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700 rice mills with no consent to operate

Riyan Ramanath V,TNN | May 14, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
BHUBANESWAR: Around 700 rice mills in the state are functioning without the mandatory
'consent to operate' (CTO), Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) revealed on
Wednesday.
According to the board, 535 of 1,235 have valid CTO, while only 400 have installed effluent
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treatment plant (ETP). "The millers are not renewing CTO despite the five-year relaxation to
some mills, which complied with the pollution control norms. In other cases, the CTO has to be
renewed every year," said OSPCB regional officer, Bhubaneswar, Hadibandhu Panigrahi. Only
four of 33 mills in area, comprising Bhubaneswar, Puri and Cuttack, have the valid
consent. OSPCB sources said rice mills worth less than Rs 50 crore will have to apply for
consent at the regional offices.
The regional officer can serve show-cause notice to mills without valid CTO. If the explanation
of the miller is found to be unsatisfactory, a closure notice is served. Physical closure of mills is
the responsibility of the respective district administration. "Twenty-five rice mills have faced
closure. The millers, violating pollution control norms, are not renewing CTO. No mills can
obtain CTO without installing ETP," said OSPCB senior scientist D K Behera. According to the
pollution board, 1.3 tonne of waste water is generated from processing of one tonne of paddy.
The plants without ETPs discharge the untreated waste water to nearby areas, causing
groundwater pollution. RTI campaigner Tapan Kumar Mohanty said the state government is
lenient on rice millers. "After the pollution board serves a closure notice, the government should
ask the collector to immediately close the mill," he said. Forest minister Bikram Arukh said, "I
will discuss with OSPCB member secretary as to why so many mills are functioning without
CTO.
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APEDA India News

International Benchmark Price
Price on: 13-05-2015
Product
Benchmark Indicators Name
Price
Turkish No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t)
5850
Turkish No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t)
4125
Turkish size 8, CIF UK (USD/t)
3425
Californian Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (USD/t)
2664
South African Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (USD/t)
2327
Apricots
Raisins
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White Sugar
1
CZCE White Sugar Futures (USD/t)
875
Kenya Mumias white sugar, EXW (USD/t)
690
Pakistani refined sugar, EXW Akbari Mandi (USD/t)
561
Source:agra-net
For more info
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 13-05-2015
Domestic Prices
Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Botad (Gujarat)
Other
1225
1280
Vellore (Tamil Nadu)
Other
1560
1560
Nira (Maharashtra)
Other
1800
2800
Dehgam (Gujarat)
Other
1250
1325
Honnali (Karnataka )
Local
1230
1320
Kota(Rajasthan)
Other
1181
1251
Balugaon (Orissa)
Other
1500
1700
Harippad(Kerala)
Other
2000
2000
Mechua(West Bengal)
Other
2400
2800
Chala (Kerala)
Other
2700
2750
Bonai (Orissa)
Other
1500
2000
Satara(Maharashtra)
Other
1500
2000
Jowar(Sorgham)
Maize
Mango
Cucumbar
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Source:agra-net
For more info
Egg
Rs per 100 No
Price on 13-05-2015
Product
Market Center
Price
Pune
305
Ahmedabad
285
Hyderabad
265
Source: e2necc.com
Other International Prices
Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 13-05-2015
Product
Market Center
Origin
Variety
Low
Onions Dry
High
Package: 50 lb sacks
Atlanta
Baltimore
Chicago
California
Yellow
19
19
Mexico
Yellow
18
18
Texas
Yellow
15
15
Cabbage
Package: 50 lb cartons
Atlanta
Georgia
Round Green Type
10
Detroit
Florida
Round Green Type
13
14
Miami
Canada
Round Green Type
11
12
Apples
Package: cartons tray pack
Atlanta
Virginia
Red Delicious
19
19
Baltimore
Washington
Red Delicious
20
24
Miami
Washington
Red Delicious
24
26
Source:USDA
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Rice Milling Expo planned Oct. 16-18

5/14/2015 - by World Grain Staff
GONDIA, INDIA The third annual Rice Milling Expo 2015 is planned Oct. 16-18 at Circus
Ground Gondia, Maharashtra, India.Rice Milling Expo 2015 is an exhibition on rice milling,
grain milling machinery and appliances. The main objective of this event is to bring the best of
technologies and latest products to the regional and adjoining area's millers. It is expected to
attract a large number of rice millers, dal millers, grain millers, dealers and distributors, as well
as end users from the industry who are interested in upgraded technology.
More information is available at www.ricemillingexpo.com.
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India to seek Chinese market access for non-basmati rice

AMITI SEN
VISHWANATH KULKARNI
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU, MAY 13:
India is hopeful that China will provide market access to its non-basmati rice blocked till now
as quality norms have not been defined between the two countries during Prime Minister
Narendra Modis visit later this week.The solution to the problem is simple. We have suggested
to China that the protocol that exists for exporting basmati rice should be adopted for exporting
non-basmati rice as well, a Commerce Ministry official told BusinessLine.China, which began
importing rice four years ago and annually imports about 5 million tonnes, has not granted access
to Indian non-basmati rice. The absence of defined phyto-sanitary norms between the two
countries is cited by the China as the main reason for not importing from India.China, however,
has been sourcing its rice from countries such as Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand. In fact, the
steady increase in its purchases from these countries has kept the Vietnamese prices firm.We
see a potential to export up to onr million tonnes of non-basmati rice to China, provided they
grant us market access, said BV Krishna Rao, Managing Director, Pattabhi Agro Foods Pvt Ltd,
the countrys largest non-basmati rice exporter.
Rao, who represents the Agri Exporters Association, said India can offer better quality, price and
a wider variety to China.The Commerce Ministry has already sent the documentation for
establishing the quality protocol by the AQSIQ the Chinese quality management institute that
gives approvals for a variety of imports to Beijing.The AQSIQ required certain documents to
extend the protocol existing for basmati rice to non-basmati, and we have already sent them, the
official said.When the Prime Minister visits Beijing on May 14, India is hopeful that the required
quality protocol would be implemented.Though China has opened up its market for Indian
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basmati in 2012, hardly any direct shipments have taken place, industry sources said. China is
still in the process of registering the Indian mills, although some basmati rice shipments are
being exported indirectly through Hong Kong.
(This article was published on May 13, 2015)
Business Line
Newcomers add to global rice markets diminishing returns

By Peter Janssen
On Thursday, 14 May 2015
Myanmar workers dry rice under the sun at the Bayintnaung broker's sale centre in Yangon. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
Rice exports from Myanmar - the leader

in the global trade in the crucial grain
five decades ago - surged more than 40%
last year and are expected to jump again
in 2015, but the countrys return to the
world stage comes at a time of falling
prices.According to the latest estimates
of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Myanmars rice
exports in 2014 reached 1.663 million
tons, up 43.0% year-on-year. The
government has reportedly set a target of
exporting 2.5 million tons in fiscal
2015/16, ending March 31, but the prices
they fetch may prove disappointing,
especially if Myanmar doesnt improve its warehousing facilities to store the grain.Where does
that place Myanmar in relation to the worlds top rice exporter?
Thailand exports roughly six times as much rice as Myanmar. The country, which dethroned
Myanmar as the worlds number one rice exporter in the mid-1960s, saw an even more dramatic
rise in exports last year. The kingdoms total rice exports reached 10.969 million tons, up 63.2%
from their 2013 performance, according to USDA figures released April 10. Thailand lost the top
rice exporter slot to India in 2012 and 2013 as a direct result of the previous governments
populist policy of buying up the entire paddy (unhusked rice) crop at 40-50% above the market
price.
With Thailand back in the race last year, Indias rice exports in 2014 hit 10.901 million tons,
only slightly behind Thai shipments, according to USDA figures.Neither the Thai government
nor the private sector could sell off their overpriced grain on the world market between 2012 to
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2013, leaving the country with a giant stockpile of rice in rented warehouses nationwide,
estimated at anywhere between 14 to 18 million tons. Last years surge in shipments was largely
due the termination of direct government involvement in exports, following the May coup, and
letting the very competitive Thai private sector do their thing. But this year, even Thailands
private sector rice traders are worried.
This year I was thinking we could sell 12 million tons, but now it doesnt look that way, said
Vichai Sriprasert, Honorary President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association. There is no
demand. The whole world is not in normal circumstances anymore, he said. Thailands rice
shipments averaged about 700,000 tons per month during the January to March period, and
prices have been steadily falling. Thailands 5% broken rice (which sets the world standard for
prices) end the month of March at $390 per ton, down 4% from the previous month, according to
the Oryza.Com.Vietnams 5% broken rice was selling even cheaper, at $370 per ton, according
to the online rice newsletter.
International rice prices have been on the decline since September 2014, hitting a four-year low
in March, according to the latest Food and Agriculture (FAO) update on the rice industry. Prices
have remained depressed despite huge losses in Thailands second rice crop due to an unusually
severe drought. Nobody understands why the prices are so low, Vichai said. We are in the
dark. One can speculate, however. If I was forced to give an opinion, I would say world
demand is much less for rice because of the economic situation, he said. The worlds leading
economies USA, Europe, Japan and China are slowing, and commodity prices have been
falling across the board, starting with oil prices.
The Middle East and parts of Africa have also witnessed an upsurge in fighting, making
shipments of rice to these important markets risky. Iraq and Iran, all these countries are very
important to the rice market. Youre talking millions of tons, Vichai said.Another factor
affecting rice prices is rice stockpiles, which remain huge. India and Thailand have accumulated
massive stockpiles of rice, according to the FAO, inevitably affected the market outlook as the
two countries are the worlds leading exporters. Although the FAO predicts a 2.4% decline in the
stockpiles this year from their opening level of 176.6 million tons, there is still a lot of grain out
there ready to flood the market at the opportune time. While the stockpiles are sitting around,
there is probably not going to be much upward movement on rice prices, said David Dawe,
Senior Economist at the FAO regional office in Bangkok.
Thailands military government has succeeded in offloading about 1.18 million tons in five
public auctions held since May, but it cancelled an auction planned in April to avoid impacting
prices fetched by Thai farmers whose second crop was already hard hit by drought. They are
trying to balance between liquidating the stock and keeping the price relatively stable so farmers
dont suffer, but you cant achieve both, Vichai said.
Add to this mix the advent of newcomers to the international rice market, and the price picture
promises to get bleaker. According to the FAO, last year the international trade in rice grew 14%
from 2013, to reach a new peak of 42.4 million tons, with the main importers being Bangladesh,
China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. The UN organization estimates that
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the rice trade will reach 41.3 million tons in 2015, only a smidgeon less than last years. Some of
this business will be captured by relative newcomers such as Cambodia and Myanmar.
Cambodias rice exports during the first quarter of 2015, rose 77% year-on-year to 149,464 tons,
according to Oryza.Com. That doesnt necessarily bode well for rice prices. Youve got these
new competitors, and youve already got a lot of stock sitting out there, FAOs Dawe noted.
Rice exports by the main players, in millions of tons:

2013
2014
Cambodia
1,075
1,000
India
10,480
10,901
Myanmar
1,163
1,663
Pakistan
4,126
3,300
Thailand
6,722
10,969
USA
3,293
3,042
Vietnam
6,700
6,325
World Total
39,455
43,057
Source USDA, April 10, 2015
This Article first appeared in the May 7, 2015 edition of Mizzima Weekly.
Mizzima Weekly is available in print in Yangon through Innwa Bookstore and through online
subscription atwww.mzineplus.com
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Govt tracks emerging strong El Nio, but keeps farm growth goal
THE GOVERNMENT remains confident that its full-year target for farm production can be
achieved even with the rising threat of a strong El Nio that could prolong dry spells.
Representatives of a farmers group sell rice to the government in a warehouse in Libmanan,
Camarines Sur in this undated photo which the National Food Authority e-mailed to media
outfits last May 12.
Officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the impact of the current dry season on
crops has been minimal, so far, although the agency is ready to review the target as the need
arises.The target is 3.3-4.3% agriculture growth for 2015, without assumptions of El Nio, DA
Undersecretary Emerson U. Palad said in a text message yesterday.Asked how El Nio could
affect production, Mr. Palad replied: Given the production forecasts of BAS (Bureau of
Agricultural Statistics) so far, there seems to be minimal impact on our targets.Last Tuesday,
Australias weather bureau said El Nio has already formed and that models indicated a
substantial event, while the Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the weather pattern had
begun
and
forecast
it
would continue into late 2015.But an official of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical &
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the El Nio episode the country has
been experiencing is still considered weak.We expect this to last June, July or August. If this
will worsen, we couldnt tell yet at this point, PAGASA Senior Weather Specialist Anthony
Joseph R. Lucero said in a separate phone interview.The official, however, acknowledged that
global forecasts point to a moderate to strong El Nio.Theres a strong possibility that this El
Nio can be moderate or strong.
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We are not ruling that out because thats the global forecast, said Mr. Lucero, who also serves
as the officer-in-charge of PAGASAs Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section.But Mr. Palad
said there is no immediate need to review 2015s farm growth goal, explaining that targets are
set on a yearly basis.We will review as needed, he said.Christopher V. Morales, officer-incharge of DAs Field Operations Service, shared this confidence, saying in a separate phone
interview: We are still on track to meet the target.He said preparations for El Nio had started
in 2014 in response to forecasts then that it would hit this year.In case the scenario worsens, the
DA can still undertake interventions and mitigating measures to cushion the impact, Mr.
Morales added, noting that [a]s of last week, damage to rice and corn... were still minimal.
He said recorded damage to palay was equivalent to about 0.72% of the first-semester production
forecast of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (PSA-BAS) of
8.55 million MT, while that to corn was at 1.26% of the 3.69 million MT output estimate for the
same six months.Mr. Morales also said the extent of El Nios threat to farms remains
unclear.Based on our field validations and the current PAGASA forecast, there are areas that
will experience intensified drought but there are also areas where rainfall situation will improve,
he explained.The official recalled the country was last hit by a prolonged dry spell in 2009, when
the agriculture sector incurred P17 billion of worth of production losses.
There was also a mild El Nio in 2004 that resulted in P2-2.5 billion worth of losses, Mr.
Morales said.But right now, its still around P1 billion, so we havent even reached the level
seen before, he noted.For his part, the National Food Authority (NFA) said there are no
immediate plans to import rice.So far, meetings of the NFA Council and Imports Committee are
continuous but no final decision yet, NFA Administrator Renan B. Dalisay said in a text
message when sought for comment.Mr. Dalisay also acknowledged that effect of drought is
minimal and insignificant to rice production.
FIRST-QUARTER PRODUCTION
PSA-BAS production estimates as of March 1 showed that palay, or unmilled rice, output was
expected to have hit 4.47 million MT in the first quarter, while corn production was seen to reach
2.41 million MT in the same period.We are positive that we will attain the first-quarter targets,
DAs Mr. Palad said.The latest estimates were PSA-BAS second revision on its outlook from
the original 4.59 million MT and 2.28 million MT respective forecasts released last January. An
update as of Feb. 1 showed that the government cut first-quarter production forecast of palay to
4.46 million MT and corn to 2.43 million MT.The actual palay and corn production data forms
part of the regular Philippine agricultural report that will be released a week before the firstquarter gross domestic product (GDP) data scheduled to be reported on May 28.The agriculture
sector accounts for about a tenth of the Philippine GDP, which is targeted by the government to
expand between 7-8% this year.
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Taiwan to donate rice to help feed poor in 17 countries

2015/05/14 18:13:00
CNA file photo in South Africa July 2014
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Taiwan will donate 16,670

metric tons of white rice to 17 countries in Asia,
Africa, Latin America and the Pacific this year,
the national Agriculture and Food Agency ( AFA)
said Wednesday.The rice will be shipped by the
end of June and the donations to the recipient
countries will be managed by the World
Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce, the World
League for Freedom and Democracy ROC Chapter,
Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation, Buddhist
Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),
according to the AFA.
The donation of 16,670 metric tons of rice is intended to help feed refugees and
poor people in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakist an and the
Philippines in Asia; Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
in Africa; the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador in
Latin America; and Tuvalu in the South Pacific, the agency said.The United
Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that about one in nine people
in the world live in chronic hunger, the AFA noted.As long as Taiwans domestic
food supply remains secure, the AFA said, it will continue to work with the MOFA
and non-governmental organizations to donate rice for humanitarian purposes.Under
the aid program, which started in 2002, Taiwan has donated more than 270,000
metric tons of white rice to people in 33 countries, the AFA said.
(By Chiu Chun-chin and Kuo Chung-han)
Enditem/pc
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201505140018.aspx
NFA-Kalinga assures enough rice stock for the lean months

May 14, 2015 Larry Lopez
TABUK CITY, Kalinga, May 14 (PIA) - - There is enough enough buffer stock for the
province for the lean months, assured the National Food Authority (NFA) provincial office
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here.Assistant Provincial Manager Ric Baliang reported that based on their latest inventory,
50,000 bags of rice are available at their ware house. The supply is more than enough for the
provinces rice requirement for the months of July, August and September.Based on NFAs rice
allocation program, the stock shall be released only to NFA-accredited bigasan outlets. NFA
sells its rice at P27-32/kg but allows remote bigasan outlets to make reasonable add-on to defray
transportation cost.
Baliang urged bigasan outlets to properly renew their permits with NFA for continued rice retail
trade. NFA he said, is closely monitoring the operation of bigasan retailers in the province to
check on over pricing and business malpractice. Meanwhile, Baliang informed that they were
able to procure 10,000 bags of palay in the last cropping when traders offered lower price.
However, traders price climbed to P18/kg so NFA temporarily stopped procurement since
farmers prefer to sell their palay to traders. NFA buys good-dry palay at P17/kg. (JDP/LL-PIA
CAR, Kalinga)
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Full rice sufficiency by 2020 target

ALOR SETAR, May 14, 2015:
The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry wants the country to achieve 100% selfsufficiency level (SSL) in padi production by 2020, its minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob
said yesterday.
Towards this end, he said, the government would spend RM2.2 billion out of the total RM6
billion allocated to the ministry this year to help padi farmers to increase their crop yield.He said
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various strategies and projects had been planned to achieve the target, including upgrading of the
irrigation system in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) areas. Ismail Sabri
said the country imported about 900,000 metric tonne of rice every year and the amount did not
include about one million tonnes which was smuggled into the country.In an effort to achieve the
100% SSL, he said farmers had to increase their crop yield to seven tonnes per hectare from the
current six tonnes per hectare.Ismail Sabri also witnessed the signing of memorandum of
understanding between MADA and Bayer Co (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for use of the companys
technology to increase padi yield in MADA areas.
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Agriculture Ministry Targets 100 Per Cent Self-Sufficiency

Level In Rice Production By 2020
ALOR SETAR, May 13 (Bernama) -- The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry wants
the country to achieve a 100 per cent self-sufficiency level (SSL) in padi production by 2020, its
minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.Towards this end, he said, the government
would spend RM2.2 billion out of the total RM6 billion allocated to the ministry this year to help
padi farmers to increase their crop yield.He said various strategies and projects had been planned
to achieve the target, including upgrading of the irrigation system in the MADA areas.
He said this when opening the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) Farmers'
Convention and launching of MADA Corporate Plan.Ismail Sabri said the country imported
about 900,000 metric tonne of rice every year and the amount did not include about one million
tonnes which was smuggled into the country.In an effort to achieve the 100 percent SSL, he said
farmers had to increase their crop yield to seven tonnes per hectare from the current six tonnes
per hectare.At the event, Ismail Sabri also witnessed the signing of Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between MADA and Bayer Co (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd or use of the
company's technology to increase padi yield in MADA areas.
-- BERNAMA
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1134313
Olam Raises Investment on Rice Backward Integration

14 May 2015
By Crusoe Osagie
Olam Nigeria Limited has unveiled plans to increase its stake in the rice industry as part efforts
to aid the realisation of the self-sufficiency target and job creation efforts of government.The
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General Manager of the firm, Reji George, disclosed yesterday that his company had concluded
plans to kick-start milling of 200,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice in Doma Council, Nassarawa,
by June 1,2015. According to the firm, its backward integration plan in the sector is expected to
aid local rice production and job creation.
The firm had earlier this year unveiled its locally produced rice to the Nigerian market. Olams
Business Head for Rice, Anil Nair, had explained that the launch was designed to meet growing
local demands for the commodity as well as reduce its importation.He explained that the launch
of the commodity in Lagos was strategic, since the state holds the largest market of consumers of
rice.He said: There are lots of paddy been produced and Lagos being the biggest market in the
country is having local rice coming to it.
It is a sign of good things to come and we hope that two years from now, we will be able to
bridge the gap. We have a milling capacity of about 800,000 tonnes in the country and we hope
to help this country eliminate import completely.On placing a total ban on the commodity,
George said: I believe it should be a gradual process. Before you ban rice or any agricultural
commodity you must have to develop the local strength of rice production. If you plan the ban of
importation of rice, companies like Olam are into commercial production of rice with 6,000
hectares in two cities, making it 12,000 hectares that would definitely help bridge the demand
and supply gap, and with support from other companies, in addition to the role government is
playing.
In few years time, we would be able to bridge the demand and supply gap and we would be able
to be self-sufficient in rice production.The community leader of a settlement in the Doma area,
Kushunta Adi, said, Before the coming of Olam to our community, most people in this area
were idle, which is not good, but today, the story is different. In fact, at that initial time, most of
the excavators on the project were foreigners, but today, the company has employed many of our
youths and this is helping many families here.In fact, what they have done here is enormous. I
believe if the Federal Government can copy them, the country would be better. If we have one or
two other companies like this in Nigeria, it will be difficult for us as a country to import rice, he
added .
A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Secretary of the Rice Farmers
Association, Mr. Michael K. Aondoakaa, in his position, urged the government to urgently
protect the local rice industry from being thrown out of the agriculture sector.Aondoakaa, at the
House of Representatives hearing, stated that corrupt actions by some rice importers could
destroy governments policy and truncate the local rice sub-sector.He disclosed that a
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certain company behaves like another government and has resorted to dubious activities in
apparent bid to frustrate the local rice manufacturers.He called on all and sundry to stop this
untoward activities in the best interest of Nigeria, especially local farmers and others.
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Heirloom rice farmers meet top

chefs
MANILA, Philippines -An exchange of indigenous and culinary cultures transpired in

the Philippine National Museum yesterday during a market encounter organized by
the Heirloom Rice Project of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).Farmers
from the Cordillerasfrom Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province
proudly showcased the special heirloom rice varieties and rice products produced in
their communities.The lives of our heirloom farming communities revolve around rice
culture, from planting to harvesting and everything in between," shared Cameron
Odsey, regional technical director of the Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera
Administrative Region.For more than a decade, heirloom varieties have been regularly
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exported to niche markets.

But heirloom rice varieties are low-yielding and take about seven months to mature
much longer than popular varieties that are widely cultivated.A government effort to
improve the livelihoods of heirloom rice farmers is underway, which makes use of
science to improve production and value-chain analysis to link farming communities
more efficiently and directly to local markets.All these efforts are being made while
making sure the traditions attached to producing heirloom rice are preserved.
"I have to keep growing rice in the land that my parents and grandparents tilled because
I do not want our rice and traditions to fade," shared Evelyn Magastino, a farmer from
Ifugao. "I want my son to take up farming as well, although I admit it is physically
challenging."To chef and restaurateur Amy Besa, who has been serving heirloom rice
in her restaurants in New York for years, heirloom rice's authenticity is the key to
promoting Filipino food. "There is integrity in heirlom rice. It was grown on our land
by Filipino farmers", said Besa. "The presence of heirloom rice in the United States is a
major turning point for promoting Filipino food."This sentiment is shared by chefs,
Robby Goco and Chele Gonzales.
They agree that heirloom rice's unique characteristics are some of their best culinary
qualities."Our rice can outshine any rice in the world. Ominio? You can make into a
black sushi that is unbelievably creamy. Chor-chor-os is fibrous that is so good for
salad," said Goco. "You cannot cook heirloom rice the way we cook white rice. We
have to open our mind and cook according to their characteristics. This is our
proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow." Ominio and Chor-chor-os are some of
the heirloom rice varieties from the Mountain Province.IRRI deputy director general
Bruce Tolentino thanked the DA for providing leadership to the effort to help heirloom
rice farmers. DA and IRRI are working on several projects that aim to improve rice
productivity in the country. The Heirloom Rice Project, led by Dr. Casiana Vera Cruz,
is being implemented by the DA and IRRI, in partnership with the DA-CAR Regional
Field Office and SUCs in the region.
IRRI News
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- May 14

Nagpur, May 14 Gram and tuar prices showed weak tendency in Nagpur Agriculture
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Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) here on poor demand from local millers amid good
supply
from producing belts. Easy condition on NCDEX in gram and release of stock from stockists
also
pushed down prices, according to sources.
*
FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM
* Gram varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor.
TUAR
* Tuar gavarani recovered marginally in open market on good seasonal demand from local
traders amid tight supply from millers.
* Moong varieties moved down in open market in absence of buyers amid profit-taking
selling by stockists at higher level.
* Wheat mill quality recovered in open market on good demand from local traders amid
weak supply from producing regions like Punjab and Haryana.
* In Akola, Tuar - 7,200-7,500, Tuar dal - 10,000-10,500, Udid at 9,100-9,600,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 10,900-11,300, Moong - 9,100-9,400, Moong Mogar
(clean) 10,900-11,300, Gram - 4,300-4,600, Gram Super best bold - 6,200-6,400
for 100 kg.
* Other varieties of wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market
in poor trading activity, according to sources.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS
Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction
3,500-4,425
3,500-4,510
Gram Pink Auction
n.a.
2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
5,500-7,080
5,500-7,170
Moong Auction
n.a.
6,000-6,300
Udid Auction
n.a.
4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction
n.a.
2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold
6,500-6,700
6,500-6,700
Gram Super Best
n.a.
Gram Medium Best
6,300-6,400
6,300-6,400
Gram Dal Medium
n.a.
n.a.
Gram Mill Quality
5,500-5,700
5,500-5,700
Desi gram Raw
4,650-4,750
4,650-4,750
Gram Filter new
6,100-6,200
6,100-6,200
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Gram Kabuli
5,000-6,800
5,000-6,800
Gram Pink
6,300-6,500
6,300-6,500
Tuar Fataka Best
10,500-10,800
10,500-10,800
Tuar Fataka Medium
10,000-10,300
10,000-10,300
Tuar Dal Best Phod
9,500-9,800
9,500-9,800
Tuar Dal Medium phod
9,000-9,400
9,000-9,400
Tuar Gavarani New
7,700-7,800
7,650-7,750
Tuar Karnataka
7,900-8,000
7,900-8,000
Tuar Black
10,700-11,000
10,700-11,000
Masoor dal best
7,400-7,600
7,400-7,600
Masoor dal medium
6,900-7,300
6,900-7,300
Masoor
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
11,000-11,400
11,000-11,500
Moong Mogar Medium best
10,200-10,500
10,200-10,600
Moong dal Chilka
9,200-9,700
9,200-9,800
Moong Mill quality
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Chamki best
9,500-9,800
9,500-9,900
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 11,200-11,600
11,200-11,600
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 9,900-10,600
9,900-10,600
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
8,500-8,900
8,500-8,900
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
4,400-4,600
4,400-4,600
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
3,200-3,350
3,200-3,350
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,450
3,200-3,450
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
2,450-2,625
2,450-2,625
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,700-4,800
3,600-4,800
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
1,500-1,800
1,500-1,800
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,050
1,900-2,000
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
1,500-1,700
1,500-1,700
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,550
2,250-2,550
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,350
2,100-2,350
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.
n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,750
3,200-3,750
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,000
2,700-3,000
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG)
1,400-1,500
1,400-1,500
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,200
2,000-2,200
Rice BPT New(100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,800
2,500-2,800
Rice BPT (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,300
3,000-3,300
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG)
1,600-1,800
1,600-1,800
Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,400
2,100-2,400
Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,700
2,500-2,700
Rice HMT new(100 INR/KG)
3,300-3,700
3,300-3,700
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG)
4,000-4,400
4,000-4,400
Rice HMT Shriram New(100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,500
4,200-4,500
Rice HMT Shriram old (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,200
4,600-5,200
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,000-10,000
8,000-10,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,000-7,500
6,000-7,500
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Rice Chinnor new (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,200
4,600-5,200
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG)
5,600-6,000
5,600-6,000
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,200
2,100-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
2,300-2,450
2,300-2,450
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 42.1 degree Celsius (107.8 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
25.3 degree Celsius (77.5 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : nil
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Rains or thunder-showers likely towards evening or night.
Maximumand minimum temperature would be around and 40 and 24 degree Celsius
respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but
included in market prices.)
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/05/14/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N0Y54XT20150514
Research and Markets: Thailand Seed Industry Outlook to 2018 Government Support and Technological Advancement to
Escalate Productivity
May 14, 2015 05:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and

Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s8mzfd/thailand_seed) has announced the addition of
the "Thailand Seed Industry Outlook to 2018 - Government Support and Technological Advancement to
Escalate Productivity" report to their offering.
Thailand Seed Industry Outlook to 2018 - Government Support and Technological

Advancement to Escalate Productivity
The report titled Thailand Seed Industry Outlook to 2018 - Government Support and
Technological Advancement to Escalate Productivity provides a comprehensive analysis of the
various aspects such as market size of the seed industry in Thailand. The market is segmented by
types of seeds, by vegetable or non vegetable seeds, by informal and formal sector in the report.
The report also includes the competitive landscape of major seed developing companies in
Thailand both domestic and international and also a detailed presentation on the rice seed and the
maize seed industry in Thailand.Thailand seed industry is largely categorized into Rice seeds,
Grain corn seeds and Vegetable seeds. Rice seeds are the most demanded and the most widely
produced seeds in Thailand due to its high quality and the rising demand from world over. The
production and the revenue generated by the vegetable seeds are increasing year on year as more
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farmers are starting to focus more on the vegetable seed sector. It is estimated that it would take
another 10-12 years for the vegetable seeds to have a competitive share in the domestic market
with rice and corn seeds already dominating the sales value.The production volume of seed
categories is mainly dominated by cereals which include Rice and Maize/Field Corn with around
97% of production over the years. Rice, alone had a percentage share of 94.5% followed by
maize.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Thailand Seed Industry
2. Thailand Seed Industry Introduction- Evolvement and Current Scenario
3. Thailand Seed Industry Value Chain
4. Thailand Seed Market Size
5. Thailand Seed Market Segmentation
6. Thailand Seed Industry by Geography
7. Export and Import of Seeds in Thailand
8. Thailand Rice Seed Industry Introduction
9. Thailand Maize/Corn Seed Industry Introduction
10. Thailand Vegetable Seed Industry Introduction
11. Trends and Developments in Thailand Seed Industry
12. Growth Drivers in Thailand Seed Industry
13. Major Challenges and Issues in Thailand Seed Industry
14. SWOT Analysis of Thailand Seed Industry
15. Seed Research and Development Institutes and Centers in Thailand
16. Government Regulations in Thailand Seed Industry
17. Competitive Landscape of Major Players in Thailand Seed Industry
18. Future Outlook and Projections for Thailand Seed Industry, 2014-2018
19. Analyst Recommendation
20. Macro-economic Factors of Thailand Seed Industry
21. Appendix
Companies Mentioned
- Dupont
- Monsanto
- Syngenta
- Bayer
- Pacific Seeds
- East West Seeds
- Charoen Pokphand Group
- Lion Seeds
- Adams Enterprise Seeds Limited
- Siam Hi Tech Seeds
Contacts
Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470
For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630
For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900
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U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716
Sector: Government and Public Sector
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Syngenta and IRRI explore possible new areas of R&D partnership

By Syngenta May 14, 2015 | 7:03 am EDT
The Scientific Know-How and Exchange Program
(SKEP) II project between Syngenta and the
International Rice Research (IRRI) held a workshop
to discuss possible future activities as the partnership
entered its third and final year. A highlight of the
workshop was the steering committee meeting on
possible new areas of R&D partnership as well as
opportunities to consider SKEP III. The parties also
recommended some new paths for each of the
projects under the SKEP umbrella.During the review
and planning workshop, held at the IRRI
Headquarters on 7 8 May, project management emphasized the importance of producing
deliverables within the target timelines, improving communication, and protecting intellectual
properties. IRRI and project teams presented progress and key achievements in the last two
years, and agreed on planned key priorities for the next six months.The Syngenta and IRRI teams
were led by Drs. Manuel Legrono and Matthew Morell, respectively. Leading scientists from the
Syngenta offices in India, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines came to dialogue with their
project counterparts at IRRI.The SKEP II project consists of five sub-projects co-managed by a
scientist from IRRI and Syngenta. These are:
Project 1. SNP marker validation (Michael Thomson and Ai Li Yeo)
Project 2. Crop health management (Adam Sparks and Ben Wu)
Project 3. Outcrossing in hybrid rice (Fangming Xie and S. Sundar)
Project 4. Phenotyping for lodging resistance (Michael Dingkuhn and Mila Lopez)
Project 5. Pyramiding high-value genes to increase rice yield (Kshirod Jena and Kasul
Sheshagiri)
The SKEP II project is a good example of a public-private partnership that generates valuable
experience and information. Both Syngenta and IRRI are committed to strengthen collaboration
for the common purpose of sharing knowledge to develop innovative solutions for the benefit of
the rice growers.
http://www.agprofessional.com/news/syngenta-and-irri-explore-possible-new-areas-rdpartnership
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