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Chemical fertilisers: 'shortage will increase prices of rice
TDAP to focus on agro-food products exports
Vietnam's Mekong Delta may toss out rice for corn, soybeans
Warm weather helping late Louisiana rice crop
Govt to auction 670,000 tonnes of rice
Louisiana Legends Series Features Rice Farmer Elton Kennedy
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
Genetically modified foods confuse consumers
Concern in Vietnam Over Drop in Rice Exports
Louisiana rice planting off to good start
Tip of the Day: The Secret of Whole Grains
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Chemical fertilisers: 'shortage will increase prices of rice'
May 13, 2014
RECORDER REPORT
Former Memormer Member, FBR and Jamaat-e-Islami's think-tank on economic affairs Sarfraz Ahmed Khan
has said that the shortage of chemical fertilizer for rice crop would bring down cultivation of rice and raise its
price, adding to the problems of the masses. In a statement on Monday he said that the government's ad-hoc
policy to run power plants by gas after suspending gas supply to fertilizer plants would create serious shortage
of chemical fertilisers, especially Urea for the next Kharif crop and cause huge loss to the farmers.
Sarfraz Ahmed said that the government had stopped gas supply to fertiliser factories at a time when it was
most essential for the Kharif crop. He said even if the government decided to import fertilizer, it would taken
from four to five months in reaching the input to the growers through distributors whereas there was hardly one



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a half month time in the start of the rice cultivation. Such ad-hoc policies of the rulers had pushed the countries
agriculture and industry to the brink of ruin, he added.

TDAP to focus on agro-food products exports
May 13, 2014

ISLAMABAD: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TDAP), Agro Food Division has geared up by the SM
Muneer, Chief Executive TDAP and Rabiya Javeri Agha, Secretary, in order to give great focus on the export of
Agro Food sectors including kinno, mango, rice, meat and seafood products. "These products are being
promoted by the Agro Food Division by arranging participation of exporters in the world exhibitions and
sending them abroad and inviting trade delegations. TDAP this year had sent rice to China and Chinese
delegation also visited Pakistan in the last month for promotion of rice from Pakistan", says a statement issued
by the organization here.
The TDAP statement said that two special delegations visited Pakistan last month, one from Thailand for
meeting rice exports and other from Malaysia with interest procurement of a number of items. Pakistan being an
agricultural country which is backbone of Economy of the country and constitutes 22% of National GDP and
employees 44% of the labour foods of the country. This is to be noted that Pakistan has a rich and vast natural
resource base, covering various ecological and climatic zones; hence the country has great potential for
producing all types of food commodities. Agriculture has an important direct and indirect role in generating
economic growth. It is considered opinion of experts that Pakistan has a huge untapped potential for grabbing a
significant share of the world agro-food exports.
The Agro Food Division at TDAP is focused on helping stimulate the export of agro-food products from
Pakistan in order to achieve this potential.Participation in nearly 10 international exhibitions annually is
undertaken for this sector by the Agro-Food Division. Some significant exhibitions attended by our exporters
include Gulf Food, World Food Moscow, Sial Food Fair, Anuga Food Fair. Some local exhibitions are also
organized by the Division to showcase potential of our Agro Food Products.The Division organizes exporters'
Delegation to potential importer countries of Pakistan agro-food products. In recent years, some of the countries
were visited by such delegations including Maldives, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and
Oman.Similarly delegations of buyers are invited to visit Pakistan in order to see the potential and range of
Pakistani Agro Food products. In the last year, we had delegations from South Africa Yemen.

There is a dire need in the country for improving the quality of our agro-food products by transfer of
technology, improving the hygienic conditions at production and packaging stage, as well as value addition. The
need is being met by various projects under taken by the Agro Food Division, like initiating the process of
setting up of VHT Plant and calling inspection teams from potential market for the slaughterhouse. Beside
these major activities, the Division is continually engaged in preparing commodity, country reports pertaining to
the Agro food sector, as well as organizing informational and training seminars and workshops for current and



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potential entrepreneurs in this sector. Such activities are of course undertaken with full consultation- and
sometimes in collaboration with the various stakeholders of the Agro Food Sector.
Vietnam's Mekong Delta may toss out rice for corn, soybeans
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 14:13
A farmer tends his corn field in the Mekong Deltas Kien Giang Province. The delta is slated to shift toward
animal feed crops to help farmers earn better income. PHOTO COURTESY OF TUOI TRE

Pham Van Beo's 15-hectare rice field
cost him some VND100 million
(US$4,744) during the last summer-fall
crop, but the Delta farmer is expecting a
different outcome this year.Beo has
reserved six hectares exclusively for corn
cultivation.Im experimenting with
hybrid corn, hopefully the price will be
high, the yield will be high and I will
have a profit, Beo said.Neighboring
farmers in Kien Giang Province's Giang
Thanh District plan to follow suit the
minute his crop proves a success, he
said.

Beo believes that planting rice is only slightly wiser, these days, than leaving a field vacant, as it costs a lot of
money to prepare the soil for each crop.He's among the few farmers who remain resolved to tough things out in
their fields; many have left for city jobs, disillusioned with endless losses as analysts push for new and different
reforms at every agricultural conference.In the most recent example, agriculture ministry officials gathered
Tuesday to discuss the possibility of switching fields in the delta, the countrys rice basket, from rice to other
plants like corn and soy.A ministry report released earlier this year said the worlds leading rice exporter
imported more than US$4 billion in corn, wheat and soybean feed last year to raise its livestock.
Pham Van Du, deputy head of the ministrys cultivation department, said many models of using rice fields for
other plants have proved highly effective.The products can compete with imports, he said.The soybean model
in Dong Thap Province costs less than VND1 million a hectare but has earned farmers nearly VND9 million a
hectare -- far more than rice paddies, Du said.He added that many farmers in the area have earned an extra



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VND5-16 million a year by reserving their fields for a single sesame crop rather than planting all three rice
crops.Rice-turned-corn fields in Long An Province have earned farmers there an average profit of VND22-25
million a hectare.Officials at the conference said around 600,000 hectares of rice fields in the delta have proven
ineffective. More than 87,300 hectares were converted last year for planting corn, soybeans, sweet potato and
sesame.The ministry hopes to convert a total of 112,000 hectares by 2015 by offering farmers VND2 million
per hectare for new seeds.
A link missing
Officials at the conference expressed concerns that farmers may find few customers and face price pressures
when their new crops begin to multiply.Pham Van Quynh, director of the agriculture department in Can Tho,
said the market for the new plants has not received much attention.If the program doesnt work out well, the
farmers can scold the government and give it all up, he told Tuoi Tre.His counterpart Cao Van Hoa from Tien
Giang Province, also said the market for corn, soybean, sesame and watermelon isn't stable in the area. The
connections have not been tight.
The province converted 1,483 hectares of fields for watermelon, corn, red chili and vegetables during the last
winter-spring crop. All told, the crops brought farmers a profit up to 2.6 times higher than rice.The officials also
pointed to other problems like farmers lack of experience with the new plants, and called for more
mechanization.Minister Cao Duc Phat said local governments need to advise farmers on cultivating plants that
have a secure market.Phat said the authorities need an accurate assessment of the market, even for plants that
see initial success.They may see good returns when planting on a small scale, but we have to be careful [about
expanding.]We need to know who the customers are going to be.
The minister said corn looks like the best choice and can bring sustainable gains.Vietnam imports 2.5-3.5
million tons of corn every year for animal feed, even though the delta is suited to growing high-yield corn
varieties.The market for corn is right here, stable and growing as feed demands for cattle, poultry and
aquaculture keeps rising, Phat said.Businesses attending Tuesday's conference, including the New York-based
global agribusiness and food production company Bunge, made commitments to cover corn cultivation in
Vietnam.Le Tan Tai, an agriculture service company director, promised to buy every part of corn plants to
ensure farmers see more than a 30 percent profit.Wai Cheng Chan, general director of Bunge Vietnam, said the
company is working with prestigious animal feed producers to secure a stable demand for upcoming corn crops
in the country.He said the company also plans to build warehouses and drying systems for future Vietnamese
corn crops.
Warm weather helping late Louisiana rice crop
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May 13, 2014 9:04AM
The state acreage may increase by 10,000 to 15,000 acres this year, compared with last years total of 412,000
acres. Considerably more medium-grain rice is being grown in Louisiana, especially the northern part of the
state.BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Warm weather is helping the 2014 Louisiana rice crop after a cold, wet
spring that delayed planting for many farmers.In general, the crop is off to a pretty good start, said Steve
Linscombe, rice breeder and director of the Louisiana State University AgCenter Rice Research Station.
Its probably a little bit later than average but not as late as last year, and last year we had the best crop we ever
had, he said.Linscombe told The Advocate the state acreage may increase by 10,000 to 15,000 acres this year,
compared with last years total of 412,000 acres. Considerably more medium-grain rice is being grown in
Louisiana, especially in north Louisiana, he said. Ive had several calls from producers planting medium-grain
for the first time or the first time in a long time.Water allocation reductions in California where a large
amount of medium-grain rice is grown had increased medium-grain acreage in other rice-growing states,
Linscombe said.LSU AgCenter rice specialist Johnny Saichuk estimates the crop is about a month behind
normal because of the delays in planting.
Theyre still planting in north Louisiana, Saichuk said. Water-seeded fields are doing well.The lateness in
planting could be a problem if this summer turns out to be seasonably hot when the plants are flowering. If
temperatures are normal or hotter-than-normal, well see a big hit in the yields, he said.Last year, Saichuk
said, temperatures were mild when the crop was flowering. If that happens again, well be OK.

N. Korea expected to produce 1.9 mln tons of rice in 2014: U.N. food
agency
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to produce 1.9 million tons of rice in 2014, the same
amount that the country is estimated to have produced last year, the U.N. food agency said Tuesday.The figure
represents an increase from 2010, 2011 and 2012 when North Korea's average rice production reached 1.7
million tons, the Food and Agriculture Organization said in a biannual global food report posted on its
website.The report said per capita rice consumption in North Korea is forecast to reach 67.8 kilograms this year,
compared with 65.4 kg from a year earlier.It also said North Korea is forecast to produce 2.3 million tons of
maize this year, compared with 2.2 million tons in 2013.Rice is a key staple food for both South and North
Koreans, though North Koreans also rely on maize due to chronic food shortages.The North has relied on
international handouts since the late 1990s when it suffered a widespread famine that was estimated to have
killed 2 million people.
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Govt to auction 670,000 tonnes of rice
Two auctions planned on futures exchange
Published: 13 May 2014 at 13.02 | Viewed: 4,695 | Comments: 16
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Writer: Online Reporters
The Foreign Trade Department will auction off 450,000 tonnes of rice on Wednesday and about 220,000 tonnes
on Thursday on the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET). The government plans to release up to
one million tonnes of rice each month, so after the auction of 450,000 tonnes on Wednesday, auctions will
beheld for stocks in provinces such as Chiang Rai and Nakhon Sawan, FTD director-general Surasak Riangkrul
said.On Thursday, the AFET auction will comprise 139,000 tonnes of 5% white rice pledged during the
2012/2013 crop year, and around 80,300 tonnes of second grade fragrant rice from the same season.Mr Surasak
said nine or 10 countries had approached the department about buying rice, so 4-5 million tonnes could be off
loaded from the governments stockpile.Thailand exported some 2.2 million tonnes of rice in the first three
months of 2014, up 43% from the same period last year, based on data from the Thai Rice Exporters
Association.
Louisiana Legends Series Features Rice Farmer Elton Kennedy
Legendary!
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Louisiana Public Broadcasting's Louisiana
Legends series profiles outstanding Louisianans who have
distinguished themselves in a variety of disciplines and have brought
honor to the state. Recently, our own Elton Kennedy was a subject.
William Elton Kennedy was raised in West Carroll Parish, LA and
began rice farming with his father after finishing high school in
1963. Today, Kennedy's family, tenants, and employees directly
farm over 25,000 acres of rice.In addition to production, Kennedy is
actively involved in rice research and the innovation of the rice
business. For years, he has provided acreage for the LSU Rice
Research Variety Development program and was one of the first in
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leveling, and fertility management.Kennedy is known throughout the industry for engineering creative water
management systems to achieve higher field yields and increase efficiency by transforming marginal land into
productive rice fields. He was also actively involved, and held a seat on, the first exchange for trading rice in
New Orleans, which later moved to Chicago and is now used by many as a marketing tool at the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange.Last December Kennedy was recognized for his many contributions to the U.S. rice
industry when he received a Rice Lifetime Achievement Award at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in St.
Louis. The Louisiana Legends Gala took place on May 8 and the series episode featuring Kennedy can be
viewed online.

Contact: Randy Jemison, (337) 738-7009

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for May 13

Month Price Net Change
May 2014 $15.230 - $0.050
July 2014 $15.325 + $0.005
September 2014 $14.415 + $0.015
November 2014 $14.540 - $0.005
January 2015 $14.720 - $0.005
March 2015 $14.835 - $0.055
May 2015 $14.835 - $0.055





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Genetically modified foods confuse consumers
By Associated Press,
WASHINGTON Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most Americans have no idea
if they are eating them.

The Food and Drug Administration says they dont need to be labeled, so the state of Vermont has moved
forward on its own. On Thursday, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed legislation making his state the first to require
labeling of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.What about the rest of the country? And does labeling
matter?.Theres a lot of confusion about genetically modified foods and their safety.
Some people feel very strongly about GMOs.
Opponents, who at times have protested in the
streets, say consumers have the right to know
whether their food contains GMOs. The Vermont
law is their first major victory.The food industry
and companies that genetically engineer seeds have
pushed back against the labeling laws, saying
GMOs are safe and labels would be misleading.Its
really polarizing, says New York Universitys
Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition and food
studies. Theres no middle ground..A look at the
debate and some of the facts about genetically
modified foods:
___
WHAT THEY ARE
GMOs are not really a thing, Nestle says, and thats hard for the average consumer to grasp. You cant touch
or feel a GMO.Genetically modified foods are plants or animals that have had genes copied from other plants or



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animals inserted into their DNA. Its not a new idea humans have been tinkering with genes for centuries
through selective breeding. Think dogs bred to be more docile pets, cattle bred to be beefier or tomatoes bred to
be sweeter. Turkeys were bred to have bigger breasts better for Thanksgiving dinner.
Whats different about genetically modified or engineered foods is that the manipulation is done in a lab.
Engineers dont need to wait for nature to produce a desired gene; they speed up the process by transferring a
gene from one plant or animal to another.What are the desired traits? Most of the nations corn and soybeans are
genetically engineered to resist pests and herbicides. A papaya in Hawaii is modified to resist a virus. The FDA
is considering an application from a Massachusetts company to approve a genetically engineered salmon that
would grow faster than traditional salmon.
___
IN YOUR GROCERY CART
Most of the genetically modified corn and soybeans are used in cattle feed, or are made into ingredients like
corn oil, corn starch, high fructose corn syrup or soybean oil.Even in some of those products, the manufacturing
process itself may eventually remove some of the modified genes.A few fruits and vegetables are engineered
the Hawaiian papaya and some squash and zucchini, for example. Only a small amount of sweet corn, the corn
we eat, is genetically modified.But theres no genetically modified meat or fish, like the fast-growing salmon,
currently in the market for human consumption; the Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve any.
___
THE RISKS
The vast majority of scientific research has found genetically engineered foods to be generally safe.An Italian
scientists review of 10 years of research, published in 2013, concluded that the scientific research conducted so
far has not detected any significant hazard directly connected with the use of GM crops.One French research
team raised safety questions, but their much-criticized 2012 study linking genetically modified corn to rat
tumors was retracted in 2013 by the scientific publisher, who cited weak evidence supporting the
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The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a well-known critic of food companies and artificial and unhealthy
ingredients in foods, has not opposed genetically modified foods, on the basis that theres no evidence they are
harmful.Though what we are eating now appears safe, the main concerns for the future would be new
genetically engineered foods from the United States or abroad that somehow become allergenic or toxic
through the engineering process. The FDA says the foods they have evaluated to this point have not been any
more likely to cause an allergic or toxic reaction than foods from traditionally bred plants.Unlike animals, the
FDA is not required to approve genetically engineered crops for consumption. However, most companies will
go through a voluntary safety review process with FDA before they put them on the market.
THE BENEFITS
There are clear benefits for the agricultural industry the crops that are engineered to ward off pests or to
tolerate herbicides, for example. And companies like Monsanto that produce modified seeds say their
technologies will be needed to feed a rising world population as they engineer crops to adapt to certain climates
and terrains.
While most modified foods have so far been grown to resist chemicals, pests or disease, advocates envision
engineering crops to make them more nutritious as well. Food animals have been engineered to be bred to be
free of diseases, be cleaner in their environments or grow more efficiently, though none has yet been approved
in the United States.
THE POLITICS
There is an escalating political fight between the labeling advocates and the food industry, which has dug in
against labeling. In the absence of a federal labeling standard, GMO opponents have gone to the states to try to
get a patchwork of labeling laws approved a move that could eventually force a national standard.Ballot
measures in California and Washington state failed, but the legislative effort prevailed in Vermont. Maine and
Connecticut also have passed laws requiring labels, but they dont take effect unless other states follow suit.
The food industry is widely expected to challenge the Vermont law in court.The state efforts arent slowing
down. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, there are 85 pending GMO labeling bills in
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In Congress, the food industry is pushing a House bill that would head off efforts to enact mandatory labeling of
genetically modified ingredients by proposing new voluntary labels nationwide an attempted end run around
the state-by-state laws.Currently, the FDA says labeling of genetically modified foods isnt needed because the
nutritional content is the same as non-GMO varieties.
THE FUTURE
Safe or not, consumers are increasingly interested in what is in their food, including GMOs.Theres so much
confusing speech on food packaging and food advertising that consumers are often buying things they think are
GMO free when they are not, says Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group, which is pushing for the
labels.Faber and other labeling proponents say its about transparency, not technology.
They say there is precedent, like orange juice labels that say whether the juice is from concentrate.David
Ropeik, the author of the book How Risky Is It, Really? Why Our Fears Dont Always Match the Facts, says
he thinks the food industry should endorse labeling so it can move past the debate.By supporting labeling,
companies would say, Theres no risk, we have nothing to hide, he says.He says people rightly or wrongly
fear GMOs because they are more concerned about man-made risks than natural ones and the food industrys
control over what we eat.Its a surrogate for a values war they have against big companies, he says.AP
Science Writer Seth Borenstein and AP Medical Writer Lauran Neergaard contributed to this report.
Image: Wilson Ring, File/Associated Press - FILE - In this April 24, 2014, file photo,, Katie Spring rolls up
plastic that was used to cover certain plants during the winter in a field at the Good Heart Farmstead in
Worcester, Vt. Spring and her husband Edge Fuentes, who both own the farm, back the GMO labeling bill
passed by the Vermont legislature. Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most Americans
have no idea
Concern in Vietnam Over Drop in Rice Exports
Hanoi, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The Vietnam Food Association
(VFA) is viewing today with some discomfort, the downward
curve in rice exports due to a takeover by Thailand of its
traditional markets, the Tuo Tre newspaper reports.The daily
warns that sales fell 19 percent in the first four months of
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lower than those from the same period last year.The entity accused Thailand specifically for the fall in
Vietnamese rice exports to its African customers, due to it having sold to Africa a part of its stored rice
inventory, at clearance prices.

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Louisiana rice planting off to good start
Posted: May 12, 2014 8:58 PM PSTUpdated: May 12, 2014 8:58 PM PST
Posted By Brandon Rodgers, Digital Content Producer - email
Posted: May 12, 2014 8:58 PM PSTUpdated: May 12, 2014 8:58 PM PST
Posted By Brandon Rodgers, Digital Content Producer - email


CROWLEY, La.(KNOE 8 News) Warm weather has perked up the 2014 Louisiana rice crop after a cold, wet
spring that delayed planting for many farmers.In general, the crop is off to a pretty good start, said Steve
Linscombe, rice breeder and director of the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station.
Linscombe said rice is progressing well from the warm weather, combined with nitrogen fertilizer and
permanent flood. Its probably a little bit later than average but not as late as last year, and last year we had the
best crop we ever had, he said.Linscombe said the state acreage may increase by 10,000 to 15,000 acres this
year, compared with last years total of 412,000 acres. Considerably more medium-grain rice is being grown in
Louisiana, especially in north Louisiana, he said. Ive had several calls from producers planting medium-grain
for the first time or the first time in a long time.
Water allocation reductions in California where a large amount of medium-grain
rice is grown had increased medium-grain acreage in other rice-growing states,
Linscombe said.LSU AgCenter rice specialist Johnny Saichuk estimates the crop
is about a month behind normal because of the delays in planting.Theyre still
planting in north Louisiana, Saichuk said. Water-seeded fields are doing
well.The lateness in planting could be a problem if this summer turns out to be
seasonably hot when the plants are flowering. If temperatures are normal or
hotter-than-normal, well see a big hit in the yields, he saidLast year, Saichuk
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Most rice fields in Vermilion Parish have a permanent flood, and warmer days have given the crop a boost,
according to LSU AgCenter agent Andrew Granger.Some of it is approaching green ring, he said, referring to
the critical growth stage. Its tillered very well for the most part.Some fields still producing crawfish will be
planted late, Granger said, but he estimated 95 percent of the rice acreage has been planted. He said planting
was delayed slightly because of cool, wet weather, and more fields were water-seeded because of the wet
conditions.Barrett Courville, LSU AgCenter agent in Jefferson Davis and Acadia parishes, said the crop is
progressing well in his area. Were off to a pretty good start.Permanent flooding is starting on many fields.
Planting was stretched out longer than usual, Courville said.
But its all growing now.Bird problems after planting were minor this year, and that probably was the result
of many farmers using the bird repellent AV1011, he said.Vince Deshotel, LSU AgCenter agent in St. Landry
Parish, said early-planted rice was set back by cold temperatures and high winds, and some fields had to be
replanted.Dry conditions have also been difficult for fields not yet flooded, he said.Rainfall predicted late this
week for southwest Louisiana was spotty.
Any rain at this point will be beneficial for all crops, said Keith Fontenot, LSU AgCenter agent in Evangeline
Parish. The young rice struggled until warm weather arrived. Its finally starting to move pretty good, he
said.Seedlings had difficulty because of a lack of moisture that caused leaves to dry, but flushing fields helped
the plants, Fontenot said.Wet, cold weather interfered with farmers who planted with seed drills, he said.
Others just decided to water plant.

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