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Import limits on rice to be extended Korea faces dilemma over rice market opening Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- June 23 Chinese weather experts expect El Nino to form soon NFA: No rice shortage in Western Visayas NFA Bukidnon intensifies ‘palengke watch’ Rice import controls to stay until ’17 Philippines Says Rice Import Restrictions to Stay Until 2017 Basmati rice exports up by Rs 10,000 crore The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems Kharif Sowing Picks Up; Crosses 95 lakh Hectare so far In Memory: John E. Tull, Jr. New & Improved MenuRice.com is Launched Crop Progress: 2014 Crop 99 Percent Emerged CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures Cereal grain is an essential part of UAE diets because of resilience and availability PH secures WTO approval to extend import limits on rice The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems US lawmaker, rice growers welcome probe into global rice trade New study may improve rice productivity

News Detail… Import limits on rice to be extended THE PHILIPPINES, one of the world‘s biggest rice buyers, expects to keep quantitative restriction on purchases of the grain in place until 2017 after winning international support, a Cabinet official yesterday said.

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Talks in Geneva between the Philippines and concerned countries were ―successful‖ and a formal approval by the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the extension of import restrictions could come as early as July, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said.―We have secured it already,‖ he told reporters, referring to the country‘s bid to maintain high tariffs on rice, which should have expired -- after an earlier fiveyear extension -- in 2012.Mr. Alcala said the petition was approved by the WTO Committee on Trade in Goods, which would be endorsing it to the Geneva-based organization‘s general council.―Our negotiators have succeeded,‖ he said, adding that ―between now and 2017, we will still have control over rice that will enter the country‖. This will allow for an increase in the minimum access volume (MAV) and the continued imposition of a 40% tariff on imports within the 350,000 metric ton MAV and 50% outside of the quota, Mr. Alcala said.He did not say by how much the MAV would be increased.In line with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation‘s economic integration plan, meanwhile, rice sourced from within the region would be slapped with a 35% levy. The Philippines imports most of its rice from fellow ASEAN member Vietnam, the world‘s number two exporter of the grain after India.Removing the restrictions has been a hot trade issue in the Philippines, with the government pushing to keep the high tariffs to protect local farmers despite the country‘s commitment to support the removal of global trade barriers.In April, the WTO said the Philippines had asked for a waiver of its commitment to open its rice market, with Indonesia, India, Vietnam and China supporting the request. At that time, Thailand, Canada, Australia and the United States were still consulting with the Philippines, the WTO said in a notice posted on its website.Critics of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III‘s rice import policy blame the restrictions for the rampant smuggling of the national staple into the country.The past six months saw the government‘s grains procurement agency, the National Food Authority, buying a total of 1.3 million tons of Vietnamese rice tariff free, its biggest purchase since 2010, to boost dwindling stockpiles and curb increases in local prices.The government failed to meet its end-2013 rice inventory and self-sufficiency targets and blamed natural calamities last year, including a super typhoon, for the tight local supply. -- main report by Reuters Image:A woman sets up sacks of rice in many varieties in front of her stall in a market in Manila. BW file photo

Korea faces dilemma over rice market opening South Korea is set to make a decision on opening its rice market with the deadline set by the World Trade Organization approaching.Up to now, a quota system has limited rice imports to some 8 percent of the local market, but the deal with the WTO ends this year. Now, the government has two possible options: to liberalize its rice market or to ask the world trade body for another waiver to the rice market opening. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is expecting to announce its stance later this week, following a public hearing last Friday and most market watchers predict the ministry will propose the market opening option.The ministry has insisted that

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liberalizing the country‘s rice market is ―inevitable,‖ given the already overly high rice import quota that has been growing steadily since 1993. Since 2004, the country has imported around 7.96 percent of its domestic rice consumption per year. The ministry is trying hard to convince local farmers to accept the market opening by promising that they would impose high-level tariffs on rice imports. It also promised to exclude rice from the negotiation tables for free trade deals. Farmers are divided over the market liberalization. The Korean Advanced Farmers Federation, a lobby group of local farmers who grow only rice, said they can accept the opening of the market if the government keeps tariffs for imported rice as high as possible. They are asking for 300 percent to 500 percent tariffs. The progressive Korean Peasants League, however, is strongly protesting against the market opening, citing worries about free trade agreements‘ potential threats to the local agricultural industry.―If we open the market, we will lose the ground of our rice farming and food sovereignty,‖ an official from the Korean Peasants League said. The farmers insist that the government should request a waiver from the WTO to keep its restrictions on imported rice, though it still requires approval from the members of trade organization.But the problem, experts point out, is that the delay in the market opening could result in a significant increase in rice imports quota, given the case of the Philippines.The Philippines was given last week another five-year extension delaying the market opening in exchange for more than doubling its mandatory rice imports to over 800,000 tons per year.A continued decline in South Korea‘s rice consumption has become a roadblock to extension of the rice quota system. Per capita consumption expected to shrink 1.75 percent on-year to 67.3 kilograms, according to the ministry.―If we opt to go for another waiver, we have no choice but to significantly reduce our own rice production to avoid an oversupply,‖ a ministry official said. By Oh Kyu-wook (596story@heraldcorp.com)

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- June 23 Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:16pm IST Nagpur, June 23 (Reuters) - Gram prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) zoomed up on renewed seasonal demand from local millers amid weak supply from producing regions. Delay in monsoon reports, sharp recovery on NCDEX, upward trend in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and enquiries from South-based millers also pushed up price, according to sources. *

FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Gram varieties recovered in open market on good buying support from local traders amid restricted supply from producing belts.

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TUAR * Tuar varieties firmed up in open market on increased seasonal demand from local traders amid weak overseas supply. * Watana dal suffered heavily in open market here on poor buying support from local traders amid profit-taking selling by stockists at higher level. * In Akola, Tuar - 3,800-4,100, Tuar dal - 5,700-6,000, Udid at 6,500-6,800, Udid Mogar (clean) - 7,600-8,100, Moong - 7,200-7,600, Moong Mogar (clean) 8,600-9,300, Gram - 2,000-2,200, Gram Super best bold - 3,000-3,300 for 100 kg. * Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in thin trading activity, according to sources. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 2,075-2,510 2,020-2,400 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction n.a. 3,740-4,100 Moong Auction n.a. 4,400-4,700 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Gram Super Best Bold 3,600-3,700 3,500-3,600 Gram Super Best n.a. Gram Medium Best 3,200-3,400 3,100-3,300 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a. Gram Mill Quality 2,850-2,950 2,800-2,900 Desi gram Raw 2,300-2,800 2,300-2,700 Gram Filter new 3,000-3,200 2,900-3,100 Gram Kabuli 8,000-9,700 8,000-9,700 Gram Pink 7,300-7,500 7,300-7,500 Tuar Fataka Best 6,200-6,500 6,100-6,400 Tuar Fataka Medium 6,000-6,200 5,900-6,100 Tuar Dal Best Phod 5,600-5,850 5,500-5,700 Tuar Dal Medium phod 5,300-5,600 5,100-5,400 Tuar Gavarani 4,300-4,400 4,200-4,300 Tuar Karnataka 4,100-4,200 4,000-4,100 Tuar Black 7,400-7,700 7,400-7,700 Masoor dal best 6,000-6,200 6,000-6,200

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Masoor dal medium 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold 8,800-9,500 8,800-9,500 Moong Mogar Medium best 8,200-8,600 8,200-8,600 Moong dal super best 7,600-8,000 7,600-8,000 Moong dal Chilka 7,700-8,300 7,700-8,300 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 7,800-9,000 7,800-9,000 Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 8,200-8,500 8,200-8,500 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,800-7,600 6,800-7,600 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,700-6,000 5,700-6,000 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,800 3,800-4,800 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,900-3,000 2,900-3,000 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 2,900-3,200 3,100-3,400 Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,700-3,800 3,700-3,800 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 5,100-5,700 5,100-5,700 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,500 1,200-1,500 Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,600 1,500-1,600 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,400 1,200-1,400 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,200 1,900-2,200 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,500-3,200 2,500-3,200 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,400 2,000-2,400 Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,100-1,300 1,100-1,300 Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,800 1,500-1,800 Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 2,900-3,200 2,900-3,200 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800 Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,600-2,800 Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,200 3,800-4,200 Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 4,400-5,200 4,400-5,200 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,400-13,900 10,400-13,900 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,300-10,000 7,300-10,500 Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 4,800-5,400 4,800-5,400 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,300-1,500 1,300-1,500 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 39.4 degree Celsius (102.9 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp. 28.0 degree Celsius (82.4 degree Fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a. Rainfall : nil

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FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 39 and 27 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.

Chinese weather experts expect El Nino to form soon Southeast Asia's booming palm oil industry is facing a double blow from a recent drought and a possible El Nino weather phenomenon later this year. Reuters Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014

BEIJING - Chinese meteorological experts are forecasting that an El Nino weather pattern could start to affect the country as early as next month, and may hurt domestic rice and corn production.El Nino, a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific, can disrupt weather across the entire ocean region. It has previously triggered flooding in China's southern rice-growing regions and caused droughts in cornproducing areas of the north."According to our forecasts, we are basically sure that El Nino will happen, and the key issue right now is how strong it will be," said Ding Yihui, a climate change adviser to the China Meteorological Administration, according to a transcript of a meeting posted on the administration's website (www.cma.gov.cn). Zheng Fei, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, estimated at the same meeting that the probability of an El Nino striking was more than 70 per cent for July and 80 per cent for August.The forecasts from China are in line with those in Australia, the United States and Japan."Historic data showed that El Nino could have a big impact on corn crops in the north," said Zheng Dawei, a professor at the China Agricultural University. He said droughts triggered by El Nino in 2009 reduced corn output in the north. Dry weather has already begun in parts of northern China and could worsen in autumn, he said.The country's rice harvest could also be affected, said Zheng. An El Nino triggered the worst flooding along China's Yangtze River in half a century in 1998, killing thousands as swollen rivers burst their banks and destroying crops.Ding said an El Nino could reduce global grain output by between 2 and 2.4 per cent, but the damage could be more devastating if the weather pattern persisted for two or three years.He said droughts triggered by El Nino events in 1972 had inflicted severe water shortages on several Chinese cities.Ding forecast the El Nino's strength could peak around the end of 2014,

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when temperatures were likely to rise above average. Some experts were estimating temperatures around 2-4 degrees Celsius higher than normal, he added.

NFA: No rice shortage in Western Visayas By Lydia C. Pendon Monday, June 23, 2014

THE National Food Authority (NFA) has assured there will be sufficient rice supply and there is no rice shortage in Western Visayas as five out of six provinces in the region are rice producers.NFA regional officer Hedy Jardeleza said there is no case of rice hoarding in the region even if there is no price control on rice for the grain traders.The NFA said there is a total industry inventory of 4 million bags of rice covering 1.2 million in the private sector business and 2.8 million in the households.The current rice inventory does not include the NFA buffer stock which is more than 700,000 bags good for 14 days.

Four vessels carrying 423,400 bags of imported rice from Vietnam will also arrive soon as part of assuring available stocks in July and August.Jardeleza said the region‘s harvest season starts from third week of August to December this year, thereby ensuring the region of sufficient rice supply.NFA is selling rice at P27 per kilo of 25 percent broken grain and another P32 per kilo of 15 percent broken grain which is comparable to the prices of commercial rice in the market.Jardeleza said there are 670 registered NFA rice outlets in the region and Iloilo has been given with 50 bags per week.

NFA Bukidnon intensifies ‘palengke watch’ BY: RUBY LEONORA R. BALISTOY Monday 23rd of June 2014 MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, June 23 (PIA)—National Food Authority (NFA) Bukidnon said it is continuing tight monitoring of rice in the province‘s major markets to ensure that prices are reasonable and affordable during the lean season.In an inquiry before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Committee on Agriculture and Food, NFA Provincial Manager Juliet A. Obeso said commercial rice prices may increase during months of July, August, and September because this is planting season, and traditionally, rice traders take advantage of this lean harvest time of the year to rake in more profit.

―Hence, ‗Palengke Watch‘ teams have been mobilized to keep track of the supply and prices in the market and safeguard government rice against unscrupulous traders,‖ she said.NFA rice in various accredited sales outlets province-wide is sold at P32.00 per kilo. In targeted barangays, however, P27.00 per kilo of NFA rice is also available. This intends to give

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options to those who want it at cheap price, as specified in NFA Targeted Rice Distribution Program (TRDP), Obeso said.The agency regularly coordinates with barangay and municipal government in doing rounds of visiting public markets to ensure that subsidized government rice gets to the intended beneficiaries.Monitoring teams should reflect in their reports the lowest, modal, and highest prices of commercial rice. Accredited retailers must sell it at the prescribed price set by authorities and never resort to short-weighing or mislabelling, she said.

The ―Palengke Watch‖ teams also check whether every licensed grains retailer and wholesaler complies with NFA rules and regulations.NFA advised every licensed grains trader to implement the prescribed facilities and equipment such as duly calibrated weighing scales, storage space, and white-painted rice boxes. There should also be a display of prescribed signboards on the exterior wall of grains establishment bearing the name of the licensee, the NFA control number and the words ―Licensed Grain Retailer‖ or ―Licensed Grain Wholesaler.‖ Grain retailers are reminded to abide by these requirements. Violators of NFA Rules and Regulations shall be meted the corresponding penalty. (RLRB, PIA 10 Bukidnon)

Rice import controls to stay until ’17 By Ronnel W. Domingo Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:07 am | Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

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The Philippines has practically secured an extension of rice import barriers until 2017 as all countries with interest in accessing the local market have assented, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said Monday.―Our trade (negotiating) panel was successful in Geneva,‖ Alcala said, referring to the home city of the World Trade Organization or WTO.―The WTO‘s Council for Trade in Goods will endorse this (extension of quantitative restrictions on Philippine importation of milled rice) for approval when the WTO general council convenes in July,‖ he added. The WTO‘s highest-level decision-making body is scheduled to meet on July 24-25.The agriculture chief said that this next step was ―merely formality‖ and that the Philippines could now, with authority, continue observing the controlled entry of imported rice into the domestic market.―But this is just a temporary relief for our rice farmers,‖ Alcala said. ―They must take advantage of the (remaining three and a half years) to make themselves competitive.‖Alcala said Filipino farmers spend about P11 to produce a kilo of palay. Cost of production is pegged at an equivalent of P8.40 a kilo in Thailand and P5.60 in Vietnam.

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Philippines Says Rice Import Restrictions to Stay Until 2017 By Reuters on 12:28 pm Jun 23, 2014 Category Business, Commodities Tags: Philippines, rice, Trade

Farmers plant rice at a field near Banda Aceh, in this December 11, 2012 file picture. The Philippines is one of the world‘s biggest importers of rice, and the government plans to keep tariffs in place to protect local farmers. (Reuters Photo/Damir Sagolj) Manila. The Philippines, one of the world‘s biggest rice buyers, expects to keep quantitative restrictions on its purchases of the grain in place until 2017 after winning international support to maintain import curbs, its agriculture secretary said on Monday.This means the Southeast Asian nation will continue to impose a 40 percent duty on rice shipments for a yearly ―minimum access volume‖ of 350,000 metric tons. It imports most of its rice from Vietnam, the world‘s number two exporter of the grain after India.Removing the restrictions on rice imports has been a hot trade issue in the Philippines, with the government pushing to keep the high tariffs to protect local farmers despite the country‘s commitment to support the removal of global trade barriers.Recent negotiations in Geneva between the Philippines and concerned countries were ―successful‖ and a formal approval by the World Trade Organization of the extension of import restrictions could come as early as July, said Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala.―We have secured it already,‖ he told reporters, referring to the country‘s bid to extend the import restrictions that were supposed to have expired in 2012.In April, the WTO said the Philippines had asked for a waiver of its commitment to open its rice market, with Indonesia, India, Vietnam and China supporting the request.At that time, Thailand, Canada, Australia and the United States were still consulting with the Philippines on its request, the WTO said in a notice posted on its website. Critics of President Benigno Aquino‘s rice import policy blame the restrictions for the rampant smuggling of the national staple into the country.The past six months saw the state grains procurement agency, National Food Authority, buying a total of 1.3 million tons of Vietnamese rice tariff free, its biggest purchase since 2010, to boost dwindling stockpiles and curb increases in local prices.The government failed to meet its end-2013 rice inventory and self-sufficiency targets and blamed natural calamities last year, including a super typhoon, for the tight local supply.

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Basmati rice exports up by Rs 10,000 crore Discussion in 'Central & South Asia' started by sherin616, Sunday at 9:08 PM.

Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, TNN | Jun 22, 2014, 01.46AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Demand for biryani in the Middle East has spurred basmati rice exports from India which registered a huge jump of Rs 9,890.58 crore in 2013-14 as compared to the previous season. Riding on strong overseas demand especially from Iran and Saudi Arabia, the value of basmati rice exports jumped by 50.96%. According to the figures available with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Agency, India exported about 37.57 lakh tonnes basmati rice from April 2013 to March 2014 valued at Rs 29,299.96 crore. In the previous season about 34.59 lakh tonnes of basmati rice was exported for Rs 19,409.38 crore to the country's rice exporters. Iran is the biggest importer by accounting for 37.46% of the total value of the trade like the preceding year. India exported about 14.41 lakh tonnes of basmati rice to Iran worth Rs 10,975.71 crore. Saudi Arabia was second by buying about 8.26 lakh tonnes at Rs 6,717.06 crore which is 22.93% of the total trade value. The surge in basmati rice demand overseas set the cash registers of exporters ringing and it also bode well for the Indian farmers particularly from Punjab and Haryana who contribute nearly 70% to country's basmati output. Rates of paddy of evolved basmati varieties like Pusa 1121 and PB 1509 were in the range of Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,500 per quintal in major mandis of Punjab and Haryana. In 2013-14, Punjab had about 5.59 lakh hectares (ha) of area under basmati with an output of 14.87 lakh tonnes while in Haryana the area under the crop was 7.21 lakh ha producing 18.90 lakh tonnes. Hoping the export demand to remain bullish, farmers in both states are planning to increase the basmati acreage but agriculture department officials and experts have advised caution. Punjab farm department has set the target of area under basmati in the state this kharif season at 6.40 lakh ha up by nearly 80,000 ha from last year. Punjab commissioner of agriculture Balwinder Singh Sidhu said farmers need to be cautious as basmati prices are dependent on export demand. "There is no imminent threat to basmati demand in the international market, still farmers may not get as high rates as they got last year," he said. Farm economist P S Rangi, marketing consultant with the Punjab State Farmers Commission, said, "It is advised that farmers should not increase their cropping area under basmati dramatically as it could lead to higher output, which may not match pace with the demand."THE TIMES OF INDIA

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Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, TNN | Jun 22, 2014, 01.46AM IST CHANDIGARH: Demand for biryani in the Middle East has spurred basmati rice exports from India which registered a huge jump of Rs 9,890.58 crore in 2013-14 as compared to the previous season. Riding on strong overseas demand especially from Iran and Saudi Arabia, the value of basmati rice exports jumped by 50.96%. According to the figures available with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Agency, India exported about 37.57 lakh tonnes basmati rice from April 2013 to March 2014 valued at Rs 29,299.96 crore. In the previous season about 34.59 lakh tonnes of basmati rice was exported for Rs 19,409.38 crore to the country's rice exporters. Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, TNN | Jun 22, 2014, 01.46AM IST

The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems Written by Samarendu Mohanty MON,23 JUNE 2014

The global rice market has been quite uneventful in the past several months. The news of possible monsoon failure in India and Southeast Asia because of El Niño, the uncertainties involving the Thai rice-pledging scheme, and the fate of existing rice stocks have failed to perturb the market.The only exceptional event in the market has been the steady downward slide of Thai rice prices because of uncertainties in the pledging scheme. Between February 2013 and May 2014, the Thai price for 25% broken rice declined by more than 40% from US$584 to $346 per ton. During the same period, the large spread of $150–200 per ton between Thai and competitor prices (India, Vietnam, and Pakistan) more or less disappeared, and, in some cases, the Thai price fell below some competitor prices. This has enabled Thailand to export more in the international market. During the first four months of 2014, Thai rice exports increased to 2.93 million tons compared with 1.98 million tons during the same time a year ago.The

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failure of the Thai government to raise funds for the pledging scheme to continue because of political turmoil and the caretaker status of the government led to the steep decline in Thai rice prices in the past several months. In addition, the government has been auctioning rice from existing stocks to raise funds to pay off farmers who pledged rice late last year, putting further downward pressure on Thai prices. Although the current military junta in Thailand is concerned about the low rice prices for farmers, it is not clear what measures it will implement to raise these prices. The government has also not spelled out its plan on how its existing stocks will be released to the market. We hope that the current government will not repeat the mistake made by its predecessor and will find a nondistorting way to support farm income if it desires to do so and let the market work. If this happens, Thai rice exports will rise and, undoubtedly, the country will become the top exporter again.Apart from political uncertainties in Thailand, the rice market also faces weather uncertainties in the coming months because of El Niño. Many rice-growing countries in South and Southeast Asia are cautiously optimistic on rainfall distribution in the next few months that will determine the fate of the biggest crop of the year.In the case of India, the largest exporter in the world, where the wet-season crop accounts for more than 85% of the total crop, the southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on 6 June, after missing its date with the country by 5 days. Some uncertainties exist on how quickly it will spread to the rest of the country. Earlier this season, forecasters had predicted the monsoon rainfall in India this year to be 95% of the long-term average, with an error of ±5%. Apart from India, two Southeast Asian rice importers, Indonesia and the Philippines, are also bracing for weather disruptions from El Niño. Where is the market going? This all depends on the fury of El Niño. If the drought is severe in large parts of South and Southeast Asia, it will put pressure on rice prices despite adequate global rice stocks right now. We are undoubtedly in a much better position with a global stocks-to-use ratio of 23.5% now compared with 18.5% in 2007. The stocks have increased by 36 million tons from 75 million tons in 2007 to 111 million tons in 2014 (Production, Supply, and Distribution Online, USDA).But the bad news is that almost all the increases in these rice stocks are primarily with India, China, and Thailand—and a majority of them are in government warehouses rather than with private traders. In case of a crisis or production shortfalls, this may create panic among rice-importing countries as they will be unsure whether these government-held stocks will be available for sale and at what price. In the case of India, the new government was just sworn in a few weeks ago and it is not clear how it will react to any significant production shortfall caused by weather disruptions. As of 16 June 2014, the monsoon season was already 10 days behind in a majority of the rice-growing belts in the country. The new government is already jittery about the poor prospects of monsoon crops, particularly rice. Although the current government rice stock of 28 million tons (as of 1 June 2014) is at a quite adequate level, it has declined by 4 million tons from 32 million tons at the same time last year. The new government will be under pressure if planting is substantially delayed because of the late onset of monsoon and it may take measures to restrict exports, at least for nonbasmati rice, to safeguard its domestic food supply and keep enough in its warehouses to meet the need of the National Food Security Act. In the case of Thailand, it is becoming more evident that its rice-pledging scheme will not come back. Without it, it is a no-brainer that Thai farmers will plant less rice in the wet season. But, that should not be a problem for

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the global market because Thailand has plenty of stocks to make up for the shortfall.Indonesia and the Philippines, two major rice importers in Southeast Asia, are also expected to be affected by El Ni単o. As of April 2014, the Philippines had a rice stock of 2.18 million tons, sufficient for 64 days of domestic consumption. Similarly, Indonesia has 6.8 million tons of rice stock to meet its domestic consumption for 62 days. So, any significant weather disruptions will push these countries to import more, thus raising global rice prices. China, the largest importer of rice in the world, is also expected to be affected by El Ni単o in the form of heavy rains and flooding in the major rice-growing parts of the country. If the rice crop is affected and the domestic rice price goes up, Chinese traders will have more reasons to import more rice than what market pundits have predicted.Overall, the market is well positioned to handle a moderate drought and other incidences of extreme weather. Thai rice stocks will come in handy to keep the market stable to some extent, but significant weather disruptions in key rice-growing countries will eventually move prices higher. We hope that countries will not repeat the mistakes they made in 2007 by imposing an

Kharif Sowing Picks Up; Crosses 95 lakh Hectare so far Capital Market June 20, 2014 Last Updated at 18:22 IST

Preliminary reports of sowing of kharif crops have been received from States. Kharif sowing area has crossed 95 lakh hectare.It is reported that as on 20.6.2014, rice has been sown/transplanted in 7.59 lakh ha, pulses in 2.60 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 12.29 lakh ha, and oilseeds in 1.23 lakh ha.The planting of sugarcane and cotton is in progress. Sugarcane has been planted in 43.92 lakh ha and cotton in 20.00 lakh ha as on today. Powered by Capital Market - Live News

In Memory: John E. Tull, Jr. John E. Tull, Jr.

John E. Tull, Jr. LONOKE, AR - The Arkansas and U.S. rice industries are sad to report the passing of John E. Tull, Jr., 89, of Lonoke, Arkansas, on June 20, 2014. Mr. Tull enjoyed a storied and influential career in agriculture and rice, being inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1994. Mr. Tull began farming after serving in the U.S. Navy through World War II and Korea, and he served as the president of both the Arkansas Rice Council and of the national USA Rice Council. A licensed floor broker with the New Orleans and Mid-America Commodity Exchanges, Mr. Tull traded rice contracts, was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade's Rice Working Group and was appointed by President Clinton to serve as a commissioner of the

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1993 until 1998.The Tull family has asked that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Jake Tull Memorial Endowed Scholarship, University of the Ozarks, 415 N. College Avenue, Clarksville, AR 72830. Arrangements were made by Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke, and there is an online guest book, www.boydfuneralhome.net.On behalf of the Arkansas Rice Council and the USA Rice Federation, we extend heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of John E.Tull, Jr. Contact: Chuck Wilson (870) 673-7541

New & Improved MenuRice.com is Launched MenuRice.com Screengrab Ingredients for success

ARLINGTON, VA - The internet is a key resource for food service professionals, which led the USA Rice Federation to create MenuRice.com in 2006. The site quickly became an essential go-to rice resource for culinary professionals. To ensure MenuRice.com remains a viable resource for the future, USA Rice has made design and functionality updates to enhance the site's value. Based on site analytics and foodservice digital insights, the look and feel of MenuRice.com has been modernized, relevant information is highlighted in an easier-to-see format, and functionality has been improved in response to new digital technology. "The bold color palate and new dashboard layout of MenuRice.com are in keeping pace with current web designs and trends," said Katie Maher, USA Rice's manager of domestic promotion. "The new homepage prominently features the most popular content areas, including the Culinary Center, Resources and Training Tools, All About U.S. Rice, Meet U.S. Rice Farmers, and K-12, making it easy for culinary professionals to find what they are

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looking for quickly.""Since 2011, there has been a surge in mobile device use by foodservice professionals with nearly 74% using smart phones and 57% using tablets to access information," said John Hasbrook, Chairman of USA Rice's Foodservice Subcommittee. "We've updated MenuRice.com so it is now responsive and adaptive to desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones which give us new and important engagement opportunities with the foodservice audience." The first publicity push for the new website will coincide with the School Nutrition Association (SNA) conference in July where USA Rice will have a booth and will promote MenuRice.com as a resource that can help school foodservice operators with menuing rice meals that appeal to students and meet USDA nutrition requirements. Contact: Katie Maher (703) 236-1453

Crop Progress: 2014 Crop 99 Percent Emerged WASHINGTON, DC -- Three percent of the nation's 2014 rice acreage is headed, and 68 percent is in good to excellent conidtion according to today's U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report. Rice Headed, Selected States Week Ending

State

June 22, 2013

June 15, 2014

June 22, 2014

2009-2013 average

Percent Arkansas

California

Louisiana

Mississippi

Missouri

Texas

Six States

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"-" represents "zero" "NA" represents "Not Available"

ME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for June 23

Month

Price

Net Change

July 2014

$14.625

- $0.010

September 2014

$13.760

+ $0.005

November 2014

$13.960

+ $0.005

January 2015

$14.115

+ $0.010

March 2015

$14.270

+ $0.005

May 2015

$14.270

+ $0.005

July 2015

$14.270

+ $0.005

Cereal grain is an essential part of UAE diets because of resilience and availability By Faisal Masudi, Staff Reporter Published: 21:00 June 22, 2014

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Rice is the world‘s most prevalent staple food when it comes to cereal grains.Dubai: Rice is part of traditional UAE food and features on the daily menu of the country‘s biggest expat communities from South Asia.Before foreigners started arriving in droves to UAE shores, and years before international cuisine was readily available in the country, rice – with fish or meat – was a staple Emirati meal.Boats laden with rice bags, commonly the long-grain basmati variety from India and Pakistan, used to be a regular sight at creeks in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.The resilience and availability of rice, together with its cost and long-term storability, has made it popular in the Gulf and Indian subcontinent.Expats today continue to enjoy their traditional rice-based treats in the UAE, be it homemade meals or restaurant specials.Shabina, an Indian housewife in Sharjah, said she cooks plain basmati rice six times a week. Her husband and two young children go through about 10 cooked rice cups in that time. ―Rice is essential to our meals; it leaves you feeling satisfied and full. We have it with curries of meat and lentils mostly,‖ she added.The mother-of-two spends around Dh80 a month on rice.―Dubai is home to people from many countries and a lot of them eat rice twice a day for lunch and dinner. I‘m not surprised people eat a lot of rice here.‖Shabina said rice was loaded with carbohydrates, which to her meant ―you can gain weight if you eat rice but don‘t exercise‖.Regardless, her family has biryani — a spiced rice with meat dish from the Indian subcontinent — at least once a week.

PH secures WTO approval to extend import limits on rice By: Orti Despuez, InterAksyon.com June 23, 2014 1:30 PM

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MANILA - The Philippines has finally managed to secure the approval of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on five-year extension on the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice after spending two years in the negotiation table.Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala in a briefing on Monday said that the Aquino administration expects that the Committee on Trade in Goods would endorse the Philippines' request to extend the QR on rice util 2017.This preferential treatment on rice would shield nthe country from the onslaught of

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cheaper imported rice to protect local farmers. Only South Korea and the Philippines currently make use of the QR.―This is just for formality. By July this year, we will now implement a new round of QR,‖ Alcala said. The Philippines has been lobbying for the extension of the QR, telling its neighbors in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other major trade partners that local farmers still need to prepare for international trade while gearing up for rice selfsufficiency. Other rice-producing countries affected by the import restrictions can request for concessions or market access. As such, the Manila has offered other riceproducing countries certain trade concessions, such as greater access Philippine market of other products.―This time around, there are no major requests from interested countries for market access. However, there will be a slight increase in the minimum access volume (MAV) and tariff rate for rice among Asean member countries will be brought down to just 35 percent, while non-Asean countries will remain at 40 percent,‖ Alcala said. He, however, did not specify the new MAV--which is amount of the farm produce allowed to enter the market at reduced tariffs--as the Philippine panel at the WTO has yet to disclose the figures. Previous agreement with the WTO stated that the Philippines committed to have a MAV of about 350,000 metric tons (MT) for rice at a tariff rate of 40 percent.Shipments outside MAV pay higher rates of 50 percent and would need to secure approval from the National Food Authority (NFA).Manila has a country-specific quota for Thailand (98,000 MT), China (25,000 MT), India (25,000 MT), and Australia (15,000 MT). The remaining 187,000 MT were classified as the omnibus MAV, which can be accessed from any country. Increasing local production The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now implementing interventions and programs to boost palay production and to make Filipino farmers internationally competitive. Moreover, this would also help decrease smuggling and importation.Among these programs is the ―Palayabangan: 10-5 Challenge‖ where 10-5 standard is enforced, specifically farmers should produce 10 tons of rice per hectare while spending only P5 worth of input for every kilogram of rice produced. ―The Palayabangan is a concrete example of how DA prepares local farmers for ASEAN integration in 2015,‖ Agriculture Secretary Alcala said.According to Philippine Rice Research Institute, local rice paddy production is more expensive than that of Thailand and Vietnam. Alcala said that if the local farmers can achieve the 10-5 target, then they will still earn even if rice is priced at P10 a kilo. "It is important to control the cost of input because the cost of rice production in the Philippines came out to be P11 per kilo while other Southeast Asian countries spend P8 or lower,‖ he added.

The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems Written by Samarendu Mohanty MON,23 JUNE 2014 The global rice market has been quite uneventful in the past several months. The news of possible monsoon failure in India and Southeast Asia because of El Niño, the uncertainties involving the Thai rice-pledging scheme, and the fate of existing rice stocks have failed to perturb the market.The only exceptional event in the

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market has been the steady downward slide of Thai rice prices because of uncertainties in the pledging scheme. Between February 2013 and May 2014, the Thai price for 25% broken rice declined by more than 40% from US$584 to $346 per ton. During the same period, the large spread of $150–200 per ton between Thai and competitor prices (India, Vietnam, and Pakistan) more or less disappeared, and, in some cases, the Thai price fell below some competitor prices.

This has enabled Thailand to export more in the international market. During the first four months of 2014, Thai rice exports increased to 2.93 million tons compared with 1.98 million tons during the same time a year ago.The failure of the Thai government to raise funds for the pledging scheme to continue because of political turmoil and the caretaker status of the government led to the steep decline in Thai rice prices in the past several months. In addition, the government has been auctioning rice from existing stocks to raise funds to pay off farmers who pledged rice late last year, putting further downward pressure on Thai prices.Although the current military junta in Thailand is concerned about the low rice prices for farmers, it is not clear what measures it will implement to raise these prices. The government has also not spelled out its plan on how its existing stocks will be released to the market. We hope that the current government will not repeat the mistake made by its predecessor and will find a nondistorting way to support farm income if it desires to do so and let the market work. If this happens, Thai rice exports will rise and, undoubtedly, the country will become the top exporter again.Apart from political uncertainties in Thailand, the rice market also faces weather uncertainties in the coming months because of El Niño. Many rice-growing countries in South and Southeast Asia are cautiously optimistic on rainfall distribution in the next few months that will determine the fate of the biggest crop of the year. In the case of India, the largest exporter in the world, where the wet-season crop accounts for more than 85% of the total crop, the southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on 6 June, after missing its date with the country by 5 days. Some uncertainties exist on how quickly it will spread to the rest of the country. Earlier this season, forecasters had predicted the monsoon rainfall in India this year to be 95% of the long-term average, with an error of ±5%. Apart from India, two Southeast Asian rice importers, Indonesia and the Philippines, are also bracing for weather disruptions from El Niño. Where is the market going? This all depends on the fury of El Niño. If the drought is severe in large parts of South and Southeast Asia, it will put pressure on rice prices despite adequate global rice stocks right now. We are undoubtedly in a much better position with a global stocks-to-use ratio of 23.5% now compared with 18.5% in 2007. The stocks have increased by 36 million tons from 75 million tons in 2007 to 111 million tons in 2014 (Production, Supply, and Distribution Online, USDA).But the bad news is that almost all the increases in these rice stocks are primarily with India, China, and Thailand—and a majority of them are in government warehouses rather than with private traders. In case of a crisis or production shortfalls, this may create panic among rice-importing countries as they will be unsure whether these government-held stocks will be available for sale and at what price.In the case of India, the new government was just sworn in a few weeks ago and it is not clear how it will react to any significant production shortfall caused by weather disruptions.

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As of 16 June 2014, the monsoon season was already 10 days behind in a majority of the rice-growing belts in the country. The new government is already jittery about the poor prospects of monsoon crops, particularly rice. Although the current government rice stock of 28 million tons (as of 1 June 2014) is at a quite adequate level, it has declined by 4 million tons from 32 million tons at the same time last year. The new government will be under pressure if planting is substantially delayed because of the late onset of monsoon and it may take measures to restrict exports, at least for nonbasmati rice, to safeguard its domestic food supply and keep enough in its warehouses to meet the need of the National Food Security Act.In the case of Thailand, it is becoming more evident that its rice-pledging scheme will not come back. Without it, it is a no-brainer that Thai farmers will plant less rice in the wet season. But, that should not be a problem for the global market because Thailand has plenty of stocks to make up for the shortfall. Indonesia and the Philippines, two major rice importers in Southeast Asia, are also expected to be affected by El Ni単o. As of April 2014, the Philippines had a rice stock of 2.18 million tons, sufficient for 64 days of domestic consumption. Similarly, Indonesia has 6.8 million tons of rice stock to meet its domestic consumption for 62 days. So, any significant weather disruptions will push these countries to import more, thus raising global rice prices. China, the largest importer of rice in the world, is also expected to be affected by El Ni単o in the form of heavy rains and flooding in the major rice-growing parts of the country. If the rice crop is affected and the domestic rice price goes up, Chinese traders will have more reasons to import more rice than what market pundits have predicted. Overall, the market is well positioned to handle a moderate drought and other incidences of extreme weather. Thai rice stocks will come in handy to keep the market stable to some extent, but significant weather disruptions in key rice-growing countries will eventually move prices higher. We hope that countries will not repeat the mistakes they made in 2007 by imposing an export ban and stockpiling in anticipation of shortage. Otherwise, we might be heading for another crisis.

US lawmaker, rice growers welcome probe into global rice trade 20.06.2014

A top US lawmaker has welcomed the decision by a federal trade body to conduct an investigation into global rice trade that will report on competition factors in major rice producing and exporting countries including India.Rice producers in the US are subject to volatile price fluctuations that can have devastating effects on business as a direct result of distortions put in place by foreign governments, Congressman Charles Boustany said."This report will serve to show that the harmful impacts of these policies that limit our producers' ability to compete. I applaud the USITC's decision to move ahead with this investigation and look forward to the results," Boustany said. "Subsidies to foreign producers by their governments are behind substantial competition in traditional US markets and we're looking forward to the ITC investigation to provide information that the rice industry can use to educate the Administration and Congress," Mark Denman, Chairman of the USA Rice Federation, said.USITC has announced launch of an investigation into global rice trade that will report on competition factors in major rice producing and exporting countries.These include Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand,

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Uruguay, Vietnam and the US. The USITC will examine costs of production, industry structure, input prices and availability, pricing and marketing regimes besides government policies that affect rice production and export in the selected countries.

New study may improve rice productivity In this picture, professor Yu Tanaka of Kyoto University plants rice varieties in a paddy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Credit: Haley Ahlers

University of Illinois researchers established the university's first rice paddy to test rice performance in Illinois and at Kyoto University in Japan. The two plots, which were planted on the same date, should reveal clues about what factors help the plants more efficiently convert the sun's energy into food, known as photosynthetic performance.This experiment is part of the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project, a five-year effort funded by a $25 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to substantially improve the productivity of worldwide staple food crops.

."Rice is the number one source of calories for humans, worldwide, and increasingly we are not producing enough," said RIPE Director Stephen Long, Endowed Professor of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences, who leads RIPE at the Institute for Genomic Biology, located at the University of Illinois at Urbanaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Champaign. "This paddy is one of the first steps of a multinational attempt to achieve new innovations in improving rice production. Rice improvement is a major interest of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is funding a major effort to improve crop photosynthesis at the university."The experimental paddy, located on the South Farms at Illinois, is being used to provide a northerly limit in trials of some new rice genetic materials that are also being tested in warmer climates, including the plot at Kyoto University.While rice is not a crop we associate with Central Illinois, it is grown not so far away in Southeast Missouri. It is also grown extensively in places such as Northern Italy and Northern Japan, where summer climates are similar to that of Illinois, Long said. The Illinois rice plot contains several varieties of rice, including wild varieties and mutant lines, which have different photosynthetic characteristics that may increase yields under various conditions."When we consider actual production, or the crops' physiological responses and performance, it is really important that we grow the rice in the fields," said Yu Tanaka, a visiting professor from Kyoto University who is leading the study at Illinois. "Without this feasibility experiment, we wouldn't have a chance to grow the rice in a natural

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environment in Illinois, which would limit the RIPE project."Tanaka and his graduate student Yu Iwahashi conducted preliminary research in growth chambers that revealed that some of these mutants have a lower transpiration rate (a process that is akin to people sweating), which improves the crops' drought tolerance."When rice is grown in a paddy field, there is definitely no shortage of water," Tanaka said. "But in many parts of the world, rice is grown on upland fields. For those regions, drought tolerance would be critical. We are expecting to see these lines better conserve water throughout this summer."Tanaka is visiting Illinois to take part in progressive photosynthetic research with Long, where he has access to state-of-the-art laboratories, space to research transgenic ecology, and equipment that can more accurately detect photosynthetic performance."I was impressed by Steve Long's progress to achieve increased crop production through photosynthesis," Tanaka said. "If we can combine the strong points of my work with transpiration physiology and Steve's work with biochemical pathwaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we can achieve better progress through this photosynthetic study." In this picture, professor Yu Tanaka of Kyoto University plants rice varieties in a paddy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Credit: Haley Ahlers

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