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Editorial Board

Chief Editor

Hamlik

Managing Editor

Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah

Rozeen Shaukat

English Editor

Maryam Editor

Legal Advisor

Advocate Zaheer Minhas

Editorial Associates Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha

Ch.Hamid Malhi

Dr.Akhtar Hussain

Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqu

Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)

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

PSO,NIFA Peshawar

Falak Naz ShahHead Food Science & Techno

ART, Peshawar

oday Rice News Headlines...

Political situation, weather condition affect rice price trends North Korea's food production falls for first time since 2010 as water

scarcity hits agricultural sector

Rice falls, food security fears rise

TRADERS FACE HARDSHIP IN RICE EXPORTS TO IRAN

Food stocks sufficient for Ramadhan: Bulog

FAO Cereal Supply and Demand Brief

Seeds for Contract Rice Farming Planted

Worldwide supply of rice projected to shrink significantly due to El

Niño

Rice farmers to get N1b from Ebonyi govt

4,000 rice farmers benefit from AGRA funds

Nigerian banks court rice, wheat farmers

Rice Prices

UNISAME REGRETS BIG BUSINESS WITH IRAN SUFFERING

DUE TO NON CLARITY

Lower rice output to push up prices

In Benin, a new stove turns rice waste into clean fuel

Apeda Rice commodity News

News Detail...

Political situation, weather condition affectce price trends

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aily Monitor

ice has become an important cash and food crop in Uganda over the

st couple of years. This is evident in Iganga and Bugiri districts in the

ast, Hoima and Kabarole districts in the west, Amuru and Nwoya

stricts in the north, among others. Between 2002 and 2012, rice

roduction grew by 77 per cent (from 120,000 to 212,000 tonnes),

ainly due to favourable policies, the development of improved seeds

nd the high level of prices in the domestic market which constitute a

ron incentive for farmers. The Common External Tariffs CET


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This measure was put in place in order to limit the level of importation of rice and to promote

self-sufficiency in production. Priority crop Moreover, rice is among the 15 strategic agricultural

commodities that have been selected by ministry of Agriculture for prioritisation in the

Development Strategy and Investment Plan (DSIP) owing to its high returns to investment andhuge potential. Although Uganda's production has increased significantly, it is unable to satisfy

the increasing demand from urban consumers, which is closely linked with rapid urbanisation

and economic growth. For example, in 2013 Uganda's broken rice imports amounted to around

$7m (Shs23.2b) in value Rice (Kayiso) Since 2010 to date, the value of Kayiso rice has increased

gradually making a difference of Shs850 (30.1 per cent) per kilogramme on retail and Shs770

(30.1 per cent increase) per kilogramme on whole sale.

During the first half of the year 2011, Kayiso rice recorded the highest increase in the prices in

the past five years with 32.6 per cent on retail and 36.2 per cent on wholesale between the

months January to June 2011. This was followed by prices in October 2011-May 2012 period,

which increased by 23.8 per cent on retail and 23.8 per cent on wholesale. The big increase in the

prices was attributed to inflation rate, which affected the fuel prices hence increase in the

transport costs that directly led to an increase in the price. The increase was due to low harvest

caused by drought that hit the country in the first quarter, which destroyed most of the food

crops.

Hence, people turned most of demands to rice especially kayiso, which is a low-priced rice in the

market due to its quality in terms of size and scent. The other reason for the price fluctuation

during the months of January and February is due to opening of the school term. This is when

most schools buy in bulk and stock for the pupils/students and affects the prices of Kayiso

because most of the schools prefer it because of its lower price compared to Super and Pakistan.

Rice prices do not fluctuate much in the market simply because competition from other rice

types that are preferred highly than Kayiso due to the attributesgrain size, brokenness, sweetness,

and easiness to cook. Rice (Super) Super rice (Uganda) as the name suggests is the premium

brand recognised nationally and across East African region. All the varieties of rice have the

same trend pattern across the years indicating a possible correlation between their prices. Like it

happened with Kayiso rice, the highest price of Super rice was recorded in May 2012. The

wholesale and retail prices increased rapidly from February 2011-May 2012. The hike in the

prices was brought by the dry spell that occurred from December 2010 to February 2011it

affected the prices of the most commodities and more so the general inflation in the country,


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which was brought about by the political situation (general elections). The inflation rates in

Uganda, like any African country, tend to go high during the political campaign years and this

affects the prices highly. As a result of the above factors, the price increased by 46 per cent retail

and 47.6 per cent on wholesale prices respectively.

For rice, like any other crop, the price is affected by other types in the market from different

origins such as Super Tanzania and Pakistan rice, IRRI-6 sweet variety (15, 20 and 25 per cent

broken), Tilda rice, Basmati, among others. The beauty with Super rice is that it beats the other

types of rice on aroma and taste whereas the other types are preferred for their cleanliness hence

easy to cook without any sorting. Tracking back the average price trends of Super rice in the last

three years, shows that the prices have been stable. It has been trading between Shs 3,000-

Shs3,400 per kilogramme on retail price and Shs2,630-Shs3,010 making a difference of Shs400

on both retail and wholesale. From the analysis, one can predict the average price of super rice to be in the range of Shs3,000-Shs3,500 if the conditions remain constant and the inflation reduces.

The author is content and research executive, FIT Uganda

North Korea's food production falls for first time since 2010

as water scarcity hits agricultural sectorFood security expected to deteriorate, most households already estimated to have poor or borderline consumption.UNFAO reports low food production in North Korea due to water scarcity, and that this will bring food

security to borderline or consumption level. Image: Shutterstock

FAO (UN)

Thursday 5 May 2016

North Korea‘s total food production - including cereals, soybeans and potatoes in cereal

equivalent - is estimated to have fallen in 2015, the first drop since 2010, and is expected toworsen food security in the country, according to FAO.Last year, total food production in NorthKorea (officially known as the Democratic People‘s Republic of Korea) is estimated to have been about 5.4 million tonnes compared to 5.9 million tonnes in 2014, marking a 9 per centdecrease, the update said.

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In particular, production of paddy rice, the country‘s main staple, dropped by 26 per cent to 1.9million tonnes, mainly due to poor rains and low availability of water for irrigation.FAO‘s

estimate for the country‘s cereal import requirements for the 2015/16 marketing year

(November-October) amounts to 694,000 tonnes. With 300,000 tonnes expected to be covered by government imports, the uncovered deficit of 394,000 tonnes represents the highest gap since2011/12, the report said.

The estimates are based on official production figures and analysis by FAO‘s Global Informationand Early Warning System (GIEWS) in collaboration with theEuropean Commission‘s JointResearch Centre.

Food secur i ty set to deteriorate

Given the tight food su pplies in 2015/16, the country‘s food security situation is expected todeteriorate from the previous year when most households were already estimated to have poor or borderline food consumption levels.

Crop overview

Besides severely affecting the rice crop, the dry conditions during the 2015 main season, coupledwith low irrigation water availability following recurrent dry spells since July 2014, alsoimpacted negatively on the production of maize, the country‘s second most important cereal

crop.Despite an expansion in plantings, maize output is estimated to have decreased by 3 per cent to2.29 million tonnes in 2015.The report noted that the output of more drought-resistant soybeans - the most important sourceof protein in North Korea -increased by 37 per cent to 220,000 in 2015.Similarly, the output of other cereals (sorghum, millet, buckwheat) is put at 156,000 tonnes,almost triple the level of 2014.

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Production of 2016 early season potatoes and minor wheat and barley, to be harvested from June,is forecast at 363 000 tonnes, 21 per cent higher than the sharply reduced 2015 level.

FAO’s work

FAO is supporting the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction measures as part of its work toincrease resilience of livelihoods to shocks. This is being done by providing the most affectedcooperative farms with essential inputs, equipment and training to mitigate the impact of droughton paddy, maize, soybean and potato crop production in North and South Hwanghae provinces.In addition, FAO is promoting, on pilot scale, sustainable agriculture practices, including on-farm water management, through improved land levelling, water saving technologies as well asmore efficient water control, also through crop irrigation scheduling.

http://www.eco-business.com/news/north-koreas-food-production-falls-for-first-time-since-2010-as-

water-scarcity-hits-agricultural-sector/

Rice falls, food security fears rise Naveen Thukral - AAP on May 5, 2016, 12:01 pm

Nearly a decade after a spike in global food prices sent shockwaves around the

world, Asia's top rice producers are suffering from a blistering drought that

threatens to cut output and boost prices of a staple for half the world's

population.This year, world rice production is expected to decline for the first time since 2010, as failingrains linked to an El Nino weather pattern cut crop yields in Asia's rice bowl.A heat wave is sweeping top rice exporter India, while the No 2 supplier Thailand is facing a

second year of drought.Swathes of farmland in Vietnam, the third-biggest supplier, are also parched as irrigation fed bythe Mekong river runs dry.The three account for more than 60 per cent of the global rice trade of about 43 million tonnes."As of now, we haven't seen a large price reaction to hot and dry weather because we have hadsuch significant surplus stocks in India and Thailand. But that can't last forever," said James Fell,an economist at the International Grains Council (IGC).Rice inventories in the three top exporters are set to fall by about a third at the end of 2016 to 19million tonnes, the biggest year-on-year drop since 2003, according to Reuters calculations basedon US Department of Agriculture data.Any big supply disruption can be extremely sensitive. In 2008, lower Asian rice output due to an

El Nino prompted India to ban exports, sending global prices sky-rocketing and causing foodriots in Haiti and panic measures in big importers such as the Philippines.Manila at the time scrambled to crack down on hoarding, ordered troops to supervise subsidisedrice sales and asked fast food chains to serve half-portions, as well as urging Vietnam and othersto sell the country more rice.The world has suffered a series of food crises over the past decade involving a range of grainsdue to adverse weather.


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In the case of rice, benchmark Thai prices hit a record around $US1,000 a tonne in 2008. Pricespikes like this typically also boost demand for other grains such as wheat, widely used fornoodles in Asia, and soybeans and corn used for food or feed.While currently far below 2008 highs, rice in April hit $US389.50, the strongest since July andup 13 per cent from an eight-year low of $US344 in September.Bruce Tolentino of the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute is concernedabout Asia's vulnerability."In general prices are still stable right now. They're inching up though, and what will drive thingsover the edge will be a major calamity in one of the major producing countries."Although India's rice output in 2015 was largely stable, extremely hot temperatures arethreatening a second crop in eastern regions.Traders see further price gains by June as India's next big crop is not due until September andThailand's main crop by year end.The IGC sees a 2016 world harvest of 473 million tonnes, down from 479 million tonnes in 2015and the first decline in six years.Thailand's last main crop was only about half of the peak production a few years ago and theUSDA has forecast output will drop by more than a fifth to 15.8 million tonnes in 2016."The government has been asking farmers not to plant rice as there is little water in the reservoirsafter two years of drought," said one Bangkok-based trader.In Vietnam, output could fall 1.5 per cent in 2016 to 44.5 million tonnes, while exports would be8.7 million tonnes, steady on a previous projection, the government said.As much as 240,000 hectares of paddy have been destroyed by drought and salination in thecentral area and southern Mekong Delta region, it said.A Singapore-based trader said that while the annual decline appeared modest Vietnam's latestharvest "is five to six per cent lower than last year."Thailand and Vietnam harvest three crops a year.Some Asian countries are already looking to raise imports.

Indonesia is expected to see 2016 purchases jump by more than 60 per cent to two million tonnesfrom a few years ago.China, the world's top importer, taking about five million tonnes annually, is expected tocontinue this buying pace. IGC has forecast China's 2016 production will fall short ofconsumption for a third consecutive year.The Philippines had the lowest stocks since October in March despite importing 750,000 tonnesand its procurement agency has standby authority to ship an additional 500,000 tonnes."Although El Nino has entered its weakening stage, the risk of higher food prices remains giventhe onset of the summer season," said Philippine Economic Planning Secretary EmmanuelEsguerra

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TRADERS FACE HARDSHIP IN RICE EXPORTS TO

IRANAmanullah Khan

Karachi — The commercial banks are not clearing online Form E for rice exports to Iran and are not yetready for transactions with Iran. No procedure has been outlined so far.Pakistan exports are on the declining side on the back of global economic slowdown which calls fortapping any export opportunity with the global trading partners however such irritants like missing banking facility may not help to increase the export volume of the country. President UNISAME ZulfikarThaver has pointed out that the exporters are facing hardships and are unable to finalize orders from Irandespite no sanctions exist against Iran. It is pertinent to note that no sanctions can ever be imposed onfood and medicine items as per United Nations charter but since Iran was boycotted by SWIFT, trade withIran became impossible and goods were shipped to Dubai and from there to Iran. Now that the sanctionshave been removed businessmen have become active for exports and imports to and from Iran but areunable to go forward due to lack of clarity about procedure

Grain market news

12:01 Romania almost completed sunflower and corn sowing

Last week, moderately warm weather was observed across all the territory of the country. Average air

temperature was within multiyear norms and ranged between +8..+18 ºC. Maximum air temperature rose

to +23 ° C, minimum lowered to +3 ° C.

Meteorologists forecast that moderate temperature regime will retain in May, but precipitation amount

will exceed the norm in some regions of the country. Precipitation deficit is expected only in July.

5 cm soil layer temperature ranged from +7 to + 17 ° C. Spring grain crops, sown in optimum time, were

at the stages of leaf-formation and tillering.

Sowings of winter barley and wheat are mainly at the stem elongation and earing stages. Moisture

reserves in the topsoil are sufficient and optimum for crops development.

Winter rapeseed plantings are mostly in good and excellent condition and are going through flower head

formation and flowering stages of development.

Sunflower and corn sowing is almost complete in Romania. Corn is at the stage of sprouts emergence and

the first leaves formation. Sunflower is also at sprouts stage and in the southern regions - formation of the

first pair of leaves. Farmers of central regions cannot finish sunflower and corn sowing campaign due to

excessive rains and wet soil.

More information on winter crop conditions and progress in spring sowing campaign in the countries of

Black Sea Region is available to subscribers for weekly market report "Black Sea Grain & Oil" by

UkrAgroConsult.

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Food stocks sufficient for Ramadhan: Bulog

Anton Hermansyah

Reporter

Posted: Thu, May 5 2016 | 11:16 am

Sufficient supply – A beef vendor serves a customer in a traditional market. The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has

said its food stocks are sufficient to meet an expected rise in demand in the upcoming Ramadhan fasting month.

(Tempo/Tony Hartawan)

The State Logistics Agency ( Bulog ) has given an assurance that the supply of staple foods inthe country is sufficient to meet an increase in demand during the upcoming Ramadhan fastingmonth.Bulog says it has an available supply of 1.9 million tons of rice, 1.5 million tons of corn and 631tons of beef, which are all considered sufficient to meet the expected rise in demand during

Ramadhan in June."Our rice allocation is usually around 300,000 tons per month, while during Ramadhan riceconsumption usually increases by only 10 percent. So, 1.9 million tons of rice is reallysufficient," Bulog‘s sales division head Subali Agung Gunawan told thejakartapost.com onWednesday.He further said Bulog‘s rice stock was enough for 6.58 months while 626,000 tons of soya bean

stocks would be enough for three months. Meanwhile, 144,000 tons of cooking oil was enoughfor six months, he added.


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The agency‘s stock levels, however, are lower than international standards. According to theFood and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), food stocks should be 17 to 20 percent of nationalconsumption. Thus, if Indonesia‘s yearly consumption is 32.4 million tons, Bulog should have at

least 5.5 million tons of food stocks."We must admit that we still lag behind the international standards. We are striving to reach thatfigure," Subali said.He further explained that up until now, there were no signs of an increase in food prices. Shallotsand chili prices were relatively stable despite a slight increase several months ago, while the beef price was mostly flat."We need to pay attention to chicken and eggs because their prices will start to climb right beforeRamadhan and will reach their peak around the Idul Fitri festivities," said Trade Ministryspokesman Tirta Karma Senjaya.Chicken usually sees a rise in demand during Ramadhan and Idul Fitri as it is used in manytraditional foods. During Idul Fitri, people usually eat chicken soup and curry."In the firstquarter, the demand for consumer goods was quite low. Many of our consumer goods memberscomplained about weak sales. We expect this will improve in the second quarter. HopefullyRamadhan can trigger higher demand," vice chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerceand Industry ( Kadin ) Benny Soetrisno told thejakartapost.com. ( ebf )

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/05/05/food-stocks-sufficient-for-ramadhan-bulog.html

FAO Cereal Supply and Demand Brief

The Cereal Supply and Demand Brief providesan up-to-date perspective of the world cerealmarket. The monthly brief is supplemented by adetailed assessment of cereal production as wellas supply and demand conditions bycountry/region in the quarterly Crop Prospectsand Food Situation. More in-depth analyses ofworld markets for cereals, as well as other majorfood commodities, are published biannuallyin Food Outlook.Monthly release dates for2016: 04 February, 03 March, 07 April, 05 May,02 June, 07 July, 08 September, 06 October, 10 November, 08 December.

New season production prospects improve,stocks to remain high

Release date: 05/05/2016 FAO‘s current forecast for world cereal production in 2016 stands at nearly 2 526 milliontonnes, virtually unchanged from 2015 and fractionally above the volume predicted in April. Themonthly revision resulted almost entirely from improved prospects for wheat production, nowanticipated to hover around 717 million tonnes in 2016, that is 4 million tonnes higher than

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foreseen last month, but still 2.2 percent (16 million tonnes) below the 2015 record. The month-on-month upward revision of global wheat production mainly reflects an improved outlook inEurope, where favourable winter weather bolstered yield expectations in the EU, the RussianFederation and Ukraine. Increases in these countries more than outweighed an anticipatedreduction in India, where the wheat crop has been hit by dry conditions earlier in the season and by heavy rains during the ongoing harvest. At nearly 1 314 million tonnes, the productionforecast for global coarse grains in 2016 is almost unchanged from last month, implying a 1 percent (11.2 million tonnes) increase from 2015. Compared to last month, maize productionforecasts deteriorated in those Southern African countries suffering from the severe El Niño-induced drought, largely offsetting a slightly improved outlook for maize production in Brazil,where plantings for the second season crop were larger than anticipated.Global rice production in 2016 remains forecast at 495 million tonnes, pointing to a modest 1 percent recovery from 2015. Indeed, although the El Niño is predicted to come to an end in thenext few months, coinciding with the bulk of rice plantings in the northern hemisphere, theweather anomaly already caused damage south and along the equator where the season is moreadvanced.World cereal utilization in 2016/17 is forecast at 2 549 million tonnes, up marginally from lastmonth and only 1.1 percent (27 million tonnes) above the estimate for 2015/16, marking thesecond year in succession of below-trend growth. A lower pace of growth in the utilization ofcereals as feed is the primary reason behind the slowdown. Total wheat utilization is currentlyforecast at 724 million tonnes, almost unchanged from the 2015/16 level, with food useexpanding by 1.0 percent while feed use is seen contracting by 1.8 percent. World utilization ofcoarse grains is projected at nearly 1 322 million tonnes, about 1.5 percent higher than in2015/16. Among the major coarse grains, maize utilization is forecast to increase by 2.4 percent(to 1 026 million tonnes), supported by a 3.0 percent growth in feed. On the other hand, total useof barley is anticipated to drop by 2.7 percent (to 140 million tonnes), largely driven by a 3.4 percent contraction in its feed use. World rice utilization is heading for a 1.5 percent increase in

2016/17, reaching 503 million tonnes, with food use growing by 1.3 percent, sufficient to keepglobal per capita annual intake stable.Based on current forecasts for production in 2016 and utilization in 2016/17, worldcereal stocks are expected to fall to around 615 million tonnes by the close of crop seasonsending in 2017, down 3.3 percent (21 million tonnes) from the anticipated level in 2016. Thismonth‘s forecast is 4 million tonnes higher than FAO‘s first projection for 2016/17, published

last month, reflecting the more buoyant prospects for global grain production. Despite the year-on-year anticipated decline in world reserves, the ratio of global cereal stock-to-utilization wouldfall only marginally, from 24.9 percent in the current season to 23.4 percent in 2016/17. Amongthe major cereals, rice carryovers are expected to end 5 million tonnes lower by 2017, while amore pronounced 8 million tonne drawdown is expected for both wheat and coarse

grains. Countries where cereal stocks are forecast to drop by at least one million tonnes includeBrazil (-4.7mt), India (-2.4mt), Thailand (-2.8mt), China (-2.3mt) Morocco (-1.9mt), the IslamicRepublic of Iran (-1.8mt), Argentina (-1.5mt) and South Africa (-1mt).The forecast for world trade in cereals in 2016/17 has been raised by 2 million tonnes since lastmonth to 367 million tonnes, driven by upward revisions to wheat and maize volumes. At thisnew level, global cereals trade in 2016/17 would fall short of the 2015/16 estimate by nearly 7million tonnes, or 1.8 percent. The year-on-year contraction reflects a sharp fall in world trade ofcoarse grains, now projected to reach 169 million tonnes, as much as 7 million tonnes (4 percent)


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less than in 2015/16, following sharply reduced purchases of barley and sorghum by China. At130 million tonnes, world trade in maize is also expected to decline from the 2015/16 estimate, but only slightly as the sharp anticipated fall in maize imports by the EU would be largely offset by soaring imports by drought-stricken countries in southern Africa. Global wheat trade in2016/17 (July/June) is currently forecast at 154 million tonnes, up marginally (0.7 percent) from2015/16, with much of the increase reflecting larger purchases by Morocco, following this year‘s

production shortfall. Elsewhere, most countries are expected to import quantities similar to thoseof 2015/16 with some importing even less, most notably the Islamic Republic of Iran. World ricetrade in calendar 2017 is preliminarily forecast in the order of 44.0 million tonnes, down slightlyfrom last month‘s forecast, and 2 percent less than the current estimate for 2016. Behind thecontraction stands an expectation of larger 2016 crops in Asia, which is likely to curb imports inthe region, along with shrinking export availabilities in major origins.

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Download full dataset 1/ Production data refer to the calendar year of the first year shown. Rice production is expressed in milled terms.2/ Production plus opening stocks.3/ Trade data refer to exports based on a July/June marketing season for wheat and coarse grains and on aJanuary/December marketing season for rice (second year shown).4/ May not equal the difference between supply and utilization due to differences in individual country marketingyears.5/ Major wheat exporters are Argentina, Australia, Canada, the EU, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Ukraine and

the United States; major coarse grain exporters are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the EU, RussianFederation, Ukraine and the United States; major rice exporters are India, Pakistan, Thailand, the United States, andViet Nam. Disappearance is defined as domestic utilization plus exports for any given season.

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Seeds for Contract Rice Farming Planted

The Cambodia Rice Federation has urged millers and exporters to do contract farming. KT/Chor

Sokunthea

Khmer Times/May Kunmakara

Wednesday, 04 May 2016

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) yesterday called on local rice millers, exporters, farmers,

development partners and the Ministry of Agriculture to work together to promote contract farming to

ensure the sustainable development of the rice industry of the country.Sok Puthy Vuth, chairman of CRF,

told Khmer Times that the federation had a meeting with concerned parties yesterday to seek

recommendations and ideas and to map out the challenges for millers and farmers who have already been

doing contract farming and to set a clear role for the CRF to promote the scheme.

―This morning, we meet all of them to see the problems and successes and to set a clear policy toimplement the scheme,‖ said Mr. Puthy Vuth.―As we are from the federation, we had not set a

clear policy on the issue because in the past, we didn‘t have our network or staff close to thefarming community, although we had had many discussions with them and now we want to hearfrom them about exactly what role should we play,‖ he said.Chan Sokheang, the CEO of

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implementing a policy with a few areas in two provinces – Banteay Meanchey and Siem Reap – for one year, but many challenges still have to be dealt with.

―We just started to work on the scheme and we are trying to build trust between each other,‖ saidMr. Sokheang.―When you look at the scheme it is good, but when we started implementing we

faced many challenges – like building trust between each other, the fluctuation in the market prices and the quality of the paddy rice. Now we are at the stage of learning from each other andI think we need time for that,‖ he added.Song Saran is a successful rice miller who implementedthe scheme in 2013. He is the managing director of Amru Rice (Cambodia) and told KhmerTimes that his company had implemented a sustainable contract rice farming project in 2013with few agriculture cooperatives involved and with 200 farmer families in Preah Vihear province.

He said the project had helped alleviate poverty among the farmers, and there are about 28agriculture cooperatives involved with 4,000 farmers who will be considered in Amru‘s contract

farming. It will make up approximately 20 percent of the total volume of Amru‘s rice.Contractfarming is the key linkage among rice producers, rice millers and exporters. It is a vital part ofimproving the quality of rice as well as traceability. It has a huge impact on the living standardsof the rice producers with guaranteed markets and pr ices,‖ said Mr. Saran.

―We will continue to expand year -by-year until reaching 50 percent of our total export volume by 2020,‖ he said. He added that Amru Rice has determined that farmers in Preah Vihear, Svay

Rieng, Mondulkiri, Kratie, Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Banteay Meachey andBattambang are interested in getting involved in contract farming.

The contract farming volume will increase to 10,000 tons in 2016, 15,000 tons in 2017 and

40,000 ton by 2020, he said.―The farmers are guaranteed a price, improved quality of paddy,reduced costs through financing and receive a premier price,‖ he said. Ieng Sophalet, aspokesman at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, said contract farming is oneway to boost farmers‘ incomes.―Many farmers only have a landlord, and some of them don‘t

have the capital to buy things like fertilizer and seeds, but with contact farming they receive a budget to buy seeds and fertilizer,‖ he said.―Importantly, when their products are harvested, thefarmers already have a market for their products,‖ Mr. Sophalet added. ―Contract farming is a

win-win policy for farmers and traders.‖

Mr. Sophalet said the agriculture ministry is encouraging all farmers to get into contract farming.

However, Mr. Puthy Vuth of the federation said not many millers are working on the scheme dueto a lack of trust with farmers and millers over contracts.―We don‘t have many rice millers whohave been working on this scheme,‖ he said.―At the same time, we also hea rd there are a lot ofchallenges implementing the policy and they have a lot of work to do with farmers, so they needto have a clear process in order to build trust between farmers and themselves.


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―That‘s why we at the federation want to set a clear policy to deal with the issues before we jumpin.―Now we are trying to collaborate with all concerned parties over the issues because it is avery good scheme. Now we want to make sure who will lead the scheme, whether it be thefederation, development par tners or the Ministry of Agriculture,‖ Mr. Puthy Vuth added.

Mr. Saran recommended other millers who wished to work on the scheme that they need to havea good model and market for this project.―There is a high risk of failure in case of aninaccessible market,‖ he said.―We have done organic rice since 2013 and the lessons learned andthe model encouraged us to go for a conventional contract farming trial in 2016,‖ he said.―We

expect to have results for conventional contract farming by the end of 2016, and we will look atthe challenges to address before continuing in 2017 on a larger scale.‖ Additional reporting by

Chea Vannak.http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24605/seeds-for-contract-rice-farming-planted/

Worldwide supply of rice projected to shrink significantlydue to El NiñoMay 4th 2016 11:09PMX

The global supply of rice is projected to shrink significantly due to the effects of El Niño.

According to the Japan Times, the weather system has produced high heat in India anddroughts in Thailand and Vietnam — three countries which "account for more than 60 percentof the global rice trade."

As a result, these and other top exporters are expected to ship just 19 million tons of the grain

during 2016 compared with 40-plus million tons in 2013, reports theRakyat Post. This situation is reminding many observers of a similar El Niño-related crisis in 2008 whenreactionary policies were implemented, prices soared, and people rioted in different parts of theworld.While the cost of rice is still under $400 a ton, compared to the $1,000 a ton it reached 8 yearsago, prices will likely keep rising.

Thus, some of the major producers and importers are already considering building up their ownsurpluses to offset worsening conditions.Dr. Samarendu Mohanty from the International Rice Research Institute tells TheIndependent that the forthcoming monsoon season could be a key deciding factor.

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Rice farmers to get N1b from Ebonyi govt

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By Press Release

May 5, 2016 09:13:36am GMT |

As part of efforts to make Ebonyi the number one state in rice production in the country,

Governor David Umahi has directed the disbursement of N1billion to commercial rice farmers inthe state.The sum, according to him, will not be given to them inform of cash but as seedlings, fertilizer, pesticides, etcetera.Umahi, who made this known during a special stakeholder‘s forum on rice production in thestate in Abakaliki on Wednesday, also ordered all council chairmen, development centrecoordinators, management committee members and Liaison officers of the councils and DCs toacquire some hectares of land for rice production.Under the latest arrangement, the council chairmen are to acquire 20 hectares of land;coordinators, 10 hectares; and management committee as well as Liaison officers, five hectareseach.

Umahi told the political office holders that their survival on their jobs would be predicated ontheir performance in the task.Board members and heads of parastatals, according to the governor, should also own one farmfor agricultural production. He added that the state Executive Council would manage the EzilloFarm.The governor stressed that his vision to make Ebonyi State the highest rice producing state in thecountry could only be achieved if the ruling class showed interest in Agriculture.


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He disclosed that a new office to be headed by a Senior Special Assistant on Rice Production had been created to oversee the disbursement of the N1bn rice loan to commercial farmersGovernor Umahi said, ―It is not going to be dash; it is going to be loan and when you produce,we will take over the rice and pay you the difference. It is a loan. We borrowed it from theFederal Government, which they will deduct from our allocation every month.―So we should be able to recover this money and give it again. It is going to be a revolvingloan.‖ Responding to the appeal by the governor for the provision of land for the rice production,traditional rulers, who spoke at the summit, pledged their readiness to key into the agricultural programme.They however requested that

4,000 rice farmers benefit from AGRA funds

The Ghana Commercialization of Rice Project(G-CORP), through Agribusiness SystemsInternational (ASI), with funding and technicalsupport from the Alliance for Green Revolutionin Africa (AGRA), has supported over 4,000smallholder farmers in the Volta Region in athree-and-half year programme.Among otherthings the project has achieved are the buildingof the business and management capacity oftwenty aggregators to extend improved services

to over 4,700 smallholder farmers, theestablishment of 176 hectares of demonstration plots, direct training of over 2,700 smallholders in good agricultural practices, postharvesthandling and quality management, group dynamics, business planning and financialmanagement.The programme further educated an estimated 10,000 farmers through the media onimproved rice agronomic practices and post-harvest technologies for rice growing communities;and the supply of 4,045 metric tonnes of paddy to the farmers valued at GH?5,115,800.

Commenting on the benefits of the project, the Country Director, ASI Ghana, Dr. Betty Annan,said the programme facilitated access to mechanised harvest services to over 3,000 outgrowerswhich boosted production and also improved quality of the paddy.Apart from several other

achievements, we also facilitated access to mechanised harvest services for over 3,000outgrowers, thereby improving the quality of paddy they delivered. We also encouraged financialinclusiveness, by introducing secure and easy access payment mechanisms by partnering withTigo Cash to set up mobile money payment platforms for commercial mills to pay theirsmallholder suppliers.

Through this platform, over 1,815 smallholders enrolled have received cash payments of GH?2,904, 100,‖ Dr. Betty said in an interview the B&FT during a close-out workshop in Ho.

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The G-CORP project also provided the platform for the smallholder farmers to meet some of theleading agricultural investors such as Global Agri-Development Company, (GADCO) undertheir Copa Connect initiative, and Worawora Rice Mills (WRM) which gave the farmers directaccess to major markets by working through a network of community level product aggregators.

One of the Aggregators, Asase Bibby, expressed his gratitude for the support from AGRA, and promised on behalf of the farmers, that everything will be done to ensure that the intended purpose of the funds will be realized so that the funds can be extended to other farmers in thefuture.

AGRA is an African-led alliance with the vision of providing a food-secure and prosperousfuture for all Africans. Its mission is to catalyze and sustain an agricultural transformation inAfrica through innovation-driven productivity increases and access to markets and finance thatimprove livelihoods of smallholder farmers. It is focused on putting farmers at the center of thecontinent‘s growing economy by transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive intofarming as a business that thrives

ASI is an affiliate of ACDI/VOCA, a non-profit international development organization whichhas over 52 years of experience expanding economic opportunities through programs in five coretechnical areas: agribusiness, food security, community development, financial services, andenterprise development. ASI and ACDI/VOCA have been working in Ghana for the past eightyears, implementing market-driven agricultural development programs funded by several donors.http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/4-000-rice-farmers-benefit-from-

AGRA-funds-436272

Nigerian banks court rice, wheat farmersMay 4 2016 - 10:58pm

Osinbajo, middle with rice and wheat farmers from Kebbi state

Nigerian rice and wheat farmers said today that they are now treated with some respect androyalty, as Nigerian banks court them for business.Malam Aminu Goronyo, the President of theRice Farmers Association said this courtesy only began with the coming of theMuhammadu Buhari administration.He told vice-president Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbistate today at a meeting with members of his association and wheat farmers that before thecoming of the Buhari presidency, ―farmers in Nigeria were considered useless people on the

streets, but now farmers are kings.‖ As a proof, he said that banks were now soliciting farmers to open accounts, even offering banking services on the farms.


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Fashola, Bagudu and OsinbajoHe added that people were also offering farmers credit lines for purchases.―We have not been having this kind of respect before, we have become kings today,‖ Goronyo

stated.

The President of the Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria, Malam Saleh Mohammed, said

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many rice farmers were also wheat farmers, adding that the productivity level of both sets offarmers had already gone up.An elated Osinbajo said the Buhari presidency has a clear idea on how to execute its agricultural policy to achieve self-sufficiency in food production.The vice president praised rice and wheat farmers, saying ―farmers are among the mostimportant people in Nigeria today.‖ Osinbajo said by launching the CBN Anchor Borrowers Financing Initiative in Kebbi, andlaunching the dry season rice and wheat farming last year, what the President did was setting-offan agricultural revolution without saying so.He added that the President‘s action also ―showed he had a clear idea of how to execute a

formidable agricultural policy.‖ According to Osinbajo, ―the President said it throughout the campaigns that pursuing an active

agriculture policy in rice and wheat would be important‖. Gov. Bagudu observed that the political will of the Buhari presidency in supporting rice andwheat farmers is ―energising,‖ the agricultural sector, raising the esteem of the farmers andheightening productivity.He said that Nigeria would be self-sufficient in rice production under two years and in wheatwithin three years.In their remarks, the presidents of both associations expressed satisfaction with the support riceand wheat farmers are now receiving from the Federal Government.http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/05/nigerian-banks-court-rice-wheat-farmers/

Rice Prices

as on : 06-05-2016 12:29:13 PM

Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.

Arrivals Price

Current %

change

Season

cumulative Modal

Prev.

Modal

Prev.Yr

%change

Rice

Bareilly(UP) 104.00 6.12 7369.60 2275 2300 10.98

Dhing(ASM) 92.00 6.98 3116.20 1800 1800 -10.00

Aligarh(UP) 85.00 6.25 3205.00 2220 2210 13.27

Saharanpur(UP) 73.00 -8.75 4908.00 2180 2175 3.07


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Jangipur(WB) 62.00 0.81 255.50 2110 2115 -11.72

Ghaziabad(UP) 60.00 -14.29 2655.00 2140 2140 -2.73

Haridwar Union(Utr) 48.00 -93.89 894.10 2600 4100 8.33

Cachar(ASM) 40.00 100 1710.00 2700 2700 NC

Koderma(Jha) 37.00 27.59 439.00 3500 3400 -2.78

Gazipur(UP) 32.00 6.67 1716.00 2000 2000 -1.23

Jaunpur(UP) 30.00 -16.67 1321.00 1975 1970 -0.25

Lanka(ASM) 25.00 -44.44 2360.00 1750 1750 -1.41

Lohardaga(Jha) 25.00 4.17 896.50 1750 1670 -14.63

Pratapgarh(UP) 25.00 -16.67 120.00 2120 2115 6.53

Robertsganj(UP) 25.00 16.28 213.50 1850 1860 -0.54

Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB) 22.30 5.19 1104.00 2400 2400 -7.69

Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB) 22.00 NC 785.50 2000 2000 -4.76

Gauripur(ASM) 20.00 -53.49 2572.00 4500 4500 NC

Naugarh(UP) 17.50 6.06 651.50 2025 2020 5.47

Lakhimpur(UP) 16.00 14.29 177.00 2200 2160 3.77

Kalimpong(WB) 15.00 1566.67 42.10 2700 2400 8.00

North Lakhimpur(ASM) 13.70 53.93 1397.90 1900 1900 -

Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori) 11.50 -15.44 51.20 5500 4100 34.15

Bampada(Ori) 10.00 NC 190.00 2500 2500 NC

Dibrugarh(ASM) 8.00 -27.27 1141.40 2450 2450 -

Nilagiri(Ori) 8.00 -11.11 455.00 2400 2400 9.09

Ranaghat(WB) 8.00 NC 58.00 2150 2100 -8.51


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Cherthalai(Ker) 7.50 -6.25 297.00 2300 2200 -11.54

Chengannur(Ker) 7.50 25 524.50 2400 2400 NC

Karanjia(Ori) 6.00 NC 260.80 2600 2600 4.00

Mirzapur(UP) 5.00 25 1276.10 1975 1980 NC

Nimapara(Ori) 4.00 -33.33 193.50 2000 2200 5.26

Siyana(UP) 3.50 40 81.00 2075 2070 1.72

Rahama(Ori) 3.40 -10.53 41.91 2450 2450 22.50

Rice Prices

as on : 05-05-2016 08:10:39 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.

Arrivals Price

Current %

change

Season

cumulative Modal

Prev.

Modal

Prev.Yr

%change

Rice

Gadarpur(Utr) 208.00 -80.41 106316.00 2370 2275 26.40

Siliguri(WB) 165.00 1.85 4879.00 2600 2600 -

Bareilly(UP) 98.00 -15.52 7265.60 2300 2325 12.20

Pilibhit(UP) 98.00 22.5 18750.00 2195 2190 1.15

Gondal(UP) 95.00 -78.89 12567.10 1980 1980 -1.74

Azamgarh(UP) 90.00 -57.75 4840.50 2135 2130 7.83

Kalipur(WB) 85.00 21.43 5119.00 2200 2200 12.82

Aligarh(UP) 80.00 -5.88 3120.00 2210 2225 14.81

Saharanpur(UP) 80.00 6.67 4835.00 2175 2180 3.08

Bindki(UP) 78.00 -35 2700.00 2285 2275 9.33


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Ghaziabad(UP) 70.00 16.67 2595.00 2140 2130 -2.73

Jangipur(WB) 61.50 0.82 193.50 2115 2110 -11.51

Balrampur(UP) 57.50 51.32 1300.00 2050 2075 1.74

Lanka(ASM) 45.00 12.5 2335.00 1750 1750 -1.41

Gauripur(ASM) 43.00 19.44 2552.00 4500 4500 NC

Beldanga(WB) 43.00 7.5 1693.00 2250 2280 -4.26

Kasimbazar(WB) 42.00 -1.18 1835.00 2240 2240 -4.68

Pratapgarh(UP) 30.00 NC 95.00 2115 2130 6.28

Gazipur(UP) 30.00 -30.23 1684.00 2000 1990 -0.50

Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah) 25.00 -16.67 1631.00 3500 3500 -

Purulia(WB) 25.00 -16.67 1922.00 2240 2240 -5.88

Balurghat(WB) 22.00 4.76 507.00 2900 2900 -

Robertsganj(UP) 21.50 -28.33 188.50 1860 1880 NC

Naugarh(UP) 16.50 -21.43 634.00 2020 2010 4.94

Tinsukia(ASM) 15.00 50 160.00 2250 2200 -10.00

Udala(Ori) 13.00 NC 844.00 2800 2800 12.00

Tanakpur(Utr) 12.70 27 245.80 2150 2000 13.16

Sirsa(UP) 12.50 -10.71 487.50 2085 2070 -0.24

Champadanga(WB) 12.00 20 809.00 2450 2450 -5.77

Gangarampur(Dakshin Dinajpur)(WB) 12.00 20 22.00 1950 1900 -

Dibrugarh(ASM) 11.00 64.18 1133.40 2450 2450 -

Dibiapur(UP) 11.00 22.22 127.50 2150 2150 -0.92

Etah(UP) 10.00 66.67 118.00 1800 1900 -11.33


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Raiganj(WB) 9.50 NC 808.50 2650 2650 3.92

Sheoraphuly(WB) 9.50 7.34 390.35 2750 2750 1.85

Nilagiri(Ori) 9.00 28.57 447.00 2400 2300 9.09

North Lakhimpur(ASM) 8.90 -29.92 1384.20 1900 1900 -

Cherthalai(Ker) 8.00 -5.88 289.50 2200 2100 -15.38

Baruipur(Canning)(WB) 8.00 -6.98 29.10 2600 2700 -

Orai(UP) 7.50 200 30.00 2150 2100 -

Kasganj(UP) 7.00 -12.5 578.00 2060 2040 0.73

Buland Shahr(UP) 6.50 -35 396.50 2040 2045 NC

Mannargudi(Ker) 6.00 -40 281.00 2500 3600 -30.56

Chengannur(Ker) 6.00 -14.29 517.00 2400 2500 NC

Pakur(Jha) 5.10 45.71 71.90 3143 3152 0.58

Barikpur(Ori) 5.00 -50 145.00 2400 2500 NC

Khair(UP) 5.00 -16.67 151.00 2220 2210 15.03

Mirzapur(UP) 4.00 -20 1271.10 1980 1975 NC

Siyana(UP) 2.50 66.67 77.50 2070 2075 1.47

Sardhana(UP) 1.20 20 77.90 2190 2200 4.78

Shillong(Meh) 0.60 -25 51.00 3500 3500 NC

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UNISAME REGRETS BIG BUSINESS WITH IRANSUFFERING DUE TO NON CLARITYMay 4, 2016 | Thaver

The SME rice exporters are contacting the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises(UNISAME) and complaining that commercial banks are not clearing online Form Efor exports to Iran and are not yet ready for transactions with Iran as no procedure

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has been outlined.President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the exporters are facinghardships and are unable to finalize orders from Iran despite no sanctions existagainst Iran. It is pertinent to note that no sanctions can ever be imposed on foodand medicine items as per United Nations charter but since Iran was boycotted bySWIFT, trade with Iran became impossible and goods were shipped to Dubai andfrom there to Iran. Now that the sanctions have been removed businessmen have become ac tive fo r expor ts and import s to and from Iran but are unab le to go fo rwarddue to lack of clarity about procedure.Thaver said for export of rice, the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP)needs to take up the matter and not sit hand on hand. However he said that ‖ on our

par t we wi ll invi te the att ent ion of the po li cy ma kers on the subject fo r tr ade wi thIran as the exporters and importers are both waiting to begin business with Iran ‖ One leading commercial bank said that they have not received any clear instructionsfrom State Bank of Pakistan and are therefore not ready yet.Another bank also said that the goods are being shipped to Iran but payment is being made by banks in other countries because paymen t mechanism has no t yet been de fined and the banks in Pakis tan need to appo in t thei r co rrespondents in Iran but th ey need the support and framework from Sta te Bank of Pak is tan (SBP)One other leading bank informed that although SBP has issued a circular that Iranhas been removed from the list of countries against whom there are sanctions butthe names of 13 Iranian banks are in the black list. Secondly it is very important forSBP to outline the procedure and determine the payment mechanism for import andexport with Iran.Thaver said the commercial banks also need to take the initiative and nominatecorrespondents in Iran form the list of banks open for business transaction and seekapproval from the SBP to expedite matters rather than sitting hand on hand.UNISAME has requested SBP Exchange Control Department to examine the matter

and inform all commercial banks the procedure and mechanism for export andimport to and from Iran.Time is the essence and we need to move fast to meet global competition andcommence business with Iran promptly.As far as rice is concerned we really need to move fast as the new crop is expectedin the last quarter and before that we need to sell our existing stockhttp://www.unisame.org/unisame-regrets-big-business-with-iran-suffering-due-to-non-clarity/

Lower rice output to push up pricesDilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai May 5, 2016 Last Updated at 22:35 IST

Rice might become costlier by 10-15 per cent in the coming months, due to lower production inthe previous two seasons.ower and uneven distribution of rain in the past two monsoon seasonshit paddy sowing. The Union agriculture ministry estimates output to decline by around two mtthis time, to 103.61 mt. Trade sources believe the dip would be between three and five mt for thecrop year ending this June.Staple food for the middle class in many states, it is unlikely,however, to see a sharp increase in price. Its stocks are abundant in government warehouses.And, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said several times that the government would not

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allow commodity prices to moveup.―India‘s rice output is estimated todecline by around three mt in the currentcrop year, which poses a threat for pricerise. However, there would not be a sharpincrease, due to surplus monsoon rainfallforecast and abundance of stocks,‖ said T

Ram, scientist at the Hyderabad-basedIndian Institute of Rice Research(IIRR).Driven by Asia, global output isestimated to decline by 0.7 per cent to491.4 mt in 2015, as compared to 494.7mt the previous year. Many exportingcountries such asEgypt, Thailand and Vietnam have startedquoting higher prices for the nextshipment. While Egypt has increased itsquote by 1.5 per cent, Thailand hasrevised its export quotation for its benchmark variety by four per cent morethan in January (also on a strongercurrency and expectations of new tradeagreements. Prices have also increased in

Pakistan, due to ongoing sales to Africa.―A price spurt, however, would be capped due to hugeavailability of stocks with the government and households,‖ said V K Chaturvedi, managingdirector, Usher Agro, a producer listed on the stock exchanges.

Rice stocks with the government‘s Food Corporation of India were 22.16mt on April 1, compared with 19.42mr the previous month and 12.69 mton January 1. The stock was 17.09 mton April 1, 2015.Stcoks at home havealso been augmented by less exportdemand. Shipments abroad were 5.72mt between April ‗15 and February‘16, as compared to 7.62 mt in the

same period last year.

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In Benin, a new stove turns rice waste into clean fuel

REUTERS, 05/05 14:39 CET

By Busani Bafana

COTONOU, Benin (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Naman Abibate‘s business is hard tomiss. A towering pile of neatly arranged logs, collected by her husband from a forest near theirvillage home, sits at the side of the busy Cotonou-to-Niger highway, north of Benin.Abibate makes 10,000 CFA ($16) a month selling wood, much of it to women who use it for parboiling rice, a process of partially cooking rice in the husk before it is milled.Rice is a staple food in Benin, and parboiling the grain requires a lot of heat, which means a lotof wood. The process is a major culprit behind Benin‘s worrisome deforestation rate and a bigcontributor to health problems due to the inhalation of wood smoke.But researchers at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), a pan-African rice research group, aim totackle those problems with a stove that runs on a free, sustainable and abundant fuel: rice husks.AfricaRice‘s stove is fed by a solar -powered fan and is designed to burn off most of the gas

released by the burning husks. Compared with a wood-burning stove, the clean stove producesfewer emissions and heats water faster.―The stove … burns husks directly to produce thermal energy for cooking and heating water andthe solar panel provides light while firing the blower,‖ said Sali Atanga Ndindeng, a technology

expert at AfricaRice‘s Cotonou station who worked with women and engineers to develop thestove.―We have tested the stove for emissions and have seen that it has very low emissions, making it

ideal to use in the home,‖ he said. FIRE AND RICEThe search for alternatives to wood fuel is crucial to Benin, which has an annual deforestationrate of 2.5 percent – one of the highest in the world – according to figures from the U.N. Food

and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).Using rice husks to run a stove not only takes advantage of a readily available fuel source, butalso helps rice farmers deal with the waste and pollution that comes with disposing of the husks.Every harvest season, Benin‘s rice farmers struggle to get rid of the mountains of husks that

accumulate after they have threshed their crops. The husks are no good as animal feed and take along time to rot, so can‘t be used as compost. With no other option, millers often just set thehusks on fire, spewing smoke into the air.And it‘s a lot of smoke. One hectare of irrigated land yields about five tonnes of rice and a tonneof husks. On average, farmers in Benin produce over 40,000 tonnes of husks per season.After three years of designing and testing, AfricaRice figured out how to turn the mountains ofrice waste into fuel. The husk-burning stove was recently approved for commercial production,

and the organisation is now teaching metal smiths in Benin and Nigeria how to make it.It comes in various sizes – the smallest, for household and restaurant cooking, is fed with 900grams of husks and the largest, designed for industrial use, can take over 5 kilograms of husks.The small unit went on the market in April for 35,000 CFA ($50).AfricaRice has also made the fuel for their stove more efficient by developing a hydraulic pressto squeeze rice husks into briquettes and pellets. These are easier to handle than loose husks and burn longer.LESS WOOD, LESS SMOKE

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According to AfricaRice‘s Ndindeng, many of the women who tested the prototype of the stovewere most excited by the prospect of cooking without filling their homes and lungs with smoke.The soot produced by open-fire and indoor cooking using wood and crop residue kills more than4 million people annually, according to the World Health Organization.Salabanya Tabaitou, a rice farmer from Malanville District, 750 kilometres north of Cotonou,does a lot of rice parboiling using wood fuel, a process she says is cumbersome and unhealthy.―A stove that does not use wood, produces no smoke, will make cooking better and cleaner,‖

said Tabaitou, who has tried out the clean stove. ―Especially that the stove would use husks,which we have tonnes of in our fields.‖ Ndindeng told Thomson Reuters Foundation that researchers are now looking at adaptingAfricaRice‘s stove for large-scale parboiling, rice drying and water heating, which require astove that can hold over double the capacity and handle much more heat than the current models.The hope, Ndindeng added, is to make the process of preparing Benin‘s staple food safer, cleaner

and more efficient for everyone.―Husks are a proven energy source that can save our trees and reduce reliance on wood fuel inBenin,‖ he said. (Reporting by Busani Bafana; editing by Jumana Farouky and Laurie Goering :; Please credit theThomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitariannews, climate change, women‘s rights, trafficking and propertyhttp://www.euronews.com/newswires/3189593-in-benin-a-new-stove-turns-rice-waste-into-clean-fuel/

Apeda Rice commodity News

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

Apricots

1 Turkish No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4625

2 Turkish No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4125

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

Honey

1 Argentine 85mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 2140



Peanuts

1 South Africa, HPS 70/80 peanuts CFR main European ports (USD/t) 2000


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2 South African, HPS 40/50 peanuts CFR main European ports (USD/t) 1950

3 Argentinean 38/42 runners, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 1485

Source:agra-net For more info

Market Watch

Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 03-05-2016

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Jowar(Sorghum)

1 Siddhpur (Gujarat) Other 3790 3835

2 Theni (Tamil Nadu) Other 1470 1530

3 Pitlam (Telangana) Local 1570 1570

Maize

1 Hirekerur (Karnataka) Local 1380 1430

2 Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) Other 1340 1626

3 Kota (Rajasthan) Other 1331 1421

Papaya

1 Barnala (Punjab) Other 1500 2000

2 Solan (Himachal Pradesh) Other 1500 2000

3 Bharuch (Gujarat) Other 600 850

Cabbage

1 Chala (Kerala) Other 2200 2258

2 Tusura (Orissa) Other 2000 2200

3 Bharuch (Gujarat) Other 500 750

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Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 03-05-2016

Product Market Center Price

1 Pune 340

2 Chittoor 343

3 Hyderabad 314

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 02-05-2016

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

Onions Dry Package: 50 lb cartons

1 Atlanta Colorado Russet 17 17.50

2 Chicago California Russet 21 21

2 Detroit Wisconsin Russet 16 16.50

Carrots Package: 20 1-lb film bags

1 Atlanta California Baby Peeled 20.25 20.75

2 Dallas Mexico Baby Peeled 17 19

3 Philadelphia California Baby Peeled 16 16

Apples Package: cartons tray pack

1 Atlanta Virginia Red Delicious 25.50 26

2 Chicago Washington Red Delicious 21 21

3 Miami Washington Red Delicious 24 28

Source:USDA

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05/05/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Rice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures:ROUGH RICE

High Low Last Change

May '16 1112.0 -5.5

Jul '16 1150.0 1124.5 1137.5 -7.0

Sep '16 1164.0 1141.0 1154.0 -7.0

Nov '16 1166.0 1156.5 1163.0 -7.0

Jan '17 1175.0 1174.0 1177.0 -6.0

Mar '17 1194.0 -6.0

May '17 1213.0 -6.0

Rice CommentRice futures reversed course and ended the day lower. Weekly exports were disappointing at 45,500metric tons. July completed a 38% retracement yesterday, with the next upside objective at the 50% level

of $11.93. 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 72% of the crop in the

ground and 55% emerged. In Arkansas, the totals are 87% planted and 66% emerged, so Arkansas

farmers made lots of progress in a week’ s time. However, world production is in question as dry

conditions persist in Asia due to El Nino, and that is providing support and possibly pricing opportunities

for the time being.
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