28-29 august,2018 daily global regional local rice e-newsletter by DAILY RICE NEWS LETTER

August 28-29 ,2018 Vol 9 ,Issue 8

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TDAP calls for free trade agreements with Saudi Arabia, GCC KARACHI: Pakistan needs free or preferential trade agreements with Saudi Arabia and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to increase foreign trade in goods and services, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) advised in a report. Pakistan has no preferential trade agreement with Saudi Arabia. However, several negotiations have taken place to activate Pakistan-Saudi Joint Business Council and both the countries mutually agreed to overcome issues related to shipment delays, visa requirements and corporate registrations. ―KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arab) is a consumption-oriented economy as about 41.3 percent of its GDP share comes from household consumption, which can serve as an opportunity for Pakistani exporters,‖ an official said, requesting anonymity. Pakistan exports basket is not much diversified, the official said. In order to expand export base in KSA market it is necessary to find some potential products that Pakistan already exports to the world. Pakistan‘s annual exports to the world are around $24 billion, while KSA imports from the world are $126.7 billion. Pakistan‘s total exports to KSA stood at $346 million against imports of $2.7 billion in 2017. Pakistan‘s total rice export to world is $1.5 billion while KSA‘s total import of rice from the world is $957.3 million. The country exported $68.6 million worth of rice in 2017 with seven percent share in Saudi Arabia‘s rice market. International Trade Centre said Pakistan has an untapped rice export potential of $96.8 million. Production and quality constraints, weak value chain, insufficient innovation in farming and milling practices, lack of research and development of new varieties, lack of coordination

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between farmers and research institutes are some of the bottlenecks in rice exports due to which the country‘s rice export to Saudi Arabia has been stagnant since 2016. TDAP report identified rice and meat as the high potential products, which can take country‘s exports to more than one billion dollars. Likewise, Pakistan‘s total exports of frozen boneless meat to the world stood at $20.4 million. The report said most of countries supplying boneless meat to KSA are non-Muslims, yet they are the top exporters of halal meat in the world. ―Pakistan being a Muslim country has advantage to capture its share by supplying halal and hygienic boneless meat to KSA,‖ the report said. ―In addition to this large number of Pakistani community resides in KSA that demand Pakistani meat.‖ Pakistan, by strengthening its supply chain, can facilitate the export of boneless frozen meat. Moreover, Pakistan needs disease free zones, efficient processing units having proper monitoring of livestock, their vaccination and breeding. Geographical location of both the countries reduces transportation cost and shipping time, which can serve as an opportunity to trade perishable goods and other materials having short life span. Pakistan‘s halal food products have considerable potential to capture Saudi market, and poultry and meat products have export potential in Saudi Arabia‘s market. ―Existing meat exporters can earn greater share of the market by proper marketing and supply chain management,‖ the official said. The TDAP report said Saudi customers have high purchasing power, yet they focus more on quality, innovative and modern imported products. Therefore, exporters that focus more on modern techniques and innovation can earn greater share in KSA market. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/360798-tdap-calls-for-free-trade-agreements-with-saudiarabia-gcc

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House probes rice crisis Zeroes in on NFA amid supply woes posted August 28, 2018 at 01:50 am by Maricel Cruz and Macon Ramos-Araneta, Rio N. Araja

The chairman of the House committee on agriculture on Monday called for a congressional inquiry into the rising prices for rice as the National Food Authority came under heavy fire for its failure to ensure food security. Panel chairman and ANAC IP Party-list Rep. Jose Panganiban said he would invite the concerned government agencies to shed light on why rice prices remained high, and how the government, through the NFA, had imported grain stock from Thailand and Vietnam that was infested with weevils. ―We have already sent a letter to NFA asking them to shed light on these issues,‖ Panganiban said at a news conference. Panganiban said the NFA does not seem to have fulfilled its mandate to ensure food security and stable prices for the nation‘s staple food. He added that the NFA declaration that tons of weevil-infested rice brought into Subic was safe for distribution after being fumigated. ―It is not [acceptable]. That was an irresponsible statement,‖ Panganiban said. Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles, chairman of the House committee on appropriations, also urged the NFA to act on the problems plaguing the rice industry. ―The NFA administrator is right; we legislators should go out in the field and really look into the problems in the rice industry. The short recess of Congress provided an opportunity to go to our markets and learn firsthand about the prices and supplies of rice––and what I discovered is very worrisome,‖ Nograles said. On Friday, NFA Administrator Jason Aquino challenged legislators and concerned parties to go around the country to learn more about the issues involving rice, saying that the NFA is ―open for scrutiny anytime.‖ ―Those who want to verify what we had been doing, can check our records, go around the country and ask the people,‖ he said.

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Nograles said he discovered that there is a ―large spike‖ in rice prices in Cagayan de Oro because the NFA had slashed the supply of NFA rice in Region 10 and diverted it to Region 9 to address the rice crisis in the Zamboanga Peninsula. As a result, Nograles said, the residents of Cagayan de Oro have no choice but to buy commercial rice. The absence of cheaper alternatives in the form of NFA rice has allowed commercial rice suppliers to dictate rice prices in the market. Meanwhile, Panganiban assured farmers that the proposed ―Revised Agricultural Tariffication Act‖ that he principally sponsored will not hurt them even as it seeks the entry of cheaper rice by replacing the quantitative import restrictions on rice with tariffs. Panganiban said the government is targeting to raise P20 billion to provide subsidies for the farmers. Senator Francis Escudero on Monday said he would not join some of his colleagues in calling for the abolition of the NFA or the resignation of its administrator. Escudero said the NFA is capable of doing things that cannot be done by private sector traders. He also said he wants to hear what Aquino has to say about the problems that beset the rice industry. ―I have heard so many things against him, so I want to hear him,‖ he said. If there is a liability, all those accountable should be made fo answer for the rice crisis, he said. He said he hopes Senator Cynthia A. Villar, chairman of the Senate agriculture and food committee, will call another hearing to determine what the NFA and the Department of Agriculture have been doing to address the problems. The Commission on Audit, meanwhile, has flagged the National Food Authority for allowing private rice traders to exceed their maximum weekly allocations for Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Cavite in 2017. Non-compliance with the allocations was noted in Cavite provincial office, NFA Region 1 provincial offices in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, and areas served by the NFA North District Office, the COA said. ―The maximum weekly rice allocation to retailers… was not properly observed in NDO, CPO and two POs in RO No. 1, resulting in inequitable rice distribution, thereby defeating the intention of the allocation system and giving undue advantage to selected retailers which could lead to diversion of stocks,‖ the report read. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, meanwhile, dismissed the calls to abolish the NFA. In a dzMM radio interview, Piñol said the NFA abolition would not solve the rice shortage in Zamboanga City. ―Yes, we need NFA,‖ he said.

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―NFA is a state agency recognized by the World Trade Organization. That is our advantage. Let us not just say hasty words,‖ he added. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for the abolition of NFA for the rice shortage and the rising prices of rice in Mindanao, while former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said he would support such a call. ―That is not the answer. Let us refrain from knee-jerk reaction. Let us look at this problem from an institutional standpoint. Let us not [make a] hasty decision such as that,‖ Piñol said. NFA discovered 330,000 bags of weevil-infested imported rice at the ports of Subic Bay Freeport and Tabaco, Albay. But Piñol said the presence of rice weevils was commonplace. ―You know, we children of farmers know that. Actually, it is just ordinary, natural just as there are black ants,‖ he added. ―I agree with Dr. Frisco Malabanan that it is safe to eat. In fact, in our province, we just put the [weevil-infested] rice under the sun. It is just normal to see [weevils] in palay and rice [grains],‖ he said. But Piñol said someone must be held accountable for the delays in the delivery of the rice to the market, and why it so easily deteriorated. http://www.manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/274126/house-probes-rice-crisis.html

China counting on saltwater rice in its One Belt, One Road aspirations NATHAN VANDERKLIPPEASIA CORRESPONDENT CHANGSHA, CHINA PUBLISHED 1 DAY AGOUPDATED AUGUST 26, 2018 Yuan Longping is seen in his office in August, 2018. The 88-year-old scientist has been an icon of rice research in China. NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE/GLOBE AND MAIL For more than 40 years, Yuan Longping has been lauded as the ―father of hybrid rice,‖ a man whose work made rice fields more plentiful, helping to ease hunger across China. And now at 88, one of China‘s most celebrated scientists finds himself back in the spotlight, this time for another marvel of science: breeding a kind of rice that can produce high yields in salty waters. It‘s an innovation that has once again made him a unique figure in China, a scientist endowed with political usefulness, even as an octogenarian.

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Indeed, China‘s modern-day leadership has rediscovered his value as it uses ―rice diplomacy‖ both to further its ambitious international goals and ease its domestic food needs. Mr. Yuan has met with President Xi Jinping five times. And saltwater rice is emerging as a novel element in China‘s sweeping One Belt, One Road initiative, which aims to dramatically extend the reach of Chinese companies and capital by building new networks of roads, rail lines and power plants. The rice is a genetic advance that promises to transform vast areas of uncultivable land into productive fields. Belt and Road funds have already been used to build an experimental plot in a desert on the outskirts of Dubai. Chinese state media called it a ―national gift,‖ saying Mr. ―Yuan‘s research team always adhered to the spirit of the Belt and Road initiative.‖ Planning is already under way for additional saltwater rice tests in Southeast Asia, Africa and other parts of the Middle East. ―We plan to promote it in many countries starting in 2019,‖ says Zhang Guodong, executive vice-director of the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Centre, which has led testing of the saltwater rice. He likens Chinese agricultural technology to the country‘s road-and-rail-building savvy in developing regions. ―To develop local infrastructure, these countries will surely need more investment, and Chinese businesses as a result will get further investment opportunities,‖ he says. ―And we all know that

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under the One Belt, One Road strategy, promoting China‘s technology and products abroad to help One Belt, One Road countries is among the top priorities." In some ways, it‘s a revival of a longstanding Chinese practice. In the mid-1990s, a Chinese firm built a 5,000-hectare rice farm in Cuba that appeared to prepare the ground ―for a much larger [US]$150-million hotel investment in the country and a Cuban-themed hotel in Shanghai,‖ wrote Elizabeth Gooch and Fred Gale in China‘s Foreign Agriculture Investments, a recent publication of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Indeed, ―China uses its technical prowess in rice as a goodwill-building tool overseas.‖ Scientists have long sought ways to grow rice in salty areas, but the Chinese effort began in earnest in 2012, when scientists working for the Qingdao centre, co-founded by Mr. Yuan, began gathering more than 100 samples of rice capable of growing in saline conditions. Such naturally occurring breeds typically produce too little rice to be commercially viable. China's rice imports Rice milled equivalent, in tonnes 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,0003,000,0003,500,0004,000,0004,500,000199619 982000200220042006200820102012201420161161394 THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS DATA SHARE × Year

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CHINA'S RICE IMPORTS Then, using hybrid technology that Mr. Yuan helped pioneer – he won the World Food Prize in 2004 – they began a breeding process. Last year, they planted 187 different types of saltwater rice. Four produced yields high enough to be promising. Commercial production trials are slated for next year. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that more than 800 million hectares of land worldwide are either saline or alkaline. That is an area approaching the size of Canada ―and, according to our calculation, nearly 20 per cent of it has huge potential to be made into arable land where we could plant saltwater rice,‖ Mr. Zhang says. Though the rice has been billed as ―seawater rice,‖ it has been grown in water with a saline concentration of 0.6 per cent, roughly a fifth of what is found in the ocean. ―Based on the current findings, planting rice in seawater with normal rates of salinity is definitely impossible. And I don‘t think it can be realized any time soon,‖ says Huang Shiwen, a scholar at the China National Rice Research Institute. But that‘s not the point, Mr. Yuan says. The goal is to grow rice in over-irrigated soil fouled by salinization or in coastal regions that might otherwise be considered impossible to cultivate. In

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typhoon-prone areas, a storm can wash up seawater. ―Being soaked in saltwater will cause ordinary rice to die. But the saltwater rice will survive this tough environment. So when the waters recede, it will grow as normal,‖ Mr. Yuan says. China has long restricted exports of certain seeds. But ―once this succeeds, I think China will be willing to share it with many countries, especially coastal nations like Bangladesh, India, the Philippines, Indonesia and the like,‖ says Prof. Huang. ―I think they are all potential beneficiaries.‖ For China, a country with 20 per cent of the world‘s population and 7 per cent of its arable land, the development of saltwater rice comes amid a greater need to secure food supplies from abroad. Chinese scientists have predicted a decline in food self-sufficiency from 94.5 per cent in 2015 to roughly 91 per cent by 2025, necessitating an increased reliance on imports. (China produces 30 per cent of the world‘s rice, but its production is expected to decline this year.) Top 10 rice-producing countries, 2016 In tonnes PakistanBrazilPhilippinesThailandMyanmarVietnamBangladeshIndonesiaIndiaChina, mainland10,412,15510,622,18917,627,24525,267,52325,672,83243,437,22952,590,00077,297,5 09158,756,871209,503,03710412155 THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS × Country

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TOP 10 RICE-PRODUCING COUNTRIES, 2016 ―What that means, effectively, is that boosting food security beyond China‘s borders is increasingly in China‘s strategic interests,‖ says Even Pay, a senior analyst with an expertise in agriculture at strategic advisory firm China Policy. It‘s valuable inside China, too, and not solely for its ability to feed millions. Mr. Yuan‘s role has long extended far beyond the achievements of his science, and saltwater rice has once again allowed him to fit the mould of what Sigrid Schmalzer, a historian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, calls an ―ideal hero‖ for Communist Party leadership. ‖I can‘t retire now," Mr. Yuan says. "The country wouldn‘t let me, even if I wanted to.‖ His modern success has provided a link to past glory at a time when Mr. Xi has sought to reinforce old socialist values ―in an effort to emphasize the revolutionary roots of today‘s prosperity and to strengthen party legitimacy and power during this period of increasing neoliberalism and global expansion,‖ says Prof. Schmalzer, the author of Red Revolution, Green Revolution: Scientific Farming in Socialist China. Even so, Mr. Yuan remains modest about the prospects for saltwater rice. ―It‘s still unclear if we will be able to make progress,‖ he says. ―We‘ll see.‖ With reporting by Alexandra Li https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-china-counting-on-saltwater-rice-in-its-one-beltone-road-aspirations/ Transferring sorghum‘s weed-killing power to rice 

By Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service Agricultural Research Service scientists have transferred a biochemical pathway found in sorghum that produces a weed-killing compound into rice plants. The compound sorgoleone, secreted by sorghum, helps the plant combat weeds. It works so well that some other crops struggle to grow in fields where sorghum has been raised, causing problems for growers who want to rotate different crops in those fields. Scientists at ARS‘s Natural Product Utilization Research Unit in Oxford, Mississippi, are investigating whether sorghum‘s weed-inhibiting properties can be transferred to other crops like

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rice and used as a bioherbicide. Producing sorgoleone in other crops would potentially give those plants the ability to fight weeds and reduce reliance on synthetic herbicides, says NPURU molecular biologist Scott Baerson. Prior to this research, nothing was known about the genes that make sorgoleone, Baerson says. After years of research, the NPURU team, which include Baerson and molecular biologist Zhiqiang Pan, recently reached a milestone that allowed them to transfer the sorgoleone compound into rice. The impact of this research, part of which was recently published in New Phytologist, is twofold, according to Pan and Baerson. The rice plants that produce sorgoleone should require less herbicides to control weeds. At a minimum, the natural compound could reduce the amount of synthetic chemicals sprayed onto food crops. Secondly, growers would spend less on buying and applying chemicalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a major part of their overhead cost. In addition, a crop that produces its own herbicide potentially would be more efficientâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; increasing profits for farmers and food processors. Ultimately, these savings could be passed on to consumers, Baerson adds. In earlier studies, the researchers successfully increased sorgoleone to make sorghum more resistant to weeds, which would help growers who do not rotate sorghum with other crops. They also stopped sorghum plants from producing sorgoleone, which would benefit farmers who want to rotate different crops with sorghum. The next step is to see if rice plants grown in the laboratory will produce sorgoleone as they grow and have the same weed-fighting ability as sorghum. ARS has five patents on this technology.The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact. http://www.hpj.com/crops/transferring-sorghum-s-weed-killing-power-to-rice/article_1a7eced8aa08-11e8-94c7-2fc6f1d1c7bf.html

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Our farmers need all the help we can give INTROSPECTIVE - Tony Katigbak (The Philippine Star) - August 28, 2018 - 12:00am Last week, my attention was focused on our growing rice problem which is the job of the National Food Authority (NFA), the government agency that ensures that our people have enough rice. We must remember that rice is the essential item that everybody eats, rich or poor alike in the metro area or faraway provinces in cities and barrios. Many of our citizens, especially the poor families out in the countryside who cannot afford to buy meat or fish, must have enough rice with a litter of ―patis‖ or ―toyo‘ on the table or floor to survive. Many families eat only once a day. But today, many of our poor cannot even have the money to buy rice since prices keep going up every week. Even our own family as I am sure many middle income families, experience the hardship we endure. This is the reason why I get very angry. I read or hear in the news about the large importation from rice-producing countries like Vietnam and Thailand that cannot be unloaded from foreign ships and stored in large warehouses where the rice stocks are kept until they are distributed throughout public markets in the country through middlemen, of course, who end up with tons of money and large mansions while the poor farmers end up with absolutely nothing. What is infuriating is today merely 400,000 tons of imported rice have to be guaranteed and only after 12 days of fumigation after getting rid of weevils (bukbok) can it be released ―safe for human consumption especially if the rice is washed before cooking. Senators have blamed the NFA for rice shortage and high prices. It‘s the usual passing the blame due to the shortage. When I was young I still remember the time when our country was self-sufficient in rice, a model for Southeast Asian neighbors, a good example for other nations. But then again we had a population of only 19 million right after the war. Today we have a population of 105 million which grows every year. Our biggest problem is poverty and the strict Roman Catholic Church which forbids birth control. No wonder we have families out in the provinces with eight to 14 children who could barely survive on a meager family budget. In the fifties, the Philippines was considered by our agriculture-based neighbors good example of how to manage their own rice fields. This tribute led to the formation of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Laguna in 1960, a renowned world body where many of our Asian neighbors sent their citizens to study, research and learn how to produce and harvest rice at an optimum level. Many of our scientists discovered the so-called ―miracle rice‖ in IRRI which was adopted by other rice producing countries thereby producing multiple harvests throughout the year. Somewhere down the line we lost this distinction when some of our big entrepreneurs converted wide tracts of agricultural lands into industrial sites for their business enterprise. This led to farmlands (and forestland) being used for industrial and housing projects for a fast growing population. This resulted in large areas that were once devoted to agriculture turning out to be a haven for industry and other departments of the government. Thus, from being a rice

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producing country, we turned into an importer of rice, in the process spending millions of pesos in foreign exchange. I still remember the time six years ago when President Benigno Aquino III promised he would regain our position as an exporter of rice during his administration. Well, it turned out full of empty promises. Then President Rodrigo Duterte has said at the start of his administration that agriculture remains one of his top priorities. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s a pity that agriculture has not been given the attention it deserves in recent years. Duterte has promised to help enliven agriculture and also to remove the middlemen. Hopefully this will uplift our farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC; lives and strengthen their livelihood. It is important that we all do what we can to help the President in this particular agenda. We will all benefit if the agriculture sector becomes strong and vibrant as it was once again. All of us will benefit in those golden years ahead. www.philstar.com/opinion/2018/08/28/1846411/our-farmers-need-all-help-we-can-give

'Bengal an advanced state in terms of paddy cultivation' Pritesh Basu 27 Aug 2018 10:56 PM Kolkata: Bengal has come up to be an advanced state in almost all aspects of paddy cultivation, during a knowledge sharing interaction between scientists of the state Agriculture department and the Centre's National Rice Research Institute (NRRI). The interaction took place at Nabanna on Monday. State Agriculture minister Asish Banerjee, agricultural advisor to the Chief Minister Pradip Majumdar and the department's secretary Nandini Chakravorty were also present during the interaction. Top officials, including the director and senior scientists of the National Rice Research Institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, came to the state secretariat from Cuttack. The main idea was to discuss various aspects of paddy cultivation. The agri-scientists of National Rice Research Institute put forward their views, ideas and research findings on varieties of rice, climate smart cultivation of paddy, cultivation of nutrient rich rice, aromatic rice, etc. Scientists from the state Agriculture department also exchanged their views on the different aspects of paddy cultivation. It may be mentioned that this comes at the time when the agri-scientists from the state are working on the same and have introduced many new innovations in the state's agriculture sector. Sources said that during the knowledge sharing interaction, agri-scientists have put forward the examples of Bengal's success in terms of innovation in the agricultural sector. It has been learnt that the issue of aromatic rice had cropped up during the interaction and "as an outcome it was found that Bengal is much ahead in cultivation of aromatic rice". Similarly, the agri-scientists had been working on "climate smart" paddy, as steps have already been taken up to ensure cultivation of paddy even in salty water. Sources said that during the interaction, the agri-scientists from Bengal have put forward many

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such ideas which were unique ones and in certain cases, such steps were taken up for the first time in the country. "The meeting was a fruitful one and the discussions between the scientists were very constructive," said an official, adding that the state government will be in touch with National Rice Research Institute and there could be scope for further such interactions in future. When contacted, state Agriculture minister Asish Banerjee said: "They wanted to meet us and there were discussions on various aspects of paddy cultivation." It may be mentioned that the knowledge sharing interaction has taken place at a time when the average annual income of farmers in Bengal has increased to Rs 2.91 lakh in the last financial year and the state has become immensely successful in the sector. Moreover, the Centre has awarded the state with Krishi Karman Award for five consecutive years.

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Sharing Culture Through Cooking By Jacqueline Harounian August 27, 2018

The talented chefs received rave reviews (from left): Alice Ngai Tsang, Rabbi Daniel Schweber of TIGN, hostess Rebecca Sassouni, Jing Wang and Else Yung, former president of GNCA,The kitchen is the heart of any home. When you gather three chefs—all experts in preparing their respective cultural cuisines—you have a delicious outcome that is full of friendship, connection and soul. That‘s exactly what happened when Rebecca Sassouni hosted a meaningful event on behalf of Temple Israel of Great Neck (TIGN). For one hour, a group of 30 attendees prepared a four-course meal, each led by one chef. Sassouni prepared a Persian dish of green dill rice with tahdig; Rabbi Daniel Schweber of TIGN prepared Eastern European matzo ball soup and challah rolls; and a trio of women from the Great Neck Chinese Association (GNCA), Jing Wang, Else Yung and Alice

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Ngai Tsang, prepared Chinese vegetable dumplings and vegetable rice. Desserts were also multicultural and included Persian chick pea cookies; noghl, sugared almond slivers; faloodeh, Persian lemon-ice sorbet; and rugelach. The Great Neck Cultural Exchange participants (Photo by Sassan Sassouni) The guests included TIGN synagogue members, as well as members of Great Neck‘s Chinese community, who came as part of GNCA. In addition to the Persian, Jewish and Chinese cultural groups represented at the event, several attendees also had connections to Great Neck Public Schools, including Sassouni, a Board of Education trustee, and Kevin Sun of the United Parent-Teacher Council. The first cooking demonstration was by Sassouni, who warmly greeted the guests and showed them how to prepare the dish with layers of basmati rice, caramelized onions, lima beans and cardamom. She explained that Persian food is democratic, designed to feed large groups and served family style. Rabbi Daniel Schweber of Temple Israel of Great Neck led the demonstration for preparing matzo ball soup and challah.Great Neck is home to a number of Persian restaurants, which attract appreciative diners from all over Long Island and New York City. One of the most beloved dishes is tahdig, the crispy crust at the bottom of the rice pot, prepared with turmeric, oil and potatoes. At the event, Persian and Chinese attendees connected over the shared appreciation for rice dishes. ―We have crispy rice in Chinese cooking, too. It is very popular with children,‖ remarked Sun.

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Sassouni agreed, ―Tahdig is a delicacy in our cooking, too. Many a tooth have been lost because of love of crispy rice.‖ Jing Wang prepared Chinese vegetarian dumplings and rice.She went on to discuss the overall message of cooking together as a community in her kitchen.―It is often noted that the demographics of Great Neck are changing, but what often goes unsaid is that there are so many opportunities for us to reach out to one another, learn from one another and welcome the changes,‖ said Sassouni. ―As a first-generation American of Persian and Jewish heritage, I spent many of my formative years feeling like an outsider from American culture. It is only now, as an adult, that I appreciate there are many, many ways to be an American. The more I get to know my Chinese-American friends, the more I realize we have in common concern for our families, education and, yes, great food.‖ Schweber then led the demonstration for preparing matzo ball soup and challah, which are mainstays of Eastern-European Jewish cuisine. He explained that he truly loves to cook for his family, including his wife and two daughters, and he is often called upon to feed them because of his wife‘s career as a physician. Else Yung chopped the ingredients for the dumplings.Due to time restrictions, the rabbi explained that although the ingredients and utensils used in the Sassouni home were strictly kosher, he was not going to cover all of the rules of kashrut or keeping kosher.―Kosher rules are for holiness, not to separate Jews from non-Jews. In this small gathering with GNCA, we can connect more easily. We can share our hearts and souls together,‖ he explained. ―In a few days, the Jewish people will mourn the destruction of the temple in

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Jerusalem, which led to 2,000 years of exile. Jews have always had to wrestle with the question of how to assimilate in their new countries but, at the same time, to preserve their heritage. This is something we have in common with the other cultural groups that are new in Great Neck.‖ Food Is a Bridge Between Cultures The participants made challah. (Photo by Rebecca Chu) The third cuisine featured was Chinese vegetarian dumplings and rice, prepared by Wang, Yung and Tsang. After the ingredients were monitored for kashrut, the women spent hours expertly preparing them. Wang demonstrated the technique of folding the dumplings, which were filled with shitake mushrooms and carrots.―That‘s so similar to how we make Jewish kreplach,‖ remarked Toby Katz, a TIGN trustee. Wang explained the significance of dumplings and noodles in her family. ―When I arrive at my mother‘s house for a visit, she makes long noodles, in the hopes that my stay will be long,‖ explained Wang. ―When it is time to leave, she makes dumplings, because they are short.‖ The guests learned how to make dumplings. (Photo by Rebecca Chu) Attendees asked many questions about the ingredients and different types of dumplings, and Wang offered to distribute printed copies of her recipes. Great Neck is home to a number of popular Asian restaurants, including a kosher Chinese restaurant.

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Before the meal, Schweber led the group in a Hebrew recitation of the hamotzi, the blessing over the challah bread. Saying a blessing or â&#x20AC;&#x2022;graceâ&#x20AC;&#x2013; before eating is a common custom bridging many cultures.Other event participants included Lisa and Jeff Goodwin, Elliot and Dr. Renee Fleischer, Suanne and David Scher, Dr. Andi Katz, Susan Chin, Mandy Xiao, Dorothy Feng, Rebecca Chu, Shuna Luk and GNCA President Nathan Fong. Founded in 1995, GNCA is a nonprofit organization that serves the Great Neck Chinese community by helping members integrate into the community, advocate for the common good, promote understanding of its culture and people, as well as community services and social involvement to create a harmonious and happy living environment for all.The finished dishes were delicious. (Photo by Nathan Fong) In the past 20 years, GNCA has worked with schools and community leaders to encourage better understanding and acceptance of its culture and residents. It hosts activities that bring community members together and organizes entertainment and educational events to promote cultural exchange with other communities, as well as a venue for networking and exchanging ideas, and a platform to interact with other organizations, local leaders and Great Neck residents on issues of interest. Learn more at www.gnca.org. The Great Neck Cultural Exchange The colorful dumpling ingredients were ready to be incorporated.During the past year, the Great Neck Cultural Exchange between TIGN and GNCA has had four well-attended events, including an outing at Steppingstone Park in August 2017, a bowling gathering in November and an ice skating event at Parkwood in March 2018. The cooking event was the first one held in a

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private home.Of the bowling event, attendee Dr. Andi Katz, a TIGN trustee, remarked, ―Over 100 people attended from all the communities in Great Neck and we had some competitions going. It was multigenerational, with grandparents and grandchildren. A 92-year-old woman was one of the bowlers.‖Rebecca Sassouni graciously hosted the fourth cultural exchange between TIGN and GNCA at her beautiful her home and garden, which was the first collaboration in a private home. Everyone who has attended the group‘s events was enthusiastic about the connections made among the members. Friendships and mutual understanding have grown. Plans are underway for future events that will bridge Great Neck‘s diverse communities. Learn more by emailing rabbischweber@tign.org. Rebecca Chu was among the smiling attendees at the cooking event, who took and shared many photos. ―I am sure we all learned a lot from each other, how to make food and the history behind it,‖ said Chu. ―You can feel people‘s interest, appreciation and the friendly atmosphere.‖At the November 2017 bowling gathering, Karen Ashkenase from TIGN Sisterhood and GNCA joined nearly 100 other Great Neckers of all ages. (Photo by Andi Katz) http://greatneckrecord.com/sharing-culture-through-cooking/

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statistics also inform the computation of agriculture's contribution to the gross domestic product of the U.S. economy. During this webinar, economist Carrie Litkowski provides the August forecast for 2018 as well as first estimates for 2017. See the latest Farm Income Forecast. Join Meeting: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/6m1j5ivc5dyg&eom Thu, Aug 30, 2018 01:00 PM EDT Hosted by: Nancy McNiff P OS TED BY AG EC ON AT 1: 50 P M LA BE LS : W EB IN A R S

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India, Pakistan Plan Talks Over Water Disputes By Archana Chaudhary and Faseeh Mangi August 27, 2018, 1:58 PM GMT+ The Chenab river meanders through the mountains in Ramban, India. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg India and Pakistan will discuss the resolution of a dispute over sharing river waters this week, officials said, setting off the first official negotiations between South Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s nuclear-armed rivals since newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan took charge. Both sides will discuss the issue over two days starting Aug. 29 in Lahore, Indian and Pakistani officials said, asking not to be identified as they are not authorized to speak to the media. The two nations will try to resolve differences over the construction of two dams by India on the Chenab, one of the six rivers shared by the two countries, and exchange river basin data, one of the officials said. India and Pakistan have been in a constant state of tension since the partition of British India in 1947. Indian officials have previously said they would be open to peace talks if Pakistan would

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stop supporting militant groups that strike inside Indian territory. Pakistan denies supporting terrorists. Six rivers -- Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum -- have been a potential point of conflict between the neighbors despite a water sharing treaty signed in 1960. India had in 2016 said it would review the treaty after 19 Indian soldiers were killed in disputed Kashmir region that is claimed by both sides. Pakistan has repeatedly raisedissue with India‘s plans to build dams on rivers. Yet annual talks have remained relatively unaffected in spite of two wars fought since the treaty was put in place. Resume Talks Khan in his victory speech last month said Pakistan and India should resume peace talks. The last formal peace process started after India‘s Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif in Lahore in December 2015 but were called off after a series of terror attacks on Indian military bases. ―It‘s a good subject to start building a relationship with the new Pakistan government,‖ said Uttam Sinha, a senior researcher at New Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. ―Water is an emotive issue for both sides and this is a unique treaty especially in this part of the world.‖ In this week‘s talks, India will defend its plans to develop hydropower projects on the western rivers Indus, Chenab and Jhelum, over which Pakistan has more rights under the 1960 agreement, the Indian official said. The Indus Waters Treaty has allotted the waters of three eastern rivers -- Ravi, Beas and Sutlej -- exclusively to India and the western rivers to Pakistan. Both nations need to resolve the ongoing differences that could affect more than 30 million people on the Indian side and hurt Pakistan‘s farm sector, which employs half the nation‘s workforce. Pakistan‘s rice and cotton production have been affected in a few southern areas as there wasn‘t enough water supply. Calls to Sudhir Kumar Pandey, spokesperson at India‘s water ministry, went unanswered. Pakistan‘s Ministry of Water Resources Joint Secretary Syed Mehr Ali Shah could not be reached for a comment. ―Pakistan is most likely to raise concerns regarding dams being constructed by India on rivers which may affect flow into Pakistan,‖ said Rashid Ahmed Khan, a professor and head of politics and international relations department at the University of Central Punjab in Lahore. The treaty allows dams for power generation until they don‘t affect the flow, said Khan.

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Exports Of Basmati Rice Up By 5.25 %, Others 2.85% In First Months Of FY 2018-19 Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Mon 27th August 2018 | 03:50 PM

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110.966 millionexported as against the exports of 190,455 metric tons valuing US$ 107.893 million of same period of last year. During the month of July, 2018, about 37,661 metric tons of basmati rice worth US$ 34.832 million exported as compared the exports of 31,433 metric tons valuing US$ 33.91 million of the corresponding month of last year. According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of above mentioned commodity witnessed about 5.25 percent growth during the period under review. During the period under review, about 174,857 metric tons of rice other then basmati worth US$ 76.138 million exported during the period under review as against the exports of 159,022 metric tons worth US$ 74.802 million of same period last year, it added. Meanwhile, commenting on the uptick of the exports of the rice, Chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Samee Ullah Naheem told APP that due to the implementation of international set standards and adoption of phytosanitary measures, the demand of Pakistani rice from Europe and Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia had witnessed tremendous growth. The demand of basmati rice had also increased from other markets of the world as the local rice was unique in its taste and aroma all across the glob and was on high demanded, he remarked and said that the momentum of exports could further be enhanced by paying little attention. He informed that the exports of rice would further increase as arrangements were in progress with Iran as it is another market have huge potential for the Pakistani rice, adding that rice worth US$ 2 billion were exported during the year 2017-18. Besides, Pakistan was also finding other potential markets to enhance its exports and introduce its products there to fetch further foreign exchange reserves for the economic development of the country, he observed. https://www.urdupoint.com/en/business/exports-of-basmati-rice-up-by-525-others-418652.html

SPIRITUAL SUPPER AUG 27 2018

BY MOMINA AIJAZUDDIN

Courtesy Anissa Helou ANISSA HELOUâ&#x20AC;&#x;S COOKBOOK OF CUISINE FROM ACROSS THE ISLAMIC WORLD LEAVES YOU HUNGRY FOR MORE

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Only a writer with Anissa Helou‘s skill and gravitas would undertake a book as ambitious as her recently published Feast: Food of the Islamic World.Helou is regarded as one of the grand dames of Arab cuisine—and for good reason. This latest offering contains over 300 recipes spread over 500 pages, each supplemented with beautiful photographs. It is more than a conventional cookbook; it is a culinary journey through a number of worlds, known generically by outsiders as ―the Islamic World.‖

The book skillfully traverses kitchens from Morocco to Indonesia, alighting in Senegal, Nigeria, and Tanzania, and incorporating countries in the Middle East and South Asia. Alongside her superb recipes, Helou includes stories associated with the consumption of food as part of native culture, constructing a colorful kaleidoscope of the food culture of the Muslim world. In modern times, it is all the more important to preserve and to share these stories. They vividly demonstrate the rich and diverse multiplicity of the Islamic world, from the earliest times until today‘s cuisine. Islam, like its many sects, is the sum of individual local tastes and its cuisines are similarly diverse. Helou‘s book begins in the 10th century when Abu Mohammed ibn Sayyar reputedly wrote the first Arab cookbook Kitab al Tabikh, under commission of a gourmet patron in Aleppo. Then, Muslim empires were divided among the various caliphates like the Fatimids of the Maghreb and Seljuks in Turkey, each with their own cuisines. Over time, these culinary influences were refined and perfected in the royal Ottoman kitchens and in lesser courts that dotted the world.

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The book is full of interesting anecdotes, such as how chefs were once hired based on their skill in cooking rice. For novice cooks, the way you cook rice determines how you make everything else. If you get your rice right, everything else will follow. Some of these anecdotes—which range from historic to contemporary—are about places one can no longer freely travel to, such as Syria. That is why it is critical to highlight the cultures that once influenced the world, even if today they are more synonymous with political unrest and turmoil. Syria is just one such example: did you know it was famous for its ‗sour cherry kebabs‘? Or that in Morocco, Friday is known as seven vegetable couscous day? It probably helps that Helou personifies the ethnic and cultural diversity that is the heart of her book. Born to a glamorous Lebanese mother and a Syrian father, she had many different lives herself—consulting for Sotheby‘s in Middle Eastern Art, then transitioning into cookbook writing, travel and photography. When she isn‘t cooking, she travels frequently, dividing her spare time between Sicily and London.

Women at Tanzani’s Mwanakwerekwe Market clean chicken heads prior to cooking them. Courtesy Anissa Helou This well-lived, full life is readily apparent in her recipes. She describes with relish seven different ways of preparing a biryani—Emirati, Hyderabadi, Qatari, Lucknawi, Malabari and Indonesian. Each of the recipes highlights stories that indicate the breadth of her research. Many of these she gathered, like fresh herbs on trips, to and from literature festivals. During a week

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spent in Lahore while attending the Lahore Literary Festival in 2016, she visited several local markets, returning from each trip with armfuls of recipes of the local cuisine. Her wry sense of humor and obvious enjoyment and interest in food is an inspiration to everyone she encounters. In Lahore, she wandered around the markets, tasting such street specialties as aloo cholay, the madrassas or local pickles, and finger-burning naans straight from the tandoor outside the Wazir Khan Masjid. The spiritual capital of Pakistan features in her book through the recipes for the chicken curry dish prepared at her host‘s home and the Shahi Haleem she saw simmering in copper vessels in the old City. Ask any chef and they‘ll tell you the test of good food is not in the making, but in the recipe and the ingredients. To test Anissa‘s Feast book, I decided to try out her recipes with an Iranian friend. He made a Lebanese dish—spicy, baked fish in a tahini herb sauce—drizzled with pine nuts; I opted for something less exotic—lentil Adas pulao from Iran. Through the mere act of cooking foods from these separate nations, we had already begun our journey along the spice route that once united Asia, Northeast Africa and Europe. That evening‘s meal brought home to all of us around the table the message enshrined in Anissa‘s book—cultures have porous borders, and food is a universal gift. Her book succeeds in evoking the splendor of Islamic culture through its food, no less relevant or splendored as it‘s more storied art and literature. And just in case you are wondering what to serve your family over Eid-al-Azha? Anissa has the answer: a two-page guide on the best way to roast a camel‘s hump. Nw Aijazuddin currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her family and works in international development http://newsweekpakistan.com/spiritual-supper/

Global Basmati Rice Market 2018 Competitive Scenario – KRBL Limited,

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Basmati Rice Market Key Players, Product and Production Information analysis and forecast to 2023 By Phillip Campbell August 27, 2018

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http://expertherald.com/basmati-rice-market-key-players-product-and-production-informationanalysis-and-forecast-to-2023/ Essequibo Coast miller says rice board to blame for delay in pay-outs to farmers By Dhanash Ramroop Essequibo Coast miller Wazir Hussein says that he is being unfairly blamed for the payments owed to rice farmers, which is due to the slow pay-out of cash from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to millers. During an outreach in Region Two, Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder recently condemned the delay in payments to rice farmers by millers on the Essequibo Coast and dubbed it as a ―clear demonstration of unfair business practices.‖ During the outreach, Essequibo Paddy Producers Association head Naith Ram made a plea for help. Ram said he was seeking intervention from the ministry on behalf of Essequibo Coast rice farmers, who are being held to ransom by many millers, including Hussein, who is one of the largest millers….. https://www.stabroeknews.com/2018/news/guyana/08/28/essequibo-coast-miller-says-riceboard-to-blame-for-delay-in-pay-outs-to-farmers/

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Kebbi State Rakes In N150b From Rice Sales By Emmanuel Egobiambu August 27, 2018

Rice_Farming_Nigeria-ChannelsTV The Kebbi State Government has revealed that it earned N150 billion from selling locally-made rice in 2017. Governor Abubakar Bagudu said this recently when the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) Hassan Bello visited him in his office. According to Bagudu, the State Government have set up three rice millers: Wocat Rice Processing Mill, Dangote Rice Processing Mill and Dadangari Rice Processing Mill to shore up the revenue of the state.

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He noted that these millers have raked in N150 billion in 2017 alone, stressing that Kebbi is the highest producer of rice, onions, and pepper in Nigeria. ―We have provided enabling environment to our teeming farmers in the rural areas with farm implements, seedlings and fertilizer thereby encouraging them for all season farming,‖ he stated. Bagudu noted that this is in addition to a ―partnership arrangement with an indigeneous company for an ultra modern World Class Sugar Processing Plant with a total cost of about $330million when completed. ―The project is sited in Augie Local Government Area, a border town between Kebbi State and Sokoto State. ―All these agricultural transformation drive of this administration has encouraged farmers to not only be active and productive but has to a large extent reduced youth restellness as the state is adjudged as the most peaceful state in the northern geo-political zone.‖ https://www.concisenews.global/2018/08/27/kebbi-state-rakes-in-n150b-from-rice-sales/

Philippines may be forced to allow entry of smuggled rice Price of rice reaching unprecedented levels after border tightened Published: 15:25 August 26, 2018 Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol said the government may be compelled to allow the entry of illegally imported rice in the Tawi-Tawi and Sulu to prevent a shortage of the cereal in the area. According to Pinol, the success of the government efforts to stem smuggling in the two areas in the Southwestern tip of the country had been partly to blame for the rice shortage being experienced in Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi (ZAMBASULTA) region.

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―For a province which has long been reputed to be the drop-off area for rice smuggled in from Malaysia, Tawi-tawi never had any problem with its rice supply which was sold for as low as P34 (Dhs 2.33) per kilo. When the smuggling route was closed a month ago, however, Tawi-tawi residents suddenly found themselves lining up for rice sold as high as P100 (Dh6.87) per kilo right after the Eid Al Fitr,‖ Pinol said. Tawi-Tawi is located at the country‘s western far end, just across the border with Malaysia. But Pinol said that last month, President Rodrigo Duterte and Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohammad, agreed to tighten security at the border areas. This made it difficult for the smugglers to slip in commodities such as rice. Sulu and Tawi-Tawi is closer to Malaysia than it is to the Philippines, and for generations, the prices of commodities in these two provinces were somehow dampened by the fact that smuggled items are of lower cost compared to items sold legally. Pinol also cited the recent case in Zamboanga City when the cost of rice reached unprecedented levels when government tightened on the entry of smuggled cereals. He said that although the rice crisis was declared to have ended in Zamboanga City with the arrival of new rice stocks from farmers cooperatives supported by the Department of Agriculture in Mindanao and the National Food Authority, ―Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi are still gripped with very limited supply of rice.‖ ―There is not much time, however, because Tawi-tawi‘s rice supply is only good for 15 days while Sulu only has about 10 days. The only other option left to the local officials is to allow the resumption of rice smuggling operations in the area,‖ he said. He said that last week, Zamboanga City and Isabela City in Basilan Island declared a ‗state of calamity‘ due to the high prices of rice in the area. https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/philippines/philippines-may-be-forced-to-allow-entry-ofsmuggled-rice-1.2270851

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Indonesia reaffirms plan to import 2m tons of rice this year The Jakarta Post Jakarta | Mon, August 27, 2018 | 05:19 pm Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita. (JP/Anton Hermansyah) Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on Monday that the government had reaffirmed its plan to import 2 million tons of rice this year to assure the availability of the commodity in the market.He said the decision to import 2 million tons of rice was made during a coordination meeting among relevant ministries and the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) in April.

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Meanwhile, the Monday coordination meeting was decided to talk Bulog into carrying out market penetration to assurance a balance between supply and demand.

â&#x20AC;&#x2022;If the supply declines, we see a price increase trend. If the stock decreases, we have to add the stock,â&#x20AC;&#x2013; said Enggartiasto after the meeting as quoted by kontan.co.id. According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Indonesia imported 844,164 tons of rice in 2014, 861,601 tons in 2015, 12 million tons in 2016 and 305,275 tons in 2017. He said the release of more rice stock was to maintain the market price of the commodity below the ceiling price of Rp 9,450 (65 US cents) per kilogram in Java, Lampung and South Sumatra as well as Rp 10,250 per kg in Papua and Maluku. According to food price website hargapangan.id, the rice price in many parts of the country has exceeded the ceiling prices. (bbn)

Agriculture minister reluctant to comment on new rice import permit News Desk

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The Jakarta Post Jakarta | Tue, May 22, 2018 | 08:15 am Workers unload Vietnamese rice at Tenau Port in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Feb. 13. (Antara/ Kornelis Kaha) Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman is reluctant to comment on the fresh issuance of an import permit for 500,000 tons of rice, saying that the importation of rice is not his authority. ―Ask me when Indonesia will export rice again [not about rice imports],‖ said Amran in Jakarta on Monday when he was asked to comment on the rice import permit issued by the Trade Ministry to the State Logistics Agency (Bulog). The rice is expected to be imported before July, in addition to the 500,000 tons that had been imported earlier this year. Amran said his ministry would focus on food production, the introduction of agriculture technology and the mentoring of farmers to provide them with better infrastructure and facilities to improve their productivity. ―About the high rice price, it is also our question,‖ said Amran, as quoted by kompas.com in Jakarta, adding that the stocks for Ramadhan and the Idul Fitri holiday were secure. He said the rice stock was higher than normal. ―We have prepared the stocks 20 to 30 percent higher than the stocks of other months.‖ Trade Ministry international trade director general Oke Nurwan said the ministry had issued a permit for Bulog to import rice following a decision made during a meeting at the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister. The rice, which will be imported from several countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, India and Pakistan, was expected to curb the price, which was still above the price ceiling decided by the government, Oke added. (bbn)

BI prepares market intervention to defend rupiah News Desk The Jakarta Post Jakarta | Fri, March 2, 2018 | 10:47 am A money changer employee at ITC Kuningan shopping center exchanges US dollar banknotes on Feb. 28. (Antara/Puspa Perwitasari)

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Bank Indonesia (BI) is preparing a market intervention scheme to defend the weakening rupiah, which was quoted above 13,800 against the US dollar on Thursday morning. ―We have started looking into all the data. Since early in the morning [ the rupiah] was under pressure, therefore we were preparing to stabilize it,‖ said the BI‘s monetary management department head, Doddy Mulverdi, in Jakarta on Thursday as quoted by tempo.co. The rupiah rebounded and closed at 13,748 against the dollar on Thursday evening. Doddy, however, refused to reveal the intervention strategy, which had been prepared by the central bank. ―The intervention strategy, volume of intervention, etc. are part of internal strategy,‖ he added. Previously, the assistant to BI‘s economic and monetary policy department head, Dody Budi Waluyo, said Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell‘s speech on the performance of the country‘s economy had sparked negative sentiment against Indonesia's currency. Securities firm Binaartha Sekuritas analyst Reza Priyambada explained market players had released the currencies of developing countries, including the rupiah, after Powell‘s optimistic speech, which also indicated the Fed‘s plan to increase its reference rate. Meanwhile, BI Governor Agus Martowardojo said the rupiah`s exchange rate would continue to be volatile until the Fed announced its reference rate policy on March 20 or 21. (bbn)

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Belize Agro-Productive sector concerned over rice donation Monday, August 27, 2018. 3:22 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Today, Belize Agro-productive Sector (BAS) group issued a statement in relation to the rice donation given to Belize by Taiwan last week.Taiwan donated 10,000 bags of rice to Belize‘s Ministry of Human Development. BAS Group says that they are grateful to Taiwan for almost 3 decades of solid support to the country in so many areas, including in the agricultural field. However, the rice producers, both farmers and millers, are concerned that the recent rice donation can be counter-productive and lead to a situation where the local commercial market can be negatively impacted.

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According to BAS Group, while the donated rice may appear to represent a small amount of local annual consumption, it can open the door to further donations and the importation of more rice and other locally produced commodities.

â&#x20AC;&#x2022;If these types of donations were to become a practice, it can cause a serious distortion of the local market and hamper local agro producers,â&#x20AC;&#x2013; BAS explained. The group also shared their concerns on Belizeâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s agriculture ministry not consulting with their stakeholders in the rice industry because if they would have consulted, they would have been informed that there is currently a substantial surplus of rice stored locally, with additional harvesting about to take place. BAS says that his has been the situation with a running surplus of rice for the past 3 years. Consultation would have also revealed that locally produced premium rice would have been significantly cheaper. Furthermore, BAS says that the amount that it cost Taiwan to deliver this donated rice could have been used to purchase up to one and a half times the amount of locally produced rice.

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Belize‘s agro-productive sector emphasized the need for consultations before there are any importations or donations of agricultural commodities that are locally produced in Belize. Such dialogue between the parties will allow for a striving agro-productive sector, less importation of food products and better benefits for countries that wish to donate. https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2018/08/27/belize-agro-productive-sector-concerned-overrice-donation/

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Liberia West Africa By Jimmey C. Fahngon ... As MOCI Conducts Further Test The Ministry of Commerce and Industryhas quarantined huge consignment of rice at the United Commodity Incorporated (UCI) on the Bushrod Island, near Monrovia, Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh has disclosed. Addressing a news conference last Friday evening following a meeting with Rice Importers Association of Liberia, Minister Tarpeh said the decision to quarantine the consignment followed the discovery of what appears to be the brand of rice that is considered or referred to on the social media as plastic rice. The Commerce Minister said following the discovery of the brand of rice by the ministry, a test was immediately conducted to establish whether that brand is plastic rice as being reported. However, he said test done so far has been inconclusive; as a result, a further test is being done to establish the fact. Prof. Tarpeh explained that as it stands, the government cannot outrightly say the brand of rice discovered at UCI warehouse is plastic rice or not; adding "we want to be sure that whatever information we give is correct; that is why further and advanced test is being done to know the fact." He said the consignment will remain quarantined until the government can establish the veracity of the rice. The Commerce Minister said the Management of UCI has been very cooperative and backed the ministry to do further testing of the rice to establish the fact.

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Minister Tarpeh said the Government of Liberia headed by President Dr. George Manneh Weah does not take lightly the health and safety of its people; as such, it has embarked on vigorous inspection geared toward ensuring that no unwholesome goods enter the commerce of Liberia. He disclosed that the Ministry of Commerce has national laboratory that is equipped to detect any unwholesome goods brought into the country. Prof. Tarpeh lauded the public for being supportive of the ministry's work and appealed for more support to rid the country of unwholesome goods. He said the government will be alert and vigorous to ensure that only goods of high standard are brought to Liberia. Minister Tarpeh admonished the public to go about their normal business as the Ministry is doing all it can to protect them. https://allafrica.com/stories/201808270441.html

Kebbi State earned N150bn from rice sales in 2017 GOV ON AUGUST 27, 20184:59 AMIN BUSINESS, FINANCE, NEWS47 COMMENTS By Godfrey Bivbere The Kebbi State government last year earned about N150 billion from the sale of its locally cultivated rice, the Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said. The governor disclosed this when he played host to Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, Hassan Bello, in his office. Gov. Bagudu Bello had gone to inform him of the plan to develop an Inland Container Depot, ICD and a Truck/Trail Transit Park in the state. Bagudu assured the management of NSC that any people oriented project embarked upon by them that will ensure trade facilitation and sustained economic growth will be supported by his administration. As part of measure to earn more from the popular staple food and shore up the economy of the state, the governor said three giant rice millers, Wocat Rice Processing Mill, Dangote Rice Processing Mill and Dadangari Rice Processing Mill are working at full capacity with the state earning about N150 billion from sale of rice last year alone. He equally stated that Kebbi State as an agrarian state has enormous potentials in agriculture coupled with acquatic splendour which positions the state as part of the Blue Sea economy. Bagudu explained that the ICD and the Transit Park are strategic projects given the enormous agricultural and mineral potentials in the state. Kebbi State with a population of about 15 million, sharing borders with Niger and Benin Republics places it on an advantage in terms of trade facilitation and export of commodities.

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The state has 7 big rivers with River Niger traversing all the 3 Senatorial Zones of the state while Argungu River that houses the International Fishing Festival has become a tourist destination. According to Bagudu, Kebbi State is the highest producer of rice, onions and pepper in the country. This places the state on advantage for the Lolo Inland Container Depot and Vehicle/Truck Transit Park to help in the evacuation of farm produce from the hinterland to the urban areas and for export. He further informed the NCS team that the Federal Government‘s grand design to open the hinterlands so as to achieve sustainable growth will help Kebbi State as the agricultural belt of the nation. ―We have provided enabling environment to our teeming farmers in the rural areas with farm implements, seedlings and fertilizer thereby encouraging them for all season farming,‖ he stated. Explaining further why his administration is desirous to partner with NSC on the proposed projects, the governor revealed that apart from his being the National Vice-Chairman of Food Security Committee, a nation‘s health and economic growth is measured on food reliance and self sufficiency. ―A nation that cannot feed its people will suffer a lot of international market vagaries. The Lolo Inland Container Depot will help in galvanizing the evacuation of farm produce to the urban areas and for export. ―We have also entered into partnership arrangement with an indigeneous company for an ultra modern World Class Sugar Processing Plant with a total cost of about $330million when completed. The project is sited in Augie Local Government Area, a border town between Kebbi State and Sokoto State. All these agricultural transformation drive of this administration has encouraged farmers to not only be active and productive but has to a large extent reduced youth restellness as the state is adjudged as the most peaceful state in the northern geo-political zone . We believe that your twin projects can que into our model,‖ Bagudu noted. In his remarks, Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers‘ Council Hassan Bello informed the Governor that their decision to construct the two projects in the state after a careful study showed that Kebbi State is strategically located not only to stimulate the economy of the state but the multiplier effect of its location is enormous. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/kebbi-state-earned-n150bn-from-rice-sales-in-2017-gov/

Navy confiscates over 13,803 bags of smuggled rice in Calabar — 28th August 2018 NAN

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803 BAGS OF SMUGGLED RICE IN CALABAR Rear Admiral Mathew Emuekpere, the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Nigerian Navy, said the command seized over 13,803 bags of smuggled rice valued at N22.8 million in the past seven months. Emuekpere disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar, Cross River, during the handing over of the command‘s leadership to his successor, Rear Admiral David Adeniran. He said the rice was seized due to the sustained patrol of the maritime domain by personnel of the command. According to him, the anti-smuggling operation was carried out in line with President Muhammadu Buhari‘s policy of enhancing and promoting local production of rice. ―Gladly, in the last seven months, we have been able to achieve some of our set targets in view of the numerous challenges. READ ALSO 2019 Elections: NDLEA urges traditional, religious leaders to preach against drug abuse ―To a great extent, we have successfully dealt with illegal bunkering, crude oil theft, smuggling, human trafficking, piracy and sea robbery in Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers states that are under the command. ―Within this period, the command seized over 13, 803 bags of imported rice valued at N220.8 million at N16,000 per bag and several contrabands. ―These were made possible by continuous deployment of various platforms within the command area of responsibility throughout my stay as the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC). ―Within this period also, the command was able to shut down over 150 illegal refineries through sustained operation, while over 90 suspects were arrested for various maritime crimes,‖ he said. Receiving the flag of leadership, the new FOC, Adeniran, commended Emuekpere for his dynamic leadership in improving the welfare of personnel and protecting the maritime domain. ―I want to commend the former FOC for his development drive in the command and also urge officers and men of this command to accord me the needed support to move the Nigerian Navy forward.

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―Our purpose is to fight all forms of illegality to ensure that our maritime domain is safe for business to thrive. ―We are military men, involving in politics or social media activities is not accepted,‖ he said. NAN reports that Emuekpere has been deployed to Navy Headquarters in Abuja as the Head of Administration. http://sunnewsonline.com/navy-confiscates-over-13803-bags-of-smuggled-rice-in-calabar/

PH eyes more rice, fish imports Updated August 28, 2018, 8:13 AM By Reuters and Madelaine Miraflor Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on Monday he has proposed the importation of an additional 132,000 tons (T) of rice by the private sector to address ―very limited‖ supplies of the staple food in the country‘s southern provinces.

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Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez / MANILA BULLETIN) Piñol said he had formally recommended the ―special‖ importation to President Duterte, and the National Food Authority (NFA) Council would meet on Tuesday to consider the request. The Department of Agriculture (DA) chief likewise said there was nothing wrong with the forthcoming importation of 17,000 metric tons (MT) of galunggong, which will be sold directly to local markets – the first time to happen since imported galunggong is normally meant for processing and canning purposes only. The additional demand for rice could help underpin export prices in Vietnam and Thailand, traditionally its main suppliers, which have already shipped in more than 1 million tons this year. In Vietnam, export prices of rice have been flat this month after falling steeply in June and July, although traders have reported rumors about possible new deals with the Philippines. Piñol said residents of the provinces of Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, and Basilan and Zamboanga City in Mindanohave been scrambling for rice supplies in recent weeks following a crackdown on smuggling. The southern regions have for years relied on smuggled rice believed to come from Vietnam and Thailand, shipped via the Malaysian state of Sabah, forcing local farmers to quit rice growing, he said. Malaysia‘s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Duterte met last month and agreed to stop smuggling activities in the countries‘ borders, he said. The move curbed smuggling but it had resulted in a crisis, Piñol said in a statement posted on his Facebook page. More smuggled rice On Monday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that two vessels loaded with 22,000 sacks of smuggled rice were intercepted off Basilan during maritime patrol Friday. Men from the Coast Guard District South Western Mindanao onboard Multi-Role Response Vessel 4408 (BRP Cape San Agustin) were conducting a maritime patrol off Tamuk Island in Basilan when they spotted ML ―Overseas‖ at 4 p.m. Upon inspection, 10,000 sacks of rice were discovered inside the vessel without no pertinent documents. The sacks of rice were then confiscated by the Coast Guard. Twenty minutes later, another vessel marked as M/L ―Nadeepa‖ were found to have been carrying 12,000 undocumented sacks of rice. The ship was intercepted off West of Maluso, Basilan.

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Both vessels were apprehended and escorted to Zamboanga City Port. The vessels including the sacks of rice will be turned over to the local Bureau of Customs officials for proper disposition. Last week, Zamboanga City and Isabela City in Basilan declared a state of calamity, citing the high prices of rice, he said. Piñol described the situation in Tawi-Tawi as ―precarious‖ as residents lined up for rice at prices as high as 100 pesos ($1.88) per kilogram, almost triple the price of government-subsidized rice. ―The rice crisis was declared to have ended the other day in Zamboanga City with the arrival of new rice stocks from farmers‘ cooperatives … and the NFA, (but) Basilan, Sulu and Tawitawi are still gripped with very limited supply of rice,‖Piñol said. Imported galunggong Meanwhile, the government recently allowed the importation of fresh, chilled, and frozen galunggong (round scad) to augment the local supply in the fresh markets as well as stabilize the prices. And for the purpose of conserving the country‘s fish supply, Piñol said importation will now be a common practice at the fisheries sector. ―It‘s part of fish conservation program. We really have to put up a system and importation is only one of them. We also have to develop our aquaculture and mariculture program,‖Piñol said. The pending galunggong importation is set to take effect on September 1, just in time for the closed fishing season across different municipal waters. The closed season in the country‘s major fishing grounds stretches from October to February. Piñol said that during the same period next year, the country may import again as ―part of a longterm program‖ the administration will implement and amid the declining fish supply. This program, according to him, involves re-shaping what would comprise the country‘s fish supply – which should only be 40 percent captured fish and 60 percent aquaculture and mariculture. „Band-aid solution‟ Piñol‘s statement came at a time when a lawmaker said the decision of DA to bring in some P1.4 billion worth of galunggong imports is only a ―band-aid solution.‖ ―It is a band-aid solution that does not really address the problem of falling fish production. It is a miserable supply side intervention,‖ Buhay Rep. LitoAtienza, the senior deputy minority leader, said. The 17,000 MT of imported galunggong is expected to have a landed cost of P75 to P80 per kilo and would be sold directly in local wet markets.

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―What difference will 17 million kilos make? That is just equal to 17 million households consuming one kilo each in a day. Ubosna ‗yansaloobngisangarawlang,‖ Atienza said. ―The best way for the government to fight off rising fish or food prices for that matter is by producing more fish and more food,‖ he added. But for the record, Piñol said that there is really no shortage of galunggong in the country. The problem is the fishermen couldn‘t catch them. ―We are coming up with a new design for fishing boats that will help fishermen increase their catch as well as reach areas where they catch more fish,‖Piñol said. In the meantime, the government may also allow bigger commercial fishing boats to enter certain fishing zones to let them catch what small fishermen couldn‘t. The annual fishing ban was enforced by BFAR through a Fisheries Administrative Order mainly to implement the agency‘s fisheries resource management program. For its part, BFAR assures that the importation and unloading activities will adhere to a stringent set of guidelines and will be strictly monitored by the BFAR and Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). More importantly, the general consuming public is assured that the imported galunggong will be unloaded only in BFAR accredited cold storage facilities and will undergo thorough inspection to ensure that the fish commodity that will enter Philippine markets are safe and free of harmful substances. (With a report from Betheena Unite) https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/27/ph-eyes-more-rice-fish-imports-1/

MPs To Demonstrate Over Bad Rice

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KNAAugust 26, 2018 Editor's Pick, Education, Kiambu, News, Politics Eng. Patrick Wainaina and Kiambu Women Rep, Gathoni Wamuchomba addressing the press at Mang‘u High School after attending an affirmative funds exhibition on Sunday August 26, 2018. Photo by KNA. Two MPs from central Kenya have threatened to lead country-wide demonstrations if the government allows a large consignment of bad rice to enter into the country. The Legislators, Gathoni Wamuchomba (Kiambu Women Rep) and Eng. Patrick Wainaina (Thika Town) said Parliamentarians must step in to save Kenyans from being fed with poisonous products. At the same time Wainaina said the sugar report recently shot down by MPs should be reintroduced in Parliament for further debate and action against those behindthe importation of the commodity. Eng. Wainaina said importation of sugar, rice and other agricultural produce amounts to economic sabotage since the same products are produced locally. They spoke during an exhibition organized by the Kiambu Women Rep at Mang‘u High School on Sunday. Others in attendance were, Ms. Wanjiku Kibe (Gatundu North), Ms.Jerusha Momanyi (Nyamira Woman Rep), Esther Passaris (Nairobi women rep) and Catherine Waruguru (Laikipia women rep), Kiambu Deputy Governor, James Nyoro and Zambian High Commissioner to Kenya, Ms. Brenda Muntemba who was the chief guest. Led by Wainaina the MPs expressed concern over the importation of agricultural produce which they said will cripple farming activities in the country. The MPs decried the flooding of the Kenyan market with cheap imports that have rendered the local farmers and manufacturers irrelevant. ―Much as we encourage trade with other countries we should also mitigate on what should be brought into the Country,eggs,rice sugar and other agricultural products are locally available and measures should be put in place to outlaw such imports‖, said eng.Wainaina The legislators called on bodies charged with the responsibility of regulating imports to leave up to their mandate or resign. By Lucy Wangai http://www.kenyanews.go.ke/mps-to-demonstrate-over-bad-sugar-%E2%80%AC/

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Nigeria Produces 11m Metric Tons Of Rice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Osinbajo By Emmanuel Egobiambu August 28, 2018

File: Bags of rice Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria now produces about 11 million metric tons of paddy rice and has reduced importation of the commodity. Osinbajo also noted that the country has now reduced its importation of paddy rice by 98 percent. He said this on Monday during a chat with some Nigerians at a town hall meeting in Minnesota, the United States of America.

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According to him, ―We are doing a lot of work in agriculture. Take rice, for instance, we are doing a lot in rice production and we have increased local production such that we are no longer spending $5 million daily on rice import. ―Today, we are doing 11 million metric tons of paddy rice and are now importing only 2 percent of what we used to import.‖ He added that ―If you look at the port issue, for example, we must be able to clear our port system; people must be able to import and export their goods in hours not weeks and months.‖ https://www.concisenews.global/2018/08/28/nigeria-produces-11m-metric-tons-of-rice-osinbajo/

Trade War Relief Coming Into Focus By Jamison Cruce WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday released details on the Administration's $12 billion trade war mitigation plan intended to provide relief to farmers affected by retaliatory tariffs placed on the agriculture sector by several of our trading partners. The mitigation plan is comprised of three programs: the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), Food Purchase and Distribution Program, and Agricultural Trade Promotion Program. The Market Facilitation Program (MFP) is being administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and will provide payments to producers for covered commodities. Rice is not one (see "U.S. Rice Industry Says Trump Administration's Trade War Mitigation Program Misses the Mark," USA Rice Daily, July 26, 2018). The Food Purchase and Distribution Program, which will be facilitated by the USDAAgricultural Marketing Service (AMS), will allow USDA to purchase up to $1.24 billion of U.S.-grown commodities deemed affected by the tariffs. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to distribute these commodities through nutrition assistance programs such as The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and child nutrition programs. Rice purchases are initially slated for up to $48.1 million that will be in addition to already existing rice purchases by AMS for similar programs, which average around $15.5 million each year. USA Rice has been working with AMS to help the agency determine which types and package

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sizes are best to purchase first. Total purchases under the Food Purchase Distribution Program will be dependent on participating states' needs with a focus on targeting those who are most in need of food. USDA officials were careful to reiterate that they do not want this program to negatively impact current domestic markets and buyers. AMS and USA Rice are teaming up to present a private webinar to USA Rice members next month to assist and educate interested vendors on the process of becoming an approved vendor and to discuss further details of the Food Purchase and Distribution Program.

The Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) Program (formerly announced as the Trade Promotion

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Program) will be administered by the USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service and has been allocated $200 million and is open to all sectors of the agriculture industry. Funding provided through the ATP program should be used towards promotion programs for current markets harmed by tariffs, as well as developing and expanding new markets. "Rice is a trade-dependent crop with about half of our annual harvest destined for foreign markets, so there is no question the disruptions caused by these trade wars have hurt our industry," said Charley Mathews, a California rice farmer and chairman of USA Rice. "These mitigation programs may provide some temporary relief and that is welcome, but what we really need is a long-term solution and for countries to be held accountable for their unfair trade practices to ensure true free and open markets so U.S.-grown rice can compete on a level playing field." USA Rice Daily

Rice Webinar: Thursday August 30 Tune in Thursday, August 30 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time, for a new rice webinar hosted by Dr. Bobby Coats, with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas. Nathan Childs, an agricultural economist with USDA's Economic Research Service, will analyze the most current USDA forecasts for both the 2018/19 U.S. and global rice markets. Following Dr. Childs report, Eugene Young will discuss the August 1, 2018 USDA NASS rice stocks report and the remaining rough rice and milled rice on hand from the 2017 crop. Young is the regional director for the USDA-NASS Delta Regional Office located in Little Rock, Arkansas which services the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

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'Seawater rice' rides tide of hope and hype By Xie Chuanjiao | China Daily | Updated: 2018-08-28 07:06 Farmers harvest salt-resistant rice in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in an example of international cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. CHINA DAILY A test next year will determine whether new strain can be grown commercially, Xie Chuanjiao reports from Qingdao, Shandong.

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Research and experimental plantings of a crop hyped by Chinese media as "seawater rice" hold out the promise of turning vast areas of wasteland green and boosting food security.

However, experts caution there is a long way to go to prove the commercial viability of what is more properly called salt-resistant rice. Also known as saline-alkali tolerant rice, it is designed to grow in tidal flats or other areas with heavy salt content and has been developed by plant-breeding experts through crossbreeding and other technologies. The world has 950 million hectares of land that is saline and alkaline, with Asia accounting for about a third of the total. China has 100 million hectares of saline-alkaline soil, and growing rice in such swamps, bogs, clayish land and brackish coastal areas has typically been impossible because salt stresses the plants. Renowned Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping said this year that based on a yield of 4.5 metric tons a hectare, his program's target, planting salt-resistant rice on 6.67 million hectares of land, would increase rice production by 30 million tons a yearďź?enough to feed 80 million people. Yuan, who has been dubbed China's "father of hybrid rice", is known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. His hybrid rice development has greatly enhanced China's rice

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yields and contributed to ensuring the country's food security, as about 65 percent of the population depends on rice as a staple food. The octogenarian has focused on salt-resistant rice for the past three years and led a team that established a research and development center for it in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province, in September 2016. The Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center, where Yuan is chief scientist, aims to use molecular breeding technologies to develop salt-resistant rice strains that can be widely planted on saline-alkaline land in places with different climates. When it was established, the center set itself a three-year target of developing a salt-resistant rice strain capable of yielding 4.5 tons a hectare. The average rice yield in China is 6.75 tons a hectare. http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201808/28/WS5b8483efa310add14f3880b5.html

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Official appointments released for NYC, ERC, other agencies August 28, 2018 | 9:56 pm National Youth Commission (NYC)-Luzon representative Ronald Gian Carlo L. Cardema APPOINTMENT PAPERS were released for officials in various government offices, including National Youth Commission (NYC)-Luzon representative Ronald Gian Carlo L. Cardema, who will now head the agency for three years. Mr. Cardema, who is more known as head of the Duterte Youth Movement, replaces resigned Cariza R. Sequerra. ERC The appointment of lawyer Alexis M. Lumbatan as a board member of the Energy Regulatory Commission has also been made official. Mr. Lumbatan, former member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, will hold the ERC post until July 2025.

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PNOC, OTHER AGENCIES The other appointments are: retired Air Force officer Romeo D. Poquiz as member of the Philippine National Oil Company Board of Directors until June 30, 2019; Antonio T. Kho Jr. as Commission on Elections commissioner until Feb. 2022; Francisco Gil N. Garcia, president of the University of Southern Mindanao, as academic community representative to the Philippine Rice Research Institute Board of Trustees for two years; Myrla B. Paradillo, Luzon representative to the Cooperative Development Authority Board of Administrators for six years; lawyer Kristian Vicente T. Gargantiel as member of the DBP Data Center, Inc. Board of Directors until June 30, 2019; and Maria Luisa I. Belen as director II of the Bureau of Internal Revenue http://www.bworldonline.com/official-appointments-released-for-nyc-erc-other-agencies/

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Syngenta

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Sinon Chemical(China)

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Jiangmeng Daguangming Agrochemical

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Rice

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Corn

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Suspension Concentrate

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Global Packaged Basmati Rice Market 2018 | Status( 2013-2017) and Forecast(2018-2025) Kenneth Rowell Market study report Titled Global Packaged Basmati Rice Market 2018 Industry Research Report recently published on Market.biz is the key document for industries/clients to understand current global competitive market status. The Packaged Basmati Rice market study report base year is 2017 and provides market research data status (2013-2017) and forecast (2018-2025) and also categorizes the Packaged Basmati Rice market into key industries, region, type and application. Global Packaged Basmati Rice Market 2018 study report covers all major geographical regions and sub-regions in the world and concentrates on product sales, value, market size and growth opportunities in these regions. Competitive Analysis for Packaged Basmati Rice market industries/clients:Global Packaged Basmati Rice Market 2018 Industry Research Report provides current competitive analysis as well as valuable insights to industries/clients, which will help them to formulate a strategy to penetrate or expand in a global Packaged Basmati Rice market. Insights from competitive research analysis will provide a competitive advantage to industries/clients in the Packaged Basmati Rice industry. Study years considered for this insight to analyze the market size of Global Packaged Basmati Rice Market are – ‗History Year: 2013-2017‘, ‗Base Year: 2017‘, ‗Estimated Year: 2018‘, ‗Forecast Year 2018 to 2025‘. Download sample report copy of Global Packaged Basmati Rice Market 2018:https://market.biz/report/global-packaged-basmati-rice-market-2018/290584/#requestforsample Global Packaged Basmati Rice Market 2018 Industry Research Report is segmented into key players, type, application, and region. Geographically, this Packaged Basmati Rice Market 2018 report studies the key geographical regions – United States, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India,And study insights of product sales, value, industry share and growth opportunity in these regions. Subregions covered in Packaged Basmati Rice industry study reports are- ‗North America- United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia-Pacific- South Korea, Australia, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Rest of Asia-Pacific, Europe- Germany, Italy, Spain, France, UK, Russia, Rest of Europe, Central &

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Bengal an advanced state in terms of Paddy Cultivation 'Bengal an advanced state in terms of paddy cultivation' 'Bengal an advanced state in terms of paddy cultivation' Pritesh Basu27 Aug 2018 10:56 PM Kolkata: Bengal has come up to be an advanced state in almost all aspects of paddy cultivation, during a knowledge sharing interaction between scientists of the state Agriculture department and the Centre's National Rice Research Institute (NRRI). The interaction took place at Nabanna on Monday. State Agriculture minister Asish Banerjee, agricultural advisor to the Chief Minister Pradip Majumdar and the department's secretary Nandini Chakravorty were also present during the interaction. Top officials, including the director and senior scientists of the National Rice Research Institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, came to the state secretariat from Cuttack. The main idea was to discuss various aspects of paddy cultivation. The agri-scientists of National Rice Research Institute put forward their views, ideas and research findings on varieties of rice, climate smart cultivation of paddy, cultivation of nutrient rich rice, aromatic rice, etc. Scientists from the state Agriculture department also exchanged their views on the different aspects of paddy cultivation. It may be mentioned that this comes at the time when the agri-scientists from the state are working on the same and have introduced many new innovations in the state's agriculture sector. Sources said that during the knowledge sharing interaction, agri-scientists have put forward the examples of Bengal's success in terms of innovation in the agricultural sector.

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It has been learnt that the issue of aromatic rice had cropped up during the interaction and "as an outcome it was found that Bengal is much ahead in cultivation of aromatic rice". Similarly, the agri-scientists had been working on "climate smart" paddy, as steps have already been taken up to ensure cultivation of paddy even in salty water. Sources said that during the interaction, the agri-scientists from Bengal have put forward many such ideas which were unique ones and in certain cases, such steps were taken up for the first time in the country. "The meeting was a fruitful one and the discussions between the scientists were very constructive," said an official, adding that the state government will be in touch with National Rice Research Institute and there could be scope for further such interactions in future. When contacted, state Agriculture minister Asish Banerjee said: "They wanted to meet us and there were discussions on various aspects of paddy cultivation." It may be mentioned that the knowledge sharing interaction has taken place at a time when the average annual income of farmers in Bengal has increased to Rs 2.91 lakh in the last financial year and the state has become immensely successful in the sector. Moreover, the Centre has awarded the state with Krishi Karman Award for five consecutive years. Pritesh Basu Our Contributor help bring you the latest article around you EXCLUSIVEVIEW ALL Thank You! Towards A Healthy India 'Will Get A Comfortable Majority In Karnataka' 'We Will Form Govt In Karnataka With Full Majority' With Gratitude... LATEST NEWSVIEW ALL 3 Killed, 15 Injured In Bengal Violence Facebook Rolls Out Video Service Worldwide Asiad TT: Sharath, Manika Enter Mixed Doubles Semis, Assured Of Medal GDP Likely To Clock 7.4% Growth On Pick Up In Industrial Activity, Monsoon: RBI Asiad 2018: Indian Women's Sepaktakraw Team Loses To Vietnam ABOUT Millennium post is one of the most emerging news portal in the country. Our Print paper is printed in 2 editions i.e Delhi and Kolkata Editions. OUR LINKS About Us Contact Us EPaper Terms All Authors All Categories Send An Article SUBSCRIBE Get the best positive stories straight into your inbox! Subscribe We're social, connect with us: ÂŠ Copyrights 2018. All rights reserved. Powered By Hocalwire http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/bengal-an-advanced-state-in-terms-of-paddycultivation-316073

Our farmers need all the help we can give Tony Katigbak (The Philippine Star) - August 28, 2018 - 12:00am

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Last week, my attention was focused on our growing rice problem which is the job of the National Food Authority (NFA), the government agency that ensures that our people have enough rice. We must remember that rice is the essential item that everybody eats, rich or poor alike in the metro area or faraway provinces in cities and barrios. Many of our citizens, especially the poor families out in the countryside who cannot afford to buy meat or fish, must have enough rice with a litter of ―patis‖ or ―toyo‘ on the table or floor to survive. Many families eat only once a day. But today, many of our poor cannot even have the money to buy rice since prices keep going up every week. Even our own family as I am sure many middle income families, experience the hardship we endure. This is the reason why I get very angry. I read or hear in the news about the large importation from rice-producing countries like Vietnam and Thailand that cannot be unloaded from foreign ships and stored in large warehouses where the rice stocks are kept until they are distributed throughout public markets in the country through middlemen, of course, who end up with tons of money and large mansions while the poor farmers end up with absolutely nothing. What is infuriating is today merely 400,000 tons of imported rice have to be guaranteed and only after 12 days of fumigation after getting rid of weevils (bukbok) can it be released ―safe for human consumption especially if the rice is washed before cooking. Senators have blamed the NFA for rice shortage and high prices. It‘s the usual passing the blame due to the shortage. When I was young I still remember the time when our country was self-sufficient in rice, a model for Southeast Asian neighbors, a good example for other nations. But then again we had a population of only 19 million right after the war. Today we have a population of 105 million which grows every year. Our biggest problem is poverty and the strict Roman Catholic Church which forbids birth control. No wonder we have families out in the provinces with eight to 14 children who could barely survive on a meager family budget. In the fifties, the Philippines was considered by our agriculture-based neighbors good example of how to manage their own rice fields. This tribute led to the formation of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Laguna in 1960, a renowned world body where many of our Asian neighbors sent their citizens to study, research and learn how to produce and harvest rice at an optimum level. Many of our scientists discovered the so-called ―miracle rice‖ in IRRI which was adopted by other rice producing countries thereby producing multiple harvests throughout the year. Somewhere down the line we lost this distinction when some of our big entrepreneurs converted wide tracts of agricultural lands into industrial sites for their business enterprise. This led to farmlands (and forestland) being used for industrial and housing projects for a fast growing population. This resulted in large areas that were once devoted to agriculture turning out to be a haven for industry and other departments of the government. Thus, from being a rice producing country, we turned into an importer of rice, in the process spending millions of pesos in foreign exchange.

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I still remember the time six years ago when President Benigno Aquino III promised he would regain our position as an exporter of rice during his administration. Well, it turned out full of empty promises. Then President Rodrigo Duterte has said at the start of his administration that agriculture remains one of his top priorities. It‘s a pity that agriculture has not been given the attention it deserves in recent years. Duterte has promised to help enliven agriculture and also to remove the middlemen. Hopefully this will uplift our farmers‘ lives and strengthen their livelihood. It is important that we all do what we can to help the President in this particular agenda. We will all benefit if the agriculture sector becomes strong and vibrant as it was once again. All of us will benefit in those golden years ahead.

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Transferring sorghum‟s weed-killing power to rice By Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service Aug 27, 2018 Agricultural Research Service scientists have transferred a biochemical pathway found in sorghum that produces a weed-killing compound into rice plants. The compound sorgoleone, secreted by sorghum, helps the plant combat weeds. It works so well that some other crops struggle to grow in fields where sorghum has been raised, causing problems for growers who want to rotate different crops in those fields. Scientists at ARS‘s Natural Product Utilization Research Unit in Oxford, Mississippi, are investigating whether sorghum‘s weed-inhibiting properties can be transferred to other crops like rice and used as a bioherbicide. Producing sorgoleone in other crops would potentially give those plants the ability to fight weeds and reduce reliance on synthetic herbicides, says NPURU molecular biologist Scott Baerson. Prior to this research, nothing was known about the genes that make sorgoleone, Baerson says. After years of research, the NPURU team, which include Baerson and molecular biologist Zhiqiang Pan, recently reached a milestone that allowed them to transfer the sorgoleone compound into rice. The impact of this research, part of which was recently published in New Phytologist, is twofold, according to Pan and Baerson. The rice plants that produce sorgoleone should require less herbicides to control weeds. At a minimum, the natural compound could 87 | w w w . r i c e p l u s m a g a z i n e . b l o g s p o t . c o m , mujahid.riceplus@gmail.com

reduce the amount of synthetic chemicals sprayed onto food crops. Secondly, growers would spend less on buying and applying chemicalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a major part of their overhead cost. In addition, a crop that produces its own herbicide potentially would be more efficientâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; increasing profits for farmers and food processors. Ultimately, these savings could be passed on to consumers, Baerson adds. In earlier studies, the researchers successfully increased sorgoleone to make sorghum more resistant to weeds, which would help growers who do not rotate sorghum with other crops. They also stopped sorghum plants from producing sorgoleone, which would benefit farmers who want to rotate different crops with sorghum. The next step is to see if rice plants grown in the laboratory will produce sorgoleone as they grow and have the same weed-fighting ability as sorghum. ARS has five patents on this technology.The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact. http://www.hpj.com/crops/transferring-sorghum-s-weed-killing-power-to-rice/article_1a7eced8aa08-11e8-94c7-2fc6f1d1c7bf.html

Global Chlorantraniliprole Insecticide Market Research 2018 : By Applications Rice, Soy, Fruits and Vegetables August 27, 2018 pepperlisa Business

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and technological advancements, the importance of the Global Chlorantraniliprole Insecticide Market has raised around the world. The Global Chlorantraniliprole Insecticide Market has shown an incredible growth in the past decades and is expected to reach an applaudable height in a coming decade too. Our market research report has covered all the factors of the Chlorantraniliprole Insecticide Market on the regional and global level, along with other socioeconomic factors impacting the concerned market. Sample Copy of Research Study : https://www.marketresearchexplore.com/report/globalchlorantraniliprole-insecticide-market-status-and-outlook-2018-2025/147313#enquiry The principal objective of our report is to enable our readers to grasp the body of the Global Chlorantraniliprole Insecticide Market with utmost assurance. Our readers come from various backgrounds, and hence, we choose to deliver data and facts in simple language. Market research reports by our company are nothing a but a ready-to-be-understood data, on the basis of which our readers can make more informed, stable and result in fetching business decisions. Various elements covered in this report by Market Research Explore Include: 

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Syngenta

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Study Shows Low Carb Diets Linked with Shorter Life

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By: Michelle Schoffro Cook  August 27, 2018  About Michelle  Follow Michelle at @mschoffrocook Low carb diets are all the rage: there is the ketogenic diet that is high in fats and low in carbohydrates as well as Atkin‘s and the Zone and most of the other weight loss programs out there that are high in protein and low in carbs. Most of the creators and followers of these low carb diets won‘t be thrilled by the latest scientific findings—apparently the diet that may (or may not) give you a smaller waistline will also shorten your life. That‘s because a new study published in the medical journal The Lancet Public Healthfound that low carb diets shorten lifespan. The scientists assessed 15,428 adults aged 45 to 64 and discovered that those people who ate between 50 and 55 percent of their dietary caloric intake as carbohydrates had a significantly reduced risk of all-cause mortality and a longer lifespan, while

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those who had either a very low carb diet (40 percent of total dietary caloric intake) or very high carb diet (70 percent of total dietary caloric intake) had the greatest risk of death from any cause and a shortened lifespan. Additionally, the researchers also found that when carbohydrates were replaced with either animal protein or fat, the risk of death significantly increased while those who replaced carbohydrates with plant-based foods, the risk of death dropped. A high carb diet usually consists of high amounts of sugar and refined grains, which would account for the increase in death risk associated with a very high carb diet. https://www.care2.com/greenliving/study-shows-low-carb-diets-linked-with-shorter-life.html

Millions risk malnutrition as CO2 levels climb: study TUESDAY AUGUST 28 2018

A woman holds her baby as she waits for supplementary feeding for infants at a relief and health centre in Kakuma, Turkana. PHOTO/FILE.

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"Supplements could temporarily alleviate some of the health consequences, but they are not a viable long-term solution," said Smith. By AFP More by this Author Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air threaten to sap wheat, rice, and other staple grains of valuable nutrients, raising the spectre of mass malnutrition, researchers warned Monday. On current trends, higher CO2 concentrations could reduce iron, zinc and protein levels in the crops that feed the world by up to 17 percent by mid-century, they reported in the journal Nature Climate Change. "Hundreds of millions of people could become newly deficient in these nutrients, primarily in Africa, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East," lead author Matthew Smith, a researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told AFP. "These are in addition to the billions of people already deficient that could see their condition worsen." Protein, along with the minerals iron and zinc, are essential nutrients for normal human growth and development. Zinc deficiency affects the immune system and makes children, particularly, more vulnerable to malaria, lung infections and deadly diarrhoeal diseases. A lack of iron increases the likelihood of mothers dying during childbirth, can lower IQ, and causes anaemia, or a drop in red blood cells. Wheat, rice and maize together account for roughly 40 percent of protein, zinc and iron supply in the diet worldwide. In general, humans get three-fifths of dietary protein, four-fifths of iron, and 70 percent of zinc requirements from plants.

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The global food system is also vulnerable to rising temperatures, prolonged drought, and other forms of extreme weather driven by climate change, earlier research has shown. Impacts include reduced crop yields, heat-stressed livestock, and shifts in the quantity and location of commercially-fished ocean species. MORE THAN TWO BILLION DEFICIENT To assess how extra CO2 in the atmosphere might impact global health by 2050, Smith and colleague Samuel Myers ran models for 225 different food plants grown in 151 countries. If humanity continues emitting greenhouse gases from burning coal, oil, and natural gas at current levels, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is likely to reach 550 parts per million (ppm) by 2050. It is now at just over 400 ppm. The team found that nearly two percent of the global population -- an extra 175 million people -could become zinc deficient, and 122 million would no longer get enough protein under those conditions. Some 1.4 billion women and children under five would probably find their iron intake reduced by four percent or more. Half-a-billion in this group risk developing iron deficiency-related disease. India would be hardest hit, with some 50 million people suffering a lack of zinc, and 38 million falling short of minimum protein requirements, said the team. The numbers of affected people would also go up dramatically in China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Kenya and other emerging or developing economies."Supplements could temporarily alleviate some of the health consequences, but they are not a viable long-term solution," said Smith.Because they are difficult to distribute and do not address the underlying cause of malnutrition, vitamins and supplements "should best be seen as a short-term medical intervention," he added.More than two billion people worldwide are deficient in one or more nutrient, according the World Health Organization (WHO). https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/health/Millions-risk-malnutrition-as-CO2-levelsclimb/1954202-4732218-hly0vl/index.html

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Global Organic Rice Protein Market 2018 Major Manufacturers – Axiom Foods, Inc. , AIDP, Inc. , Ricebran Technologies , Shaanxi Fuheng (FH) Biotechnology Co., Ltd August 28, 2018 | by May Simmons | ResearchStore.biz recently added a report named, Global Organic Rice Protein Market Research Report 2018 cover absolute aggressive standpoint including the piece of the overall market, key trends, opportunities, and key statistics on the market status of the leading market players. From product to geographical base, to demography to user application, this report will cover all factors related to Organic Rice Protein Market. This report on Organic Rice Protein Market will cover a span of five years stretching from 2018 to 2025 and then back the proper interpretation of the market trends of the industry you are concerned with. In this report, the Organic Rice Protein market is valued at USD XX million in 2017 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2017 and 2025. Download Free Sample Report @ https://researchstore.biz/report/global-regional-organicrice-protein-market-research-report-2018-2023/41033/#requestforsample It explains overall industry by providing a top to bottom diagram of product specification, innovation, product type and production analysis considering major factors sales, revenue, price and gross margin. It compares Organic Rice Protein markets size, market share, revenue, and growth rate by applications, product type, and regions of within period of 2013 to 2025. The key segments, their growth prospects, and the new opportunities they present to market players have been included in the report. This report carries an array of tables and graphs besides qualitative analyses. Top Leading Players : Axiom Foods, Inc. , AIDP, Inc. , Ricebran Technologies , Shaanxi Fuheng (FH) Biotechnology Co., Ltd , Shafi Gluco-Chem (Pvt.) Ltd. , Bioway (Xi’an) Organic Ingredients Co., Ltd. , Golden Grain Group Limited , Ribus, Inc. , The Green Labs LLC , Top Health Ingredients Inc., , , , Further to get in-depth view of market competitive landscape and size, the Organic Rice Protein market study is segmented by application/ end users, product type, and regions with their sales, revenue market share. Then the report offers details of various properties of Organic Rice Protein market such as sales, value, revenue, growth rate, sales price trend, market share by key players, type, and application within each regions. Target Clients of the Organic Rice Protein Market Research Report: • Newcomer/ Investors • Startups, Well-Established Firms • Government Associations • Analysts and Strategic Business Planners • Organic Rice Protein Manufacturers, Suppliers and Distributors • Organic Rice Protein Research Centers • End-Use Industries

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For More Details Visit @ https://researchstore.biz/report/global-regional-organic-riceprotein-market-research-report-2018-2023/41033/ Moving on, the report focuses on leading industry players with information such as company profiles, product application and specification, business overview, recent developments, key strategies, revenue share, and SWOT analysis of key market players. Additionally, the report check out strategical recommendations, upstream raw materials, downstream buyers analysis that specifically provide essential information about Organic Rice Protein market key regions and consumption, vendor, distributor, supply chain analysis. This Study Report Specifies Following Objectives: • To provide overview of Organic Rice Protein industry • To study and forecast the Organic Rice Protein market on the basis of types, applications, regions • To analyze current market size and forecast till 2025 for compete Organic Rice Protein market with respect to major regions • To define competitive landscape mapping of the key regular patterns • To gauge Organic Rice Protein market dynamics impacting the market during the projection period i.e. opportunities, drivers, limitations, and current/upcoming trend • To profiles key market players influencing the industry along with their SWOT analysis and market policies Lastly, the report focuses on factors which can affect the market growth including technology progress/risk, threat, changing requirements of customers, and economic/political environmental change. The report covers Organic Rice Protein market forecast by types, applications, and regions along with sales volume, revenue and price, growth rate, trend for the period of 2018 to 2025. The research was performed using various methodologies and vast area of information collected from primary and secondary sources. https://roswellgazette.com/2018/08/28/global-organic-rice-protein-market-2018-majormanufacturers-axiom-foods-inc-aidp-inc-ricebran-technologies-shaanxi-fuheng-fhbiotechnology-co-ltd/

Global Rice Transplanter Machine Market Analysis Report: Key Trends, Opportunities, Players And Competitive Landscape Uncategorized August 28, 2018 Sambit.K Global Rice Transplanter Machine Market Report gives vital information related to the overall market and price forecast over a five-year period, from 2017 to 2021. In this bit, the specialists have offered fundamental figures which relates to the production and consumption

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Piñol wants special rice imports for Zambasulta area The proposal comes after Zamboanga City and Basilan both declared a state of calamity over rice prices reaching as high as P70 per kilo Ralf Rivas Published 1:40 PM, August 27, 2018 Updated 1:45 PM, August 27, 2018 MORE IMPORTS. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol wants more rice imports to solve the rice crisis in Zamboanga City and Basilan. Photo from Piñol's Facebook page MANILA, Philippines – Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol proposed additional rice imports for the Zamboanga-Basilan-Sulu-Tawi-Tawi (Zambasulta) area due to sky-high prices.

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Zamboanga City and Basilan earlier declared a state of calamity due to rice woes. Rice prices in these two areasreached as high as P70 per kilo.

Pi単ol also said a kilo of rice in some areas in Tawi-Tawi reached as high as P100 after Eid'l Fitr. In a Facebook post, the agriculture chief said he submitted a memorandum to President Rodrigo Duterte to allow the special importation of 132,000 metric tons of rice from the private sector for the affected areas. He also proposed the establishment of a rice trading center where all imports would be "unloaded, charged with minimal tariffs, and distributed only in the Zambasulta area." He also wants local governments to establish a rice production project with an initial 1,000 hectares as pilot area. "Tawi-Tawi has already committed 10,000 hectares while the 3 others have committed 1,000 hectares each," Pi単ol said. What caused the rice crisis: Pi単ol said the rice crisis in the Zambasulta area was heavily influenced by smuggled rice. Once that supply was cut off, prices jumped. (READ: Philippine Coast Guard seizes smuggled rice in Basilan) "Smuggled rice was sold in the market at prices lower than locally produced commercial rice and local officials hardly lifted a finger to stop the illegal activity. There were reports that some local officials and their relatives were actually behind the smuggling operations which deprived government of revenues," Pi単ol said. He added that quality rice in Zambasulta was sold as low as P29 per kilo.

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The supply of smuggled rice was suddenly cut after Duterte met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and they agreed to act on illegal activities of both countries. "The move, I believe, was primarily aimed at addressing the movement of members of terror groups, but it also effectively stopped the rice smuggling operations," PiĂąol said. What the government has done: The Department of Agriculture, together with private rice traders and the National Food Authority, opened the Bigasan ng Masa (Rice for the Poor) in Zamboanga City. Each person can buy up to 5 kilos a day of NFA rice for P27 and P32 per kilo.Because of the initiative, PiĂąol declared the rice crisis in Zamboanga City "over."However, some news reports indicated that both Zamboanga City and Basilan have not yet lifted their state of calamity declarations.Moreover, only around 100,000 bags of rice were allotted to Zamboanga City, which could only last for 16 days. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Rappler.com https://www.rappler.com/business/210484-special-rice-imports-zamboanga-basilan-sulu-tawitawi

Price of commercial rice is still high despite NFA rice infusion By Futch Anthony Inso|August 26,2018 - 10:25 PM

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Despite the infusion of NFA rice in the local market, the price of commercial rice remains high because of the low supply of rice. CDN FILE PHOTO Rice supply remains low, despite the distribution of NFA rice in the local market, thus the price of commercial rice remains high. National Food Administration (NFA-7) information officer Olma Bayno said the infusion of NFA rice in the market should have been able to stabilize the price of commercial rice. ―Maybe because the delivery (of NFA rice) has been delayed and it‘s not that sufficient as well that‘s why the price of commercial rice has not been affected despite the presence of NFA rice in the market,‖ Bayno said. Based on their recent monitoring, the agency has noticed an increase in the price of commercial rice from P1 to P2 per kilo. Bayno said supplies of commercial rice is running out. ―NFA has inspected warehouses owned by private traders in Dumaguete, Bohol and in Cebu because of speculations that there might be incidents of rice hoarding. But based on our inventory, they now have little supply of commercial rice,‖ she said. However, she also said inflation has also contributed to the price increase of commercial rice. The NFA imported 25,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam and Thailand which arrived at the Cebu International Port last June. Last February, NFA stopped supplying NFA rice to retailers, due to shortage of supply. ―We‘ve been selling already, but it‘s still not enough to stabilize the price of commercial rice,‖ Olma said.

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Olma, however, said that they are expecting that the rice supply would be replenished in the coming days, since harvest of palay by local farmers in the country has already started. Aside from this, NFA will also request for additional rice importation around 500,000 metric tons that would last until December of 2018. â&#x20AC;&#x2022;We also have an on-going importation for the 2nd batch of commercial rice under the minimum access volume (MAV) importation through private rice traders,â&#x20AC;&#x2013; she said. The MAV importation started in June and is expected to be completed this month. This rice importation is part of the 805,000 metric tons of rice supply, which was contracted last December. NFA-7 is also intensifying its campaign to visit remote areas in the region through their rolling stores, especially in places with no NFA rice outlets. NFA rice sells for P27 to P32 per kilo. http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/191169/price-commercial-rice-still-high-despite-nfa-riceinfusion

Indonesia reaffirms plan to import 2m tons of rice this year News Desk The Jakarta Post Jakarta | Mon, August 27, 2018 | 05:19 pm Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita. (JP/Anton Hermansyah) Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on Monday that the government had reaffirmed its plan to import 2 million tons of rice this year to assure the availability of the commodity in the market.He said the decision to import 2 million tons of rice was made during a coordination meeting among relevant ministries and the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) in April. Meanwhile, the Monday coordination meeting was decided to talk Bulog into carrying out market penetration to assurance a balance between supply and demand.

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According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Indonesia imported 844,164 tons of rice in 2014, 861,601 tons in 2015, 12 million tons in 2016 and 305,275 tons in 2017. He said the release of more rice stock was to maintain the market price of the commodity below the ceiling price of Rp 9,450 (65 US cents) per kilogram in Java, Lampung and South Sumatra as well as Rp 10,250 per kg in Papua and Maluku. According to food price website hargapangan.id, the rice price in many parts of the country has exceeded the ceiling prices. (bbn)

Bandung administration, business team up to maintain chicken prices ahead of Idul Fitri Arya Dipa The Jakarta Post

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Bandung. West Java | Wed, May 23, 2018 | 07:10 am A worker checks on a broiler chicken farm in Gegesik district, Cirebon regency, West Java. (kompas.com/Abdullah Fikri Ashri) The Bandung administration and a local business will work together to ensure that retail prices for chicken will remain stable, especially ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday next month, acting mayor Muhamad Solihin says. The retail prices of broiler chicken will reportedly be kept below Rp 40,000 (US$2.83) per kilogram. ―We will officially launch the collaboration next week,‖ Solihin told reporters at the Bandung City Hall on Tuesday. The appointed private company will supply 300,000 live chickens, or 300 tons of chicken per day, to 32 traditional markets across the provincial capital. The retail price of the chicken will be set at Rp 33,000 per kg. According to market operator PD Pasar, excluding modern supermarkets, daily demand of live chickens from traditional markets reaches 42,000. ―It should be more than enough,‖ PD Pasar director Ervan Maksum said. The administration‘s market intervention came after the city saw a surge in retail prices of chicken, which at one point reached Rp 42,000 per kg last weekend. Ervan further said he suspected market manipulation was behind the recent surge in retail prices of chicken as local authorities received complaints from poultry vendors that they only received half of normal supplies. ―This [market intervention] offers an alternative to vendors,‖ he said, adding that the policy is set to be extended to seven days after the Idul Fitri holiday to ensure an adequate supply and stable prices of chicken in the market. Among the most popular traditional Idul Fitri dishes, especially on Java island, is opor ayam (chicken stewed in coconut milk). He also suggested that the local administration might impose a similar market intervention on beef if necessary. (swd) http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/05/22/bandung-administration-business-team-up-tomaintain-chicken-prices-ahead-of-idul-fitri.html

Rep. Nograles seeks to boost irrigation system for rice security

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Davao City 1st District Rep. Karlo Nograles has underscored the need to improve the coverage of the National Irrigation System (NIS) to ensure rice security in the country. Nograles, chairman of the House appropriations committee, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to work with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to develop further the profitability and productivity of local rice farming. ―In a country where each individual consumes an average of 111.6 kilograms of rice per year, making sure that we have ‗rice security,‘ or a stable supply of affordable rice, should be a top priority,‖ he said. ―We have to take concrete steps to improve the productivity of rice farmers so that first, they earn more from rice farming; and second, they can sell rice at competitive rates,‖ he added. Nograles made the statement after Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol in a recent budget hearing admitted that the Philippine rice could not compete with the big exporters in the region because local produce is more expensive.Nograles noted that Vietnam and Thailand are the top two sources of imported rice in the Philippines. In 2016, over 80 percent of foreign rice that entered the Philippines came from these two Southeast Asian countries.

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The lawmaker said that one way to bridge the gap between the Philippines and these rice exporting giants is to increase the country‘s irrigated lands and to raise the percentage of farmers connected to the NIS. Quoting the DA, he noted that the 1.2 million hectares of irrigated land are used for rice farming in the country. The NIS provides irrigation to around 50 percent of the country‘s total irrigable area. ―This means half of our rice farmers have much higher production costs. For example, rice farmers who are connected to the NIS spend around 2,100 pesos per hectare for fuel costs; on the other hand, those who aren‘t connected spend 15,876 pesos per hectare for fuel costs because they need the fuel for water pumps,‖ Nograles said. ―So the expansion of NIS-serviced areas is critical if we want to lower rice production costs so that our rice farmers can earn more from the rice they harvest, while ensuring they can sell their rice at competitive, affordable prices,‖ he added. http://mindanao.politics.com.ph/rep-nograles-seeks-to-boost-irrigation-system-for-rice-security/ Rice exporters told to meet Chinese quality requirements as shipments slump Update: August, 27/2018 - 09:00 Rice bags are loaded into a vessel at a port in HCM City for export. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — To sustain their rice exports to China, a large buyer, Vietnamese firms need to focus on meeting food safety and traceability requirements and carry on official instead of border trade, according to experts. According to the Department of Agro-product Processing and Market Development, Việt Nam‘s rice exports were estimated at 3.9 million tonnes worth nearly US$2 billion over the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 12.2 per cent and 29.2 per cent. China continued to be the biggest importer of Vietnamese rice, accounting for 26.8 per cent, followed by Indonesia (18.2 per cent) and the Philippines (10.4 per cent). But exports to China were down 27.7 per cent in volume and 14.6 per cent in value from the same period last year. A total of 891,000 tonnes were shipped, with sticky rice accounting for a large share. In July China raised import tariffs on rice from ASEAN member countries, including to 50 per cent on sticky rice from the earlier 5 per cent. As a result Việt Nam‘s exports dropped sharply.

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Another reason was stricter control by Chinese agencies, which raised the plant quarantine standards for exporters. Nguyễn Thị Mai Linh of the Ministry of Industry and Trade‘s import-export department said exporters met with certain difficulties after China adjusted tariffs on ASEAN rice. Enterprises said they do not have many new contracts for sticky rice and are mainly fulfilling earlier contracts. They have called on farmers to reduce the cultivation of sticky rice and switch to other varieties to avoid too much dependence on China. Currently, more than 80 per cent of sticky rice goes to China. A spokesperson for a rice export firm said Việt Nam and China share a long-border and so for a long time rice was largely exported through the border. But the Chinese side now wants to control border trade to better manage quality and avoid tax losses and has instructed importers to do official imports, he said. Therefore, to keep this market, Vietnamese firms need to ensure compliance with China‘s food safety and traceability requirements, he said. But they should diversify their markets to avoid too much reliance on that market, he said. To help promote exports to China, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has invited 15 rice importers from China to discuss direct exports. — VNS

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Exports of basmati rice up by 5.25%, others 2.85% in first month of FY2018-19 August 29, 2018 Rice exports from the country during first month of current financial year grew by 2.85 percent as compared the corresponding month of last year and about 212,518 metric tons of rice worth US$ 110.966 million exported as against the exports of 190,455 metric tons valuing US$ 107.893 million of same period of last year. During the month of July, 2018, about 37,661 metric tons of basmati rice worth US$ 34.832 million exported as compared the exports of 31,433 metric tons valuing US$ 33.91 million of the corresponding month of last year. According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of above mentioned commodity witnessed about 5.25 percent growth during the period under review. During the period under review, about 174,857 metric tons of rice other then basmati worth US$ 76.138 million exported during the period under review as against the exports of 159,022 metric

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tons worth US$ 74.802 million of same period last year, it added. Meanwhile, commenting on the uptick of the exports of the rice, Chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Samee Ullah Naheem told APP that due to the implementation of international set standards and adoption of phytosanitary measures, the demand of Pakistani rice from Europe and Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia had witnessed tremendous growth. The demand of basmati rice had also increased from other markets of the world as the local rice was unique in its taste and aroma all across the glob and was on high demanded, he remarked and said that the momentum of exports could further be enhanced by paying little attention. He informed that the exports of rice would further increase as arrangements were in progress with Iran as it is another market have huge potential for the Pakistani rice, adding that rice worth US$ 2 billion were exported during the year 2017-18. Besides, Pakistan was also finding other potential markets to enhance its exports and introduce its products there to fetch further foreign exchange reserves for the economic development of the country, he observed. Published in Daily Times, August 29th 2018. https://dailytimes.com.pk/289610/exports-of-basmati-rice-up-by-5-25-others-2-85-in-firstmonth-of-fy2018-19/

Water scarcity likely to bite rice output in Sindh Listen

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KARACHI: Rice output in Sindh is feared to decline this year as farmers reduced the crop sowing area due to water shortage, agriculture experts said on Saturday. Muhammad Ismail Kumbhar, professor at Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam said there was late sowing in the province due to water shortage and around 30 to 40 percent acreage has been left out of the paddy sowing. ―Yield will also remain low,‖ Kumbhar said. Pakistan produces around 6.5 million to seven million tons of rice, including Basmati every year; of which, around four million tons are produced in Sindh that mostly grows non-basmati varieties, including IRRI and some hybrid varieties. Major portion of non-basmati comes from Sindh. Usually, paddy seedling starts in June and July, which was delayed by one to two months this time around. Some growers started sowing in early August. ―Due to late sowing, crop has also become vulnerable to pest attack under cloudy season,‖ Kumbhar said. He said it is alarming that farmers and land workers are migrating to big cities, as major crops of Kharif (summer), including cotton, are badly affected. He added that fodder prices also increased this season. Badin, Sujawal and Thatta districts usually grow paddy in lower Sindh, while Dadu, Larkana, Shikarpur, Qamber-Shahdadkot and Shikarpur are famous for paddy in upper parts of the province. ―These all areas remained vulnerable to water shortage,‖ Kumbhar said. ―Some growers at the head of the canals in the banned areas were also involved in paddy sowing, which was dangerous, and affected the crop in tail-end areas.‖ Several growers have sown hybrid seeds this year, which need proper water and weather, ―which was not available‖.

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Mehmood Nawaz Shah, secretary general of Sindh Abadgar Board, agreed that sowing in several areas did not come under cultivation because of water scarcity. ―This is first time in Kharif that severe water shortage has been noted,‖ Shah said. ―In some areas, sowing starts in May while water reached to lands in August.‖ He said the loss was not uniform for all the growers. ―Some might have not sown crop on 80 percent of their lands while some might have completed sowing,‖ he added. ―Sowing at the heads of canals might have been better along with sowing on perennial canals.‖ Shah the damage was done to the crop in any case, as harvesting season started. Rafique Suleman, senior vice chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan, said crop size has been low by this time. ―Usually, rice arrivals remained high at this period, but this time it is too slow,‖ he said. Suleman hoped that rice crop would reach at the previous year‘s level of around 6.5 million tons to seven million tons in the country. He said Sindh government banned paddy sowing in some areas of the province, which affected production of around 0.3 million tons. ―This is an agriculture country and any ban on rice growing will affect the economy,‖ he added. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/359313-water-scarcity-likely-to-bite-rice-output-in-sindh

Rice cultivation catches up to give kharif sowing a boost OUR BUREAUT+ T-

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rice Shortfall drops to 1.28 per cent NEW DELHI, AUGUST 24 With monsoon rains spreading more evenly of late, planting in the current kharif season has almost caught up with that in the previous year, the sowing data released by the agriculture ministry on Friday showed. Sowing across the country has covered 995 lakh hectares (LH) so far till Friday, a tad lower than the 1,008 LH covered during the corresponding period in the last kharif season.

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The highlight of the week has been the catching up in rice acreage, which at 357 LH was less than 1 per cent lower than the 360 LH covered in the same period last year.

What helped rice cultivation to pick up momentum was the widespread rains in the eastern parts of the country, including eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. The increased acreage under soybean (6.12 per cent) and moongbean cultivation (6.34 per cent) is another high point of the week. Moongbean along with arhar, which matched last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s acreage, helped push up pulses cultivation which at 131 LH was 2.27 pent lower than that in the same week last year, mainly on account of a 13 per cent drop in urad cultivation. At 167 LH, the area under oilseeds remained higher than last year. However, there was a marginal drop in the area covered by groundnut, even though sesamum acreage matched that of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s figure. Cotton, too, made up with its acreage falling short only by 2.36 per cent a compared to 120 LH covered till the same period last year. Coarse cereals behind Among major crops, coarse cereals may have some catching up to do. The total area under coarse cereals fell to 167 LH as compared to 174 LH in the corresponding period last year, thanks to an 11 per cent shortfall in the cultivation of bajra, which ironically received the maximum increase in minimum support price for the current kharif season. The area under maize and jowar was marginally higher than that covered till the same week last year. August 24, 2018

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Exports of basmati rice up by 5.25%, others 2.85% in first month of FY2018-19 AUGUST 29, 2018

Rice exports from the country during first month of current financial year grew by 2.85 percent as compared the corresponding month of last year and about 212,518 metric tons of rice worth US$ 110.966 million exported as against the exports of 190,455 metric tons valuing US$ 107.893 million of same period of last year. During the month of July, 2018, about 37,661 metric tons of basmati rice worth US$ 34.832 million exported as compared the exports of 31,433 metric tons valuing US$ 33.91 million of the corresponding month of last year. According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of above mentioned commodity witnessed about 5.25 percent growth during the period under review. During the period under review, about 174,857 metric tons of rice other then basmati worth US$ 76.138 million exported during the period under review as against the exports of 159,022 metric tons worth US$ 74.802 million of same period last year, it added. Meanwhile, commenting on the uptick of the exports of the rice, Chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Samee Ullah Naheem told APP that due to the implementation of international set standards and adoption of phytosanitary measures, the demand of Pakistani rice from Europe and Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia had witnessed tremendous growth. The demand of basmati rice had also increased from other markets of the world as the local rice was unique in its

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taste and aroma all across the glob and was on high demanded, he remarked and said that the momentum of exports could further be enhanced by paying little attention. He informed that the exports of rice would further increase as arrangements were in progress with Iran as it is another market have huge potential for the Pakistani rice, adding that rice worth US$ 2 billion were exported during the year 2017-18. Besides, Pakistan was also finding other potential markets to enhance its exports and introduce its products there to fetch further foreign exchange reserves for the economic development of the country, he observed. https://dailytimes.com.pk/289610/exports-of-basmati-rice-up-by-5-25-others-2-85-in-firstmonth-of-fy2018-19/

President Trump Announces U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement Aug 27, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC - After months of negotiations, President Trump announced today that the United States and Mexico had reached a new trade agreement that he would like to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said the new deal would be called "the U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement" and that it would be a win for both countries. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in a statement that "under a modernized agreement, tariffs on agricultural products traded between the United States and Mexico will remain at zero." During a press conference today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said "we mutually pledge to work together with Mexico to reduce trade-distorting policies, increase transparency, and ensure non-discriminatory treatment in grading of agriculture products." While the new agreement appears to focus on manufacturing and textiles, the successful conclusion of talks is welcome news to any industry that heavily relies on trade with Mexico such as the U.S. rice industry. "We export about half of our total crop annually, and a quarter of that goes to Mexico either as milled or rough rice, so eliminating some of the uncertainty we have been feeling is very positive," explained Betsy Ward, president & CEO of USA Rice. "The ag sector was one that clearly benefited from NAFTA but we agreed that updates and modernization were necessary."Of concern to Ward is the absence of Canada from the agreement at this time. "Mexico is the U.S.'s number one market for rice both in terms of value and volume, but Canada, the third party in the original NAFTA deal is the United States' fourth largest export market for rice," she said. "Today's announcement is good news for sure, but Canada needs to be included

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as well - our three economies are closely tied together and U.S.-grown rice relies on both of our neighbors." https://www.usarice.com/news-resources/daily/usa-rice-daily/2018/08/27/president-trumpannounces-u.s.-mexico-trade-agreement 27 AUG

Aug. 30 Webinar: Rice Situation and Outlook USDA-NASS and A Look At The Numbers For On and Off Farm Rice Stock

2018 Author: Bobby Coats, Professor of Economics By Bobby Coats, Agricultural Economist and Professor of Economics Join us at 3 p.m. CST on August 30 for the next Food and Agribusiness Webinar. Dr. Nathan Childs and Eugene Young will present back-to-back during this session. Childs will analyze the most current USDA forecasts for both the 2018/19 U.S. and global rice markets. For the U.S., a substantial boost in production is expected to lead to larger ending stocks, despite expanded trade and domestic use, and to lower farm prices. Globally, world rice trade is projected to again reach a new record in 2019, led by steady growth in demand from Sub-Saharan Africa and continued strong purchases by China. Little change is expected for global ending stocks in 2018/19, despite projected record global consumption. Nathan Childs is an agricultural economist with USDA‘s Economic Research Service. His current activities include managing ERS‘ contribution to the rice situation and outlook program and supporting the Department‘s annual Baseline forecasting activities. Nathan joined ERS in 1987. During his career, he has worked on a variety of topics including U.S. rice consumption patterns, global trade liberalization, farm program analysis, and supported emerging market projects to Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and Haiti. In the early 1990s, Nathan was editor of USDA‘s weekly Agricultural Outlook magazine.

Eugene Young Following Dr. Childs, Eugene Young will discuss the August 1, 2018 USDA NASS rice stocks report; a look at the remaining rough rice and milled rice on hand from the 2017 crop. The presentation will also include a brief look at how the data is collected and summarized for the report. Eugene Young is the regional director for the USDA-NASS Delta Regional Office located in Little Rock, Arkansas which services the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Mr. Young has 28 years of experience working at USDA-NASS and has

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worked in offices in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor‘s of Science in Agricultural Business and a Master‘s in Agricultural Economics. You may register now at: https://uaex.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vjN__mbzTlS4kmXspbCC2Q

http://www.arkansas-crops.com/2018/08/27/situation-outlook-numbers/

Philippines keen to grow rice production to meet demand August 28, 2018The NationalMain Stories THE Philippines government, a major rice investor in the country, is ready to assist PNG produce rice to meet local demands and even surplus for export, an official says.Philippines Ambassador to PNG Bien Tejano said this during a launching to establish a model rice farm at the Pacific Adventist University (PAU) Campus outside Port Moresby on Friday. The launching was done by Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Benny Allan, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel, Central Governor Robert Agarobe, Vice-Chancellor for PAU Dr Raul Lozano, acting Secretary for Agriculture Department Francis Daikin and Tejano. Tejano said establishing the model rice farm was a partnership between the PNG Government through the Department of Agriculture and Livestock and the Philippines government through the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in collaboration with PAU, Sustainable Agrifood Production (PNG) Ltd and Sta. Ross Food Products Corporation. ―This is an outcome of bilateral meetings between the prime ministers of the two countries during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Vietnam last year and the recent visit by Prime Minister Peter O‘Neill and the Minister for Agriculture to the Philippines early this year. ―With the model farm established, I am confident that major commercial rice farm with downstream processing will be established in the country very soon to meet local demands and even export surplus overseas,‖ he said. Tejano said Philippines has already put its hand up to import rice from PNG. The model farm is done on a 25- hectare land offered by PAU under a partnership arrangement and will see downstream processing of rice as well as production of rice seeds. Abel thanked the Philippines government for its support and highlighted that global agriculture produce was under threat due to the impacts of climate change and PNG must be able to produce its own food and not depend too much on imports. ―We have been talking too much on the need to produce our own food rather than depending so much on imports and some of these discussions have finally come to fruition already like the

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downstream production of dairy milk at the Ilimo Farm outside Port Moresby,‖ he said. Abel said Prime Minister Peter O‘Neill was providing strong leadership to drive change in the agriculture sector and the Government was committed to partner investors from the Philippines to drive large-scale commercial rice farms and downstream production in the country to meet local demands and export any surplus. https://www.thenational.com.pg/philippines-keen-to-grow-rice-production-to-meet-demand/

NFA exec blames its council‟s „bureaucracy‟ in delay of rice importation By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxas - Reporter / @PathRoxasINQ INQUIRER.net / 02:08 PM August 28, 2018

The National Food Authority imports rice from Vietnam on board the cargo ship Vinh Phuoc as workers unload 10,800 tons of rice at the port of Tabaco, in this July 5, 2007. Vietnam is one of the world‘s largest exporters of the cereal. AFP file photo

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Officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) and NFA Council have blamed each other for the delay in the approval to import rice, which supposedly led to the shortage of governmentsubsidized staple in the country. NFA officer-in-charge Tomas Escarez on Tuesday faulted the ―bureaucracy‖ within the NFA Council for the delay in the government initiative to import rice to address the country‘s shortage. The NFA made the request for rice importation as early as October 2017, the official said, lamenting that the NFA Council approved it only in May this year. ―As early as October last year, sir we‘re requesting to import rice but the process is so complicated sir… We have a Council (NFA Council) over and above us, it is the Council who would say how much to procure at kailan ito darating,‖ Escarez said during a roundtable discussion led by the House ways and means committee. Panel chair, Quirino Rep. Dakila Cua then asked: ―So, sinasabi mo bureacracy ang dahilan kaya nagkakagulo dyan sa rice supply?‖ (So, you are saying bureaucracy is the reason why there is chaos in the rice supply?) Escarez replied: ―‗Yun po [that‘s it]… even if this would cost my job…‖ ―Dahil sa pasikut-sikot po at sa bureacuracy ito ang naging dahilan kung bakit nagkaroon ng delayed arrival ng imported rice,‖ he added. (Because of the winding turns and bureaucracy, these are the reasons why there is a delay in the arrival of imported rice.) But Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ruth Castelo, who is also part of the NFA Council, said it was NFA‘s late submission of its rice supply inventory that led to the delay in the procurement of imported rice. ―The Council was asking for an inventory of rice supply of NFA even before they requested for importation. NFA was not able to submit this which caused the delay for the approval of the importation,‖ Castelo argued.

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She also said it was the NFA administrator‘s declaration of a rice shortage that triggered the rise in prices of rice. ―NFA announced that there was no more rice, but what we need the public to know is that NFA only provides 5 percent of the country‘s rice requirement… We have commercial and household rice… NFA only stabilizes prices by having enough supply in case of emergency…‖ she explained. ―But the inflation rise, according to the NFA Council, was triggered by the declaration of the NFA that there was no more rice supply,‖ she added. Escarez rebutted Castelo‘s statement, saying: ―We can go to the record we have the minutes of the Council meeting and we have the recommendation.‖ ―Magsisinungaling ho ba kami (sa dami ng bigas)?‖ he also said. Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Prospero Pichay, Jr. said there might be a need to revisit the law to address the issue. He also said there is a need to truly determine how long the Council acts on the request of the NFA. ―I move that we be supplied with the records of the meetings of the Council para we‘ll be able to settle how long the council acts on the request of the NFA,‖ Pichay said. ―Napakavital po nito eh [This is very vital]…to ensure food security,‖ he added. /jpv

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1025613/nfa-exec-blames-its-councils-bureaucracy-in-delay-of-riceimportation

DA eyes additional rice imports to address shortage ABS-CBN News Aug 27 2018 11:53 PM rice crisis down south continues and it is spilling over Luzon. The agriculture chief now wants more imports of the staple grain to help address the issue. But for a Zamboanga City official, crafting a long-term solution for rice shortage is still the best option. - Business Nightly, ANC, August 27, 2018http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/08/27/18/da-eyes-additional-riceimports-to-address-shortage

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The additional demand for rice could help underpin export prices in Vietnam and Thailand, traditionally its main suppliers, which have already shipped in more than 1 million tons this year. In Vietnam, export prices of rice have been flat this month after falling steeply in June and July, although traders have reported rumors about possible new deals with the Philippines. Piñol said residents of the provinces of Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, and Basilan and Zamboanga City in Mindanohave been scrambling for rice supplies in recent weeks following a crackdown on smuggling. The southern regions have for years relied on smuggled rice believed to come from Vietnam and Thailand, shipped via the Malaysian state of Sabah, forcing local farmers to quit rice growing, he said. Malaysia‘s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Duterte met last month and agreed to stop smuggling activities in the countries‘ borders, he said. The move curbed smuggling but it had resulted in a crisis, Piñol said in a statement posted on his Facebook page. More smuggled rice On Monday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that two vessels loaded with 22,000 sacks of smuggled rice were intercepted off Basilan during maritime patrol Friday. Men from the Coast Guard District South Western Mindanao onboard Multi-Role Response Vessel 4408 (BRP Cape San Agustin) were conducting a maritime patrol off Tamuk Island in Basilan when they spotted ML ―Overseas‖ at 4 p.m. Upon inspection, 10,000 sacks of rice were discovered inside the vessel without no pertinent documents. The sacks of rice were then confiscated by the Coast Guard. Twenty minutes later, another vessel marked as M/L ―Nadeepa‖ were found to have been carrying 12,000 undocumented sacks of rice. The ship was intercepted off West of Maluso, Basilan. Both vessels were apprehended and escorted to Zamboanga City Port. The vessels including the sacks of rice will be turned over to the local Bureau of Customs officials for proper disposition. Last week, Zamboanga City and Isabela City in Basilan declared a state of calamity, citing the high prices of rice, he said. Piñol described the situation in Tawi-Tawi as ―precarious‖ as residents lined up for rice at prices as high as 100 pesos ($1.88) per kilogram, almost triple the price of government-subsidized rice. ―The rice crisis was declared to have ended the other day in Zamboanga City with the arrival of new rice stocks from farmers‘ cooperatives … and the NFA, (but) Basilan, Sulu and Tawitawi are still gripped with very limited supply of rice,‖Piñol said.

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Imported galunggong Meanwhile, the government recently allowed the importation of fresh, chilled, and frozen galunggong (round scad) to augment the local supply in the fresh markets as well as stabilize the prices. And for the purpose of conserving the country‘s fish supply, Piñol said importation will now be a common practice at the fisheries sector. ―It‘s part of fish conservation program. We really have to put up a system and importation is only one of them. We also have to develop our aquaculture and mariculture program,‖Piñol said. The pending galunggong importation is set to take effect on September 1, just in time for the closed fishing season across different municipal waters. The closed season in the country‘s major fishing grounds stretches from October to February. Piñol said that during the same period next year, the country may import again as ―part of a longterm program‖ the administration will implement and amid the declining fish supply. This program, according to him, involves re-shaping what would comprise the country‘s fish supply – which should only be 40 percent captured fish and 60 percent aquaculture and mariculture. „Band-aid solution‟ Piñol‘s statement came at a time when a lawmaker said the decision of DA to bring in some P1.4 billion worth of galunggong imports is only a ―band-aid solution.‖ ―It is a band-aid solution that does not really address the problem of falling fish production. It is a miserable supply side intervention,‖ Buhay Rep. LitoAtienza, the senior deputy minority leader, said. The 17,000 MT of imported galunggong is expected to have a landed cost of P75 to P80 per kilo and would be sold directly in local wet markets. ―What difference will 17 million kilos make? That is just equal to 17 million households consuming one kilo each in a day. Ubosna ‗yansaloobngisangarawlang,‖ Atienza said. ―The best way for the government to fight off rising fish or food prices for that matter is by producing more fish and more food,‖ he added. But for the record, Piñol said that there is really no shortage of galunggong in the country. The problem is the fishermen couldn‘t catch them. ―We are coming up with a new design for fishing boats that will help fishermen increase their catch as well as reach areas where they catch more fish,‖Piñol said.

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In the meantime, the government may also allow bigger commercial fishing boats to enter certain fishing zones to let them catch what small fishermen couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t. The annual fishing ban was enforced by BFAR through a Fisheries Administrative Order mainly to implement the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s fisheries resource management program. For its part, BFAR assures that the importation and unloading activities will adhere to a stringent set of guidelines and will be strictly monitored by the BFAR and Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). More importantly, the general consuming public is assured that the imported galunggong will be unloaded only in BFAR accredited cold storage facilities and will undergo thorough inspection to ensure that the fish commodity that will enter Philippine markets are safe and free of harmful substances. (With a report from Betheena Unite) https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/27/ph-eyes-more-rice-fish-imports-1/

Business Years imports largest since 2011 'Stop rice imports,' reads the banner, as Indonesia is going to import 2 million tons this year. (Antara Photo/Yusuf Nugroho) By : Adinda Normala | on 12:21 PM August 28, 2018 Category : Business, Commodities, Featured

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Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may import 2 million tons of rice this year, falling short of fulfilling his 2014 presidential campaign promise of rice self-sufficiency.

Since 2015, Indonesia has imported 3.35 million tons of rice. This year the imports are going to be increased, as severe droughts are expected to disrupt harvests. A price spike in the country's staple food would not be beneficial to the president who is seeking reelection next year. Last week, the Ministry of Trade issued a permit for the the national procurement agency, Bulog, to import 1 million tons of medium quality rice for the second half of the year. The year's total rice imports would then become 2 million tons, the highest since 2011. Said Abdullah, coordinator of the People's Coalition for Food Sovereignty (KRKP), a farmers' advocacy group, said droughts may continue until the end of the year, making it hard for the government's rice production target of 47 million tons to be achieved. "Rice harvests dropped by at least 50 percent due to droughts, even there are regions that failed 100 percent, especially those far from rivers, lacking irrigation," Said told the Jakarta Globe on Sunday (27/08). According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), most of the country's rice-producing regions, especially in Java, will see no rains before October.

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Bulog data shows in mid-August the agency's rice supplies were 2 million tons in its warehouses across the country. The amount, Said said, should be at least 3 million tons to be safe. Nailul Huda, economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), said this year's imports are meant to secure Bulog's rice supplies during the 2019 election campaign. "As harvests are between April and May, the beginning of next year is the most crucial time, because there is a risk of price fluctuations. Importing rice at that time would be [politically] suicidal. Therefore, the safest way is to issue import permits this year, with less political risk," Nailul said. Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said the rice imports are meant to keep the inflation rate at 3.5 percent, in accordance with this year's state budget, not because of the upcoming election. "We are not talking about the election, we are talking about inflation, the rising prices, so we cannot leave it unattended," Enggartiasto told reporters on Monday. "We need to import â&#x20AC;Ś because we see there is a tendency for the prices to increase while the supplies decrease. We need to fill the stock," Enggartiasto said. Jokowi has been importing rice since 2015, the highest imports so far were in 2016, with 1.28 million tons, up a 49 percent from a year earlier. The country's imports then decreased by 76 percent to only 305,275 tons last year. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesians will consume 33.8 million tons of rice this year, compared with 30.65 million tons in 2017. Last year, 47 million tons were produced domestically. Edhy Prabowo, a Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) lawmaker who sits at House of Representatives Commission IV, which oversees agriculture, has questioned the government's decision to import rice again, as to him rice supplies seem sufficient. "I can't understand the logic of importing rice again. Programs that we provide in the agriculture sector are supposed to have fulfilled the country's rice needs for one year â&#x20AC;Ś Import is allowed only if [a commodity] is not available domestically," Edhy said.Rice consumption in Indonesia is among the highest in the world, with the average citizen consuming 114 kilograms every year. In comparison, the average annual consumption of rice in Vietnam is 191 kilograms per person, in Thailand 147 kilograms, in India 78 kilograms and in China 75 kilograms, according to data compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2016. http://jakartaglobe.id/business/years-rice-imports-largest-since-2011/

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Foodgrain output to touch new record of 284.83 mn tonnes in 2017-18 NEW DELHI, AUG 28 India‘s foodgrain production is estimated to grow to an all-time high of 284.83 million tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year ending June, driven by record output in wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses after a normal monsoon, according to the Agriculture Ministry. Wheat output has been pegged at record 99.70 million tonnes, rice at Rs 112.91 million tonnes and pulses at 25.23 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year, it said. The previous record foodgrain output was 275.11 million tonnes achieved in the 2016-17 crop year. The foodgrain basket comprises of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses. In its fourth advance estimate released today, the ministry revised upward the total foodgrain production by 5.3 million tonnes from the previous projection of 279.51 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year. ―As a result of near normal rainfall during monsoon 2017 and various policy initiatives taken by the government, the country has witnessed record foodgrain production in 2017-18,‖ the ministry said in a statement. Wheat Wheat production has been revised upward by 1.06 million tonnes to record 99.70 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year from its previous projection. In 2016-17, wheat output stood at 98.51 million tonnes. Similarly, rice output for 2017-18 has been upped by 1.39 million tonnes to record 112.91 million tonnes from its previous estimate, higher than 109.70 million tonnes achieved in 201617. Production of coarse cereals has been revised upward by 2.12 million tonnes to record 46.99 million tonnes from its previous projection made for 2017-18 and is higher than 43.77 million tonnes during 2016-17. Pulses Pulses production during 2017-18 is estimated at record 25.23 million tonnes, revised upward by 0.72 million tonnes. The output is higher than the previous year‘s output of 23.13 million tonnes.

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Oilseeds output has also been revised upward to 31.31 million tonnes for 2017-18 crop year, marginally higher than 31.28 million tonnes in the previous year. In case of cash crops, sugarcane output has been revised upward by 21.9 million tonnes to a record 376.9 million tonnes from its previous projection made for 2017-18. The output stood at 306 million tonnes during 2016-17. Cotton output has been pegged at 34.89 million bales (of 170 kg each) for 2017-18 as against 32.58 million bales during 2016-17. The ministry releases total five estimates of foodgrain production at different stages of crop growth. The final estimate for 2017-18 will be released along with first estimate for the new 2018-19 crop year. The kharif sowing is underway at present. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/foodgrain-output-to-touch-newrecord-of-28483-mn-tonnes-in-2017-18/article24802407.ece

Exports of Basmati Rice Up5-2 Pc NNI August 28, 2018

ISLAMABAD - Rice exports from the country during first month of current financial year grew by 2.85 percent as compared to corresponding month of last year and about 212,518 metric tons of rice worth $ 110.966 million was exported as against the exports of 190,455 metric tons valuing $107.893 million of same period of last year. During the month of July, 2018, about 37,661 metric tons of basmati rice worth $34.832 million was exported as compared to exports of 31,433 metric tons valuing $33.91 million of the corresponding month of last year. According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the exports of above mentioned commodity witnessed about 5.25 percent growth during the period under review. During the period under review, about 174,857 metric tons of rice other than basmati worth $76.138 million was exported during the period under review as against the exports of 159,022 metric tons worth $74.802 million of same period last year, it added.

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Meanwhile, commenting on the uptick of the exports of the rice, chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Samee Ullah Naheem told state-run media that due to the implementation of international set standards and adoption of phytosanitary measures, the demand of Pakistani rice from Europe and Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia had witnessed tremendous growth.

The demand of basmati rice had also increased from other markets of the world as the local rice was unique in its taste and aroma all across the globe and was on high demand, he remarked and said that the momentum of exports could further be enhanced by paying little attention. He informed that the exports of rice would further increase as arrangements were in progress with Iran as it is another market having huge potential for the Pakistani rice, adding that rice worth $2 billion was exported during the year 2017-18. Besides, Pakistan was also finding other potential markets to enhance its exports and introduce its products there to fetch further foreign exchange reserves for the economic development of the country, he observed.Sports goods exports decline by 5.8pc in July The exports of sports goods from the country witnessed decrease of 5.85 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year against the exports of same month of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

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The country exported sports goods worth $21.898 during 2018) against the trade of $23.258 million during July 2017), showing negative growth of 5.85 percent, the PBS data revealed. The major contributor for negative growth in sportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC; goods was trade of gloves, which declined by 20.34 percent. The country exported gloves of $6.699 million during July 2018 against the exports of $8.410 million in July 2017, according to PBS data. However, the exports of footballs during the month under review increased by 5.59 percent by growing from exports of $11.005 million during July 2017 to $11.620 in July 2018. The exports of all other sports products decreased by 6.87 percent as it was recorded at $3.579 million in July 2018 compared to the exports of $3.843 million in July 2017. Meanwhile, on month-on-month basis, the exports of sports products witnessed negative growth of 25.20 percent in July 2018 when compared to the exports of $29.275 million in June 2018. Similarly, the exports of footballs witnessed negative growth of 16.36 percent in July 2018 when compared to the export of $13.893 million in June 2018 while the exports of gloves decreased by 34.01 percent during the month under review compared to the exports of $10.151 million in June 2018. It is pertinent to mention here that the overall merchandise exports from the country witnessed an increase of 1.17 percent during the first month of current fiscal year against the same month of last year. The exports from the country during July 2018 stood at $1.646 billion against the exports of $1.627 billion in July 2017, showing growth of 1.17 percent. The imports into the country during the month under review witnessed increase of 0.6 percent by growing from $4.809 billion last July year to $4.838 billion. Based on the figures, the trade deficit during the first month of the current year increased by 0.31 percent by growing from the deficit of $3.182 billion last July to the deficit of $3.192 billion during the July 2018. Meanwhile, on month-on-month basis, the exports from the country decreased by 12.77 percent during month of July when compared to the exports of $1.887 billion in June 2018. Similarly, the

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imports into the country decreased by 15.03 percent in June 2018 when compared to the imports of $5.694 billion in April 2018. https://nation.com.pk/28-Aug-2018/exports-of-basmati-rice-up-5-2pc

Rice Prices as on : 29-08-2018 03:48:28 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market. Arrivals Curren t

Price % change

Season cumulativ e

Moda l

Prev. Moda l

Prev.Yr %chang e

Rice Bangalore(Kar)

1682.00

-13.16

56965.00

4300

2.38

Manjeri(Ker)

290.00

5510.00

3700

Sultanpur(UP)

265.00

12.77

500.00

2350

2315

Bazpur(Utr)

213.90

1088.3 3

2515.50

2045

2177

-16.53

Sainthia(WB)

130.00

1058.00

2530

2520

14.48

Jafarganj(UP)

125.50

684.38

1015.50

1960

2180

Pilibhit(UP)

94.00

-76.5

3772.00

2565

2395

14.51

Kalipur(WB)

88.00

2488.00

2450

2500

6.52

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Shahjahanpur(UP)

84.00

29.23

4165.40

2355

2350

Kasimbazar(WB)

75.00

-6.25

2574.50

2830

2800

14.11

Aligarh(UP)

70.00

-12.5

2130.00

2550

2500

-0.39

Allahabad(UP)

70.00

2233.3 3

458.00

2180

2400

Cachar(ASM)

60.00

3880.00

2400

9.09

Indus(Bankura Sadar)(WB)

60.00

3270.00

2750

7.84

Barhaj(UP)

50.00

-16.67

614.00

2220

2210

Vasai(Mah)

44.00

1213.00

3650

3420

25.86

Faizabad(UP)

42.50

-15

1128.00

2260

2200

0.44

Hardoi(UP)

35.00

-41.67

2680.00

2410

2440

5.70

Karimpur(WB)

35.00

16.67

735.00

3700

3650

17.46

Khatra(WB)

30.00

-11.76

907.00

2550

Naugarh(UP)

29.40

2.8

427.20

2065

2055

-0.48

Bidar(Kar)

25.00

-3.85

161.00

2300

2400

-4.17

Mandya(Kar)

25.00

2400

25.00

2500

2200

Wansi(UP)

25.00

-10.71

523.00

2110

2120

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Gajol(WB)

23.90

-17.59

1476.90

3450

3550

18.97

Ulhasnagar(Mah)

21.00

16.67

174.00

3500

2550

40.00

Nadia(WB)

20.00

389.00

3700

3800

Falakata(WB)

20.00

196.00

2800

30.23

Alipurduar(WB)

20.00

820.00

2800

21.74

Medinipur(West)(WB)

16.00

6.67

155.00

3000

2800

20.00

Maharajganj(UP)

15.00

-25

225.00

2110

2100

Champadanga(WB)

15.00

-16.67

470.00

3200

3250

16.36

Bhivandi(Mah)

14.00

-80.82

546.00

2850

2450

32.56

Tumsar(Mah)

13.00

225

17.00

2371

3851

Badayoun(UP)

13.00

-27.78

643.00

2425

2450

Giridih(Jha)

12.34

-7.57

565.23

3500

Farukhabad(UP)

12.00

140

270.90

2400

2440

8.60

Puwaha(UP)

12.00

100

738.50

2450

2400

K.R.Nagar(Kar)

10.00

1700

Kolar(Kar)

10.00

-92.7

183.00

2600

2050

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Karanjia(Ori)

10.00

11.11

294.00

2520

2510

-10.00

Vilthararoad(UP)

10.00

620.00

2190

1.86

Mugrabaadshahpur(UP)

9.00

-40

45.30

2160

Hanagal(Kar)

8.00

16.00

1700

1810

Deogarh(Ori)

8.00

472.00

2500

Chitwadagaon(UP)

8.00

100

233.20

2100

-1.41

Sehjanwa(UP)

7.50

200

68.00

2150

2160

Ruperdeeha(UP)

6.00

35.00

1800

Dibrugarh(ASM)

5.50

83.33

628.80

2920

29.78

Fatehabad(UP)

5.20

-35

46.80

2320

2350

Kosikalan(UP)

4.00

14.29

136.00

2600

2560

Mirzapur(UP)

3.50

16.67

737.50

2230

2220

Kalyani(WB)

3.50

-66.67

161.40

3200

-5.88

Kalimpong(WB)

2.10

27.50

4600

4800

76.92

Vishalpur(UP)

2.00

-66.67

283.30

2575

2470

Doharighat(UP)

1.50

6.00

2000

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Gadaura(UP)

1.10

37.5

53.00

2000

-1.23

Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)

1.00

-50

363.90

3000

20.00

Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB )

0.60

-96

112.90

3000

15.38

Published on August 29, 2018 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/rice-prices/article24809637.ece

Foodgrain output to touch new record of 284.83 mn tonnes in 2017-18 PTIT+ T-

NEW DELHI, AUG 28 Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s foodgrain production is estimated to grow to an all-time high of 284.83 million tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year ending June, driven by record output in wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses after a normal monsoon, according to the Agriculture Ministry. Wheat output has been pegged at record 99.70 million tonnes, rice at Rs 112.91 million tonnes and pulses at 25.23 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year, it said.

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The previous record foodgrain output was 275.11 million tonnes achieved in the 2016-17 crop year. The foodgrain basket comprises of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses. In its fourth advance estimate released today, the ministry revised upward the total foodgrain production by 5.3 million tonnes from the previous projection of 279.51 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year. ―As a result of near normal rainfall during monsoon 2017 and various policy initiatives taken by the government, the country has witnessed record foodgrain production in 2017-18,‖ the ministry said in a statement. Wheat Wheat production has been revised upward by 1.06 million tonnes to record 99.70 million tonnes for the 2017-18 crop year from its previous projection. In 2016-17, wheat output stood at 98.51 million tonnes. Similarly, rice output for 2017-18 has been upped by 1.39 million tonnes to record 112.91 million tonnes from its previous estimate, higher than 109.70 million tonnes achieved in 201617. Production of coarse cereals has been revised upward by 2.12 million tonnes to record 46.99 million tonnes from its previous projection made for 2017-18 and is higher than 43.77 million tonnes during 2016-17. Pulses Pulses production during 2017-18 is estimated at record 25.23 million tonnes, revised upward by 0.72 million tonnes. The output is higher than the previous year‘s output of 23.13 million tonnes. Oilseeds output has also been revised upward to 31.31 million tonnes for 2017-18 crop year, marginally higher than 31.28 million tonnes in the previous year.In case of cash crops, sugarcane output has been revised upward by 21.9 million tonnes to a record 376.9 million tonnes from its previous projection made for 2017-18. The output stood at 306 million tonnes during 201617.Cotton output has been pegged at 34.89 million bales (of 170 kg each) for 2017-18 as against 32.58 million bales during 2016-17.The ministry releases total five estimates of foodgrain production at different stages of crop growth. The final estimate for 2017-18 will be released along with first estimate for the new 2018-19 crop year. The kharif sowing is underway at present.https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/foodgrain-output-totouch-new-record-of-28483-mn-tonnes-in-2017-18/article24802407.ece

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Rice Prices as on : 28-08-2018 11:02:37 AM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market. Arrivals Current

Price % change

Season cumulative

Modal

Prev. Modal

Prev.Yr %change

Rice Cachar(ASM)

40.00

3820.00

2400

9.09

Raiganj(WB)

10.00

11.11

938.00

3300

30.69

Islampur(WB)

9.00

-10

812.50

3400

51.11

Kishunpur(UP)

6.00

-14.29

93.00

1800

Ruperdeeha(UP)

4.00

29.00

1800

Dibrugarh(ASM)

3.00

-46.43

623.30

2920

29.78

Mirzapur(UP)

3.00

-25

734.00

2220

2215

Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)

2.00

-33.33

362.90

3000

20.00

Doharighat(UP)

1.50

4.50

2000

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Household electric trade developed Power system being shifted to blockchain  

28 Aug 2018 at 05:51 1 comments NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS | WRITER: YUTHANA PRAIWAN

Solar panels on Bangkok rooftops. Under regulations being drafted, household solar PV owners will have to pay a fee to connect to the power grid transmission lines. CHANAT KATANYU A plan to trade electricity among households is being developed as energy policymakers plan to pass new regulations and a business model for retail power trading. The new regulation draft is aimed at transforming traditional power distribution from large power plants into a blockchain system, decentralising overall management from state power utilities to private operators, said the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Viraphol Jirapraditkul, ERC commissioner and spokesperson, said the new regulations will serve the rapid increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftops and independent power producers over the last two years. "Solar power will be the new direction of the power trading business," said Mr Viraphol at a seminar on Monday on disruptive energy technology held by the Thailand Energy Academy. He said the quick adoption of solar PV rooftops in Thailand has coincided with the proliferation of energy solution firms, but there are no regulations in place.

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The new regulations will include the fee for electric power transmissions, which is the transport of electric power through the national grid, said Mr Viraphol. Solar PV owners do not have to own the power transmission lines, but they must connect to the grid network and pay the fee to the owners of the transmission line based on how much the power is transferred and how congested the line is. Mr Viraphol said the fee will also include the back-up generation charge because large power plant operators have to prepare for backup power when power demand after sunset shifts to rely on traditional power plants. "The fee should be fair to traditional power plants; once the policymakers support renewable power, there will be fewer power generators for standby electricity," he said. According to the ERC report, as of April, renewable power plants saw commercial operation dates (CODs) for a combined capacity of 7,751 megawatts (MW) and another 2,200MW is under development and being prepared for purchase contracts. Mr Viraphol added the new regulations are crucial because independent power supply (IPS) has seen fast growth at 18% annually from 523MW in 2009 to 2,683 MW in April. Most IPS fuels are biomass from sugar and rice millers and solar PV rooftop. Movement from state utilities Last week, the state-run Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) teamed up with SET-listed BCPG Plc, a renewable energy firm to study the feasibility of power distribution system and the pilot development of solar PV rooftops over the next two years. Both parties are preparing to transform the power market in Thailand from traditional power generation by state-run utilities to a production-by-consumer (prosumer) system. The prosumer model is set to enter the country's power market soon with policymakers' plan to launch the solar PV rooftop programme for general consumers by early next year. Meanwhile, policymakers have already talked with several state-run utilities about preparations to launch the programme. The business model and investment conditions will be disclosed to the public soon. BCPG president Bundit Sapianchai said the prosumer model is likely to be introduced soon because policymakers are planning to launch the solar PV rooftop licences for retail households by early 2019.

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The MEA has sufficient infrastructure to support the programme, while BCPG has knowledge and blockchain technology to support the prosumer system. BCPG also has a strategic partner, Australian-based Power Ledger, to bring a peer-to-peer (P2P) model for renewable power trade into Thailand. The first P2P project in Asean is the T77 on Sukhumvit Soi 77, developed by Thailand's property developer, Sansiri Plc. Through BCPG's collaboration with Sansiri, the 80-rai T77 project is also Thailand's first smart community. The project will manage its own power supply through solar PV rooftops with the aid of blockchain technology. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1529658/household-electric-trade-developed

US, Mexico reach NAFTA deal; talks with Canada to start immediately 

Daily Messenger,28 Aug 2018

WASHINGTON: The United States and Mexico reached a deal on Monday to change the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and talks with Canada were expected to begin immediately, U.S. President Donald Trump said.WASHINGTON: The United States and Mexico reached a deal on Monday to change the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and talks with Canada were expected to begin immediately, U.S. President Donald Trump said. ―They used to call it NAFTA. We‘re going to call it the United States-Mexico trade agreement. We‘ll get rid of the name NAFTA,‖ Trump told reporters. The name had a ―bad connotation,‖ Trump said.The latest figures show that Pakistan's trade deficit remained at $3.19 billion in July even as the rupee lost its value against the US dollar, suggesting that the move to let the currency slide will not be enough to control the burgeoning gap between imports and exports. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the country's exports stood at $1.646 billion against imports of $4.838 billion last month, putting the trade deficit at $3.19 billion, up 0.31% compared with $3.18 billion in the same month of the previous year.On a month-on-month basis, exports decreased from $1.887 billion in June 139 | w w w . r i c e p l u s m a g a z i n e . b l o g s p o t . c o m , mujahid.riceplus@gmail.com

2018, while imports came down from $5,694 billion.It is relevant to point out here that in a bid to control the deficit that has eroded the country's foreign exchange reserves, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has let the rupee go on free flotation on four separate occasions since December 2017. As a result, the rupee has lost close to 18 percentof its value against the dollarin the last eight months. The latest figures show that Pakistan's trade deficit remained at $3.19 billion in July even as the rupee lost its value against the US dollar, suggesting that the move to let the currency slide will not be enough to control the burgeoning gap between imports and exports. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the country's exports stood at $1.646 billion against imports of $4.838 billion last month, putting the trade deficit at $3.19 billion, up 0.31% compared with $3.18 billion in the same month of the previous year.On a month-on-month basis, exports decreased from $1.887 billion in June 2018, while imports came down from $5,694 billion.It is relevant to point out here that in a bid to control the deficit that has eroded the country's foreign exchange reserves, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has let the rupee go on free flotation on four separate occasions since December 2017. As a result, the rupee has lost close to 18 percentof its value against the dollarin the last eight months.

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