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August 29,2 017 Vol 8 Issue VIII

Rival Maps of India and Pakistan CPEC and the Chinese interests in Pakistan Pakistani rice lowest offer in Iraq’s 30,000 T tender Rice Milling Machinery Market Forecasts Report 2017 to 2022 Organic Rice Protein Market Analysis Forecast to 2022, by Regions, Type and Application, with Sales and Revenue Vietnam to reform rice production, improve exports Rice basmati softens on low demand Rice-growing period in peril without seasonal rains Rice production to fall as floods ravage farmland Floods destroy 90,000 acres of paddy field APEC officials interested in Vietnam’s rice production, export Alternatives to reduce rice imports Advertorial Arawana uniting with 150 experts worldwide to advocate for use of Rice Bran Oil An Asian way to meet the sub-health challenge is to eat the rice bran oil containing oryzanol Seedlings crisis worries farmers Bumper crop of rice expected in Sindh FOU Customs intercepts bags of expired smuggled rice, Indian hemp in Lagos Negotiating trade agreements Export Summary-Egypt seeks wheat; U.S. sells corn to Mexico Specialty rice: the path from the gene bank to the market USA Rice Welcomes New Manager of Conservation Services Shelby Bosnick crowned by 2016-17 Miss Arkansas Rice VN to reform rice production, improve exports Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact RiceBran Technologies (RIBT) Share Price Ingredion: multi-functional rice flours have several advantages Rice Protein Market Forecasts to 2017-2022 Axiom Foods, AIDP, Ricebran Technologies Ben Noble Gets 2nd Helping As a Rice Ambassador China's early rice yield drops PHL imports to boost global rice trade Mexico remains No. 1 market for U.S. rice – for now PHL imports toOnline boost global rice trade Advertisement:mujahid.riceplus@gmail.com Cell # 0321 369 2874 Ramon Magsaysay, champion of PHwww agriculture .riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com www.ricepluss.com 56th annual Fisher Delta Research Center field day Monitor Latest Updates on Field trial for ‘golden rice’ readied www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com

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Rival Maps of India and Pakistan August 27, 2017

by FRANK JACOBS

Pakistan and India are such quarrelsome twins that they don't even agree on their birthday. Both countries were born from British India, but Pakistan celebrates 14 August 1947 as its independence day; for India, it's 15 August.

In either case, that's just over 70 years ago. The conjoined anniversaries earlier this month were marked by a lot of media attention, focusing mainly on how the joy of independence remains indelibly mixed with the trauma of separation.

But there are many other stories to be told about this vast subcontinent. Here are two sets of maps that provide a different angle on the two nations, celebrating instead life's rich pageant through two categories for which the region is rightly famous – textiles and food.

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In western media, the map of Pakistan is used mainly for three things: to highlight Taliban activity in the frontier zone with Afghanistan, to illustrate tensions over the disputed border with India, or to locate a terrorist attack in one of the country's big cities.

It's as if the shape of the country itself can be the harbinger of nothing but misery and death (1). Well, here's a long-overdue corrective: a map of Pakistan showing the rich diversity of its regional textiles.

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Only colour and beauty here, from the traditional Ralli quilts made in southern Balochistan over the eye-catching Phulkari - embroidered shawls and head scarfs – from Punjab to the Dandi Taanka embroidery of Kashmir in the north, and much in between.

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But even the non-political act of weaving fabric is not immune to subcontinental rivalry. As it turns out, this textile map of Pakistan is the twin of a similar map of India, plotted on the same principle: showing the richness of textile variation throughout the country. Only, in India's case, the mapmaker has made the effort to zoom in on each state's particular kind of fabri.

Muga silk, for example is produced only in the eastern Indian state of Assam, and is known as the 'golden fibre' – the lustre of its naturally yellow-gold tint increasing with every wash. Bandhani is a tie-dye textile made by the Khatri community of Gujarat, and is characterised by white dots forming patterns on yellow, red, blue, green and black background colours. Kasavu refers to the off-white and gold saree worn by women of the Malayali community in Kerala on the occasion of Onam, an annual summer harvest festival.

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Shishupal. As in Pakistani Punjab, the Indian part of Punjab is know for the Phulkari, the embroidery of floral motifs on fabric.

The rich variation of this map brought to mind a similar one sent in earlier, detailing the regional origins of the cornucopia of India's culinary delights.

If you're in Tamil Nadu, you should try the Appam and/or the Pongal, if you have room after the Chettinad chicken. Don't leave Rajasthan without trying the Dal-Baati-Churma, or the Ker-Sangari, or at least the Pyaaz ki Kachori.

When in Delhi, try the Tandoori chicken, or why not the Nagauri-Halwa. In Nagaland, wash your Momos down with rice beer and/or cherry wine.

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Of course Indo-Pakistani rivalry being what it is, there is a corresponding map of regional foods on the other side of the border.

Mussels may rhyme with Brussels, but they're pretty popular in Karachi too.

Balochistan is fruit country, famous for its melons, peaches, cherries and plums. The latter are a key ingredient in Aloo Bukhara Ghost, a local stew.

Go to the other side of the country for Sarson Ke Sag, a dish of mustard greens cooked in oil. Slake your thirst in Rawalpindi with a glass of Kanji, or black-carrot drink.

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Now, wouldn't it be nice to show a map of the regional textiles (or foods) of both countries on one map? Or is that too soon, even 70 years on?

Many thanks to Robert Capiot, who sent in the Pakistani textile map (found here); and to Sunil Maisuria, who provided the India food map (here). Click here for the India textile map, and here for the Pakistani food map.

Strange Maps #853 Got a strange map? Let me know at strangemaps@gmail.com.

(1) Although with some imagination you could detect in the boundaries of the country the name of the Prophet Muhammad,

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or even a (badly drawn) dinosaur.

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Mata (Mother India – see #473 for another country coterminous with its mythical female representation).

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CPEC and the Chinese interests in Pakistan The government and people of Pakistan, not the Chinese, will have to devise a mechanism for CPEC implementation to ensure that equity and distribution concerns of the poor are addressed

28-Aug-17 by Abdur Rehman Cheema and Muhammad Haris Though an industrial giant, Chinese interest in Pakistan‘s varied hinterland and agricultural produce draws on her need to feed a population of 1.37 billion. The USA with population of 321 million, has six times more arable land than China. In 2012, China surpassed USA to become world‘s largest importer of agricultural products. Despite achieving high per acre yield, only 15 percent of China‘s land area can be cultivated. China‘s limited space for farming has been a problem throughout its history, leading to chronic food shortage and famine. While the production efficiency of farmland has grown over time due to modern agricultural technologies and genetically engineered crops, it is still insufficient to meet the demands of burgeoning Chinese population.

China’s aspirations of fulfilling its food needs utilising Pakistani land should prompt Pakistani authorities to do their homework, so they can also benefit from this opportunity. Some of the basic steps include registration and preservation of top Pakistani produce varieties of cereals and fruits such as rice, mangoes and dates at international forums The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) unveiled in 2013,is frequently referred to in Pakistan as a potential economic game changer. Now expected to have an outlay of $62 billion, the Chinese money will be mostly spent to improve transport links and energy cooperation between China and Pakistan.

However, with more details becoming public, CPEC has a large agriculture aspect with Chinese expected to invest in seeds, fertilisers, supply chain, livestock and agri-business chain. Large tracts of land will be leased out to Chinese firms for developing advanced planting and breeding bases.

Pakistan‘s agriculture main issues are low per acre yield, soil erosion, water logging, subsistence farming, large post-harvest losses and low value addition with lack of innovation.

Now is a definite opportunity for Pakistan to learn from Chinese agribusiness technology, capacity and skills. With concentrated poverty (56 percent) in rural areas, Pakistan needs to achieve agriculture driven economic growth as nearly 40 percent of the country‘s population lives in poverty. Over 75 per cent of people living in poverty depend on agriculture for their livelihoods all over the world. To ensure inclusive growth that contributes to poverty alleviation, agribusiness can serve as the main key as growth in agriculture is two to four times more powerful at reducing poverty than growth in other sectors.

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Unlike subsistence farming to which the poor subscribe and live from hand to mouth, agribusiness involves collective agriculture activities including supply of agricultural inputs, production and their distribution to final consumers at a commercial level.

How Chinese involvement in agriculture will benefit the poor and help reduce poverty and would not further exacerbate inequality is yet to be seen. Of course, Chinese will look for large tracts of land where commercial farming activities can be undertaken. In Pakistan, the landholding is extremely unequal with 61 per cent of the total private holdings are under five acres and ownership of 50 acres and above are only two per cent. Majority of the landholdings, 94 per cent are in the category of less than 25 acres while only six per cent of the holdings are in the category of 25 acres and above. In Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), majority of ownership holds in category of under 5 acres, but Sindh and Balochistan have the majority ownership holds in category of five to under 25 acres.

The government and the people of Pakistan, and not the Chinese, will have to think and devise a mechanism to ensure that equity and distribution concerns of the poor are addressed. CPEC agriculture divided will also have to be leveraged, as it will help create income opportunities for the deprived and the marginalised segments of the society.

Some in Pakistan may not be happy to see the Chinese in agriculture sector and having big tracts of land — but Pakistan is not the only country where Chinese enjoy this kind of ownership. In New Zealand, the world‘s largest dairy producer, China has become the third largest dairy producer by purchasing dairy farms through its conglomerate Shanghai Pengxin Group since 2011. However, the fact is publicly known and the government has set a criterion for purchase of agriculture land by foreigners — making sure that the country‘s interests are protected.

China‘s aspirations of fulfilling its food needs utilising Pakistani land should prompt Pakistani authorities to do their homework, so they can also benefit from this opportunity. Some of the basic steps include registration and preservation of top Pakistani produce varieties of cereals and fruits such as rice, mangoes and dates at international forums. Also, the government should open up details of the total CPEC plan including its agriculture outlay for public debate and to involve agribusiness food chain stakeholders. Making it fully transparent, not through hiding and fear but through deep and loud thinking to set up the regulatory framework for foreign investors that the country should to be taken forward.

Dr Abdur Rehman Cheema is a development practitioner and academic based in Islamabad.

He can be reached at arehmancheema@gmail.com. Connect AbdurRehmanCheema via LinkedIn. Muhammad Haris is Programme Officer at the China Study Centre, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. He can be reached at muhammadharis@hotmail.com

Published in Daily Times, August 28th 2017.

Daily Times

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Pakistani rice lowest offer in Iraq’s 30,000 T tender HAMBURG, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The lowest price offer in the tender from Iraq's state grains buyer to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes of rice was $416 a tonne c&f free out for rice to be sourced from Pakistan, traders said on Monday.

No decision about a purchase was believed to have been made in the tender which closed on Sunday, Aug. 27, with offers remaining valid up to Thursday, Aug. 31. The offer was made for 40,000 tonnes from Pakistan, they said. This was followed by an offer of 40,000 tonnes rice from Thailand at $420.45 a tonne c&f free out. Other offers for Thai rice were made at prices from $422.70 to $457 a tonne c&f free out. The lowest offer for rice from the United States was $660 a tonne free out for 30,000 tonnes. Indian rice was offered lowest at $574 a tonne c&f free out.

Rice from Uruguay was offered lowest at $580.50 a tonne, Brazilian rice at $584 and Argentine rice at $579 all c&f free out. Volumes in Iraq's tenders are nominal and the country can buy more than requested in the tender. Iraq made no purchase in its previous international tender to buy rice which closed on July 30. The country has been struggling to import grain for its food subsidy programme after introducing new payment and quality terms that left trading houses unwilling to participate in its international tenders. Iraq is expected to produce about 250,000 tonnes of rice this year, suggesting the country will face a shortfall of about 1 million tonnes which will need to be covered by imports. (Reporting by Michael Hogan, editing by David Evans) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/pakistani-rice-lowest-offer-in-iraqs30000-t-tender/articleshow/60260306.cms

Rice Milling Machinery Market Forecasts Report 2017 to 2022

By Jack Martin August 29, 2017

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Global Rice Milling Machinery Market Research Report 2017 to 2022 provides a unique tool for evaluating the market, highlighting opportunities, and supporting strategic and tactical

decision-making. This report recognizes that in this rapidly-evolving and competitive environment, up-to-date marketing information is essential to monitor performance and make critical decisions for growth and profitability. It provides information on trends and developments, and focuses on markets and materials, capacities and technologies, and on the changing structure of the Rice Milling Machinery Market.

Companies Mentioned are Satake Manufacturing, Buhler, Hunan Chenzhou, Hubei Yongxiang, Zhejiang Qili Machinery, Hunan Xiangliang, Wufeng, Jiangsu Hexi Machinery, Yamamoto The Global Rice Milling Machinery market consists of different international, regional, and local vendors. The market competition is foreseen to grow higher with the rise in technological innovation and M&A activities in the future. Moreover, many local and regional vendors are

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offering specific application products for varied end-users. The new vendor entrants in the market are finding it hard to compete with the international vendors based on quality, reliability, and innovations in technology.

Inquire for sample copy at https://www.marketinsightsreports.com/reports/08298261/globalrice-milling-machinery-market-professional-survey-report-2017/inquiry Global Rice Milling Machinery (K Units) and Revenue (Million USD) Market Split by Product Type Market Segment by Type

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This independent 102 page report guarantees you will remain better informed than your competition. With over 165 tables and figures examining the Rice Milling Machinery market, the report gives you a visual, one-stop breakdown of the leading products, submarkets and market leader‘s market revenue forecasts as well as analysis to 2022.

Geographically, this report is segmented into several key Regions, with production, consumption, revenue (million USD), and market share and growth rate of Rice Milling Machinery in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast), covering Market Segment by Regions

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The report provides a basic overview of the Rice Milling Machinery industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. And development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures.

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The research includes historic data from 2012 to 2016 and forecasts until 2022 which makes the reports an invaluable resource for industry executives, marketing, sales and product managers, consultants, analysts, and other people looking for key industry data in readily accessible documents with clearly presented tables and graphs. The report will make detailed analysis mainly on above questions and in-depth research on the development environment, market size, development trend, operation situation and future development trend of Rice Milling Machinery on the basis of stating current situation of the industry in 2017 so as to make comprehensive organization and judgment on the competition situation and development trend of Rice Milling Machinery Market and assist manufacturers and investment organization to better grasp the development course of Rice Milling Machinery Market.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.

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Chapter 12, Rice Milling Machinery market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2017 to 2022; Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe Rice Milling Machinery sales channel, distributors, traders, dealers, Research Findings and Conclusion, appendix and data source. http://www.donohuereport.com/rice-milling-machinery-market/

Organic Rice Protein Market Analysis Forecast to 2022, by Regions, Type and Application, with Sales and Revenue 28 AUGUST 2017 BY MANGESH KANASE

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Vietnam to reform rice production, improve exports Last update 11:17 | 29/08/2017 Vietnam will reform rice production to gain sustainable development in the production and export of rice, according to Vietnam‘s Rice Market Development Strategy from 2017 to 2020.Vietnam will reform rice production to gain sustainable development in the production and export of riceAccording to the strategy for developing the country‘s rice export market in the 2017–20 period with a vision to 2030, one of the goals is to gradually reduce the rice export volume but increase the value of exported rice.Specifically, the annual rice export volume is expected to reach about 4.5-5 million tonnes in 2020, earning an average of about 2.2-2.3 billion USD per year.From 2021 to 2030, the nation‘s annual rice export volume is expected to reach about 4 million tonnes, earning 2.3 to 2.5 billion USD per year.

At the same time, it would restructure rice export products.Exports of fragrant rice, specialty rice and Japonica rice will account for the largest proportion of the total volume of exported rice at 40 percent, followed by glutinous rice and white rice exports at 25 percent each.Meanwhile, the proportion of high quality, high-value, organic, highly-nutritious rice and products made from rice will be about 10 percent.Tran Cong Thang, deputy director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that at present Vietnam does not have a national plan for the development of export rice but provinces have developed areas of producing high-quality rice products while applying high technology for production. In addition, the nation has had geographical indicators for rice products such as Hai Hau rice and Dien Bien rice.

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Meanwhile, many local brands have been protected including Kinh Mon glutinous rice in Hai Duong province, Dong Trieu glutinous rice in Quang Ninh province and aromatic rice of Soc Trang province. Many enterprises have developed brands for their business and for their rice products.Meeting the market demand, in recent years, the area of growing high-quality rice is increasing. Rice exporters are also more active in seeking ways to penetrate high-quality rice markets as well as linking with each other to build the rice production chain. Especially, in the Mekong Delta, there are 10 to 12 brands of rice produced by private enterprises such as Ngoc Troi and Ngoc Dong.However, Thang said, besides development of high-quality rice, Vietnam

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still needs to develop rice products in traditional rice markets and expand the export market to Africa.

In addition, Vietnam and many other countries producing rice are experiencing various problems such as salinity intrusion and climate change, so rice production to adapt to climate change is a big challenge, he said.

The MARD has worked with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to develop key rice varieties for each region according to the market demand.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said that to implement the restructuring of the rice production industry in Vietnam, the agricultural sector has to improve rice varieties, production technique and infrastructure; set up appropriate mechanisation in production, preservation and processing; and promote production chain. The sector will identify suitable rice varieties for each export market.

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He said that initially, the sector would focus on researching high-quality rice varieties and rice production technical package to reduce production cost, improve rice quality, protecting the environment and ensure sustainable agricultural reforms.To implement Vietnam‘s Rice Market Development Strategy for the period 2017 to 2020, the MARD will review and identify rice growing areas with an advantage to adjust production plans and convert areas with inefficient rice production to other purposes. It will plan a schedule on adjusting production scale and output to meet domestic and international demand and the competitive ability of Vietnamese rice.

It will also plan and organise production based on regions of material and regions specialising in the production of rice, demand of specific export markets, and orders of enterprises.he ministry said that in the first seven months of the year, Vietnam exported 3.3 million tonnes of rice, earning 1.5 billion USD, up 15.7 percent in volume and 13.7 percent in value compared to the January-July period of 2016. China was still the largest export market for Vietnamese rice, followed by the Philippines.

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Rice basmati softens on low demand .Press Trust of India | New Delhi August 26, 2017 Last Updated at 14:13 IST In restricted activity, rice basmati prices fell by upto Rs 300 per quintal at wholesale grains market today owing to slackened demand. However, other grains held steady in thin trade.

Traders said easing demand from retailers and stockists against adequate stocks position mainly pulled down rice basmati prices.

In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa- 1121 variety settled lower at Rs 6,3006,500 and Rs 5,000- 5,050 from previous levels of Rs 6,500-6,600 and Rs 5,250- 5,350 per quintal, respectively.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):

Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,100-2,350, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,755-1,760, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,760-1,765, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 950-960 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,030-1,040 (50 kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 6,300-6,500, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 5,000-5,050, Permal raw Rs 2,1502,175, Permal wand Rs 2,200-2,225, Sela Rs 2,300-2,400 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,825-1,850, Bajra Rs 1,225-1,230, Jowar yellow Rs 1,400-1,450, white Rs 2,800-2,900, Maize Rs 1,335-1,340, Barley Rs 1,490-1,500.

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Rice-growing period in peril without seasonal rains

Parched paddyland in Thabbowa. Pic by Karuwalagaswewa Jayarathna Water reservoirs in the country have nearly dried up and this will mean cultivation in the next rice-planting season will be a challenge, barring rains in the next few months. In the 2015-2016 Maha season only 756,000 hectares were sown, less than in the same growing season in 20142015. Out of this, only 743,000 hectares were harvested in the 2015-2016 Maha season. But the agriculture director expects to cultivate 800,000 hectares this Maha season.Inter-monsoon rains fall between October and November, usually spread across the island.

As a result of the lingering drought in which more than 1.3 million people are suffering, in some cases, water levels are down to 20% percent of the capacity of tanks.The director of irrigation, M. Thurasingham, said water for cultivation will be scarce if the rains don‘t arrive. He said water for the Yala season had been provided with what was available. ―We are to yet provide water for the Maha season cultivation. If rains don‘t occur we will face difficulties to provide water to the farmers,‘‘ he said. ―We can manage with the water until September to October, the months that bring heavy rainfall.‘‘He said that there are 70 big tanks and 300 other tanks. The water in these will be enough for day-to-day needs.

Meanwhile, the Meteorology Department‘s deputy director (forecasting), Anusha Waranasooriya, said rains are expected in the next two months. The north, northeast and Uva should receive evening thundershowers next month, she said.

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Ms. Warnasooriya said that the southwest monsoon rains will continue from September to October. These rains will not help fill the tanks, she cautioned, noting the shortage of rainfall last year.The Disaster Management Ministry says more than a 1.3 million people are affected by the drought. Most of the affected are in Kurunegala where 231,121 people belonging to 70,309 families are suffering.Kurunegala is one of the top three rice-producing districts of the country.

Dried up Tissawewa. Pic by Athula Bandara Pradeep Kodippili, the deputy director, said drinking water and rations are the priorities. So far, Rs. 600 million has been spent to provide 600 tanker trucks and 6,000 plastic storage tanks, he said. Rs. 1.8 billion has been allocated for rations. ―We have given priority to Kurunegala. We have not yet considered irrigation and cultivation. These issues will be handled by the agriculture ministry and other organisations.‘‘The director general of the Agriculture Department, Dr. Rohan Wijekoon, said there are plans to begin the cultivation of 800,000 hectares. Already 40,000 bushels of seed paddy have been prepared. ―During the Yala season, the cultivation of 400,000 hectares of paddy was planned, but because of the drought, only 250,000 hectares were harvested. Most of this [harvest] had to be purchased for seed paddy for the upcoming Maha season,‘‘ he said.He added that seeds for planting chili, soy, rice, big onions and other vegetables will be provided to farmers http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170827/news/rice-growing-period-in-peril-without-seasonal-rains256524.html

Rice production to fall as floods ravage farmland Abu Siddique 11:25 PM August 28, 2017

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Around 5,000 hectares of vegetable crops have been inundated while around 8,000 hectares of Aush paddy has also been badly hit by the floods ahead of harvesting Dhaka Tribune The food shortage over the last few months hiked the coarse rice price in local markets by Tk18 a kg compared to the same period a year ago The production of rice is expected to fall in the next cycle as around 600,000 hectares of Aman paddy fields have been inundated with floodwater.

According to a floods bulletin issued by the Department of Disaster Management on Monday, a total of 591,647 hectares of Aman paddy field in 32 districts have been affected.

Unofficial sources, however, put the total damage to crops including paddy far higher.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the average Aman paddy production in Bangladesh is around 2.5 tons per hectare. Therefore the country is expected to produce around 1.5 million tons less Aman paddy this season.

In addition, around 5,000 hectares of vegetable crops have been inundated while around 8,000 hectares of Aush paddy has also been badly hit by the floods ahead of harvesting.

This year the government set a target to bring around 5.4 million hectares of agricultural land under Aman production.

The country produces around 34.7 million tons of rice against its annual demand for 32.4 million tons.

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Among the paddy varieties, Boro accounts for the bulk of total production – ranging around 19.5 million tons – while Aman production comes second annually.

Meanwhile, the government has started distributing Aman paddy seedlings in different districts where floodwater is receding.

Sources said there is an acute shortage of seedlings after the flood.

Food Loss Just a few months ago during the Boro season, the country lost around two million tons of Boro rice due to sudden flash floods in six districts along the Haor basin.

The food shortage over the last few months hiked the coarse rice price in local markets by Tk18 a kg compared to the same period a year ago.

With its limited stocks, the government is struggling to provide support for Safety Net Programmes including Vulnerable Group Feeding, Vulnerable Group Development and Gratuitous Relief.

As of on Monday, the government‘s food reserve stood at 446,000 tons. Of the total, there were 312,000 tons of rice and 134,000 tons of wheat grains.

The Floods According to Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre, water levels of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and Ganges-Padma rivers are in falling trend while Surma-Kushiyara is rising.

Under the influence of current floods, 18 river points out of 90 measured stations in different rivers in all three basins – Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna – have seen water flow above the danger level.

At the same time, water levels have been rising in 31 points in the rivers across the country.

Of them, the Kushiyara River at Amalshid point has risen by 101cm, the Gur River at Singra point by 71cm and the Atrai River at Baghabari point by 19cm.

In addition, the level of the Lakhya River has swollen at Lakhpur point by 91cm, the Padma River at Goalanda point by 10cm, and the Surma River at Kanaighat point by 42cm.

All of these are above the danger level. http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2017/08/28/rice-production-fall-floods-deluge-farmland/

Floods destroy 90,000 acres of paddy field SU PHYO WIN 28 AUG 2017

Bago, Ayeyarwady, Magwe and Yangon regions have been the areas most affected by flooding during the rainy season. Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar TimesSOME 90,000 acr es of riceland have been destroyed due to flooding as of August 18, a huge decline compared to 300,000 acres of paddy washed out in 2015, the government said.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation said that of the estimated 15 million acres of rainy-season rice crop for this fiscal year, some 10.5 million acres had been cultivated before the rainy season peaked in late July, submerging 400,000 acres of rice. ―We cannot say that all of the submerged paddy has been destroyed. Only around 90,000 acres have been destroyed,‖ U Myo Tint Htun, deputy secretary at the ministry‘s office, said, but he added that the figure can increase because the rainy season has not yet ended.

Bago, Ayeyarwady, Magwe and Yangon regions have been the most affected by the floods, with more than 400,000 acres of farmland under water up to August 18, but water levels have almost receded in those areas, said U Myo Tint Htun.

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U Myo Tint Htun said the irrigation department has prepared for this year‘s flooding season more intensively, building canals that drain the paddies fast, and this was a factor in the decline of damage to the crop.

U Thein Aung, president of the Freedom of Farmer League, said Ayeyarwady has not been affected much in the cultivation of rainy-season paddy this fiscal year because there was not much heavy rain at the time of the planting season in early June. ―Some areas of the cultivation are under water, but loss is not much worth saying compared to the last three years,‖ he said.

U Nay Lin Zin, joint secretary general of Myanmar Rice Federation, said Myanmar can meet the export goal as the floods did not significantly affect the cultivation of crops. ―In the last fiscal year we could only export 1.8 million tonnes. I think 200,000 tonnes was lost because of the floods,‖ he said.

The government export target is 4 million tonnes of rice by 2020, double the 2 million tonnes export target for fiscal 2017-2018.

The ministry has access to more than 50,000 buckets of seed which can be immediately distributed around the country to those in need to ensure this year‘s target would be met https://www.mmtimes.com/news/floods-destroy-90000-acres-paddy-field.html

APEC officials interested in Vietnam‘s rice production, export

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Representatives of APEC economies has a fact-finding trip to the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Rice Research Institute and Trung An Hi-Tech Farming JSC in Can Tho city on August 24 (Photo: VNA) Font Size:

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NDO/VNA – Officials from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies expressed their special interest in Vietnam’s rice production and export during their fact-finding trip to the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI) and Trung An Hi-Tech Farming JSC based in Can Tho city on August 24.

At the CLRRI located in Ninh Kieu district, the delegates were briefed on the operation of the institute, which is the premier national institution specialising in rice research.The institute has released more than 180 new varieties of rice with 77 varieties certified nationally, CLRRI Director Tran Ngoc Thach stated, adding that about 25 new solutions have been developed and transferred to farmers.

It has collaborated with a number of organisations and universities worldwide such as the

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International Rice Research Institute, the UN Development Fund, the World Bank and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, in terms of food security, poverty reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Thach noted that the institute aims to move towards a more efficient and climate-ready rice production system in the time to come.Meanwhile, Trung An High-Tech Farming JSC has 20,000 ha of paddy fields which produce 400,000 tonnes of rice meeting GAP and organic standards annually.The company‘s major rice export markets include the US, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, China, Iran, Iraq, Germany, Italy, France and Australia, to name but a few.

Gerald Herbert Smith, a US delegate, said that the increasing level of water and salinisation remains the biggest challenges to rice production in Vietnam‘s Mekong Delta region, especially at low-lying areas, requiring researchers and scientists to look for ways to ease their negative impacts.

He said that post-harvest loss is also a challenge to agriculture in general and rice production in particular, noting that the US and the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have engaged in joint studies and scientific collaboration in order to seek the best ways to reduce the losses.

The official hailed the CLRRI‘s plan to implement other production models like aquaculture apart from rice crops in the context of climate change.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Mekong Delta region has harvested 10,259 million tonnes of rice in the winter-spring rice crop in 2016-2017, up 188,375 tonnes from the same period in 2015-2016.

The region cultivated more than 1.5 million ha of rice during the crop, down 22,630 ha against the previous winter-spring crop, with an average productivity of 6.7 tonnes a hectare.

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The ministry stated that for the rest of 2017, drastic measures will be taken to deal with unfavourable weather conditions and the impacts of climate change such as drought and saline intrusion.

The region will plant over 1.6 million ha of rice in the 2017 summer-autumn crop, hoping to reach an estimated output of 9.45 million tonnes, up nearly 437,000 tonnes against the 2016 summer-autumn crop.Rice varieties resistant to drought and salt water such as OM 6976, OM 2517, OM 5629, among others, will be used for the crop http://en.nhandan.com.vn/business/item/5443902-apec-officials-interested-in-vietnam%E2%80%99s-riceproduction-export.html

Alternatives to reduce rice imports BY: Freddy Mou 14:45, August 29, 2017

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Imports of fuel and rice are the greatest consumers of foreign exchange.Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel said the Government is looking for alternative ways to reduce such bigger imports within the 100 Days Economic Stimulus Plan.The 100-day plan has the primary goals of demonstrating government pro-activity in ensuring sound macroeconomic and fiscal management, restoring confidence, generating investment and moving towards greater economic self-reliance.Abel said there are other alternatives apart from rice that people could consider and grow in the country.

He said the Government has been talking with the major rice distributors to grow and manufacture rice locally.

He added that the 500 hectares of rice farming in the Markham plains, in Morobe Province, will ease some of the burdens the government is facing with rice imports if the project commences.Currently, PNG is importing about 350,000 tons of rice per year which equates to about K600m to K700m.Prime Minster, Peter O‘Neill, when responding to a query in Parliament last year (2016) said becoming self-sufficient in rice production is a matter of high national importance. ―We have a desire to grow more rice in our country and we need to work hard at this.‖He said as a country, we rely too much on rice imports, from Australia and from Asia that is sold in Papua New Guinea.―We want to have a large scale and commercially viable rice production sector in our country, that will meet the demands of our people.‖

Advertorial Arawana uniting with 150 experts worldwide to advocate for use of Rice Bran Oil

A joint initiative of Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, FAO and WHO representatives 

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The high-profile 4th International Conference on Rice Bran Oil 2017 (ICRBO 2017) was held in Thailand on August 25, where representatives from multiple international organizations and countries gathered in Bangkok. Marshall Dr. Prajin Juntong, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Dr. Rabi Rasaily, the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and Li Duo, a nutritionist of the World Health Organization (WHO), etc. gave speeches, and over 150 experts and scholars from over 20 countries including China, Japan, the U.S., India and Thailand, etc. discussed on the research and applications of rice bran oil in pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, nutraceuticals and foods.

This conference also invited over 30 rice bran oil enterprise representatives and R&D institutions from different countries. Arawana, the only invited enterprise of China, and Wilmar Global R&D Center (both as relevant representatives) launched an initiative with the

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International Association of Rice Bran Oil (IARBO), Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, representative of FAO, and expert of WHO, etc. to advocate for use of the rice bran oil containing oryzanol, together with 150 experts worldwide.

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, The representative of FAO and WHO,President of IARBO,The representatives of Arawana and Wilmar (Shanghai) Biotechnology Research & Development Center jointly advocate the consumption of rice bran oil.

With low intake of oryzanol, Asia faces many health challenges Experts in this conference emphasized to different degrees the close correlation between the rice bran oil and Asian health problems. Due to the unhealthy lifestyles, Asia faces many health challenges, the sub-health state caused by great stress, Triple H (hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia), insomnia and fatiguability is popular in Asian cities, and chronic diseases including diabetes and hypertension, etc. have also entered the high-incidence period. The WHO released the Global Report on Diabetes for the first time in 2016, according to which, there were about 110 million diabetes patients in China alone, accounting for 1/10 of the total adults, and the number is expected to increase to 150 million in 2040; the diabetes patients had exceeded 65 million in India. Li Duo, a member of the WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group, held that many diseases were associated with the fact that the modern food processing and diet of people are over refined, and most nutrition of cereals is lost, leading to low intake of oryzanol.

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President and Secretary-in-General of IARBO were signing on the initiative An Indian expert who studies relevant problems in the U.S., said, "If the Asian-Pacific region does not pay attention, the health of Asian people will be more worrying in the future." This viewpoint was generally accepted by the over 150 experts in the conference.

An Asian way to meet the sub-health challenge is to eat the rice bran oil containing oryzanol

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Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and President of IARBO were visiting the booth of Arawana Rice bran oil.In the face of the health challenges of Asia, global experts coincidentally proposed to seek wisdom from the 5,000-year Chinese tradition, and look for strategy from food and medicine homology.

"Dietotherapy is fundamental to the traditional Chinese medicine. A sound strategy to meet the challenge is to improve the lifestyle, adjust the diet structure, and eat rice bran oil and supplement oryzanol every day."

According to the experts, the rice bran oil contains rich active nutrition of grains, including many physiological activators such as oryzanol, phytosterol and vitamin E, and was recommended as one of the three healthy edible oils by WHO. The oryzanol is mainly extracted from the rice bran oil, has been clinically proved to be able to improve the vegetative nerve function and endocrine dyscrasia, lower blood lipids, resist oxidation and senescence, and function as de-stressing and sleep aiding, and is very important to human health. The global rising trend of the scale of oryzanol used in drugs in recent years has reflected people's increasingly higher demand for it.

Eating the rice bran oil containing oryzanol can improve the diet structure and meet the health challenges, being an "Asian way" tailored for Asians.

Prasert Setwipattanachai, President of IARBO, said in the conference that the vigorous development of rice bran oil and supplementation of oryzanol could contribute to the health of Asian people and even all humanity. There is big research space in the value and application of the rice bran oil; rice or rice bran oil is used as the raw material in the pharmaceutical products,

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health products, foods and cosmetics, such as oryzanol, vitamin E, lotions, and antioxidant and anti-aging nutraceuticals.

Japan is considered as a country excellent in oriental diet structure among the Asian countries, and is the country earliest in popularizing rice bran oil: Japan proposed the initiative of supplementing oryzanol and vitamin B1 from rice bran oil in 1917, and vigorously popularized the daily consumption of rice bran oil containing oryzanol on the initiative of the government, which was a move to meet the national health challenge, just like the Chinese government's proposing of universal salt iodization in 1995 to respond to and contain students' goiter prevalence.

Teruo Miyazawa, a professor of nutrition at the Tohoku University of Japan, told the reporter that 40% nutritious lunches of primary and secondary schools in Japan used rice bran oil as the cooking oil, and the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare designated rice bran oil as the oil for the nutritious meals of Japanese primary and secondary school students. "The grain nutrition is very important to the growth and development of children, especially, the growth of children aged 7-14 needs strengthening supplementation of vitamin E and oryzanol. Rice bran oil contains those nutrients, and has a very good antioxidant capacity. And its taste is quite in line with the light-based Japanese dietary habit. I advocate other Asian countries to eat more rice bran oil containing oryzanol."

China is at the forefront of rice bran oil R&D and industry innovation, and Arawana becomes the leader Consuming the rice bran oil can improve health, and developing the rice bran oil is of great significance to increasing self-sufficiency rate of edible oil of Asian countries, boosting Asian countries' world position in the grain and oil field, and guaranteeing the edible oil supply security. Asia is the most important consuming region of edible oil, but it has the common problem of oil shortage due to the limited cultivated area, especially in China, a major consumer of edible oil where the sunflower oil and soybean oil, etc. mainly depend on import. The awkward situation of shortage of oils in the country would be effectively solved without the competition for land with fertile farmland, if the rice industry could be deeply developed.

Marshall Dr. Prajin Juntong, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, said in the speech that the Thai government highly valued and supported the development of the rice bran oil industry; this industry was of great significance to alleviating the Asian food security issue and was worthy of attention of every country.

The global experts' attention to Asian health and advocacy of edible rice bran oil coincided with the ideal of the Chinese enterprise Arawana which, as a forerunner in technological innovation in the grain and oil industry of China, threw itself into the R&D of rice bran oil in as early as 2006.

Arawana, the only invited Chinese grain and oil enterprise in this conference, brought the "double-10,000" rice bran oil to this conference to show the product innovation, which increases the average content of both the oryzanol and phytosterol to 10,000ppm at the same time, and successfully solves the worldwide problem of how to naturally retain the nutritive essence of rice

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bran oil in the processing while well attaining good taste, color and quality. According to information, this product won the "Quality Award of International Rice Bran Oil" in the 3rd International Conference on Rice Bran Oil in 2016 in Tokyo, Japan, and it was also a focus of the media and experts in the conference in Thailand this year.

In the meantime, in terms of industry pattern exploration, the rice circular economy industry pattern first developed by Arawana has realized the transformation from the traditional extensive rice processing model to intensive processing model, successfully built the eco-circulating economy of the whole rice industry chain, and achieved the "least waste of useful materials" of each piece of rice. According to information, such pattern is expected to be promoted into a pattern that can be practiced and replicated in China, which will play the leading and demonstration role in the grain and oil industry transformation and upgrading of Asia and even the world.

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand was awarding a certificate to Arawana brand.

Dr. Rabi Rasaily, the representative of FAO, called on Asians to eat more healthy rice bran oil, and highly affirmed China's "double-10,000" rice bran oil and the rice circular economy pattern initiated by it: "It is a responsibility and an obligation of Asia to develop good rice bran oil.

Learning and publicizing relevant experience of the Chinese enterprises will be very helpful to promoting Asian rice processing and the sustainable development of the rice bran oil industry."

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Seedlings crisis worries farmers 12:00 AM, August 28, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 03:01 AM, August 28, 2017

Massive damage of seedbeds in flood badly affects Aman cultivation

Reaz Ahmad

With crops on 6.11 lakh hectares of land damaged by floods, farmers in 32 districts are in dire need of Aman seedlings to recoup their losses by producing the foodgrain.In many northern and central districts, farmers couldn't plant Aman seedlings as floodwater washed away most of the seedbeds.

Till the third week of this month, farmers could plant Aman on 40 lakh hectares across the country, around 16 lakh hectares short of the target, according to preliminary field assessment by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).In the corresponding period last year, Aman coverage was nearly 100 percent of the target.

Amid weather uncertainty and projections of more rainfall later this week, the DAE advised its staff all over the country to encourage farmers to reap Aus rice immediately so that no more grain is lost to floodwater. The agriculture ministry expects Aus harvest of at least 23 lakh tonnes from 10 lakh hectares.

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Aman, grown during the monsoon, contributes 38 percent to the country's annual rice output, the second highest after irrigated Boro that accounts for 55 percent of the total. Aus contributes the remaining seven percent.Given this year's loss of 20 lakh tonnes of Boro rice due to flashflood in haor areas and fungal attacks, production of the staple in the current Aman season is considered crucial for the country's food security.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina distributed Aman seedlings among farmers during her visit to flood-hit Gaibandha.

Officials at the agriculture ministry and the DAE told The Daily Star that efforts are underway to provide flood-affected farmers with vegetable seeds and Aman seedlings.

Experts, however, cautioned that farmers would have to plant Aman by mid-September or else they would fail to achieve the targeted yield.

The disaster management and relief ministry statistics show crops were completely or partially damaged on 6.11 lakh hectares in 32 of the 64 districts till August 25 with Dinajpur, Naogaon, Kurigram, Jamalpur, Sunamganj, Bogra, and Manikganj being the worst-hit.

Talking to this newspaper yesterday, Abdul Jalil, a farmer in Naogaon's Niamatpur area, said he lost more than 60 maunds of Aus to recent floods."My Aman seedbed was also ravaged by the floods."Jalil thought of planting Aman once floodwater recedes from his cropland. But he failed to manage seedlings and decided to cultivate mustard instead. He said around a thousand floodhit farming households in his area recently received 10 kgs of rice, two kgs of cooking oil and one kg of sugar each in relief but no seedlings to recoup the crop loss.

Prof Bahadur Meah, who teaches plant pathology at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, said that if farmers manage to plant Aman seedlings by mid-September, they could still recover the flood-induced losses.

He stressed the need for initiatives from both the government and non-government actors to provide seedlings to farmers.FM Moinuddin, who heads Rice Farming System Division at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), told this newspaper that the government could help the farmers get seedlings from other areas not affected by floods.

Besides, many farmers, who produced BRRI-52, are now doing fine, as the submergence-tolerant variety can survive up to 15 days of flooding, he added.Our correspondents in flood-hit districts reported that the assessment of the damage was not complete yet.

Dinajpur is the worst affected district where standing crops were damaged on 121,170 hectares.

Ziaur Rahman, a farmer in Tentulia of Dinajpur's Chirirbandar upazila, said Aman on his twoacre land was washed away by the floods.Vegetable farmers were also hit hard in the district.In a recent visit to Majadanga village in Biral upazila, our correspondent found Roksana Begum, a 43-year-old farmer, checking her damaged pointed gourd farm.

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Roksana said she and her husband Rafiqul Islam spent Tk 30,000 for producing pointed gourd on the leased land.But floods damaged the crop as they were about to reap it. ―The price was good in the market…,‖ she said while trying to choke back tears.

According to the DAE, vegetable on 550 hectares of land in Dinajpur was damaged by flood.

In Lalmonirhat's Dhairkhata village, farmer Khoda Baksh cultivated Aman in more than four acres of land, but the crop was destroyed by floodwater. ―I don't know how I will provide for my seven-member family,‖ said the 55-year-old farmer.

There was no scope for him to replant Aman, as seedlings were not available.

DAE officials in the flood-hit districts are advising farmers to go for direct seeding of broadcast Aman if they fail to get seedlings.Following flashfloods in haor areas of six northeastern districts in late March, the government is walking a tightrope as far as food stock is concerned. With losses of 20 lakh tonnes of Boro due to flood and fungi blast, the government revised its food import projection from nine lakh tonnes to 20 lakh tonnes for the current fiscal year.

Experts note that a back-to-back loss of Aman would have a significant impact on the government's food reserve as it has to run a prolonged post-flood relief operation and provide rice to 50 lakh ultra-poor at a subsidised price of below Tk 10 a kg for the next three months.

[Our correspondents in the flood-hit districts contributed to this report] http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/seedlings-crisis-worries-farmers-1455001 12:00 AM, August 28, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 03:01 AM, August 28, 2017

Bumper crop of rice expected in Sindh Mohammad Hussain Khan August 28, 2017

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RICE growers in Sindh expect a bumper crop this season as the province has surpassed the sowing target by up to 80,000 hectares thanks to timely supplies of irrigation water in early May.The increase in acreage has been witnessed in the upper Sindh, mainly in districts located on the right bank of the Indus river.These areas are fed by non-perennial off-taking canals of Sukkur and Guddu barrages, which supply water only in the summer.

Growers say such water supplies are unusual in the right-bank districts, which normally get water flows in late May or early June.However, while water was available in the irrigation channels emanating from the right side of the Sukkur barrage in May, tail-end farmers of these canals are still facing water shortage, irrigation officials say.

This is primarily due to the fact that these canals have become heavily silted over the years, and with no massive desilting drive in sight the situation is only going to get worse.

Moreover, while flows in each canal are at the maximum level, actual discharges remain inadequate, hence shortage in tail-end reaches.

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The provincial government fixed the sowing target for rice at 750,000 hectares this season, the same level compared to a year ago.

Significant increase in acreage has been witnessed in Badin, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Shikarpur and Larkana Significant increase in acreage has been witnessed in Badin, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Shikarpur and Larkana. All these districts except Badin are located on the right bank of the Indus river.

Rice has been sown on 155,000 hectares in Badin and on 114,000 hectares in Jacobabad.

However, some farmers are not happy about the price they get. Fahad Panhwar, a rice grower from Jacobabad, says the cost of production varies between Rs25,000 and Rs30,000 per acre while the yield comes to around 75 maunds for irri-6. Farmers then sell it for Rs900 per 40kg, he says.

Mahmood Molvi, chairman of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan, points out that hybrid seeds give higher per-acre yields. Some seeds categorised as F1 and F2 led to drop in yields last year, but the crop‘s outlook has improved this year, he says. ―I myself have grown rice on 400 acres in Shikarpur.‖ A farmer from upper region‘s Qambar-Shahdadkot district says growers are also sowing late hybrid varieties, therefore the transplantation of crop from nurseries is still under way.

Luckily, areas fed by distributaries like Noorpur, Dhori, Patoja, Shahhan of the Saifullah Magsi canal in Shahdadkot district and adjoining areas started getting adequate water flows as early as April 28 which helped farmers prepare nurseries, he adds. ―We are better off in terms of water supplies this year after a long time.‖ Another reason for increased rice cultivation is a decline in the acreage of sunflower crop in upper Sindh. In Shikarpur district, rice sowing has increased due to a World Bank-funded agriculture project under which growers are getting implements to improve per-acre productivity.

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Similarly, the rice acreage in lower Sindh‘s Badin district, which is fed by Kotri barrage canals, increased by up to 40,000 hectares as farmers who could not grow cotton and chilli in early Kharif due to the unavailability of water switched over to rice. Early Kharif sowing for cotton begins in March and April in lower Sindh.

Sindh Chamber of Agriculture‘s general secretary says pest attacks are frequently being reported and cloudy weather remains unfavourable for crop as it affects grain formation.In the DecemberJanuary period, rice millers bought the irri-6 variety for Rs750 to Rs850 per 40kg and basmati for Rs1,600 per 40kg, he says. However, basmati‘s rate increased to Rs2,400 per 40kg later on due to better export demand.

Figures for the actual rice acreage will still be higher if its cultivation in prohibited areas of Sindh is taken into account.

Though cultivation is banned in areas fed by left bank‘s perennial canals of Sukkur and Guddu barrages like Rohri, Nara and Ghotki feeder canal, influential landowners still cultivate crops on these lands.

While the crop sown on this area does not reflect in official estimates, it eventually finds its way to the market.

Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, August 28th, 2017 https://www.dawn.com/news/1354361/bumper-crop-of-rice-expected-in-sindh

FOU Customs intercepts bags of expired smuggled rice, Indian hemp in Lagos AUGUST 28TH, 2017

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, on Monday in Lagos, said that it intercepted 1,237 bags of expired foreign parboiled rice with the Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N15.2 million.The command also intercepted 27 luxury vehicles smuggled into

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the country, with DPV of about N228.2 million including 1,590 Kilogram of Cannabis Sativa popularly known as Indian hemp worth N72.9 million.

Speaking with newsmen in his office in Lagos, Muhammed Uba Garba, Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the unit, said that the contraband items, which has a total value of N9 million was allegedly imported from neighboring Benin Republic. ―These are 50kg of 1,237 bags of foreign Rice and some of them have expired. The Federal Government has banned the importation of rice and import vehicles through the land borders, but they are still coming in. This is why we have to enforce the FG policy on ban on importation of rice and vehicles through land borders.

According to him, the command will continue to enforce the policies because the policy on local rice production was put in place to encourage local rice millers vis-à-vis encourage local farmers and create jobs for majority of Nigerians. ―We also impounded used clothing and they are under prohibition and as policy implementing agency, we must ensure this goods are not allowed to come into Nigerian markets,‖ the CAC stated.

Barely three weeks after intensifying our operational modalities, the field operatives fortified with credible information trailed and intercepted 27 assorted vehicles smuggled into the country through unapproved routes. ―The smuggled vehicles includes Toyota Prado jeep, Hilux, Highlander, Mercedes-Benz among others ranging from 2007 to 2013 models. These 27 assorted vehicles alone have a Duty Paid Value of N228.2 million.‖ The unit also said it intercepted frozen poultry products, Indian hemps, medicaments, used tyres and various general merchandise valued at N303 million. ―The unit also recovered N252million from duty payments and demand notices on general goods that tried to outsmart our officers at seaports, airports and land borders through wrong classification, transfer of value and shortchange in duty payment that are meant for the Federal Government. A cumulative sum of N784 million were recorded within the week under review.‖ He however urged all complaints traders not to exercise any fear while embarking on their legitimate business but to be honest in their declarations because as one of the enforcement agencies of government, Customs will continue to work towards ensuring compliance with all extant laws guiding imports and exports in Nigeria. https://www.businessdayonline.com/fou-customs-intercepts-bags-expired-smuggled-rice-indian-hemplagos/

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Negotiating trade agreements BR R E S E AR C H

AUG 28TH, 2017 12:32 Ministry of Commerce officials and the general public may have a different definition of the words ―major success‖. Pakistan and Indonesia re-negotiated their PTA this week with Pakistan being the beneficiary of concessions on 20 tariffs lines. Rice, ethanol, textiles, mangoes and kinnows are among the products that received concessions for which the ministry lauded itself. Pakistan has a trade deficit of nearly $1 billion with Indonesia, the bulk of which is due to palm oil imports. Pakistan is among the top palm oil importing countries in the world since every good quality banaspati ghee in Pakistan has palm oil in it.

It is unlikely that the food loving nation of Pakistan will decrease its edible oil imports. Neither is it likely that Pakistan‘s domestic edible oil production will increase substantially in the near future. Not only does Pakistan have limited patches of land with suitable conditions for palm oil cultivation, this sector also requires much further research as well as investment in mills for extraction.

Increasing exports to Indonesia could address the trade deficit; currently Pakistan‘s exports to Indonesia are around a paltry $100 million, not even accounting for one percent of Indonesia‘s $136 billion imports. Therefore, negotiating better tariffs for Pakistan‘s exports to Indonesia would appear to be a step in the right direction.

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Analyzing the products that Pakistan has gotten tariff concessions on tells a different story however. True, Indonesia is one of the top rice importing countries in the world to which Pakistan‘s basmati rice exports are negligible. But Pakistan is not likely to be able to compete with Thailand and Vietnam from whom Indonesia imports rice from since they all belong to the strong trading bloc ASEAN and are neighbours.

Pakistan‘s kinnow exports are $1.1 million to Indonesia whereas its imports from the world are $51 million so on the face of it there is substantial potential to increase exports. However, under the existing PTA, Pakistan already enjoys 0 percent tariff on the mandarin variety that Indonesia imports. This begs the question as to why Pakistan is not exporting more oranges to Indonesia currently if tariff concessions alone can increase exports.

Tariff concessions on mangos and ethanol exports are particularly interesting. Indonesia‘s total mango imports in 2016 were $14,000 and it is a net exporter of ethanol thus there is not a lot of room for increase in exports of either goods. All in all, the tariff concessions are unlikely to impact the current trade deficit with Indonesia. One wonders at the usage of valuable time and resources in re-negotiating tariff concessions that clearly have little utility.

Is it the dearth of information available to officials or lack of sense that renders Pakistan incapable of negotiating trade agreements that are in its favour. Far from being a ―major success‖, the re-negotiated tariff concessions only underline the futility of Pakistan‘s trade agreements in increasing its exports http://www.brecorder.com/2017/08/28/367010/negotiating-trade-agreements/

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Reuters | Aug 29, 2017, 02:15 IST Aug 28 (Reuters) - Snapshot of the global export markets for grains, oilseeds and edible oils as reported by government and private sources as of the end of business on Monday: WHEAT TENDER: Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) set a tender on Monday to buy an unspecified amount of wheat from global suppliers for shipment from Oct. 110.

CORN SALE: Exporters sell U.S. corn to Mexico - USDA.BARLEY TENDER: Jordan's state grain buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of animal feed barley, to be sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Monday. The tender deadline is Sept. 7, traders said.

RICE TENDER UPDATE: The lowest price offer in the tender from Iraq's state grains buyer to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes of rice was $416 a tonne c&f free out for rice to be sourced from Pakistan, traders said on Monday. No decision about a purchase was believed to have been made in the tender which closed on Sunday, Aug. 27, with offers remaining valid up to Thursday, Aug. 31. The offer was made for 40,000 tonnes from Pakistan, they said.

PENDING TENDERS: RICE TENDER: Mauritius' state purchasing agency issued an international tender to buy up to 6,000 tonnes of long grain white rice sourced from optional origins, European traders said.

Tender deadline was Aug. 24.

RICE TENDER: Iraq's state grain buyer issued an international tender to buy 30,000 tonnes of rice, a government source said. The deadline for offers is Aug. 27 and rice is being sought from all origins, the source said. Offers should remain valid until Aug. 31.SOYBEAN TENDER: South Korea's Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp issued an international tender to purchase around 20,000 tonnes of soybeans free of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), European traders said. The tender registration deadline is Aug. 31, they said. The soybeans are for arrival around Dec. 22, 2017, and can be sourced from any origin.

WHEAT TENDER: Jordan's state grains buyer issued an international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat which can be sourced from optional origins, European traders said. The tender closes on Sept. 6.

WHEAT TENDER: The Ethiopian government issued an international tender to buy about 70,000 tonnes of milling wheat, European traders said. The tender deadline is Sept. 7. Origin is optional and shipment is sought around a month after contract signing.

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FEED BARLEY, CORN TENDER: Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL issued two international tenders to buy up to 200,000 tonnes of feed barley and 200,000 tonnes of corn, European traders said. The tenders close on Sept. 11.

RICE TENDER: Bangladesh's state grains buyer issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 tonnes of rice, traders said, stepping up the country's rice import program. The tender deadline is Sept. 12. The latest tender on Thursday sought non-basmati parboiled rice with offers to be made in CIF liner-out terms, including cost, insurance, freight and ship unloading costs.

SOYMEAL TENDER: Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL issued an international tender to purchase about 200,000 tonnes of soymeal, European traders said. Offers in the tender must be submitted on Oct. 2. The soymeal can be sourced from Argentina or Brazil only and prices must be submitted in euros. (Compiled by Michael Hirtzer)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/export-summary-egypt-seeks-wheat-us-sells-corn-to-mexico/articleshow/60267401.cms

Specialty rice: the path from the gene bank to the market VietNamNet Bridge - Many of Vietnam’s precious rice varieties only exist in the national plant gene bank and yet to be used commercially.

Vo Tong Xuan, a leading rice expert, said when he visited other countries to learn about rice markets, he met many overseas Vietnamese who wished they could buy the special rice which was formerly available.However, many specialty rice varieties are no longer grown on Vietnam rice fields as farmers focus on high-yield varieties.

Xuan has tried to prove that if scientists and businesses join forces to restore precious rice varieties, they will succeed because the demand is high. As people‘s income has improved, they want to buy better products.

TH True Milk is moving ahead with the project on restoring Vietnam‘s specialty rice varieties. It will use world‘s most advanced technologies, Vietnamese brainpower and natural resources will be used to create special rice products for the world market.

Many of Vietnam’s precious rice varieties only exist in the national plant gene bank and yet to be used commercially.

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―We are seeking in the national plant gene bank the best rice varieties for restoration. In the immediate time, nep rong and du huong – the specialty rice varieties of Nghe An province – will be restored and replicated,‖ said Tran Duy Quy from the Institute of Organic Agriculture.

There are many specialty rice varieties stored at the national plant gene bank, and at universities and research institutes, but it will take at least two years to restore the varieties and put them into large-scale production.

Unlike high-yield rice varieties, which allow three crops a year, farmers will have only one crop with specialty rice varieties.At the gene bank, 20 grams of seeds are stored for each rice variety, so only 10 grams would be provided. As such, there would be 400 rice plants for the first crop, enough to be grown in an area of 40 square meters (9 plants per square meter).

These rice varieties can produce 3 tons per hectare, or 0.3 kilo per square meter. This means that enterprises will have 12 kilos of seeds after the first crop, and large-scale production will only begin from the third year.Scientists, after collecting rice varieties, will select and evaluate the genetic diversity and sequencing of varieties for Vietnamese copyright.Tran Dinh Long from the Vietnam Seed Association said he supports the restoration of Vietnam‘s precious rice varieties.

However, he said it is necessary to conduct thorough market surveys to ensure success. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/185142/specialty-rice--the-path-from-the-gene-bank-to-themarket.html

USA Rice Welcomes New Manager of Conservation Services

By Josh Hankins

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LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Emily Woodall is joining the USA Rice team as manager of rice conservation services working on Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grants through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and will be based in Little Rock.Emily was raised on a fourth-generation family cattle and turkey operation in central Arkansas. She attended Arkansas Tech University and received a B.S. in Agriculture Business with an emphasis on Animal Science, then ventured to the Texas Panhandle and received an M.S. in Animal Science from West Texas A&M University.

After graduation, Emily returned to the Natural State in search of a career that would allow her to give back to the agriculture industry."I am excited to have this opportunity to work with rice producers across the country and help them improve their operations in any way I can," Woodall said.

"Conservation is very important to us all because as we know, if we don't take care of the land now, how can we expect future generations to carry on our traditions."

Shelby Bosnick crowned by 2016-17 Miss Arkansas Rice 2017-18 Miss Arkansas Rice Madison Gibson

Shelby Bosnick Named Miss Arkansas Rice

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BRINKLEY, AR -- Shelby Bosnick of Moro, Miss Lee County Rice, was named 2017-18 Miss Arkansas Rice on Saturday at the Brinkley Convention Center. Bosnick, 17, is a senior at Lee Academy and is the daughter of Jason and Ashley Bosnick.

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Anna Mae Roemer of Jonesboro (Craighead County) was first runner-up. Second runner-up was Kalyah Edwards of Pine Bluff (Jefferson County). Other county winners participating in the state finals were Harley Bishop of DeWitt (Arkansas County), Addy Thornhill of Wynne (Cross County), Mallory Perkins of Lonoke (Lonoke County), Alexa Lawson May of Forrest City (St. Francis County), and Courtney Dorton of Judsonia (White County).

The goal of the Miss Arkansas Rice program is to encourage interest in rice promotion and to publicize the importance of the Arkansas rice industry to the state's economy. Contestants were judged on promotion activities and knowledge of the rice industry, and they also cooked a rice dish at the competition. Bosnick's recipe was "Parmesan Shrimp and Rice Casserole."

The Arkansas Rice Council sponsors the annual contest in cooperation with Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.

VN to reform rice production, improve exports Viet Nam will reform rice production to gain sustainable development in the production and export of rice, according to Viet Nam’s Rice Market Development Strategy from 2017 to 2020.

Rice production assembly at the Kien Giang Import and Export Joint Stock Company’s factory in the southern province of Kien Giang.

According to the strategy for developing the country‘s rice export market in the 2017–20 period with a vision to 2030, one of the goals is to gradually reduce the rice export volume but increase the value of exported rice.Specifically, the annual rice export volume is expected to reach about

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4.5-5 million tonnes in 2020, earning an average of about US$2.2-2.3 billion per year.From 2021 to 2030, the nation‘s annual rice export volume is expected to reach about 4 million tonnes, earning $2.3 to 2.5 billion per year. At the same time, it would restructure rice export products.

Exports of fragrant rice, specialty rice and Japonica rice will account for the largest proportion of the total volume of exported rice at 40 per cent, followed by glutinous rice and white rice exports at 25 per cent each.

Meanwhile, the proportion of high quality, high-value, organic, highly-nutritious rice and products made from rice will be about 10 per cent.Tran Cong Thang, deputy director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that at present Viet Nam does not have a national plan for the development of export rice but provinces have developed areas of producing high-quality rice products while applying high technology for production. In addition, the nation has had geographical indicators for rice products such as Hai Hau rice and Dien Bien rice.

Meanwhile, many local brands have been protected including Kinh Mon glutinous rice in Hai Duong Province, Dong Trieu glutinous rice in Quang Ninh Province and aromatic rice of Soc Trang Province. Many enterprises have developed brands for their business and for their rice products.

Meeting the market demand, in recent years, the area of growing high-quality rice is increasing.

Rice exporters are also more active in seeking ways to penetrate high-quality rice markets as well as linking with each other to build the rice production chain. Especially, in the Mekong Delta, there are 10 to 12 brands of rice produced by private enterprises such as Ngoc Troi and Ngoc Dong.

However, Thang said, besides development of high-quality rice, Viet Nam still needs to develop rice products in traditional rice markets and expand the export market to Africa.In addition, Viet Nam and many other countries producing rice are experiencing various problems such as salinity intrusion and climate change, so rice production to adapt to climate change is a big challenge, he said.The MARD has worked with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to develop key rice varieties for each region according to the market demand.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said that to implement the restructuring of the rice production industry in Viet Nam, the agricultural sector has to improve rice varieties, production technique and infrastructure; set up appropriate mechanisation in production, preservation and processing; and promote production chain. The sector will identify suitable rice varieties for each export market.

He said that initially, the sector would focus on researching high-quality rice varieties and rice production technical package to reduce production cost, improve rice quality, protecting the environment and ensure sustainable agricultural reforms.To implement Viet Nam‘s Rice Market Development Strategy for the period 2017 to 2020, the MARD will review and identify rice growing areas with an advantage to adjust production plans and convert areas with inefficient rice production to other purposes. It will plan a schedule on adjusting production scale and output to meet domestic and international demand and the competitive ability of Vietnamese rice.

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It will also plan and organise production based on regions of material and regions specialising in the production of rice, demand of specific export markets, and orders of enterprises.The ministry said that in the first seven months of the year, Viet Nam exported 3.3 million tonnes of rice, earning $1.5 billion, up 15.7 per cent in volume and 13.7 per cent in value compared to the January-July period of 2016. China was still the largest export market for Vietnamese rice, followed by the Philippines. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/185443/vn-to-reform-rice-production--improve-exports.html

Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact RiceBran Technologies (RIBT) Share Price Ken Jordan on Aug 27th, 2017 /

News headlines about RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT) have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. RiceBran Technologies earned a media sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern‘s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the company an impact score of 47.5429195244696 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock‘s share price in the near future.

RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT) traded up 1.8426% during trading on Friday, reaching $1.0999. The company‘s stock had a trading volume of 9,268 shares. The company has a 50-day moving average of $1.04 and a 200 day moving average of $0.91. RiceBran Technologies has a one year low of $0.69 and a one year high of $1.57. The firm‘s market cap is $14.86 million.

RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 10th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.04. RiceBran Technologies had a negative net margin of 18.06% and a negative return on equity of 241.74%. The business had revenue of $3.15 million during the quarter,

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compared to the consensus estimate of $10.70 million. Analysts expect that RiceBran Technologies will post ($0.41) EPS for the current fiscal year. RIBT has been the subject of several research reports. Lake Street Capital initiated coverage on RiceBran Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 10th. They issued a ―buy‖ rating and a $2.00 target price for the company. Maxim Group restated a ―hold‖ rating on shares of RiceBran Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, July 18th.

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RiceBran Technologies is a human food ingredient, functional food ingredient, packaged functional food and animal nutrition company. The Company is focused on processing and marketing of nutrient dense products derived from raw rice, an underutilized by-product of the rice milling industry. The Company has two operating segments. https://www.truebluetribune.com/2017/08/27/somewhat-favorable-press-coverage-somewhatunlikely-to-impact-ricebran-technologies-ribt-share-price.html

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Ingredion‘s multi-functional rice flours are said to be appropriate for a broad range of applications - from batters to soups, sauces and more. With improved stability and the ability to replace fats and dairy in in applications, the company says that these flours can even offer a lower cost-in-use http://www.ingredientsnetwork.com/ingredion-multifunctional-rice-flours-have-news048005.html

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Ben Noble Gets 2nd Helping As a Rice Ambassador

by Kyle Massey

on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017 12:00 am 3 min read

It's no wonder Ben Noble jumped at a chance to work for Riceland Foods. Rice and land have shaped his life since infancy. http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/118472/ben-noble-gets-2nd-helping-as-a-rice-ambassador

China's early rice yield drops Xinhua| 2017-08-26 20:31:56|Editor: An

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China produced less rice in the first harvest period of the year compared to 2016 due to decreases in planting area and yield, official data showed.The country produced 31.74 million tonnes of "early rice," planted in spring and harvested in early summer.

This was a decrease of more than 1 million tonnes, or 3.2 percent from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.

China's early rice planting area for the year stood at 5.46 million hectares, 2.8 percent less than last year, and yield per hectare edged down 0.4 percent to 5.81 tonnes.NBS statistician Hou Rui said the falling planting area was due to a lack of rural labor, improved agricultural structure and crop rotation. He said the decline of the yield per hectare was mainly due to meteorological disasters.

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Early rice is mainly planted in eight central and southern provincial regions: Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi.Rice is a staple food in China, and its total grain output consists of three parts -- early rice, summer grain and autumn production.

Autumn grain crops, which include corn and middle- and late-season rice, account for the bulk of the grain production. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/26/c_136557520.htm

PHL imports to boost global rice trade

By PAUL ICAMINA August 29, 2017

The Philippines will boost global rice trade this year to the third-highest on record. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its latest global rice trade forecast mid-August by 700,000 million tons to 43.2 million tons. It‘s seven percent larger than a year earlier and the third-highest on record.

The Philippines‘ 2017 import forecast was raised 200,000 tons to 1.6 million tons based on a recent government tender for 250,000 tons and expectations of another 800,000 tons purchased by private buyers by yearend.Among importers, larger purchases by the Philippines, Cote d‘Ivoire, Cuba, Guinea, Iraq, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the United Arab Emirates are projected to more than offset reduced imports by Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Laos and Sri Lanka.

The substantial year-to-year increase in exports is largely due to increased shipments from Burma, China, India, the United States and Vietnam. In 2017, global imports are being boosted

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by substantially larger purchases by the Philippines, Bangladesh, China, Ecuador, Madagascar, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. In contrast, Indonesia‘s 2017 imports are projected to decline 500,000 tons and Colombia‘s imports to drop to 110,000 tons.There were five export revisions for 2017, four upward revisions and one reduction. First, India‘s 2017 export forecast was raised 500,000 tons to 11 million tons based on a strong pace to date, especially to top regional buyers Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Iran, Iraq and Senegal have been strong buyers this year as well. Second, Vietnam‘s 2017 export forecast was raised 200,000 tons to 6 million tons based on a strong shipment pace to date, with sales especially strong to the Philippines and China. Both India and Vietnam are major exporters.

Third, China‘s 2017 export forecast was raised 100,000 tons to 900,000 tons based on larger than expected sales to West Africa, especially to Cote d‘Ivoire and Sierra Leone. China‘s exports in 2017 are up 145 percent from a year earlier and the highest since 2007. From 2011 to 2016, China‘s annual exports averaged just 371,000 tons. Prior to 2008, China was a major exporter, typically shipping 1 to 2 million tons annually, sometimes more. Fourth, Turkey‘s 2017 export forecast was raised 25,000 tons to 75,000 tons based on shipment pace. Finally, Australia‘s 2017 export forecast was lowered 20,000 tons to 180,000 tons based on a slow start to sales this year despite adequate supplies.

Sri Lanka‘s 2017 import forecast was raised 300,000 tons to a record 700,000 tons based on recent strong buying from regional sources and tight supplies. In years of a normal crop harvest, Sri Lanka typically imports only a small amount of rice, mostly from India. Bangladesh‘s 2017 imports were increased 100,000 tons to 800,000 tons based on large purchases this spring and summer and a smaller crop.

In the global market, 2017/18 production forecasts were reduced for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the US. The 2017/18 global consumption forecast was lowered 0.6 million tons based on smaller expected total use in Bangladesh, US and Vietnam. With global production exceeding consumption in 2017/18, global ending stocks are projected to increase three percent year-toyear to 122.9 million tons, up 400,000 tons from the previous forecast and the highest since 2001/02. Thailand‘s price quotes continue to decline while US long-grain price quotes increased further.http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/phl-imports-boost-global-rice-trade

Mexico remains No. 1 market for U.S. rice – for now Forrest Laws | Aug 26, 2017 Rice industry asking Trump administration to "do no harm" in NAFTA renegotiations.Besides exports to China, which have been 10 years in the making, U.S. rice industry leaders are pursuing market opportunities in Iraq, Cuba and Mexico.

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Of the three only Mexico is operating at full potential as the No. 1 market for U.S. rice, and the continued success there continues to be the subject of presidential threats to end the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Bob Cummings, chief operating officer for the USA Rice Federation, discussed the prospects for all three in a presentation to producers attending the Horizon Ag Field Day at the Mark Wimpy Farm near Jonesboro, Ark. To see more of Cummings‘ comments, visit http://www.deltafarmpress.com/rice/china-spurchases-us-rice-may-involve-packaged-products-initially, and http://www.deltafarmpress.com/rice/us-rice-shipments-china-expected-start-slowly. http://www.deltafarmpress.com/rice/mexico-remains-no-1-market-us-rice-now

PHL imports to boost global rice trade The Philippines will boost global rice trade this year to the third-highest on record. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its latest global rice trade forecast mid-August by 700,000 million tons to 43.2 million tons. It‘s seven percent larger than a year earlier and the third-highest on record. The Philippines‘ 2017 import forecast was raised 200,000 tons to 1.6 million tons based on a recent government tender for 250,000 tons and expectations of another 800,000 tons purchased by private buyers by yearend.

Among importers, larger purchases by the Philippines, Cote d‘Ivoire, Cuba, Guinea, Iraq, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the United Arab Emirates are projected to more than offset reduced imports by Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Laos and Sri Lanka. The substantial year-to-year increase in exports is largely due to increased shipments from Burma, China, India, the United States and Vietnam.

In 2017, global imports are being boosted by substantially larger purchases by the Philippines, Bangladesh, China, Ecuador, Madagascar, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. In contrast, Indonesia‘s 2017 imports are projected to decline 500,000 tons and Colombia‘s imports to drop to 110,000 tons. There were five export revisions for 2017, four upward revisions and one reduction. First, India‘s 2017 export forecast was raised 500,000 tons to 11 million tons based on a strong pace to date, especially to top regional buyers Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Iran, Iraq and Senegal have been strong buyers this year as well.

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Second, Vietnam‘s 2017 export forecast was raised 200,000 tons to 6 million tons based on a strong shipment pace to date, with sales especially strong to the Philippines and China. Both India and Vietnam are major exporters. Third, China‘s 2017 export forecast was raised 100,000 tons to 900,000 tons based on larger than expected sales to West Africa, especially to Cote d‘Ivoire and Sierra Leone. China‘s exports in 2017 are up 145 percent from a year earlier and the highest since 2007. From 2011 to 2016, China‘s annual exports averaged just 371,000 tons. Prior to 2008, China was a major exporter, typically shipping 1 to 2 million tons annually, sometimes more.

Fourth, Turkey‘s 2017 export forecast was raised 25,000 tons to 75,000 tons based on shipment pace. Finally, Australia‘s 2017 export forecast was lowered 20,000 tons to 180,000 tons based on a slow start to sales this year despite adequate supplies. Sri Lanka‘s 2017 import forecast was raised 300,000 tons to a record 700,000 tons based on recent strong buying from regional sources and tight supplies. In years of a normal crop harvest, Sri Lanka typically imports only a small amount of rice, mostly from India. Bangladesh‘s 2017 imports were increased 100,000 tons to 800,000 tons based on large purchases this spring and summer and a smaller crop. In the global market, 2017/18 production forecasts were reduced for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the US. The 2017/18 global consumption forecast was lowered 0.6 million tons based on smaller expected total use in Bangladesh, US and Vietnam.

With global production exceeding consumption in 2017/18, global ending stocks are projected to increase three percent year-to-year to 122.9 million tons, up 400,000 tons from the previous forecast and the highest since 2001/02. Thailand‘s price quotes continue to decline while US long-grain price quotes increased further. http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/phl-imports-boost-global-rice-trade

Ramon Magsaysay, champion of PH agriculture By: Ysabel Anne C. Lee - @inquirerdotnet 05:06 AM August 29, 2017 In his first State of the Nation Address after his election as the Philippines‘ third president after World War II, Ramon Magsaysay announced that agriculture would be a priority of his administration. He wanted farmers educated in modern agricultural methods and called for the improvement of irrigation systems to increase farm productivity. He urged Congress to fund agricultural research and the control of crop pests and diseases.

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Magsaysay, whose birth anniversary will be marked on Aug. 31, was known as the ―People‘s President.‖ He launched projects to improve agriculture and empower rural communities, believing that their development and economic participation were vital to national recovery. His administration pursued an aggressive land resettlement program and provided assistance to boost the productivity of small farmers and agrarian tenants even as he encouraged self-help.

A banner initiative of his administration was the Land Reform Act of 1955 that would distribute rice and corn farmlands to farmers — a precursor of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and its Extension and Reforms. He sought to ensure that people displaced by the war, as well as tenants, could have a fair share of the land and its produce.

The National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration was established to give land to rebels, among others. It helped greatly to boost agricultural production in Palawan and Mindanao.

Agriculture flourished in Mindanao, turning it into a major food producer.

Magsaysay established the Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration to help farmers process, store and market their harvests, and obtain government loans. Under Osmundo Mondoñedo, the agency significantly expanded its operations, resulting in more farmers marketing cooperatives, coop members, areas of coverage, etc.

The Agricultural Tenancy Act led to a more mutually beneficial relationship between landlords and farmers.Magsaysay pushed for the creation of the Court of Agrarian Relations to resolve conflicts and settle disputes between tenants and landowners.

As a president who prioritized food security, he knew that reliable irrigation was needed to increase productivity. More artesian wells were built to provide water to farmers and their communities. To complement the massive irrigation program, roads and bridges were built in small towns nationwide for easier transport of goods and people, thus spurring the rural economy.

A more comprehensive rural development program was undertaken by the Office of the Presidential Assistant on Community Development led by Ramon Binamira of Cebu. The PACD sought to make rural communities more active and self-reliant and to reduce their dependence on the government. It involved the rural folk in initiatives to raise food production and family income, improve health and sanitation, etc.

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Magsaysay‘s belief in agriculture as a major pillar in national development is reflected in the awards institutionalized in his honor. The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered as Asia‘s equivalent of the Nobel Prize and presented annually during his birth anniversary, has recognized a number of persons and organizations for their work in agriculture and the uplift of rural communities.

In this field, the RM Award Foundation has relied for years on the guidance and leadership of trustee Dioscoro Umali, former chancellor/president of the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

Filipino recipients of the award include agricultural scientist and UPLB professor emeritus Romulo Davide for the Farmer-Scientist Training Program; the UPLB College of Agriculture for exemplary teaching, research and extension toward the modernization of agriculture in Southeast Asia; Pablo Torres Tapia for his efforts in protecting rural families from exploitation by credit lenders; and the International Rice Research Institute for research and education to help reduce poverty and hunger and to improve the health of both rice farmers and consumers.

Jaime Aristotle Alip received the award as founder of the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions, which now has almost two million members, mostly women, who are provided comprehensive loan programs and financial aid.

Through these groups and individuals, the RM Awards perpetuate the legacy of President Ramon Magsaysay, champion of the masses and of agriculture. *** Ysabel Anne C. Lee is a science research specialist at UPLB’s Department of Science Communication

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56th annual Fisher Delta Research Center field day Saturday, August 19th 2017, 12:31 am PKTMonday, August 28th 2017, 8:12 pm PKT Written by Jessica Eftink, Content Specialist

The 56th annual Fisher Delta Research Center field day will be held Thursday, August 31 and take a look at the future of Delta agriculture.Field tours will run from 9 a.m. to noon and is free and open to the public. Lunch will also be served at noon. Field Day will feature three tour topics-cotton, soybeans, and rice.Associate professor and MU Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley will also discuss dicamba and off-target movement. Ken Sudduth, adjunct professor and USDA-ARS agriculture engineer, will discuss using soil sensors to measure soil texture variations and waterholding capacity for improved site specific cotton management.

David Dunn, MU Extension associate in the soil testing lab, and Jim Heiser, a senior research associate, will present a sample of the rice research at the Delta Center.Dunn will focus on the different methods of winter rice straw management. Heiser will present on his work with the new rice weed control products.The Fisher Delta Research Center is located at Junction T & TT in Portagville, Mo. For additional information about the field day, call 573-379-5431 or email Trent Haggard at HaggardT@missouri.edu. http://www.kfvs12.com/story/36168926/56ht-annual-fisher-delta-research-center-field-day

Field trial for ‘golden rice’ readied By: Karl R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:06 AM August 29, 2017 The Department of Agriculture-attached agency Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a step closer to making the ‗golden rice‘ available in the market after it secured an application for field trial and biosafety permit for food, feed and processing.The Golden Rice Project, which started in 2016, recently completed its confined field trial, confirming that golden rice is as safe and nutritious as ordinary rice.

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The government said consumers need not worry about price as it would be similarly priced as the ordinary rice available in the market.While it is no different from other rice varieties, Golden Rice Project leader Roel Suralta said the genetically engineered rice had beta carotene content, which when ingested is converted to vitamin A. According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), a cup of golden rice could provide up to half of the body‘s vitamin A needs and could reduce the prevalence of Vitamin-A Deficiency (VAD) among women and young children.There are 2.1 million Vitamin-A deficient children in the country while about 9 and 5 percent of pregnant and lactating mothers, respectively, are also affected, according to data from the Food and Nutrition Research Institute.

VAD can weaken the immune system and decrease the body‘s ability to resist or fight common infections like measles and pneumonia, thereby increasing the risk of death. It may also result in permanent or partial blindness if left untreated.

In the Philippines, the VAD-attributed death among children is 1,840 a year as reported by the United Nations Children‘s Fund or Unicef.Golden rice will be available in the market after PhilRice has completed all required tests and evaluations approved by the National Food Authority (NFA)

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