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 Pak, Lanka need to extend cooperation in agri sector
 Philippines eyes re-tender, govt-to-govt deal for 500,000 T rice
imports
 Philippines May Rerun Rice Tender After Prices in Sale Too High
 Postponed Planting for Delta Rice Farmers
 Philippine gov't rejects offers in tender for 500,000 tons of rice
 Farmers slam over-importation of rice
 Myanmar rice exports surge 41%
 Rice prices boil over – reports of importing rice from Bangladesh
 Farmers say they are receiving a watered-down version of
increased rice prices
 Burma’s rice exports up 41 percent
 Philippine gov't rejects offers in tender for 500,000 tons of rice
 Farmers slam over-importation of rice
 Rajkot Foodgrain Prices- Aug 27
 Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Aug 27
 China province eyes $300 mln investment in Ugandan farming
 National Rice Month Spotlight: Social Media Engagement
 How is U.S. rice faring in current trade agreement negotiations?
 Water-starved South Asia fills buckets with rice, not ice
 Vietnam experts pinpoint risks when selling rice to China
 Tech helps cut rice fields methane emission 43pc
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Pak, Lanka need to extend cooperation in agri sector
Salim Ahmed
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - Lahore—There is a need that Pakistan and Sri Lanka should join hands to
strengthen their respective economies. This was the consensus developed at a meeting between LCCI Vice
President Kashif Anwar and Sri Lankan Minister for Agriculture Naseer Ahmed who called on him on Monday.
Former LCCI Executive Committee Members Marghoob Shakir Izhar, Rehmatulah Javed, Sheikh Muhammad
Ayub and Chairman Standing Committee Awais Saeed Piracha were also present on the occasion.
The Sri Lankan Minister said that agriculture sector in the two countries hold a lot to offer each other. He said
that Sri Lankan public sector has huge opportunities for Pakistan‘s private sector. He said that the Sri Lankan
businessmen had shown their willingness to do business with their Pakistani counterparts. Speaking on the
occasion, LCCI Vice President Kashif Anwar said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka are members of South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and have good diplomatic and economic relations. He said that
Pakistan is the second largest trading partner of Sri Lanka in South Asia after India. Both the countries signed
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2005.He said that due to acute dry spell, Sri Lanka is planning to import
100,000 MT rice to meet its local demand.
He said that since Pakistan is also a major player in rice exporting world over and have a number of varieties of
rice, so Pakistan should also be given a bigger share in this regard. Kashif Anwar said that despite having good
trade and economic relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the two-way trade figures are not making any
headway in recent years. Our exports to Sri Lanka are ranging between US$ 300 – 350 million and similarly the
imports have yet to reach USD 100 million.He said that India - Sri Lanka trade is around USD 5.2 billion,
considering the size of Sri Lanka‘s economy, not much room is left for Pakistan. He said that both countries
should identify more items of trade to bring some positive change in two-way trade.
LCCI Vice President said that more interestingly, both the countries heavily depend on their agriculture sectors
and their industrial sectors primarily use agriculture produce. He said that Pakistan is famous for its textiles
sector, wheat, rice, cotton and leather etc. Sri Lanka‘s main industries include processing of rubber, tea,
coconut, tobacco and other agricultural commodities. Almost 50% labour force of Pakistan is engaged in
agriculture sector. In Sri Lanka, around 1/3 labour is associated with agriculture. Kashif Anwar said that
Pakistan and Sri Lanka must join hands in developing their agriculture sectors. Arrangements for knowledge
sharing, transfer of technology, joint research programs etc., can promise good outcomes.
Philippines eyes re-tender, govt-to-govt deal for 500,000 T rice imports
By Enrico Dela Cruz, Reuters
Posted at 08/28/2014 9:41 AM | Updated as of 08/28/2014 9:41 AM

MANILA - The Philippines is considering re-issuing a buy tender or doing a government-to-government deal
for its rice import requirement of up to 500,000 tonnes, after rejecting all offers in a tender that closed on
Wednesday because the prices were too high.The imports, originally for arrival between September and
November, were meant to beef up state stockpiles and bring down local retail prices. Expensive domestic rice
has helped push food price inflation to its highest in more than five years.The government had set an
undisclosed budget of $456.60 per tonne and rejected bids that came in ranging from $460 to $496.75 per tonne.
Food security chief, Francis Pangilinan, said he was seeking a special meeting of the government panel that
approves rice imports as early as Thursday to decide between the two options."We either rebid or go to
government-to-government importation," he told reporters after the National Food Authority (NFA), the state
grains procurement agency, announced its rejection of the bids submitted in Wednesday's tender.Four traders
submitted bids, namely Vietnam's Vinafood 1 and Vinafood 2 and global commodities traders Louis Dreyfus
and LG International.The budgeted price may have been "unrealistic" because it was set two weeks ago, said
NFA Spokesman Rex Estoperez. The state stockpiles were still at "safe" levels despite the possible delay in
shipment, he said.The Philippines can enter into government-to-government deals with Vietnam and Cambodia,
with which it has emergency supply agreements. A similar agreement with Thailand expired last year.
MORE IMPORTS POSSIBLE
A new supply deal would bring the Philippines' total duty-free shipments this year to around 1.7 million tonnes,
the most in four years. Additionally, the private sector can import 350,000 tonnes this year subject to a 40
percent tariff.The Philippines expects to miss its rice output target of 19.07 million tonnes this year by 2
percent, based on the latest forecast by the Philippine Statistics Authority.The forecast could be revised down if
strong typhoons hit rice-producing provinces in the second half of the year and damage crops or prevent farmers
from planting more.With crop losses possible in the next four months, the government has also authorized the
NFA to import 500,000 tonnes more for emergency needs, on top of the volumes tendered on Wednesday and in
previous months.
Major rice exporters such as Vietnam and Thailand are looking for any signs the Philippines may need to import
more, hoping to unload grain from their huge stockpiles.Vietnamese rice prices are expected to rise over the
next few weeks on expectations that the supplies to fill Philippine demand will come from Vietnam, traders said
on Wednesday.Vietnamese 5 percent broken grade rice was quoted at $450-$455 a tonne, free-on-board Saigon
Port, on Wednesday, compared with $455 a week ago.With Philippine rice imports this year possibly exceeding
2 million tonnes, the country is on track to become the world's No.3 buyer as ranked by the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), up from the No.8 spot last year.The USDA has forecast that the Philippines
may also need to import as much as 1.6 million tonnes in 2015.The Philippines has agreed to loosen tariff
restrictions on rice imports starting next year under a new deal with the World Trade Organisation.
Philippines May Rerun Rice TenderAfter Prices in Sale Too High

By Cecilia Yap Aug 27, 2014 1:33 AM PT
The Philippines, the biggest buyer of rice in Asia after China, will rerun a tender to buy 500,000 metric tons or
seek supplies from another government after prices offered today were above-budget.While the National Food
Authority received offers for as much as 750,000 tons in the tender, the prices ranged from $460 a ton to
$496.75 a ton, according to data from the agency. That‘s more than the authority‘s budget of $456.50 a ton for
the sale. Four traders including Vinafood I and II ofVietnam, Louis Dreyfus and LG International Corp. had
submitted bids.Supplies of the staple are needed before the end of next month, according to Presidential
Assistant for Food Security Francis Pangilinan.
Philippine stockpiles fell 12.2 percent to 2.03 million tons as of July 1 from the previous month, good for 59
days, according to the agricultural statistics agency. National Food‘s stockpiles are good for 14 days, Rex
Estoperez, a spokesman, said before the auction.―We will just have to ensure we will be able to bring in the
volume of imported rice before end of September,‖ Pangilinan said in a statement today. ―We will either do a
rebid or government-to-government negotiation.‖The Southeast Asian nation may import 1.6 million tons in
the 12 months ending June 2015, making it the world‘s fourth-largest buyer. Purchases will be the most since
2010, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
World inventory is poised to climb to the most in nine years in 2014 as production increases, theUnited
Nations‘ Food & Agriculture Organization estimates, helping cool advances in prices. Benchmark Thai prices
were $447 a ton for the 5-percent grade on Aug. 20, up from $384 at the end of May.National Food set a budget
of 10.27 billion pesos ($235 million) for today‘s tender, expecting 40 percent of volume to be delivered before
Sept. 30.
To contact the reporter on this story: Cecilia Yap in Manila at cyap19@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: James Poole at jpoole4@bloomberg.net Jake Lloyd-Smith,
Ovais Subhani
Postponed Planting for Delta Rice Farmers
By JPAING / THE IRRAWADDY| Wednesday, August 27, 2014 |

IRRAWADDY DELTA — With its vast tracts of paddy fields, the Irrawaddy Delta
is aptly nicknamed ―the rice bowl of Burma.‖ Farmers—mostly women—planting
sprouts in roadside paddy plots are a common sight in the delta, where the annual
rice growing season generally begins in late May.But unusually heavy rains and
flooding this year prevented some farm workers in the delta from planting three
months ago, forcing them to wait for floodwaters to subside. When they finally did,
only recently, the farmers found themselves planting at a time generally marked as
the end of the rice growing season.―All I could do was sit and wait for the waters to subside last month,‖ said
one of the women, who I met at a paddy field beside the Rangoon-Pathein highway.She was one of nearly 10
farmers, wearing longyis hiked up to avoid getting them wet in
the calf-deep water, who were planting rice shoots last week. With the monsoon
season not over yet, the women would don plastic sheets approximating ponchos
and carry on with their planting as rains intermittently swept across the delta. In
defense against the equally intermittent sunshine, the women‘s faces were thickly
smeared with thanaka, a popular traditional cosmetic in Burma.In a typical year,
the farmers will work only in the morning, but the late plant this season has forced
them to toil in the fields all day, from 6 o‘clock in the morning to 6 o‘clock at
night, stopping only for lunch.And, they say, their misfortune will not end with the
completion of planting.―Because we started late, the rice yields for this year will surely be late,‖ another farm
worker explained. ―As a result, the rice will arrive to market late and farmers will get a lower price.‖
Image: A farmer wearing thanaka on her face holds a bundle of rice shoots. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Philippine gov't rejects offers in tender for 500,000 tons of rice
MANILA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government said it declined all offers submitted by prospective
suppliers in a tender for 500,000 metric tons of imported rice held on Wednesday.The National Food Authority
said it was forced to reject bids as they were higher than the government's budget.The Philippine government
had allocated a budget of 456.60 U.S. dollars per ton for imported rice but the lowest offer, which came from
the Vietnam Southern Food Corp., was at 460 U.S. dollars.Francis Pangilinan, the country's food security chief,
said in a text message that the government may hold another tender or resort again to a government to
government deal to buy 500,000 tons of imported rice.

Last May, the Philippines bought 800,000 tons of imported rice from Vietnam under a government to
government deal to beef up its buffer stock.The country was forced to import more rice to bring down domestic
prices and plug the shortfall in production caused by typhoons Haiyan and Rammasun.The Philippine Statistics
Authority said earlier that rice output this year may reach 18.69 million tons, lower than the 19. 07 million tons
targeted by the government for 2014.
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Farmers slam over-importation of rice
By Rio N. Araja | Aug. 27, 2014 at 12:01am
Militant farmers and irrigators on Tuesday lambasted the National Food Authority‘s plan to import an
additional 1.2 million metric tons of rice this year.―Even if you exclude the reported additional importation, the
volume that we will import this year is close to 2 million metric tons,‖ the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
said. ―That is higher than the 2010 importation volume under (Gloria) Arroyo, whom President Benigno Aquino
III criticized for over-importation,‖ KMP chairman Rafael Mariano said.―They are killing our local farmers.
Farm gate prices are now very low, and the National Food Authority‘s go-to solution is importation at the
expense of our farmers,‖ Mariano added.
Importing more rice, according to Mariano, also jacks up global prices of the grain, and in turn makes it more
costly for the NFA.NFA insiders said the new P1.2 million importation will be brought into the country in two
tranches.The first batch of 500,000 MT is ―now in the process of bidding‖ while the remaining 700,000 MT is
scheduled for October.These reports of planned importations run counter to NFA‘s recent pronouncement
during a public hearing conducted by the Special Committee on Food Security and the Committee on
Agriculture and Food, that there are sufficient supplies of rice circulating in the local market, the source
noted.NFA insiders said with landed cost of P900 per bag, the planned additional 1.2 million MT importation
will cost the government a staggering P21.6 billion.
By Mariano‘s count, total importation this year will reach close to 2 million metric tons - 200,000 MT from last
year‘s importation which was delivered earlier this year, 800,000 MT scheduled for this year, an additional
P500,00 MT in standby stock, and 350,000 under the minimum access volume.Mariano said with the over-
importation, the government‘s claim of 96 percent rice self-sufficiency has become unbelievable.The National
Confederation of Irrigators Association also questioned the NFA‘s importation plan.NCIA president Silvestre

Bonto said the plan would only displace the rice farmers once the local market is flooded with imported
rice.―There must be a subsidy from the NFA,‖ he told the Manila Standard.
Myanmar rice exports surge 41%
Published: 27 Aug 2014 at 13.41
Online news:Writer: Online Reporters
Burma‘s rice exports surged 41% since April, due to increased demand from Russia. The Democratic Voice of
Burma website reported that the country exported $196 million in rice from April 1 to Aug 15, up from $139
million shipped out during the same period last year. DVB said the figures were supplied by rice-industry
tracking service Oryza.The Myanmar Commerce Ministry said 530,000 tonnes of rice were exported during that
period, with the largest increases coming from Russian orders. Exports to China, however, have dropped since
April 1 due to a freeze in official exports through the Muse border.Authorities from both countries are
reportedly discussing a new trade agreement. Chinese officials will discuss legal imports of Burmese rice,
ministry sources said.
Rice prices boil over – reports of importing rice from Bangladesh
Aug 26, 2014 Kavinthan Shanmugarajah
The price of rice in the marketplace has exceeded government
imposed price controls. Retailers say that the prices have
increased as they are sold rice for a higher price by
wholesalers.The government has imposed a maximum retail
price of Rs.77 rupees per kilogramme of Samba and Rs.66 per
kilogram of Nadu. Are retailers selling rice in adherence with
the price controls? News1st visited several retailers to find
out.Our reporter witnessed that all rice varieties are being sold
at more than Rs. 80 per kilogramme.There is the retail price and
the wholesale price. The government has not stipulated a
wholesale price. Shop owners don‘t have rice to sell at the retail price.
Our attempts to make inquiries from the Ministry of Internal Trade and Cooperatives regarding the dilemma,
were unsuccessful. However, on a previous occasion, the Consumer Affairs Authority noted that those violating
price controls would be arrested.Director General of Consumer Affairs Authority, J.M.A. Douglas expressed the
following views:―The matter of imposing a wholesale price has been brought to the attention of the Honourable
Subject Minister Johnston Fernando. That is still being discussed and a decision could be reached in the near

future.‖UNP Parliamentarian, Ravi Karunanayake also expressed his views on this situation, ―The government
is dancing around on one hand saying they will give a certified price for farmers. On the other hand they say
they will protect the consumer and then they do things like this.
‖He added; ―I ask what the Consumer Affairs Authority is doing? The Authority too has understood the farce
that is being acted out by this government and it has come to a state where they cannot conduct a raid. We call
on the Minister too to come with us to a shop to see what can be done if the maximum retail price is being
violated. We must not blaming the traders: we should be blaming the policies of this government.‖The rice
yield over recent harvests declined as a result of non-conducive weather conditions. According to the Finance
Ministry, a 16 percent drop was seen last harvest alone. In the Yala season, less than 40 percent of paddy fields
were cultivated.JVP General Secretary , Tilvin Silva also commented on this issue:―The price of paddy has
increased because the harvest yield was very low. When the price of paddy increase of course the price of rice
too will increase.
When the people go to the shops today they find that rice prices are very high. ‖He added; ―Although the
government has imposed price controls, no one is selling at that price and the traders too are facing a crisis. So
the traders put up the board showing the controlled price but they sell it on the sly. The business community and
the consumers are facing a crisis. We believe that if this continues, rice prices could exceed 100 rupees a
kilogram.‖Foreign Media report that the Sri Lankan government has decided to import 50,000 metric tonnes
of rice from Bangladesh for the first time after the independence of the country.Speaking at a cabinet meeting
Food Minister of Bangladesh Qamrul Islam said that the Sri Lankan government has sought 100,000 tonnes of
rice from Bangladesh.The minister has added that the sending of the remaining 50,000 tonnes of rice will be
decided, depending on the harvest in Bangladesh.
Farmers say they are receiving a watered-down version of increased
rice prices
Aug 27, 2014 Bella Dalima
The government notes that rice prices in the market have risen owing to the low
paddy yield brought on by natural factors including the drought. In the retail
market, rice is already being sold at prices far above the price controls imposed
by the government. UPFA General Secretary, Minister Susil Premajayantha
shared these views:The drought has severely affected the North Central
province, Vavuniya, parts of Ampara, Kurunegala and Wellassa in
Moneragala. They have been unable to cultivate for about two seasons now.
We are now feeling the results this has had on rice production. The government

has taken decisions and is acting via the relevant ministries. Authorisation has been given for rice to be imported in
portions.
At a media briefing convened on Wednesday on the subject of the Uva Provincial Council election, the UPFA General
Secretary, when quizzed by journalists on the rice prices. responded thus.While the government notes that steps are being
taken to import rice and release it on the market, the farmers who are reaping their harvest at present, tell a different
story.Farmers in Welikanda say that although prices in the market have risen, they are not receiving a fair price for their
paddy.While rice prices in the retail market have even exceeded government price controls, are farmers receiving an
unfair price for their hard work because of the actions of a mafia in the marketplace?
Burma’s rice exports up 41 percent
In this file picture from August 2013, Burmese farmers collect rice seeds in Naypyidaw. (PHOTO: AFP)
By ORYZA AND DVB
26 August 2014
Burma has exported around US$196 million worth of rice from 1 April to
15 August 2014, up 41 percent from around $139 million exported during
the same period in the last fiscal year, according to local sources. Burma,
officially known as Myanmar, exported around 530,000 tons of rice
between 1 April and 15 august, a Commerce Ministry official was quoted
as saying.Sources at the ministry told local sources that the rise in exports
is mainly due to increased demand from Russia. However, Burma‘s rice
exports to China have suffered since the beginning of the fiscal year due
to a freeze in official exports through the Muse border by Chinese
officials. Authorities from both countries are reportedly discussing a new trade agreement that will allow hassle-free
exports from Burma to China.
DVB reported last week that Chinese officials will enter discussions geared towards allowing the legal import of
Burmese rice, according to Yu Ding Cheng, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in Yunnan.Seizures of illegal
rice have led to a steep decline in value. Yu Ding Cheng said that he met with Burma‘s Federation of Chambers of
Commerce in efforts to boost cross-border trade on 14 August. The Myanmar Rice Federation said that they do not
expect to meet this year‘s target of exporting two million tons of rice, as value and demand have both dropped.
These exports figures were originally published onwww.oryza.com. Oryza is a leading source in the rice industry
and a media partner of DVB.

MANILA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government said it declined all offers submitted by prospective
suppliers in a tender for 500,000 metric tons of imported rice held on Wednesday.The National Food Authority
said it was forced to reject bids as they were higher than the government's budget.The Philippine government
had allocated a budget of 456.60 U.S. dollars per ton for imported rice but the lowest offer, which came from
the Vietnam Southern Food Corp., was at 460 U.S. dollars.Francis Pangilinan, the country's food security chief,
said in a text message that the government may hold another tender or resort again to a government to
government deal to buy 500,000 tons of imported rice.Last May, the Philippines bought 800,000 tons of
imported rice from Vietnam under a government to government deal to beef up its buffer stock.
The country was forced to import more rice to bring down domestic prices and plug the shortfall in production
caused by typhoons Haiyan and Rammasun.The Philippine Statistics Authority said earlier that rice output this
year may reach 18.69 million tons, lower than the 19. 07 million tons targeted by the government for 2014.
Farmers slam over-importation of rice
By Rio N. Araja | Aug. 27, 2014 at 12:01am
Militant farmers and irrigators on Tuesday lambasted the National Food Authority‘s plan to import an
additional 1.2 million metric tons of rice this year.―Even if you exclude the reported additional importation, the
volume that we will import this year is close to 2 million metric tons,‖ the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
said. ―That is higher than the 2010 importation volume under (Gloria) Arroyo, whom President Benigno Aquino
III criticized for over-importation,‖ KMP chairman Rafael Mariano said.―They are killing our local farmers.
Farm gate prices are now very low, and the National Food Authority‘s go-to solution is importation at the
expense of our farmers,‖ Mariano added.Importing more rice, according to Mariano, also jacks up global prices
of the grain, and in turn makes it more costly for the NFA.
NFA insiders said the new P1.2 million importation will be brought into the country in two tranches.The first
batch of 500,000 MT is ―now in the process of bidding‖ while the remaining 700,000 MT is scheduled for
October.These reports of planned importations run counter to NFA‘s recent pronouncement during a public
hearing conducted by the Special Committee on Food Security and the Committee on Agriculture and Food,
that there are sufficient supplies of rice circulating in the local market, the source noted.NFA insiders said with
landed cost of P900 per bag, the planned additional 1.2 million MT importation will cost the government a
staggering P21.6 billion.
By Mariano‘s count, total importation this year will reach close to 2 million metric tons - 200,000 MT from last
year‘s importation which was delivered earlier this year, 800,000 MT scheduled for this year, an additional

P500,00 MT in standby stock, and 350,000 under the minimum access volume.Mariano said with the over-
importation, the government‘s claim of 96 percent rice self-sufficiency has become unbelievable.The National
Confederation of Irrigators Association also questioned the NFA‘s importation plan.NCIA president Silvestre
Bonto said the plan would only displace the rice farmers once the local market is flooded with imported
rice.―There must be a subsidy from the NFA,‖ he told the Manila Standard.
Rajkot Foodgrain Prices- Aug 27
Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:33pm IST
Aug. 27(Reuters) - Market delivery prices of food grains and pulses at
Rajkot in India's western state of Gujarat opened on a mixed trend,
traders said Wednesday.
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FOOD GRAINS & PULSES
* Tuar prices firmed up due to short supply.
* Udid prices eased due to lack of buying enquiries from mills.
Prices of food grains and pulses in rupees per 20 kilograms, and deliveries
in 100-kilogram bags:
Delivery Auction price Previous price
FOOD GRAIN
Wheat Lokwan 01,250 292-361 300-370
Wheat Tukda 01,725 294-391 301-400
Jowar White 115 280-880 270-905
Bajra 0,090 225-300 220-295
PULSES
Gram 01,050 490-0,555 475-0,565
Udid 0,015 0,990-1,200 1,200-1,310
Moong 0,240 1,061-1,401 1,065-1,380
Tuar 0,025 725-1,011 725-1,015
Maize 010 260-280 240-275
Vaal Deshi 030 0,825-0,940 0,830-0,955
Choli 0,080 0,650-1,125 0,720-1,045
Rajkot market delivery prices in rupees per 100 kilograms:.
Today's Price Previous close
FOOD GRAINS
Wheat Mill quality 1,600-1,610 1,600-1,610
Wheat (medium) 1,800-1,825 1,800-1,825
Wheat (superior best) 2,050-2,075 2,050-2,075
Bajra 1,410-1,420 1,410-1,420
Jowar 3,650-3,700 3,650-3,700
PULSES

Gram 2,950-3,000 2,950-3,000
Gram dal 3,500-3,550 3,500-3,550
Besan (65-kg bag) 2,850-2,900 2,850-2,900
Tuar 5,350-5,400 5,300-5,350
Tuardal 6,850-6,950 6,850-6,950
Moong 7,000-7,050 7,000-7,050
Moongdal 7,300-7,350 7,300-7,350
Udid 6,500-6,550 6,550-6,600
RICE
IR-8 2,500-2,550 2,500-2,550
Parimal 2,350-2,400 2,350-2,400
Punjab Parimal 2,800-2,850 2,800-2,850
Basmati Medium 5,500-5,600 5,500-5,600
Basmati Best 10,900-11,000 10,900-11,000
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Aug 27
Wed Aug 27, 2014 2:41pm IST
Nagpur, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Gram prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC)
moved down on lack of demand from local millers amid high moisture content arrival. Easy condition on
NCDEX, weak trend in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and profit-taking selling by stockists at higher level also
pushed down prices, according to
sources.
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FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram varieties showed upward tendency in open market on good festival season demand
from local traders amid tight supply from millers.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties recovered strongly in open market on increased seasonal buying
support from local traders. Restricted overseas arrival and weak monsoon in this
season also activated stockists.
* Major rice varieties recovered in open market on buying support from local traders
amid tight supply from producing regions like Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
* In Akola, Tuar - 5,000-5,200, Tuar dal - 6,900-7,100, Udid at 7,200-7,300,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 8,000-8,500, Moong - 7,200-7,600, Moong Mogar
(clean) 8,700-9,400, Gram - 2,700-2,900, Gram Super best bold - 3,800-4,000

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 2,260-3,150 2,340-3,245
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction n.a. 4,360-4,570
Moong Auction n.a. 5,200-5,500
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold 4,000-4,200 3,900-4,200
Gram Super Best n.a.
Gram Medium Best 3,700-3,850 3,600-3,800
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.
Gram Mill Quality 3,600-3,650 3,550-3,650
Desi gram Raw 3,100-3,200 3,000-3,050
Gram Filter new 3,600-3,800 3,500-3,750
Gram Kabuli 8,000-9,500 8,000-9,500
Gram Pink 7,200-7,400 7,200-7,400
Tuar Fataka Best 7,500-7,700 7,400-7,600
Tuar Fataka Medium 7,100-7,200 7,000-7,100
Tuar Dal Best Phod 6,700-7,000 6,400-6,900
Tuar Dal Medium phod 6,400-6,700 6,200-6,400
Tuar Gavarani 5,300-5,350 5,250-5,350
Tuar Karnataka 5,500-5,700 5,400-5,700
Tuar Black 8,100-8,400 8,100-8,400
Masoor dal best 6,400-6,500 6,400-6,500
Masoor dal medium 6,100-6,250 6,100-6,250
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold 9,500-10,000 9,500-10,000
Moong Mogar Medium best 8,800-9,200 8,800-9,200
Moong dal super best 7,800-8,000 7,800-8,000
Moong dal Chilka 7,700-7,900 7,700-7,900
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 8,000-9,000 8,000-9,000
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 8,500-8,800 8,500-8,800
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,400-7,800 7,400-7,800
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,600-6,600 5,600-6,600

Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,200-5,000 4,200-5,000
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,850-3,000 2,800-2,950
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,250-3,500 3,250-3,500
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,500-3,600 3,500-3,600
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,300 4,900-5,300
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,500 1,200-1,500
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,300-1,500 1,300-1,500
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,450 2,100-2,450
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,850-2,000 1,850-2,000
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,200 2,800-3,200
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,350 1,950-2,350
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,300 1,200-1,300
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,800 1,500-1,800
Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 2,850-3,350 2,800-3,200
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,650-1,850 1,600-1,800
Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,350-2,650 2,300-2,600
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,700-4,000
Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,450 4,600-5,400
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,500-13,500 10,500-13,500
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,300-10,000 7,300-10,000
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,600 5,200-5,600
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,600 1,400-1,600
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 33.6 degree Celsius (92.5 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
24.1 degree Celsius (75.4 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - nil, lowest - nil.
Rainfall : nil
FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 33 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.)
China province eyes $300 mln investment in Ugandan farming
Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:59pm GMT

By Elias Biryabarema
KAMPALA Aug 27 (Reuters) - China's Sichuan province is in talks to invest $300 million in cotton, rice and
fruit production in Uganda, a senior Ugandan official said on Wednesday.Most farming in Africa's biggest
coffee exporter is at a subsistence level and rain-fed. Big commercial production is hobbled by a lack of capital,
expertise and supporting economic infrastructure.The Ugandan government was helping Sichuan's agricultural
department acquire land for a project involving private land owners, the commissioner for crop resources in the
Agriculture Ministry, Okasai Opolot, told Reuters."They have committed to invest $300 million in five years
but immediately what's available is $60 million," he said.
"They're establishing an agricultural production and industrial park which will involve developing the whole
value chain of cotton, rice and fruits," he added.Foreign investment in African agriculture has stoked
controversy in the past, with critics saying foreign "land grabs" drive rural populations away from livelihoods
and hinder Africa's efforts to alleviate hunger. Investors say deals expand production of unused land and boost
efficiency and resources.The Ugandan project would need about 15,000 acres of land and private Ugandan land
owners could choose to lease land to the Chinese investors or enter equity partnerships, Okasai said.Uganda was
once Africa's largest cotton producer but political turmoil in the 1970s saw output drop steeply. Output has
started to edge up again with greater political stability.
Cotton, mostly grown in the country's east and northern regions, still suffers from bouts of harsh weather, a lack
of investment and government neglect, growers say.The Washington-based International Cotton Advisory
Council (ICAC) said Uganda was forecast to produce 15,000 metric tonnes of cotton in the July 2014 to June
2015 season, up from 14,000 tonnes produced in the previous season.As with other areas of Sub-Saharan
Africa, China has become a major investor in Uganda. It has mostly channelled funds into roads, hydro power
dams, fibre optic cable networks and other infrastructure, usually offering cheap loans.State-owned China
National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) holds stakes in Uganda's emerging oil industry. (Reporting by
Elias Biryabarema; Editing by Edmund Blair)
© Thomson Reuters 2014 All rights reserved
National Rice Month Spotlight: Social Media Engagement
Second in a series of three articles this week highlighting
upcoming USA Rice NRM promotions
ARLINGTON, VA -- Consumers across the country have another reason to be
excited about September National Rice Month (NRM) - they can "Reach for
Rice" from the convenience of their computer or mobile device. Throughout
the month, the USA Rice Federation will share the many benefits of U.S.-
Getting our message out

grown rice via Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. USA Rice will have
daily social media postings on Twitter and Facebook covering themes
such as sustainability and conservation, health and nutrition,farming,
rice recipes, rice in foodservice, and Fun Facts. "Social media is a very
important source of information for so many people, we stepped up our
game in this area," said Fred Zaunbrecher, chairman of the Domestic
Promotion Committee. "Pinterest is another valuable outlet because
recipes and food related items are the most popular posts, so it is a great
place to share rice recipes and encourage consumers to 'Reach for
Rice.'"On Wednesday, September 10 at 1:00 p.m. EST, USA Rice is
hosting its second Twitter party with partner #Foodiechats.
The theme of the discussion will be NRM and will cover theculinary versatility, nutritional, and environmental
benefits of U.S.-grown rice."Our first Twitter party with Foodiechats reached over 600,000 unique Twitter
followers with messages about U.S.-grown rice," said Zaunbrecher. "This valuable partnership helps to extend
our outreach and connect with people having an interest in food and culinary trends."During September,
consumers will also be challenged to "Reach for Rice" and enter the NRM Rice Bowl Recipe contest for a
chance to win a $300 American Express gift card and an Aroma rice cooker. USA Rice will publicize the
contest through social media and a consumer e-newsletter. Winners will be announced in mid-October."Rice
bowls are the perfect solution for today's busy consumers in need of quick, nutritious, one-dish meals, and
NRM is the perfect time to remind them and bring rice top of mind," said Zaunbrecher.NRM is an important
promotional platform in educating consumers about rice grown in the U.S. and social media provides a direct
line of communication to consumers.
Contact: Katie Maher (703) 236-1453
How is U.S. rice faring in current trade agreement negotiations?
Report from the 2014 Arkansas Rice Expo
Aug 27, 2014David Bennett | Delta Farm Press
CARL BROTHERS, LEFT, visits with Zach Taylor, Arkansas Department of Agriculture, prior to speaking on U.S. trade agreements at the 2014
Rice Expo in Stuttgart.
U.S. trade officials are in the thick of negotiating two major trade
agreements. Both, according to Carl Brothers, Riceland Foods senior
vice president of marketing and risk management, ―are
difficult.‖Brothers, spoke about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and
the Transatlantic Investment and Trade Partnership (TTIP) at the recent

University of Arkansas‘ 2014 Rice Expo in Stuttgart.―Already, we‘re having trouble with countries wanting to …
have special privilege with rice.
The (U.S. rice) industry is standing hard and tall saying, ‗we can‘t let this happen again. We were left out of the
(trade deal with) Korea.‘ So the industry is putting lots of political pressure on to keep that from happening.‖A
related issue has been the inability of President Obama to get authority for trade agreements to be voted up or down.
―If you bring an agreement back and don‘t have that authority, you know Congress will begin to say, ‗We‘ll accept
this but never that.‘ And we‘ll never get a trade agreement. ―So, trade promotion authority will come up at some
point. The President will have to have it if we‘re to have any agreements worth consideration.
‖There are 11 countries involved in the TPP: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New
Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. ―The only one that really holds promise for rice at the moment, above and
beyond what we‘re doing today, is Japan. We did get to ship rice to Japan in 1995. … What we‘re wishing for, really
demanding, in the new round is greater access which means more tonnage. We‘re not saying how much tonnage
because no one has shown their hand just yet.―The other issue with Japan is improved quality of access. Currently,
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stays in between U.S. trade in Japan and (consumers). In fact,
most of the U.S. rice that goes into Japan -- all of it currently being shipped out of California -- never reaches the
table. It‘s either going to food aid programs or for industrial purposes.‖
Water-starved South Asia fills buckets with rice, not ice
AFPTuesday, Aug 26, 2014
KATHMANDU - Water-starved South Asian nations have
devised their own answer to the Ice Bucket Challenge
taking the social media world by storm, instead filling
buckets with rice and other supplies for the needy.Since
June, thousands of people worldwide have doused
themselves with a bucket of icy water, then posted a video
recording of the stunt online and challenged others to do the
same or pledge a donation.The "Ice Bucket Challenge" aims
to raise awareness about ALS, a condition of the nervous
system also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.However, in

India, a 38-year-old woman decided to transform the #IceBucketChallenge into the #RiceBucketChallenge,
encouraging social media users to donate a bucket or bowl of rice to someone in need."The idea occurred to me
when I saw the Ice Bucket Challenge on Facebook," said Manju Latha Kalanidhi, who works for oryza.com, a
website focused on rice research.
"You feed someone hungry and you aren't wasting water," Kalanidhi, whose campaign has attracted 138,000
contributors since it launched last Friday, told AFP.In neighbouring Nepal, a #FillTheBucket challenge has
launched asking people to load up plastic buckets with food and medical supplies to help families displaced by
deadly flooding and landslides this month in the Himalayan nation."We received about 25 buckets today and a
local school is bringing 100 tomorrow," said Sunny Manandhar, whose Kathmandu clothing store Curves is
serving as a collection centre.At least 250 people have died and over 14,000 families have been displaced in
Nepal after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding, devastating entire villages and leaving
thousands homeless.Contributor Binayak Basnyat, 24, told AFP that although "the ALS challenge is viral
worldwide...this makes more sense for Nepal".The original social media campaign has attracted criticism in the
region over water wastage.
Sri Lankan politician Malsha Kumaratunga staged an ice bucket event to raise money for a local animal welfare
trust but saw her donation declined."Wasting water like this in a tropical country is an insult to thousands who
are suffering because of the drought," said former foreign minister and opposition spokesman Mangala
Samaraweera, referring to the parched southern regions of the island nation.In Mumbai some Bollywood stars
have also turned down the ice bucket challenge, citing similar concerns."..already made a donation !! Not
dumping water :-( waste of resources!," tweeted Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor when asked to take part.
Vietnam experts pinpoint risks when selling rice to China
TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 08/26/2014 12:32 GMT + 7
While China remains Vietnam’s largest rice buyer, industry insiders say it is a highly precarious market,
especially when it comes to payment and market stability.
Vietnam exported only 250,000 metric tons of rice to China
in 2011, but the figure jumped to more than three million
metric tons in the following two years, according to the
Vietnam Food Association (VFA).In the year to July, China
also accounted for 40 percent of the total rice exports of the
Southeast Asian country, most of which were exported
through cross-border rice shipments, the VFA said.Cross-
border trading is a legal international economic activity
among people of two neighboring states. The products are

usually traded in small volumes and values, and require less paperwork than the official trading activities.
While China is not a demanding importer, as it is willing to accept even the lowest-quality rice, experts said this
could turn into a dangerous disadvantage for Vietnamese rice businesses.―As China does not ask to buy high-quality
rice, Vietnamese businesses are not pressured to increase the quality of their products or build up their reputation,‖
Dr. Ho Cao Viet, with the Southern Fruit Research Institute, said.―Therefore, when China ceases imports, Vietnam
could not sell such poor-quality rice to any other markets.
‖Another risk lies in the payment method, industry insiders have warned.The director of a rice exporting firm in the
Mekong Delta province of An Giang said most Chinese importers only pay 20 percent of the contract value in
advance, and the rest is cleared only after they have received shipments.―The Chinese traders will be unable to
complete payment if they fall into trouble,‖ the Vietnamese businessman, who asked to be named only as T.,
said.Cross-border rice exports could be seized by Chinese customs and market watchdog agencies at any time, and
Chinese partners ―would have no money to pay for Vietnamese businesspeople,‖ T. warned.It was reported in mid-
August that China would prohibit rice imports via the border with Vietnam, but T. said cross-border rice imports are
only tightened, not completely banned.
―So business is still going on, though it has become tougher than before,‖ he said.T. said Chinese traders still prefer
importing rice across the border to doing so via the official channel, pointing the finger at a huge price
disparity.Vietnamese five-percent broken rice currently sells at US$460 a metric ton, and under the official import
method, Chinese traders will have to pay $620 a metric ton, with all taxes and fees included, he elaborated.Dr. Viet,
the pundit from the Southern Fruit Research Institute, said cross-border trade with China is messing up the
Vietnamese rice market, as well as other agricultural products.―Chinese traders are willing to buy at high prices
when they badly need rice, but prices will fall sharply when they stop purchasing,‖ he said.The researcher suggested
that Vietnam ban cross-border rice exports to China to spare time for the rice sector to ―focus on increasing rice
quality, diversifying markets, and building reputation.‖
Tech helps cut rice fields methane emission 43pc
BD can earn carbon credit, says expert FE Report.Bangladeshi rice fields can fetch carbon credit by reducing
emission of greenhouse gases in the fields through modern farm technologies like UDP and AWD, experts at a
workshop Tuesday said.The International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) under the Accelerating Agriculture
Productivity Improvement (AAPI) project of the USAID, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Rice Research
Institute (BRRI) and the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) organised the two-day national level workshop

titled 'Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Rice Field: Finding Mitigation through Urea Deep Placement (UDP)
and Alternative Wetting and Drying (AWD) Technology'.The inaugural session of the workshop was held at the
Milky auditorium in the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) in the city.
The workshop will end today with a field visit to the BRRI's GHG Laboratory in Gazipur. Methane (CH4) is one
of the key greenhouse gases (GHG). Scientists, related to the AAPI's project, which will conduct feasibility study on
measuring GHG emission in rice fields, pleaded for adapting UDP and AWD as these technologies could help
Bangladeshi rice fields reduce methane emission by 43 per cent. This reduction in emission can be sold as carbon
credit in the international market, they said. Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, while speaking as the
chief guest, said UDP is a win-win technology that reduces urea use by one-third while increase rice yield up to 15
per cent.
"If the technology is widely adopted, there would be huge savings of urea fertiliser in the country," she said.She said:
"To promote the UDP technology, the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) is working together with the
IFDC."She also said significant achievement has been made in some districts in respect of area coverage under the
UDP technology in rice cultivation.Dr. Reiner Wassmann, Senior Scientist and Coordinator of Rice and Climate
Change Consortium, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Philippines, presented the keynote paper
styled 'Assessing the Suitability of Mitigation Options in Rice Production Derived from Bio-physical Considerations
and Stakeholders' Perceptions'.
The paper said the AWD has CH4 mitigation potential of about 43 per cent.The adoption rate as well as the actual
mitigation effect of the AWD is strongly dependent on the incentives and constraints of the farmers, the paper
said."Thus, it is imperative to know how stakeholders' perceptions and attitude are towards technologies like AWD
or UDP," according to the paper.Talking to the FE, Mr Wassman said the positive experiences of the Philippines can
be applied in Bangladesh.He said the chances of uptake of mitigation technologies could greatly be enhanced if
farmers could be compensated for changes in farming practices.
The IRRI scientist said in most irrigation schemes, farmers have no immediate revenue from lower water
consumption or using climate smart technologies. So, additional incentives from carbon credits could be a pivotal
step for large-scale implementation.Agriculture Secretary Dr SM Najmul Islam, BRRI Director General Dr Jiban
Krishna Biswas, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) Director General Dr Md Rafiqul Islam Mondal,
USAID Mission Director Janina Jaruzelsky, Resident Representative of IFDC Ishrat Jahan, AAPI Deputy Chief of
Party Dr Yam Kanta Gaihre among others spoke while Executive Chairman of BARC Dr Md Kamal Uddin chaired
the programme.

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