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January 21,2016 Vol 6 Issue

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Editorial Board

Chief Editor

Hamlik

Managing Editor

Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah

Rozeen Shaukat

English Editor

Maryam Editor

Legal Advisor

Advocate Zaheer Minha

Editorial Associates

Admiral (R) Hamid Kh

Javed Islam Agha

Ch.Hamid Malhi

Dr.Akhtar Hussain

Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Sidd

Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UA

Islam Akhtar Khan

Editorial Advisory Board

Dr.Malik Mohammad

HashimAssistant Professor, Goma

University DIK

Dr.Hasina GulAssistant Director, Agriculture KP

Dr.Hidayat UllahAssistant Professor, Unive

of Swabi

Dr.Abdul BasirAssistant Professor, Unive

of Swabi

Zahid MehmoodPSO,NIFA Peshawar

Falak Naz ShahHead Food Science &

Technology ART, Peshawar

Today Rice News Headlines...

Agriculture output contracted 1% in Q4

Pakistan has huge potential for rice export Drought years tough on Sac Valley rice growers

Kupang needs additional stock of rice to forestall shortage

Thailand Farmers Use Experience to Weather Tough Economy

Hyderabad: Major PDS supply racket busted

Rice exports likely unchanged for Vietnam

Vietnam rice exporters worried as Thailand plans to clear rice stocks

Drought in Thailand: Major river could dry up in 70 days

01/21/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

USA Rice Presents Menu Ideas to Prospective Promotion Partner

Myanmar's severe flood brings down rice export in 2015-16 FY

Plans to plant more speciality rice in the country

Rice Prices


APEDA Rice Commodity News

Rice growers in NSW pooling water resources after restrictedallocation

Rice growers drilling wells in dry riverbed

Second-crop rice farmers warned: No assistance

News Detail...

Agriculture output contracted 1% in Q4January 21, 2016 at 11:40 pm by Anna Leah E. Gonzales

Farm production contracted 1 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of2015, as the rural sector bore the impact of the El Niño dry spell andtyphoon Lando, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Thursday. PSA saidthe figure brought the average growth of the agriculture and fisheries sectorto 0.1 percent in 2015, slower than the 1.8-percent expansion in 2014.Totalagriculture production at current prices reached P479 billion in the fourthquarter, down by 6.6 percent from P448 billion last year.PSA said the crops

sub-sector fell 2.69 percent in the fourth quarter, as the dry spell cut rice andcorn harvests. Palay or unmilled rice production declined 3.8 percent to 7.3million metric tons in the October-December period from 7.6 million metrictons a year ago.PSA said the adverse effects of typhoon Lando pulled down palay production in Mountain Province, Apayao, Kalinga, Nueva Ecija,Aurora, Bulacan, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces.


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― The incidence of rice black bug, tungro and rodents, insufficiency of water during the crop‘smaturing stage resulted in lower palay production in Calabarzon,‖ PSA said. Corn productionalso fell 6 percent from 1.8 million metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2014 to 1.7 million metrictons in the fourth quarter of 2015, because of the lower yield in Kalinga and Mt. Province.PSAsaid that in Cagayan, there was insufficient soil moisture during planting time while crop shifting

to cassava, tobacco and sugarcane was reported in Isabela. Typhoon Lando also affected mostcorn crops in Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga. Sugarcane productionwent down by 7.7 percent in the fourth quarter to 7.4 million metric tons from 8.92 millionmetric tons a year earlier, because of the insufficiency in soil moisture and dry spell whichaffected most of the sugarcane producing provinces. Coconut production rose 1.7 to 4.05 millionmetric tons from 3.9 million metric tons in 2014. The livestock sub-sector grew by 3.7 percent,led by high production of carabao, cattle and hog.

PSA said the poultry sub-sector grew 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter on strong production ofchicken, chicken egg and duck egg.The fishery sub-sector sank 4.28 in the fourth quarter from agrowth of 4.46 percent in 2014 due to the drop in milkfish, roundscad and skipjack production.

http://thestandard.com.ph/business/197386/agriculture-output-contracted-1-in- q4.html

Pakistan has huge potential for rice export

January 21, 2016

Our Staff Reporter

LAHORE

Pakistan has a huge potential forexports of rice and otheragricultural commodities but itsexporters should pay attentiontowards meeting the specificationsof their importers.These views were expressed by Dr.Werner Nader of Eurofins GlobalControl GmbH while addressing aworkshop organized by RiceExporters Association of Pakistan

(REAP) for the awareness of itsmembers here on Wednesday. Theworkshop was aimed at discussingthe challenges and issues beingfaced by the rice exporters toEuropean and American markets

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and importance of meeting the specifications of these markets.Dr. Werner Nader was the guestspeaker of the seminar who delivered his lecture titled ‗Current topics of Basmati Rice -EUmarket, food safety and authenticity‘ to a large number of rice exporters. The event wassponsored by the former REAP Vice Chairman Samee Ullah Naeem who is currently leading theGujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) as President.Dr. Werner said that now

the rice exports to European countries was picking up but the exporters should pay attentiontowards issues like aflatoxins, pesticide residue and also new regulations being made by thesemarkets.However, he said that complaints of aflatoxins in rice consignments from Pakistan had comedown to almost negligible level and the rice industry players should handle other issues also likethey did to control this issue.He said that Eurofins, which provides testing facilities and issueauthenticity certificates accepted by EU and US markets, was also actively extending services toexporters through an office in Lahore.Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) ChairmanCh. Muhammad Shafique speaking on this occasion congratulated the team which arranged acapacity building workshop for the members of the Association. He said that such awarenesscreating events help the members to grow more and earn for the country.Those who attended the

workshop included Ch. Samee Ullah Naeem, Taufiq Umer, Javed Islam Agha, ChaudhryMasood, Pir Nazim Hussain Shah and others.http://nation.com.pk/business/21-Jan-2016/pakistan-has-huge-potential-for-rice-export

Drought years tough on Sac Valley rice growers

Rice fields near Richvale, Tuesday. Heather Hacking – Enterprise-Record


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By Heather Hacking , Chico Enterprise-Record

POSTED: 01/20/16, 3:15 PM PST | UPDATED: 1 DAY AGO

Rice fields near Richvale, Tuesday.Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record

Low rainfall year totals

The past four years of drought have been rough, but there have been other years with very little rain. During an annual meetingTuesday in Richavale, UC farm adviser Cass Mutters shared statistics from the driest of the past 100-plus years:Year Inches of rain1924 9.23 inches1977 11.81 inches2014 12.08 inches2015 13.21 inches1898 13.35 inches1920 13.43 inchesMutters also noted that in 2015, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada region was a scant 5 percent of average, the lowest since1950. Also in 2015, the average minimum temperature was 32.1 degrees in the Sierra Nevada, which is above freezing.

Richvale >> The recent rains have been great for a dry California. However California ricefarmers have been through a rough few years.Rice growers gathered in Richvale Tuesday

morning for an annual Sacramento Valley update sponsored by University of CaliforniaCooperative Extension.It wasn‘t a surprise to anyone to hear that the 2015 growing season had

been grim. Less acreage was planted and landowners throughout the state dipped intogroundwater supplies, presenters demonstrated through charts and graphs.UC farm adviser CassMutters showed local growers a map of California and pointed out how many thousands of jobshad been lost in the Central Valley.As growers sat inside the church in Richvale, it rained

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steadily outside and puddles formed along the roads leading through rice fields. While rain willrefill groundwater levels, some damage is permanent.LAND SUBSIDENCE

Land subsidence takes place when groundwater is taken away and the soil beneath the surfacecompacts. The water in the soil, and now removed, was partially responsible for holding the

ground up. Once subsidence occurs, the soil no longer has the ability to hold groundwater.Another impact of land subsidence is that shifts in land can harm infrastructure, such as bridgesand roads.In some areas of the state, subsidence is a very serious problem. Mutters showed acolored slide of the San Joaquin Valley. NASA aerial imagery shows that an area south ofMerced and some land west of Tulare subsided about 12 inches last year.One important piece ofinfrastructure threatened is the California aqueduct, which transports water through the CentralValley. Where land has sunken, concrete of the aqueduct has cracked, Muttersexplained.Compared to land further south, the Sacramento Valley is in much better shape.However, small subsidence shifts have occurred.

Mutters showed similar NASA imagery of the northern Sacramento Valley. ―Isolated

subsidence‖ has taken place in the Sutter Basin, he pointed out.(See full slideshow here: http://tinyurl.com/z2evsz6) Other details from the rice presentation can be found here:http://tinyurl.com/z2evsz6

The impacts of the drought may linger for a while. Yet, 2016 is expected to be a better year forCalifornia rice growers. People are talking about El Niño, hoping for a prolonged period of rainthis winter.Often, this warm ocean weather pattern is followed by La Niña, which is when theocean cools off and excessive rain continues well into the spring, Mutters explained.This took place in the spring of 1998, when rice growers had a ―miserable‖ time planting in the spr ing, hesaid. It rained through May, delaying the season, Mutters reminded growers.Some growers evendecided not to plant because it was wet for too long.No one knows for sure. However Muttersadvised growers that if they have a good window for planting in the spring, they might want toget busy rather than risk another rain delay.

Contact reporter Heather Hacking at 896-7758.http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20160120/drought-years-tough-on-sac-valley-rice-growers

Kupang needs additional stock of rice to forestall shortageKamis, 21 Januari 2016 19:08 WIB |

Ayub Titu Eki. (bappeda.kabkupang.info)

Kupang (ANTARA News) - The district of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, said it needs

additional stock of rice to forestall shortage with harvest failure in some areas of the district

as a result of El Nino-triggered prolonged drought.The eastern part of the country has been

hit the hardest by the drought caused by the weather phenomenon over the past year.

"We have asked for supply from Jakarta. Hopefully we will receive the shipment soon,"

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Regent Ayub Titu Eki said here on Thursday.Currently the district administration has only 11

tons of rice in stock, the district head said, adding it is feared the stock would not be enough

to meet the requirement.Most farmers in the district chose to grow vegetables, and

groundnut, which are more resistant to drought.

(Uu.H-ASG/F001)

http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/102672/kupang-needs-additional-stock-of-rice-to-forestall-shortage

Thailand Farmers Use Experience to Weather Tough

Economy

FILE - A farmer works in his rice field in Nakhonsawan province Nov. 14, 2014. Thailand‘s rice farmers

are struggling with drought, low returns, and rising competition as a new era of trade opens under the

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). But as growers hope to weather the hard times by drawing on

years of farming experience and hopes of a revival in rice prices.

Ron Corben

January 20, 2016 9:55 AM


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BANGKOK —

Thailand‘s rice farmers are struggling with drought, low returns, and rising competition as a newera of trade opens under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). But growers hope toweather the hard times by drawing on years of farming experience and hopes of a revival in rice prices.In Amnat Charoen, a provincial town in northeast Thailand, villagers at a local fairgroundcompete in teams to mill rice. The winners are judged by the highest quality product.

Farmers struggle with low prices

The farmers celebrate as rice fields lie fallow over the dry season and await monsoon rains laterin the year to plant a new crop. Amnat Charoen, a town near the border with Laos some 600kilometers from Bangkok, is famed for its rice, notably Hom Mali or fragrant rice, well knownon international markets.FILE - Fishing boats park downstream from Lamtakong dam during a recent period of extreme drought in

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, June, 29, 2015.

But Thailand's farmers are facing difficult times, with a severe drought, rice prices at six yearlows, stagnating incomes and rising debt.In the village of Ban Plah Khaow, 20 kilometers fromAmnat Charoen Town, retired engineer Ajarn Ting said the outlook is bleak. Ting said thesituation is ‗no good

.‘ Rice prices are down with the popular jasmine rice low with prices of other rice varieties alsolow, making life difficult for farmers.

Farmers call for assistance

The current downturn has triggered calls by farmers for government assistance, said Athikarn

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Ringcharoen, Chamber of Commerce President for Amnat Charoen province.Athikarn said the price of rice was weak and farmers are having to sell to millers quickly because they need fundsfor their families. They are accepting the gate price (standard price), to sell as fast as

possible.Thailand‘s central bank has warned that an ongoing drought and lower agricultural prices are already adding pressure on rice farmers‘ incomes.The Thai Rice Exporters Associationsaid the price for Hom Mali fragrant rice is at its lowest in six years at just $720 per ton, from a peak of $1,200 per ton. Thailand‘s rice industry is still recovering from the end of a rice price pledging scheme set up under the former government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra,who was ousted in the May 2014 coup.

FILE - Soldiers check rice stocks at a warehouse in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, July

3, 2014.

Supporters of the plan say it boosted farmers‘ incomes. But critics say the program was riddled

with corruption, decimated Thai rice exports, cost Thai taxpayers more than $14 billion and leftthousands of farmers in debt. Songphan Jansawang, chief of the agricultural department in alAmnat Charoen, said farmers from the northeast Isaarn region have had to adapt to survive thedry conditions. Songphan said the people of Isaarn have had to live with the drought fromgeneration to generation and adjust. Jasmine rice grown in the region is also known as a hardyvariety of crop suitable to dry climatic conditions.

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He said farmers also face growing competition from regional rivals in the rice market asliberalization comes into effect under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) launched late

last year. Thailand‘s Commerce Ministry said it also plans to restructure the rice sector, loweringthe total crop from 33 million tons to 25 million tons to avert an oversupply and diversifying ricevarieties away from traditional white rice.http://www.voanews.com/content/thailand-farmers-use-experience-to-weather-tough-

economy/3154312.html

Hyderabad: Major PDS supply racket bustedDECCAN CHRONICLE

He stocks the PDS supplies that he purchases from dealers across the city

PDS supplies diversion racket and arrested ( Representational Image)

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Hyderabad:Police on Thursday bust a majorPDS supplies diversion racket and arrested 27members of the gang, including 21 rationdealers, five businessmen and rice millers who purchased the diverted supplies and two drivers

who are working for this racket.Task Force DCPMr B Limba Reddy said that B Raji Reddy,kingpin operating the racket, owns a godown atAmberpet area, where he stocks the PDS

supplies that he purchases from dealers across the city. He sells the same to B Srinivas at a profitof `4 per kilo. He was arrested earlier by Civil supplies department for illegal diversion of PDSsupplies.―He sells the grains to Srinivas, who later sells it to Shyam Food factory at Katedanowned by varun Agarwal.‖ he said.Srinivas also diverted upto 800 quintals of rice each month to

Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Rice mill at Nalgonda owned by P Karunakerand Srinivas.―Varun Agarwal processes the wheat in his factory and sells it under brand nameHarddik Chakki fresh atta. P Karunaker and Srinivas process the rice and send to Kakinada port,

which is exported abroad.‖ added the DCP

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/crime/220116/hyderabad-major-pds-supply-racket-busted.html

Rice exports likely unchanged for Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's rice exports this year excluding border trade are expected to remain at

last year's 6.5 million tonnes, according to the Viet Nam Food Association.Last year Viet Nam's rice


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exports fetched US$2.68 billion, a decrease of 3.94 per cent in value despite a marginal increase in

volumes as prices dropped. — Photo baocongthuong

Speaking at a review meeting in HCM City yesterday, Huynh Minh Hue, the association's

general secretary, said last year exports fetched US$2.68 billion, a decrease of 3.94 per cent in

value despite a marginal increase in volumes as prices dropped. Asian countries were the main buyers, accounting for 74.5 per cent of the exports, followed by Africa (13.77 per cent), and the

US (6.72 per cent), he said.Last year exports of 5 per cent broken white rice increased sharply

due to high demand from Cuba, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China, he said, adding

that exports of fragrant rice also went up significantly thanks to competitive prices and meeting

quality demands."In general, countries that previously mainly imported low- and medium-grade

rice have shifted to high-quality rice."

He quoted the US Department of Agriculture as saying that the global rice output in 2015/16

declined by 1.9 per cent to 469.3 million tonnes, a second straight year of decline.El Nino was a

major factor, causing smaller crops in many rice production countries.Global consumption willmeanwhile rise by 0.5 per cent to 484.6 million tonnes, making it the third consecutive year

when consumption will exceed production, leading to a depletion of stockpiles.

Huynh The Nang, the association chairman, said stockpiles at Vietnamese rice enterprises at the

end of last year were around 400,000 tonnes, much lower than the average of 700,000 tonnes in

the same period in previous years."In general, rice consumption this year will be better."Hue said

this year the association would focus on boosting exports to near and traditional markets in Asia,

including China and Southeast Asia, and increasing exports of fragrant rice to Hong Kong and

Singapore.

It would strive to expand its fragrant rice market share in Africa and gradually recover the

market for white rice, he said.It would work to enable Vietnamese rice to penetrate new markets,

especially countries that have free trade agreements with Viet Nam, he said.Nang said the

association would this year focus on building a rice value chain and brands.Nguyen Van Tien,

director of the An Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company, said the Asian market has demand

for rice but Viet Nam would face intense competition from Thailand and Pakistan.

Thai inventory levels would affect rice prices in the world market, he said. Export of fragrant and

high grade rice are expected to increase strongly this year due to high demand from China and

Africa, he said.He called on the Government to step up quality checks of exports to safeguard the

country's prestige and to sell to demanding markets.The association should also provide

enterprises with up-to-date market forecasts and trends, he said.Several delegates at the meeting

suggested the Government should crack down on the use of chemicals in rice production.

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Vietnam rice exporters worried as Thailand plans to clear

rice stocks

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam may be put at a disadvantage when Thailand sells 13 million tons of rice

from its stockpile.

Vietnam may be put at a disadvantage when Thailand sells 13 million tons of rice from its

stockpile.

The government of Thailand recently announced a plan to clear 13 million tons of rice being kept

at national storehouses by 2017.In the immediate time, the country will sell 2 million tons of rice

through government-to-government (G2G) contracts signed with China, the Philippines and

Indonesia.The government of Thailand, anticipating increasing demand for the upcoming Lunar

New Year, has been trying to negotiate rice exports to Asian countries through many different


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channels.Sources have reported that Thailand has signed a 33.4 billion baht ($929 million)

contract with the Chinese government.

Meanwhile, the Philippines have shown intention to import 300,000-400,000 tons of rice more to

offset a short supply caused by prolonged natural disasters.

Huynh The Nang, chair of the Vietnam Food Association(VFA), said in the Vietnam News Agency that the sale of Thai

rice would force the market price down, thus badly affecting

Vietnam‘s exports.However, Nang still keeps optimistic,

believing that there are many favorable conditions for Vietnam

to export rice in 2016.hai rice output in 2016 is forecast to drop

to the 5-year deepest low to 16.4 million tons due to the El Nino

effects.Though Thailand has 13 million tons of rice in stocks

which it plans to sell out, the country‘s export volume in 2016 is

believed not to exceed 9 million tons, the same export volume

as 2015.―Even if Thailand tries to export inventory rice to

Vietnam‘s loyal markets such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines, Vietnam‘s rice will not be

dislodged from the markets,‖ Nang said.

―This is because Thailand only has a modest volume of white rice. These markets mostly consume white

rice,‖ he explained.eanwhile, Huynh Van Thon, president of Loc Troi Group, warned that the attempt by

Thailand to push up exports to Vietnam‘s loyal markets would affect negotiations for prices.However,

Thon also thinks that the markets will not import 100 percent of old rice, but they will also need new rice,

so there would be still room for Vietnamese exporters.

―Vietnamese mostly sell new rice harvested from recent crops, and therefore, they can sell rice at prices

higher than old Thai inventory rice,‖ he said.

In 2013, Vietnam suffered when Thailand cleared its stocks and slashed the selling prices.

In September 2013, most rice importers suspended transactions and kept a wait-and-see attitude, while

others tried to force Vietnamese exporters to slash their selling prices or threatened to break

contracts.ietnamese exporters then, under pressure, had to ease the export price to $340-360 per ton,

which was even lower than the production cost of $380-390 per ton

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/150215/vietnam-rice-exporters-worried-as-thailand-plans-to-

clear-rice-stocks.html

Drought in Thailand: Major river could dry up in 70 days

WATER IN the Yom River, Sukhothai province's main artery, is predicted to dry up in 70 days

due to the ongoing drought

“Even if Thailand tries to export

inventory rice to Vietnam’s loyal

markets such as China, Indonesia

and the Philippines, Vietnam’s rice

will not be dislodged from the

markets,”

Huynh The Nang, chair of the Vietnam

Food Association


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Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and key ministers are to visit Nakhon Sawan and

Chai Nat provinces tomorrow to follow up progress on eight drought-tackling measures - the

former province was the government's model for the drought programme.Prayut will also preside

over a meeting of a public-private committee for four lower northern provinces at Nakhon Sawan

to discuss drought management issues and progress of locals' wellbeing promotion

measures.Sukhothai Governor Piti Kaewsalubsee predicted locals would feel a worsening of the

drought in late March to early April and 400,000 rai of rice fields would be hit hard, so people

must save water now.

Thailand has a total of 60 million rai of rice fields and 12 million farmers - over half growing

rice at areas outside the irrigation system.Piti said, judging from the water level at the Ban Haad

Saphan Chan sluice gates, the province's water supply was now at 10 million cubic metres out of

the 15-million capacity. As a result, officials only opened one sluice gate, releasing water at three

cubic metres per second.

Overall, the province's water for use from Yom River would last 70 days, Priti said.Sukhothaifarmers grow rice paddies on 400,000 rai over a total 1.4-million-rai area. Hence they were told

to grow fewer water-dependant, short-lived plants and to save up water or else be hit by severe

drought in late March and early April, just ahead of the crop harvest, he added.Phitsanulok's

Bang Rakham farmers, who resisted the Royal Irrigation Department's ban on off-season rice-

growing, resorted to digging up wells in the Yom riverbed to nurture paddies.Village headman

Wirat Buddhakosa said he had the mid-river 18-metre-deep well dug for Bt5,000(S$198) to

water his 40-rai rice field. Bang Rakham people's main occupation was rice growing, so they had

no choice but to do this despite the authority's ban, he explained. He claimed at least 100 farmers

resorted to this method.Another farmer, Chalita Chuthong, 40, said her family's 30-rai rice field -

as well as relatives' 100 rais - depended on a mid-river wells dug last year.

Phitsanulok declared Wat Bot, Bang Krathum and Wang Thong districts as drought disaster

zones while Bang Ramkham was poised to be declared too.The early drought in Chachoengsao's

Muang district has been worsened by massive inflows of seawater that reached up to the Bang

Pakong River's origin in Prachin Buri province. The whole river has become unusable for

farming and waterworks. Authorities have now closed 35 sluice gates to save the remaining

usable water.Kanchanaburi's Srinakharin Dam and Vajiralongkorn Dam now contain only 4,466

million cubic metres. Residents of the seven Mae Klong river basin provinces must save water

and refrain from rice growing or shrimp/fish raising, said Srinakharin Dam director Weerasak

Srikawi.

The country's major dam levels as of Monday were: Bhumibhol Dam at 36 per cent of capacity,

Sirikit Dam, 49 per cent, Ubol Ratana Dam 29 per cent, Pasak Jolasid Dam 49 per cent and

Lampao Dam at 43 per cent.In Chiang Mai, a Maejo Poll, conducted on 600 farmers nationwide


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from December 15-30, found 93.83 per cent were drought-affected - half of whom expected this

year's drought to be even worse.

The three top issues triggered by the drought were: the water shortage and subsequent lower rice

production (74 per cent),the shrinking income affecting farmers' debt-repayment ability (66.33

per cent); and higher cost of rice cultivation (62.83 per cent).Slightly over half (57.17 per cent)of farmers disagreed with the seasonal rice-growing ban on grounds that the farmers would have

no income to pay debts; while 42.83 thought otherwise.In Chai Nat's Sankhaburi district, soldiers

and officials yesterday talked with Noi River farmers to warn them not to stealthily pump water

for rice fields.The farmers grew rice paddies despite the off-season rice-growing ban, which was

imposed after the supply for water to Sankhaburi dropped to a low level.

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/drought-thailand-major-river-could-dry-70-days

01/21/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Rice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures:ROUGH RICE

High Low Last Change

Mar '16 1093.0 1074.0 1081.0 -3.0

May '16 1118.0 1102.0 1118.0 +5.5

Jul '16 1145.0 1138.5 1145.0 +5.0

Sep '16 1150.0 1148.5 1150.0 -1.5

Nov '16 1175.5 -1.5

Jan '17 1176.0 -1.5


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Mar '17 1176.0 -1.5

Rice CommentRice futures posted across the board gains today. The market is currently trading at seven month

lows. March has support at the May 2015 low of $10.27 1/2, with resistance at $11.

Disappointing export sales of 43,000 metric tons, down 15% from the previous week, added to

the negative undertone. Tightening world stocks have provided support in recent months.

USA Rice Presents Menu Ideas to Prospective Promotion

Partner

By Bill Farmer

TOKYO, JAPAN - USA Rice conducted a one-on-one menu presentation for the Monogatari

Corporation here last weekend. Monogatari has eleven different restaurant chains throughout

Japan focusing on distinct cuisines including Japanese, Korean, and Ramen (Japanese Chinese -

style noodles).

USA Rice consultant Chef Aoshima developed several creative dishes and offered menu ideas

using U.S. rice for the company's different chains. Monogatari was very receptive to Aoshima's

suggestions and has started to work on cost estimates for the use of U.S. medium grain in their

restaurants.

"Our connection with Wismettac Foods (Nishimoto) gave us the opportunity to make this

presentation," said Jim Guinn, USA Rice vice president of international promotion. "Monogatari

represents a wide range of dining options in Japan, from noodle shops to luxury restaurants so

having them become a promotion partner offering identified U.S. rice as a menu item for their

many customers to try will be a big boost."

Myanmar's severe flood brings down rice export in

2015-16 FY

Source: Xinhua 2016-01-21 18:46:05

YANGON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's severe flood in 2015 has brought down the country's rice

export during the year, registering a drop of more than 150,000 tons during the first 10 months (April-

Jan.) of the fiscal year 2015-16 when only 830,000 tons of rice were exported.

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In 2014-15, the country's rice export was registered as 1.8 million tons.The export drop during

2015-16 was due to widespread flood which destroyed paddy fields across the country in

monsoon season which lasted from June to October.Deadly flood, triggered by heavy rainfall

since June of the year, affected 12 regions and states out of 14 in Myanmar, destroying houses,

farmland, railway lines, bridges and roads.

Nationwide death toll of the severe flooding rose to more than 121 with Rakhine state suffering

most casualties, affecting more than 1.6 million people across the country.The deadly flood also

killed 4,650 cattle, displacing 85,400 people and destroying 10,956 homes and more than 88,120

hectares of farmland.The Myanmar government declared in July last year four disaster zones

namely Rakhine, Chin, Sagaing and Magway, of which Rakhine state was the worst-

hit.According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, about 344,493 hectares of farmlands

were submerged, of which Rakhine state suffered the most which accounted for over 105,300

hectares.Impacted by the deadly flood, Myanmar Rice Federation decided then to halt rice export

until Sept.15 for domestic reserve.

The one-and-a-half-month freeze measure was taken then to ensure adequate supply of rice for

the domestic market and to maintain stability of rice.After the sensitive period, Myanmar

resumed its rice exports in mid-September after lifting the freeze on rice export.Thanks to quick

recession of flood, Ayeyawaddy region, the country's prime source of rice, was not affected by

the flooding as severely as other regions.In the post-flood period, Myanmar has to make greater

efforts to produce rice as growing demand of the crop from China, Africa and Europe prevails,

said the federation.On the other hand, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is also

cooperating with Myanmar in promoting the country's rice production sector.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/21/c_135032586.htm

Plans to plant more speciality rice in the countryPosted on 21 January 2016 - 06:07pm

Last updated on 21 January 2016 - 07:06pm

Lee Hooi Boon

[email protected]

KEPALA BATAS: Malaysia is expected to plant speciality rice, such as long grain, on a largescale in 2021, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad ShaberyCheek.Instead of developing normal rice, it is time for Mardi to move on to another level to doresearch and develop speciality rice, Rice Mathi or long grain, and plant it on a large scale in thecountry, he added.He said the demand for long grain rice was increasing after many Arabrestaurants were set up in the country over the past few years.

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"About 20% of Malaysians demand for speciality rice such as rice from Japan or Thailand, hencewe should start a project to study how to plant long grain on a large scale in the country," he toldreporters after launching the Rice Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence (Rice@Mardi)at Pinang Tunggal here today.He said Mardi has already developed the seed of the long grain but

needed about five years to develop more in order to plant it extensively in country.http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1673312

Rice Pricesas on : 21-01-2016 08:10:50 PM

Arrivals Price

Current %

change

Season

cumulative Modal

Prev.

Modal

Prev.Yr

%change

Rice

Gadarpur(Utr) 669.00 76.05 49746.00 2119 1974 -4.38

Basti(UP) 116.00 -20.82 2067.00 2060 2070 1.48

Lanka(ASM) 70.00 27.27 1185.00 1725 1775 -

Kalipur(WB) 62.00 -13.89 1859.00 2100 2100 -

Cachar(ASM) 60.00 50 930.00 2700 2700 NC

Balrampur(UP) 52.50 31.25 659.00 2140 2140 -

Kasimbazar(WB) 44.50 -1.11 565.00 2380 2350 -8.46

Jaunpur(UP) 40.00 -20 722.00 1920 1940 -

Mirzapur(UP) 26.00 8.33 483.00 1915 1920 6.39

Purulia(WB) 24.00 NC 960.00 2200 2200 -9.09

Lohardaga(Jha) 22.00 -8.33 269.50 1760 1860 0.57

Champadanga(WB) 15.00 NC 282.00 2450 2450 -

Bijnaur(UP) 12.50 13.64 242.50 2210 2210 -


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Kottayam(Ker) 10.00 NC 50.00 3500 3500 -

Deogarh(Ori) 9.50 NC 223.50 2500 2500 NC

Raibareilly(UP) 8.50 -43.33 130.00 2020 2030 2.28

Cherthalai(Ker) 7.50 -11.76 156.50 2400 2300 -

Chengannur(Ker) 6.00 -14.29 245.00 2400 2500 -17.24

Jeypore(Ori) 4.40 15.79 95.40 325 325 -

Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori) 4.30 22.86 93.00 3250 4100 NC

Aroor(Ker) 3.00 NC 79.00 6900 6900 -25.81

Balarampur(WB) 2.40 4.35 23.80 2180 2200 -

Kasipur(WB) 1.40 27.27 16.50 2260 2280 -8.13

Sardhana(UP) 1.20 20 36.30 2070 2075 -

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Jan 21,2016

YANGON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's severe flood in 2015 has brought down the country'srice export during the year, registering a drop of more than 150,000 tons during the first 10months (April-Jan.) of the fiscal year 2015-16 when only 830,000 tons of rice were exported.In2014-15, the country's rice export was registered as 1.8 million tons.The export drop during2015-16 was due to widespread flood which destroyed paddy fields across the country inmonsoon season which lasted from June to October.Deadly flood, triggered by heavy rainfallsince June of the year, affected 12 regions and states out of 14 in Myanmar, destroying houses,farmland, railway lines, bridges and roads.

Nationwide death toll of the severe flooding rose to more than 121 with Rakhine state sufferingmost casualties, affecting more than 1.6 million people across the country.The deadly flood alsokilled 4,650 cattle, displacing 85,400 people and destroying 10,956 homes and more than 88,120hectares of farmland.The Myanmar government declared in July last year four disaster zonesnamely Rakhine, Chin, Sagaing and Magway, of which Rakhine state was the worst-hit.


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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, about 344,493 hectares of farmlandswere submerged, of which Rakhine state suffered the most which accounted for over 105,300hectares.Impacted by the deadly flood, Myanmar Rice Federation decided then to halt rice exportuntil Sept.15 for domestic reserve.The one-and-a-half-month freeze measure was taken then toensure adequate supply of rice for the domestic market and to maintain stability of rice.After the

sensitive period, Myanmar resumed its rice exports in mid-September after lifting the freeze onrice export.

Thanks to quick recession of flood, Ayeyawaddy region, the country's prime source of rice, wasnot affected by the flooding as severely as other regions.In the post-flood period, Myanmar hasto make greater efforts to produce rice as growing demand of the crop from China, Africa andEurope prevails, said the federation.On the other hand, the International Rice Research Institute(IRRI) is also cooperating with Myanmar in promoting the country's rice production sector.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=317368

APEDA Rice Commodity News

International Benchmark Price

Price on: 21-01-2016

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

Garlic

1 Chinese first grade granules, CFR NW Europe (USD cent/t) 2100

2 Chinese Grade A dehydrated flakes, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 2000

3 Chinese powdered, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 1800

Ginger

1 Chinese sliced, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 2150

2 Chinese whole, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 2300

3 Indian Cochin, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 2850

Guar Gum Powder

1 Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 3840

2 Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 1240


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3 Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 2360

Source:agra-net For more info

Market Watch

Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 20-01-2016

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Maize

1 Shimoga (Karnataka) Local 1350 1490

2 Amreli (Gujarat) Other 1455 1710

3 Devala (Maharashtra) Yellow 1351 1455

Paddy(Dhan)

1 Kasargod (Kerala) Other 1500 1600

2 Bonai (Orissa) Other 1410 1450

3 Sainthia (West Bengal) Common 1025 1045

Orange

1 Aroor (Kerala) Other 2300 2500

2 Nagpur (Maharashtra) Other 700 1500

3 Mechua (West Bengal) Other 2000 2300

Cucumber

1 Surat (Gujarat) Other 2000 2500

2 Manjeri (Kerala) Other 550 650

3 Nasik (Maharashtra) Other 1000 2125

Source:agmarknet.nic.in For more info

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Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 21-01-2016

Product Market Center Price

1 Ahmedabad 415

2 Hyderabad 375

3 Namakkal 402

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 20-01-2016

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

Potatoes Package: 50 lb cartons

1 Atlanta Colorado Russet 15 17.50

2 California Nevada Russet 21 21

3 Detroit Idaho Russet 14 15.50

Cabbage Package: 50 lb sacks

1 Atlanta GeorgiaRound Green

Type15 18.75

2 Chicago TexasRound Green

Type9 9

3 Miami FloridaRound Green

Type17 17

Apples Package: cartons tray pack

1 Atlanta Virginia Red Delicious 20 20

2 Chicago Washington Red Delicious 22 22.50

3 New York Washington Red Delicious 24 24

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Source:USDA

Rice growers in NSW pooling water resources after

restricted allocationNSW Country Hour

Michael Cavanagh

Updated yesterday at 6:36am

PHOTO: According to John Hand, the water pooling initiative he is trialling, along with his daughter Shelley Scoullar

and neighbour John Bradford, is showing promising results. (ABC Rural: Michael Cavanagh)

MAP: Mayrung 2710

Pooling water has nothing to do with filling the backyard pool for three rice farmers in

southern New South Wales.

The severe reduction in this year's water allocation has the farmers taking the unusual step ofcombining their water to grow rice, in the Riverina.For Shelley Scoullar, who has been farming

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for five years, she was contemplating a year of no rice, instead concentrating on her other crops,which include wheat, peas and barley."I love growing rice, I am passionate about it. I was prettydevastated when I realised I wouldn't have enough water to grow rice this year," Ms Scoullarsaid.

"Necessity is the mother of all invention."Out of this necessity Ms Scoullar sat down with herfather, John Hand, who has been growing rice for over 30 years, to brainstorm a solution to this problem.The solution was for the two to pool their water allocation, and combine with neighbourand prominent rice grower John Bradford.This resulted in the three sowing rice on 66 hectares ofMr Hand's 600 hectare property, located across the road from his daughter's."We'll go through asthe season goes on ... Divide costs so the growers get a reasonable percentage that we are allhappy with," Mr Hand said.

"There is still a bit of nuts and bolts to do at the moment, but we've agreed in principle for whatwe want to achieve."According to Mr Hand, Rice Growers Australia is keeping an eye on thegroup's efforts.He believes the operation could be a "set up" to allow other farmers to continuerice growing in periods of restricted water allocation.Ms Scoullar, who operates on 185 hectares, believes it is the way young people could enter the industry."As a young farmer it is really hardto get a foot in the door. This is something we all need to think about in the future, because Ithink our reliability on water is being jeopardised.

"If you are passionate about growing rice this is a way we can keep the rice industry going andour communities, which rely on our rice crop."Mr Hand acknowledged dedicating his 66hectares to the project could cost him a little bit in the short term, as the other two participantsnow have land freed up for other money-making ventures.However, he said there were benefitsin offering his land to the project."Rice in our cropping program has a huge advantage for thefollowing crops, obviously moisture ... and disease break for cereals and weed free paddocks,"Mr Hand said."We discovered that in the millennium drought, where we got three or four years

without rice. The effect that had on the cost of growing the other cereal crops was reasonablysubstantial."While it is only the first year, Mr Hand believes so far the evidence stronglysupports the three continuing it in years to come, rotating between the different farms.

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Rice growers drilling wells in dry riverbed

20 Jan 2016 at 12:45 2,054 viewed0 comments

WRITER: CHINNAWAT SINGHA

Rice growers draw groundwater from a well drilled in the dry Yom River in Bang Rakamdistrict, Phitsanulok, on Wednesday. (Photo by Chinnawat Singha)

Some rice farmers in Phitsanulok province are drilling wells in their dry riverbed to get aroundthe Irrigation Department's warning not to grow off-season crops due to the water shortage,

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insisting it's the only livelihood they know.About 100 rice growers in Bang Rakam district of thenorthern province were now depending on underground water from wells drilled right in themiddle of the Yom, the main river running through the district, said Wirat Phutkosa, head ofMoo 2 village in tambon Chumsaeng Songkhram of Bang Rakam district.He and the otherfarmers resorted to the groundwater solution as their paddy fields are near the dry river, he said.

On Wednesday he hired a drilling contractor for 5,000 baht to drill another well in the dryriverbed, to supply his 40-rai paddy field. The well struck water at a depth of 18 metres, MrWirat said.Although the Irrigation Department has told farmers not to plant a second crop because there is not enough water, local farmers are desperate, he said. Rice farming is all theyhave ever known. They had no idea what else they could to do make a living.

The village headman said the water shortage was very severe this year. Their paddy fields haddried out and they had no choice but to drill wells.Lower oil prices convinced farmers theycould afford the drilling and fuel for the pumps, Mr Wirat said.Chalita Chuthong said she haddrilled a well in the middle of the Yom River last year and plugged it during the rainy season.

The well was reopened this year and a pump installed to draw water for her 30-rai paddy fieldabout 100 metres from the river. The water was enough to also serve about 100 rai of adjacent paddy fields farmed by her brothers and sisters, Miss Chalita said.

Wat Bot, Bang Krathum and Wang Thong districts of Phitsanulok were declared drought-stricken areas, but Bang Rakam has not even though many local streams have dried up.

Second-crop rice farmers warned: No assistance

21 Jan 2016 at 13:42 2,047

WRITER: CHEEWIN SATTHA

Second-crop rice planted in Chiang Mai's Mae Taeng district by farmers choosing to defy the ban on off-season crops because there is not enough water. (Photo by Cheewin Sattha)

CHIANG MAI – Farmers who ignore a ban on planting a second crop have been warned theywill not receive any assistance or subsidy when their rice shrivels and dies from lack ofwater.With the water supply in Chiang Mai at critically low levels, provincial authorities havetold farmers not to grow off-season rice, and fishermen not to raise fish in floating baskets in thePing River. They have been told there is not enough water. The ban has been in place since November.However, farmers in some areas were defying the ban and planting another crop,

Jaensak Lipiti, director of Chiang Mai irrigation office, said on Thursday.

A recent survey had found the area planted in second-crop rice had been reduced from the usualhundreds of thousands of rai to a few thousand rai, mostly in Mae Taeng district, said MrJaensak.He warned authorities would take tough measures against those defying the ban.Offenders would not be entitled to any compensation or any form of state assistance if their

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second crop failed, withered or died from lack of water, he said.Fish raising in floating basketswas still found at Tha Makor weir in tambon Nong Tong of Hang Dong district, the provincialirrigation office chief said.

Those fish farmers had defied the ban while officials were discharging water from Mae Ngad

Somboon Chon Dam in Mae Taeng district to supply the ecological system and help longanfarmers, said Mr Jaensak. Fish raisers had illegally drained water from the dam for fish beingraised in baskets in the weir.The provincial fisheries office had recently ordered these people toremove their fish from the weir. They were also told not to raise fish in floating baskets in theweir again, or they would face legal action, he said.

The Bangkok Post

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