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Editorial Board Chief Editor
Hamlik Managing Editor
Abdul Sattar Shah
Rahmat Ullah
Rozeen Shaukat English Editor
Maryam Editor
Legal Advisor
Advocate Zaheer Minhas
Editorial Associates
Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid
Javed Islam Agha
Ch.Hamid Malhi
Dr.Akhtar Hussain
Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui
Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)
Islam Akhtar Khan Editorial Advisory Board
Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim Assistant Professor, Gomal University DIK
Dr.Hasina Gul Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
Dr.Hidayat Ullah Assistant Professor, University of Swabi
Dr.Abdul Basir Assistant Professor, University of Swabi
Zahid Mehmood PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Falak Naz Shah Head Food Science & Technology ART, Peshawar
Today Rice News Headlines...
Climate change likely to hit agriculture
Asia Rice-Prices steady in India, Thailand before Thai auction
Does India's gloomy exports scenario have a silver lining?
More border routes likely to be opened: Mehbooba
Monsoon set to extend coverage over India, says Australian met
bureau
Rice, grain prices responding to U.S., global central bank policies
GMO Golden Rice is a 'dud', despite 24 years of research and
breeding
There is no food in Nigeria, open the borders for rice importation –
Sultan begs Customs
Rice exports lower than last year
Cost of rice increasing due to smuggling: supply minister
Could Subsurface Drip-Irrigated Rice Work?
Boosting a Single Protein makes for a 50% more Productive Rice
Farmers' Rice Cooperative Names New CEO
Cuba and Rice Spotlighted During Ways and Means Trade Hearing
Nigeria will become self sufficient in rice, wheat production soon –
Bagudu
Prevailing World Prices and Loan Deficiency Payment Rates for Rice
Rice Prices
06/15/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
News Detail...
Climate change likely to hit agriculture
AMIN AHMED
ISLAMABAD: Country‘s agriculture will be one of the major sectors, likely
to be adversely affected by climate change, and a crop simulation model-
based study shows that wheat yields will be drastically reduced in irrigated
areas as well as arid and rain-fed areas towards the end of 21st
century.Studies showed that wheat yields will be reduced by 3.4 to 12.5 per
cent in the semi-arid irrigated areas of Faisalabad and Sheikhupura; 3.8 to
14pc in arid areas of Multan and Bahawalpur, Badin and Hyderabad and up to
16pc in rain-fed areas of Chakwal.
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Similarly, in basmati rice tract, the yield is expected to be reduced by 10.4pc, 16.5pc and 17.8pc
by 2020s, 2050s and 2080s, respectively. Under a scenario, the yield is expected to decline by
11.4pc, 15.8pc and 21.5pc, respectively by 2020s, 2050s and 2080s.In general, an increase in
temperature will lead to shortening of ‗Grow Season Length‘ (GSL) for wheat and rice crops in
all the selected wheat growing districts and basmati tract of the country.
The results suggested that the aggregate impact of climate parameters like changes in
temperature and rainfall exerted an overall negative impact on cereal crop yields, given that the
management practices and use of technology remain unchanged.According to the study, negative
impact of climate change (increase in temperature) has been observed in neighbouring countries,
like India, where reduction in yield of major crops like rice, wheat and maize per one degree
Celsius in the temperature is expected to range from 4pc to 20pc (rice), 32pc to 50pc in the case
of maize, and 5 to 20pc in wheat.
The study point out that one-fourth of the country‘s land area, which is suitable for intensive
agriculture, is threatened by wind and water erosion, salinity, water-logging, flooding and loss of
organic matter.
Published in Dawn, June 15th, 2016
Asia Rice-Prices steady in India, Thailand before Thai
auction
* India's prices steady ahead of Thai tender
* Thai 5 pct broken rice steady at $418-$439/T
* Vietnam's 5 pct broken prices ease to $358-$368/T
* China is back seeking Vietnam's broken rice
By Ho Binh Minh
HANOI, June 15 Rice prices in India and Thailand stood steady this week ahead of a major
auction in Thailand, while the export quotations softened slightly in Vietnam as buyers were
absent, traders said on Wednesday.
Rice prices have eased from multi-month highs hit in May as drought brought by El Nino cut
output in Asia's top growers.
India, Thailand and Vietnam, the world's biggest exporters, shipped a combined 66 percent of
global rice trade in 2015, according to U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization data.
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India's 5 percent broken parboiled rice prices were steady at $382-$392 per tonne, free-on-board
(FOB) basis, this week as demand was softening ahead of Thailand's auction, traders
said."Demand has fallen as some buyers are trying to secure rice at lower price from the
auction," B.V. Krishna Rao, managing director at Pattabhi Agro Foods Pvt Ltd, India's leading
non-basmati rice exporter, told Reuters.Thai government aims to sell 2.24 million tonnes at a rice
auction on Wednesday.
India's domestic prices have been rising due to dwindling supplies and after the government
raised the minimum purchase price by 4 percent, Rao said.India mainly ships non-basmati rice to
African countries and premier basmati rice to the Middle East.In Thailand the 5 percent broken
rice RI-THBKN5-P1 were almost steady at $418-$439 a tonne, FOB Bangkok, against $418-
$437 last Wednesday, mainly due to low supply and thin demand, traders said.
Drought has damaged 1.82 million tonnes of rice in Thailand since October 2015, according to
agriculture ministry's data.Another trader said a possible depreciation of the Thai baht could
allow lower prices."The weakening of the baht will earn us more money, so we could afford to
lower our dollar prices," he said.Kasikornbank forecast on Wednesday the baht could drop to 37
per dollar by the year end, or 2.8 percent down from the end of 2015.
In Vietnam, export quotations weakened on thin buying demand, even though China -- the top
buyer of Vietnamese rice -- has returned after a while, seeking small quantity, traders said.The 5
percent broken rice, using winter-spring grain, widened to $370-$375 a tonne, FOB Saigon, from
$375 last week, while the same grade with summer-autumn grain dipped to $360-$365 a tonne,
from $365 last Wednesday.
"China is back this week, asking for the 100 percent broken rice in small volumes, but no deals
have been heard," a Vietnamese exporter in Ho Chi Minh City said. (Reporting by Ho Binh
Minh; Additional reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat in BANGKOK and Rajendra Jadhav in
MUMBAI; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
http://in.reuters.com/article/asia-rice-idINL4N19739M
Does India's gloomy exports scenario have a silver lining? June 15, 2016 09:44 IST
An obvious and easy explanation for India’s exports debacle is that petroleum products
constitute the single-largest category in the country’s exports basket, notes A K
Bhattacharya, Editor, Business Standard
India‘s exports performance continues to be depressing.In each of the last two years, exports
contracted -- by more than one per cent in 2014-15, the first year of the Narendra Modi
government, and by a higher margin of 15 per cent in 2015-16.The trend has not reversed yet as
the latest figures for April 2016 show that exports fell by close to seven per cent again.
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A closer look at these disturbing numbers, however, reveals interesting trends that the
government must carefully assess so that it can draw the right lessons from them and frame
appropriate policy responses to revive exports.
Does the gloomy exports scenario have a silver lining?
An analysis of the last two years‘ exports numbers from this perspective would be instructive.
An obvious and easy explanation for India‘s exports debacle is that petroleum products
constitute the single-largest category in the country‘s exports basket.The argument, therefore, is
that with the international crude oil prices falling significantly in this period, India‘s exports
would inevitably suffer.And they did suffer with earnings from petroleum product exports falling
by 46 per cent to $30 billion in 2015-16.Petroleum products accounted for almost 18 per cent of
India‘s total exports in 2014-15 and thanks to the falling crude oil prices, their share dropped to
about 12 per cent in 2015-16.
What would be the likely scenario for petroleum product exports in 2016-17?
International crude oil prices have already risen by around 80 per cent in the last four months.
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Brent crude oil prices are hovering at around $50 a barrel, compared to $28 a barrel in January
this year.
If the trend continues and the international crude oil prices hover around $50-55 a barrel, its
impact on India‘s petroleum product exports would not be insignificant.
But the recovery may not take place on its own.It would require some careful planning to expand
the market for India‘s petroleum products.At present, over 41 per cent of India‘s total petroleum
product exports are accounted for by just six countries -- the United Arab Emirates, Singapore,
the United States, Saudi Arabia, Japan and the Netherlands.As petroleum product prices improve
in the current year, it would make sense for India‘s oil marketing companies to explore newer
markets and expand the existing ones. Domestic oil refining capacity is comfortable at present
and this can be put to good use by earning more dollars at a higher margin.The story of India‘s
drugs exports has hardly received much attention. But consider this.
In a year, when India‘s total merchandise exports fell by 15 per cent, its drugs exports went up
by about 10 per cent.And this growth came despite the many battles the Indian drugs industry
has been fighting with regulators in some developed markets including the US over the quality
and safety of its products.The significance of this increase lies in the fact that in 2014-15, drugs
exports grew by less than four per cent.
It is, therefore, time the government took note of the surge in drugs exports and explored what
steps needed to be taken to sustain this growth and make a champion exports sector out of an
industry that has huge potential, but seems to be constrained by many regulatory handicaps both
at home and abroad.The textiles sector does not have a similar story, but its resilience has not yet
been fully appreciated in the current gloomy situation.In 2014-15, textiles exports grew by 14 per
cent to about $31 billion.
But in the following year, they suffered their worst debacle with a three per cent fall.Yet, it will
be important to recall that overall merchandise exports in 2015-16 fell by 15 per cent.While the
drugs industry is a clear winner, the textiles sector has managed to limit its damages to a small
drop in exports. The government cannot sit idle and must take steps to stop the rot.There are
issues with regard to allowing flexible employment to meet seasonal surges in demand from
importers and improving the available infrastructure particularly for the readymade garments
sector.A focused approach is needed to extricate the textiles sector from its current woes.A three
per cent drop in exports can be reversed with some policy intervention and infrastructure
support.In the engineering sector, where exports have taken a big hit, motor vehicles have been
growing their annual despatches to overseas markets.
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The growth has slowed down with exports at $6.7 billion last year, but the fact is that this
segment of the engineering sector has held off the forces of deceleration in global trade and
continued to grow even though at a slower rate.
This is a sector where higher exports coupled with increasing domestic sales can improve India‘s
status as a manufacturing hub with a huge potential for jobs growth not only in factories but in
the tertiary sector.If the Modi government‘s Make In India campaign has to succeed and bear
fruit for the Indian economy, the automobile sector and its exports will hold the key to achieving
such a transformation.
Finally, there is evidence of early signs of green shoots of exports recovery.A report prepared by
the Directorate General of Foreign Trade has noted that commodities like chemicals, cotton yarn,
basmati rice, metals, dyes and paint have begun seeing a rise in volume exports.Their exports
value declined in 2015-16, but their volumes have risen by varying margins ranging from four
per cent to 47 per cent. If the commodities cycle is seeing an upturn, rising export volumes
would suggest that an exports recovery is likely soon in those goods at least.
However, due caution must be exercised so that complacency does not set in and the industry
uses the rising commodity prices as an opportunity to monetise the volume gains.
And the government should provide better infrastructure and policy support to help the exports
sector realise that goal.
http://www.business-standard.com/
More border routes likely to be opened: Mehbooba Uri-Muzzafarabad and Poonch-Rawalkot are the only two trade routes that is
allowed along the LOC. Written by Arun Sharma | Jammu | Updated: June 15, 2016 9:37 am
Mehbooba stated that she is going to recommend at least two routes to the Home Ministry. File
Photo/Agencies.
Nearly a decade after the Uri-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawalakot routes were reopened for
trade and travel by people on both sides of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, a few
more routes are likely to be opened as part of additional confidence-building measures between
India and Pakistan.
―When I met the Union Home Minister the last time, he had hinted at opening some more
routes,‘‘ Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said Tuesday. ―I told him that the Suchetgarh route
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should be opened.‖ Suchetgarh is on the international border in R S Pura tehsil in Jammu, and
across the border is Sialkot district of Pakistan.―Many routes came up for discussion —
Suchetgarh, Nowshera-Jhanghar, Kargil-Skardu, Turtuk-Thapalu, among others. But he (Home
Minister Rajnath Singh) said that we can consider opening one or two roads at the moment. If I
am asked about two roads which need to be opened immediately, I will name Suchetgarh and
Kargil-Skardu,‘‘ Mehbooba said while addressing a function on the occasion of signing of an
MoU between Jammu Development Authority and the Sabarmati River Front Development
Corporation Limited, Ahmedabad, for management consultancy and technical assistance for
development of the Tawi riverfront in Jammu.
R S Pura tehsil is considered the rice bowl of India‘s fine basmati rice, and Mehbooba said ―our
basmati goes there (to Pakistan), adding that there is lot of hardware industry in on the Indian
side, while Pakistan manufactures very little, and additional border routes would mean many
items can be exported to Pakistan. The state will benefit the way Punjab has benefitted from
Wagah boder, she said.
Recalling the ―teamwork‖ between former CM Mufti Sayeed and Deputy CM Nirmal Singh for
the Tawi river beautification project, Mehbooba said Mufti always had a soft corner for the
people of Jammu and used to call them ―truly secular‘‘, as they not only accommodated lakhs of
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Hindu and Muslim migrants from Valley but also shared their land, water and electricity with
them
Monsoon set to extend coverage over India, says Australian
met bureau Vinson Kurian
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14:
Increase in cloudiness and rainfall during the next seven days will drive the Indian monsoon
further north and spread it over much of the subcontinent, says the Australian Bureau of
Meteorology. This would be overseen by a passing Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) wave
across the Indian Ocean this week, the Australian Bureau said in its latest update.
The India Met Department has already indicated the possibility of the monsoon, now in a
‗switch-off‘ mode along the West Coast, reviving over the weekend.
The Madden-Julian Oscillation wave has been associated with formation of low-pressure areas,
cyclones and even the onset of the monsoons.
MJO wave influence
The last time it had crossed the Indian Ocean from West to East, the wave had triggered the
formation of cyclone Roanu which brought the monsoon along with it to the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.
If the Madden-Julian Oscillation wave moves across the Indian Ocean and thereafter into the
Maritime Continent (Indonesia, Philippines et al), tropical activity will also be enhanced across
the North-West Pacific region in the coming fortnight.
The western North Pacific Ocean is typically the most active oceanic basin for tropical cyclones.
However, in the year so far, tropical cyclone activity has been well below average.
The coming weeks are likely to be a period when there is an increased risk of tropical cyclone
activity across this basin as well as over the Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone watch
Coincidentally, the IMD has put out a watch for a cyclonic circulation over the West-central and
adjoining North-West Bay of Bengal by Friday. The European Centre for Medium-Range
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Weather Forecasts pointed to the possibility of the system taking shape close to the Andhra
Pradesh coast.
This is expected to rev up the monsoon flows over the Bay of Bengal but the European Centre
did not see the system intensifying to any significant strength
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/monsoon-set-to-extend-coverage-
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Rice, grain prices responding to U.S., global central bank
policies Tomorrow's Fed meeting could set tone for futures for remainder of 2016
Jun 14, 2016 Bobby Coats | Delta Farm Press
The markets are awaiting Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen‘s comments after their Federal
Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting tomorrow (June 15). The question is will Fed
monetary guidance be bullish or bearish for rice, cotton, grain and other commodity markets?
I expect guidance to be more supportive allowing market fundamentals a turn at directing
commodity price strength or weakness, which near term would be neutral to bearish for
commodities having shown price strength and neutral to bullish for commodities just starting to
show price strength.
On May 25, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen indicated near term future Fed
Monetary Policy Activity would likely be increasingly hawkish with all indications of a Feds
Fund Rate increase sooner rather than later, possibly as soon as the Fed‘s June 14-15 meeting.
This, I expect, was due to building global inflationary forces, being driven by continuous
injections of stimulus from fiscal and monetary policy intervention, from the European Union,
Japan, China and others. These activities – especially since late-February – have been supportive
to bullish for rice, cotton, grains, and oil prices.
Next, the following Friday, June 3rd
, after market participants digested the news of the ―Lowest
Nonfarm Payroll in Over 5 Years,‖ few market participants now expect a U.S. Fed Fund Rate
increase on June 15. The expectation is forward guidance will be:
First, the FOMC committee remains data dependent; and
Second, do not rule out a July Fed Funds Rate increase on July 27th
.
Presently, the need for a rate increase is huge, but market psychology is lacking.
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Thus near term given dollar chart structure I see a dollar more likely sideways channel bound
and a potentially bullish environment for U.S. Treasuries.
http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/rice-grain-prices-responding-us-global-central-bank-
policies
GMO Golden Rice is a 'dud', despite 24 years of research
and breeding
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:00 UTC
GM golden rice falls short on promises
As the GMO industry seeks to expand its grip over the global food system, it has targeted developing
countries and the problems they face in in crop production. Drought and pest damage are two issues that
Monsanto and its cohorts see as opportunities for unleashing their patented, genetically modified (GM)
crops.
Nutrient deficiency is another problem in developing countries that GMO corporations insist should be
addressed with their products. One high-profile example is vitamin A deficiency, which especially affects
the Global South, increasing risks of infection, disease and other ailments such as blindness.
Golden Rice was supposed to be the GMO industry's great solution. In 2000, Time magazine trumpeted
Golden Rice—a genetically modified crop commercially licensed by Syngenta—as a way to save the
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lives of millions of people in the Third World. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which strongly
advocates for GM crops everywhere, has long supported Golden Rice by funding the International Rice
Research Institute.
However, after 24 years of promises and propaganda campaigns against GMO critics, Golden Rice is
turning out to be a dud. It is nowhere close to field introduction and is likely to fall short of its
purported health benefits, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis.
Lead author Glenn Stone, a recognized expert in global agricultural trends and humanitarian issues, used
to think we should give Golden Rice a chance. But a frank analysis of the situation now leads him to a
different conclusion.
"Golden Rice was a promising idea backed by good intentions," Stone said. "In contrast to anti-GMO
activists, I argued that it deserved a chance to succeed. But if we are actually interested in the welfare of
poor children — instead of just fighting over GMOs — then we have to make unbiased assessments of
possible solutions. The simple fact is that after 24 years of research and breeding, Golden Rice is still
years away from being ready for release."
GMO researchers seek to increase the amount of beta carotene by inserting genes into existing rice
strains, which they say will increase available vitamin A in the edible grain.
But they still have not been able to produce strains that yield as well as non-GM strains. Stone points out
that Golden Rice "has not been successful in test plots of the rice breeding institutes in the Philippines,
where the leading research is being done."
Little is known about how well the beta carotene will hold up in storage between harvests, or when
cooked using traditional methods in remote rural areas. It is not even known whether the Golden Rice
beta carotene can be converted to vitamin A in badly undernourished bodies.
Despite these realities, GMO proponents push hard for Golden Rice, and have suggested that critics are
prolonging the misery of poor people with vitamin A deficiencies. Monsanto and their propaganda outlets
like the GMO Literacy Project say that activists are responsible for the inability of Golden Rice to
become a viable solution.
This too is debunked by the study.
"Golden Rice is still not ready for the market, but we find little support for the common claim that
environmental activists are responsible for stalling its introduction. GMO opponents have not been the
problem," said Stone.
Comment: Golden Rice has been called a 'Trojan horse', that will not only fail to stop malnutrition, but
will expand the very destitution, poverty, and helplessness that causes malnutrition in the first place.
Introducing this GE crop threatens biological diversity, puts corporate profits over food sovereignty, and
would result in loss of livelihoods for small-scale farmers. Proponents of Golden Rice suggest rice
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farmers replace their profitable crops with genetically modified rice that will treat only one of many
vitamin and mineral deficiencies they may or may not potentially suffer from, deficiencies that could be
easily solved through other methods.
https://www.sott.net/article/320217-GMO-Golden-Rice-is-a-dud-despite-24-years-of-research-and-
breeding
There is no food in Nigeria, open the borders for rice
importation – Sultan begs Customs By Seun Opejobi on June 14, 2016
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa‘ad Abubakar III, has appealed to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to
consider the plight of Nigerians and open the borders to allow for the importation of food.
Speaking in his palace in Sokoto, when he played host to the Comptroller-General of the Service,
Col. Hameed Ali (retd) yesterday, the Sultan said the closure of the border has brought about
hardship as food community are scarce in the country.He said, ―The policy should be revisited
with a view to make amends and ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians.
―There is no food in the country hence the need for the borders to be reopened for rice
importation.‖Commending the effort of the Federal Government at boosting the domestic
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production of rice, the Monarch assured that the traditional institution would continue to
sensitize the people on the need to support the policies of government at all levels
http://dailypost.ng/2016/06/14/there-is-no-food-in-nigeria-open-the-borders-for-rice-importation-sultan-
begs-customs/
Rice exports lower than last year Submitted by mthan on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 16:50
Rice sacks are unloaded at Wartan Jetty. (Photo-Aung Kyaw Htet/EMG)
Rice exports dropped in the first two months of this fiscal year due to the low demand from
China, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation.A total of 127,570 tonnes of rice were
exported between April and June 3, earning over US$84 million. This is markedly lower than
346,000 tonnes exported and $119 million earned in the same period last year.―Only between
3,000 and 5,000 tonnes of rice are shipped per month. But we have to export 20,000 tonnes of
rice to the EU market in June, so exports will rise again,‖ said Lumaw Myint Maung, the joint-
general secretary of the federation.
Myanmar rice is exported to China, Japan, India, Singapore, Italy, Indonesia, Spain, Belgium,
the Philippines, France, Malaysia and Canada.Border exports to China are most active at the
Muse gate
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/rice-exports-lower-last-year
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Cost of rice increasing due to smuggling: supply minister
Wed, 15/06/2016 - 12:26
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy has blamed this year's rice shortage on cross-border smuggling,
with Egyptian rice merchants selling abroad in return for dollars.During a meeting of the
parliamentary economic affairs committee on Tuesday, Hanafy said, ―A huge amount of rice has
been smuggled across the borders.‖―When the government allowed exports, we [legally]
exported 240,000 tons out of [a total crop of] three million tons. The rest was smuggled across
borders in return for dollars,‖ he said.
The ministry, according to Hanafy, has been trying to control the situation by offering huge
amounts of rice in the domestic market at LE4.5 per kilo, pumping 1,500 tons into the market
daily.―Some information shows that traders have smuggled rice to Libya and Sudan at US$800
per ton,‖ he added.The rice market has been unstable since October, when the government
started exporting rice, causing a rise in local prices. The current market price for rice in Egypt
ranges between LE6.5 and LE8.Further increases are expected as consumption doubles in the
Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
The minister also said that annual subsidies for bread and other food supplies totals LE22, with
the top priority of the system being an end to queues for bread at subsidized outlets.
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Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/cost-rice-increasing-due-smuggling-supply-minister
Could Subsurface Drip-Irrigated Rice Work? June 15, 2016 03:32 PM
―This effort could serve as a model for other farms and potentially save hundreds of thousands of acre feet
of water in California if widely adopted.‖
By Ben Potter
AgWeb.com
Social Media and Innovation Editor
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Drip irrigation is the ultimate water miser, doling out water drop by drop to
the base of plants, most commonly in orchard and vegetable crops. But
research is underway to study another crop‘s response to drip irrigation –
rice, a row crop that typically sits partially submerged in several inches of
water for part of the growing season.The project – a collaboration among
Israel‘s Ben-Gurion University, Conaway (Calif.) Ranch, Lundberg Family
Farms and Netafim USA – is the first time drip irrigation has been used on a U.S. rice crop,
according to Kyriakos Tsakopoulos, president of the Conaway Preservation Group (owners of
Conaway Ranch).
―This effort could serve as a model for other farms and potentially save hundreds of thousands of
acre feet of water in California if widely adopted,‖ he says.
The project seeks to see if subsurface drip irrigation can effectively grow rice via a series of
pipes that deliver water directly to the plants‘ root zone, according to Bryce Lundberg, vice
president of agriculture for Lundberg Family Farms.
The subsurface drip irrigation pilot project is being tested on a 100-acre plot. Project participants
all hope to see yield improvements, despite reducing overall water use. Tsakopoulos says
farmers should take responsibility and make measures to conserve water where possible.
―We need to continue to conduct research and develop methods to use the water most efficiently
for crops while also conserving critical wildlife resources,‖ he says.
Jonathan Rosenfield, a conservation biologist with San Fransico-based Bay Institute, told the
Sacramento Bee in March that flooded rice fields have undeniable benefits to waterfowl and
other area wildlife, but drip irrigation might end up being a savvy conservation move as well,
protecting several fish species native to the Sacramento River.
―If drip irrigation in this pilot project is going to reduce demand on water and be able to keep
rice farmers going and reduce impacts to critically endangered fish populations, then that sounds
like a good thing,‖ he says.California is the third-largest rice-producing state behind Arkansas
and Louisiana, with 385,000 total acres planted in 2015
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Boosting a Single Protein makes for a 50% more Productive
Rice Green-TechResearchUnited Kingdom
15/06/2016
Researchers from the John Innes Centre and Nanjing Agricultural University have
identified a protein that can help plants regulate their cell pH – a seemingly small
modification that can boost rice crop yields by 50%.
Rice is one of the major crops in the world, along with corn and wheat (also under the
microscope of science to increase food security).
As a crop that feeds almost 50% of the world‘s population, it is more than understandable that
scientists are interested in improving rice. Previous work in this area include the now famous
GMO initiative for ‗golden rice‘, as well as projects to make it more productive and eco-friendly.
Rice plants have problems too – here‘s a close-up for empathy (Source: Pixabay)
Now, researchers from the John Innes Centre (UK) and Nanjing Agricultural University
(China) may have found another important part of the puzzle to turbo-charge rice. Published in
the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, their work shows that the overexpression
of a particular protein could boost production yield by up to 54%.For rice, one of its major
challenges is to get the right balance of nitrate or ammonium ions from the soil. These ions are
the source of nitrogen – the chemical element essential to synthesize aminoacids and then
proteins.
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Upsetting this balance affects the pH of plant cells – too much ammonium and plant cells
become alkaline, too much nitrate and they become acidic. Inadequate pH means the plants have
a harder time getting nutrients and growing.
Fig. 1: An overview of the nitrogen metabolism of plants, including uptake of nitrate and
ammonium, and their incorporation in aminoacids glutamate (Glu) and glutamine (Gln).
The research team studied a gene involved in the transport of nitrate in plant cells, OsNRT2.3.
This gene makes two slightly different versions of the protein (OsNRT2.3a and OsNRT2.3b).
In a part of the rice, the cellular production of the OsNRT2.3b version was boosted by inserting
copies of a gene directly coding for this protein (with cDNA, a sort of reverse template for any
protein) in the cell plant. These plants turned out to be much better at controlling the pH in their
cells, by switching nitrate transport on or off.
With this new pH switch, the plants are able to take up much more nitrogen, iron and
phosphorus – so they grow faster.
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Fig. 2: Rice plants O1 to O8 overexpresses OsNRT 2.3b protein (as seen with ‗bolder‘ bands in
the Western blot results, a method that identifies proteins) and grows faster than the normal, wild
type rice (WT).
The study was funded by the BBSRC (also backed projects like the epigenomics of wheat and
oil-producing yeast) and the Chinese Government (which is also eyeing one of the few players in
agrochemicals through state-owned ChemChina).
The resulting new technology has been patented by PBL, a technology transfer company with
the John Innes Centre, and 3 companies are already working in 6 different crops
overexpressing OsNRT2.3b.
Such a yield increase in such a staple food is pretty crazy. While it still has to be brought to
the fields, the speedy transition to the industry should speak for the excitement around this
new crop technology.
Feature Image Credit: Pixabay
Figure 1 Credit: Luo et al. (2013) Nitrogen metabolism of two contrasting poplar species during
acclimation to limiting nitrogen availability. Journal of Experimental Botany (doi: 10.1093/jxb/ert234)
Figure 2 Credit: Fan et al. (2016) Overexpression of a pH-sensitive nitrate transporter in rice increases
crop yields. PNAS (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525184113)
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Farmers' Rice Cooperative Names New CEO
Excerpt from press release
SACRAMENTO, CA -- Farmers' Rice Cooperative (FRC) announced yesterday that Rick Rhody
has been named as the new chief executive officer. Rhody will replace Kirk Messick, who has
been serving as the interim CEO.
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"We are pleased with how Kirk led FRC during this time of transition and know that his 28 years
of FRC experience will set up the new CEO for success," FRC Board Chairman Herb Holzapfel
said. "The rice industry faces a lot of challenges right now. We know that for FRC growers to
be successful we need the right leadership at the top. We are confident that Rick brings that
leadership to FRC."
Prior to joining Farmers' Rice Cooperative, Rhody had the opportunity to help build Sun Valley
Rice from the ground up where he served in almost every position from field staff to CFO. He is
a Sacramento Valley native and currently resides in Yuba City. A Chico State graduate he also
holds an MBA from Saint Mary's College and is a recent graduate of the prestigious California
Agricultural Leadership Program. Rhody has a lifetime connection to the rice industry beyond
Sun Valley Rice, from his youth in Rio Oso to summer college jobs working on a rice farm and
hay ranches just outside of Chico.
Cuba and Rice Spotlighted During Ways and Means Trade
Hearing
By Peter Bachmann
WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, the House Ways
and Means Subcommittee on Trade held an
agriculture-focused hearing on expansion and
eliminating barriers for U.S. agricultural exports.While
the hearing focused on the broader picture of
agricultural exports, especially opportunities through
the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, rice and Cuba
both factored into the dialogue of witnesses and
Subcommittee Members.A champion for U.S. rice,
Louisiana Republican Charles Boustany remarked
during the hearing, "Louisiana stands to benefit
tremendously by normalizing agricultural trade with
Cuba. Our rice industry has been the backbone of
Louisiana's economy, even as other sectors have
struggled. But we can't have continued growth in this
industry without opening new markets like Cuba. I'll
continue fighting to open up agricultural exports so our
producers can benefit."USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward said, "The entire U.S. rice
industry, both in Louisiana and around the country, is grateful for Congressman Boustany's
tireless leadership on these issues. Whether it is helping us gain access to Cuba, or looking out
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for the interests of U.S. rice farmers who are increasingly at an unfair trade disadvantage because
of bad actors around the world, Congressman Boustany stands as a great advocate for our family
farmers and our industry."
Several other Members and witnesses shared their support for normalizing trade with Cuba and
seconded the rice industry's leadership role in working to reopen the Cuban market.
Nigeria will become self sufficient in rice, wheat production soon –
Bagudu
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
The governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, has disclosed that Nigeria will become self
sufficient in rice and wheat production very soon.
Speaking to State House Correspondents after the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on
Rice and Wheat Production by the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, recently, Bagudu, who is the
chairman of the committee, said that he is optimistic that the committee will achieve its target
within the shortest possible time.According to him, the task force will help in identifying all that
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the country needs in order to become self sufficient in rice and wheat and step up current efforts
to produce those commodities in Nigeria.
He pointed out that the disconnect between farmers and millers needs to be addressed, adding
that the two bodies in the value chain need to be mobilised for maximum results. ―His
Excellency, the Vice President, invited few state governors – governors of Kano, Kebbi and
Ebonyi– the minister of state for agriculture, the president of Wheat Farmers Association, and
president of the Rice Farmers Association, and inaugurated a Presidential Committee/Task Force
on Rice and Wheat. This committee will help in identifying all that we need to do in order to
make Nigeria self sufficient in rice and wheat and step up current efforts to produce those
commodities in Nigeria.
―That‘s part of the assignment, but we are optimistic that given the current efforts in place across
the country, industry of our farmers and increasing interest in investing in agriculture by many
well meaning Nigerians we should be able to achieve the target within a short time that will lead
to our national aspirations. There has been significant achievements in that respect as seen in this
last season when the governor of Kano and myself supported our farmers to produce more wheat
and wheat farmers have signed an agreement with the flower millers by which the flower millers
agreed to obtain all that the wheat farmers are able to provide.
―We are seeing increasing interest in rice and many millers are now willing to work with
farmers‘ groups,‖ Bagudu said
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Prevailing World Prices and Loan Deficiency Payment Rates
for Rice
Mark Simone
(202) 720-5653
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2016-The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation
today announced the following prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted
for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan gain (MLG) and loan
deficiency payment (LDP) rates applicable to the 2015 crop, which will become effective today
at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET). Rough rice prices are unchanged from the previous
announcement.
To access the complete News Release, click here.
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Rice Prices
as on : 15-06-2016 08:10:19 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals Price
Current
%
change
Season
cumulative Modal
Prev.
Modal
Prev.Yr
%change
Rice
Gadarpur(Utr) 1032.00 102.35 113544.00 3025 2250 89.06
Devariya(UP) 80.00 -15.79 1485.00 2120 2110 4.95
Junagarh(Ori) 74.20 -19.13 1707.24 2100 2100 -4.55
Saharanpur(UP) 70.00 -1.41 5544.00 2340 2280 8.84
Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori) 62.10 10.54 1143.08 2100 2100 -4.55
Ghaziabad(UP) 50.00 NC 3105.00 2350 2350 9.30
Gazipur(UP) 47.00 4.44 2046.00 2030 2030 1.00
Bazpur(Utr) 44.50 -82.75 44188.56 2150 1869 16.22
Jaunpur(UP) 35.00 -30 1585.00 2020 2015 0.25
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB) 20.00 NC 1023.50 2200 2200 2.33
Kaliaganj(WB) 12.00 -25 747.00 2250 2150 -6.25
Champadanga(WB) 11.00 83.33 960.00 2550 2550 NC
Alappuzha(Ker) 10.00 NC 90.00 3975 3900 6.00
Raiganj(WB) 10.00 -9.09 883.50 2200 2200 -12.00
Chengannur(Ker) 7.00 7.69 599.50 2300 2300 -8.00
Fatehpur(UP) 6.50 8.33 296.70 2190 2180 0.46
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Dibrugarh(ASM) 5.60 -30.86 1237.30 2450 2450 -
Khairagarh(UP) 5.00 -44.44 415.00 2180 2150 8.46
Mirzapur(UP) 4.00 -11.11 1344.10 1975 1970 -0.50
Darjeeling(WB) 2.70 -22.86 86.10 2800 2800 3.70
Sardhana(UP) 1.00 -16.67 85.30 2315 2290 9.20
Kasipur(WB) 1.00 -9.09 37.70 2200 2200 10.00
Rice Prices as on : 16-06-2016 01:47:46 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals Price
Current
%
change
Season
cumulative Modal
Prev.
Modal
Prev.Yr
%change
Rice
Bangalore(Kar) 2340.00 11.16 126799.00 4150 4100 NC
Bhivandi(Mah) 1900.00 -40.25 6819.00 2050 2100 20.59
Gadarpur(Utr) 1062.00 2.91 114606.00 2310 3025 44.38
Pilibhit(UP) 350.00 - 350.00 2200 - -
Bangarpet(Kar) 305.00 -15.75 8160.00 1850 1850 1.09
English Bazar(WB) 210.00 NC 3245.00 2000 2000 -
Birbhum(WB) 166.00 -2.06 2983.00 2180 2170 15.96
Siliguri(WB) 155.00 -6.06 6032.00 2600 2600 -
Sitapur(UP) 148.00 -18.68 7684.00 2200 2190 5.77
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Shahjahanpur(UP) 123.50 1135 40865.70 2240 2250 11.44
Basti(UP) 120.00 5.73 5083.00 1990 1980 3.92
Kalipur(WB) 92.00 8.24 6333.00 2300 2300 17.95
Rampurhat(WB) 90.00 NC 1089.00 2120 2120 -
Aligarh(UP) 85.00 NC 3790.00 2250 2260 20.00
Sealdah Koley Market(WB) 75.00 2.74 701.40 3150 3100 31.25
Thodupuzha(Ker) 70.00 NC 3010.00 2700 2650 -6.90
Jangipur(WB) 63.00 0.8 692.50 2165 2145 -6.88
Ghaziabad(UP) 60.00 20 3165.00 2350 2350 9.30
Rampur(UP) 56.00 12 726.50 2300 2290 10.05
Pandua(WB) 52.00 NC 2358.00 2700 2700 3.85
Samsi(WB) 50.00 NC 16160.00 3000 3000 -
Gazipur(UP) 49.00 4.26 2095.00 2030 2030 1.00
Achalda(UP) 35.00 -88.33 3907.50 2245 2250 -0.22
Dadri(UP) 32.00 NC 2143.00 2315 2300 -0.22
Coochbehar(WB) 32.00 -58.97 1727.00 2150 2150 4.88
Cachar(ASM) 30.00 -25 2150.00 2500 2500 -7.41
Mekhliganj(WB) 23.00 -4.17 780.00 2150 2100 16.22
Lohardaga(Jha) 22.00 37.5 1064.00 1650 1780 -17.50
Karimganj(ASM) 20.00 NC 1720.00 2150 2150 -6.52
Dhekiajuli(ASM) 20.00 -13.04 1068.60 2000 2000 5.82
Kolaghat(WB) 18.00 NC 667.00 2300 2300 4.55
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB) 18.00 NC 704.00 2300 2300 9.52
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Kaliaganj(WB) 15.00 25 762.00 2250 2250 -6.25
Champadanga(WB) 14.00 27.27 974.00 2550 2550 NC
Falakata(WB) 13.50 -3.57 370.30 2040 2020 -0.49
Divai(UP) 13.00 -7.14 279.50 2060 2060 47.14
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah) 12.00 -20 1907.00 3750 3750 -
Firozabad(UP) 11.00 -21.43 665.00 2180 2200 7.39
Raiganj(WB) 10.00 NC 893.50 2200 2200 -12.00
North Lakhimpur(ASM) 8.80 -4.35 1512.70 1900 1900 -
Dibrugarh(ASM) 7.00 25 1244.30 2450 2450 -
Bobbili(AP) 6.20 - 6.20 4250 - -
Karanjia(Ori) 5.50 -8.33 288.80 2600 2600 4.00
Buland Shahr(UP) 5.00 25 435.50 2065 2065 1.47
Islampur(WB) 4.00 33.33 296.90 2350 2350 11.90
Rajam(AP) 3.00 - 3.00 2900 - -
Alibagh(Mah) 3.00 NC 126.00 4000 4000 23.08
Murud(Mah) 3.00 NC 198.00 3000 3000 87.50
Siyana(UP) 2.50 -16.67 95.50 2065 2065 1.23
Moreh(Man) 1.30 -7.14 2.70 3200 2900 -
Thoubal(Man) 1.30 30 80.10 2900 2900 3.57
Shillong(Meh) 1.20 50 56.60 3500 3500 NC
Mangaon(Mah) 1.00 NC 35.00 2800 2800 12.00
Jambusar(Guj) 0.90 -97.18 1070.95 3500 3400
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06/15/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Soybeans
High Low
Cash Bids 1184 1109
New Crop 1169 1119
Riceland Foods
Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -
New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -
Futures: SOYBEANS
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 1178.00 1154.50 1156.00 -13.50
Aug '16 1173.25 1153.00 1155.00 -11.00
Sep '16 1163.50 1143.75 1145.00 -10.75
Nov '16 1156.75 1136.25 1138.50 -10.75
Jan '17 1152.75 1133.75 1135.75 -10.25
Mar '17 1110.00 1096.25 1097.50 -7.50
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May '17 1091.50 1079.25 1087.25 -2.50
Jul '17 1090.50 1077.00 1085.00 -2.00
Aug '17 1069.00 1066.50 1066.25 -2.00
Soybean Comment
Soybeans continued thier losses today despite continue strength in domestic crush. Today's crush
estimate again beat trade expectations but this was not enough to see prices move higher as product
market weakened. While the market remains concerned about additional acres being added the
current forecast for hot dry weather should limit losses and help support prices longer term.
Wheat
High Low
Cash Bids 490 455
New Crop 490 460
Futures: WHEAT
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 489.75 477.00 477.50 -7.50
Sep '16 503.25 489.00 489.50 -8.25
Dec '16 524.50 509.75 510.25 -8.00
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Mar '17 543.75 529.75 530.25 -7.75
May '17 555.00 542.75 542.50 -7.25
Jul '17 563.75 551.25 552.00 -6.50
Sep '17 566.00 566.00 559.25 -6.00
Dec '17 581.00 574.00 570.25 -6.25
Mar '18 590.50 588.50 581.00 -6.00
Wheat Comment
Wheat closed lower for the fifth straight day. Wheat prices continue to face weak fundamentals and
with weaker grain markets, wheat is back within a dime of recent lows. While the dollar weakened
some today, the outlook for wheat exports remains bleak.
Grain Sorghum
High Low
Cash Bids 406 402
New Crop 391 358
Corn
High Low
Cash Bids 446 417
New Crop 446 435
Cotton Comment
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Cotton futures were lower again today but traded in a narrow range within Tuesday's range.
December futures have failed at last week‘s spike high of 66.45 cents and could now work lower.
Uptrending support is near 62.30 cents currently. In last week‘s report, USDA forecast weaker
cotton mill use in the U.S. The USDA continues to forecast U.S. Cotton stocks at more than 4
million bales this year and next. Global demand remains sluggish despite a 1.7 million bale decline
in global stocks primarily caused by a 2 million bale decrease in China cotton stocks, which were
the result of lower production forecasts, not increased demand.
Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -
Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures: ROUGH RICE
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 1163.0 1127.5 1161.5 +32.0
Sep '16 1190.0 1155.0 1189.0 +32.0
Nov '16 1212.5 1192.5 1213.0 +31.5
Jan '17
1235.0 +33.0
Mar '17
1253.5 +33.5
May '17
1268.0 +32.5
Jul '17
1281.0 +32.5
Rice Comment
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Rice futures recovered from recent losses to close at their highest level since charting a bearish key
reversal on June 8. July will have resistance at that high of $11.87 1/2, and has support near $10.75.
The USDA supply/demand report did show an increase in short and medium grain rice exports, but
also forecast an increase in long grain rice imports. With forecast for another big crop in 2016/17,
rice needs to see additional demand develop as we approach the fall. The USDA is forecasting sharp
increases next year over the current year, however, export sales are still lackluster.
Cattle
Futures:
Live Cattle: LIVE CATTLE
High Low Last Change
Jun '16 119.000 117.000 117.275 -1.775
Aug '16 114.900 113.125 113.575 -1.425
Oct '16 114.775 113.050 113.525 -1.325
Dec '16 115.700 114.125 114.425 -1.250
Feb '17 115.450 113.950 114.450 -1.050
Apr '17 114.825 113.300 113.875 -1.000
Jun '17 108.000 106.925 107.550 -0.675
Aug '17 106.350 105.550 105.550 -0.850
Feeders: FEEDER CATTLE
High Low Last Change
Aug '16 142.200 140.000 140.250 -1.900
Sep '16 140.975 139.075 139.425 -1.500
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Oct '16 139.450 137.850 138.125 -1.325
Nov '16 136.250 134.525 134.975 -1.400
Jan '17 131.000 129.975 130.025 -1.425
Mar '17 128.550 127.325 127.325 -1.475
Apr '17 127.325 127.275 127.275 -0.800
May '17
127.825 -3.175
Cattle Comment
Cattle prices gave back all of yesterday's gains and then some today as prices remain volatile. Cattle
prices are now within just a couple of dollars of recent lows and are in need of some bullish
fundamentals to help pull prices higher.
Hogs
Futures: LEAN HOGS
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 88.825 86.775 86.825 -1.250
Aug '16 90.425 88.725 88.800 -0.525
Oct '16 74.800 73.875 74.150 +0.350
Dec '16 67.250 65.650 66.875 +1.250
Feb '17 69.900 68.525 69.675 +1.150
Apr '17 72.350 71.425 72.075 +0.575
May '17 75.550 75.525 76.025 -0.075
Jun '17 79.650 78.975 79.650 +0.375
Jul '17 79.250 78.600 79.000 +0.100