9th September, 2016 Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter by Riceplus Magazine

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Today Rice News Headlines...
o UNISAME URGES SMEDA TO RECOMMEND URGENT
REVIVAL PLAN OF RICE SECTOR
o Philippines to import up to 805,200 tonnes of rice
o Strange PNG quota plan threatens big SunRice market
o Rice Bound for Indonesia?
o Japan reaches for rice imports amid price surge at home
o PHL to import up to 805,200MT rice
o Philippines resolved to end import restrictions for rice
o Rice Prices
o APEDA AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1553
o Quantitative restrictions: NEDA, DA clash on rice imports
o Dangote not importing killer rice: Adesina
o PHL to import up to 805,200MT rice
o Scientists Say Starchy Could Be Sixth Taste Sense Added To Sweet,
Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
o Agri group hits govt plan to scrap rice import restrictions
o Main rice harvest projected at 20 million tonnes
o Agency blasted for selecting Chinese variety as Vietnams standard
rice
o China to double Cambodian rice quota, restore Preah Vihear
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News Detail...
Hamlik
Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim
Assistant Professor, Gomal

University DIK
UNISAME URGES SMEDA TO RECOMMEND

URGENT REVIVAL PLAN OF RICE SECTOR
Dr.Hasina Gul
Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) and the Small and
Medium Enterprises Development Authority held a special meeting yesterday at
SMEDA Karachi office presided by Allamgir Chaudhry general manager (GM) out
reach to discuss the issues of the rice industry and recommend measures to revive
the sector on fast track basis before the arrival of new crop to facilitate the
stakeholders.President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver invited the attention of the GM
SMEDA that the SME rice farmers, millers,processors and exporters are in turmoil
and more than 1000 SME units are closed due to lack of demand from overseas
buyers who have become very cautious in placing orders because of down slide in
commodities. They are waiting for the prices to stabilize to place fresh orders. This
lack of overseas demand is reflecting on the entire rice sector as unlike wheat, rice is
Swabi
Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology

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ART, Peshawar

Secondly our rice is become noncompetitive as Indian rice is cheaper due to subsidy support from
government Thirdly we have neglected research and development (R&D) on seeds to produce grains with
less cost of production. The R&D side needs to be taken very seriously. Our super basmati rice which is
our heritage is suffering a setback due to lack of R&D and we cannot afford to lose our share of basmati
in world markets. Every aspect of basmati inclusive of packing, promotion, branding and marketing needs
our immediate attention and needs immediate attention of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
(TDAP) on priority basis.
Other factors which are a setback are lack of finance for exports to third world countries and low
premium insurance is unavailable. The banks are not inclined to accept documents for negotiations for
goods shipped to Iran and as such transactions with Iran are at a standstill. The ministry of commerce
needs to work overtime to expedite the agreement with Iran and the matter needs immediate placement in
the cabinet for prompt approval.
Thaver said SMEDA needs to advocate the cause of the SME millers ,processors and exporters of rice and
urged the government to declare rice as an industry and grant relief on farm inputs
Secondly to impress upon the government to expedite the geographical indication of rice now that the
Draft GI protection bill is drafted and also to expedite the basmati trademark ownership issue
Mukesh Kumar provincial chief SMEDA endorsed the views of UNISAME's chief and Maimoona Sattar
an SME expert also agreed with the suggestions of UNISAME and both expressed strong feelings for the
capacity building of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) and urged Thaver to work on the
capacity building of REAP under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) jointly with SMEDA.
The GM SMEDA assured UNISAME of full support and promised a comprehensive recommendations
proposal for the uplift of the rice sector to be submitted to the Ministry of Industries for remedial
measures.
Philippines to import up to 805,200 tonnes of rice

Reported by: `CT Report September 8, 2016

MANILA: The Philippines state grains agency said
on Thursday it is set to accept applications from
private traders to import up to 805,200 tonnes of rice,
more than two-thirds of which must come from
Thailand and Vietnam.The National Food Authority
(NFA), the agency regulating rice importation, said
traders can ship in up to 293,100 tonnes each from
Thailand and Vietnam, with the rest to come from
other countries not later than Feb. 28, 2017. The
additional demand from the Philippines, one of the worlds biggest rice buyers, could underpin
export prices from the two countries.Thailand and Vietnam, the worlds second- and third-largest
rice suppliers after India, last month won supply contracts from the Philippines NFA for
100,000 tonnes and 150,000 tonnes, respectively. Traders in Vietnam expect Vietnamese rice
prices to firm slightly thanks to the potential new demand. Vietnams small initial deal with the
NFA didnt help to lift its export quotations, which stood at multi-month lows given the
countrys high stocks.
The NFA issued the import guidelines on Thursday, under which traders are to bring in well
milled rice with a quality not lower than 25 percent brokens or any special variety. Shipments
will be levied with a 35 percent tariff. The importation is under a country-specific quota scheme
covered by a 2014 agreement with the World Trade Organization (WTO), which allows the
Philippines to provide minimum market access for rice imports.Philippine rice importers can also
buy up to 50,000 tonnes each from China, India and Pakistan, up to 15,000 tonnes from
Australia, up to 4,000 tonnes from El Salvador, and 50,000 tonnes from any country. The
Southeast Asian nation has kept import restrictions for the grain in place since 1995, when it
joined the WTO, to protect local farmers.
On Wednesday Socio-economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the country will open its
doors to higher rice imports by next year, by not seeking a further extension of the import
restrictions that will lapse in June 2017
http://www.customstoday.com.pk/philippines-to-import-up-to-805200-tonnes-of-rice/
Strange PNG quota plan threatens big SunRice market

ANDREW MARSHALL
08 Sep, 2016 02:00 AM
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SunRice chairman Laurie
Arthur says the company
has been in business in
PNG for 46 years and
intends to stay for the longterm, despite the prospects
of a new player receiving
preferential treatment from
a
new
rice
quota
system.Rice
industry
officials are struggling to
understand what is going
on in one of Australias
best markets after just
returning
from
an
emergency mission to
Papua New Guinea (PNG).
While national marketer, SunRice is revelling in the prospect of big 80,000 hectare rice planting
in its southern NSW heartland this summer, much of its valuable PNG market for that crop may
soon dissolve because of a contentious quota system flagged for next year.
SunRice has been told its majority-owned subsidiary, Trukai Industries, will have to share just 20
per cent of the PNG rice market with several other supplier rivals, while a new, unknown rice
trading entity takes surprise responsibility for about 80 per cent of the market.
Trukai supplies about 75pc of PNGs rice needs and generated more than a third of SunRices
$1.3 billion revenue in 2015-16.
SunRice chairman, Laurie Arthur, led a company delegation to PNG last week to re-assure
customers, retailers and Trukais 1000-plus employees his company would not be pushed out of
PNG after 46 years.
Trukai has built supply networks into some of the countrys most remote regions and is also
promoting rice production and variety trials.
Our view is were in the PNG market for the long-term, said Mr Arthur, whose trip included
meeting farmers to pay 17,000 kina for a 20 tonne crop they grew this year.
We dont believe its good for consumers, our employees or the farmers weve build
connections with if we dont continue as an active part of the PNG economy.

In short, the quota arrangements would be unfair for all concerned - it would be a very nasty
situation.
Indonesian-backed Naima Agro Industries, which has promised to spend up to 7 billion kina on
agricultural business developments, including promoting a rice industry in PNGs highlands, is
set to take 80pc of the rice supply quota, according to PNGs department of Agriculture and
Livestock (DAL).
However, Naima is understood to have no rice business experience, no known distribution
infrastructure and, so far, no farming projects underway with PNG farmers to establish a local
rice industry.
Andrew Marshall
is the national agribusiness writer for Fairfax Agricultural Media
Email: andrew.marshall@fairfaxmedia.com.au
http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-news/strange-pngquota-plan-threatens-big-sunrice-market/2753692.aspx
Rice Bound for Indonesia?

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) hopes to export around 200,000 tons of milled rice a year
to Indonesia, which is one of the biggest rice markets in Asean. This comes after the CRF
announced late last month that it will not join the bid to supply milled rice to the Philippines as it
plans to import an additional 750,000 tons of rice to secure the countrys supplies through
2017. CRF vice president Hun Lak told Khmer Times that both Cambodia and Indonesia had a
memorandum of understanding since 2012 for the export of milled rice and both countries had
been in continuous talks ever since.
The negotiations have not expired, though we have yet to work out details on the exact amount
that Indonesia wants from us, how we are going to store the rice for export, and sourcing paddy
rice from local farmers for milling, he said.Though Mr. Luk could not give a precise date of
when Cambodia would be exporting rice to Indonesia, he said CRF was prepared to ship between
150,000
to
200,000
tons
each
year
if
both
sides
agreed.
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So, internally, we have to be ready with full cooperation from rice farmers, rice millers and rice
exporters. We also need to find a way to bring down our production costs to make Cambodian

rice more competitive, he said.According to Mr. Lak the price of locally grown Cambodian rice
is between $50 to $60 higher per ton compared to rice from neighboring Vietnam and Thailand.
Earlier, Mr. Lak told Khmer Times that high electricity rates were eating significantly into the
production
costs
of
rice
millers.
We are trying to find ways to lower the cost of electricity. We want the electricity rate to be
reduced to less than 400.60 riel (10 cents) per kilowatt hour for the agricultural sector, he said.
Late last month, Thailand and Vietnam won deals to supply a total of 250,000 tons of rice to the
Philippines at a tender after revising down their offers to just within Manilas budget. The
Philippines, one of the worlds top rice buyers, plans to stockpile rice now taking advantage of
low global prices to prepare for shortfalls caused by natural disasters like floods and
typhoons.Chray Son, a rice miller and director of Capital Food in Battambang, said he welcomed
CRFs
suggestion
to
export
milled
rice
to
Indonesia.

But we have to be realistic, he cautioned.It is hopeless to grab new markets if our cost of
production is still high and we cannot be competitive in the international markets, said Mr.
Son.Obviously, Indonesia is going to ask for lower prices even if our rice is of better quality
than others. If we cant offer lower prices, the Indonesians will get their supply from Vietnam.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29485/rice-bound-for-indonesia-/
Asia Rice: Price Gap Widens; Buyers Turn to Pakistan, Myanmar i
Hanoi. The difference in export prices of a rice variety in Thailand and Vietnam widened this
week after the two nations won a tender to supply to the Philippines, while buyers of Vietnamese
and Indian rice turned to cheaper grain sources, traders said.
Thailand and Vietnam are the world's second- and third-largest rice exporters after India. The
gap between their 5-percent broken grades has soared 74 percent in the past week to around $33
per tonne.
Thai benchmark 5-percent broken rice rose to $375-$376 a tonne, free-on-board (FOB) basis,
from $370-$375 last week, traders said.
Benchmark 5-percent broken rice prices in Vietnam eased to $340-$345 a tonne, FOB, from
$345-$360 last Wednesday.
A tender on Aug. 31 has pushed up Thai rice prices, its commerce ministry said in a statement on
Wednesday (07/09).
A trader in Bangkok said some new orders for old rice and parboiled grain have also boosted
prices. "(The rise) will be temporary, as new rice is expected to come out next month," he said.
Vietnam will sell 150,000 tonnes of 25 percent broken rice to Manila at $424.85/tonne, including
freight, insurance and other costs, after the Aug. 31 tender. Thailand will supply 100,000 tonnes
at the same price.
In Vietnam, export quotations stood at multi-month lows as the volume to be loaded for Manila
was tiny compared with current stocks, while buyers were looking at cheaper grain from
Pakistan and Myanmar, traders said.
"Prices in Vietnam even dropped because of high stocks," a Vietnamese rice expert based in the
Mekong Delta food basket said, adding slowing exports this year also meant higher inventory.
Vietnam's 25-percent broken rice fell to $330-$335 a tonne this week, the lowest in nearly seven
months.

"While prices in Vietnam have dropped, buyers are still attracted by cheap rice in Pakistan, while
some can even buy in Myanmar," a trader in Ho Chi Minh City said.
Pakistani 5 percent broken grain stood at $325/tonne, he said.
India's 5 percent broken parboiled rice prices eased this week to $372-$382/tonne, FOB basis,
from $375-$385 in late October as buyers turned to Thailand, traders said.
"Prices are consistently falling due to poor demand," even though the Indian rupee strengthened,
said an exporter in Kakinada, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
The Indian rupee hit a four-month high against dollar on Wednesday, reducing exporters'
earnings. Prospects of bumper summer-sown crop are also putting pressure on local prices,
traders said
http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/se-asia/asia-rice-price-gap-widens-buyers-turn-pakistan-myanmar/
Japan reaches for rice imports amid price surge at home
Food-grade rice produced in Japan is becoming more expensive as farmers give more land over to rice
used as animal feed.
TOKYO -- Japan's government held its most successful sale of foreign rice in 31 months on
Wednesday as high domestic prices push restaurants to seek cheaper alternatives.

Wholesalers bought 10,416 tons of imported rice that day at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries' first auction of the commodity in fiscal 2016. This comes to 35% of the 30,000
tons on offer. Both the amount changing hands and the share of the total sold are the highest
since February 2014.
Medium-grain polished rice from the U.S., a leader among imported varieties destined for
Japanese tables, accounted for 4,866 tons of the haul. California, where the grain is produced, is
experiencing a bumper crop. The rice went for around 168 yen ($1.65) per kilogram, tax
included -- 10 yen cheaper than at the last auction in March, thanks to an uptick in supply and
lower global prices.
Food-grade rice produced in Japan is becoming more expensive as farmers give more land over
to rice used as animal feed. This year's crop will likely come to 7.35 million tons, or 90,000 tons
less than in 2015, according to the agriculture ministry. The National Federation of Agricultural
Cooperative Associations, known as Zen-Noh, on Wednesday set the wholesale price on a
common dinner-table variety at 16,000 yen per 60kg, or 500 yen higher than for last year's crop.
A number of eateries substituted imported rice for domestic when the latter's price surged in
2012. When domestic prices subsided, those food-use imports all but disappeared. Now, the
imported crop looks to hit tables once again. Wholesalers report greater interest in foreign rice by
restaurant chains. Garden, the parent of a company running a casual rice-bowl chain, has said it
has little choice but to consider using imported rice amid high domestic prices.
Japan imports 770,000 tons of rice each year under a minimum-access quota system. Up to
100,000 tons of that is sold for direct consumption, while the rest is used in applications such as
processed foods and snacks.
(Nikkei)
http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Japan-reaches-for-rice-imports-amid-price-surgeat-home
PHL to import up to 805,200MT rice

September 09, 2016
THE PHILIPPINES has opened to private traders the importation of an additional 805,200 metric tons
(MT) of rice under the minimum access volume (MAV) scheme, the bulk of which will be sourced from
Thailand and Vietnam, respectively the worlds second- and third-biggest suppliers of the grain.
In Memorandum Circular AO-2016-09-005, the National Food Authority (NFA) said it will now accept
applications from NFA-licensed importers to ship up to 293,100 MT each from Thailand and Vietnam,
and the balance other countries.
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Thailand and Vietnam last month won supply contracts from NFA for 100,000 MT and 150,000 MT
under the state-to-state scheme.
Traders can also buy up to 50,000 MT separately from China, India and Pakistan, up to 15,000 MT from
Australia and up to 4,000 MT from El Salvador.
Up to 50,000 MT can be ordered under the omnibus scheme, which means the volume can be bought
from any country.
All rice under this importation scheme, expected to arrive in the country not later than Feb. 28 next year,
is levied a 35% tariff to be paid in advance to the Land Bank of the Philippines.
NFA said 95% arrival of the importers authorized import quota shall mean substantial compliance with
the allocated volume.
Failure to meet substantial compliance for the arrival of the allocated importations in accordance with
prescribed delivery schedule... shall disqualify the importer from future importation programs of the
NFA.
In the event of force majeure, an importer can ask for extension of the import permits validity and arrival
period, which in no case should exceed 15 days.
Importers seeking more time should submit a written notice within five days of force majeure occurrence.
The NFA Administrator shall decide within three days from receipt of the written [notice]; otherwise, it
shall be deemed approved, the state grains agency said.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia earlier said that the Philippines was secure in its
rice stocks for the rest of the year but that the country should take advantage of the prevailing low
global prices of the grain to partly cover 2017 demand.
The Philippines imported around 1.8 million MT of rice in 2015, below a record 2.45 million MT in
2010. -- J. C. Lim
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=TopStory&title=phl-to-import-up-to-805200mtrice&id=133212
Philippines resolved to end import restrictions for rice

September 09, 2016
THE DUTERTE administration said it remains intent in scrapping rice import restrictions that will
lapse in June next year, as such non-tarriff barrier clouds prospects for the Philippines inclusion in
the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal.
The quantitative restriction (QR) on the grain has been in place since 1995, when the country joined the
World Trade Organisation, and has been extended at least twice.
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Protectionist policies like QRs are hindrance to trade agreements, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary
Ernesto M. Pernia said in a text message.
Asked what trade deals the Duterte administration is eyeing to enter, Mr. Pernia cited the TPP deal which
we are still looking into.
In February, the TPP, which is expected to make up 40% of the global economy, was signed by 12
member nations. It will see ratification if within two years, at least six countries -- that comprise 85% of
the total gross domestic production of the 12 TPP nations -- approve to implement the final text of the
deal.
The 12 TPP signatories are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand,
Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam.
The Philippines, under the Aquino administration, has already expressed interest in joining the trade
agreement through some consultations done as early as last year with some of the TPP signatories.
Time for competition to pressure our farmers to be more productive with government backing, Mr.
Pernia added, noting that Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez who heads the economic cluster, shares
the same sentiment with him.
In his speech during a Smart Agriculture Forum at the SMX Convention Center on Thursday, the
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief said the country is under an increasing
pressure to open agriculture to agricultural trade.
Its not good to extend... It doesnt make us look good that we keep extending, said Mr. Pernia, noting
that there are proposals to continuously impose the QR on the politically-charged grain but that
economic ministers are opposing this extension.
We hope we are not going to be prevailed over by other members of the cabinet, he added.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piol, who was invited as the keynote speaker of the forum but was
not present at the event, earlier expressed intent to seek a two-year extension to prepare rice farmers
ahead of the influx of cheap imports.
We believe that our farmers are still not ready for the removal of the QR, said Noel A. Padre, director
of DAs Policy Research Service who was speaking in a panel discussion on Thursday to represent
Agriculture Undersecretary Policy, Planning, Research and Development and Regulations Segfredo R.
Serrano.
Mr. Padre added that the agency has conducted a research study where we saw that only rice producers
in Nueva Ecija are competitive with producers in rice in Vietnam, Thailand.
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Manila enjoyed the QR for ten years until 2004. It was stretched to 2012 after which the country sought
for a second extension which was approved by WTO country-members in 2014. The waiver is due to
expire July next year. -- Janina C. Lim

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=philippines-resolved-to-end-importrestrictions-for-rice&id=133230
Rice Prices
as on : 08-09-2016 08:11:30 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals
Current
Price
%
Season
Prev. Prev.Yr
Modal
change cumulative
Modal %change
Rice
Bangalore(Kar)
2287.00
10.22 180204.00
3800
3800
-11.63
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
740.00
12.98
13325.00
2150
2175
-1.15
Vadodara(Guj)
536.59
536.59
2500
Mysore (Bandipalya)(Kar)
492.00 173.33
672.00
1900
1900
26.67
Bangarpet(Kar)
362.00
-7.18
12991.00
1850
1830
20.13
Manjeri(Ker)
290.00
NC
12470.00
3200
3200
-3.03
Agra(UP)
235.00
11.9
7252.00
2260
2250
10.78
Jaunpur(UP)
220.00
NC
5810.00
2210
2200
9.41
Varanasi(Grain)(UP)
215.00
7.5
725.00
2200
2150
Sainthia(WB)
210.00
5.9
2166.50
2040
1930
Bolpur(WB)
190.00
190.00
2200
Gondal(UP)
172.00
-8.02
15484.10
2010
2010
-0.50
13

English Bazar(WB)
168.00
-6.67
3775.00
2100
2100
7.69
Birbhum(WB)
165.00 -14.68
3341.40
2060
1970
9.28
Memari(WB)
156.00
44.44
5498.00
2150
2150
19.44
Asansol(WB)
133.00
NC
3300.50
2600
2600
10.64
Durgapur(WB)
132.00
-0.75
2252.00
2550
2550
12.33
Jafarganj(UP)
120.00
120.00
2400
28.00
Mathabhanga(WB)
100.00
-9.09
5930.00
2450
2450
25.64
Aligarh(UP)
90.00
12.5
5515.00
2400
2420
12.15
Rampurhat(WB)
90.00
12.5
1434.00
2200
2250
17.02
Dhing(ASM)
85.00
18.06
4093.40
2000
2050
2.56
Bongiagaon(ASM)
76.00
76.00
3300
-8.33
Devariya(UP)
75.00
-6.25
2475.00
2260
2245
11.33
Thodupuzha(Ker)
70.00
NC
4200.00
2900
2900
16.00
Kalipur(WB)
70.00 -10.26
7865.00
2350
2350
20.51
Saharanpur(UP)
63.00
1.61
6501.00
2275
2300
5.32
Mathura(UP)
62.00 121.43
6395.00
2320
2300
14.85
Mainpuri(UP)
61.00
27.08
1690.50
2260
2250
13.57
Sealdah Koley Market(WB)
61.00 -18.67
762.40
3150
3150
36.96
Ballia(UP)
60.00
20
8020.00
2075
2070
5.06
Hapur(UP)
60.00
50
536.00
2270
2260
6.57
Barasat(WB)
60.00
NC
3265.00
2350
2400
-4.08
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Vasai(Mah)
57.00
78.12
294.00
2100
2840
-19.23
Sangli(Mah)
56.00
47.37
200.00
4500
4500
Nadia(WB)
50.00
NC
1440.00
3350
3250
11.67
Gazipur(UP)
49.00
19.51
2918.50
2100
2100
3.96
Egra/contai(WB)
49.00
13.95
721.10
2400
2400
14.29
Kasimbazar(WB)
47.00
-3.09
2521.00
2500
2450
6.38
Gauripur(ASM)
45.00
-10
3173.50
4500
4500
NC
Coochbehar(WB)
45.00
NC
2014.50
2400
2400
11.63
Cachar(ASM)
40.00
NC
2920.00
2200
2500
-18.52
Karimganj(ASM)
40.00
NC
2060.00
2200
2200
NC
Balrampur(UP)
40.00 -11.11
1533.50
2060
2080
3.00
Garbeta(Medinipur)(WB)
26.00 -10.34
81.00
2550
2500
Mangalore(Kar)
25.00
NC
216.00
3450
3200
12.01
Yusufpur(UP)
25.00
-37.5
1095.00
2100
2140
5.79
Ghatal(WB)
24.00
4.35
91.00
2350
2370
9.81
Jhargram(WB)
24.00
NC
72.00
2350
2400
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
22.70
-6.97
1394.50
2400
2400
-4.00
Bidar(Kar)
22.00
-12
144.00
2300
2400
12.20
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
21.10
NC
1964.70
1900
1900
NC
Gulbarga(Kar)
21.00
NC
149.00
2100
2100
-2.33
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
21.00
NC
1253.50
2350
2350
17.50
15

Dhekiajuli(ASM)
20.00 185.71
1411.60
2100
2200
5.00
Shimoga(Kar)
20.00
50.00
2250
-4.26
Kaliaganj(WB)
20.00
33.33
1043.00
2700
2650
-1.82
Sambhal(UP)
19.00 -17.39
314.00
2410
2400
13.41
Achalda(UP)
18.00
-10
4303.50
2265
2260
1.12
Meerut(UP)
17.00
13.33
789.50
2345
2350
7.57
Bethuadahari(WB)
16.50
3.12
121.50
3300
3300
4.76
Palghar(Mah)
16.00 -48.39
861.00
2215
2801
-18.86
Kendupatna(Ori)
16.00
-20
127.50
2200
1870
18.41
Jasra(UP)
15.00
15.38
740.00
2375
2270
14.18
Sirsa(UP)
15.00 -11.76
616.50
2250
2260
3.45
Medinipur(West)(WB)
15.00
NC
85.00
2500
2500
Naugarh(UP)
14.50
NC
981.00
2115
2110
9.02
Solapur(Mah)
14.00
16.67
93.00
3275
3310
-4.24
Mekhliganj(WB)
14.00
12
905.50
2400
2350
28.00
Pundibari(WB)
13.50
12.5
346.50
2350
2350
13.25
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
13.00
18.18
2197.00
3000
3600
Kolar(Kar)
12.00
9.09
191.00
4433
4260
-4.05
Nilagiri(Ori)
12.00
NC
635.00
2300
2500
NC
Lakhimpur(UP)
12.00
NC
679.50
2390
2390
11.42
Champadanga(WB)
12.00
100
1207.00
2700
2700
5.88
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Rajam(AP)
10.00
10.00
2500
Alappuzha(Ker)
10.00
NC
230.00
4400
4550
13.55
Kendupatna(Niali)(Ori)
10.00
NC
46.00
2160
1950
Sheoraphuly(WB)
9.00
NC
558.65
2800
2800
5.66
Firozabad(UP)
8.00
NC
777.10
2250
2260
11.39
Dibiapur(UP)
8.00
14.29
255.50
2250
2230
-0.44
Raiganj(WB)
8.00 -11.11
1086.50
2750
2750
-3.51
Kannauj(UP)
7.50
15.38
423.80
2185
2200
-1.13
Raibareilly(UP)
7.00 -41.67
377.00
2100
2120
-0.94
Mirzapur(UP)
6.50
NC
1645.60
1985
1985
0.76
Silapathar(ASM)
6.00
NC
720.80
3000
3000
NC
Nimapara(Ori)
6.00
50
277.00
2100
2000
-4.55
Etah(UP)
6.00 -14.29
197.00
2240
2260
8.21
Khairagarh(UP)
6.00
-40
523.00
2240
2150
9.80
Uluberia(WB)
5.50
10
268.40
2400
2400
-4.00
Baruipur(Canning)(WB)
5.00
11.11
72.50
2800
2700
1.82
Haldibari(WB)
5.00
25
699.50
2300
2300
-14.81
Dahod(Guj)
4.60 -79.74
1587.20
4100
4100
7.89
Aheri(Mah)
4.00
4.00
3800
Karjat(Mah)
4.00
4.00
3000
NC
Farukhabad(UP)
4.00
25
228.40
2250
2225
3.21
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Jahanabad(UP)
4.00
-20
349.30
2120
2180
NC
Islampur(WB)
4.00
NC
375.50
2400
2400
11.63
Kalyani(WB)
3.50
NC
118.00
3400
3400
NC
Hailakandi(ASM)
3.00
NC
149.00
2500
2500
-7.41
Alibagh(Mah)
3.00
NC
174.00
4000
4000
21.21
Murud(Mah)
3.00
NC
246.00
3000
3000
87.50
Buland Shahr(UP)
3.00
50
478.50
2250
2240
10.29
Melaghar(Tri)
2.50
25
132.80
2700
2700
8.00
Mangaon(Mah)
2.00
NC
52.00
2800
2800
12.00
Panisagar(Tri)
1.90
1.90
2500
Rahama(Ori)
1.70
-8.6
63.72
2450
2400
11.36
Pabiacherra(Tri)
1.60
33.33
2.80
3000
3200
Gulavati(UP)
1.50
NC
69.50
2300
2270
13.30
Shillong(Meh)
1.00
NC
72.00
3500
3500
NC
Badayoun(UP)
1.00
-50
9.50
2290
2265
7.51
Bharuasumerpur(UP)
1.00 -33.33
10.50
2100
1950
16.67
Mawana(UP)
1.00 -33.33
33.90
2290
2380
5.77
Sardhana(UP)
1.00
NC
97.10
2330
2330
8.12
Kasipur(WB)
0.70
NC
48.30
2360
2500
10.28
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article9085066.ece
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State clears B7.2bn rice stock sale
8 Sep 2016 at 08:46
The government yesterday approved the sale of 755,000 tonnes of rice stocks to 11 winning bidders for a
combined 7.2 billion baht.According to Duangporn Rodphaya, director-general of the Foreign Trade
Department, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha approved the amount in his capacity as chairman of the
National Rice Policy and Management Committee.
The sale accounted for 74.8% of the 1 million tonnes put up at the latest auction.Of the 755,000 tonnes
approved, 702,615 is for human consumption and 52,397 is for industrial use.The Foreign Trade
Department called a bid last month to sell a combined 1 million tonnes of state rice stocks.Interested
bidders proposed their qualifications on Aug 25 and submitted bid prices on Aug 29.Ms Duangporn said
the department may call another bid to sell outstanding rice stocks ahead of new supply from the annual
harvest season, which starts in November.
She said Thailand will vie to sell more rice to the Philippines and to Indonesia after winning a bid last
month to supply 100,000 tonnes of 25% white rice to the Philippines at US$424.85 a tonne.
The Philippine delivery is scheduled for September and October. Vietnam also won a bid to supply
150,000 tonnes at the same price.
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The auction, the first under the two-month-old government of President Rodrigo Duterte, is part of plans
to import up to 1 million tonnes of rice to secure supplies of the staple through next year while prices are
low.
Of the total, 750,000 tonnes will be purchased through government-to-government deals and 250,000
tonnes will be imported by private companies.Under government-to-government transactions, the
Philippines usually buys rice from Vietnam, Thailand or Cambodia.
Nonetheless, the planned rice purchase, if it goes forward, will be smaller than the Philippines' imported
volume of 1.8 million tonnes for 2015.The government currently controls less than 9 million tonnes in
state stocks, a sharp drop from 18.7 million tonnes accumulated through various rice-pledging schemes
during 2011-14.The government remains confident about disposing of all state rice stocks next year.
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Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 06-09-2016
Domestic Prices
Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Amreli (Gujarat)
Other
1705
1720
Dhing (Assam)
Other
1350
1600
Haveri (Karnataka)
Local
1585
1585
Kasargod (Kerala)
Other
1650
1750
Savali (Maharashtra)
Other
2350
2400
Katwa (West Bengal)
Other
1512
1540
Karad (Maharashtra)
Other
1000
1500
Maize
Paddy(Dhan)
Banana
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2
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
Other
1700
2000
Mechua (West Bengal)
Other
1400
1500
Chala (Kerala)
Other
2200
2251
Dasuya (Punjab)
Other
1000
1300
Jajpur (Orissa)
Other
1400
2000
Brinjal
Quantitative restrictions: NEDA, DA clash on rice imports

By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 9, 2016 - 12:00am
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia maintained the government would import
more rice to comply with a World Trade Organization agreement to lift barriers on the staple
food despite opposition from the Department of Agriculture. PPD/Toto Lozano
MANILA, Philippines - Trouble could be brewing between the departments of Agriculture and
of Economic Development and Planning over the countrys rice imports.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia maintained the government would import
more rice to comply with a World Trade Organization agreement to lift barriers on the staple
food despite opposition from the Department of Agriculture.
There are some moves in some sectors to extend again the QR (quantitative restrictions) on rice
but we oppose. The economic ministers are opposing this extension, Pernia said during the
Smart Agriculture Forum yesterday.
We are not going to be prevailed over by other members of the Cabinet, he added.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piol, on the other hand, has made public its stand on seeking
another extension of the so-called QR by least two more years.
Its not good to extend it for the fourth time, it doesnt make us look good that we keep on
extending it, Pernia said.
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Piol, however, has been resolute on the issue, insisting that removing the QR will be disastrous
to local rice farmers, whom he claims are still not ready to compete with cheap imports.
In 2014, the Philippines under former president Benigno Aquino won approval of the WTO to
keep import restrictions for three more years to June 2017.
Pernia, however, emphasized the removal of QR would result to lower prices, benefiting both
consumers and farmers.
Its going to be better for consumers and its going to exert pressure on farmers and to others
involved in the industry to not get into a vicious cycle where nothing gets done, Pernia said.
The competition is always good for people to get their acts together and deliver results. That
should be our position, he added.
Cost of producing palay (unmilled rice) in neighbouring countries such as Thailand, Vietnam,
and Cambodia is around P6 to P10 per kilo compared to the significantly higher P10-12 per kilo
in the Philippines.
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Pernia and Piol have not yet met to discuss the lifting of the QR. The Agri chief is currently out
of the country and cannot be reached for further comment.
We think differently but we are friends. Theres no Cabinet meeting yet regarding the
extension. We will talk more about it, Pernia said.
Although the local agriculture sector ranks second in ASEAN in terms of average share of
government expenditure in total budget, Pernia said the industry remained in bad shape.
Investment in agriculture has not been that measly, it just did not seem to translate into boosting
the sector. This may indicate that we are not investing the right amount in the right areas, he
said.
Agriculture has been contracting for the last five quarters with the latest 2.1 percent decline in
the second quarter of the year.
It is not so much whether we should further increase investment in agriculture but more on how
to strategically and smartly channel investment in areas that will enhance the sectors
competitiveness in the face of new challenges, Pernia said
http://www.philstar.com/business/2016/09/09/1621728/quantitative-restrictions-neda-da-clash-riceimports
Dangote not importing killer rice: Adesina

Dangote not importing killer rice:
Adesina On September 8,
20167:36 pmIn NewsComments
Nigerias Federal Government on
Wednesday in Abuja dismissed
social media reports linking it and
Dangote group with a plan to
flood
the
country
with
Genetically Modified rice (GMO)
as extremely uncharitable. This is
contained in a statement issued
by the Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity to the President, Mr
Femi Adesina. Adesina described
the report as the handiwork of unscrupulous individuals who were bent on tarnishing the good image of
the government. He, however, confirmed that the Federal Government had in 2014 signed a one billion
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dollars Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) for investment in integrated rice project with Dangote
Industries Ltd.
Further to this agreement, Dangote Industries Limited, this year cultivated over 8,000 hectares in
Hadejia, Jigawa State, creating over 10,000 direct and indirect jobs for farmers who are the major
beneficiaries of the scheme. Alhaji Aliko Dangote Alhaji Aliko Dangote According to him, the Buhariled administration is also in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other reputable
companies to tap into the vast potential in the private sector. This was aimed at broadening the economic
base of the country. The gains of the diversification drive especially in the agriculture sector are already
yielding dividends as shown by the recent statistics in the sector published by the National Bureau of
Statistics.
These engagements will continue until the present administration has laid a solid foundation for the
economic development of the nation. It is therefore ridiculous that a government that is wholly devoted
to the generation of employment for Nigerians, especially through agriculture will turn around to get
involved in an activity that will reverse the gains of the same partnership, he said. He noted that
President Buhari had said it repeatedly we have the capacity to feed ourselves in Nigeria and even export
from what we produce in the country. He has also said that through the provision of N200 billion by
the CBN for small holder farmers and processors involved in local production of rice and other grains,
rice importation will hopefully stop in the next three years.
While the Buhari administration is working assiduously with well-meaning Nigerians to bring the
country out of the current economic situation it has found itself, a few self-serving individuals are bent on
distracting the administration from the avowed focus to reflate the fortunes of the country through the
diversification of the economy which, very soon, Nigerians will begin to see and experience the results.
The Presidential aide warned purveyors of such malicious information and those thinking of embarking
on
the
same
route
to
have
a
rethink
and
retrace
their
steps
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/dangote-not-importing-killer-rice-adesina/
PHL to import up to 805,200MT rice

Posted on September 09, 2016
THE PHILIPPINES has opened to private traders the importation of an additional 805,200 metric tons
(MT) of rice under the minimum access volume (MAV) scheme, the bulk of which will be sourced from
Thailand and Vietnam, respectively the worlds second- and third-biggest suppliers of the grain.
In Memorandum Circular AO-2016-09-005, the National Food Authority (NFA) said it will now accept
applications from NFA-licensed importers to ship up to 293,100 MT each from Thailand and Vietnam,
and the balance other countries.
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Thailand and Vietnam last month won supply contracts from NFA for 100,000 MT and 150,000 MT
under the state-to-state scheme.
Traders can also buy up to 50,000 MT separately from China, India and Pakistan, up to 15,000 MT from
Australia and up to 4,000 MT from El Salvador.
Up to 50,000 MT can be ordered under the omnibus scheme, which means the volume can be bought
from any country.
All rice under this importation scheme, expected to arrive in the country not later than Feb. 28 next year,
is levied a 35% tariff to be paid in advance to the Land Bank of the Philippines.
NFA said 95% arrival of the importers authorized import quota shall mean substantial compliance with
the allocated volume.
Failure to meet substantial compliance for the arrival of the allocated importations in accordance with
prescribed delivery schedule... shall disqualify the importer from future importation programs of the
NFA.
In the event of force majeure, an importer can ask for extension of the import permits validity and arrival
period, which in no case should exceed 15 days.
Importers seeking more time should submit a written notice within five days of force majeure occurrence.
The NFA Administrator shall decide within three days from receipt of the written [notice]; otherwise, it
shall be deemed approved, the state grains agency said.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia earlier said that the Philippines was secure in its
rice stocks for the rest of the year but that the country should take advantage of the prevailing low
global prices of the grain to partly cover 2017 demand.
The Philippines imported around 1.8 million MT of rice in 2015, below a record 2.45 million MT in
2010. -- J. C. Lim
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=TopStory&title=phl-to-import-up-to-805200mtrice&id=133212
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Scientists Say Starchy Could Be Sixth Taste Sense Added To
Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
By Fox News // September 9, 2016
Umami is meaty taste imparted by glutamate
ABOVE VIDEO: In addition to sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami, we can taste complex
carbohydrates like starch explaining our love for pasta, rice, potatoes and bread. (New
Scientist Video)
(FOX NEWS) Wondering why a bread bowl full of pasta with fries on the side sounds like it
would really hit the spot right now?
It could be a heretofore unknown sixth taste that a group of scientists claims to have discovered,
Science Alert reports.Up until now, the five tastes humans were known to be able to sense were
sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.According to New Scientist it might be time to add
starchy to that list.Researcher Juyun Lim notes that every culture has a major source of
complex carbohydrate, be it rice or pasta or potatoes, and it doesnt make sense that humans
wouldnt be able to taste those.
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Up until now, the five tastes humans were known to be able to sense were sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and
umami
.http://spacecoastdaily.com/2016/09/scientists-say-starchy-could-be-sixth-taste-sense-added-to-sweetsour-salty-bitter-umami/
Agri group hits govt plan to scrap rice import restrictions

By Catherine Talavera and James Konstantin Galvez on September 9, 2016 Agribusiness
Agri lobby group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) has scored the Duterte administration over
plans to scrap farmers protection from cheap imported rice, saying the removal of the quantitative
restriction (QR) on rice imports will not result in lower prices of the staple food, even as the government
remains firm in its decision to let the import limitation expire next June.In a statement, Sinag Chairperson
Rosendo So said the liberalization of the agriculture sector since the mid 90s saw the dumping of
agriculture imports but it did not result in the lowering of prices of most, if not all, agriculture products.
The garlic industry, with almost 85-90 percent of our supply sourced from outside, did not result in the
lowering of the prices of garlic, So said, debunking claims by the National Economic Development
Authority that more rice imports equals lower retail pricesOur QRs on rice did not limit us to import
more rice, in factwe have been one of the top importers of rice in the last decade or so. This does not
even include the flourishing trade of rice smuggling that continue to hound the local rice industry, he
said.
Govt firm on dropping QR
NEDA National Planning and Policy Director Reynaldo Cancio disclosed last week plans to remove the
QR on rice, saying that the Duterte Cabinet is now working closely for the amendment of Republic Act
(RA) No. 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996, which had kept the QR on rice importation
in place.Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA director-general Ernesto Pernia reiterated the
administrations intentions to remove the QR this week, saying that increased competition would lead to
better performance for the Philippines own rice industry as well as lower prices for consumers.On the
sidelines of the Smart Agriculture Forum organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of the
Philippines, Pernia noted that higher rice imports is beneficial to consumers, as it would be offered in
lower prices compared to locally-produced rice.
As Ive said, its actually better for consumers because imported rice is cheaper than the rice we produce
locally, which is more expensive, Pernia said.
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Pernias view was echoed by Rajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific chief economist at IHS Markit, who said with
the June 2017 expiration of the waiver granted the Philippines in 2014 that extended QR, moving to a
tariff-based system under the terms of the countrys agreement with the World Trade Organization could
also help to encourage improved efficiency and higher quality in domestic rice production.Pernia also
told reporters that another extension of the QR is bad for the countrys image.Its not good to extend it
for the fourth time. It doesnt make us look good if we keep on extending, Pernia said.
Asked about the farmers who may lose their jobs once the QR restriction is lifted and they are forced to
compete with imported producers, Pernia said, If they are absolutely poor, then there can be some
assistance, some safety nets. More like the CCT-type support. But we dont have a large budget for that.
You have to be well-selected.At present, rice is the only commodity in the Philippines that enjoy special
treatment in the WTO, which excluded the same from the agriculture liberalization.Instead, rice farmers
were protected through the imposition of a QR, which allows only limited volume of the grains to enter
the country.Under QR, Manila limits to 805,000 metric tons the amount of rice allowed to enter the
country through the so-called minimum access volume (MAV).
MAV refers to the minimum volume of farm produce allowed to enter into the Philippines at reduced
tariffs, while shipments outside MAV pay higher rates of 50 percent and would need approval by the
National Food Authority.NEDA should have consulted the local agriculture industry so it would realize
that rice prices are high because the cost of producing rice in the country is one of the most expensive in
the region, So said.
Our cost of producing palay (unmilled rice) is around P10-12/kilo while our neighbors Vietnam and
Thailand are only about P6-10/kilo, he said, adding that rice farmers and the rice industry of these
countries continue to receive subsidies provided by their respective governments.
The Philippines is an exception among most rice producing countries across the globe, which continue to
support their local rice industries with various subsidy schemes. Even though under WTO rules,
governments are allowed to provide subsidies up to 10 percent of the value of production (de minimis
level), So said that Philippine subsidies are not even close to 3 percent.Our problem is that all previous
governments did not fully support the development of the local rice industrythe very reason for the
imposition of the QRs 20 years ago, he said.
Instead of relying on imports that only help the rice farmers of rice exporting countries, SINAG said that
the Philippines must pursue the genuine development of the local rice industry by supporting rice farmers
in the production (price support to farm inputs, seeds, free irrigation, easy access to no-collateral credits
and insurance coverage), post-production (dryers and storage facilities) and marketing stages; increase the
farmgate support price of NFA to at least 5 percent of the total palay production; and incentivizing local
rice millers to modernize their milling operations and facilities.The greatest tragedy of our times is the
destruction of our capacity to produce our own staples, he said.
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Thin trade
The SINAG official said that Pernia should also realize that any discussion about the prospects for the
local rice industry should look into the world rice market situation and recently, the impacts of extreme
weather situation, as major considerations.Global rice production is pegged at 470 million tons; of these,
only 39 million to 42 million tons are tradeable. This means that less than 10 percent of the rice produced
globally is available in the world market, So said.
Of the 39 million tons available for global trade; 5 million tons are already earmarked for China and
around 3 million tons for Nigeriain short; at least 20 percent of the available rice in the world market is
already allotted annually to China and Nigeria.
Global rice trade is relatively thin compared with about 20 percent for wheat and 15-20 percent for corn.
This thin market, coupled with climatic changes and the unpredictable political situation or natural
calamities of rice exporting countries means that rice supply (and rice prices) have tended to be unstable
in recent years.
Unlike other agricultural commodities with numerous exporting countries, there are only a handful of
countries that are exporting rice; a precarious situation given that rice is the staple for nearly half of the
worlds seven billion people.
As a result, rice-importing countries like the Philippines will become prone to the volatility of world rice
supplies and the domestic/political situation of rice exporting countries.According to the International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the vast majority of climate change impacts and the overall impact of
climate change on rice production are likely to be negative.The main source of water for irrigation in both
Vietnam and Thailand is the Mekong delta where rice is grown in vast low-lying deltas and coastal
areas.For one, more than half of Vietnams rice production is in the Mekong River deltathe Mekong
region will be most affected by sea-level rise. Vietnam and Thailand are our top two sources of rice
imports, So said.Further studies suggest that about 20 million hectares of the worlds rice-growing area
is at risk of occasionally being flooded to submergence level, in particular in countries like India
another major source of our rice imports
http://www.manilatimes.net/agri-group-hits-govt-plan-to-scrap-rice-import-restrictions/284759/
Main rice harvest projected at 20 million tonnes
9 Sep 2016 at 12:05
WRITER: ONLINE REPORTERS
Many families still prefer to harvest their rice crop by hand, saving both on the cost of paying for a
mechanical harvester and loss of 10-15% of their grain through wastage. (file photo)
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Authorities are speeding up measures to keep rice prices steady after forecasting 83% of all paddy in the
main crop will be harvested between October and December this year.The Agriculture and Agricultural
Cooperative Ministry has projected a total of 24 million tonnes of paddy from the 2016/17 main crop,
which runs from around April this year to February next year. Of the total, 20 million tonnes will be
harvested in the last three months of this year.
Anan Suwananrat, director-general of Rice Department, said the government has arranged for the Bank
for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to provide a credit line for rice millers to enable them to
stockpile up to two million tonnes of paddy, to help prop up the price during the harvest period.The bank
must carefully implement the scheme to prevent a recurrence of a problem that arose when the same
measures were applied last year. Mr Anan said rice millers last year were able to stockpile only 500,000
tonnes of paddy when their credit line reached the maximum level.
Thai Rice Millers Association president Manas Kitprasert said the harvest would be at its peak in
November so the government should have some export orders ready to help support the rice price.He said
the governments success in selling 100,000 tonnes of rice over two months 40,000 tonnes in September
and 60,000 tonnes in October had helped push up the price of white rice in the market from 11,500 baht
to 12,000 baht a tonne.
Agency blasted for selecting Chinese variety as Vietnams

standard rice
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TUOI TRE NEWS
Updated : 09/09/2016 14:02 GMT + 7
An agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has introduced a proposal to
adopt three rice varieties as the standard for Vietnam-grown rice, causing an uproar as critics
voiced concern over the options.
On Thursday, the agency in charge of agro-forestry, seafood, and salt production held a conference to
solicit feedback from industry experts on the three types of rice it wants to set as the Vietnamese
standards.The agency suggested that all high-quality Vietnamese rice should follow the model of the
Jasmine 85, Nang Hoa 9, and ST 21 rice varieties.Vo Thanh Do, deputy head of the agency, said these
varieties were chosen for their high yields.Shortly after the agencys announcement, a rice expert stood up
and complained that one of the three proposed rice species is of Chinese origin.
Dr. Ho Quang Cua, a pundit known for breeding several ST rice varieties, said the real ST 21 lacks any of
the features or properties described by the agency.The agencys description of ST 21 is in fact similar to
that of RVT, a Chinese rice variety, Cua, a former deputy direct of the agriculture department of the
southern province of Soc Trang, said at the conference.Moreover, Cua added, his ST 21 variety has yet to
be recognized and accepted for mass cultivation, so it will be impossible to export ST 21 rice.The
selection of the two remaining varieties also provoked negative feedback.Jasmine 85 is a member of the
Jasmine family, a U.S.-origin rice species, experts said at the conference.In the meantime, the Nang Hoa 9
is bred from a combination of Jasmine and AS 96 varieties, which means it is a half-US variety.
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The three rice varieties proposed to be Vietnamese standard consist of one from China, one from the
U.S., and a hybrid from the U.S., Pham Thai Binh, director of the rice firm Trung An Co. Ltd., said.
If these selections are approved, it will be a shame for Vietnams rice industry.Do, the deputy head of
the agro-forestry, seafood and salt production agency, said it is a mistake for a Chinese rice variety to
be introduced under a locally-grown guise and the proposed to be Vietnamese standard.We will review
this issue, he said
http://tuoitrenews.vn/business/36951/agency-blasted-for-selecting-chinese-variety-as-vietnams-standardrice
China to double Cambodian rice quota, restore Preah Vihear
9 Sep 2016 at 16:15
WRITER: KHMER TIMES
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (centre) leans over for a word with Chinese Prime Minister
Li Keqiang during the gala dinner of the Asean Summit at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane
on
PHNOM PENH - The Chinese government will
import 200,000 tonnes of rice annually from
Cambodia from next year, double the current
amount, and will also help in the restoration of
Preah Vihear temple.Prime Minister Hun Sen and
Chinese Prime Minister Le Keqiang reached
agreement on the two matters in discussions on the
sidelines of the Asean Summit in Laos, Kao Kim
Huon, the minister attached to the prime minister,
said at a press conference at Phnom Penh
International Airport on Thursday.The Chinese government agreed to Samdechs [Hun Sens] request to
increase imports of agriculture products from Cambodia, especially by increasing the rice quota to China
from 100,000 to 200,000 tonnes. His excellency Le Keqiang told Samdech that the Chinese government
will support the repair of Preah Vihear temple, the Khmer Times on Friday quoted him as saying.
He added that a number of other projects had been agreed upon.Now the Chinese government has agreed
to provide assistance on two projects such as an irrigation system at the Vaiko River [in Svay Rieng
province] and the rehabilitation of National Road 51 [which links national roads 4 and 5 to the west of
Phnom Penh], he said.Kim Houn did not elaborate on the time frames for the projects, or the costs.
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