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News Headlines... Asian/Regional Rice News

Kisan Telecom : Board flays govt policy on rice

Iran asked to lift rice, kinno import ban

Indonesian city closes schools as haze worsens

Renewed monsoon cheers farmers

NFA tells rice traders to guard vs extortion

The season so far: Arkansas rice heading to the back stretch

RPT-COLUMN-Currency moves to tag-team El Nino in Asia rice markets: Russell

Boro paddy price dropsdown in Nilphamari

Rough rice correction likely done

30-baht bagged rice to be sold at cooperatives

Vietnam to post 216.2 bln USD in trade revenue in 8 months: statistics office

Commodity News Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Aug 28

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

News Shared by USA Rice Daily o National Rice Month Spotlight: Promotion Raises Awareness

o Egypt Bans Rice Exports as of September 1

o CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

R&D News Researchers continuing to develop new tools for rice producers: Part I

Fisher Delta Research Center to hold 54th annual Field Day Sept. 2

Partnership to accelerate rice research and product development in China

Biggs rice station continues to flourish

Global Rice News Egyptian government to stop exporting rice from next September

Prices of imported rice, maize slide at Mile 12 market

Rice institute teaches 1,000 delta farmers

Rice Recipe

o Ready-to-serve rice cups as easy as ABC to prepare for back-to-school meals

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News Detail...

Kisan Telecom : Board flays govt policy on rice

08/27/2015 | 07:04am US/Eastern

President Kisan Board Gujranwala Division Aman Ullah Chattha has strongly condemned failed

rice policy of the government and advised to ensure export of last two years rice stock without

further delay. Addressing cultivators of Kolo Tarar, Kassoki, Vanike Tarar and Jalalpur Bhattian

he said that due to anti-Kisan policies of the government the growers of Gujranwala Division

would stage sit-in demonstration inGujranwala on August 30. He said that the non-basmati

paddy, which has started pouring into the grain markets, is being purchased at rupees 500 per 40

kg as against rupees 1300 last year, which is deplorable.

He demanded immediate announcement of support price of different varieties and PASCO

should be directed to ensure procurement of paddy at minimum support price of non-basmati

at rupees 1200 and basmati paddy at rupees 2500 to provide relief to the growers.Meanwhile,

Ex-MNA and leader of PTI Ch. Mehdi Hassan Bhatti has said that growers are backbone of

country's economy but the present government has increased the prices of POL, fertilizers,

pesticides and electricity but have not arranged procurement of rice at reasonable price. He said

that September 5Kisan convention at Hafizabad Stadium would be chaired by PTI Chief Imran

Khan and it would pave the way to mitigate the sufferings of the growers.

DCO shocked over education system: DCO Hafizabad Muhammad Usman has expressed his

disappointment over standard of education in the Govt. Girls and Boys High School Nauthen and

Madhrianwala and warned the teachers to perform their duties honestly and with commitment to

brighten the career of the students.While making surprise visit to the schools along with EDO

(Education)Iftikhar Nawaz Virk and District Monitoring Officer Adnan Irshad Cheema, he

enquired from the students regarding the education being imparted in the schools. Thereupon, he

took strong exception and advised the teachers to work sincerely for getting better results in the

annual examinations. He also issued show cause notice to four teachers including the

Headmaster of Nauthen High School for their absence from duties without any intimation.

Boy killed in road mishap: A boy was killed on the spot while three others were seriously injured

when a recklessly driven truck after hitting a bike intruded into shop near Nokhar Mandi

of Gujranwala Road on Wednesday. According to rescue source, Muhammad Javaid alongwith

his 6-year-old son Sono Javaid and Qamar and another was going towards his house

on Gujranwala Road when a speeding truck coming from opposite direction hit their bike

killing Sono Javaid on-the-spot while three other seriously injured.

The injured were shifted to the DHQ Hospital Hafizabad. After hitting the bike, the truck

intruded into a shop which was badly damaged. The police have registered the case and started

investigation.WAPDA/APCA employees hold protest: The employees of WAPDA Hafizabad

division observed complete strike to protest against the proposed privatization of WAPDA. The

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strike was observed on the call ofWAPDA Hydro-Electric Labour Union. Addressing the

employees Malik Shafqat Mehmood Chairman and Abdul Razzaq Mughal General

Secretary have declared that the employees of WAPDA would not tolerate privatization of

WAPDA as it would prove economic murder of the employees.

They demanded that the proposal to privatize WAPDA should be withdrawn otherwise the

employees would be constrained to continue to stage protest demonstrations.Meanwhile, APCA

activists protested against non-issue of the notification regarding the acceptance of their

demands. Ch. Nasrullah Hanjra President and Muhammad Amjad Fareedi General Secretary

APCA Hafizabad chapter have said that the government had accepted their demands few months

back but has not yet issued notification in this regard. They demanded immediate issuance of the

notification to relieve the clerks of mental agony and hardships.They threatened that if

notification was not issued immediately the clerks would not perform election duties and would

be constrained to stage sit-in demonstration at Jati Umra.

© Pakistan Press International, source Asianet-Pakistan 4-traders.com

Iran asked to lift rice, kinno import ban MUBARAK ZEB KHAN — UPDATED 2 DAYS AGO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday formally requested Iran to withdraw its ban on imports

of rice and kinno.The ban has led to a drastic cut in Pakistan‘s exports to Iran, which fell to mere

$43 million in 2014 from $182m in 2010, an official told Dawn.Rice exports constitute 63 per

cent of the country‘s total exports to Iran.The issue, among others, was raised during the two-day

meeting of Pak-Iran Joint Working Group (JWG) on Trade.Pakistan‘s delegation was headed by

Additional Secretary Commerce Robina Ather, while Iranian side was led by Mojtaba

Mousavian, Director General (Asia-Pacific) Iranian Trade Promotion Organisation.

A representative of Pakistan Ministry of National Food Security and Research informed the

meeting that Iran‘s quarantine department inspectors visited hot water treatment plants for

mangoes and approved 16 facilities, while approval for another three was in the

process.Pakistani side also informed that they have provided a draft of ‗Agreement on

Cooperation in the Field of Veterinary and Animal Health‘ to the ministry concerned in Iran.

Both sides agreed to constitute a joint working group for implementation of electronic data

interchange. Pakistan also showed its interest to hold a single-country textile exhibition in

Tehran in Feb/March 2016.

Both the countries reiterated the need for granting visa to businessmen and truck drivers on a

priority basis, and agreed to implement the bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) in letter

and spirit including strengthening of transparency and prior notification mechanisms.Discussing

freight train operations, Pakistan proposed that till freight traffic picks up, Iranian authorities

may also introduce concessional fares between Zahedan-Quetta.Regarding tax and charges

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imposed on Pakistani vehicles, the Iranian side informed that those taxes did not constitute ―para

tariffs‖ and were consistent with the PTA as per Article 2 on services charges.

The meeting discussed the draft of ‗Five Years Strategic Plan‘ to enhance bilateral trade.Both

sides agreed to consider incorporating linkage of Iran with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,

strengthening border markets, upgrading road and railway networks, building warehouses and

opening/upgrading border crossing points into the five-year plan.It was agreed that both sides

will exchange soft data about their tariff and trade regimes as per the format provided by

Pakistani side, within two weeks of this JWG meeting. Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2015

http://www.dawn.com/news/1203051

Indonesian city closes schools as haze worsens

August 28, 2015 12:29 pm

Jakarta (dpa) - Worsening haze from forest and brush fires caused kindergartens and elementary

schools to be closed in a town on Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday, an official said. "The haze

in Jambi city has become a threat to health," said Muhammad Suaidi, the head of the provincial

disaster management agency.The local government were considering deploying aeroplanes to

drop water, he said."Fire-fighters on the ground have been outpaced by the spread of the fires,"

he said. Thick smog has blanketed much of Sumatra and the Indonesian parts of Borneo in the

past few days because of a prolonged drought worsened by the El Nino weather pattern, officials

said. The practice of open burning to clear land is illegal but is common in Indonesia.

The Indonesian government has warned that El Nino would result in an extended dry spell and

more forest fires.The Agriculture Ministry has predicted that El Nino could damage200,000

hectares of rice fields, or about 1-2 million tonnes of rice crops.President Joko Widodo warned

that legal action would be taken against those who deliberately start fires to clear land.The

drought has hit parts of Indonesia including Java, South Sulawesi, Bali and West Timor,

resulting in shortages of clean water.Experts said El Nino is expected to last until October.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Indonesian-city-closes-schools-as-haze-worsens-

30267635.html

Renewed monsoon cheers farmers Sangam Prasain, Kathmandu

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Aug 28, 2015- The monsoon‘s revival in most of the Tarai districts last week, after a month-long

drought during the key paddy transplantation period, has generated optimism among farmers

about this year‘s harvest. Things looked really bad a fortnight ago, but the scenario has changed

with most of the drought-affected districts getting drenched by heavy rains last week.The

Ministry of Agricultural Development has also revised its paddy transplantation estimate with

the arrival of heavy rains in the eastern and central Tarai. ―Earlier, we had estimated that paddy

transplantation would reach below 90 percent on the 1.60 million hectares of rice fields this year.

But the late arrival of the monsoon has changed the calculation,‖ said Shankar Sapkota, assistant

spokesperson of the ministry.

―We have expected that the transplantation rate will now touch 95 percent.‖ ―Technically, the

paddy transplantation period in the Tarai ends in mid-August, but in some cases, paddy can be

planted till early September. The rains have come as a relief,‖ said Sapkota, adding that the

output, however, would decline as the late transplantation would reduce the ripening time and

harvests. He added that plants would not get enough solar intensity if the ripening period were to

stretch into the winter. Agro experts said that a majority of farmers sow paddy seeds directly on

their fields rather than growing seedlings as they don‘t have enough time. Normally, drought

tolerant rice varieties like Sukha Dhan are applied if the normal transplantation period exceeds as

they can recover at a faster rate and have a lower ripening time. Two weeks ago, the government

had projected a loss of Rs25 billion in paddy output this year amid droughts in the eight Tarai

districts in the eastern and central regions. ―However, the projected losses will not reach that

level,‖ Sapkota said.

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The eight districts-Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara and Parsa-have

been hit hard by late and insufficient rainfall this year, with the average paddy transplantation

rate reaching just 40 percent in the combined 326,501 hectares of land two weeks ago.As of

August 24, Saptari had observed paddy transplantation on 47 percent of its 70,000 hectares,

while in Siraha it had reached 40.6 percent on its 60,757 hectares of paddy fields. Dhanusha

district in the central Tarai region has the lowest rate of 30 percent. Paddy is cultivated on 40,635

hectares in Dhanusha.

In Mahottari and Sarlahi, transplantation has reached 48 percent of 36,144 hectares and 58

percent of 45,550 hectares respectively. Sapkota, who is also a senior agro economist, said that

the ministry had released funds to install 500 shallow tube wells in the eastern and central Tarai

regions to prevent further paddy crop damage if droughts occur during the weeding period.―Most

of the farmers have installed shallow tube wells, while others are in the process of doing so.‖ He

said that the ministry had requested additional funds from the Finance Ministry to distribute

more shallow tube wells in the affected areas. The ministry‘s statistics showed that as of

August 24, the national average paddy transplantation rate had reached 83.14 percent of the total

land available. Belt-wise, the transplantation has been completed on 90 percent of 68,364

hectares in the mountain region. Likewise, in the hilly region, the transplantation has been

completed on 91 percent of 423,173 hectares.

The transplantation in these two belts normally ends in the first week of August.The ministry

said that the transplantation in the Tarai belt, the country‘s food basket, had been completed on

79.66 percent of the total 1.11 million hectares of paddy fields.The ministry has also decided to

expedite its ―system of rice intensification‖ and ―direct seedling rice‖ system in the affected

districts. ―We have also planned to distribute subsidized vegetable seeds to farmers who have not

been able to plant paddy,‖ Sapkota said.

The country produced paddy worth Rs100 billion in the fiscal year 2014-15. The paddy output

dropped 5.1 percent to 4.78 million tonnes last year due to a late monsoon and untimely rainfall.

The ministry had estimated a loss of Rs5 billion last year.Agro experts said the economic outlook

for the next year is bleaker amid weak monsoon forecasts. Agriculture, the major contributor to

Nepal‘s economy, is mainly rain-fed. In 2011-12, paddy production rose an impressive 13.7

percent, and as a result, the farm sector‘s growth rate swelled to 4.63 percent.However, in 2012-

13, paddy output dropped 11.3 percent and the economic growth rate slumped to a six-year low

of 3.5 percent. Nepal‘s economy inched up just 3 percent in the last fiscal year due to the April

25 earthquake and a drop in paddy production.

PLANTATION IN TARAI BELT (As of August 24)

EASTERN TARAI

District Plantation rate Total land (in %) (in hectare)

Jhapa 87.8 88,000

Morang 88.6 97,860

Sunsari 90.7 58,500

Saptari 47.0 70,000

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Siraha 40.6 60,757

Total 73.2 375,117

CENTRAL TARAI Dhanusha 30 40,635

Mahottari 48 36,144

Sarlahi 58 45,550

Parsa 80 46,710

Bara 75 61,680

Rautahat 55 39,500

Chitwan 90 29,575

Total 62 299,794

WESTERN TARAI Kapilvastu 88 72,000

Rupendehi 99 69,500

Nawalparasi 100 44,800

Total 95 186,300

MID-WESTERN TARAI Banke 93 36,300

Bardia 99 52,000

Dang 96 38,500

Total 96 126,800

FAR-WESTERN TARAI Kailali 100 76,000

Kanchanpur100 48,761

Total 100 124,761

(Source: Agriculture Ministry) Published: 28-08-2015 08:53

http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-08-28/renewed-monsoon-cheers-farmers.html

NFA tells rice traders to guard vs extortion ABS-CBNnews.com

Posted at 08/28/2015 6:26 PM

MANILA -- The National Food Authority (NFA) warned rice traders to be vigilant against

people claiming to be NFA officials trying to extort money in exchange for import permits.NFA

Administrator Reynan Dalisay said no person in the agency is authorized to collect such fees.The

NFA has received reports that someone is using Dalisay's name to extort money from rice traders

who applied to import rice under the minimum access volume (MAV) importation.Dalisay added

that as long as rice importers have complied with documentary requirements, they can expect

their permits to be processed and released.

For 2015, MAV total import volume is 805,200 metric tons under the country specific quota

(MAV-CSQ) and omnibus origin (MAV-OO) with a 35% tariff. The volume of importation and

general guidelines were published in a newspaper, and are available through the NFA

website.Also available in the website are information on the eligibility requirements, allowed

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rice varieties, issuance of certificate of eligibility (COE), validation of documents, processing fee

and other procedures.

Rice importation under the MAV is pursuant to Republic Act No. 8178 also known as the

Agricultural Tariffication Act where the government adopts "the use of tariffs in lieu of non-

tariff import restrictions to protect local producers of agricultural products, except in the case of

rice, which will continue to have quantitative import restrictions."The MAV is the quantity of a

specific agricultural product that is allowed to be imported in a MAV allotment year at the in-

quota tariff rate or at a lower tariff as committed by the Philippines to the World Trade

Organization (WTO) under the Uruguay Round Final Act.

The MAV for rice is exclusively imported by the NFA in accordance with PD No. 4 and

Philippine commitments under the Uruguay Round Final Act. Under the law, the NFA can

allocate MAV rice importation quota to the private sector.Dalisay said that a list of importer-

applicants for MAV, along with other information as to the volume, source country, authorized

representative and status of their application are published in the NFA website.He also appealed

to all rice traders to report to the NFA office any person claiming to be the NFA administrator, or

any information against extortion or bribery involving the agency. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/08/28/15/nfa-tells-rice-traders-guard-vs-extortion

The season so far: Arkansas rice heading to the back stretch

A chat with Jarrod Hardke Aug 27, 2015David Bennett | Delta Farm Press

A chat with Jarrod Hardke Aug 27, 2015David Bennett | Delta Farm Press

The most recent USDA numbers has Arkansas rice acreage pegged at

1.39 million acres.―We‘re about a week away from the first FSA

acreage report,‖ says Jarrod Hardke, Arkansas Extension rice

specialist, who is fresh off speaking at the Aug. 7 Arkansas Rice

Expo. ―Traditionally, that report hasn‘t provided all the enrolled

acreage regardless of crop. But it is a pretty good indicator of the

direction we‘re going.―If the first report, for instance, says the state has only a million acres of rice,

there‘s no need to be worried. FSA will keep updating that figure each month until the final report is

released in January.‖

Before the USDA 1.39 million acres estimate was

released, Hardke‘s rough prediction was 1.35 million

acres in the state. Based on that expectation, ―a final

reported acreage number between 1.3 and 1.4 million

acres won‘t be a surprise.‖As far as yield predictions,

USDA‘s newly released figure has Arkansas rice listed at

7,550 pounds per acre (or 167.8 bushels per acre). ―In

2012-2014, we‘ve had three straight years of record

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yields for the state: 166-, 168- and 168-bushels per acre. The current yield prediction of 167.8

bushels per acre seems high based on what we know about the 2015 season. ―While the early season

conditions this year were similar to 2014, the later season conditions have not been. The conditions

haven‘t been terrible, but we moved out of the ideal temperature conditions for heading and late-

season. The rice in the field still looks very good. But without the milder temperatures late-season

like we‘ve had in the recent past, it‘s doubtful we‘ll hit records.‖ http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/season-so-far-arkansas-rice-heading-back-stretch

RPT-COLUMN-Currency moves to tag-team El Nino in

Asia rice markets: Russell

* Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.

By Clyde Russell

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Market wisdom is that Asian rice prices are set to rally as El Nino cuts output

and bulging stockpiles are steadily eroded.There's nothing wrong with this view, but as is often

the case there are some offsetting factors that make a strong rally far from a sure thing, as can be

seen by recent price movements in the grain, the staple for some two-thirds of the world's

population.Benchmark Thai 5-percent broken white rice RI-THBKN5-P1 staged a 10 percent

rally from a 7 1/2-year low of $367.50 a tonne on June 24 to a recent peak of $405 on July 17.

However, since then, it has dropped back to a fresh low of $362.50 a tonne on Aug. 27, making

the rally very short-lived.Part of this is the general malaise that has roiled most commodity

markets, but part is also that buyers have been demanding lower prices because of the

depreciation of the Thai baht.The baht has lost 10 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar

since its 2015 closing high of 32.33 in April to Thursday's close of 35.64.The fall in the baht has

caused the baht price of rice to whipsaw about, but overall it is down about 6 percent so far this

year, or less than half the 13.3 drop in dollar terms.

It's much the same situation for Thailand's regional competitor in rice exports, Vietnam, which

has seen its currency, the dong, slip 6.7 percent against the dollar from the year high in early

February to the close of 22,534 on Thursday.Vietnamese 5-percent broken white rice RI-

VNBKN-P1 has surrendered 12.9 percent so far this year to $337.50 a tonne, but is down only

8.2 percent in local currency terms.With the outlook for ongoing dollar gains, especially against

emerging market currencies, the chances are that buyers will apply additional pressure on sellers

to keep prices low in dollar terms.

EL NINO LOOMS

But what of El Nino, the weather phenomenon that brings dry, hot weather to Southeast Asia and

Australia, but wetter conditions to North America.Weather forecasters have been upping their

predictions for a strong El Nino, which would last into next year and most likely cut output of

rice, as well as that of Australian wheat, soybeans in India and corn in China.Any rice production

shortfall will have to be made up from stockpiles, but how much more rice is likely to be needed

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and will it be enough to significantly dent Thailand's rice mountain, built up by the ousted

government as part of its generous support measures for farmers?

Indonesia, traditionally a rice importer but trying hard to become self-sufficient, still expects to

increase its harvest by 7 percent in 2015 despite El Nino.However, El Nino may delay rice crops

and lead to imports of as much as 1.6 million tonnes this year, according to analysts, a step that

would help curb rising domestic rice prices, already the second-highest in Southeast Asia.The

Philippines, another heavy importer, also plans to boost domestic rice production in 2016, but

will import more in 2015 to meet a shortfall in this year's output.

The government has already bought 750,000 tonnes this year and may import another 250,000

before the end of the year. Private traders may add as much as 805,200 tonnes by Nov. 30,

subject to a 35 percent tariff.China's early season rice output dropped 0.9 percent to 33.69

million tonnes in 2015 from a year earlier, according to official figures, raising the possibility of

higher imports by the world's second-biggest economy.While it seems likely that Asia's top

importers will increase purchases, there is still the question of large stockpiles that need to be

worked through.Thailand's 13-million tonne rice mountain may actually contain only about 9

million tonnes of edible rice because of spoiling from long storage periods, according to the U.N.

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

The FAO also says that inventories have been dropping steadily in the world's five biggest

exporters, after strong shipments in 2014, and the stock-to-use ratio, the level of inventories

relative to domestic consumption and exports, will drop to 19 percent in 2015/16, the lowest

since 2007/08.This indicates a tightening of supply, but still suggests there is plenty of rice

available even as El Nino makes its presence felt.While rice prices should rise, the chances are

that the process won't be even and will be influenced by currency movements, with those

exporters experiencing stronger depreciation against the dollar likely to seek to maximise their

advantage. (Editing byMichael Perry) http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/28/column-russell-rice-asia-idUSL4N1131OR20150828

Boro paddy price dropsdown in Nilphamari Our Correspondent

NILPHAMARI, Aug 27: Boro farmers are sustaining huge losses in Nilphamari district due to

abnormal low price of Boro paddy in the markets. At present the price of one maund (40 kg) of

paddy is Tk 400 in the markets whereas its production cost was nearly Tk 500 per maund. While

contacted, Abdur Rahman, a farmer of Sonarai UP of Domar Upazila, said he cultivated Boro in

two acres of land where his production was 120 maunds and the markets price of it is Tk 48000

against his cultivation cost at Tk 55000.District controller of food, Nilphamari, allotted a very

small amount of paddy to each Union Parishad (UP) to be procured from the growers on

recommendation of respective UP chairmen.

Accordingly Boro procurement in each UP would be only around 25 MT which is very

negligible and frustrating for the farmers. Sources said all the 60 UP chairman of the district are

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said to be utilizing the situation and recommending only such growers who are their near and

dear ones.This grin situation disappointing the Boro growers and they are demanding huge

amount of procurement by the government so that they can recoup their production cost.

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Rough rice correction likely done Andreas Clenow Chief Investment Officer / ACIES Asset Management

Switzerland

There is not much worth buying in the agricultural commodity space at the moment.

Most of the sector is heading down, and doing so rapidly. That's why the few markets

that behave a little different can be so valuable. The rough rice market is one of those

interesting markets that break out of the mold.Start by looking at the long term picture. The

decline has been going on for over five years and ended in a very steep exhaustion rally. That

last bit there is quite significant. This may very well be a long term reversal situation, and they

don't come around very often.

Weekly rough rice futures continuation

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What we're seeing in the rice market is a positive market reversal. The prices have been going up

since May and the recovery from the previous bull market looks very credible. But in the past

couple of weeks, we have again seen falling prices. This however appears to be a normal

correction.

Daily rough rice futures continuation

Source: CSI Data

Management and risk description

This trade is about going against the short term trend, while betting on that the dominant trend

prevails. In this case, the positive trend is the strong and likely to win. Therefore, we buy into the

dip.Set a fixed stop and target in the market from the start, for a known risk and potential reward.

The current market to trade is November. The September contract has a higher open interest, but

it's about to roll so no need to move into that one. Go straight to X5.

Rough rice dashboard

Source: FollowingTheTrend.com

Parameters

Entry: Enter long on current levels, around 11.70 USD

Stop: Stop at 11.244 USD.

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Target: Take profits at 12.612 USD.

Time horizon: Around two weeks.

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30-baht bagged rice to be sold at cooperatives

28 ug 2015 at 19:32 2,033

29 WRITER: ONLINE REPORTERS

Authorities will sell bagged rice at 20% lower than market prices to help low-income earners.

The grain, coming from stocks under the rice-pledging programme, will be bagged and sold at

124 cooperatives in 58 provinces at discounted prices.

Of the total, 500 tonnes are 5% white rice, to be packaged into 250,000 2kg bags and sold at 30

baht each. The remaining 100 tonnes are sticky rice packaged into 50,000 bags priced at 50 baht

each.

The campaign, a cooperation between the Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Ministry

and Commerce Ministry, is in response to the prime minister's policy of helping people cope

with the cost of living. The Bangkok Post

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Vietnam to post 216.2 bln USD in trade revenue in 8

months: statistics office

English.news.cn 2015-08-28 11:41:28

HANOI, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is expected to post 216.2 billion U.S. dollars in trade

revenue in the first eight months of 2015, said the General Statistics Office (GSO) on Friday.

Specifically, the country is estimated to earn 106.3 billion U. S. dollars from exports, up 9

percent year-on-year while spending 109.9 billion U.S. dollars on imports, up 16.4 percent year-

on- year, said the monthly statistics report released by the office.During eight-month period,

Vietnam is forecast to see growth in export revenue of several items including cell phones and

accessories (nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars, up 31.1 percent year- on-year), garment, textile (15

billion U.S. dollars, up 10.9 percent year-on-year), computers, electronic products, accessories

(9.9 billion U.S. dollars, up 51.8 percent year-on-year), footwear (8.1 billion U.S. dollars, up

20.9 percent year-on-year), machines, equipment, tools and spare parts (5.2 billion U.S. dollars,

up 10. 1 percent year-on-year), wood and its products (4.4 billion U.S. dollars, up 9.6 percent

year-on-year), among others.

Other items whose export revenue is likely to decrease compared with the same period last year

include seafood (4.2 billion U.S. dollars, down 16.6 percent year-on-year), vehicles and spare

parts (3.6 billion U.S. dollars, down 7.1 percent), and rubber (921 million U.S. dollars, down

10.3 percent).Meanwhile, some items that experience sharp plunges in both export volume and

value compared with the same period of 2014 include coffee (down 32.4 percent in volume and

32.8 percent in value), rice (down 6.5 percent in volume and 11 percent in value), coal (down

74.4 percent in volume and 64.2 percent in value), steel (down 7.4 percent in volume and 14.2

percent in value) and crude oil (down 0.6 percent in volume and 48.7 percent in value), said the

statistics office.

During the January-August period, the United States remains the largest market for Vietnamese

exports, with revenue of 22.1 billion U.S. dollars, up 19.8 percent year-on-year, followed by the

European Union with 20.2 billion U.S. dollars, up 12.3 percent year-on-year.The Association of

Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China rank third and fourth among major importers of

Vietnamese exports with 12.3 billion U.S. dollars and 10.4 billion U.S. dollars,

respectively.Regarding imports, in the first eight months, the country is projected to see rise in

import revenue of several items including machines, equipment, tools and spare parts (18.9

billion U.S. dollars, up 33.4 percent year-on-year), computers, electronic products, accessories

(7.1 billion U.S. dollars, up 36.3 percent year-on-year), fabrics (6.8 billion U.S. dollars, up 11

percent year-on-year), and plastic (2.5 billion U.S. dollars, up 23.9 percent year-on-year) among

others.

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China continues to be the largest supplier for Vietnam's imports, with revenue of 32.7 billion

U.S. dollars, up 20.4 percent year-on-year, accounting for 29.8 percent of Vietnam's total import

revenue.As a result, during eight-month period, Vietnam is forecast to suffer from a trade deficit

of 3.6 billion U.S. dollars, making up 3.4 percent of the country's total export revenue.

Among the figure, domestic sector is likely to see trade deficit of 13 billion U.S. dollars, up 44

percent year-on-year while foreign invested sector is expected to enjoy a trade surplus of 9.4

billion U.S. dollars, according to the statistics office. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-08/28/c_134564893.htm

Commodity News

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Aug 28

Nagpur, Aug 28 Gram prices firmed up in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing

Committee (APMC) here on good buying support from local millers amid thin arrival from

producing

regions. Fresh rise in NCDEX, good hike in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and enquiries from

South-based millers also pushed up prices, according to sources.

* * * *

FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM

* Desi gram reported higher in open market on renewed demand from local traders amid

thin supply from producing belts.

TUAR

* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here matching the demand and supply

position.

* Udid varieties reported strong in open market here on good festival season demand

from local traders amid weak supply from producing regions. Low production

expectation in this season also activated stockists

* In Akola, Tuar - 9,800-910,100, Tuar dal - 13,800-14,200, Udid at 9,400-9,700,

Udid Mogar (clean) - 11,300-11,700, Moong - 7,600-7,800, Moong Mogar

(clean) 9,200-9,800, Gram - 4,500-4,800, Gram Super best bold - 6,000-6,0200

for 100 kg.

* Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in thin trading

activity, according to sources.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close

Gram Auction 4,100-4,915 4,030-4,850

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Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600

Tuar Auction n.a. 8,500-9,775

Moong Auction n.a. 6,000-6,400

Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500

Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800

Gram Super Best Bold 6,500-6,800 6,500-6,800

Gram Super Best n.a.

Gram Medium Best 5,900-6,100 5,900-6,100

Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.

Gram Mill Quality 5,800-5,900 5,800-5,900

Desi gram Raw 4,950-5,050 4,900-5,000

Gram Filter new 6,200-6,400 6,200-6,400

Gram Kabuli 6,400-7,500 6,400-7,500

Gram Pink 6,800-7,000 6,800-7,000

Tuar Fataka Best 14,350-14,750 14,300-14,700

Tuar Fataka Medium 13,550-13,950 13,500-13,900

Tuar Dal Best Phod 12,800-13,200 12,800-13,200

Tuar Dal Medium phod 12,000-12,600 12,000-12,600

Tuar Gavarani New 10,350-10,450 10,350-10,450

Tuar Karnataka 10,450-10,750 10,450-10,750

Tuar Black 12,600-12,900 12,600-12,900

Masoor dal best 8,600-8,800 8,600-8,800

Masoor dal medium 8,150-8,450 8,150-8,400

Masoor n.a. n.a.

Moong Mogar bold 9,600-9,900 9,600-9,900

Moong Mogar Medium best 8,200-8,800 8,200-8,800

Moong dal Chilka 8,600-8,800 8,600-8,800

Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.

Moong Chamki best 8,400-9,200 8,400-9,200

Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 11,800-12,100 11,700-12,000

Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 10,700-11,100 10,600-11,000

Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 9,500-9,900 9,400-9,800

Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,150-5,550 5,150-5,550

Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 3,850-4,050 3,850-4,050

Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,150-3,350 3,150-3,350

Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,300 3,100-3,300

Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,600 3,200-3,600

Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,500 1,400-1,500

Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700

Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,350-1,550 1,350-1,550

Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400

Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,100 1,950-2,100

Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,700 3,400-3,700

MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,750-2,900 2,750-2,900

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Rice BPT New(100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,000 2,800-3,000

Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 2,900-3,100 2,900-3,100

Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,900 1,700-1,900

Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450

Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800

Rice HMT new(100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,800 3,400-3,800

Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,900-4,300 3,900-4,300

Rice HMT Shriram New(100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,500 4,200-4,500

Rice HMT Shriram old (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,100 4,600-5,100

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000

Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,000-7,500 7,000-7,500

Rice Chinnor new (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 4,500-4,900

Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,700 5,400-5,700

Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,350 2,100-2,350

Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500

WEATHER (NAGPUR)

Maximum temp. 30.3 degree Celsius (86.5 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.

24.1 degree Celsius (75.4 degree Fahrenheit)

Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.

Rainfall : 7.8 mm

FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Rains or thunder-showers likely. Maximum and minimum

temperature would be around and 30 and 24 degree Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but

included in market prices.)

ATTN : Soyabean mandi, wholesale foodgrain market of Nagpur APMC and oil market in

Vidarbha will

be closed tomorrow, Saturday, on the occasion of Rakhi festival.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/28/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL4N11332920150828

APEDA India Commodity News

International Benchmark Price Price on: 27-08-2015

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price Garlic

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

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

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

Ginger

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1 Chinese sliced, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 4600

2 Chinese whole, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 5100

3 Indian Cochin, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 3000

Guar Gum Powder

1 Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 4080

2 Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla (USD/t 1500

3 Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t) 2600

Source:agra-net For more info

Market Watch Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 26-08-2015

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Rice

1 Bonai (Orissa) Other 2200 2400

2 Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) Other 1960 2000

3 Devala (Maharashtra) Other 1610 1610

Wheat

1 Bonai (Orissa) Other 1450 1600

2 Manvi (Karnataka) Other 1609 1609

3 Matar (Gujarat) Other 1400 1470

Apple

1 Zira (Punjab) Other 2200 2600

2 Dhand (Haryana) Other 4600 4700

3 Solapur (Maharashtra) Other 500 500

Carrot

1 Akluj (Maharashtra) Other 1500 1500

2 Bonai (Orissa) Other 1000 3000

3 Manjeri (Kerala) Other 3400 3600

Source:agra-net For more info

Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 27-08-2015

Product Market Center Price

1 Ahmedabad 316

2 Hyderabad 295

3 Nagapur 288

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 27-08-2015

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

Onions Dry Package: 50 lb sacks

1 Atlanta Colorado Yellow 19 21

2 Baltimore California Yellow 17 18

3 Detroit Canada Yellow 16 16.50

Cucumbers Package: cartons film wrapped

1 Atlanta Canada Long Seedless 9 10

2 Dallas California Long Seedless 12 14

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3 Miami Honduras Long Seedless 10 10

Grapes Package:19 lb containers bagged

1 Atlanta California Red Globe 25 26

2 Dallas California Red Globe 27 27

3 Detroit California Red Globe 25 29

Source:USDA

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

A comprehensive daily commodity market report for Arkansas agricultural commodities with

cash markets, futures and insightful analysis and commentary from Arkansas Farm Bureau

commodity analysts.Noteworthy benchmark price levels of interest to farmers and ranchers, as

well as long-term commodity market trends which are developing. Daily fundamental market

influences and technical factors are noted and discussed.

Soybeans

High Low

Cash Bids 914 824

New Crop 901 834

Riceland Foods

Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -

New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -

Futures:

High Low Last Change

Sep '15 895.75 884.00 893.25 +7.00

Nov '15 888.75 876.25 885.50 +6.50

Jan '16 893.25 881.00 890.75 +7.00

Mar '16 894.25 882.00 892.25 +7.25

May '16 897.25 885.25 895.00 +7.00

Jul '16 900.75 889.00 898.50 +6.75

Aug '16 898.00 891.50 897.25 +7.00

Sep '16 882.25 880.50 885.50 +6.75

Nov '16 882.75 871.75 879.75 +6.75

Arkansas Daily Grain Report

FOB Memphis Elevator Crops

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Soybean Comment

Soybeans ended the week on a high note after putting in new contract lows earlier this week.

While new crop soybeans were down only 4-cents on the week, which is more than 30-cents

higher than their Monday close. While improving exports and strengthening product markets are

providing most of the support for prices, this market is still facing a strong supply forecast and

needs this demand to hold to prevent major stock building. Prices are likely to remain volatile as

uncertainty surrounding China and the U.S. supplies will act as a weight on prices. While

soybeans could make a run to retest $9, if the wheels fall off of this market we could also see

price move towards $8.

Wheat

High Low

Cash Bids -- --

New Crop 498 473

Futures:

High Low Last Change

Sep '15 487.50 476.00 477.00 -7.25

Dec '15 493.50 482.75 483.75 -6.00

Mar '16 501.00 490.50 491.75 -6.00

May '16 506.00 496.00 497.00 -6.00

Jul '16 509.75 500.00 501.25 -5.50

Sep '16 517.50 509.50 510.75 -5.00

Dec '16 529.75 523.25 524.25 -4.50

Mar '17 534.25 533.75 533.75 -5.00

May '17 537.00 -5.00

Arkansas Daily Grain Report

FOB Memphis Elevator Crops

Wheat Comment

Wheat prices for the day were down slightly as we saw prices loose more than 20-cents on the

week. Wheat prices were the major looser on the week as they continued to move lower despite

improvements in other markets. With global wheat supplies ample it is increasingly difficult for

U.S. wheat to compete. While export sales have shown some life recently, Egypt, which has

historically been a large buyer of U.S., placed two tenders for wheat this week where the U.S.

again failed at the tender as other countries are more competitive. Look for prices to remain

weak and as such acreage in Arkansas could be even lower than last year.

Grain Sorghum

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High Low

Cash Bids 368 327

New Crop 365 340

Arkansas Daily Grain Report

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Corn

High Low

Cash Bids 363 334

New Crop 375 340

Futures:

High Low Last Change

Sep '15 368.75 362.25 363.25 -0.50

Dec '15 380.00 374.00 375.00 0.00

Mar '16 391.25 385.25 386.50 +0.25

May '16 397.75 392.00 393.00 +0.25

Jul '16 402.25 396.75 397.50 +0.50

Sep '16 397.00 390.75 391.75 -1.50

Dec '16 403.50 398.00 399.00 -0.25

Mar '17 409.50 409.50 409.50 0.00

May '17 415.75 0.00

Arkansas Daily Grain Report

FOB Memphis Elevator Crops

Corn Comment

New crop corn prices closed unchanged on the day. While prices are down a couple of cents on

the week, corn prices have been stable relative to other crops. While prices are seeing some

pressure from forecasted large U.S. supplies and a strengthen dollar, reports of shrinking crops in

Europe and hopes that China could potentially get in the corn market are providing some support

for prices and keeping them above contract lows near $3.57. Prices need to brake resistant near

$3.76 to open the potential for a move higher. The likelihood of prices retesting resistance near

$4 in the near term is limited as we see more harvest pressure building. A reminder that last year

we saw prices dip to a low $3.18 and if supplies remain ample we could see prices move back to

these lows.

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Cotton

Futures:

High Low Last Change

Oct '15 64.24 63.74 63.75 -0.08

Dec '15 63.62 62.76 63 -0.35

Mar '16 63.34 62.51 62.68 -0.45

Memphis, TN Cotton and Tobacco Programs

Cotton Comment

Cotton futures traded higher in early dealings, but were unable to sustain any upward momentum

an turned around to close lower. Net export sales of 63,300 running bales last week brought the

marketing year total to 2.715 million running bales. The market continues to be concerned about

a global economic slow down and China in particular, as it has the potential to impact cotton

demand. December futures continued to retrace the gains charted in reaction to the monthly

supply/demand report with the next support at the contract low of 61.25.

Rice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures:

High Low Last Change

Sep '15 1163.5 1136.0 1159.0 +29.0

Nov '15 1194.5 1165.0 1188.5 +29.5

Jan '16 1218.5 1196.0 1218.0 +29.5

Mar '16 1235.5 1235.5 1244.0 +30.0

May '16 1268.5 +29.5

Jul '16 1272.5 +30.0

Sep '16 1173.5 +30.0

Rice Comment

Rice futures ended the week on a positive note, posting solid gains. The market has taken the rice

stocks report pretty much in stride, as the totals weren't entirely unexpected. Rough rice in all

positions on August 1, 2015 were up 61% from the 2014 total. Stocks held on farms totalled 1.48

million cwt and off farm stocks totalled 41.3 million cwt. Milled rice stocks were up nine percent

from a year ago at 4.06 million cwt. Monday's low of $11.43 1/2 is providing support for

November for the time being and the market has moved back into position to test resistance at

$12.

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Cattle

Futures:

Live Cattle:

High Low Last Change

Aug '15 146.525 144.550 146.025 +1.375

Oct '15 144.600 142.225 144.000 +1.450

Dec '15 146.525 144.575 146.025 +1.175

Feb '16 146.300 144.475 145.950 +1.275

Apr '16 144.975 143.600 144.750 +1.000

Jun '16 136.925 135.875 136.675 +0.925

Aug '16 135.125 134.075 134.925 +0.575

Oct '16 137.350 136.300 137.325 +0.575

Dec '16 138.400 137.000 138.400 +0.700

Feeders:

High Low Last Change

Sep '15 203.200 200.075 202.875 +2.525

Oct '15 199.875 196.900 199.325 +2.250

Nov '15 197.300 194.900 196.775 +1.925

Jan '16 191.100 188.825 190.875 +1.875

Mar '16 189.000 187.525 188.650 +1.100

Apr '16 189.550 187.975 189.325 +1.475

May '16 189.250 188.000 188.925 +1.725

Aug '16 188.375 188.100 188.700 +2.150

Arkansas Prices Arkansas Weekly Livestock Summary

Cattle Comment

Cattle prices closed sharply higher again today as prices are able to erase losses on the week and

end up a few cents in the week. Strength over the last couple of days could help prices see furor

their gains next week; however, we will need to see further improvements in wholesale beef

prices and cash prices for these gains to hold and not slip back to recent lows.

Hogs

Futures:

High Low Last Change

Oct '15 67.050 66.000 66.650 -0.400

Dec '15 62.550 61.125 62.050 0.000

Feb '16 66.725 65.625 66.300 -0.125

Apr '16 70.525 69.725 70.200 -0.050

May '16 74.850 74.800 74.825 -0.325

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Jun '16 78.800 78.100 78.500 -0.025

Jul '16 77.775 77.500 77.600 -0.175

Aug '16 76.650 76.150 76.625 +0.075

Oct '16 66.475 66.325 66.325 -0.025

Hog Comment

Shell Eggs

Daily Midwest Regional Eggs

Daily New York Eggs

National Turkeys

Weekly Weighted Average Prices for Whole Young Turkeys

Delmarva Broilers

Daily Southern Broiler/Fryers

http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/

News Shared by USA Rice Daily

North Dakota Court on WOTUS: "Whoa" to EPA

Where will she come down?

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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States, better

known as Waters of the U.S. or WOTUS, has been sidelined by afederal judge in the U.S.

District Court of North Dakota who called the measure "exceptionally expansive." EPA has

said they consider the preliminary injunction to only affect the 13 states involved in the lawsuit:

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New

Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. For all other states, WOTUS will go into

effect today as scheduled.

The North Dakota judge found the rule likely to be arbitrary and capricious and so expansive that

it was contrary to the Clean Water Act's grant of jurisdiction. EPA's argument is that the lawsuit

needed to be consolidated in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, where 14 other suits are pending.

In the meantime the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) sent a

letter to the agency requesting more time before implementation so state agencies could

understand "their duties and obligations," but were rebuffed.

"The Clean Water Rule is now in effect in all rice states except Arkansas and Missouri. Farmers

and landowners in the states where the regulation applies are advised to consult with state and

local authorities regarding the timeline of implementation and how to avoid regulatory action,"

said USA Rice Vice President of Government Affairs Ben Mosely.

"There are still several pieces of legislation that have been introduced and passed out of

committees in both the House and the Senate that would restrict or delay the final rule from

going into effect," Mosely added. "Congress will likely consider language in appropriations bills

that would also aim to prevent the regulations from being enforced. USA Rice supports these

efforts and will work with our allies in Congress to include a statutory fix in whatever legislative

vehicle has the best potential to clear both chambers of Congress."

Contact: Steve Hensley (703) 236-1445

National Rice Month Spotlight: Promotion Raises

Awareness Final in a series of three articles this week highlighting upcoming

USA Rice National Rice Month promotions

ARLINGTON, VA -- Promotional events and activities are held throughout September, National

Rice Month (NRM), to celebrate the harvest underway, and show support for rice farming

families. To help spread awareness of NRM, USARice will have daily social media postings on

Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram covering topics such as sustainability and conservation, health

and nutrition, farming, rice recipes, and fun facts. New photos, videos, and infographics will

also be released throughout the month.

"Social media provides a direct line of communication to people, and it helps to grab their

attention with interesting videos and images," said Colleen Klemczewski, USA Rice social

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media coordinator. "This summer, our most popular posts on Facebook were infographics about

rice - they received more than 300 'likes' and 500 'shares,' exposing more than 45,000 people to

our messaging. We're excited to reveal our new content in celebration of National Rice Month

and anticipate it will generate a lot of interest and activity."

"It's important to take advantage

of NRM to tell our story - U.S.-

grown rice is healthy, locally-

grown, and good for the

environment," said Byron

Holmes, USA Rice Nutrition

Subcommittee chairman. "Not

only do our activities help drive

those messages home, I think

they contribute to a sense of

pride all U.S. rice farmers

should feel for what they do. "

All month long, high school

seniors in rice producing states will be conducting their own NRM promotions to enter the

annual NRM scholarships contest, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences. Teens will plan creative

activities to promote U.S.-grown rice, NRM, and the importance of rice growing in their state.

Be on the lookout for promotions going on in your state and support our scholarship applicants.

Egypt Bans Rice Exports as of September 1

Like their rice, staying put

CAIRO, EGYPT -- Egypt will ban

rice exports again as of September 1 to

satisfy domestic consumption, the

ministry of trade and industry said

yesterday. The ministry has yet to

decide the duration of the ban,

according to Sayed Abu Qomsan, a

deputy to the minister.Egypt is

expected to produce 2.7 million metric

tons (MT) of milled rice in the 2015-

2016 season while its annual

consumption is estimated at 3.6

million MT. The 750,000 MT gap will be filled from existing stocks, the ministry said in a

statement. Egypt had allowed the export of its medium grain rice last October with an export tax

of $280 per MT, on condition that traders sell the government one MT of rice at 2,000 Egyptian

pounds ($255.43) for every MT of rice exported. Thursday's statement said any export licenses

granted according to the 2014 allowance could still be used. Egyptian medium grain rice mainly

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competes with U.S. and Australian rice in Jordan, as well as Russian, Italian, and Indian medium

grain rice on the Turkish market. However, traders had argued the export tax and regulations

imposed made exports non-profitable.

Indeed, official rice import statistics for Turkey do not indicate any Egyptian rice imports for

2014, nor for the period of January-June 2015. There are no official figures available on

Jordanian rice imports for 2015. However, black market trade has happened in the past and is

expected to continue in spite of the newly imposed ban.Egypt first imposed a ban on exports in

2008 saying it needed to save the rice for local consumption and wanted to discourage rice

farmers from growing the crop to save water. The government has used the tactic at other times

as well, including a 2013 ban that helped the government build up stocks.

Contact: Hartwig Schmidt 011-49-40-4503-8660

National Rice Month will also be celebrated in the classroom. USA Rice is continuing its school

education outreach by partnering again with Young Minds Inspired (YMI) to electronically

distribute the Think Rice education program to 5,000 teachers in all six rice states and beyond.

"We received such positive feedback from teachers in the spring, we thought National Rice

Month would be a perfect time to remind them about the program and encourage them to use it

with their new classes," said Holmes. "We also sent the program to school districts outside of

the rice growing states to reach teachers that regularly participate in the YMI program."

Contact: Katie Maher (703) 236-1453

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for August 28

Month Price Net Change

September 2015 $11.590 + $0.290

November 2015 $11.885 + $0.295

January 2016 $12.180 + $0.295

March 2016 $12.440 + $0.300

May 2016 $12.685 + $0.295

July 2016 $12.725 + $0.300

September 2016 $11.735 + $0.300

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R&D News

Researchers continuing to develop new tools for

rice producers: Part I Aug 27, 2015 | Delta Farm Press

| Delta Farm Press

With rice prices lower than they would like them to be, producers need all the help they can get

to return rice farming to profitability. Dr. Tim Walker, rice breeder at Mississippi State

University before he joined Horizon Ag, talked about some of those tools and his take on what

would help the rice industry in an interview at his company‘s field day in Rayne, La., earlier this

summer.

Watch Video on

http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/researchers-continuing-develop-new-tools-rice-producers-part-

i?utm_source=USA+Rice+Daily%2C+August+28%2C+2015&utm_campaign=Friday%2C+December+1

3%2C+2013&utm_medium=email

Fisher Delta Research Center to hold 54th annual Field Day

Sept. 2 Annual event to provide information on Delta crops, soils, weeds

Aug 27, 2015Delta Farm Press

―We have a fabulous team and a great group of researchers,‖ said Trent Haggard, director of the

Center. ―During this field day, you will get to see the highlights of their research, which covers

the newest and hottest topics in agriculture.‖

PPO inhibitor resistance, Enlist Duo, Roundup Ready Xtend, Engenia, Provisia, Rinskor Active,

Priaxor, chalkiness, Acuron, pollinators, neonicotinoids, soil moisture sensors, surge valves, flow

meters, rice fertility….

Those are just a few examples of the new terminologies farmers are having to deal with these

days. Fortunately, land-grant universities such as the University of Missouri are offering farmers

the opportunity to learn more about them and what they can mean for their operations in the

years ahead.

The 54th annual Fisher Delta Research Center Field Day, one of a number of such facilities

operated by the University of Missouri, will attempt to help farmers wade through the changes

the changes that are rapidly occurring in agriculture with discussions on several agricultural

topics.

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Rice, cotton, corn and soybeans will also be discussed during the Sept. 2 field day at the Fisher

Center, which is located near Portageville in the Missouri Bootheel. Tours run from 8:30 a.m. to

1:10 p.m.

Andrea Jones will discuss cotton variety trials during this year's Fisher Delta Research Center field day.

―We have a fabulous team and a great group of researchers,‖ said Trent Haggard, director of the

Center. ―During this field day, you will get to see the highlights of their research, which covers

the newest and hottest topics in agriculture.‖While the Delta Research Center does share some

similarities to other regions of Missouri, the land more closely resembles western Tennessee,

eastern Arkansas and western Mississippi. The theme for the 2015 Field Day – ―Delta

Agriculture on the Move‖ – pertains to the entire Delta.

―Our research always relates to the entire Delta region,‖ Haggard said. ―The Delta and Missouri

boot heel have extremely prolific soils. It‘s a hyper-productive area.‖Corn, beans, rice, cotton,

wheat and milo can all be found in the Delta. FDRC‘s Field Day will take a look at most of

them.Gene Stevens, plant sciences professor, will present on impacting yield through variable

rate seed, fertilizer and irrigation regimes. Stevens will also have a second presentation on using

a smartphone app to manage your irrigation needs.Both presentations will be during the corn and

pollinator tour. Moneen Jones and Bob Walters will also present on new initiatives to benefit the

overall health of bee colonies, as well as the many crops that bees pollinate.Matt Rhine, research

associate, and David Dunn, soil and tissue lab associate, will both speak on the impact of rice.

―The rice tour will highlight the University of Missouri rice variety trials, research on chalkiness

in rice and proper potash management,‖ Haggard said.Grover Shannon, professor of plant

sciences, and Andrew Scaboo, senior research scientist, will showcase upcoming soybean

releases to enhance Delta producers‘ productivity and profitability.―At this year‘s field day, we

are sharing our work on variable rate irrigation, stewardship of fertilizer in several crops and

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assisting the local bee population,‖ Haggard said. ―That work is just a small sample of ways our

research continue to enhance our natural resources.

‖The FDRC field day will also include three presentations on cotton and weed science. From

variety trials to new weed technologies, numerous topics will be covered.―The cotton and weed

tour will highlight the newest varieties for cotton, along with the new weed technology available

to maximize cotton revenue and minimize weed drag,‖ Haggard said.For more information on

the Delta Center or the field day, call 573-379-5431 or emailHaggardT@missouri.edu. You can

also visit their website at http://delta.cafnr.org/. http://deltafarmpress.com/cotton/fisher-delta-research-center-hold-54th-annual-field-day-sept-

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Partnership to accelerate rice research and product

development in China

By Dow AgroSciences August 28, 2015 | 12:45 pm EDT

Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned

subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, has

entered into a collaboration agreement with the

Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese

Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ICS-CAAS).

Under the agreement, Dow AgroSciences grants

ICS-CAAS a royalty-free, non-transferable

research and commercialization license for its

proprietary Exzact Precision Genome Editing

Technology to be used in rice in China. Dow

AgroSciences and ICS-CAAS scientists will

collaboratively develop an industry-leading rice

genome editing technology platform.

The Exzact Precision Genome Editing Platform will enable ICS-CAAS scientists to capitalize on

their significant investment and technical expertise in rice genomics, transcriptomics,

proteomics, and cell biology as well as accelerate integration of the scientific knowledge

generated in rice to rapidly develop valuable products for China. Dow AgroSciences has

developed the Exzact Precision Technology platform under an exclusive license and

collaboration agreement in plants with Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. Dow AgroSciences and ICS-

CAAS scientists will work together to make sure that the expertise and strengths of both parties

are best combined to accelerate rice research and product development in China. This is part of

Dow AgroSciences‘ commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions to bolster

food security and food safety in China.

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ICS-CAAS indicates this collaboration is a milestone, which will accelerate the development of

rice genome editing technology platform in China. It will have significant impact in developing

new agronomic traits in rice.―Our collaboration with ICS-CAAS, a world-renowned agricultural

science research organization, is one with great promise,‖ said Tim Hassinger, President and

CEO of Dow AgroSciences. ―We have a long-term commitment in China as a strategic partner

for agricultural sustainability and best practices. The Exzact Precision Technology collaboration

with CAAS is a strong example of this commitment, which will significantly enable Chinese

scientists to improve rice research and product development, thus benefiting China‘s long term

food security.‖ http://www.agprofessional.com/news/partnership-accelerate-rice-research-and-product-development-china

Biggs rice station continues to flourish

By Heather Hacking/Chico Enterprise-Record

BIGGS — This summer has been rough for rice farmers with nearly 30 percent of the statewide

rice acreage left to bare, open ground.Yet, cutbacks on water did not keep hundreds of rice

farmers from attending the traditional summer get-together — Rice Field Day.Once a year,

growers converge on the research farm, where scientists hand-plant more than 40 acres, keeping

carefully cross-bred plants separate from other plants.

The goal is to develop improved plants that will provide better yield, disease resistance, cooking

quality and other factors.Farmers pay a small amount per bag of harvested rice, and that money

funds the experiment station and researchers.During the drought, less rice was grown, which

meant a decreased flow of money to the research station. Experiment Station director Kent

McKenzie said his operation was fortunate that some funding from a tariff settlement has been

used to offset the lost financial support.For the past several years, the California Rice Research

Board has received funding from a tariff agreement with Colombia, Seth Fiack, chairman of the

Rice Research Board, explained. Rice buyers bid for the right to buy California rice. The treaty

allows for a phase-in of duty-free access to U.S. rice over time.

Yet, for now, a few million dollars are divided among rice-growing states each year.The funding

came just in time, and has been used to ensure the Biggs experiment station is fully

funded.McKenzie said the research center also could have had problems this year due to lack of

water. Like many landowners who receive surface water, the Biggs experiment station had

cutbacks of 50 percent.The station has a well, but that did not provide enough water to keep all

of the research plants alive.McKenzie said some nearby landowners through Richvale Irrigation

District provided the needed water, and all of the research plants were maintained.

Growing tenacityThe Rice Experiment Station recently passed the 100-year mark. Tim Johnson,

president of the California Rice Commission, said he is always impressed by the rice industry's

tenacity.After four years of drought, acreage in the state is down 30 percent, with 175,000 fewer

acres planted.A key goal of the breeding program is to develop even better types of rice.Calrose

is the mainstay medium-grain rice grown in the Sacramento Valley. Most growers opt for one of

just a handful of seed types, depending on their specific growing conditions.Early this year, the

board of directors approved a new Calrose named M-209, which matures early, is a semi-dwarf

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and has a high yield.One drawback is the variety can be damaged in cold temperatures, and more

of the kernels may not mature in cooler weather.

Sharing knowledge

A big part of Rice Field Day is for growers to learn more about their industry, especially if that

information will help them grow more or better rice. One highlight of Rice Field Day is the ride

through the 3,000 experimental rice plots. Farmers pile into the back of oversized pickups.Julie

Tillman was at the event to share information about the University of California's new Rice

Online website,http://rice.ucanr.eduOne feature is a map that shows early and very early rice

field test results in different parts of the valley. This can be important because one type of rice

plant may perform slightly better or worse in slightly different climates.For example, the M-206

did best in Colusa County in the past four years. In Butte County, early M-209 has done very

well the past three years.

Praise for farmers

The annual event is also a time to honor those who stand out in the industry.The group managed

to surprise attorney Tim Kelleher.Organizers asked Kelleher to present the Rice Industry Award

to Dr. C. Lorenzo Pope, who worked as a private rice researcher in Glenn County for 39 years.

After Pope's award was given, Kelleher was announced as a another recipient.Kelleher was

instrumental in helping farmer-friendly provisions in the latest version of the Farm Bill,

McKenzie said http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/biggs-rice-station-continues-to-flourish/article_dafd2bae-

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Global Rice News

Egyptian government to stop exporting rice from next

September Friday, 28 August 2015 15:14

The Egyptian Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to stop exporting all kinds of rice

starting from the first of September. Only the export of broken rice will be allowed in accordance

with Ministerial Resolution 601 of 2009, as amended.The ministry said that this decision does

not apply to export licenses issued in accordance with Ministerial Decree 756 of 2014. This

decision came before completing the validation of Ministerial Decree 776 of 2014, which

approved the export of milled rice until the end of August of this year, or until reaching the

permitted export quantity of one million tonnes, according to Borsa newspaper.

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The Minister of Industry and Trade Mounir Fakhri Abd El-Nour said that this decision aimed

primarily to meet the needs of the local Egyptian market and the General Authority for Supply

Commodities.He added that the data issued by the Ministry of Agriculture about the rice crop for

the new season 2015-2016 confirmed that the actual cultivated area of rice this year is around

1.27 million acres, the expected crop from which is estimated at about 4.4 million tonnes of

barley rice, of which about 2.7 million tonnes of white rice is produced. Domestic consumption

amounted to 3.6 million tonnes of white rice last year. The gap will be covered through stocks

from the 2014-2015 season, which amounted to 750,000 tonnes of rice.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/20692-egyptian-government-to-stop-exporting-rice-

from-next-september

Published On: Fri, Aug 28th, 2015

Prices of imported rice, maize slide at Mile 12 market The prices of imported rice and maize on Friday

slightly decreased at the Mile 12 market in

Lagos State for the week ended, August 28,

a commodity index sheet made available by

Novus Agro Nigeria Ltd said on Friday.The

index showed that the price of a 50kg bag of

imported rice which now sells for N8,567 was

sold at N8,700.While the price of a paint bucket

measurement remained the same at N800 at the

market.It also showed that the price of a 100kg

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bag of maize reduced by about N500; it now sells for N6,000 but was sold at N6,433 the

previous week.However, the price of a paint bucket measurement remained the same.Meanwhile,

other agricultural commodities like Garri, Sorghum, Drum Beans and Soya Beans sold at the

same price as last week.A 100kg bag of soya beans is now selling at N15,000 at the same price

as last week; the paint bucket measure also remained the same at N550.A 60kg bag of white garri

also remained the same as last week at N6,000, while the paint bucket measurement sold at

N300.

The prices of 100kg bags of groundnut and sorghum sold at the same as last week at N25,000

and N6,500 and the paint bucket measurement at N1,000 and N350 respectively.While a 100kg

bag of drum beans also did not change in price as it remained the same at N23,000, while a paint

bucket measurement sold at N800.Also, the prices of a 100kg bag of onions and a 25 litres of

palm oil remained the same at N9,083 and N6,800, while a 2kg bag and a bottle of palm oil sold

at N308 and N220 respectively.Obiajuru Luya, Strategy Manager of the agro company, said that

the enforcement of some Federal Government policies on imported rice could be the reason for

the reduction in prices.

―The reduction in the price of imported rice may not be unassociated with the recent ban on

forex trading for rice importation. As well, the sealing of the warehouses of major rice importers

by the Nigerian Customs Service could have impacted on the prices. This led to the influx of

many other products at the time, so, the effects are probably manifesting in the prices of the

products,‘‘ Luya said.She added that the old stocks of maize were running out and most markets

did not have the new stock yet.

http://businessdayonline.com/2015/08/prices-of-imported-rice-maize-slide-at-mile-12-market/

Rice institute teaches 1,000 delta farmers

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Around 1,000 farmers in the Mekong Delta received training in the

best rice cultivation and crop protection practices from the Cuu Long

Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI) and US conglomerate DuPont

in Can Tho on Thursday. — Photo baotainguyenmoitruong.vn

CAN THO (VNS)— Around 1,000 farmers in the Mekong Delta received training in the best

rice cultivation and crop protection practices from the Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute

(CLRRI) and US conglomerate DuPont in Can Tho on Thursday.

Farmers from Can Tho and the provinces of Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien Giang, Hau

Giang, and Soc Trang were taken to experimental fields belonging to the two, and they also held

discussions with researchers, agronomists and experts from CLRRI and DuPont.

On the agenda were crop protection technologies, integrated pest management, stewardship

principles, proper use of personal protective equipment, label awareness, harmful effects of fake

products, and resistance management."Empowering farmers through agriculture technology and

information is crucial," Dr Ngo Luc Cuong, former principal researcher in plant protection at

CLRRI, said. "Farmers should be equipped with knowledge and understanding of how to use

crop protection products while minimising environmental impacts."The safe use of the products

is also an important element underpinning sustainable agriculture."

At the experimental fields, the farmers were taught to clearly identify differences in leaf colour

and thickness, durability of the leaves and estimate potential productivity."To meet the

agricultural productivity challenges in Viet Nam, the public and private sectors must work

closely together to achieve sustainable solutions," Sittideth Sriprateth, managing director of

DuPont Viet Nam, said."With the extensive knowledge of CLRRI's and DuPont's experts, we

have obtained some positive results initially. We will continue to collaborate for further intensive

researches." —

VNShttp://vietnamnews.vn/society/275142/rice-institute-teaches-1000-delta-farmers.html

Rice Recipe

Ready-to-serve rice cups as easy as ABC to prepare for

back-to-school meals

August 27, 2015. 3:08 pm • Section: Life

Looking for quick and easy dishes for the busy back-to-school time that‘s almost upon us?

How about rice that‘s done in just one minute? That‘s how long it takes to prepare Minute Rice

Ready To Serve Cups, which are available in six varieties — Basmati, Whole Grain, Oriental

Style, Vegetable Medley, Long Grain and Wild Rice .Some varieties feature plain rice that can

be enjoyed on their own or as a base for a meal, such as the Basmati and Whole Grain. Others,

such as Oriental Style, contain additional ingredients like peas, sweet red pepper, mushrooms

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and onions in a light soy-flavoured base. A favourite among

kids is the Vegetable Medley, which blends peas, carrots and

corn with long grain rice.They cost about $2.75 for a sleeve of

two 125-gram microwaveable cups.Cooking with Minute Rice

Ready to Serve Cups is as easy as ABC. Here are some recipes

to whet your appetite:

More information and time-saving recipes can be found

at http://www.minuterice.ca/prod_rts.htm.

Chicken Vegetable Rice Crunch MINUTE RICE photo

Minute Rice Chicken Vegetable Rice Crunch Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 10 min

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1 Minute Rice Ready to Serve Cup – Vegetable Medley

Quantities of your choice of:

Cooked shredded chicken

Ranch dressing

Chopped nuts

Sliced celery

Sliced radish

Shredded lettuce

Pita bread

Instructions:

1. Heat Minute Rice Ready to Serve Cup – Vegetable Medley in microwave, per package

instructions.

2. Transfer to bowl, and add cooked shredded chicken and ranch dressing.

3. Stir in chopped nuts, sliced celery, sliced radish and shredded lettuce.

4. Stuff into pita halves

Cranberry Pecan Rice MINUTE RICE photo

Minute Rice Cranberry Pecan Basmati Rice Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 10 min

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1 Minute Rice Ready to Serve Cup – Basmati Rice

Quantities of your choice of:

Dried cranberries

Toasted pecans

Melted Butter

Orange zest

Instructions:

1. Heat Minute Rice Ready to Serve Cup Basmati Rice in microwave, per package instructions.

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2. Add dried cranberries, toasted pecans and butter.

3. Stir-in orange zest.

Chicken Wild Rice MINUTE RICE photo

Minute Rice Chicken and Wild Rice Salad Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 10 min

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1 Minute Rice® Ready to Serve Cup – Long Grain & Wild Rice – Chicken Flavour

Quantities of your choice of:

Diced fully cooked chicken breast

Sliced fresh snow peas

Sliced red onion

Mandarin orange segments

Sesame orange salad dressing (store bought)

Instructions:

1. Heat Minute Rice Ready to Serve Cup – Long Grain & Wild Rice – Chicken Flavour in

microwave, per package instructions.

2. Add diced chicken breast, snow peas and sliced red onion.

3. Stir in mandarin orange segments and sesame orange salad dressing.

Optional:

Serve on a bed of salad greens

http://blogs.leaderpost.com/2015/08/27/ready-to-serve-rice-cups-as-easy-as-abc-to-prepare-for-

back-to-school-meals/