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Today Rice News Headlines...
How to Eat A Rainbow Diet?

Government to expedite revival of QTA with China, Kazakhstan
Brown rice to solve undernourishment in Central Luzon
Domoguen: The mystical power of rice
Rice Husk Ash Market Research Report Now Available at Research
Corridor
Govt buys rice again to stabilize falling prices
S.Korea to buy 390,000 tonnes of rice to stablise prices
Battambang farmers protest plummeting rice prices
State will take 16 years to pay off rice-pledging debt
Rice Prices
09/19/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
DA officials update farmers on new plans, programs
Rice Millers Can Now Get $20 Mil
Prime Minister Seeks $300 Million From China for Rice Sector
Rice exports to decline sharply this year
Oman Dining: This weekend eat at Khyber
Ministries ink deal for rice megafarms
PhilRice offers ICT-based resources, tools for farmers
Images of PH President and VP in rice paddy: A call to unity
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How to Eat A Rainbow Diet?

ByOzair Akhtar
Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Sep 18, 2016
A lot of us tend to follow kind of a beige diet. Think about it: meats, bread, rice,
quinoa, granola, and oats
Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology

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ART, Peshawar
they all fall within the light tan-to-brown colour range. Eating the rainbow, then, refers to
embracing all colours of the rainbow in your diet, particularly with a wide variety of fresh fruits
and vegetables.
Its a great way to ensure that youre getting a broad range of ingredients, all while keeping
things interesting to the eye. Since eating the rainbow may require a shift in lifestyle for you,
here are some tips on embracing the eat the rainbow lifestyle.
Know your rainbow.
The first step to eating the rainbow is to, of course, know your rainbow. There exists a wide
variety of foods that fall all over the colour spectrum, many of which you probably never
considered incorporating in your diet. Here is a nutritional look at the colours of the rainbow:
Red: Apples, tomatoes, peppers, beets, radishes, berries, red grapes, watermelon, grapefruit,
blood orange.

Orange: Sweet potatoes, carrots, winter squash, pumpkin, bell peppers, turmeric, oranges,
mangoes, apricots, peaches, nectarines, cantaloupe, papaya.
Yellow: Yellow squash, corn, bell peppers, apples, bananas, lemons, pineapple, ginger root.
Green: Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, other leafy greens, cucumbers, broccoli, brussels sprouts, bean
sprouts, celery, asparagus, peas, watercress, leeks, herbs, artichokes, peppers, edamame,
avocados, apples, honeydew melon, limes, pears, grapes.
Blue and purple: Red cabbage, red onions, eggplant, purple broccoli, purple cauliflower, purple
potatoes, berries, grapes, figs, plums, prunes, raisins, rice.
White and beige: Cauliflower, potatoes, onions, garlic, beans, nuts, dates, coconut, whole grains,
brown rice, quinoa, lean meats.
Know your meal options.
The possibilities are truly endless when it comes to preparing meals with fresh fruits and
vegetables. Here are just a few types of dishes you could make for breakfast, lunch, or dinner to
give you some inspiration:
Leafy salads
Fruit salads
Lettuce wraps
Smoothies
Soups and chilli
Buddha bowls or rice bowls
Aai bowls or smoothie bowls
Roasted or sauteed vegetables
Baked veggie fries.
Vegetable noodles
Veggie burgers
Veggie-packed omelettes
Fancy toast
Raw veggies (optionally with dip or hummus)
Fresh fruit (optionally with dip)
Buy produce in season.

Gaining a firm grasp of which produce is currently in season (and when your favourite produce
will be in season) is a great way to make fresh fruits and vegetables a fundamental part of your
diet while keeping things interesting. Plus, it makes grocery shopping more fun, and as this
article explains, its an excellent way to save money on groceries.
This blog post contains a great list of which fruits and vegetables are in-season in spring,
summer, fall, and winter. This may vary according to which region of the country you live in, of
course.
Rely on year-round produce staples.
While many types of fruits and vegetables have their peak times during the year, there are some
fruits and vegetables that you can depend on enjoying year-round, as they are more or less inseason throughout the year. Year-round in-season fruits include bananas, avocados, and apples,
while year-round in-season vegetables include carrots, potatoes, and celery.
In addition, grains like whole wheat bread, brown rice, quinoa, and oats will always be available
throughout the year. Year-round in-season staples are great to keep in mind as you develop a
personal repertoire of go-to healthy recipes.
Fall in love with your freezer.
The more fresh produce you bring into your home, the more likely you are to need to freeze
some of that excess food before it goes bad. Freezing some of your fresh fruits and vegetables is
an excellent way to enjoy your favourite foods out of season while keeping food waste to a
minimum.
You can freeze fruits, vegetables, and herbs for smoothies, quick sauteing, adding to soups,
dropping into the slow cooker, and so much more.
Follow healthy lifestyle food bloggers.

Many healthy lifestyle food bloggers out there are all about eating the rainbow, and they can
offer you endless inspiration for your everyday meals and snacks.
Find a few healthy lifestyle food bloggers who you connect with so that you can get daily food
ideas while scrolling through Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, etc. Your lifestyle will conform to
what you surround yourself with, and it might as well include healthy meal inspiration
http://www.pakistantribune.com.pk/how-to-eat-a-rainbow-diet.html
Government to expedite revival of QTA with China,

Kazakhstan
September 19, 2016
MUSHTAQ GHUMMAN
Pakistan is to expedite revival of Quadrilateral Trade Agreement (QTA) with China and
Kazakhstan to access Central Asia as an alternative route to Afghanistan, well informed sources
told Business Recorder."Pakistan's legal obligation is to provide access to Afghanistan through
sea as a landlocked country. Afghanistan is already enjoying full access to India through ports in
Karachi," the sources added.Whatever obligation lies on Pakistan in accordance with transit trade
agreement
is
available
to
Afghanistan,
the
sources
continued.
Pakistan is already working on revival of Quadrilateral Agreement ie Pakistan, China and
Kazakhstan due to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).f the statement of Afghan
President, Ashraf Ghani with respect to transit trade is implemented, it will expedite revival of
"iced" Quadrilateral Agreement. Pakistan will access Tajikistan through Khunjraab.The sources
said, outlook with respect to Iran is positive. Pakistani Cabinet recently approved the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between State Bank of Pakistan and Iran's Central Bank
on opening of banking channels."We expect that the SBP will issue SRO very soon on the basis
of MoU to outline the procedures through which payment of trade will go through the banks ,"
the sources continued.
Presently rice stocks are almost exhausted due to massive export at very reasonable
rates.Farmers, who did not get due return on rice crops for the last couple of years, are expected
to get better returns this year."This year the opening price of paddy will be double last season's
due to massive export of rice. First crop will come from Sindh and South Punjab after two
weeks," the sources maintained.Before the Iranian local rice crop comes in export to Iran is set to
rise, this season Pakistani farmers are also expected to reap benefits due to increased demand in
Iran, the sources continued.The Iran news comes in addition to increased demand from China for

non Basmati varieties. Non Basmati also did well last year with respect to quantity. Pakistan
expects that export of Basmati rice will also increase this year, sources added.
http://www.brecorder.com/market-data/stocks-a-bonds/0/86014/

Monday, September 19, 2016
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- One important reason to switch to brown rice is that it will solve
the regions problem with undernourishment.Be RICEponsible Campaign Director Hazel
Antonio shared that based on the latest data provided by the International Food Policy Research
Institute, there exists a 13.5 percent proportion of undernourished in the countrys population.
This is the good thing about brown rice because it can help alleviate our problem with
undernourishment, she stressed.
Since any unpolished rice, regardless of its variety, is considered brown rice, it is recommended
for all because polishing removes most of the nutrients in rice grains.
Brown rice is really considerably more nutritious compared to white rice or milled rice because
when rice goes through the process of milling twice, the bran part is removed, which contains
most of its nutrients, Antonio explained.
With this, she is encouraging the people in Central Luzon to consume brown rice because of its
nutritious value, and because of its benefits not only for the body but for the Filipino farmers and
for the environment, as well.
On a side note, Antonio likewise urged everyone to join the BROWN4Good challenge so as to
be of help to the less fortunate.
Spearheaded by Department of Agriculture and Philippine Rice Research Institute, the
BROWN4Good challenge is a competition among all regions nationwide to gather 50,000 posts
in the social media with the hashtags #BROWN4Good and #Region3.
The said challenge aims to promote brown rice consumption for good, and for a good cause.
For every post with the said hashtags, a cup of rice is donated to the less fortunate. The challenge
will last until October 31, 2016. (CLJD/JRAA-PIA 3)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2016/09/19/brown-rice-solve-undernourishmentcentral-luzon-498617

Domoguen: The mystical power of rice
By Robert L. Domoguen
IN CULTURAL and traditional practice, my ethnicity upholds rice as mystical.

I am not a practicing Igorot in culture and tradition. My knowledge of the ways of life of my
people arises from childhood memories and experiences during summer vacations spent with my
grandparents in the ili (village) and my continuing visits to the Cordillera interior throughout
the years.
As a child growing up, it was quite clear to me that the spirit world is not alien or beyond the
reach of common folks. It is part of mountain life and existence among the natives.
From the beginning, rice for instance, has been viewed as sacred or divine. It is connected to
gifts to spirits of ancestors long dead but yet alive in the consciousness of the living.
As it was then, the connection of the Igorot to the spirit world has remained even today, in spite
of the peoples conversion to Christianity. In the interior of the Cordillera, I have seen several
tiny and temporary shrines along the road, beside the creeks, on top or besides the rocks, any
place some guy sensed was the right place to build them to offer prayers and leave an atag or
offerings of food mainly cooked rice, a piece of cooked etag (dried and salted meat), tapuey (rice
wine) or some other items depending on whom the ancestral spirits the offerings were made.
It is not only food that is offered to gods and spirits. Most celebrations and gatherings involved
the drinking of rice wine from the gusi (rice jar). As a rule, drinking tapuey is a social event
that follows a ritual. The first cup is offered to the Great Spirit (Kabunian or Lumawig) and all
who have gone ahead in the great beyond. The wine is offered to them by spilling some of it on
the ground with an accompanying prayer that it will be accepted and that Kabunian or Lumawig
will look with favor upon them. The remaining wine on the cup is usually offered to the oldest
among the elders.
The succeeding cups were offered or given to the elders before the rest of the wine in the jar is
circulated as tagay, or a shared cupful of drink by the able members of the community
drinking from the same cup.
The tagay is usually served by someone who was assigned to do the work. The drinking of
tapuey done this way is an act of respect and reverence. Those who participate in this practice
understand that it does not make people unruly or out of their senses even if they have to drink
the whole night through as brave and wise men do to share sensible ideas and sing chants that
inspire, challenge or uphold great men and noble deeds.

More than a decade ago during the wake of my brother, I learned how rituals and chants were
sung for the dead depicting his life and good deeds. Other chants inform the people about the
work of Lumawig (The Great Spirit), gods and long dead ancestors in helping to direct and guide
the affairs of the living. The chants I heard informed me of how Igorots generally view ancestral
spirits living together with the gods in the mountains and the heavens above where they watch
over the lives of their descendants. In the same wake, I found out from an old man who sang a
chant (baya-o) that Lumawig came among his people, performed spectacular miracles and also
built terraces and planted rice. I figured, Lumawig was not only the supreme spirit from the skies
but a humble and practical god, and that most of the pigminted and flavorful heirloom rice were
given by him to the people to grow in their own farms.
One can listen to how the old folks understood their gods in the many chants uttered by them
during wakes, festivals, and community gatherings and celebrations. These were occasions when
the spirits descend to visit their descendants and socialize with them. In such instances, the
spirits through the local indigenous priests and shamans would request for the offering of rituals,
prayers, and chants which involve the butchering of animals and eating it with rice by the clan or
tribe. The rituals and chants which is a narration of history may take days to complete.
I scan the surface, not going deep into the similarities and differences of the Christian faith with
the Igorots spiritual beliefs. Generally, the sharing of food among Igorots in the observances of
rituals during festivals and special occasions remind me of Christianitys holy communion which
is the occasion to share daily food together with all people and a symbol of eternal life. This
has its social implication as well as a spiritual meaning.
A deeply convicted life takes food as an offering to God and fellow human beings in their best
quality and form. Socially, rice and food must be grown and processed to serve their best
purpose of providing health and well-being to people, primarily, not simply to earn profit.
As individuals and communities we are rewarded through our offerings of food to God and man.
Given that duty we will not have true peace until we share good and healthy rice and food
together with all people. When every mouth in the whole inhabited world is filled with daily
food then we can have peace on earth.
The Bible gives clear testimony to the humanity as well as the complete deity of Jesus Christ.
Paul summarizes this: For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form (Col. 2:9). As
Christians we partake of the Christ as food during Holy Communion. As Igorots, I believe we
have that understanding of rice as the symbol of God's gift of life. Every food is meant to nourish
people and rice has significant and nourishing ingredients in abundance as to be a healthy food
when the grain comes in its natural unpolished form (brown rice).
When it comes in its white polished form the rice' crude protein, crude fat, crude ash, total
dietary fiber, crude fiber, available carbohydrates, sugars, phytic acid, phosphorous, iron, zinc,

thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin E content are greatly reduced. So when you eat white
polished rice, you eat more of the rice starch (white part of the grain) with more carbohydrates
but less of its original nutritious contents. You need to eat more white rice to be full but it makes
you sick, rather than nourished. You cannot have life more abundantly this way, as Jesus said.
Numerous clinical studies showed that regular consumption of whole grain cereals, including
brown or whole rice, may help reduce the risks of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
It also reduces cholesterol, serves as effective laxative for regular bowel movements; decreases
urinary calcium that prevents kidney stones; and helps diminish temptation of over-eating,"
according to the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).
In effect, on the aspect of food alone, development and technology must truly be tools to make
us live in harmony with nature and neighbor, to secure caring communities in our midst. The
Christian and science community that has replaced the old villages or continue to convert the
populace to Christ must in essence prove superior and better in the care of peoples, ecology and
beauty in the cultural context
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/opinion/2016/09/19/domoguen-mystical-power-rice-498637
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Govt buys rice again to stabilize falling prices
Sept 19,2016
The government will buy 390,000 tons of rice
to stabilize a market that has seen slides in both
consumption and price.
According to Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs on Sunday, the rice output
continued to increase compared to the previous
year even though the total amount of land used
to grow rice in Korea dropped 2.5 percent year
on year to 779,000 hectares this year.
The price of 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of rice
has fallen 14.6 percent year on year to 34,000
won ($30.21), which is 17 percent lower than
the average price over the past five years.
Koreas oversupply of rice has been rising
since July 2013, when the rice price peaked at
170,000 won per 80 kilograms. The price has
been falling since. The 390,000 tons the
government will buy is the same amount as last
year.
Korea harvested a record 4.32 million tons of
rice last year and this year is expected to be about the same amount and possibly more.
The government will buy rice produced in Korea starting from Friday until the end of the year, said Lee
Sang-man, a director at the Agriculture Ministry. The government will pay 45,000 won per 40 kilograms
of first class rice. The government also is running a task force to monitor the rice market and stabilize it
and will come up with specific plans next month, which is when the estimated figure for this years output
will come out.
The government is paying about 93 percent of the 48,280 won market price for 40 kilograms. The
government said it will change the price in November if prices in the domestic market change after the
harvest.
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Some 30,000 tons will go into the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve. 10 ASEAN countries,
along with Korea, Japan and China, maintain a certain level of reserves to share in emergency situations.
Koreas rice reserves rose 26 percent from 1.39 million tons last year to 1.75 million tons as of July. They
are expected to surpass the 2 million level this year, which is 300 percent more than the 800,000 tons
recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
BY KIM YOUNG-NAM [kim.youngnam@joongang.co.kr]
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3023854
S.Korea to buy 390,000 tonnes of rice to stablise prices

South Korea said on Sunday it will buy a total of 390,000 tonnes of domestic rice in a bid to
keep the price stable in a bumper year.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said
in a statement it planned to purchase 360,000 tonnes of rice for the country's rice inventories and
the remaining for an ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR).
The ministry will carry out the rice purchase from Sept. 23 through Dec. 31, according to the
statement.
Last year, South Korea harvested a record amount of 4.32 million tonnes of rice and this year's
output is expected to stay high due to a bumper harvest after good weather.
"We will come up with harvest measures in mid-October when the country's expected rice output
is released," the ministry said.
The rice surplus weighed on rice price coupled with declining domestic consumption as South
Koreans eat more bread.
Asia's fourth-largest economy imports at least 408,700 tonnes of rice each year as part of its
import quota under a World Trade Organization agreement, putting further strain on the
country's low rice consumption.
The rice price was at 132,152 won ($117.46) per 80 kg as of Sept. 5, down 14.3 percent from a
year earlier, according to the ministry. ($1 = 1,125.0500 won) (Reporting By Jane Chung;
Editing by Robert Birsel)
http://www.reuters.com/article/southkorea-rice-idUSL3N1BU02A
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Farmers block National Road 5 yesterday in Battambang during a protest in which they demanded a
solution to falling rice prices. Ny Savuth
Battambang farmers protest plummeting rice prices

Mon, 19 September 2016
Lay Samean
Attempting to call attention to the havoc low rice prices are wreaking on their livelihoods,
hundreds of farmers in Battambangs Sangke district took to the streets yesterday, symbolically
pouring rice onto National Road 5.
We harvested the rice already but there is no market for it, explained Sok Chanthy, 46, one of
the farmers who joined the protest. Therefore, all we can do is put the rice on the road so the
government will intervene and help us find buyers.
Despite heavy rains and considerable yields, business this year has been bad for Cambodias rice
farmers, with traders offering low prices or opting not to buy rice at all, Chanthy explained. As a
result, farmers have been unable to pay back the loans they took out for fertilisers, pesticides and
agricultural machinery.
The price of rice was appropriate last year, about 11,000 baht [about $315] per tonne. But this
year the traders offered only 6,000 baht [$172] per tonne. How can we sell our rice if it does not
even cover our capital? asked Soeung Soda, 51, another farmer who joined the protest.
Some have blamed the dip in prices on an upsurge in the amount of rice imported from Vietnam.
Vietnam produces far cheaper rice than we do, so it is very appealing to the traders to buy
Vietnamese rice and distribute domestically, said Khem Bunlen, executive director of the
Cambodian Farmer Rice company.
But industry experts have noted that rice exports have shrunk across the region over the past two
years, impacting rice exports from Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. On Friday, Prime Minister
Hun Sen announced he would spend about $27 million to help prop up the struggling sector.
When news of yesterdays protests reached the authorities, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay
Siphan took to Facebook to urge farmers to remain calm until the effects of the government
intervention could be felt. He also threatened a harsh response to demonstrators.
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Bad individuals or groups using the price of rice as a means to organise people to create turmoil
must face responsibility in front of the law, Siphan said.

According to Chanthy, the protests began about 8am when three large bags of rice were dumped
on the road. But the farmers quickly picked the rice up so as not to cause traffic congestion. Still,
he said the protests would continue if government support was short-lived
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-farmers-protest-plummeting-rice-prices
State will take 16 years to pay off rice-pledging debt

19 Sep 2016 at 07:23 8,668
NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS | WRITER: WICHIT CHANTANUSORNSIRI
Government debt worth 510 billion baht, borrowed from the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural
Cooperatives (BAAC) to fund the last administration's loss-making rice-pledging scheme, will take an
estimated 16 years to be paid off.Luck Wajananawat, president of the state-backed bank, said if the loan
repayment amount remains unchanged, the government will take around 16 years to pay off the debt.
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Rice-pledging scheme costs state 510 billion baht, says Mr Luck.Apichit Jinakul

The BAAC directly extended 110 billion baht and issued
bonds worth 400 billion baht guaranteed by the Finance
Ministry to finance the Yingluck Shinawatra
administration's rice-pledging scheme.The current
government has set the repayment amount in budget
expenditure every fiscal year and will pay 39 billion baht
in principal and 20 billion in interest for fiscal 2017,
starting Oct 1.The pork-barrel spending was initiated by
the Yingluck Shinawatra government to fulfil the Pheu
Thai Party's promises during the 2011 general election
campaigns. Under the scheme, the government bought
every single grain at a pledged price of between 15,000
and 20,000 baht per tonne of paddy -- 40-50% above the
market price.The scheme was slammed for distorting
market price and led to hefty debts for rice farmers as
they borrowed and spent lavishly, thinking that they
could always sell their paddy at high prices. In addition,
the programme was blamed for a deterioration in rice
quality as farmers switched to lower-cost but highyielding premium fragrant rice breeds.After the scheme
ran for two harvest years, it left tens of millions of tonnes
of paddy in silos and warehouses, incurring substantial
costs for taxpayers.Ms Yingluck was allegedly negligent
in failing to stop corruption in the rice-pledging scheme. Apart from the former premier, the committee
through the Commerce Ministry has demanded 18.7 billion baht in compensation for four fake
government-to-government rice deals involving 6.2 million tonnes of rice, pointing the finger at six
people in the Yingluck government.
Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and five ex-ministerial officials have been ordered to
pay 20 billion baht in compensation. The five are Mr Boonsong's former deputy Poom Sarapol and former
secretary Weerawut Wajanaphukka; former Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) director-general Manas
Soiploy and his then-deputy Tikhumporn Natvaratat; and the DFT's former director of foreign rice trade,
Akharaphong Chuaikliang. Ms Yingluck faces a hefty fine of 287 billion baht for losses from the ricepledging scheme in the latest evaluation by a government panel but a committee on civil liability will
reveal the official figure soon
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1089385/state-will-take-16-years-to-pay-off-rice-pledgingdebt
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Rice Prices
as on : 19-09-2016 08:10:27 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals
Current
Price
%
Season
Prev. Prev.Yr
Modal
change cumulative
Modal %change
Rice
Gadarpur(Utr)
3368.00
52.33 148728.00
2161
2260
18.22
Bazpur(Utr)
2720.00
21.43
59502.19
1915
1840
0.74
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
800.00
11.11
16995.00
2165
2170
-0.46
Azamgarh(UP)
135.00
-3.57
7031.00
2260
2250
10.24
Asansol(WB)
132.00
-0.75
3565.50
2600
2600
10.64
Durgapur(WB)
130.00
-1.52
2647.00
2550
2550
12.83
Mathabhanga(WB)
110.00
22.22
6380.00
2450
2450
25.64
Siliguri(WB)
98.00
3.16
7701.00
2600
2600
P.O. Uparhali Guwahati(ASM)
91.00
35.82
4675.10
2230
2230
6.19
Rampurhat(WB)
85.00
-5.56
1609.00
2200
2200
19.24
Manvi(Kar)
83.00
83.00
2842
27.67
Indus(Bankura Sadar)(WB)
80.00
14.29
1162.00
2500
2500
13.64
Aligarh(UP)
75.00 -11.76
5840.00
2400
2420
11.63
Saharanpur(UP)
67.00 -15.19
6794.00
2285
2280
5.79
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Vikasnagar(Utr)
64.50 396.15
77.50
1840
2640
-59.11
Kalipur(WB)
60.00 -36.17
8282.00
2400
2400
20.00
Gajol(WB)
45.00 -13.46
1274.50
3100
3100
19.23
Cachar(ASM)
40.00
NC
3080.00
2200
2200
-18.52
Khatra(WB)
38.00
5.56
1294.00
2300
2300
4.55
Rampur(UP)
34.50
-1.43
1239.00
2485
2480
14.52
Gazipur(UP)
28.00 -55.56
3128.50
2060
2050
2.23
Ghatal(WB)
23.00
9.52
158.00
2370
2350
10.75
Balrampur(UP)
21.00 -35.38
1587.00
2040
2040
1.49
Kolaghat(WB)
21.00
1190.00
2450
2450
2.08
Kaliaganj(WB)
18.00
-10
1108.00
2750
2750
-1.79
Hiriyur(Kar)
17.00
13.33
32.00
3100
2200
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
17.00
-5.56
1151.00
2450
2450
2.08
Yusufpur(UP)
15.00
-25
1185.00
2070
2080
4.02
Bankura Sadar(WB)
13.00
NC
242.00
2270
2270
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
12.00
33.33
2238.00
3000
3000
Champadanga(WB)
12.00
-20
1274.00
2700
2700
8.00
Dinhata(WB)
12.00
-20
145.50
2250
2250
10.29
Fatehpur(UP)
11.00
22.22
383.20
2225
2225
NC
Nilagiri(Ori)
10.00
NC
677.00
2300
2300
-4.17
8.00
NC
609.15
2800
2850
5.66
Sheoraphuly(WB)
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Khairagarh(UP)
7.50
7.14
554.50
2240
2240
9.80
Mirzapur(UP)
7.50
25
1692.60
1985
1990
-0.25
Robertsganj(UP)
7.50
-25
805.50
1990
1985
6.99
Dibiapur(UP)
7.50
7.14
278.00
2230
2250
-1.33
Cherthalai(Ker)
7.00
-30
462.00
2200
2200
-12.00
Raiganj(WB)
7.00
-12.5
1109.50
2750
2700
-5.17
Karsiyang(Matigara)(WB)
6.20
NC
215.20
2700
1900
22.73
Firozabad(UP)
6.00 -14.29
803.10
2270
2260
11.27
Muradabad(UP)
6.00 -33.33
628.20
2450
2440
12.64
Islampur(WB)
6.00
50
404.00
2450
2450
13.95
Haldibari(WB)
6.00
NC
711.50
2250
2300
-15.09
Karanjia(Ori)
5.50
-8.33
437.30
2700
2700
3.85
Silapathar(ASM)
5.20 -25.71
733.00
3000
3000
NC
Uluberia(WB)
4.40 -15.38
293.20
2400
2400
-4.00
Hailakandi(ASM)
4.00
-20
158.00
2200
2200
-18.52
Rura(UP)
3.50 -22.22
190.80
2230
2210
-0.89
Achnera(UP)
3.10
3.33
42.10
2150
2150
5.91
Alibagh(Mah)
3.00
NC
186.00
4000
4000
21.21
Mangaon(Mah)
3.00
50
55.00
2800
2800
12.00
Murud(Mah)
3.00
NC
255.00
3000
3000
87.50
Darjeeling(WB)
3.00
7.14
115.50
2900
2900
7.41
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Fatehpur Sikri(UP)
2.80
-6.67
63.80
2200
2200
9.45
Jagnair(UP)
2.70 -15.62
71.90
2150
4280
5.91
Sardhana(UP)
1.50
50
100.60
2290
2280
7.01
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
0.60
NC
96.30
2500
2200
13.64
Ernakulam(Ker)
0.58
3.57
13.82
3500
3500
7.69
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article9123994.ece
Rice Prices
as on : 20-09-2016 02:02:15 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals
Current
Price
%
Season
Prev. Prev.Yr
Modal
change cumulative
Modal %change
Rice
Bangalore(Kar)
3765.00
25.33 194031.00
3800
3800
-11.63
Gadarpur(Utr)
3708.00
10.1 152436.00
2375
2161
29.92
59942.19
2362
1915
24.25
Bazpur(Utr)
440.00 -83.82
Pilibhit(UP)
400.00
14.29
750.00
2245
2200
2.28
Manjeri(Ker)
290.00
NC
12760.00
3200
3200
-3.03
Azamgarh(UP)
170.00
25.93
7201.00
2250
2260
9.76
Mathabhanga(WB)
120.00
9.09
6500.00
2450
2450
25.64
20

Ballia(UP)
80.00
14.29
8230.00
2080
2080
5.05
Devariya(UP)
80.00
14.29
2625.00
2275
2265
12.35
Indus(Bankura Sadar)(WB)
80.00
NC
1242.00
2500
2500
13.64
Kalipur(WB)
76.00
26.67
8358.00
2400
2400
20.00
Thodupuzha(Ker)
70.00
NC
4340.00
2900
2900
16.00
Gajol(WB)
47.50
5.56
1322.00
3100
3100
19.23
Gauripur(ASM)
40.00
33.33
3306.50
4500
4500
NC
Aligarh(UP)
40.00 -46.67
5880.00
800
2400
-62.79
Yusufpur(UP)
35.00 133.33
1220.00
2070
2070
4.02
Gazipur(UP)
30.00
7.14
3158.50
2060
2060
2.23
Achalda(UP)
27.00
4420.50
2265
2265
1.12
Mathura(UP)
25.00 -54.55
6475.00
2380
2340
17.82
Garbeta(Medinipur)(WB)
25.00 -10.71
134.00
2500
2600
Ulhasnagar(Mah)
20.00
NC
355.00
3000
3000
Kaliaganj(WB)
20.00
11.11
1128.00
2750
2750
-1.79
Alipurduar(WB)
20.00
NC
718.00
2300
2300
2.22
Kolaghat(WB)
20.00
-4.76
1210.00
2450
2450
2.08
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
18.00
5.88
1169.00
2450
2450
2.08
Jambusar(Guj)
15.70 881.25
1184.05
3200
3100
-14.67
Sirsa(UP)
15.00 -18.92
669.00
2260
2265
3.91
Shahganj(UP)
15.00
122.00
2120
2120
6.53
-40
21

Kolar(Kar)
13.00
550
206.00
4742
3850
25.62
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
12.00
NC
2250.00
3000
3000
Atarra(UP)
12.00
9.09
130.50
2100
2150
7.69
Bankura Sadar(WB)
12.00
-7.69
254.00
2270
2270
Dibrugarh(ASM)
10.00 -41.18
1589.30
2450
2450
Alappuzha(Ker)
10.00
NC
240.00
4300
4400
-3.37
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
9.80 -19.67
2045.80
1900
1900
NC
Deogarh(Ori)
9.00
NC
598.50
2500
2500
NC
Cherthalai(Ker)
8.50
21.43
470.50
2350
2200
-6.00
Fatehpur(UP)
8.00 -27.27
391.20
2215
2225
-0.45
Champadanga(WB)
8.00 -33.33
1282.00
2700
2700
8.00
Mirzapur(UP)
7.00
-6.67
1699.60
1980
1985
-0.50
Raiganj(WB)
7.00
NC
1116.50
2750
2750
-5.17
Robertsganj(UP)
6.50 -13.33
812.00
1985
1990
6.72
Karanjia(Ori)
6.00
9.09
443.30
2700
2700
3.85
Uluberia(WB)
5.00
13.64
298.20
2400
2400
-4.00
Islampur(WB)
4.20
-30
408.20
2450
2450
13.95
Alibagh(Mah)
3.00
NC
189.00
4000
4000
21.21
Murud(Mah)
3.00
NC
258.00
3000
3000
87.50
Darjeeling(WB)
2.80
-6.67
118.30
2900
2900
7.41
Tileibani(Ori)
2.50 -16.67
27.00
2500
2000
NC
22

Penugonda(Mah)
1.00
NC
9.00
4070
4080
-0.25
Shillong(Meh)
1.00
NC
76.60
3500
3500
NC
Sardhana(UP)
1.00 -33.33
101.60
2280
2290
6.54
Kasipur(WB)
0.80
14.29
49.10
2320
2360
8.41
Ernakulam(Ker)
0.56
-3.45
14.38
3500
3500
7.69
09/19/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures:
ROUGH RICE
High Low
Last Change
Nov '16 991.5 973.5 976.0 -5.5

Jan '17 1014.5 999.0 1000.5 -6.0
Mar '17 1036.5 1034.5 1025.0 -5.5
May '17 1062.0 1055.0 1046.0 -5.0
Jul '17
1066.0 -5.0
Sep '17
1066.0 -5.0
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Nov '17
1066.0 -5.0
Rice Comment
Rice prices closed lower today. As harvest continues rice remains under pressure from the large crop
being harvested as well as the large crop left over from last year. While the USDA is forecasting stronger
U.S. rice exports,. to date, total commitments remain almost 20% behind year ago levels. The market
needs to see additional demand to help rice prices recover from recent losses.
DA officials update farmers on new plans, programs

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Key officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) updated the farmers on the agencys targets

for the next six years during the recently concluded Lakbay Palay at the Philippine Rice
Research Institute (PhilRice) in Nueva Ecija, Sept. 15-16.Speaking to over 1,000 farmer
participants, DAs Director for field operations Roy M. Abaya and National Rice Program senior
technical adviser and PhilRices first Executive Director Dr. Santiago R. Obien said that the DA
aims to achieve rice self-sufficiency and provide available and affordable food for all Filipinos.
Abaya represented DA Secretary Emmanuel F. Piol as guest speaker on the first day of the
event while Obien represented DA Assistant Secretary for Operations Richard C. Ao II on the
second day.The target is possible since we have the technology and hardworking farmers,
Obien said.
Obien explained DAs plan to create a national color-coded agriculture and fisheries map to
ensure that appropriate crops are planted based on geographic, climatic, and soil type of a certain
area.We will conduct a national consumption survey to predict what kind of food the country
needs to produce over the years, he added.
Abaya introduced to the rice farmers the new program called Rice Productivity Enhancement
(RIPE) that aims to conduct a thorough review of the countrys water management and irrigation
policies.He added that the said agency will do a nationwide soil-analysis, improve rice
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technologies, introduce high-yielding varieties, rehabilitate soil and fertilizer program, and
harvest and postharvest facilities.
DA also plans to improve the method of insurance for farmers, provide free irrigation, curb rice
smuggling, and intensify research and development.
The two-day event taught farmers on the latest technologies on rice farming. Among the stations
visited by farmers were the FutureRice Farm, Palayabangan: The 10-5 Challenge, breeder seed
production area, azolla and organic fertilizer production, Palayamanan Plus complex, and Rice
Science Museum.
Lakbay-Palay is a major activity of PhilRice done twice yearly, one each for dry and wet
seasons. It gathers thousands of farmers as well as students, researchers, and decision makers
from different provinces
http://www.philrice.gov.ph/da-officials-update-farmers-new-plans-programs/
Rice Millers Can Now Get $20 Mil

Rice millers in the country will now be able to access the governments promised emergency
loan of $20 million to purchase paddy rice from farmers in a bid to prevent rice prices from
falling further, the Rural Development Bank (RDB) announced yesterday.Rural Development
Bank CEO Kao Thach said the governments $20 million emergency loan had been transferred
to the RDB yesterday after Prime Minister Hun Sen approved it on Friday.All rice millers in the
country who have their own warehouses and silos to store rice can now apply for the emergency
loan from RDB, Mr. Thach told reporters at a press conference.
The criteria is that a separate warehouse is needed with double locks one for the miller and the
other for the RDB. The millers must also have fire insurance, he added.Rice millers who do not
have warehouses or silos, the RDB CEO said, will still be eligible for the loan from the bank
provided they deposit their paddy rice to be milled at government warehouses, which in turn will
be used as a collateral for the loan.The government, Mr. Thach said, will provide loans to rice
millers of up to 70 percent of the total amount required to buy paddy rice from farmers and
would charge them an interest rate of eight percent a year. He added that the government had
already prepared warehouses in five locations across the country to pre-position paddy rice
stocks.
Storage facilities in Pursat, Battambang, Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey provinces will be
part of the scheme, as well as facilities in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo, Kampot and Kampong
Speu provinces, said Mr. Thach.On the other hand, he said, Thbung Khmum, Kampong Cham,
Prey Veng and Svay Rieng provinces will only have one storage facility each.r. Thach said the
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rice millers could also use the rice stock in their own warehouses as collateral to get loans based
on an agreement between them and the RDB.In June, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF)
announced that the government agreed to offer loans of between $20 million and $30 million to
help millers buy paddy rice from farmers after the harvest this November to store in warehouses
and process for export.
The loans were to be made to the CRF, using the Rural Development Bank (RDB), with the
foundation acting as guarantor.The CRF in turn would screen all applicants and hand out the
money to deserving rice millers, who are now reeling from the aftereffects of the severe drought
and facing stiff competition from low-grade rice flowing into the country from Vietnam. But
three months later, the loans have yet to be made and a specter of doom and gloom hung over the
sector because there was only a short three or four-week window of opportunity to buy paddy
rice from farmers for milling in November.If this was missed, rice millers said, the harvested
paddy rice would be sold by farmers to rice millers in neighboring countries for much lower
prices.The Ministry of Economy and Finance released a statement on Friday saying that the
money would be used to both stabilize currently falling prices and pay farmers, at market prices,
for their newly harvested rice.
Through this special program, the government will purchase about 90,000 tons of rice from
farmers, which will make the rice price rise to more than 940,000 riel [$235] a ton. The Ministry
of Economy and Finance will redirect about $20 million from the emergency budget fund to the
Rural Development Bank to implement the special government program, the statement said.In
addition to the $20 million of government funds, the RDB is loaning $7 million to the project. It
is hoped that buying such a large quantity of rice at a price similar to last year will raise the
current 770,000 riel ($193) a ton price that is causing farmers such concern.
Ros Seilava, an undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, said yesterday
that the countrys rice sector was facing a myriad of problems from falling grain prices to the
reluctance of banks and microfinance institutions to loan money to millers and farmers.The
governments emergency loan is just a short-term measure. The bigger issue is dealing with the
mindsets of millers and farmers, said Mr. Seilava.Cambodias rice production costs are still
very high compared with Thailand and Vietnam and that makes our rice very uncompetitive in
regional markets, he said.We need to be more forward thinking and have a long-term strategy
to save the countrys rice sector.
Hun Lak, the CRFs vice-president, told Khmer Times the current crisis in Cambodias rice
sector was caused by domestic and external market factors.The external factors are falling
international markets for rice and the flooding of the country of cheaper-priced rice from
neighboring countries. The domestic factors involve lowering rice production costs, amidst lower
supply of paddy rice for milling, said Mr. Lak.He said Cambodia needed to learn from its
neighbors on how to lower rice production costs, despite falling exports.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29939/rice-millers--can-no
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29939/rice-millers--can-now--get--20-mil/
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Prime Minister Seeks $300 Million From China for Rice
Sector
by Kuch Naren and Janelle Retka | September 20, 2016
In the latest effort to mitigate the impact of plummeting rice prices, Prime Minister Hun Sen said
on Monday that the government was seeking $300 million from China to boost the capacity of
rice millers and provide funds to them for purchasing paddy from farmers.
The announcement, made during a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh, came just days after the
premier approved a $27 million grant to rice millers for purchasing paddy$20 million from the
government and $7 from the Rural Development Bank. The average price per ton of paddy
dropped from $250 in mid-August to $193 last week.
Kao Thach, director-general of the Rural Development Bank, speaks during a press conference at its
headquarters in Phnom Penh on Monday. (Siv Channa/The Cambodia Daily)
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Our capital is not enough, Mr. Hun Sen said on Monday. The states immediate release of
$20 million was a necessary intervention to resolve the impacts incurred by our farmers.
For a medium-term solution, I have worked with Chinese leaders and our specialists are
working with Chinese officials, because we need $300 million from our friend China to build
mills, kilns, storage warehouses and other infrastructure, he said.
Speaking at a press conference at the Rural Development Bank in Phnom Penh on Monday, Ros
Seilava, an undersecretary of state at the Finance Ministry, said the government planned to invest
$300 million in infrastructure to store and dry paddy by next year. He said he was unsure
whether this was the same money that the prime minister had requested from China.
Regarding the long-term plans, we achieved the first plan, winning the [award for the] No. 1
best rice in the world, he said, adding that a second plan to increase milled rice exports to 1
million tons annually had been overzealous.
With many farmers struggling to repay loans, Mr. Hun Sen again appealed to microfinance
institutions on Monday to be flexible with late payments, to reduce or eliminate interest fees and
to refrain from lodging court complaints or seizing property.
Opposition lawmaker Son Chhay said public pleas to profit-seeking companies would not protect
farmers unless real policies were enacted. The government has to have a law to manage these
banks, he said. To control the interest rate you cannot just go and tell the bank dont do that
without having a law in place. What bank is going to listen to that?
Miguel Chanco, lead regional analyst for Economist Intelligence Unit, said the governments
financial intervention was no surprise, as it could benefit the ruling party politically at the
coming commune elections set for June next year.
However, if we were looking at a longer time horizon, I wouldnt say that its a sector that I
would put all my cards on as rice prices are unlikely to return to the heights seen in the late
2000s, Mr. Chanco added.
Public funds would be better spent on long-term measures to wean more people off rice
farming, thereby reducing Cambodias vulnerability to the ebb and flow of global commodity
prices.
(Additional reporting by Kang Sothear)
naren@cambodiadaily.com, retka@cambodiadaily.com
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print, electronically, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without written permission.
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Rice exports to decline sharply this year

Update: September, 19/2016 - 18:15
Vit Nams rice exporters are facing with difficulties as global prices have declined. Photo
trithucvaphattrien.vn
HCM CITY Vit Nam hopes to export 1.6 million tonnes rice in the four remaining months of
the year, raising exports for the year to 4.9 million tonnes, said the Vit Nam Food Association
(VFA).
According to a report the VFA tabled at a meeting held in southern An Giang Province late last
week, exports of 3.3 million tonnes in the first eight months of the year fetched US$1.43 billion
and represented a year-on-year reduction of 13.5 per cent in volume and 10 per cent in value.
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More than a million tonnes worth of contracts are on hand as are 1.2 million tonnes of inventory.

Business executives attending the meeting said their inventories were at high prices while global
prices have declined, threatening to cause difficulties for them.
For instance, 5 per cent broken rice from Thailand usually sells at above $400 per tonne, but
currently stands at $370. Pakistani rice prices have fallen the most -- to around $330.
It is unlikely for domestic prices to go up in a short time despite the contracts to export large
volumes, the executives said.
Lm Anh Tun, director of Thnh Pht Co., Ltd, said rice exports this year would be below
expectations.
Thailands effort to increase exports amid a global slowdown in demand is among the reasons
for prices to drop, he said.
The annual global rice trade is around 40 million tonnes a year, and any sudden increase in
supply from one source hits the market share of others, he said.
For this year the VFA set an export target of 6.5 million tonnes, but due to market volatility it
has adjusted the target. The new target is 4.9 million tonnes, but nobody can predict anything
because we depend on the market. If from now to year-end the market is good, rice exports will
be higher.
But I think rice exports this year will surely be lower than in previous years, with exports via
border trade falling the most. China considers rice imports over the border as smuggling.
According to the VFA, rice exports to China reduced by 13.33 per cent in the first eight months
of the year.
Firms said the Cu Long (Mekong) Delta had almost completed harvest of the summer-autumn
rice crop and the volume was not high.
Yet paddy prices are not very high because a large volume of Cambodian rice has entered the
domestic market.
The country earned $2.68 billion from export of 6.5 million tonnes of the grain last year, a
decrease of 3.94 per cent in value despite a marginal increase in volumes as prices dropped.
VNS
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/343050/rice-exports-to-decline-sharply-thisyear.html#5XTDO4Syuz1mDaeG.97

September 19, 2016 | 7:02 PM
by Ashish Dubash
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A must try for die-hard Indian cuisine.
Sharelines
#Oman Dining: This weekend eat at #Khyber
Where
Khyber
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Must Eat
Chicken Biryani

What Is It?
It is basmati rice cooked with boneless pieces of chicken which is marinated with herbs and spices and
cooked to perfection. While the rice is fluffy, the masalas blend well with the rice and is flavourful. It is
served with raita and salad.
Price
OMR 4.1 (including tax)
Also Try
Apart from this there are lots of options. For the starters you can try Chicken 65 which is basically a south
Indian speciality. The chicken pieces are marinated in a special sauce with yoghurt and deep fried. It is
very crispy and a great starter to go with your drinks. Also try Gobi Manchurian, which is cauliflower stir
fried in an Indo Chinese celery flavoured sauce. For the main course go for Murg Hyderabadi. It is tender
boneless chicken with mint and coriander and cooked in tomatoes and onion gravy with spices. Murg
Methi which is tender cube chicken cooked in garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and fenugreek is the other spicy
dish one must try. We ate these with plain kulchas topped with coriander.
Whats special
A super place to have some delicious and authentic Indian food. A must try for die-hard Indian cuisine.
They also have a party hall and do outdoor catering.
ashishdubash@timesofoman.com
Location
Khyber Restaurant, CBD area, near NBO (HO)
+968 2478 1901
Ministries ink deal for rice megafarms

20 Sep 2016 at 05:00 2,728
NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS | WRITER: PHUSADEE ARUNMAS
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Ministers from the Commerce, Agriculture and Interior ministries witness the agreement to buy paddy
rice from the megafarm project.KITJA APICHONROJAREK
The government is moving ahead with a megafarm scheme under which the government pledges to
procure machinery and agricultural equipment for farmers who cut production costs and raise
productivity.The Commerce Ministry yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the
Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry and the Interior Ministry to proceed with the development plan
and collective support with an aim to develop 426 rice megafarms spanning 800,000 rai this year.A list of
participatory farmers will be compiled, with modern equipment deployed during the farming, including
harvesting machinery. Participating farmers can borrow up to 5 million baht with a 0.01% interest rate
from the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), while the Commerce Ministry is
responsible for marketing and sales of the rice, finding interested buyers, mostly millers and local
agricultural cooperatives.
In late August the cabinet approved 3.25 billion baht worth of lending packages via the BAAC for
megafarm projects from 2017-19.As of Sept 7, there were 386 rice megafarms being implemented,
spanning 500,000 rai. A total of 57,775 farmers from 66 provinces are participating.Agriculture Minister
Chatchai Sarikulya said the government aims to expand the scheme to cover 1,000 rice megafarms next
year. The government is reviewing incentives to lure more farmers to take part, he said.
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Charoen Laothammatas, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, supports the scheme as it cuts
farmers' production costs and raises their productivity and competitiveness. Rice prices are unlikely to
rise much in the short term thanks to higher rice supply, he said.
Thai export prices are now quoted at US$375 a tonne for white rice 5%, or $30-40 a tonne higher than
Vietnamese grains, while Thai Hom Mali fragrant rice prices remain strong at $680-700 a tonne.Mr
Charoen urged the government to speed up sales of rice state stocks as soon as possible to help lift rice
prices because it would lessen speculation. The government still controls some 8.4 million tonnes of rice
from pledging schemes during 2011-14.
The National Rice Policy Committee decided last week to delay a plan to dispose of its stocks to curb any
adverse impact on rice prices as new supply from the annual main crop is preparing to enter the
market.Thailand is forecast to produce 23 million tonnes of paddy in the main harvest, with new supply
gradually hitting the market from late September
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1090217/ministries-ink-deal-for-rice-megafarms

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- One important reason to switch to brown rice is that it will solve
the regions problem with undernourishment.Be RICEponsible Campaign Director Hazel
Antonio shared that based on the latest data provided by the International Food Policy Research
Institute, there exists a 13.5 percent proportion of undernourished in the countrys population.
This is the good thing about brown rice because it can help alleviate our problem with
undernourishment, she stressed.
Since any unpolished rice, regardless of its variety, is considered brown rice, it is recommended
for all because polishing removes most of the nutrients in rice grains.
Brown rice is really considerably more nutritious compared to white rice or milled rice because
when rice goes through the process of milling twice, the bran part is removed, which contains
most of its nutrients, Antonio explained.
With this, she is encouraging the people in Central Luzon to consume brown rice because of its
nutritious value, and because of its benefits not only for the body but for the Filipino farmers and
for the environment, as well.
On a side note, Antonio likewise urged everyone to join the BROWN4Good challenge so as to
be of help to the less fortunate.
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Spearheaded by Department of Agriculture and Philippine Rice Research Institute, the
BROWN4Good challenge is a competition among all regions nationwide to gather 50,000 posts
in the social media with the hashtags #BROWN4Good and #Region3.
The said challenge aims to promote brown rice consumption for good, and for a good cause.
For every post with the said hashtags, a cup of rice is donated to the less fortunate. The challenge
will last until October 31, 2016. (CLJD/JRAA-PIA 3
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2016/09/19/brown-rice-solve-undernourishmentcentral-luzon-498617
PhilRice offers ICT-based resources, tools for farmers
September 20, 2016

By Merlito G. Edale Jr.
SAN MATEO, Isabela, September 20 (PIA) The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PHILRICE) based
here urged farmers in Cagayan Valley region to visit their Information and Communications Technology
(ICT)-based resources and tools to help improve their rice production.
Andres Dela Cruz, PhilRice Isabela Research and Development Coordinator, said farmers who failed to
visit their demonstration farms in this province can still be equipped with the necessary knowledge and
skills on the latest developed rice technologies through their ICT platforms.
To avail of the online ICT-based resources in agriculture, she said farmers must visit the following
websites: www.pinoyrice.com, http://e-extenson.gov.ph, www.knowledgebank.irri.org,
http//webapps.irri.org/ph/rcm, http//ricedoctor.irri.org or they can text their queries to PhilRice at
09209111398.
Farmers can also learn the latest rice technologies through our school-on-the-air radio programs over
DWSI in Santiago City and DWDA in Tuguegaao City, both entitled Madiskarteng Pagsasaka, Dela
Cruz said.
Dela Cruz added that they also set to conduct series of community visits through their Rural
Transformation Movement to bring their various services and rice technologies at the
grassroots. (ALM/MGE/PIA-2 Isabela
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http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/481473905836/philrice-offers-ict-based-resources-tools-for-farmers

Images of PH President and VP in rice paddy: A call to unity
UNTV News20 September 2016
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines The FutureRice Program, under the Philippine Rice Research
Institute, taps agritourism to call for unity among Filipinos in advancing our rice industry and
in uplifting the lives of our rice farmers under the new administration. A 1000-square meter
rice paddy displays an art work featuring the images of President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice
President Leni Robredo. The paddy art is called Rice Up Pilipinas.
The site was launched last September 16 and is open for public viewing daily from 6AM to
6PM.
The paddy art used the Korean variety Purple rice with dark purple leaves to show distinction
from the regular green-leafed inbred variety NSIC Rc308.
The FutureRice Program ICT Specialist Nehemiah L. Caballong created the layout and design
using the software Photoshop, guided by the anamorphosis approach which distorts the image
to appear clearly from the viewing point.
Farm Manager Marian Rikka O. Aora led the manual transplanting of the rice paddy art
joined by about thirty farmers from the Genetic Resources Division of PhilRice last August 22.
A pattern similar of that for cross-stitch was followed by the group to create the art.
FutureRice Program leader Roger Barroga said, We came up with a creative way to call for
unity among Filipinos to become partners for change in rice farming.
PhilRice is known for its BeRiceponsible and Brown4good campaigns which promotes
responsible consumption of rice alongside with its research and development projects aimed to
attain food security and help our farmers increase profitability through various programs.
We encourage the younger generation to explore rice farming. It is not the same as before.
There are new opportunities, technologies, and innovations that we think they will find
interesting. They youth is the future of rice. We invite them to come to the farm and have a
different rice experience, Barroga said.
We are currently exploring agritourism as a means to attract people to rice farming especially
the youth. When they come here, they will see and learn about the latest technologies in rice
farming like the use of drone, riding-type mechanical transplanter, clean energy facilities and
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of course organic rice and the different varieties of rice for different environments. They can
also enjoy boating and kayaking, Barroga added.
The Rice Up Pilipinas paddy art is the third for the FutureRice Program. It has showcased
the image of Dr. Jose Rizal and the popular artists Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards during
wet season 2015 and dry season 2016 respectively.
FutureRice Program is developing a 5-hectare demonstration site at PhilRice central
experiment station which showcases a collection of high-tech farming innovations as well as
natural and diversified farming techniques for farmers, students, enthusiasts and stakeholders.
The program aims to prepare farmers for future farming scenarios such as the rising price of
fossil-based fuel and climate change.
Barroga also said that visiting the FutureRice farm is absolutely for free and that everyone is
welcome. For more info, visit their Facebook page at Facebook.com/FutureRice or inquire
through the PhilRice Text Center 0920-911-1398. (UNTV News and Rescue)
The post Images of PH President and VP in rice paddy: A call to unity appeared first on UNTV
News.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/images-ph-president-vp-rice-015228162.html

Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 17-09-2016
Domestic Prices
Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Mangalore (Karnataka)
Fine
2800
3590
Jhagadiya (Gujarat)
Other
2000
3250
Siliguri (West Bengal)
Other
2400
2800
Rice
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Wheat

1
Dehgam (Gujarat)
Other
1775
1800
Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)
Other
1747
1931
Raver (Maharashtra)
Other
1500
1880
Jagraon (Punjab)
Other
2800
3000
Mechua (West Bengal)
Other
3600
3700
Fatehabad (Haryana)
Other
2500
2500
Jajpur (Orissa)
Other
1800
2200
Palayam (Kerala)
Other
1100
1250
Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
Other
1200
1800
Mousambi
Brinjal
Source:agmarknet.nic.in

M a r k et W a t c h
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 17-09-2016
Domestic Prices
Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Mangalore (Karnataka)
Fine
2800
3590
Jhagadiya (Gujarat)
Other
2000
3250
Siliguri (West Bengal)
Other
2400
2800
Rice
39

Wheat
1
Dehgam (Gujarat)
Other
1775
1800
Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)
Other
1747
1931
Raver (Maharashtra)
Other
1500
1880
Jagraon (Punjab)
Other
2800
3000
Mechua (West Bengal)
Other
3600
3700
Fatehabad (Haryana)
Other
2500
2500
Jajpur (Orissa)
Other
1800
2200
Palayam (Kerala)
Other
1100
1250
Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
Other
1200
Mousambi
Brinjal
40
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