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World rice market to shrink
Food agency imports P9-b Vietnam rice
Palay, corn production in NorMin post growths in Q3
Southeast receives USDA funds to help rice cultivation, small businesses
Tanzania embraces new system of growing rice
Hindustan Unilever forays into premium basmati rice
Nigeria can begin rice exportation in 2014 – Official
Rice boils over as election issue in Thailand
Rice seen ruling at current levels
TABLE-India Grain Prices-Delhi-Dec 19Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 19
BAAC union denies late payment for rice scheme
Shrinking demand hits Vietnam rice

NEWS DETAILS:
‘World rice market to shrink’
Category: Asean Economic Community
18 Dec 2013:Written by Asia News Network/MCT

BANGKOK—The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) expects lower consumption, plantation
area and prices for rice worldwide next year, while urging the government to speed up zoning for quality rice
productionDelivering a lecture on ―The Future of Thai Rice on the Global Stage‖ on Monday, Nipon
Poapongsakorn, a TDRI distinguished fellow, said that between 1990 and 2008, worldwide rice consumption
per capita dropped by 0.11 percentage point, and even lower consumption figures are expected in the next 10 to
15 years.The reduction is due to rising incomes, especially in Asia, along with urbanization and changing
lifestyles amid a slowdown in the growth of the world‘s population, he said.Based on a recent study, rice
consumption across the world is projected to rise at a gradual pace from 430 million tons in 2008 to between

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450 million and 470 million tons in 2020, he said. After that, rice consumption is forecast to drop to 360 million
tons in 2050.
White rice is expected to become rarer in the market, while
quality rice becomes more popular, if consumers‘ incomes rise as
projected. Some countries may stop importing white rice
altogether.Nipon said rice-plantation areas would likely shrink
because of water shortages and higher costs in the future. To meet
demand for rice and while keeping its prices affordable, the
world‘s rice production per rai needs to be increased, he
said.Offshore consumers have been buying more jasmine rice
from Lao PDR and Cambodia after Thai farmers cranked up
production to cash in on the government‘s pledging scheme,
resulting in a decline in quality, he said. Thailand‘s rice exports
fell from 10 million tons in 2011 to 6.95 million tons last
year.Thai farmers should combine rice fields for bigger plots and use machines to lower production costs.
There‘s no need for the rice pledging. In 2014 rice prices will trend lower as they follow the global prices,‖
Nipon said.
Yukol Limlamthong, the caretaker agriculture minister, said rice trading was expected to see higher competition
as Asean countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, all aim to become leading
producers.Thailand may need to adjust to this rising competition, as rice production is as low as 300 kilograms
per rai (1,875 kg per hectare) in some areas, he said. Thailand‘s average rice production is 509 kg per rai.The
Ministry of Agriculture has a policy to promote zoning for rice production, and it is in the process of gathering
data for each province, Yukol said. The plan includes establishment of basic infrastructure and irrigation
systems for efficient rice production. Farmers may need to improve production of quality rice.
The government may need to improve transparency in the rice-pledging scheme, Nipon said, adding that an
independent committee might have to be set up to monitor the government‘s rice warehouses.Previously, the
government could not explain all the issues arising from the pledging program and that could lead to corruption,
Nipon said. Such issues include apparently missing rice stocks, uncertain financial accounting, and nonpayment to farmers. These issues need to be settled, he said.Kobsook Iamsuree, president of the Thai Rice
Exporters Association, said the country had lost its export competitiveness, with the volume of rice exports
declining continuously from previous years.
―The government‘s rice-pledging scheme has resulted in high prices for Thai rice in the world market. The
export problem has led to a huge volume of unreleased rice in the stockpiles. Many importing countries, such as
the Philippines and Indonesia, have lost interest in Thai rice and shifted their orders to rival countries, such as
Vietnam, that offer lower prices than Thailand,‖ Kobsook said.Prasit Boonchey, chairman of the Thai Farmers
Association, said farmers were burdened by very high plantation costs, and the government‘s zoning policy
would not do anything about reducing costs.

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In Photo: Noothuan Wongthong, a 52-year-old farmer, works in a rice field in Kambon village, northeast of
Bangkok. As Thailand‘s economy boomed, and the country became one of Southeast Asia‘s financial
powerhouses, millions of farmers struggled in villages that had barely changed since the days of their
grandparents. (AP)

Food agency imports P9-b Vietnam rice
Rio N. ArajaDec. 20, 2013 at 12:01am

IN the aftermath of typhoon Yolanda and other calamities that hit the country this year, the National Food
Authority has opted to import 500,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam in a deal valued at P9.7 billion.The
stocks are meant to serve as buffer for the lean months of July to September in 2014, NFA spokesman Rex
Estoperez said at a news conference.The rice import was awarded to Vietnam on a government-to-government
tender to augment the NFA‘s buffer stock that was depleted due to the ―abnormally huge requirement for relief
operations‖ in Region 8, particularly in Tacloban City, Leyte and Eastern Samar.Even the rice supply in Metro
Manila has been affected by the impact of typhoon Yolanda that flattened Leyte and Eastern Samar and killed
over 6,000 people on Nov. 8, he said.
―In Metro Manila (Villamor air base) alone, 761,000 bags have been distributed for relief operations,‖ he told
reporters.After an earthquake shook Bohol on Oct. 15, typhoon Santi that flooded a major rice-growing region
on Oct. 12, and typhoon Yolanda on Nov. 8, the country‘s rice self-sufficiency bid also went down the
drain.Estoperez said NFA has only an available buffer stock of the staple for 10 days. Local palay harvest
would be brought in by the private sector, and not NFA, for the commercial market.―The NFA buffer stock
should be protected for our food security in July to September when there is very little harvest and natural
calamities, such as typhoons remain a threat,‖ Estoperez said.―We have quality assurance officers to ensure that
the imported rice from Vietnam is of good quality.‖Yolanda affected 137,225 MT of palay planted in 81,056
hectares of land in Regions VI, VII and VIII.According to the Department of Agriculture, damage to rice lands
stood at P2.23 billion.

Palay, corn production in NorMin post growths in Q3
Friday, December 20, 2013

PALAY production in Northern Mindanao posted improvement in the third quarter of 2013 as it grew by 19
percent compared to the production in the same quarter in 2012.Total palay produced in the region increased
from 151,278 metric tons last year to 180,481 metric tons this year with both irrigated and rainfed palay posting
growths, Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief economic development specialist of the Development Research
Division of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the region said in a media forum held

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recently at the NEDA conference room.He said the positive performance was attributable to the good
production in the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental.
The 79 percent production increase in Lanao del Norte was due to sufficient rainfall which benefited the
province‘s rainfed/upland production areas as well as to the movement of harvest to the third quarter, Clarete
said.He further said that the completion of the repair of irrigation canals also contributed to the 35 percent
increase palay production in Misamis Occidental in addition to the early plantings harvested during the quarter
and more rainfed/upland areas cultivated in Bonifacio, Tangub and Ozamiz City.Clarete said the region‘s
average yield also improved by 4.74 percent from 4.59 to 4.78 tons per hectare in irrigated areas and 3.15 to
3.26 tons per hectare in rainfed areas.Yield improvement was most notable in Camiguin, Lanao del Norte and
Misamis Occidental.
Clarete said the positive yield was due to sufficient irrigation water, lesser occurrence of infestation of diseases
and pests, and use of high yielding variety of seeds.Lanao del Norte also benefited from the rice rattooning
especially in areas covered by the National Irrigation Administration and communal irrigation system, he
added.Overall, the total value of palay for the third quarter amounted to P3.072 billion, up by 24 percent, as a
result of the increased production volume and rise in the average farm gate price from P16.36 to P17.02 per
kilogram.
Meanwhile, corn production in the region went up by 13 percent reaching 508,581 metric tons in the third
quarter of 2013.Increases were more pronounced in Bukidnon and Camiguin for both white and yellow corn
varieties.The 200 percent increase in yellow corn production in Lanao del Norte was due to the shifting by some
farmers from white corn to yellow corn.Clarete said the average corn yield also grew by 5.52 percent with
Lanao del Norte posting the lowest increase in yield by only 0.63 percent due to the hot weather condition
during the reproductive stage in some municipalities of the province.Although some corn farmers in Misamis
Occidental shifted to commercial and cash crops, and those in Misamis Oriental to pineapple, palm oil, passion
fruit and tobacco, Clarete said both provinces still managed a positive yield due to sufficient rainwater, less
prevalence of pests and diseases and favorable weather, and increase usage of RR seeds. PIA-10

Southeast receives USDA funds to help rice cultivation, small businesses
Thursday, December 19, 2013
By Ruth Campbell ~ Southeast Missourian

Two U.S. Department of Agriculture grants for Southeast Missouri State University and the university's
Missouri Innovation Corp. -- one for $100,000 and the other for $1 million -- were announced Wednesday.The
university received a Rural Business Enterprise Grant of $100,000 and the Missouri Innovation Corp. was
awarded an Intermediary Relending Program award of $1 million, a USDA news release said.The funds
awarded to Southeast will go toward building a greenhouse in Malden, Mo., for rice breeding research, and the
Missouri Innovation Corp.'s Rural Development award will be used to establish a revolving loan fund, the

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release said. The loan funds will be available to small businesses in Southeast Missouri and are expected to
result in the creation of 200 jobs, according to the release.
USDA area director Phyllis Minner made the announcement in the Indian Room of the University Center on
campus.Among the roughly 40 people attending the announcement were Southeast officials, including
Southeast president Kenneth Dobbins; James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast and associate professor of management in the Harrison College of
Business; and Mike Aide, chairman of the department of agriculture; along with state Sen. Wayne Wallingford
and Rep. Kathy Swan, representatives from the offices of U.S. Rep. Jason Smith and U.S. Sens. Claire
McCaskill and Roy Blunt."Rural Development is charged with the mission of improving the quality of life for
rural Americans," Minner said. "These two projects we have today ... [are] a great example of the partnership
that we have with the university to achieve this mission, so I want to congratulate the university [the] hard work
they put into obtaining these two grants."According to the release, through new rice breeding techniques,
producers may experience improved quality and larger yields during harvest.
"These rice production advancements could lead to an improved quality of life through increased agricultural
revenue," Rural Development state director Janie Dunning said in the release. Dunning was scheduled to be at
Southeast, but did not make it. "The Missouri Innovation Corporation's lending project will infuse much-needed
cash into worthwhile projects which will lead to job creation."Stapleton said the Missouri Innovation Corp. will
be able to use the money to help businesses get started."I can say that these funds are the kind of funds that go
... [to] work immediately creating jobs. They support businesses that both are in startup or early phases and
those businesses that have opportunities to grow in the region," he said. "And working with the commercial
lenders in the region, these funds will be used primarily to fill the kinds of gaps that often exist where the
commercial lenders have constraints, where they can't fully fund a project for a small or emerging business."
Dobbins said the grants will benefit students and current and future rice growers."We take now our ag program
south. That is so important because, as you know, 40 percent of all agricultural products in the state of Missouri
are either grown or raised in Southeast Missouri ...," Dobbins said.

Tanzania embraces new system of growing rice
Rice farmers of Morogoro, Tanzania,have adapted a new system that is weather friendly and cost effective.They
are happy that with the new system, their rice can stand prolonged droughts and storms.Until recently, farmers
in this village located 218km (135 miles) from the capital Dar es Salaam, believed it was impossible to grow
rice without flooding the field.But due to water shortages, the new technique known as 'System of Rice
Intensification' (SRI), reduces the need to supply water to the fields.

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With this system seedlings are grown in
a non-flooded nursery and replanted, at
a shallow depth of only 1-2 cm deep in
a paddy field.The plot is then left to dry
until cracks become visible when
another

thin

layer

of

water

is

introduced, unlike in the past when
large amounts of water were supplied
in the field.As the rice seedlings grow
some farmers irrigate every evening,
others leave the fields to dry over a 3-8
day period, depending on soil and climate conditions.With this system farmers have been able to reduce on the
use of chemical fertilizers and production costs and as a result, their incomes have greatly improved.
Happy farmers
Mwajuma Ramadhani, a farmer from Kiroka village can now plan for her children's education better than before
as she doesn't have to worry about food for her family anymore.The 47-year-old widow is among farmers who
can testify on the benefits of the new system. ―I am very happy with this technique because since I started using
it, my crop yields have gone up, she told DW,‖ I can now get enough food for my family and sell the surplus.‖
From her humble beginnings, Ramadhani hardly got 5 bags of rice per acre when she was still using the old
method, but with SRI her yields have remarkably improved.―I harvested 30 bags of rice last season and that was
the highest since I started using this method‖ she
said.Morogoro Rural Agriculture Field Officer who oversees
farming activities in the village, Edith Kija told DW that
with SRI paddy seedling can thrive well with minimum soil
moisture.―We tell them to keep a distance of 25cms between
paddy seedlings to provide room for the robust growth and
redistribution of the stems,‖ she said.Every farmer in
Morogoro has a positive story to tell about SRI because the

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new technique has not only enabled them to conserve land but also be mindful about the effects of climate
change.
International support
Under the project,' Strengthening the capacity for climate Change Adaptation through Sustainable Land and
Water Management', the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has trained 268 farmers
with multiple skills to prevent soil erosion, reduce deforestation and manage water and soil fertility.FAO
representative to Tanzania Diana Tempelman, told DW that the agency promotes conservation agriculture in
Tanzania with the view to reduce carbon emissions and also to increase carbon sequestration in the soil.―We are
aiming to work together with local populations in Tanzania who can identify crop varieties suitable for drier
circumstances,‖ she said.

Farmers don't have to grow rice only in flooded fields after the SRI technique was introduced
Fighting soil erosion.To address soil erosion, farmers in Tanzania have been taught to dig contours bunds
locally known in the Swahili language as ‗Fanya Chini' in order to maintain soil fertility.―We trained them how
to align the contours using local tools, we also encouraged them to grow barrier crops including pineapples and
bananas to strengthen the bunds,‖ said Henry Mahoo, a professor of agricultural engineering who supervised the
project.Rajabu Juma is one of the veteran farmers at Kiroka who finds water and soil management skills useful
as he applies them on his farm.―My friends see digging of trenches as an inconvenience, but I have seen the
benefit since I am able to retain water and soil fertility,‖ he said.The 60-year-old is among Kiroka farmers who
have accepted multiple interventions to protect their livelihoods.
Climate change impacts
According to Economics of Climate Change study published in 2011, the country's average temperature has
increased over the last 30 years with rainfall becoming erratic.The government estimates that, without proper
adaptation, yields from crops like maize could fall by up to 16% by 2030 which translates into a million tonne
per year.According to Prof. Mahoo, climate change has triggered the dwindling of water resources which have
affected irrigation schemes thus causing water conflicts.―We may not be the major cause of climate change but
since it is a global issue we are entangled,‖ he said.Prof. Mahoo said rice intensification system has been
effective to most farmers in the lowlands who are affected by water shortages.―Most farmers are better off with

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this method because rice production can increase up to four folds, last year we had a farmer who produced11.6
tonnes of rice per hectare,‖ he said.

Hindustan Unilever forays into premium basmati rice
Sagar Malviya, ET Bureau Dec 19, 2013, 04.00AM IST

Tags:Wheat|premium|net worth|Insurability|HUL|Hindustan UniLever|Gold Seal Indus Valley|Gold|commodity
business|brands|basmati rice

NEW DELHI: Hindustan Unilever has entered the premiumrice
market with the launch of Gold Seal Indus Valleybasmati rice,
almost
a
decade
after
scaling
down
itscommodity
business.An HUL spokesperson said the brand, which was being
exported to countries in the Middle East till now, would now be
made available in select Indian cities through the modern trade
channel before taking it to other cities in a phased manner next
year.HUL tried to ramp up its packaged foods portfolio by
launching wheat flour, soups and sauces a decade ago. It later scaled
back its presence in flour and salt and withdrew from biscuits
market due to low profit margins.The company plans to keep Gold
Seal Indus Valley basmati rice in the premium segment rather than
competing with popular brands such as Kohinoor and Daawat.

Nigeria can begin rice exportation in 2014 – Official
The official said Nigeria currently produces about 50 per cent of its rice needs.

The acting Director-General of the National Agricultural
Seeds Council, Olusegun Olatokun, saidon Thursday that
Nigeria had the capacity to begin rice exportation in
2014.Mr. Olatokun told the News Agency of Nigeria in
Abuja that with the Federal Government‘s plan to

ban rice importation in 2014, the country had no
choice but to take advantage of its potential in rice
production in furtherance of the Agricultural
Transformation Agenda.According to him, once
that is done, the country will become self-

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sufficient in rice production and meet all the local demand for rice requirement.
―The total consumption in Nigeria is in the region of about six million tonnes of paddy; what we are producing
is in the region of 3.5 millon tonnes. What was left for us to meet up was about 2.5 million tones,‖ he said.―We
projected that this 2.5 million tonnes will be met within four years but within two years, we have met more than
80 per cent of what is required.―Give us 2014, you will see Nigeria exporting rice. It is a good thing that they
should ban it, if they don‘t, the competition that will come may discourage the rice producers,‖ he added.Mr.
Olatokun also alleged that those behind the proposed ban on rice importation wee those involved in the
importation business.―There are people that are speaking politically; they know that if this thing (rice
importation) is banned, their interest of bringing in the imported goods will be stopped,‖ he said.―We are going
to have enough, there will be no anybody going hungry. The only problem is how to make it available to
everybody.
―The health benefit of our local rice is better than whatever they are bringing. What we need to do is to do more
of network supply so that people can get it anywhere they want.‖The acting director-general said the ban on rice
importation would not only encourage local farmers, it would boost the economy of the country and eradicate
hunger and poverty. He said the government only needed to be firm in implementing the planned ban so that the
sector would be more attractive to the unemployed youth.Mr. Olatokun said because many countries were
looking up to the Nigerian agriculture sector, the country should live up to the expectation.Rice is Nigeria‘s
major staple food and self sufficiency in rice production is one of the cardinal programmes of the Agriculture
Ministry under Akinwunmi Adesina.
(NAN)

Rice boils over as election issue in Thailand
By Michael Peel in Bangkok

Mana Nutchyoo has already paid down half a $30,000
purchase of ploughing and pumping equipment for his
paddy fields, thanks to Thailand‘s official rice subsidy –
but the cash has dried up since October.He‘s annoyed the
government had not handed over the money before the
country stumbled this month into its latest political crisis –
and even more angry with Suthep Thaugsuban, the leader
of mass protests that temporarily occupied the finance
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―The government is slow, but we will get the money finally because it‘s in the system,‖ said Mr Mana, 49, who
claims he is owed 180,000 baht ($5,580) for a crop from his 9.6 hectare holding in Ayutthaya province north of
Bangkok. ―But Suthep‘s mob has interrupted the process.‖As the capital of Thailand roils with Mr Suthep‘s
campaign to oust Yingluck Shinawatra, the prime minister, a less noticed but crucial conflict is playing out in
the paddies of Ayutthaya and other regions of southeast Asia‘s second-largest economy.The rice subsidy story
is the narrative of the Yingluck administration in microcosm, the policy‘s popularity with the country‘s millions
of farmers and their dependants set against opposition allegations that it is wasteful, corrupt and a form of votebuying.
Already under pressure from slowing economic growth, the government must now fund a flagship initiative that
has already soaked up more than $8bn. The politics and economics of rice thus promise to be pivotal to
Thailand‘s political future – both during the elections, if they take place, and beyond.Farmers from across the
country could soon mount roadblocks and other protests if the Yingluck administration doesn‘t fulfil its pledge
to pay them quickly, said Wichien Phuanglamjiak, an Ayutthaya-based rice farmers leader. ―We have to do
something to let whoever is in government know the farmers have this serious problem,‖ he said.Just 90
minutes drive from Bangkok, the muddy Ayutthaya paddies tilled by farmers in traditional broadbrimmed hats
and pecked at by white egrets immediately summon a world far from the overbuilt metropole and its
demonstrations well populated by the urban middle class and their south Thailand allies.
Here, on the plains around the capital of the ancient kingdom of Siam, is a hint of the rice growing north Thai
heartland that has delivered every election since 2001 to Ms Yingluck‘s older brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, or
his allies.Under a scheme begun shortly after Ms Yingluck‘s landslide July 2011 election victory, the
government has been buying rice at a guaranteed price of as much as $500 a ton fresh from the paddy, even
though international rates for milled rice have fallen well under $450 and are expected to dip further next
year.We will have to see their policies.
I voted for Puea Thai only because of the rice pledging scheme.Amid growing criticism of the policy from the
International Monetary Fund and other observers, huge rice stockpiles have built up and the government has
lost $4bn a year officially – and perhaps almost double that, according to other estimates.Many farmers in
Ayutthaya and elsewhere in Thailand say they have not been paid for their autumn harvest, amid signs the
government has been having trouble funding the scheme. A bond issue in November aimed at raising 75bn baht
struggled to generate half that amount.
While Ms Yingluck‘s Puea Thai party can count on some residual loyalty from farmers who have done well out
of the policy over the past two years, a combination of payment delays and less generous terms introduced by
her government will test their support.Saneh Khodsuwan, 59, says the $5,000 he earned from selling his last
harvest to the state was at least 50 per cent more than he would have got from dealing directly with private
millers – and he expects Puea Thai to commit to similar generosity before he backs it again.―We will have to
see their policies,‖ said Mr Saneh, who lived in Australia for 10 years and says he was struck by how farmers
there are ―rich‖. ―I voted for Puea Thai only because of the rice pledging scheme.‖Besides, any rural
disenchantment with the Yingluck government will not necessarily translate into the opposition democrats

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making up the 4.3m votes by which they trailed Puea Thai‘s 15.7m at the last election. Many Ayutthaya farmers
dislike the rice price top-up scheme of the 2008-11 Democrat government that preceded Ms Yingluck, saying
landowners pocketed money meant for their rice-growing tenants.
―Some landlords said ‗If you don‘t give me the subsidy, then I won‘t rent you the land‘,‖ said Prasert
Poompoung, 46, wearing a pink smock streaked with colours from the casual house-painting he does off-season
for about $15 a day. ―I felt powerless.‖One of the many contradictions of Thailand‘s rough yet nuanced politics
is that Mr Suthep‘s push to oust the government may inadvertently have done Ms Yingluck a favour, triggering
an election before the rice policy has the chance to run into greater financial trouble and further alienate the
farmers‘ vote.Mr Mana recalls how the ploughing truck and other machinery he bought with the help of the
Yingluck-era subsidy replaced equipment he was forced to sell when he was squeezed financially under the
Democrat government – in which Mr Suthep was deputy premier.―I was almost bankrupt,‖ Mr Mana said. ―So
if Suthep becomes prime minister, I will prepare to get rid of my truck again.‖

Rice seen ruling at current levels
OUR CORRESPONDENT
KARNAL, DEC. 19:

The rice market may see only need-based buying and prices may
rule with marginal fluctuations in the coming days, according to
traders.Sluggish demand coupled with ample availability of
stocks pulled aromatic and non-basmati rice prices down by
between Rs 50 and Rs 400 a quintal on Thursday.Amit Chandna,
proprietor of Hanuman Rice Trading Company, said that the lack
of buying at all levels pulled rice down.Market sentiments are
weak and it is unlikely to see any recovery in rice prices
currently, he said.Traders now believe that the market may
continue to rule around current levels with marginal fluctuation,
Chandna said.
In the physical market, Pusa-1121 (steam) eased by Rs 400 to Rs 8,400 , while Pusa-1121 (sela) quoted at Rs
7,500 a quintal, Rs 300 down.Pure Basmati (Raw) quoted at Rs 12,500. Duplicate basmati (steam) dropped by
Rs 200 and sold at Rs 7,300.Sharbati (Steam) eased by Rs 100 to Rs 5,000 while Sharbati (Sela) quoted at Rs
4,500, Rs 150 down.PR varieties dropped by Rs 50-100 a quintal. Permal (raw) sold at Rs 2,300 while Permal
(sela) was at Rs 2,350. PR-11 (sela) sold at Rs 3,100 while PR-11 (Raw) quoted at Rs 2,950. PR14 (steam) sold
at Rs 3,200.
Paddy arrivals

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About 5,000 bags of PR paddy arrived and quoted at Rs 1,320, around 20,000 bags of Pusa-1121 arrived and
sold at Rs 3,850-4,200, while 4,000 bags of Sharbati arrived and sold at Rs 2,150-2,300 a quintal.
(This article was published on December 19, 2013)
Keywords: non-basmati rice prices, Pusa-1121

TABLE-India Grain Prices-Delhi-Dec 19
Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:38pm IST
TABLE-India Grain Prices - Delhi - Dec 19
Rates by Asian News International, New Delhi
Tel: 011 2619 1464
Indicative
Previous
Grains
opening
close
(in rupees per 100 kg unless stated)
---------------------------------------------------------Wheat Desi
1,700-2,500 1,800-2,600.
Wheat Dara
1,750-1,950 1,750-1,950.
Atta Chakki (per 10 Kg)
215-240
215-240.
Roller Mill (per bag)
1,850-1,950 1,850-1,950.
Maida (per bag)
1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000.
Sooji (per bag)
1,840-1,940 1,840-1,940.
Rice Basmati(Sri Lal Mahal)
12,000
12,000.
Rice Basmati(Lal Quila)
11,500
11,500.
Rice Basmati(Common)
7,500-7,800 7,600-8,000.
Rice Permal
2,400-2,550 2,400-2,550.
Rice Sela
3,300-3,500 3,300-3,500.
I.R.-8
2,300-2,400 2,300-2,400.
Gram
3,280-3,575 3,300-3,600.
Peas Green
3,400-3,700 3,400-3,700.
Peas White
2,500-2,600 2,500-2,600.
Bajra
1,350-1,600 1,350-1,600.
Jowar white
1,850-2,100 1,850-2,100.
Maize
1,500-1,800 1,500-1,800.
Barley
1,500-1,550 1,500-1,550.
Guwar
3,300-3,900 3,300-3,900.
Source: Delhi grain market traders.

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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Dec 19
Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:44pm IST
Nagpur, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Rice varieties reported strong in open market on renewed demand
from local traders amid tight supply from producing regions like Chhattisgarh and Madhya
Pradesh. Government move to allow more rice exports and healthy hike in Madhya Pradesh rice
prices also helped to push up prices, according to sources.
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FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Desi gram raw showed weak tendency in open market in absence of buyers amid profittaking selling by stockists at higher level.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here matching the demand and supply
position.
* In Akola, Tuar - 4,300-4,450, Tuar dal - 6,700-6,700, Udid at 4,800-5,100,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 5,700-6,000, Moong - 7,000-7,300, Moong Mogar
(clean) 7,900-8,100, Gram - 2,800-3,000, Gram Super best bold - 4,000-4,200
for 100 kg.
* Wheat 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
n.a.
2,550-2,690
Gram Pink Auction
n.a.
2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
n.a.
3,800-4,050
Moong Auction
n.a.
4,400-4,600
Udid Auction
n.a.
4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction
n.a.
2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold
4,000-4,400
4,000-4,400
Gram Super Best
n.a.
Gram Medium Best
3,700-3,900
3,700-3,900

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Gram Dal Medium
n.a.
n.a.
Gram Mill Quality
3,250-3,350
3,250-3,350
Desi gram Raw
2,800-2,900
2,900-3,000
Gram Filter Yellow
n.a.
n.a.
Gram Kabuli
7,700-10,000
7,700-10,000
Gram Pink
7,700-8,100
7,700-8,100
Tuar Fataka Best
6,700-6,900
6,700-6,900
Tuar Fataka Medium
6,200-6,400
6,200-6,400
Tuar Dal Best Phod
6,000-6,200
6,000-6,200
Tuar Dal Medium phod
5,600-5,800
5,600-5,800
Tuar Gavarani
4,150-4,300
4,150-4,300
Tuar Karnataka
4,400-4,500
4,400-4,500
Tuar Black
7,000-7,100
7,000-7,100
Masoor dal best
5,400-5,500
5,400-5,500
Masoor dal medium
5,100-5,200
5,100-5,200
Masoor
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
8,400-8,600
8,400-8,600
Moong Mogar Medium best
7,800-8,000
7,800-8,000
Moong dal super best
7,200-7,600
7,200-7,600
Moong dal Chilka
6,800-7,000
6,700-6,900
Moong Mill quality
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Chamki best
6,000-6,800
6,000-6,800
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 6,500-6,800
6,500-6,800
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,000
5,800-6,000
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
4,600-4,800
4,600-4,800
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
3,800-4,000
3,800-4,000
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
3,000-3,100
3,000-3,100
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,300
3,200-3,300
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
3,100-3,200
3,100-3,200
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,850
4,500-4,850
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
1,750-1,850
1,750-1,850
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,750
1,700-1,750
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
1,700-1,900
1,700-1,900
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,500
2,000-2,500
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) 3,200-3,600
3,200-3,600
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900
2,700-2,900
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG)
1,550-1,650
1,550-1,650
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG)
1,600-1,700
1,600-1,700

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Rice BPT (100 INR/KG)
3,250-3,450
3,200-3,400
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG)
1,900-1,950
1,850-1,900
Rice Swarna Best (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,600
2,300-2,600
Rice Swarna Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,400
2,100-2,400
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG)
4,300-4,500
4,200-4,500
Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 4,800-5,200
4,800-5,200
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 11,000-13,500
11,000-13,500
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,300-7,600
6,300-7,600
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG)
5,500-5,900
5,500-5,800
Rice Chinnor Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,100-5,400
5,100-5,300
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
1,450-1,600
1,450-1,600
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
1,750-1,850
1,750-1,850
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 29.2 degree Celsius (84.6 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
10.2 degree Celsius (50.8 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : nil
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 30 and 10 degree Celsius
respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)

BAAC union denies late payment for rice scheme
Published: 19 Dec 2013 :Newspaper section: Business

The labour union of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has brushed aside a claim
that the state-owned bank has delayed payment to farmers who pledged rice under the government's subsidy
scheme even though it has 60 billion baht available.Union chief Prasith Pahome said the remark by caretaker
Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuangrach has led farmers wrongly to believe the BAAC has tried to
slow down payments.In fact, the BAAC has only 12 billion baht available for payment to farmers who pledged
rice for the current main crop, running from October-February, he said.Some farmers who sold their rice to the
scheme are facing late payment as funding is limited, while the BAAC refused to use its own liquidity to
finance the programme in advance without the National Rice Policy Committee's approval to widen the 500billion-baht outstanding spending limit.The caretaker government, however, cannot provide any approval at the
moment as it could breach electoral regulations.

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The government recently estimated that 16.5 million tonnes of paddy worth 270 billion baht will be pledged in
the harvest year ending next September for the Central region and November for the South.Whether the
pledging scheme will extend to the second crop depends on the next government's decision.Mr Prasith said 5
million tonnes of paddy worth 100 billion baht have been pledged with the government since the main crop
season started on Oct 1, while there is only 12 billion baht or 80,000 baht per district available for
payments."Mr Yanyong said the BAAC has 60 billion baht to pay to farmers, but the fact is we have only 12
billion baht. It is the government's duty to seek additional funding," he said. "The fact is the BAAC has yet to
receive any money that the government has referred to."Mr Prasith urged Mr Yanyong to apologise to BAAC
employees nationwide who have faced numerous inquiries from farmers, some of whom have not been paid for
three months.Union secretary-general Prayuth Mangmee warned the delay to payments could hurt farmers'
working capital for rice plantations in the next crop and erode their debt-servicing ability to the BAAC.

Shrinking demand hits Vietnam rice
Vietnam expects rice exports this year to drop due to plunging demand in Southeast Asian markets and is bracing
for stiff competition from other exporters including Thailand next year.
Published: 19/12/2013 at 08:19 PM:Newspaper section: breakingnews

A Vietnamese worker carries a bag of rice in Hanoi on Dec 10, 2013. According to the Vietnam Food
Association, Vietnam has exported around 6.2 million tonnes of rice since the beginning of the year. (EPA
photo)
Huynh Minh Hue, the general secretary of the Vietnam Food
Association, said rice exports would be down to 6.6 million tonnes
by the end of this year due to decreasing demands from its main
customers in Southeast Asia - Indonesia, the Philippines and
Malaysia, the Vietnam News reported on Thursday.Vietnam has
targetted to export 6.7 million tonnes of rice this year.Indonesia did
not buy at all while the Philippines and Malaysia reduced imports, he
was quoted as saying.The average export price of the Vietnamese
rice was US$430.89 a tonne, down $14.50 from last year.He blamed the situation on the fall in demand in some
traditional markets in the second half of the year.Indonesia did not buy at all while the Philippines and Malaysia
reduced imports, he said.The VFA warned of rising competition next year from lower Thai rice prices and
supplies from other rice producing countries, which could dampen global prices.Mr Hue pinpointed Thailand as
a competitor as the kingdom could dump white and fragant rice on the markets.The VFA continued to keep its
next year's forecast on rice exports at 6.5-7 million tonnes.

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