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Vol 5,Issue XIII

August 31,2015

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New Headlines…

Currency moves to tag-team El Niño in Asia rice markets

NFA hit for ‗excessive‘ rice importation

Despite rain deficit, kharif sowing completed in 92% of area

Dow licenses genome-editing method for use in Chinese rice research

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Aug 31

Arkansas Rice Update 8-28-15

India APEDA Commodity News

Vietnam focuses on coastal eco-system, mangrove forest protection

Amber Rice Training Georgia's Future Agriculture Teachers at UGA Tifton

USA Rice Participates in FECARROZ Meeting

Crop Progress: 2015 Crop 97 Percent Headed

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

Mustard: An ingredient for every meal

Dow Chemical, ICS-CAAS Team Up for China Rice Development

Drought affects 185,451 hectares of rice seedlings in Cambodia

The government allocates highest amount in the history for purchasing paddy.

Rice price enticer

Former Thai PM appears at Supreme Court over doomed rice subsidy scheme

FG to Review Import Policy on Rice, Fish, Others

Currency moves to tag-team El Niño in Asia rice markets

By Clyde Russell, Reuters August 31, 2015 | 3:20 pm EDT

Market wisdom is that Asian rice prices are set to rally as El Nino cuts output and bulging stockpiles are

steadily eroded.There's nothing wrong with this view, but as is often the case there are some offsetting

factors that make a strong rally far from a sure thing, as can be seen by recent price movements in the

grain, the staple for some two-thirds of the world's population.Benchmark Thai 5-percent broken white

rice staged a 10 percent rally from a 7 1/2-year low of $367.50 a tonne on June 24 to a recent peak of

$405 on July 17.However, since then, it has dropped back to a fresh low of $362.50 a tonne on Aug. 27,

making the rally very short-lived.

Part of this is the general malaise that has roiled most commodity markets, but part is also that buyers

have been demanding lower prices because of the depreciation of the Thai baht.The baht has lost 10

percent of its value against the U.S. dollar since its 2015 closing high of 32.33 in April to Thursday's

http://www.agprofessional.com/users/clyderussellreuters

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close of 35.64.The fall in the baht has caused the baht price of rice to whipsaw about, but overall it is

down about 6 percent so far this year, or less than half the 13.3 drop in dollar terms.It's much the same

situation for Thailand's regional competitor in rice exports, Vietnam, which has seen its currency, the

dong, slip 6.7 percent against the dollar from the year high in early February to the close of 22,534 on

Thursday.Vietnamese 5-percent broken white rice has surrendered 12.9 percent so far this year to $337.50

a tonne, but is down only 8.2 percent in local currency terms.With the outlook for ongoing dollar gains,

especially against emerging market currencies, the chances are that buyers will apply additional pressure

on sellers to keep prices low in dollar terms.

El Nino Looms

But what of El Nino, the weather phenomenon that brings dry, hot weather to Southeast Asia and

Australia, but wetter conditions to North America.Weather forecasters have been upping their predictions

for a strong El Nino, which would last into next year and most likely cut output of rice, as well as that of

Australian wheat, soybeans in India and corn in China.Any rice production shortfall will have to be made

up from stockpiles, but how much more rice is likely to be needed and will it be enough to significantly

dent Thailand's rice mountain, built up by the ousted government as part of its generous support measures

for farmers?

Indonesia, traditionally a rice importer but trying hard to become self-sufficient, still expects to increase

its harvest by 7 percent in 2015 despite El Nino.However, El Nino may delay rice crops and lead to

imports of as much as 1.6 million tonnes this year, according to analysts, a step that would help curb

rising domestic rice prices, already the second-highest in Southeast Asia.The Philippines, another heavy

importer, also plans to boost domestic rice production in 2016, but will import more in 2015 to meet a

shortfall in this year's output.The government has already bought 750,000 tonnes this year and may

import another 250,000 before the end of the year. Private traders may add as much as 805,200 tonnes by

Nov. 30, subject to a 35 percent tariff.

China's early season rice output dropped 0.9 percent to 33.69 million tonnes in 2015 from a year earlier,

according to official figures, raising the possibility of higher imports by the world's second-biggest

economy.While it seems likely that Asia's top importers will increase purchases, there is still the question

of large stockpiles that need to be worked through.Thailand's 13-million tonne rice mountain may actually

contain only about 9 million tonnes of edible rice because of spoiling from long storage periods,

according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

The FAO also says that inventories have been dropping steadily in the world's five biggest exporters, after

strong shipments in 2014, and the stock-to-use ratio, the level of inventories relative to domestic

consumption and exports, will drop to 19 percent in 2015/16, the lowest since 2007/08.This indicates a

tightening of supply, but still suggests there is plenty of rice available even as El Nino makes its presence

felt.While rice prices should rise, the chances are that the process won't be even and will be influenced by

currency movements, with those exporters experiencing stronger depreciation against the dollar likely to

seek to maximize their advantage.

http://www.agprofessional.com/news/currency-moves-tag-team-el-ni%C3%B1o-asia-rice-markets

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NFA hit for „excessive‟ rice importation

Data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics show that the June inventory was 30.9 percent higher than

the 2.31 metric tons the nation had in June last year. Philstar.com/File

MANILA, Philippines - The National Food Authority (NFA) is under fire for the ―excessive importation‖

of 2.1 million metric tons of rice for this year.As of June 1, the country had a total rice stock inventory of

3.02 million metric tons, Bayan Muna Representatives Neri Colmenares and Carlos Zarate quoted the

Department of Agriculture (DA) as saying.Data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics show that the

June inventory was 30.9 percent higher than the 2.31 metric tons the nation had in June last year, they

added.Despite the higher level of stocks, the NFA imported or authorized the importation of 2.1 million

metric tons for this year, Colmenares said.

The 2.1-million metric ton importation includes 500,000 MT the NFA procured from Thailand and

Vietnam – 250,000 MT programmed for the lean season, 250,000 MT as reserve volume, 300,000 MT

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delivery under last year‘s minimum access volume (MAV), and 805,200 MT private sector imports from

China, India, Pakistan, Australia, El Salvador, Thailand, and Vietnam, he added.Given the rice self-

sufficiency figures from the DA, the approval and excessive importation of a total of 2.1 million MT in

rice imports for 2015 is highly irregular and doubtful, Colmenares said.Headlines ( Article MRec ),

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―Even NFA has admitted that the importation would cause the farm-gate price of palay to go down from

its current price of P17 per kilo,‖ he said.Zarate said the Aquino administration is doing what the Arroyo

administration had done.Aquino criticized his predecessor in his previous State of the Nation Address

speeches for over-importing rice, especially during election time.

And yet, his administration is importing more rice at a time when the next elections are just around the

corner, Zarate added.Aquino has not kept his promise to go after NFA officials and other persons behind

the over-importation of rice during the Arroyo administration, he said

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/08/31/1494187/nfa-hit-excessive-rice-importation

Despite rain deficit, kharif sowing completed in 92% of area Our Bureau

Acreage gap over last year down to 1%

New Delhi, August 28:

The divergence in Kharif season sowing figures this year compared with the last season

narrowed further this week, according to data released by the Agriculture Ministry on Friday.

The area under crops, such as rice, cotton, soyabean and sugarcane, is estimated at 967.83 lakh

hectares (lh), just 1.1 per cent higher than the corresponding period of the last year.The acreage

of pulses continues to be higher — 12 per cent more currently — while the area under cotton has

continued to fall.

Rainfall deficit

The overall acreage gap has been closing since mid-July and has become more pronounced in

recent weeks. With nearly 92 per cent of sowing completed, steady rainfall over September is

pivotal for yields.Drought conditions have continued to prevail across vast tracts of the Southern

Peninsula and Central India, which are traditionally rain-fed. As of Friday, India received 12 per

cent deficient rainfall due to the El Nino phenomenon, which agencies around the world says is

the strongest in history.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, there is a 20

per cent rainfall deficit in peninsular India and a 15 per cent shortfall in the Central region. While

the North-West had recorded a surplus through the beginning of August, it now has a 7 per cent

deficit. Of the 36 sub-divisions, 15 have received deficient rain. Marathwada, central

Maharashtra, north interior Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Bihar, east and west Uttar Pradesh are

among the most acutely affected regions.

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Crop data

Pulses, such as arhar (tur), urad and moong, have been sown across 105.52 lh (94.18 lh). Moong

and urad coverage is up nearly 20 per cent and 13.3 per cent, respectively.The area under coarse

cereals is up a little more than 3 per cent over the year with 172.5 lh being covered so far with

crops, such as jowar, bajra and Kharif maize.

Oilseeds acreage stands at 174.59 lh, only 1.4 per cent higher than the 172.26 lh recorded in the

same period last year. Soyabean and sesamum areas are higher, but castor and groundnut

coverage have slipped nearly 11 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively. Cotton sowing has taken

place over 112.68 lh — around 8 per cent lower than the 122.5 lh sown at the same time last

year. The area under jute and mesta remains stagnant and continues to be about 4 per cent lower.

Rice, the main Kharif foodgrain, has been planted on 345.89 lh, marginally higher than the

corresponding coverage last year, while the sugarcane area is up 3.5 per cent at 48.84 lh, the

same as last week.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/despite-rain-deficit-kharif-sowing-completed-in-92-of-

area/article7591437.ece

El Nino, depreciation impact rice market 10:35 am, August 30, 2015

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ReutersLAUNCESTON, Australia — Market wisdom is that Asian rice prices are set to rally as

El Nino cuts output and bulging stockpiles are steadily eroded.There‘s nothing wrong with this

view, but as is often the case, there are some offsetting factors that make a strong rally far from a

sure thing, as can be seen by recent price movements in the grain, the staple for some two-thirds

of the world‘s population.Benchmark Thai 5-percent broken white rice staged a 10 percent rally

from a 7½-year low of $367.50 a ton on June 24 to a recent peak of $405 on July 17.However,

since then, it has dropped back to a fresh low of $362.50 a ton on Aug. 27, making the rally very

short-lived.Part of this is the general malaise that has roiled most commodity markets, but part is

also that buyers have been demanding lower prices because of the depreciation of the Thai baht.

The baht has lost 10 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar since its 2015 closing high of

32.33 in April to Thursday‘s close of 35.64.The fall in the baht has caused the baht price of rice

to whipsaw about, but overall it is down about 6 percent so far this year, or less than half the 13.3

drop in dollar terms.It‘s much the same situation for Thailand‘s regional competitor in rice

exports, Vietnam, which has seen its currency, the dong, slip 6.7 percent against the dollar from

the year high in early February to the close of 22,534 on Thursday.Vietnamese 5-percent broken

white rice has surrendered 12.9 percent so far this year to $337.50 a ton, but is down only 8.2

percent in local currency terms.With the outlook for ongoing dollar gains, especially against

emerging market currencies, the chances are that buyers will apply additional pressure on sellers

to keep prices low in dollar terms.But what of El Nino, the weather phenomenon that brings dry,

hot weather to Southeast Asia and Australia, but wetter conditions to North America.

Weather forecasters have been upping their predictions for a strong El Nino, which would last

into next year and most likely cut output of rice, as well as that of Australian wheat, soybeans in

India and corn in China.Any rice production shortfall will have to be made up from stockpiles,

but how much more rice is likely to be needed and will it be enough to significantly dent

Thailand‘s rice mountain, built up by the ousted government as part of its generous support

measures for farmers?

Indonesia, traditionally a rice importer but trying hard to become self-sufficient, still expects to

increase its harvest by 7 percent in 2015 despite El Nino.However, El Nino may delay rice crops

and lead to imports of as much as 1.6 million tons this year, according to analysts, a step that

would help curb rising domestic rice prices, already the second-highest in Southeast Asia.The

Philippines, another heavy importer, also plans to boost domestic rice production in 2016, but

will import more in 2015 to meet a shortfall in this year‘s output.

The government has already bought 750,000 tons this year and may import another 250,000

before the end of the year. rivate traders may add as much as 805,200 tons by Nov. 30, subject to

a 35 percent tariff.China‘s early season rice output dropped 0.9 percent to 33.69 million tons in

2015 from a year earlier, according to official figures, raising the possibility of higher imports by

the world‘s second-biggest economy.While it seems likely that Asia‘s top importers will increase

purchases, there is still the question of large stockpiles that need to be worked

through.Thailand‘s 13-million ton rice mountain may actually contain only about 9 million tons

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of edible rice because of spoiling from long storage periods, according to the U.N. Food and

Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The FAO also says that inventories have been dropping steadily in the world‘s five biggest

exporters, after strong shipments in 2014, and the stock-to-use ratio, the level of inventories

relative to domestic consumption and exports, will drop to 19 percent in 2015/16, the lowest

since 2007/08.This indicates a tightening of supply, but still suggests there is plenty of rice

available even as El Nino makes its presence felt.While rice prices should rise, the chances are

that the process won‘t be even and will be influenced by currency movements, with those

exporters experiencing stronger depreciation against the dollar likely to seek to maximize their

advantage

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002387027

Dow licenses genome-editing method for use in Chinese rice

research

by Crop Protection News Report | Sunday, Aug 30, 2015 @ 2:12pm

Dow AgroSciences LLC said late last week that it has granted

the Institute of Crop Sciences at the Chinese Academy of

Agricultural Sciences (ICS-CAAS) a research and

commercialization license to use Dow's EXZACT genome-

editing technology to produce genetically modified rice in

China. Under the terms of the agreement, Dow will give ICS-

CAAS a royalty-free, non-transferable license to use Dow's

EXZACT Precision Genome Editing Technology.

Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Michigan-based Dow Chemical Company, will be

collaborating with ICS-CAAS scientists to develop a rice-genome-editing platform. ICS-CAAS scientists

will use Dow‘s EXZACT technology to increase their expertise in rice genomics, transcriptomics,

proteomics and cell biology. That could accelerate the integration of scientific knowledge about rice to

rapidly develop valuable rice products for the Chinese market.

Tim Hassinger, president and CEO of Dow AgroSciences, said the collaboration on genetically modified

rice holds great promise. ―We have a long-term commitment in China as a strategic partner for

agricultural sustainability and best practices,‖ Hassinger said. ―The EXZACT Precision Technology

collaboration with CAAS is a strong example of this commitment, which will significantly enable

Chinese scientists to improve rice research and product development, thus benefiting China‘s long-term

food security.‖

http://cropprotectionnews.com/author/crop-protection-news-report

http://cropprotectionnews.com/stories/2015/aug

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http://cropprotectionnews.com/stories/510635872-dow-licenses-genome-editing-method-for-use-in-

chinese-rice-research

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

A comprehensive daily commodity market report for Arkansas agricultural commodities with

cash markets, futures and insightful analysis and commentary from Arkansas Farm Bureau

commodity analysts.

Noteworthy benchmark price levels of interest to farmers and ranchers, as well as long-term

commodity market trends which are developing. Daily fundamental market influences and

technical factors are noted and discussed.

Soybeans

High Low

Cash Bids 910 831

New Crop 907 841

Riceland Foods

Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -

New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -

Futures:

High Low Last Change

Sep '15 898.00 880.75 897.50 +4.25

Nov '15 888.50 871.00 887.50 +2.00

Jan '16 893.25 876.00 892.25 +1.50

Mar '16 894.75 877.75 893.75 +1.50

May '16 897.25 880.75 896.50 +1.50

Jul '16 901.00 884.75 900.25 +1.75

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Aug '16 899.75 885.00 899.75 +2.50

Sep '16 876.50 873.00 888.00 +2.50

Nov '16 884.50 867.75 883.75 +4.00

Arkansas Daily Grain Report

FOB Memphis Elevator Crops

Soybean Comment Soybeans continue to see gains today's. Another large export sale was reported today which may indicate

that foreign markets are taking advantage of low soybean prices. While there remains some concern about

the size of the crop all eyes remain on China. Soybeans need this market to remain robust if prices are to

stay between $8.50 and $9. Should the China market weaken more and this lead to slower demand we

could easily see soybean prices tumble, especially given the prospects for another big South American

Crop.

Wheat

High Low

Cash Bids 350 350

New Crop 492 382

Futures:


Sep '15 484.00 470.75 482.50 +5.50

Dec '15 486.50 476.50 485.00 +1.25

Mar '16 492.75 483.75 490.25 -1.50

May '16 497.50 489.00 494.25 -2.75

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lr_gr111.txt


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Jul '16 502.00 493.00 498.00 -3.25

Sep '16 508.75 502.00 506.50 -4.25

Dec '16 521.50 515.25 519.50 -4.75

Mar '17 529.25 -4.50

May '17 532.50 -4.50



Wheat Comment Wheat prices were able to post modest gains despite continued weak fundamentals. Wheat prices have

little support from the fundamentals at this time and however, prices look to be trying to find a bottom

and could see a technical recovery if the broader market will provide support for prices.

Grain Sorghum

High Low

Cash Bids 370 332

New Crop 370 333



Corn

High Low





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Cash Bids 375 333

New Crop 375 337

Futures:


Sep '15 365.25 359.75 363.75 +0.50

Dec '15 377.00 370.50 375.25 +0.25

Mar '16 388.00 382.00 386.25 -0.25

May '16 394.50 388.50 392.75 -0.25

Jul '16 399.00 393.50 397.25 -0.25

Sep '16 394.00 388.00 391.75 0.00

Dec '16 401.25 395.75 399.50 +0.50

Mar '17 409.00 408.00 409.75 +0.25

May '17 415.50 415.50 416.00 +0.25



Corn Comment Corn prices posted modest losses today as the market continues to search for bullish news. The forecast

remains mostly favorable for corn production; however the market will closely watch this to see if the

warm dry weather begins to affect the crop. The market continues to wait for additional demand news

before a major rally. Longer term traders will be watching to see if the U.S.crop shrinks which would

result in a further draw down in stocks this year.

Cotton



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Futures:


Oct '15 64.1 64.1 63.74 -0.01

Dec '15 63.53 62.4 63. 0

Mar '16 63.24 62.17 62.58 -0.1

Memphis, TN Cotton and Tobacco Programs

Cotton Comment Cotton futures ended mostly lower with most active December unchanged. The market continues to be

concerned about a global economic slow down and China in particular, as it has the potential to impact

cotton demand. That concern is overshadowing the smaller U.S. crop for now. December futures

continued to retrace the gains charted in reaction to the monthly supply/demand report with the next

support at the contract low of 61.25.

Rice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures:


Sep '15 1194.0 1160.0 1188.0 +29.0

Nov '15 1224.5 1180.0 1216.0 +27.5

Jan '16 1246.0 1238.0 1245.0 +27.0

Mar '16 1278.0 1269.5 1270.0 +26.0

May '16 1291.5 1291.5 1294.0 +25.5

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/mp_cn002.txt

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Jul '16 1294.5 1294.5 1313.0 +40.5

Sep '16 1195.0 1195.0 1215.5 +42.0

Rice Comment Rice futures continued to climb today. The market has taken the rice stocks report pretty much in stride,

as the totals weren't entirely unexpected. Rough rice in all positions on August 1, 2015 were up 61% from

the 2014 total. Stocks held on farms totalled 1.48 million cwt and off farm stocks totalled 41.3 million

cwt. Milled rice stocks were up nine percent from a year ago at 4.06 million cwt. November found

resistance at $12.25 today, with additional resistance at the recent high of $12.34.

Cattle

Futures:

Live Cattle:


Aug '15 147.325 144.400 145.500 -1.025

Oct '15 144.550 142.950 143.175 -0.800

Dec '15 146.725 145.200 145.325 -0.725

Feb '16 146.525 144.875 145.025 -0.875

Apr '16 145.150 143.500 143.525 -1.150

Jun '16 136.850 135.425 135.575 -1.025

Aug '16 135.100 133.650 133.675 -1.275

Oct '16 137.325 135.950 136.100 -1.225

Dec '16 137.275 -1.125

Feeders:


Sep '15 204.725 201.550 202.425 +0.025

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Oct '15 200.950 197.725 198.350 -0.575

Nov '15 198.400 194.975 195.375 -1.200

Jan '16 192.275 188.875 189.475 -1.100

Mar '16 189.975 186.400 186.825 -1.825

Apr '16 190.300 187.000 187.100 -2.225

May '16 190.000 186.900 187.500 -1.450

Aug '16 190.000 188.600 188.050 -0.650

Arkansas Prices

Ash Flat Livestock Auction

Ola Livestock Auction

Springdale Livestock Auction

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City - Feeder Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report

Cattle Comment Cattle prices closed lower today. The late rally last week failed to carryover, concerns about the broader

economy and strong dollar remain a concern for demand both in the domestic and international markets.

Hogs

Futures:


Oct '15 68.225 66.400 68.025 +1.600

Dec '15 63.725 61.975 63.525 +1.475

Feb '16 67.650 66.150 67.450 +1.275

Apr '16 71.275 70.075 71.025 +0.975

May '16 75.500 75.500 75.725 +0.900

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lr_ls150.txt



http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ko_ls750.txt

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Jun '16 79.500 78.500 79.500 +1.000

Jul '16 78.500 77.725 78.500 +0.900

Aug '16 77.400 76.500 77.350 +0.725

Oct '16 66.950 66.750 66.950 +0.625

Hog Comment

Shell Eggs Daily Midwest Regional Eggs

Daily New York Eggs

National Turkeys Weekly Weighted Average Prices for Whole Young Turkeys

Delmarva Broilers Daily Southern Broiler/Fryers

http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Aug 31

Nagpur, Aug 31 Gram prices reported higher in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and

Marketing Committee (APMC) here on increased festival season demand from local millers

amid weak supply from producing regions. Healthy rise in NCDEX, upward trend in Madhya

Pradesh gram prices and reported demand from South-based millers also jacked up prices,

according to sources.

* * * *

FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM

* Desi gram zoomed up in open market on increased demand from local traders amid

thin supply from producing regions.

TUAR

* Tuar varieties reported down in open market here in absence of buyers amid release

of stock from stockists.

* Batri dal and Lakhodi dal reported strong in open market here on good festival

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/nw_py018.txt

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/aj_py003.txt

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/PYMNReportWholeTurkey

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/aj_py011.txt

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season demand from local traders amid weak supply from producing regions. Sharp rise

in other most usable pulses prices also helped to push up these commodities.

* In Akola, Tuar - 9,800-910,100, Tuar dal - 13,800-14,200, Udid at 9,400-9,700,

Udid Mogar (clean) - 11,300-11,700, Moong - 7,600-7,800, Moong Mogar

(clean) 9,200-9,800, Gram - 4,500-4,800, Gram Super best bold - 6,000-6,0200

for 100 kg.

* Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in thin trading

activity, according to sources.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close

Gram Auction 4,100-4,920 4,040-4,810

Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600

Tuar Auction n.a. 8,500-9,775

Moong Auction n.a. 6,000-6,400

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

Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800

Gram Super Best Bold 6,500-6,800 6,500-6,800

Gram Super Best n.a.

Gram Medium Best 5,900-6,100 5,900-6,100

Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.

Gram Mill Quality 5,800-5,900 5,800-5,900

Desi gram Raw 5,000-5,100 4,900-5,000

Gram Filter new 6,200-6,400 6,200-6,400

Gram Kabuli 6,400-7,500 6,400-7,500

Gram Pink 6,800-7,000 6,800-7,000

Tuar Fataka Best 14,000-14,500 14,200-14,600

Tuar Fataka Medium 13,500-13,800 13,600-13,900

Tuar Dal Best Phod 12,500-13,000 12,600-13,100

Tuar Dal Medium phod 12,000-12,300 12,100-12,400

Tuar Gavarani New 10,000-10,200 10,350-10,450

Tuar Karnataka 10,300-10,600 10,450-10,750

Tuar Black 12,200-12,500 12,600-12,900

Masoor dal best 8,600-8,800 8,600-8,800

Masoor dal medium 8,150-8,450 8,150-8,400

Masoor n.a. n.a.

Moong Mogar bold 9,600-9,900 9,600-9,900

Moong Mogar Medium best 8,200-8,800 8,200-8,800

Moong dal Chilka 8,600-8,800 8,600-8,800

Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.

Moong Chamki best 8,400-9,200 8,400-9,200

Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 11,700-12,000 11,700-12,000

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Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 10,600-11,000 10,600-11,000

Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 9,400-9,800 9,400-9,800

Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,150-5,550

Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 4,000-4,200 3,850-4,050

Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,150-3,350 3,150-3,350

Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,300 3,100-3,300

Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,600 3,200-3,600

Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,500 1,400-1,500

Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700

Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,350-1,550 1,350-1,550

Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400

Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,100 1,950-2,100

Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,700 3,400-3,700

MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,750-2,900 2,750-2,900

Rice BPT New(100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,000 2,800-3,000

Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 2,900-3,100 2,900-3,100

Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,900 1,700-1,900

Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450

Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800

Rice HMT new(100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,800 3,400-3,800

Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,900-4,300 3,900-4,300

Rice HMT Shriram New(100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,500 4,200-4,500

Rice HMT Shriram old (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,100 4,600-5,100

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000

Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,000-7,500 7,000-7,500

Rice Chinnor new (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 4,500-4,900

Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,700 5,400-5,700

Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,350 2,100-2,350

Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500

WEATHER (NAGPUR)

Maximum temp. 29.7 degree Celsius (85.5 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.

24.5 degree Celsius (76.1 degree Fahrenheit)

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

Rainfall : 0.1 mm

FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky. Rains or thunder-showers likely. Maximum and minimum

temperature

would be around and 34 and 24 degree Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but

included in market prices.) http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/31/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL4N11633P20150831

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Arkansas Rice Update 8-28-15

Author: Jarrod Hardke, Rice Extension Agronomist

August 28, 2015 No. 2015-26

Dr. Jarrod Hardke, Dr. Trent Roberts, & Scott Stiles

Crop Overview

The old saying goes if you don‘t have anything nice to say then don‘t say anything at all. I do

wish there were nicer things to say right now, but hopefully better days are on the horizon.To

echo previous comments, yields in the southern half of the state continue to support an estimate

of a 10% decline compared to recent years and milling yields don‘t sound too great either. This

is certainly not what anyone needed this season. However, ―recent years‖ of 2012-2014

represent the three highest state average yields ever for Arkansas. There was always going to be

a fallback from that, we were just hoping to ride the wave for one more year.

There is still hope out there. The rice that has been harvested to date was all planted in the early

window of late March through the first week of April. As we move into the later window, I do

believe that the yield situation will improve. Early numbers from the northern half of the state

suggest yields closer to recent years.From looking at fields that have been or are being harvested,

it doesn‘t look like our decline is from lack of pollination. In most cases, nearly all kernels are

full on the plants, the panicles are just small and there aren‘t that many kernels.

The number of panicle branches and number of kernels per panicle are set around internode

elongation. So the field observations suggest that conditions weren‘t favorable around internode

elongation for plants to maximize these yield components. Conditions during this time period

were daytime highs in the 90s with overnight lows hovering around 75 degrees in the southern

half of the state. Mixed into that were unseasonable cool snaps. Just speculating, plants may not

have known which way was up during that period and maybe that‘s part of the reason for the

yields we‘re currently seeing.According to DD50 enrollment, 69% of fields have reached harvest

moisture (20%) (Table 1). Dry conditions, but with heavy morning dews and low overnight

temperatures seem to have drying conditions at a moderate pace at best.

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Grain Moisture and the DD50 Program

The DD50 program provides an estimate of 20% grain moisture. This is inevitably a built in

guess according to a set number of days because of the many factors that can greatly influence

the grain dry-down process, including N rate, drain date, temperature, rainfall, humidity, and

dew period. However, at this time based on samples we‘re taking from plots in Stuttgart, rice

cultivars ranging in maturity from Roy J to CL111 appear to be hitting 20% grain moisture right

in line with the DD50 estimate. If you don‘t already have fields enrolled in the DD50 program

you can do so here: http://dd50.uaex.edu/ to get predicted dates for 20% grain moisture.

Blackbird Repellent for Headed Rice

There have been a number of calls over the last couple of weeks about blackbirds in headed

rice. There is a product labeled in Arkansas called ‗Avian Control‘ that appears to have some

utility for managing this problem. Plot work involving blackbirds is virtually impossible, so we

have put out a handful of demonstrations with some growers to evaluate how well the product

works for us. Results are only observational – blackbirds aren‘t like insects, we can‘t go out and

catch them in a sweep net.

In general the results have all been positive. In situations where birds were roosting in nearby

tree lines and frequenting the adjacent field, there was success in treating only the portion of the

field closest to the tree line. However, in fields with no obvious near source of blackbirds, it was

necessary to treat the entire field. There is a wide rate range on the label – we‘ve looked at the

24 and 32 oz/acre rates.

Please remember that this product acts as a deterrent, it doesn‘t mean that birds will completely

stop entering the field and it doesn‘t kill them. They don‘t like the taste and move on. The

product is fairly short-lived, but we were told to expect 7-14 days of bird deterrence with 7 days

likely if it rained after application and 14 days more likely if it didn‘t rain. So far that seems to

hold pretty true for our demos.

http://dd50.uaex.edu/

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Information provided on this bird repellent is simply a “passing along info” effort. Use the

product at your own risk and discretion as we have only seen it in a few large demos. Yes,

it causes rice to be distasteful to birds, but we have no indication that it will cause any

change in taste of the rice – this product and others like it are labeled and used on many

fruits, vegetables, and cereal grains.

There are likely other products with a similar active ingredient out there that are labeled for a

similar use, this is just one such product we have had the opportunity to demo. Find what works

best for you at the best price. My understanding is the cost works out to around $13/acre at ~24

oz/acre – confirm before ordering. Not cheap, but cheaper than some of the other methods I‘m

hearing people using to scare them off.

Cover Crops – Planning for Success

To read the first installment in a series on cover crops, including tips in rice production systems,

please visit the following link:

http://www.arkansas-crops.com/2015/08/25/require-planning-success/.

Weekly Market Summary

The CME September and November rice futures contracts settled 29 cents higher on the day

Friday, but 4 to 6 lower on the week. Both contracts posted solid gains Friday to erase most of

the week‘s heavy losses that occurred on Monday. In addition to pressure from outside markets,

export sales were modest last week and the U.S. dollar posted four straight days of strong gains.

From a technical perspective, in spite of wide trading ranges this week that took November rice

futures down as low as $11.435, the contract did manage to find support and settle no worse than

the $11.59-$11.60 area. Friday‘s strong gains indicate prices may again retest the $12 to $12.20

range.

CBOT Rough Rice futures settlements ($/cwt)

CME November 2015 Rough Rice, daily.

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Crop Progress: For the week ending August 23, U.S. rice harvest was 18% complete, versus the five-year

average of 16%. Harvest progress is well ahead of the average pace in Louisiana at 75%

complete. Texas is slightly behind average at 55%. Arkansas is 6% harvested and Mississippi

10%, both of which are in line with the five-year average.

Export Sales: Net sales of long-grain rough rice totaled 13,856 metric tons (MT) last week; up from 7,212 the

previous week. Venezuela and Mexico were the top buyers.

Long-grain milled rice net sales totaled 10,993 MT; down from 17,950 the week prior. Haiti and

Saudi Arabia were the two largest buyers.

Long-grain rough rice sales are running about 3% ahead of last year, while long-grain milled rice

sales are 75% ahead of last year. The two large 60,000 MT sales to Iran and Iraq account for

about 56% of new crop milled rice sales to date. Iraq announced Monday a tender to purchase

30,000 MT of rice from the U.S., Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and India. Bidding will close on

September 6, 2015.

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Other News: Egypt‘s ministry of trade and industry announced Thursday a ban on the export of all types of

rice starting September 1. Last October Egypt lifted a ban medium-grain rice exports. No

indication was given as to how long the export ban would remain in effect.

Egypt to ban rice export starting September

USDA-NASS released its‘ August 1 Rice Stocks report Thursday. The total U.S. rough rice

stocks held on and off-farm on August 1, 2015 was 61% higher than a year ago. On-farm stocks

were 1.48 million cwt, compared to 305,000 cwt. last year. Off-farm stocks were 41.3 million

cwt., compared to 26.3 million a year ago. Milled rice stocks were up nine percent from a year

ago at 4.06 million cwt.

Looking specifically at Arkansas, a considerable amount of rough rice has moved out of bins

since June 1. At that time NASS estimated there was 6.4 million cwt. (14.2 million bushels) held

on-farm. As of August 1, NASS estimates there is 940,000 cwt. (almost 2.1 million bushels) of

rough rice still in on-farm storage. As rice futures rallied this summer, about 12.1 million

bushels of rice moved out of on-farm storage between June 1 and August 1.

Fuel: After trading as low as $37.75 Monday, crude oil futures made very strong gains late in the

week. The nearby October contract traded Friday just above $45 per barrel. Diesel futures

(Heating Oil) are following crude oil sharply higher and now trade about 20 cents of the mid-

week lows at $1.59. This price correction in crude oil may extend into the $48 to $54 range. The

current price levels still represent a favorable diesel buying opportunity in the cash market or as a

level to start hedging 2016 fuel.

Energies Futures Prices

NYMEX Diesel (heating oil), daily nearby.

http://www.world-grain.com/news/news%20home/LexisNexisArticle.aspx?articleid=2433579171&e=INSERT_EMAIL

http://www.barchart.com/commodityfutures/Energies

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Upcoming USDA reports: September 11 (11:00 a.m. central):

Crop Production

Supply/Demand (WASDE)

September 30 (11:00 a.m. central): Grain Stocks

Small Grains Summary

NASS Crop Progress is released each Monday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. central.

USDA-NASS Crop Progress

NASS Rice Stocks. Next release date is October 29, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. central.

USDA-NASS Rice Stocks

FAS Export Sales are released each Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. central.

USDA-FAS Export Sales

USDA-FSA information on projected 2014 and 2015 PLC payment rates are available at this

link:

ARC/PLC Program Data

Additional Information

Arkansas Rice Updates are published periodically to provide timely information and

recommendations for rice production in Arkansas. If you would like to be added to this email

list, please send your request to [email protected].

This information will also be posted to the Arkansas Row Crops blog (http://www.arkansas-

crops.com/) where additional information from Extension specialists can be found.

More information on rice production, including access to all publications and reports, can be

found at http://www.uaex.edu/rice.

Acknowledgements

We sincerely appreciate the support for this publication provided by the rice farmers of Arkansas

and administered by the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board.

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The authors greatly appreciate the feedback and contributions of all growers, county agents,

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India APEDA Commodity News

International Benchmark Price

Price on: 28-08-2015

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

Apricots

1 Turkish No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 5125

2 Turkish No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4625

3 Turkish size 8, CIF UK (USD/t) 3625

Sultanas

1 Australian 5 Crown, CIF UK (USD/t) 2968

2 Iranian natural sultanas (Gouchan), CIF UK (USD/t) 2024

3 Turkish No 9 standard, FOB Izmir (USD/t) 2350

White Sugar

1 CZCE White Sugar Futures (USD/t) 786

2 Kenya Mumias white sugar, EXW (USD/t) 691

3 Pakistani refined sugar, EXW Akbari Mandi (USD/t) 600

Source:agra-net For more info

Market Watch

Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 29-08-2015

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

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Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Jowar(Sorgham)

1 Shirur (Maharashtra) Other 1751 1751

2 Haveri (Karnataka) Local 1600 1600

3 Dhone (Andhra Pradesh) Other 1500 1530

Maize

1 Bellary (Karnataka) Local 1539 1572

2 Shirur (Maharashtra) Other 1500 1500

3 Senjeri (Tamil Nadu) Other 1350 1500

Pine Apple

1 Jagraon (Punjab) Other 1800 2100

2 Ampati (Meghalaya) Other 2000 2500

3 Nagpur (Maharashtra) Other 1000 2700

Brinjal

1 Shahkot (Punjab) Other 1200 1500

2 Banki (Orissa) Other 2500 3000

3 Satara (Maharashtra) Other 1000 1600

Source:agra-net For more info

Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 30-08-2015

Product Market Center Price

1 Pune 305

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2 Nagapur 275

3 Namakkal 300

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per

package

Price on 27-08-2015

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

Onions Dry Package: 50 lb sacks

1 Atlanta Colorado Yellow 19 21

2 Baltimore California Yellow 17 18

3 Detroit Canada Yellow 16 16.50

Cucumbers Package: cartons film wrapped

1 Atlanta Canada Long Seedless 9 10

2 Dallas California Long Seedless 12 14

3 Miami Honduras Long Seedless 10 10

Grapes Package:19 lb containers bagged

1 Atlanta California Red Globe 25 26

2 Dallas California Red Globe 27 27

3 Detroit California Red Globe 25 29

Source:USDA

Searca study: State support to agriculture crucial as Asean

economies integrate

http://e2necc.com/

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By: Diego Mora, InterAksyon.com

August 31, 2015 3:01 PM

Threshing palay in Nueva Ecija, file photograph by Bernard Testa, InterAksyon.com

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela -

Herculano "Joji" Co, longtime

president of the Philippine

Confederation of Grains

Associations (Philcongrains),

says his counterparts in the

Asean continue to wonder why

subsidy has become a dirty

word among Filipino

officials.Business leaders of the

region acknowledge that Asian

rice-producing nations

subsidize their farmers to make

them competitive in the rice

market, just as Japan subsidizes its farmers to ensure they continue to plant glutinous rice.For

this reason, Co stressed, he gets to be ribbed as to the reason why the Aquino administration

seems to abandon palay producers to the vagaries of the market.He noted that the study

conducted by a team from the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research

in Agriculture (Searca) led by the late Minda C. Mangabat of the Bureau of Agricultural

Statistics (BAS), Eduardo B. Sanguyo of BAS and Mercedita A. Sombilla of the National

Economic Development Authority (NEDA), underscored the crucial importance of supporting

the rice industry, which is the linchpin of the rural economy.

Crucial support

Searca director Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit Jr. stressed the importance of the Mangabat study, since it

delved into the reasons why the total factor productivity (TFP) for rice in the country was low,

which means farmers do not maximize output from the use of fertilizer, other inputs,

mechanization, labor, improved seeds and new technology.The Searca study confirmed that

higher-yielding varieties now comprise 80 percent of the aggregate rice output of the country,

Saguiguit noted.

What the 38-page paper showed was that better rice seeds, improved technology and irrigation,

as well as optimal training of farmers are crucial factors that lead to higher yields, and these are

the inputs that farmers gobbled up in the 1960s and 1970s to raise the aggregate output and

achieve rice self-sufficiency for a spell.

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Co stressed that a presentation by Dr. Flordeliza H. Bordey of the Philippine Rice Research

Institute (PhilRice), who headed a 21-member team that conducted a study of rice production in

six Asian countries from January 2013 to June 2013, confirmed that five rice-producing nations

generally provided their farmers subsidies, counting China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and down

to Vietnam.

Whose rice is cheapest?

The Bordey paper entitled "Who Produces Cheap Rice?" was presented during the Global Rice

Market and Trade Summit held in Bangkok from October 30 to 31 last year.The Bordey study

pointed out that, yield-wise, the Philippines harvested 6.34 metric tons (MT) per hectare, fourth

among the six nations, with only Vietnam, Indonesia and China ahead.Production cost was

lowest in India at $883 per hectare, followed by Vietnam at $1,059, Thailand at $1,207 and the

Philippines at $1,479. China had the most expensive cost at $1,879, followed by Indonesia at

$1,849.The level of mechanization in the Philippines was still low, and this has resulted in the

country's employing 69 man days per hectare per cropping, largely due to manual harvesting and

transplanting, second-worst to Indonesia's 80 man days per hectare.In contrast, Vietnam only

expends 23 man days per hectare, far behind Thailand's 10 man days per hectare.

Even as Filipino rice producers use power threshers, the average power cost was still $204 per

hectare, in roughly the same league as Thailand at $229 per hectare and China at $218 per

hectare, although both countries use combine harvesters extensively.

Fertilizers and inputs

Fertilizer cost runs up to $229 per hectare for Filipino rice farmers, cheaper than $241 per

hectare for Vietnam and $340 per hectare for China. An Indian farmer only spends $93 for

fertilizers per hectare while an Indonesian rice producer pays only $139 per hectare.Co noted

that for urea, a Filipino farmer spends $0.51 per kilo, the same price paid by a Thai farmer, but

potash is most expensive in the Philippines at $0.76 per kilo.Pesticide use in the country is also

declining, with rice farmers paying only $42 per hectare and applying pesticides and other inputs

six times per season, the second cheapest cost among the six countries surveyed.Finally, the

study said that the production cost for Philippine rice was $233 per MT, the cheapest among

importing countries since the cost in China was $287 per MT and $277 per MT in Indonesia.

Among the exporters, the cheapest rice was in Vietnam at $156 per MT, India at $188 per MT

and Thailand at $212 per MT.The rice exporting countries are hugely dependent on pesticides

and other agricultural inputs to battle infestation even as they come out being cost-efficient and

have the highest yield and lowest unit cost.

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Subsidizing the industry

Buoyed by the Bordey findings, Piedad F. Moya, an economist and a team member from the

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), told participants in a PhilRice conference on

September 3, 2014 that "subsidizing the agriculture industry is better than subsidizing farmers

directly."She added: "The Philippines can be competitive, come ASEAN Integration, with the

right support from the national government. Something must be done to the costly production of

rice in the country."Moya explained that, in other Asian countries, the subsidy goes directly to

the agriculture industry, in such forms as fertilizer and seed companies."In this way, every

farmer benefits from the subsidy, compared to giving seeds directly to them because it is difficult

to track if the seeds are fairly distributed," she stressed.As expected, Co said, the Philippines

provided the least subsidy to its rice farmers, pushing farmers to pay 4% monthly interest to loan

sharks who effectively "service" up to three out of four poor farmers trapped in the debt cycle.

Small farm holdings

In batting for rice self-sufficiency, the Searca team led by Mangabat pointed out in their paper

titled "Productivity in the Rice Sector in Philippine Agriculture" that "rice is cultivated in small

farms that average slightly higher than a hectare."It is the major source of livelihood of most

small farmers and agricultural landless workers. It is in consideration of the small farm

characteristics that increasing the incomes of rice households remains a big challenge."Hence,

the continuing objective of the country's agriculture sector is to increase yields in pursuit of self-

sufficiency for his major grain as well as to increase incomes and improve household welfare."

Irrigation

Co explained the Searca study was correct in arguing for irrigation coverage that is much higher

than the 68% (roughly two thirds) of all rice farms being served today.The Bordey study

confirmed that China, India, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam provides free irrigation services,

while the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), complained farmers belonging to the

Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), charges them five cavans of palay or P4,500 for

every hectare watered for an entire year.Without irrigation for the thirsty rice paddies, Co said,

farmers would incur more losses and turn to the loan sharks with their 4% per month interest,

while Thai farmers pay only 0.6 percent in interest to lenders.Co said that, with up to 75% of

poor farmers dependent on informal lenders, the situation effectively renders both the Land Bank

of the Philippines (LBP), which does not lend to individual farmers anyway, and the rural banks,

hugely irrelevant.

http://www.interaksyon.com/article/116867/searca-study-state-support-crucial-as-asean-economies-

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Vietnam focuses on coastal eco-system, mangrove forest

protection

The safeguard of coastal eco-system and mangrove forest in the Mekong Delta region will be given a

push as phase two of the Integrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP) recently kicked off in An

Giang province.The ICMP, built with a total budget of 8.8 million EUR (US$9.7 million) sourced from

the German, Australian, and Vietnamese Governments, will be carried out during 2015-2018 in An

Giang, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Soc Trang provinces.

It aims to efficiently manage and protect coastal ecosystems in the Mekong Delta region to mitigate and

adapt to environmental hazards related to climate change.According to ICMP Director Nguyen Van Son,

the ICMP phase two will focus on evaluating climate change impacts on the Mekong Delta region and

piloting charging forest environment fees among fish farms in Ca Mau province.Technical and economic

norms, mangrove tree planting techniques, building regulations on protective forest management as well

as improvements in the cultivation of rice, fish and shrimp will be introduced through the programme.

The project will give support to the large-scale rice field programme and rice cultivation in response to

climate change while coordinating with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Mekong

Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI) in applying information and technology to manage rice

cultivation.In addition, it builds strategies and aquaculture investment plans in the region as well as

accelerate aquaculture production in mangrove areas and construction of wave-breaks in Tran Van Thoi

district, Ca Mau province.

Son, who is also Vice Director of the forest project management board under the Ministry of Agriculture

and Rural Development, underscored that the ICMP will work with the United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP) and Blue Solution to build a water management process and an inter-provincial

irrigational system in Long Xuyen quadrangle.During the framework of the programme, representatives

joined a field trip to study the rice-shrimp transformation model in Phu Thuan commune, Thoai Son

district, An Giang province.The first phase of the project was implemented from 2011 to 2014.

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/environment/140124/vietnam-focuses-on-coastal-eco-system--

mangrove-forest-protection.html

Amber Rice Training Georgia's Future Agriculture

Teachers at UGA Tifton

By Clint Thompson, University of Georgia

Friday, August 28th, 2015

The newest addition to the University of Georgia Tifton Campus faculty has a hefty goal: train

the best agriculture teachers in the nation and produce enough graduates to fill all of the open

agricultural education teaching positions in Georgia.Amber Rice, who joined UGA prior to the

beginning of fall semester, specializes in agricultural education and has a 75 percent teaching

http://growinggeorgia.com/authors/clint-thompson/

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appointment. Agricultural education is the campus‘ most popular major, with 26 students

enrolled in the major this fall.

Amber Rice teaches in the ALEC Department on the UGA Tifton Campus. Image credit: Clint

Thompson/UGA.

―We were delighted to welcome

Amber Rice to the UGA Tifton

Campus. She leads the agriculture

teacher preparation major at UGA

Tifton, offering cutting-edge courses

and experiences for emerging

teachers,‖ said Kay Kelsey, head of

the UGA College of Agricultural and

Environmental Sciences‘ Department

of Agricultural Leadership,

Education and Communication. ―Dr.

Rice specializes in pedagogical

content knowledge, or researching

the ability of teachers to transmit

knowledge to learners.‖Rice is

participating in research to make sure

future agriculture teachers graduate

with top-notch training. Pedagogical

training involves researching ways to

teach a particular subject to a specific

audience. In Rice‘s case, she is

searching for ways to teach

agricultural knowledge more

effectively.―How can we better

prepare our student teachers to teach

content in the best ways. What are the best ways to teach plant science so that students are really

grasping that material?‖ Rice said.

These are just some of the questions she hopes to answer with her research, which is mostly

qualitative through student and teacher interviews. Working in an agricultural community like

Tifton and becoming a member of the college faculty was an opportunity Rice could not pass up.

She cherishes the one-on-one training she‘s able to provide students on a small campus like

UGA Tifton.―I really enjoy working with students. I like the small atmosphere of the Tifton

Campus with the resources and perks of being at a land-grant university like UGA,‖ Rice said.

―Especially with these students, probably 95 percent of them are going to be agriculture teachers.

Everybody has their own strengths and things they want to work on. Having that personal

relationship and being able to work with each individual student, I feel like it‘s going to make

them better teachers in the classroom.‖

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The number of agriculture teachers and programs is growing rapidly in Georgia. Kelsey said

there are more than 38,000 National FFA Organization members, up from 35,000 two years ago.

Agriculture teachers typically serve as advisors for these students.But, the number of UGA

students interested in becoming teachers is decreasing. There were more than 50 agriculture

teacher openings in Georgia last year, but only 25 new UGA agricultural education graduates

were available to fill them.―The rest came from other states, other disciplines (science teachers)

and industry (people) who were not traditionally certified,‖ said Kelsey.Rice says the shortage of

qualified agriculture teachers is a problem across the nation.

―We‘re just not producing enough to fill all the positions,‖ she said. ―Last year, 100 percent of

our agriculture teachers found jobs. The industry wants them. They want our Tifton graduates.

There are jobs for them in Georgia.‖To learn more about the agricultural education program on

the UGA Tifton Campus or to contact Rice, call (229) 386-3528. Information about the academic

program at UGA Tifton can also be accessed at caes.uga.edu/campus/tifton.

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USA Rice Participates in FECARROZ Meeting

FECARROZ

From left: Ernesto Baron (USA Rice), Jacobo Paz Bodden (Minister of Agriculture - Honduras), Sady

Andonie and Jose Velez (INDECASA-- largest rice mill in Honduras)

ROATAN, HONDURAS—

The Central American Rice Federation (FECARROZ) invited USA Rice here earlier this month to present

at their board of directors meeting. USA Rice provided an update on the current U.S. crop and also

discussed USA Rice's proposal to develop a FECARROZ standard in order to minimize variability in the

quality of rice that is exported. Several variety developments from both the public and private sectors

were discussed during the presentation; these varieties specifically address the requests and needs of the

Central American consumer. The progress in varietal development was well received as several attendees

still had concerns about chalk and amylose content in U.S. rice.

"These types of meetings go a long way in strengthening rice industry relations between our countries,"

says Ernesto Baron, USA Rice's representative for the region. "We continue to look for opportunities for

USA Rice and its members to engage with our international consumers."

Michel Hawit

During the meeting, a new FECARROZ Director was elected for a two-year term. Michel Hawit,

president of Baprosa (rice mill) in Honduras, replaced outgoing Director Mario Solórzano, a rice miller

from Guatemala. "I would like to thank Mario Solórzano for an excellent job leading this organization

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and congratulate Michel Hawit on his election as the new president of FECARROZ. We are looking

forward to our two organizations continuing to work together," said Betsy Ward, president and CEO of

USA Rice.

USA Rice also spoke about our region's promotional activities aimed at increasing U.S. rice

consumption. Currently, USA Rice conducts promotional activities in Guatemala, Honduras and El

Salvador. Activities are primarily aimed at the retail level and encouraging rice usage amongst

consumers. FECARROZ expressed interest in working together on several marketing campaigns, to

increase the usage of rice in the region.Central America, as a region, is our third largest export market this

year at over 260,000 MT through June.

Contact: Sarah Moran (703) 236-1457

Crop Progress: 2015 Crop 97 Percent Headed

WASHINGTON, DC -- Ninety-seven percent of the nation's 2015 rice acreage is headed, according to

today's U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report.

Rice Headed, Selected States

Week Ending

State August 30,

2014

August 23,

2015

August 30,

2015

2010-2014

average

Percent

Arkansas 97 97 99 97

California 94 85 90 81

Louisiana 100 99 100 100

Mississippi 98 97 98 97

Missouri 92 84 90 92

Texas 100 100 100 99


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Six States 97 94 97 95

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for August 31

Month Price Net Change

September 2015 $11.880 + $0.290

November 2015 $12.160 + $0.275

January 2016 $12.450 + $0.270

March 2016 $12.700 + $0.260

May 2016 $12.940 + $0.255

July 2016 $13.130 + $0.405

September 2016 $12.155 + $0.420

Mustard: An ingredient for every meal

BY NATASCIA LYPNY, LEADER-POST AUGUST 31, 2015

Salty mustard peanut brittle at the Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival held at Willow on

Wascana in Regina on Aug. 30, 2015. (Michael Bell/Regina Leader-Post)

Photograph by: Michael Bell , Regina Leader-Post

REGINA — This ain‘t your French‘s-on-a-hotdog mustard.For eight years, the Great

Saskatchewan Mustard Festival, held Sunday in Regina, has striven to prove that mustard is so

much more than a condiment; it‘s a standout ingredient in its own right.―The food‘s fantastic,

and that‘s because there are some immensely talented chefs in Regina, in Saskatchewan, and

they come here and they show off,‖ said organizer Greg Hanwell of Beer Bros. and Willow on

Wascana, where the event was held.

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―When you take a Saskatchewan product like mustard and you put it in the hands of these chefs,

you got a winner.‖Hanwell said the event also serves as an important showcase of local talent

and local ingredients.―This is showing people, ‗This is the talent here. This is how good the food

is in Saskatchewan if you give it a shot,‘‖ he said.

The Leader-Post set out to determine whether the festival‘s 24 culinary creators could prove that

mustard is good any time of day.

Breakfast Often a stranger to mustard, breakfast was a toughie to pin down — until bacon‘s cousin was

located.Crave sizzled up some slow-roasted, mustard-crusted porchetta doused in honey mustard

aioli. It was served with local lemon and English cucumbers flavoured with dill and mustard. A

dill pickle with mustard and veggie skewer were served on the side.

Lunch Sprout Catering whipped out mustard and turmeric cream puffs. They were served as sliders with

chicken marinated in a spicy mustard hot sauce for 24 hours, topped with a maple Dijon mustard

sauce.

A side of potato salad made with Dijon mayonnaise and toasted mustard seeds, and sprinkled

with pickled mustard seeds, rounded out that meal.

Snack Bocados concocted a creative spin on peanut brittle for midday cravings.

Roasted peanuts dry dusted in salt were combined with mustard powder and jalapeno juice, then

added to a traditional peanut brittle recipe.

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A pub favourite, butter chicken was on hand at the Beer Bros. station.

The curry was fashioned with five different kinds of mustard and poured over a mustard-infused

basmati rice.

Dessert Mustard and sweets aren‘t the strangers you might think they are. Orange Boot Bakery produced

apricot mustard turnovers spiced with buttermilk caramel and creme-anglaise.The event was

packed with mustard enthusiasts: More than 1,500 were expected to attend.A mustard festival

first, Hanwell hopes the proceeds stemming from the hundreds of visitors can support

scholarships in the culinary arts.

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Dow Chemical, ICS-CAAS Team Up for China Rice

Development By Zacks.com, August 31, 2015, 02:10:00 PM EDT

The Dow Chemical Company 's DOW fully-owned subsidiary Dow AgroSciences LLC has

signed a collaboration agreement with the Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy

of Agricultural Sciences (ICS-CAAS). Per the agreement, Dow AgroSciences provided ICS-

CAAS a royalty-free, non-transferable research and commercialization license for its patented

EXZACT Precision Genome Editing Technology that will be used in rice in China. Both

parties intend to develop an industry-leading rice genome editing technology platform through

this partnership. They further believe that this platform will help the scientists of ICS-CAAS to

reap the benefits of their major investment and technical expertise in rice genomics,

transcriptomics, proteomics, and cell biology. It will also enhance their scientific knowledge

about rice, thereby enabling them to develop advanced products for China.

Shares of Dow rose around 6.2% to close at $43.60 on Aug 27.

Dow AgroSciences was previously granted an exclusive license by Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.

under a collaborative agreement, per which, the company developed the EXZACT Precision

Technology platform. Both Dow AgroSciences and ICS-CAAS will now combine their

expertise and capabilities, and use this platform to further rice research and product

development in China.

According to ICS-CAAS, the collaboration is a significant step as it will speed up the

development of rice genome editing technology platform in China. Moreover, it will aid the

development of significant new agronomic traits in rice. According to Dow AgroSciences,

being a strategic partner of China for agricultural sustainability, this is part of its commitment

to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to increase food security and safety in China.

The EXZACT Precision Technology collaboration with ICS-CAAS is proof of Dow's

commitment toward improving rice research and product development for continued food

security in China. Dow currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Better-ranked stocks in the chemical space include Innospec Inc.


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Drought affects 185,451 hectares of rice seedlings in

Cambodia Xinhua

Monday, 31 August 2015




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PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Some 185,451 hectares of rice seedlings have been affected by

drought in some areas in 13 provinces and cities of Cambodia, according to a report by

Agriculture Minister Ouk Rabun, released to the media Monday.

"A lack of water has affected 185,451 hectares of rice fields in which 9,240 hectares have been

completely damaged," the minister wrote in a report sent to Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Rains usually begin to fall from May of the year, but this year, an early-season drought lasting a

long time has resulted in a lack of water. He said so far, the country has planted more than 2.12

million hectares of rice seedlings in equivalent to 82.7 percent of the 2. 57-million-hectare

production target.Agriculture is one of the four major pillars supporting the country's economy.

The Southeast Asian nation produced over 9 million tons of paddy rice last year.

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The government allocates highest amount in the history for

purchasing paddy. The Paddy Purchasing Board says the Government has

allocated highest amounts of funds for purchasing Paddy at

the certified price in the Yala season. The Government

buys 1 kilogram of Paddy per certified price of 50

rupees. The Paddy purchasing programme is carried out

under the direct purview of Prime Minister Ranil

Wickramasinghe. The People's Bank and BOC has released

6 billion rupees for the project. The Government is to

purchase more than 120,000 metric tons of Paddy in the

Yala season. It is the highest amount of Paddy which has been purchased by any government.

137 stores countrywide have been prepared to store the stocks. The Board says the farmers have

showcased high interest on selling Paddy to the Government due to the certified

price. According to the Board, only half of the allocated money has so far been

spent. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe has advised the Board to deploy

lorries to some centers to carry Paddy stocks for the convenience of the farmers.

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This is a continuation of the strong price paid to growers for 2014

SunRice chief executive officer, Rob Gordon, and SunRice chairman and grower Laurie Arthur,

Moulamein, with the new range of SunRice Brown Rice Chips at the compay's annual general meeting at

Jerilderie.

IN a bid to secure as much Australian grown rice as possible SunRice says it intends to increase the

paddy price return to its growers in an effort to also stave off competition from other southern irrigation

crops.Chairman and Moulamein grower, Laurie Arthur, told this month's annual general meeting the

SunRice Group achieved impressive revenue and profit growth last trading year, while also making a

significant investment in its operations, products and people.

It also had resounding success in driving sales

across its multiple markets.He said following a

strong first quarter for the rice pool business

SunRice was able to increase the 2015 crop full-

year paddy price by $10 to between $360 a

tonne and $380/t for medium grain (Reiziq),

with higher prices for specialty varieties. "This

is a continuation of the strong price paid to

growers for 2014 - with the potential for further

positive movement in the price subject to

market conditions," Mr Arthur said."We trust

our growers will be encouraged by these

indicators."

Meanwhile, the final 2014 pool price for medium grain - $394.62/t - was up 34.4pc on last year,

while specialist variety Koshihikari was $524.62/t, up 30pc."For 2014 we made paid more than

$330 million in paddy payments to our A-class shareholders (growers) reflecting our

commitment to Riverina-grown rice both now and into the future," he said."These strong returns

were made possible by SunRice's sole and exclusive export licence which allows us to maximise

prices for NSW growers in export markets."More than $17m was also paid in dividends to B-

class shareholders, about 68pc of whom are also growers (A-class shareholders)

SunRice paid a record fully franked 31 cents a share to its B-class shareholders in 2014-15 - up

34.8pc on the previous year.In total, this represented a payout ratio of 40pc.SunRice chief

executive officer Rob Gordon said SunRice Group's consolidated revenue of $1.25 billion for the

trading year to April 30 was up 8.3pc on the previous year's $1.15b.The company is enjoying an

enviable position where global demand for its bulk and value-added products far outstrips the

rice supply southern NSW growers can deliver.

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But this demand comes at a time when water allocations are at new lows and coincides with high

temporay water prices luring growers to plant cotton, corn and nut crops in place of rice.The

2015 harvest resulted in a delivery of 690,215t from Australian growers - a far cry from the

1.15m tonnes of rice required to supply premium markets secured by SunRice.To make up the

shortfall SunRice sourced rice internationally to go to markets requiring Australian quality rice

but not specifically Australian grown.

"We encourage our growers to plant as much rice as they can in what we know are very difficult

circumstances," Mr Arthur said.Mr Gordon said ideally SunRice wanted to receive 900,000t

from the Riverina - the 2014 harvest was close to the mark with 830,000t delivered."We are very

conscious of water availability and pricing ahead of the next planting in the Riverina and while

continuing to encourage local production, we are also putting in place contingency plans for a

smaller crop than the one delivered this year," he said.Mr Gordon also delivered an update on the

SunRice Group's strategy and outlook noting net profit after tax lifted 46.8pc to $49.2m for

2014-15.

The company anticipated group profit in 2015-16 would be broadly in line with the past year's

result "subject to the continuation of existing market conditions".However, the group faced a

number of challenges in the year ahead."We continue to closely monitor a number of issues

which impacted the risk profile for Trukai (the Papua New Guinea subsidiary) in the past year,

including the liquidity of the Kina and the the PNG government's intention to develop a policy

that seeks to align investment in the local industry with the right to import rice," he said

ASX listing decision set for October

The SunRice board will not make a decision on its long-running capital structure review and the

proposed listing of a SunRice Fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) until October.

Company bosses are continuing to consult with their 2200 growers and shareholders and an

announcement on whether the proposal will be put to a shareholder vote is still about two months

away."The board and I firmly believe the potential new capital structure is an opportunity to

retain grower control into the future while securing our capital base and building a business that

can carry us forward for generations to come," chairman Laurie Arthur told shareholders last

week.

"The potential model will improve SunRice's ability to access capital beyond what is available

under the current model, while preserving the key features that exist today, including enduring A

Class grower shareholder control."He addressed several misnomers regarding the proposed

capital restructure including fears grower control of the business was at stake.He said the model

was enduring and did not include clauses or any elements that had seen other agricultural

companies lose control on the ASX.

"The model separates A-class shareholder control from SunRice business investors to protect

both sets of interests - investors will not have trading rights in SunRice and they cannot acquire

them in the future without A class shareholder approval," he said."If the proposal does go

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forward SunRice will not be listed on the ASX- a separate legal entity known as the SunrRice

Fund would be listed on the ASX."SunRice will remain intact exactly as it is today- with the

same board, management and business structure."Investors are acquiring a non-voting security,

all they can receive is a dividend from SunRice."

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Former Thai PM appears at Supreme Court over doomed

rice subsidy scheme BANGKOK | BY AUKKARAPON NIYOMYAT

Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:28am BST

Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gestures as she arrives at the Supreme Court in

Bangkok, Thailand, August 31, 2015.

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REUTERS/CHAIWAT SUBPRASOM

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared before the Supreme Court on

Monday to review evidence in a case involving rice subsidies that haemorrhaged billions of

dollars and could see her jailed for up to 10 years for negligence.Yingluck's flagship election

policy helped sweep her to office in a landslide in 2011, but its failure saw her banned from

politics for five years in January by a legislature appointed by the generals who toppled her

government.The grain policy, which has since been discontinued, aimed to boost farmers'

incomes by buying their rice at above market prices.

Yingluck's government was attacked for refusing to abandon the scheme when the rice and debt

piled up.It caused an estimated $16 billion in losses and left Thailand with a rice mountain it is

still struggling to shift. The current stockpile is 13.9 million tonnes.Prosecutors on Monday

provided an evidence dossier of 60,000 pages and 23 additional witnesses in the case."These

were not seen or reviewed (by all parties)," Yingluck told reporters. "Today we're going to hear

about this and hope that we will get justice."

She insists she acted honestly in administering the policy, which was widely criticised for

distorting global prices and saw Thailand lose its crown as the world's top rice shipper.Yingluck,

48, was greeted with applause and handed red roses by a crowd of supporters as she arrived at

the court."I came to give moral support," said Sangiam Thongnak, 61. "She did the right thing."

Yingluck's supporters see the court case as another strike by a royalist establishment threatened

by the rapid political rise of a clique of upstart capitalists from outside Thailand's traditional

patronage network.

She won millions of votes by reviving the populist policies of her billionaire brother and former

premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whom the Supreme Court jailed in absentia in 2008 for abuse of

power, two years after he was ousted in a coup.Prosecutors expect the Supreme Court

proceedings to last at least six months. Some experts have said the junta risks a backlash if

Yingluck's supporters perceive the verdict as unfair.(Additional reporting by Juarawee Kittisilpa;

Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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FG to Review Import Policy on Rice, Fish, Others 31 Aug 2015

Bags Rice

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD),

Mr. Sonny Echono, has disclosed that within the next three years, the federal government will

review the import policy on staple food items such as rice, fish and wheat into the country.

Echono, who disclosed this in Abuja during a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the

Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Uju Hassan-Baba, described the current import

policy on staple foods as ―unfavourable,‖ adding that it would ensure that Nigeria becomes self

sufficient in food production before the restriction of the importation of these food items.

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According to a statement from the ministry on Sunday and obtained by the News Agency of

Nigeria (NAN), Echono said: ―The ministry would in the next three years seek the review of the

current unfavourable policy by the federal government which allows the importation of staple

food items such as rice, wheat and fish into the country.‖

He also stressed the need to link Nigerian farmers to the market, adding that it was one of the

critical factors that would determine productivity and incomes of farmers as well as promote

exports through value addition.The statement noted that the ministry and the Nigeria Investment

and Promotion Commission (NIPC) had resolved to partner in the promotion of strategic

investments in the agricultural sector.It said the permanent secretary in the FMARD, together

with the executive secretary of NIPC, made the resolution when the investment promotion

commission‘s boss paid Echono a working visit in his office.

Echono underscored the need for attraction of more investments in the sector and explained that

Nigeria had comparative advantage in the development of agricultural sector in view of its vast

arable land, huge population and markets.

He pointed out that the main

target of the ministry was to

guarantee food security for

the country as well as export

food items to other countries

in the West African sub-

region.In her reaction,

Hassan-Baba called for the

reestablishment of synergy

that had existed over the

years between the

commission and the

agriculture ministry.She

said there had been an

increase in the demand of

market information on

agricultural activities in

Nigeria by foreign investors,

adding that a desk officer

from the Ministry should be

posted to the NIPC‘s one-

stop shop.The NIPC boss further disclosed that the commission would organise stakeholders‘

forum on promoting investment in the agricultural sector, noting that the ministry had a critical

role to play in order to ensure the success of the proposed forum which comes up in Abuja soon.

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