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From Editor's Desk – An Exclusive Rice Analysis: First Global Sustainable Rice Conference held in Bangkok Rice price: State vows to act against middlemen Nta News Summary: FG Assured Nigerians of More Affordable Rice price Rice exports just keep on growing Nigerians To Buy 50kg Bag Of Rice N6, 000 Soon- RIFAN Customs seizes smuggled rice worth $64,000 in Port Harcourt Rice exports just keep on growing Myanmar diesel imports rise rice exports improve Farm Policy Critics Gather Will Anything Ever Satisfy Farm Critics? No Global rice conference promotes low-carbon climate-smart rice Rice turns pricey in city on Bangla scarcity bogey Can Tho to ship first rice batch to Iran Cambodia's rice exports up 17 percent in nine months Zim evaluates rice production FG: Price of Rice will Fall Within One Month Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- October 5, 2017 Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- October 6, 2017 Rice farmers hope for fair weather during harvest Basmati paddy price firms up on lower harvest, steady demand Fake rice is fake news–NFA Zimbabwe: Zim Evaluates Rice Production The place of seeds in food security: Can Ghana achieve SDG2?

Utilization Rate, Ex-Factory Price, Revenue, Cost, Gross and Gross Margin Analysis  Rice Milling Machinery Market Sales Volume, Sales Price, Sales Revenue Analysis, Major Manufacturers Performance, Market Share and forecast to 2022  M&M plots global roadmap for farm machinery

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From Editor's Desk – An Exclusive Rice Analysis: Official Paddy buying by Indian Govt agencies have startrd on 1 Oct in Punjab & Haryana. Govt purchases only Non basmati on MSP INR1590/quintal($243/ton having 18% moisture. Before start of Govt buying open market rate for Permal non Basmati was 1350/1460, with 20/22% moisture. With Paddy INR1590/quintal , 5% broken FOB will be 380/390$/ton FOB, a bit costly than Vetnam. Apart from Bangladesh, Indian Non Basmati prices will be higher than Veitnam & even Pakistan for other global markets. Pakistan Non Basmati Paddy price is expected to be around 202$--213/Ton ex mill with ave moisture 20%. Pakistan Non Basmati sector can take advantage of low Paddy prices.

Pakistan Total Export(Basmati & Non Basmati) will be over 4 million tons this year. Non Basmsti crop this year is in good , healthy conditions(timely rains, abundant irrigated water supply, though water supply was a bit late). Total Rice production of Pakistan for 2017--18 might create a record of 7.2 million tons. A promising Rice season for all, Growers(higher per hectre production), for Millers(better milling yield) & for Exporters (conducive Global conditions & robust demand in first quarter after harvesting.

Current Indian Basmati scenerio Indian 1509 Paddy Prices are 35 to 40% higher this season at this time(Last year INR1800/quintal, current is INR2500/2700. Its due to 7/10% less area, 20% less production, expected Low Carry over stocks, robust Global demand. Optimistic strong demand is due to 32% enhanced export of Basmati in Q1, 17-18, primarily due to 40% increased demand fm Iran & sustsained buying by KSA, Gulf countries, Iraq. All Indian Rice Exporters are optimistic that Basmati prices this year will remain high. This may not be true in Pakistan scenrio.

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First Global Sustainable Rice Conference held in Bangkok VNA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2017 - 20:04:00

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Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is holding the 2017 Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition on October 4-5 at the United Nations Convention Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.

Attending the event are both members and non-members from the public and private sectors, as well as value chain players, research institutions, international organisations, producers and civil society groups.

Site visits and social functions are providing participants with additional opportunities to network and learn from their peers.

Kundhavi Kadiresan, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations gave the keynote address at the opening session.

She said rice markets are growing not only in countries that normally consume rice but also in some that never bought rice before. Rice sustainability cannot be guaranteed by policy makers alone, it needs support from the public and private sectors to help in creating the ―Save and Grow‖ rice markets for 3

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The SRP is a multi-stakeholder partnership that promotes resource efficiency and sustainability both onfarm and throughout the rice value adding chain. It was co-convened by the UN Environment and the International Rice Research Institute in December 2011, and works in collaboration with partners in the public and private sectors as well as the NGO community.-VNA

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Rice price: State vows to act against middlemen TNN | Oct 6, 2017, 06:59 IST

KOLKATA: The Bengal government has promised a crackdown on unscrupulous middlemen who are jacking up price of rice by spreading rumours of its shortage due to bulk export to Bangladesh. Agri-marketing department minister Tapan Dasgupta said that he has already asked his officers to assess the ground situation.

"I will hold a meeting on the basis of the feedback and take appropriate measures," he said. Dasgupta said that a section of middlemen plays havoc with the price of edible commodities in connivance with some rice mill owners."Though there is no shortage of rice in our stock, rumours are being spread and prices artificially jacked up. But we won't tolerate this. If needed, I will personally vi sit rice mills and check wholesale and retail markets after Laxmi Puja," he added.

The rice trading sources said that after Bangladesh lowered import duty from 28% to 2%, there has been quite a significant export of rice to the neighbouring country this season. But that, according to them, should not hit the rice stock of Bengal. But a section of traders managed to jack up the price by spreading rumours."This season, several agri products were lost due to floods. We are hoping that the price would again normalise after the Puja," said Abani Seal, president of Burdwan Rice Traders Association.

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West Bengal produced 16.2 million tonnes of rice in 2016, higher by 2.5% compared to 2015. The Food Corporation of India, the central agency, has so far procured 1.2 lakh tonnes of paddy for the marketing season 201617. West Bengal's food and supplies department also plans to procure 52 lakh tonnes of paddy from farmers at Rs 20 more than the central purchase price of Rs 1,470 per quintal. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/rice-price-state-vows-to-act-againstmiddlemen/articleshow/60964675.cms

Nta News Summary: FG Assured Nigerians of More Affordable Rice price 0

Nta News Summary: 5th October, 2017 FG Assured Nigerians of More Affordable Rice price The federal government is assuring Nigerians that in the next few weeks, the price of rice, the most consumed commodity in the country will become reasonably affordable for the nation’s majority. the minister of agriculture and rural development Audu Ogbeh announced this while briefing newsmen after the meeting of the federal executive council presided over by president Muhammadu Buhari. state house correspondent Adamu Sambo reports that verified debt owed electricity distribution companies are also to be settled as part of the power sector recovery programme.

Policy Dialogue on Anambra Election The conduct of the november 18 anambra governorship election is being viewed as a dress rehearsal for the independent national electoral commission in its efforts to anticipate and deal with emerging issues in the electoral process. this will serve as a build up to preparations for the 2019 general elections for which dates have been fixed.

Senate President Paid Tribute To Late Kanti Bello Senate President at today’s plenary paid tribute to a two term senator Mahmud Kanti Bello whose demise occurred during the annual recess. National assembly correspondent dennis adegunloye reports that the late lawmaker was described as vibrant and dedicated two other 5

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National Assembly Urged Aviation Minister Of Transparency The National Assembly joint committee on aviation has urged the minister of aviation to ensure transparency in all transaction leading to concession of some of the nation’s airports. National assembly correspondent Rabi Musa said members of committee, engaged the aviation minister on the issue of time frame, advisers contracted, in the involvement of bureau for public enterprises, legal matters and revenue expected after concession.

FCT Creates Special Courts To Hasten Criminal Trials In the continued efforts to decongest prisons and hasten the cases of awaiting trial inmates, the judiciary of the fedral capital territory has dedicated a special division of it’s court to the speedy trail of criminal matters. chief judge of the fct high court, justice Isahaq Bello inaugrated the court during a visit to the kuje prisons.

Nigerian Receives UNHCR Refugee Award A Nigerian Zanna Mustapha who is the founder of the future prowess school in maiduguri, borno state has received the NANSEN refugee award 2017 by the united nations high commissioner for refugees. presenting the award in Geneva Switzerland, the united nations high commissioner for refugee filippo grandi commended the uncommon humanitarian posture of Zanna Mustapha for catering to welfare of victims of Boko Haram in the north east especially women and children.

World Bank Support Crop Value Chain The world bank through fadama three additional financing has pledged continued support to the national food production initiative of the federal government for local consumption and export Musa Baba Aliyu reports that the world bank initiative is to further enhance the capacity of farmers across all the 36 states in areas of cultivation and also link them to off takers.

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com NTA Partners Nicon Luxury The management of Nicon luxury hotels Abuja is inching towards a mutually beneficial partnership with the Nigerian television authority NTA. This came to the fore when the executive director of the hotel samson davies came on business mission to the management of NTA Trial Of Boko Haram Splinter Group Stalled A federal high court sitting in Abuja has disqualified itself from hearing the case between the federal government and the leader of the Boko Haram, splinter group Muhammed Usman and seven other standing trials for alleged act of terrorism. The trial judge justice John Tosho in a ruling on an oral application by the counsel to the defendants accusing the court of bias ordered the cases file to be transferred to the chief judge of the court for re-assignment.

Custom Boss Tasks Officers On Curbing Smuggling Comptroller general of Nigeria Customs Service, Hammed Ali has given a three month ultimatum to the officers and man of the service to curb smuggling especially that of rice. the customs boss gave the charge in abuja at the decoration of deputy and assistant comptrollers general who had been on acting capacity.

Finance And Budget Ministers At Nass The federal government has asked ministries, departments and agencies to roll over between 50 and 60 per cent of their capital projects to the 2018 fiscal year. this was part of the deliverables made public by the minister of finance kemi adeosun and her counterpart in the budget and planning ministry Udoma Udo Udoma when they appeared befor the senate joint committee on finance and appropriation. http://www.nta.ng/news/20171005-nta-news-summary-fg-assured-nigerians-of-more-affordable-riceprice/

Rice exports just keep on growing October 6, 2017 Sum Manet / Khmer Times

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China is the biggest buyer of Cambodian rice and Beijing intends to take more. KT/Chor Sokunthea Cambodia’s milled rice exports have increased compared with the same period last year, with China still the biggest importer of Cambodian grain.Nearly 70 countries have been importing Cambodian rice, while China is the largest buyer with more than 120,000 tonnes of rice, followed by France with over 50,000 tonnes and Poland with 35,000 tonnes, according to the latest report from the secretariat of the One Window Service for Rice Export Formality.

The report indicates that from January to September 2017, Cambodia exported 421,966 tonnes of milled rice, an increase of 16.70 percent compared with the 361,505 tonnes exported in the same period last year, according to the report.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in his meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Laos in September last year, agreed to double China’s annual purchase of 100,000 tonnes of Cambodian rice to 200,000 tons, starting from next year.

Cambodia set to meet the quota of exporting 200,000 tonnes of milled rice to China by the end of this year, while the Chinese government plans to import 300,000 tonnes of rice from Cambodia next year.

Hean Vanhan, the director-general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ General Directorate of Agriculture, said the trend of rising exports is expected to continue as Cambodia seeks to expand its reach.

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com ―We have a target of one million tonnes to export, so we have to seek and open more markets,‖ he said. ―We cannot depend on only China’s market alone.‖ Based on current growth, Cambodia will reach 600,000 tonnes of exported milled rice for 2017, Mr Vanhan said, noting China will be the top buyer.

Hun Lak, the vice-president of the Cambodian Rice Federation, said the figure of 200,000 tonnes to China will be reached. ―It may even be over the set quota, because from July on is the rainy season and rice harvests and prices will increase, which will benefit farmers and rice millers,‖ he said.

In 2016, Cambodia exported about 542,144 tonnes of rice to international markets, while the government plans to boost rice exports to one million tonnes per year. http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084889/rice-exports-just-keep-growing

Nigerians To Buy 50kg Bag Of Rice N6, 000 Soon- RIFAN

RICE Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN, have guaranteed that Nigerians will buy 50 kilogrammes bag of rice at N6, 000 in the coming months.Aminu Goronyo, the National President of RIFAN disclosed this while answering questions from newsmen after a meeting held with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, and the National Rice Millers Association of Nigeria, NRMAN, on Wednesday.

Goronyo stated that despite RIFAN and RIPAN had agreed to fix the current price of 50 kg. bag of rice at between N13,000 and N13,500, the price would be further slashed to N6,000 within the next few months as long as there were bumper harvests and low cost of production.―This is just the beginning. The actual 9

www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com price will still come down because we are expecting a bumper harvest this year; we have sat down with the millers and agreed that we will work together for the interest of Nigerians. ―At one time, people were buying a bag of rice at the cost of N18,000 but they are now buying it at between N13,000 and N15,000. The price is coming down. ―In the next few months, God willing, the price of a 50kg. bag of rice will come down to N6,000. It is achievable, it will be a reality,’’ he said.

The National Chairman of NRMAN, Abubakar Mohammed, said that the associations had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to slash the prices of both paddy and processed rice, he also stated that with the agreement reached, their decision became imperative necessary due to high rice in price of local rice, which consumers were no more comfortable with, and now farmers and millers also have become daunting. ―We have agreed with the farmers on a N13,500 and N13, 000 per bag depending on where you are in the country, we are not making requests, but we have come here to inform the Minister that our agreement with the farmers on the price of paddy, ―And this is what we have with the farmers’ association and let the minister know that we agreed on a price of paddy for this year 2017 and 2019 wet season farming. N110, 000 at the farm per tonne, which N13, 000 to N13, 500 will be for a bag. ―Before we were buying paddy up to N150, 000 per tonne of paddy, and we were selling our paddy for N16, 000 per bag of 50 kilogrammes. ―We want to sell a bag of rice N13, 000 to N13, 500 per bag according to where you are in the country and the paddy cost will be N110, 000 per bag. We have the MoU on that and we start it will be fine for everybody. The government and farmers work with us the processors.‖ He said.

However, he made it known that the major challenge in the rice value chain has been the high cost of production and expressed concern over persistent smuggling activities threatening farmers’ commitment to scaling up production., which he expressed optimism that the government would soon handle. ―Our major challenge is the cost of production and the Minister has promised to bring down the cost of production to the barest minimum.‖ https://buzzreporters.com/2017/10/05/nigerians-buy-50kg-bag-rice-n6-000-soon-rifan/

Customs seizes smuggled rice worth $64,000 in Port Harcourt The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted N23m worth of illegally imported rice brought into the countrythrough the Port Harcourt Port.This was contained in this year’s third quarter report presented by the Port Harcourt Area 2 command of the service.TVC News Uche Okoro reports that despite recent developments, the Nigerian Customs Service says it is winning 10

www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com the war against smugglers and illegal importations.According to the Comptroller of Port Harcourt area 2 command, Abubakar Bashir, the service has saved the country more than N400m from seizures made between January and September 2017. He said illegally imported rice accounts for a large chunk of that figure.In line with achieving the target of tightening port security the comptroller said a lot more can be achieved with the provision of functional scanners.In addition, the Port Harcourt area 2 command of the Nigerian customs service says it has so far achieved 67 percent of its annual financial target.The comptroller is optimistic that by the end of the year, the command under his leadership would have surpassed its N112.5bn mark. http://tvcnews.tv/2017/10/customs-seizes-smuggled-rice-worth-64000-in-port-harcourt/October 6, 2017

Rice exports just keep on growing Sum Manet / Khmer Times Share:

China is the biggest buyer of Cambodian rice and Beijing intends to take more. KT/Chor Sokunthea Cambodia’s milled rice exports have increased compared with the same period last year, with China still the biggest importer of Cambodian grain.

Nearly 70 countries have been importing Cambodian rice, while China is the largest buyer with more than 120,000 tonnes of rice, followed by France with over 50,000 tonnes and Poland with 35,000 tonnes, according to the latest report from the secretariat of the One Window Service for Rice Export Formality.

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com The report indicates that from January to September 2017, Cambodia exported 421,966 tonnes of milled rice, an increase of 16.70 percent compared with the 361,505 tonnes exported in the same period last year, according to the report.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in his meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Laos in September last year, agreed to double China’s annual purchase of 100,000 tonnes of Cambodian rice to 200,000 tons, starting from next year.

Cambodia set to meet the quota of exporting 200,000 tonnes of milled rice to China by the end of this year, while the Chinese government plans to import 300,000 tonnes of rice from Cambodia next year.

Hean Vanhan, the director-general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ General Directorate of Agriculture, said the trend of rising exports is expected to continue as Cambodia seeks to expand its reach. ―We have a target of one million tonnes to export, so we have to seek and open more markets,‖ he said. ―We cannot depend on only China’s market alone.‖ Based on current growth, Cambodia will reach 600,000 tonnes of exported milled rice for 2017, Mr Vanhan said, noting China will be the top buyer.

Hun Lak, the vice-president of the Cambodian Rice Federation, said the figure of 200,000 tonnes to China will be reached. ―It may even be over the set quota, because from July on is the rainy season and rice harvests and prices will increase, which will benefit farmers and rice millers,‖ he said.

In 2016, Cambodia exported about 542,144 tonnes of rice to international markets, while the government plans to boost rice exports to one million tonnes per year.

http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084889/rice-exports-just-keep-growing/

Myanmar diesel imports rise rice exports improve THE MYANMAR TIMES 06 OCT 2017 A rice export warehouse in Yangon. Demand for Myanmar-produced rice from overseas is rising. Photo: The Myanmar Times

Myanmar’s trade deficit has widened on the back of fluctuations in commodity prices, illegal trade and a weaker currency.

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In 2016-17, the trade deficit amounted to over US$5.5 billion, up from US$5.4 billion in 201516 and US$4.9 billion in 2014-15, according to the statistics released by the Central Statistical Organisation.

Among the country’s imports is diesel. Between September 17 and September 23, Myanmar imported over 64,000 tonnes of diesel worth US$32 million by sea, representing an increase of over 278,800 tonnes compared to the week before, according to government media reports.

About a third of the diesel entered the country through Myeik, near the Myanmar-Thailand land border trade camp.

Diesel consumption in Myanmar during the 2015-16 fiscal year had risen to 809 million gallons, up from 600 million gallons in the previous year and doubling from just four years ago, data from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy revealed.

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com However, demand for rice and broken rice produced in Myanmar is also rising. During the same week in September, the country exported 26,825 tonnes of white and parboiled rice worth US$8.1 million, an increase of 5,579 tonnes compared to the previous week, government media reports said.

The country also exported 34,835 tonnes of broken rice valued at US$8.5 million. That’s up by 27,145 tonnes compared to the previous week. Broken rice is fractured grains of rice usually sold for a cheaper price compared to white or parboiled rice.

Myanmar exports rice mainly to Bangladesh via the Sittwe border trade camp and to China via the Muse, Lwejel and Chinshwehaw border points.

It also exports rice to Singapore, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Senegal, Japan, South Africa, Russia and Afghanistan via sea. https://www.mmtimes.com/news/myanmar-diesel-imports-rise-rice-exports-improve.html

Farm Policy Critics Gather

By Deborah Willenborg WASHINGTON, DC -- Groups from both sides of the political aisle met yesterday to discuss how they can collectively attack the next Farm Bill when it is introduced. Representatives from the Heritage Foundation, the Club for Growth, and the American Enterprise Institute held a meeting with groups they frequently are at odds with, including the Environmental Working Group and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, to strategize on farm policy. It is important to note that farmer groups, nor the public were invited to the meeting (see story below).

The primary issue the disparate groups were able to rally behind was crop insurance, specifically the AFFIRM Act. This legislation, introduced by Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Representative Ron Kind (D-WI), cuts the funding for crop insurance and requires farmers to disclose the amount of premium subsidies they receive. Based on a report from Agri-Pulse, the groups were unable to find common ground on a proposal to split the farm bill.

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important to them," said Frank Leach, USA Rice manager of government affairs. "Without the input of the agriculture industry, any recommendation from this group will undoubtedly be uninformed and misguided."

Will Anything Ever Satisfy Farm Critics? No

By Phillip Hayes

Special to the USA Rice Daily WASHINGTON, DC -- For decades, agriculture's adversaries have said "no" to almost any policy that helped farmers. When farm policy was reformed to be more free-market oriented, critics said it wasn't enough.

When the agricultural sector stood alone and volunteered funding cuts to help close America's budget deficit, critics said it wasn't enough. When farmers began contributing to their own safety net through crop insurance to offset risk to taxpayers, critics said it wasn't enough. And now 15

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"No" appears to be the only message the Environmental Working Group (EWG), Heritage Foundation, U.S. PIRG, Club for Growth, and other perennial farm policy opponents are capable of delivering. And they held a "national summit" here yesterday to discuss new ways to say no.

Could farmers or the public attend this summit?

No. But, if it were an open meeting, some tough questions would likely follow. For example: Does EWG, Heritage, and others think it's awkward to advocate the elimination of tools like crop insurance that farmers will need to rebuild following the hurricanes?

No. The crowd heard opening remarks from a Senator who introduced legislation to effectively dismantle crop insurance just after Hurricane Harvey decimated the Gulf Coast and Irma was bearing down on Florida.Will Heritage rethink its "Blueprint for Agricultural Policy" now that a former USDA official called out the group for cherry-picking USDA data and including non-farm income to distort agriculture's financial picture?

No. In fact, Heritage just doubled down on its analysis and accused the former USDA official of opposing "freedom in agriculture," whatever that means. Will groups like the American Enterprise Institute stop paying professors with conflicts of interest to prepare its advocacy materials...especially after Politico exposed AEI's "American Boondoggle" series, which was released during the last Farm Bill?

No. These papers are a big source of fundraising, and the American Enterprise Institute is planning to release a follow-up series later this month. Do free-trade advocates like Club for Growth recognize the hypocrisy of lobbying to dismantle U.S. farm policy while saying nothing of increased ag subsidies and trade roadblocks in other countries?

No. Not even after a top trade attorney in Washington took critics to task for ignoring foreign subsidies and weakening America's ability to advance free trade in agriculture on a global scale. As the attorney noted, unilateral disarmament is not a sound farm policy; it's a recipe for foreign dependence.

Do conservative members of the anti-farm crowd mind working with EWG, which recently proposed a slew of costly environmental regulations for rural America? Conversely, do liberal members like U.S. PIRG mind that their conservative counterparts support cutting Farm Bill projects that promote conservation, education, and nutrition?

No. Apparently, idealism can be malleable, which explains yesterday's meeting. With that, here's one final question to consider: Does anyone actually agree with the "no" crowd that America is better off without strong policies that defend our country's food security?

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com No. Thankfully, most Americans are far more sensible. According to a 2016 poll, eight in 10 Americans believe agriculture is critical to the country's security, and 92 percent said it was important to provide farmers with federal funding. Yes, that makes a lot more sense.

Global rice conference promotes low-carbon climate-smart rice 05.10.2017

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Low carbon rice and sustained incomes for rice farmers in developing countries were at the core of discussions at the first Global Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition, which opened Oct. 4 in Bangkok. The two-day meeting gathered around 300 global rice stakeholders from 30 countries to discuss challenges facing the global rice sector, and to propose innovative collaborative approaches to enhance sustainability in the sector.

The discussions are set to lead to recommendations for collaborative action and investment by governments, the private sector and the development community. Innovative partnerships are needed to transform the global rice sector toward a low-carbon, sustainable future, and contribute to the 2030 Agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Speaking at the opening of the First Global Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition held at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, Dechen Tsering, regional director and regional representative for Asia and Pacific, UN Environment, called for urgent collective action among public and private sectors as well as research organizations and civil society groups. ―Rice is critical to global food security and to the welfare of around 800 million impoverished people around the world,‖ Tsering said. ―However, we pay a high environmental price for our rice, and we need a transformation in the global rice sector if we are to meet future global demand and enhance farmer livelihoods in a sustainable way. As a multi-stakeholder initiative with 80 institutional members, the Sustainable Rice Platform, co-convened by UN Environment and the International Rice Research Institute, offers partners the opportunity to participate in this transformative process and make a real contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.‖ In another keynote address, Kundhavi Kadiresan, assistant director-general and regional representative for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, reminded delegates that, ―Asia fills the world’s rice bowls and will continue to do so in the years to come. But such a major crop needs constant attention – by input suppliers, farmers, traders and the authorities whose policies govern its production.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations seeks to work with partners who strive to ensure the sustainability of rice production in ways that allow farmers to earn more income but that do not result in damage to ecosystems and the rice-based landscapes of the region.‖ Rice climate conference Meeting the world’s future food and nutritional needs in a sustainable way presents critical development challenges, underscoring the urgent need for action to enhance production while minimizing the environmental footprint of rice systems and their vulnerability to climate change.

According to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), rice is a thirsty crop, accounting for 30% to 40% of the world’s irrigation water; 3,000 to 5,000 liters of water are needed to produce 1 kilogram of polished rice. Rice also accounts for approximately 13% of global nitrogen fertilizer use.

Aside from its extreme vulnerability to climate change impacts, rice production is itself a major contributor to climate change. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, rice fields contribute approximately 9% to 11% of the world’s non-CO2 agricultural emissions.These concerns underscore the need for action to enhance resource efficiency and reduce the environmental and carbon footprint of rice systems. Ensuring economic, environmental and social sustainability on the farm and throughout rice value chains presents critical development challenges.

Summarizing these challenges in his opening address to the conference, Matthew Morell, director general of the IRRI, reminded delegates of the efforts of the international research 18

www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com community to develop innovative climate-smart best practice packages for rice smallholders.―The International Rice Research Institute and its national partners and collaborating institutions have developed proven technologies and approaches to help smallholders in developing countries produce rice more efficiently, more reliably, using less water and farm chemicals, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting the environment,‖ Morell said. ―We are proud to work as co-founders of the Sustainable Rice Platform to promote adoption of these climate-smart best practice packages by Asia’s farmers.‖ The Sustainable Rice Platform is a multi-stakeholder partnership to promote resource efficiency and sustainability, both on-farm and throughout rice value chains. The alliance works with over 80 institutional partners in the public and private sectors as well as international organizations, NGOs and the international research community to promote climate-smart best practice among rice smallholders in developing countries. In 2015 the world’s first Standard for Sustainable Rice Cultivation was launched, together with a set of Performance Indicators to enable monitoring of progress and impact. The launch triggered commitments by a number of private sector actors to achieve 100% sustainable sourcing within their global corporate supply chains by 2020. Revision of the standard recently began with a 60-day online public consultation. http://www.blackseagrain.net/novosti/global-rice-conference-promotes-low-carbon-climate-smart-rice

Rice turns pricey in city on Bangla scarcity bogey Prithvijit Mitra| TNN | Oct 5, 2017, 02:39 IST

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com KOLKATA: A dip in production of rice in Opar Bangla has prompted middlemen to play mis-chief in Epar Bangla, pushing up the retail price of the staple diet that unites both Bengals.The retail price of different varieties of rice has risen by up to 20% in Kolkata markets, prompting the Bengalgovernment to blame "the artificial crisis" on "a section middlemen and speculators" and threaten action against them.

Trade insiders say the price rise has been sparked by reports of a shortfall in production of rice in Bangladesh, where the annual consumption of rice is around 3.1 crore tonnes. Bangladesh, therefore, has been forced to reduce import duty on rice from 28% to 2% in phases to tide over the crisis, which has been blamed largely on erratic rainfall.This, claim retail market operators in Kolkata, has fuelled export of rice from India — largely Bengal — which has, in turn, created a shortfall in the Bengal market.

But the Bengal government has denied this demand-and-supply rationale behind the price rise and squarely blamed the middlemen and speculators. "There is no deficit in our foodgrain stocks. A section of middlemen and speculators has jacked up retail prices by spreading all these rumours. We are keeping a close watch and will take strong action against such dishonest traders," Bengal agricultural marketing minister Tapan Dasgupta told TOI. Government statistics, wholesalers and rice mill owners support Dasgupta's contention. Bengal has produced 15.9 million tonnes of rice in 2016-17 and the domestic dem-and is 14.9 million tonnes, making for enough buffer to absorb any sudden spurt in export. "A spike in exports alone cannot be blamed for this. A section of traders is using this as a ploy to increase retail prices," Arijit Saha, owner of a rice mill in Hooghly, said. "Exports alone cannot create such a shortfall that will lead to a spike in the internal retail market," a Sealdah wholesale market insider said, adding: "Some middlemen have spread these rumours and spiked the price."

Whatever the reason, several Kolkata households have already made small adjustments to their taste to keep the monthly expense bill same. Thakurpukur businessman Arghya Saha's family used to buy the Mini Kit variety till a week ago, when it used to cost Rs 32 a kg. But, with the price of this variety going up to Rs 38, they have started buying the Ratna variety, which now sells at Rs 34 a kg. "This, too, has gone up. the regular price was Rs 28," Saha said. Other popular household varities have become more pricey as well; they include Swarna Madhu and Chhatrish Chaal.

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But this spike will not have an immediate impact on restaurant food prices. "Restaurants will absorb the hike now," Hotel and Restaurants Association of Eastern India (HRAEI) president Sudesh Poddar said.

"We will wait for at least six months before going for a price revision though neighbourhood biryani joints may be forced to hike prices," he added. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/rice-turns-pricey-in-city-on-bangla-scarcitybogey/articleshow/60947351.cms

Can Tho to ship first rice batch to Iran Thursday, 10/05/2017, 12:01

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has signed an agreement with Iran to ship 100,000 tonnes of rice to the country, said Huynh Trung Tru, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade on October 4.

According to Tru, rice import demand has surged in Bangladesh, the Philippines and Iran.Bangladesh needs to import about 500,000 tonnes of rice, with more than half of the volume 21

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The city hopes to sign a longer contract with Iran next year, Tru said.In the first nine months this year, the city shipped more than 638,000 tonnes of rice abroad, worth US$262 million, up 22% in volume and nearly 20% in value year on year.According to the VFA, a total of nearly 5.16 million tonnes of rice was signed to be shipped abroad up to the end of August.

The city earned more than US$1 billion in export revenue, accounting for 75.8% of the yearly target, up 16.9% year on year.The city also imported US$321 million worth of goods, accounting for 84.5% of the yearly target, up 47.6% from the same period last year, driven by increased purchases of equipment and machines for production. http://english.vov.vn/economy/can-tho-to-ship-first-rice-batch-to-iran-359783.vov

Cambodia's rice exports up 17 percent in nine months Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-05 17:20:19|Editor: Mengjie

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported 421,966 tons of milled rice in the first nine months of 2017, a 17 percent rise compared with the same period last year, according to the latest report on Thursday.China is the top buyer of Cambodian rice, followed by France and Poland, said the report released by the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export, adding that 60 countries and regions had purchased Cambodian rice.

Export to China accounted for 124,760 tons, or 29.5 percent of the total exports, during the January-September period this year, the report said.Cambodia is expected to export 200,000 tons and 300,000 tons to China in 2017 and 2018, respectively.The Southeast Asian country produces over 9 million tons of paddy rice a year. With this amount, it has over 3 million tons of milled rice for annual export. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/05/c_136660352.htm

Zim evaluates rice production 05.10.2017

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ZIMBABWE is evaluating the feasibility of commercial rice production with a Government delegation expected to go on a familiarisation mission to Egypt to acquaint itself with technology and viable methods of growing the cereal.

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Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development (Cropping Production) Davis Marapira said he would next month lead a team of experts from his ministry to familiarise with rice production in one of Africa’s largest producer. Zimbabwe is a net importer of rice and spends about $150 million annually to import the cereal.―We have done our preliminary research, which have shown us that we can produce rice using hybrid varieties without any problem. I will lead a team from the ministry to Egypt to familiarise with their technology and understand how we can do it here.New rice varieties needs a lot of water in the first two months and we have sufficient water (to support rice production,‖ deputy minister Marapira said.

With hybrid varieties, Egyptian farmers have improved average rice production to almost 10 tonnes per hectare. Rice has become a priority crop in Africa with many countries looking at expanding production of the crop to achieve food self-sufficiency. At the fifth Presidential Youth Interface Rally in Chinhoyi about two months ago, President Mugabe indicated the country should seriously consider rice production.

FG: Price of Rice will Fall Within One Month October 5, 2017 •

Approves N25bn to offset debt it owes Discos

Omololu Ogunmade and Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja All things being equal, the price of rice in Nigeria will drastically fall within the next one month, the federal government assured wednesday.

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This disclosure was made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Ogbeh said the government had been concerned about the high cost of rice which he described as the most consumed commodity in Nigeria. The trend, he added, resulted in the recent meetings of both the rice growers and millers during which he said both parties resolved to crash the price of rice in the next four weeks.

According to him, both the rice growers and millers had agreed that the price of paddy – raw and unprocessed rice in the farm – would be reduced to a cost that will be easily affordable by rice millers who will in turn sell the milled rice at a competitive price that will be within the reach of average consumers.

He said given this development, the price of locally consumed rice would become as low as that of imported or smuggled rice. This development is expected to make rice import or smuggling henceforth unattractive.

Ogbeh also said the council mandated the ministry to investigate the recent export of poor quality of yam to the United States by a company with a view to discovering why such products of low quality were exported from the country.

Ogbeh also said a bill meant to repeal Export Prohibition Act which prohibits the export of some locally produced items such as yam, rice, among others, to enable the country export such products and grow the economy is already before the National Assembly. ―We have been mandated by council to brief you on one or two developments in the agriculture sector.

One is a new development about the consignment of yam which was exported from Nigeria to the US which, according to a report that we heard today, was found to be of poor quality.

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We are very concerned about the price of rice which is the most consumed commodity in Nigeria today. ―This means in the next one month, since the harvest of rice has begun in earnest, the price of rice will become reasonable and the cost of rice would have reduced substantially. We shall continue to pursue that. The ministry is also equipping farmers to make rice harvest easier so that the cost of rice harvest will substantially reduce,‖ he said.

In his own briefing, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said the council approved N25.9 billion to offset the debt owed by the federal government to electricity distribution companies (Discos).

According to him, the approval followed the verification of the claims of over N67 billion debt made by the Discos against the federal government.

He said the balance of N41 billion was not owed by the federal government but rather by some states and local governments as well as some international organisations classified as the federal government institutions.

Fashola said the decision of the government to offset the debt was government’s own way of fulfilling its own commitment to the private sector with the aim of promoting the growth of the private sector.

He also said the move was part of power sector recovery programme, pointing out that further verification of debts owed by states and local governments had been approved by the National Council on Power.

The minister also disclosed that the Discos also owe the federal government over N500 billion, being the cost of energy which he said they took and have not remitted.

He said: ―We presented a memorandum to council to approve the verified sums of monies owed by the ministries, departments and agencies of government to distribution companies for electricity supplied to them. You might recall that over time, since the inception of this administration, the claims of debts owed by this administration to distribution companies have been a matter of concern. ―We had committed that those figures would be verified and the verified sums, the government would pay. We have completed the verification and as was announced in the monthly power meeting, we now asked council to approve the verified sum of N25.994 billion owed by MDAs of the federal government to be paid to the Discos out of the claims of N67.41 by the Discos. There is differential of about N41 billion. That differential arose because some of the claims do not belong to the federal government. The debts are owed by some states and local governments. Some are owed by public international organisations that have been classified as government institutions.

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The resolution was the highpoint of yesterday’s tripartite understanding agreed to by Ogbeh, Chairman of NRMAN, Mohammed Abubakar and Chairman of RIFAN, Aminu Goronyo.

The parties agreed to review and reduce the market price of processed Paddy rice which ranges from N16,000 to N17,000 to about N13,000for the 2017/2018 wet season farming.

Government rice policy has seen a major reduction in rice importation from 500,000 metric ton in 2015 to 58,000 mt in 2016.

Ogbeh highlighted government’s desire to continue to procure machines and support rice farmers so that they can maintain the MoU between the farmers and millers to sell paddy at N110,000 per metric tonnes.

Presently a ton of paddy is sold at N150,000.

The minister appealed to RIFAN to desist from unnecessary hiking of the price of paddy, saying such would give smugglers the leeway in market, while ordinary Nigerians will be unable to afford the price of the local food staple.

He stated further that with efforts being put in place, the price of rice will be reasonable and can be afforded by all Nigerians. ―I want to make a passionate appeal to RIFAN. Millers will be unable to buy if the farmers hike the prices of the product. And if the millers can’t buy, a day will come when the mills will shut down. If that happens, people won’t find rice in the market and smugglers will take advantage of the scarcity. Any breach of the agreement reached will benefit the smuggler while the Nigerian consumers will suffer most,‖ Ogbeh admonished.

Speaking after the meeting, Goronyo said RIFAN predicted that cheaper rice would flood the market this year in view of the anticipated bumper harvest by farmers.

He said the rice farmer association and the millers had agreed in principle to collaborate in the interest of Nigerians.

He gave the cost of production and high interest rate as the main reasons responsible for the high cost of rice in the market, saying Ogbeh had promised to bring the cost of production to the barest minimum. ―Though Nigerians were once buying a 50kg bag of rice for N18,000, today the cost of a 50kg bag of rice is N14,000 to N15,000 which supports the fact that the prices are coming down and will go further down to not even N7,000 but N6,000 for a 50kg. Just give us few months,‖ Goronyo pleaded.

He said the government rice production scheme will benefit the smallholder farmers estimated at 12.2 million or 90 per cent of the registered rice farmers in Nigeriahttps://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/10/05/fg-price-of-rice-will-fall-within-one-month/

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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- October 5, 2017 Reuters Staff

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-October 5

Nagpur, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Gram prices showed weak tendency in Nagpur Agriculture Produce andMarketing Committee (APMC) here on poor buying support from local millers amid high moisturecontent arrival. Downward trend on NCDEX and good arrival in Madhya Pradesh mandi and release ofstock from stockists also pushed down prices. About 500 of gram bags were available for auctions, according to sources.

FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM * Desi gram raw declined in open market here in absence of buyers amid good supply from producing region.

TUAR

* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here on subdued demand from local traders amid ample stock in ready position.

* Moong varieties quoted weak in open market on poor buying support from local Traders.

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* Wheat, rice and other foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at last levels in limited deals.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Gram Auction

Available prices 4,350-5,010

Gram Pink Auction Tuar Auction Moong Auction Udid Auction Masoor Auction

n.a. n.a.

2,100-2,600

n.a. n.a.

3,900-4,200 4,300-4,500

n.a.

Gram Super Best Bold

Gram Medium Best

4,450-5,170

3,500-3,970

Wheat Mill quality Auction

Gram Super Best

Previous close

2,600-2,800 1,590-1,678 8,000-8,500

n.a.

1,590-1,675 8,000-8,500

n.a.

7,200-7,600

7,200-7,600

Gram Dal Medium

n.a.

Gram Mill Quality

5,700-5,800

5,700-5,800

Desi gram Raw

5,450-5,750

5,500-5,800

Gram Kabuli

n.a

12,500-13,200

12,500-13,200

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6,100-6,400

Tuar Fataka Medium-New

6,100-6,400

5,800-6,000

Tuar Dal Best Phod-New

5,800-6,000

5,700-6,000

Tuar Dal Medium phod-New Tuar Gavarani New

5,700-6,000

5,200-5,400

3,850-3,950

5,200-5,400

3,850-3,950

Tuar Karnataka

4,250-4,550

4,250-4,550

Masoor dal best

5,200-5,400

5,200-5,400

Masoor dal medium Masoor

4,800-5,000

n.a.

4,800-5,000

n.a.

Moong Mogar bold (New)

6,700-7,400

Moong Mogar Medium

6,100-6,500

Moong dal Chilka

5,400-6,100

6,800-7,500 6,200-6,600

5,500-6,200

Moong Mill quality

n.a.

n.a.

Moong Chamki best

7,000-7,400

7,000-7,500

Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 7,900-8,500

7,900-8,500

Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)

5,800-6,700

Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) Batri dal (100 INR/KG) Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)

5,200-6,300

5,000-5,500

5,000-5,500 2,750-2,950

2,900-3,000

Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)

2,900-3,000

3,800-4,400

1,900-2,000

Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)

5,200-6,300

2,750-2,950

Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)

Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)

5,800-6,700

1,900-2,000

1,700-1,850

2,100-2,300

Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)

3,800-4,400

1,700-1,850 2,100-2,300

2,200-2,400

Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100

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n.a.

n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,600 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)

2,200-2,700

3,000-3,400

Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG)

3,100-3,600

3,000-3,400

2,700-2,900

2,200-2,400

Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)

2,200-2,700

2,700-2,900

2,200-2,400

2,500-2,600

Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)

2,500-2,600

2,300-2,400

3,650-4,050

Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)

2,300-2,400 3,650-4,050

3,300-3,600

3,300-3,600

Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG)

4,600-4,800

4,600-4,800

Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG)

4,200-4,400

4,200-4,400

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)

5,000-7,500

Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)

9,500-13,500

4,500-4,900

4,200-4,400

2,000-2,100 1,700-2,000

5,000-7,500

4,200-4,400 2,000-2,100

1,700-2,000

WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 35.6 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 21.7 degree Celsius Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 35 and 22 degree Celsius respectively.

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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- October 6, 2017 Reuters Staff

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-October 6

Nagpur, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Gram prices recovered in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) here on good buying support from local millers. Fresh rise on NCDEX, upwardtrend in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and reported demand from South-based millers also jacked upprices.

About 450 of gram bags and 600 bags of tuar were available for auctions, according to sources.

FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM * Gram varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor.

TUAR

* Tuar gavarani and tuar Karnataka reported higher in open market on renewed festival season demand from local traders.

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* Lakhodi dal showed upward tendency in open market on good demand from local traders.

* In Akola, Tuar New – 4,100-4,175, Tuar dal (clean) – 5,800-6,200, Udid Mogar (clean) – 7,500-8,200, Moong Mogar (clean) 6,600-7,000, Gram – 5,500-5,625, Gram Super best – 7,800-8,300

* Wheat, rice and other foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at last levels in limited deals.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Gram Auction

Available prices 4,475-5,100

Gram Pink Auction Tuar Auction Moong Auction Udid Auction Masoor Auction

n.a. n.a.

2,100-2,600

n.a. n.a.

3,900-4,200 4,300-4,500

n.a.

Gram Super Best Bold

Gram Medium Best

4,400-5,000

3,500-3,920

Wheat Mill quality Auction

Gram Super Best

Previous close

2,600-2,800 1,590-1,678 8,000-8,500

n.a.

1,590-1,675 8,000-8,500

n.a.

7,200-7,600

7,200-7,600

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n.a.

Gram Mill Quality

5,700-5,800

5,700-5,800

Desi gram Raw

5,450-5,750

5,450-5,750

Gram Kabuli

n.a

12,500-13,200

Tuar Fataka Best-New

12,500-13,200

6,100-6,400

Tuar Fataka Medium-New

6,100-6,400

5,800-6,000

Tuar Dal Best Phod-New

5,800-6,000

5,700-6,000

Tuar Dal Medium phod-New Tuar Gavarani New

5,700-6,000

5,200-5,400

3,900-4,000

5,200-5,400

3,850-3,950

Tuar Karnataka

4,300-4,600

4,250-4,550

Masoor dal best

5,200-5,400

5,200-5,400

Masoor dal medium Masoor

4,800-5,000

n.a.

4,800-5,000

n.a.

Moong Mogar bold (New)

6,700-7,400

Moong Mogar Medium

6,100-6,500

Moong dal Chilka

5,400-6,100

6,700-7,400 6,100-6,500

5,400-6,100

Moong Mill quality

n.a.

n.a.

Moong Chamki best

7,000-7,400

7,000-7,500

Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 7,900-8,500

7,900-8,500

Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)

5,800-6,700

Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) Batri dal (100 INR/KG) Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)

5,200-6,300

5,000-5,500

5,200-6,300

5,000-5,500

2,800-3,000

2,750-2,950

2,900-3,000

Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)

5,800-6,700

2,900-3,000

3,800-4,400

1,900-2,000

3,800-4,400

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1,700-1,850

1,700-1,850

2,100-2,300

Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)

2,100-2,300

2,200-2,400

2,200-2,400

Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)

n.a.

n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,600 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)

Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG)

3,100-3,600

2,200-2,700

3,000-3,400

Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)

2,200-2,700 3,000-3,400

2,700-2,900

2,200-2,400

Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)

2,700-2,900

2,200-2,400

2,500-2,600

Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)

2,500-2,600

2,300-2,400

3,650-4,050

Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)

1,900-2,100

2,300-2,400 3,650-4,050

3,300-3,600

3,300-3,600

Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG)

4,600-4,800

4,600-4,800

Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG)

4,200-4,400

4,200-4,400

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG)

Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)

5,000-7,500

4,500-4,900

Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG)

9,500-13,500

4,500-4,900

4,200-4,400

2,000-2,100 1,700-2,000

5,000-7,500

4,200-4,400 2,000-2,100

1,700-2,000

WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 33.6 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 23.4 degree Celsius Rainfall : 0.6 mm 34

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Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 34 and 23 degree Celsius respectively.

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Rice farmers hope for fair weather during harvest Long rainy season leads to late harvest

By Jake Abbott jabbott@appealdemocrat.com |

Area rice farmers are rolling with the punches – they would prefer to be further along in the process and they’re hoping dry weather holds out long enough to give them enough time to harvest.The wet weather this past spring pushed planting back for rice farmers across the Sacramento Valley, which has ultimately resulted in a later harvest than usual. ―It’s going OK so far, but we started later than normal – probably 10 to 12 days later than usual,‖ said Michael Bosworth, owner of Rue and Forsman Ranch in Rio Oso. Bosworth said he has about 60 percent of his crop still left to harvest. He knew he would be harvesting later this year, so he also incorporated some early maturing rice varieties in his fields to allow for a more manageable harvest. Still, it’s a race against the clock because the rain will be coming. If it comes too soon, it could prevent rice harvesters from getting into the field. ―The late harvest is concerning because of how unpredictable the fall weather is,‖ Bosworth said. ―If we get into the situation where we got a lot of rain, things will get way worse. But considering we are already in October, I’d say we’ve been lucky so far.‖ The cooler temperatures over the past several days and the winds have helped some farmers’ crops finish maturing.―We are just getting going,‖ said Jerry Norene, owner of Norene Ranches Inc. in Yuba County. ―The north wind the last few days has matured everything, so we are pretty much ready to go.‖ Norene still has about 85 percent of his crop left to harvest, but the little he has gotten out of the field was encouraging, in terms of yield. ―We haven’t got the weights back on it yet, but it seemed to do better than I was expecting,‖ Norene said. ―I expected a lot to fall off, considering the spring we had.‖ 35

www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com According to the United States Department of Agriculture, approximately 458,000 acres of rice were planted across the state this year, which is down from about 536,000 in 2016.From what he’s seen so far, Bosworth said yields for certain varieties have been down, but nothing that is too worrisome yet.―Some of the varieties have been about average or just below average (in terms of yield), but some other varieties are off by about 10-15 percent,‖ he said.

Tom Butler, vice president of Sutter Basin Corporation located in the Robbins area, said they typically start harvesting in mid-September, but considering ―everybody got in late‖ this year they were about five days behind schedule.After racing to do everything possible to catchup for that missed time, he said the farm is in a good position right now, even though there is more than half of his crop still in the field. ―Harvest is never really normal, you will always have some lodging and there will be some fields you just don’t get into in time, but you have to deal with it. It’s part of the business,‖ Butler said.

Summer heat now slows farmers The location of Sutter Basin Corp. – in the Robbins area and in proximity to the Delta – helped this year’s crop, said Tom Butler, vice president of the business.The cooler, milder temperatures there helped his crop mature quickly, as opposed to some farmers who experienced lodging (when the crop grows too quickly and becomes top-heavy, it falls over and becomes more difficult to harvest).

Butler experienced some lodging this year and has seen worse. But he said it definitely posed a problem for many farmers this year. One of the theories circulating the industry is that long periods of high heat – consecutive days over 100 degrees – was a primary factor in the issue this year.―Some of the people I’ve talked to, who have been farming a long time, have never seen lodging as widespread as it has been,‖ said Michael Bosworth, owner of Rue and Forsman Ranch in Rio Oso. ―There is not a quality issue, so you can still harvest it. It just means your harvesting combine has to go a lot slower, or about half the usual speed.‖ In other words, lodging is significantly slowing down the harvesting process that is already behind schedule. That leaves farmers racing to harvest their crops from sunup to sundown while weather conditions remain favorable.―Cutting in October makes you nervous, but cutting late into October makes you very nervous. You just have to do what you can and hope mother nature is nice to you for as long as possible,‖ Butler said.

– Jake Abbott Courtesy photo A harvester loads rice into a bankout wagon at Rue and Forsman Ranch in Rio Oso Sept. 18.

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Basmati paddy price firms up on lower harvest, steady demand

By Parshant Krar , ET Bureau| Oct 04, 2017, 07.15 PM IST Unshelled basmati is trading between Rs 26 and 45 per kilogram in Punjab during the ongoing harvesting season.CHANDIGARH: The price of basmati paddy — the premier long grain rice in its unshelled form — has increased 30-45% from last year as farmers harvest a lower output in India, the largest producer and exporter, even as demand remains steady globally. Traders expect the price to remain firm through this season. Unshelled basmati is trading between Rs 26 and 45 per kilogram in Punjab during the ongoing harvesting season. Farmers are receiving higher value this time for 1509 basmati variety as well compared to the last year when it sold around Minimum Support price.

India exports the rice to more than 130 countries. Its price has firmed up after remaining subdued for two seasons. Low prices had led farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to sow less basmati this year. ―A drop of around 7% in area under basmati in India will buttress prices while the international demand is expected to remain stable at around 4 million tonnes,‖ Basmati Export Development Foundation director AK Gupta told ET. Demand from traditional markets Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE and the US is expected to remain normal, he said. ―Steps taken by the Indian government, including restrictions on allowing exports through Documents against Acceptance (a credit arrangement), have also helped push up basmati export prices,‖ said Vijay Sethia, president of the All India Rice Exporters Association.

Restrictions on Documents against Acceptance has reduced defaults by overseas companies, but the Indian government still needs to blacklist some of the firms that have blocked payments causing heavy financial losses to Indian exporters, he said. According to Sethia, implementation of GST will help boost exports as it has put an end to wide disparity in state levies that were hurtling exporters. ―The prices are expected to remain firm throughout the harvesting season as carryover stocks are low and output is less than normal,‖ said Arvinder Pal Singh, director at Amar Singh Chawal Wala that owns the Lal Qila rice brand. Haryana-based Dunar Foods’ CEO, Sandeep Singla, said basmati output could reduce 8-10% this year. ―The export prices are bound to rise in this scenario,‖ Singla added. But despite this 37

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A few weeks ago, the Punjab government increased the market fee and RDF from 2% to 3%. It is expected to favour millers and traders based in Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana where the cost is much less, traders in Punjab said. ―The higher levy will ultimately affect farmers who will end up earning less remuneration,‖ Pal said.

To protest against the increase, rice millers in Punjab have called for a strike on October 5-6. ―The government needs to cut RDF and market fee to comparative levels, else an indefinite strike will be held after October 26,‖ a miller said. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/basmati-paddy-price-firms-up-on-lowerharvest-steady-demand/articleshow/60941399.cms

Fake rice is fake news–NFA

By Ashley Manabat October 6, 2017

In Photo: Photo of ―fake rice‖ that went viral on Facebook.

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com CLARK FREEPORT—―Fake rice is fake news!‖ Thus said Dr. Rafael V. Marasigan, manager of the National Food Authority (NFA) provincial office in Pampanga.Marasigan added NFA personnel went to the supposed location of the fake rice that went viral in the social media but found out that the said persons victimized by the fake rice were nonexistent, as well as the store where it allegedly came from.―So there’s none of that,‖ Marasigan said during a media forum here on Wednesday.

He said the village chief himself testified the persons in the video that went viral on Facebook and Twitter were not residents in the barangay and all of them were unknown to him.The NFA manager said the fake-rice controversy was even debunked in a regional TV program where he guested with an official from the Department of Agriculture representing the government sector and a member of the militant group Kapisanan ng mga Babaeng Pilipina, identified as Trining Domingo, representing the private sector.

Marasigan added it was established that there was no plastic rice or fake rice based on the research conducted by the NFA’s Food Development Center (FDC) in Taguig.He said the FDC is the one conducting research on food and also certifies importers of food products.―If that is plastic rice, it can’t be cooked no matter what you do with it,‖ he pointed out.Meanwhile, Marasigan said the NFA celebrated its 45th anniversary last on September 26.

Marasigan, who has been with the NFA for 35 years, said they have two mandates food security and price stabilization.He added in terms of food security, the NFA is mandated to maintain a buffer stock of at least 15 days for rice.

But come July until December, the buffer stock should reach 30 days ―because this is the time when calamities strike the country‖.―So we are assuring the public now that the NFA has a buffer stock of at least 30 days because we are in the calamity zone,‖ he said.In terms of price stabilization, Marasigan said the NFA is trying to stabilize the price of rice by injecting the NFA rice in public markets and outside the markets.

He added the NFA has rice stocks inside the market, outside the market, bigasan sa parokya, bigasan sa barangay, as well as barangay food terminals.―These are accredited with the NFA, and are really suitable and accessible to the public, which are the criteria that we are looking for in order to accredit rice stores,‖ he explained.

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In Pampanga there are around 200 accredited outlets, he said.Even if the government imported some 250,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam, Thailand and China recently, there is no allocation for Central Luzon because the region is considered the rice granary of the Philippines, he added https://businessmirror.com.ph/fake-rice-is-fake-news-nfa/

Zimbabwe: Zim Evaluates Rice Production ZIMBABWE is evaluating the feasibility of commercial rice production with a Government delegation expected to go on a familiarisation mission to Egypt to acquaint itself with technology and viable methods of growing the cereal.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development (Cropping Production) Davis Marapira said he would next month lead a team of experts from his ministry to familiarise with rice production in one of Africa's largest producer. Zimbabwe is a net importer of rice and spends about $150 million annually to import the cereal.

"We have done our preliminary research, which have shown us that we can produce rice using hybrid varieties without any problem. I will lead a team from the ministry to Egypt to familiarise with their technology and understand how we can do it here.New rice varieties needs a lot of water in the first two months and we have sufficient water (to support rice production," deputy minister Marapira said.

With hybrid varieties, Egyptian farmers have improved average rice production to almost 10 tonnes per hectare. Rice has become a priority crop in Africa with many countries looking at expanding production of the crop to achieve food self-sufficiency. At the fifth Presidential Youth Interface Rally in Chinhoyi about two months ago, President Mugabe indicated the country should seriously consider rice production http://allafrica.com/stories/201710050661.html

The place of seeds in food security: Can Ghana achieve SDG2?

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Some beans seeds that farmers buy for planting It does not look like we have much of a choice as a nation on the need to self-secure our needs, among them as basic as food sufficiency. Our breakfast, lunch and supper, even deserts, cannot and should not sit in another man's kitchen, as it were. And I thought that the truism in the clichĂŠ - Let's eat what we grow and grow what we eat - has long embraced the missing link of how much we need too.

The debate on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is not going to sleep anytime soon. This is because scientists, both for and against the use of GMO foods, have taken entrenched positions on their stance. Neither of the two groups is prepared to throw in the towel.

While each of the two opposing groups has advanced reasons why their position must be accepted by all, one issue bridges the two divides – how do we ensure food security and prevent hunger in the world?

The problem of ensuring food security in the world has become a topical issue in global politics. Many nations and governments are finding innovative ways to ensure that they either have enough food to feed their populations or have enough food to feed themselves and also for export.

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Crops are no longer yielding as they used to. The weather conditions are becoming hostile to food crop production. Soil nutrients are depleting and the global population increasing. There is therefore a growing concern as to how to feed these numerous stomachs with these low yielding food crops and with same farming practices.

It is estimated that about 800 million people globally currently face hunger. The global population has also been estimated to increase from the present 7.3 billion to 9.5 billion by 2050.

A research conducted by Send-Ghana, an Non-Government Organisation, titled: "Closing Funding Gaps in Agriculture: Implications for Food Security in rural Ghana‖ states that about 680,000 people in the three regions of northern Ghana, representing 16 per cent of all households, are estimated to be facing food insecurity.

The report further indicated that in 2009, about 1.2 million Ghanaians, representing five per cent of the country’s population, were classified as food insecure and two million people, representing eight per cent, classified as being vulnerable to becoming food insecure.

According to information sourced from the website of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as of September 18, 2017, "to feed another two billion people in 2050, food production will need to increase by 60 percent globally and to nearly double in developing countries".

SDGs

For instance, when the world leaders met in New York in September 2015 to develop the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets, which are to be achieved by 2030, the issue of food security occupied a central place on that global agenda.

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Some beans seeds being dried for planting One of the targets under the SDG 2 is to maintain genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels by 2020.

The SDGs, otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

It is important to mention that we cannot talk about food security without talking farming. Likewise, we cannot talk about farming without talking about seeds.

Role of seeds Seeds play a critical role in ensuring food security. Whether farmers’ harvest will be a bumper or not depends largely on the type of seeds they use for planting.

Quality seeds, thus, is the basic critical input upon which several other farm inputs (such as fertilizer application, soil fertility, and weeding etc) will depend on for their full effectiveness.

Many agriculturists have opined that one of the key ways to increase food yields is for farmers to use quality and improved seeds for planting. Seeds in farming are like the thumb without which a noose cannot be made.

Because majority of Ghanaian farmers farm on small scale basis, they usually use seeds from their previous harvest to plant. This culture has been in existence for many centuries as our system of farming has seen very little changes over the years.

Growing up in the village with my parents who are both farmers, I saw them using seeds from their previous cropping year to plant in a new season. As a child, I thought that was the right practice. But now the practice appears to have outlived its importance, considering Climate Change.

For instance, a piece of land where my parents used to harvest about five bags of maize when planted with their own seeds increased to about 8.5 bags of maize when they started buying seeds called "Obaatanpa" from the district agriculture department.

The side of farmers On Saturday, September 30, 2017, I found myself at Ekumfi Bogyano in the Central Region and capitalized on the opportunity to familiarise myself with the type of seeds farmers in the area use.

Opanyin Kobena Arhinful is a peasant farmer of several food crops, including maize, pepper, tomatoes and okro. He has been farming for the past 60 years.

He told me that consistently he had been experiencing a decrease in his harvest over the past years.

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He added that the germination too has become a problem. Sometimes, I have to replant many of the holes for many times because when we plant the seeds, some don't germinate.

Opanyin Arhinful explained that he normally sowed three maize seeds in a hole but in most cases, only one or two would germinate, adding that sometimes not even a single seed sees light.

If you are lucky, then two of the seeds will germinate. The germination rate has gone down and the crops too don't yield too well. I hardly get two or three cobs on one maize plant. They are mostly one cob per plant, he explained.

Some guinea corn seeds being dried for planting Auntie Ama Etwey is another maize farmer I met at Ekumfi Bogyano. She is 54 years and has spent half of her life in the community, farming.

She admitted to having observed persistent decline in her harvest over the years.

We are only wasting our energies on the farms. We don't get anything because the crops are yielding poor fruits, she said.

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If you want to buy the seeds from the seed shops, you need like GH¢300 so most of us can't buy them, she said.

Both Opanyin Arhinful and Auntie Ama Etwey represent the many farmers in Ghana who are experiencing declines in their harvest over the years due to the use of uncertified seeds for planting and over-reliance on tradition.

Statistics / expert views About 60 per cent of the country’s population, according to the 2010 national population census, conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), was found to be engaged in the agricultural sector.

According to agriculturalists, the quality of seeds farmers’ plant go a long way to determine what they harvest. It therefore goes without saying that farmers reap what they sow!

Although a section of Ghanaian farmers are gradually becoming aware of the importance of quality seeds, many of them have been deceived by some unscrupulous seed dealers who repackaged seeds from open markets and sold them as improved seeds.

Mr. Michael Dockrey, the Chief of Party for the Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology in a forward he wrote to the book: ―Seed guide on maize, soybean and rice for northern Ghana‖, said ―Ghana has a long and distinguished history of crop variety development and registration, and yet the use of improved seed by farmers remains low.‖ According to him, part of the reasons for low farmer uptake of improved varieties, ―is the lack of knowledge of the availability and characteristics of improved varieties.‖ He explained that ―certified seeds is of good quality and has a germination rate of more than 80 per cent.‖ Seeds Deficits In an interview with the Head of Rice Research and Development of the Savanna Agriculture Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr. Wilson Dogbe, he said the country produces only 2,000 out of the estimated 20,000 metric tons of certified seeds required by the country’s farmers annually.

Dr. Dogbe expressed the fear that the over reliance on uncertified seeds for planting by farmers could lead the country into food insecurity.

He said, for instance, that only 15.5 per cent of farmers in the three regions of the north, namely; Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions used certified maize seeds for planting while the remaining 84 per cent relied on their own saved seeds.

For both rice and soybean, he said, only 11.34 and 5.8 per cent of farmers, respectively, used certified seeds, with the remaining 89 and 94 per cent respectively using their own saved seeds to plant.

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The government of the United States (US) under the Feed the Future initiative is supporting Ghana with GH¢38 million to boost seed production. The support is to improve the quality of seeds farmers use for planting in the country.

The Upper West Regional Director of Agriculture, Mr. Joseph Faalong is concerned that due to high cost, unavailability and inaccessibility of quality seeds, many farmers in the country particularly in northern Ghana rely on their own seeds for planting, and consequently reap low yields.

A food security specialist at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Mr. Sampson Konlan, buttresses the point and insists that it is only through the use of quality seeds that farmers can maximise profits from their farming and also meet the food needs of the country’s growing population.

Seed life Mr. Raymond Wekem Avatim, a Development Consultant makes the case that although it is not bad for farmers to use seeds from their previous season, most of them lack the skill in keeping the seeds well in order for the seeds to retain their yielding potency.

He said farmers could only keep their own seeds for planting for a period of three years, adding that most Ghanaian farmers use seeds that are over five years.

Mr. Avatim said although the government had privatised seed production in the country, only about 10 per cent of the country’s farmers have access to improved seeds as the seed growers are unable to meet the demands of the farmers because they lack resources.

Call to Action It is important at this point to stress that achieving SDG2 is not a task beyond us as a country. However, its realization will require commitments, sacrifices and behavioural changes on our part, both individually and collectively, and the earlier we resolved to do the needful – employing certified improved seed varieties for our production, the better. The Akans say the dog must not bite us when there is a stick at hand. https://www.graphic.com.gh/features/features/the-place-of-seeds-in-food-security-can-ghana-achievesdg2.html

Utilization Rate, Ex-Factory Price, Revenue, Cost, Gross and Gross Margin Analysis

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M&M plots global roadmap for farm machinery MURALI GOPALAN Rajesh Jejurikar

Centres of excellence across Japan, Finland and Turkey are the starting points It was around three years ago when the top guns at Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) did a mapping exercise of the global agricultural machinery market.The fact that it was a $155 billion industry was no surprise but the other reality — that tractors took up only $55 billion of this kitty — was food for thought. The larger chunk was farm machinery whereas this was the exact opposite for India with tractors dominating the scene.―What was going in M&M’s favour was that we were the world’s number one in volumes and strong in India with two brands that were doing well. The question therefore was what next?‖ recalls Rajesh Jejurikar, President, Farm Equipment Sector (FES).

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com Clearly, there was a big growth opportunity overseas, which would mean focusing on tractors in silo or in tandem with farm machinery. M&M also set itself a target in boosting its global business to 50 per cent by 2019, up from 30-odd per cent three years back. ―All this had to be on value terms which meant redefining our roadmap. To make these shifts meant acquisitions in the farm machinery space because there was no way we could catch up otherwise to compete globally,‖ says Jejurikar.

Acquisition spree

It is this strategy that has led the company to a spate of acquisitions in recent times encompassing Japan (Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery), Finland (Sampo Rosenlew) and Turkey (Hisarlar). In each of these cases, there is a twin focus point in terms of geography and product/technology. The three streams of product portfolio that have been created as a result represent individual centres of excellence.

The first is in Japan — the hub for rice transplanters, rice harvesters and lightweight tractors. The acquisition of Mitsubishi will set in place a global portfolio around these three categories. ―All product development here will be from Japan,‖ says Jejurikar.Likewise, Sampo Rosenlew in Finland is a combine harvester company and all non-rice harvester product development will happen from this centre of excellence. This means that even if anything is required in India, it is Finland that will lead the development, which will then be localised for India. Hisarlar in Turkey, the more recent acquisition, is the third centre of excellence for tractor implements.

From M&M’s point of view, there are three streams of farm machinery in place today: Rice harvester/transplanter, combine harvester and tractor implements, which are also the three centres of product excellence globally. ―The key is to create products which will feed into the rest of the geographies that we are developing. It is a web of product and market,‖ says Jejurikar.

Revenue is key

The underlying goal here is revenue and not just numbers. For instance, Turkey is a 50,000 unitsper-annum tractor market valued at $1.5 billion compared to India which is six lakh units but just $4 billion. The difference lies in Turkey’s larger horsepower tractors that command a higher price.―The strategy we have now is organic with inorganic and each acquisition we make is relatively small. However, we grow these businesses organically by making the global connections,‖ explains Jejurikar.

The idea is to create a starting point and then build the businesses: Feed the distribution chain with products that come from different parts of the M&M networks; and then create interdependency between various elements of design, market, brand and so on.One of M&M’s important tractor markets is the US where it has built a good presence. There is assembly and distribution happening here though no product development yet. The company has now added Mexico and Brazil to its kitty where an assembly plant is managed from the US.

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www.ricepluss.com | www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com For Online/Newsletter Advertisment mujahid.riceplus@gamil.com ―For the moment, we have the US around which are Brazil and Mexico. Then we have Japan which is a hub for ASEAN. Africa is an export market from India and now Turkey will contribute too. From Turkey, you have the Middle East and CIS with Finland playing its role also,‖ says Jejurikar.

The FES chief believes that though the farm machinery business in India is negligible today, it will grow in the next five years with greater land consolidation and corporatisation. As he reasons, harvesters will become big and unless M&M has the technology, it cannot compete with others.―We are creating world class products to prepare us when it comes to protecting our home turf. By being out there, we are already competing with the world’s top guns and have the technological capabilities to fight them in India,‖ says Jejurikar.

Advanced technology

M&M is also keen on working with universities on new technologies and creating advanced centres across the world. ―For instance, we may create a satellite advanced technology centre in the US to leverage the robotics ecosystem of North America. We are talking to universities and start-ups around the world to build technological capabilities of a higher order,‖ he adds. In the process, this will become a centre of excellence by itself, not for product but for technology.

With these recent acquisitions, Jejurikar clearly has his hands full. His priority is to drive integration, synergies and cultural assimilation. ―I spend a week in Turkey and then with the Japanese before sometimes with the French for Peugeot scooters since two-wheelers are also my responsibility,‖ he says. Working with different cultures all the time is not the easiest of tasks and one needs to be patient, adaptive and flexible.

The underlying strategy is not to overwhelm these companies with Mahindra processes and tell them what is good for them. ―On the contrary, we look at their strengths and then build on that.

We also expose them to our best practices, values and processes,‖ says Jejurikar.For instance, in the case of Mitsubishi in Japan, there have been a lot of visits happening to and fro at least four times a year. The Japanese see for themselves what the Mahindra Rise philosophy is all about in terms of pushing the envelope and making the impossible happen. Today, there is a Japanese contextual representation of what Rise is.―The key is to expose them to everything without stuffing it down their throats.After all, there is an Indian and a Japanese way of working and building a common language takes time which is what is happening now with multiple teams working together,‖ says Jejurikar. The following year will see the launch of a product in India, which is the localisation of a Japanese tractor. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/auto-focus/mm-plots-global-roadmap-for-farmmachinery/article9889364.ece

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