Ballia(UP) 100.00 -9.09 7020.00 1980 1985 0.51

Samsi(WB) 100.00 100 15860.00 3000 2700 -

Devariya(UP) 95.00 -20.83 1405.00 2110 2100 8.21

Kalna(WB) 92.00 -3.16 1126.00 1750 1750 -2.78

Aligarh(UP) 90.00 5.88 2955.00 2220 2200 15.32

Gangavathi(Kar) 88.00 114.63 515.00 2790 1720 -

Ghaziabad(UP) 80.00 33.33 2465.00 2125 2150 -3.41

Thodupuzha(Ker) 70.00 NC 2520.00 2650 2650 8.16

Saharanpur(UP) 65.00 8.33 4611.00 2165 2165 2.12

Junagarh(Ori) 61.05 -4.53 1195.80 2100 2100 -4.55

Shahjahanpur(UP) 58.10 -43.37 40490.10 2240 2230 8.21

Etawah(UP) 50.00 -16.67 18955.00 2255 2255 1.12

Barasat(WB) 50.00 -16.67 2445.00 2300 2200 NC

Pandua(WB) 50.00 4.17 1819.00 2700 2700 NC

Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori) 48.68 -9.6 863.44 2100 2100 -4.55

Kolar(Kar) 43.00 4200 88.00 4724 4500 -

Gondal(UP) 43.00 7.5 11488.10 1990 1980 -1.00

Dadri(UP) 40.00 NC 1829.00 2125 2120 2.16

Pratapgarh(UP) 35.00 - 35.00 2120 - 7.07

Gazipur(UP) 35.00 -10.26 1574.00 1990 1980 NC

Jorhat(ASM) 30.00 -14.29 1474.00 2700 2700 -3.57

Partaval(UP) 30.00 57.89 1212.00 2025 2020 4.38

Chorichora(UP) 30.00 20 330.15 2110 2110 8.21

Purulia(WB) 30.00 25 1823.00 2200 2200 -8.33

Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah) 25.00 -21.88 1549.00 3500 3500 -Balurghat(WB) 22.00 -8.33 440.00 2900 2900 -

Lohardaga(Jha) 20.50 -21.15 803.50 1650 1650 -13.16

Haathras(UP) 20.00 -66.67 500.00 2210 2180 13.33

Alipurduar(WB) 20.00 5.26 461.00 2200 2200 NC

Jeypore(Ori) 16.90 6.96 290.90 325 325 -

Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB) 15.70 -7.65 1043.60 2400 2400 -7.69


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Banda(UP) 15.00 -38.78 415.00 2210 2175 -

Meerut(UP) 15.00 36.36 525.50 2300 2300 9.00

Yusufpur(UP) 15.00 25 647.00 1955 1950 2.89

Sirsa(UP) 14.50 3.57 461.00 2075 2070 -0.72

Jahanabad(UP) 13.00 -7.14 277.80 2100 2070 NCMedinipur(West)(WB) 13.00 -13.33 559.00 2400 2400 NC

Dahod(Guj) 11.50 -73.26 1330.40 3900 2100 -2.50

Pukhrayan(UP) 11.00 -8.33 212.50 2090 2080 -3.24

Hazaribagh(Jha) 10.10 5.21 110.15 2350 2695 -18.83

Kottayam(Ker) 10.00 NC 150.00 3500 3500 12.90

Kaliaganj(WB) 10.00 25 607.00 2550 2550 2.00

Raiganj(WB) 10.00 NC 770.50 2650 2650 1.92

North Lakhimpur(ASM) 9.50 -31.16 1335.40 1900 1900 -

Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori) 8.60 -4.44 263.40 3250 3250 NC

Katwa(WB) 8.60 7.5 154.10 2200 2200 NC

Etah(UP) 8.00 NC 102.00 1890 1880 -6.90

Muradabad(UP) 8.00 60 479.70 2330 2325 13.66

Shikohabad(UP) 8.00 60 483.50 2040 2040 -1.21

Buland Shahr(UP) 8.00 14.29 380.00 2040 2025 NC

Mirzapur(UP) 7.00 40 1240.50 1965 1960 -0.76

Jiaganj(WB) 7.00 -6.67 56.50 2250 2250 -5.46

Dibrugarh(ASM) 6.50 -27.78 1072.70 2450 2450 -

Tusura(Ori) 6.50 -13.33 230.00 2200 2200 -8.33

Dudhi(UP) 6.00 -7.69 17.50 2030 1985 4.10

Kasganj(UP) 6.00 -14.29 539.00 2040 2030 -0.24

Karanjia(Ori) 5.50 -15.38 236.80 2600 2600 4.00

Lalbagh(WB) 5.50 -26.67 90.30 2250 2250 NC

Baberu(UP) 5.00 150 126.00 2170 2175 -

Khair(UP) 5.00 NC 134.00 2230 2130 15.54

Hailakandi(ASM) 4.00 NC 127.00 2700 2700 NC

Mohanpur(Tri) 4.00 100 57.00 2800 2700 -6.67

Gulavati(UP) 4.00 33.33 53.00 2050 2045 0.24

Unnao(UP) 4.00 -37.5 22.90 2180 2175 2.83

Islampur(WB) 4.00 33.33 260.90 2150 2150 -Perinthalmanna(Ker) 2.90 NC 82.90 2500 2500 -19.35

Rura(UP) 2.60 -13.33 97.00 2125 2120 -1.62

Siyana(UP) 2.50 25 73.50 2080 2085 1.96

Punalur(Ker) 1.50 NC 18.50 1600 1600 -

Mawana(UP) 1.50 NC 23.20 2195 2200 4.52

Dibiapur(UP) 1.20 -85.88 106.40 2160 2250 -0.46


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Mangaon(Mah) 1.00 -66.67 29.00 2800 2800 NC

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8531916.ece

04/28/2016 Farm Bureau Market ReportRiceHigh Low

Long Grain Cash Bids

Long Grain New Crop

Futures:ROUGH RICE

High Low Last Change

May '16 1095.0 1073.5 1073.5 -10.0

Jul '16 1122.0 1099.0 1100.5 -9.5

Sep '16 1136.5 1117.5 1116.0 -8.5

Nov '16 1142.0 1134.0 1124.0 -8.0

Jan '17 1139.5 -8.0

Mar '17 1156.5 -7.0

May '17 1175.5 -7.0

Rice Comment

Rice futures continued lower. May failed at the 62% retracement objective of $11.16 on

Tuesday. Weekly exports were only 31,700 metric tons this week, down from 121,300 metric

tons last week. The market will be watching crop progress closely. If farmers plant what they

reported to USDA in the survey, the large crop will limit the upside potential. Currently, USDA

says 62% of the crop in the ground and 38% emerged. In Arkansas, the totals are 75% planted

and 40% emerged, so Arkansas farmers made lots of progress in a week‘s time

Drought-hit Telangana: 1000 rice mills down shutters in 2

months

In the state of Telangana, out of 450 mandals, 231 have been declared drought-hit. However, on ground,the picture may be worse according to various farmers associations. Excerpts from India Business Hour

on CNBC-TV18 Watch the full show » Reeling under acute drought conditions, a state mostly dependent

on rain water is now facing an extreme water shortage. As a result, production of food grains and pulses

has fallen drastically. CNBC-TV18's Deepthi Bathini and Arundathi Ramanan bring us a ground report

from Jangaon in Telangana. In the state of Telangana, out of 450 mandals, 231 have been declared

drought-hit. However, on ground, the picture may be worse according to various farmers associations. A

state synonymous as 'annapurna'- rice bowl of India is now seeing the production of paddy falling

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drastically. For instance, B. Narasimha has two acres of farm land in Kalem village in Jangaon, dedicated

to paddy cultivation.

However, this year with water levels dropping and borewells drying up, Narasimha could sow paddy only

on half acre. He says this is the same story across his village Narasimha says, "I had two acres in which I

used to sow paddy every year. This year with water scarcity, I have sown only half an acre hoping that

will feed my family. It is the same situation everywhere." What is also alarming is the rate at which rice

mills are shutting down in Telangana. The state had 2500 rice mills and 1000 of them have shut down in

just the last two months. These mills are primary suppliers to government for rice under public

distribution systems (PDS). The state requires 18 lakh tonne of rice and mills could supply only 9 lakh

tonnes. With shortage of paddy production and increasing costs to maintain the mills, owners feel they are

better off shutting the mills down. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, President of the Rice Millers Association, P.

Balaiah says, the industry which invests a minimum of Rs 10 crore to set up a mill is now facing an

uncertain future, adding, atleast 75,000 people are directly or indirectly employed through these rice

mills. "There is shortage of paddy and drought isn't helping us either," Balaiah says.

The state had sought Rs 3,064 crore from central government for drought relief but the Centre has only

agreed to Rs 791 crore. Farmer‘s organisations are concerned that this would have an impact on the next

crop as well. While the drought conditions in the state are alarming, the concern on hand is the falling

production of food grains, especially paddy. Being water intensive crop, the government machinery needs

to pull its act together to at least save the next crop

Read more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/cnbc-tv18-comments/drought-hit-telangana-

1000-rice-mills-down-shutters2-months_6449121.html?utm_source=ref_article

VIETNAM RICE PRICES DIP, THAI PRICES STABLEWednesday, 27 April 2016 17:54 by Imaduddin

HANOI: Vietnamese exporterslowered rice offer prices thisweek on thin buying demand, but were still unable to competewith Pakistani grain rates, whileThai prices were stable on tightsupply, traders said onWednesday.Farmers in

Vietnam's Mekong Delta have been waiting for the rainy seasonto start planting their nextsummer-autumn crop. However,the dry weather might continueuntil late May, state forecasterssaid.Vietnam's 5-percent brokenrice stood at $370-$375 a tonne,

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free-on-board (FOB) basis, against a wider range of $365-$385 last Wednesday."Prices standstill as no new sales have emerged," a trader at a foreign firm in Ho Chi Minh City said. "A fewcompanies have gone to Pakistan for rice at cheaper rates."Pakistani 5 percent broken rice wasquoted at $345 a tonne, FOB basis, which has attracted buyers, he said.The Philippines, whichstated it can import 500,000 tonnes to boost state reserve stocks, has not made any moves untilnow ahead of an election next month, traders said.This year's dry weather has damaged at least 1 million tonnes of paddy in Vietnam, and another400,000 tonnes could be affected from the Mekong Delta's next summer-autumn crop,Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat told a ministry meeting on Tuesday.The total losses wouldequal to 700,000 tonnes of milled rice, or 8 percent of Vietnam's export volume in 2016 projected to be 8.7 million tonnes, based on a U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization forecast.In Thailand, despite a depreciation of the Thai baht over the week, tight supply kept rice pricesstable, a trader in Bangkok said.Thai 5-percent broken rice narrowed to $385-$390 a tonne, FOBBangkok, from $382-$390 last week."Domestic prices go up because of low supply, so theweaker exchange rate balanced that out," said a Bangkok-based trader.Thailand and Vietnam, theworld's second- and third-biggest rice exporter after India, contribute a combined 40 percent ofglobal rice trade.http://www.brecorder.com/markets/commodities/asia/292774-vietnam-rice-prices-dip-thai-prices-stable.html

SKUAST-Kashmir adopts Tangdhar for Red Rice promotionPublished at 28/04/2016 23:59:13

Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar:

SK University of Agriculture Science Technology – Kashmir organized a 2-day ―ParticipatorySeed Production of High Yielding Varieties‖ and ―Revival of Zag Rice of Kashmir Himalayas‖on April 26 and April 27, 2016 at Dak Bunglow Tangdhar. MLA Raja Manzoor was also presenton occasion where large number of farmers of the area participated. Tangdhar is a bastion fortraditional variety ZAG variety (LAL CHAWAL) but is losing its area and becomingextinct. The program was launched on the directives of the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Nazeer Ahmedin an effort to revive the heritage rice variety ZAG rice in Tangdhar of Kupwara district. The program was organized by Dr. GA Parray, Associate Director Research, MRCFC, Khudwani,Officers of the Agriculture Department. On the occasion, interface of the scientists-farmers wasalso held.Fifteen quintal seed of high yielding varieties and pure seed of ZAG were distributedamong farmers for up scaling the production. One compact block of 200 kanals of land in the

Agriculture Zone Gabar of Tangdhar was brought under this participatory seed production programme.Dr. GA Parray speaking during interface highlighted the role played by the University ricescientists towards rice research and in addressing the problems faced by farming community ofthe valley and that of the particular area. He also advised for measures to be undertaken forrevival of this important variety.MLA Raja Manzoor appreciated the role of the Universityscientists and advised the farmers to adopt the farming practices and guidelines framed by thescientists in revival and enhancement of production and productivity. He also suggested


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University scientists to formulate plans and programmes of the ZAG rice in a similar mannerdesigned for that of Mushkbudji for its quality assessment and marketing.

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San Francisco Rice Noodle Maker Shuts Down

Over Contamination April 28, 2016 7:55 AM

Rice noodles. (Thinkstock)

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A San Francisco- based rice noodle manufacturer has agreed tocease any food preparation services to settle acomplaint brought by federal prosecutors earlierthis month over unsanitary food handling,according to the U.S. Attorney‘s Office.Federal prosecutors brought the complaint in U.S. DistrictCourt in San Francisco at the request of the U.S.Food and Drug Administration. The FDA found inan inspection earlier this year that Zi Xing Liu andZi Cheng Liu, the proprietors of Kun Wo FoodProducts Inc., didn‘t take necessary precautions to prevent food contamination.Among the violations,the FDA found employees used a vat containingrice to rinse their hands, buckets and rags; thatemployees grabbed rice noodles for packagingwith unwashed hands; and that machinery in theMission District facility was covered in grease andgrime, exposing the noodles to particulate matter.

Condensation from a hose suspended on the ceiling dripped into the soaking rice, andcondensation from a copper pipe with a green and blacked film dripped into a grinder for rice processing, according to prosecutors.Swabs of surfaces in the facility found bacterial

contamination, prosecutors said.Under the terms of the settlement, the company owners have tocomply with an injunction ordering them not to work with food in any capacity unless given permission by the FDA.

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