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January 17,2017 Vol 8, Issue 1

Global, Regional & Local Rice E-Newsletter

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World Rice Production 2016/2017 Vietnam extends rice trade deal with Philippines LGUs to pilot corporate farming USA Rice Federation, more than 100 others push for ag trade with Cuba Specialty rice program nears release of 2 aromatic lines Heavy push for rice mega farms Rice prices on the rise Mexican chain buys big load of Thai rice Lalu fans arrive with curd, beaten rice Philippines keeps door open for Vietnamese rice — ED Japan to stop coddling its rice farmers Vietnam extends rice trade deal with Philippines Storms to pummel California with flooding rain, snowy mountain travel Mixed results for Queensland rice plantings this summer Planting goes ahead further north Rice Prices Laos to export more rice to China: PM Mexican chain buys big load of Thai rice

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Hamlik

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Abdul Sattar Shah Rahmat Ullah Rozeen Shaukat

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Maryam Editor Legal Advisor Advocate Zaheer Minhas

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Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid Javed Islam Agha Ch.Hamid Malhi Dr.Akhtar Hussain Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF) Islam Akhtar Khan

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Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim

Assistant Professor, Gomal University DIK

News Detail...

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Dr.Hasina Gul

Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK

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World Rice Production 2016/2017

Dr.Hidayat Ullah Assistant Professor, University of

Swabi

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Dr.Abdul Basir Assistant Professor, University of

Swabi

This month the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that the World Rice Production 2016/2017 will be 480.02 million metric tons, around 1.49 million tons less than the previous month's projection. Rice Production last year (*) was 472.39 million tons. This year's 480.02 estimated million tons could represent an increase of 7.63 million tons or a 1.62% in rice production around the globe.

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Zahid Mehmood PSO,NIFA Peshawar

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Falak Naz Shah

Head Food Science & Technology 2 ART, Peshawar

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Rice Production by Country (Values in Metric Tons) China: 144,850,000 India: 106,500,000 Others: 41,230,000Indonesia: 36,600,000 Bangladesh: 34,515,000 Vietnam: 27,800,000 Thailand: 18,600,000 Burma: 12,500,000 Philippines: 11,500,000 Brazil: 7,820,000 Japan: 7,790,000 United States: 7,117,000 Pakistan: 6,640,000 Cambodia: 4,700,000 Egypt: 4,554,000 Korea, South: 4,200,000 Nepal: 3,100,000 Next Update will be February 09, 2017 https://www.worldriceproduction.com/?Referer=Newsletter

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Vietnam extends rice trade deal with Philippines Vietnam will continue to supply up to 1.5 million tonnes of rice per year to the Philippines as the rice trade agreement between the two countries has been extended to December 31, 2018, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The agreement is a solid legal foundation for Vietnam to maintain its share in the Philippines rice market as the product is mostly imported to the country via governmental auctions.The extension of the deal helps stabilise Vietnam’s rice export market. The country has been competing with both traditional rice exporters such as Thailand and India as well as emerging ones like Pakistan, Cambodia and Myanmar. The Philippines is a key rice importer of Vietnam, buying from 500,000 – 1,500,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam every year, and accounting for 17 – 20 percent of Vietnam’s total overseas rice shipments during 2011-2015. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/171310/vietnam-extends-rice-trade-deal-withphilippines.html 4

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter LGUs to pilot corporate farming Four rice-producing Local Government Units were identified as pilot areas for the initial implementation of Corporate Rice Farming Program of the Department of Agriculture in Negros Occidental.Regional director Joyce Wendam of the DA-Negros Island Region said yesterday that the LGUs of Bago, La Carlota, Valladolid and Pontevedra are the identified pilot areas for the Corporate Rice Farming Program of the government of Negros Occidental that begins its first season of operation this July. She said farmers of four LGUs will provide the rice subsidy of the 9,261 PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries of the DSWD of the areas estimated at 1 million kilos for 6 months. The DSWD, under the marching order of President Rodrigo Duterte, has added rice to its existing subsidy to recipients to take effect this month.In a briefing held recently at the Pavillon Hotel in Bacolod, 4Ps provincial operations officerDionela Flores said that including the giving of rice in the subsidy will not be pushed through this month as they and the DA are still sourcing the rice supply while the corporate rice farming program is still in its inception period. Dionela, however said that though the rice subsidy may come late this year, it will be given later for it has allocated funds included in the department's budget for 2017. “There will be an accumulation of subsidy that will be given when it is available”, she added. Wendam said the program involves collaborative undertakings with several government agencies such as the DSWD, DA, the Land Bank, National Irrigation Administration, Agrcultural Credit Policy Council, Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation and theNegros Occidental Farmers and Rice Millers MultiPurpose Cooperative (NOFARIMCO), the identified farm service provider of the program in the province.She said NOFARIMCO will act as the consolidator of the production of the farmers enrolled at the program. Under the scheme, NOFARIMCO will enter into an agreement with the DSWD to purchase farmers' rice at P32.50 a kilo for the 4Ps subsidy. The DSWD, in return, will deposit in escrow the money intended for the payment of rice to the Land Bank of the Philippines. To avail of the program, farmers should enrolin it and sign a contract growing agreement with the service provider. The service provider will then provide the Land Bank its list of farmers enrolled at the program and help facilitate their loans.Wendam said the program will help the farmers to sell their produce at volume and enable them to avail of the government support services, like the utilization of the cooperative's farm implements and machineries aside from credit. A free enrolment premium in the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation will be provided with the assurance that their production investment will be cushioned in case of calamity.Wendamalsoappealed to the stakeholders of the program to collaborate with one another for its success. “This will help in the stabilization of the rice price in the market as well as achieving food security and sufficiency”, she added.She said that in cases when there is inadequate production supply to meet the 4Ps requirement for the 4 LGUs, they will source rice from the neighboring towns, which will be open for identification of farmers outside the pilot areas in preparation for the program expansion and replication on its second

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USA Rice Federation, more than 100 others push for ag trade with Cuba Monday Posted Jan 16, 2017 at 3:38 PM

"With less than one week until the Trump administration takes the reins, it's important that the agricultural community voices its support for policies that will allow us to sell our crops and products in a free and open market," Ben Mosely, vice president of government affairs for USA Rice, said. "Trade with Cuba is not just a priority for U.S. rice but the dozens of other organizations and businesses that represent nearly every sector of our vital industry that signedon in support of reduced trade and financing barriers for agricultural commodities." By Peter Bachmann / USA Rice Federation USA Rice, along with more than 100 state and national agriculture-related organizations and agribusinesses sent a letter to President-elect Trump and his team asking his administration to prioritize the removal of private financing and trade barriers for agricultural commodities and equipment. "With less than one week until the Trump administration takes the reins, it's important that the agricultural community voices its support for policies that will allow us to sell our crops and products in a free and open market," Ben Mosely, vice president of government affairs for USA Rice, said. "Trade with Cuba is not just a priority for U.S. rice but the dozens of other organizations and businesses that represent nearly every sector of our vital industry that signedon in support of reduced trade and financing barriers for agricultural commodities." While the needed fixes fall under the jurisdiction of Congress, the letter asks the administration to consider "progress made in normalizing relations with Cuba, and also solicit the administration's support for the agricultural business sector to expand trade with Cuba to help American farmers and our associated industries. The groups highlighted the fall of the U.S. as Cuba's go-to for food, "The U.S. has fallen from its position as the number one supplier of agricultural products from 2003 to 2012, to now the

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter number five supplier after the European Union, Brazil, Argentina and Vietnam. The U.S. needs to be number one again. Especially given many of Cuba's imports, including rice, poultry, dairy, soy, wheat and corn make up more than 70 percent of what they import and they're all grown right here in the U.S. by hardworking American farmers," Mosely explained.The letter was organized in part by USA Rice and the dozens of state agriculture organizations and businesses that make up Engage Cuba's state councils for Cuba http://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/news/20170116/usa-rice-federation-more-than-100-others-push-forag-trade-with-cuba

Specialty rice program nears release of 2 aromatic lines Monday Posted Jan 16, 2017 at 11:23 AMUpdated Jan 16, 2017 at 1:14 PM Share By Ryan McGeeney/SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL STUTTGART - The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's specialty rice program, seated in the Rice Research and Extension Center at Stuttgart, is planning to release two varieties of aromatic rice in the coming years, researchers recently. Debra Ahrent Wisdom, a program and research associate for the Division of Agriculture at Stuttgart, said two jasmine-type aromatic rices, currently known simply as AR-1105 and AR1102, are scheduled to be released in 2017 and 2018, respectively. "These are really the first lines we've released through the specialty rice program," Ahrent Wisdom said. "We determined there was a demand for these aromatics through conversations with growers, millers and marketers, and also by simply looking at rice imports across the country." Ahrent Wisdom said that while the United States (and Arkansas in particular) doesn't typically import much long- or medium-grain rice, imports of aromatics such as jasmine and basmati are strong. "There's an interest among consumers for aromatic rice," she said, noting that immigrants and foreign nationals, particularly from Asian counties such as India and Thailand, overwhelmingly prefer the rice grown in their countries of origin.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter "We can't grow the varieties they grow in Thailand and India, because of the photo period sensitivities," Ahrent Wisdom said. "We can't just say, 'send us some seed and we'll grow it here.' It doesn't work that way. There's something about the environment in Thailand and India that makes those aromatic lines just pop. And it's not everywhere in those countries - it's just certain pockets where the soil and the environment just works. "We don't happen to have that particular environment here - so we work around the environment we have," she said. Ahrent Wisdom said both of the new varieties claim Jazzman, a jasmine aromatic line originally developed by Louisiana State University, as a parent. In three years of test trials, AR-1105 and AR-1102 have averaged yields of 170 and 150 bushels per acre, respectively. While the yields aren't comparable to most long-grain rice varieties, the numbers represent a strong showing among aromatics, she said. Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist for the Division of Agriculture, said specialty rices like Ahrent Wisdom's aromatic lines make up less than one percent of overall rice production in Arkansas, the leading rice state in the country. Nevertheless, producers are always looking for an edge in marketing opportunities, he said. "Our growers do want some investment," Hardke said. "Any kind of value-added product, anything we can find a fit for, at a premium, and can grow and sell, that's great. But to date, specialty rice markets are still pretty small." Karen Moldenhauer, a professor of Crop, Soil and Environmental Science for the Division of Agriculture in Stuttgart, said the RREC has been working with aromatic varieties for more than a decade, although the specialty didn't become a focus of the program's research until Ahrent Wisdom transferred from Fayetteville to Stuttgart in 2009. "There was a lot of interest in aromatic rice," Moldenhauer said. "The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board and a number of producers in Arkansas thought it would be good if we could have an aromatic that we could potentially sell to some of these same people; people that were more interested in different types of rices, so they could have something from the United States to choose from." Moldenhauer said that since the Division of Agriculture's rice breeding program was established in 1931, it has released about 45 lines of rice, only one of which has been an aromatic. Glen Bathke, assistant director of the RREC, said that the specialty rice program's pursuit of unusual lines provides an avenue for growers to find new markets in which to pursue revenues.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter "Just having a new rice variety released periodically lets growers and business owners know that we can grow specialty rice here, not just medium- and long-grain," Bathke said. "We have aromatic markets right here in Arkansas. If growers would like to participate in that market, we have products that will allow them to do so, and diversify a little bit. But developing those markets is key." Details: https://aaes.uark.edu/research-locations/rice.aspx Ryan McGeeney is with the U of A System Division of Agriculture http://www.pbcommercial.com/news/20170116/specialty-rice-program-nears-release-of-2aromatic-lines

Heavy push for rice mega farms Three models for grouping scheme 16 Jan 2017 at 07:35 NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS | WRITER: PHUSADEE ARUNMAS A farmer in India shows shows the agri-drones he uses to provide precision spraying over a huge area in a short time. (Photo via VegFru.com) The government is committed to ramping up the rice megafarm scheme this year, for which it provides soft loans, machinery and agricultural equipment to farmers in order to cut production costs and raise productivity. The scheme will cover 1.05 million rai of related farmland.Chutima Bunyapraphasara, the newly-appointed Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, said the rice megafarm scheme will be developed and run this year on three different farming models based on different geographical locations and demand from participating farmers. The megafarm project implemented last year entails participating farmers pooling their rice farmland together into one large plot, after which modern equipment, including harvesting machinery, is deployed. Participating farmers can borrow up to 5 million baht at 0.01% interest from the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), while the Commerce Ministry is responsible for the marketing and sales of the rice and finding buyers.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Acting as a group, participating farmers can negotiate for better access to markets and financial resources such as loans. This grouping and joint management is intended to ensure efficiency in the entire rice business -- from planning to farming and marketing to distribution. Last August, the cabinet approved 3.25 billion baht worth of lending packages via the BAAC for megafarm projects for 2017-19. The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the Commerce Ministry last September and the Interior Ministry to promote the megafarm scheme. Last year, there were 381 rice megafarms spanning 940,000 rai. A total of 63,000 farmers participated in the scheme. The ministry aims to expand the scheme to 426 rice megafarms this year covering 1.05 million rai, with the number of participating farmers coming to 72,142. Officials are reviewing incentives to entice more farmers to take part.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter "The megafarm scheme this year will run largely on three farming models: traditional farming, but with better marketing and farm management methods or the so-called Model 2.0; farming that uses basic technology and grows mainly premium rice to be supplied as raw materials to various industries to make products with added value (Model 3.0); and farming that applies advanced technology such as GPS satellite, soil improvement and agriculture drones for spraying fertiliser and pesticides to reduce production costs and produce innovative products (Model 4.0)," she said. "But for Model 4.0, we may need to find and attract interested investors." Ms Chutima, a former permanent secretary for the Commerce Ministry, said the ministry will also focus this year on more actively promoting food safety and security and good agricultural practices (GAP) in the farm sector. "One of the ministry's top priorities this year is to promote the proliferation of GAP so that we can declare to the world in the future that Thailand is a supplier of safe agricultural products such as vegetables to the world," said Ms Chutima. "Although chemicals are used while farming, it requires a long-enough period before harvesting and the residue levels must be at a tolerable rate. This, once achieved, will lead Thailand to the next step of development: chemical-free farming and ultimately organic farming." In tandem with the farming developments, she said Thailand needs to create better understanding among consumers about the differences between safe agricultural products and organic ones, how to choose their items and their willingness to pay more for safe and high-quality products. "And one of the key focuses this year for the ministry is to partner with the Agricultural Research Development Agency, which handles research and development in Thailand's agricultural sector, to optimise existing research to grow more crops demanded by the market," she said. Suthep Kongmak, president of the Thai Agriculturist Association, hailed the governmentinitiated megafarm scheme, saying the grouping helps reduce production costs, significantly boosts productivity and raises bargaining power. But Mr Suthep said the association, which boasts 40,000 farmers in 47 provinces, only took to the megafarm scheme in 2015/16. Participating farms account for 60,000 rai, mainly to grow hom mali, white rice and Pathum Thani fragrant rice.This year, the association aims to increase the amount of farmland used in the scheme by another 40,000 rai.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter "But our association's participating farmers have not registered with the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry, as we don't want to borrow any money, which will increase their debt," he said. "More importantly, the ministry stipulates conditions that require us to not only form a group and register as community enterprises to be eligible for soft loans from the BAAC, but we also have to file our projects with the Tambon, District and Provincial Agricultural Extension Office for approval. That sounds inconvenient."

Rice prices on the rise December 21, 2007 00:00 IST Updated: April 29, 2011 17:51 IST

S. Vydhianathan CHENNAI: Rice prices in the State are on the rise due to export to Sri Lanka and movement restrictions by the Andhra Pradesh Government.The price of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sonaâ&#x20AC;? variety, which was Rs.17 a kg till last month, is now selling at Rs.20 per kg at the wholesale market. In retail, it is one rupee more. Fresh varieties, selling at Rs.14 a kg, have also registered an increase of Rs.1.50 a kg.Wholesale traders here said exporters purchased a bulk of the quantity from the market as the profit margin in export was higher compared to that in retail sales.

The other factor was the movement restriction by the Andhra Pradesh Government. Amara Visweswara Rao of the Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association said the Andhra Pradesh Government had allowed mill owners to move rice to other States, including Tamil Nadu, only till December 30. From the New Year onwards, the movement would be restricted. As the Government was planning to supply rice at subsidised prices to its card holders, it was looking to build a substantial stock, to the tune of 37 lakh tonnes. Wholesale and retail traders in Tamil Nadu did not build up stock in the last two months apprehending a fall in prices. This also contributed to the increase in prices, he added. An increase in the open market price would normally lead to more than usual offtake of rice at the Public Distribution System. At present, only 40 to 45 per cent of the 1.84 crore cardholders purchased PDS rice. The percentage could increase in the coming weeks. But the State had sufficient stock to meet a possible increase in demand. The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has not received paddy in the current kuruvai season, as against 3.29 lakh tonnes in the previous season. Corporation officials said delta farmers did not raise kuruvai this time as water from the Mettur reservoir was not released on the scheduled date of June 12. However, it would be compensated in the samba season as there would be more arrivals.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter A majority of farmers would sell their produce to the corporation as the minimum support price for paddy had increased from Rs.650 per quintal to Rs.825 per quintal for Grade A variety and Rs.620 to Rs.795 per quintal for the common variety. The corporation is expected to purchase about 16.5 lakh tonnes of samba paddy as against 12.78 lakh tonnes in the last season http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rice-prices-on-therise/article14898782.ece

Mexican chain buys big load of Thai rice January 16, 2017 01:00 By THE NATION THE COSTCO-MEXICO superstore has imported 112 tonnes of Thai rice for distribution to its 32 branches in 18 Mexican states. The move is part of a coordination between the Thai Trade Centre in Mexico and Otis McAllister Co Ltd – a US-based importer of Thai rice – to promote the product and expand its presence in Central America market through their distribution channels in the US. According to the Thai Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn, Costco is also willing to join the Thai Trade Centre to organise marketing campaigns for Thai rice to expand its market share in Mexico. Malee Choklumlerd, the Department of International Trade Promotion’s director-general, said that the ministry had positioned Mexico as the base to distribute Thai rice in Central America, especially Panama and Cuba. Malee said that Panama did not have a sufficient rice supply to serve local demand. Recently the Panama government increased rice imports to 67,000 tonnes, which is expected to climb to 135,000 tonnes soon. Cuba, with 11 million people, is another potential market for Thai rice. However the export of Thai rice to Cuba needs to be done by authorised importers in the island nation. In 2015 Thailand exported 16,167 tonnes of rice worth US$6.6 million (Bt234 million) to Mexico, while Mexico imported 781,000 tonnes of rice worth $273 million from the US. The Thai Trade Centre in Mexico has invited rice importers from Mexico, Panama, and Cuba to visit the Thaifex – World of Food Asia event in Thailand.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Last week the Hong Kong chain 759 Store imported the first lot of Thai hom mali rice and other types of Thai rice totalling of 136 tonnes from Siam Diamond Export Thailand as part of their memorandum of understanding signed last November. Under the MoU the Hong Kong superstore will import 10,000 tonnes of rice from Siam Diamond. The deal reflects the Department of International Trade Promotionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempt to promote the Thai rice in Hong Kong. http://thaicooking.nationmultimedia.com/news/business/EconomyAndTourism/30304181

Lalu fans arrive with curd, beaten rice Amit Bhelari RJD chief Lalu Prasad's supporters made a beeline outside his 10 Circular Road residence on Friday to supply curd, beaten rice, tilkut and other items for Makar Sankranti on Saturday.Lalu is set to host a grand feast that thousands are expected to attend. An added attraction for the family is the arrival on Friday of Lalu's eldest daughter Misa Bharti. "This is my first visit after my baby was born," Misa said at Patna airport, her husband Shailesh Kumar in tow. "Some 20,000 people are expected to visit tomorrow. Laluji is personally monitoring the arrangements," said Lalu's close aide Bhola Yadav. Lalu usually organises a two-day feast.Sources said the RJD chief does not need to purchase anything; his supporters provide everything. Surendra Prasad Yadav, RJD MLA from Belaganj in Gaya, supplied more than two quintals of beaten rice, curd and tilkut. Similarly, Pirpainti MLA Ram Vilas Paswan supplied more than a quintal of Basmati beaten rice. Already 50 quintals of beaten rice, 20 quintals of curd, 5 quintals of jaggery powder, 10 quintals of tilkut and 40 quintals of vegetables have arrived. Vegetables like potato, peas, pumpkin and cauliflower have arrived from supporters in Chhapra. Madhusudan Raut, a Lalu fan from his native place of Phulwaria in Gopalganj, has brought 5kg of beaten rice, 3kg of curd and 2kg of jaggery.Sant Kumar Choudhary and Shiv Ji Rai have come from Raghopur - Lalu's younger son Tejashwi Yadav's constituency - carrying curd, beaten rice and jaggery.Others have provided mineral water, chairs and tents https://agriculture.einnews.com/article/361928008/CjMDhUtaaxwgpsj3?lcf=mfbGzFqDS4bNQ1jDt a8oRvPjgESunH4NfqaGB2CDatA%3D

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Philippines keeps door open for Vietnamese rice — ED JANUARY 16, 2017

Farmers harvest rice at a paddy field in Ninh Binh Province, south of Hanoi. Photo by Reuters/Kham The country makes up for 17-20 percent of Vietnam’s total rice shipments.Vietnam is hoping to maintain its sizable share in the Philippines’ rice market as export contracts totaling three million tons for the next two years are now up for grabs.The Philippines was widely expected to cut back on imports of the staple grain, but it has recently let Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam back in the bidding process. Vietnamese exporters will of course have to beat out these neighboring rivals first. The Philippines is one of the biggest buyers of Vietnamese rice, accounting for 17-20 percent of Vietnam’s total rice shipments.Between 2011 and 2015, Vietnam exported from 500,000 to 1.5 million tons of rice to the Philippines each year.Vietnam’s rice shipments hit 4.9 million tons in

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter 2016, the lowest since 2008. This year the prospects seem dismal as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rice stock is forecast to hit a 15-year high of more than 120 million tons, sufficient for 92 days of global consumption, according to a report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Meanwhile, Thailand plans to clear its stockpiles, estimated at around 9 million tons, by the end of 2017. Laos is also finding ways to boost sales to China, Vietnamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest rice buyer https://m.vietnambreakingnews.com/2017/01/philippines-keeps-door-open-for-vietnamese-rice-ed/

Japan to stop coddling its rice farmers As growers age, agriculture ministry eyes shift to industrial farming January 15, 2017 1:30 am JST Exclusive TOKYO -- Japan's rice farmers could be about to lose some of their government protection.Drastic changes could take effect sometime next fiscal year, which begins in April, that would result in generous subsidies these farmers get being cut.The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries wants to raise the hurdle that farmers have to clear before they can receive a subsidy for diverting their rice for human consumption to cattle feed. The ministry also plans to make it harder to get a land subsidy currently paid to farmers who have turned their rice paddies into fields for other crops. This subsidy would not be paid if the tracts are no longer readily reconvertible to rice paddies.By taking these measures, the government wants to pave the way for large-scale farmers. The existing system is meant to help sustain small-scale farmers.The ministry is also scheduled to terminate a decades-old system for adjusting rice production. About 70% of Japan's farmers grow rice, but the crop represents only 20% of the total value of the country's agricultural output. This is due to the nation's declining rice consumption and falling rice prices. The majority of Japan's rice farmers are small operators with 1 or 2 hectares of paddies. Their average age is above 70. This means many rice farmers are past retirement age, and their profession in Japan is at risk of dying out. The ministry said it is acting to mitigate this risk.The picture at vegetable and fruit farms is not as bleak http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Japan-to-stop-coddling-its-rice-farmers Government

Vietnam extends rice trade deal with Philippines

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Vietnam will continue to supply up to 1.5 million tonnes of rice per year to the Philippines as the rice trade agreement between the two countries has been extended to December 31, 2018, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.The agreement is a solid legal foundation for Vietnam to maintain its share in the Philippines rice market as the product is mostly imported to the country via governmental auctions.The extension of the deal helps stabilise Vietnam’s rice export market. The country has been competing with both traditional rice exporters such as Thailand and India as well as emerging ones like Pakistan, Cambodia and Myanmar.The Philippines is a key rice importer of Vietnam, buying from 500,000 – 1,500,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam every year, and accounting for 17 – 20 percent of Vietnam’s total overseas rice shipments during 2011-2015. VNA http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/171310/vietnam-extends-rice-trade-deal-with-philippines.html

Storms to pummel California with flooding rain, snowy mountain travel By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist January 17, 2017, 12:48:22 AM EST

A new round of storms will take aim at California and the southwestern United States later this week and this weekend.Each storm will bring locally drenching rain and heavy mountain snow, with the potential for flooding and travel disruptions."The first storm will spread southward through California on Wednesday and Thursday with a second to follow Friday," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski.

A third storm will swing in Sunday and may have major impacts that linger into Tuesday.Rain and excess water on the highways will force many motorists to slow down, Pydynowski said.Incidents of urban flooding are likely in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Diego, California.

Rain with potential flash flooding may also reach the desert cities of Las Vegas, Phoenix and Palm Springs, California, as the storms progress inland.Mudslides and other debris flows can be a hazard on secondary roads through the hills and canyons.

While the impacts and the amount of rain that will fall will vary with each storm, it will not take as much rainfall to bring some streams and rivers out of their banks.Many streams and rivers are

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A vineyard is flooded in the Russian River Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Windsor, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Storms last week and earlier this winter officially ended the drought north of I-80 in California and reduced the level of drought farther south. Through Tuesday of next week, cumulative rainfall is likely to average 3 to 6 inches in northern California with 1 to 3 inches likely in coastal Southern California. However, there is the potential for locally higher amounts along the west-facing slopes of the Coast Ranges and near the western base elevations of the Sierra Nevada. "Gusty winds accompanying each storm could also knock down more trees, cause sporadic power outages and make travel extremely difficult," Pydynowski said. In the high country of the Sierra Nevada, each storm will bring a general 1 to 2 feet of snow. Cumulative snowfall through next Monday may reach 7 to 10 feet in the high country.

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"Thus far this season, Mammoth Mountain ski area in California, has received 248.5 inches of snow with 144.5 inches falling this month, as of Jan. 16, at the main lodge," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Ken Clark.Records at the resort date back to the 1969-70 season."The resort is likely to achieve its snowiest January on record, snowiest month on record and could end up with seasonal snowfall that ranks very high on the all-time list," Clark said. The records are 182 inches (January), 209 inches (any month) and 668 inches (season).The heaviest amount of snow and rain could fall with a large storm that swings in later this weekend into next week."Motorists should prepare for restrictions and possible road closures, including at Donner Pass along Interstate 80," Pydynowski said.Snow levels will dip low enough with each storm to allow of snow to fall at intermediate elevations. While this will help to curtail small stream flooding along the mountainsides in the Sierra Nevada, it can lead to wintry travel problems. From late this week through early next week, a period or two of snow and slippery travel can occur over Cajon and Tejon passes in Southern California. Farther inland, snow will coat roads around Reno, Nevada, while Flagstaff, Arizona, could be buried by a foot of snow as the storms progress. http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/storms-to-pummel-california-with-flooding-rainsnowy-mountain-travel/70000574

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Mixed results for Queensland rice plantings this summer QLD Country Hour By Lara Webster and Mark Jeffery Mon at 8:22am There have been mixed results for Queensland rice plantings following heavy rainfall in the north.The late finish to the cane harvest in Mackay has hit farmers hard, with no summer rice crops grown in the region this season. Cane farmers have, over time, been growing rice throughout the region on a small scale to supplement their income and as a break crop from cane.Tony Crowley, director at agronomy service Farmacist, said he expected around 100 hectares to be planted during December, but the prolonged cane harvest put a stop to that."Because the harvest did not finish until early January, the fallow paddocks were not indicated early enough to make the call [to plant rice]," he said. "What we have found with the rice we have planted is that you have got to plant it at the right date, at the right timing to get the maximum yield at the end and that is where the dollars come in."With standover cane left in the paddocks, rice crops would have helped to compensate for a small part of the financial losses growers have suffered."They have suffered a minimum loss of say, 10 per cent of their gross income, so that would have compensated a little bit for that if they had rice in the ground," Mr Crowley said. "We also didn't get soy beans or some of the other pulse crops in the ground, which is another income stream."The rotational crops are also planted because of their soil health benefits and without them in the ground, cane crops will not receive the extra nutrients."That will force us into a plough-out, replant situation... there are a lot of ramifications from a late finish to the crushing"

Planting goes ahead further north Meanwhile rice growers in the Burdekin and Tully districts have reported they are on track for planting this year, even in the high rainfall area of Tully.Brian Dore grows cane and rice on two

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter properties just south of Tully.He said he still intended to plant on time this season, despite heavy rains and a late cane season.

Photo: Growers around Tully and the Burdekin intend to plant summer rice crops shortly. (ABC Rural: David Sparkes) "At this stage, all of our ground preparation is pretty much done and we aim to start planting from January onwards," Mr Dore said."There was a dry period there where could turn around and get the paddocks ready for rice." While it is the wet season for north Queensland, Mr Dore was not too concerned that predictions of more rain could set back planting."Our planting window opens from now on [so] for the next month or so, I am optimistic we will get a crop in," he said."Everything is prepped and ready to go so we should get it [the crop] in in a timely manner 22 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-16/mixed-results-for-queensland-rice-plantings-thissummer/8185168

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Rice Prices as on : 16-01-2017 08:10:24 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market. Arrivals Current

Price

% Season Prev. Prev.Yr Modal change cumulative Modal %change Rice

Pilibhit(UP)

3000.00 -14.29

97620.00 2230 2235

1.59

Gadarpur(Utr)

1012.00

7.55

52606.00 1995 1832

-3.39

Bangarpet(Kar)

377.00 -11.71

2924.00 1850 1750

10.12

Bhivandi(Mah)

237.00 130.1

67196.00 2250 2200

-6.25

Gondal(UP)

235.00 32.77

3779.50 2150 2150

Badayoun(UP)

200.00

470.00 2080 2090

Shahjahanpur(UP)

160.00 166.67

20682.20 2330 2350

5.91

Ballia(UP)

150.00 -21.05

1580.00 2125 2120

8.97

Kalna(WB)

111.00

6.73

1174.00 2970 2950

Aligarh(UP)

85.00

1875.00 2550 2560

18.06

Devariya(UP)

75.00

887.00 2090 2065

Kalipur(WB)

65.00

1.56

2780.00 2200 2200

4.76

Ghaziabad(UP)

60.00

-25

620.00 2260 2260

9.18

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52.00

8.33

726.00 2950 2950

22.92

Saharanpur(UP)

50.00

5.26

1637.50 2320 2295

13.73

Samsi(WB)

50.00

200.00 3200 3200

14.29

Jayas(UP)

41.00 17.14

172.00 1960 1950

Cachar(ASM)

40.00 -33.33

1610.00 2200 2200

-18.52

Gauripur(ASM)

40.00 33.33

867.90 4500 4500

Balrampur(UP)

37.50 15.38

371.50 2150 2125

0.47

Tamkuhi Road(UP)

37.00

37.00 2150

Ghatal(WB)

36.00

78.00 2400

Purulia(WB)

36.00

428.00 2300 2300

4.55

Raiganj(WB)

36.00

-5.26

618.50 2500 2500

-3.85

Beldanga(WB)

33.00

1.54

1624.00 2400 2400

4.35

Auraiya(UP)

30.00

-6.25

156.10 2170 2150

Partaval(UP)

27.50

117.00 2100

3.70

Kondotty(Ker)

25.00

75.00 3300

Rampur(UP)

22.50

285.50 2340 2450

6.61

Meerut(UP)

22.00

-12

354.00 2390 2390

11.68

Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)

20.20 -15.13

388.50 2400 2400

4.35

Islampur(WB)

20.00

351.00 2150 2150

Champadanga(WB)

16.00

296.00 2650 2650

8.16

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15.50

6.9

Sahiyapur(UP)

15.00

Gajol(WB)

13.00 44.44

Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)

12.00

9.09

Lalbagh(WB)

11.00

Kolaghat(WB)

11.00

177.50 2210 2220

147.50 2100

22.00 2700 2650

-3.57

233.00 2400 2400

4.35

85.50 2335

220.50 2400 2400

4.35

Khair(UP)

10.00 66.67

39.00 2530 2550

17.13

Kaliaganj(WB)

10.00

387.00 2450 2450

-2.97

Firozabad(UP)

9.00 -18.18

93.50 2540 2520

19.81

North Lakhimpur(ASM)

8.90

487.90 1900 1900

Hazaribagh(Jha)

7.20

Chandoli(UP)

7.00

Muradabad(UP)

7.20 3150

-12.5

219.50 1975 1980

7.00

-30

139.00 2380 2360

6.25

Chengannur(Ker)

6.00

-7.69

165.00 2400 2400

-4.00

Imphal(Man)

4.90

Uluberia(WB)

4.60

Dibrugarh(ASM)

-4.17

110.00 2300 2300

4.50

-4.26

303.50 2250 2250

Nimapara(Ori)

4.00

Jeypore(Ori)

4.00 -33.33

Darjeeling(WB)

3.50

13.70 2900

8.00 1900

-13.64

171.90 4400 4400

7.32

81.10 2950 2950

5.36

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3.00

40.50 2450 2350

Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)

2.50

13.10 2500 2500

25.00

Jahangirabad(UP)

2.50

26.00 2265 2260

Balarampur(WB)

2.10

Sirsaganj(UP)

1.60 -46.67

Bishenpur(Man)

1.40

30.50 2340

6.36

42.10 2250 2240

9.90 2700 2700

12.50

Bangarmau(UP)

1.20 -33.33

89.30 2050 2050

Thoubal(Man)

1.20

Aroor(Ker)

1.00

Penugonda(Mah)

1.00

2.00 4080

Lamlong Bazaar(Man)

0.90

10.10 2700

Mirzapur(UP)

0.80 -87.69

272.80 1990 2010

3.65

Shillong(Meh)

0.60

-25

25.00 3700 3700

5.71

Ernakulam(Ker)

0.56

7.01 3500 3500

8.20 2700

3.85

11.00 7100 7100

2.90

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Laos to export more rice to China: PM Source: Xinhua 2017-01-15 21:52:39

VIENTIANE, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- China has agreed to purchase 20,000 tons of organic rice a year from Laos, Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told local authorities in the southern Champassak province.Laos will need to deliver 20,000 tons of genuine organic rice to China and the shipment must not contain non-organic rice, Thongloun was quoted by the state-run Vientiane Times on Sunday.About

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter 4,000 tons of sticky rice and non-glutinous rice had already been delivered to China following an earlier agreement to export 8,000 tons of Lao rice to China. China has approved an increase from 8,000 tons to 20,000 tons, said the newspaper.

The exported rice to China is being grown in Savannakhet province and Champassak province's Khong district. According to Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in October, only the IDP Rice Mill in Savannakhet province was able to produce quality rice meeting the standard required by Chinese buyers.There are many rice mills in Laos but their product is of low quality. Based on a nationwide survey, only the IDP Rice Mill has been able to meet the Chinese standards.

China's Xuanye (Lao) Co., Ltd was approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission to be sole exporter of Lao rice to China with quota of 8,000 tons.More than 778,000 hectares of wet season rice and over 126,600 hectares of dry season rice are grown annually in Laos. However, about 226,000 hectares of rice fields in flatland areas are totally dependent on rainfall because irrigation channels have not yet been built in those areas.Since 2000, Laos has exported over 300,000 tons of rice annually to Vietnam, Thailand, China and other countries.

Laos is expected to produce about 5 million tons of rice by 2020 to ensure food security in the country. In the 2015-2016 fiscal year, Laos' rice production reached 4.12 million tons and is predicted to increase to 4.35 million tons in the 2016-2017 fiscal year. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/15/c_135984301.htm

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Malee said that Panama did not have a sufficient rice supply to serve local demand. Recently the Panama government increased rice imports to 67,000 tonnes, which is expected to climb to 135,000 tonnes soon.Cuba, with 11 million people, is another potential market for Thai rice. However the export of Thai rice to Cuba needs to be done by authorised importers in the island nation. In 2015 Thailand exported 16,167 tonnes of rice worth US$6.6 million (Bt234 million) to Mexico, while Mexico imported 781,000 tonnes of rice worth $273 million from the US. The Thai Trade Centre in Mexico has invited rice importers from Mexico, Panama, and Cuba to visit the Thaifex – World of Food Asia event in Thailand. Last week the Hong Kong chain 759 Store imported the first lot of Thai hom mali rice and other types of Thai rice totalling of 136 tonnes from Siam Diamond Export Thailand as part of their memorandum of understanding signed last November. Under the MoU the Hong Kong superstore will import 10,000 tonnes of rice from Siam Diamond. The deal reflects the Department of International Trade Promotion’s attempt to promote the Thai rice in Hong Kong http://thaicooking.nationmultimedia.com/news/business/EconomyAndTourism/30304181

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter U of A lists 2016 Top Arkansas agri stories Monday Posted Jan 16, 2017 at 11:33 AMUpdated Jan 16, 2017 at 12:16 PM

By Ryan McGeeney Special to The Commercial LITTLE ROCK - 2016 proved a difficult year for many Arkansas growers. Severe flooding in August impacted production to the tune of an approximately $50 million crop loss, and an unprecedented political season cast doubt on the future of international trade agreements and farm subsidies, officials said.Based on an informal poll of agricultural experts across the state, here are our top 10 Arkansas agricultural stories of 2016: 1. Widespread reports of dicamba drift injury in soybeans, as some growers begin in off-label applications on new dicamba-resistant Monsanto crops. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture covered the initial reports of drift injury in July, as well as some of the fallout, as the Arkansas State Plant Board weighed its options as Monsanto edged toward bringing a new dicamba-based herbicide technology to market. 2. Arkansas growers suffer nearly $50 million in crop losses due to significant August flooding, and a disaster declaration issued. After weeks of heavy, intermittent flooding in August, agronomists and economists with the Division of Agriculture estimated a significant economic loss for Arkansas producers. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued a federal disaster declaration for 12 counties.

3.Researchers with the Division of Agriculture and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission begin tracking the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk throughout Arkansas. As reports of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk persisted, biological researchers in the state embarked in an effort to determine the location and prevalence of the disease in deer and elk herds in the state. 31

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter 4. Tony Windham steps down as director of the Cooperative Extension Service after 28 years with the University of Arkansas System. After initially working with Arkansas growers as an economist in 1988, Windham was eventually appointed associate vice president for agriculture and director in 2010. Mark Cochran, vice president-Agriculture and head of the Division of Agriculture, named Rick Cartwright as interim director.

5. Arkansas officials visit Cuba as the U.S. considers lifting trade sanctions. As a major producer of both rice and poultry, Arkansas may prove particularly attractive to the island nation as a future trading partner.

6. The Division of Agriculture's Rice Research and Extension Center unveils its new Foundation Seed Facility at Stuttgart. Replacing a facility that had stood since the 1950's, the Division of Agriculture opened its new Foundation Seed Facility in August. 7. Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal appears to stall as voters choose between two presidential candidates, both of whom stated they were against it. After months of diplomacy and wrangling, the wide-reaching trade agreement, which would broadly liberalize trade rules and tariffs, may ultimately fail to come to fruition. In March, Ambassador Darci Vetter of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative spoke about the proposed trade agreement at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. 8. Arkansas cotton growers rebound from 2015's historic low acreage of 210,000 acres, planting about 57 percent more acreage. Although we've never strictly been "the land of cotton," growers on the Arkansas side of the Delta came back strong with increased acreage. 9.Kudzu bugs expand in eastern Arkansas. After almost five years of waiting, the inevitable finally arrived: Kudzu bugs made their way across the Delta, into Arkansas, poised to begin affecting soybeans in the fall. Division of Agriculture etymologists and agricultural agents trained county agents in identifying and controlling the pests, in an effort to arrest their further spread.

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10. Arkansas growers abandon grain sorghum in 2016, after huge spike during the previous year. Easy come, easy go. Citing dismal market prices and an impending threat from sugarcane aphids, Arkansas growers quickly ended their single-season love affair with the row crops. Details: www.uaex.edu or contact a local Cooperative Extension Service agent. - Ryan McGeeney is with the U of A System Division of Agriculture http://www.pbcommercial.com/news/20170116/u-of-lists-2016-top-arkansas-agri-stories

Late rice expert among Hall of Fame honorees Monday Posted Jan 16, 2017 at 11:03 AMUpdated Jan 16, 2017 at 12:17 PM By Fred Miller Special to The Commercial The late Bobby R. Wells, a world-renowned rice expert and University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture researcher, will be among five individuals inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame.Members will be honored at the 29th annual induction luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 3, at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Little Rock. The new Hall of Fame class also includes forester Allen Bedell of Hot Springs, former state senator Neely Cassady of Nashville, rice farmer Gary Sebree of Stuttgart and poultry company executive Mark Simmons of Siloam Springs. The induction recognizes service and leadership that have brought distinction to Arkansas' largest business sector. "What a great cross-section of Arkansas agriculture to be selected for the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame," said Butch Calhoun of Des Arc, chairman of the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame committee and former Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture. "The collective impact of these five are felt in every part of our state.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter "I have said this before, and it bears repeating; agriculture is one of the great success stories of our state. What a privilege to see these great advocates of agriculture be recognized." The new selections will bring to 158 the number of honorees inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. Wells was internationally respected for his expertise in rice production, with emphasis on rice nutrition and soil fertility. Wells was very active in collaborative, interdisciplinary research. He worked with the Rice Technical Working Group and served as its chairman and secretary. He edited the division's Arkansas Rice Research Studies journal from its inception in 1991 until his death in 1996. That year, the publication was named in his memory. He joined the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in 1966 and spent his first 16 years with the division at the Rice Research and Extension Center near Stuttgart. In 1982 Wells moved to the division's department of agronomy at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville to continue his research and teaching. He was promoted to professor and appointed department head in 1993. Wells was a highly regarded professor and a mentor to many graduate students. He developed an upper-level class in rice production and taught it for many years. Bedell was a long-time forester for Georgia-Pacific in Fordyce and also owned two whole-tree chipping operations, Circle B. Logging and Quality Stand Density Control Inc. He is a former chairman of the Arkansas Forestry Commission, a past president of the Arkansas Forestry Association and currently serves as the forestry representative on the Arkansas Department of Agriculture board. Bedell helped start the Log a Load For Kids program, an annual campaign that raises money for patients at Arkansas Children's Hospital, which has raised more than $8 million from Arkansas loggers. He also was one of the founding organizers of the Arkansas Timber Producers Association. Cassady was a driving force for the poultry industry in southwest Arkansas, taking over his father's hatchery at the age of 18 and expanding it into a vertically integrated poultry company. He built and sold two such companies that continue today as part of Pilgrim's and Tyson Foods. He was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 1982 and served the people of southwest Arkansas for 14 years, where he was a staunch advocate for agricultural issues. Cassady was president of the

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Arkansas Poultry Federation (1973-74), on the Tyson Foods board of directors (1974-2001), and a long-time member of the Central Baptist College board of trustees. Sebree, a third-generation rice farmer, spent 43 years as a farmer representative on the Producers Rice Mill board of directors, 24 of those as chairman (1990- 2014), a time of phenomenal growth for Producers and the Arkansas rice industry. A farmer-owned cooperative, Producers grew from 956 members in 1971 when Sebree first joined the board, to a high of 2,637 members in 2013. During that span, member receipts increased more than tenfold, from 6.2 million bushels in 1971 to 65.5 million bushels in 2011, while sales grew from $17.5 million in 1971 to a high of $568.5 million in 2013. He was on the first Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board (1979-86), chairman of the USA Rice Producers Group (2000-2002) and chairman of the USA Rice Federation (2002-2004). Simmons has been chairman of the board for Simmons Foods since 1987. He first joined the family business in 1968 after graduating from the University of Arkansas. He was named president in 1974, following the death of his father. Under his direction, Simmons Foods has grown into one of the nation's largest privately held broiler-processing companies and the largest private-label wet pet food manufacturer in North American. The company has grown from a single plant with roughly $20 million in sales and 350 employees in 1974 to approximately $1.4 billion in sales and nearly 6,000 employees in more than 20 facilities across North America. Simmons was a founding member of the Northwest Arkansas Council, serves on the board of trustees at John Brown University, and is a board member of the Walton Family Charitable Support Trust. - Fred Miller is with the U of A System Division of Agriculture. http://www.pbcommercial.com/news/20170116/u-of-lists-2016-top-arkansas-agri-stories

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Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE:ANFI) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter According to Zacks, “Amira Nature Foods Ltd. provides packaged Indian specialty rice. The Company sells Basmati rice, premium long-grain rice under their flagship Amira brand as well as under other third party brands. It participates across the entire rice supply chain from the procurement of paddy to its storage, aging, processing into rice, packaging, distribution and marketing. Amira Nature Foods Ltd. is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “ ANFI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amira Nature Foods in a research note on Wednesday, November 30th. Vetr downgraded Amira Nature Foods from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $7.67 target price on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, September 21st. Shares of Amira Nature Foods (NYSE:ANFI) traded down 0.35% during midday trading on Monday, reaching $5.62. 114,150 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. Amira Nature Foods has a 52 week low of $5.52 and a 52 week high of $14.09. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $6.40 and its 200-day moving average is $7.43. The company has a market capitalization of $203.57 million, a PE ratio of 6.13 and a beta of -0.15. Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ANFI. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new position in Amira Nature Foods during the third quarter valued at $3,041,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank acquired a new position in Amira Nature Foods during the third quarter valued at $100,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Amira Nature Foods by 994.6% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 101,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $846,000 after buying an additional 92,528 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Amira Nature Foods during the third quarter valued at $110,000. Finally, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. boosted its position in Amira Nature Foods by 11.5% in the third quarter. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 131,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after buying an additional 13,608 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 14.09% of the company’s stock. About Amira Nature Foods

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Amira Nature Foods Ltd is primarily engaged in the business of processing and selling packaged Indian specialty rice, primarily basmati rice and other food products. The Company sells Basmati rice and other specialty rice, under its Amira brand, as well as under other third-party brands. It also sells non-basmati rice.

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