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Cambodia Rice Bank Opens USA Rice Meets with Mexican Authorities on Pallet Regulations Rice Bowl Recipe Contest Helps Launch National Rice Month Crop Progress: 2014 Crop 17 Percent Harvested Go online for Kolkata rice bucket challenge Indonesia's rice-for-poor scheme to test new president Mekong farmers cash in on fragrant rice Record-high rice shipments on lower prices Thai rice exports reach 941,000 tonnes, the highest in 3 years Labor shortage dents Thai plans to boost rice exports Thailand to Sell 175,000 Tons of Rice to Indonesia’s Bulog Deadline issued on rice to all vendors Ghana woos investors to the rice sector Sindh for fixing support price for cotton, paddy Call to make REAP a model to resolve issues facing rice exporters TABLE-India Grain Prices-Delhi- Sep 01 Rice exports hit 3-year high in July
NEWS DETAILS: Cambodia Rice Bank Opens AKP Phnom Penh, September 01, 2014 Rice bank conducted its operation in 2014 and 2015 with a share stock of 70,000 tons to 100,000 tons of rice, said Mr. Phou Puy, Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Cambodia Rice Bank Plc.He
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told this to reporters in a workshop held here last week to launch the principles and the application process for the opening of rice stock and pawn market. Establishing the rice stockpiles to only 100,000 tonnes of rice is not huge, but it aims to make such an issue easier to rice exporters and buyers, and achieve a goal for improving rice stockpiles for being exported in the next consecutive years, he pointed out.Rice bank, located in Battambang province, is set up as a rice center with facilities for weighing, drying, packaging and stocking, and also provides common services like buying and pledging, and other services such as relations of farmers, customers, millers and rice exporters, he said.It is also important to ensure the quality and the quantity of rice to be exported, he added. In the next three years, the bank planned to expand rice stock and warehouses in provinces across the country, the purpose of which is to be available for hundreds of thousands of tons of rice supplies to other services including rice millers, rice exporters and buyers, he said. By Thou Peou
USA Rice Meets with Mexican Authorities on Pallet Regulations Arturo Calderon (l) and Marvin Lehrer PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO -- Last month, USA Rice Federation's Marvin Lehrer met with Arturo Calderon, Director of Port Inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture to discuss possible new regulations concerning the requirement that bagged rice entering Mexico from all origins be palletized (see "USA Rice Intervenes to Curb Mexico's Proposed Palletizing Rule," USA Rice Daily August 5, 2014).
"We are taking improved operational steps to allow for a speedier, less costly inspection at our ports of entry, and this may require the use of palletization on bagged commodities where we can work with fork lifts," said Calderon. "We will soon publish regulations in our Federal Register on a country by country and commodity by commodity basis. The regulations will allow for public comment periods. Input from groups like the USA Rice Federation gives us invaluable input into logistical issues concerning any change in the inspection procedures. We will take these comments into consideration prior to final notice. " Lehrer was in Puerto Vallarta attending the annual Mexican Association of Grain & Oilseed Merchants forum on grain trade issues between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. U.S. grain shippers, commodity groups, freight companies, and U.S. and Canadian government officials attended to discuss a range of topics including grain trading, futures markets, and trucking issues and logistics.Lehrer said USA Rice believes palletization will unnecessarily increase shipping costs which are unlikely to be able to be passed along to importers and could make U.S. origin milled rice less competitive in the Mexican market. He said USA Rice will continue to monitor any changes in Mexico's import procedures that could affect the flow of U.S. origin rice into Mexico and provide comments as necessary.
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Rice Bowl Recipe Contest Helps Launch National Rice Month ARLINGTON, VA -- In honor of National Rice Month, USA Rice launched the Reach for Rice - Rice Bowl Contest to find the best rice bowl recipes in the nation. The contest encourages consumers to create delicious and uniquely different rice bowls by combining U.S.-grown rice with six ingredients or less."The rice bowl contest inspires participants to celebrate NRM by purchasing and preparing U.S.-grown rice and submitting their creations for a chance to win prizes," said Fred Zaunbrecher, chairman of the Domestic Promotion Committee. "It helps us stay connected with our customers, and by sharing recipes, it helps spread the word about delicious, safe, GMO-free, and gluten free U.S. grown rice!"Submissions will be judged for taste, creative usage of rice, presentation and appearance, and originality. The first-place winner will be awarded a $300 American Express gift card and Aroma rice cooker. The contest deadline is September 30 and winners will be announced mid-October.The contest was announced in a consumer e-newsletter today and will be promoted on social media outlets throughout September. Contact: Katie Maher (703) 236-1453
Crop Progress: 2014 Crop 17 Percent Harvested WASHINGTON, DC -- Seventeen percent of the nation's 2014 rice acreage has been harvested, according to today's U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report. Seventy-four percent of this year's crop is rated good to excellent. Rice Harvested, Selected States Week Ending State
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Go online for Kolkata rice bucket challenge Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS): Are you ordering groceries online? Think about the underprivileged section of the society and click to participate in the online rice bucket challenge in Kolkata.Modelled on the popular ALS ice bucket challenge, the Indian version that encourages people to donate rice instead of dumping water, is gathering momentum in Kolkata with both online and offline events planned this month.The Indian spin-off started by Hyderabad-based Manju Latha Kalanidhi involves donating rice to people in need in a country which is the world's second largest consumer of rice. The Facebook page of the campaign says: "Desi challenge for desi needs, cook or buy one bucket of rice or biryani and feed the needy. Tag #RiceBucketChallenge and challenge your friends. Take a picture or video of your challenge and tag all your friends."The e-grocery store 'Salt n Soap' will flag-off an online campaign to add to the mass movement in mid-September in Kolkata."Shoppers will be encouraged to pledge a kilogram of rice when they place their orders. We have tied up with a few NGOs and the rice collected at the end of twothree weeks will be handed over to them," S. Roy, in-charge of business development at the online portal, told IANS Monday."We expect to collect around 500 kg of rice," Roy said. The challenge will also focus at the 'Joy of Giving' week Oct 2-8. But the citizens' initiative will be observed a week earlier in Kolkata to avoid a clash with the Durga Puja festivities during the first week of October, an organiser told IANS.According to the venture's Facebook page, over 50 donors lined up Sunday in Girish Park area to donate 1,500 kg of rice to over 500 recipients. This campaign was spearheaded by city-based
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businessman and activist Suraj Chokhani.India's rice stockpile is estimated at 21.2 million tonnes as of July 1, 2014. A report by the International Food Policy Research Institute places India at the 63rd spot among 78 countries in the Global Hunger Index. The ice bucket challenge is an activity involving dumping a bucket of ice water on someone's head to promote awareness of the disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, and encourage donations for research.The challenge dares nominated participants to be filmed having a bucket of ice water poured on their heads and then nominating others to do the same.
Indonesia's rice-for-poor scheme to test new president ReutersFriday, Aug 29, 2014
A worker scatters pesticide at a rice field in Tangerang, Aug 27. Indonesia's powerful anti-graft agency will launch a probe into the nation's subsidised rice scheme unless major flaws are fixed. JAKARTA - Indonesia's powerful anti-graft agency will launch a probe into the nation's subsidised rice scheme unless major flaws are fixed, threatening moves to expand the role of the state food buying agency into other staples such as corn, beef and sugar.With nearly a third of the rice estimated to go missing and allegations of some rotting before it gets to poor families, the future of the scheme and the wider issue of food security will be an early policy test for presidentelect Joko Widodo. Widodo has promised cleaner, more efficient government when he takes office in October and along with fixing dysfunctional state bodies also faces tough economic decisions such as whether to rein in fuel subsidies that have blown out the budget.After a year-long review, the anti-graft agency (KPK) had given the state food buying agency, Bulog, which manages the scheme, until December to fix problems or it will launch a full-scale probe, said KPK investigator, Roni Dwi Susanto.A probe by KPK into Bulog's flagship rice scheme, which is known as RASKIN and has an annual budget of about $1.7 billion (S$2.1 billion), could disrupt plans to give the agency broader power over more commodities in the major food importer. That would be welcome news for private traders such as Cargill, Olam International and Wilmar International, which would otherwise face greater competition from an expanded Bulog.As Indonesia's population has risen to more than 240 million, RASKIN has become one of the world's biggest rice subsidy programmes. It said it
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distributed about 3.7 million tonnes of the grain last year to about 16 million families.Bulog Chief Executive Sutarto Alimoeso conceded that as much as 30 per cent of RASKIN rice went missing, but said the agency had taken steps to improve the situation such as introducing identity cards for recipients and punishment for traders who repurchase subsidised rice."Bulog is now transparent," said Alimoeso, whose five-year term is drawing to a close, but may remain CEO if reappointed by the new president.Investigator Susanto said the KPK has recommended RASKIN be either stopped or revamped after it found mismanagement, and has said it will investigate corruption allegations if no action is taken to address the problems before December. The KPK alleged that some families who received rice re-sold to traders for up to five times the subsidised price, with the grain then sold back into the programme. Others received less than their entitlement.When rice reached families, it was often blackened and weevil-infested, KPK investigators said. TRANSFORMING BULOG Transforming Bulog into a bigger body to help manage food inflation and boost self-sufficiency was still a matter of discussion for the next government."Bulog may be better if integrated with other government food agencies to form a strong body that handles food issues from A to Z," said Arif Budimanta, a food security adviser to Widodo.RASKIN was introduced more than 10 years ago after the Asian financial crisis, with Bulog tasked with purchasing rice from local farmers or overseas and then distributing it at a reduced cost to the poor. Bulog, an Indonesian abbreviation for State Logistics Agency, was launched as a non-profit government agency in 1967 under late autocratic president Suharto to buy basic commodities for the military.The agency's food monopolies were mostly phased out under IMF loan conditions during the Asian financial crisis, but from 2000 onwards governments have introduced more protectionist policies and it was made a state-owned enterprise in 2003.Some economists also said Bulog's role should not be extended until the rice programme was operating well. "The main rationale for RASKIN is to get rice to poor people who can't afford it, at cheaper prices," said David Dawe, senior economist at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation in Bangkok. "It is pretty widely acknowledged by Indonesian researchers that (RASKIN) is not delivering that very effectively."
Mekong farmers cash in on fragrant rice
SOC TRANG (VNS)— The area under fragrant rice varieties in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Soc Trang has increased in recent years, helping farmers improve their lives.Around half the fragrant rice grown in the province is of the
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ST variety - from ST1 to ST21 — created by local scientists.Tran De, Thanh Tri, and My Xuyen districts and Nga Nam town account for most of the fragrant rice grown here.In Tra Ong Hamlet in Tran De's Vien Binh Commune, many farmers have become wealthy growing the grains.Tran Nhenh, who grows ST5 on 5ha in Tra Ong, said his family earned VND100 million (US$4,700) from each crop."ST5 is planted thrice a year and has consistent yields if proper farming techniques are used," he said.
ST5, which is resistant to diseases and grows well in saline-affected soil, has an average yield of eight tonnes per hectare.Before 2000 Tra Ong, which has more than 800 families of whom 96 per cent are ethnic Khmer, was one of Vien Binh's poorest hamlets with a poverty rate of more than 50 per cent.Since then transportation and irrigation systems have been developed here and farmers gradually switched to high-quality rice varieties like ST5.The poverty rate is now down to 15 per cent and more than 50 per cent of its people are wealthy .Duong Thanh Hung, deputy chairman of the Vien Binh Commune People's Committee, said the prosperity was owed to ST5."Thanks to the planting of ST5, the lives of farmers, especially Khmer ones, have improved significantly."Tra Ong has set up the May 1 Cooperative with more than 700 households to grow ST5.The co-operative's members have contracts with food companies to sell their rice and thus have a stable outlet.Tran Hoang Dung, deputy head of the Tran De District Agriculture and Rural Development Bureau, said from 13 per cent in the beginning, the area under ST rice varieties had increased to 30 per cent now, with most of it being ST5. Tran De planned to grow ST5 in all its rice cultivation areas, he said.The grain fetched VND700-1,000 a kilogramme higher than normal varieties, he said."Traders like ST5 because it has high quality and demand." Farmers who grow ST5 and ST20 in large-scale rice fields have contracts to sell to food companies.To develop the farming of fragrant rice varieties, local authorities offer training to farmers.Quach Van Nam, director of the province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said farmers wanted to grow fragrant rice varieties that have guaranteed outlets."We support this trend and will try to expand this model," he said. Soc Trang's soil is ideal for growing fragrant rice.Its grains are in much demand in the domestic market and are also exported to several countries, including China.Soc Trang is the delta's leading province in growing fragrant rice, having increased the land under these varieties to 83,000ha this year from 57,000ha last year, according to the department.Of this 19,000ha are part of 163 large-scale fields formed by pooling lands belonging to nearly 15,000 families.The National Office of Intellectual Property awarded the "Soc Trang fragrant rice" trademark to the province's ST varieties in 2011. In 2011 ST20 won the first price in the " Delicious Rice – Viet Nam Brand" contest.
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Image: Farmers harvest rice in Long Duc Commune in the southern province of Soc Trang's Long Phu District. Local farmers have been able to significantly lift their incomes thanks to a fragrant strain of rice. — VNA/VNS Photo Duy Khuong
Record-high rice shipments on lower prices Petchanet The Nation September 2, 2014 1:00 am
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July's rice shipments surged to almost one million tonnes - its highest amount in almost three years thanks to lower rice prices, a weakening baht, and a high amount of exports to Africa. The Thai Rice Exporters Association revealed that rice exports in July reached 941,691 tonnes, the highest figure since the 1.01 million tonnes in August 2011. The association's president, Chareon Laothamatas, said exports this year should reach up to 10 million tonnes. Chareon said if the baht did not fluctuate, shipments should grow continuously in the remaining months following high demand in Africa and the Thai government releasing rice from stockpiles. Of the 941,691 tonnes exported in July, 448,652 was white rice that was shipped mainly to the Ivory Coast, China, and Guinea while 133,010 tonnes was jasmine and 345, 713 tonnes was parboiled.In the first seven months of the year, exports were up 55.5 per cent year on year to 5.62 million tonnes, while the value increased 20.6 per cent to Bt90.85 billion.Benin received the most rice with 689,329 tonnes followed by China (338,170 tonnes), The Ivory Coast (325,558 tonnes), Nigeria (321,955 tonnes), and Cameroon (281,905 tonnes). It is thought exports in August could be around 900,000 tonnes because the price is now close to the prices of Thailand's competitors, while the government has a clear policy that involves gradually selling rice from stockpiles. Thailand is also negotiating with other countries to sell them more rice, including China, Indonesia, and Malaysia and is getting more orders from other countries and regions,
Thai rice exports reach 941,000 tonnes, the highest in 3 years BANGKOK, 1 September 2014 (NNT) – Thai rice regained its number one position as a rice exporter in July after it had exported 941,000 tonnes of paddy worth of 14.4 billion baht. Charoen Laothamatas, the president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, has revealed that the July export figure was the highest level achieved since August 2011. Meanwhile, the price of 5% Thai white rice has plummeted to 441 dollars a ton which is a lower price than Vietnam’s rice quoted at between 445 and 455 dollars a ton. The August export figure is predicted to come in at 900,000 tonnes since prices of Thai rice have decreased to a highly competitive rate, while the Thai government is negotiating with major
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export markets including China and Indonesia to release more of its stock. This year’s rice exports are thus anticipated be in line with the target of 10 million tonnes.
Labor shortage dents Thai plans to boost rice exports 1 September 2014
SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND Thailand is facing delays in plans to export millions of tons of rice from state stockpiles because of a labor shortage at ports after hundreds of thousands of foreign workers fled amid fears of a military crackdown on illegal migrants.The military government has started selling rice from the stockpile amassed during a disastrous and costly subsidy scheme under the administration toppled by the country's armed forces in a coup in May. Thailand aims to ship 10 million tons of the grain this year, helping it regain the crown - lost under the subsidy scheme of the world's top rice exporter.But shipments of around 500,000 tons have already been delayed due to a labor shortage, traders said on Thursday. Most of that rice was parboiled grade destined for African buyers, they added. The volume is equivalent to the combined stockpile held in North Africa.More than 200,000 Cambodians working in Thailand fled in June as rumors spread of the military enforcing measures to regulate illegal labor, according to the International Organization for Migration. Chan Nontakal was one of the Cambodians who fled. He has just returned to his job as a stevedore at the Phra Pradaeng port around 30 km (19 miles) south of Bangkok, one of Thailand's biggest rice export terminals.I fled Thailand in June when there were rumors about the army crackdown on migrant workers and that hundreds of those who were illegal would be in jail for months,‖ said Chan. He and his crew clambered up steep wooden stairs, hauling 50-kilogram (110-pound) sacks of the grain on their backs from a barge to a ship destined for the Middle East. The barges bring rice from Thai paddy fields along canals to the ports.Registered and illegal foreign labor, mostly from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, is key to the construction, manufacturing and fisheries industries in Thailand, Southeast Asia's second largest economy. The migrant workers do the work most Thais are unwilling to do.The government has denied there was a crackdown and says it has worked to bring migrants back. ―The government has even sponsored busses to bring them back to work since we don't want the disruption to last long as it will hurt our export sector,‖ said an official at the Ministry of Labor who did not want to be named as she was not authorized to speak to the media.But many workers have not returned.―Only around 50 percent have come back and we still face a severe lack of labor for rice stevedoring,‖ said Nontawat Na-rasi, the owner of Srichang Crane & Maritime Co. Ltd., which loads rice for several Thai rice exporters.―Around 20-30 percent of stevedoring companies are out of business due to labor shortages and that will have an impact on rice exports,‖ he added.
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The exodus of workers exacerbated an existing labor shortage after two slow years in the export industry following the introduction of the rice subsidy scheme.Thailand shipped a record 10.6 million tons in 2011, before the subsidy scheme started.Exports fell sharply in 2012 and 2013 as the government bought rice from farmers at well above market prices, making the grain too expensive to export and leading to the buildup of an estimated 18 million tons in state stockpiles.That reduced the need for manpower to load vessels and barges, leading many migrant workers to seek employment elsewhere even before the exodus in June.The price of common grade Thai 5 percent broken rice had reached $639 a ton in 2011 after the rice-buying scheme was kicked off, but is currently at $435 a ton - in line with shipments from other major Asian exporters such as Vietnam and India. Shipments Pushed Back
Rakesh Sodhia of Fortuna International, which trades several grades of Thai rice, said he was aware of some June shipments that were delayed to August and September.Thailand exported 4.7 million tons of rice in the first half of 2014 and was hoping an increase in sales in the second half would help it meet the annual target.But delays due to the labor shortage could see Thailand miss its 10-million-ton export target, traders said. Rice loading is a labor intensive job and with a labor shortage like this, exports could fall far short of nine million tons, one Bangkok-based trader said.Stevedore Chan is toiling as part of a five-man crew, much smaller than optimal for the job, said foreman Tho Sookchan.―This is not even half of the manpower we need,‖ he said. ―Normally, we use up to 20 men to load the sacks onto the ship.‖
Thailand to Sell 175,000 Tons of Rice to Indonesia’s Bulog By Reuters on 03:55 pm Sep 02, 2014 Category Business, Commodities Tags: Bulog, rice Bangkok. The Thai military government has agreed to sell 175,000 metric tons of rice to Indonesia’s state procurement body, Bulog, in a government-to-government deal for prompt shipment, a government official and traders said on Tuesday.―Bulog’s representatives will come to sign a contract in Bangkok over the next few days. Some of the rice sold to Bulog was from the government stocks and the rest would be fresh grain harvested in July,‖ said a senior government official who ask not to be named as he was not allowed to talk to the media.Traders said the government had negotiated to sell the rice, while exporters will help arrange the delivery. Reuters
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Deadline issued on rice to all vendors By admin on September 2, 2014 The Government warned rice vendor that rice stocks not declared to the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) by September 15 will be noted as excess stocks and will be confiscated.In a notice issued to rice mill owners, paddy and rice stock collectors and rice importers, the Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal Trade said that information on stocks of paddy and rice in their possession at present must be indicated in a form issued by the CAA and sent to the CAA before the deadline. The CAA also said that similar information must later be submitted to the CAA once every two weeks from the date of the deadline issued this month.The CAA warned that non provision of information and keeping stocks in the possession of the dealers without providing accurate information will be considered as a declaration that the dealer does not possess suck a stock.According to the CAA, any rice stock that is hoarded by a vendor either at his place of business or elsewhere in excess to the stock required for his general business requirement can be confiscated by virtue of the powers under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act. (Colombo Gazette)
Ghana woos investors to the rice sector Mr Charles Folikumah, Director of Exports, Ministry of Trade and Industry, has called on Turkish investors to partner their Ghanaian counterparts to expand rice production for the local and export markets.He said Ghana had arable land suitable for the cultivation of rice and the introduction of Turkish technology could help boost production of the cereal.Mr Folikumah, who made the call on the sidelines of the 83rd Izmir international Fair in Turkey, said this partnership would reduce largely the importation of rice to Ghana. ―This will serve as a transfer of technology to commercialise the country’s agriculture to create more jobs and also reduce rice importation,‖ he said.Ghana currently spends about $600m annually to import rice.The Izmir fair is aimed at offering businesses and investors across the globe the opportunity to market their products to the international business community, especially those from Asia and Europe.Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has facilitated the participation of 14 Ghanaian exhibitors in the Izmir International Fair, which runs from 29th August 29 to September 2. The Director of Exports urged producers and other stakeholders to make it a point to add value to rice produced in the country before exporting it.He said Ghana’s export strategy was to expand and improve on the quality of agricultural products.Mr Stephen Normeshie, the General Manager, GEPA, said government had launched the National Services Strategy to develop the services sector.He said the services sector was one of the areas that could effectively contribute to the country’s foreign exchange earnings potentials.―Areas to look at in the
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services sector include medicinal and sports tourism among others,‖ he said.Ghanaian companies participating in the fair are drawn from the pharmaceutical, food and beverage and the cosmetics industries of the economy. They include Alagie and Fati's Company, Daysah Ventures, Pure Company, Sea-Freighted Pineapple Exporters, an association of Ghana (SPEG), the umbrella body of pineapple exporters in the country.The rest are Krypton Global, HPW Fresh and Dry, Medi-Moses Clinic and Herbal Center, Alpha Samuelson Enterprise, Paku Enterprise, Yenok Limited, Chocho Industries and Veronica Ayando Enterprise.These companies will be showcasing their products and services to the international business community.
Sindh for fixing support price for cotton, paddy Staff Report September 02, 2014
KARACHI: Sindh government asked the growers’ organisations and provincial agriculture department to work out PC-I separately for fixing government’s support price for the cotton and paddy production with its implications on the government and socio-economic impact on the grower’s community so that a comprehensive decision in this regard could be made for the progress of the farmers community.Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah at a meeting to discuss the proposal for fixing the support price of cotton and paddy production said government was representing the growers, farmer’s fraternity and always has protected their rights/worked for their progress. He said the co-chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zardari was also keen to work for the progress of the growers’ community.He said during his current visit at China he has discussed many projects of irrigation and agriculture developments with Chinese government and other organisations.He said it was because of his continued efforts growers of tail ender were getting irrigation water for their crops.He said in addition to provide incentives, efforts have been made to provide proper price to the growers for their crops. Placing example of increase in wheat production, Chief Minister said this step has not only benefited the growers but also caused bumper crop in subsequent year.About the government support price for the cotton and paddy production he said since it needed financial resources for implementation as such the agriculture department and growers’ organisations should work out PC-I separately.He said before implementing this proposal we also have to coordinate with the other province instead of taking the decision in isolation. We are encouraging agriculture sector as it provides maximum income and employment opportunities to the people of rural and urban areas as well, besides providing food security to the province.Sindh Minister for Agriculture Ali
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Nawaz Mehar, Sindh Minister Food Jam Mumtaz Dahar, adviser to CM for Finance Murad Ali Shah, Secretary Agriculture Saqib Soomro, Secretary Finance Sohail Rajput, Secretary Food and other officers attended the meeting.
Call to make REAP a model to resolve issues facing rice exporters PPI August 31, 2014
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) felicitated the managing committee members of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) on their unopposed election on the committee for a period of three years in the north and south zone and urged them to make REAP a model association rather than a social club to resolve the issues of the rice exporters. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver in a statement said that all the 10 members of REAP managing committee (MC) who have been elected unopposed for the period 2014-2016 were very capable persons of high repute and integrity. UNISAME expected that they would devote their time and energy for the sector facing many issues, including prompt closure of troublesome Quality Review Committee (QRC), pending case of geographical indications (GI) of basmati rice, the deteriorating supply chain, falling export of basmati rice, implementation of currency swap with Iran, smuggling of rice to neighbouring countries, under invoicing of rice shipments, lack of access to finance, increasing cost of production, absence of a strong legal committee to tackle matters of marketing committee and high handedness of officials of tax departments, energy crisis and last but not the least the law and order situation. He said three of the four members elected from South Zone’s corporate class were Rafique Suleman, Muhammad Raza and Noman Ahmed Sheikh, and they belonged to Karachi, while Abdul Rehman Shah was elected from Quetta. Four members have been elected from North Zone’s corporate class and they were Mian Mohsin Aziz and Chaudhry Khalid Mehmood from Kamoke, M Tayyab Bashir has been elected from Okara, while Ali Hussam Asghar was elected from Lahore whilst Muhammad Jawed Jilani was elected member from South Zone’s associate class who belonged to Karachi. They further said that Mian Shakeel Ahmad, who was from Lahore, was elected member from North Zone’s associate class. UNISAME said that Rafique Suleman who had been the vice chairman before and had a lot of experience in the promotion of exports to China would once again focus on the promotion of exports to non traditional countries and likewise Noman Ahmad Sheikh who was the chairman at one time would seriously take up the matter of regaining lost markets of basmati rice.
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TABLE-India Grain Prices-Delhi- Sep 01 Mon Sep 1, 2014 9:22pm IST Rates by Asian News International, New Delhi Tel: 011 2619 1464 Indicative Previous Grains opening close (in rupees per 100 kg unless stated) ---------------------------------------------------------Wheat Desi 2,400-3,200 2,400-3,200. Wheat Dara 1,900-2,700 1,900-2,700 Roller Mill (per bag) 1,800-2,100 1,800-2,100. Maida (per bag) 1,800-2,100 1,800-2,100. Sooji (per bag) 1,750-1,950 1,750-1,950. Rice Basmati(Common) 8,600-9,600 8,600-9,600. Rice Permal 2,100-2,400 2,200-2,500. Rice Sela 2,550-2,850 2,550-2,850. I.R.-8 2,000-2,400 2,100-2,500. Gram 2,550-3,750 3,550-3,750. Peas Green 2,650-2,950 2,700-3,000. Peas White 2,800-3,200 2,800-3,200. Bajra 1,400-1,900 1,400-1,900. Jowar white 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700. Maize 1,100-1,400 1,200-1,550. Barley 1,350-1,750 1,350-1,750. Source: Delhi grain market traders.
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Sep 01 Mon Sep 1, 2014 9:00pm IST 0 Comments Nagpur, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Gram and tuar prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) firmed up again on increased buying support from local millers amid weak from producing regions. Notable rise on NCDEX, weak overseas supply and poor monsoon in this season also said to be the reasons for upward trend, according to sources. *
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* Gram mill quality recovered in open market on good seasonal demand from local traders amid weak supply from producing regions. TUAR * Tuar varieties showed upward tendency in open market on renewed festival season demand from local traders amid weak overseas arrival. * Udid black recovered strongly in open market on good demand from local traders amid restricted arrival from producing regions. * In Akola, Tuar - 5,000-5,200, Tuar dal - 6,900-7,100, Udid at 7,200-7,300, Udid Mogar (clean) - 8,000-8,500, Moong - 7,200-7,600, Moong Mogar (clean) 8,700-9,400, Gram - 2,700-2,900, Gram Super best bold - 3,800-4,000 for 100 kg. * Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in thin trading activity, according to sources. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 2,325-2,750 2,280-2,700 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 4,450-4,890 4,450-4,800 Moong Auction n.a. 5,200-5,500 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Gram Super Best Bold 4,000-4,200 4,000-4,200 Gram Super Best n.a. Gram Medium Best 3,700-3,850 3,700-3,850 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a. Gram Mill Quality 3,660-3,720 3,600-3,650 Desi gram Raw 3,100-3,200 3,100-3,200 Gram Filter new 3,600-3,800 3,600-3,800 Gram Kabuli 8,000-9,500 8,000-9,500 Gram Pink 7,200-7,400 7,200-7,400 Tuar Fataka Best 7,500-7,700 7,400-7,600 Tuar Fataka Medium 7,200-7,350 7,100-7,200 Tuar Dal Best Phod 6,800-7,000 6,700-7,000 Tuar Dal Medium phod 6,500-6,700 6,400-6,700 Tuar Gavarani 5,350-5,500 5,300-5,350 Tuar Karnataka 5,550-5,750 5,500-5,700 Tuar Black 8,100-8,400 8,100-8,400 Masoor dal best 6,400-6,500 6,400-6,500 Masoor dal medium 6,100-6,250 6,100-6,250 Masoor n.a. n.a.
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Moong Mogar bold 9,500-10,000 9,500-10,000 Moong Mogar Medium best 8,800-9,200 8,800-9,200 Moong dal super best 7,800-8,000 7,800-8,000 Moong dal Chilka 7,700-7,900 7,700-7,900 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 8,000-9,000 8,000-9,000 Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 8,200-8,700 8,200-8,700 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,400-7,800 7,400-7,800 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 6,800-7,200 6,400-6,900 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,000-5,000 4,000-5,000 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,800-3,100 2,800-3,100 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,350-3,500 3,350-3,500 Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,500-3,600 3,500-3,600 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,300 4,900-5,300 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,500 1,200-1,500 Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,300-1,500 1,300-1,500 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,450 2,100-2,450 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,850-2,000 1,850-2,000 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,200 2,800-3,200 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,350 1,950-2,350 Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,300 1,200-1,300 Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,800 1,500-1,800 Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 2,850-3,350 2,850-3,250 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,650-1,850 1,650-1,850 Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,350-2,650 2,350-2,650 Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000 Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,450 4,600-5,450 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,500-13,500 10,500-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,300-10,000 7,300-10,000 Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,600 5,300-5,600 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,600 1,400-1,600 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 33.3 degree Celsius (88.3 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp. 24.3 degree Celsius (75.4 degree Fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - nil, lowest - nil. Rainfall : 9.8 mm FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 32 and 24 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)
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Rice exports hit 3-year high in July Published: 1 Sep 2014 at 16.23 Online news: News Writer: Online Reporters
Thailand exported more rice in July than any month in three years, but the nearly one million tonnes fell short the industry’s peak, the Thai Rice Exporters Association said. The country shipped 941,691 tonnes of rice worth 14.4 billion baht, supported by attractive prices. That fell short, however, of the record export of 1.13 million tonnes in August 2011. Association president Chaoren Laothamatas said exports have trended up since June as the price of Thai rice became compatible to rivals, coupled with clearer policies on the management of the government's stockpile.Price of Thai 5% broken white rice dropped to $441 a tonne, lower than Vietnam's quoted price of $445-455 a tonne.Of all exports in July, 448,652 tonnes were white rice shipped to Ivory Coast, Malaysia and China.Over the first seven months of this year, Thailand exported 5.62 million tonnes, up 55.5% from 3.61 million tonnes in the same period of last year. The value of 90.85 billion baht rose by 20.6% from 75.368 billion baht. Thailand's top customers during the period were Benin at 689,329 tonnes (up 55.7%), China at 338,170 tonnes (up 227.1%), Ivory Coast at 325,558 tonnes (up 68.2%), Nigeria with 321,955 tonnes (up 466.5%) and Cameroon with 281,905 tonnes (up 190.2%).
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