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One grain at a time 15,000 has farmlands irrigated with SWIP projects Vietnam’s rice output forecast at 45mn tonnes this year Rise in rice exports has not led to rise in living standards, says Farmers Association I Gave Me: Jacklyn Glover, Employee BOC raps importer, Customs brokers involved in P512-M rice 'smuggling' Basmati rice remains weak on increased arrivals Punjab and Haryana markets receive new paddy crops Tender for import of rice from Myanmar extended Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- October 1 DA official on Farmers’ Day: Prepare for climate change Nigeria: Renewed Clampdown Against Rice Smuggling Research and Markets: European Rice Seed Treatment Market - Growth, Trends and Forecasts 2014-2020 News shared by USA Rice Daily

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One grain at a time

By Anselmo Roque |Inquirer Northern Luzon 7:00 am | Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

Crisis or not, the supply of locally grown rice is constantly threatened by erratic weather, land conversion and even people‘s changing diet.But at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Nueva Ecija province, scientists are working day and night to save the Filipinos‘ staple, one grain at a time.PhilRice‘s seed bank holds the key in ensuring that the country‘s traditional rice varieties, even those that local farmers are not using anymore, will feed generations.―These should be conserved as these are not only important as the building blocks in breeding new varieties, but these are part of our national heritage as well,‖ says Dr. Eufemio Rasco Jr., PhilRice executive director.

Rasco says some rice varieties, especially those used several centuries ago, may have been lost forever. ―But out there in some of the country‘s 7,100 islands, there may still be real treasures, in the form of traditional varieties not yet conserved,‖ he says.Our ancestors ate root crops, Rasco says, but early migrants brought rice to the country, eventually becoming the local staple.According to PhilRice, modern rice varieties came from the wild grains that grew in the extinct super continent called ―Gondwanaland‖ (land masses in today‘s southern hemisphere) that drifted apart to become Asia, Africa, Australia and Antartica.

It was China that started domesticating rice by developing a process of cultivating the

soil and refining the system of transplanting it, PhilRice says.Archaeologists, it says, found evidence of the use of wild and cultivated rice around 3,200 B.C. in the Andarayan plain in Cagayan province.PhilRice says that people in the country at that time were ―in a state of settled society and no longer moving around in groups to hunt, gather berries and leaves.‖Also, the ancestors of the Ifugao people built the rice terraces in the Cordillera mountain ranges to cultivate upland rice. Until now, PhilRice says, farmers in Ifugao province are planting ―heirloom rice‖ in those terraced farms.

Rasco says it was in the 1900s that efforts to collect rice seeds for conservation started.

Rice breeders from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and the College of Agriculture of the University of the Philippines at Los Baños in Laguna province, he says, helped in efforts to preserve the country‘s rice varieties.In the early 1960s, separate collections were consolidated by the International Rice Research Institute (Irri) in its facility in Los Baños. Through this, local rice seeds and those grown in other countries were deposited in the agency‘s seed bank.

Seed collection Irri keeps a seed collection representing about a fifth of the world‘s 500,000 rice varieties.In 1985, PhilRice put up its own seed bank, the PhilRice Genebank, composed of the duplicated seeds of Philippine rice varieties at Irri and from its own efforts in collecting them.―We are doing our best efforts in conserving them.

But these can only last for as long as funding continues because maintaining these seeds is very, very expensive,‖ Rasco says.

Rejuvenated

Loida Moreno-Perez, chief of PhilRice‘s genetic resources division, says the agency has 7,129 ―accessioned‖ rice varieties or those that have been fully documented and packaged.Her division takes care of the germplasm management, conservation, distribution and use of the conserved varieties. Germplasm is a collection of genetic resources for an organism. For plants, the germplasm may be stored as a seed collection.Accessioned varieties, Perez says, have ―passport‖ data (background information, history, and cultural and conservation processes), samples of seeds and images of in situ (in site) cultivation.

More than 13,000 varieties in PhilRice‘s collection have yet to undergo accessioning, she says.

The accessioned seeds in packets of 50 grams and 200 grams, which include foreign rice varieties, are kept in storage rooms. The 50-gram packets are stored in freezers (at negative 18 degrees Celsius) for long-term conservation while the 200-gram seeds are for short-term conservation and kept in a temperature of 10 to 11 degrees Celsius.―The short-term conserved seeds are distributed, on request, to researchers and students. They are given 10 grams of the samples per request,‖ she says.

She says the seeds intended for distribution are ―rejuvenated,‖ or grown and stored again, every five years.Perez says PhilRice needs a better facility to keep the growing number of seeds. ―More samples are coming in through our collectors, farmers and others who are donating them for our conservation efforts,‖ she says.Rasco gives assurance that PhilRice is planning to improve the gene bank through funds that would be generated by a foundation.―As a breeder, I know the importance of these rice seeds. They are the raw materials for breeding new rice varieties…. They are survivors of stresses, pests and diseases that is why they are our wealth,‖ he says.

PRECIOUS GRAINS A farmer harvests ―kintoman,‖ an heirloom rice variety, grown in the fields of Maligcong village in Bontoc town, Mt. Province. EV ESPIRITU

15,000 has farmlands irrigated with SWIP projects BY: GENE V. BAQUIRAN Wednesday 1st of October 2014 TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Oct. 1 (PIA) – The Provincial Government of Cagayan‘s Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) now irrigated additional 15 thousand hectares of farmlands where farmers can enjoy two cropping season in a year. Provincial Information Officer Christopher Barcena said one of the priority projects of Governor Alvaro T. Antonio under his 10K agenda is agriculture.

Farmers tilling rice fields which have now access to irrigation can now enjoy two cropping season at more than 100 cavans per hectare harvest.He said 20 SWIPs have been constructed in the province and later in the last term of the governor, it came up with an innovation of construction diversion dams to cover ricefields that are not accessible to

irrigation. SWIPs according to Barcena is not only serving as irrigation but likewise fish production areas and serve as sites for planting fruit and non-fruit bearing trees. (GVB-PIA)

Vietnam’s rice output forecast at 45mn tonnes this year Vietnam is expected to produce 45mn tonnes of paddy rice in 2014, up almost 800,000 tonnes over 2013, according to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)

The winter rice is growing well due to favourable weather and good irrigation, MARD said. (Image source: Mee Lin Woon/sxc.hu) By mid Sep tem ber this yea r, far mer s in southern and Mekong Delta‘s provinces harvested summer-autumn rice on 1.81mn ha, with average yields up 120 kilogram per hectare compared to previous year.The Mekong Delta also harvested about half of the 625,000 ha planted with summer-autumn rice, according to Intellasia.This year farmers across the country planted rice on more than 1,659mn ha for the winter crop, almost the same as the cultivation area in comparison with 2013,. MARD added.

Rice farmers in Phichit province demand payment from rice-pledging scheme BANGKOK, 1 October 2014 (NNT) - A group of farmers from Phichit and Nakhon Sawan provinces have gathered today in front of the Government House demanding overdue payments from the rice-pledging scheme. Even though the majority of farmers managed to receive the payments since the military took power on May 22nd, there have been a few cases where the payments have not been made. Therefore, this particular group submitted a petition to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resolve the matter.

Chawannakorn Chimpan, a member of the Farmers Federation in Phichit province, stated that the group has not received the payments for the 2013/2014 rice stocks for more than 11 months already. To relieve their burdens on the higher cost of living, fertilizers, and farm rental fees, it is essential that they receive their payments. The group also gave an ultimatum that if their requests are not met, they will block major streets on October 15th.

Rise in rice exports has not led to rise in living standards, says Farmers Association Written byNaing Naing ZawPublished inMyanmarRead384 times Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA

Parliament‘s ‗Farmers Affairs Committee‘ must include members that truly understand

the challenges faced by the agricultural sector as an increase in exports of Myanmar rice has not resulted in any significant improvement in the livelihoods of Myanmar‘s farmers, said Dr Soe Tun, the chairman of the Myanmar Farmers Association on September 30. ―Despite the rise in rice exports, so far the standard of living for farmers has not improved.

Although the rice prices have gone up, the basic cost of production increases every year, so nothing has changed,‖ said Dr Soe Tun. Figuresfrom the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation show that Myanmar projects to export 2 million tons (about 2 million tonnes) of rice in the 2014-15 fiscal year, in comparison the 1.2 million tons exported in 2013-14. Dr Soe Tun said he believed that parliament and the government needed to work with relevant authorities to address the rising production costs.U Hla Tin, a farmer from Khin Oo village, Shwebo Township, Sagaing Division told Mizzima the shortage in farm labourers had driven the cost up fifty percent in the last two years and a shortage of cows was requiring farmers to invest in expensive mechanisation.He said the cost of growing rice now reached about K200, 000 (US$200)per acre in monsoon season and about K250,000 ($250) per acre in the summer

I Gave Me: Jacklyn Glover, Employee As a volunteer, Jacklyn Glover has just about seen it all: stuffing letters, bagging rice, disaster relief, telethon, Holiday House. ―Every time I came to volunteer I learned something new,‖ she says. ―There are so many aspects of the work that Arkansas Rice Depot does. What this organization stands for—feeding the hungry in many different ways —makes you want to join in.

More than that, it makes you want to do and give your best. Not because you have something to gain but because it‘s all about getting help to people.‖A nanny to three children, Jacklyn not only gives her spare time to helping wherever needed, she also takes great joy in including the kids when on duty. ―They have a very busy, very full life so it‘s not always easy to find the time, but I want them to see that this is a truly worthwhile use of their time. It is more rewarding than video games and television, but they won‘t understand that if I don‘t give them the opportunity.

They need to know that they are able to help, even now, even though they‘re young.‖So it is that Jacklyn‘s diligence and willingness make her a stand out volunteer.

When the Arkansas Rice Depot decided to hire a temporary overseer of the Simple Pleasures Gift Shop for the holiday season, Jacklyn was an obvious candidate for the position. Jacklyn says the same thing that compelled her to volunteer makes her thrilled to join the team through the busy season. ―The purpose of the Rice Depot alone is enough to want to work here. This isn‘t just a building, it‘s a place filled with compassion, from employees, volunteers and from those who collect and give away the food. People count on us to help provide for people.‖

As temporary overseer of Simple Pleasures, Jacklyn is making an important contribution to the mission. Our line of rice and bean mixes is prepared and packaged by volunteers in ourVolunteer Center and proceeds from the sale of our Simple Pleasures products go directly back into our hunger relief programs. ―People have a lot of choices when they buy gifts at the holidays and it‘s important to people that the gift is meaningful. My job is to make that gift—a product that is good and that does good.

Everyone has to eat so this design makes sense: give a meal to a friend, help feed someone in need. Plus, a gift from Simple Pleasures is also an opportunity to share our story and tell others about what we do.‖Jacklyn knows this really isn‘t a one person job. ―I‘m looking forward to meeting the people willing to give their time to make this product. Putting rice in bags and labeling does not always feel very important, but it‘s what makes our work possible, those little details. I can‘t make all of this without those willing to help. It‘s very humbling.‖ Are you one such willing helper? Could you or a group of friends devote time in our Volunteer Center to packaging meaningful holiday gifts? Would you like to get hands on and help sell product at upcoming gift sales?

Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Allison Reavis and she will be happy to get you set up with a time and place to serve.

BOC raps importer, Customs brokers involved in P512-M rice 'smuggling'

By MARK MERUEÑAS, GMA NewsOctober 2, 2014 2:18pm

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) filed smugglingrelated complaints against a rice importer and brokers involved in the illegal importation of 12.8 million kgs or 12,800 metric tons of rice with an estimated market value of P512 million.In three separate complaints, BOC district collectors from the Port of Manila, Manila International Container Port and Port of Cebu accused Bold Bidder representative Ivy Souza of violating the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines and Presidential Decree No. 1485.

The cases stemmed from Bold Bidder's importations of rice without any import permits issued by the National Food Authority from August to November 2013. The company imported over 4.9 million kilos of rice through the Port of Manila; almost 3.7 million kilos through the Manila International Container Port; and 4.3 million kilos through the Port of Cebu.The BOC claimed that while Bold Bidder was able to secure two import permits in 2013, the total allowable import value was only 600 metric tons.

"The people behind Bold Bidder have filed numerous cases questioning the authority of the Bureau of Customs to seize the rice shipments, even cases against us at the Ombudsman. They have danced around our legal system in desperate attempts to try to get their cache of smuggled rice out," said Customs Commissioner John Sevilla.Sevilla reiterated the policy of securing import permits "ensures that the over 2.4 million farming households and our agriculture industry are not adversely affected by sudden surge in imported rice."

Brokers involved Charged along with Souza were Customs brokers Denise Kathryn Rosaroso, John Kevin Cisneros, Francis Rudolfh Fomeste, and Elbert Lusterio, according to the BOC.In an interview with reporters after the complaints have been filed, Sevilla said some of the brokers involved in smuggling, including those working for Bold Bidder, were found by a Senate inquiry as either related to or connected with alleged big-time

rice smuggler David Tan, a name supposedly used by David Bangayan.

"Pero hindi pa namin ma-establish iyan. Sa ngayon, wala pang atraso sa BOC sa kasong ito si David Tan," Sevilla said.To protect the rice shipments from further deterioration, the BOC Manila International Container Port sold 3.9 million kilos of malagkit or glutinous rice, and 3.5 million kilos of white rice from Bold Bidder for over P348 million.Seized rice from the Port of Manila, totaling 1.875 million kilos in 37,500 sacks, is will also be auctioned off on October 7.As the shipment is the subject of ongoing cases, proceeds from the auction will be held in trust by the Bureau of Customs. – VS, GMA News

Basmati rice remains weak on increased arrivals PTI Oct 1, 2014, 02.54PM IST

Tags:Wheat|stocks|Maize|basmati rice|barley

However, barley edged higher on increased demand from consuming industries.Traders said besides adequate stocks position, increased arrivals from producing regions kept pressure on rice basmati prices.NEW DELHI: Rice basmati prices dropped by Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale grains market on adequate supplies following increased arrivals from producing

belts.However, barley edged higher on increased demand from consuming industries.

Traders said besides adequate stocks position, increased arrivals from producing regions kept pressure on rice basmati prices. In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety remained under arrivals pressure and slipped further to Rs 7,800-8,300 and Rs 6,6008,300 against last close of Rs 8,000-8,500 and Rs 6,800-8,500 per quintal, respectively.On the other hand, barley gained Rs 10 to Rs 1,590-1,595 per quintal.Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Wheat MP (deshi) 2,2452,445, Wheat dara (for mills) 1,590-1,595, Chakki atta (delivery) 1,595-1,600, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 220, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 220, Roller flour mill 855- 865 (50 kg), Maida 915-925 (50 kg) and Sooji 1,0901,110 (50 kg).Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 10,400, Shri Lal Mahal 10,000, Super Basmati Rice 9,500, Basmati common new 7,800-8,300, Rice Pusa- (1121) new 6,6008,300, Permal raw 2,100-2,150, Permal wand 2,250-2,300, Sela 2,650-2,700 and Rice IR-8 1,925-1,975,Bajra 1,200-1,205, Jowar yellow 1,400-1,420, white 2,3252,525,Maize 1,210-1,215, Barley 1,5901,595.

Punjab and Haryana markets receive new paddy crops Madhvi Sally, ET Bureau Oct 1, 2014, 10.49AM IST

Tags:Trader|Gujarat Maharashtra Punjab Haryana|Food Corporation of India|economy|Chhattisgarh

New Delhi: Newly harvested paddy has started arriving in Punjab and Haryana markets while late rains have helped boost the area under the crop to more than last year's levels. This bodes well for supplies of staple grain and food inflation.Scanty rains in the first half of the June-September monsoon season had threatened to hurt this year's farm output, which is critical to the overall economy in a country where more than half the workforce is employed in agriculture. But rains had picked up in the second half, and though still this season's average rainfall is 12% below what is considered normal, water levels in reservoirs are better than their 10-year average.

Late rains are likely to help keep soil moisture longer, benefiting winter crops such as wheat.According to agriculture ministry data, total crop plantings at 101.93 million hectares for the week ended September 26 were still 2% below last year's level. Rice plantings at 37.48 million hectares were more than last season's 37.42 million hectares, but areas under coarse cereals, oilseeds, pulses and sugarcane were less.Early-sown basmati and other rice varieties have started reaching mandis in the two northern grain-bowl states, ahead of the procurement season that begins on October 1.Farmers have also started harvesting other summer crops of cotton, soyabean and pulses. Regional basmati exporters have already entered the market and are buying the Rs 1,509 basmati variety at Rs 2,450 a tonne, said Raj Sood, a trader from the Khanna mandi in Punjab.

According to officials at Food Corporation of India, the government's grain

procurement agency, it estimates to procure 30.05 million tonnes of rice this year. Of this, it is expected to buy 8.2 million tonnes from Punjab, 4.35 million tonnes from Chhattisgarh and 4.1 million tonnes from Uttar Pradesh.As of September 1, the country had adequate stock of 21.7 million tonnes of rice in its buffer and strategic reserve. Exporters are, however, concerned that with the discontinuation of a 3% interest subvention scheme, they will not be able to export the same quantity as they shipped last time.Gurnam Arora, joint managing director of Kohinoor Foods, said global prices were weak and an incentive was necessary for the industry. Cotton prices could weaken as arrivals begin across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan mandis.

North India-based millers and ginners are buying cotton at Rs 33,000 per candy of 356 kg. India is the world's secondlargest producer, behind China.Indian farmers planted cotton on 12.66 million hectares this year, an 11% increase over last year.

International prices are less than local rates.

"Multinational merchants Louis Dreyfus, Glencore, Reinherdt and Ecom are away from the market, expecting prices to be at international level of Rs 30,500-31,000 per candy," said Rakesh Rathi, owner of trading and ginning company KCT Associates at Abohar, Punjab. Traders said with China unlikely to buy huge quantities, they have to look at alternative markets.

Tender for import of rice from Myanmar extended Press Trust of India | Aizawl October 1, 2014 Last Updated at 11:50 IST Tender being floated for import of rice from neighbouring Myanmar to Mizoram was extended for the second time till October nine, state Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Secretary R. Lalvena said

today. Lalvena told PTI that the department received information that the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution laid down additional condition for food safety, leading to extending the period for finalisation of the tender. "In any case, we intended to lift the foodstuff from Myanmar only from the first week of November," he said, adding as of now, all the FCI godowns in the state were fully packed with rice stock.

He said that some firms have already responded to the tender floated on September 8 by the Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India Limited for import of one lakh quintal of rice from Myanmar following arrangements being made by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to import rice from neighbouring Myanmar. Mizoram was planning to import rice from Myanmar to ensure non-stop supply of foodstuff during the mega block beginning from today due to widening of railroad between Lumding and Badarpur in Assam. The rice would be imported via Zokhawthar in Champhai district in Mizoram-Myanmar border and would be distributed to Aizawl, Lunglei and Lawngtlai districts.

The godown of state Trade and Commerce department, having capacity of 8,000 quintals at Zokhawthar border trade centre on the banks of river Tiau in MizoramMyanmar border was being prepared for stocking the rice. The mega block would have severe impact on the food supplies in Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and southern parts of Assam as all the foodstuffs have to be lifted by trucks.

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- October 1

Wed Oct 1, 2014 2:46pm IST Nagpur, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Gram prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) showed upward tendency on good seasonal buying support from local millers amid thin arrival from producing regions. Fresh rise in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and repeated enquiries from South-based millers also helped to push up prices, according to sources. *

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FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Desi gram raw recovered in open market on renewed festival season buying support from local traders amid weak supply from producing belts.

TUAR * Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here matching the demand and supply position. * Udid varieties and batri dal declined sharply on poor buying support from local traders amid profit-taking selling by stockists at higher level. * In Akola, Tuar - 4,800-4,900, Tuar dal 7,000-7,200, Udid at 7,000-7,200, Udid Mogar (clean) - 7,800-8,100, Moong 6,900-7,300, Moong Mogar (clean) 8,300-9,000, Gram - 2,500-2,700, Gram Super best bold - 3,700-4,000 for 100 kg. * Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in thin trading activity, according to sources.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Previous close Gram Auction 2,130-2,830

Available prices 2,200-2,940

Gram Pink Auction n.a.

2,1002,600 Tuar Auction n.a.

4,0004,350 Moong Auction n.a.

5,200-5,500 Udid Auction n.a.

4,3004,500 Masoor Auction n.a.

2,6002,800 Gram Super Best Bold 3,800-4,200 3,800-4,200 Gram Super Best n.a.

Gram Medium Best 3,550-3,700 3,550-3,700 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.

Gram Mill Quality 3,400-3,450 3,400-3,450 Desi gram Raw 2,850-2,930 2,800-2,875 Gram Filter new 3,200-3,600 3,200-3,600 Gram Kabuli 8,400-9,700 8,400-9,700 Gram Pink 7,200-7,400 7,2007,400 Tuar Fataka Best 7,250-7,450 7,250-7,450 Tuar Fataka Medium 7,100-7,200 7,100-7,200 Tuar Dal Best Phod 6,600-6,800 6,600-6,800 Tuar Dal Medium phod 6,300-6,500 6,300-6,500 Tuar Gavarani 4,850-4,900 4,850-4,900 Tuar Karnataka 5,300-5,400 5,300-5,400 Tuar Black 8,200-8,500 8,200-8,500 Masoor dal best 6,700-6,800 6,700-6,800 Masoor dal medium 6,500-6,600 6,500-6,600 Masoor n.a. n.a.

Moong Mogar bold 9,000-9,800 9,000-9,800 Moong Mogar Medium best 8,200-8,600 8,200-8,600 Moong dal super best 7,800-8,200 7,800-8,200

Moong dal Chilka 7,500-7,700 7,500-7,700 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.

Moong Chamki best 7,500-8,800 7,500-8,800 Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 8,000-8,200 8,200-8,600 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,9007,500 7,100-7,800 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 6,2006,700 6,700-7,100 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,800 4,000-5,000 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,800-3,100 2,800-3,100 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,250-3,450 3,250-3,450 Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,2503,350 3,250-3,350 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,4005,200 4,400-5,200 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,500 1,200-1,500 Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,7001,800 1,700-1,800 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,300-1,500 1,300-1,500 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,1002,450 2,100-2,450 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,850-2,000 1,850-2,000 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,8003,200 2,800-3,200 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 1,9502,350 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) 3,2003,800 3,200-3,800 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000 Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,3502,650 2,350-2,650 Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 4,0004,400 4,000-4,400 Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 5,2006,000 5,200-6,000

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,50013,500 10,500-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,300-10,000 7,300-10,000 Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,800 5,200-5,800 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,4001,600 1,400-1,600 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 35.2 degree Celsius (95.3 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.

20.1 degree Celsius (68.1 degree Fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - 96 per cent, lowest - 53 per cent.

Rainfall : nil FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 36 and 20 degree Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)

ATTN : Soyabean mandi, wholesale foodgrain market of Nagpur APMC and oil market in Vidarbha will be closed tomorrow and on Friday on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and Dusshera respectively

DA official on Farmers’ Day: Prepare for climate change 01 October 2014.

"One thing is clear about climate change— we need to be ready for it," said Undersecretary Fred Serrano of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA).Serrano was addressing about 400 farmers who attended the Araw ng Magsasaka sa IRRI(Farmers‘ Day at IRRI) held today in Los Baños, Laguna,

Philippines. In his keynote message, he described the new challenges for agriculture in the face of a changing climate.The DA official also commended the work of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on developing climate-smart technologies.

He specifically cited IRRI‘s ‗climate-smart‘ collection—rice varieties that can withstand and survive flooding, drought, and salty soil—that were developed and disseminated under the Philippines-IRRI partnership."Farm-level rice yields in the Philippines have grown in the last decade without significant increase in inputs," said Bruce Tolentino, IRRI deputy director general for communication and partnerships.

"This can be attributed, in part, to the DAIRRI collaboration, which includes making smart and sustainable crop management practices available to farmers."Tolentino mentioned, as an example, the Rice Crop Manager, a web-enabled tool that offers site-specific crop management advice.

"Based on our studies on the ground, the Rice Crop Manager has helped farmers increased their income by about Php 4,700 per hectare," he added."Farmers are IRRI's number one client. If, in the end, they do not like the output of the Institute's research, then there's no point in doing any of it," Tolentino emphasized.Jimmy Lingayo, an heirloom-rice farmer, called Farmers’ Day an "effective learning experience."

He was especially grateful for technologies that he can use in his upland rice farm and is hopeful that specialty products, such as heirloom rice, can be the focus of a

future Farmers’ Day. Mr. Lingayo is also president of the Rice Terraces Farmers' Cooperative (RTFC) based in the mountainous Cordillera region in northern Philippines.

DA and IRRI are implementing the Food Staples Sufficiency Program (FSSP), a set of projects that supports the Philippines‘ rice sufficiency efforts. The program also seeks to strengthen national resilience against the effects of climate change.Pioneering farmers from India and Bangladesh also came to IRRI for Farmers’ Day. These farmers traveled all the way to IRRI to dialogue with their Filipino counterparts on common experiences and practices, as well as to learn from one another.

One of them is Nekkanti Subba Rao, the first farmer who planted and widely shared seeds of IR8 in India in 1967. IR8 is IRRI‘s first modern high-yielding rice variety and became known as "miracle rice" as it effectively staved off looming famine during that period. Subba Rao is affectionately called "IR8" in his community, due to his huge success in multiplying IR8 seeds.Another farmer, Md. Janab Ali, from Bangladesh, who successfully saved his livelihood from annual flooding in his rice farm using the flood-tolerant Swarna-Sub1, a variety developed at IRRI and now used by millions of farmers in Asia. Janab is now producing Swarna-Sub1 seeds for distribution to farmers in Bangladesh, through the IRRI-led project, StressTolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA).

"Challenge accepted!" DA Usec. Siegfredo Serrano urged the farmers take the rice bayong challenge.

Each Filipino farmer who came for the event was given a kilogram of high-quality rice seeds as a symbolic gift for their crucial contributions to food security. Usec. Serrano called on those who received the seeds to multiply and share them to fellow farmers in

their communities — the "rice bayong challenge".Several collaborative and IRRI-led projects were showcased during Farmers’ Day. Featured were IRRI initiatives with heirloom rice farmers in the Cordilleras; conservation of rice genetic diversity; and the decades-long field experiment which recently yielded its 150th harvest.Providing Filipino farmers access to improved varieties and rice-based technologies is the aim of the longstanding partnership between the Philippine government, through its Department of Agriculture, and IRRI.

Nigeria: Renewed Clampdown Against Rice Smuggling

By Moses Ebosele AS part of measures to successfully tackle rice smuggling, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and fine-tuned its security strategy.Under the new approach, the NCS is to place more emphasis on intelligence gathering, security of its personnel and "take the battle to the door steps of smugglers".In a chat with The Guardian during a raid on some smuggling route in Igbesa, Ogun State recently, the Controller, Federal Operations Units (FOU), zone 'A', Ikeja, Usman Turaki reiterated the resolve of NCS to curtail smuggling inline with the policy thrust of the Federal Government.

Turaki, who led the operations comprising of the Army, Nigerian Navy (NN), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDS) and use of about 48 pick-up, two newly acquired Armoured Personal Carrier (APC) described smuggling as "economic crime" that must be tackled in the interest of the nation's economy.During the operation carried out in the early hours of Tuesday September 23, 2014, the unit uncovered smugglers hideout in a Creek at Igbesan,

Ogun State which according to NCS is notorious for rice smuggling.

At the end of the clampdown, which lasted for more than seven hours, 11,264 bags of imported 50kg foreign parboiled rice smuggled into the country through unapproved routes were seized.The contraband, according to the unit is valued at N56.3million with a Payable Duty of N39.4million and a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N95.7million.Inspecting the seized commodities in the creek of Igbesan in Ogun State, Turaki explained that the seizure were effected by Lagos Roving Team operations headed by AC Adamu Abubakar Mohammed and other officers/men of the unit.

According to Turaki, several efforts to raid the location in the past faced stiff resistance from the smugglers, adding that the area is inaccessible especially for Customs and "several attempts to raid the place in the past was met with shift opposition from the hostile smugglers".He added: "We must place on record that they (smugglers) had in the past attacked Customs patrol teams that attempted in the past to stop their nefarious activities. It is therefore not surprising to see the renewed vigour and dexterity of the FOU 'A' operations particularly the Lagos roving team led by AC Adamu Abubakar Mohammed."On arrival at the scene of crime, we started evacuation, even though we faced challenge of bad terrain. On completion of evacuation, we destroyed the instrumentality of crime that is the wooden boats, their storage facilities, and out board engines among others.

This is aimed at frustrating their future attempts".He said the FOU had to roll out its Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) for the operations in view of the volatile nature of the terrain.Accompanied by senior officers from the unit, Turaki said: "These tanks were rolled out with the express permission of the Comptroller General of Customs

(CGC), Abdullahi Dikko Inde who clearly understands the nature of such assignment."The Lagos Roving Team met stiff opposition from the smugglers, hence the need for reinforcement from the neighbouring Commands of Ogun and Seme, as well as the Military, NSCDC, Navy and others who provided Security for the evacuation of the consignment.

Research and Markets: European Rice Seed Treatment Market - Growth, Trends and Forecasts 2014-2020 October 1, 2014 DUBLIN — Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.co m/research/gxs2nz/european_rice) has announced the addition of the "European Rice Seed Treatment Market - Growth, Trends And Forecasts (2014-2020)" report to their offering.The European market for seed treatment in rice is likely to sustain a relatively slower 2013-2020 CAGR of about 4.9%, reaching a projected US$28.8 million by 2020. In terms of both share and growth, French demand for seed treatment in rice is the largest and the fastest, the former estimated at 41.5% in 2014 and the latter forecast at 5% over 2014-2020.

The value of the EU's seed market is estimated at US$9.1 billion in 2012, standing at third place behind the US and China. In terms of production, the EU's seed market is dominated by small grain cereals, covering an area of about 1.2 million hectares in 2013 and an output of over 4.1 million tons in 2012. Following small grain cereals are grasses/forage species with an area of 308 thousand hectares, maize with 196.1 thousand hectares, oilseeds with 134.9 thousand hectares, potatoes with 10.7

thousand hectares and pulses with an area of 60 thousand hectares in 2012. France forms the largest producer of seeds, with an area of 335.2 thousand hectares, and is followed by Germany with 195.4 thousand hectares and Italy with 185.6 thousand hectares.

Key Topics Covered: 1. Global Market Overview 2. Introduction 3. Market Drivers, Restraints and Opportunities 4. European Market Analysis for Seed Treatment in Rice 5. Market Share Analysis 6. Company Profiles 7. Regulatory Environment in the European Union 8. Appendix Companies Mentioned  Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd  Advanced Biological Marketing Inc  BASF SE  Bayer CropScience AG  BioWorks Inc  BrettYoung Limited  Chemtura AgroSolutions  DuPont  Germains Seed Technology  INCOTEC Group BV  INTX Microbials LLC  Monsanto Company  Novozymes A/S  Nufarm Ltd  Plant Health Care  Precision Laboratories LLC  Syngenta International AG  Valent USA Corporation  Wolf Trax Inc

Rumors swirl around Mexican rice industry tariffs on Asian rice

News shared by USA Rice Daily, Wednesday, October 1, 2014

FSA Announces Key Farm Bill Decision Dates

If accurate, this would bode well for the U.S. rice industry which has suffered a fall in market share in Mexico for the past several years to the inferior, but competitively-priced rice.

By USA Rice Federation Posted Oct. 1, 2014 @ 10:49 am MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — For the past week, rumors have been swirling around the trade that the Mexican rice industry is urging the government to re-establish tariffs on Asian origin rice to combat low-price, low quality milled rice that is turning up in the market.If accurate, this would bode well for the U.S. rice industry which has suffered a fall in market share in Mexico for the past several years to the inferior, but competitively-priced rice. Discussions continue within the government of Mexico, particularly between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economy, and no formal announcement has been made.

Until 2008, Mexico had a 15 percent tariff rate levied against milled rice imports, which the U.S. avoided per the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As world food prices increased dramatically in 2007-2008, several countries reduced or eliminated import tariffs to provide some relief to their populations. Mexico eliminated rice tariffs. USA Rice is monitoring the Diario Official (similar to the Federal Register in the U.S.) for an announcement, is in regular communication with the millers, Mexican Rice Council, FAS/Mexico, and an association of wholesalers/importers, and will report on any new developments.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, the

Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced key dates and deadlines for decisions regarding programs authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Decision tools are now available online to help owners make choices on base acre reallocation and yield updates before visiting their local FSA office. Owners have until February 27, 2015 to make these decisions.Between November 17, 2014 and March 31, 2015, producers can elect whether to use Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) for the 2014-2018 crop years. The enrollment period for both programs is set to open mid-spring and run through summer 2015 for both the 2014 and 2015 crop years. Specific program information and detailed deadline information is available from FSA. For updates on Farm Bill progress and useful links, visit our website.

Contact: Reece Langley (703) 236-1471

U.S. and Brazil Settle Decade Old Cotton Case; GSM Program Insulated In high cotton

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that that the United States and Brazil have reached an agreement to settle the longstanding cotton dispute in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

According to the USDA, Brazil will drop the cotton case and has agreed not to bring new WTO actions against U.S. cotton support programs while the current Farm Bill is in place, or against agricultural export credit guarantees under the GSM-102 program as long as the program is operated consistent with the agreed terms.

Under the agreement, the U.S. government will make a $300 million payment to the Brazilian Cotton Institute and in turn the Brazilian government will give up its right to impose retaliatory tariffs on $830 million in U.S. products.The USA Rice Federation joined several agricultural export groups in a joint statement of support of the settlement."We believe the settlement negotiated provides a positive path forward for both countries...[and]...removes the threat of retaliation against U.S. exports and provides certainty to U.S. producers and exporters of U.S agricultural products," the statement reads.

It continues, "[t]he GSM export credit guarantee program remains vital to ensuring the smooth operation of agricultural export markets....Most importantly, the settlement preserves the program for times when the capital markets become constrained, as they were in 2008, and when purely private sources of export financing become far more limited."Groups joining USA Rice in signing onto the statement included the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, North American Export Grain Association, U.S. Grains Council, and U.S. Wheat Associates.

Contact: Bob Cummings (703) 236-1473

West Virginia Senator Visits Louisiana Rice Industry VILLE PLATTE, LA -Senator Joe Manchin, III (DForeground from left: Richard WV) Fontenot, Senator Manchin, and Jeffery Sylvester visited a rice farm here yesterday to learn about the Louisiana and U.S. rice industries. Louisiana Farm Bureau Rice Advisory Committee Chairman Richard Fontenot and Louisiana Rice Growers Association President Jeffery Sylvester hosted the visit on Morein Farms.

"We had a great conversation with the Senator about rice, soybean, and crawfish production," said Fontenot. "We also touched on various legislative and regulatory concerns that impact these industries, including the EPA proposed Waters of the U.S. rule and the need for trade agreements that ensure equal access for U.S. rice to export markets."

Senator Manchin serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and its Water and Power Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance.

Contact: Randy Jemison (337)738-7009

Application Deadline Approaches for National Rice Month Scholarship ARLINGTO N, VA -Applications for the USA Rice Federation's National Rice Month Scholarship Program, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences, are dueOctober 13. To enter, high school students from the Class of 2015 must detail a U.S.-grown rice promotional program conducted in September.

Eligible students who live in rice-producing counties of Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri or Texas will be awarded three scholarships totaling $8,500. The national grand-prize winner will be presented a $4,000 scholarship award in December at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in Little Rock, AR. Trip expenses for the national grandprize winner and one chaperone are included.

Entries will be judged on creativity and impact in promoting U.S.-grown rice, National Rice Month and the importance of rice in their state.

Applications and further details are available on www.usarice.com.

Contact: Amy Doane (703) 236-1454

CCC Announces Prevailing World Market Prices WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of

Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the following prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan-gain (MLG) and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates applicable to the 2014 crop, which became effective today at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET). Prices are unchanged from the previous announcement.

World Price

Long-Grain

November 2014

$12.640

- $0.105

January 2015

$12.800

- $0.095

March 2015

$13.005

- $0.090

May 2015

$13.210

- $0.090

July 2015

$13.390

- $0.090

$12.820

- $0.090

$12.820

- $0.090

September 2015 MLG/LDP Rate November 2015

Milled Value ($/cwt)

Rough ($/cwt)

Rough ($/cwt)

18.34

11.63

0.00

USA RICE: NOT TOO EARLY TO TALK CHRISTMAS IN GHANA: It‘s Medium-/Short17.75 11.95 0.00 been tough selling U.S. rice to Ghana, given Grain the depressed economy and stiff competition Brokens 11.06 ------from Asian sellers, but fortunes are turning for U.S. exporters, the USA Rice Federation says. Following the recent purchase of This week's prevailing world market prices 14,000 tons of U.S. rice, the trade group and MLG/LDP rates are based on the reports the placement of ―seven large format following U.S. milling yields and the billboards in three major cities in corresponding loan rates: Ghana.‖"U.S.-origin rice faces stiff U.S. Milling Yields Loan Rate competition here from Asian origins based Whole/Broken ($/cwt) almost entirely on price," Eszter Somogyi, (lbs/cwt) USA Rice's marketing program director in Long-Grain 55.83/12.59 6.50 the region, says in a statement.

Medium-/Short-Grain 62.39/7.92 6.50 "This year the local economy has taken a nosedive and inflation triggered an upward The next program announcement is spiral in the prices of imported commodities, scheduled for October 8. even though consumers prefer U.S. rice — they've had a difficult time affording it."But CME Group/Closing Rough Christmas — a big time of the year for rice Rice Futures consumption — is coming, Somogyi said: "We're planning more promotions so we will CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough be well-positioned for the upcoming Rice Futures for October 1 Christmas holiday season, which is traditionally the highest rice consumption period in Ghana."

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