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Farmers showcase assorted grains at Kochi rice fest to boost business Liberia: USAID FED, CARI Train 31 Rice Seed Inspectors Can Rice Replace Wheat? Vermont passes GMO labeling bill Rice exports post 20.19pc increase in last nine months Japanese Trade Breakthrough Mean No Deal DTN USA Rice Briefs Senate Staff on Trans Pacific Partnership Crop Progress: 2014 Crop 45 Percent Planted CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures Grown in China: Arsenic rice Integrated farming: How Nigeria, Cameroon, S/Leone will benefit New Crop Rice Closes Above Key Resistance Rice production delayed to late May due to drought Rice likely to trade in ranges Govt may fall short of rice procurement target PWO seals a rice deal with China Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-April 28 Philippine Paddy Rice Production up from 2012 NFA awards rice deal to Vietnam
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Farmers showcase assorted grains at Kochi rice fest to boost business

Apr 28, 12:32 pm
Kochi (Kerala), Apr. 28 (ANI): Hundreds of farmers showcased an assorted variety of rice grains at a five-day rice festival in Kochi, Kerala, with the objective of promoting organic farming and cultivation through traditional methods in order to boost their respective businesses.Customers visited the fest on Sunday that was organised with an aim to help bridge the gap between farmers and consumers, also to add some income to their coffers.A range of grains, including organic, which is hardly cultivated now, traditional equipments and methods, were on show at the event held inside Kochi's Kaloor International Stadium. Exhibits included 13 traditional varieties of rice, besides rice products, jaggery and vegetables.Grains such as Chenkazhama, Navara, Kuruva, Chembavu and Ghandhakashala were also on display. Organic farmer Cheruvayalil Raman, who produces 41 traditional varieties of rice at home, said that all rice grains have varied taste, smell, shape as well as colour."To ensure good health, our forefathers planted traditional seeds for rice and foodgrains, which have been used for generations. This expo is basically meant to facilitate the exchange foodgrains among the public. I think, for good health, foodgrains devoid of chemicals and poison need to be promoted. And, more importantly, the major food item of the Malayalee community is rice. So, we have to give due attention to rice farming in our state," Raman said.He also said that for the past decade no cross-breeding of seeds has been done. Besides crop cultivation, Raman has kept himself busy with pisciculture, horticulture and apiculture. To showcase the spirit of paddy farming, hulling and winnowing were conducted at the fest. One of the highlights of the expo was the incredibly-long spinach cultivated through organic means.Farmers also said that they will be directly selling their crops to customers at relatively less rates.Seasoned farmers, however, seemed skeptical about
the contribution from the government side in helping sustainable farmers and environmentalists.The fest was mainly organized keeping in mind the youngsters who will be able to realise the importance of food and good health. (ANI)
Liberia: USAID FED, CARI Train 31 Rice Seed Inspectors

28 APRIL 2014
The USAID Food and Enterprise Development (FED) Program for Liberia in partnership with Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) has completed the training for 31 rice seed inspectors.The seed inspectors, who come from Bong, Nimba, Lofa and Grand Bassa counties, recently participated in an intensive 10-day training program on rice seed quality assurance and certification training, held at CARI in Suakoko, Bong County.During the training, the budding seed inspectors learned proper protocols for rice seed production, processing and germination testing in addition to improved practices for land preparation and fertilizer application.Years of insecurity and limited investments in a national rice seed certification program have left the seed industry unchecked and unregulated. Liberia lacks a rice seed certification system and knowledgeable seed inspectors. Partners such as USAID FED, CARI and African rice research organization Africa Rice, are working to generate trained rice seed inspectors and advance the seed certification program in Liberia consistent with the seed policy that has already been passed at the ECOWAS level.Since 2013, CARI and the Ministry of Agriculture have worked to establish a strong foundation for a national rice seed system. The training component with USAID FED brings the total to 130 certified seed inspectors on the national scene."The overriding objective is to bring quality and elite planting material to the farming population. Our partnership with USAID FED and AfricaRice opens a new chapter in international collaboration for sustainable agrodevelopment. CARI looks forward to better and more coordinated collaboration with USAID FED as we put in place an improved rice seed system in Liberia," says Aaron Marshall, Head of the Central Agricultural Research Institute. The trained seed inspectors will work with Liberian rice farmers to promote implementation of the proper protocols for seed production, processing and storage of seeds in order to ensure high degree of purity and maintain viability of seeds. As a result of their presence in the counties, thousands of farmers will have access to good seeds of improved varieties.The inspectors help solidify the principle of using good seeds in order to get bigger harvests and will encourage farmers to use not just any seed, but to obtain good seeds from reputable growers or suppliers. Better inputs lead to higher production and the move from subsistence farmer to successful food grower.
Can Rice Replace Wheat?

Newly planted rice, whose seeds were supplied by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in the Sudanese soil symbolizes a big dream to turn around one of the worlds largest irrigated farming schemes in
the regions of Sennar, Gadarif, River Nile, Northern, White Nile and Gezira. The new rice is expected to provide huge income compared to wheat and maize and will be more profitable than the Sudanese groundnut, according to experts. The newly supplied rice can grow in most of Sudanese climates; however, the methods of farming and technology applied represent a challenge to traditional farmers who are new to modern farming technologies. Farmers said to be having difficulties removing plights manually the tradition they wondering the right time for doing so. Economists are full of hope that rice will become a promising strategic export crop to fill gap in revenues created by the exit of South Sudan oil from national income.The government has adopted a number of policies and strategies to promote agricultural sector to make maximum use of the country's potentials and agricultural blessings manifested in vast arable virgin lands, abundant water, human resources, qualified and well-trained personnel. In its 1920s heyday, when Sudan was under British and Egyptian colonial rule, the Gezira Scheme was touted as model for African development, with sheer gravity being used to tap water from the Blue Nile to irrigate hundreds of thousands of hectares of cotton. In 1974, the Gezira Scheme administration carried out a pilot experiment in growing rice under the supervision of Chinese experts, an endeavor which proved successful and productive. The experimentation encouraged the administrators to turn to rice plantation and staying the course. In 2010, it was followed by Japanese technology supplied by JICA, which has opened to the door to expanding in rice production in the region and promoting it among farmers. The Governor of Gezira state along with the Japanese Ambassador to Sudan have launched rice plantation in a farm belong to a resident by the name of Bakri Al-Ameen, which produced 5.1 tons per feddan, an amount researchers deem encouraging and alluring to many farmers. Rice farming has become popular with Northern Sudan farmers due to high productivity. "We are expecting rice to become strategic crop not only consumer commodity to contribute to increasing farmers' income via the introduction of new types," Adel Jaafar, a farmer from Northern state, said. "Production has gone up by 3 sacks per a feddan compared with last year," he said. Difficulty to replace rice by wheatNasr Adeen Shalgami, nutrition has said that it is difficult for Sudanese to change their eating habits as to replace rice by wheat because the later is deeply rooted in Sudanese eating culture and that some Sudanese traditional stews are solely eatable with wheat bread and that rice is perceived as dessert not the main course. According to him, wheat is richer in proteins than rice and accordingly wheat is much needed for Sudanese and also the crop likes Sudan's hot weather. However, he added that rice can gradually replace wheat in the Sudanese dish, saying that if supplied in abundant quantities farmers may turn to rice consumption as they customarily eat what they produce.Obstacles to rice growing in Sudan Researchers hold that Sudan's climate is suitable for growing of rice provided simple techniques, the know-how and training are provided for conventional farmers to overcome plights; besides the need for awareness raising and application of technological packages. Agricultural guidance and encouraging farmers are needed if rice plantation is to be made a success in Sudan, the researchers said, adding that farmers are reluctant to shift from wheat to rice farming in fear of heavy losses in addition to difficulty finding ways and
means to handle plights and fighting birds which constitutes a major threat to production. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has innovated a special cover for farms to prevent birds this year?"
By Ibrahim Al-Jack, 1 day 13 hours ago
Vermont passes GMO labeling bill

By LISA RATHKE and DAVE GRAM Associated Press Published:April 24, 2014 2:09PM Vermont lawmakers have passed the countrys first state bill to require the labeling of genetically modified foods, underscoring a division between powerful lobbyists for the U.S. food industry and an American public that overwhelmingly says it approves of the idea.MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Vermont lawmakers have passed the countrys first state bill to require the labeling of genetically modified foods, underscoring a division between powerful lobbyists for the U.S. food industry and an American public that overwhelmingly says it approves of the idea.The Vermont House approved the measure Wednesday evening, about a week after the state Senate, and Gov. Peter Shumlin said he plans to sign it. The requirements would take effect July 1, 2016, giving food producers time to comply.Shumlin praised the vote. I am proud of Vermont for being the first state in the nation to ensure that Vermonters will know what is in their food, he said in a statement.Genetically modified organisms often used in crop plants have been changed at their genetic roots to be resistant to insects, germs or herbicides. The development in Vermont is important because it now puts the U.S. on the map of governments taking a stance against a practice that has led to bountiful crops and food production but has stirred concerns about the dominance of big agribusiness and the potential for unforeseen effects on the natural environment. Some scientists and activists worry about potential effects on soil health and pollination of neighboring crops.Twenty-nine other states have proposed bills this year and last to require genetically modified organism or GMO labeling, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Two other New England states have passed laws to require GMO labeling, but the legislation takes effect only when neighboring states also approve the requirement. They are Maine and Connecticut; neither neighbor Vermont.The European Union already has restricted the regulation, labeling and sale of GMO foods. Several credible polls have found that Americans overwhelmingly favor the notion of labeling genetically modified foods. Organic farmers and others are praising Vermonts move, while the Washington, D.C. -based Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents food producers, called it a step in the wrong direction.As farmers, Katie Spring and her husband are proud of how they grow their greens, carrots, potatoes, peppers and
herbs and raise their chickens and pigs at their Worcester, Vt., farm and are willing to answer questions from customers. As eaters, Spring feels like she and her customers have the right to know whats in their food, whether its saturated fat or genetically modified organisms, which they dont use on their farm. But the industry is opposed. It sets the nation on a costly and misguided path toward a 50-state patchwork of GMO labeling policies that will do nothing to advance the safety of consumers, the grocers association said in a statement.The association is disappointed that Vermont is going at it alone and had hoped for a regional approach. Trying to have 50 different state rules about what goes on food packaging gets very costly, very confusing and very difficult for the entire food industry to comply with, said the associations president, Jim Harrison.But others are praising Vermont as a leader, even though they expect the law to spark lawsuits. The bill includes a $1.5 million fund to be used to implement the law and provide legal defense against lawsuits expected to be brought by food and biotech industries.Every Vermonter has a right to know what is in their food, said Shap Smith, speaker of the Vermont House. Genetically engineered foods potentially pose risks to human health and the environment. I am proud to be the first state in the nation to recognize that people deserve to know whether the food they consume is genetically modified or engineered.But the federal Food and Drug Administration and an industry group known as BIO, for Biotechnology Industry Organization, say theres no material difference between food produced with genetic engineering.The Vermont legislation says there is a lack of consensus among scientific studies on the safety of genetically modified foods, and no long-term epidemiological studies in the United States examining their effects. Genetically modified foods potentially pose risks to health, safety, agriculture, and the environment, the legislation says. The Grocery Manufacturers Association is urging policymakers to support federal legislation that would require a label on foods containing such ingredients if the FDA finds there is a health or safety risk. But many farmers see it as a David-vs.-Goliath victory.This vote is a reflection of years of work from a strong grassroots base of Vermonters who take their food and food sovereignty seriously and do not take kindly to corporate bullies, Will Allen, manager of Cedar Circle Farm in Thetford, said in a statement Wednesday after the House approved the bill.
Rice exports post 20.19pc increase in last nine months

Monday, 28 April 2014 15:08 Posted by Parvez Jabri ISLAMABAD: Rice exports from the country during first three quarters of current financial year registered an increase of 20.19 percent as compared to the same period of last year.During the period from July-March, 2013-14, about 2.683 million tons of rice worth US$ 1.666 million exported as comparing the exports of 2.494 million tons valuing US$
1.368 million in the corresponding period of last year, according the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data reveled that exports of basmati rice grew by 7.09 percent and about 440,835 metric tons of basmati rice worth US$ 0.493 million exported which was recorded at 477,926 metric tons of US$ 0.460 million during first nine months of last financial year.During the period under review, the exports of rice other then basmati also increased by 26.71 percent and reached at 2.242 million tons worth US$ 1.173 billion.The exports of rice other then basmati was recorded at 2.016 million tons valuing US$ 926.148 million during the first nine months of last financial year, the data added.During first three quarters of current financial year, the fish and fish preparations exports grew by 8.84 percent and reached at 103,833 metric tons worth US$ 253.065 million as compared to 103,796 metric tons valuing US$ 232.510 million i same period of last year. Meanwhile, the meat and meat preparations exports also witnessed 13.72 percent growth and reached at 58,730 metric tons valuing US$ 177.50 million as against 46,261 metric tons of US$ 156,098 million during same period of last year, it added.The exports of fresh fruits registered 19.14 percent increase where as vegetables exports decreased by 2.39 percent respectively during the period under review.
Japanese Trade Breakthrough Mean No Deal DTN

AgFax.Com - Your Online Ag News Source By Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor President Barack Obama left Japan on Thursday with no agreement on resolving the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, but a senior administration official spun the talks as a breakthrough that would inject fresh momentum for a major trade deal nonetheless.Comments to press by a senior administration official released by the White House show Japan offered a range on potential new tariffs for products but little more than that. Several agricultural commodities remain classified by Japan as sanctuary products, including beef, pork, dairy, wheat, rice and sugar.Agriculture and access for U.S. automakers remain the major sticking points between the U.S. and Japan that have blocked headway on the bigger, 12-country TPP.The Trans-Pacific Partnership was buried in the fifth paragraph of a joint statement by the Obama administration and Japanese officials. The statement said the two countries were committed to taking the bold steps necessary to complete a deal. The countries had identified a path forward on the issues, which marked a key milestone in the TPP negotiations and will inject fresh momentum into the broader talks. The Wall Street Journal reported that Japanese officials indicated there would be no deal until after the U.S. mid-term elections in November. They also want Congress to give President Obama trade promotion authority that would block Congress from trying to change any final deal, the paper reported.Japan is the fourth-largest market for U.S. agricultural products, importing $12.1 billion in 2013, but tariffs remain high and some products are blocked altogether. Feed corn, pork, beef and soybeans are the largest agricultural exports to Japan.The unnamed senior administration official who took questions from reporters said the talks revolved around a range of tariffs for certain products and the possible timeframes for lowering those tariffs. The official noted that some agricultural products have been effectively shut out of Japan for 60 years.
The official said the Japanese detailed some possible changes in current tariffs, though the specifics werent explained. I think parameter is a good way of thinking about it. There are these parameters and there are tradeoffs among parameters. The deeper the cut in the tariff, the longer time it may take to get there. And so we have a sense of what the packages might be and what the pathway forward is to us resolving this. The Japanese trade minister said there were still gaps that must be negotiated, but they have been narrowed to what the official said translated in such a way that we really do have a breakthrough in our bilateral negotiations.The way I would describe it is we have a breakthrough. We have a breakthrough; we have a pathway toward the resolution of these issues.There is no timeline for resolving the tariff gaps. However, all of the TPP countries will be getting together in mid-May for another round of talks.Id say that these are sensitive sectors for them, and what we do in TPP in these sectors needs to take into account their sensitivities, but at the same time, needs to take into account the requirements of ambition for TPP as a whole and the need to create new, meaningful market access, the administration official said.
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Efforts to zap bacteria in food are slow to catch hold
By Kimberly Kindy, Published: April 28 E-mail the writer GULFPORT, Miss. The nuclear energy that Frank Benso uses to kill bacteria in fruit and oysters has won widespread support from public health officials and scientists, who say it could turn the tide against the plague of foodborne illness.The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of radiation to wipe out pathogens in dozens of food products, and for decades it has been used in other developed countries
without reports of human harm.
Image: Sean Gardner/For The Washington Post - Gunner Nelson uses the Gray Star Genesis II Unit to irradiate oysters at Gateway America in Gulfport.
USA Rice Briefs Senate Staff on Trans Pacific Partnership

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WASHINGTON , DC -The USA Rice Federation continued to press the industry's trade policy agenda on Capitol Hill with a briefing for key Senate staff in advance of USTR Ambassador Michael Froman appearing before the Senate Finance Committee later this week. USA Rice Vice President Government Affairs Reece Langley kicked off the meeting that included staff from the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees, as well as representatives from rice state Senate offices.Langley introduced USA Rice Chief Operating Office Bob Cummings who updated staff on rice and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, particularly with regards to Japan. Cummings explained that the goal for the rice industry with regard to Japan has always been less about specific tariff levels and more focused on improving overall access to the Japanese market."These are very nuanced issues, and these staffers have an excellent handle on them," said Cummings following the briefing. "They asked if we were satisfied with the Obama Administration's efforts to hold other countries to their WTO commitments with regard to rice, and we told them we thought more could be done." Cummings concluded that TPP and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) both offer significant opportunities for rice, but that as TPP negotiations continue, increasing focus must be on the lack of ambition shown by Japan on rice and other commodities. "USA Rice is actively engaged when it comes to maximizing trade and export opportunities," said Cummings. "And we urge U.S. government agencies to support and promote these efforts, and to pursue trade compliance breaches when they harm the U.S. rice industry." "These briefings serve as important educational opportunities for us. I'm pleased with today's turnout, and I look forward to continuing to educate Members of Congress, their staff, and the Administration," said USA Rice's President & CEO Betsy Ward, who also attended the briefing.
Contact: Michael Klein (703) 236-1458
Crop Progress: 2014 Crop 45 Percent Planted

WASHINGTON, DC -- Forty-five percent of the nation's 2014 rice acreage is planted, according to today's U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Crop Progress Report.
Rice Planted, Selected States Week Ending April 27, 2013 April 20, 2014 Percent Arkansas California Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Texas Six States 38 14 89 12 41 95 42 29 5 78 15 9 73 32 47 8 87 24 45 79 45 61 10 88 56 55 90 56 April 27, 2014 2009-2013 average
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CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for April 28
Month
Price
Net Change
May 2014 July 2014
$15.450 $15.370
+ $0.030 - $0.095
September 2014 November 2014 January 2015 March 2015 May 2015
$14.415 $14.535 $14.725 $14.900 $14.900
- $0.035 - $0.020 - $0.005 - $0.005 - $0.005
Grown in China: Arsenic rice

NYT News Service | Apr 27, 2014, 06.13 AM IST Soil in China's leading rice-producing region shows high levels of heavy metal contamination, in a study that suggests that the proximity of mining and industry to agricultural areas is posing serious threats. Researchers for Greenpeace sampled farmland and uncultivated soil, water and rice grown near a smelter of nonferrous metals in Hunan Province. In some locations of the study, they found soil containing cadmium levels more than 200 times the national health standard, adding to a growing body of evidence that parts of the country's soil are heavily degraded after decades of fast industrialization and high economic growth. All but one of the rice samples exceeded the maximum level of cadmium in rice for human consumption in China. The study extended the concept by listing "arsenic rice," "mercury rice" and "lead rice." Of those four toxic substances , only mercury levels appeared relatively safe. With a fast pace of urbanization, China is struggling to save enough land for farming and keep a high rate of grain self sufficiency . But apart from quantity, whether it can maintain soil health remains a question.
Integrated farming: How Nigeria, Cameroon, S/Leone will benefit

Scientists, farmers and other stakeholders have described the aquaculture-based integrated farming pilot studies, sponsored by the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development in Livestock, Fisheries & Aquaculture Programme, as successful, with the potential to reduce poverty among integrated farmers in Nigeria, Cameroon and Sierra Leone.This was revealed by participants at the annual review and planning workshop of two Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MTDF) funded projects on integrated aquaculture at Development Centre, Iyaganku venue of the workshop in Ibadan, on Thursday, last week.Two sustainable
integrated pond-based aquaculture projects reviewed involved fish, rice and poultry production and fish, rice and pig production. The projects focused on development of a viable and sustainable integrated aquaculture systems with agriculture production for rural poor farmers. It is specifically addressing the challenges related to decreases in captured fisheries and the reduction in rice and poultry production in three West and Central African countries of Nigeria, Cameroon and Sierra Leone.Professor Bamidele Omitoyin of the Department of Fisheries and Management, University of Ibadan and Coordinator of the research, said the projects would span three years and the workshop was to review the level of success, challenges and plan for the remaining one year before upscaling the integration to farmers via their groups.He disclosed that the fish-rice-poultry aspect of the project was led by University of Ibadan and the second aspect, the fish-rice-piggery integration, was led by Njala University, Sierra Leone. The two projects, he added, were being managed by three institutions, included University of Buea in Cameroon.Dr Emmanuel Ajani, coordinator of the project in Nigeria, said the workshop was on the review of the past two years of the projects in terms of success and challenges and to plan for the year, which would involve training of more farmers on the pilot farms, saying the projects had been successful so far.National Secretary the Catfish Association of Nigeria (CAFAN), Mr Remi Oloye, said the effects of fish-rice-livestock integration would make farmers to diversify and earn income all year round, reducing poverty and hunger among smallholding farmers and their dependants. It would, he added, also lead to job creation because farmers would need more hands.Former Oyo State chairman of CAFAN, Mr Tunde Adewoyin, on whose farm a pilot scheme is located, also said effects on farmers included getting income at any time because three businesses are involved.He argued that utilisation of waste and reduction in cost of products, more profits and organic fertiliser generation, maximum utilisation of space, water and labour are benefits of integrated farming project.
The review outcome said more fish farming associations were fully participating and more had indicated interest in the adoption of the technologies developed; the low-cost floating feed pellets developed through the project intervention would soon be commercialised and made available to fish farmers, with
the potential to bring about 80 per cent to 100 per cent reduction in the cost of catfish feed.The review committee also said production of training manuals, media reviews and other publications of the project activities had ensured maximum awareness creation and assimilation/adoption of best practices by various actors in the project. The project had, it added, created linkages and means of interaction among farmers groups, government institutions and agro-allied services/agencies through the creation of innovation platforms using the principle of Integrated Agriculture Research for Development.
New Crop Rice Closes Above Key Resistance

BY SCOTT STILES, EXTENSION ECONOMIST - RISK MANAGEMENT, ON APRIL 25TH, 2014
The CME September 14 rice futures contract finally closed above the $14.40/cwt. mark this week. After a weak start on Monday the contract managed to settle at $14.45 Fridaythe highest close in 18 weeks. The weekly chart for September futures indicates a reversal higher and break out of the tight 15 cent range that prices have traded in for the last 4 weeks.Link to weekly chart for CME September 14 rice futures: http://tinyurl.com/mb6lzjy New crop basis levels remain in the -75 to -90 cent/cwt. area (-34 to -41 cents per bushel). Using Fridays (4/25) closing price for September futures, new crop bids are generally in the range of $6.10 to $6.17 per bushel.Chicago rice futures were supported this week on a positive U.S. Export Sales report Thursday morning and strength from the CME grain complex overall. July wheat futures gained 9 cents on the week to settle at $7.08 and September corn added 11 cents to finish the week at $5.09 . November soybeans were near unchanged from last Friday and closed out the week at $12.39 .Iraq passed on all offers in its import tender that closed April 20. They cited high prices as the reason (or a willingness to wait and watch for further price weakness in Asian markets). Net export sales by the U.S. totaled 70.2 TMT of rice in the week ending April 17; up from 44.7 TMT from the previous week. Net export sales need to average about 44 TMT per week for the balance of the marketing year to reach USDAs export forecast.The new crop price charts should be watched for follow-thru on this weeks break above $14.40. Traders will continue to monitor 2014 planting progress. The USDA-NASS releases weekly Crop Progress reports each Monday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. central. Also, the next USDA supply/demand report will be released on Friday May 9. The first monthly USDA estimates of 2014/15 supply, demand, and ending stocks will be provided in the May report.
Rice production delayed to late May due to drought

Published on April 28, 2014 by TFP No Comments
BANGKOK, 27 April 2014 (NNT) The Royal Irrigation Department has reported that the current water levels of two major dams are low and suggested farmers postpone their rice production to the end of
May.Director-General of the Royal Irrigation Department Lertwirot Kowattana said a combined water amount of the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams was 2.9 billion cubic meters at present or just 18% of the total capacity. Another large dam, Kwae Noi Bamrung Daen in Phitsanulok province, had water for use for another one month, he said.The official called an urgent meeting with a water management committee on the water situation and they agreed on the postponement of rice production to late May. Water reserved for next year has already been used for consumption due to a prolonged drought. ( Suwit Rattiwan)
Rice likely to trade in ranges

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KARNAL, APRIL 28:
Following steady demand in the domestic market and ample stocks, the rice market may continue to witness a steady to range-bound movement in the coming days, said trade experts.With the trading being lukewarm, prices of aromatic and non-basmati rice varieties ruled amid nominal fluctuation on Monday.Amit Chandna, proprietor of Hanuman Rice Trading Company, told Business Line that after witnessing a fall last weekend, a steady trend has prevailed in the market. The situation is likely to persist even in the coming days, he said.According to the trade experts, buyers are placing orders according to their needs only. Any major fluctuation is unlikely and rice prices may continue to rule around current levels with nominal alterations, said experts. In the physical market, Pusa-1121 (steam) sold at 9,400, while Pusa-1121 (sela) quoted at 8,300. Pure Basmati (raw) was 12,450. Duplicate basmati (steam) sold at 7,500. Pusa-1121 (second wand) was at 7,350, Tibar at 6,400 while Dubar was at 5,400 a quintal. In the non-basmati section, Sharbati (steam) was sold at 4,850 while Sharbati (sela) quoted at 4,300. Permal (raw) sold at 2,350, Permal (sela) at 2,320, PR-11 (sela) sold at 2,725 while PR-11 (raw) at 2,700. PR14 (steam) sold at 2,900 a quintal. (This article was published on April 28, 2014)
Govt may fall short of rice procurement target

Lower arrivals in AP, Odisha results in purchase by procurement agencies dropping
NEW DELHI, APRIL 25:
Government agencies led by Food Corporation of India (FCI) may end up procuring lower quantity of rice in the current 2013-14 marketing year over last year on account of sluggish market arrivals of paddy.FCI and other State agencies have so far procured 27.29 million tonnes (mt) of rice, about 10 per cent lower than 30.44 mt procured during the same period a year ago. In the 2012-13 marketing year, the Government had procured about 34 million tonnes of rice and was targeting to procure some 34.5 mt in the current season ending June. Going by the sluggish procurement, the total purchases by State agencies could end up lower than last years 34 mt. Kharif procurement is already over and we are in the middle of the rabi procurement season. We may end up procuring between 30 and 32 mt, FCI officials said.They attributed the sluggish procurement to lower market arrivals in key rice producing States of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha among others, where cyclones and excess rainfall had hit paddy production.According to the second advance estimates, rice production in the current year is projected at a record 106.19 mt against last years 105.24 mt. However, market arrivals of paddy so far are 5 per cent lower at 50.17 mt against 52.77 mt during the same period a year ago.Rice stocks in the Central pool currently stand at 20.27 mt, almost 70 per cent higher than the buffer norm and strategic reserves of 14.2 mt as on April 1. In fact, the April rice stocks this year are the lowest in six years since 2009. (This article was published on April 25, 2014)
PWO seals a rice deal with China

BANGKOK, 28 April 2014 (NNT) - The Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) revealed that the agency has inked a rice deal with China, under which it will export 20,000 tons of Hom Mali fragrant rice to that country this year at the average price tag of 30,000 baht per ton. Mr. Chanutpakorn Wongsrinil, President of the PWO, said that the rice would be sold to the Chinese government backed company Jin Tai Yu, adding that the first lots in 5, 15 and 50 kg packs of jasmine rice will be delivered to the afore-mentioned trading partner within next month. The PWO President however did not disclose how much rice would be shipped in the first batch of delivery. Mr. Chanutpakorn said that Thailand had been negotiating with China for the past 7 months, not only on the rice deal but also on elimination of adulteration of rice which has tarnished the reputation of Thai rice exports.He expressed his hope that the Jin Tai Yu packed rice would bring back the good name of Thai rice
among Chinese consumers, adding that the brand marks the return of PWOs products in the Chinese market after a 5-year pause.
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-April 28

Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:12pm IST Nagpur, Apr 28 (Reuters) - Gram and tuar prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) zoomed up here on renewed demand from local millers amid weak supply from producing regions. Fresh rise on NCDEX, upward trend in Madhya Pradesh pulses and enquiries from South-based millers also pushed up prices, according to sources. * * * *
FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Gram super best bold and medium best reported higher on renewed seasonal buying support from local traders amid thin supply from producing regions. TUAR * Tuar prices jacked up in open market on good marriage season demand from local traders amid tight supply from crushing plants. * In Akola, Tuar - 4,100-4,300, Tuar dal - 6,300-6,500, Udid at 6,100-6,500, Udid Mogar (clean) - 7,200-7,700, Moong - 8,500-8,700, Moong Mogar (clean) 10,000-10,800, Gram - 2,600-2,800, Gram Super best bold - 3,600-4,000 for 100 kg. * Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in thin trading activity, according to sources. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 2,350-2,900 2,300-2,815 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,850-4,300 3,800-4,230 Moong Auction n.a. 6,300-6,800 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Gram Super Best Bold 4,000-4,300 3,900-4,200 Gram Super Best n.a. Gram Medium Best 3,800-3,900 3,700-3,800
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a. Gram Mill Quality 3,500-3,650 3,500-3,650 Desi gram Raw 2,850-2,900 2,850-2,900 Gram Filter new 3,150-3,450 3,150-3,450 Gram Kabuli 8,900-10,800 8,900-10,800 Gram Pink 7,900-8,300 7,900-8,300 Tuar Fataka Best 6,800-7,000 6,700-6,900 Tuar Fataka Medium 6,600-6,700 6,500-6,600 Tuar Dal Best Phod 6,100-6,300 6,000-6,200 Tuar Dal Medium phod 5,700-6,000 5,600-5,900 Tuar Gavarani 4,500-4,600 4,400-4,500 Tuar Karnataka 4,700-4,800 4,600-4,700 Tuar Black 7,800-8,000 7,700-7,900 Masoor dal best 6,300-6,500 6,300-6,500 Masoor dal medium 6,000-6,150 6,000-6,150 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold 10,900-11,100 10,900-11,100 Moong Mogar Medium best 10,200-10,600 10,200-10,600 Moong dal super best 9,500-9,800 9,500-9,800 Moong dal Chilka 9,000-9,250 9,000-9,250 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 8,500-9,500 8,500-9,500 Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 7,600-7,900 7,600-7,900 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,100-6,900 6,100-6,900 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,500-6,000 4,500-6,000 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 3,050-3,150 3,050-3,150 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,350-3,450 3,350-3,450 Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,500 3,400-3,500 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,200 4,900-5,200 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800 Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,750-1,800 1,750-1,800 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,150-2,500 2,150-2,500 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,850-2,000 1,850-2,000 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,700 3,100-3,700 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,900 2,400-2,900 Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700 Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,750 1,700-1,750 Rice BPT new(100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,700-2,900 Rice BPT old (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,600 3,200-3,600
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,850 1,700-1,850 Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800 Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450 Rice HMT new (100 INR/KG) 3,900-4,200 3,900-4,200 Rice HMT old (100 INR/KG) 4,400-4,700 4,400-4,800 Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 4,800-5,800 4,800-5,800 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,000-13,500 10,000-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,000-9,500 7,000-9,500 Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,600-6,000 5,600-6,000 Rice Chinnor new (100 INR/KG) 5,100-5,600 5,100-5,600 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,600 1,400-1,600 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 43.3 degree Celsius (109.9 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp. 22.8 degree Celsius (73.0 degree Fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a. Rainfall : nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 44 and 24 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)
Philippine Paddy Rice Production up from 2012

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There continues to be no commercial production of wheat or "small grains" (barley, oats, etc.) in the Philippines.As a result, the country is a major importer of milling-quality wheat and the United States is its largest supplier. Milling wheat imports over the past several years have remained fairly steady, ranging between 2.1 2.3 million tons per year, with the balance of total wheat imports consisting of feed-grade wheat.Philippine paddy rice production increased 2.2 per cent from 18.0 million tons in 2012 to a record 18.4 million tons in 2013, while corn output declined 0.4 per cent from 7.41 million tons in 2012 to 7.37 million tons last year. On a July-June market year basis, MY13/14 rice and corn output increased from the previous years levels despite several typhoons.Although the GPH has a goal of achieving rice and corn self-sufficiency, there are indications diversifying into higher value crops will be given more attention. As a result of this, coupled with the entry of significant rice imports (legitimate and undocumented), rice production in MY14/15 is expected to decline from the previous years level. Corn output, on the other hand,
will likely increase in MY14/15, enhanced by increased use of superior quality planting seeds and GPH investment in postharvest infrastructure.Milling wheat imports are likely to increase, albeit in marginal terms, through MY14/15 due to the positive economic prospects and the expanding Philippine population. While milling wheat is expected remain the top US agricultural export to the Philippines, expanded sales are expected to be constrained by imports of Turkish flour.urkish flour imports accounted for an estimated 7 per cent of overall milling wheat imports in 2013, unchanged from the 2012 level. Millers in the region allege Turkey is dumping flour, and claim CIF quotes for Turkish flour are in many cases less than CIF wheat prices.MY13/14 feed wheat consumption in the PSD table (see link below) has been pared down slightly to reflect less-thanexpected imports for the year. A modest increase in feed wheat demand is predicted in MY14/15 in order to replenish stocks, as well as to meet the expanding feed demand of the growing livestock and poultry industries.
NFA awards rice deal to Vietnam

By Anna Leah G. Estrada | Apr. 29, 2014 at 12:01am
State-run National Food Authority on Monday formally awarded the supply of 800,000 metric tons of rice worth over P17 billion to two Vietnamese companies, after they emerged as the lowest bidders on April 15.NFA said in an issuance the supply contract for 600,000 MT of rice was awarded to state-owned Vietnam Southern Food Corp., or Vinafood II, while the remaining 200,000 MT was awarded to Vinafood Northern Food Corp. or Vinafood I.NFA earlier conducted an open auction for the rice supply and divided the entire volume into four lots, with 200,000 MT per lot.The Vietnamese companies bested the bids of other foreign traders, including Louis Dreyfus Commodities Asia Pte. Ltd., Thai Hua Co. Ltd. and Singsong Hongkong Ltd. NFA said Vinafood II offered to deliver the first lot at $436.50 per MT, the second lot at $437.75 per MT and the third lot at $439.25 per MT.Vinafood I, another rice trader from Vietnam, would deliver the remaining 200,000 MT in two tranches at a price of $436 per MT for the first 100,000 MT and $439 per MT for the balance.The NFA earlier allotted P17.182 billion for the importation of 800,000 MT of rice, which would help augment domestic supply this year.Under an open bidding, the NFA allows foreign private entities outside the current bilateral agreement to bid for rice imports.The rice stocks specified under the terms of the tender were long grain, white rice with 15 percent brokens and well-milled.The winning bidders were required to deliver the rice shipments in four tranches from May to August.We conducted an open bidding so we can get the best price for the rice imports, said NFA spokesman Rex Estoperez.Rice imports this year would be higher than the 205,000 MT of rice which the country bought from other countries last year.
The Agriculture Department was originally aiming to achieve self-sufficiency in rice in 2013, but a series of natural calamities including typhoon Yolanda affected crop production and food supply in the fourth quarter.The NFA Council approved the importation of additional 500,000 MT of rice last year to beef up the countrys rice stocks inventory, following the onslaught of typhoon Yolanda on Nov. 8.
Thailand to regain top rice exporter position

Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters | Updated: 04/28/2014
Editors Note: What was expected to be necessary at some point is happening. Thailands government is dumping much of the rice that it has had in storage, which was accumulated under the rice subsidy program for rice farmers. The country ran out of storage warehouses and the quality of the rice in storage was due to start deteriorating badly. Additionally, the government needs money to pay off financing of the subsidies. The country remains politically unstable partly because of the rice scheme. With all this as the backdrop, India is expected to drop from first place in rice export to second place. Thailand is poised to reclaim its top rice exporter position once again, but income into the country will take a hit because of the fire sale on rice.India's rice exports could slide by nearly a quarter this year and knock the country off its perch as top exporter of the grain due to stiff competition from Southeast Asian rivals that have recently slashed prices, Indian industry executives said.A drop in Indian exports could help Thailand trim a record inventory chalked up under a controversial rice-buying scheme. Thailand may also be able to reclaim its status as the world's biggest rice exporter, which it lost to India two years ago.It will also leave more rice in Indian hands at a time when the country's stocks are bulging and it faces the prospect of a record harvest, creating problems of storage."We are almost out of the market now. Thailand and Vietnam are selling aggressively and it is difficult for Indian exporters to match those prices," B.V. Krishna Rao, managing director at Pattabhi Agro Foods Pvt Ltd, India's biggest non-basmati rice exporter, told Reuters."Thailand will again become the world's biggest rice exporter. Our non-basmati rice exports could drop to 4 million tonnes," Rao said.India toppled Thailand in 2012 to become the world's biggest rice exporter after the government lifted a four-year-old ban on non-basmati rice shipments in 2011 to trim a growing mountain of the grain following bountiful harvests. In the 2013/14 financial year that ended on March 31, India's total rice exports stood at a record 10.5 million tonnes, comprising 4 million tonnes aromatic basmati rice and 6.5 million tonnes of the non-basmati variety.While India's shipments of the basmati variety are likely to remain steady in 2014/15 at around 4 million tonnes, total rice exports could drop to 8 million tonnes due to the slide in exports of non-basmati rice, industry officials said.
Manipulators of rice price face hefty fine

JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID Published Monday 28 April 2014 Last update 28 April 2014 4:15 am Residents have been warned against purchasing rice from traders and importers who have hiked prices of the essential commodity in some instances by as much as 40 percent, a source at the Commerce Ministry told Arab News.Inspectors have confirmed this price increase, he said. The ministry is working with consumer protection agencies to warn rice suppliers against hiking prices. Suppliers found to be continuously charging unjustifiably high prices will be fined at least SR40,000.Price hikes have coincided with the unprecedented influx of Umrah pilgrims this year. The price of a 10kg bag of rice now exceeds SR100.Traders have defended the move, saying price hikes are the result of imbalanced supply and demand in spite of a global decrease in the price of food commodities.Economists, nevertheless, have called on ministry inspection teams to make rounds of markets.Shoppers, likewise, have expressed resentment, saying price increases are hardly surprising given lack of a price control mechanism.Many residents complained that prices suddenly started rising two weeks ago without any justification.Most residents have resorted to purchasing smaller five-kilogram bags, priced at anywhere between SR40 and SR50 at several stores. Workers in small supermarkets around Jeddah have confirmed that about 90 percent of rice sales are made through the five and 10-kg rice bags. Ihsan Buhulaiga, an economist, said the ministry is responsible for initiating proper market surveillance. The rise in the price of such commodities is unjustified, he said. The solution is to strengthen the recently introduced price index and provide a fixed database on the most important food commodities. The introduction of these tools will ensure that shoppers are not ripped off, since most people know the true value of these imported items.
Harvest delays for Australian rice crop

ABC Rural By Laurissa Smith Posted Mon 28 Apr 2014, 11:55am AEST
PHOTO: The Crossley brothers harvest rice at their Kapunda property, on the outskirts of Deniliquin in south-west New South Wales. (Laurissa Smith)
AUDIO: Rain delays rice harvest (ABC Rural) MAP: Deniliquin 2710
It's been a slow and frustrating rice harvest for growers in south-west NSW.Intermittent rain this month has kept paddocks wet and headers in and out of sheds.Rice processor SunRice estimates about 40 per cent of the region's crop has been stripped so far.Deniliquin grower Andrew Crossley says while crops were slow to ripen, they have produced some good yields."We're stripping some reziq rice seed, yielding about 12 tonnes to the hectare along here, so it's going well. "The whole season, right from the start, has been a couple of weeks behind where we normally are this time of the year.
"Michael Hughes has been stripping crops just west of Deniliquin at Pretty Pine.He says while harvest conditions haven't been ideal, the outlook for rice is promising."In line with a lot of our other commodities this year, rice is showing some pretty good returns this year, if we can maintain our yields, which is good for all rice growers and all the community as a whole."So hopefully they (SunRice) haven't released all the good information, they've still got some up their sleeve."
Topics: rice, deniliquin-2710
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PHOTO: The Crossley brothers harvest rice at their Kapunda property, on the outskirts of Deniliquin in south-west New South Wales. (Laurissa Smith)
Hong Kong Rice Imports Increase

Tags: Hong Kong, imports Hong Kongs rice imports in 2013 have increased to around 339,000 tons, up about 9% from about 310,000 tons in 2012, according to the USDA Post.The Hong Kong rice import market has changed significantly since its full liberalization in 2003. The government eliminated the old rice import quota system in January 2003. Since then the number of rice importers in the country has more than tripled to 176 in 2014. Most of the rice importers in the country are fast-food caterers, retailers and importers of organic products. Of the 176 importers, around 100 are active importers, and 10 of which import an average of 20,000 tons of rice per year and around 70 of the importers import less than 250 tons of rice per year.

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