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Cabinet execs eye stop to NFA rice-trading activities
Column: Asia's rice market reaches semblance of normality after Thai
upheaval Russell
NFA releases rice import terms
Fresh demand from the Philippines expected to boost Vietnam's rice
exports
Vietnams rice exports fall during January-August
Second rice shipment to China to start soon
Scientists hope new varieties can start Africa rice revolution
Chasing the monsoon
USA Rice Establishes Strong Ties with Rice Wholesalers in Mexico
Australian rice exports to PNG at risk
Domestic Rice Production is a Necessity
Golden Rice still struggling for acceptance in Asia
Cameron Parish rice farmers are struggling after state's heavy floods
Jonesboro's Madison Gibson named Miss Arkansas Rice
Scientists Hope New Varieties Can Start Africa Rice Revolution
Commodity Report Aug. 30
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Cabinet execs eye stop to NFA rice-trading

activities
By Mayvelin U. Caraballo on August 29, 2016
CABINET officials are set to recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the abolition
of the grains buying and selling functions of the National Food Authority (NFA),
where reports of corruption date back to its creation in 1972 during the Marcos
administration.This was the decision of an interagency body composed of the heads
of the Departments of Finance, Agriculture, Budget and Management, and the
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), said Socioeconomic
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology

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ART, Peshawar

The decision that is going to be proposed to the President, which I am sure he will like, is to remove the
proprietary and commercial activity of NFA, and [allow it to]focus on its core function of regulation,
Pernia told reporters.Under the Office of the President, the NFA is responsible for ensuring food security
and the stability of supply and price of rice, the Philippines staple grain.
The NFA has the monopoly of rice importation and buys rice at above market prices supposedly to
support rice farmers. At the same time it sells rice at below market prices to keep the cost of the staple
low, resulting in billions of losses.Pernia, the NEDA director general, said the removal of the agencys
commercial functions means the agency would no longer be engaged in buying and selling of rice, a
source of corruption.[Instead] they will just focus on regulation and ensure adequate buffer stock. They
should have a buffer stock. Buffer stock is really reserved, it should always be there, in case of
contingencies, he said.Once approved, the selling of cheap NFA rice in accredited stores will also stop,
Pernia said.
Rice will be mainly imported by private sector. The imported rice is always cheaper than homegrown
rice. It is very expensive to grow rice in our country. It also removes the smuggling problem, he
explained.This measure will also control the ballooning debt of the agency, Pernia said.The problem
with NFA is it buys high and sells low so it incurred a lot of loss. The accumulated debt of NFA is
already at P165 billion, he said.To pay for the debt, the NFA can sell certain assets such as real estate,
Pernia said.The interagency body will still determine if the abolition of the NFAs commercial functions
can be implemented by an executive order or through
legislation.There will be a lot of objections. Many people would want to maintain the commercial
function of the NFA, because its a milking cow, Pernia said.It is a good time to do it now, because
President Duterte has strong support in Congress. We are trying to push it now because it has to be done,
otherwise the bleeding will continue, he added.
Column: Asia's rice market reaches semblance of normality

after Thai upheaval - Russell
A farmer harvests rice at a paddy field outside Hanoi October 11, 2012. REUTERS/Kham
By Clyde Russell | LAUNCESTON, Australia
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)

Asia's rice markets are showing signs of returning to what could be described as normal trade,
even as the last acts of Thailand's ultimately disastrous subsidy scheme play out.While
Thailand's benchmark 5-percent broken rice has slumped 15 percent in the past month to $376.50
a tonne, it's likely that move is driven mainly by supply and demand factors, rather than political
intervention and its aftermath.The rice market has been characterized by distortion since former
Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra implemented a rice-buying system after winning
elections in 2011.
Her government's plan was simplistic and deeply flawed, and while it may have delivered higher
incomes to her rural supporters, it resulted in a massive surplus of rice entering government
stockpiles - a blowout in Thailand's budget and ultimately leading to her ouster by the military in
2014.
Yingluck believed that Thailand could unilaterally raise the price of rice to overseas buyers given
its status as the world's largest exporter of the grain that is the staple food for about two-thirds of
the world's population.

All she succeeded in doing was encouraging India to start exporting its massive surplus, as well
as delivering market share to regional rival Vietnam, with both those countries overtaking
Thailand in the export stakes.
In the meantime, Thailand built up a stockpile of more than 20 million tonnes of rice, equivalent
to about double its usual annual exports.
These inventories acted as a drag on the rice price, even after the new military government in
Thailand ended the subsidy scheme and started selling down the stockpile.
This process still has way to go with Thailand planning to sell another 1 million tonnes of rice in
August, which will reduce its stockpile to something closer to eight million tonnes.
This is a much more manageable figure, indicating that rice is more likely to trade on supply and
demand fundamentals in the coming months, and that Yingluck's intervention and its aftermath
will eventually fade into memory.
The question then becomes as to which direction are the fundamentals pointing, and is the sharp
price decline of recent weeks the start of a new bear cycle.
It's still the case that rice markets appear well supplied, even though the now faded El Nino
weather event brought drought and reduced crops in major producers India, Thailand and
Vietnam.
There is some doubt among weather forecasters about the strength of the current La Nina event,
where lower sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific tend to cause heavier rains across Southeast
and South Asia, as well as in Australia.
It seems most likely that the 2016-17 rice season will be about normal, with top exporter India
sowing 32.61 million hectares of rice for the season started in June, up from 30.47 million the
prior year.
SHIFT IN MARKET DYNAMICS
The International Grains Council estimated on Aug. 25 that global rice production for 2016-17
would be 484 million tonnes, down on the prior month's forecast of 487 million but up on the
previous season's 473 million.
Thailand expects to export about 9.5 million tonnes in 2016, and shipments in the first half of the
year were up 12 percent on the same period last year, according to the Thai Rice Exporters
Association.

The overall supply picture is one of comfortable volumes being available amid the ongoing
selldown of high inventories in both Thailand and India.
On the demand side, top importer China hiked its purchases almost 23 percent from a year go to
2.141 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2016, according to customs data.
The main beneficiaries of the increase were Thailand, which boosted its exports to China in the
January-July period by 31 percent to 555,993 tonnes, and Pakistan, whose sales rose almost 220
percent to 513,245 tonnes.
With China's early 2016 rice output down 2.7 percent to 32.8 million tonnes, it's likely that China
will continue to see rising imports over the coming months.
The Philippines, another major importer, is also increasing purchases, with the government
planning to buy 1 million tonnes to secure supplies until next year while prices are low.
The current price weakness is also likely to tempt buyers in the Middle East and Africa.
Putting supply and demand together and rice looks more like a market responding to shifts in
those dynamics.
This is a marked change from the politics-driven market of the previous years, and more likely a
more healthy situation.
Yingluck, however, has defended her rice-buying scheme in her trial on charges of criminal
negligence over her management of the subsidy system, which the military government says cost
the country around $8 billion.
"We found that the rice policy could increase people's income and the price of rice for farmers,"
Yingluck told the Supreme Court north of the capital, Bangkok, during her trial on Aug. 5.
"It did not distort the market," she said. "We saw that the benefits of the scheme outweighed the
monetary losses."
The scheme may well have provided a temporary boost to farmers, but Yingluck remains
deluded if she thinks it didn't distort the rice market.
It is only now, two years after she was ousted, that the distortions are finally dissipating.
(Editing by Himani Sarkar)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-rice-asia-idUSKCN1160YN
NFA releases rice import terms

By: Ronnel W. Domingo
12:03 AM August 30th, 2016
The National Food Authority has released the terms of reference (TOR) for its importation of 250,000
tons of milled rice on Aug. 31, signed by Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco.The NFA wants the entire
volume to arrive and be deposited in various warehouses across the country by the end of October.
Of the total volume, two-fifths or 100,000 tons should have arrived by the end of September.
The NFA is buying from neighboring, state-run suppliers mainly in Thailand, Vietnam and
Cambodia.
Southeast Asia is home to some of the worlds biggest exporters of rice as well as some of the
biggest importers, including the Philippines.
Based on the TOR, the biggest tranche at 80,000 tons should be shipped to Manila, the National
Capital Region being the biggest consumer of rice in the country.
About one-fifth49,000 tonsof the latest batch of imports are bound for warehouses in Cebu
City while 24,000 tons are going to Zamboanga City and 20,000 tons to Davao City.
Also, 16,000 tons each are going to the cities of Tabaco and General Santos; and 12,000 tons
each to Batangas City and Subic in Zambales.
Further, 10,000 tons is going to Iloilo City; 6,000 tons to Legaspi City and 5,000 tons to San
Fernando in La Union.
Earlier this month, Evasco was reported to have said he would propose to President Duterte the
abolition of the NFA,
Largely because of the agencys P167-billion debt, Evasco said the NFA was better scrapped or
be relegated as a regulatory body without commercial stake in the industry.
Evasco took over the NFA along with three of the biggest agriculture-related agencies that used
to be under the Office of the Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural

Modernization which President Aquino created. Before that, the agencies were supervised by the
Department of Agriculture.
The three other agencies are the National Irrigation Administration, Philippine Coconut
Authority and Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piol had vied for the return of the these four agencies to the
DA, and had even recommended to the President a list of appointees to lead the agencies.
http://business.inquirer.net/214222/nfa-releases-rice-import-terms#ixzz4Iu01B3oq
Fresh demand from the Philippines expected to boost Vietnam's rice

exports
By An Hong August 28, 2016 | 02:58 pm GMT+7
Vietnam is likely to win a deal to supply 250,000 tons of rice to the Philippines. Vietnam is
planning to bid for a 250,000 ton rice contract to the Philippines, said the Vietnam Food
Association.Vietnamese rice exporters are likely to submit offers at more competetive prices
ranging from $360 to $365 per ton than their Thai rivals.Experts said Vietnam looks set to win
the contract for delivery of 250,000 tons, mostly 25 percent broken rice, to the Philippines.There
is no specific information on when the shipments are due to arrive.
The Philippiness National Food Authority (NFA) plans to import 1 million tons of the staple grain in
2017 to fill stockpiles.
The NFA, which ensures the country's food security, said it is also looking to buy up to 750,000 tons of
well-milled long-grain white rice through government-to-government deals to build up stocks.Countries
with existing supply agreements with the Philippines such as Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia are
qualified to submit offers.
Vietnamese rice exporters said the fresh demand from the Philippines could boost export prices, which
have been under pressure from weak market demand since the second half of this year.
Over the January-August period, Vietnams rice exports fell 16.6 percent on-year to 3.37 million tons,
according to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.Thin demand and rising
supplies have also driven down Vietnams export prices.Vietnam's rice exports in the same period were

down nearly 13.1 percent from a year ago at $1.51 billion, according to the ministry.China remains
Vietnams biggest customer for the staple grain, accounting for 36 percent of Vietnam's exports over the
first eight months of the year.However, China's purchases of Vietnamese rice were down about 21.6
percent from a year ago in July at 1.04 million tons.The Philippines, one of the worlds biggest rice
buyers, imports about 1 million tons or more of the staple grain each year to bolster stockpiles that can be
severely depleted by adverse weather conditions and natural calamities.The Philippines is hit by 20
typhoons on average each year, mostly during the second half of the year.
http://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/fresh-demand-from-the-philippines-expected-to-boostvietnam-s-rice-exports-3459625.html
Vietnams rice exports fall during January-August

Vietnam exported 432,000 tonnes of rice for 191 million USD in August, bringing the total volume and
value in the first eight months of this year to 3.37 million tonnes and 1.51 billion USD.

The figures represented decreases of 16.6 percent in volume and 13.1 percent in value compared with the
same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. China remained
the biggest importer of Vietnams rice with 36 percent of the market share. A total of 1.04 million tonnes
worth 476 million USD were shipped to this market between January-July, down 21.6 percent in volume
and 11.9 percent in value year-on-year.
Indonesia followed with 353,000 tonnes and 140.4 million USD, up 25.5-fold in volume and 26.8-fold in
value year-on-year. Rice export to several traditional markets suffered from drastic decreases, including
the Philippines (66.4 percent), Malaysia (54.5 percent), and Singapore (36.3 percent). However, it is
noted that the Philippines will open bidding for 250,000 tonnes of rice on August 31 as part of its plan to
import 1 million more tonnes of rice to ensure food for next year. Vietnam will participate in this auction,
according to the Vietnam Food Association.
VNA
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/162861/vietnam-s-rice-exports-fall-during-january-august.html

PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION August 31, 2016 1:00 am
THAILAND should soon start shipping the second 1-million-tonne lot of rice under a contract with China
after that country delayed the shipment for a |few months as it was not yet ready for it.Duangporn
Rodphaya, director-general of the Commerce Ministry's Foreign Trade Department, said the first 1million-tonne shipment under the agreement had been completed midyear. After requesting a suspension
of its rice imports, and it now seems ready for the second lot.She said the Thai government would
continue to ship the rice in small lots of 100,000 tonnes per month, as previously. Chinese and Thai
officials are discussing the details of the shipments and should soon be able to get them started soon.
During the second lot of shipments, Thailand also expects that China will negotiate the import of another
1 million tonnes of rice from Thailand in the future, Duangporn said.Meanwhile, the Commerce Ministry
is confident of getting all the paperwork completed before the deadline next February for its legal action
demanding compensation from four politicians and two former government officials involved in a fake
government-to-government rice deal.Duangporn said the ministry needed a long time to study the legal
procedures carefully as it is a sensitive case that involves several agencies.
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In addition, the ministry reported that 13 rice traders joined the fifth auction of the year for 750,000
tonnes of rice. If the government accepts their bids and sells this stock, it could generate Bt7.4 billion in
sales value.
Moreover, 10 bidders have joined the auction for 255,000 tonnes of low-grade rice for the industrial
sector. The ministry will consider their bids soon.About 9.1 million tonnes of rice remain in the
government stockpiles, including the latest lots put up for auction. As of August 26, Thailand has
exported 6.3 million tonnes of rice this year, worth Bt99 billion, up by 8.2 per cent in volume and 6 per
cent in value over the same period last year.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Second-rice-shipment-to-China-to-start-soon-30294128.html
Scientists hope new varieties can start Africa rice revolution

By Isaiah Esipisu
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The first hybrid rice varieties developed in subSaharan Africa are yielding up to four times more than other improved varieties, say scientists,
who are using web-based tools to identify the right climate conditions to maximize harvests. The
15 hybrids, bred in Kenya and Tanzania, are also tolerant to diseases and the high temperatures
found in Kenya's western Lake Region and coastal areas. Local farmers have always depended
on imported hybrid rice varieties, particularly from Asia, which sometimes do not adapt well to
conditions in sub-Saharan Africa.
As the climate shifts and arable land shrinks under population pressure, experts say there is a
need for more innovative ways to produce food. Africa's food deficit is projected to increase to
60 million metric tonnes by 2020 if no action is taken, according to the Alliance for a Green
Revolution in Africa (AGRA).Joe DeVries, director of an AGRA program to strengthen Africa's
seed systems, said productivity on the continent is limited by the fact that farmers have a narrow
choice of improved varieties. Most of them (are) planting varieties that were released more than
30 years ago, he said.
Denis Kyetere, executive director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF),
which has developed the new hybrids in a public-private partnership, said hybrid technology had
revolutionized rice production in Asia, especially in China. Asias productivity dramatically
increased from an average of 1.89 metric tonnes per hectare in 1949 to 6.71 tonnes per hectare in
2012.With this technology, we look forward to Africa being able to feed Africa, said Kayode
Sanni, project manager for rice at the AATF. In 2014, Africa imported 12 million tonnes of rice,
mostly from Asia, he noted.The AATF, in collaboration with private firm Hybrids East Africa
Limited, has so far developed 140 hybrid rice varieties using African parent lines.
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Of these, 15 each yielding 7 to 10 tonnes per hectare - have been presented to the Kenya Plant
Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) for national performance trials. U.S.-based aWhere Inc, a
partner in the hybrid rice project, has developed web-based tools that allow scientists to
determine when and where to conduct breeding, seed multiplication and seed production to take
advantage of the best climate conditions.
BEATING EXPECTATIONS
Improved inbred rice varieties, such as the New Rice for Africa (NERICA) lines, are already in
use on African farms.
With this method, two different parent varieties are cross-bred, and their offspring are selected
through several cycles of self-pollination, or inbreeding, to get the desired result.
The end product has the ability to reproduce itself through self-pollination because the rice plant
flowers contain both the male and female organs.
With hybrid varieties, the parent plants are crossed separately with new varieties, and the
offspring from those crosses are united to produce a first-generation hybrid seed, which performs
better than both parents. The process is repeated each time.
Currently, the average yield of inbred rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa is 2.3 tonnes per
hectare. But in trials, some of the new hybrids have produced between 7 and 10 tonnes per
hectare, said Sanni, more than the breeders had hoped for.
I think it is a tremendous breakthrough, he added.
One potential problem is that seeds harvested from hybrid plants are not recommended for
replanting because their superior performance is lost due to genetic separation, resulting in a
lower yield.
That means farmers do not save seed from their harvest to plant again, and seed companies must
cross the parent materials every season to produce new hybrid seed for planting.This has always
been a setback - particularly for farmers who cannot afford higher prices of hybrid seeds. But
through this project, we have developed an innovative way of helping the poor farmers, so that
they can borrow the seed and pay (it) back only after harvest, said John Mann, managing
director for Afritec Seeds Ltd, which is testing more than 100 hybrid varieties under the AATFs
Breeding by Design project.
EAGER FARMERS
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Although farmers will have to buy seeds each time they plant, the extra profit from the hybrids'
higher yield is expected to be far higher than the cost of the seeds, said Sanni.
Apart from Egypt, which has been producing hybrid rice on a commercial scale for over a
decade, no other African country had succeeded in developing its own local hybrid rice.
Egyptian farmers have improved the countrys average rice production to almost 10 metric
tonnes per hectare, a feat praised by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and
others.Farmers who are participating in the trials in East Africa are eagerly waiting for the hybrid
seeds to be officially released for commercial use probably in less than a year, after two
seasons of trials by KEPHIS. We have already set aside money to buy the new breeds, said
Charles Wawo, a rice farmer and chairman of the Ahero Irrigation Scheme Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society in Kisumu County in western Kenya.
Kenya and Tanzania will be the first beneficiaries of the new hybrid varieties. Trials will then be
rolled out in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa, Sanni said.(Reporting by Isaiah
Esipisu; editing by Megan Rowling. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the
charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking,
property rights and climate change. Visit news.trust.org)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-agriculture-rice-idUSKCN1140NO
Chasing the monsoon
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/chasing-themonsoon/article9046474.ece
USA Rice Establishes Strong Ties with Rice Wholesalers in

Mexico
By Sarah Moran
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO -- The

USA Rice promotions team in
Mexico has added a new target
audience to its wide-ranging
marketing program - principal
grocery wholesalers. Several of
these wholesalers have developed
into significant one-stop outlets
servicing Mom & Pop, corner, or
convenience stores - a distribution
channel not previously serviced by
USA Rice.During the past month
USA Rice has partnered with two of
the largest of these wholesalers,
Scorpion and El Zorro, who have
multiple stores throughout urban
areas. "We've developed programs
and activities for this very important
group of wholesalers who handle
quite a bit of packaged rice," said
Gaby Carbajal, who leads USA
Rice promotions in Mexico. "In the
past, we have been very successful
targeting larger supermarket chains,
but this new segment specifically
targets the thousands of Mom & Pop stores so common in Mexico City. In turn, we reach urban
consumers who don't shop in the larger suburban chains. It's a way of maximizing our reach in this huge
country of over 120 million people." As part of the new marketing program, USA Rice will sponsor a
booth at the annual trade show of ANAM (National Association of Grocery Wholesalers) held in Puebla
in September.
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"This trade show is only open to the trade and USA Rice received a special invitation to attend," said
Carbajal. "We expect to establish deeper ties with this group, and develop promotional activities for
buyers to educate them about and promote the benefits of trading in U.S. origin rice."
Australian rice exports to PNG at risk

Exports to one of Australia's biggest rice markets are at risk because of a change of government
policy in Papua New Guinea. More than three-quarters of the rice consumed in PNG is imported
from or sourced by Australia. But the PNG Government's new rice policy will give 80 per cent
of the import market to what it is calling 'pioneer investors' willing to develop a domestic rice
industry.
Eric Tlozek
ELEANOR HALL: Exports to one of Australia's biggest rice markets are at risk, because of a
change of government policy in Papua New Guinea.
More than three quarters of the rice consumed in PNG is imported from or sourced by Australia.
But the PNG Government's new rice policy will give 80 per cent of the import market to what it
is calling "pioneer investors", willing to develop a domestic rice industry, as Papua New Guinea
correspondent Eric Tlozek reports.
JOHNATHAN THURSTON: Hi, I'm Johnathan Thurston from the North Queensland Cowboys.
To be the best at my game, I need to be fit and healthy.
ERIC TLOZEK: Australian rice-growers have been using Papua New Guinea's love of rugby
league to market their rice under the "Trukai" brand.
JOHNATHAN THURSTON: Rice is a big part of my diet and I love Trukai Jasmine rice.
ERIC TLOZEK: The company, owned by Australia's Sun Rice, has more than 75 per cent of
PNG's rice market.
But Trukai's extensive operation in Papua New Guinea is threatened by a government decision to
create an import quota and allocate it to another company which promises to grow rice in PNG.
Trukai's chief executive is Greg Worthington-Eyre.
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GREG WORTHINGTON-EYRE: Trukai's been here for over 46 years. We've built a very large
distribution system and we've been feeding the country and guaranteeing food security for that
period of time and with this policy, as it's constructed as of today, would basically wipe out our
business.
ERIC TLOZEK: Trukai's business is worth $360 million a year, and a good portion of Australia's
rice exports go to PNG.
Greg Worthington-Eyre says the policy also threatens the company's extensive workforce.
GREG WORTHINGTON-EYRE: We have invested extensively in our distribution network and
we have a finishing mill in Lae and we are the only company that packs in country.
All the other rice imported into PNG comes packed offshore. So we have a significant
investment, we employ over a thousand people, and that's been built up over a period of time.
ERIC TLOZEK: Australian investment in PNG is worth more than $20 billion, and is
supposedly protected by a bilateral agreement.
The executive director of the Australia-Papua New Guinea Business Council, Frank Yourn, says
the rice policy seemingly overrides some of those protections, which is alarming for investors.
FRANK YOURN: It would send a negative signal to investors, not only Australian investors, but
investors anywhere that you know, if their investments aren't properly protected by the
international agreements that Papua New Guinea has entered into, then that's a deep concern for
companies.
ERIC TLOZEK: Australia's Trade Minister wrote to his PNG counterpart, Richard Maru, who
then sought legal advice on the policy.
Mr Maru told parliament that showed it would breach the trade agreement.
RICHARD MARU: Trukai, which is an Australian majority-owned company, is likely to lose a
lot of business.
But that's the law - that's the agreement we have signed. So I am informing parliament. That's the
advice I've received.
ERIC TLOZEK: The minister warned Parliament it would also breach international trade rules.
RICHARD MARU: If ever our government embarks on such a policy it will be in serious breach
of our obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization. It is also likely to be illegal.
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ERIC TLOZEK: Even though the policy has been announced, PNG's Prime Minister, Peter
O'Neill, says Cabinet is yet to make a final decision on its implementation.
But he says rice importers need to contribute to the development of a domestic rice industry.
PNG's former agriculture secretary, Matthew Kanua says that's not easy, as other crops like
coffee and cocoa give PNG's small-block farmers a better return.
MATTHEW KANUA: I think what you're going to get is elevated, inflated rice prices, which
will be passed on to the consumers, and I think the Government is going to waste and put in a lot
of money into a business venture which is not going to produce any dividends to the nation.
It's just not going to work.
ERIC TLOZEK: Papua New Guinea's competition watchdog, the Independent Consumer and
Competition Commission, agrees.
It published a report last year saying the policy would increase the price of rice, reduce the
amount eaten in PNG and - because the policy gives generous tax breaks for the "pioneer
investor" - provides no financial benefits to the Papua New Guinea government.
From Port Moresby, this is Eric Tlozek, reporting for The World Today
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-31/australian-rice-exports-to-png-at-risk/7801788
Domestic Rice Production is a Necessity

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 8:58am /FBNQuest Research
Rice remains an integral part of the average Nigerians diet. As such, there is no surprise that the
country is import heavy on this food crop. The FGNs estimates show demand at 6.3 million
metric tons per year (mmt/y) while domestic supply is estimated at 2.3 mmt.
According to the FGNs Agriculture Promotion Policy, rice imports still exceed US$1bn per
annum. We gather that the CBNs policy which focused on limiting the importation of 41 items
(rice inclusive) led to a 300,000 metric ton decline in rice imports in Q1 2016.The inclusion of
rice on the list of 41 items excluded from accessing forex from the official window as well as the
general issues with sourcing fx has led to a drop in rice supply to the domestic market and a
spike in prices.
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Considering that the FGNs set minimum wage currently stands at N18,000 per month, a bag of
rice currently priced at N23,000 per bag is almost not affordable for the average
household.Despite the ban on rice imports through land borders, there has been increased
smuggling. The Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a pick-up in seizures since January
2016.The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has expressed its
commitment to improving rice productivity. Local rice production has been projected to hit 2.7
mmt in 2017.On the public- private partnership sphere, recently Dangote Industries Limited
(DIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the FMARD to invest US$1bn
towards boosting fully integrated rice production and processing across the country over the next
two years.
Apart from large entities like Olam and Dangote, there has been increased participation by small
holder rice farmers. However, access to credit still remains a challenge.There are other areas
within the rice value chain which are largely untapped; they include processing, storage,
packaging and distribution. Insufficient supply chain integration was highlighted as a core issue
within the rice segment by the FGN.While the supply deficit is huge, closing the gap could be
accelerated through increased private sector participation. However the onus is on the
government to create an enabling environment. Excluding the job creation potential, this would
also ease pressure on the countrys import bill.
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PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION August 31, 2016 1:00 am
THAILAND should soon start shipping the second 1-million-tonne lot of rice under a contract with China
after that country delayed the shipment for a |few months as it was not yet ready for it.Duangporn
Rodphaya, director-general of the Commerce Ministry's Foreign Trade Department, said the first 1million-tonne shipment under the agreement had been completed midyear. After requesting a suspension
of its rice imports, and it now seems ready for the second lot.She said the Thai government would
continue to ship the rice in small lots of 100,000 tonnes per month, as previously. Chinese and Thai
officials are discussing the details of the shipments and should soon be able to get them started soon.
During the second lot of shipments, Thailand also expects that China will negotiate the import of another
1 million tonnes of rice from Thailand in the future, Duangporn said.Meanwhile, the Commerce Ministry
is confident of getting all the paperwork completed before the deadline next February for its legal action
demanding compensation from four politicians and two former government officials involved in a fake
government-to-government rice deal.Duangporn said the ministry needed a long time to study the legal
procedures carefully as it is a sensitive case that involves several agencies.
In addition, the ministry reported that 13 rice traders joined the fifth auction of the year for 750,000
tonnes of rice. If the government accepts their bids and sells this stock, it could generate Bt7.4 billion in
sales value.
Moreover, 10 bidders have joined the auction for 255,000 tonnes of low-grade rice for the industrial
sector. The ministry will consider their bids soon.
About 9.1 million tonnes of rice remain in the government stockpiles, including the latest lots put up for
auction. As of August 26, Thailand has exported 6.3 million tonnes of rice this year, worth Bt99 billion,
up by 8.2 per cent in volume and 6 per cent in value over the same period last year.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Second-rice-shipment-to-China-to-start-soon-30294128.html
Golden Rice still struggling for acceptance in Asia

August 30, 2016 - by Laura Lloyd
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Golden Rice, so named because beta-carotene turns the rice kernels bright yellow, still remains short of
commercialization after many years of testing and tweaking the genetics required to produce the seeds.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, U.S. Seventeen years ago, the promise of what is called Golden Rice
seemed simple enough: insert a trait that adds beta-carotene to the genetic code of rice and watch the
perils of blindness and death from vitamin A deficiency in children and pregnant women start to
disappear. Impoverished Asian and perhaps some Central American countries where rice is eaten as
much as three meals a day would obtain a low-cost, convenient way to end one of the worst scourges of
malnutrition.
But the reality has proved far more complex. Golden Rice, so named because beta-carotene turns the rice
kernels bright yellow, still remains short of commercialization after many years of testing and tweaking
the genetics required to produce the seeds. It continues to be recommended as a way to eradicate
devastating effects on the eyesight and immune systems of a large portion of children under five in the
developing world, despite many bumps in the road along the way to production.
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Organizations opposing all forms of bioengineered crops have kept up their special focus on blocking
Golden Rice, said Robert S. Zeigler, Ph.D., plant pathologist and director general of the International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI) from 2005 to 2015, who led the organization during much of the research and
development of the beta-carotene enriched rice. You can see why there was excitement here was a
way we could use modern technology to transform the lives of the poor, he told World Grain. There
were people, including myself, who did not understand how complex and difficult the process was going
to be and how many potholes were going to be encountered in the journey from invention to the
marketplace, he said. A recurring problem was resistance from environmental groups such as Greenpeace
International, which, Zeigler said, have drawn a line in the sand to, quite explicitly, block Golden Rice.
He said Greenpeace has argued that Golden Rice is a Trojan horse, taking the view that if Golden Rice is
allowed to succeed, that will be a justification for all GMOs to be introduced, he said.
For a variety of reasons, many of which dont have much to do with Greenpeace, Golden Rice remains
unavailable to rice growers anywhere in the world, and experts estimate it will be at least a couple of
years before it will be available, probably starting in the Philippines. Zeigler said large-scale trials in
farmers fields would likely be in place in about 2019, with commercialization coming somewhat later.
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The Philippines and Bangladesh are two countries with both a large impoverished population and a relatively
advanced regulatory process for developing and disseminating bioengineered crops .
One of the questions is how a crop like Golden Rice would establish itself in the market, he said. It
would be fairly straightforward for farmers to grow it and either buy the seed from seed growers, or,
because of the nature of rice, they could even save their seed for one or two generations to produce it.
The Philippines and Bangladesh are two countries with both a large impoverished population
and a relatively advanced regulatory process for developing and disseminating bioengineered
crops (Bangladesh has released an insect-resistant genetically modified eggplant) and Golden
Rice would likely get its start growing there, Zeigler said. Other countries that may follow suit
include Indonesia, Malaysia, Colombia in Central America and Haiti, a Western Hemisphere
country known for its poverty.
Experts said China, the behemoth of Asia in terms of population, has made enough strides in feeding its
people that the need for a product like Golden Rice is less pressing, although malnutrition has certainly
not been eradicated. But dealing with genetically modified crops and specifically Golden Rice in
China has been fraught. In 2013, Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., admitted its researchers
violated ethical rules in a study feeding Golden Rice to children in China. Greenpeace in China contended
scientists fed children a potentially dangerous product without informing parents, and China responded by
closing down the research. The controversy became a huge social media story and, if you look at
attitudes toward GM by the Chinese public and Chinese consumers after that event, it went quite
negative, said Eric J. Wailes, Ph.D., distinguished professor of agricultural economics at the University
of Arkansas, U.S.
India, where childhood malnutrition is significant, has a strongly anti-GMO policy that has been
influenced by attitudes prevalent in the European Union, said Zeigler. And Thailand, one of the biggest
exporters of rice, has said it will never grow Golden Rice.
Golden Rice made the news again this summer, when 107 Nobel laureates signed a letter urging
Greenpeace to end its efforts to stop Golden Rice from coming onto the market. According to The
Washington Post, one of the motivations for Greenpeaces campaign against Golden Rice, in the opinion
of signers of the letter, was that spreading fear about bioengineered crops helps raise money for their
cause.World Grain requested a response from Greenpeace to the Nobel Laureates letter, and received this
email:
Some organizations have asserted that GMOs such as Golden Rice could help impoverished populations
combat vitamin A deficiency, said Davon Hutchins, senior campaigner for Greenpeace Internationals
Food for Life campaign. Golden Rice is still in the research phase after 20 years. It is not a viable
solution available on the market, according to the IRRI There are also other ways to combat VAD
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(vitamin-A deficiency) without resorting to silver bullet GMOs, like a more balanced diet rich in all
vitamins, including vitamin A. Many of our partners in developing countries like Southeast Asia and
Africa simply dont want to be forced to choose or become reliant on GMO crops and we respect their
concerns and reservations.Wailes offered a rebuttal.Obviously, a more diversified diet with foods high
in beta-carotene, such as leafy greens, vegetables and fruits is for some countries a better way, but if a
family is living on less than $2 per day, access to a diversified diet is not generally possible.
While high-profile skirmishes in the GMO wars attract the publics attention, other, less dramatic issues
have also been a focus of the Golden Rice debate.The amount of willingness farmers have to grow
Golden Rice, its financial cost relative to other types of rice, its yields and its other agronomic attributes
are useful questions in evaluating the efficacy of Golden Rice. Experts have spent time considering how
best to convince impoverished and often poorly educated consumers to try the new product despite its
being a color they might associate with urine or discoloration and spoilage, noted Wailes.
He said rice exporting and importing nations remained concerned about the potential for bioengineered
rice to co-mingle with other types of rice. Major rice growing and exporting countries in the Far East,
such as Thailand, have said they will not grow and export Golden Rice abroad because of these perceived
risks.I think we should salute the anti-GMO community for getting the word contamination in common
use, Zeigler said sardonically. It has a very negative connotation.He noted that many countries have
very onerous rules against the sale or distribution of GMOs that have not passed regulatory approval.
Proponents of Golden Rice note that one potential problem for Golden Rice patent restrictions and,
with them, potentially higher seed costs, has been put to bed, said Zeigler. Syngenta, the biotechnology
company that developed Golden Rice, has given up its intellectual property rights on Golden Rice as a
humanitarian initiative. Farmers wouldnt have to pay more for Golden Rice seed, and the IRRI has been
given a free hand by Syngenta to work with the technology.Part of the original challenges in getting
Golden Rice ready were, in fact, the result of a requirement of the inventors, Zeigler said. They
imposed a requirement that Golden Rice couldnt be sold at a premium, with the intention of making sure
nobody profited from what they perceived as an international public good.He said Golden Rice would
have to have the same yield and quality of ordinary rice, which represented a significant breeding
challenge.The materials where the Golden Rice advantage was originally put were completely unsuitable
for Asian rice projection conditions, he said. So there was a major breeding undertaking to get those
genes together in a material farmers would grow.
He continued, The kind of setbacks and false starts that happened in developing this trait was something
that kept me up at night.As things currently stand, yields of Golden Rice grown, at least in the
Philippines, arent as consistent as yields of conventional rice.
With the question of pricing Golden Rice seed resolved, farmers would likely focus on other variables as
to whether to plant the bioengineered seed. One of their decisions would be whether the nutritional
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attributes of Golden Rice would make a difference. Wailes at the University of Arkansas said studies have
shown that 40% to 50% of farmers would be willing to grow bioengineered rice that offers a 10%
improvement in nutrition over other varieties.
Zeigler said rice markets in the Philippines and Bangladesh are partly controlled by a government food
authority that sets the price of rice. In addition, there is quite a lively market in the rice trade, he said,
with farmers making their own planting decisions.Farmers are businesspeople and will grow a crop to
make a profit, he said. If there is not demand for Golden Rice beyond just regular rice, they will only
grow Golden Rice if they get a good yield and a good price for it. Zeigler firmly believes demand for
Golden Rice will ratchet higher when governments make an effort to spread the news about its significant
health benefits.It will require a marketing effort to educate consumers, he said. Its a legitimate role
for the public sector. NGOs would be involved. I hope religious entities become involved, as for
anything that improves the health of children.
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Cameron Parish rice farmers are struggling after state's heavy

floods
Tuesday, August 30th 2016, 8:23 am PKTTuesday, August 30th 2016, 8:46 am PKT
By Maranda Whittington, Reporter
There's a stretch of state highway that no one has driven on in more than a decade.
La. 1141 runs the length of Monkey Island close to the Cameron coast. Hurricane Rita washed
away the ferry back in 2005, which cut off the 500-acre island.
(Source: Maranda
Whittington/KPLC)
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Louisiana's heavy floods didn't just affect people's homes, but it also affected farmers and their
crops.Many rice farmers in Southwest Louisiana have felt the impact of the heavy floods over
these last few weeks.For some it's worked out in their favor.
"I was one of the lucky ones to be able to plant a little bit early because I don't plant a lot of rice
and was able to get through quicker than most," said rice farmer Kelly Precht.
For others, that wasn't the case.
"Here comes harvest time when about 40-percent of the rice was ready to harvest in the state of
Louisiana, and we had this disaster come in and take out our crops," said rice farmer Charles
Schultz.
Schultz and his family lost close to 60-percent of their crops from the floods. The crops that are
still good might not make it because it becomes nearly impossible for Schultz to get through the
fields.
"The roads are muddy; you can't get the trucks in and out to harvest it, and it delayed our harvest
time," said Schultz.
This ends up affecting Schultz financially.
"I've had an extra $80,000 in equipment cost just attempting to get this rice out in time that we
normally would not have had," said Schultz.
Emotionally all this has really affected him.
"Gut-wrenching, I mean it takes everything that we've worked our whole lives for just to be
thrown away," said Schultz.
Bradley Pousson is LSU Ag's rice county agent for Cameron Parish, and admits it's hard to see
Schultz, and other farmers in this situation.
"I have a lot of friends that I went to school with that I've been knowing through the years that
are now farmers, and seeing them go through this and just doing what I can to help them," said
Pousson. "It's very heartbreaking to see this."
Months of hard work for Schultz - just to be washed away by a few hours of heavy rain.
"Fourteen hours a day out here and sometimes if it's the middle of harvest season, he (Schultz)
doesn't even go home," said Pousson. "..It's just there's a lot of time that goes into this that
nobody really understands."
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Schultz and his father said that the floods end up affecting the entire community. Many will be
out of jobs for months if rice farmers aren't able to salvage enough rice to send to the mills.
http://www.kplctv.com/story/32872107/cameron-parish-rice-farmers-are-struggling-afterlouisianas-heavy-floods
Jonesboro's Madison Gibson named Miss Arkansas Rice

By Arkansas Farm Bureau Aug 29, 2016
Credit Arkansas Farm Bureau
Madison Gibson of Jonesboro (Craighead County) was named 2016-17 Miss Arkansas Rice on
Saturday at the Brinkley Convention Center. Gibson is a junior at Jonesboro High School and is
the daughter of Scott and Karie Gibson.
Libby Thornhill of Wynne (Cross County) was first runner-up. Second runner-up was Dawsyn
Smith of Newport (Jackson County). Other county winners participating in the state finals were
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Torri Dumond of DeWitt (Arkansas County), Kristen Lanni of White Hall (Jefferson County),
Chloe Griffith of Marianna (Lee County), Lacy Smith of Ward (Lonoke County), Libby
Wilkison of Brinkley (Monroe County), Alexandria Rawls of Palestine (St. Francis County) and
Gabriella Winkler of Augusta (Woodruff County).
The goal of the Miss Arkansas Rice program is to encourage interest in rice promotion and to
publicize the importance of the Arkansas rice industry to the state's economy. Contestants were
judged on their promotion activities and knowledge of the rice industry. They also cooked a rice
dish at the competition on which they were judged. Gibsons recipe was Get Your Gumbo On!
The Arkansas Rice Council sponsors the annual contest in cooperation with Arkansas Farm
Bureau and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. Arkansas Farm Bureau is a nonprofit,
private advocacy organization of more than 190,000 families throughout the state working to
improve farm and rural life.
http://kasu.org/post/jonesboros-madison-gibson-named-miss-arkansas-rice#stream/0
Scientists Hope New Varieties Can Start Africa Rice

Revolution
By REUTERSAUG. 29, 2016, 4:12 A.M. E.D.T.
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The first hybrid rice varieties developed in subSaharan Africa are yielding up to four times more than other improved varieties, say scientists,
who are using web-based tools to identify the right climate conditions to maximise harvests.
The 15 hybrids, bred in Kenya and Tanzania, are also tolerant to diseases and the high
temperatures found in Kenya's western Lake Region and coastal areas.
Local farmers have always depended on imported hybrid rice varieties, particularly from Asia,
which sometimes do not adapt well to conditions in sub-Saharan Africa.
As the climate shifts and arable land shrinks under population pressure, experts say there is a
need for more innovative ways to produce food.
Africa's food deficit is projected to increase to 60 million metric tonnes by 2020 if no action is
taken, according to the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
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Joe DeVries, director of an AGRA programme to strengthen Africa's seed systems, said
productivity on the continent is limited by the fact that farmers have a narrow choice of
improved varieties.
Most of them (are) planting varieties that were released more than 30 years ago, he said.
Denis Kyetere, executive director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF),
which has developed the new hybrids in a public-private partnership, said hybrid technology had
revolutionised rice production in Asia, especially in China.
Asias productivity dramatically increased from an average of 1.89 metric tonnes per hectare in
1949 to 6.71 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
With this technology, we look forward to Africa being able to feed Africa, said Kayode Sanni,
project manager for rice at the AATF. In 2014, Africa imported 12 million tonnes of rice, mostly
from Asia, he noted.
The AATF, in collaboration with private firm Hybrids East Africa Limited, has so far developed
140 hybrid rice varieties using African parent lines.
Of these, 15 each yielding 7 to 10 tonnes per hectare - have been presented to the Kenya Plant
Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) for national performance trials.
U.S.-based aWhere Inc, a partner in the hybrid rice project, has developed web-based tools that
allow scientists to determine when and where to conduct breeding, seed multiplication and seed
production to take advantage of the best climate conditions.
BEATING EXPECTATIONS
Improved inbred rice varieties, such as the New Rice for Africa (NERICA) lines, are already in
use on African farms.
With this method, two different parent varieties are cross-bred, and their offspring are selected
through several cycles of self-pollination, or inbreeding, to get the desired result.
The end product has the ability to reproduce itself through self-pollination because the rice plant
flowers contain both the male and female organs.
With hybrid varieties, the parent plants are crossed separately with new varieties, and the
offspring from those crosses are united to produce a first-generation hybrid seed, which performs
better than both parents. The process is repeated each time.
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Currently, the average yield of inbred rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa is 2.3 tonnes per
hectare. But in trials, some of the new hybrids have produced between 7 and 10 tonnes per
hectare, said Sanni, more than the breeders had hoped for.
I think it is a tremendous breakthrough, he added.
One potential problem is that seeds harvested from hybrid plants are not recommended for
replanting because their superior performance is lost due to genetic separation, resulting in a
lower yield.
That means farmers do not save seed from their harvest to plant again, and seed companies must
cross the parent materials every season to produce new hybrid seed for planting.
This has always been a setback - particularly for farmers who cannot afford higher prices of
hybrid seeds. But through this project, we have developed an innovative way of helping the poor
farmers, so that they can borrow the seed and pay (it) back only after harvest, said John Mann,
managing director for Afritec Seeds Ltd, which is testing more than 100 hybrid varieties under
the AATFs Breeding by Design project.
EAGER FARMERS
Although farmers will have to buy seeds each time they plant, the extra profit from the hybrids'
higher yield is expected to be far higher than the cost of the seeds, said Sanni.
Apart from Egypt, which has been producing hybrid rice on a commercial scale for over a
decade, no other African country had succeeded in developing its own local hybrid rice.
Egyptian farmers have improved the countrys average rice production to almost 10 metric
tonnes per hectare, a feat praised by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and others.
Farmers who are participating in the trials in East Africa are eagerly waiting for the hybrid seeds
to be officially released for commercial use probably in less than a year, after two seasons of
trials by KEPHIS.
We have already set aside money to buy the new breeds, said Charles Wawo, a rice farmer and
chairman of the Ahero Irrigation Scheme Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society in Kisumu County
in western Kenya.
Kenya and Tanzania will be the first beneficiaries of the new hybrid varieties. Trials will then be
rolled out in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa, Sanni said.
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(Reporting by Isaiah Esipisu; editing by Megan Rowling. Please credit the Thomson Reuters
Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's
rights, trafficking, property rights and climate change. Visit http://news.trust.org)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/08/29/world/africa/29reuters-africa-agriculturerice.html?ref=world&_r=0
Commodity Report Aug. 30

Published August 30, 2016
Todays commodity report: National Weekly Rice Summary, Weekly Shipments (Movement) Peach,
California Shell Eggs: Daily Egg Report, Shell Eggs: Daily National Egg Market and other commodity
end of the day market numbers.
National Weekly Rice Summary
In California, medium grain milled rice prices steady to weak. Second

head and Brewers prices steady to weak. Rice by-products: Rice Bran
and rice hulls Steady to firm. Milled rice market is currently in
doldrums until harvest.
CME Rough Rice settlements for Friday 26th, Sep 16 closed .055
lower at 9.73; Nov 16 closed .025 higher at 9.925; Jan 17 closed .10
higher at 10.155. US dollar index on Friday settled at 95.48.
California Shell Eggs: Daily Egg Report

Prices are steady. Trade sentiment is steady to cautiously steady. Retail demand is light to mostly
moderate with loose egg sales moderate to fairly good. Warehouse buying interest is hand to mouth.
Offerings and supplies are moderate. Market activity is slow. Mondays shell egg inventories increased
15.4% in the Southwest and 9.7% in the Northwest.
Shell egg marketers benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in
cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms.
RANGE
JUMBO
173
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EXTRA LARGE
147
LARGE
137
MEDIUM
90
Shell Eggs: Daily National Egg Market

New York prices are unchanged on larger sizes and Medium. Regional and California prices are steady.
The undertone is steady to firm. Offerings are moderate in California and the Southeast, light to moderate
elsewhere. Demand into all channels is moderate to fairly good, while retail demand in California is light
to mostly moderate. Supplies are at times light to moderate for current trade needs. The total shell egg
inventory is 0.1 percent less when compared to the previous week. Market activity is slow in California,
moderate in the remains areas. Breaking stock demand is light to moderate on light to moderate offerings
with many breakers working from regular commitments and company owned production. Light type hen
supplies are at least sufficient; processing schedules are normal.
Check the August USDA Commodity Report Calendar for todays commodity reports released by
USDA.
Todays Commodity Market ending market numbers:
Corn
September Corn ended at $3.04 losing 7 3/4 cents, December ended at $3.15 3/4 down 5 cents.
Soybeans
September Soybeans ended at 9.65 1/2 decreasing 17 3/4 cents, November ended at 9.50 3/4 dropping 13
1/2 cents.
Wheat
September Wheat ended at $3.63 1/4 down 7 1/4 cents, December ended at $3.92 1/4, decreasing 4 3/4
cents.
Rough Rice
September Rough Rice ended at 9.28 losing 0.19, November ended at 9.52 down 0.185.
Live Cattle
August Live Cattle ended at $111.60 up $0.85, October ended at $107.65 gaining $2.575 and December
ended at $109.325 increasing $2.30.
Feeder Cattle
September Feeder Cattle ended at $142.525 gaining $3.375 and October ended at $139.525 increasing
$4.15 and November ended at $136.325 up $4.10.
Lean Hogs
October Lean Hogs ended at $62.00 up $0.625, December ended at $57.00 gaining $0.675.
Class III Milk
September Class III Milk ended at $16.60 gaining $0.05, October ended at $16.62 up $0.10, November
ended at $16.39 increasing $0.11.
#2 Cotton
December #2 Cotton ended at 66.29 down 0.66, March ending at 66.67 losing 0.76.
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Sugar #11
October sugar #11 ended at 20.52 decreasing $0.15, March ended at 21.01 down $0.14.
Orange Juice
September Orange Juice ending at 188.85 down $3.10, November ended at 189.15 gaining $0.05.
http://agnetwest.com/2016/08/30/commodity/
Recipe: Tomatoes do double duty in coconut rice

By MEERA SODHA The Associated Press
First Published Aug 30 2016 01:05AM
Last Updated Aug 30 2016 01:05 am
This July 2016 photo shows tomato and coconut rice in London. This dish is from a recipe by Meera
Sodha. When Labor Day swings around, it's the cue for a final summer food fling one last late-night
barbeque and a fond farewell to the garden's seasonal bounty.Perhaps the saddest good-bye is to summer
tomatoes. Although they're available year-round, they never quite taste the same. Right now, they're at
peak deliciousness.
I eat them in every way I can: I fry them for breakfast, slow-roast them for salads, add them to
sandwiches and make tomato chutney. But when big groups of friends come over, I love whipping up
South Indian tomato and coconut rice.
Tomatoes work in a couple of different ways in this recipe: They create a wonderful sauce alongside the
coconut milk, which is used to flavor and cook the rice, then they float to the top to decorate the dish.
The end result is a dish delicious enough to stand on its feet without the need for anything else (which is
especially good if you have vegetarians or vegans at the table) but will also complement grilled meat or
salad. As a side benefit, it's inexpensive to cook a mountain of it and uses just a single pot.
TOMATO AND COCONUT RICE
Curry leaves add a lovely citrus and smoke flavor to the rice but can be tricky to find unless you live near
an Asian supermarket. If you can't find them, leave them out.
Start to finish 45 minutes
Serves 4
2 cups of basmati rice

2 tablespoons canola oil
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12 fresh curry leaves
1 cinnamon stick, approx. 2 inches
1 large onion, finely sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 green serrano chilies, finely sliced
1 handful of cashews, unsalted
12 ounces fresh baby plum or cherry tomatoes, halved
1 14-ounce can coconut milk
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1 cup water
Wash the rice in a few changes of cold water until the water runs clear, then leave to soak in cold water to
one side.
Heat the oil in a deep frying pan. When oil is hot, add the curry leaves and cinnamon stick. Stir-fry for
one minute, then add the onions. Cook the onions until they begin to turn golden brown and are soft
enough to cut with a wooden spoon, then add the garlic, chilies and cashews.
Cook for another two minutes, then add the tomatoes. Cover and cook for around eight minutes until the
tomatoes are soft around the edges.
Drain the rice and add it to the pan. Stir to mix. Then add all of the coconut milk, a cup of water and the
salt to the pan. Stir again and bring the mixture to a boil for two minutes, cover and then turn the heat to
low and cook for another 15 minutes without lifting the lid.
Turn off heat. Keep covered for an additional 10 minutes before serving. Nutrition information per
serving 652 calories; 245 calories from fat; 27 g fat (17 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 498
mg sodium; 90 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 12 g protein.
Meera Sodha is an Indian foods expert and author of "Made in India: Recipes from an Indian family
kitchen." She lives in London, blogs at www.meerasodha.com and tweets at @meerasodha
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APEDA AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1546
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 27-08-2016
Domestic Prices
Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Aroor (Kerala)
Other
2800
3000
Dhekiajuli (Assam)
Common
2100
2300
Sainthia (West Bengal)
Common
1890
1910
Manvi (Karnataka)
Other
1850
1850
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh)
Other
1690
1905
Sangli (Maharashtra)
Other
1850
2850
Barnala (Punjab)
Other
800
1000
Ganaur (Haryana)
Other
2000
2500
Kolhapur (Maharashtra)
Other
400
700
Surat (Gujarat)
Other
500
900
Jatni (Orissa)
Other
1050
1250
Anchal (Kerala)
Other
1600
1900
Rice
Wheat
Guava
Onion
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Floriculture
Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 23-08-2016
Product
Market Center
Origin
Variety
Low
High
Rose Flower
Package: bunched 10s
Boston
Ethiopia
Assorted Colors
8.50
8.50
Orchid Flower
1
Package: bunched 10s

Boston
Thailand
Dendrobium
12.50
12.50
Lilies Flower
Package: per bunch
Boston
Canada
Asiatic Type
11
11
Sunflower
Package: per stem
Boston
Ecuador
Large Head
1.40
1.50
Source:USDA
Rice Prices
as on : 31-08-2016 02:30:38 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)
2379.00
8.43 173434.00
35
3800
3800
-11.63

Jaunpur(UP)
220.00
10
5170.00
2200
2200
8.91
Azamgarh(UP)
175.00
-2.78
6756.00
2200
2190
4.02
Faizabad(UP)
150.00
7.14
4599.50
2325
2270
12.32
Pilibhit(UP)
116.00
23.4
20953.50
2245
2240
2.75
Bahraich(UP)
112.00
-2.61
5049.00
2190
2195
6.05
Basti(UP)
95.00 -13.64
6026.00
2085
2080
7.75
Kalipur(WB)
95.00
58.33
7529.00
2350
2350
20.51
Mathabhanga(WB)
90.00
-25
5640.00
2450
2450
25.64
P.O. Uparhali Guwahati(ASM)
81.00
-6.9
4269.60
2230
2230
6.19
Devariya(UP)
80.00
80.00
2250
Thodupuzha(Ker)
70.00
NC
3990.00
2600
2800
4.00
Jangipur(WB)
63.50
NC
1509.60
2230
2230
7.21
Mainpuri(UP)
55.00 -34.52
1581.50
2225
2200
12.37
Egra/contai(WB)
54.80
-0.72
629.10
2500
2400
19.05
Coochbehar(WB)
45.00
-3.23
1969.50
2400
2400
17.07
Gazipur(UP)
36.00
-12.2
2828.50
2170
2160
7.69
Purulia(WB)
36.00
100
2490.00
2380
2460
1.71
Balugaon(Ori)
30.00
50
504.00
3300
3300
10.00
Meerut(UP)
26.00 -16.13
745.50
2320
2325
5.94
Shahjahanpur(UP)
25.00
-3.85
44839.70
2250
2250
11.11
Jalpaiguri Sadar(WB)
25.00
NC
914.00
2650
2650
-11.67
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Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
24.40
13.49
1371.80
2400
2400
-4.00
Ghatal(WB)
21.00
-8.7
44.00
2350
2400
9.81
Kaliaganj(WB)
20.00 -33.33
1008.00
2650
2650
6.00
Ulhasnagar(Mah)
18.00
-10
315.00
3500
3500
Medinipur(West)(WB)
17.00
-15
55.00
2500
2500
Giridih(Jha)
15.37
0.07
313.49
3500
3500
NC
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
12.00
9.09
2149.00
3600
3600
Lakhimpur(UP)
12.00
9.09
626.50
2410
2405
12.09
Champadanga(WB)
12.00
100
1159.00
2650
2650
3.92
Pundibari(WB)
12.00
-7.69
333.00
2350
2350
17.50
Pukhrayan(UP)
11.00
10
299.50
2215
2215
3.02
Mirzapur(UP)
10.00
17.65
1600.10
1980
1980
0.51
Fatehpur(UP)
9.00
-50
351.70
2235
2250
0.22
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
8.80
-60
1847.50
1900
1900
Dibrugarh(ASM)
8.60
13.16
1483.00
2450
2450
Cherthalai(Ker)
8.50
NC
445.00
2200
2200
-12.00
Karnailganj(UP)
8.20 -36.92
21.20
2030
2000
4.10
Jeypore(Ori)
7.80
21.88
165.20
5000
4200
53.85
Raiganj(WB)
7.50 -16.67
1055.50
2700
2750
NC
Karsiyang(Matigara)(WB)
7.50
15.38
172.60
2700
2700
Nimapara(Ori)
6.00
NC
267.00
2000
2000
-9.09
37

Firozabad(UP)
6.00
-25
753.10
2280
2250
11.76
Islampur(WB)
4.50
12.5
359.50
2400
2350
9.09
Melaghar(Tri)
2.00
100
130.30
2700
2650
14.89
Gulavati(UP)
1.50
NC
68.00
2270
2280
11.82
Ernakulam(Ker)
0.56
NC
13.24
3500
3500
7.69
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article9055108.ece
08/30/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures:
ROUGH RICE
High Low
Last Change
Sep '16 946.0 927.5 928.0 -19.0

Nov '16 983.0 951.0 952.0 -18.5
Jan '17 998.0 976.0 977.0 -19.5
Mar '17 1006.5 1005.0 1000.5 -20.0
38

May '17
1022.0 -20.0
Jul '17
1042.5 -20.0
Sep '17
1035.5 -20.0
Rice Comment
Rice futures ended lower again today. Nationwide, 13% of the crop is now rated poor to very poor, and
another 27% is in fair condition. Excessive rains have resulted in rice that has lodged and has sprouted in
the field. This will all result in poorer quality rice and less than ideal yields. The crop is now 22%
harvested. November is testing support at the contract low of $9.51.
Crop Progress: 2016 Crop 22 Percent Harvested

WASHINGTON, DC -- Twenty-two percent of the nation's 2016 rice acreage is harvested,
according to yesterday's U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report. Sixty percent
of the 2016 crop is in good to excellent condition.
Rice Harvested, Selected States

Week Ending
State
August 28,
2015
August 21,
2016
August 28,
2016
2011-2015
average
Percent
Arkansas
13
12
10
California
Louisiana
81
70
71
60
39

Mississippi
19
10
16
Missouri
Texas
69
70
82
72
Six States
24
15
22
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USA Rice Daily, Tuesday, August 30, 2016
National R&D conference highlights rice security

Posted by Web Team Posted on Aug - 31 - 2016
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Around 500 researchers, scientists, members of the academe, students, farmers, and other
stakeholders will gather at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Science City of
Muoz, Nueva Ecija for the 29th National Rice R&D Conference, September 7-8, 2016.
With the theme, R4D and rice security, the 2016 conference will focus on plans and strategies
for attaining rice security.
With this conference, we aim to get feedback and advice from rice industry stakeholders on the
relevant rice R4D thrusts and initiatives to achieve rice security, said Dr. Sailila E. Abdula,
newly-designated acting executive director of the Institute. Abdula will give a presentation titled
Roadmap for Impact: The PhilRice Strategic Plan, 2017-2022.
Anchored on the new strategic plan, this years conference will launch the vision, Rice-Secure
Philippines of PhilRice and its partners. Rice security as defined by PhilRice means
affordability, and accessibility to high-quality and nutritious rice at all times. The new vision
encompasses broad areas relating to rice cultivation, commerce, consumption, and
competitiveness. It is founded on the DAs vision of a food-secure society where farmers enjoy
decent and rising standards of living.
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The conference papers and posters will also revolve around four thematic areas: rice germplasm
and breeding for improving yields, grain quality and nutrition, resistance to abiotic and biotic
stresses; crop management options for increasing/sustaining yields and improving resource-use
efficiency; technologies, systems, tools, and socio-economic information for efficient rice and
rice-based farming; and technology promotion and delivery for accelerating adoption and
achieving impacts on farm productivity and sustainability. The R4D projects in support of the
food staples sufficiency program of the DA in collaboration with international and national/local
organizations will also be highlighted.
Four plenary sessions and 37 papers for concurrent sessions will be presented along with 99
technical posters for viewing. Three farmers from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will also share
their experiences and best practices.New PhilRice knowledge products will also be launched
including two books, rice technology handouts, PhilRice Milestones, infographic series, and
videos.
The National Rice R&D Conference is the most significant scientific gathering annually hosted
by PhilRice. It opens avenues to discuss and challenge ideas and technologies concerning the
countrys rice R&D.
http://www.philrice.gov.ph/national-rd-conference-highlights-rice-security/#sthash.VT2ZDRK8.dpuf
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