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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016
Vol 7,Issue IV April 14 ,2016
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Rice trade delegation to visit Mozambique Cuba Ready to Import Arkansas Rice But Embargo Must Go, Diplomat Says Reclamation dumping mud in their rice bowl BOC files raps vs rice, Peking duck importers NFA stops leftover rice auction, mulls imports VIETNAM’S H1 2016 RICE EXPORTS MAY RISE 12PC FROM YEAR AGO ADM Rice Sells 90,000 Metric Tons of Rice to Iraq 04/14/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report USDA April 2016 rice supply and demand estimates Prism rice data: The Filipino response to food security disasters New resource for managing the Mexican rice borer
News Detail... Rice trade delegation to visit Mozambique
April 14, 2016 Federation Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has decided to send a rice trade delegation to Mozambique to explore new export opportunities. It was decided in the third meeting of FPCCI Standing Committee on "Rice Exports" held on Wednesday at Federation House, Karachi. The meeting was chaired by Rafique Suleman, Chairman FPCCI Standing Committee on Rice Exports and presided by Abdul Rahim Janoo immediate past Senior Vice President FPCCI. The main focus of the meeting was to discuss the new range of seeds recently developed and handed over to National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) and Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) respectively. During the meeting Rafique Suleman announced to invite Director General of Department of Plant Protection as well as senior representatives from NIBGE and PARC on FPCCI platform to discuss the development of new seeds as well as plant quarantine. "It was also decided that FPCCI Standing Committee on Rice Exports will lead a trade delegation to Mozambique in the month of August with co-ordination of Shaikh Khalid Tawab, Senior Vice President FPCCI and Honorary Consul General, Mozambique," he added. 2
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 He informed that Mozambique was one of the leading rice importing countries and importing some 0.4 million tons annually, out of which Pakistan's share was some 20 percent or 0.1 million tons, therefore it had decided to send a trade delegation of Pakistani rice exporters to explore that market. It was also decided to write letters to Chief Minister, Sindh and Nisar Khuhro to set up a meeting to discuss the issues of market committee faced by Rice Exporters of Pakistan which was the main cause of falling rice exports in the country, he said. He informed that last year Philippine had given three samples of non basmati rice seeds to PARC and one seed to NIBGE for production in Pakistan. As the one-year has completed, it has decided to invite the heads of both institutes to know about the expected production of Philippine's seeds in Pakistan. http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/35541/ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/above-normal-monsoon-may-helpincrease-production-of-rice-oilseeds-and-pulses/articleshow/51838896.cms
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Cuba Ready to Import Arkansas Rice But Embargo Must Go, Diplomat Says April 14, 2016
Photo by Fred Miller Cuban delegation visits UA, from left: Melvin Torres, World Trade Center; Yusel Arias Cruz, Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Karin Diez, Cuban First Secretary; Juan Lambigueiro, Cuban Deputy Chief of Mission; Dan Hendrix, World Trade Center. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas-produced rice would be popular in Cuba and the nation wants to buy it if the U.S. trade embargo is lifted, a Cuban diplomat said Wednesday during a visit with University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture officials."Rice produced in Arkansas has a long grain variety that is a favorite of the Cuban country," said Juan Lamigueiro Leon, deputy chief of mission at the Cuban Embassy in Washington. "We are ready to import this variety from Arkansas. The only problem we have is according to the restriction that's still in place by the Congress, the so-called embargo, trade between Arkansas and Cuba cannot be supported by commercial credits." Under provisions of the embargo enacted by Congress in 1962, Cuba must pay cash to import American products. Lamigueiro said commercial credits are necessary to support high levels of international trade.
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"We really need the support of Arkansas companies to put away all these restrictions and to start with no more trade conditions, an important change for important commerce between Arkansas and Cuba," Lamigueiro said.Lamigueiro was one of three officials from the Cuban Embassy who came to the Fayetteville campus during a three-day visit to the state. He was accompanied by Yusel Arias Cruz of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Karin Diez, a first secretary in the embassy. They were escorted to campus and other northwest Arkansas locations by Dan Hendrix, president of the Arkansas World Trade Center, and other officials from the center. Jean-Francois Meullenet, head of the Food Science Department at the Division of Agriculture and for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, introduced members of the delegation during a news conference at the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science on campus. He and several faculty researchers met with the Cubans to describe the division's agricultural research activities."We've had the pleasure of visiting with them this morning to talk about the work we're doing in local foods, food innovation and food safety, as well as poultry production and poultry disease prevention," Meullenet said. Lamigueiro said the group discussed future cooperation between U.S. and Cuban universities. He praised Arkansas agricultural production and said university research would be an important factor in exchanges between Arkansas and Cuba."We see the relationship between Arkansas and Cuba where companies, universities and institutional research would play a role," Lamigueiro said.He added that the Arkansas World Trade Center has helped the Cuban government identify companies that would be interested in investing in Cuba and doing business there. Lamigueiro said his government is working with the center to organize a delegation of Arkansans to visit Cuba. Noting that the number of American travelers to Cuba has been predicted to increase, 4
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 Lamigueiro said Arkansas agriculture could benefit. "If we reach 1 million American visitors to Cuba, we will need to import agricultural products from Arkansas," he said. Earlier this week, Lamigueiro participated in a news conference in Little Rock at which a state council of the national organization Engage Cuba was launched amid calls for an end to the U.S. trade embargo. Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward and Dow Brantley of the USA Rice Federation also participated.The Cuban delegation was also scheduled to visit with representatives of several northwest Arkansas industries during its visit before leaving Thursday. For more information about the agricultural research being done within the Division of Agriculture, visit aaes.uark.edu. CONTACTS David Edmark, interim coordinator Division of Agriculture Communications 479-575-6940, dedmark@uark.edu
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Reclamation dumping mud in their rice bowl
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 The murky water along Teluk Bahang beach has ruined the income of 350 fishermen.
GEORGE TOWN: The waters along Teluk Bahang beach have turned murkier in the last three months and fishermen’s catch has been affected.Teluk Bahang assemblyman Datuk Shah Headan Hussain Ayob Shah said the income of 350 fishermen along Teluk Bahang and Teluk Awak beach has dropped because of the murky water.―The problem started after the Chinese New Year and I believe it is caused by reclamation works along Gurney Drive.‖He claimed that mud dredged from the seabed had not been properly disposed of and ―made its way to Teluk Bahang with the water current‖. ―The mud has made it difficult for fishermen to catch fish or prawns,‖ he told a press conference in Jalan Nelayan, Teluk Bahang, yesterday. He said the authorities should investigate as the livelihood of the fishermen was at stake.He urged the state government, Penang Department of Environment and the Fisheries Department to make the matter a priority. Many of the 60 fishermen who were present at the press conference claimed seeing several tug boats disposing mud into the sea late at night. Also present were officers from the Fisheries Department http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/04/14/reclamation-dumping-mud-in-their-ricebowl/ Shah Headan claims it is due to reclamation works along Gurney Drive
Joint action from ASEAN, other rice-growing countries, key to managing looming food crisis Leah Barona-Cruz | Apr 14, 2016
The world may be confronted with a global food crisis similar to the 2007-08 crisis as a result of the current El Niño episode. It is imperative that tight cooperation be secured among the biggest rice-producing and -consuming nations to stem or manage the crisis should such emerge.This warning was released by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in a press conference held yesterday at the institute’s headquarters south of Manila.Drought from the current El Niño episode has resulted in lower harvests and irregular planting across several rice-producing countries. Combined with lower stocks in some key countries, emerging patterns in regional and global grain supply threaten the repeat of the painful rice price crisis in 2007-08 (see Are we headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis?). 6
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 Regional cooperation is crucial The 2007-08 price crisis led the ASEAN to put together the ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS) Framework and an accompanying strategic action plan. Beyond this framework and plan, however, much more needs to be done. ―Regional cooperation is essential to manage a food crisis,‖ said Matthew Morell, IRRI director general, in a communication he sent to the secretaries general of the ASEAN member countries last week, calling for joint action to forestall the impending crisis. For maximum impact, cooperation would have to involve not only ASEAN member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) but also China, Japan, and South Korea (ASEAN+3) and India—among which are the world’s biggest producers and consumers of rice. Collectively, 90% of the world’s rice is produced in Asia. IRRI is the resource for the region IRRI sparked the Green Revolution in Asia, which saved the region from famine in the 1960s to the 70s, through its sturdy high-yielding rice varieties. More recently, climate-smart (i.e., tolerant of submergence, drought, salinity, and other environmental stresses) rice varieties have made unproductive areas in India and Bangladesh, as well as parts of Southeast Asia, bloom and are now being touted to have ushered in a second Green Revolution. (See A bigger rice bowl.) Working with hundreds of partners across the world, IRRI has developed and offers its improved and resilient rice varieties, crop management technologies, and expertise to rice-growing countries. Upon request of the governments of some of these countries, IRRI had helped develop national rice sector strategies, providing policy advice and technical assistance.―The way to handle another crisis is for the ASEAN+3 and India to come together as a region with shared concerns and interests, and take advantage of IRRI as a regional and neutral resource,‖ saidBruce Tolentino, deputy director general for communication and partnerships at IRRI. IRRI’s call for action also includes an appeal for serious investment in rice research, which has borne the brunt of decreasing support in agriculture globally. Rice research has historically been supported mainly by Western donor countries, and to a much lesser degree by rice-growing countries. IRRI seeks to push this dynamic to a more appropriate balance, that is, for the biggest rice stakeholders to invest the most in the research.
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 The Philippines, eighth largest producer of rice in the world in 2015 and one of the most at-risk countries from climate change, has risen to the challenge and is now IRRI’s fourth biggest donor. Other Asian countries, such as Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, India, and Indonesia, are also now ramping up investment in rice research, and moving toward helping finance the science that benefits their own countries. ______________________ http://ricetoday.irri.org/joint-action-from-asean-other-rice-growing-countries-key-to-managinglooming-food-crisis-irri/
BOC files raps vs rice, Peking duck importers Thursday, April 14, 2016
THE Bureau of Customs filed charges before the Department of Justice against two consignees for unlawful importations of Thai white rice valued at over P68 million and Peking duck worth over P4 million.Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina headed the filing of the cases against 13 officials of the Calumpit Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Campco), from Calumpit, San Vicente, and Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro, and others still unidentified respondents.Campco was the importer of the 118 units of 20-footer container vans of Thai white rice worth P68,380,000 that came from China and arrived in the country without an import permit from the National Food Authority (NFA) last June 25. Named respondents in the case were Campco chairperson Magdalena Salgado; eight members of the board of directors namely Wilfredo Navarro, Leah Wilang, Crecencio Refuerzo, Simeon Gamino, Carlito Vallanta, Candida Umalla, Norma Reyes, and Eufemia Ramos; vice chairperson Lolita Tesalona; board secretary Juliet Gallema; treasurer Christine Manlangit; licensed customs broker Mercy Oandasan; and other respondents.Lina noted that the seized goods have already been auctioned off earning an additional income for the government worth P68 million. On the other hand, criminal charges were also filed against a certain Eugene Mercado of GET Enterprises and several unidentified others for the alleged illegal importation of 3,000 pieces of Peking Ducks in the country. The one unit of 20-footer container van, which was allegedly misdeclared to contain frozen meat, came from Hong Kong.The BOC said they do not allow the importation of Peking Duck from some countries such as Hong Kong."These confiscated Peking Ducks would soon be scheduled for destruction," said BOC Deputy Commissioner for Revenue Collection and Monitoring Group (RCMG) Arthur Lachica.They were charged with violation of Section 3601 (Unlawful Importation) in relation to Sections 101(k) (Prohibited Importations) and Section 2530 (Property Subject to Forfeiture) of the TCCP, as amended. (FP/Sunnex)
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 NFA stops leftover rice auction, mulls imports April
14, 2016 8:36 pm
by James Konstantin Galvez Reporter
State-run National Food Authority on Thursday said it has stopped the bidding for old rice stocks leftover from last year’s importation to avoid distorting market prices of the dry season harvest, even as the grains agency is considering new imports to ensure supply of the staple through the lean months.In a statement, NFA Administrator Renan Dalisay said that sale through auction of the remaining rice, amounting to about three percent of last year’s imported volume, may distort farmgate prices of locally produced palay. ―It would be unfair to our farmers for the NFA to unload stocks into the commercial market at the same time that they are selling their harvest,‖ Dalisay said.―Even if the [auction] volume is low, it could send wrong signals and unduly distort the price and supply situation for the staple,‖ he added.The NFA was created with the intention of protecting the interests of both rice producers and consumers. As such, the agency’s two primary mandates are to stabilize the price of rice and to ensure food security.The price stabilization mandate means that the NFA tries to influence prices on two fronts. on one front, it must support the palay farm at a level that is enough to ensure a reasonable return for rice farmers, regardless of the reforms undertaken in the past gate price. At the same time, it must also ensure that the price of rice is low enough to remain affordable to low-income consumers. To preserve the quality of the old rice stocks, the NFA’s Technical Research Services Department (TRSD) and the Food Development Center (FDC) recommend reprocessing the agency’s excess rice stocks to keep them fit for human consumption.Administrator Dalisay said that the NFA has a 3-6-9 policy for corn, rice and palay. This means that the agency’s corn stocks should be stored for a maximum of 3 months only, rice for 6 months, and palay for 9 months to maintain the good quality of the agency’s stocks inventory.Since the stocks were more than six months old, the NFA Council decided to auction them off with the strict provision that they be reprocessed by the winning bidder, either thru re-milling or reconditioning to maintain their quality and suitability for human consumption.The stocks were part of the agency’s buffer requirements but due to the substantial presence of commercial rice in the market at competitive prices, the stocks were not able to move properly.Dalisay said that the grains agency continues to release rice to farmers affected by El Nino through the concerned local government units (LGUs) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Import plans In a related development, the government is studying a rice importation scheme for the country’s buffer stock requirements for the lean months, although current inventory at state-owned warehouses remains high.The NFA chief earlier said that the policymakers are now eyeing the utilization of the minimum access volume (MAV) to meet the country’s rice requirement from July-September. Another option being considered is through government-led importation using the standby authority of about 500,000 MT. 9
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 MAV refers to the minimum volume of farm produce allowed to enter into the Philippines at reduced tariff of 35 percent, while shipments outside MAV pay higher rates of 50 percent and require approval by the National Food Authority.At present, Manila limits to 805,000 metric tons the amount of rice allowed to enter the country through the scheme.Dalisay noted that they expect to meet with the Department of Finance to present proposed reforms to the MAV that would allow private sector importation using tax-expenditure subsidies.―Under MAV, importers will just have to pay tariff to DOF,‖ he said, adding that the government aims to fully use the special treatment on rice until the privilege under MAV expires in 2017. http://www.manilatimes.net/nfa-stops-leftover-rice-auction-mulls-imports/256132/
VIETNAM’S H1 2016 RICE EXPORTS MAY RISE 12PC FROM YEAR AGO Friday, 15 April 2016 11:31 Posted by Parvez Jabri
HANOI: Vietnam could export more than 3 million tonnes of rice in the first half of 2016, up 12 percent from a year ago, on rising demand from China and other Southeast Asian nations amid supply concerns caused by drought, the government said on Friday.Rice shipments in the three months ending June are projected at 1.6 million tonnes, including sales to China, the government reported on its website citing the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). However, the VFA lowered their projection by 11 percent amid a drought in Vietnam's main rice-growing region, the government said.Vietnam, the world's third-largest rice exporter after India and Thailand, shipped 1.55 million tonnes of rice in the January to March period, up 38 percent from a year ago, according to Vietnam Customs data released on Wednesday.The Southeast Asian country 10
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 has been fighting the worst drought and sea water intrusion in 90 years in its Mekong Delta food basket, brought on by climate change and the El Nino weather pattern. The El Nino typically brings hot, dry conditions to Southeast Asia. The drought conditions have led other countries in the region to bolster rice imports. Late last year, Vietnam sold 1 million tonnes of rice to Indonesia and another 450,000 tonnes to the Philippines for delivery by the end of the first quarter of 2016.The disasters have lowered the first-quarter growth of Vietnam's agriculture sector, reducing the Delta's winter-spring paddy output while lifting the country's rice export prices to a five-month high in late March.
"Given the relatively high prices, VFA reckons that rice exports could lose their competitive edge and market share in the coming time," the government report said.Vietnam's paddy output could dip 0.5 percent this year, the first drop since 2010/2011, to 28 million tonnes due to the dry weather and government plans to switch from rice to corn production, said Aurelia Britsch, senior commodities analyst at BMI Research.BMI forecasts global rice production to decline in 2015/2016, the first in seven seasons, and a global rice deficit of 13 million tonnes could emerge for 2015/2016 after consistent surpluses in the crop years from 2005/06 to 2013/14.Vietnam could follow Thailand to restructure rice cultivation by reducing planting areas and switching to other crops with less water usage, said Le Anh Tuan, deputy head of the Research Institute for Climate Change under Can Tho university."Scientists and the authority should reassess the direction for the Delta and should not race into rice production," Tuan told Reuters. http://www.brecorder.com/markets/commodities/asia/290640-vietnams-h1-2016-rice-exports-may-rise12pc-from-year-ago.html
ADM Rice Sells 90,000 Metric Tons of Rice to Iraq By Jim Guinn BAGHDAD, IRAQ -The U.S. was successful in the latest Iraqi tender, finalized this afternoon, selling 90,000 MT of long grain rice. "It's not possible to stress how badly we needed this sale," said USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward. "U.S. long grain exports have been faltering lately, and we've missed out on almost all of the sales in Iraq, so this is quite 11
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 welcome news and we appreciate the Ministry of Trade awarding this contract to the United States." Ward said USA Rice has focused tremendous attention and efforts toward Iraq in the last two years holding several meetings and technical seminars here and in the region."The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, and especially Ambassador Stuart Jones, have been extremely helpful in making the case for U.S. rice sales to Iraq," Ward said. "I know I speak for the entire industry when I say 'thank you' to the Ambassador and his staff.
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04/14/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
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Rice Comment Rice futures got a much needed boost today. Early disappointment from very weak export sales of only 41,600 metric tons was overcome by news that ADM has sold 90,000 tons of US rice to Iraq. The market has needed this boost. Technically, May shattered down trending resistance at $10.09 and could now move toward resistance in the $10.50 area. However, the market will be watching crop progress closely. If farmers plant what they reported to USDA in the survey, the large crop will limit the upside potential.
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 USDA April 2016 rice supply and demand estimates Apr 13, 2016 Robert Coats, University of Arkansas | Delta Farm Press USDA showed limited changes were made to the U.S. Rice Supply and Use Balance Sheet in its April 2016 report of supply and demand. U.S. 2015-16 projected long-grain imports were lowered 500,000 hundredweight (cwt.) from 24 million cwt. to 23.5 million cwt. U.S. 2015-16 U.S. long-grain rice supplies were lowered 500,000 cwt. to 179.5 million and U.S. 2015-16 U.S. long-grain rice ending stocks were lowered to 22.5 million cwt. The long-grain season-average prices were lowered from $11 to $11.60 last month to $10.80 to $11.20. Medium- and short-grain prices for California were lowered from $16 to $16.80 last month to $15.70 to $16.30 and the remaining states’ prices were lowered from $11.40 to $12 last month to $11.20 to $11.80. See slide show: U.S. Rice Supply and Demand Estimates. USDA in its May Supply and Demand Estimates report will have its first 2016-2017 marketing period projections. World rice: 2015-16 world rice production was lowered 0.1 percent from the March forecast to 470.6 million tons. The current world rice production forecast is down 1.7 percent from the 2014-15 estimate. Several countries with rice production declines in the 2015-16 marketing period over the previous 2014-15 marketing period are: U.S. rice production down 14.1 percent; Brazil production down 10.2 percent; Egypt production down 11.7 percent; Cambodia production down 7.4 percent; India production down 2.4 percent; Pakistan down 2.9 percent; Philippines down 4.7 percent; and Thailand down 15.7 percent. Global considerations: Current (2015-16) world rice beginnings stocks are down 3.5 percent over the previous 2014-15 marketing period, global production is down 1.7 percent, global trade is down 5.4 percent from 44 million tons to 41.6 million tons, and global ending stocks are down 13 percent to 90.2 million tons. The Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA, Office of Global Analysis in its April 2016 Grain: World Markets and and Trade publication’s Rice: World Markets and Trade Section had three outstanding graphs along with a brief discussion of each graph: 1. EU Imports from Cambodia, Burma, and Guyana Rise Substantially, page 9 The graph illustrates that from 2012 to 2015, rice consumption in the European Union (EU) rose with population growth. Since the EU produces limited quantities of rice for domestic consumption the chart shows that from 2011 to 2015 the majority of their rice imports came from Thailand, India, and Pakistan. Popular Now Agribusiness: No going back if Clearfield rice technology lost How could Group 3 soybeans fit in Louisiana crop systems? Lower cottonseed weights troubling New Import Sources Are Emerging: The chart shows that over the past four years an increasing proportion of imports have come from Cambodia and Burma, and imports from Guyana doubled
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 last year. In 2015 the EU imported a record 1.8 million tons with almost 40 percent arriving from Cambodia, Burma, and Guyana with the trend expecting to continue in 2016. 2. Iraq Importing Less Long Grain and More Basmati Rice, page 10 Great chart and short discussion showing Iraq total rice imports have declined since 2012, but basmati (fragrant) rice has accounted for an increasing share of Iraqi imports over the past 4 years. USDA states, ―Combined basmati imports from India and Pakistan comprised a mere 2 percent of Iraq’s total rice imports in 2010; however, last year, Indian basmati rice alone accounted for nearly half of total imports.‖ ―The increase in basmati rice imports may suggest a shift in consumer preferences in Iraq, although a demand for non-fragrant rice imports remains.‖ ―In 2015, a U.S. supplier won a share of a tender and shipped slightly more than 60,000 tons.‖ 3. U.S. Export Quotes Slide, Reducing Premium Over Competitors, page 11 U.S. quotes for bulk shipments maintain a premium over South American and Asian sources at just below $450/ton. Grain: World Markets and and Trade http://apps.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/circulars/grain.pdf Rice: World Markets and Trade Section http://apps.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/circulars/grainrice.pdf Bottom Line: For the current three marketing periods, data indicate global rice consumption continues to outpace global production and global ending stocks continue to tighten having fallen from 110.6 million tons in 2012-13 to a current 2015-16 projection of 90.2 million tons. The U.S. challenge is finding additional global long-grain rice demand for a potentially very large U.S. long-grain rice crop with planting intentions of 2.452 million long-grain acres, up 31 percent from 2015. This compares to the previous five-year average of 1.931 million long-grain acres and a previous 10-year average of 2.141 million acres. Global macro forces are having a huge impact on the U.S. bond, equities, and commodities markets. Globally, a soft global economy, Chinese economic uncertainty, Central Banks intervention policies, to mention three, have created uncertain outcomes and volatility in the above mentioned markets including rice, cotton and grain markets. Finally, take time to review USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Briefing Slide Show — http://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/Lockup.pdf.
Robert Coats is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System. Email him at recoats@uark.edu. http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/usda-april-2016-rice-supply-and-demand-estimates
Prism rice data: The Filipino response to food security disasters By RJ Whitehead , 14-Apr-2016 Reliable information based on satellite data and ground observations can help the Philippines prepare for and mitigate the effect of recurring disasters, such as typhoons and 14
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 El Niño on rice areas in Mindanao. Since 2014, the Philippine Rice Information System (Prism) has been providing the Department of Agriculture with timely seasonal data on rice areas and yields, as well as assessments of crop health and damage in the event of a typhoon, flood or drought. In its first annual executive meeting last month, Prism presented its achievements and activities to a wider audience, including high-level officials and ministers. ―Prism uses remote sensing, crop modelling, cloud computing, and smartphone-based surveys for rice mapping and monitoring,‖ said Alice Laborte, who leads the Prism project at the International Rice Research Institute. One of seven projects under the Food Staples Sufficiency Programme, Prism is a collaborative project between IRRI, the Philippine Rice Research Institute and the Department of Agriculture, which funds its development and implementation.―Specifically, Prism uses high-resolution synthetic aperture radar imagery acquired throughout the rice growing season,‖ Laborte said. ―This imagery can be acquired day or night and even on cloudy days. This makes the technology perfect for monitoring rice growth and assessing damage to rice crops resulting from floods and typhoons.‖The rice maps derived from satellite images are validated through field surveys by local DA field technicians, local government units and, in some cases, farmers who gather the data. ―This activity provides a way for us to assess the accuracy of Prism products while helping to build the technical skills and capacity of our partners. Our rice maps for the 2015 wet season, for example, had an overall accuracy of 85%, based on 2,223 validation points throughout the country,‖ Laborte added. For the 2014 and 2015 cropping seasons, 443 satellite images across the country were acquired and used in rice area mapping and damage assessment. Some of these images were used to map flood-affected parts of Nueva Ecija, where last year’s Typhoon Koppu hit, and to assess drought-affected areas in Mindanao since last year due to the prolonged El Niño."These pieces of information are very useful in improving damage and loss assessments to assist in providing appropriate interventions for rehabilitation and recovery and to improve predisaster preparedness,‖ said Christopher V Morales, DA field operations service director. Pests and diseases can damage nearly 40% of the rice crop in Mindanao. Recent information on crop health, such as the intensity of injuries caused by pests and diseases, and cropping practices of farmers, were also presented during the meeting. The information is based on data collected by project partners who used smartphone applications to gather and submit data in real time. ―To help ensure the country’s rice sufficiency in the future, even as population continues to rise, rice production will require intensification, good varieties, better crop management and improvement across the rest of the rice value chain,‖ said Samarendu Mohanty, IRRI’s senior economist. ―Policies also play an important role.‖ "Through Prism, we can use the power of remote sensing. This is a breakthrough in rice history,‖ said Jimmy Quilang, deputy executive director for research and Prism project leader at PhilRice. ―Given various locations, planting dates, and effects of extreme weather events, we can now have a better, faster, and accurate assessment of rice areas, yield estimates, and forecast. These valuable information will help our decision makers to act immediately and implement adjustments and improvement on food security plans.‖
New resource for managing the Mexican rice borer 15
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 news on april 13, 2016 - 9:00pm A moth caterpillar called the Mexican rice borer (Eoreuma loftini) has taken a heavy toll on sugar cane and rice crops in Texas, and has moved into Louisiana, Florida, and other Gulf Coast states. Now a new article in theJournal of Integrated Pest Management provides information on the biology and life cycle of the pest, and offers suggestions about how to manage them.The Mexican rice borer was first described in Arizona in 1917, but it drew little attention until it arrived in southern Texas in 1980. Within just a couple of years of its appearance there, it became the primary pest of sugar cane, according to Julien Beuzelin, an assistant professor at Louisiana State University and lead author of the JIPM paper.Since then, the insect has moved north and east along the Gulf Coast at a rate of about 15 miles per year. This is a Mexican rice borer caterpillar. Credit: Entomological Society of America."Out of the blue in 2012, it was detected for the first time in central Florida and is now established there too," Beuzelin said.The Mexican rice borer causes damage to a variety of grasses, extending beyond sugar cane and rice to sorghum, corn, and non-crop grasses. In fact, it will attack any grasses that have stalks large enough for them to burrow into. The larvae hatch from eggs laid on leaves and stalks, and the caterpillars crawl onto the green parts of the plant and start feeding. After the second or third molt, they burrow into the culm. Such damage could result in many millions of dollars of crop loss. One study suggested that in a worst-case scenario, the insect could cause more than $40 million a year in rice losses, and more than $200 million losses in sugar cane in Louisiana alone.Growers mainly rely on a diamide pesticide known as chlorantraniliprole, which works well against both Mexican rice borers and another rice pest called the rice water weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus), but chlorantraniliprole works in much the same way as another diamide that might have its registration cancelled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."Because chlorantraniliprole has the same mode of action, the entomological community is afraid this might happen with chlorantraniliprole as well," Beuzelin said. "We don't expect it to be taken off the market, but we just don't know. "Other control methods beyond pesticides are available, although many need additional study. An example is to grow resistant varieties of crop grasses, which often work well to deter pests.Growers can also adjust the cutting height from the usual 16 inches to 8 inches, essentially cutting away stems that are infested with larvae."This can decrease the number of Mexican rice borers in the stubble," Beuzelin said.Another control method is to plant early. According to field experiments, later plantings (in mid-May vs. mid-March), as well as ratoon cropping, have increased infestations.Soil amendments, particularly silicon, may also be helpful."This is ongoing work that we are doing, but we think the addition of silicon may be a cheap way to make rice more resistant to rice borers," Beuzelin said.While he encourages research on control measures beyond pesticides, Beuzelin is also interested in the Mexican rice borer as a model for landscape-wide management."Instead of just taking a management approach on a field basis, it might be beneficial to manage this insect over a wider area," Beuzelin said. "I think the Mexican rice borer would be a good model for such landscape-wide management studies. As an entomologist, this makes the Mexican rice borer very interesting." 16
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 source: Entomological Society of America http://www.sciencecodex.com/new_resource_for_managing_the_mexican_rice_borer-180146
Lamb croquette recipe from Iraqi chef Philip Juma This dish, known as Kubba Haleb, is a taste sensation, says Philip Juma Thursday 14 April 2016 We are heading back to the ‘kubba’ family to cook up one of the most popular dishes; Kubba Haleb. Traditionally an Iraqi dish, however, the name ‘haleb’ is from the ancient city in Syria. It is made from rice, stuffed with lamb and fried to perfection. Crunchy on the outside, with a soft, spiced mixture on the inside, this dish really plays with all of your senses and is a taste sensation that you will never forget! Ingredients (makes 30 kubba) 2 cups basmati rice 1 tsp tumeric 2 cups lamb mince (with fat) I small bunch of parsley, finely chopped. 1 small onion, finely chopped. 2 heaped tsp JUMA baharat spice (cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves) Salt Sunflower oil for frying Method For the shell: Soak the rice for 30 minutes. Rinse thoroughly and drain. Place the rice in a saucepan and pour enough water that it comes up to just less than covering it. Season with salt and the turmeric. Stir gently so all the grains are covered. Bring to a gentle simmer and keep the lid on. Do not touch it for 20-25 minutes. The rice should have absorbed all of the water and take on a yellow colour. Don’t be frightened to over-cook the rice - that's a good thing. Once the liquid is absorbed, turn the heat off. Keep the rice covered. Leave to cool. Once cool, put the cooked rice through a potato-ricer. (Alternatively you can kneed it with your hands or place on a food processor). You are looking to make a dough-like mix, however, don’t over kneed it so it turns to a thick puree. You still want some texture in your rice shell. For the stuffing: In a separate pan, finely chop the onion and fry in a splash of olive oil. Sweat for 5 minutes, and then add the lamb mince. Season with salt. After 5 minutes, add the JUMA baharat. Once all combined, and the lamb mince is not too wet (from the fat), add your finely chopped parsley. Stir and take off the heat. Set to cool. To make the kubba: With damp hands, create a disc from the rice blend in the palm of your hands. Add the lamb mince. Encase within the rice shell. To follow tradition, you want to shape it like a torpedo. Set aside on greaseproof paper. Allow for the dumplings to air dry for an hour. You should prep at least 30 kubba. (Freeze any kubba that you don’t want to fry immediately). Heat the oil to 170°C. Fry until golden brown. Drain on greaseproof paper.Evening Standard 17
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