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Rice E-Newsletter
March 11 , 2015
V o l u m e 5, Issue I
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This month the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that the World Rice
Production 2014/2015 will be 474.86 million metric tons, around 0.3 million tons more than the
previous month's projection.
Rice Production last year (*) was 477.08 million tons. This year's 474.86 estimated million tons
could represent a decrease of 2.22 million tons or a 0.47% in rice production around the globe.
Rice Production by Country
(Values in Metric Tons)
China: 144,500,000
India: 102,500,000
Others: 38,918,000
Indonesia: 36,500,000
Bangladesh: 34,600,000
Vietnam: 28,250,000
Thailand: 19,150,000
Philippines: 12,200,000
Burma: 12,150,000
Brazil: 8,300,000
Japan: 7,679,000
United States: 7,068,000
Pakistan: 6,500,000
Cambodia: 4,700,000
Egypt: 4,500,000
Korea, South: 4,241,000
Nepal: 3,100,000
Next Update will be April 09, 2015
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Star/http://news.priyo.com/2015/03/11/rice-farmers-hurt-high-imports-unrest-
Not many people would expect it, but rice is grown in Ukraine. And to harvest it, many farmers are
buying combines built by Western equipment brands. Photo: Igor Pavlyuk
Ukraine is potentially one of the largest markets for high-quality agricultural machinery. Its a
huge country, at least by European standards, with varied soil and climatic conditions. And the
equipment Ukrainian farmers often opt for includes brands familiar to Canadians, such as
Versatile, Bourgault, Kello-Bilt, Schulte and Massey Ferguson.
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After several rounds of discussions, Iran is likely to start issuing permits to Indian exporters,
paving the way for basmati exports.India may resume exports of basmati rice exports to Iran
early next year, said Ajay Sahai, Director General of the Federation of Indian Export
Organisations (FIEO).Basmati rice exports from India in 2013-14 are likely to decline 10 per
cent due to Irans temporary stoppage of fresh order issuances. The country has not issued any
fresh import permits after October 2014. However, execution of existing and past orders has
continued.
India does not face any ban in terms of basmati rice exports to Iran. Only thing is Iran has not
issued import permits, which it does to any country before bringing consignments into its
territory, since October due to oversupply. During past years, Iran had imported large quantity of
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MANILA, Philippines Filipino farmers and scientists based in Laguna province criticized a
Canada-based lobby group over its alleged refusal to engage in a public debate on the safety of
genetically engineered rice.
The rabid Golden Rice lobby group, Allow
Golden Rice Now! has left the Philippines
with their tails behind their legs, and cowed
by the intense resistance showed by the
farmers opposing the unsafe and unwanted
Golden Rice, said Masipag, a nework of
farmers groups, scientist and nongovernment organizations in the Philippines.
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Masipag said the lobby group from Canada had toured the Philippines from March 3 to 10 to
campaign for the adoption of the genetically modified Golden Rice.The visit was part of the
groups Asia campaign tour. They will also travel to Bangladesh and India to promote Golden
Rice. Headed by Patrick Moore, the group peddled the genetically modified rice while
demonizing the farmers and other sectors who had expressed their opposition to the Golden
Rice, according to Masipag.It appears (that) Patrick Moore and his cohorts chose not to face
the farmers in a debate because they know that they will be exposed as frauds and agents of
disinformation, said Dr. Chito Medina, Masipag national coordinator.
Instead they sneak around the country spewing misleading claims on the technology, and even
on organizations that are critical to Golden Rice, added Medina.According to Masipag, Golden
Rice has been modified to express beta-carotene, a precursor of Vitamin Awhich is being
developed by the International Rice Research Institute to supposedly address Vitamin A
Deficiency in developing countries such as the Philippines.But Filipino farmers allied with
Masipag insisted that there were enough Vitamin A-rich foods in nature and in cultivated farms
making Golden Rice unnecessary and unwanted.We cultivate a number of vegetables and
fruits that are safe sources not only of Vitamin A, but also other nutrients that our body needs to
be healthy, said Lolit Saberola, a farmer from Tayabas, Quezon. As a mother, I would not
want to expose my children and grandchildren to Golden Rice.
More than 70 farmers from the provinces of Quezon, Nueva Ecija, and Pangasinan trooped to
the Department of Agriculture last March 6 to urge the agency to stop the commercialization
of Golden Rice in the country.Masipag farmers, along with the Resist Agrochemical TNCs
alliance displayed vegetables such as malunggay (moringga), sweet potato, water cabbage,
lettuce, yellow potatoes as examples of local and natural foods that are rich in important
nutrients. The group likewise called for a genuine agrarian reform, as most Filipino farmers do
not even have their own land to till, as well as access to other basic agricultural services.
The sneaky ways of Allow Golden Rice Now shows that their lobbying is based (neither) on
principles nor science, but are underhanded and deceiving, said Medina.They would be better
off to go back home and understand first the core issue of hunger and poverty in the developing
countries rather than pontificate on technologies that are not appropriate, unnecessary and
unwanted," he added.
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After several rounds of discussions, Iran is likely to start issuing permits to Indian exporters,
paving the way for basmati exports.India may resume exports of basmati rice exports to Iran
early next year, said Ajay Sahai, Director General of the Federation of Indian Export
Organisations (FIEO).Basmati rice exports from India in 2013-14 are likely to decline 10 per
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http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/basmati-rice-exports-to-iran-likely-to-resume-soon/
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10 March 2015
Tender:
13 March 2015
Offer details:
64,368 mt
Country Specified or
Global
U.S.A.
Non-glutinous milled
rice (medium grain)
Non-glutinous milled
rice (long grain)
13,000
TOTAL
13,000
Thailand
27,368
27,368
Global Tender
24,000
24,000
51,368
64,368
13,000
Shipping period:
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MLG/LDP
Rate
World Price
Milled Value
($/cwt)
Rough
($/cwt)
Rough ($/cwt)
Long-Grain
15.48
10.03
0.00
Medium-/Short-Grain
15.10
10.17
0.00
Brokens
9.34
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This week's prevailing world market prices and MLG/LDP rates are based on the following U.S. milling yields and
the corresponding loan rates:
U.S. Milling Yields
Whole/Broken
(lbs/cwt)
Loan Rate
($/cwt)
Long-Grain
57.21/12.55
6.64
Medium-/Short-Grain
61.89/8.83
6.51
Month
Price
Net Change
March 2015
$10.505
+ $0.215
May 2015
$10.735
+ $0.215
July 2015
$10.985
+ $0.210
September 2015
$11.105
+ $0.195
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November 2015
$11.290
+ $0.220
January 2016
$11.420
+ $0.210
March 2016
$11.420
+ $0.210
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AUDIO: SunRice CEO Rob Gordon speaks about global rice markets (ABC Rural)
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Mr Gordon was still optimistic returns would remain firm for local growers."Prices this year we
think have been strong," he said."We anticipate there are some factors that could weigh against it
and some that will weigh for it."There's some way to go before we can put an absolute number
on it."We're just striking budgets, as we speak."
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-2989087/VIETNAM-PRESS-Rice-output-dip-11-86mln-T--Hanoi-Moi.html#ixzz3UD5fjXZD
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Indias-food-exports-dip-wheat-hithardest/articleshow/46523309.cms
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http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/india-to-start-exporting-basmati-rice-to-irankrbl_1326133.html?utm_source=ref_article
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