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December 03, 2015

Vol 5 Issue XII

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Rice News Headlines...

Deal to sell rice, rubber to China


Govt to construct 3442 godowns in 3 years for paddy
Shreyas rice may substitute Uma in State
Senate wants restoration of ban on rice importation
Louisiana rice farmers see high second crop yields
Highway Bill Promises Reversal of Crop Insurance Cuts
Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Reported
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
APEDA Commodity News
CRRI - Vacancies for Senior Research Fellow & Agricultural Field Operator
Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Mission Supports Arkansas Agriculture
Rice farmers must produce quality rice GRIB
Senate Asks FG to Reverse Lifting of Ban on Rice Importation
Rice output up by 7%, export up by 10%
Rice production up by 7 percent, export 10 percent
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 03
Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report
Rice procurement sees increase of over 31%

News Detail...

Deal to sell rice, rubber to China


The Nation December 3, 2015 5:30 pm
Representing Thailand in the train MoU signing ceremony was Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.

Thailand and China today signed a memorandum of understanding on agricultural


products, which involves the sale of rice and rubber to Chinese companies.
The MoU for agricultural crops was signed on the same day that the Transport Ministry and
China signed an MoU to confirm their commitment in a joint train project from Bangkok to
Nong Khai. Representing Thailand in the signing ceremony was Transport Minister Arkhom
Termpittayapaisith.On December 19, there will be the foundation laying stone ceremony for the
train projects control centre. Under the agricultural MoU, the Commerce Ministry will sell 1
million tonnes of newly-harvested rice to China. Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said the
rice would be sold to COFCO, or China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation - one
of Chinas state-owned food processing holding companies. In a statement, the Commerce
Ministry also said that the Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Ministry will sell 200,000
tonnes of rubber to Sinochem, a Chinese conglomerate primarily engaged in the production and
trading of chemicals and fertilizer and exploration and production of oil.
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Since the coup in 2014, Thailand has clinched government-to-government rice deals with China,
Indonesia and the Philippines, the Commerce Ministry said. Including the new deal signed today,
G-to-G rice deals with China involved 3.4 million tonnes of rice, valued totally Bt50
billion. Apiradi also said the Thai government also plans to strike similar deals with countries in
Africa and the Middle.She explained that under the new MoU signed today, Thailand will deliver
100,000 tonnes of rice per month at the price that will be in line with global levels at the time of
delivery. "The signing sends a positive signal that China is interested in buying more rice from
the Thai government," Apiradi said.Under a deal signed by the previous government, the Thai
government has delivered 80 per cent of 1 million tonnes to China. Delivery under the new deal
is expected to start early 2016.
Apiradi added that the Commerce Ministrys team and COFCO would discuss details of the deal tomorro

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Deal-to-sell-rice-rubber-to-China-30274255.html

Govt to construct 3442 godowns in 3 years for paddy


TNN | Dec 3, 2015, 02.02 AM IST

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has proposed to construct 3,442 godowns in the
coming three years to facilitate storage of paddy, seeds and fertilizers. This information was
given by cooperation minister Damodar Rout on Wednesday in the state assembly."Construction
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of these proposed godowns - with capacities between 100 and 300 metric tonnes - will be taken
up by Markfed, Odisha Warehousing Construction Corporation, Primary Agricultural Credit
Societies (PACS) and Regulated Market Committee (RMC)," Rout said in question hour,
replying to a question asked by Cuttack-Choudwar MLA Prabhat Biswal.MLAs cutting across
party lines, including Samir Dash, Prafulla Majhi and Mahesh Sahu, expressed their displeasure
over lack of storage facilities for agriculture products in the state.
For finalization of locations and proper construction of the godowns, the state panchayati raj
department would be the executing agency. "There will be a joint review meeting between the
cooperation and panchayati raj department very soon. Construction of all these godowns will be
completed by March, 2018," the minister said.A maximum of 280 godowns will be constructed
in Balangir districts followed by 235 godowns in Kendrapada, 210 in Cuttack, 203 in Balasore,
167 in Angul and 165 in Jagatsinghpur. However, the state government proposed only three
godowns for Kandhamal district.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Govt-to-construct-3442-godowns-in-3-years-forpaddy/articleshow/50019195.cms

Shreyas rice may substitute Uma in State


Updated: December 3, 2015 05:46 IST

R. RAMABHADRAN PILLAI
Shreyas, a new variety of rice developed by the Rice Research Station, Moncompu, Alappuzha,
is set to be a game changer in the paddy fields of Kerala. The variety has proved its worth in
terms of yield, taste and resistance to pests during the demonstration stage of the seed.The new
variety, to be commissioned on December 5, has several advantages in comparison to Uma
variety, the popular one being cultivated in about 90 per cent of the paddy fields in Kuttanad and
over 60 per cent of fields across Kerala, S. Leenakumary, Professor and Head of the Station,
told The Hindu . Uma was the 16th variety in the series of new paddy seeds developed at the
station. Shreyas is the 22nd in the series developed under the all-India coordinated research
project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Shreyas has given the same yield as that of Uma; the former has been found to be less
susceptible to false smut disease, which results in discolouration and up to 20 per cent damage
to the crop. Uma yields 8 to 9 tonnes of paddy per hectare. The sensory assessment of the new
variety has also established that it tastes better, Ms. Leenakumary said. Yet another advantage is
that Shreyas takes shorter duration for harvesting. It takes only 115 days for harvest whereas
Uma takes 120-130 days.The State Variety Release Committee, chaired by Agricultural
Production Commissioner, has approved the commissioning of the new variety. The frontline
demonstration done by farmers in selected areas of Kuttanad has been found successful. Shreyas
could be adopted by large number of farmers within the next two to three crop seasons.A few of
the selected farmers will be given 1 kg each of the seed on December 5 as part of the official
commissioning. Each of the farmers could raise about 100 kg of seeds for distribution to other
farmers after harvesting.
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Earlier, the research station had developed several varieties such as Gowri and Prathyasa. The
Prathyasa variety has a harvest period shorter by 20 days but the yield is also lesser in
comparison to Uma in Kuttanad. The yield has found to be varying in certain geographical
areas.Continuous cultivation of the same variety in a particular geographical area is not a sound
practice as the incidence of diseases will be higher. Diversity is promoted as a means to improve
harvest.
The variety has proved its worth in terms of yield, taste and resistance to pests.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/shreyas-rice-may-substitute-uma-instate/article7943594.ece

Senate wants restoration of ban on rice importation


By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja on December 3, 2015 3:40 am

customs-seizes-rice. PHOTO:www.informationng.com
The Senate yesterday decried the lifting of ban placed on rice importation and urged the
Presidency to prevail on the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to immediately restore it.According
to the Senate, the lifting of the ban on rice importation has led to increased diversion of vessels
to neighbouring countries.Adopting the report of the Ad-hoc Committee on Import Duty
Waivers, Concessions and Grants which investigated the lifting of the ban on rice importation
through the land borders, the Senate expressed concern that the decision would increase rice
smuggling into the country.
It therefore urged the Federal
Government to direct the Nigeria
Customs Service to reverse itself
and maintain the status quo,
which was said to have brought
about stability in the tariff
regime.Presenting the report of
the committee, a member of the
panel,
Senator
Donald
Alasoadura
(APC,
Ondo
Central), faulted the decision of the NCS, saying there are serious security implications
accompanying uncontrolled number of trucks to the nations porous borders.
He said the committee found out from the presentation of the Comptroller-General of Customs,
Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), that the NCS had a wrong notion that importers of rice through the land
borders are small-time importers of a few bags that will not have negative effect on the rice
policy.The committee, he said, noted that most of the rice brought into Nigeria through Benin
and Niger Republics are brought in by big time businessmen who have perfected evasion of
payment of customs duty to the country by bringing rice in trucks.
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The panel found out that any importer that imports five to ten loads/vessels of rice into Benin
Republic and destined them to Nigeria through the land borders already had predetermined
motive to cheat Nigerian government of revenue through duty evasion.The panel discovered
further that lifting of the ban led to more serious revenue leakages as a result of heightened
activities of smugglers across the borders as they exploited it by paying for less number of trucks
than actually brought in.
According to the ad-hoc panel, the action of the Customs led to evasion of duty and revenue
losses to Nigerian maritime industry, Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Maritime and
Security Administration Agency (NIMASA), Freight Forwarders, haulage subsector, among
others.Alasoadura said: There is strong possibility for dubious businessmen to indulge in round
tripping. That is, paying duty on three or four truck loads of rice and using the clearing document
to bring in more than 100 more truck loads. This will inevitably affect the revenue going into the
Federation Account.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/12/senate-wants-restoration-of-ban-on-rice-importation/

Louisiana rice farmers see high second crop yields


ADVOCATE STORY
Dec. 3, 2015; 7:09 p.m.

South Louisiana rice farmers are reporting excellent yields from their second crop harvest
Most everybody Ive talked to is very pleased with the second-crop yields, said Steve
Linscombe, director of the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. Numerous
producers say this is by far their best second crop from the standpoint of yield, and the quality is
good, too.Linscombe said quality of the second crop is typically lower. But this year, the
percentage of fields used to grow a second crop appeared to be higher, and Linscombe said the
stubble left from the first crop in most fields appeared to have been manipulated by mowing or
rolling to boost yields.Farmers growing a second crop were more likely to fertilize and flood
their fields as soon as the first crop was cut.
In the past, many farmers have delayed flooding and applying fertilizer until they see regrowth,
he said.Linscombe said the per acre average would probably fall in the low- to mid-20-barrel
range on a weight basis, although he heard of many who cut more than 30 barrels an acre. I
even heard of a few 40-plus in the second crop, he said.Farmer Darrell Hoffpauir, of Acadia
Parish, said he grew a second crop on 90 percent of his first-crop acreage and rolled all of the
stubble, resulting in 21,000 barrels for the second crop, half as much as the first-crop yield.

http://theadvocate.com/news/business/14180687-171/louisiana-rice-farmers-see-high

Highway Bill Promises Reversal of Crop Insurance Cuts


Rep. Mike Conaway receiving a Friend of the Rice Industry award from Texas rice farmer
Daniel Berglund
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WASHINGTON, DC -- On Tuesday, language was released by the House and Senate conference
committee for the final version of the Highway Bill that would officially repeal cuts to federal
crop insurance.Last month, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, was passed through the House
and Senate with the understanding that a provision significantly cutting funding for federal crop
insurance would be fully reversed and that cuts would not be taken from elsewhere within
agriculture's appropriations. This afternoon the Highway Bill overwhelmingly passed the House;
the Senate is expected to consider the bill tonight or early tomorrow.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) was the champion for the
provision's reversal and helped ensure the language correcting the cuts was safely placed into the
final version of the bill.USA Rice Vice President of Government Affairs Ben Mosely said,
"We're glad to see that Congress is making good on their commitment to restore full funding to
crop insurance as the Farm Bill intended." Mosely added, "USA Rice is hopeful that the six-year
Highway Bill will be passed soon by Congress and it doesn't run into any more roadblocks
before it's signed into law."USA Rice opposes measures that would prematurely reopen Farm
Bill programs.
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Contact: Peter Bachmann (703) 236-1475

Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Reported


WASHINGTON, DC -- Net rice sales of 53,700 MT for 2015/2016 were up 59 percent from the
previous week and 11 percent from the prior four-week average, according to today's Export
Sales Highlights report. Increases were reported for Japan (24,000 MT), Haiti (19,000 MT),
Guatemala (5,000 MT), New Guinea (2,000 MT), and Taiwan (1,800 MT). Reductions were
reported for Colombia (2,200 MT). Exports of 54,300 MT, up 95 percent from the previous
week, but unchanged from the prior four-week average, were reported to Mexico (13,200 MT),
Japan (12,100 MT), Haiti (12,000 MT), Colombia (9,300 MT), and Canada (2,100 MT).
This summary is based on reports from exporters from the period November 20-26, 2015.

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures


CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for December 3
Month

Price

Net Change

January 2016

$11.235

- $0.160

March 2016

$11.505

- $0.150

May 2016

$11.800

- $0.150

July 2016

$12.075

- $0.140

September 2016

$12.015

- $0.055

November 2016

$12.030

- $0.055

January 2017

12.030

- $0.055

APEDA Commodity News


Price on: 03-12-2015

Product

Benchmark Indicators Name

Price

Pakistani 100%, FOB Karachi (USD/t)

318

Pakistani 15% Broken (USD/t)

305

Pakistani 25% Broken (USD/t)

383

Rice

Honey

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Argentine 85mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)

2860

Argentine 50mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)

2970

Argentine 34mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)

3080

Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t)

3830

Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla (USD/t)

1250

Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t)

2350

Guar Gum Powder

Source:agra-net

For more info

Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 02-12-2015
Domestic Prices
Product

Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Market Center

Variety

Min Price

Max Price

Manjeri (Kerala)

Other

2800

3800

Dhekiajuli (Assam)

Fine

2200

2600

Samsi (West Bengal)

Fine

2790

2820

Gangavathi (Karnataka)

Local

1700

1750

Rajkot (Gujarat)

Other

1725

2215

Katol (Maharashtra)

Other

1512

1557

Aroor (Kerala)

Other

2200

2400

Muktsar (Punjab)

Other

1200

1500

Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

Other

2500

3000

Palayam (Kerala)

Other

2500

2900

Nagpur (Maharashtra)

Other

800

1200

Koraput (Orissa)

Other

1200

1400

Rice

Wheat

Papaya

Brinjal

Source:agmarknet.nic.in

For more info

Egg

Rs per 100 No
Price on 03-12-2015
Product

Market Center

Price

Ahmedabad

404

Chittoor

378

Nagapur

375

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices

Unit Price : US$ per package


Price on 03-12-2015

Product

Market Center

Origin

Variety

Low

Potatoes

High
Package: 50 lb cartons

Atlanta

Colorado

Russet

15

17

Chicago

Idaho

Russet

13

14.50

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Miami

Idaho

Russet

16.50

Cabbage

18
Package: 50 lb sacks

Atlanta

Georgia

Round Green Type

10

11.50

Dallas

Mexico

Round Green Type

10

12

New York

Canada

Round Green Type

10

11

Grapes

Package: 18 lb containers bagged

Atlanta

Peru

Red Globe

24

27

Dallas

California

Red Globe

25

25

Philadelphia

Peru

Red Globe

18

20

Source:USDA

CRRI - Vacancies for Senior Research Fellow & Agricultural


Field Operator
03 December 2015
The National Rice Research Institute is situated near
Bidyadharpur village on the Cuttack-Paradip Road,
Odisha, India. It is one of the premier national
research institutes under the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research.CRRI has invited candidates
for the Senior Research Fellow & Agricultural Field
Operator. The details of these vacancies are
as follows :
Post

No. of vacancies

Remuneration
(in Rs. per month)
25,000/- + 20% HRA
8,500/-

Senior Research Fellow


01
Agri. Field officer
03
Maximum age limit (as on 01-08-2015) :
For senior research fellow :
Male : 35
Female : 40
For Agricultural field officer : Minimum age should be 18 years.
Essential qualifications : To check the essential qualification required for each of the
above post, refer to the official notification.
Method of selection : Selection of the candidate will be done on the basis of Personal Interview.
How to apply : Candidate can apply for this post by appearing to the walk in interview at
ICAR-National rice research institute.
Cuttack - 753006
Odisha
Date of walk in Interview :
for Senior Research Fellow : On 15th December, 2015 at 10AM
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Agricultural Field officer : On 16h December, 2015 at 10AM
For further details, refer to the official notification,
http://crri.nic.in/walk_in_SRF_AO_15_16dec15.pdf
http://www.pagalguy.com/articles/crri-vacancies-for-senior-research-fellow-agricultural-field-37708633

Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Mission Supports Arkansas


Agriculture

Photo Courtesy Arkansas Agriculture Department Arkansas Deputy Secretary of State Joseph
Wood, left, is seen with Arkansas World Trade Center Director of Africa Trade Denise Thomas,
USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden, Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward, USDA
Deputy Secretary Chief of Staff Ashley Nicole Johnson, and Arkansas Secretary of State Mark
Martin during an agricultural trade mission to Ghana in November.
image
By John Lovett
Times Record jlovett@swtimes.com
Sub-Saharan Africa, with its high population and growing middle class, has been a focus for
Arkansas marketing matchmakers lately.Several Arkansas officials returned Nov. 20 from a fiveday agricultural trade mission to Ghana led by U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary
Krysta Harden.While chicken, rice and fish are at the top of the list for Arkansas grown items,
others include forest products, dairy and distilled spirits, according to anArkansas Agriculture
Department news release.We represent the state as a whole and work to find the best fit to bring
companies together, said Denise Thomas, director of Africa Trade Public Relations and
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Marketing for Arkansas World Trade Center.Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest growing
areas for U.S. agricultural exports, which have grown by more than 50 percent over the last
decade to a total of $2.3 billion in 2014, the release adds. The outlook is positive for expanded
export opportunities in Ghana and the Sub-Saharan Africa region. In 2014, the USDA reports
that Sub-Saharan Africa imported an estimated $48.5 billion in food and agricultural products.
As of 2014, the top Sub-Saharan Africa markets for U.S. agricultural and related products
include Nigeria, Angola, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Thomas points out that each
of the African countries has a different nuance of education, government, natural resources,
but all of them want food.Development of a market in Africa for Arkansas wine has also been on
the agenda. African brewers, however, say theirs is better than any other craft beer, Thomas
added.Thomas explained that even if a company in Arkansas has a global presence, it may not
have a dedicated trade ambassador to certain African countries.Looking at photographs of the
African continent from the International Space Station, Thomas said, a viewer will see a halo
of lights around most of Sub-Saharan Africa.
But that is changing as more infrastructure inland is improved. Countries with safe and secure
ports are helping those inland become developed, she added. The sea ports at Ghana, she said,
are more desirable than others in Africa for their improved security features.Thomas joined
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward, Secretary of State Mark Martin and Deputy
Secretary of State Joseph Wood on the November trip with representatives from Tyson Foods,
the USA Rice Federation and the American Soybean Association. In all, five state departments
of agriculture and 26 agribusinesses and organizations throughout the United States accompanied
Harden on the trade mission.Gov. Asa Hutchinson was on a trade mission to China, Japan and
other Asian nations at the time of this delegations Africa trip. Thomas said not all states have
governors who are as internationally business minded as Hutchinson, particularly when it
comes to agriculture.
Arkansas exports approximately 30 percent of our states agricultural products each year and is
consistently ranked in the top 10 in the nation for exports of several commodities, Ward
explained in a news release.Relationships and face-to-face visits are an important aspect of
agricultural trade, Ward added. The USDA-led agricultural trade missions assist the Arkansas
Agriculture Department in building relationships with global partners and expanding
opportunities for Arkansas farmers and ranchers, Ward added.The potential for development in
Sub-Saharan Africa is huge, Martin said in the release. Arkansas agribusiness has a lot to offer
and establishing a relationship with this region will be mutually beneficial to our economy and
theirs. Good friends make good trading partners.
http://swtimes.com/business/sub-saharan-africa-trade-mission-supports-arkansasagriculture?utm_source=USA+Rice+Daily%2C+December+3%2C+2015&utm_campaign=Friday%2C+
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Rice farmers must produce quality rice GRIB


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The

Ghana Rice Inter-Professional Body


(GRIB) has charged farmers to produce good
quality paddy-rice in line with efforts to promote
locally produced rice.In an interview with the
B&FT, Imoro Amoro -- GRIB President,
bemoaned missed opportunities in the rice sector
due to inaccurate consumer perceptions about
local rice, adding that farmers can do more to
dismiss such thoughts from the minds of
consumers.We should disabuse our minds from
the perception that the rice produced in Ghana is
of inferior quality. The most important thing that farmers can do is produce quality paddy-rice.
We are producing for the market, and because of globalisation we can never close our eyes to the
impact of the external world on our market. So, to be able to compete with others in the market
and eliminate the idea local rice is inferior, we need to produce good quality rice that meets the
expectation of consumers, he said.
He further stated that his outfit is engaged in training farmers on how to use modern tools and
methods of production to boost output in the sector.We are training the farmers with a system
known as rice intensification -- a system based on transplanting instead of the traditional
broadcasting method, whereby one seed can grow so much rice and the paddy also comes out
clean and of very high quality. So this is what we are doing to improve the quality of the local
rice, Mr. Amoro said.On his part, Harold Ntorinkansah -- GRIB Chairman, said access to funds
must be eased for farmers to enable them tap the full potential that exists in the rice sector.He
decried how the Export Trade, Agriculture and Industrial Fund (EDAIF), which is supposed to
address some of these challenges, has not been able to do so because of the mechanism under
which the fund operates.
There is a lot of money at EDAIF, but farmers are not able to access it because the funds can
only be accessed through a bank. And as you know, financial institutions are also private firms
that are in for profit. So if you ask farmers to go to financial institutions for funds, they will be
crowded out by high interest rates.
So for me, I feel the best way to go about this is to create a direct access where they would not
have to go through all those processes before they get the funds. Hence, an association like GRIB
can stand in for farmers and guarantee for them, so that they can access the funds directly from
us without necessarily having to go through a bank, he said.
Statistics show that rice consumption in the country is estimated at 770,000 metric tonnes per
year, with an estimated US$500million spent on imports yearly. Anecdotal evidence suggests
Ghanaian urban consumers are willing to pay 113 percent premium for imported rice.
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Senate Asks FG to Reverse Lifting of Ban on Rice


Importation
03 Dec 2015

Senate chambers
Corruption is Enemy of Progress and Development, Says ICPC Chairman.
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja
The Senate on Wednesday asked
the federal government to direct
the Nigeria Customs Service
(NCS) to suspend the recent
lifting of ban on importation of
rice into the country through land
borders.The resolution followed
the presentation of Senate ad-hoc
Committee on Import Duty
Waivers, Concessions and Grants
on the Nigeria Customs Service
lifting of the ban on rice
importation through the land
borders.
The Senate had at its sitting on October 15, 2015, deliberated on a motion on dangers posed by
the removal of rice from import restriction list as well as the re-introduction of import duty
payment at land borders.The committee, while presenting the report to the Senate, said there was
an existing national rice policy which commenced in May, 2014 and will subsist till 2017.While
presenting the report on behalf of the committee, Senator Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo Central), said
the existing rice policy was recommended by the Inter-ministerial Committee comprising
Ministries of Agriculture; Finance, Industry; Trade and Investments, Rice Millers and Rice
Traders.
According to the report, the meeting which was convened following the instruction of former
President Goodluck Jonathan, resolved that all rice import should come through the seaports for
effective control and collection of duties and appropriate levies.The report further said the
decision to unilaterally lift the ban on importation of rice through land borders would have an
adverse effect on the gains of rice policy adding that the situation violated the collective decision
taken by the ministries and stakeholders.The committee further observed that the positive
government policies on rice since 2011 had led to the increase in the number of rice mills across
the country.It added that NCS failed to convince the committee about its ability to monitor the
porous borders, which he said created doubt about the capacity of NCS to effectively police the
nations borders.Alasoadura also reported that if the NCS had done its work well, some
prohibited and contra banned goods including frozen chicken would not have flooded Nigerian
markets as it is the case now.
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He said lifting the ban would lead to evasion of custom duty and revenue losses for Nigerian
maritime agencies such as Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Maritime and Administration
Agency (NIMASA), NARTO, Freight Forwarders and the haulage sub-sector.The committee
further observed that lifting of the ban would lead to diversion of vessels to neighbouring
countries, observing that 5 per cent import levy being charged on rice by these countries was
enough inducement, which he said if not checked, would lead to vessels deserting Nigerian ports
and consequent unemployment.
Moreover, the committee reasoned that quality control of imported rice through the land borders
would be impossible because regulatory authorities such as National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Plant Quarantine Service (PQS) and Standard
Organisation of Nigeria (SON), hardly operated at full capacity at the border stations.Given the
situation at the borders, the committee expressed concern that sub-standard rice would flood the
country and endanger citizens lives.
The committee noted that rice policy as rolled out by the Federal Ministry of Finance in 2014
should have disallowed importation of milled parboiled rice by rice millers at 30 per cent and
recommended that traders or importers should continue to import and pay import duty of 70 per
cent.This, it said, would make it possible to channel all rice importation through the nations
seaports.In his remark, Senate President Bukola Saraki said the committees recommendations
should be taken seriously and adequately implemented, noting that rice importation is depleting
the nations revenue and as well worsening the rate of unemployment in the country.
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Rice output up by 7%, export up by 10%


Georgetown, GINA, December 2, 2015

General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Nizam Hassan is reporting a
production growth of 7 percent, and an export growth of 10 percent at the end of November.
According to Hassan, rice production, up to the end of November was 681, 517 metric tonnes.
This is a 7 percent increase or 46, 279 metric tonnes over the whole of 2014 production of 635,
235 metric tonnes.This reflects favourably, and this is because of the approaches that our
farmers and all the other stakeholders have put into the industry to have the industry deliver,
Hassan told the Government Information Agency (GINA).
Exports
Notwithstanding the loss of the Venezuelan market under the Petrocaribe Rice Trade Agreement,
Hassan also reported that at the end of November, rice export stood at 497, 176 metric tonnes, a
10 percent increase, compared to 451,422 tonnes for the same period in 2014. The GRDB is
optimistic that the industry will surpass last years export figure. Exports reached an all-time
high of 501,208 metric tonnes in 2014. We expect that it will be in the double digits, but lets
see what would happen at the end of December. So far, given all the contracts that we have on
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board at the end of October there was almost 200,000 metric tonnes of rice contracts that were
committed to by the private millers, and thus we are seeing that exports are going, so we expect
to surpass that figure in 2014, he said.
Markets
In light of the industrys performance this year, pressure continues to mount to find new markets.
According to Hassan, the Government is committed to assisting the farmers to find markets, and
is currently working to tie up the Mexico market.We have had two conference calls, one with
the private sector officials in Mexico, which is theMexican Rice Council and also the public
sector agency, which is an agency in Mexico that does imports, he said. Government is in
discussion with both parties. The conference calls are favourably received, Guyana has supplied
the phyto-sanitary information that was required by Mexico, and we have indicated to Mexico
that we want to accelerate that process, and thus we are going through that process of
establishing the necessary protocols with Mexico with respect to the phyto-sanitary
arrangements, he explained.
After the Venezuela market fell through in June, the millers along with the Government
accelerated talks with other potential buyers for Guyanas rice. There are a lot of discussions
that have been happening because of the interest from overseas for our rice, Hassan told GINA.
Following the fall out of the Venezuela market, more of Guyanas rice and paddy is being
exported now. Guyana also has an on-going contract with Panama. According to Hassan, the
Panamanians have bought two sets of rice from Guyana for 2015, and December is expected to
see the conclusion of another set of contracts for the supply of rice to that country.
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, whilst attending the Open Governance Summit in Mexico
City in October, met with that countrys Agriculture Minister Jose Calzada, during which a
commitment was made to buy some of the countrys paddy.The new administration has
prioritised assisting farmers to find alternative international markets, in light of the countrys
continued production boom, and in the midst of the loss of a major market in
Venezuela.Guyanas production in the first half of 2015 was 359,960 tonnes, 15.3 percent more
than last year's record high, first-half production of 312,283 tonnes.
http://guyana.hoop.la/topic/rice-output-up-by-7-export-up-by-10

Rice production up by 7 percent, export 10 percent


Georgetown, GINA, December 2, 2015
General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Nizam Hassan is reporting a
production growth of 7 percent, and an export growth of 10 percent at the end of November.
According to Hassan, rice production, up to the end of November was 681, 517 metric tonnes.
This is a 7 percent increase or 46, 279 metric tonnes over the whole of 2014 production of 635,
235 metric tonnes.This reflects favourably, and this is because of the approaches that our
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farmers and all the other stakeholders have put into the industry to have the industry deliver,
Hassan told the Government Information Agency (GINA).
Exports
Notwithstanding the loss of the Venezuelan market under the Petrocaribe Rice Trade Agreement,
Hassan also reported that at the end of November, rice export stood at 497, 176 metric tonnes, a
10 percent increase, compared to 451,422 tonnes for the same period in 2014.The GRDB is
optimistic that the industry will surpass last years export figure. Exports reached an all-time
high of 501,208 metric tonnes in 2014. We expect that it will be in the double digits, but lets
see what would happen at the end of December. So far, given all the contracts that we have on
board at the end of October there was almost 200,000 metric tonnes of rice contracts that were
committed to by the private millers, and thus we are seeing that exports are going, so we expect
to surpass that figure in 2014, he said.
Markets
In light of the industrys performance this year, pressure continues to mount to find new markets.
According to Hassan, the Government is committed to assisting the farmers to find markets, and
is currently working to tie up the Mexico market.We have had two conference calls, one with the
private sector officials in Mexico, which is the Mexican Rice Council and also the public sector
agency, which is an agency in Mexico that does imports, he said.
Government is in discussion with both parties. The conference calls are favourably received,
Guyana has supplied the phyto-sanitary information that was required by Mexico, and we have
indicated to Mexico that we want to accelerate that process, and thus we are going through that
process of establishing the necessary protocols with Mexico with respect to the phyto-sanitary
arrangements, he explained. After the Venezuela market fell through in June, the millers along
with the Government accelerated talks with other potential buyers for Guyanas rice. There are
a lot of discussions that have been happening because of the interest from overseas for our rice,
Hassan told GINA. Following the fall out of the Venezuela market, more of Guyanas rice and
paddy is being exported now. Guyana also has an on-going contract with Panama.
According to Hassan, the Panamanians have bought two sets of rice from Guyana for 2015, and
December is expected to see the conclusion of another set of contracts for the supply of rice to
that country.rime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, whilst attending the Open Governance Summit
in Mexico City in October, met with that countrys Agriculture Minister Jose Calzada, during
which a commitment was made to buy some of the countrys paddy.The new administration has
prioritised assisting farmers to find alternative international markets, in light of the countrys
continued production boom, and in the midst of the loss of a major market in
Venezuela.Guyanas production in the first half of 2015 was 359,960 tonnes, 15.3 percent more
than last year's record high, first-half production of 312,283 tonnes.
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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 03


Thu Dec 3, 2015 2:16pm IST
Nagpur, Dec 3 Gram prices reported strong in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and
Marketing Committee (APMC) here on increased demand from local millers amid thin supply
from producing regionss. Healthy hike in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and reported demand
from South-based millers also helped to push up prices, according to sources.
*

FOODGRAINS & PULSES


GRAM
* Gram varieties ruled steady open market here but demand was poor.
TUAR
* Tuar Gavarani moved down in open market on poor demand from local traders amid high
moisture content arrival.
* Rice Basmati recovered further in open market on good demand from local traders
amid weak overseas arrival.
* In Akola, Tuar - 10,000-10,300, Tuar dal - 15,800-16,200, Udid 13,400-13,800, Udid Mogar (clean) - 16,800-17,500, Moong 9,700-9,900, Moong Mogar (clean) 11,000-11,400, Gram - 4,200-4,300,
Gram Super best bold - 6,100-6,300 for 100 kg.
* Wheat, other varieties of rice and other commodities remained steady in open market
in weak trading activity.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS
Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction
4,200-4,900
4,110-4,900
Gram Pink Auction
n.a.
2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
n.a.
7,000-8,000
Moong Auction
n.a.
6,000-6,400
Udid Auction
n.a.
4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction
n.a.
2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold
6,600-6,800
6,600-6,800
Gram Super Best
n.a.
n.a.
Gram Medium Best
6,200-6,400
6,200-6,200
Gram Dal Medium
n.a.
n.a
Gram Mill Quality
5,200-5,300
5,200-5,300
Desi gram Raw
4,900-5,000
4,900-5,000
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Gram Filter new
5,600-5,800
5,600-5,800
Gram Kabuli
6,100-8,000
6,100-8,000
Gram Pink
6,700-7,500
6,700-7,500
Tuar Fataka Best
16,200-16,700
16,200-16,700
Tuar Fataka Medium
15,200-15,700
15,200-15,700
Tuar Dal Best Phod
14,200-14,700
14,200-14,700
Tuar Dal Medium phod
12,700-13,200
12,700-13,200
Tuar Gavarani New
11,000-11,500
11,000-11,600
Tuar Karnataka
11,600-12,100
11,600-12,100
Tuar Black
17,300-17,600
17,300-17,600
Masoor dal best
7,500-7,800
7,500-7,800
Masoor dal medium
6,900-7,400
7,100-7,400
Masoor
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
10,900-11,800
10,900-11,800
Moong Mogar Med
10,300-11,100
10,300-11,100
Moong dal Chilka
8,700-9,800
8,700-9,800
Moong Mill quality
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Chamki best
9,100-9,900
9,100-9,900
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 16,500-18,000
16,500-18,000
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 14,000-16,000
14,000-16,000
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
10,000-10,900
10,000-10,900
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
5,800-6,200
5,800-6,200
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
4,900-5,100
4,900-5,100
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,200
3,000-3,200
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,100
3,000-3,100
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,500
3,200-3,500
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
1,600-1,700
1,600-1,700
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,600
1,500-1,600
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
1,500-1,700
1,500-1,700
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,400
2,000-2,400
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,850-2,100
1,950-2,100
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.
n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-4,000
3,400-4,100
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800
2,600-2,900
Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,300
3,000-3,300
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)
2,600-2,800
2,600-2,800
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG)
1,800-2,000
1,800-2,000
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)
2,200-2,550
2,200-2,550
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,300
1,900-2,300
Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG)
3,600-3,900
3,600-3,900
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,400
3,200-3,400
Rice HMT Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 4,500-5,200
4,500-5,200
Rice HMT Shriram med.(100 INR/KG) 4,100-4,600
4,100-4,600
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,800-11,900
9,300-11,700
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,800-8,100
7,600-7,900
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Rice Chinnor best(100 INR/KG) 5,500-6,000
5,300-5,800
Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,600
4,700-5,400
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,200
1,900-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
1,700-1,900
1,700-1,900
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 32.1 degree Celsius (89.8 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
15.9 degree Celsius (60.6 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - 92 per cent, lowest - 42 per cent
Rainfall : n.a.
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 31
and 16 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/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N13S31Z20151203

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report


Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures:
Jan '16
Mar '16
May '16
Jul '16
Sep '16
Nov '16
Jan '17

High
1195.0
1215.5
1237.5
1255.5
1253.5

Low
1165.5
1194.0
1230.0
1255.5
1253.5

Last Change
1171.5 -19.0
1197.5 -19.5
1227.0 -19.5
1252.0 -20.5
1239.0 -17.0
1240.5 -15.5
1240.5 -15.5

Rice Comment
Rice prices closed lower today. The market held support near October lows of 11.68, however the market need
some bullish news to help pull prices out of thier recent declines. Prices continue to be pressured by slow
demand and large supplies in the U.S.
http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/

Rice procurement sees increase of over 31%


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Government agencies purchase 14.06 MT compared to 10.7 MT last year
By: Sandip Das | New Delhi | December 2, 2015 1:30 AM

Despite prospect of a lower output this year due to deficient monsoon, rice procurement by Food
Corporation of India (FCI) and state government-owned agencies this kharif marketing season
(2015-16) has seen a sharp increase of more than 31% so far in comparison to last year.The
government agencies have purchased more than 14.06 million tonne of rice since October 1
(when new procurement season began) till Tuesday, compared to 10.7 million tonne rice
purchased from farmers during the same period last year.Food ministry sources told FE that the
higher procurement of rice is also attributed to fall in prices of common variety of rice in various
mandis across the country. The farmers prefer to sell their grain to agencies rather than giving it
to private traders in Punjab and Haryana, an official said. Even Basmati paddy prices is in the
range of Rs 2,200 to Rs 2,800 per quintal in the mandis across Punjab and Haryana.
As per the latest data, out of the total rice
equivalent of paddy procurement in
Punjab, the agencies have purchased 9.3
million tonne of rice till now thus
surpassing even the target of 8.8 million
tonne for 2015-16 marketing season. In
Punjab, which contributes highest
volume of rice and wheat to the central
pool, 7.7 million tonne of rice was
purchased during the same period last
year.In Haryana, the state government
agencies have purchased more than 2.8
million tonne of rice equivalent of paddy
by now, thus surpassing the target of 2.3
million tonne set for the year.
Other states, which have commenced rice procurement, include Uttar Pradesh (3.8 lakh tonne),
Telangana (4.9 lakh tonne), Kerala (76,933 tonne), etc. Chhattisgarh recently commenced rice
procurement drive while the purchasing campaign would commence in Odisha shortly.Food
ministry officials say if the current trend continues, the overall rice procurement during 2015-16
period would surpass the target of 30 million tonne. The agencies had purchased 32 million
tonne of rice so far in 2014-15 marketing year (October-September). The agencies buy paddy
from the farmers and give to millers for conversion into rice.The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs in June had increased the minimum support price of common variety of paddy
by Rs 50 to Rs 1,410 per quintal for 2015-16 kharif season. The hike in MSP is in line with the
recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.Meanwhile, the food
ministry has asked agencies in the decentralised procurement states Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh and Odisha and other non-traditional states Bihar and Jharkhand to maximise the
procurement of rice and coarse grains during next marketing season. The FCI has been preparing
a policy for involving private sectors in the procurement of rice in eastern states.
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