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Super Basmati Rice Price in Pakistan Nigeria wheat, rice imports rising NFA fast tracks G2G rice importation Evasco out as NFA Council head NFA eyes cheaper rice for Visayas, Mindanao USA Rice to USTR: NAFTA, China, & Improved Market Access are Priorities Global Rice Seed Market 2018 – Nidera, Syngenta, Kester’s Nursery, Longping High-tech, HEFEI FENGLE SEED [OPINION] The alarming depletion of NFA rice under Duterte’s watch Traders edging out NFA in race for local palay Coral Color Is More than Cosmetic Solon pushes rice probe DTI, Agri Dept.eyeing suggested retail price on rice Solutions sought to drought, saline intrusion in Mekong Delta Global Rice Seed Market 2018 – Nidera, Syngenta, Kester’s Nursery, Longping High-tech, HEFEI FENGLE SEED Pakistan Night shares and celebrates students’ culture Grain retailers group president: NFA rice will arrive third week of May A better pot of rice is within reach with these 5 tips ‘Kaleshwaram will be the lifeline of Telangana’, says Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao NFA fasttracks procurement of rice stocks Rice Prices USA Rice says Brazilian shipments hurting US farmers Global Rice Transplanter Machines Market Analysis 2018 Iseki, Kubota, Yanmar, TYM and Jiangsu World Agriculture Machinery Discourage farmers from stubble burning: PPCB to Agri Dept 2018 Legislature: Possible harm to wild rice is simply un-Minnesotan Basmati Rice Market Demands and Gross Margin 2017 to 2022 Rice Seed Market Global Manufacturers: Kaveri, Mahyco, Dupont Pioneer, Nuziveedu Seeds and Bayer INAGRITECH 2018 to have new section focussed on rice Global Ready to Eat Rice Market 2018 – Mars, Inc, Gu Long Foods, Gu Da Sao, Shanghai Meilin, VegaFoods, www.riceplusmagazine.blogspot.com Yamie

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News Detail‌ Super Basmati Rice Price in Pakistan Today

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Thursday 19th, April 2018 City

Price (Rs) /40kg

Up/Down Price (Rs)

Up/Down Ratio

‫شہر‬ ‫عارف واال‬

Arif Wala

3760 - 4000

Bahawal Pur

3200 - 3400

Bhakhar

4400 - 4800

‫بھکر‬

Chichawatni

4400 - 4600

‫چیچہ وطىی‬

D G KHAN

3600 - 4000

‫ڈیري غازی خان‬

Dinga

3800 - 3880

‫ڈوگہ‬

Faisalabad

4000 - 4200

‫فیصل آباد‬

Gujranwala

3880 - 3920

‫گوجراووالہ‬

Jhelum

3520 - 3600

‫جہلم‬

Khanewal

4000 - 4000

‫خاویوال‬

Lahore

3800 - 4800

‫الہور‬

Lala Musa

3520 - 3680

‫اللہ موسی‬

Layyah

4200 - 4400

‫لیہ‬

Lodhran

3800 - 4000

‫لودھراں‬

Mandi Bahaudin

3800 - 4000

‫مىڈی بہاؤالدیه‬

Mian Channu

3800 - 4000

‫میاں چىوں‬

-40

-1%

‫بہاولپور‬

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Mianwali

3988 - 4000

‫میاووالی‬

Multan

3600 - 3700

‫ملتان‬

Narowal

3600 - 3800

‫وارووال‬

Noshehra wirkan

3880 - 3920

‫ووشہري ورکاں‬

Okara

4080 - 4400

Pak Pattan

4400 - 5600

‫پاکپته‬

Qila Dedar Singh

3880 - 3920

‫قلعہ دیدار سىگھ‬

Rahim Yar Khan

3360 - 3420

‫رحیم یار خان‬

Rawalpindi

4000 - 4400

‫راولپىڈی‬

Sahiwal

4200 - 4400

‫ساہیوال‬

Sargodha

3600 - 3700

Sraialamgir

3920 - 4080

‫سرائے عالمگیر‬

T T Singh

4160 - 4160

‫ٹوبہ ٹیک سىگھ‬

Vehari

3800 - 4000

‫وہاڑی‬

Wazirabad

3880 - 3920

‫وزیر آباد‬

+80

+100

‫اوکاڑي‬

+1%

‫سرگودھا‬

+2%

Super Basmati Rice price in Pakistan today for major cities are shown here and it can benefit Farmers/Arthis. Super Basmati Rice rates are updated on daily basis here.

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Nigeria wheat, rice imports rising April 18, 2018 - by Arvin Donley

LAOS, NIGERIA — A refugee crisis in Nigeria is straining grain supplies as the country increasingly looks to imported wheat and rice to meet its consumption needs, according to an April 17 Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The country‘s rice production, estimated at 3.7 million tonnes in 2018-19, is not keeping pace with demand, the report said. It said rice consumption is projected to increase by 4% to 6.7 million tonnes from the 6.4 million tonnes recorded in 2017-18.

―Nigeria‘s increasing rice consumption is mostly driven by population growth, increasing urbanization as well as substitution away from traditional coarse grains,‖ the report said.Rice imports (mostly parboiled rice from Thailand and India entering through informal cross-border channels) are expected to increase by about 12% to 2.9 million tonnes in 2018-19, it said.

Wheat consumption in Nigeria is also on the rise, projected up 5% in 2018-19 to 5 million tonnes.While domestic production remains small, at 60,000 tonnes, imports are projected to increase from 5.2 million tonnes in 2017-18 to 5.4 million this year.

The Boko Haram insurgencies and the pastoralist-farmers conflicts in northern Nigeria have led to population displacement and an influx of refuges and caused severe food insecurity in that area, the report said. Over 2 million people in the region are now depending on food assistance. http://www.worldgrain.com/articles/news_home/World_Grain_News/2018/04/Nigeria_wheat_rice_imports_ris.asp x?ID=%7B6BAD766B-6E18-4123-93BB-F54BF846C092%7D

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NFA fast tracks G2G rice importation

by UNTV News | Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

Socks of NFA rice

NFA Administrator Jason Aquino directed the NFA‘s Special Bids and Awards Committee to speed up the process of the agency‘s government-to-government rice importation deal.This involves the swift delivery of 250,000 metric tons of rice to immediately replenish the government‘s rice buffer stocks.Aquino added that President Rodrigo Duterte wants the NFA to secure a buffer stock good for at least 60 days. — UNTV News & Rescue

Evasco out as NFA Council head

by UNTV News | Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

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FILE PHOTO: Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr.

Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. will no longer head the National Food Authority Council, the agency‘s policy-making body.Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday the move was in line with President Rodrigo Duterte‘s decision on Monday night to revert to the Department of Agriculture the supervision of NFA, along with two other agencies — the Philippine Coconut Authority and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.

Roque added that the President‘s decision was also to unload the Office of the President.Meanwhile, Evasco thanked the President for the trust and the chance given to him to head the council and added that he respected his decision.

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It was earlier reported that Evasco was relieved from the council following conflicts with NFA Administrator Jason Aquino over rice importation and buying price of palay among other issues. — UNTV News & Rescue

NFA eyes cheaper rice for Visayas, Mindanao

by UNTV | Posted on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018

FILE PHOTO: The low-priced regular milled rice from the Nueva Ecija Rice Millers Association

MANILA, Philippines — After rice traders from Luzon kept their promise to provide cheaper rice supply in the markets of Metro Manila, the National Food Authority (NFA) will meet next with rice millers and traders of Visayas and Mindanao.

This is to discuss the possibility of implementing the same program in the regions. However, according to Grain Retailers Confederation of the Philippines (Grecon), they will study first the feasibility of its implementation since there are areas in Visayas and Mindanao where the prices of rice are already lower.

Moreover, the traders always consider the high-buying price of rice in an area before sending supplies.

For now, the group is focusing on Luzon just as they promised President Rodrigo Duterte.According to Grecon, they expect that on Thursday, April 19, commercial rice priced at P39 per kilo will be distributed to

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markets in Metro Manila.

The rice stocks will come from Isabela, Nueva Ecija, and Bulacan. The group of millers clarified that the rice they deliver are newly-milled and if there are cheaper variants being sold in the market, those did not come from them.―Mga lumang bigas yun ng mga traders ng ibang mga nagtitinda. Yung ibinibigay namin yung talagang pang serbisyo doon para sa commitment namin kay president,‖ Grecon national president Jaime Magbanua said.

(Those are old rice supplies from traders of other retailers. What we are offering is for public service, in keeping with our commitment to the president.)

Meanwhile, according to Magbanua, President Duterte has returned the National Food Authority (NFA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and the Philippine Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority under the supervision of the agriculture department.Malacañang has confirmed the revamp.According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, this was discussed by the NFA Council with the president last night.The NFA said they are ready to cooperate with whichever department they will be under. ―Wala namang problema sa amin kung saan kami under. Ang importante maayos natin itong ating issue na kakulangan sa buffer stock ng NFA,‖ said NFA spokesperson Rex Estoperez.(It‘s not an issue with us what department we‘ll be under. What‘s important is addressing the deficiency in NFA‘s buffer stock.) — Rey Pelayo | UNTV News & Rescue https://untvweb.com/news/nfa-eyes-cheaper-rice-for-visayas-mindanao/

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USA Rice to USTR: NAFTA, China, & Improved Market Access are Priorities

By Sarah Moran

WASHINGTON, DC -- Last week, USA Rice met with U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) new Chief Agricultural Negotiator Gregg Doud to discuss current market access issues for rice. USA Rice highlighted the many trade priorities of the industry including preserving the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and improved market access to China and Japan. "Our partnership with U.S. trade negotiators is critical," said USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward. "Rice is heavily protected around the world and it is only through good trade agreements that we have gained significant market access for U.S. rice exports."

The rice industry's long struggle for approval to sell U.S.-grown rice in China demonstrates the difficulty of doing business there and the need for reforms to their trading system. USTR was encouraged to help pull China across the finish line so U.S. rice can be part of the solution to U.S. trade concerns.

Given the Administration's recent comments on re-engaging with Japan and President Donald Trump's meeting this week with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, USA Rice urged USTR to work for additional access for rice there which is consistent with the industry's position in the previous administration during the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.

Other issues that were discussed with USTR were Brazil's use of domestic support programs for rice (see USA Rice Daily, April 11, 2018), trade with Iraq, and the EU after Brexit.

"We thanked Ambassador Doud for focusing on prosecuting rice competitors who we know are heavily subsidizing rice production - starting with the WTO case against China," said Ward. "We appreciate the precedent these actions set with other key rice exporters like India, Thailand, and Vietnam. This meeting was a great first step in our partnership with the leader of agricultural negotiations for the United States."

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[OPINION] The alarming depletion of NFA rice under Duterte‘s watch Now we‘ve run out of subsidized rice – the first time this has happened since NFA‘s creation in 1972, or in nearly 50 years JC Punongbayan Published 1:20 PM, April 19, 2018 Updated 1:22 PM, April 19, 2018

When President Duterte assumed office in 2016, maNy had hoped that he – or at least his Cabinet – would finally get rice policy right.But it now seems such hopes were largely premature and illusory. In fact, Duterte‘s rice policies of late are so bad that stocks of cheap NFA (National Food Authority) rice have been depleted – for the first time in decades – while commercial rice prices have spiked.In this article we confirm this using data, explore possible reasons why this happened, and propose solutions that could turn around Duterte‘s bungled rice policies.

Depleted stocks Let‘s begin with hard data showing the alarming depletion of NFA rice stocks under Duterte‘s watch.

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Figure 1 shows that, years before Duterte assumed office, the stocks of all types of rice – NFA rice, commercial rice, and household rice – roughly followed the same trends, or at least never strayed too far from one another.

But since Duterte came, NFA rice stocks (denoted by the orange line) have deviated from the rest and plummeted at an alarming rate. By early April 2018, NFA rice has essentially been ―wiped out‖ in warehouses and markets nationwide.

Figure 1.

The LEDAC (Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Committee) requires the NFA to keep at least 15 days' worth of buffer stock at all times.But now, we‘ve run out of subsidized rice – the first timethis has happened since NFA‘s creation in 1972, or in nearly 50 years.

Granted, there‘s still commercial rice to be bought from markets, and 250,000 metric tons are set to replenish NFA supplies as early as May.

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NFA stocks are also very tricky to manage: the NFA‘s business model of buying high and selling low is inherently unprofitable, and forecasting the right amount of rice to import is fraught with so much uncertainty that it often leads to over- or under-importation.

But the precipitous drop of NFA rice stocks of late is no less shocking because it was needless and totally avoidable.

Where‘s the rice?

Where did all the NFA rice go?

For starters, some observed that, last year, the NFA, for some reason, flooded the market with rice during the harvest season and restricted supply during the lean season. This is the exact opposite of how a buffer stock ought to work.

Moreover, a number of dubious transactions suggest gross mismanagement by NFA Administrator Jason Aquino. Most recently, Aquino allegedly diverted 10.4 million kilos of NFA rice from Region VIII and sold them to select rice traders in Bulacan. (READ: NFA‘s Aquino diverted E. Visayas rice to Bulacan traders – memo to Duterte) This much was divulged in a memo by Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco Jr. who, until recently, headed the interagency NFA Council in charge of overall rice policy.

All the charges against Aquino have been downplayed by the NFA spokesperson. But some strongly believe that the significant transaction authorized by Aquino had a direct hand in the dwindling of NFA rice stocks at least in Eastern Visayas.

How many more dubious deals have the NFA made under the public‘s nose and in other parts of the country?

Infighting in the Cabinet What‘s more, despite all the red flags, Duterte seems to be turning a blind eye to Aquino‘s gross mismanagement of the NFA. Instead of punishing Aquino – or at least suspending him – Duterte even recently removed Cabinet Secretary Evasco from the NFA Council and reverted supervision of the NFA to the Department of Agriculture.

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This is not the first time Duterte has favored Aquino over Evasco. Last year Duterte fired on live TV one of Evasco‘s most trusted assistants, then Palace undersecretary Halmen Valdez, on wrong accusations that she allowed rice imports that will hurt local farmers (the issue is more nuanced than that).

In a recent meeting with rice traders, Duterte even threatened to abolish the NFA Council altogether (even though he cannot do this unilaterally).

Such a move would be pernicious to the country since the NFA Council was established precisely to inoculate subsidized rice from politics and corruption, and reduce the enormous discretion often enjoyed by those who handle it.

Abolishing the NFA Council would only open the floodgates to more shady deals by the NFA, which we now have reason to suspect given Evasco‘s damning evidence against Aquino.

In addition, Aquino‘s preferred method of rice importation – government-to-government (G2G) – is more prone to corruption and financial strain vis-à-vis government-to-private sector (G2P) importation.

Aside from being exempt from the Procurement Law, every G2G transaction requires the government to take new loans from Landbank. A one-million-ton rice import, for example, would necessitate incurring P24 billion of extra debt from Landbank.

To address the recent depletion of NFA rice, Duterte green-lighted the importation of rice via G2G. But with the oversight function of the NFA Council now gone, who will make sure this and NFA‘s future G2G imports will be transparent, corruption-free, and efficient?

In the end, Jason Aquino‘s mismanagement of the NFA has transcended mere ―whiff or whisper‖ of corruption, yet Duterte‘s hands still seem inextricably tied. Why? One clue may lie in the fact that Aquino enjoys a direct link to Special Assistant to the President Bong Go.

Scarcer, costlier rice Whether caused by politics, corruption, or plain old incompetence, rice is now scarcer and costlier, thanks to Duterte‘s botched rice policies.

Markets are coping, for example, through a flurry of smuggling activities. On April 14, a Mongolian vessel was spotted off Zamboanga Sibugay unloading to two other vessels 7,000 to 8,000 sacks of rice from Viet Nam (the ship carried a total of 27,180 sacks worth P68 million).

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Smuggling is often a manifestation of unmet demand. But government, by itself, cannot quickly address rice shortages as long as the NFA has the sole authority to import it.

Economists have long argued that abolishing NFA‘s rice importation monopoly – and leaving rice importation to market forces – could minimize the need for (and profitability of) rice smuggling.

Amid the shortage of NFA rice, the poor are also left with no choice but to buy more commercial rice. But thanks to classic supply and demand, this has led to a recent spike of commercial rice prices (Figure 2).

Figure 2.

This, in turn, has contributed to a higher-than-expected inflation rate (that is, a faster rise of prices) in recent months – on top of other factors like higher world oil prices (at a 3-year high), the weaker peso (at an 11-year low), and the inflationary impact of TRAIN.

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With the poor devoting as much as two-thirds or three-quarters of their budgets on rice alone, higher inflation‘s impact on their incomes becomes even larger.

In view of rice‘s singular importance to inflation, some economists have proposed a number of changes in rice policy that could abate inflation‘s impact on the poor.

One is to ―tarrify‖ the import quotas of rice – that is, convert the import quotas into their equivalent tariffs. Not only could this reduce the special privileges enjoyed by certain rice traders, but it could also generate revenues that government could earmark for programs directed specifically at poor farmers.

Another is to reduce rice import quotas significantly and allow rice supplies to be determined freely by the market. Here, the NFA wouldn‘t lose all reason for its existence; it could still maintain a small buffer stock for emergencies. (READ: Rice in the time of Duterte: Will more imports be good?)

Although some Cabinet members have voiced out these and other sound policy recommendations, lobbying and infighting among Duterte‘s minions continue to prevent these proposals from seeing the light of day.

In other words, even while we‘re looking for solutions, politics continues to bedevil rice policy.

Low-hanging fruit For a nation consuming so much rice, one would think that, by now, our government should be an expert in rice policy.

But decades since the creation of the NFA, rice policy seems as rife with mismanagement and corruption as ever.

This is unfortunate. Many experts agree that rice policy is one of the lowest-hanging fruits of good public policy. Done well, it can swiftly improve the lives of millions of Filipinos, especially the poor. ―Tariffying‖ rice import quotas or substantially reducing them, for example, could help ensure more and cheaper rice for our people, which we need especially now that inflation has gone through the roof.

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But unless the Duterte government sets aside politics, tempers opportunism among its ranks, and gets its act together, plentiful and cheap rice will be as far beyond our grasp as ever. –

Rappler.com The author is a PhD candidate and teaching fellow at the UP School of Economics. His views are independent of the views of his affiliations. Follow JC on Twitter: https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/200581-nfa-rice-supply-depletion-duterte-administration

Traders edging out NFA in race for local palay

By Jasper Y. Arcalas April 19, 2018

In Photo: A Filipino farmer carries a bundle of rice through the field in Daet, Camarines Norte, in Bicol. Palay production in Camarines Norte in 2017 rose by 19.12 percent to a record-high of 107,099 metric tons (MT), Philippine Statistics Authority data showed. The province produced

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89,909 MT of palay in 2016. This is the first time that the province breached the 100,000-MT production level.

The National Food Authority (NFA) could not buy more palay from farmers even if the summer harvest season has reached its peak as traders continue to aggressively compete with the food agency for locally produced rice.

A government official told the BusinessMirror that the state-run grains agency can only buy palay from farmers in remote and nontraditional areas through its mobile procurement scheme. ―The palay procurement is very minimal. [The NFA] is only able to buy in remote and nontraditional areas through mobile procurement and ugnayan, the official, who requested anonymity, told the BusinessMirror. ―The main reason for the low procurement is the high ex-farm price of palay ranging from P20 to P24 per kilogram [kg] and the aggressive stance of private traders,‖ the source added.

The source revealed that the NFA has received help from some local government units (LGUs), such as Isabela, to improve its palay procurement and salvage its nearly depleted rice stockpile. ―There‘s help coming from LGUs, like the provincial government of Isabela, which gives [farmers] a premium of additional P4.50 per kg on top of the government support price of P17 per kg,‖ the source said. ―But the problem is that they only have limited funding.‖ Part of the NFA‘s stockpile, which has fallen to 170,000 50-kg bags, or around 8,500 metric tons (MT) as of April 18, consists of unmilled rice bought from farmers. The NFA‘s buffer stock is equivalent to less than a day, or just one-fourth of the country‘s total daily requirement volume of about 32,000 MT or 640,000 bags.

This means that the NFA is only capable of supplying a fourth of the country‘s total rice demand for a day should it become the lone seller of the staple and the stocks held by the commercial warehouses and households are totally wiped out. Also, the source disclosed that the present stockpile held by the NFA would be totally depleted by the end of the month.

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Earlier, the NFA has vowed to step up its purchases of unmilled rice, but an official from the agency said it would be a tall order for the NFA to hit its procurement target for this year‘s dry season harvest.

The NFA said it has bought 19,361 50-kilogram (kg) bags of palay from farmers. Of this volume, 7,412 bags were bought last month, at the start of the summer crop harvest. ―Rice harvest started in March, and it would peak this month. So, if the farm-gate price of palay would drop, then we could procure more palay,‖ the official said. ―We remain optimistic that we can hit our target, but it would be quite difficult.‖ Rice imports NFA Administrator Jason Aquino on Thursday ordered the agency‘s special bids and awards committee to fast-track the government‘s importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice via the government-to-government (G2G) procurement scheme to replenish the government‘s nearly depleted stockpile.

Aquino made the directive following President Duterte‘s instruction that the NFA should ―immediately‖ import its needed stocks to bring back cheap government rice in local markets.

An official told the BusinessMirror that the NFA will invite Bangkok and Hanoi to participate in the G2G importation within the week. Thailand and Vietnam are the only countries that can participate in G2G importation as they have agreements with Manila.

The official said the NFA will receive and open the offers made by Thailand and Vietnam on April 27. ―If successful, the notice of award will be issued on the same day. After the submission of required perforemance bond and other documents, the issuance of notice to proceed [would be] issued by May 7.‖ The official said the rice imports will have to be delivered to the Philippines starting the third week of May until June 30.

Of the 250,000 MT that will be imported, 250,000 MT is 25 percent brokens, while the remaining volume is 15 percent brokens. ―Most likely, the DAP price for 25 percent brokens rice

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would be around $460 per MT, while the 15 percent brokens would be around $470 per MT.‖ The attached agency of the Department of Agriculture has set aside a budget for P6.1 billion for the rice imports.

Under the approved terms of reference for the G2G importation, the official said the NFA would implement a delivered-at-place (DAP) system, which would require Thailand and Vietnam to deliver rice directly to NFA warehouses. Also, the DAP indicated that exporters should process and shoulder the delivery costs. The official said rice imports would be delivered to the following ports: La Union, Subic, Tabaco, Manila, Batangas, Ilo-ilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, General Santos and Surigao. https://businessmirror.com.ph/traders-edging-out-nfa-in-race-for-local-palay/

Coral Color Is More than Cosmetic In one species, differently colored corals have strengthened defenses against different threats.

by Elizabeth Preston April 19th, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Share this article Dark red rice corals are resistant to disease, while rusty orange variants are better able to withstand bleaching. Photo by ArteSub/Alamy Stock Photo

For corals, color is more than superficial. Across the tropical Pacific, one species of reef building coral, known as rice coral, comes in two colors: dark red and rusty orange.

And as new research shows, these colors lend the corals different superpowers.

In laboratory experiments, microbiologist Amanda Shore-Maggio, of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, found that red rice corals grow faster and are more resistant to disease. The orange corals can better withstand warm temperatures without bleaching.

It‘s common for one animal species to appear in multiple colors. For example, leopards may be spotted or entirely black; the shell of the grove snail may be yellow, brown, or

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pink. In some cases, different color morphs also differ in their physiology or behavior.

Researchers have theorized that this variety helps a species thrive.

Unlike leopards and grove snails, however, rice corals don‘t make their own color.

Instead, they get their hue from one of two types of microscopic algae in their tissue.

Shore-Maggio and her colleagues discovered the algae‘s colorful influence in the wake of a bleaching event in Hawai‗i‘s Kāneʻohe Bay in October 2013. Twice in the previous seven years, the researchers had surveyed rice corals in the bay for signs of white syndrome, a disease that kills corals.

Each time they dove in, they found that red corals were more common than orange ones.

In 2011, for instance, red corals made up almost 60 percent of rice coral colonies. The red morphs also seemed less susceptible to the disease. That year, only about three percent of red corals had the disease compared to about 16 percent of orange morphs.

But the red corals weren‘t invincible. During the 2013 bleaching event, 69 percent turned ghostly white—more than twice the rate of bleaching in orange morphs.

The researchers collected corals of both colors and brought them back to the lab. They found that the red morphs grew faster than the orange ones. But when researchers raised the water temperature, the red corals bleached faster.

Shore-Maggio says the difference comes down to the algae. Some algae are better at resisting the disruption in photosynthesis that leads to bleaching, which could help explain why the orange corals bleach more slowly.

But less is known about how algae might help their hosts resist disease, she says.

Byproducts from the algae might end up in the mucus that coats a coral, affecting the bacterial community that lives there. These bacteria help defend corals against disease, she says, much like the microbes living in a person‘s gut. ―This is one of the first studies to link coral life history traits to differences in bleaching and disease susceptibility,‖ says Jamie Caldwell, an ecologist at Stanford University in California who has studied coral diseases in Hawai‗i and was not involved in the new

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research. Climate change is expected to make coral bleaching and disease outbreaks more common and severe, she says. The findings hint at how these threats will affect the members of a coral community differently.

Shore-Maggio notes that even though orange corals were slower to bleach in the warm tanks, both groups had high mortality by the end of the experiment. So neither hue gives sure-fire protection. ―Corals will need more than just thermal tolerance to survive an increasingly warmer ocean,‖ she says. https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/coral-color-is-more-than-cosmetic/

Solon pushes rice probe House panel to look into supply situation; 13 traders face inquiry April 19, 2018 at 01:55 am by Maricel Cruz

THE chairman of the House committee on agriculture and food on Wednesday said he sees the need for a series of congressional investigations to assess the rice situation in the country in light of the recent shortage of buffer stocks from the National Food Authority.The House committee earlier discovered that some 13 private traders have been hoarding rice in the National Capital Region, triggering an increase in the price of the commodity. ―As an oversight function of Congress, we need to complete the investigation and come out with new policy or amendment of existing ones to address the issue,‖ said ANAC-IP Party-list Rep. Jose Panganiban, the panel‘s chairman.

The committee identified the alleged private rice hoarders as Evergreen, Rising Sun, GRC, CGG, Expo, ARNS, Working Gold, Leoneco, PMT, Hype Rice, LM Rice Cereal, MML Grain and Grandio.

Panganiban said his panel would invite the representatives of these companies to appear in the next House hearing to hear their side.Meanwhile, Anakpawis Party-list Rep. Ariel Casilao urged

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the government to look into the botched smuggling of 1, 539 metric tons of rice.Casilao, member of the leftist Makabayan bloc, said the rampant smuggling not only of rice but also of other agricultural products is the result of the continuing commitment of the government to importation under the Word Trade Organization agreement on agriculture.―Agricultural smuggling is only a reflection of the country‘s continuing madness to import. Not only has it abetted corruption but it is also an insult to our farmers,‖ Casilao said.

TARGET MISSED. A worker walks beside a wall of stacked rice after unloading truckload of rice at the warehouse of the National Food Authority in Manila. NFA administrator Jason Aquino has instructed the agency’s special bids and awards committee on rice importation to fast-track the government-togovernment procurement of 250,000 metric tons of rice for the immediate replenishment of government buffer stocks. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol and DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez (inset) inspect a stall selling rice at P39 per kilo at Libertad Market in Pasay City on Wednesday. AFP/Norman Cruz

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Citing a report of the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura, in the years from 2013 to 2015, Casilao said a total of P64 -billion revenue losses were incurred by the government due to widespread smuggling of agricultural products. This reflected a P32-billion loss per year, which is equivalent to the Department of Agriculture‘s budget for 2016 and excess funds for the rehabilitation of the agriculture sector.

A separate report by Dr. Jose Ramon Albert, a senior research fellow from Philippine Institute for Development Studies, showed that those who were classified as poor had agriculture-related jobs, Casilao noted. ―Aside from virtually no government subsidies to local rice farmers for procuring reasonable price of palay, agricultural smuggling which includes rice is further killing our local rice farmers‘ livelihood. Worse, through smuggling, billions of [pesos in] revenues are lost,‖ Casilao said.

NFA Administrator Jason Aquino ordered the agency‘s special bids and awards committee to speed up the government-to-government procurement of 250,000 metric tons of rice to replenish government buffer stocks.

President Rodrigo Duterte earlier directed NFA to immediately import the needed stocks as consumers continued to clamor for the P27- and P32-per-kilo NFA rice.Aquino said the President wants government to have buffer stocks good for 60 days.―As a long-time responsible and responsive leader, he knows that government should always be ready to effectively address any contingency,‖ Aquino said.But, as a policy, he said, government would only import the deficiency in local production. http://thestandard.com.ph/news/top-stories/263560/solon-pushes-rice-probe.html

DTI, Agri Dept.eyeing suggested retail price on rice Published April 19, 2018 1:55pm

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By TED CORDERO, GMA News The Departments of Agriculture and of Trade and Industry are studying the possibility of placing a suggested retail price on rice varieties, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on Thursday.―Tinitignan namin kung pwede bang mag-set ng suggested retail price sa bigas according to variety,‖ Piñol told reporters during in a press conference.

The departments are forming a technical working group to study how to put in place a system of pricing for the commodity.―There is no uniformity in pricing,‖ Piñol noted, saying this was observed by the DA, DTI, and National Food Authority during an inspection of rice outlets Wednesday.

Rice retailers were pricing rice varieties on their own, and without a system of price verification for a particular variety. ―Anybody can just put na ito ay dinorado‖ Piñol said.

He said putting an SRP based on rice variety and a uniform pricing system will protect consumers against unscrupulous traders and retailers.During the same briefing, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the SRP will only cover regular and well-milled varieties.

The Trade chief noted the policy-making NFA Council will decide on the SRP for rice.―The DTI‘s part will be in price monitoring ... Putting an SRP is not a price control, this is just like what we are doing on manufactured products for us to have a chance to comment on price changes at the retail level,‖ he said. —VDS, GMA News http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/650588/dti-agri-dept-eyeing-suggestedretail-price-on-rice/story/

Solutions sought to drought, saline intrusion in Mekong Delta VNA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018 - 10:56:00

At the workshop (Source: VNA)

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Bac Lieu (VNA) – Measures to deal with drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta region were discussed during a workshop in Bac Lieu province on April 17. Organised by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, the event drew experts, scientists and managers from research institutes and universities, and representatives from regional localities such as Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh and Kien Giang.

Experts assessed solutions to adapt to drought and saltwater intrusion in this year‘s dry season, while discussing the efficiency of transformative economic models that have been implemented to address the problem. Coastal provinces in the Mekong Delta are mostly affected by salinity intrusion and climate change. Scientists said the best solution is to plant crops able to adapt to climate change.

Associate Professor, PhD. Vo Cong Thanh from Can Tho University stressed the need to pay more attention to building infrastructure. Climate change response infrastructure projects must be effective, he said, adding that they should also not affect the environment. Duong Thanh Trung, Chairman of the People‘s Committee of Bac Lieu province, said the locality will restructure many production areas.

The province is concentrating on transforming ineffective rice production areas into the rice/shrimp rotation model, he noted, adding that nearly 40,000 ha is applying the model.The locality will replicate this model, while stepping up the transfer of science and technology and apply effective rice growing models, he said.

The Mekong Delta, the country‘s largest rice granary, comprises 12 provinces and one centrallyrun city with a total area of 40,000 square kilometres and a combined population of 18 million. It has been tasked with ensuring the country‘s food security.However, it is also one of the most

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affected by climate change, rising-sea level and saltwater intrusion. By mid-2016, the Mekong Delta faced serious drought and saline intrusion. This year‘s dry season, drought, saltwater intrusion and riverbank and coastline erosion, is also extreme.At present, saline intrusion is infiltrating regional localities, affecting a large area of rice and vegetables.-VNA https://en.vietnamplus.vn/solutions-sought-to-drought-saline-intrusion-in-mekongdelta/129728.vnp

Global Rice Seed Market 2018 – Nidera, Syngenta, Kester‘s Nursery, Longping High-tech, HEFEI FENGLE SEED April 18, 2018 - by david@fiormarkets.com

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The key players‘ market revenue, top strategies, innovations, collaborations, and other developments are mentioned in detail in the report. These insights about the top companies in the Global Rice Seed market will let the user know about the market opportunities they can tap on to, with the best of tactical decisions https://opinioninvestor.com/global-rice-seed-market-2018-nidera-syngenta-kesters-nursery-longpinghigh-tech-hefei-fengle-seed/359203/

Pakistan Night shares and celebrates students‘ culture Daniel Caudill, Reporter • April 17, 2018 Selena Favela Sajjad Naqvi plays guitar and sings during Pakistan Night held in the Beggs Ballroom of the

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RSC Sunday evening.Students from the Pakistani Student Association (PSA) hosted a cultural celebration for the nation that many of them call home.

Pakistan Night was held in the ballroom of the Rhatigan Student Center, adorned with green and white national flags. ―I love Pakistan, and that‘s why I‘m promoting it,‖ PSA President Zehdan Qidwai said.

At Pakistan Night, the Pakistani national anthem, folk songs, and pop tunes were sang in Urdu. ―A lot of people from other cultures won‘t be able to understand, but they will get the idea of what type of music people play in Pakistan,‖ Qidwai said.

Pakistan Night attendees chose from popular Pakistani dishes, including a type of flatbread called naan and biryani, a spicy rice dish traditionally served with meat and vegetables. ―We have [biryani] at every single festival, any special occasion, or religious festival, or cultural festival‖ Qidwai said. ―We have to have a biryani because a lot of people like biryani and even non-Pakistani people are familiar with it.‖ Born and raised in Pakistan, Qidwai moved to the United States in 2015 to pursue a mechanical engineering degree at Wichita State. ―The college of engineering is really good, and I heard really good things about Wichita State,‖ Qidwai said. ―Being an international student, we pay a lot more fees than people that are paying in-state tuition, and we don‘t get any grants or any type of scholarships, so … I thought Wichita would be one of the most cost-effective places to live.‖ PSA Treasurer Muhammad Rohail Jamil, also originally from Pakistan, said that the most difficult part of moving to the United States was only being able to see his family over winter break during the school year. ―Thank God for technology because without it, I wouldn‘t be able to communicate with my family,‖ Jamil said. ―You can adjust cultures in a few months, but you can never find a new family. That‘s the hardest part.‖ Jamil moved to Wichita in 2016, and is currently seeking a degree in computer science.

Qidwai said hosting events on campus helps Pakistani students feel more at home while also exposing non-Pakistani students to the nation‘s culture. ―They get to enjoy the food, they get to enjoy the music that they used to listen to back home, and they get to meet people from our country,‖ Qidwai said.

Qidwai said that unity was one of the most prominent aspects of Pakistani culture.

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―If I see someone who belongs to Pakistan, I‘m going to feel proud of them,‖ Qidwai said.

On April 28th, the group will host a kite-flying celebration in honor of the Pakistani holiday, the Basant kite festival, at O.J. Watson Park in Wichita. ―We ordered kites from Pakistan, and we had them delivered here, and we decided to hold the event so people can enjoy that type of traditional event,‖ Qidwai said. ―People make different food, different kinds of snacks, and we all go on the roofs to fly kites.‖ Leave a Comment https://thesunflower.com/26812/lifestyle/pakistan-night-shares-and-celebrates-studentsculture/

Grain retailers group president: NFA rice will arrive third week of May

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NFA administrator Jason Aquino (left) attends a Senate hearing on rice shortage.This comes after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the National Food Authority (NFA) to increase the country's buffer stock on NFA rice to 60 days.

Moreover, the Secretary said the importation of the 250,000 metric tons of rice, which was authorized by the Council through a government-to-government transaction, would take about a month to be delivered."The NFA Council will not be abolished", Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this clarification a day after Duterte presided a meeting with the NFA Council.

"Because the NFA is now under the Department of Agriculture anew, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. will no longer be part of the NFA Council", he said during the press conference in Boracay.

Evasco and the rest of the council had rejected Aquino's previous requests for G2G approval since Filipino farmers had a good harvest at the time, and the council preferred to buy rice locally.

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Consumers may breathe a sigh of relief soon, as the head of a grains retailers group says NFA rice supply could come by the third week of May. In early April, reports surfaced that the NFA stocks in Metro Manila were "wiped out". The food agency was later placed under the supervision and control of Evasco through Executive Order No. 1 issued by Duterte in 2016.

"The NFA Council will not be abolished", Roque said.

Yet Duterte appears to recognize the virtues of G2P importation, to some extent.

Meantime, the country would shift back to government-to-government (G2G) agreements from government-to-private procurement scheme (G2P) in rice importation, according to Roque.

However, it's not clear if Evasco will still be calling the shots.

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Subsequent importations will be government-to-private, which was preferred by Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco, Jr., and would be implemented and supervised by the Executive Council Committee headed by the Office of the President. http://theafricom.com/2018/04/17/grain-retailers-group-president-nfa-rice-will-arrive-third.html

A better pot of rice is within reach with these 5 tips

By Becky Krystal

(Photos by Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post) It sounds so easy, but sometimes it‘s not: A pot of rice.I admit to struggling with this, often bouncing between batches with grains burned on the bottom (and not in the good way a la bibimbap or crispy Persian rice) and others with a gummy, unappealing texture — more often the latter than the former.

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Now, I know some people swear by a rice cooker. And if you do, great! But I don‘t make rice often enough to justify owning one, nor do I have room for yet another appliance. So the pot it is.

Of course, your ideal rice may be different from my ideal rice — individual grains, aromatic, not soggy and at home under a variety of meals, especially curries and stir-fries. You may like to use a different type of rice, or use it in a different type of dish. It‘s all good. I just won‘t be able to get into every single possibility here.If you‘re like me, however, and in search of a better allpurpose pot of rice, here are some tips to consider: Understand what you‘re looking at in the grocery store. Rice typically is categorized

according to shape and size as long-, medium- or short-grain. The sizes refer to how long the grains are in relation to their width, from long and tender to short and rounded. Examples of long-grain rice are basmati, jasmine and Carolina Gold; they are less starchy and cook up better into individual grains. This is what I turn to most, and basmati is my favorite variety for its aromatic but not overpowering flavor.

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Medium- and short-grain, which cook up stickier, tend to run into each other in terms of how they‘re categorized, but varieties include arborio (used in risotto), bomba (used in paella) and sushi rice. Brown rice is to white rice what whole-wheat flour is to white flour, in that brown rice has not had the outer (brown) bran and germ removed. Other items you‘ll see on the shelf: Trendy black rice (an unprocessed version of Japanese sticky rice) and wild rice (not actually rice, but a grass).

Play with the ratios of rice to water. Tradition says 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice. I almost always find this results in rice that is too wet for my taste. I‘m more in the camp of 1 2/3 to 1 3/4 cup of water to 1 cup of rice. Your ideal ratio may also depend on the size of your pot and how much rice you‘re cooking, especially when it comes to scaling up. As Cook‘s Illustrated explains in this post and accompanying video, rice can only absorb so much water, and only so much water will evaporate in cooking. If you try to proportionally scale up the water your rice cooks

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in, you will likely end up with some mushy rice. (For example, in doubling their rice pilaf recipe, which calls for 1 1/2 cups rice and 2 1/4 cups of water, they ended up using only 3 3/4 cup water rather than 4 1/2 cups.)

Rinse your rice. This is an important step. According to ―Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook,‖ by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid (Artisan, 1998), rinsing rice ―means that there is no more loose starch or other powder or coating left on the rice that might gum it up or change the texture of the cooked rice.‖ Use cold water to rinse the rice until the water runs clear. I do this by putting the rice in a fine-mesh strainer and holding it under the faucet. As soon as the water filtering through is no longer milky-looking, you‘re good to go. Set the strainer over a bowl for a few minutes to let any excess water drain.

Some people make a case against rinsing enriched rices, which have been coated with a powder to provide extra nutrients. Alford and Duguid write that ―we feel that since in North America we

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have access to a wide range of vegetables and other foods, the loss is not critical.‖ They recommend doing whatever you‘re comfortable with, but they fall on the side of rinsing to achieve better texture.

Consider toasting the rice. The benefits are twofold. You‘ll get fluffy and light rice, plus the addition of some wonderful nutty flavor. Try it with a little butter or olive oil over medium-low to medium heat in the pot before you add the water. If you want to get fancy, you can add some aromatics (garlic, onion) or spices for additional flavor.

Pay attention and be patient. Like pasta, you may want to check the doneness of the rice a few minutes before the end of the cook time recommended on the package. Ideally you‘ll see little craters on the surface from where the steam has cooked out. You don‘t want to vigorously stir, but push a little rice aside and take a look underneath. Is there wet, mushy rice lower down?

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Then try a piece. The rice may feel done, or it may need a bit more time. Once you‘re satisfied, Alford and Duguid recommend letting the rice rest for a bit after it finishes cooking, about 10 to 15 minutes, after briefly lifting the lid to let steam escape. Last step: Fluff with a fork and enjoy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2018/04/09/a-better-pot-of-rice-iswithin-reach-with-these-5-tips/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7493cd3dd0f6

‗Kaleshwaram will be the lifeline of Telangana‘, says Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao

By Express News Service | Published: 19th April 2018 03:58 AM | Last Updated: 19th April 2018 03:58 AM HYDERABAD: Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao said Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) would change the face of the State in all aspects. The surface water being supplied to the farmers would improve the quality of life and will be the lifeline for Telangana. In an interaction with the TNIE team on Wednesday, Harish Rao said once water was supplied, paddy production would improve, new rice millers would come up and employment would be generated.

The fishermen and the shepherds would get more production due to the availability of water.

KLIS would benefit all the erstwhile districts of the state, except Mahbubnagar. On cost escalation of the projects, Harish Rao said that earlier, the cost escalations of various projects was 20 per cent to 150 per cent. ―The cost escalation in any project is natural due to the increase in the prices of steel, cement and diesel.

Recently, the Supreme Court imposed a penalty of 12,500 crore on steel manufacturing companies. The companies passed the burden onto the consumers. Earlier, the steel price was `28,000 per tonne. Now it has increased to `45,000 per tonne,‖ Harish Rao explained. The minister said that KLIS has received all the statutory clearances. ―We are expecting three more optional clearances — simulator, technical advisory committee (TAC) and benefit cost ratio — this week,‖ the irrigation minister added. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/apr/19/kaleshwaram-will-be-thelifeline-of-telangana-says-irrigation-minister-t-harish-rao-1803489.html

NFA fasttracks procurement of rice stocks

By Jed Macapagal April 19, 2018

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The National Food Authority (NFA) will fasttrack the procurement of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to immediately replenish government buffer stocks and ensure the availability of affordable NFA rice sold at P27 and P32 per kilogram.Jason Aquino, NFA administrator, said he has instructed the agency‘s special bids and awards committee (SBAC) on rice importation to look into how to facilitate the government-to-government procurement in compliance to President Duterte‘s order to beef up stocks good for 60 days.He said the agency‘s Operations Department was ordered to study and recommend a marketing plan on a15-day strategic rice reserve (SRR) and 30-day stock for the lean months, and a 30-day SRR and 60-day stock for lean months.

Aquino added NFA will continue to intensify market monitoring and enforcement, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry and the Philippine National Police.NFA has made available in the market commercial rice sold as low as P39 per kg. The grains were obtained from private millers last Monday for sale by NFA accredited retailers in Metro Manila. DA secretary Emmanuel Piñol earlier said the agency will help the NFA identify provinces where the buying price of palay is relatively low. The DA will also offer incentives to farmers by providing drying facilities for free in NFA buying stations, loans for cooperatives and associations who will sell their produce to NFA and free tractors, harvesters and other farm equipment to associations who could deliver a certain volume of rice to NFA. http://malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/nfa-fasttracks-procurement-rice-stocks

Rice Prices as on : 18-04-2018 12:17:18 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.

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Arrivals Current

Price % change

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Rice Kesinga(Ori)

250.00

66.67

400.00

3300

3300

37.50

Risia(UP)

181.60

-80.47

5238.40

1600

1600

-

English Bazar(WB)

116.50

-4.51

1220.60

3800

3600

10.14

Choubepur(UP)

97.50

14.71

1000.00

2400

2420

11.11

Shahjahanpur(UP)

85.00

-5.56

1301.40

2370

2350

-

Beldanga(WB)

75.00

7.14

780.00

2800

2800

12.00

Indus(Bankura Sadar)(WB)

70.00

-6.67

1270.00

2800

2800

9.80

Kasimbazar(WB)

69.00

NC

1504.50

2760

2750

11.29

Basti(UP)

66.00

20

1849.00

2150

2150

1.65

Ghaziabad(UP)

60.00

-25

2005.00

2650

2640

10.42

Akbarpur(UP)

55.00

37.5

2731.50

2170

2175

-0.91

Lalganj(UP)

40.00

100

597.00

2040

2040

5.15

Sahiyapur(UP)

31.50

18.87

1331.00

2155

2150

-

Lakhimpur(UP)

30.00

36.36

1015.00

2270

2280

5.09

40

Safdarganj(UP)

30.00

20

563.00

2185

2185

1.63

Jangipura(UP)

30.00

50

578.00

2200

2200

-

Soharatgarh(UP)

20.00

5.26

140.00

2060

2050

-0.72

Balrampur(UP)

20.00

NC

130.00

2200

2025

4.76

Sirsaganj(UP)

20.00

33.33

452.00

2660

2690

13.19

Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)

18.00

NC

150.00

2800

2800

21.74

Kolaghat(WB)

16.00

NC

140.00

2800

2800

21.74

Islampur(WB)

13.00

NC

497.50

3350

3350

48.89

Badayoun(UP)

12.00

-40

276.00

2380

2375

-

Raiganj(WB)

12.00

NC

585.00

3250

3250

28.71

Karvi(UP)

11.00

-12

102.50

2050

2045

-8.07

Charra(UP)

10.50

10.53

47.50

2500

2520

-

Alappuzha(Ker)

10.00

NC

30.00

7450

6850

66.48

Bampada(Ori)

10.00

-16.67

37.00

2800

2600

7.69

Fatehpur(UP)

9.50

171.43

1088.00

2285

2280

3.86

Deogarh(Ori)

9.00

NC

213.00

2500

2500

NC

Paliakala(UP)

8.00

6.67

840.10

2230

2225

-

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Maudaha(UP)

7.00

-12.5

148.00

2035

2035

-3.10

Muradabad(UP)

6.00

-14.29

148.00

2450

2420

-

Farukhabad(UP)

5.00

-16.67

136.00

2330

2330

5.43

Mirzapur(UP)

5.00

-28.57

358.00

2175

2170

-

Unnao(UP)

5.00

-23.08

141.90

2175

2175

6.10

Buland Shahr(UP)

5.00

11.11

66.50

2550

2520

8.97

Chhibramau(Kannuj)(UP)

5.00

25

222.50

2240

2240

NC

Chitwadagaon(UP)

4.00

-42.86

133.20

2000

2100

-6.10

Kalyani(WB)

3.50

-66.67

64.90

3400

3400

NC

Tundla(UP)

2.40

20

86.50

2520

2610

-

Khairagarh(UP)

1.20

50

59.90

2550

2530

1.19

Bangarmau(UP)

1.00

-44.44

23.40

2150

2150

4.88

Jagnair(UP)

0.80

-33.33

49.70

2540

2530

NC

Published on April 18, 2018 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/rice-prices/article23582901.ece

Rice Prices as on : 19-04-2018 01:52:58 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.

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Rice Bindki(UP)

650.00

30

23258.00

2290

2300

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Kesinga(Ori)

225.00

-10

625.00

3200

3300

33.33

Allahabad(UP)

110.00

15.79

3668.50

2675

2675

22.71

Shahjahanpur(UP)

90.00

5.88

1391.40

2365

2370

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75.00

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855.00

2800

2800

12.00

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61.00

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2155

2155

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61.00

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2155

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50.00

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2055.00

2650

2650

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45.50

-17.27

2777.00

2175

2170

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Hapur(UP)

40.00

-20

1440.00

2650

2640

16.23

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34.50

9.52

1365.50

2160

2155

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30.00

-25

627.00

2040

2040

5.15

Jaunpur(UP)

29.00

-9.38

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2180

2175

3.81

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21.00

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921.00

2060

2060

5.64

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20.00

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277.00

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15.00

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2630

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12.00

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529.00

2130

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6.00

50

139.20

2100

2000

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2640

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Published on April 19, 2018 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/rice-prices/article23601346.ece

USA Rice says Brazilian shipments hurting US farmers 04/18/18 6:45 AM By Bill Tomson KEYWORDS Brazil exports government rice subsidies trade WTO A Bunge port complex in Parรก, Brazil

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Brazil, known and often reviled in the U.S. ag sector for its successful World Trade Organization challenge to U.S. cotton support programs, is now suspected of breaking WTO rules by subsidizing its rice exports.The land of samba and soybeans is also a major rice producer and the government has dusted off a pair of support programs that U.S. farmers and millers say are being used to push Brazilian rice into the U.S. and other countries where the U.S. fights to keep a market share.

Brazil is the tenth largest rice exporter in the world and competes with U.S. exports to countries like Venezuela, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Peru.Brazil‘s government uses the two programs – the Premium for Product Outflow (PEP) and the Equalization Premium Paid to the Producer (PEPRO) – to help farmers sell off their stocks and move rice from big production areas to states where little or none is produced.

But the government has also previously used the programs to help get rice surpluses out of domestic silos and onto the international market.The USA Rice Federation does not yet have solid proof, but the circumstantial evidence is strong. Brazilian rice exports to the U.S. for the first two months of this year are 60 percent higher than they were in January and February of

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2017. That coincides with Brazil‘s renewed use of the two subsidy programs that have not been operational since 2011.

Brazil exported about $3.1 million worth of rice to the U.S. from January through February, according to USDA data. That‘s a significant increase from the $2.2 million that Brazil shipped here in the first two months of 2017.And then there are the anecdotal accounts in the U.S. A miller here called in to USA Rice to complain that he lost a sale to Brazilian imports. The miller said he didn‘t know how much the customer paid for the Brazilian rice, but stressed he was offering his rice at 25 cents per pound, which is ―about as low as you can get in the business.‖ Anything less would be selling ―at cost.‖ If you take into account that the cost of transporting that Brazilian rice to the U.S. is far more expensive than sourcing domestically, it‘s just more evidence that Brazil is selling subsidized rice at below market value, said USA Rice spokesman Michael Klein.

That is technically considered dumping and it‘s against WTO rules.―Although the programs are intended to facilitate the movement of commodities within Brazil, nothing bars them from exporting the rice,‖ said Bobby Hanks, chairman of the USA Rice International Trade Policy Committee. ―If rice is indeed being exported under these programs, then this is a WTO violation, of great concern to us, and exactly the sort of unfair trade practices that hurt U.S. farmers and that the Trump Administration is cracking down on.‖ Brazil‘s Ministry of Agriculture, also called CONAB, announced last week that it is preparing to hold its sixth auction this year under the two programs – PEP and PEPRO – on Thursday this week. The first was held in January at about the time that Brazilian rice exports to the U.S. began climbing.

On Thursday CONAB said it is prepared to help facilitate the sale of 107,000 tons of rice from farmers‘ stockpiles in the southern states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, two of the biggest rice-producing states in the country.In the previous five auctions, CONAB said it successfully facilitated the sales of 346,200 tons of rice from southern Brazil.Overall, the Brazilian government plans to spend about the equivalent of $29 million on the two subsidy programs, according an announcement made in December.Klein told Agri-Pulse that the group has taken up the issue with both the U.S. Trade Representative and the USDA in an effort to get the agencies to confront Brazil.U.S. government officials have assured USA Rice that they are doing exactly that at the WTO, although the U.S. has not made a move to challenge Brazil officially by asking for a dispute panel.

That could still come. Klein said Brazil is usually good about reporting exports and USA Rice expects a clearer picture soon of exactly how the subsidy programs are affecting the country‘s exports.For more news, go to: www.Agri-Pulse.com https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/10865-usa-rice-says-brazilian-shipments-hurting-us-farmers

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Global Rice Transplanter Machines Market Analysis 2018 Iseki, Kubota, Yanmar, TYM and Jiangsu World Agriculture Machinery April 19, 2018 - by Lori Lobato

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Discourage farmers from stubble burning: PPCB to Agri Dept Tribune News Service Faridkot, April 18 After it faced strong opposition from a farmers‘ union post-paddy harvesting season last year, the Punjab Pollution Control Board is relying on the Agriculture Department to sensitise farmers to discourage wheat stubbles burning this time.

Harping on the use of Happy Seeder Machines, a unique technique which is used for sowing wheat without any burning of paddy residue, the Agriculture Department is organising camps in the rural area to showcase the successful use of this machine and the resultant high yield of wheat in the farms where the machine was used.

Speaking at one such awareness camp at Pindi Blochan village of Faridkot, Dr Jagdish Grover, Associate Director at Krishi Vigyan Kendra sought to make the farmers aware about new machine. ―We are organizing camps at the fields where the farmers sowed the wheat crop using

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Happy Seeder, without burning the paddy residue. The average yield of these farms is on high side, said Dr Grover.

Happy Seeder is the new eco-friendly technology which also saves water. For sowing wheat on time the burning of paddy residue decreases the soil fertility and is harmful for human beings.

With the burning of rice residue gases produced creates very harmful situations for our environment.

With Happy Seeder, there is sowing wheat crop just after rice harvesting, so the farmers opting for long duration wheat and rice varieties. It save minimum one irrigation as the sowing of the wheat is possible in residual moisture after harvesting of paddy. Crop residue helps in moisture and temperature conservation and improve soil health.

So far lack of suitable machinery was a major constraint to direct drilling into the heavy stubbles in intensively cultivated irrigated rice-wheat cropping systems. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/discourage-farmers-from-stubble-burning-ppcb-toagri-dept/576187.html

2018 Legislature: Possible harm to wild rice is simply unMinnesotan Legislators are steamrolling bills that would gut water pollution standards that protect our state grain. There's still time to speak up.

By Kevin Dupuis and Kathryn Hoffman

APRIL 18, 2018 — 6:26PM BRIAN.PETERSON • STAR TRIBUNETodd Thompson and his father, Leonard Thompson, harvested wild rice on Hole In The Day Lake south of Nisswa, Minn., in 2015.Minnesota: land of 10,000 lakes, wild rice soup and wild rice hot dish. We want our children and grandchildren to know these gifts from nature that make us all Minnesotans.

But at the State Capitol, legislators are considering whether to sell our very identity to the highest bidder. Legislation (HF 3280/SF 2983) likely will be voted on that would gut protections for wild rice, our official state grain. This legislation would end a 40-year-old water pollution standard that protects wild rice and would prevent the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency from using new, peer-reviewed science to set any new protective standard.

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If this bill passes, Minnesotans lose. We stand on the brink of disregarding science-based standards to protect our water and wild rice for the sake of short-term industry cost savings.

We originally anticipated strong opposition to this legislation from Republicans and DFLers alike. But occasionally, terrible policies sneak past the public when industrial interests cloak their intent. This legislation is one of those terrible policies, disguised under a pro-wild-rice, pro-water rain slicker.

We‘ve watched legislators declare the science to be ―in dispute,‖ ignoring testimony of a scientist who conducted several studies on wild rice mandated by the Legislature. We‘ve watched a committee chair advance this bill by voice vote, and only then allow a testifier opposed to the bill to speak for two minutes. As American Indian tribes and friends of the environment, we have watched in dismay as this legislation has steamrolled through committees without adequate discussion.

Minnesota‘s wild rice sulfate standard has existed since the 1970s. In 2011, the Legislature required the MPCA to commission new, peer-reviewed science and use it to develop a new standard. The recently completed, peer-reviewed studies support decades-old research showing that sulfates harm wild rice. For the first time, these studies document the exact mechanism by which sulfates kill wild rice. The studies also showed a connection between sulfates and higher levels of toxic mercury in fish, which harm the people who eat them.

The MPCA‘s proposed standard was struck down by an administrative law judge last fall. She found that the rule conflicted with existing law because it would allow sulfate levels that would be too high to protect wild rice. Legislators seeking to undermine these protections seized on this ruling to claim it shows that the science is ―unsettled.‖ If anything, it shows the opposite. The science is in, and it shows that sulfates harm wild rice. Rather than follow the science and the ruling of the judge, the bill being

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considered would dismantle the MPCA‘s ability to protect the future of natural wild rice in Minnesota waters.

Wild rice waters in Minnesota cannot go unprotected indefinitely. Sulfate regulations cannot be delayed or weakened. Tribes and environmental advocates might be the most vocal protectors of wild rice, but we know that the great unifier of Minnesotans is our water. Water is who we are.

It is not too late. Minnesotans — lovers of wild rice, lakes and all waters — we must unite to protect our very identity. Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders, we call on you to listen to your constituents and your good instincts. Protect our waters and wild rice for future generations. Defeat the un-Minnesotan HF 3280/SF 2983.

Kevin Dupuis is president of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Kathryn Hoffman is CEO of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. This article is also submitted on behalf of the following organizations: Minnesota Environmental Partnership; Sierra Club North Star Chapter; Save Our Sky Blue Waters; Duluth for Clean Water; Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness; WaterLegacy; North American Water Office; Izaak Walton League, Minnesota Division; MN350. http://www.startribune.com/2018-legislature-possible-harm-to-wild-rice-is-simply-un-minnesotan/480183133/

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INAGRITECH 2018 to have new section focussed on rice Wednesday, 18 April 2018 09:02

The sixth edition of agriculture exhibition INAGRITECH will take place on 25-27 July at the JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta along with the INAPALM Asia 2018, INAGRICHEM 2018 and SUGARMCH Indonesia 2018 INAGRITECH 2018 will have a new section focussed on rice technology and equipment.

(Image source: INAGRITECH) The previous edition of the event, held along with INAGRICHEM 2017, SUGARMACH Indonesia and INAPALM Asia 2017 attracted nearly 8,000 participants from over 18 countries.INAGRITECH 2018 will also have a new section, RICETECH Indonesia 2018, which will provide the exhibition an added focus on rice technology and equipment.

Rice is consumed in a majority of ASEAN countries and is the main economic crop in countries such as Thailand.

The exhibition is expected to see participants from sectors such as seeds, lab equipment, irrigation systems, tractors and machinery among others. http://www.fareasternagriculture.com/crops/agriculture/inagritech-2018-to-have-new-sectionfocussed-on-rice

Global Ready to Eat Rice Market 2018 – Mars, Inc, Gu Long Foods, Gu Da Sao, Shanghai Meilin, VegaFoods, Yamie Global Ready to Eat Rice Market Research Report 2018 Opportunities, Size, Cost Structure, Service Provider, Segmentation, Shares, Forecast to 2023 Ronald 3 hours ago

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Commerce Minister in UK to attend Commonwealth forum April 18, 2018 Observer Report London Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile, Mohammad Pervaiz Malik is on official visit to UK from April 16-18 to attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and Commonwealth Forum.

In addition to attending the forum, commerce minister is also scheduled to hold meeting with Greg Hands, Minister for Trade Policy and would attend meeting on Fashion and Industry insight, said a press statement of commerce ministry issued here.

The commerce minister is also scheduled to participate in Asia Leaders Round Table conference (Can Asia Keep Growing) on April 18, 2018.

Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 countries spanning Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific. Pakistan is one of the founding members of the modern commonwealth formed on April 26, 1949.

The Commonwealth is home to 2.4 billion people and includes both advanced economies and developing countries, the statement said adding the Commonwealth has around 30 percent of the world‘s population and 20 percent of the world‘s landmass.

Every two years the leaders Commonwealth nations gather for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

This intergovernmental summit is an opportunity for Heads to address shared challenges and set new priorities, it said adding priority areas of work are agreed at Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings.

Pakistan – Commonwealth bilateral trade amounted to USD 10.61 billion in 2016 with Pakistan exports of USD 4.31 billion and imports of USD 6.3 billion.

Pakistan‘s main exports to commonwealth are in textiles products, which constitute 61percent of

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total exports. UK is the prime destination for Pakistan‘s textile exports.

Other significant exports are in rice, mineral products including cement, gypsum, and petroleum oil and of leather products.

Pakistan‘s primary imports from commonwealth nations are in agriculture products including colza seeds from Canada, tea from Kenya, vegetables from India, Australia and Canada and palm oil from Malaysia. Agriculture imports constitute 34 percent of total imports from commonwealth.

Other significant imports are in chemicals, coal, petroleum oils, raw cotton and iron and steel.

The main export partner for Pakistan in commonwealth is UK which accounts 34 percent of Pakistan‘s total exports followed by Bangladesh, India, Kenya and Australia. Pakistan‘s main import partner is India constituting 26.1 percent of total imports followed by Malaysia, Canada, UK and Singapore. https://pakobserver.net/commerce-minister-in-uk-to-attend-commonwealth-forum/

Western features Pakistan in the last Cultural Cafe William Turkington, Courier Staff April 18, 2018 The Center for International Studies hosted their last Cultural Café of the academic year featuring the country of Pakistan in the Heritage Room of the University Union on Monday.

The crowd of 70 or so consisting of faculty members, Western staff, and students enjoyed an authentic Pakistani lunch prepared by Sodexo, with the recipe provided by Muhammad Omer, the afternoon‘s presenter. The lunch featured briyani rice with chicken, along with rice pudding.

Omer is currently completing his master‘s degree in computer science at Western and is graduating this May. He also works as a graduate assistant for the Center for International Studies, the organization who puts on these events.

Omer started his presentation by telling about the geography of Pakistan. He explained that the ―stan‖ in Pakistan means ―land‖ in Persian, which is why we see so many countries in the region have ―stan‖ in the name of their country.

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Omer said that English was the official language of Pakistan but Urdu was considered as the national language. ―Only 10 percent of Pakistani‘s speak Urdu because there are over 60 languages spoken in the country,‖ Omer said.

Pakistan has a very interesting national animal, the Markhor, which is a sort of mountain goat with curly horns. Markhor means ―snake eater.‖ ―The reason why it‘s called ‗snake eater‘ is because there is an animosity between it and snakes,‖ Omer said. ―This animal will find and kill all snakes.‖ Omer then talked about the rich history of Pakistan‘s culture and how it formed throughout its history. ―In the past few thousand years there have been Turks, Afghans, and Greeks invading and when they do they bring their own culture,‖ Omer said. ―Over the centuries it infused and became its own beautiful culture.‖ Omer explained how different terrain in different parts of Pakistan shape its culture especially when it comes to food. The Sindh province specializes in seafood because it is a coastal area; whereas in the Balochistan province, lamb is the preferred meat.

The province of Punjab, where Omer and 56 percent of the Pakistani population is from, shares much of its culture with India because of its proximity and history with India. ―Punjabi culture is one of the oldest in the world,‖ Omer said. ―The scope, history, and density of the culture is vast.‖ During the question and answer portion of the presentation, the crowd seemed very interested in Pakistani wedding practices, and asked Omer about the proceedings of the ceremony, what gifts to the bride and groom are considered normal and how the bride and groom are paired up.

Unlike Western culture, it‘s the elders who pick the bride and groom,‖ Omer said. ―The ceremony can take an hour or several days depending on the families.‖ If you‘re interested in getting to know foreign cultures more, look out for Cultural Cafes like this next year. The Center for International Studies is also hosting its last International Coffee Hour of the semester on May 2, from 3-4 p.m. in Horrabin 1 which will feature the country of South Korea. https://westerncourier.com/41092/news/western-features-pakistan-in-the-last-cultural-cafe/

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