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Today Rice News Headlines...
Kharif sowing of rice, pulses increases with rains

DA chief eyes advanced rice technologies to boost farmer productivity
NegOcc rice supply at comfortable level
Palay output target raised to over 20-M metric tons
Field Report: Mississippi
NFA: Negros Occidental has enough rice supply
Vietnams rice exports to drop to eight-year low: association
Majha farmers go for MSP-covered paddy
Change from rice to corn a success in mountains
Over 35,000 Venezuelans cross into Colombia to buy rice, oil and
flour
Rice Prices
07/11/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
New Rice Research
Reinventing the rice policy
To spike disputes, centre bans export of rice without price settlement
Rice production through Chinese expertise
Monsoon rains likely to cover entire India in next 48 hours: Met
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Kharif sowing of rice, pulses increases with rains

Amiti Sen
Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim
Assistant Professor, Gomal

University DIK
Dr.Hasina Gul
Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
Acreage under cotton, oilseed cultivation still low but likely to improve
Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
New Delhi, July 8:
Swabi
With surplus rain recorded between June 30 and July 6, sowing of rice and
pulses picked up pace with the total acreage under the two crops, since the
beginning of June, exceeding last years levels for the same period. The sharp
decline in acreage under cotton and oilseeds, however, resulted in lower
acreage under all kharif crops till July 8, at 406.27 lakh hectares, compared
with 431.82 lakh hectares in the same period last year, according to data
released by the Agriculture Ministry.
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Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology

ART, Peshawar

While cotton sowing has been affected to some extent by the white fly attack last year, the
lower acreage in both cotton and oilseeds could be attributed to the slow progress of the
monsoon in parts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. But with rainfall abundant in
most parts of the country now, acreage is likely to improve for both, an Agriculture Ministry
official told BusinessLine.
The country received 35 per cent surplus rainfall in the week ended July 6 with all regions
recording above-normal rainfall apart from the Peninsula, according to the India Meteorological
Department.
Deficit erased
The rainfall deficit of 11 per cent recorded till the end of June has hence been wiped out with the
country now recording a 1 per cent surplus in the period starting June.
The acreage under rice till July 8 increased to 81.93 lakh hectares (77.31 lakh hectares) as States
such as Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu witnessed a
rise.
Cash crops
Sowing of pulses increased to 45.93 lakh hectares till July 8 this year, from 36.44 lakh hectares
in the same period last year with a major spurt in acreage in Karnataka, followed by Rajasthan,
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
Acreage under sugarcane also rose, although at a relatively lower level, to 45.78 lakh hectares
(43.68 lakh hectares) as sowing in Uttar Pradesh posted a significant increase.
Cotton sowing dropped to 67.89 lakh hectares till July 8 compared to 87.83 lakh hectares in the
same period last year, with the fall most pronounced in Maharashtra, where acreage declined to
18.97 lakh hectares (29.98 lakh hectares).
Oilseed coverage down
The acreage under oilseeds was lower at 82.28 lakh hectares, compared to 101.15 lakh hectares
in the same period last year, with Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra witnessing significant falls.
Oilseed sowing in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana recorded a rise
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DA chief eyes advanced rice technologies to boost farmer
productivity
July 10, 2016
LOS BAOS, Laguna, July 10 -- True to his mission of making food available and affordable to
all Filipinos, as well as improve the lives of farmersespecially in challenging upland areas
Emmanuel Piol, new secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), visited the International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on 6 July.
Piol was most concerned in ensuring that the advances in rice production achieved through
IRRIs research reach farmers "so we can focus on food production and poverty alleviation,
referring to the pronouncements of President Rodrigo Duterte.
This is the main thrust of the Duterte Administration's agriculture program," he said.
Piol received an overview of IRRI and its existing collaborative projects with the DA and the
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) from IRRI Deputy Directors General V. Bruce J.
Tolentino and Jackie Hughes.
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Also briefing the DA team were Donna Casimero, Michele Weldon, Sarah Beebout, Roland
Buresh, Alice Laborte, Rowena Castillo, and Mary Jean Du. The Food Staples Sufficiency
Program (FSSP), which was launched in 2011, includes seven components: the Philippine Rice
Information System (PRISM), a web-based tool called Rice Crop Manager (RCM), better
extension service through the Project IPaD, development of new varieties in the NextGen
project, diffusion of associated technologies in rainfed areas, benchmarking of the Philippine
rice economy, and preservation and promotion of heirloom rice varieties in the Cordilleras and
in the uplands of Alamada and Banisilan in Arakan Valley of North Cotabato.
"My experiences as a local government executive actually brought me to the mountainous areas
in my province," shared Piol. "This is where poverty is. If only families living in upland areas
could produce enough rice for their needs then, perhaps, we'll be able to alleviate poverty in
these areas. I'm really interested; maybe it's not for commercial reasons, but just for subsistence.
Recognizing the threats of La Nia and the recent El Nio, Piol also stressed the importance of
establishing food centers in critical areas of the country with enough supplies to last at least 6
months.
Heirloom rice varieties
In the ongoing FSSP partnership, IRRI works with DA regional field offices and local
government units in the Cordilleras and Region XII to help upland farmers not only conserve
traditional rice varieties but also connect them with high-value markets such as restaurants that
operate locally and abroad.
"The Heirloom Rice Project (HRP) not only helps preserve and promote Filipino cultural
identity, but it also aims to improve the quality of life of Filipino farmers economically and
socially," said Dr. Nollie Vera Cruz, project leader.
Mechanization
Engr. Martin Gummert, head of the postharvest unit at IRRI, shared several postharvest
technologies with the Secretary during his visit. These included the Superbag, a durable plastic
bag designed to keep grains dry and safe from moisture, as well as insects, rats, and molds. He
also demonstrated the solar bubble dryer (SBD) that dries grains inside a plastic dome to
protect them from rain. The SBD can dry grains to a moisture level of 1013%, depending on the
weather conditionsdry or wet. It can also run on solar power, when needed. Other technologies
that were showcased included a transplanter, drum seeder for sowing pregerminated rice,
combine harvester, among others.
Water conservation
Piol also took notice of a simple perforated plastic pipe that can be used by farmers to
alternately wet and dry fields. He remarked that, for decades, the Philippine irrigation program
has been focused on mega projects that take 1520 years to complete but then only irrigate
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10,00015,000 hectares. Instead, he wants to focus on establishing quick communal irrigation
projects that are also environment-friendly
"Building irrigation projects starting now will take us 15 years to complete," he said. "Because
our population is growing at 1.9% per annum and our irrigation program only adds about 50,00
60,000 hectares a year, that's not going work."
Piol noted that the country squanders many of its resources, the most important of which is
water. "We are a country with six months of rain, typhoons, and flooding. Then there are three
months of dry spell when we cry for water," he said. "We really need somebody to help us come
up with a good plan to conserve water. We need a program on how to preserve La Nia water for
the coming season."
Climate-smart varieties
Dr. Gina Vergara, who leads the NextGen project, discussed varieties that can withstand
stresses brought about by climate change such as drought, flooding, and salinity. The DA
Secretary asked if these varieties were already available. She reported that two flood-tolerant
varieties developed by IRRI have been released by the National Seed Industry Council but
breeding materials for stagnant flooding are still being evaluated in field trials.
Genetic conservation
Piol also toured the International Rice Genebank (IRG), where he asked if it would be
possible to obtain seeds of Dinorado, Azucena, and other traditional varieties for seed
production.
IRG manager Flor de Guzman replied that the seeds are available to anyone upon request and
are free of charge. Currently, the IRG holds about 7,800 accessions of Philippine rice varieties,
about 40% of them being IRRI-developed.
Crop management
In addition to the IRG and a briefing of the PRISM and RCM projects under the FSSP, Piol
also toured the Long-Term Continuous Cropping Experiment (LTCCE), where the institute
has been able to sustainably cultivate three rice crops annually for nearly 55 years.
Extension
Keen on getting technologies into the hands of farmers, Sec. Piol stressed how he wanted to
expand the current program for agricultural extension workers in the country.Director Edmund
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Sana of the DA National Rice Program agreed with the secretary that any technology is useless
when it is not in farmer's hands.
"Last Monday, we did an assessment and we are already planning for the roll out," reported
Sana. "This program will have to be expanded further to support the rice production
enhancement program that we will be undertaking to ensure rice self-sufficiency.
Sana explained that the agricultural extension workers in Project IPaD are not only being
trained exclusively on the technology of rice production. "The first module involves values
transformation. The second one is on enterprise development because extension workers need to
look at farming as an enterprise. We don't just recommend that farmers plant rice from A to Z,
but they also have to make money while doing it."
Dr. Tolentino explained that IRRI, as a research agency, is mandated to come up with ideas and
to test or validate them. However, it cannot directly bring technologies to farmers because its
mission is global.
In addition to officials from the DA and PhilRice, Piols party also included officials from
National Irrigation Administration, the Department of Interior and Local Government, among
others. (IRRI)
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NegOcc rice supply at comfortable level

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
By Erwin P. Nicavera
THE National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Occidental reported that the current rice supply
in the province is at a comfortable level and can meet the daily consumption requirement for the
next four months.The latest NFA Negros Occidental Rice Situationer Report showed that as of
December 2015, the province has an inventory of 3,143,758 bags of rice, and can still supply the
provinces average daily consumption requirement of 22,220 bags for the next 141 days.
Of the total rice inventory, 1,833,149 bags are commercial sector stocks mainly from rice mills,
warehouses, wholesaler, and retailers. This supply alone can last for 82 days, the report added.
In terms of household inventory, the province has 847,434 bags of rice that can meet the
provinces daily consumption requirement for the next 38 days.
NFA Negros Occidental further reported that for government inventory, or those remaining NFA
rice stocks stored at the agencys warehouses, the province is secured for 21 days with the
remaining 463,175 bags.
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Cynthia Luz Chua, senior grains operations officer of NFA Negros Occidental, told Sun.Star
Bacolod that the province reached high local rice production targets in 2015.
The rice inflow from other provinces like Cebu and Iloilo were also high, contributing to safe
rice situation levels in Negros Occidental, she said.
The province has nothing to worry in terms of rice supply this year, Chua said, adding that the
existing stocks are still expected to move upward as there were still pending NFA rice allocation
for this year.She also said that rice usage will also be replenished by constant rice production and
inflow in the province
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/business/2016/01/12/negocc-rice-supply-comfortable-level-451332
Palay output target raised to over 20-M metric tons

Posted on July 11, 2016
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is projecting over 20 million metric tons (MT) for this years
palay output, but said the increased production will be subject to an additional funding request of P18
billion being approved.
A farmer prepares to load rice stalks into a threshing machine at a farm in Ilocos Norte. -- AFP
According to the data showed by the DA to reporters last week, the agency is projecting 20.09 million
MT, higher than the previous administrations target of around 19 million MT.
Eighteen billion pesos for this year, thats additional... If approved, then thats the projection, said
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piol in a phone interview.
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Asked if the 2016 total takes into account the damage from the severe El Nio prevailing earlier in the
year, Mr. Piol replied in the positive but added that hitting the projection will still largely depend on the
approval of the funds on top of those already budgeted.
For 2016, the DA has an approved budget of P40.33 billion. Earlier, Mr. Piol said that the agency still
has P17 billion from this years budget unreleased.
The agencys projection for this year is in line with a 100% rice self-sufficiency goal within in two years.
For 2017 and 2018, palay output is expected to reach 20.52 million MT and 21.27 million MT,
respectively.
The goal implies raising the national palay yield to 4.57 MT per hectare in two years from 4 MT
currently.
The P18 billion worth of additional funding for rice is included in a P62 billion fund proposal presented
last Tuesday to the governments economic managers, according to Mr. Piol.
Mr. Piol added that in the area of farm-to-market roads (FMRs), the department will review the criteria
for project approval to prevent the misuse of funds.
The system is being abused. Even barangay roads are being designated farm-to market roads. That is not
going work under this administration, he said during a rice stakeholders meeting last week in Los
Baos, Laguna.
He said the last government allowed infrastructure to take the lions share of agricultural funds. In 2015,
he said, some P9 billion was appropriated for FMRs while, P7 billion funded efforts to boost food
production.
The Aquino administrations P431-billion agriculture budget from 2011 to 2016 exceeded the sectors
budget from 1975 to 2010 by P45 billion, and directed 67% to the establishment of irrigation facilities,
farm-to-market roads, trading centers, and community fish landings, according to former Agriculture
Secretary Proceso J. Alcala in the Philippine Agriculture Report Card 2010 to 2016.
Mr. Piol, however, clarified that he will not reduce funds for infrastructure but will only focus on
strategic areas to prevent the misuse of FMR funds.
Last year, the Commission on Audit reported that the DA, under Mr. Alcala, set aside P6 billion for
FMRs that were never built. Mr. Alcala has denied the allegations. -- Janina C. Lim
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Field Report: Mississippi

By Colleen Klemczewski
CLEVELAND, MS -- Growers in the area were presumably celebrating slightly more than the average
American over the Fourth of July weekend due to a much-needed rain following a 25 day long dry
spell. Nat McKnight, a grower and member of the 2015-2017 Rice Leadership Development Class,
reports that his rice, corn, and soybean crops are thriving, especially after the recent wet weather.
According to McKnight, 3-5 percent of the rice is already headed in Mississippi and within two weeks
roughly 60 percent of the crop will be headed.
With 50-60 percent of the crop past mid-season, growers are currently focusing on irrigating the
fields. During this stage in the rice growing cycle, McKnight employs intermediate flooding, a
conservation tactic that distributes water to the crop strategically in measured spurts over the course of
several days.
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McKnight reports that the crop looks very good this year and most Mississippi growers will harvest their
rice starting the last week of August. However, the main challenge comes after the harvest.
Last year, 149,000 acres of rice were grown in Mississippi, and the projected acreage for this year is
200,000. The other five rice-growing states are experiencing the same increase in rice acreage this
year. A concern voiced by many growers including McKnight is that this year's high acreage could result
in low prices due to market limitations.
While McKnight expresses optimism at the prospect of breaking into the Cuban market and gaining a
steadier hold in Iraq, he also sees great potential domestically.
"I would like to see us eventually increase the annual average consumption of rice in the United States
another 5-10 pounds per person," said McKnight. (Americans currently eat a little more than 26 pounds
of rice per person each year.) "Even in Bolivar County, where we are the largest rice-producing county in
the state, some local restaurants do not have rice on the menu. We have to keep pushing the message out
there that rice is healthy, affordable, and can be used in so many different ways for breakfast, lunch, and
dinner. Customers should be looking for U.S. rice on menus. Of course, our exports are important, but I
see a lot of promise right here at home as well.
NFA: Negros Occidental has enough rice supply

Monday, July 11, 2016
THE National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Occidental said the province has enough rice
supply until the next harvest season in September.
Provincial manager Marianito Bejemino said at present, 265,000 sacks of rice are on standby at
the NFA warehouse and 240,000 sacks more of imported rice are arriving in two shipments.
Rice supply is sufficient despite the damage and losses brought by the dry spell to rice
plantations in the province.
Bejemino said that Negros Occidental consumes 22,500 sacks daily.
Based on inventory, Negros Occidental has still 2.1 million sacks of rice, including the stocks of
NFA, commercial rice dealers, and households.
Bejemino said they expect a good harvest in September and October, and the coming months.
(TDE)
Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on July 11, 2016
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Vietnams rice exports to drop to eight-year low: association
TUOI TRE NEWS
Updated : 07/11/2016 16:35 GMT + 7
Vietnams rice exports this year are likely to tumble to the lowest since 2009, the Vietnam Food
Association has said.
Exports began falling in March, eventually hitting only 380,000 metric tons in June, according to the
VFA.
In the first half of this year, Vietnams rice exports topped 2.65 million metric tons, down two percent
from a year earlier, the association said. The Jan-June rice exports were worth US$1.14 billion.
The VFA therefore predicted exports to reach three million metric tons in the second half of this year,
meaning the full-year figure is expected to be 5.65 million metric tons, an eight-year low.
This will also be the first time the countrys annual rice exports drop to below six million metric tons,
according to the VFA.Vietnamese rice exporters were off to a good start in the first quarter, thanks to
deliveries of orders placed late last year, including one million metric tons by Indonesia and another
450,000 metric tons by the Philippines.
However, the lack of new orders and fierce competitions from other Asian rice exporting countries have
strongly hit exports in the second quarter, the VFA said
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Majha farmers go for MSP-covered paddy
Area under basmati, that fetched low price last year, falls by 14%
The fine variety of paddy is not covered under the MSP, but the Centre offers Rs 1,520 per
quintal for parmal and other coarse varieties.
Neeraj Bagga
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, July 9
The area under basmati has dropped by about 50,000
hectares (14 per cent) in the Majha region this season.
The loss of basmati is the gain of coarse variety of
paddy.Failing to get remunerative prices for the
popular basmati varieties of 1509 and 1121 last year,
farmers have shifted to the coarse variety, which is
insulated by minimum support price (MSP).The fine
variety of paddy is not covered under the MSP, but
the Centre offers Rs1,520 per quintal for parmal and other coarse varieties.
Basmati is grown in the Majha region, comprising Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts.
A reduction its cultivation may affect exports as a major share of basmati here finds its way in
the UAE and the UK.In Amritsar, the total area under paddy is 1.80 lakh hectares. Of this, the
area under coarse variety has gone up to 74,000 hectares in comparison to 44,000 hectares last
year. The area under basmati has come down to 1.06 lakh hectares against 1.36 lakh hectares last
year. The biggest fall was witnessed in the area under 1509 variety, which has come down to
16,000 hectares from one lakh hectare last year.
Basmati lost about 1.66 per cent area in this district.Similarly, the area under paddy cultivation is
1.75 lakh hectares in Tarn Taran. Of this, the share of coarse variety has gone up to 1.10 lakh
hectares from the last years 90,000 hectares, while that of basmati has come down to 67,000
hectares from 87,000 hectares.Farmer leader Rattan Singh Randhawa said basmati rice was the
countrys largest farm export commodity. The reduction of area under its cultivation was
alarming. Pusa 1509 superfine basmati had fetched Rs3,500 per quintal in 2013 and it was priced
at Rs2,200 the following year. However, the farmers were left high and dry last year when its
prices hovered between Rs950 and Rs1,200 per quintal.He blamed a cartel of traders that quoted
low rates during the procurement season and taking these higher immediately after the end of the
season.
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Change from rice to corn a success in mountains
VietNamNet Bridge The shift from rice to corn growing in the countrys northern mountains has proved
successful, officials said at an agricultural conference in Son La Province this week.
The conference was held to review a project initiated in January 2014 by the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development (MARD) to shift from rice to corn cultivation in areas with one crop a year and those
facing difficulties in irrigation.
The shift from rice to corn growing in the countrys northern mountains has proved successful,
officials said at an agricultural conference in Sn La Province this week. Photo
khuyennongvn.gov.vn
Director of the Center for Technology Transfer and Agricultural Promotion, Le Quoc Thanh, said that
economic efficiency in growing corn is 20 to 30 percent higher than rice in the experimental areas.
The figures were calculated from 20 pilot programmes which the center carried out over the past two and
a half years in eight northern mountainous provinces, covering 600 hectares.
The pilot programmes supported farmers with new corn varieties and advanced technology with the goal
of reducing labour costs and increasing productivity.
Corn cultivation brought in between VND5 to 10 million per hectare more than rice, Thanh said.
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The application of advanced ploughing machines in Ha Giang and Quang Ninh provinces reduced labour
costs by 2.5 to 3 million VND per hectare, while a system of drying, cleaning and preserving in Ha Giang
helped reduce produce loss by 6.5 percent after harvesting, he said.
Ha Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Developments deputy director Pham Thi Ha praised the
success of the project, saying that it managed to considerably increase farmers income and was highly
appreciated by the farmers in her province.
She said that Ha Giang had carried out the project in the low lands.
I hope Ha Giang will receive more support to expand corn cultivation in higher areas in the future, she
said.
Ha Van Truong, a corn-grower from Mai Son District in Son La Province, said others in his village, who
preferred growing rice to corn, have decided to shift to corn for the next crop after his success.
Truong allocated 1,000 square metres of land to grow genetically modified corn, one of the varieties of
corn used in this project, for the spring-summer crop this year.
Growing corn requires less water and fertilizer than rice, he said.
Genetically modified corn also has many strong points, particularly its resistance to borers.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development aims to turn 668,000 hectares of rice-growing land
into corn-growing land in northern mountainous provinces within five years, and expects this to be
completed by 2020.
The government decided earlier this year to provide farmers shifting from rice growing to corn with up to
VND 3 million per hectare to buy seed.
Over 35,000 Venezuelans cross into Colombia to buy rice, oil

and flour
Nicols Maduro administration allows crossing for one day due to recurring shortages of staple
foods
Ccuta 11 JUL 2016 - 16:58 CEST
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Ampliar foto Hundreds of people crossed into Colombia from Venezuela on Sunday. GABRIEL
Hundreds of people stood in line on Sunday on the sidewalks of Sixth Avenue, in downtown
Ccuta, carrying as many bags as they could manage. They made up the more than 35,000
Venezuelans who crossed into Colombia that day to buy staple foods and other basic
products.Neither the weight of their load nor the fact that they spent the equivalent of two
months minimum wage (15,000 bolvares, around $15 at black market rates) could deter
Venezuelan shoppers as they filled their carts with oil, sugar, flour, bread, coffee, milk and toilet
paper. They had been waiting for this day for nearly a year, after Venezuelan president Nicols
Maduro decided to shut down his side of the border, citing the need to crack down on smuggling.
The decision to open the border temporarily came shortly after a group of 500 women calling
themselves Las Damas de Blanco (The Ladies in White) pressured border agents into letting
them through to buy food and medicine for their families.
Humanitarian corridors to assist schoolchildren and the sick remain open since August of last year
We knew something could happen, but we were not expecting this massive arrival, said David
Castro, manager of Los Montes supermarket, which registered a 190% rise in sales compared
with ordinary Sundays since the border shutdown.
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Although we were missing a few products due to a transportation strike, the essential ones, the
ones they buy, were in stock, added Castro.
In order to serve the thousands of Venezuelans who descended on the establishment, Los Montes
upped its personnel to 40 from the usual 10, closed its doors at certain hours of the day to control
the flow of shoppers, and provided free buses to the border.
Standing in line awaiting the bus that would take them back to Venezuela, a group of women
who declined to give their names opened up their grocery bags to reveal their purchases.
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Ive spent around 5,000 pesos ($17) in San Cristbal. I could no longer find sanitary pads or
medicine for headaches, explains one.
If they open up again tomorrow, I am coming back. I dont mind spending all my money.
Theres nothing left in Venezuela, says another.
Police officers accompanied the visitors throughout their time in Colombia to ensure that their
journey would be trouble-free.
An operative of 1,000 men worked to make sure their transit was peaceful, said Gustavo
Moreno, head of the border police. No incidents were reported.
Before boarding the buses, some Venezuelans cried out: Thank you Colombia! Long live
Colombia! For many of them, it had been a long time since theyd seen so much food together
at a store. Some shoppers, such as Efran Lpez, who lives in the state of Falcn, traveled 13
hours for the chance to cross into Colombia.
When the border was closed, much of the activity in the area ceased altogether: the currency
exchange stands, the drivers offering to help carry products from one side to the other. Now,
though, some of the former bustle has returned to the area.
We knew something could happen, but we were not expecting this massive arrival
David Castro, Los Montes supermarket manager
Weve made twice as many sales, says one cashier at a grocery store named El Triunfo. On the
floor next to her there was a paper bag where she placed the bolvar notes. We charge a 0.25
surplus, she explains.
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At 8pm, as the border shut down again, police officers, military personnel, immigration agents
and Tax Agency inspectors at the Colombian checkpoint went over people and bags to make sure
there was nothing inside except food and supplies. A few meters away, Venezuelan guards
looked on but did not request any form of ID.
Most of them made it back, says Vctor Bautista, who advises the Colombian Foreign Ministry
on border issues. The working sessions between both countries remain open, and both ministers
are going to meet before 20 days have elapsed.
Meanwhile, humanitarian corridors to assist schoolchildren and the sick remain open since
August of last year. Venezuelans remain hopeful that the border will reopen again. But nobody
knows for sure which way the Maduro administration will turn.
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Modal %change
Rice
Bangalore(Kar)
4659.00
434.9 138300.00
4150
4150
-3.49
Gadarpur(Utr)
2191.00 574.15 119963.00
2293
3833
30.73
Shahjahanpur(UP)
910.00
16.67
42685.70
2240
2200
12.56
Bangarpet(Kar)
622.00 209.45
10392.00
1730
1780
9.49
Manjeri(Ker)
290.00
NC
11310.00
3200
3000
-3.03
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
200.00
-20
10930.00
2200
2180
0.69
Pilibhit(UP)
200.00
42.86
20122.50
2235
2230
2.05
Agra(UP)
192.00
3.78
6024.00
2150
2240
6.97
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Mainpuri(UP)
127.00
-7.3
529.00
2090
2080
Bahraich(UP)
114.00
-0.87
4480.00
2190
2195
6.31
Aligarh(UP)
85.00
6.25
4430.00
2325
2300
18.02
Kesinga(Ori)
80.00
60
710.00
2300
2450
-8.00
Barasat(WB)
65.00
30
2990.00
2200
2200
-8.33
Jangipur(WB)
62.50
-0.79
1005.50
2185
2185
4.05
Saharanpur(UP)
62.00
26.53
5881.00
2380
2390
10.19
Ghaziabad(UP)
60.00
-25
3305.00
2350
2325
8.55
Hapur(UP)
60.00
NC
326.00
2260
2280
4.63
Chintamani(Kar)
56.00 330.77
497.00
1950
2000
NC
Egra/contai(WB)
55.20
0.73
519.10
2300
2000
15.00
Junagarh(Ori)
51.96 -27.69
1831.06
2100
2100
-4.55
Dadri(UP)
50.00
25
2334.00
2340
2340
12.50
Pandua(WB)
48.00
6.67
2745.00
2700
2750
12.50
Coochbehar(WB)
41.00
5.13
1878.00
2150
2150
3.61
Achalda(UP)
40.00
33.33
4072.50
2240
2250
-2.18
Partaval(UP)
40.00
33.33
1532.00
2175
2175
10.97
Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori)
38.62 -27.41
1275.49
2100
2100
-4.55
Taliamura(Tri)
35.00
NC
445.00
2600
2700
Indus(Bankura Sadar)(WB)
35.00
-12.5
627.00
2550
2550
15.91
Purulia(WB)
30.00
NC
2256.00
2380
2360
1.71
Chorichora(UP)
26.00
18.18
378.15
2140
2090
8.08
Ghatal(WB)
26.00
13.04
541.50
2170
2150
14.21
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Dhekiajuli(ASM)
25.00
NC
1260.60
1900
1900
-5.00
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
23.60
47.5
1185.60
2400
2400
NC
Mekhliganj(WB)
23.00
-4.17
850.00
2150
2150
16.22
Lohardaga(Jha)
22.00
10
1152.50
1750
1620
-10.26
Robertsganj(UP)
21.50 258.33
533.00
1910
1900
2.69
Rampur(UP)
21.00
-4.55
869.50
2350
2335
11.11
Yusufpur(UP)
20.00
66.67
904.00
2025
2020
4.38
Kolaghat(WB)
20.00
11.11
777.00
2300
2300
4.55
Alipurduar(WB)
19.00
NC
538.00
2300
2300
4.55
Pundibari(WB)
12.50 -13.79
294.50
2150
2100
6.17
Khairagarh(UP)
12.00
100
455.00
2150
2190
5.91
Dibiapur(UP)
12.00
NC
199.00
2260
2260
NC
Divai(UP)
11.00 -15.38
303.50
2075
2050
0.73
Naugarh(UP)
11.00 -21.43
810.00
2075
2080
6.68
Bankura Sadar(WB)
11.00 -15.38
136.00
2200
2150
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
10.00
NC
1972.00
4000
3800
Nilagiri(Ori)
10.00
-9.09
533.00
2300
2400
NC
Banda(UP)
10.00 -47.37
476.50
2260
2250
Kaliaganj(WB)
10.00 -16.67
814.00
2550
2550
2.00
Muradabad(UP)
9.50
5.56
547.20
2400
2390
17.07
Bolangir(Ori)
8.00
6.67
320.20
2400
2300
9.09
Chengannur(Ker)
7.00
NC
651.00
2300
2300
-8.00
Tusura(Ori)
7.00
7.69
345.50
2400
2300
9.09
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Mirzapur(UP)
7.00
-6.67
1422.10
1975
1980
NC
Buland Shahr(UP)
7.00
40
442.50
2040
2065
NC
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
6.90
18.97
1635.60
1900
1900
Bijnaur(UP)
6.00
100
408.50
2335
2335
9.88
Firozabad(UP)
6.00 -33.33
680.00
2180
2200
7.92
Sheoraphuly(WB)
6.00 -14.29
469.85
2800
2775
NC
Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
5.50 -25.68
101.40
4600
6100
12.20
Dibrugarh(ASM)
5.10 -32.89
1333.20
2450
2450
Silapathar(ASM)
5.00
NC
662.80
3000
3000
NC
Karanjia(Ori)
5.00 -23.08
377.30
2600
2600
4.00
Khair(UP)
5.00 -28.57
191.00
2320
2260
20.21
Samsi(WB)
5.00
66.67
16223.00
3000
3000
Nimapara(Ori)
4.50
NC
240.50
1900
1900
NC
Bohorihat(ASM)
4.00 -42.86
281.40
2350
2250
4.44
Farukhabad(UP)
4.00
33.33
212.70
2200
2200
0.46
Islampur(WB)
4.00
25
310.30
2350
2350
6.82
Rura(UP)
3.50
NC
119.20
2170
2190
-2.91
Kannauj(UP)
3.50 -41.67
373.00
2250
2240
2.74
Karimpur(WB)
3.00
NC
94.00
3150
3150
NC
Jambusar(Guj)
2.40
-66.2
1081.15
3400
3400
Balarampur(WB)
2.30
-8
80.80
2410
2410
10.55
Aroor(Ker)
2.00
100
181.70
7300
7300
-9.88
Jatni(Ori)
2.00
NC
9.00
2200
2250
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Melaghar(Tri)
2.00
NC
116.80
2250
2250
-4.26
Gulavati(UP)
2.00
NC
63.00
2080
2060
1.22
Thoubal(Man)
1.10
NC
83.50
3000
3000
7.14
Shillong(Meh)
1.00 -28.57
60.00
3500
3500
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8834978.ece
07/11/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures:
ROUGH RICE
High Low
Jul '16
Last Change
1075.0 +6.0
Sep '16 1072.5 1057.0 1068.5 +6.0

Nov '16 1090.5 1082.5 1094.5 +5.0
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1118.5 +3.5
Mar '17
1140.5 +5.0
May '17
1159.5 +5.0
Jul '17
1173.5 +5.0
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Rice Comment
Rice futures ended a bit higher today after trading in a relatively narrow
range. USDA says 3.212 million acres of rice were planted nationwide.
In Arkansas, the total is a whopping 1.581 million acres: 1.43 million
acres of long grain and 150,000 acres of medium grain. Crop conditions
remain generally favorable, with 69% of the crop rated good to
excellent, unchanged for the past three weeks. September has bounced
off support near $10.25, and is attempting to work higher. Thailand has
announced plans to sell off over 2 million metric tons of government
stocks, which could affect export prospects
New Rice Research

July 11, 2016
Rice is grown across the globe and researchers are interested in
maintaining the quality of the crop. Developing a new rice variety
that is high-yielding, disease resistant and has excellent milling
quality takes patience and perseverance. Researchers at the H.
Rouse Caffey Research Station in Crowley, Louisiana believe they
have two good candidates: a long-grain variety called CL 153 and a medium-grain called CL272.
CL 153 could serve as a replacement for the widely-grown variety CL151, which is susceptible
to
blast
disease
and
has
some
milling
concerns.
Steve Linscombe, a Rice Breeder for Louisiana State University's AgCenter, is hopeful, "We
think that CL 153 will address both of those issues while maintaining a very high yield
potential."
Medium-grain varieties are typically used by large-scale food processors. Kelloggs purchases a
large amount of medium-grain rice, and it is important for CL272 to meet the companys
standards. Linscombe said, "Up to this point, all of the testing that has been done by Kelloggs
has been very positive. Kelloggs approval is very, very important, especially for medium-grains
here in Louisiana."
Dustin Harrell, a state rice specialist for the AgCenter, says this years crop looks good, but he
doesnt expect it to set any yield records. He is focusing some of his research on the ratoon, or
second crop of rice, because of its economic importance to growers in south Louisiana.
"Sometimes I talk to producers, and they tell me they break even on their first crop, and then
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they might make a little money with the ratoon crop, so its very important here," said Harrell.
Harrell is looking at adding gibberellic acid to increase the yield on the second crop. He said
adding the acid when the first crop was at the soft dough stage increased the second crops yield.
The rice specialist said it would take at least three years of data before he would make gibberellic
acid a recommended AgCenter practice. Louisiana has approximately 430,000 acres of rice this
year, which is a slight increase from last year.
http://www.rfdtv.com/story/32417091/new-rice-research#.V4TP1aLfVAE
Reinventing the rice policy

By: Cielito F. Habito,Philippine Daily Inquirer
12:10 AM July 12th, 2016
THERES SO much more to our rice policy than the rice industry itself. What we have persisting
to the present harms not only consumers and the rest of our agriculture, but the industry and
services sector along with it as well. And that means the entire economy.
Whats this rice policy I refer to? Its much more complex than meets the eye, but stripped to the
bone, its everything we do that ultimately makes rice so much more expensive to Filipinos than
it is to our Southeast Asian neighbors. This traces largely to how we restrict rice imports (which
we cant even do right as large amounts consistently get smuggled in, anyway) by putting
imports under the strict control of the National Food Authorityall in the name of pursuing rice
self-sufficiency. While this would seem a noble objective, its not only impractical but even
harmful to us Filipinos at this time.
I must say at the outset that I have no doubt we can attain full rice self-sufficiency. The scientists
have always been right: We can produce all the rice we need if we do it righti.e., use the
right combination of hybrid seeds, fertilization, irrigation and crop care. The question is whether
we should pursue it the way weve been doing, keeping it more inaccessible (translation:
unaffordable) to poor and food-insecure Filipinos than it needs to be. For sure, we can even
produce well beyond our needs. But if we do, could we even export it without losing money on
it, given international prices? Heres where we need to listen to the economists and social
scientists, too, because its not just about production. Its about productivity, incomes and prices.
As one writer recently put it, [of] what use is a bumper stock if our people cannot afford it?
Consider these facts: Thailand has 11 million hectares of rice land to feed 66 million Thais.
Vietnam has 7.5 million hectares to feed 90 million Vietnamese. But we only have 4.5 million
hectares to feed 102 million Filipinos. Thailand and Vietnam have the Mekong River naturally
irrigating their rice areas and permitting up to three crops a year. The Philippines (like Indonesia,
the other major rice-importing country in the neighborhood) is an archipelago with no massive
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rivers running through itand 20 or so typhoons hitting it every year. Our own river systems,
like the Pampanga River and Cagayan River, irrigate our best rice lands in Central and Northern
Luzon, but these are puny in comparison to the great Mekong River that runs across six
countries. Any surprise that the two are the biggest rice exporters in Southeast Asia, while we
and Indonesia are the top importers? Thats why Malaysia never aspired to produce all the rice it
needs, and put its money in things Malaysian farmers could get rich withso they could buy
whatever rice they need to make up for what they cant competitively produce.
The only way for us to go, then, is to achieve much higher productivity, at comparable cost, with
emphasis on the latter. Otherwise, it makes no sense to insist on supplying all our rice needs if it
means restricting imports, forcing ourselves to pay up to twice what we otherwise would, just so
the domestic price will allow the average rice farmer to recover his costs. What harm has this
longstanding policy brought us? Plenty.
It keeps more Filipinos than necessary below the poverty line, as rice alone is the single biggest
item in the average poor Filipino familys budget (20-25 percent, studies say). When the official
poverty rate went up again in 2014 to 25.8 percent, from 24.6 percent in 2013 (an additional 1.2
million poor), then Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsi Balisacan traced it, not to falling
incomes, but to higher rice prices. It leads us to give higher and less competitive wages so that
our workers could afford our primary wage good, rice. It makes it harder in turn for us to
attract more job-creating domestic or foreign investments, labor costs being higher than what
they could otherwise be. Hence, we continue to have 2.5 million jobless workers, even as
millions have left to seek their fortunes overseas, away from their families. Meanwhile, it renders
too many Filipinos food-insecure, making our malnutrition rate twice as high as in our
comparable neighbors. In turn, this affects our childrens educational outcomes, ultimately
leading to an inferior human resource pool with lower productivity. And theres much more. In
sum, the effects are much more far-reaching than meets the eye, hurting the whole Filipino
economy and societyall because of our distortive rice policy.
What do we do, then? Open up the floodgates to rice imports and forget about producing rice? Of
course not! We do have many rice farmers whose productivity and costs allow them to compete
even at international prices. But we must strive to have many more, and thats precisely what the
government ought to be pursuing and targeting, not simply to produce more rice at all costs. The
fact is, we only have until 2017 before we must open up rice trade and shift to import tariffs as
our mode of protecting rice farmers. We are the last holdout still restricting rice imports, and are
on the third and final extension on this from the World Trade Organization.
Meanwhile, we managed to set the highest rice import tariff of 35 percent in the Asean
Economic Community, which takes effect once we open up. Agriculture Secretary Manny
Piols mission, then, is to make sure that by 2018, our rice farmers can compete at a price 35
percent higher than the import price. But we must eventually remove that 35-percent penalty on
Filipino rice consumers, especially on our poor, as wellso the homework would not end there.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/95609/reinventing-rice-policy#ixzz4EBxSyeW8
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To spike disputes, centre bans export of rice without
price settlement
After a sharp fall in basmati rice exports realisation since FY14, the government has decided to ban the
business practice of Documents against Acceptance...
By: Sandip Das | Published: July 12, 2016 6:10 AM
Basmati rice exporters agree that the government was initially reluctant to intervene in a commercial
transaction between importer and exporter of rice. (Reuters)
After a sharp fall in basmati rice exports realisation since FY14, the government has decided to
ban the business practice of Documents against Acceptance (DA) where the rice consignments
are shipped without settlement of prices, often leading to disputes between exporters and
importers.
Sources told FE that following representation from the All India Rice Exporters Association
(AIREA), the commerce ministry has forwarded its proposal of banning DA in rice exports trade
from October 2016 onwards to Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which would issue
a formal notification shortly.
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In a fiercely competitive basmati rice exports trade, small players in order to increase the volume
of shipment often send rice consignment to importers who use this unsecure credit to their
advantage.
According to Vijay Setia, former president of AIREA and also a leading basmati rice exporter,
because of DA, the rice trade has become buyers market; often consignments are not lifted from
the port by importer and thus, the price had to be renegotiated.
We have been demanding a curb on DA since the last couple of years as it was pulling down
price realisation from basmati rice export, thus hitting the farmers income as well, Setia told
FE.
Official sources said because of the practice of DA mostly carried out by small exporters, the
countrys basmati rice shipment has seen a 29% fall to R22,718 crore in FY16 from a record
R29,299 crore reported in FY14. However, the volume of basmati rice exports has risen from 3.7
million tonne (MT) to more than 4 MT.
According to an AIREA official, other rice exporting countries such as Pakistan, Vietnam and
Thailand do not allow DA transaction.
Basmati rice exporters agree that the government was initially reluctant to intervene in a
commercial transaction between importer and exporter of rice. However, with the realisation
from the premium agricultural products like basmati rice shrinking sharply, hitting overall
agricultural product exports from the country, the commerce ministry has agreed to ban the
practice of DA.
With a ban on DA transactions many unhealthy practices in the industry will stop and prices
realisation will rise, Kuber Seth, director, DCP India, which exports basmati rice with Asbah
brand name. Trade sources said the bigger sized basmati rice exporters at present use the system
of letter of credit where the importers instruct their bank to pay exporters as per the specified
conditions mentioned in the original documentary credit.
Commerce ministry sources said the average realisation from basmati exports has fallen from
$1,295 per tonne in FY14 to around $850 a tonne in FY16 while for non-basmati rice, the fall
was to $350 per tonne in the last fiscal from around $450 per tonne two years earlier.
India has around 85% share in the global basmati rice exports while the rest is contributed by
Pakistan. The countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the
biggest destination for the countrys aromatic and long grain rice.
Stakeholders Alarmed by Increased Smuggling of Rice

Posted on Jul 12, 2016 in
Rice stakeholders have expressed concerns over the increased activities of rice smuggling at the nations
porous borders, noting that the ugly situation poses threat to local investment in rice production in
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Nigeria. The stakeholders told journalists in Lagos that smuggling also threatens millions of job
opportunities that had been created by local investment in the nations rice industry.
The stakeholders that rice is being smuggled into the country through the nations unapproved and porous
borders, maintaining that the high rate of smuggling activities has resulted in loss of revenue for the
nation and local investors in the industry.They added that as a result of smuggling, lots of jobs and new
businesses are springing up in neighbouring countries like Republic of Benin, Niger Republic, and
Cameroon because of the increased activity in smuggling of rice at the nations sea ports and borders.
According to the rice dealers, the concessionaires of Nigerian seaport are laying off staff massively while
operations of shipping and clearing agents, transporters, and other service providers have grounded to a
halt in the past one year.Executive Director, Nigeria Agriculture Development Watch, Dr. Johnson
Idowu, lamented that shipping lines and many other businesses are pulling out of Nigeria.
In his words, The ripple effect of rice smuggling into the country would lead to a mass laying off of staff
and redundancy. Interestingly, the Minster of Labour will soon come on air to issue an ultimatum to these
companies not to sack.Idowu noted that the federal government even contemplated the idea of opening
the land border initially for the importation of rice, which he said was a colossal error of reasoning.
Let us do some elementary geography. Nigeria is bounded in the North, West and South by Niger
Republic, Republic of Benin, and Cameroon respectively. None of these countries is a rice producing
nation per se. So what is the rationale behind opening the borders for rice importation from these
countries. The only reason there is an increase in rice importation activities in these countries is because
they have favourable tariff and policy for rice importation, he said.On this premise, unpatriotic business
men hitherto in Nigeria i.e. rice importers have since diverted their businesses to these countries. Whereas
you may not blame them, opening the land border is to encourage them further to export rice to Nigeria
from these countries. Moreover, why would we want to continue to favour neighbours in terms of job
creation and revenue generation from rice import rather that adjust our own policies in order to boost our
own revenue generation, and to make businesses return, he added .
Government faced with these very robust challenges will continue to seed the goodwill and revenue it
ought to generate from the sea ports/ rice import in the spirit of good neighbourliness to Cameroon,
Niger and Republic of Benin is to say the least, preposterous. Enough with encouraging economic
saboteurs, he advised.
Coordinator of Nigeria Agribusiness Group, (NABG) Mr. Emmanuel Ijewere, said the story of smuggling
of rice in Nigeria is historical, saying that the situation has been on for a very long time destroying the
countrys industries.Because it has destroyed our local industries and the kind of story we are hearing
now that the business of smuggling of rice has increased is a bad omen and to the Nigeria Customs in
particular. Let the customs take some drastic and strategic decisions, whether to destroy our industries and
provide job for our neighbouring countries or to provide jobs for our own people in Nigeria.
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We cannot run away from that, it is simple as that, Nigeria need to take decisions. Nigerian farmers have
suffered for long and I am getting tired, he said.Ijewere added, The advancement we have made in rice
industry would be destroyed if something is not done to curb smuggling activities. A lot of people have
invested billions of dollars in rice growing as well as rice processing. If government reserves its position
on it, the investors would be discouraged and they would lose confidence in any policy of government
concerning agriculture in the future, he warned.Commenting on the rice integration backward production
abandoned by private sector which resorted to importation, he said he is not aware of any company that
participated and abandoned the programme, calling on the federal government to exercise patience,
saying that schemes such as this require sometime to yield positive results.
General Manager of Ebonyi State based rice company, Oyus Brown Rice, Mr. Francis Okpani, said
smuggling of rice into the country has affected genuine business people who are willing to contribute to
the growth of the economy.Now, we are not producing enough to feed ourselves, we need more rice into
the country but not through smuggling. Although, the imported rice is not cheaper and affordable for
some people in the country as price has gone N20, 000 per bag from N8, 000, he said.
Managing Director of Abibcom farms, Mr. Habib Stephen Temitope, urged government to intervene now
or the affect would be unbearable Nigerians who have invested hugely in the rice industry.It would be
recalled that many companies like Elephant Group, Dangote Group, Olam and others have invested a lot
of money in Nigerias rice industry setting up mills and processing plants that has created millions of jobs
to NigeriansThis post was syndicated from THISDAYLIVE. Click here to read the full text on the
original website
http://www.nigeriatoday.ng/2016/07/stakeholders-alarmed-by-increased-smuggling-of-rice/
Rice production through Chinese expertise

LITIA CAVA
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Update: 5:33PM HIS Excellency, the President, Major-General (Ret'd) Jioji Konrote this morning visited
the Koronivia Research Station to see first-hand the new variety of rice.The China-Aid Agricultural
Development Project on Vanua Levu and Koronivia commenced on January 2015 and will end on
December 2016.President Konrote said that Government aims to be self-sufficient in rice production to
cut back on the import bill and ensure food security for Fiji.
"I am glad to note that I am the first President to visit the Koronivia Research Station and as the
lead advocator of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), I want to learn more on rice production
in terms of organic farming methods."The project aims to increase rice production through
Chinese expertise, technologies, varieties selection and breeding, provision of agricultural
machinery, training of local staff and farmers.Last year, a total of 336 sets of agricultural
machinery and equipment under the project were dispatched to respective production areas.
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http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=362099
Monsoon rains likely to cover entire India in next

48 hours: Met
By Reuters | Jul 11, 2016, 09.51 PM IST
Monsoon rains arrived a week later than usual this year and are crucial for the planting of
summer-sown crops such as cotton, rice, soybean and sugar.
NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains will cover the whole of India in the next 48 hours, the country's
weather office said on Monday, boosting hopes of a rise in farm output and incomes after two
straight years of drought.
The Monsoon has yet to cover parts of western Rajasthan and Gujarat states and rains will be
107 percent of long period average in July, B.P. Yadav, head of the national weather forecasting
centre of the India Meteorological Department told Reuters.
Monsoon rains, the lifeblood of India's agriculture-dependent economy, arrived a week later than
usual this year and are crucial for the planting of summer-sown crops such as cotton, rice,
soybean and sugarcane
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Kharif sowing of rice, pulses increases with rains

Abdul Sattar Shah

Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Editorial Advisory Board

Kharif sowing of rice, pulses increases with rains

Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim

Assistant Professor, Gomal

Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK

New Delhi, July 8:

Falak Naz Shah

Head Food Science & Technology

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

July 10, 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

NegOcc rice supply at comfortable level

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Palay output target raised to over 20-M metric tons

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Field Report: Mississippi

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

NFA: Negros Occidental has enough rice supply

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Over 35,000 Venezuelans cross into Colombia to buy rice, oil

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

07/11/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Sep '16 1072.5 1057.0 1068.5 +6.0

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

New Rice Research

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Reinventing the rice policy

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Stakeholders Alarmed by Increased Smuggling of Rice

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Rice production through Chinese expertise

Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016

Monsoon rains likely to cover entire India in next

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