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Exclusive Basmati Rice & Non-Basmati Rice Analysis by Hamlik,Chief Editor(Riceplus Magazine  Rice sector strives for recognition as industry  Rice-prices rise in India; export demand slows in Thailand  Pakistan eager to start FTA talks with Pacific countries  NFA to continue food security role under no rice QR regime  Yuletide: Taming rice smuggling  Agriculture reforms: To stem falling prices, govt looks at new farm exports policy  Traders sell rice with GST inclusion  Ogun Commissions MITRO Ofada Rice  As Climate Change Threatens Agricultural Sector, India Must Craft New Policies  Rice, alcohol and banana could invite trouble with elephants, study shows  Ogun launches own rice, to sell for N11,500  NFA will still import rice, Aquino says  Lowest price offer for Pakistani rice in Iraq tender  Syngenta’s hybrids Top rice derby in North Mindanao  Rice Acreage Returns in 2018?  Rice basmati, wheat slide on low demand  Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- December 22, 2017  Rice exports see sharp rise in value for 2017  NFA will still import rice, Aquino says  Discovering A Reasonable Rice Husk Pellet Machine Price  Rice Milling Machinery Market Outlook 2022: Top Companies, Trends and Growth Factors Details for Business Development  Global Baby Rice Flour Market Analysis, Capacity, Market Size, Key Players, Cost Analysis, Gross Margin and forecasts to 2022  United States Rice Starch Market 2017 Research, Industry Trends, Supply, Sales, Demands, Analysis & Insights  Amira Nature Foods (NYSE:ANFI) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research  Hybrid Rice Seeds Market Research Study including Growth Factors,

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter News Detail‌ Exclusive Basmati Rice & Non-Basmati Rice Analysis by Hamlik,Chief Editor(Riceplus Magazine Pakistan Basmati export in November 2017, increased by 5% by volume compared to November 2016.

Basmati export NOV 2017, 31,260 tons NOV 2016, 27,972 tons, During last 5 months (July to Nov 2017) Total Basmati export is 140,557 tons as compared to 150,636 tons last year dame period.

Pakistan Non Basmati export in November 2017, increased by 4% by volume compared to November 2016, in spite of stiff competition from Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam & India.

Non Basmati export NOV 2017, 404,428 tons NOV 2016, 389,749 tons, During last 5 months (July to Nov 2017) Total Non Basmati export increased by 8%, from 1,217,899 tons as compared to 1,125,227 tons last year same period.

Rice sector strives for recognition as industry December 22, 2017 Our Staff Reporter

Lahore - The second largest export-oriented sector of rice , with its more than $2 billion annual export, is still striving for its recognition as an industry .

The fragmentation in supply chain partners, including farmers, millers and exporters poses a bigger challenge. The issue at farm levels poses threat for export destinations while the local millers that handle 70 percent of paddy, are ignorant of good milling and storage practices which deteriorates the grain quality and add pain to the agony.

This was stated by Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan Chairman Chaudhry Sameeullah in a presentation to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday.

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The meeting was attended by the Standing Committee Chairperson Shaza Fatima Khawaja, REAP SVP Rafeeq Suleman, Secretary Kashifur Rehman, representatives of Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Food Security, TDAP and Ministry of Industries.

REAP chairman observed that the competing countries, including Thailand, India, USA, Brazil, had recognised their rice sector as an industry that benefitted with the formulation of policies to increase yields at farm levels and improvement the quality for exports.

“The current fragmentation of sector is a barrier to development.

Declaration of rice sector as an industry would help in the formation of consolidated policy that will help in the integration of all supply chain stakeholders into one chain,” he said, and added, “The Ministry of Industry would in turn help government with relevant policies to add value to rice supplies from farms till forks. The step to declare rice sectoran industry would benefit with 30% higher exports (Additional $500 million) by saving Post-Harvest Losses (20%) and increasing exports to high-valued destination by 30 percent.”

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter The Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Food Security officials supported REAP stance. In a bid to address the body’s concern, Shaza Khawaja assured the delegates of her fullest support for the sector to be recognised as an industry .

Others matters, including inclusion of Rice in Chinese FTA, Release of Funds from EDF Board for Rice Technical Training Institute, Reap stance of Zero Tolerance on Mandatory Pre-shipment Inspection were also discussed. The committee will submit its proposals to Minister of Commerce, Pervaiz Malik for due implementation for increasing rice exports. http://nation.com.pk/22-Dec-2017/rice-sector-strives-for-recognition-as-industry

Rice-prices rise in India; export demand slows in Thailand Reuters| Dec 21, 2017, 08.22 PM IST

"Export prices have gone up marginally to offset the impact of the higher rupee," said an exporter based in Kakinada in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.BENGALURU: Rice prices in India edged up this week, buoyed by a stronger rupee, while export demand in Thailand and Vietnam slowed ahead of the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.

In top exporter India, 5 percent broken parboiled rice prices gained $2 per tonne to $418-$421 per tonne.

"Export prices have gone up marginally to offset the impact of the higher rupee," said an exporter based in Kakinada in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

The dollar/rupee exchange rate rose to the highest level in three months earlier this week,

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter pushing up rice prices in dollar terms and slashing exporters returns from overseas sales.

Aggressive government buying and export demand from Bangladesh were also giving support to prices, said another exporter based in Kakinada.

The government buys rice from local farmers at a fixed price for subsidised food inventories and to meet any emergency needs such as a sudden spike in prices.

Bangladesh, which has emerged as a major importer this year after floods damaged its crops, will import 150,000 tonnes of rice from India in a state deal priced at $440 a tonne, two food ministry officials said earlier this month.

In Thailand and Vietnam, the world's second and third biggest rice exporters, demand is expected to remain light until the start of next year.

"Next month I expect there to be deals with African countries as well as Indonesia and Philippines. Until then, demand and prices should remain constant," said a Bangkok-based trader.

Thailand's benchmark 5 percent broken rice price was quoted at $390-$398, free-on-board (FOB) Bangkok, compared with $390-$400 a tonne last week.

However, some traders, citing lower supplies due to the end of the harvest season, were optimistic that the government would intervene with subsidies when new crops come to the market.

"Supply is low right now ... new crops should come out in January or February next year. The government should have measures in place to help farmers," the Bangkok-based trader said.

Meanwhile, the rice market in Vietnam also remained muted as fresh supply was not ready at the start of new crop season.

Traders quoted 5 percent broken rice <RI-VNBKN5-P1> at $390-395 a tonne, free-on-board (FOB) Saigon, compared with $390-400 last week.

"This week's price range for Vietnamese rice tightened but trading was still thin, because the

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter prices were still high," a trader in Ho Chi Minh City said.

Another trader attributed thin trading to low demand from the major importers like China and African countries.

"China bought some rice from us but only to reach their import quota this year," he said.

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Pakistan eager to start FTA talks with Pacific countries

By APP December 21, 2017

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Container boxes are seen at a port. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan wants to initiate negotiations with the Pacific and Southeast Asian countries for free trade agreements (FTAs) in an effort to enhance trade and export competitiveness, a senior official of the Ministry of Commerce told APP on Wednesday.

These countries include Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines from the Pacific region, the official said. Pakistan and Indonesia have already agreed on concessions on 20 different items during bilateral negotiations for a preferential trade agreement (PTA).

Both sides discussed 20 tariff lines and Jakarta agreed to give concessions on major export products of Pakistan including rice, textile, ethanol, citrus (kinnow) and mango, he said. “Concession on 20 tariff lines is a major success for Pakistan and now citrus and mango exports to Indonesia are expected to increase,” the official added.

Before the PTA, Indonesia granted only two months for the export of Pakistan’s citrus and mangoes but after negotiations, these fruits can be shipped to Indonesia for the entire year.

Replying to a question, he said annual bilateral trade between Pakistan and Indonesia stands at $170 million which was expected to increase significantly.

He pointed out that the activation of PTA followed the signing of a mutual recognition agreement on plant quarantine and sanitary and phytosanitary measures between Indonesia and Pakistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2017.

NFA to continue food security role under no rice QR regime December 22, 2017 MANILA, Dec. 22 – The National Food Authority (NFA) will continue to build up its food security buffer stocks from domestic palay procurement and rice importation, if necessary, under a regime where quantitative restriction (QR) on rice has been lifted.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter This is in reaction to speculations that with the lifting of rice QR in favor of higher tariffs on rice imports, the food agency may have to be reorganized to limit its functions to proprietary activities such as buffer stocking and local procurement.

“If the past few years are any indication, we have seen a trend where palay farmgate prices have been on the uptrend, higher than NFA’s support price of P17/kilogram. This is the reason we have not been able to meet procurement targets, resorting to importation to fill in the buffer stock requirement for food security,” NFA administrator Jason L.Y. Aquino said.

The NFA management believes it will take a while before the domestic rice market would be able to adjust to the non-QR regime, but the government should continue to provide safety nets for the farmers who may be most affected by the freer entry of imported rice into the country.

“We cannot speculate on how much lower rice prices could go under a non-QR but higher tariff situation. Our role in NFA is to ensure that there will always be enough affordable rice for everyone, including the small farmer-producers who are also end-consumers of their own produce,” Aquino said.

Aquino explained that small farmers eventually sell their own harvests, sometimes in advance, thus they end up buying from the market for their family’s own daily consumption.

"While performing buffer stock functions, NFA shall continue to issue import licenses and provide the necessary guidelines to ensure food safety and quality standards," Aquino said.

(NFA) http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1003338

Yuletide: Taming rice smuggling December 22, 2017 Taiwo Hassan

Recently, the Federal Government raised the alarm that smugglers were planning to bring in over one million tons of rice from Benin Republic through the country’s land borders during the Yuletide celebration. Taiwo Hassan examines effort being made to stem the menace The celebration of Christmas and New Year is here again. The period is an opportunity for lots of people to review their various activities for the year, while at the same time, and primarily to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ with celebrations.

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However, while it means a period of celebration for some, it also provides an opportunity for those in business to make quick money just in the same way some dubious individuals see it as a period to embark on smuggling goods into the country.

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Regrettably, smuggling food items into the country has been a great challenge to the Federal Government and relevant agencies assigned to police the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land borders.

No doubt, Nigeria has different routes through which smugglers bring in goods into the country.

Rice demand Rice is a staple foodstuff and the preferred choice by Nigerians. It is a commodity that is in high demand in the country because of its high consumption rate.

Besides, rice is grown approximately on 3.7 million hectares of land in Nigeria, covering 10.6 per cent of the 35 million hectares of land under cultivation, out of a total arable land area of 70 million hectares. 77 per cent of the farmed area of rice is rain-fed, of which 47 per cent are lowland and 30 per cent upland.

The range of grown varieties is diverse and includes both local and enhanced varieties of traditional African rice.

Over the years, yields on rice production have been on the rise, but area of land harvested and the number of tonnes produced have been on the decrease, showing possibility of a declining number of rice farmers.

This decline Currently, Nigeria spends about N1 billion importing rice to feed its over 170 million population, putting farmers to work in countries like the United States, India and Thailand, while putting farmers out of work in Nigeria.

Rice as hub During yuletide, one of the commodities that top smugglersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; choice has been rice.

Indeed, total rice consumption of Nigeria is estimated at 6.9 million metric tonnes, according to statistics from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter However, the inability of local farmers to meet the aggregate demand for rice production locally opened the doors for rise in smuggling to curtail the wide shortfall in consumption by Nigerians.

Stakeholders’ groan For agric stakeholders, the economic loss to daily rice smugglling into the country has become worrisome.

According to them, the high rate of smuggling activities has resulted into billions of naira being lost generally by government and genuine investors in agriculture.

The economic effect has led to merchant rice dealers to close down their businesses in the country, including laying off thousands of workers.

Reacting to the development, the Executive Director, Nigeria Agriculture Development Watch, Dr. Johnson Idowu, said illicit rice smuggling was brewing unemployment. Particularly, he noted that some port concessionaires at the Nigerian seaports have laid-off workers massively since there were no activities. Also, shipping, clearing agents, transporters and other service providers have been counting their losses as a result of rice smuggling through land borders.

Idowu said that shipping lines and many other businesses were pulling out of Nigeria as they find it difficult to compete with smugglers.

“The ripple effect of rice smuggling into the country is responsible for the mass sack and redundancy in the country’s labour market,” Idowu said.

FG’s concerns Recently, the rising rice smuggling has been a cause for concern for government.

Basically, government raised the alarm that smugglers were planning to bring in more than one million tonnes of rice from Benin Republic through the country’s land borders during the Yuletide.

Amidst the planned smuggling, government affirmed that it had put in place measures that will nail in the bud illegal importation of food items into the country, especially rice in a bid to boost local production.

Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Heineken Lokpobiri, revealed this at a stakeholders’ meeting on agricultural value chain in Abuja recently.

He said that about one million tons of rice was waiting to be shipped into the country from Benin Republic in order to make sharp profits, adding that that the specific species intended for smuggling was not consumed in Benin Republic.

Last line Going by the incessant raid and seizure embarked upon by security agents, especially the Nigeria Customs Service, on rice smugglers and traders, it is clear that the situation has gone beyond just sounding the gong each time the smugglers are preparing to strike. Government should, therefore, endeavor to work out a permanent solution to curb the menace.

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Agriculture reforms: To stem falling prices, govt looks at new farm exports policy Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s robust trade surplus in farm commodities, in dollar terms, has plunged 55% since 201415, mainly on account of low international commodity prices, apart from export disruptions due to non-compliance of phytosanitary norms.

INDIA Updated: Dec 21, 2017 23:43 IST

Zia Haq Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Monsoon clouds loom over in the sky a farmer works in a paddy field in the Montali area of Agartala. (AFP File Photo)The Modi government will unveil a new agricultural exports policy, as it looks for ways to improve sagging commodity prices, a big reason for farmer angst in many states.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter There has also been an alarming slide in India’s farm trade surplus: the value of exports, in dollar terms, has been falling vis-à-vis imports. Lower realisation from exports, among other reasons, has hurt farm incomes and also induced domestic gluts, even as the government has set an ambitious target of doubling agricultural incomes in the next five years.

The new trade policy aims to be more “open and stable” so that there is predictability, an official said. It will contain measures to streamline compliance of international food-safety or phytosanitary requirements, promote “promising products” such as organic foods and create farm-to-port as well as farm-to-airport cold chains, according to the official cited above. The policy will focus on nearly 25 farm export clusters, along the lines of small and medium export clusters that exist for manufacturing. Clusters tend to lower the per unit cost of solutions due to concentration of a large number of producers with similar problems. “India is one of the largest producers of fruits, vegetables, milk and rice globally. Under the new exports policy, our focus will be to ensure our farmers get uninterrupted access to international markets and good prices,” agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said.

India’s robust trade surplus in farm commodities, in dollar terms, has plunged 55% since 201415, mainly on account of low international commodity prices, apart from export disruptions due to non-compliance of phytosanitary norms. India’s trade surplus in agricultural items fell from US$ 27174.2 in 2013-14 to about US$ 7833.8 in 2016-17.

“The idea is to link our famers to a value or a supply chain and compliance (with phytosanitary measures),” agriculture secretary Shobhana K. Pattanayak said. Most EU countries have now further lowered the permissible residue limits for tricyclazole, a fungicide used in basmati, a

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter major export item, Pattanayak said. Phytosanitary standards denote measures that ensure consumers are supplied with food that is free from contaminants.

Two years ago, the EU had banned Indian mangoes, causing a price crash. Iran had banned Indian rice imports too. On December 6, releasing the government’s mid-term review of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, commerce minister Suresh Prabhu’s ministry announced incentives of ₹1,354 crore for farm products and ₹759 crore for marine products. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/agriculture-reforms-to-stem-falling-prices-govt-looks-at-newfarm-exports-policy/story-JUuvtNlqyOjnQsJVqGWQjP.html

Traders sell rice with GST inclusion THE HANS INDIA | Dec 22,2017 , 12:23 AM IST

Traders sell rice with GST inclusion

Nellore: Much needed rice for the people has still been dearer even though the central government has not imposed GST on it. The exploitation has been continued by the traders even though the government rolled back its decision to impose the tax on the product which is used commonly.

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Consequently, the cost of rice had not come down with the tricks of the traders. Rice is a muchneeded product which poor and middle class buy it on a regular basis and the GST would impact

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter budget of the poor and hence the central government considered to relax the tax as it belongs to agriculture sector.

In fact, some states had nil tax on rice while some had 5 per cent tax and there is no tax on rice and hence prices have come down in many places. Still, price of rice is hovering at Rs 50-55 per kilogram in the open market. Consumers expected the decision of the Centre would bring some solace to them through reducing prices of rice at least by Rs 5-10 but the situation proved to be wrong as the traders continued exploiting the situation.

There are more than 30 lakh population in the district and more than 65 per cent people eat rice, especially fine varieties. According to estimates, there is usage of 7,000-9,000 quintals of rice on a daily basis across the district. In such a case, the amount which was not reduced even after GST has been found to be an additional burden of around Rs 50 lakh on the consumers per day.

The skyrocketing price of rice has been bothering the consumers. The spree of exploitation unabated and people were expressing their dissatisfaction over lax attitude of the official machinery. “This has been a continuous exploitation by traders and no action from the officials concerned to relieve the burden. Even though they were telling action against such traders and still there were no sincere efforts,” said K Ramana Rao, a retired teacher from BV Nagar.

The mixing of PDS rice with fine varieties is another problem for consumers where some traders polish the rice and add to the quality rice in a certain proportion. Hence, some traders have still been importing PDS rice from Tamil Nadu and the officials conducting raids and booking cases against the illegal transportation. http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-12-22/Traders-sell-rice-with-GSTinclusion/347121

Ogun Commissions MITRO Ofada Rice ...as CBN Reiterates 5% Funding To Boost Agric Processing

By James Ogunnaike December 21, 2017

Ogun State Ofada Rice Abeokuta – The Ogun State government on Thursday launched its Ofada rice christened MITROS OFADA RICE as well as a processing rice factory in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

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The ceremony attracted eminent personalities, including the Kebbi State Governor Abubakar Bagudu and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

The State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun in his address reiterated his administration readiness to partner with private organizations and other government agencies towards eradicating hunger and poverty in the country.

He said, “Indeed, since 2015, Nigeria’s domestic production of rice has risen remarkably, with a corresponding drop in imports. This is in line with the Federal Government policy of self-sufficiency envisioned by President Muhammadu Buhari.”

The Governor added: “We are intensifying our contribution to the attainment of that vision. We will vigorously pursue the needed partnerships and collaborations, with other State Governments, with

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter the Federal government, and most importantly, with the private sector in order to actualize this vision.

“In this respect, I wish to acknowledge and commend the laudable efforts and support of the Presidential Task Force on Agricultural Commodities and Production.

“I wish to state unequivocally that this landmark achievement has been made possible by the visionary leadership of our dear President. Let me, able to prosper wherever they are.

“The MITROS rice project is one of the positive outcomes of this strategy. One of the biggest tragedies of our nation is our dependence on food imports to feed our population, in spite of our abundant arable land and labour force.

“The impact of this on our economy has been significant: pressure on our foreign reserves, and by implication the loss in the value of the naira; and the needless outsourcing of agricultural work to distant countries even while large numbers of our people have struggled with unemployment.

“For us in Ogun State, we cannot afford to sit back and watch our people suffer unnecessarily due to food insecurity. The availability of food is synonymous with the survival of the society as a whole.

“Besides, our past efforts at tackling poverty in all ramifications will amount to nothing if concerted efforts are not taken to ensure food security to people at all income levels.

“This is why today (Thursday) is a significant day, not just for Ogun State, but for Nigeria. The “MITROS Rice Mill, the first of its kind in Ogun State, will create jobs for our farmers. From now on they will no longer need to travel far and wide in search of milling facilities.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter The CBN Governor, Emefiele said: “Ogun state continues to demonstrate the urge to support the focus of the government to create jobs and to grow the economy. A country that doesn’t take agriculture seriously is naturally am unserious country.

He said that he was glad that under the leadership of President Buhari, “we are taking agriculture very seriously and that is the reason, we at the Central Bank of Nigeria, we have made it a responsibility to say that we will continue to support any effort or attempt by anybody to grow our agricultural sector because in doing his, we produce food for our people; in doing this, we produce jobs for our people; and in doing this we grow our economy.”

He reiterated the apex bank’s readiness to make cheap funding at five percent rate available to farmers in the country to procure agricultural processing equipment, saying that the CBN would soon shift from financing primary agriculture to processing.

He declared that the apex bank was ready to support any ideas and concepts capable of growing the agricultural sector of Nigeria.

Emefiele noted that agriculture remained the best way to grow Nigeria’s economy, provide food and jobs and lauded Ogun State for actualizing President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s vision to make Nigeria food sufficient.

He noted further that the production of rice by Ogun State would help the country in reducing foreign exchange spending on rice import, urging the state government to venture into other food commodities with a view to help Nigeria eat what it grows.

“The selfish aspect of this, for me, is that it goes a long way to conserve foreign exchange because we will no longer be spending scare foreign exchange to import agricultural produce, we will now tell ourselves that we will eat what we produce and we will produce what we eat”, he affirmed.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter He said “We are going to be looking at providing cheap funding at no more than 5 percent for those who are going to be assessing facilities to acquire agric equipment like thrashers, like harvesters, or those who will be going to fish farming, or those who will be going into feed mills. Be rest assured that if you identify yourself, you will be counted and we will support you”.

Governor Bagudu who doubles as Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Agricultural Commodities and production said: “Nigeria has the ability to produce rice competitively.

“Currently, there is no nation that can produce rice cheaper and deliver it to Nigeria and to be imported properly and for such rice to compete with the rice being produced by Nigerian farmers.

“Therefore, it is important for us all to mobilize and patronize Nigerian rice and Nigerian commodities because if anything, we know how they were produced, we know the executive standards.

“We know the freshness, compared to commodities we know relatively nothing about, unlike Mitros Ofada Rice, or Ebonyi rice or Confluence Rice or any other rice from any other state from Nigeria.

This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The rice were well branded and packaged into 50 kg, 25kg, 10kg and 5g and hundreds of bags of different sizes were sold to members of the public at subsidised prices.

Ofada rice is a local variety of uniquely processed brown rice. There are two types of them, white and brown.

The governor, therefore, announced the price of the 50kg rice as N11,500, while the price of lowest 1kg was set at N230. https://independent.ng/ogun-commissions-mitro-ofada-rice/

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As Climate Change Threatens Agricultural Sector, India Must Craft New Policies India must outline more effective policies to mitigate the growing risk from climate change on the agricultural sector.

By Aman Thakker December 20, 2017

India’s agricultural sector faces a significant threat from climate change as scientists record rising temperatures. Economists estimate that climate change has led to a loss of 1.5 percent of India’s GDP. Agriculture remains hugely important for India’s economy, as it accounts for nearly 15 percent of India’s GDP, and employs 47 percent of the nation’s labor force. Given the dramatic impact that climate change has on this sector, the government of India must craft new and more effective policies to mitigate the impact of this phenomenon.

Impact of Climate Change on the Agricultural Sector Climate change directly impacts the daily lives of farmers in India. A leading study conducted by 29 researchers around the world, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has outlined how climate change is causing lower crop yields around the world. In particular, the study found that “each degree-Celsius increase in global mean temperature would, on average, reduce global yields of wheat by 6.0%, rice by 3.2%, maize by 7.4%, and soybean by 3.1%.”

While the study does state that these numbers differ from region to region, further studies have investigated the impact on crop yield in India itself. A study published in the Journal of Climatology & Weather Forecasting found that crop yields in India’s two crop production seasons, the kharif (influenced by the southwest monsoon) and rabi (influenced by the northeast monsoon), would face nearly 3 percent to 5 percent reductions in crop yields for every 1° F increase in the temperature. Furthermore, the International Food Policy Research Institute discovered that “rice production will decline by 14% by 2050 in South Asia; wheat by nearly 49% and maize, millets and sorghum by around 19% over the same period.”

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Such a deleterious effect on crop yields compounds the already serious challenge of food security in India. Its agricultural sector already suffers from low productivity, as compared to the rest of the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that India’s cereal yield

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter (2,993 kg per hectare), as of 2016, is drastically lower than in North America (7318 kg per ha), East Asia and the Pacific (5,976 kg per ha), and Europe (4,155 kg per ha).

The adverse impacts of lower crop yields caused by climate change go far beyond the income of farmers, but have also been linked to one of India’s most serious problems: farmer suicides. A study conducted at the University of California – Berkeley estimated that climate change could have contributed the deaths of 59,300 farmers or farm workers over the last 30 years. While observers have pointed out that the study assumes that economic hardship caused by reduced crop yield due to elevated temperature is directly responsible for suicides, the author argues that “the robustness of the effect of growing season temperature on suicide rates across many specifications and subsamples makes such confounding factors extremely unlikely.”

The Need for Mitigation Policies Given the wide-reaching impact of climate change on the Indian agricultural sector, the government must craft new, more effective policies to mitigate its impact. In particular, the government should incentivize farmers to use climate-tolerant crop varieties and adopt efficient irrigation technologies, as well as invest resources in conservation agriculture and agroforestry.

India has already experimented with climate-tolerant crop varieties before. In 2010, the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines distributed flood-tolerant seeds of Swarna-sub1 rice to 100,000 farmers. The rice, which can tolerate complete submergence for 14 to 17 days, is said to be 99 percent similar to organic Swarna crop. The government should study the feasibility of other such climate-resistant crops, and work with researchers, suppliers, and farmers to provide affordable access to such seeds.

The government must also incentivize farmers to use more efficient irrigation systems. This publication has previously discussed how the availability of irrigation water in India is inadequate and susceptible to climatic change, while prevailing irrigation patterns are highly inefficient and energy intensive. The government has already launched a subsidy of Rs. 96.32 lakh ($150,355) to encourage farmers to use drip irrigation methods. However, this step has not done enough. Indian agricultural producers remain among the world’s least efficient, consuming 83 percent of India’s total water resources. The government of India must move toward efficient water usage in this sector, an act which could significantly mitigate the risks of climate change.

Finally, India should also consider the potential of climate-smart interventions based in agroecology as the risk from climate change manifests more seriously. Agricultural experts are increasingly vocal in emphasizing that a shift to agro-ecology could be extremely beneficial for farmers while protecting them from the adverse effects of climate change continues to grow

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter louder, particularly in the Gangetic Plan of Northern India and dryland agriculture systems in southern and western parts of India. Policy options as part of this move includeestablishing agroecological zones and farms, establishing weather-based insurance programs, and leveraging Internet and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to disseminate information to farmers as well as establish more efficient value chains. Such a shift in policy direction could be risky, as scientists predict an initial decline in crop yields. However, recent studies by the Rodale Institute have highlighted that after a brief transition period of three to five years, ecological agriculture yields could rebound to equal those of industrial agriculture.

India was one of the birthplaces of the Green Revolution, bringing India from the brink of famine and ushering in a new age of efficiency and prosperity in India’s agricultural system. This was possible because the government of India took it upon itself to craft and implement effective policy. Given the breadth and scope of the adverse impact of climate change and rising temperatures on the agricultural sector in India, the government must, again, take new, concrete steps to mitigate these risks and protect millions of farmers and farm workers.

Aman Thakker is an Analyst with Protagonist (formerly Monitor 360) and a graduate of the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. He writes about Indian foreign and domestic policy. https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/as-climate-change-threatens-agricultural-sector-india-must-craft-newpolicies/

Rice, alcohol and banana could invite trouble with elephants, study shows Sagarika Phalke Bengaluru Wednesday, 20 December 2017 (Research Matters)

Spanning across the shared boundaries of north-east India and southern Nepal, the ‘Terai’ conjures images of emerald green marshy grasslands, an ideal haven for life to flourish.

However, with these rich natural bounties, the landscape also creates conflict for shared spaces and resources between species, and one such is the conflict between humans and elephants. In a recent study published in the journal Wildlife Biology Dr Dinesh Neupane, Postdoctoral Fellow at Arkansas State University and his colleagues found that the land and home use patterns have an impact on the Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC).

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The largest emerging threat to the conservation of the Asian elephant is the issue of HumanElephant Conflict. Of all of the animals that come into conflict with people in Nepal, elephants account for 25% loss in crop production and 70% of human casualties with 10 people being killed each year. An average of 2 elephants are lost each year because of retaliatory persecution, severely impeding conservation efforts.

“With only around 120 wild elephants remaining in the wild, in this scenario, even a loss of one elephant each year could affect the survival of a viable population of elephants”, says Dr. Neupane who has been studying HEC in this landscape.

Preventing conflict especially in this region is critical, as Nepal, in addition to having a resident population, also receives a transboundary seasonal movement of elephants from India. “The residential herds of elephants are small and their damage is low compared to large migratory herds. The eastern transboundary herds that enter Nepal don’t have any large protected areas such as national parks. Therefore, croplands and villages are the only places for these elephants to find food”, remarks Dr. Neupane. Conflict thereby, puts the population of elephants at risk in both these countries and hence there is a pressing need to understand the problem at a finer scale in order to create preventive management strategies.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter As the saying goes â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;change starts at homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the researchers of this study, have quite literally, analysed how HECs can be minimised by understanding how we keep our homes and farms.

After analysing the perspectives of respondents from 1182 households who came from 11 highly populated agricultural districts, the researchers determined that factors like the type of crops grown, the presence of fruit trees near homes and storage of salt, alcohol and grains inside their homes contributed to rising HECs.

The researchers found that a total of 99% of interviewees reported some form of damage by elephants either to property or agricultural land within the past 5 years. When it came to cropraiding, elephants seem to have a preference towards traditional crops with rice being raided 2.49 times more than the other crops cultivated. Banana, which is economically beneficial and usually grown around homes, increased the likelihood of elephants damaging property. In fact, banana plants were found to be possibly more appetizing as compared to jackfruit and mango trees, which didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appear to have any significant association with home damage.

In Nepal, country-made alcohol is often produced and stored in homes for fermentation. The study found that elephants were attracted to the strong pungent smelling liquor, which increases the probability of them breaking into kitchens where the liquid is often stored, sometimes even destroying the entire house in the process!

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter So, what can the villagers do? The researchers suggest alternating traditional practices of farming with other economically viable cropping patterns as one of the methods to minimise HECs. Shifting home gardens to community orchards outside the settlements, and proper storing of alcohol could mean the difference between lives lost and lives saved. “Bamboo should be grown at the perimeter of settlements, where elephants, in search of food would begin to feed away from homes, gardens and crops which will allow the residents to organize a response to the raiding elephants”, suggests Dr. Neupane.

The study is an eye-opener to some of the common aspects of human settlements that could mean trouble. Dr. Neupane talking about the findings of the study says “This study is unique because previous studies have not addressed the association between residents’ home and landuse practices to elephant damage. The implication of management suggestions from our study could help raise awareness among locals and in turn, allow them to change their land-use so that HEC can be reduced”. https://researchmatters.in/article/rice-alcohol-and-banana-could-invite-trouble-elephants-study-shows

Ogun launches own rice, to sell for N11,500 December 21, 2017Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji Ogun State Government launches its locally produced rice, accompanied by Kebbi state governor, Gov Atiku Bagudu. [Photo credit: Kebbi State twitter handle]

The Ogun State Government has launched its locally produced rice, known as Ofada rice, with a market price of N11,500.While formally unveiling the rice produced and bagged in Ogun at the Asero Market in Abeokuta on Thursday; the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, said the rice production would boost food supply, reduce dependency on imported ones while the mill would create jobs for farmers in the state.

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The rice, named Mitros Rice, packaged in 50kg bags, was produced at Egua land in Yewa South Local Government Area of the state, but the processing and packaging facilities are sited in Asero area of Abeokuta, the state capital.

Mr. Amosun said the rice farmers in Ogun would no longer need to travel far in search of milling facilities.

He lamented that one of the biggest tragedies of the nation was her dependence on food imports to feed the population in spite of the abundant arable land and labour force.

“This has weighed heavily on the nation’s economy as it exerted pressure on foreign reserves and value of the naira with attendant needless outsourcing of agricultural work to distant countries,” Mr. Amosun stated.

“For us in Ogun State, we cannot afford to sit back and watch our people suffer unnecessarily due to food insecurity. The availability of food is synonymous with the survival of the society as a whole.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter “Our past efforts at tackling poverty in all ramifications will amount to nothing if concerted efforts are not taken to ensure food security to people at all income levels. This is why today is a significant day, not just for Ogun State, but for Nigeria as well.

“The MITROS Rice Mill, the first of its kind in Ogun State, will create jobs for our farmers. From now on they will no longer need to travel far and wide in search of milling facilities.”

The governor further said that with the mill, the farmers would not only benefit from high-quality processing of their output, but also enjoy guaranteed off-take.

“This not just about the commissioning of a new processing factory and all its benefits, processing capacity, direct and indirect jobs, economic growth, and so on, it is also about the unveiling of a new narrative for Ofada rice,” he said.

“The new and improved Ofada rice that this mill will produce will not only feed our people, but we are confident that it will generate foreign exchange for us, as a nation.”

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, lauded Ogun State for the feat and noted that the CBN would give credit facility to farmers at five percent interest as part of Federal Government’s strategies to increase food production and self sustainability in the country.He pointed out that when farmers were assisted with credit facilities at one digit interest rate, Nigeria would be able to provide food for the people, jobs for the youths, conserve foreign exchange and grow the economy.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter “A country that does not take agriculture seriously is naturally an unserious country,” said Mr. Emefiele. “I am happy today that under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, we are taking agriculture very seriously and that is the reason we at the Central Bank of Nigeria have made it a responsibility to say we would continue to support any effort and anybody in an attempt to grow our agricultural sector.”

He noted that with the local production of rice, the country would no longer be spending foreign exchange to import agricultural produce. “We would eat what we produce and we would produce what we eat,” the CBN governor said.

The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Commodities and Agricultural production, Abubakar Bagudu, in his remarks, said Nigeria was capable of producing 50 million tons of rice per annum.

“All the 36 states of Nigeria have the capability of producing rice even of course the FCT. With rice, I believe we can achieve what we have achieved even with a commodity like crude oil, because around the world, about 600 million metric tons of rice is produced every year, and Nigeria, we are still producing a little less than 10 million,” he said.

“Our land size estimated by the Rice Farmers Association indicated that there are about 12 million rice farmers. This suggests that even if an average yield per farmer is the modest 5 tons, we should be producing 50 million tons, not under 10 million tons we are currently producing.”

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter NFA will still import rice, Aquino says

By Jasper Y. Arcalas December 21, 2017

The National Food Authority (NFA) will continue to purchase paddy from farmers and import rice, if necessary, to beef up its buffer stock even after the quantitative restriction (QR) on the staple has been lifted.

The NFA made the statement in reaction to speculations that with the lifting of the rice QR in favor of higher tariffs on imports, the food agency may have to be reorganized to limit its functions to proprietary activities, such as buffer stocking and local procurement.

“If the past few years are any indication, we have seen a trend where palay farm-gate prices have been on the uptrend, higher than the NFA’s support price of P17 per kilogram [kg],” NFA Administrator Jason Laureano Y. Aquino said in a statement.

“This is the reason the NFA has not been able to meet procurement targets, resorting to importation to fill in the buffer stock requirement for food security,” he added.

The NFA said it will take a while before the domestic rice market would be able to adjust to the non-QR regime. Under a non-QR regime, Aquino said the government should continue to provide safety nets for the farmers who may be most affected by the freer entry of imported rice into the Philippines.

“We cannot speculate on how much lower rice prices could go under a non-QR but higher tariff situation. Our role in the NFA is to ensure that there will always be enough affordable rice for everyone, including the small farmer-producers who are also end-consumers of their own produce,” Aquino added.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Aquino said small farmers eventually sell their own harvests, sometimes in advance, thus they end up buying from the market for their family’s daily consumption.

The NFA will also continue to perform its regulatory function by issuing import licenses to traders and importers, and provide the necessary guidelines to ensure food safety and quality standards of rice imports, according to Aquino.

Aquino’s statement came days after the Department of Finance (DOF) said the commercial price of rice could go down by as much as P7 once the QR on the staple is lifted and that the food agency could just focus on local palay procurement.

In an economic bulletin on the rice-sector reform, Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said a 35-percent import tariff on rice in lieu of restricting rice-import volumes would encourage private traders to bring in the staple into the country, which would allow the influx of cheaper rice in the domestic market.

Instead of subsidizing imports, the national government could reallocate its funds to invest in public goods and services that directly benefit the farmers, including farm-to-market roads, irrigation and storage, which reduce production and marketing costs, according to Beltran.

The NFA is mandated to import and regulate rice imports, and has so far received a total of P187 billion in tax subsidies for its purchases of imported grain from 2005 to 2015, or an average of P19 billion a year, according to the DOF. “Note that in its present state, the NFA loses about P11 billion annually, [that], even after operating subsidy of P5 billion average per year from 2005 to 2015…[still] has an accumulated debt of P155.84 billion as of the end of September 2016,” Beltran said.

The Philippines is under pressure to convert its QR on rice into ordinary customs duties after its waiver on the special treatment on rice expired on June 30. The World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council approved the waiver, which allowed Manila to keep its rice QR until

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter June 30, on the condition that the Philippines will subject its rice imports to ordinary custom duties by July 1.

The conversion of QR into tariffs requires the amendment of Republic Act (RA) 8178, which allowed the government to continue implementing the caps on rice imports even after the WTO waiver has expired. But Congress was forced to delay discussions on amending RA 8178 as lawmakers were focused on passing the 2018 national budget and the first package of the taxreform program before their Christmas break on December 13. https://businessmirror.com.ph/nfa-will-still-import-rice-aquino-says/

Lowest price offer for Pakistani rice in Iraq tender Reuters December 21, 2017

HAMBURG: The lowest price offer in the tender from Iraqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state grains buyer to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes of rice which closed on Wednesday was $448 a tonne c&f free out for rice to be sourced from Pakistan, traders said. No decision about a purchase was believed to have been made in the tender. Offers have to remain valid up to Dec 25.

Lowest offer for rice from Thailand was $451.40 a tonne c&f free out. One offer was made for rice from the United States of $671 a tonne c&f free out. A single offer was also made from Argentina at $569 a tonne c&f free out. Rice sourced optionally from Argentina or Uruguay was also offered at $591 a tonne c&f free out. No offers were reported for rice from India or Vietnam.

Iraq had made no purchase in its last reported rice tender, also for 30,000 tonnes, on Dec 12, in which Indian rice had been offered at the lowest price of $305 a tonne c&f free out. https://www.dawn.com/news/1377833

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Syngentaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hybrids Top rice derby in North Mindanao December 20, 2017, 10:00 PM

By Zac B. Sarian Syngentaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hybrid rice, Frontline S6003, emerged as the highest yielder among twelve hybrid rice varieties from five participating agricultural companies and cooperatives which joined the recent Northern Mindanao Hybrid Rice Derby.

Frontline S6003 yielded 7.42MT/ha and achieved the highest yield for both crop cut and actual yield assessment per hectare. S6003 is the newest addition to the hybrid rice varieties being distributed by Syngenta to Filipino rice farmers. It is registered with the National Seed Industry Council as NSIC Rc376H (Mestiso 59) with 12MT/ha potential yield.

According to Gideon Paje, Syngentaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Demand Creation Lead for Bukidnon, S6003 is very suitable in wet conditions. With short plant height, it can tolerate lodging during rainy seasons. It has long slender grains with good eating quality, and a 71% milling recovery.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Syngenta’s First and Third Placers in Rice Derby – Photo at left is Syngenta’s Frontline S6003 (a.k.a. Mestiso 59) which garnered first place in the hybrid rice derby in Northern Mindanao. It yielded 7.42 tons per hectare. Right photo shows Frontline RH 9000 ( a.k.a. Mestiso 52) which yielded 6.2 tons/ha, third placer in the rice derby. Mestiso 52 is being recommended for growers who are after premium grain quality. It has long slender grains with 70% milling recovery. It has a potential yield of 10MT per hectare.

Two other Frontline hybrids bested the other entries from such companies as Davao Oriental Seed Producers Cooperative, Seedworks, SLAC and Bayer in terms of actual yield result.

Frontline NK5017 yielded 6.4MT/ha while Frontline RH9000 yielded 6.2MG/ha.

Frontline NK5017 (Mestiso 27) can be planted in both the wet and dry seasons with a potential yield of 10MT/ha. It has good clustering of grain per panicle and good eating quality. On the other hand, Frontline RH 9000 (Mestiso 52) is recommended for growers who are after premium grain quality. It has long slender grain with 70% milling recomvery. It has an estimated yield potential of 10MT/ha.

The Rice Derby was organized by the DA-Regional Office 10 and Central Mindanao University in a model farm project in CMU, Musuan and Maramag, Bukidnon. **** ****

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Hybrid Radish – A first time planter of hybrid radish from Dolores, Quezon, is so happy because he was able to harvest P21,000 worth of high-quality roots during the off-season months of JulyAugust from just 2,500 square meters. He harvested 700 kilos after only 37 days from planting which he sold at P30 per kilo.

The fellow is Aris Arviso who has been growing the open-pollinated (OP) variety for many hears. He observed that the hybrid radish, Mt Data from Ramgo Seeds, has high germination rate so that he needed only two kilos of seeds to plant the one-fourth hectare field. Ordinarily, he would need for kilos of the OP to plant the same area.

Arviso observes that the roots of Mt. Data are bigger, whiter and are more uniform in size. These are the qualities that market stallholders and consumers prefer.

Another farmer who is upbeat about Mt. data radish is Eddie Quinto, also of Dolores, Quezon, who has been growing OP radish for 15 yeqars. He has tried the hybrid variety for two seasons now. In his first crop last summer, he was able to harvest two tons of Class A roots using one kilo of Mt. Data seeds. In his second planting, he was able to harvest 7,500 kilos from 1.5 kilos of seeds that he planted.

Sinta Papaya in Pakistan – Sinta papaya, a hybrid developed by the Institute of Plant Breeding in Los Baños has become a favorite of farmers in Pakistan.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Why? That’s because it is producing yields that are virtually two times the harvest from their old open-pollinated variety called Mulir. On the average, Pakistani papaya farmers are harvesting an average of 140 fruits per plant during Sinta’s two-year productive life. On the other hand, the old Mulir variety can produce just about 60 fruits per tree.

Aside from its high yield, the Pakistani farmers love Sinta because it matures four months earlier than Mulir, and fruiting is continuous. It is also tolerant to the ring spot virus, and in addition, Sinta fruits command a premium price of 60 rupees per kilo compared to the 30 rupees per kilo of Mulir fruits.

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Rice Acreage Returns in 2018?

DECEMBER 21, 2017 06:00 AM

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Rice acreage is ready to jump, but the dance floor is a swirl of jostling factors capable of pushing the market pace.Three million planted acres may be the 2018 rice mark, a significant bump from approximately 2.4 million harvested acres in 2017. However, price per bushel concerns, soybean acreage, lender attitudes, foreign market questions, and input costs all weigh heavy in determining how much U.S. farmland gets dotted with rice seed in 2018.

Jarrod Hardke, Extension rice agronomist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, says the current mid to low $5 per bushel price range (compared with a low $4 per bushel range in January 2017) reflects tightening of supply and demand, particularly following reduced U.S. rice acres in 2017. The low-acre year and tightening supply is affecting the price point and incentivizing rice acres in 2018, he explains.

What price is a “must” for growers? A high $4-range is either a loss or breakeven point. Hardke points to a $5 minimum: “Growers feel the need to get at least $5 per bushel, not including any payments or uncontrollable factors. Depending on the specific situation, $5 stays above the cost of production. Less than $5 is flirting with losing money, particularly with an unexpected drop in yield.”

As rice’s standard rotational partner, soybeans play a major role in determining acreage numbers. The acreage “yoyo” goes up and down with relatively consistent speed, but enough price support can jerk the string in either direction. In the current low $10-range, soybeans could factor against rice before spring planting. “The soybean situation isn’t phenomenal at $10, but it’s good,” Hardke notes. “However, if soybean prices climb toward planting season, the rise would definitely influence growers to stay in soybeans.”

Half of U.S.-produced rice is exported and the perpetual foreign market wild card is hovering over 2018.

Hardke says lenders play a big rice acreage role. Prior to 2017 planting, if a grower needed $700 per acre for rice, versus $350 per acre for soybeans, a lender might be expected to push away from low price per bushel rice: “In 2018, if rice is up a bit and beans aren’t climbing, there is more competition for lenders.”

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Half of U.S.-produced rice is exported and the perpetual foreign market wild card is hovering over 2018. Several memorandums of agreement (MOAs) with multiple countries are in play and a few more tender purchases would have a large influence on the market. China deliveries may begin in 2018, but initial loads will likely be small, Hardke explains: “That’s a huge wild card.

Overestimating or underestimating what China will take could have tremendous influence.”

Hardke doesn’t minimize the significance of input costs prior to planting, particularly with high urea prices and diesel trending at $2.20 per gallon. “Urea and diesel are huge for rice, and if they continue to climb, we’ll have a harder time with an acreage increase.

Where will all of these factors send U.S. rice acreage?

“I see the possibility of 3 million total rice acres. Of that, I’d estimate 2 million acres will be long-grain. These are difficult cues to read, but rice acreage is coming back in 2018, it’s just a question of how far it will go.” https://www.agweb.com/article/rice-acreage-returns-in-2018-naa-chris-bennett/

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter New Delhi, Dec 21 () Prices of rice basmati and wheat fell by up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today owing to sluggish demand. Traders said besides easing demand, adequate stocks position mainly led to decline in rice basmati and wheat prices. In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa 1121 variety fell by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,600-7,700 and Rs 6,200-6,300 per quintal, respectively. Non-basmati rice permal raw, wand and IR-8 also shed Rs 25 each to Rs 2,300-2,350, Rs 2,350-2,400 and Rs 1,925-1,975 per quintal respectively in line with rice basmati trend. Wheat dara (for mills) too declined by Rs 15 to Rs 1,7701,775 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by a similar margin to Rs 1,780-1,785 per 90 kg. Maida shed Rs 10 to Rs 990-1,000 per 50 kg. Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,080-2,280, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,770-1,785, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,7801,785, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 960-970 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,050-1,060 (50 kg). Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 7,600-7,700, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,200-6,300, Permal raw Rs 2,300-2350, Permal wand Rs 2,350-2,400, Sela Rs 2,700-2,900 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,925-1,975, Bajra Rs 1,215-1,220, Jowar yellow Rs 1,375-1,425, white Rs 2,750-2,850, Maize Rs 1,2901,295, Barley Rs 1,470-1,480. KPS ANU https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rice-basmati-wheat-slide-on-lowdemand/articleshow/62192841.cms

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- December 22, 2017 Nagpur Foodgrain Prices â&#x20AC;&#x201C; APMC/Open Market-December 22 Nagpur, Dec 22 (Reuters) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gram recovered strongly today in Nagpur Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) on increased seasonal demand from local millers amid tight supply from producing regions. Fresh rise on NCDEX, upward trend in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and reported demand from South-based millers also helped to push up prices.

About 300 bags of gram reported for auctions in Nagpur APMC, according to sources.

FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Desi gram raw firmed up in open market on renewed demand from local traders.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter * Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor. * Batri dal and Lakhodi dal showed upward tendency in open market on increased marriage season demand from local traders. * In Akola, Tuar New – 4,000-4,150, Tuar dal (clean) – 5,700-5,800, Udid Mogar (clean) – 8,200-9,000, Moong Mogar (clean) 7,000-7,300, Gram – 4,525-4,675, Gram Super best – 7,300-7,500 * Wheat, rice and other foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at last levels in weak trading activity.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 3,500-4,400 3,400-4,200 Gram Pink Auction n.a.

2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction n.a.

3,500-4,040 Moong Auction n.a.

3,900-4,200 Udid Auction n.a.

4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a.

2,600-2,800 Wheat Mill quality Auction 1,600-1,658 1,600-1,640 Gram Super Best Bold 6,600-7,500 6,600-7,500 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.

Gram Medium Best 6,000-6,300 6,000-6,300 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 3,900-3,950 3,900-3,950 Desi gram Raw 4,800-5,000 4,750-4,950 Gram Kabuli 12,200-13,000 12,200-13,000 Tuar Fataka Best-New 6,100-6,300 6,100-6,300 Tuar Fataka Medium-New 5,700-6,000 5,700-6,000 Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,500-5,700 5,500-5,700 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500 Tuar Gavarani New 4,150-4,250 4,150-4,250 Tuar Karnataka 4,650-4,900 4,650-4,900 Masoor dal best 4,800-5,200 4,800-5,200 Masoor dal medium 4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800

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Moong Mogar bold (New) 7,500-7,800 7,500-7,800 Moong Mogar Medium 6,600-7,000 6,600-7,000 Moong dal Chilka 5,800-6,500 5,800-6,500 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.

Moong Chamki best 7,400-7,900 7,400-7,900 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 8,200-9,300 8,200-9,300 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,500 5,800-6,500 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,200-6,400 5,200-6,400 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,100-5,500 5,000-5,500 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 3,000-3,100 2,900-3,000 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,200 2,900-3,000 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,800 3,400-3,800 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000 Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,750-1,800 1,750-1,800 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,100-2,300 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,400 2,200-2,400 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,600 3,000-3,600 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,800 Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,600 3,200-3,600 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,800-2,900 2,800-2,900 Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,400 2,200-2,400 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,700 2,600-2,700 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500 Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,200 3,800-4,200 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,600 3,300-3,600 Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,200 4,900-5,200 Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,700 4,500-4,700 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-13,500 9,500-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500 Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,200 2,000-2,100 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,700-2,000 WEATHER (NAGPUR)

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Maximum temp. 29.2 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 10.2 degree Celsius Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 29 and 10 degree Celsius respectively.

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Rice exports see sharp rise in value for 2017 Thursday, 12/21/2017, 12:02 VOV.VN - Rice exports have risen sharply, increasing 20.9% to 5.66 million tons while seeing a 23.8% jump in value to nearly US$2.6 billion during the 11 and a half months to date this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Rice exports had already exceeded last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totals of 4.9 million tons worth US$2.2 billion by December 15.

Such strong performance is considered a breakthrough for the rice sector, which has seen the fruits of improving value rather than increasing the volume of exports. There have been changes to the structure of exports with a steep decline in exports of average and low graded rice and a surge in exports of high quality rice.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter At the world rice conference in Macao, China, ST24 rice was ranked second among the three most delicious rice varieties in the world.

Vietnamese rice is shipped to 132 markets around the world, with China top among importers, accounting for 40% of total rice export volume, trailed by the Philippines, Malaysia, Ghana, and ASEAN. The export price increased from US$50-100 to more than US$470 per ton, the five-year highest level.

It is forecast that with positive market signals, Vietnam’s export rice volume may hit 6 million tons to be worth US$2.6 billion this year. http://english.vov.vn/trade/rice-exports-see-sharp-rise-in-value-for-2017-365135.vov http://english.vov.vn/trade/rice-exports-see-sharp-rise-in-value-for-2017-365135.vov

NFA will still import rice, Aquino says

By Jasper Y. Arcalas December 21, 2017 The National Food Authority (NFA) will continue to purchase paddy from farmers and import rice, if necessary, to beef up its buffer stock even after the quantitative restriction (QR) on the staple has been lifted.The NFA made the statement in reaction to speculations that with the lifting of the rice QR in favor of higher tariffs on imports, the food agency may have to be reorganized to limit its functions to proprietary activities, such as buffer stocking and local procurement.

“If the past few years are any indication, we have seen a trend where palay farm-gate prices have been on the uptrend, higher than the NFA’s support price of P17 per kilogram [kg],” NFA Administrator Jason Laureano Y. Aquino said in a statement.

“This is the reason the NFA has not been able to meet procurement targets, resorting to importation to fill in the buffer stock requirement for food security,” he added.

The NFA said it will take a while before the domestic rice market would be able to adjust to the non-QR regime. Under a non-QR regime, Aquino said the government should continue to provide safety nets for the farmers who may be most affected by the freer entry of imported rice into the Philippines.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter “We cannot speculate on how much lower rice prices could go under a non-QR but higher tariff situation. Our role in the NFA is to ensure that there will always be enough affordable rice for everyone, including the small farmer-producers who are also end-consumers of their own produce,” Aquino added.

Aquino said small farmers eventually sell their own harvests, sometimes in advance, thus they end up buying from the market for their family’s daily consumption.

The NFA will also continue to perform its regulatory function by issuing import licenses to traders and importers, and provide the necessary guidelines to ensure food safety and quality standards of rice imports, according to Aquino.

Aquino’s statement came days after the Department of Finance (DOF) said the commercial price of rice could go down by as much as P7 once the QR on the staple is lifted and that the food agency could just focus on local palay procurement.

In an economic bulletin on the rice-sector reform, Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said a 35-percent import tariff on rice in lieu of restricting rice-import volumes would encourage private traders to bring in the staple into the country, which would allow the influx of cheaper rice in the domestic market.

Instead of subsidizing imports, the national government could reallocate its funds to invest in public goods and services that directly benefit the farmers, including farm-to-market roads, irrigation and storage, which reduce production and marketing costs, according to Beltran.

The NFA is mandated to import and regulate rice imports, and has so far received a total of P187 billion in tax subsidies for its purchases of imported grain from 2005 to 2015, or an average of P19 billion a year, according to the DOF. 41

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter “Note that in its present state, the NFA loses about P11 billion annually, [that], even after operating subsidy of P5 billion average per year from 2005 to 2015…[still] has an accumulated debt of P155.84 billion as of the end of September 2016,” Beltran said.

The Philippines is under pressure to convert its QR on rice into ordinary customs duties after its waiver on the special treatment on rice expired on June 30. The World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council approved the waiver, which allowed Manila to keep its rice QR until June 30, on the condition that the Philippines will subject its rice imports to ordinary custom duties by July 1.

The conversion of QR into tariffs requires the amendment of Republic Act (RA) 8178, which allowed the government to continue implementing the caps on rice imports even after the WTO waiver has expired. But Congress was forced to delay discussions on amending RA 8178 as lawmakers were focused on passing the 2018 national budget and the first package of the taxreform program before their Christmas break on December 13. https://businessmirror.com.ph/nfa-will-still-import-rice-aquino-says/

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Rice Flour Market – Industry Trends, Key Players, Manufacturing Process, Machinery, Raw Materials, Cost and Revenue 2021 DECEMBER 21, 2017 BY MANGESH KANASE

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Amira Nature Foods (NYSE:ANFI) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research Alanna Baker | Dec 21st, 2017 Amira Nature Foods (NYSE:ANFI) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, December 12th. The firm presently has a $4.75 price target on the stock. Zacks Investment Research‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 10.21% from the stock’s previous close.

According to Zacks, “Amira Nature Foods Ltd. provides packaged Indian specialty rice. The Company sells Basmati rice, premium long-grain rice under their flagship Amira brand as well as under other third party brands. It participates across the entire rice supply chain from the

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter procurement of paddy to its storage, aging, processing into rice, packaging, distribution and marketing. Amira Nature Foods Ltd. is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “ Separately, Jefferies Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $8.00 price target on shares of Amira Nature Foods in a report on Tuesday, September 26th.

Amira Nature Foods (ANFI) traded down $0.04 on Tuesday, hitting $4.31. The stock had a trading volume of 140,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 135,344. Amira Nature Foods has a 52-week low of $4.20 and a 52-week high of $7.05.

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ANFI. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its position in Amira Nature Foods by 104.2% in the second quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 36,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 18,800 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amira Nature Foods by 30.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 102,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,000 after acquiring an additional 23,630 shares in the last quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors acquired a new stake in Amira Nature Foods in the third quarter valued at $182,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN acquired a new stake in Amira Nature Foods in the third quarter valued at $210,000. Finally, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. raised its stake in Amira Nature Foods by 48.4% in the second quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 218,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after buying an additional 71,450 shares in the last quarter. 13.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Amira Nature Foods Amira Nature Foods Ltd is primarily engaged in the business of processing and selling packaged Indian specialty rice, primarily basmati rice and other food products. The Company sells Basmati rice and other specialty rice, under its Amira brand, as well as under other third-party brands. It also sells non-basmati rice.

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Hindu Kochi Thu,21 Dec 2017Summary: Listing out the “disastrous ecological consequences” involved in the reclamation, the two-member panel “strongly recommend not to give sanction for the conversion of the 6.3850 ha. The proposed waste -to-energy plant of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram has run into fresh trouble with the State -level monitoring committee on Kerala Conservation of Paddy and Wetlands Act 2008 rejecting the application for reclamation of the paddy field in Puthenkurishu village for setting up the unit.

The ?375-crore plant is expected to produce 10 MW of power from the waste collected from the Kochi Corporation and a few neighbouring local bodies. It has been planned to construct and operate the plant on a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-and-Transfer mode. of land in Puthenkurishu village of Ernakulam district.”The committee had S. Leena Kumari, Professor and Head, Rice Research Station, Moncompu; and P. O. Nameer, Professor and Head, Wildlife Sciences, College of Forestry, of Kerala Agriculture University, as its members.

The proposed waste-to-energy plant of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram has run into fresh trouble with the State -level monitoring committee on Kerala Conservation of Paddy and Wetlands Act 2008 rejectin g the application for

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Listing out the “disastrous ecological consequences” involved in the reclamation, the two-member panel “strongly recommend not to give sanction for the c onversion of the 6.3850 ha. of land in Puthenkurishu village of Ernakulam district.” The committee had S. Leena Kumari, Professor and Head, Rice Research Station, Moncompu; and P , As Reported By Hindu.

According to the Newspaper,O. Nameer, Professor and Head, Wildlife Sciences, College of Forestry, of Kerala Agriculture University, as its members. The panel reported that the Puthenkurishu paddy field, the site of the plant, “forms an extremely important ecological entity and conversion of these marshy lands will lead to long-standing and disastrous ecological consequences, including adversely affecting the water table in these areas. ” The report of the committee was accessed by The Hindu by invoking the provisions of the Right to Information Act. The reclamation, apprehended the panel, would lead to “shortage of drinking water in and around these paddy fields, apart from harmfully affecting the ecology of the region.” Incidentally, the plant has been proposed at the holding owned by the Kochi Corporation.

GJ Eco Power Private Limited, the firm which won the bid for setting up the plant, proposes to convert municipal waste into energy through the gasification process. It has been planned to construct and ope rate the plant on a Design-Build-FinanceOperate-and-Transfer mode.

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