22nd july,2017 daily global regional & regional rice e newsletter by riceplus magazine

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July 22,2017 Vol 8 Issue VII

Today Rice News Headlines...  U.S., China sign agreement to provide market access for U.S. rice exports  Louisiana's Jemison Handing the Reins to Webb  New agreement will allow US rice exports to China  US to export rice to China  China will import American rice for the first time  The U.S. Can Now Ship Rice to China for the First Time  US rice to be exported to china for first time  On the path to vitamin A in rice  Video: Herbicide-resistant rice variety could help address ‘superweed’ problem affecting non-GMO crops  Agreement permits export of American rice to China  Iraq expects to produce 250,000 tonnes of rice in 2017 season  Grains: In restricted activity, prices of rice basmati  Italy demands origin labels for pasta and rice  Vietnam Consolidates Rice-Exporting Capacity  Rice deal with India unlikely  Rice rules stripped  Vietnam exports 2.66 mln tonnes of rice in first half  Bangladesh Bank relaxes deferred payment rules to boost rice import  ASIA RICE-BANGLADESH RELUCTANT ON INDIAN DEALS, SET TO BUY FROM THAILAND

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Louisiana's Jemison Handing the Reins to Webb

By Michael Klein KINDER, LA - For 16 years, the face and voice of USA Rice in Louisiana has been Randy Jemison, but as with other good things, this too must come to an end. Later this month, Randy will retire to spend more time with his family and grandchildren here, and while replacing Randy is not possible, his good work will be carried on by Kane Webb.

"Randy has been a tireless advocate for Louisiana's rice farmers and the whole industry; we thank him for his years of service and we're going to miss his work ethic, vision, and humor," said Eric Unkel, a Kinder, LA rice farmer, president of the Louisiana Rice Council, and a USA Rice Board member. "Kane's work is cut out for him on a lot of fronts, but Randy is turning things over in good shape and we are excited to have Kane as our new representative."

Kane was raised on a rice and cattle farm south of Iowa, LA, and is a graduate of McNeese State University with a BS in Agronomy and an alumnus of the LSU Agricultural Leadership Development Program, Class VII. Kane knows rice, having begun his professional career as a TILT specialist scouting rice fields in south Louisiana for disease and rendering treatment recommendations, and then going to work for Helena Chemical out of Crowley, assisting rice farmers in Acadia and Vermillion parishes, as well as other areas of southwest Louisiana.

Kane serves on the Mavericks Board of the MSU Alumni Association, is President of Rotary of Lake Charles, and participates in various other civic organizations around the community. He lives in Lake Charles with his wife and two daughters and they are members of the St. LukeSimpson United Methodist Church, located in Lake Charles.

When not thinking about, speaking for, or eating rice, Kane can be found spending time with his family, hunting and fishing, and even golfing from time to time.

USA Rice Daily

New agreement will allow US rice exports to China 21 July 2017 From the sectionBusiness Image copyrightHUW EVANS PICTURE AGENCYImage captionChina is the world's biggest rice producer and consumer.

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China has agreed to allow imports of rice from the US for the first time.

The agreement gives US farmers access to the world's biggest rice consumer, with China importing about 5 million tonnes last year.

It follows trade talks between the two countries that resulted in little progress on other issues.

While China opened its rice market in 2001, a lack of protocols on pests and plant diseases effectively stopped imports taking place.

Inspections The organisation representing the US rice industry said the new agreement was the most complex of its kind, and set strict standards for US exporters to protect against the introduction of certain pests to China.

USA Rice added it would work with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make sure the industry complied with the rules.

"We know China wants to send a team here to inspect mills and facilities certified to ship to China, and we are working with USDA to make that happen in the quickest and most efficient way," said Carl Brothers, chairman of the USA Rice International Trade Policy Committee.

'Exceptional opportunity' US authorities and the industry have both hailed the agreement as a huge win.

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"This market represents an exceptional opportunity today, with enormous potential for growth in the future," said US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

According to OECD projections, the average person in China will consume 75kg of rice a year by 2024, compared with an average of 13kg in North America and 5kg in Europe.

USA Rice said China consumes the equivalent of the entire US annual output every two weeks.

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe US will produce about 6 million tonnes of milled rice this year

Steel progress?

Agriculture appears to be a bright spot in an otherwise thorny trade relationship between the two countries.

The announcement follows a round of contentious trade talks in Washington that appeared to end with little progress on tricky issues like China's steel exports or its $347bn (ÂŁ268bn) trade surplus with the US. The two sides didn't issue any joint statement following the talks, and cancelled scheduled press conferences.

The US has indicated that it might impose tariffs or quotas on Chinese steel, but since the talks wrapped up China has suggested that there was some progress on the issue.

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Beijing's embassy in Washington said the two sides "had in-depth discussion on cutting excess steel production capacity in the world and agreed to active and effective measures to jointly address this global issue"

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40678191

U.S., China sign agreement to provide market access for U.S. rice exports YESTERDAY AT 8:00 AM

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the United States to begin exporting rice to China for the first time ever, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Thursday. ―This is another great day for U.S. agriculture and, in particular, for our rice growers and millers, who can now look forward to gaining access to the Chinese market. This market represents an exceptional opportunity today, with enormous potential for growth in the future,‖ Perdue said. ―The agreement with China has been in the works for more than a decade and I‘m pleased to see it finally come to fruition, especially knowing how greatly it will benefit our growers and industry."

China is the world‘s largest producer and consumer of rice. Since 2013, it has also been the largest importer, with imports reaching nearly 5 million tons last year.

When the new rice protocol is fully implemented, the U.S. rice industry will have access to this critical market, significantly expanding export opportunities. U.S. rice exports can begin following the completion of an audit of U.S. rice facilities by China‘s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

US to export rice to China Jul 20, 2017 10:35 PM PSTUpdated: Jul 20, 2017 10:40 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and China's Vice Premier Wang Yang have signed a long-stalled phytosanitary protocol that will permit the import of U.S. milled rice into China, according to a press release from USA Rice, a lobbying group for rice producers.

"This is a tremendous leap towards selling U.S. rice in China," said USA Rice Chairman Brian King. "Today's signing caps a decade of effort by the rice industry and the U.S. government to open access to the world's largest rice importer. President Trump's focus on reducing trade deficits with big partners like China put the spotlight on rice, and Secretary Perdue told us he would get this done, and he did. We're thankful for the administration's commitment - from the President on down - to U.S. rice farmers and marketers."

"The President and Secretary Perdue have opened the door; now it's time to move to our technical to-do list so that rice shipments can occur," said Carl Brothers, chairman of the USA Rice International Trade Policy Committee. "We know China wants to send a team here to

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inspect mills and facilities certified to ship to China, and we are working with USDA to make that happen in the quickest and most efficient way."

The protocol, that is the most complex rice phytosanitary agreement the U.S. has ever entered in to, contains an operational workplan that spells out the responsibilities of companies wishing to export in order to protect against the introduction of certain pests into China. USA Rice led efforts over the past two years to assemble a list of interested exporters, and with USDA to certify compliance with the workplan.

"The focus of our work is now on supporting a successful visit by China's inspectors," said USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward. "We waited a decade for the protocol to be signed and our members are anxious to meet the demand of China's consumers for safe, high-quality U.S. rice."

Ward said China consumes the equivalent of the entire U.S. rice crop every 13 days and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects China to import 4.8 million metric tons of milled rice in 2017/2018, by far the world's largest import market. Imports have surged since the beginning of this decade, and have recently been between 4.5 million and 5 million metric tons annually. China opened its rice market when the country joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, but U.S. rice was barred from the market because of the lack of a phytosanitary protocol between the two governments. Southeast Asia supplies much of China's import demand; a situation that will likely continue.

Demand for U.S. milled rice, at least initially, is expected to be strongest in coastal areas among higher income consumers and in the hotel and restaurant trade.

"Food safety is a major issue for China's consumers, and U.S. rice is well positioned as a safe, high quality food," according to Chris Crutchfield, chairman of the USA Rice Asia/Turkey Promotion Subcommittee. "We have promotion programs up and running in China in anticipation of today's signing and exports to come. We'll tailor our promotion activities going forward to include large trade seminars here and in China to educate Chinese consumers about the types and qualities of U.S. rice. We will also focus on quality and the capabilities of our industry in our stepped up trade servicing activities.

http://www.katc.com/story/35932657/us-to-export-rice-to-china

China will import American rice for the first time

by Alanna Petroff @AlannaPetroffJuly 21, 2017: 11:22 AM ET The world's largest rice producer is hungry for more and looking to the U.S. for supplies.

China will import American rice for the first time after a new trade deal was agreed to Thursday.

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"The agreement with China has been in the works for more than a decade and I'm pleased to see it finally come to fruition, especially knowing how greatly it will benefit our growers and industry," said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a statement.

China produces 20 times more rice than the U.S., but it's also the world's biggest consumer.

Recently it has been buying more rice abroad, spending way over $1 billion in some years, to feed its population.

Last year, China imported about 5 million tons, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The U.S. alone couldn't satisfy that demand. America exports between 3 million and 4 million tons a year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

Related: Why is China buying the world's seeds?

China was once largely able to feed itself, especially with rice. But it's been relying more on imports in recent years, said Rob Bailey, an expert in food security at Chatham House, a policy institute in London.

Rising food imports partly reflect challenges in Chinese agriculture. The rural population is aging, crop yields are low and there are high levels of soil depletion. Pollution and climate change also threaten production.

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Bailey said China was being smart in finding new sources of rice because temporary export bans from other Asian countries have caused problems in the past.

"China's probably thinking, 'If we are going to import rice, let's not be too reliant on the Asian market'," he said.

Related: China is crushing the U.S. in renewable energy The USDA said exports to China can begin once Chinese officials have completed an audit of U.S. rice facilities.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Commerce did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The breakthrough comes two months after the U.S. Commerce Department announced a dealthat will allow U.S. beef and natural gas exports to flow into China.

And it comes in the week that top Chinese and U.S. officials met to talk about trade.

Nevertheless, the relationship remains strained. President Trump has called out Beijing for what he considers to be unfair trading practices, and he wants to reduce America's huge trade deficitwith China.

This sentiment was echoed by U.S. officials after the Wednesday meetings, with a statement saying there was a "shared objective to reduce the trade deficit" with China.

A Chinese statement that came out later mentioned the deficit, but focused on many more issues that the two sides should cooperate on over the coming year.

Meanwhile, the issue of steel trade continues to be a delicate matter. Trump's administration may soon slap tariffs on Chinese shipments of steel to the U.S. -- Nanlin Fang and Donna Borak contributed to this report. http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/21/news/china-rice-us-trade/index.html

The U.S. Can Now Ship Rice to China for the First Time

By Megan Durisin and Alan Bjerga July 20, 2017, 10:39 PM GMT+5 July 21, 2017, 9:00 AM GMT+5 

Two countries reach agreement on final protocol, USDA says

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Deal comes about a month after China opened to U.S. beef Trump Says U.S. Working on Major Trade Deals With China

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The U.S. can now ship rice to China for the first time ever, signaling a win for President Donald Trump in his efforts to reshape the trade relationship just after talks between the nations broke down Wednesday.

Officials from the nations finalized a protocol to allow for the first-ever American shipments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday in a statement. China is the world‘s biggest rice consumer, importer and producer.

The rice deal comes just a month after China reopened its market to U.S. beef imports for the first time in more than a decade and is the latest in a flurry of trade negotiations between the nations. China is also approving more biotech products and increasing U.S. natural gas imports.The most important market news of the day.

But if the nations are to make any meaningful dent in the U.S.‘s $347 billion trade deficit with China that‘s the object of Trump‘s ire, they may have to keep negotiating beyond the modest agreements already signed. And there are signs the relationship may be turning a bit sour. High-level economic talks in Washington broke up

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Wednesday with the superpowers, the world‘s two largest economies, unable to produce a joint statement.

Rice trade talks have been taking place between the two countries for more than a decade, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in the statement.

China‘s appetite for the grain helped push the nation‘s imports up tenfold in the past decade to 5 million metric tons in the 2016-17 season, USDA data show. Still, it could be difficult for the U.S. to get a meaningful piece of that market. American shippers will have to compete with those in Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan. The countries were China‘s biggest suppliers in 2016 and are also among the world‘s biggest shippers. The U.S. is No. 5.

Rice traded in Chicago was initially little changed after the USDA announcement, before rising as much as 1.6 percent. September futures were up 1.5 percent at $12.04 per 100 pounds as of 12:38 p.m. local time.

Trump‘s goal of reducing trade deficits put a ―spotlight‖ on rice, Brian King, the chairman of industry group USA Rice, said in a statement. China is planning to send a team to inspect U.S. mills and facilities certified for shipment, and the group is working with USDA to ensure that happens quickly, said Carl Brothers, chairman of the group‘s international trade policy committee.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-20/in-a-china-win-fortrump-u-s-can-now-ship-rice-for-first-time

US rice to be exported to china for first time

By BO ERICKSON CBS NEWS July 20, 2017, 7:11 PM

In this Aug. 18, 2016, photo, grain elevators ready for last year's rice harvest tower above Lonoke, Ark.

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AP PHOTO/KELLY P. KISSEL

For the first time, U.S. rice farmers will now be able to export rice to China, according to a new agreement announced today by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.The agreement comes after more than a decade of negotiations between U.S. Department of Agriculture officials and the Chinese government.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue called this agreement "an exceptional opportunity" with "enormous potential for growth" in a press release.

China is the largest consumer, producer, and importer of rice, as the nation eats the equivalent of the entire U.S. rice crop in under two weeks, according to USA Rice, an industry association.

Each year China fills its plate with almost 5 million tons of imported rice, according to the USDA. When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, U.S. rice imports were barred due to strict pest and pathogen protocols between the two countries, according to USA Rice spokesman Michael Klein.

However, a decade of negotiation has left American rice industry leaders confident. "We have high food quality standards in the U.S. and this is something the Chinese are very interested in," Klein said. USA Rice worked with USDA on this agreement and Klein noted that it will likely be months before rice is shipped due to final required inspections.

Rice is typically grown in six states: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas.

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One farmer, Chris Crutchfield, 42, is a third-generation rice miller in California and called the closed Chinese market "frustrating," and that he is "very appreciative" of Secretary Perdue for pursuing this agreement.

This rice decision comes two weeks after the announcement that U.S. beef would again be allowed in China. To celebrate the beef agreement, Secretary Perdue joined U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad in Beijing and sliced a thick cut of Nebraska prime rib to celebrate.

For American rice farmers, Crutchfield said that any celebration will likely be subdued as many in the U.S. rice market try to respect the crop and its cultural relationship to Asian history.

However, Crutchfield added, "I imagine that some farmers in the States will say a toast tonight at dinner, over rice.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-rice-to-be-exported-to-china-for-firsttime/

On the path to vitamin A in rice UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG

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The lack of vitamin A in food is a major cause of health problems worldwide and can lead to blindness and even death. This is especially a problem in threshold or third-world countries, where children are likely to suffer from a lack of vitamin A or its precursor beta-carotene due to malnourishment. Among their many functions, carotenoids are responsible for the bright orange color of sweet potatoes as well as their namesake, the carrot. Thanks to its intense color, betacarotene is used in the food industry in soft drinks, yoghurts, and other food and is known as food coloring E160. Rice, which is the most important basic nutrient in Asia, has no betacarotene in its kernel, but there are carotenoids in the leaves of the rice plant. These long, fatsoluble pigments are used by the plant not only in photosynthesis, during which the plant generates energy and oxygen, but in other processes as well.

One of the first precursors to beta-carotene is phytoene, which is colorless and not water-soluble and can be found in the lipid bilayer of plastid organelles - in other words, in the outer layer of these closed cellular compartments, which is involved in many processes including photosynthesis. Here, the enzyme phytoene desaturase (PDS) transforms the phytoene into the next intermediate of synthesis, which already has a yellowish color. Researchers in the labs of Prof. Dr. Peter Beyer at the Faculty of Biology and Prof. Dr. Oliver Einsle at the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Freiburg have successfully elucidated the threedimensional structure of phytoene desaturase in rice, along with the mechanism of phytoene transformation. In order to achieve this, Dr. Sandra Gemmecker and Anton Brausemann had to isolate the highly pure enzyme and crystalize it, so they could obtain a three-dimensional structural image through diffraction experiments with X-rays. They then discovered that the PDS becomes partially immersed in the lipid bilayer of the plastid organelles and contains a hydrophobic tunnel that leads into its interior. Catalysis begins when the phytoene molecule enters this tunnel and reaches the reaction center of the enzyme, where one half of the phytoene molecule is transformed into the next intermediary carotenoid stage. After this intermediary product leaves the tunnel the same way it came, it enters another PDS enzyme right next to the first, where it is completely transformed. A helper molecule known as a quinone then regenerates the enzyme. The quinone accesses the enzyme through the same tunnel and takes up excess electrons, thereby preparing the enzyme for the next reaction cycle.

If the PDS enzyme in a plant does not function properly, for example due to a reaction to a herbicide, then the plant's seedlings become pale and whitish instead of green and the plant dies within a few days. Since the early twentieth century, scientists worldwide have been working to reveal the exact mechanisms of carotene synthesis. This has proven difficult, however, due to the complicated composition of various enzyme complexes and because of their relatively low numbers in plant cells. The researchers from the University of Freiburg were able to elucidate the structure of the PDS enzyme using a specialty: They added a molecule of norflurazon, an

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herbicide developed in the 1970s, during the isolation of PDS. Due to the presence of norflurazon, PDS is deactivated and thus no longer available to the growing plant, causing it to bleach and die. Knowledge about the position and orientation of this bleaching herbicide within the enzyme can therefore be useful to researchers when developing new agents in the future. It is now also possible to induce specific changes in the sequence of the enzyme and use biotechnological procedures to give crops an advantage over weeds. ###

Original Publication: Anton Brausemann, Sandra Gemmecker, Julian Koschmieder, Sandro Ghisla, Peter Beyer & Oliver Einsle (2017) Structure of Phytoene Desaturase Provides Insights into Herbicide Binding and Reaction Mechanisms Involved in Carotene Desaturation. Structure.

DOI: 10. 1016/j. str. 2017. 06. 002 For more information about Golden Rice, which is enriched with beta-carotene, please visit:http://www.goldenrice.org Contact: Prof. Dr. Peter Beyer Institute of Biology II University of Freiburg Phone: +49 (0)761/203 - 2529 E-Mail: peter.beyer@biologie.uni-freiburg.de Prof. Dr. Oliver Einsle Institute of Biochemistry University of Freiburg Phone: +49 (0)761/203 - 6058 E-Mail: einsle@biochemie.uni-freiburg.de

https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uof-otp072117.php

Video: Herbicide-resistant rice variety could help address ‘superweed’ problem affecting non-GMO crops Ashley Davenport | July 21, 2017 | AgWeb 101

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As weeds become more resistant to herbicides, plant breeders are faced with the challenge of developing new varieties that are resistant to new or older herbicides. A new rice variety being released by rice researchers at the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter is showing promise.

For more than 15 years, farmers have been growing Clearfield rice varieties, a [non GMO] line that [has been breaded to be] resistant to the herbicide, Newpath….

Over time, weeds have been showing resistance to Newpath, forcing plant breeders to develop a new line.

Scientists at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research station are introducing the Provisia line of rice they believe will complement Clearfield lines well……

[Steve Linscombe, a rice breeder with the LSU AgCenter] expects the Provisia line to be available to growers [in 2017] on a limited basis. Having another option for fighting weeds will give farmers the opportunity to alternate between Provisia and Clearfield lines, giving them another tool to combat weeds. …

Louisiana has roughly 400,000 acres of rice planted this year, a decrease of more than 8 percent.

The crop suffered limited damage from Tropical Storm Cindy.

[Dustin Harrell, a rice specialist with the LSU AgCenter] added [that] the significance of damage will not be known until harvest.

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Read full, original post: New Rice Varieties Offer Options to Combat Herbicide Resistant Weeds https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2017/07/21/video-herbicide-resistant-rice-variety-help-addresssuperweed-problem-affecting-non-gmo-crops/

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Agreement permits export of American rice to China Doris MaricleSouthwest Louisiana rice farmers could soon be selling and exporting their crops to

China.U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Thursday that the Department of Agriculture has reached an agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to permit the import of U.S.-milled rice into China.―This news about China is great and has been long awaited,‖ said Jeff Davis Rice Growers Association President Kevin Berken. ―It couldn‘t come at a better time. We‘ve been experiencing depressed prices for several years now. This will be a shot in the arm for Louisiana rice growers and millers.‖China is the world‘s largest producer of rice, but it is also the largest consumer in the world — using the equivalent of the entire U.S. rice crop every 13 days. Last year alone, it imported nearly 5 million tons of rice, mainly from Vietnam and Thailand.

The agreement will allow more U.S. rice farmers, including those in Southwest Louisiana, to move more rice off the market and create a new market for locally grown rice by opening up more export opportunities, said LSU AgCenter economist Mike Deliberto. ―With this protocol, the U.S. has the opportunity to gain a new rice export customer, and that customer is the largest in the world,‖ Deliberto said. ―That is encouraging news to rice producers who have been facing lower commodity prices over the past couple of years.‖U.S. rice futures soared Thursday shortly after the announcement, Deliberto said.China opened its rice market when the country joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, but U.S. rice was barred from the market because of the lack of a phytosanitary protocol between the two governments.As part of the agreement‘s implementation, China will send inspectors to the U.S. to look over rice mills and packaging facilities.―The focus of our work is now on supporting a successful visit by China‘s inspectors,‖ USA Rice President Betsy Ward said in a news release. ―We waited a decade for the protocol to be signed and our members are anxious to meet the demand of China‘s consumers for safe, high-quality U.S. rice.‖ http://www.americanpress.com/news/local/agreement-permits-export-of-american-rice-tochina/article_71c7a6d6-6e24-11e7-9055-cf3eda3cde4d.html

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Iraq expects to produce 250,000 tonnes of rice in 2017 season Reuters | Jul 22, 2017, 11:50 AM IST

* About 20,000 hectares planted with rice for 2017 season * Iraq needs about 1 million to 1.25 million tonnes a year * Trade Ministry has been struggling to attract import bids BAGHDAD, July 22 (Reuters) - Iraq's Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday it expected to produce 250,000 tonnes of rice in the 2017 season.

The figure suggests gap to be filled by imports of about 1 million tonnes, as demand annually stands at between 1 million to 1.25 million tonnes, according to government sources.

"The expected production is around 250,000 tonnes for this year, the harvest should start in October and we hope the figure will be close to this," Agriculture Ministry spokesman Hamid al-Nayif told Reuters.

Around 200,000 dunums (20,000 hectares) have been planted with rice, Nayifsaid.

The planted area varies from one year to the next according to water availability.

Iraq, a major rice importer, has been struggling to buy the grain from abroad this year after introducing new payment and quality terms that have kept traders away from its tenders.

Iraq's Trade Ministry is responsible for procuring strategic commodities, including rice, for the country's ration programme.

The rationing programme, created in 1991 to combat U.N. economic sanctions, includes flour, cooking oil, rice, sugar and baby milk formula. Impoverished Iraqis continue to depend on the system, which analysts say is corrupt and wasteful.

(Writing By Maha El Dahan; Editing by Edmund Blair)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/iraqexpects-to-produce-250000-tonnes-of-rice-in-2017season/articleshow/59710902.cms

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Iraq‘s Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday it expected to produce 250,000 tons of rice in the 2017 season. The figure suggests gap to be filled by imports of about 1 million tons, as demand annually stands at between 1 million to 1.25 million tons, according to government sources. ―The expected production is around 250,000 tons for this year, the harvest should start in October and we hope the figure will be close to this,‖ Agriculture Ministry spokesman Hamid alNayif told Reuters.

Around 200,000 dunums (20,000 hectares) have been planted with rice, Nayif said. The planted area varies from one year to the next according to water availability.

Iraq, a major rice importer, has been struggling to buy the grain from abroad this year after introducing new payment and quality terms that have kept traders away from its tenders.

Iraq‘s Trade Ministry is responsible for procuring strategic commodities, including rice, for the country's ration program. The rationing program, created in 1991 to combat UN economic sanctions, includes flour, cooking oil, rice, sugar and baby milk formula. Impoverished Iraqis continue to depend on the system, which analysts say is corrupt and wasteful. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/economy/2017/07/22/Iraq-expects-to-produce-250-000tons-of-rice-in-2017-season.html

Grains: In restricted activity, prices of rice basmati and non-basmati declined at the wholesale grains market during the week largely due to fall in demand against adequate stocks position. However, barley and maize prices went up on increased offtake by consuming industries. Traders said easing demand from stockists against adequate stocks position, mainly weighed on rice basmati and non-basmati prices.

Meanwhile, sowing area under paddy has gone up by 4.5 per cent to 126 lakh hectares so far, the Agriculture Ministry said. In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa- 1121 variety slipped to Rs 6,500-6,700 and Rs 5,250-5,300 from previous week's levels of Rs 6,800-7,100 and Rs 5,500-5,550 per quintal, respectively. Non-basmati rice permal raw, wand and sela settled lower at Rs 2,200-2,225, Rs 2,250-2,275 and Rs 2,400-2,500 as compared to last close of 2,2252,250, Rs 2,275-2,300 and Rs 2,500-2,600 per quintal, respectively in line with basmati trend.

However, other bold grains like barley and maize edged up to Rs 1,340-1,345 and Rs 1,5001,510 from previous levels of Rs 1,335-1,340 and Rs 1,450-1,460 per quintal, respectively.

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Italy demands origin labels for pasta and rice

Italian Minister of Agriculture Maurizio Martina attends a demonstration by Italian agricultural association Coldiretti in Rome March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (REUTERS)

By Crispian Balmer and Rod Nickel ROME/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - All packets of pasta and rice sold in Italy will have to include labels of origin showing where the produce was grown, the government ruled on Thursday, in a move it said was aimed at protecting local farmers.

The agriculture and industry ministers signed a decree ordering the new labeling policy, saying it would run in an experimental fashion for two years, and criticizing the European Union for not introducing the measure across the 28-nation bloc.

"We are putting Italy in the vanguard of Europe when it comes to labeling as a competitive tool for the Italian (agriculture) sector," Agriculture Minister Maurizio Martina said in a statement.

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Canadian exporters and farmers fear the move will depress prices in Canada, the biggest global exporter of durum, the wheat used to make pasta. It would require Italian pasta makers to segregate supplies by country, adding to costs. Annual Canadian sales to Italy are worth an estimated C$248 million ($197 million), based on average export volumes and International Grains Council price data. The government decree said that pasta packaging must reveal where the wheat was grown and milled into semolina for pasta-making. Rice packaging will state where the rice was grown, treated and packaged.

Industry Minister Carlo Calenda said most Italian consumers wanted to know the origin of their food, adding that it was important to promote Italian farmers. "We want to emphasize the importance of 'Made in Italy' and the quality of our production in order to compete with greater strength on international markets," he said in a statement.

The Canadian government is seeking clarification from Rome and assessing Italy's trade obligations under the World Trade Organization and free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union, a spokesman for Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said. There is no indication that Italy's move has affected trade yet, he said. Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada, whose members include Cargill Inc and Richardson International, said he expected Italy's labels to take effect early next year.

"That would unquestionably harm our exports," he said. Italy is Canada's second-biggest durum export market so far in the 2016-17 crop marketing year as of May, importing 676,000 tonnes.

The United States is also a significant durum producer. Italy may be subject to infringement proceedings from the European Commission, a process aimed at member states which breach EU law, according to Dahl. ($1 = 1.2587 Canadian dollars) (Reporting by Crispian Balmer in Rome and Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; editing by Mark Heinrich and Jonathan Oatis) http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/business/italy-demands-origin-labels-pasta-rice-article1.3343750

Vietnam Consolidates Rice-Exporting Capacity Hanoi, July 21 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam has consolidated itself as the world's third largest rice-exporting nation by selling 2.66 million tonnes in the first half of the year, which brought $1 billion and 650,000 USD, according to the National Food Association.These figures accounted for 0.25 and 1.85 percent increases, respectively, compared to the same period of 2016. This association had these positive results due to the increase of demand and few variations in supply. Its main buyers -in the first half- were Asian nations, which reached about 70 percent of the total and were led by China (43.8 percent), the Philippines, Malaysia and

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Singapore. According to FAO, 50 million tonnes of rice are needed above current levels in order to meet world demand, whose satisfaction depends greatly on Asia and Africa.

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Rice deal with India unlikely Production forecast of main staple lowered Bangladesh could suspend a plan to import rice from India due to high prices, the country's food ministry said on Thursday while a deal with Thailand edged closer. Bangladesh, the world's fourth-biggest rice producer, has emerged as a major importer of rice this year due to depleted stocks and record local prices following flash floods.

It could import as much as 1.2 million tonnes this year, and has so far struck deals with Vietnam and expressed interest in Thai and Indian rice. But it now said deals with the world's biggest rice exporter, India, might not happen. "Chances are very thin as their offer seems high," Badrul Hasan, the head of Bangladesh's state grain buyer told Reuters. India's 5 per cent broken parboiled rice prices fell by $6 to $405-$408 per tonne this week on sluggish demand. Hasan said Bangladesh could reconsider if India could assure an immediate delivery, but it is already looking to Cambodia to replenish stocks.

A Bangladeshi delegation, led by Food Minister Kamrul Islam, will visit Cambodia early next month to sign a memorandum to import rice, two food ministry officials said. Its deal with Thailand is also making progress. A Thai delegation is due to visit Dhaka next week to finalize a government-to-government rice deal of up to 200,000 tonnes, Hasan said. The Thai Rice Exporters Association told Reuters last week the process could take a month and a half. Thai private traders also hoped to secure deals with Bangladesh, saying weak demand from abroad has led to a constant decline in rice prices since they reached the highest level in almost four years at a market average of $455 per tonne on June 22.

Thailand's benchmark 5-per cent broken rice was quoted at $395-$405, free-on-board (FOB) Bangkok, on Thursday. Thailand's commerce ministry said there was a significant interest from Sri Lanka, but it has yet to strike anything with the would-be first-time buyer of Thai rice.

Vietnam, the world's third biggest rice exporter, is observing a slow trade. The country's benchmark 5-per cent broken rice dipped to $400-$405 a tonne, FOB Saigon, from $405-$410 last week. Vietnamese traders are currently eyeing deals with the Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice importers.

On July 25, the country will open a tender for 250,000 tonnes of rice to boost its thinning stockpile ahead of the typhoon season later this year. Traders from Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore

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are expected to submit bids. Bangladesh will also open its fifth tender since May to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice on July 27. A report by the world-grain.com adds: An expected smaller harvest of Boro rice has led to a lowering in the rice production forecast for Bangladesh, according to a July 13 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rice production in Bangladesh for the 2017-18 marketing year was forecast at 34.18 million tonnes, down from 34.578 million tonnes in 201617 and compared with 34.5 million tonnes in 2015-16.

"The Boro rice production estimate is lowered to 17.8 million tonnes on crop losses caused by neck blast disease as well as adverse weather, including hailstorms and repeated flash floods, during an unusually heavy pre-monsoon rain 20 days before harvest: heavy rainfall fell from late March to the middle of May," the USDA noted in the report. "The flooding damaged over 1 million tonnes of Boro rice crop across 400,000 hectares of wetlands (in Haor) and lowlands in nine districts." The USDA noted that rainfall in Bangladesh during April was the highest in 35 years, and the crop loss was aggravated by a fungi attack on a limited area of Boro rice crop at several northern and southern districts of the country.

The forecast for rice imports in 2017-18 was raised to 1.2 million tonnes, reflecting expectations of "robust consumer demand, expanding food safety net program, lower public stocks, and relaxed trade and financial policy impact," the USDA said. The USDA noted that 2016-17 wheat production is forecast to be 3% lower at 1.2 million tonnes on reduced cultivation area as some farmers sought to avoid risk of a recurrence of wheat blast. Meanwhile, the 2017-18 wheat production forecast held steady at 1.3 million tonnes, assuming normal weather conditions, according to the USDA. The forecast for wheat imports in 2017-18 was raised to 6 million tonnes on "expected resilient domestic demand and lower international prices," the USDA said.

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Rice rules stripped

by DENILIQUIN PASTORAL TIMES

JULY 19, 2017

Restrictions on rice growing in the Murray Valley have been reduced, with Murray Irrigation Limited‘s decision to remove its Rice Growing Rules and an associated Rice Growers Charge.

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The historic rules limit the area that can be sown to rice based primarily on early soil type research and potential impacts on the water table.

Ricegrowers Association of Australia president Jeremy Morton said new knowledge and research and development has shown that some excluded soil types can be just as productive without impacting on the environment.He said removing the rules allows growers to make decisions based on economics, rather than outdated formulas. ‗‗Rice is historically a ponded crop and it possibly did contribute to high water tables in certain areas,‘‘ Mr Morton said.‗‗But we just don‘t have the water table concerns we did in the 1970s and 1980s and earlier, with it mostly under control now. ‗‗The rules say clay depth must be at least three metres, and that with clay depth to two and a half metres you could only grow rice one in every four years. ‗‗If you look at some of the data now, you can grow a rice crop with as little as one metre of clay and have a low water use paddock.‗‗With the rules gone, it‘s now up to the individuals — no one is going to grow a crop in a high use paddock because it is not economically viable.‘‘Mr Morton said taking away the impediment of crop placement could potentially result in more rice sown in the Murray Irrigation area overall. He said it would not be a ‗‗free-for-all‘‘ however, with guidelines to be prepared to ensure best management practice environmental standards are still being met. ‗‗Since the start of the year, the RGA and its Murray Valley representatives have been working with Murray Irrigation to seek the removal of these rules, while imple menting a framework that not only ensures the current water table levels are maintained but also encourages increased rice production and water use across the system,‘‘ he said. ‗‗We consider this announcement a significant win for the RGA and Murray Irrig ation ricegrowers.‗‗Murray Irrigation, together with other irrigation companies, plays an important role in monitoring rice water use on farm, with this data being a useful source of information for the rice research and development program.‘‘Mr Morton said RGA applauds Murray Irrigation for its commitment to the collection of water use data across all crop types, including rice.

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‗‗The RGA also thanks Murray Irrigation for its forward thinking and collaborative approach to decision making,‘‘ he said. ‗‗As the most significant water user within the Murray Irrigation system, the RGA is confident that the industry and Murray Irrigation will continue to work closely together to implement strategies that encourage the production of rice within the MIL system.‘‘ Mr Morton said the RGA was also pleased to see Murray Irrigation remove the Rice Growers Charge, which is levied at $220 per landholding that is growing rice. ‗‗The removal of the rice growers‘ charge represents a significant cost saving for our growers, as many growers own or operate multiple landholdings,‘‘ Mr Morton said.

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Vietnam exports 2.66 mln tonnes of rice in first half VNA FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 - 19:02:00

HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam exported nearly 2.66 million tonnes of rice in the first half this year with free-on-board value of 1.65 billion USD, reported the Vietnam Food Association.

The figures were up 0.25 percent in volume and 1.85 percent in value, respectively.

The growth was attributed to increased demand and limited supply. Notably, japonica rice export saw the highest increase by around 300 percent year-on-year, accounting for 4.57 percent of Vietnam‘s total rice export compared to around 1 percent in late 2015.

Japonica rice was shipped mostly to Australia, making up 5.24 percent of market share.

However, Vietnamese rice was predominantly delivered to Asia (about 70 percent), including China (43.8 percent), the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore.

Premium white rice, glutinous and broken rice shipments also went up 34 percent, 51 percent and 127 percent, respectively.

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Among exported rice in the six months, jasmine rice made up 28.8 percent, followed by premium white rice (28.6 percent).

As of June 30, 1.46 million tonnes of rice were registered for export but yet to be delivered, roughly 490,000 tonnes of which will be shipped to Cuba, Malaysia and Bangladesh.-VNA

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Bangladesh Bank relaxes deferred payment rules to boost rice import Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com 2017-07-21 00:35:57.0 BdST Updated: 2017-07-21 00:35:57.0 BdST

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In another step to increase supply in the market and curb prices, Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the foreign exchange transactions rules for traders by allowing them to open Letter of Credit (LC) against deferred or usance basis or under buyer's credit to import rice.

In a notice issued on Thursday, it notified the chief executives of all banks about the latest decision.

It said LCs against deferred or usance basis or under buyer's credit up to 90 days‘ term for import of rice might be issued until Dec 31 this year.

About the circular, a central bank official of the relevant department, seeking anonymity, told bdnews24.com that fertilisers, capital machinery and raw industrial materials are beingimported using that same facility. ―Traders can import them against deferred payment or buyer‘s credit taken from a bank of that country. The interest rate of that 90-day credit is maximum 6 percent.‖ The official said Bangladesh Bank decided to extend the same facility to the traders to encourage them because they have to pay 9-15 percent interest against the credit taken from local banks for importing goods.

It also aims to control the prices of rice in local markets, the official added.

On Jun 19, the central bank also instructed all banks to allow private traders to import rice without any deposit against LC margin.

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The new rules allowed the traders to import rice first and make the payments afterwards.

The LC margin varies from bank to bank depending on relations between bankers and customers.

The next day, import duty on rice was slashed to 10 percent, from the existing 25 percent, to encourage traders to purchase more from abroad.

The moves later appeared to have somewhat worked as rice prices went down in the past few weeks, but are still over Tk 40 per kg of any kind.

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ASIA RICE-BANGLADESH RELUCTANT ON INDIAN DEALS, SET TO BUY FROM THAILAND 7/20/2017

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Ruma Paul BANGKOK/DHAKA, July 20 (Reuters) - Bangladesh could suspenda plan to import rice from India due to high prices, thecountry's food ministry said on Thursday, while a deal with Thailand edged closer.Bangladesh, the world's fourth-biggest rice producer, has emerged as a major importer of rice this year due to depletedstocks and record local prices following flash floods.

It could import as much as 1.2 million tonnes this year, andhas so far struck deals with Vietnam and expressed interest inThai and Indian rice.But it now said deals with the world's biggest rice exporter, India, might not happen."Chances are very thin as their offer seems high," Badrul Hasan, the head of Bangladesh's state grain buyer told Reuters.India's 5 percent broken parboiled rice prices<RI-INBKN5-P1> fell by $6 to $405-$408 per tonne this week on sluggish demand.

Hasan said Bangladesh could reconsider if India could assurean immediate delivery, but it is already looking to Cambodia toreplenish stocks.A Bangladeshi delegation, led by Food Minister Kamrul Islam,will visit Cambodia early next month to sign a memorandum toimport rice, two food ministry officials said.

Its deal with Thailand is also making progress. A Thaidelegation is due to visit Dhaka next week to finalise agovernment-to-government rice deal of up to 200,000 tonnes,Hasan said.The Thai Rice Exporters Association told Reuters last weekthe process could take a month and a half.Thai private traders also hoped to secure deals with Bangladesh, saying weak demand from abroad has led to a constant decline in rice prices since they reached the highest level in almost four years at a market average of $455 per tonne on June

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22.Thailand's benchmark 5-percent broken rice <RI-THBKN5-P1> was quoted at $395-$405, free-on-board (FOB) Bangkok, on Thursday.Thailand's commerce ministry said there was a significant interest from Sri Lanka, but it has yet to strike anything with the would-be first-time buyer of Thai rice.

Vietnam, the world's third biggest rice exporter, isobserving a slow trade. The country's benchmark 5-percent brokenrice <RI-VNBKN5-P1> dipped to $400-$405 a tonne, FOB Saigon, from $405-$410 last week.Vietnamese traders are currently eyeing deals with the Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice importers.On July 25, the country will open a tender for 250,000tonnes of rice to boost its thinning stockpile ahead of the typhoon season later this year.

Traders from Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore are expected tosubmit bids.Bangladesh will also open its fifth tender since May to buy50,000 tonnes of rice on July 27.(Reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat in BANGKOK and Ruma Paulin DHAKA; Additional reporting by My Pham in HANOI, RajendraJadhav in MUMBAI and Panu Wongcha-um in BANGKOK; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)

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RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT) Given Daily Media Sentiment Score of 0.14 July 21st, 2017 - By Scott Moore News stories about RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT) have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. RiceBran Technologies earned a news impact score of 0.14 on Accern‘s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the company an impact score of 0 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company‘s share price in the near term.

These are some of the media stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis‘s scoring: Shares of RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ RIBT) traded up 1.00% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $1.01. 48,402 shares of the stock traded hands. RiceBran Technologies has a 52 week low of $0.69 and a 52 week high of $1.77. The firm‘s 50-day moving average is $0.93 and

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its 200-day moving average is $0.89. The stock‘s market cap is $11.04 million. Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Maxim Group reaffirmed a ―hold‖ rating on shares of RiceBran Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 12th. Lake Street Capital assumed coverage on shares of RiceBran Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 10th.

They set a ―buy‖ rating and a $2.00 price objective for the company.

About RiceBran Technologies RiceBran Technologies is a human food ingredient, functional food ingredient, packaged functional food and animal nutrition company. The Company is focused on processing and marketing of nutrient dense products derived from raw rice, an underutilized by-product of the rice milling industry. The Company has two operating segments.

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Quote of the Day "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."-Pericles.

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