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16th September, 2014

Today Rice News Headlines:  Non-basmati rice exporters keen to scale Chinese wall  Floods leave a trail of destruction  Regional Experts Meet In Bangkok To Discuss Scale-Up Of Rice Fortification In Asia  Going Inside the Rice Microbiome  Global rice market winks at El Niño  Nueva Ecija IT experts develop mobile app for rice farmers  2014 Market Research Report on Global Basmati Rice Industry  GMO safety, weed control top concerns as U.S. study kicks off  Conservation Fundraising Efforts Down to the Wire  Nueva Ecija IT experts develop mobile app for rice farmers  CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures  California drought threatens sushi, too  The price of rice for consumers in general will rise  The Jambalaya Calculator could only exist in Louisiana  Typhoon Luis leaves PHL with P400-M in rice, crop damage  Rice prices stable  7 years needed to clear rice debts: BAAC  Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Sep 13

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Non-basmati rice exporters keen to scale Chinese wall VISHWANATH KULKARNI

Absence of phyto norms hitherto have hindered shipments BANGALORE SEPTEMBER 15:

Indian rice exporters keen to tap the Chinese market want the Union Government to take up the issue of non-tariff barriers with visiting President Xi Jinping this week.China, which began importing rice for the past four years, has not granted access to the Indian non-basmati rice in absence of any defined phytosanitary norms between the two neighbouring countries. However, China has been sourcing its requirement from countries such as Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand.Though China opened up its market for Indian basmati in 2012, the nonbasmati varieties cannot be exported because of a lack of a phyto protocol.―Without the phyto protocols in place, we cannot initiate our exports to China.

The Government should take up this issue so that our exports are facilitated,‖ said B Krishna Rao, representing the Agri Exporters Association. Any increase in

exports will eventually benefit the growers, considering that the Government has decided to cut down the levy rice procurement from the 2014-15 kharif marketing season. Trade sources feel that Indian non-basmati rice was denied access to Chinese market for political reasons.―If they can buy from Pakistan, they can buy better quality Indian rice as well,‖ said Tejinder Narang, a grains trade analyst. ―Chinese rice imports are rising every year as they are moving away from waterintensive crops and India should not be ignored in this regard,‖ he added.

China’s rice imports were close to around 5 million tonnes last year and the steady increase in its purchases have kept the Vietnamese prices firm.India has emerged as the biggest rice exporter in the recent years with annual shipments hovering or exceeding 10 million tonnes on firm demand for its cereal mainly from African countries and renewed interest from Russia and Ukraine. The exporters here are keen to gain access to the Chinese market considering that India can offer better quality and price and a wider variety.―If Russia, which is the most stringent in quality norms, is accepting the Indian rice without any hitch, China should ideally not have any issues. India, as a supplier, ideally suits China in terms of dependability,‖ said an official at a large commodity exporting firm.

(This article was published on September 15, 2014)

Floods leave a trail of destruction

An aerial view taken from a Pakistani air force helicopter showing a flooded area in Shujabad Punjab province yesterday.

Internews/Islamabad The riverine floods have been raging in Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab for more than a week now. After wreaking devastation, the flood water cleared the rice zone and by the weekend was on the rampage in the southern part of the province, known as the cotton belt.

Though it is too early to assess the final figure of the damage, initial estimates put up by the official agencies are alarming.By Thursday evening, the floods, to varying levels, had affected more than 1m acres of the rice zone. It hit 1.8m people, mostly farmers, along with 800,000 livestock.Since the flood entered Pakistan through the rice zone (upper and central districts of the Punjab), the crop was first to take the hit.

According to growers, out of these 1m affected acres, more than half were under the rice crop and the rest mainly fodder.Both these crops are highly important for the farmers; one sustaining their lives, the other their livestock. With both these crops greatly impacted, the farmer may have a financially difficult some put it as disastrous year ahead.As per farmers’ initial claims, they

fear more than 15% loss in rice yield, which in monitory terms means anything between Rs20bn to Rs25bn. What makes it worst for farmers is they would suffer the entire loss individually.Even if 10 acre per family is taken as an average, the floods have already financially destroyed over 70,000 farming families in one part of the province and repeating the performance in the other part.What makes these floods psychologically more damaging for farmers, is the reality that the flood pattern has been same for the last many centuries.

These areas, because they fall on the foothill of the water generating systems, suffer the most.The water runs down quickly from hills, leaving no time for them to recover, and the successive governments have left them at the mercy of this unchecked quantum and flow of floods.

This year, the Met office issued an alert on September 1, and this alert was converted into a warning on September 3 and floods hit the area the next day.If flood data is something to go by, the current one is flood No. 24 in the last 50 years, making it almost alternate year phenomenon. During the last four years, it has been the second major flood in the same area. Despite this documentation, the floods visit these areas regularly, and remain unchecked.As history has it, three rivers - Jehlum, Chenab and Ravi - broke their banks this year as well and inundated vast areas.But even before them, their tributaries had caused the main damage before falling into main rivers and causing cumulative flooding.

The Jehlum was tamed to some extent by Mangla dam, though it could still be questioned whether more water could have been absorbed in the lake through in-time controlled releases. Still, it took a large impact.It was Chenab, along with four major

tributaries - Dek, Basanter, Dain and Palkhu - that devastated the rice zone.For the last 67 years, these tributaries have been converted into a recipe for disasters by different state and private structures, hampering their flow instead of making efforts to smoothly channelise them into Chenab.

Railway lines, roads and bridges have been built by the state with narrow passages, which become part of the problem in times of floods.The official response to this recurring tragedy is also a classic case of kneejerk; a well advertised compensation package, which has no relation with the scale of loss.Even this year, both federal and provincial governments put together have so far announced Rs2bn against initial estimates of around Rs25bn losses of rice zone alone.This compensation package is not for crop losses alone, but includes all kind of losses; deaths, total or partial home damages, medical and other logistics

Regional Experts Meet In Bangkok To Discuss ScaleUp Of Rice Fortification In Asia Source: World Food Programme - Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:32 GMT Author: World Food Programme

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

BANGKOK – Adding essential vitamins and minerals to rice is a costeffective way to address micronutrient deficiencies in many Asian countries and an international conference bringing together

nearly 200 experts, including delegations from nine countries across the region, aims to determine concrete action to scale up rice fortification.BANGKOK - Adding essential vitamins and minerals to rice is a costeffective way to address micronutrient deficiencies in many Asian countries and an international conference bringing together nearly 200 experts, including delegations from nine countries across the region, aims to determine concrete action to scale up rice fortification.

Between 16 and 19 September, the conference "Scaling Up Rice Fortification in Asia" will host discussions in Bangkok about the latest evidence on the effectiveness of rice fortification, best practices from countries where rice is already being fortified, and the latest developments in technologies and policies.

Countries who are attending are all planning or already working to introduce the distribution of fortified rice, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.

"Fortification of basic foodstuffs isn't a new concept," said Kenro Oshidari, Regional Director for Asia of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

"Wheat flour, maize flour and salt are routinely enriched with micronutrients in many countries - often with government regulations enforcing the practice. It's been demonstrated that it is possible and economically viable to do this on a large scale, with significant public health benefits.

Progress in technology means that now this is a possibility for rice fortification as well." Across the globe, more than two billion people are affected by micronutrient deficiencies, which rob them of the

possibility to achieve their full potential in leading a healthy and productive life.

Rice is the staple food for three billion people in the world - most of them in Asia.

Rice fortification is an ideal platform to help people get the micronutrients they need, without having to change their eating habits.

It has the potential to reach a high proportion of the population and is an important addition to other efforts to improve people's nutrition. Delegates will have the opportunity to identify factors that enable or hinder the scale-up of rice fortification, discuss strategies for overcoming bottlenecks or leveraging success factors, with the aim of identifying practical next steps to expand rice fortification programmes.

Fighting Poisons With Bacteria

Going Inside the Rice Microbiome

The conference is co-organized by the Food Fortification Initiative (FFI), the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Micronutrient Initiative (MI), PATH, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and WFP. Participants include government and private sector representatives, as well as experts in nutrition, public health, food technology and development issues, and donors to development and humanitarian activities.

Representatives from the private sector, such as rice traders, millers and equipment suppliers, will also be present, underlining their essential role in scaling up rice fortification.

By CARINA STORRSSEPT. 15, 2014

*** Note to editors *** Journalists and editors: for photos and requests for interviews with experts during the course of the conference,

Chronic exposure to arsenichas been linked to heart disease,diabetes and genetic damage associated with elevated risk for cancer.But instead of trying to breed new strains of rice or alter its DNA, he and other scientists have set out in a surprising new direction. They are looking at the vast and untappedmicrobial community that lives

please contact Silke Buhr (WFP), silke.buhr@wfp.org, +66(0)81-701-9208.

The effort to save rice is but one use of microbial bacteria in protecting or enhancing agricultural plants.CreditHarsh Bais/University of Delaware

When Harsh Bais grows rice plants in trays of water in his greenhouse at the University of Delaware, he can easily spot the ones that have been exposed to arsenic: They are stunted, with shorter stems and shrunken, yellow-tinged leaves. Dr. Bais is working to develop rice plants that take up less arsenic, a common contaminant in the fields of his native India and other Asian countries.

near the rice’s roots.These bacteria are the botanic equivalent of the human microbiome — the trillions of organisms that live in our guts, many performing beneficial tasks like digesting food and fighting off infection.The hope is to find bacteria that will somehow block arsenic in its path from soil to roots to stem to edible grain. In the past three years, Dr. Bais has isolated about a dozen bacterial species, added them to plants in the greenhouse and looked for the telltale signs of arsenic poisoning.

Now, he says, he has zeroed in on one species, Pantoea agglomerans, that seems to reduce arsenic in the plant’s stem to oneeighth its former levels.―Research on the plant microbiome is very hot because everyone is trying to find things that can increase growth and yield,‖ said Dr. Bais, an associate professor of plant and soil sciences at Delaware. But he added that for him, arsenic in rice was a ―burning issue.‖For scientists interested in understanding and tweaking plant traits, there is a longer list than ever of bacteria to investigate. Just as in human microbiome research, advances in DNA sequencing have made it possible to identify large groups of related bacteria from different plant types and soil conditions.Agricultural companies are already using bacteria on seeds of major crops such as corn and soybean to help them bear more fruit, require less fertilizer or tolerate disease and pests. But so far, these probiotic, or biologic, products have mostly been based on well-known bacteria from a limited number of related groups.This year, Monsanto entered a partnership with Novozymes, a Danish company that sells more than 200 biologic products, to begin testing organisms from the corn and soybean microbiomes at thousands of field sites.

When we talk about the microbiome, we’re usually talking about the one inside humans.

It turns out there are small worlds of bacteria helping to guide the health of plants as well. David Corcoran and Jeffery DelViscio An extensive study of the rice microbiome is underway in the lab of Venkatesan Sundaresan, a professor of plant biology and plant sciences at University of California, Davis. Using DNA sequencing, he has found at least a quarter-million bacterial species in the rice microbiome, and counting.Although Dr. Sundaresan is looking at the microbial community as a whole and how it changes when plants face stress, he is also interested in the functions of individual microbes. So he struck up a collaboration with Dr. Bais, shipping him a sample of soil from rice roots in his test field in Davis. Dr. Bais isolated 11 strains of bacteria from the California soil and coated separate batches of rice seeds with a single strain each before planting them in a hydroponic greenhouse.

As the seeds sprouted, each type of microbe was transferred to the roots of one batch.

The scientists then tested how the bacterial cohabitants affected plant growth in the presence of arsenic or pathogens.P. agglomerans is the first microbe that has been shown to reduce arsenic in rice. (The research, funded by the National Science Foundation, has not been published. But in May, the scientists reported on a different bacterium found to suppress a fungal infection called blast, which kills up to 30 percent of the world’s rice crop.)

While the microbe appears to keep most arsenic out of the rice’s stem and leaves, the crucial question is how it affects the grain.

The researchers hope to find out this growing season.Another big question is how the arsenic-shielding bacterium works. The best clue is that it seems to help the roots pump out oxygen, perhaps aiding in oxidation of iron in the soil. The resulting

iron rust, which is known to bind to arsenic, could be keeping it out of the plants.

It remains to be seen whether an antiarsenic bacterium could survive in the face of competition from myriad other soil bacteria.―Microbes for crops have the reputation of being finicky,‖ said Tom Adams, vice president for chemistry technology at Monsanto. But he added that new technology could help predict which microbes would work best in different soil and environmental conditions.Biologic products could become one of several

strategies to reduce arsenic in rice, along with breeding and genetic modification.―I would love the microbes to add to the genetic possibilities and the possibilities of water management and shortening the growing period,‖ said Shannon Pinson, a plant geneticist at the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Rice Research Center in Stuttgart, Ark. ―If we can put 10 baby steps together, we could make a big step.‖ Researchers develop healthier rice strains In the past, many health-conscious people intentionally reduced their rice consumption to control their body weight. They don’t have to do so anymore, however, due to newly-added health features that can be found in rice these days.The Rural Development Administration (RDA)

recently developed a range of new rice varieties that now have medicinal or healthoriented functions. The new rice varieties were developed with strengthened nutrients and can promote growth, can help lessen the results of aging, can treat some aspects of alcohol poisoning and can be good for people on a diet.

Haiami is one of the new varieties of rice

developed by the RDA. It has a slightly modified taste, aimed at encouraging children to eat more and to grow faster.

Keunnun is a germinated variety of brown rice. It can help prevent some diseases.For families with children, take a closer look at the Haiami and Yeongan strains, as these varieties are especially designed to help kids as they grow. Haiami has a modified taste and contains higher levels of amino acids.

Yeongan contains higher levels of lysine, a

type of amino acid that can be found in animal protein. It helps produce cartilage and ligaments. The amino acid is especially important in many Asian diets that are grainfocused and which may feature less animal protein.

The Keunnun and Samkwang varieties are germinated brown rice and both help prevent some diseases. The embryo rice bud of Keunnun is three times larger than that of normal rice. Once it is processed into an edible form, it contains nine times more GABA, a neurotransmitter that can be found in the human brain or spinal cord. The Samkwang variety is resistant to blight, so it can be grown with fewer chemical inputs.

Some rice varieties have anti-aging effects.

The black color of the Heugkwang, Heugjinju and Geonganghongmi varieties functions as an antioxidant. These varieties contain a high level of anthocyanin and dietary fiber, both good at preventing some diseases. Geonganghongmi contains a high level of antioxidative components and polyphenol, both of which help remove free oxygen radicals. Polyphenol helps humans to maintain their health and can help against some diseases. It also lowers cholesterol levels by prohibiting the absorption of cholesterol into the digestive tract.

The Heugkwang (left) and Heugjinju varieties of rice have antioxidant functions which can help to slow some aspects of aging and may prevent some diseases.The

Milyang236 variety can help against some aspects of alcohol poisoning. It contains high levels of GABA, which help people to reduce the craving for alcohol and which can help nurse hangovers, the RDA claimed.

It is also good against hypertension.The Goami2 and Goami3 varieties were designed to help people maintain their diet.

They contain three times more dietary fiber than ordinary rice, which makes people feel fuller and more satiated.

Dietary fiber also helps people absorb sugar or neutral fat.Other rice varieties have strengthened medicinal functions.

Josaengheugchal helps remove Helicobacter pylori which causes gastritis. Red yeast rice raises the level of good cholesterol and reduces bad cholesterol in the human body.

Nunkeunheugchal contains fat-soluble components such as gamma oryzanol, which can help against metabolic syndromes.The RDA has been conducting its research alongside universities and hospitals in order to develop rice varieties with improved medicinal functions. The state rural development authorities said that it plans to develop 10 more rice varieties by 2017 which will be able to help treat modernity’s lifestyle diseases.

By Yoon Sojung | Korea.net

Global rice market winks at El NiĂąo Category: Agri-Commodities 15 Sep 2014

Written by Samarendu Mohanty

THE global rice market has been quite uneventful in the past several months. The news of possible monsoon failure in India and Southeast Asia because of El Niño, the uncertainties involving the Thai rice-pledging scheme, and the fate of existing rice stocks have failed to perturb the market.The only exceptional event in the market has been the steady downward slide of Thai rice prices because of uncertainties in the pledging scheme. Between February 2013 and May 2014, the Thai price for 25-percent broken rice declined by more than 40 percent from $584 to $346 per ton.

During the same period, the large spread of $150 to $200 per ton between Thai and competitor prices (India, Vietnam and Pakistan) more or less disappeared, and, in some cases, the Thai price fell below some competitor prices.This has enabled Thailand to export more in the international market. During the first four months of 2014, Thai rice exports increased to 2.93 million tons compared with 1.98 million tons during the same time a year ago.The failure of the Thai government to raise funds for the pledging scheme to continue because of political turmoil and the caretaker status of the government led to the steep decline in Thai rice prices in the past several months. In addition, the government has been auctioning rice from existing stocks to raise funds to pay off farmers who pledged rice late last year, putting further downward pressure on Thai prices.

Although the current military junta in Thailand is concerned about the low rice prices for

farmers, it is not clear what measures it will implement to raise these prices. The government has also not spelled out its plan on how its existing stocks will be released to the market.

We hope that the current government will not repeat the mistake made by its predecessor and will find a nondistorting way to support farm income if it desires to do so and let the market work. If this happens, Thai rice exports will rise and, undoubtedly, the country will become the top exporter again.Apart from political uncertainties in Thailand, the rice market also faces weather uncertainties in the coming months because of El Niño.

Many rice-growing countries in South and Southeast Asia are cautiously optimistic on rainfall distribution in the next few months that will determine the fate of the biggest crop of the year.In the case of India, the largest rice exporter in the world, where the wetseason crop accounts for more than 85 percent of the total crop, the southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on June 6, after missing its date with the country by five days. Some uncertainties exist on how quickly it will spread to the rest of the country. Earlier this season, forecasters had predicted the monsoon rainfall in India this year to be 95 percent of the long-term average, with an error of ±5 percent.

Apart from India, two Southeast Asian rice importers, Indonesia and the Philippines, are also bracing for weather disruptions from El Niño.

Where is the market going?

THIS all depends on the fury of El Niño. If the drought is severe in large parts of South and Southeast Asia, it will put pressure on rice prices despite adequate global rice stocks right now.

We are undoubtedly in a much better position with a global stocks-to-use ratio of 23.5 percent now compared with 18.5 percent in 2007. The stocks have increased by 36 million tons from 75 million tons in 2007 to 111 million tons in 2014.

But the bad news is that almost all the increases in these rice stocks are primarily with India, China and Thailand—and a majority of them are in government warehouses rather than with private traders. In case of a crisis or production shortfalls, this may create panic among riceimporting countries as they will be unsure whether these government-held stocks will be available for sale and at what price.

In the case of India, the new government was just sworn in a few weeks ago and it is not clear how it will react to any significant production shortfall caused by weather disruptions. As of June 16, the monsoon season was already 10 days behind in a majority of the rice-growing belts in the country. The new government is already jittery about the poor prospects of monsoon crops, particularly rice. Although the current government rice stock of 28 million tons (as of June 1) is at a quite adequate level, it has declined by 4 million tons from 32 million tons at the same time last year. The new government will be under pressure if planting is substantially delayed because of the late onset of monsoon and it may take measures to restrict exports, at least for non-basmati rice, to safeguard its domestic food supply and keep enough in its warehouses to meet the need of the National Food Security Act. In the case of Thailand, it is becoming more evident that its ricepledging scheme will not come back. Without it, it is a no-brainer that Thai farmers will plant less rice in the wet season. But, that should not be a problem for the global market because Thailand has plenty of stocks to make up for the shortfall.

Indonesia and the Philippines, two major rice importers in Southeast Asia, are also expected to be affected by El Niño. As of April, the Philippines had a rice stock of 2.18 million tons, sufficient for 64 days of domestic consumption.

Similarly, Indonesia has 6.8 million tons of rice stock to meet its domestic consumption for 62 days. So, any significant weather disruption will push these countries to import more, thus raising

global rice prices. China, the largest importer of rice in the world, is also expected to be affected

by El Niño in the form of heavy rains and flooding in the major rice-growing parts of the country. If the rice crop is affected and the domestic rice price goes up, Chinese traders will have more reasons to import more rice than what market pundits have predicted.

Overall, the market is well-positioned to handle a moderate drought and other incidences of extreme weather. Thai rice stocks will come in handy to keep the market stable to some extent, but significant weather disruptions in key ricegrowing countries will eventually move prices higher. We hope that countries will not repeat the mistakes they made in 2007 by imposing an export ban and stockpiling in anticipation of shortage. Otherwise, we might be heading for another crisis.

The author is head of the Social Sciences Division at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Laguna.

In Photo: Store selling rice in Thailand. (IRRI)

Nueva Ecija IT experts develop mobile app for rice farmers Category: Agri-Commodities 15 Sep 2014 Written by Marvyn N. Benaning TWO information-technologist (IT) experts in Nueva Ecija have developed mobile application that aim to benefit rice farmers and help them raise palay output.The Android mobile app developed by Jermaine M. Germino and Michael de Guzman offer three functions—measure farm area, calculate fertilizer needs and assess the nitrogen deficiency of the land.Their work secured the Most Innovative Application and the

Special Jury Award during the recent AgriHackathon hosted by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).With this app, estimates will be lessened.

It is important for the farmers to know their exact farm area to optimize it; while fertilizer application must also be accurate for crop’s health and to avoid unnecessary fertilizer expenses,‖ Germino and de Guzman said. The mobile app also incorporated the principles of leaf color chart (LCC) or the four-striped plastic ―ruler‖ used in assessing nitrogen status of rice plant.Germino and de Guzman, instructors of the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST), said that, instead of comparing the color of the leaves with the LCC, the farmer can now take photos of the leaves which the app can analyze. ―In seconds, accurate assessment will be generated,‖ they claimed.Meanwhile, the E-Survey app by Team Agrisive of the Central Luzon State University was given the award for best research and survey management application.

This application contains an e-form that respondents fill out based on the researchers’ information needs.

The I-Tanim of the I-Tech team from NEUST also received the best farmer information technology application award I-Tanim is an ebook in a single app containing the LCC, PalayCheck, tutorials on selecting seeds and mini-encyclopedia on plant disorders. These mobile applications are still being developed further.The AGRI-Hackathon is a competition for information technologists to create applications for the farming community.

Microsoft Philippines, Eqela, BlackBerry, Freelancer and PhilRice sponsored the event.

Marvyn N. Benaning

2014 Market Research Report on Global Basmati Rice Industry

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Research Council (NRC) and sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, comes at a time of growing consumer suspicion of genetically modified crops, which are used in a variety of packaged food products. Many U.S. states are seeking mandatory labeling of foods with GMO ingredients, and a growing number of food companies are offering non-GMO products.The

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Conservation Fundraising Efforts Down to the Wire ARLINGTO N, VA USA Rice Federation and Ducks Unlimited representativ es are working hard to raise much needed contributions - both cash and in-kind - to fulfill a matching fund component of the organizations' Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) proposal due in two weeks.The RCPP, created in the 2014 Farm Bill, is a new conservation program under which qualified organizations may develop proposals that pair private contributions with existing federal conservation dollars and programs to create new conservation opportunities."We're seeking commitments totaling $8 million in private and corporate support," said USA Rice president and CEO Betsy Ward.

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"We're doing very well - about halfway there - but we really need to lock down commitments in the next 12 days."The USA Rice-DU plan is a unique, two-year proposal that preserves critical wildlife habitat and enhances water quality and irrigation efficiency while maintaining working rice lands on the landscape. If approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the project will be offered in all rice producing counties in the six major rice producing states of Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas."This is a unique opportunity for companies and organizations that are part of the rice production supply chain and end users to

partner in an effort to support rice production while advancing their own sustainability initiatives," Ward said.

"Companies participating with us are able to demonstrate to their constituents their commitment to a sustainable rice industry and the environment. It's a win-win situation."Ward is confident more will join supporters such as Riceland Foods, Louisiana Rice Mill, RiceTec, Horizon Ag, The Nature Conservancy of Arkansas, the Climate Trust, and others in helping meet the $8 million target. Individuals and companies interested in joining the initiative can contact Reece Langley at USA Rice or Scott Manley at Ducks Unlimited.

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Nueva Ecija IT experts develop mobile app for rice farmers Category: Agri-Commodities 15 Sep 2014 Written by Marvyn N. Benaning TWO information-technologist (IT) experts in Nueva Ecija have developed mobile application that aim to benefit rice farmers and help them raise palay output.The Android mobile app developed by Jermaine M. Germino and Michael de Guzman offer three functions—measure farm area, calculate fertilizer needs and assess the nitrogen deficiency of the land.Their work secured the Most Innovative Application and the Special Jury Award during the recent Agri-Hackathon hosted by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).

―With this app, estimates will be lessened. It is important for the farmers to know their exact farm area to optimize it; while fertilizer application must also be accurate for crop’s health and to avoid unnecessary fertilizer expenses,‖ Germino and de Guzman said. The mobile app also incorporated the principles of leaf color chart (LCC) or the four-striped plastic ―ruler‖ used in assessing nitrogen status of rice plant.Germino and de Guzman, instructors of the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST), said that, instead of comparing the color of the leaves with the LCC, the farmer can now take photos of the leaves which the app can analyze. ―In seconds, accurate assessment will be generated,‖ they claimed.Meanwhile, the ESurvey app by Team Agrisive of the Central Luzon State University was given the award for best research and survey management application. This application contains an eform that respondents fill out based on the researchers’ information needs.The I-Tanim of the I-Tech team from NEUST also received the best farmer information technology application award I-Tanim is an e-book in a single app containing the LCC, PalayCheck, tutorials on selecting seeds and mini-encyclopedia on plant disorders. These mobile applications are still being developed further.

The AGRI-Hackathon is a competition for information technologists to create applications for the farming community.

Microsoft Philippines, Eqela, BlackBerry, Freelancer and PhilRice sponsored the event.

Marvyn N. Benaning

California drought threatens sushi, too

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By BILL TOMSON | 9/15/14 11:19 PM EDT Updated: 9/16/14 10:19 AM EDT

California farmers are beholden to a patchwork of local, state and federal water sources that distribute their annual water supply. More and more farmers are getting less or even no water allocations as the drought drags through its third year.―The biggest challenge is simply not enough rain and snowfall for multiple years, coupled with all of the demand from the most urban and top [farming] state in the U.S.,‖ California Rice Commission spokesman Jim Morris said. ―Being in charge of the water allocations is a tough job right now: precious little water and many areas of need in our state.

Sushi eaters could face sticker shock the next time they order a California roll or check the box for another round of yellowtail nigiri.Thanks to the historic

‖The drought has taken its toll on the vast majority of farmers in the country’s largest agriculture state. About a half-million acres that would normally be producing fruits and

drought in California, prices may spike for the specialty rice used in the popular Japanese dish. Production of the rice, which is grown primarily in the Golden State, is expected to drop by 25 percent this year.

vegetables this year won’t be planted, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation.A huge chunk of the state, including its largest produce regions, continues to experience what government meteorologists consider ―exceptional drought‖ conditions — the worst possible category that can be assigned by the USDA’s National Drought Mitigation Center. Most of the rest of the state is

California — and the Sacramento Valley in particular — is the nation’s primary source for the high-quality short- and medium-grain rice used in sushi and is a major supplier of the rice for other countries, too. But the state’s 2,500 rice growers this year planted just 420,000 acres, about a quarter fewer than usual, because farmers weren’t allowed to use water for more, according to the California Rice Commission.

considered to be in either ―extreme drought‖ or ―severe drought. ‖Congressional staffers are reportedly working behind the scenes to reach a compromise on House and Senate bills

aimed at providing relief from California’s drought.But any changes will be too late to affect the 2014 rice market. As the harvest is set to finish in October, production could be down by more than a billion pounds, Morris said.Growers in the Yuba City-based California Rice Marketers cooperative — a group of six rice farms that normally plant on 2,000 acres — may not feel too much pain.

―Everyone’s still in a wait-and-see mode to see how much the prices go up, but then you’re going to definitely see some pricetweaking.‖Daniel Sumner, director of the University of California’s Agricultural Issues Center, said that so far he expects only small price increases on Japanese restaurant menus.Overall, the sharp reduction in California rice planting ―is going to show up in higher prices,‖ he said.

They planted less this year but hope to see their prices go up from the roughly $20 per hundredweight they received in 2013 to as much as $24, General Manager Kevin Keeley said.And California Heritage Mills, a Colusa County rice mill owned by 15 farmers, can expect something of a windfall.

The three-year old co-op planted all its acres this year and also hopes to get a better price,

―There’s no question about it.‖Hissho Sushi, a Charlotte, N.C., company that trains chefs for sushi bars throughout the U.S., is bracing for the higher prices, too.Spokeswoman Andrea Lee said the company’s California supplier ―is already factoring in price increases due to the drought situation during the past several months. … It’s a huge challenge to

said Guy Gomes, the company’s sales and marketing director.The real pain will be felt at sushi restaurants. They will continue to serve their usual fare of spicy tuna rolls, California rolls and yellowtail rolls, but soon they’ll have to make a decision about whether to pass on the expected added cost of their product or see a reduction in profit margins, said California Restaurant Association spokeswoman Angie Pappas.

anticipate and plan ahead for the unforeseen.

Over 50 percent of our sushi rice is directly impacted by this drought, as are the ensuing price changes and supply. ‖While California rice may be in short supply, rice growers in other parts of the country are expecting a bumper crop. In fact, overall rice production in the U.S. is expected to increase by as much as 21

Nobody knows yet how much those costs, and the price of rice for consumers in

percent this year, according to the latest Department of Agriculture forecast.Farmers in Arkansas, Louisiana and elsewhere in the

general, will rise.―There’s only a harvest once a year and the majority of [sushi rice] comes from California,‖ Pappas said.

South have historically grown long-grain rice, but these states have begun ramping up production of medium-grain in recent years.

However, sushi chefs are prejudiced in favor of the California variety, said Morris.

Farmers there grow special varieties of Japonica rice that make the state the only source for Japanese importers, he said. It’s perceived as tasting better and having a better mouth feel.There are certainly some export customers that may be willing to take Southern medium-grain rice in lieu of the California product, said Chuck Wilson, director of the University of Arkansas’ Rice Research and Extension Center, but he doubts sushi restaurants in the U.S. are ready to make the switch.

And that’s what has rice grower Keeley most concerned.―What I’m worried about is: How high does the price go, and does that start driving demand away? If the price gets too high, does the end user start going to substitute products or maybe an inferior rice?‖

The Jambalaya Calculator could only exist in Louisiana Image: Jay Grush, creator of the Jambalaya Calculator, made this batch of the state's signature rice dish with the recipe. (Photo by Jay Grush) (Photo by Jay Grush)

By Judy Walke on September 15, 2014 at 11:40 AM, updated September 15, 2014 at 3:04 PM

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The Jambalaya Calculator is a labor of love devoted to a Louisiana specialty. It's the equivalent of a detailed cookbook, but an interactive one, in several ways. For starters, it's crowd sourced from expert cooks.Instead of a hardback book or an e-cookbook, the calculator is in the form of an Excel spreadsheet, one that could only have come from Louisiana -- the land of big-batch outdoor cooking of all kinds. Want to make jambalaya for 150 of your nearest and dearest? Change the numbers in the pink cells. You will need 60 pounds of meat and 24 pounds of long-grain rice.

The Jambalaya Calculator lets the user sort the recipe according to several criteria: The size of the pot, by number of quarts or gallons to prepare, by serving amounts in various sizes.Creator Jay Grush has worked on it for years, and has just released version 7.0, which can be downloaded here (Excel spreadsheet).When I wrote about version

6.0 of the Jambalaya Calculator two years ago, one commenter wrote, "best spreadsheet ever." At that point, Grush had been working on it for a year."I just keep adding on it and adding on it," Grush said.

wanted to learn how to cook (jambalaya), so I started to keep track of those.

"I really think now I've pretty much exhausted all my ideas."In this latest version, Grush added some new tabs to the spreadsheet and dumped a couple. He has

"Then he realized he could put it on a spreadsheet."There was this post by PocheJP, where he outlined how he did his classic Gonzales jambalaya. He's somebody who really knows what he's talking about. I did a preliminary spreadsheet and sent it to him."He wasn't very encouraging at the

added a "How To" tab, with tips on

time," Grush says. But Stadium Rat knew he

using the spreadsheet, as well as tabs for jambalaya resources all over the state, including equipment and ingredients, and a Lagniappe tab with links, other recipes and more.For resources, Grush asked the many correspondents on the food-and-drink board f www.tigerdroppings.com, the LSU fan website where Grush -- or Stadium Rat, as he's known there -- got the idea for the calculator in the first place.

was onto something."It's the board's knowledge that went into the calculator," he says. "I just knew how to work the spreadsheet."Volume was one of the trickiest things, and important, Grush noted.

He wanted to be able to predict it for different size cooking vessels, but the ingredients of jambalaya work at cross purposes: The rice expands, while the meat and vegetables shrink.

Grush grew up in New Orleans and had jambalaya occasionally, but it wasn't a staple at home. He truly fell in love with it when he went to Louisiana State University.That's the first time I remember having the good brown jambalaya. It was really good," Grush says. "I love it."On the TigerDroppings.com food-and-drinks board, Grush was struck by

To accurately be able to predict how much of the pot the jambalaya would fill, he cooked, and measured, the expansion of rice and shrinkage of meat."One thing I did not know, but learned, is that if you are cooking in a pot over a fire, the bigger the pot, the less liquid you need. At 8 or 10 gallons, you start reducing" liquid, Grush said.

the fact that ratios always were given as the answer to various jambalaya-cooking queries."The answers were '3 cups rice to a pound of meat,' or 'in this size pot you can feed 25 people.' It was always a ratio. I

"The surface area doesn't increase, but as the pot gets bigger, less and less moisture is escaping. If you keep using a 2 to 1 ratio, you're going to end up with wet and mushy rice."Grush is gratified by the fact that he

has never had any negative feedback at all on the jambalaya calculator."I'm really proud of it," he said.

"It's been a lot of fun."A retired attorney, Grush is the son of an engineer, which might account for his ease with spreadsheets and ratios.He has not been to an LSU game in many years, and has never been to a tailgate party where the Jambalaya Calculator is in

look for as a sign of a dish's superiority. To get the split or pop, stock must be at a rolling boil when the rice is added; the goal is to get the liquid back to a rolling boil quickly. (If you look closely at the lower right portion of the photo of Grush's dish, above, you may see some of the faint lines that indicate the rice has popped.)

Beginners may have more luck with

use.He does love to cook, although not for

parboiled rice, Grush writes, because it's

other people."I don't cook big batches of jambalaya. I cook maybe six-quart batches at home," he said.But Grush does have specifics for making an excellent jambalaya.

For starters, get andouille from LaPlace.

more forgiving. Parboiled rice is used in many restaurants, he added, because it looks a little more elegant and can take more abuse before getting mushy.

"There are four places in Laplace that have excellent andouille: Bailey's, Jacob's, Wayne Jacob's Smokehouse, and Don's Country Store -- though (the latter) actually (is) in Reserve. (I) get good andouille from any of those places. And If I have tasso, I'll put that in there. And boneless, skinless chicken thigh meat. Thigh is much better than breast meat, because it doesn't dry out. It keeps its moisture and flavor."Grush's six-quart calculator recipe is translated here into the NOLA.com | Times-Picayune recipe style, with the calculator's amounts in parentheses.The recipe references "popped" rice, Grush said, a term from jabalaya cookoff traditions.

Correctly cooked jambalaya rice splits down the length of the grain, which professionals

Jambalaya Calculator Jambalaya Makes 6 quarts, or 23 cups (or 15 small servings, 11 medium servings, 8 large servings) 4-1/2 pounds (4.56 lbs.) meat (chicken thighs, sausage, pork, ham, etc.)

Salt, pepper and/or favorite seasoning mix Oil for browning 4-1/2 cups (1.82 pounds) long-grain rice 9 (9.12) cups water or stock 3 tablespoons soup base if using water instead of stock 1-1/3 teaspoons salt (1.4 teaspoons) 1-1/2 cups chopped onions (.4 pounds, 1.55 cups) 1-1/2 bell peppers, chopped (1.7 bell peppers) 7 green onions, chopped 1/4 cup (.2 cups) chopped parsley 4 teaspoons garlic powder 1 teaspoon (.9 teaspoon) cayenne 1/2 teaspoon (.5 teaspoon) black pepper 1/2 teaspoon (.5 teaspoon) white pepper Slice the sausage and cut the meat into cubes. (Try to keep a small piece of fat on

each piece as it tenderizes the meat and adds great taste.) Season meat pieces well with salt and pepper or your favorite seasoning mix.Brown the pork down really well in oil.

Let it fry till it sticks, then stir. Do that over and over. Sometimes a little water is needed to cool off the grease. The sticky part (gratin) on the bottom of the pot will dictate the color of the rice.You can remove the browned meat from the pot, but many cooks choose to leave it in while browning the other meats. Add chicken and brown it well.Next, mildly brown the sausage.

Don't cook the sausage till fried dark brown because that tends to cooks all the taste out..Drain the grease but don't lose the gratin. Then add the onions, green pepper, celery and garlic powder. Cook until clearlooking. This is when you scrape the bottom of the pot, getting all the brown gratin from the pork. This is where the color starts to come in.After the vegetables are cooked, add the meat back to the pot and mix well.

Cook all the liquid out at this time.Add water or stock. After it comes to a boil, start tasting the liquid and add salt and other seasonings as needed. It needs to be a bit salty because the rice will absorb much of the saltiness.Skim the remaining grease off the top.

The boiling action will help separate it from the water/broth.Add the green onions, then bring mixture back to a rolling boil. Add the rice. Break it up to make sure it doesn't stick to the bottom. Let it boil until it starts to expand and "jump out the pot" (some will rise to the top of the liquid). This is a very important time relevant to the "popping" of the rice. Let the rice get noticeably bigger/expanded before you cut down on the heat and cover. This can be achieved on a HARD boil, which is critical to the rice pop.When you think it's ready to cover, cut

back on the heat and put the lid on. Do not lift the cover for any reason!

Let this cook for about 25 minutes or so. A longer cooking time may be needed for very large volumes of rice.Then roll the rice.

Don't stir. Roll it from bottom to top. When you turn it this time, don't scrape the bottom of the pot because one exposed burnt rice grain will ruin the pot. Re-cover and cut the heat off.Let sit for another 15 minutes and then uncover and serve.

Food editor Judy Walker can be reached at jwalker@nola.com.

Typhoon Luis leaves PHL with P400-M in rice, crop damage More than P400 million worth of rice, corn, high-value stock have been damaged by typhoon Luis (international name: Kalmaegi), the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) said on .

Rice worth P270,275, 369.00 were damaged as well as P134,817,877 worth of corn, P4,441,704 worth of high-value crops, and livestock worth P140,000, the DA said, as of September 16, 12:00 noon. Earlier, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported zero casualties during the typhoon’s onslaught although six persons died after a ship sank off Southern Leyte. [See: Authorities report more deaths]

Rice prices stable

By Reuel John F. Lumawag Tuesday, September 16, 2014 THE commercial price of rice in the market remains stable as of this week.Based on NFADavao City's price monitoring, the prevailing price of well milled rice is at P41.50 while regular milled rice is at P38.In a seperate monitoring done by the Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics last week, the prevailing price of well milled rice is at P45 while regular milled rice is ar P40.Virgilio B. Alerta, National Food Authority (NFA)-Davao City provincial manager, said in an interview with Sun.Star Davao on Tuesday that the price will remain stable, with an increase in the supply of rice up until November or December.

He said the peak harvest season would have began by this month but due to delays in the planting of rice, brought by the dry season this year, the harvest of rice in some rice-producing provinces in the region have been moved.Alerta said they are expecting the supply to go up by October when most of the rice producers are at the peak of their harvest.Meanwhile, he also assured consumers that their supply of NFA rice is sufficient enough to supply the needs of consumers.Alerta said that recently, they received some one million bags wherein around 800,000 were allocated to the region and around 260,000 for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.He said they already have dispersed the allocation for each province in the region and now have more than 709,000 left in their warehouses in Davao.

The price of regular milled NFA rice is at P27 while well-milled NFA rice costs P32.BANGKOK, 16 September 2014 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce has promised to

mark the issues of cost of living, the management of rice stock, exports and border trade as matters to be addressed urgently.

Commerce Minister Sommai Phasi on Monday briefed ministry officials on his policy, which places emphasis on the country's economic foundation. The public must have access to precise information about the state's policy, he stressed. Each department under the ministry has also been assigned to establish a plan of operation and to clearly set the time frame for each affair. The commerce minister also told ministry officials he will work to push this year's economic expansion to two percent.

Deputy Commerce Minister Chatchai Sarikanlaya also briefed Commerce officials of his policy, which involved synergy of work and lending support to the government's various policies. He also marked several issues as needing to be urgently tackled. These included the management of the existing 15-18 million tons of rice within the government's stockpile, the oversight on cost of living, exports and the augmentation of Thai entrepreneurs' capacity to compete. On the issue of cost of living, the deputy minister disclosed that sellers may be asked to keep item prices unchanged for a period. On the issue of exports, greater emphasis will be placed on border trade and more benefits will be sought from free trade agreements.

7 years needed to clear rice debts: BAAC The Nation September 17, 2014 1:00 am The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives believes it will take about seven years to clear the Bt755 billion in debts related to the previous governments' rice-pledging projects.According to BAAC managing director

Luck Wajananawat, about Bt50 billion of that debt is from the rice-subsidy scheme before 2013.

proceeds from the sales of rice stocks kept in state warehouses, which the government estimates at about Bt60 billion, he said.

The remaining amount, in excess of Bt700 billion, was piled up by the former Yingluck Shinawatra administration. It will take about seven years to clear the whole debt based on the government's current repayment rate and sale of rice stocks. The budget for fiscal year 2015 allocates Bt6.88 billion for the farmers' income guarantee and Bt70.13 billion (Bt30.69 billion principal amount and Bt34 billion in interest) for payments related to the rice-subsidy projects, Luck said. Another source of income to help clear the outstanding debt in fiscal 2015 is the

The government is spreading the rice-subsidy debt repayments over a long period to avoid putting too much pressure on the state budget, which is needed for the country's development projects, he said. The current military-led government will not reintroduce the pledging scheme of the previous elected government, which set the rice price 40-50 per cent above the market price, allegedly resulting in a loss of at least Bt400 billion. The current regime will instead help rice farmers lower their costs while raising yields and productivity, Luck said.

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Sep 13 Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:38pm IST Nagpur, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Gram prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committmee (APMC) firmed up again on increased demand from local millers amid thin supply from producing regions. Fresh rise in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and enquiries from South-based millers also pushed up prices, according to sources.

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FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Gram varieties ruled steady here but demand was poor in thin trading activity.

TUAR * Tuar gavarani and tuar Karnataka recovered in open market on good buying support from local traders amid restricted arrival from producing belts.

* Rice HMT and rice Shriram reported higher in open market on good demand from local traders amid weak supply from producing belts like Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

* 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, other varieties of 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 Gram Auction

Available prices 2,230-2,840

Gram Pink Auction Tuar Auction Moong Auction Udid Auction Masoor Auction

n.a. n.a.

Gram Medium Best

2,200-2,710 2,100-2,600 4,410-5,140

n.a. n.a.

5,200-5,500 4,300-4,500

n.a.

Gram Super Best Bold Gram Super Best

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2,600-2,800 3,900-4,200

3,900-4,200

n.a.

3,700-3,800

Gram Dal Medium

n.a.

Gram Mill Quality

3,500-3,600

3,700-3,800

n.a.

3,500-3,600

Desi gram Raw

2,850-2,950

Gram Filter new

2,850-2,950

3,600-3,800

Gram Kabuli

3,600-3,800

8,400-9,700

Gram Pink

8,400-9,700

7,200-7,400

Tuar Fataka Best

7,200-7,400

7,400-7,500

Tuar Fataka Medium

7,400-7,500

7,100-7,300

Tuar Dal Best Phod

7,100-7,300

6,700-6,900

Tuar Dal Medium phod

6,700-6,900

6,500-6,600

6,500-6,600

Tuar Gavarani

5,200-5,300

5,150-5,250

Tuar Karnataka

5,350-5,450

5,300-5,400

Tuar Black

8,200-8,500

Masoor dal best

6,600-6,700

Masoor dal medium Masoor

8,200-8,500

6,300-6,450

n.a.

6,300-6,450

n.a.

Moong Mogar bold

9,200-10,000

Moong Mogar Medium best Moong dal super best Moong dal Chilka

6,600-6,700

9,200-10,000

8,500-8,800

7,800-7,900

7,800-7,900

7,700-7,900

7,700-7,900

Moong Mill quality

n.a.

Moong Chamki best

8,000-9,000

n.a.

Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) Batri dal (100 INR/KG) Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)

8,500-8,800

8,000-9,000 8,500-8,800

7,400-8,000

6,900-7,300

4,000-5,000 2,800-3,100 3,250-3,450

8,500-8,800 7,400-8,000

6,800-7,200

4,000-5,000 2,800-3,100 3,250-3,450

Watana White (100 INR/KG)

3,250-3,350

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

4,400-4,900

1,200-1,500

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

3,250-3,350 4,400-4,900

1,200-1,500

1,625-1,700

1,625-1,700

1,300-1,500

Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)

1,300-1,500

2,100-2,450

Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)

2,100-2,450

1,850-2,000

n.a.

n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,200 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)

1,850-2,000

2,800-3,200

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) Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG)

3,000-3,500 1,800-2,000

3,000-3,500 1,800-2,000

Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG)

2,500-2,700

2,500-2,700

Rice HMT (100 INR/KG)

4,100-4,200

4,000-4,200

Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG)

5,000-5,600

4,900-5,500

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,500-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)

10,500-13,500

7,300-10,000

5,400-5,700 1,400-1,600 1,700-1,800

7,300-10,000

5,400-5,700 1,400-1,600 1,700-1,800

WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 32.0 degree Celsius (89.6 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.

23.4 degree Celsius (74.1 degree Fahrenheit)

Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.

Rainfall : 12.2 mm FORECAST: Cloudy sky. Rains may occur. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 32 and 23 degree Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for September 16

Month

Price

Net Change

November 2014

$12.715

- $0.045

January 2015

$12.910

- $0.040

March 2015

$13.110

- $0.040

May 2015

$13.280

- $0.040

July 2015

$13.460

- $0.040

September 2015

$13.045

- $0.040

November 2015

$13.045

- $0.040

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