11th November, 2016 Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter by Riceplus Magazine

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Today Rice News Headlines...
Asia rice is low, Thai prices draw African buyers

India Gate Basmati Rice assigns creative and digital duties to
MullenLowe Lintas Group
PHL rice stocks up 4.12% in OctoberPSA
The political implications of Thailand's rice issue
More than 56.80L MTs of paddy arrives in Haryana mandis
Farmers yet to get payment for paddy
Egypts rice stock sufficient for 16 months, official data reveals
Bumper harvest: Kebbi surpasses one million tonnes of rice
Nigeria to procure 40 rice mills
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Nov 10, 2016
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Asia rice is low, Thai prices draw African buyers
Editorial Board
Chief Editor
Hamlik
Managing Editor
Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah
Rozeen Shaukat
English Editor
Maryam Editor
Legal Advisor
Advocate Zaheer Minhas
Editorial Associates
Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha
Ch.Hamid Malhi
Dr.Akhtar Hussain
Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui
Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)
Islam Akhtar Khan
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim
Assistant Professor, Gomal

University DIK
By Ho Binh Minh, Reuters on Nov 9, 2016 at 11:06 a.m.
Dr.Hasina Gul
Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
HANOI - Thai rice export prices hovered around 13-month lows over the
past week, attracting more African buyers and leading to dull trade in
Swabi
Vietnam, traders said on Wednesday.Thai benchmark 5 percent broken rice
prices narrowed to $345-$348 a tonne on Wednesday, free-on-board (FOB)
Swabi
basis, from $345-$350 a tonne a week ago when they hit their lowest in 13
months.A Bangkok-based trader said rice prices would be somewhat stable
with sellers reluctant to sell given the government intervention in place.
Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology

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ART, Peshawar

The rainy season may also have an impact on rice prices, said another trader."The recent rain will
prompt farmers to harvest more rice as they fear that their rice will get spoiled and this might have an
effect on rice prices," he said.Thailand and Vietnam are the world's second- and third-biggest rice
exporters after India.The fall in Thai rice prices has raised concerns among Vietnamese exporters of
the grain, as their quotations for the 5 percent broken rice <RI-VNBKN5-P1> stood at $350 a tonne,
FOB basis, against $350-$355 last Wednesday."Thai rice prices are falling and that could attract
African buyers while Vietnam could not do anything because their rice stock has been built at an
already high cost," said a trader at a foreign firm in Ho Chi Minh City.
Traders said last week African buyers had already switched to rice offered by Thailand and
Pakistan.But Vietnamese exporters may have to sell their stocks soon to free up their warehouse
space in preparation for the next crop, traders said."Vietnam may have to lower prices as it awaits the
new crop," said a second trader in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnamese farmers will start harvesting the winter-spring crop, the biggest among their three crops a
year, from next February in the Mekong Delta food basket.On the grain market outlook, bumper U.S.

harvests, high stocks, and broadly favourable South American 2016/17 harvest prospects will prevent
prices from staging a more significant rally, BMI Research said in a report on Nov. 3.
"The loss by (Democrat Hillary) Clinton in the U.S. election is a considerable downside risk for
agricultural commodity prices," the report added.Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by
defeating heavily favoured Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, ending eight years of
Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path
http://www.agweek.com/news/nation-and-world/4155665-asia-rice-low-thai-prices-draw-african-buyers
India Gate Basmati Rice assigns creative and digital duties

to MullenLowe Lintas Group
By afaqs! news bureau , afaqs!, New Delhi | In Advertising | November 10, 2016
Lowe Lintas Delhi will handle the creative services for the brand, while LinTeractive
will work towards offering core digital capabilities.MullenLowe Lintas Group has won the
creative and digital services of India Gate Basmati Rice, a rice brand. As part of the mandate win, Lowe
Lintas Delhi will handle the creative services for the brand, while LinTeractive will work towards
offering core digital capabilities for the same.
The multi-agency pitch saw participation from a host of agencies where

the Delhi offices of Lowe Lintas and LinTeractive were awarded the
mandate for offering the client an effective creative approach that would
lead to high return on investment (ROI) for the brand, says the agency in a
press release. The communication work for the brand is already
underway, and would be unveiled across all popular online and offline
platforms soon.
Commenting on the association with the two divisions of MullenLowe Lintas Group, Ayush
Gupta, marketing head, KRBL Limited says, "We have decided to associate ourselves with Lowe
Lintas Delhi which is currently the top creative agency in the world as per WARC 2016, and also
LinTeractive as we saw immense promise in their plan for our brand. Our decision was based on
the agency's reputation for delivering the highest ROI to its clients with their creative
effectiveness and problem-solving attitude. We are confident that India Gate Basmati Rice will

become a household name in the coming months, and be a highly preferred option for consumers
throughout the country."
On winning the new mandate, Naveen Gaur, president, Lowe Lintas Delhi
adds, "Rice consumption seems to be a popular trait that most consumers
enjoy in the country. The penchant for consuming good quality rice goes a
notch higher when it is a premium category like Basmati. The task becomes
easy when you have a brand that works towards delivering on its promise
of offering high quality rice. India Gate Basmati Rice is a known and established name in the
category, and our responsibility would be to further the cause of it being a favourite and popular
choice of all Indians. We are excited with the core idea that we have drawn up for the brand and
hope to see it scale even greater heights going forward." Sumanta Ganguly, executive vicepresident (EVP),LinTeractive proffers,"We are excited with the task of building a premium rice
brand amongst the next generation users, and deploy our platformic thinking to change existing
category codes. We believe it's a great opportunity to use content as a key differentiator to
deliver consistent engagement in today's ever trending digital media environment."
India Gate Basmati Rice is part of KRBL Limited, which is a 120-yearold firm dealing in branded basmati rice.MullenLowe Lintas Group
claims to be one of the largest country operations of the MullenLowe
Group part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. It has operating
divisions in advertising (Lowe Lintas, Mullen Lintas), design (dCell),
public relations (PR) (GolinOpinion), brand consulting (LinConsult),
experiential marketing and activation (LinEngage), video content (LinProductions) and digital
marketing (LinTeractive).
Lowe Lintas is a creative agency offering from MullenLowe Lintas Group, India. Headquartered
in Mumbai, it has offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi
(NCR) and Pune. Its clientele in India and the Asia Pacific includes Hindustan Unilever Limited
(HUL), for which the agency handles 21 brands, Axis Bank, Britannia, Dabur, Flipkart,
FreeCharge, Google, Idea Cellular, MRF, OLX, and Tanishq among others.
PHL rice stocks up 4.12% in OctoberPSA

By Jasper Y. Arcalas
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
In Photo: Farmers in Bayambang, Pangasinan, harvest their palay or unmilled rice. According to
the Philippine Statistics Authority, the countrys rice inventory as of October 1 was enough for
67 days.The countrys rice inventory as of October 1 reached 2.29 million metric tons (MMT),
4.12 percent higher than the 2.20 MMT recorded a year ago, according to the latest data from the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

In its monthly report, titled Rice and Corn Stocks Inventory, the PSA said the October figure
was 28.77 percent higher than Septembers inventory level of 1.78 MMT.
The total rice inventory for this month would be sufficient for 67 days, the PSA report read.
Stocks in the households would be enough for 29 days, those in commercial warehouses for 23
days and those in NFA depositories for 15 days, it added.
Of the rice inventory as of October 1, the PSA said 43.33 percent were with the households,
34.46 percent in commercial warehouses and 22.21 percent in NFA depositories. Majority, or
77.49 percent, of NFA stocks consisted of imported rice.
PSA data showed that NFA stocks during the period reached 507.93 metric tons (MT), while
commercial warehouses accounted for 787,910 MT. Rice in households reached 990,730 MT.
Compared with last year, rice stocks in the households and in commercial warehouses increased
by 27.43 percent and 18.30 percent, respectively. On the other hand, stocks in NFA depositories
decreased by 32.52 percent, the report read.On a monthly basis, rice stocks in households and
commercial warehouses were higher compared with those in September. The PSA said stocks in
the households expanded 27.43 percent, while commercial warehouses grew by 18.30 percent.
Stocks in NFA depositories decreased by 32.52 percent, the report read.
The PSA data also showed that the countrys corn inventory in October grew by more than a
quarter, or 29.26 percent, to 543,850 MT, compared to 420,740 MT recorded a year ago. The
October corn-stock inventory is 42.91 percent higher than the September inventory level of
380,570 MT.

Year-on-year, corn stocks in the households and in commercial warehouses increased by 61.53
percent and 4.90 percent, respectively. However, stocks in NFA depositories decreased by 75.35
percent, the report read.
The PSA said 54.16 percent of total corn-stock inventory in October were in commercial
warehouses, while 45.79 percent were held by households.
Corn in commercial warehouses reached 236,100 MT, stocks in households accounted for
144,440 MT of the total inventory, while corn stored in NFA warehouses amounted to only 30
MT.This months corn stocks in all sectors grew compared with their levels last month. Stocks
in the households increased by 104.01 percent, in commercial warehouses by 5.44 percent and in
NFA depositories by 681.25 percent, the PSA said
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/phl-rice-stocks-up-4-12-in-oct-psa/
The political implications of Thailand's rice issue
By Panu Wongcha-um, Channel NewsAsia

Posted 10 Nov 2016 20:23
Updated 10 Nov 2016 21:26
CHACHOENGSAO, Thailand: The issue of rice is once again turning into a political hot potato
in Thailand.
With the price of jasmine rice hitting an almost 10-year low in some parts of the country, the
military government has introduced a series of subsidy schemes worth more than US$1 billion to
help farmers.
Those who pledge to store their rice for several months will get paid in interest-free loans while
they wait to sell their stock at a better market rate.
Critics have said there is little difference between this programme and the failed rice purchase
scheme by the previous government led by former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Ms
Yingluck, who was ousted in the 2014 military coup, faces up to 10 years in prison and a US$1
billion fine for her administration's rice policy.

However, the current government denies and has said its programmes are just a short-term
solution. For the long term, it is urging farmers to diversify their crops or stop farming all
together.
"We have to look at the demand to see how much rice we want for domestic consumption and
for export, said Commerce Ministry Permanent Secretary Wiboonlak Ruamrak. Then we plan
our production.
This means some farming will have to stop or the pace of production must be slower. We have
to find these farmers alternative professions or we have to give them incentives to reduce
farmland so we can control the supply."
Farrmers are asking for urgent assistance. In Central Thailands Chachoengsao province - the
home of the countrys famous jasmine rice good monsoon rains have contributed to an
oversupply of the rice, causing prices to plunge.Farmer milling rice in Chachoengsao, Thailand.
(Photo: Panu Wongcha-um)
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The sharp drop of prices for premium grade Hom Mali - or Jasmine unmilled rice - in many parts
of the country prompted many farmers to call on the government to step in ahead of this years
harvesting season.

Jasmine rice can only be grown once a year and it makes up about a quarter of all rice produced
in the country.
Many disagree with the government's advice to diversify. It is not worth it for us to raise
chickens or ducks, for instance, because we need to build more farmhouses for that, said Vimol
Riamsri, the village chief and a rice farmer. The government tells us to stop growing rice and to
grow potatoes, corn, or raise chickens I dont think it is possible. Our farmland is very
different."
One analyst told Channel NewsAsia new strategies are needed to help the struggling farmers. In
the past, governments have been helping by trying to address the cost of rice production through
loans, but they did very little to improve the performance of the market, like better storage silos
and better market mechanisms within communities," said Somporn Isvilanonda, a senior fellow
at the Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand.
The rice-growing areas in the north and northeast are the political heartland of deposed Prime
Minister Yingluck and her family. With a general election scheduled for 2017, the military
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Unmilled jasmine rice. (Photo: Panu Wongcha-um)
government knows there are deeper implications to keeping farmers happy than simply
protecting Thailands rice bowl.
- CNA/ek
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/the-political-implications-of-thailand-s-riceissue/3277680.html
More than 56.80L MTs of paddy arrives in Haryana mandis

Thursday, 10 November 2016 | PNS | Chandigarh | in Chandigarh
More than 56.80 lakh metric tonnes (MTs) of paddy has so far arrived in the mandis of Haryana
whereas 51.05 lakh MTs of paddy had arrived during the corresponding period last year.Out of
the total arrival, about 52.15 lakh MTs is leviable paddy. The Government procurement agencies
have procured more than 51.85 lakh MTs of paddy and over 4.94 lakh MTs has been procured by
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millers and dealers, said a spokesman of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
Department.
He said more than 11.83 lakh MTs of paddy has arrived in mandis of Karnal, 10.96 lakh MTs in
Kurukshetra, over 7.21 lakh MTs in Ambala, 6.65 lakh MTs in Kaithal, over 6.25 lakh MTs in
Fatehabad, more than 5.17 lakh MTs in Yamunanagar, over 2.13 lakh MTs in Jind, over 1.31
lakh MTs in Palwal.
Over 1.36 lakh MTs arrived in Sirsa, 1.18 lakh MTs in Panchkula, 88,355 MT in Sonipat and
18,995 MTs in Faridabad, said he.
He said 3,651 MTs of paddy has arrived in mandis of Mewat, 1,440 MTs in Rohtak, 167 MTs in
Jhajjar and 53 MTs in Gurugram.
The spokesman said that more than 22.06 lakh MTs of paddy has been purchased by the Food,
Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, over 17.97 lakh MTs by Hafed, more than
6.03 lakh MTs by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation, around 5.49 lakh MTs by the
Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 28,305 MTs of paddy has been purchased by the Food
Corporation of India
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/the-political-implications-of-thailand-s-riceissue/3277680.html
Farmers yet to get payment for paddy

Amritsar, November 9
Farmers, who are already suffering due to delay in payments of crops sold, will face more inconvenience
due to phasing out of higher currency notes. Commission agents (Arthiyas) in grain markets did not
release any payment to farmers for their crop today.According to information, more than 95 per cent
farmers prefer to get cash payment for their crops sold. Moreover, Arthiyas are also not in favour of direct
payment in bank accounts of farmers. Now, farmers are worried about the ongoing sowing of wheat.
They have to buy seeds, fertilisers and pay for diesel to run tractors to plough fields. The average cost of
cultivation, including labour, is 6,000 to 8,000 per acre. Farmers cannot pay the amount from their pocket.
If commission agents do not pay their money, sowing for the next crop will get delayed.The Arthiyas
Association president Narinder Behal said, Procurement agencies and private millers pay to Arthiyas
through cheque. Arthiyas pay farmers for their produce in cash. We have currency notes of 500 and
1,000, which cannot be given to farmers. TNS
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/cities/amritsar/farmers-yet-to-get-payment-for-paddy/321173.html
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Egypts rice stock sufficient for 16 months, official data
reveals
November 9, 2016 at 11:38 pm | Published in: Africa, Egypt, News
November 9, 2016 at 11:38 pm

Ragab Shehata, the Head of the Rice Division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, overseen by the
Ministry of Trade and Industry, said on Wednesday that Egypts strategic rice stock is sufficient to fulfill
the populations needs for the next 16 months.Anadolu Agency quoted Shehata yesterday saying that the
rice reserves were accompanied by the continuous validity of the government decision that bans rice
exportation outside Egypt.
He pointed out that there is no shortage in rice supply, adding that the Egyptian markets rice prices are
stable at 5 Egyptian pounds per kilo ($ 0.3).
During the past two months, the Egyptian market was hit by a severe scarcity in sugar supply, which is
considered as one of the key strategic goods. The sugar crisis has led to an increase in the price per
kilogram by 100 per cent, bringing the price to 12 Egyptian pounds per kilo ($ 0.7), while it amounted to
higher in other areas.Shehata noted that Egypts annual consumption of rice amounts to 3.5 million tons,
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while the annual production of white rice amounts to 4.5 million tons per year, which entails a market
surplus.Earlier this year, Egypt has decided to limit the cultivated land of the rice crop in 2017 by about
34.5 per cent. Egypts rice cultivation season begins early May and lasts until end of August of the same
year.
Last August, the Egyptian government decided to halt exporting of all types of rice to be able to meet the
domestic markets needs; this has contributed to maintaining price stability.Egypts Central Bank decided
last week to liberalise the exchange rate for the Egyptian pound against foreign currencies, bringing the
dollars exchange rate to 18 Egyptian pounds in the official market yesterday, compared to about 8.78
Egyptian pounds before the floatation decision has been activated. This step has had a dramatic impact on
the prices of the basic goods and services.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20161109-egypts-rice-stock-sufficient-for-16-months-official-datareveals/
Bumper harvest: Kebbi surpasses one million tonnes of rice

Posted By: Khadijat Saidu, Birni Kebbion: November 10, 2016
The importance of Agriculture to the economy cannot be quantified more especially in the present
economic crunch where all other sources of revenue have dwindled. Besides, agriculture is the only
dependable activity that could guarantee food security apart from its economic benefits, hence, the federal
government saw the need to diversify the economy with much priority to agriculture. Nigeria is blessed
with vast arable land that can sustain commercial agriculture for both cash crops and food crops. Oil
revenue in the global market has continued to shrink and agriculture becomes the alternative economic
base that could replace dependency on oil.
The Federal Government, therefore, did not hesitate to go back to agric which used to be the mainstay of
the economy prior to the discovery of oil. Go back to the land and develop agriculture because the era of
depending on oil is over that was the message of President Muhammadu Buhari to farmers when he
lunched the dry season and the Central Bank of Nigerias Anchor Rice Borrowers Programme in Birnin
Kebbi on the 17th of November 2015. It could also be recalled that the President has made no secret of his
determination to improve the base of Nigerias economy by reviving agriculture and opening the mines
among other measures.
This months clock one year of the CBN Anchor Rice Borrowers Programme in Kebbi state; the
program aims to boost rice and wheat production in Nigeria by providing loans to farmers. Thousands of
farmers have seized the opportunity created by the Central Bank Anchor Borrowers Programme to expand
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it has been celebration galore for rice farmers in the state as they claimed to
have recorded high bumper harvest in comparison with previous years. The kebbi
state Governor , Chairman National Task Force on Rice and wheat Atiku Bagudu
rice output
and his Deputy Samaila Yombe along with Chairman of the states Rice Farmers Association, Alhaji
Sahabi Augie conveyed journalists round to see for themselves place like Augie, Kalgo, Dandi, Bunza,
suru, wasagu and Birnin kebbi local government areas where farmers where seen displaying and
celebrating their bumper harvest .
Interestingly, Kebbi state has surpassed the one million tonnes of rice targeted for harvest in the year
with over eight hundred and fifty tonnes. The chairman rice farmers Association Sahabi Augie said the
yield increase was due to improved seedlings and the assistance rendered to farmers through the Anchor
Borrowers Programme of the CBN with over 500,000 hectares of cultivated land across ten local
government areas of the state. He explained that the variety of rice cultivated in kebbi include Nerica7
and 84 as well as faro 44,52, and 61 with farming occurring thrice through the dry, wet, dry season within
a year with Rima and sokoto river serving the dry season irrigation farming.
http://thenationonlineng.net/bumper-harvest-kebbi-surpasses-one-million-tonnes-rice/
Nigeria to procure 40 rice mills

November 10, 2016Agency Report
The Federal government says it is facilitating the procurement of additional 40 large-scale rice
mills to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2018.Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a workshop themed Big Boost
for Agro Diversification and Export.
Mr. Ogbeh said that the Integrated Rice Mills (IRMs) of the Ministry had increased the rice
milling capacity in the country.He said the ministrys new goal was to attain self-sufficiency in
food production and annually export 10 million metric tonnes of food to ECOWAS region and
beyond by 2019.According to the minister, the countrys food import bill has further declined
from N1.1 trillion in 2009 to N684 billion in 2013.
Nigeria has huge agricultural potentials with 11 million hectares of arable land but only
cultivates 40 per cent; 263 billion cubic metres of water with two of the largest rivers in
Africa.We have a cheap labour force to support agriculture intensification. We grow our food,
feed ourselves and create local and international markets for our farmers and also unlock our
enormous potentials in agriculture.We can achieve the economic diversification goal of
government and surmount the present economic recession. I hope with the help of the Pentair,
Good Rain, Dayu irrigation, Zhong Zhou Poultry, Jinan and our local companies, we will
diversify and get out of recession in no time, Mr. Ogbeh said.
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Don Ekesiobi, Managing Director, Eurobase Nigeria Limited, the workshop organiser, said his
company and the Ministry of Agriculture brought to Nigeria six world leading agro companies
for partnership.Mr. Ekesiobi said that the companies would introduce and showcase for adoption,
technologies to turn around neglected agro value chain of the country in six months.I hereby
state that any state, local government, commercial and private agro company that adopts and
partner with these corporations will be on their way out of recession within a short time.
Nigerias arable land has capacity to generate 100 billion dollar annually, if we take agro chain
value seriously this time.
If Chile and other countries can survive on agriculture with huge favour, Nigeria can do the
same if it adopts and applies the right technology, he said.He urged states, local governments
and stakeholders to identify crops that are adaptable to their terrain.Mr. Ekesiobi added that the
partnership would boost and achieve sustainable economic growth and job creation in the
country.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/215018-nigeria-procure-40-rice-mills.html
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Nov 10, 2016

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC/Open Market-November 10
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Nagpur, Nov 10 Gram and tuar prices reported down in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and
Marketing Committee auctions here on lack of demand from local millers amid release of stock
from stockists. Downward trend in Madhya Pradesh and high moisture content arrival also pulled

down prices. Rupee crisis affected trading activity hard, according to sources.
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties ruled stead in open market here on subdued demand from local traders
amid good supply from millers.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor.
* Moong Chamki moved down in open market here on poor demand from local
traders amid good supply from producing region.
* In Akola, Tuar New - 5,800-6,000, Tuar dal (clean) - 10,600-11,500, Udid 9,700-10,000, Udid Mogar (clean) - 11,400-11,700, Moong 6,100-6,300, Moong Mogar (clean) 6,800-7,200, Gram - 9,500-9,900,
Gram Super best bold - 12,800-13,100 for 100 kg.
* Wheat, rice and other commodities moved in a narrow range in scattered deals,
settled at last levels.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS
Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction
7,500-9,000
7,500-9,400
Gram Pink Auction
n.a.
2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
4,500-5,400
4,700-5,800
Moong Auction
n.a.
6,400-6,600
Udid Auction
n.a.
4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction
n.a.
2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold
13,000-13,500
13,000-13,500
Gram Super Best
n.a.
n.a.
Gram Medium Best
12,200-12,600
12,200-12,600
Gram Dal Medium
n.a.
n.a
Gram Mill Quality
10,400-10,600
10,400-10,600
Desi gram Raw
10,050-10,250
10,050-10,250
Gram Yellow
13,400-13,800
13,400-13,800
Gram Kabuli
13,800-15,100
13,800-15,100
Gram Pink
13,100-13,600
13,100-13,600
Tuar Fataka Best-New
11,500-11,800
11,500-11,800
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Tuar Fataka Medium-New
10,700-11,000
10,700-11,000
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New
8,800-9,300
8,800-9,300
Tuar Dal Medium phod-New
7,800-8,400
7,800-8,400
Tuar Gavarani New
6,000-6,100
6,000-6,100
Tuar Karnataka
6,200-6,300
6,200-6,300
Tuar Black
11,500-12,200
11,500-12,200
Masoor dal best
6,400-6,500
6,400-6,500
Masoor dal medium
6,000-6,200
6,000-6,200
Masoor
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Mogar bold (New)
6,800-7,200
6,800-7,200
Moong Mogar Medium
6,100-6,500
6,100-6,500
Moong dal Chilka
6,300-6,600
6,300-6,600
Moong Mill quality
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Chamki best
6,100-6,900
6,200-7,000
Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 11,000-12,100
11,000-12,100
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 9,500-10,500
9,500-10,500
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
7,300-7,600
7,300-7,600
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
6,100-6,500
6,100-6,500
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
4,600-4,700
4,600-4,700
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
2,800-2,900
2,800-2,900
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
3,400-3,600
3,400-3,600
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,500
4,000-4,500
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,200
2,100-2,200
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,150
1,950-2,150
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,200
2,000-2,200
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,700
2,500-2,700
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,150-2,400
2,150-2,400
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.
n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,500-4,000
3,500-4,000
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-3,100
2,600-3,100
Rice BPT best New(100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,250
2,800-3,250
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG)
2,300-2,650
2,300-2,650
Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG)
2,200-2,500
2,200-2,500
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,450
2,100-2,450
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG)
1,800-2,000
1,800-2,000
Rice HMT best New (100 INR/KG) 3,450-3,800
3,450-3,800
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)
2,600-3,000
2,600-3,000
Rice Shriram best New(100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,500
4,200-4,500
Rice Shriram med New(100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,100
3,800-4,100
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,700-13,300
9,000-13,500
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,300-7,800
6,500-8,000
Rice Chinnor best New(100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,600
5,300-5,600
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Rice Chinnor med. New (100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,100
4,900-5,100
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,200
1,900-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
1,700-1,850
1,700-1,850
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 32.0 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 09.8 degree Celsius
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : Nil
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 32
and 09 degree
Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices)
http://in.reuters.com/article/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL4N1DB3M4
Rice Prices
as on : 10-11-2016 08:10:37 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals
Current
Price
%
Season
Prev. Prev.Yr
Modal
change cumulative
Modal %change
Rice
Bolpur(WB)
180.00
NC
2000.00
2250
2250
Cachar(ASM)
120.00
200
4110.00
2200
2200
-18.52
Siliguri(WB)
95.00
5.56
8690.00
2700
2700
Rampurhat(WB)
80.00
NC
2800.00
2300
2300
31.43
Saharanpur(UP)
70.00
2.94
6711.00
2280
2275
9.62
Silapathar(ASM)
53.00
NC
1485.90
3000
3000
NC
19

Nadia(WB)
50.00
NC
1520.00
3350
3350
15.52
Gazipur(UP)
40.00
14.29
3576.00
2200
2200
9.18
Khatra(WB)
38.00
11.76
1377.00
2550
2550
10.87
Lakhimpur(UP)
35.00
-12.5
823.00
2180
2170
-0.91
Gauripur(ASM)
32.00
-5.88
3268.80
4500
4500
NC
Bishnupur(Bankura)(WB)
28.00
-6.67
406.00
2350
2350
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
21.00
1375.50
2300
2300
15.00
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
17.00 115.19
2225.70
1900
1900
NC
Dhilwan(Pun)
14.00
28.00
2000
Dibrugarh(ASM)
11.00 -33.33
151.40
2250
2250
Golaghat(ASM)
10.00
NC
371.50
2300
2200
-6.12
Deogarh(Ori)
9.00
NC
622.00
2500
2500
NC
Mirzapur(UP)
7.50
7.14
1814.10
2165
2170
8.79
Chandoli(UP)
5.00
11.11
259.50
2145
2140
14.10
Karanjia(Ori)
4.80
-20
485.00
2800
2800
-3.45
Darjeeling(WB)
3.30
32
174.50
2950
2950
5.36
Kalyanpur(Tri)
3.00
NC
25.10
2800
2800
12.00
Bishenpur(Man)
1.10
10
28.90
3100
2900
6.90
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article9328137.ece

posted November 11, 2016 at 12:01 am by Ferdie G. Domingo
20

SCIENCE CITY OF MUOZ, Nueva EcijaAt least 100 staff members and employees of the
Philippine Rice Research Institute were honored as the institute marked its 31st anniversary as
the countrys sole research agency on rice Tuesday.This years anniversary celebrations, themed
Rice science and innovation for inclusive growth, kicked off Monday at its central experiment
station in Barangay Maligaya with the opening of the National Rice Awareness Month and the
Santiago R. Obien seminar series on research management and institution.
The seminar was named after the former PhilRice executive director.Dr. Sailila Abdulla,
PhilRice executive director, said the employees were honored during the Dangal ng PhilRice
recognition day on Tuesday.Dr. V. Bruce J. Tolentino, deputy director general for
communication and partnerships of the International Rice Research Institute, awarded plaques
and certificates to the awardees who included those who excelled in external fields, scientific
productivity, scholastic, loyalty, and as outstanding employee.Abdulla said as a research
institution, PhilRice had advanced rice science by producing scientific publications written by its
researchers and scientists.
These were later on published in some of the most reputable journals such as the Journal of Food
Agriculture and Environment, International Journal of Ecology and Conservation, Philippine
Journal of Crop Science, and the Philippine Agricultural Scientist.
PhilRice is a government corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture and created
through Executive Order 1061 in 1985.It is mandated to help develop high-yielding and costreducing technologies for farmers through research and development work in its central and six
branch stations, coordinating with a network that comprises 57 agencies and 70 seed centers
located nationwide.
http://www.thestandard.com.ph/news/-provinces/221105/philrice-turns-31-fetes-100-rank-and-fileemployees.html
11/10/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -
21

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures:
ROUGH RICE
High Low
Nov '16
Last Change
959.0 +12.0
Jan '17 991.0 971.0 983.5 +13.0

Mar '17 1015.0 1002.0 1008.5 +12.5
May '17
1032.5 +12.5
Jul '17
1050.5 +12.5
Sep '17
1060.0 +12.5
Nov '17
1060.0 +12.5
Rice Comment
Rice futures ended higher. January has found support at the contract low of $9.60 for the time
being, but isn't having any success at building upside momentum. USDA's November production
estimate was 234.8 million cwt, down 1.2 million cwt from the October report, due to a decrease
in the yield forecast of 39 pounds per acre. The production decrease carried over into the ending
stocks column as well, as usage remained steady.
22
New Wholesale and Retail Partners in Japan Commit to

Sales of U.S. Rice

By Jim Guinn
TOYKO, JAPAN -- Mitsuwa Corporation, a wholesaler located in the mega-populous Kanto
region of Japan (greater Tokyo/Yokohama), will soon begin marketing U.S. Calrose rice at retail
outlets. The retail bags feature the U.S. Rice logo used in Japan to promote Calrose rice. USA
Rice also is coordinating with a second wholesale brand interested in carrying U.S. medium
grain rice sporting the logo at multiple supermarket chains starting in January 2017.
"These new entrants at the retail level are welcome news and evidence of the success of USA
Rice promotional efforts here in this tightly controlled market," said Hugh Maginnis, USA Rice
vice president for international. "We plan to support these brands at retail with in-store
demonstrations, production of new point of sale materials, use of recipe books as giveaways, and
sampling of Calrose rice in small packs."
23
In addition, the METRO Cash & Carry (METRO) wholesale chain which caters to the
foodservice industry, has started to sell U.S. medium grain rice. The rice wholesaler who is
supplying the rice to METRO, Senda Mizuho, decided to enter into this market segment with
U.S. Calrose rice following visits to California this summer. METRO's customers are
exclusively foodservice and mostly independent restaurants, particularly, Chinese and Asianstyle. Fried rice is a common menu item at these types of restaurants and the wholesaler believes
this to be a great fit for U.S. Calrose rice. Maginnis said USA Rice will support sales with instore taste-testing demonstrations of U.S. rice. An additional target for METRO are westernstyle restaurants, such as Italian, where sales of Calrose will complement their existing sales of
olive oil and wine.
Access for U.S. rice to the retail and foodservice sectors is via the Simultaneous-Buy-Sell
system, or SBS. The Japanese government has set aside 100,000 metric tons of the country's
overall WTO import commitment of 682,200 MT for purchase through SBS. This rice is
earmarked for end users in Japan, as opposed to the balance that is imported and primarily used
in the food manufacturing and ingredient industries. U.S. exporters had expected greater success
in SBS tenders this year because of improved price competitiveness against Japanese
rice. However, the Japanese government effectively suspended SBS tenders several weeks ago
in response to media reports critical of business practices of some SBS participants. The
Japanese Diet, or parliament, is currently considering approval of the Trans Pacific Partnership
trade agreement. It is unclear when SBS tenders will resume, and USA Rice is urging the
resumption of SBS tenders to meet customer demand in Japan and to maintain U.S. access to this
important market.
APEDA AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1596

Market Watch
24
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 10-11-2016

Domestic Prices
Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Manjeri (Kerala)
Other
3000
3900
Dhekiajuli (Assam)
Fine
2600
2800
Khatra (West Bengal)
Other
2500
2600
Dehgam (Gujarat)
Other
1900
1955
Singroli (Madhya Pradesh)
Other
1525
1600
Satana (Maharashtra)
Other
1850
2299
Jagraon (Punjab)
Other
2200
2500
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh)
Other
1270
1300
Kashipur (Uttrakhand)
Other
900
1100
Koraput (Orissa)
Other
1200
1300
Shillong (Meghalaya)
Other
800
1200
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
Other
1000
1400
Rice
Wheat
Papaya
Cabbage
Source:agmarknet.nic.in

posted November 11, 2016 at 12:01 am by Ferdie G. Domingo
SCIENCE CITY OF MUOZ, Nueva EcijaAt least 100 staff members and employees of the
Philippine Rice Research Institute were honored as the institute marked its 31st anniversary as
the countrys sole research agency on rice Tuesday.
25

This years anniversary celebrations, themed Rice science and innovation for inclusive growth,
kicked off Monday at its central experiment station in Barangay Maligaya with the opening of
the National Rice Awareness Month and the Santiago R. Obien seminar series on research
management and institution.
The seminar was named after the former PhilRice executive director.Dr. Sailila Abdulla,
PhilRice executive director, said the employees were honored during the Dangal ng PhilRice
recognition day on Tuesday.Dr. V. Bruce J. Tolentino, deputy director general for
communication and partnerships of the International Rice Research Institute, awarded plaques
and certificates to the awardees who included those who excelled in external fields, scientific
productivity, scholastic, loyalty, and as outstanding employee.Abdulla said as a research
institution, PhilRice had advanced rice science by producing scientific publications written by its
researchers and scientists.
These were later on published in some of the most reputable journals such as the Journal of Food
Agriculture and Environment, International Journal of Ecology and Conservation, Philippine
Journal of Crop Science, and the Philippine Agricultural Scientist.PhilRice is a government
corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture and created through Executive Order
1061 in 1985.It is mandated to help develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies for
farmers through research and development work in its central and six branch stations,
coordinating with a network that comprises 57 agencies and 70 seed centers located nationwide
http://thestandard.com.ph/news/-provinces/221105/philrice-turns-31-fetes-100-rank-andfile-employees.html
Use QR extension to achieve food security

BY WILLIAM DAR ON ON NOVEMBER 11, 2016BUSINESS COLUMNS
26

WILLIAM DAR
The planned lifting of the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice starting next year
somehow caught me by surprise, because then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo
Duterte during the presidential campaign promised to achieve self-sufficiency
in domestic rice production within two years of his presidency.Agriculture
Secretary Manny Piol has also asked for an extension of the QR by at least
two years and P65 billion in funds to make the rice sector more competitive.
Although I am optimistic rice production can be increased with existing
technologies like hybrid seeds and mechanization, I still believe the country
should primarily aim for food security and not just rice self-sufficiency.This
means that government should spend to make the countrys agriculture sector competitive in general,
not only in terms of production, but also in terms of storage and transport facilities, research and
development (R&D), and social safety nets.
In my column last October 27 (Food security vs food self-sufficiency) where I also discussed the
2016 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) published by The Economist Intelligence Unit, the report
made it very clear that the populations ability to purchase food, facilities to transport and store food,
and even R&D for the agriculture sector are among the important factors to achieving food security.
They all go hand-in-hand.
Now, how do you increase the income of farmers so they can also have the means to purchase
enough food for their families? Improving paddy rice yield per hectare is one way but growing highvalue crops for export is also a very viable option.
So far, the country only has two export crops that generate $1 billion ever year: coconut and banana.
On the other hand, Thailands top farm exports include the following: natural rubber ($6.0 billion);
rice ($5.4 billion); prepared fish ($3.1 billion); sugar ($2.7 billion); prepared chicken ($2.2 billion);
starch ($1.3 billion); prepared shrimp ($1.2 billion); animal feed ($1.2 billion); and food preparations
($1.2 billion).
Vietnam also boasts of the following farm exports earning billions of dollars per year: coffee beans
($3.3 billion); rice ($2.9 billion); shrimps ($2.6 billion); fish fillet ($2.4 billion); cashew nuts ($2.0
billion); natural rubber ($1.7 billion); prepared shrimp ($1.6 billion); and pepper ($1.2 billion).
Dont tell me the Philippines cannot produce the top farm exports of Thailand and Vietnam.
If more farmers shift to high-value crops and export these in raw or processed form, that would be
one good step in achieving food security because farmers must have more income to purchase their
own food.
27
Going to rice production, it might be an uphill climb for the Philippines to become as competitive as
top rice exporters Thailand and Vietnam. Production of paddy (unmilled) rice in Thailand is P10 per
kilo and Vietnam P7 per kg. In the Philippines, it is P11-P12 per kg.

So imposing a tariff of 35 percent on imported rice might not be enough to protect Filipino rice
farmers from their Asean counterparts.
Also, Filipino rice farmers are receiving smaller and smaller shares of the value of their produce
year-on-year, or just 47 percent of the wholesale price. On the other hand, rice farmers in India get 62
percent when they sell it directly from their farms, and farmers in China 94 percent.
But I am not saying the government should no longer invest in making the rice sector competitive
over the two-year period of the QRs possible extension, because the industry remains a major source
of employment, income and nutrition for Filipinos, comprising some 2.5 million farmers plus several
hundred thousand of farm laborers and people engaged in the supply of farm inputs and machinery,
milling/processing, warehousing, transport, other farm services and related economic activities.
Looking at the bigger picture, the rice industry directly and indirectly benefits close to 20 million
people or 20 percent of the population.
The worst-case scenario is up to 550,000 rice farmers will be affected or left without any source of
livelihood if they do not become competitive after the QR is lifted. The average yield per hectare per
cropping season for paddy rice in the Philippines is 4.0 metric tons/hectare that can be increased over
the next two to three years to up to 6.0 MT/ha. Among the government agencies with technologies to
increase domestic rice production are the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and
Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), both under the
Department of Agriculture.
PhilRice and private seed companies have hybrid rice varieties that can yield up to 8 MT/ha and are
either resistant to flooding or drought.
PhilMech has technologies for rice farming from land preparation, transplanting, harvesting and
drying. Based on PhilMech studies, using a transplanter results in using 40 kgs of seeds per hectare
compared to 80 kgs under the manual method. Using a transplanter can result in up to 50 percent
more seedlings planted in a square meter, which can easily increase yield by up to 50 percent.
But then, spending billions of pesos just to make the countrys rice sector more productive should not
be the only solution to making the countrys farming sector competitive and achieving food security
for the population.
Achieving competitiveness should also include establishing storage facilities for various food
products and the means to transport these to various parts of the Philippines, which is an archipelago.
Also of equal importance is spending for R&D and getting proven farming technologies not only to
rice farmers but also to those growing and shifting to high-value crops.Should the QR on rice be
extended for another two years, government should not waste that golden opportunity to achieve food
security and not only rice self-sufficiency.
http://www.manilatimes.net/use-qr-extension-achieve-food-security/295926/
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