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Vol 7,Issue IV April 27 ,2016
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TCP to support Reap's roadmap to increase rice exports Pakistan. TCP to support Reap's roadmap to increase rice exports Drought to hit rice production in State Grains getting damaged due to poor storage in Sector 26 Market Managing global malnutrition: Australian researchers map micronutrients in white rice Rice import permits suspended Aussies zap rice to find its vitals in search for a wonder white 04/27/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report Lucky U.S. Long Grain Rice Brand Launches in UK Chairman Brantley's Message on Cuba Reaches "The Hill" El Niño, pests damage P8.02 billion worth of crops Rice Prices Disaster response center opens in Cebu Rice supply sufficient on lean months - NFA Bank officials and valuers main culprits behind rising NPAs Vietnam seeks aid as drought threatens millions S.KOREA SEEKS 58,111 T RICE FOR SEPT-NOV Rice exports hit nearly US$1 billion in four months Rice Cereals may put health of your infant in danger Papa Cristo's cooks up a new reason to visit: free Greek cooking classes APEDA RICE COMMODITY NEWS
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News Detail... TCP to support Reap's roadmap to increase rice exports: Rizwan
Dr.Hasina Gul
Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
Dr.Hidayat Ullah Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Dr.Abdul Basir Assistant Professor, University of
April 27, 2016
Swabi
RECORDER REPORT Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Tuesday announced to support the roadmap, designed by Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), for increasing rice exports. Addressing the members of Reap, Rizwan Ahmed, chairman TCP, said that the state-run grain trader will facilitate rice exporters for achieving their goal to double rice exports in next two years.
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"With efforts of Reap leadership, Pakistan's rice exports have already achieved $2 billion target and now they are eying some $4 billion rice exports by 2018," he added. He said that TCP had always facilitated rice exports and would continue its support in the larger interest of the country to bring more foreign exchange. He informed that TCP was in process of negotiation with several countries including Cuba and Indonesia for rice export on Government to Government basis.
Rizwan said that TCP had agreed to provide its Pipri godown for rice zone on rental basis and a policy would be designed in the TCP's board meeting. Abdul Rahim Janoo, former chairman Reap, said that in order to achieve $4 billion rice exports target Reap had decided to explore new export markets and as a part of these efforts a delegation headed by Chairman Reap was already on visit of Iran to find new exports opportunities, while another trade delegation would be sent to Saudi Arabia.
He said that declining price trend in the world market had created some challenges for the rice business and presently, some domestic rice trader were in trouble. He informed that Reap had arranged some 14 biryani festivals in different countries to introduce Pakistani basmati rice.
Janoo urged for aggressive work on Research and Development and said "our competitor India is introducing a new rice seed every year, while in Pakistan no new seed has been introduced since many years". Chairman Reap Noman Ahmed Sheikh said that rice exporters were facing a tough time and need government's support to introduce new seed to enhance the per hector yield. "We cannot compete in the world market without introducing new rice seed," he added. On the occasion, former chairman Reap Javed Ghori, Wajid M. Paracha, Safdar Mehkri, Muhammad Yusuf and Khizar Hyat of TCP and others were also present.
Pakistan. TCP to support Reap's roadmap to increase rice exports: Rizwan 27.04.2016 Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Tuesday announced to support the roadmap, designed by Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), for increasing rice exports. Addressing the members of Reap, Rizwan Ahmed, chairman TCP, said that the state-run grain trader will facilitate rice exporters for achieving their goal to double rice exports in next two years. "With efforts of Reap leadership, Pakistan's rice exports have already achieved $2 billion target and now they are eying some $4 billion rice exports by 2018," he added.
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 He said that TCP had always facilitated rice exports and would continue its support in the larger interest of the country to bring more foreign exchange. He informed that TCP was in process of negotiation with several countries including Cuba and Indonesia for rice export on Government to Government basis. Rizwan said that TCP had agreed to provide its Pipri godown for rice zone on rental basis and a policy would be designed in the TCP's board meeting. Abdul Rahim Janoo, former chairman Reap, said that in order to achieve $4 billion rice exports target Reap had decided to explore new export markets and as a part of these efforts a delegation headed by Chairman Reap was already on visit of Iran to find new exports opportunities, while another trade delegation would be sent to Saudi Arabia. He said that declining price trend in the world market had created some challenges for the rice business and presently, some domestic rice trader were in trouble. He informed that Reap had arranged some 14 biryani festivals in different countries to introduce Pakistani basmati rice. Janoo urged for aggressive work on Research and Development and said "our competitor India is introducing a new rice seed every year, while in Pakistan no new seed has been introduced since many years". Chairman Reap Noman Ahmed Sheikh said that rice exporters were facing a tough time and need government's support to introduce new seed to enhance the per hector yield. "We cannot compete in the world market without introducing new rice seed," he added. On the occasion, former chairman Reap Javed Ghori, Wajid M. Paracha, Safdar Mehkri, Muhammad Yusuf and Khizar Hyat of TCP and others were also present. http://www.blackseagrain.net/novosti/pakistan-tcp-to-support-reaps-roadmap-to-increase-riceexports-rizwan
Drought to hit rice production in State N. RAHUL
Against production of 45.45 lakh tonnes during 2014-15, it is likely to touch a mere 29.34 lakh tonnes in 2015-2016 ith rabi season over and the yields from various crops arriving at the market yards across Telangana, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics has released advance estimates of agricultural production for 2015-16 which showed a huge shortfall in rice stocks.Against 45.45 lakh tonnes of rice production, both in kharif and rabi, during 2014-15, the directorate, which is responsible to compile statistics relating to all aspects of agriculture, has said rice production in 2015-16 was likely to touch a mere 29.34 lakh tonnes. The 16 lakh tonnes of shortage in rice was solely due to drought which resulted in lack of water in irrigation projects and bore wells going dry, according to Agriculture Production Commissioner C. Parthasarathi. Whatever production of rice which is a water intensive crop was mainly due to bore wells but they too could not deliver in later stage due to deepening of groundwater table, he added.The situation was expected as kharif, the first crop, was not good on 4
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 account of poor inflows in projects. However, the government waited till October because there were heavy rains around that time in the past which resulted in projects getting water. But, even that did not take place. In the face of a continuous dry spell, the government had come to a conclusion about a bad year for agriculture, Mr. Parthasarathi added.
The rice production was a mere 22.13 lakh tonnes in kharif and an estimated 7.21 lakh tonnes in rabi this year. The area of cultivation was 7.49 lakh hectares and 2.52 lakh hectares respectively. It was 28.55 lakh tonnes in kharif and 16.90 lakh tonnes in rabi, making up to 45.55 lakh tonnes in 2014-15. The area of cultivation last year was 9.20 lakh hectares and 4.95 lakh hectares respectively. Surprisingly, the directorate has estimated that the production of cotton will be more this year at 35.98 lakh tonnes against 35.83 lakh tonnes last year. Similarly, chilli production was estimated at 2.04 lakh tonnes against 2.53 lakh tonnes last year. However, the directorate has estimated nil production in recent rabi in red gram, castor, soya bean, palm oil, mesta, sugarcane and turmeric. Red gram was grown over 247 hectares in kharif but it was only one hectare in rabi. There was no area at all for soyabean and turmeric in rabi http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/drought-to-hit-rice-production-instate/article8521736.ece
Grains getting damaged due to poor storage in Sector 26 Market April 27, 2016 11:58 AM
Punjab News Express/ Y.S. Rana CHANDIGARH: When fears of another drought looming large over the country, the quantity of good grains damaged in the open in the Grain Market, Sector 26, Chandigarh. It indicates poor storage facilities there.Here there are thousands of sacks of decomposing paddy occupying an area nearly the size of six tennis courts. Most of the paddy mounds are covered with torn tarpaulins of no use during rains. Site presents a pathetic scene. Bags are torn, spilling blackened grain blighted by fungus and insects rotting all around. It shows there is enough food in India to feed everyone, but wastage of large amounts of food grains prevents this from happening. While talking to the people there told the Daily Post that the paddy was being purchased by the government at a guaranteed price and dumped here on this cemented open platform and being given to rice millers. In turn rice millers after milling the paddy return rice to the government at a agreed price. ―Tonnes of paddy continue to lie in the open and allow rotting of food grains because of no proper storage facility,‖ said one of them. 5
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 The official of the Food and Supply Department admitted lack of storage facility at the grain market and added storage facility was the responsibility of the FCI, a government agency authorized to procure food grains. it was between the FCI and the rice millers. It is estimated that nearly 40 per cent food grains is stored in an unprofessional way. On one hand we allowing tones of food grains go to drain on the other allowing to fee the poor. Sheer negligence in wasting food grains is no solution to hunger http://punjabnewsexpress.com/chandigarh/news/grains-getting-damaged-due-to-poor-storage-insector-26-market-49098.aspx
Managing global malnutrition: Australian researchers map micronutrients in white rice posted by news on april 27, 2016 - 2:30pm
Efforts to address chronic malnutrition in billions of people have taken a step forward with Australian researchers defining processing conditions that boost the nutritional value of white rice -- the staple food of more than a third of the world's population. While it is known parboiling grains before milling helps retain essential micronutrients, researchers from Charles Sturt University (CSU) and the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have used the Australian Synchrotron to compare parboiling techniques, showing in the LWT -- Food Science and Technology journal that longer parboiling processes at higher temperatures cause more micronutrients to migrate from the outer bran layer into the starchy core of the grain. Dr Peter Torley, Senior Lecturer Food Science and Technology at RMIT University and formerly of CSU, says the Australian Synchrotron's X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy beamline has enabled researchers to accurately track the diffusion of nutrients at sub-micron resolution levels without damaging the rice grain's internal structure.
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This image shows the concentration and distribution of zinc in one cross-sectioned grain of rice with no treatment (left) and another following soaking in water at 90C followed by steaming (right). The Australian Synchrotron's X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy beamline clearly showed researchers how zinc migrates to the center of the grain during this optimal parboiling approach, making the milled white rice more nutritious. Credit: Australian Synchotron
'Using the powerful and tightly-focused synchrotron beam meant we didn't have to grind the rice to prepare our samples, which is necessary when using standard laboratory equipment, enabling more accurate interpretation as we could plot essential micronutrients to their precise locations within the grain, before and after parboiling. 'Of the approaches in our experiments, soaking in water at 90?C followed by steaming proved to be the most effective for retaining nutrients.'White rice -- prepared by drying and milling rice kernels, a process that strips the outer bran containing most of the nutrients, including iron, manganese, potassium and zinc - provides up to 80 per cent of the total caloric intake for people in some regions of the world, such as South-East Asia.Over two billion people, or 30 per cent of the world's population, suffer from iron deficiency with symptoms ranging from poor mental development in children to depressed immune function and anaemia. NSW DPI researcher Mr Prakash Oli, lead author of the recently published paper and CSU PhD candidate, says the findings will have significant implications for rice production as researchers work to address micronutrient deficiency around the world.'Improving rice processing is one of two approaches we're working on to combat widespread malnutrition; the second involves finetuning rice species to express more iron and other important nutritional minerals in the grain core during growth and during soaking, which can also reduce the glycaemic index (GI) of white rice. 'Optimising rice processing is also important for farmers and industry as grain breakage during milling can cause crop value to plummet to as little as one per cent, something parboiling can help to avoid.' Dr Laura Pallas, Rice Chemist at the NSW DPI, says changing global rice processing and eating habits is an enormous task, as there are deeply entrenched expectations across various cultures around consistency and flavour, and different approaches to parboiling ranging from those in small home farms to large industrial plants.'Rice is the closest thing we have to a global dish and it is gluten-free and a good source of complex carbohydrates.'If we can combine the higher micronutrient content of brown and coloured rice varieties with the light and fluffy texture of white rice, we could reach the holy grail: a rice version of "wonder white" bread that people, everywhere, really want to eat.' source: RMIT University
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Rice import permits suspended KATARE MBASHIRU IN DODOMA
28 APRIL 2016
THE Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, has ordered security organs to tighten security in border points and along coastal areas to curb smuggling and illegal importation of rice.Winding up debate on his office‗s budget estimates, Mr Majaliwa told the National Assembly here yesterday that the government has suspended all permits for importation of rice in the country because of the current increase in local production.The premier told the National Assembly that the decision would help local farmers to have good prices of their rice and improve their living standards.According to him, in the 2014/15 financial year, local rice production stood at 1,936,909 tonnes against the target of 926,096 tonnes. Therefore, he said, there was an excess of 1,010, 813 tonnes which is equivalent to 47.8 per cent.On the other hand, following shortage of sugar in the country, Mr Majaliwa has said the government will import sugar to tackle the scarcity. According to the PM, the country has sugar production capacity of 320,000 per year while the required amount of sugar stood at 420,000 tonnes and that there was a scarcity of 100,000 tonnes.Responding to queries raised by MPs when debating the 2016/17 budget estimates, Mr Majaliwa noted that there was a stock of sugar of about 37,000 tonnes in the country, which he said was in the market.‗‖The government has already ordered sugar to cover the deficit and a few days from today it should be in the country,‘‘ said the PM, adding that the government was avoiding ordering a huge consignment to avoid crippling local industries.However, Mr Majaliwa added, the government was putting measures in place to ensure that there was enough production of sugar in the country to avoid importing the essential commodity. The prime minister asked traders and major distributors trying to hoard sugar to create artificial shortage to justify price hikes to release the commodity immediately.―I hereby direct all business officers in various district councils to make regular follow ups in different shops to ensure businesspeople don‘t connive to hoard sugar to justify the price hike so that people can purchase the product at an indicative price by the government.The prime minister further said that in implementing the promise delivered during last year‘s presidential election campaigns – that of empowering Tanzanians, the government has allocated 59bn/- for village empowerment in the 2016/17 financial year.The money, according to the PM, would be provided through revolving fund, which would be coordinated by the National Economic Empowerment Council.According to the Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and People living with Disability), Ms Jenister Mhagama, empowerment would be managed by Regional Administration and Local Government. 8
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 Mr Majaliwa further defended President John Magufuli on the claims by the opposition camp that the Fifth Phase government was operating illegally for what the opposition termed as failure to provide ‗instrument‘ to enable members of the cabinet to discharge their duties. According to the PM, the delay by the Head of State was prompted by the fact that he was still putting up his line-up in the executive.―Procedures for a government gazette are afoot because the president signed the instrument since April 20 - and the ministers are currently working legally under the directives of the president,‘‘ he said.Mr Majaliwa also said the government was making efforts to clear the Medical Stores Department (MSD) 134bn/- debt. ―The government has started working on the debt by directing the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to verify it and as of now the CAG has confirmed 67bn/- and the exercise is still ongoing,‖ he hinted.To reduce backlogs of contracts in the office of the Attorney General (AG) and fast track procurement in local government authorities, Mr Majaliwa said contracts that are below 1bn/- will now be signed by lawyers in the respective district councils.―But proper legal procedures should be followed while the government will not hesitate to take appropriate legal action against officials who will abuse this discretion,‘‘ he added.Yesterday, MPs approved 236.8 billion/- budget estimates for the Prime Minister‘s Office (PMO) for the fiscal year 2016/2017, out of which 71.6 billion is for recurrent expenditure while 165.2 is for development expenditure http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/49304-rice-import-permits-banned-sugar-importsallowed-security-tightened-at-borders-country-s-coast
Aussies zap rice to find its vitals in search for a wonder white THE AUSTR A LIAN APRIL 2 8 , 20 16 12 :0 0 AM
Higher Education reporter Sydney Red camargue and wild rice. Picture: Thinkstock Australian scientists hope to ease Third World malnourishment by cooking up white rice that is as nutritious as its brown equivalent.Researchers have harnessed the Australian Synchrotron to find out why stripping rice grains of their gritty husks removes so many of their vitamins and minerals.Co-author Laura Pallas said the findings, published this morning in the journal LWT Food Science and Technology, could spawn the rice equivalent of ―wonder white‖ bread — a grain both nutritious and culturally acceptable.―If we can combine the higher micronutrient content of brown varieties with the fluffy texture of white rice, we could (produce) a version that people everywhere really want to eat,‖ said Dr Pallas, a chemist with the NSW Primary Industries Department.
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Rice is primary food for a third of the world‘s population and the main source of calories and protein for some of its poorest people. But cultural preferences for removing the outer layers of the grain, converting brown rice to white, has contributed to malnutrition, iron deficiency and diseases such as beri-beri.In some regions, particularly South Asia, rice grains are partially boiled to soften them up for milling. This process of soaking, heating and steaming, known as parboiling, can help retain nutrients such as thiamine, riboflavin, iron and zinc.Now the Australian team has found out why, after zapping rice grains with the Synchrotron‘s high-energy beam.The study — the first application of ―X-ray fluorescence microscopy‖ to monitor mineral movement in heated rice kernels — enabled the researchers to track nutrient diffusion at resolutions of less than one-thousandth of a millimetre, without damaging the grains.―We didn‘t have to grind the rice to prepare our samples, which is necessary when using standard laboratory equipment,‖ said co-author Peter Torley. The team found that soaking the rice at very high temperatures — around 90C — helped push the nutrients into the grains‘ soft cores. Further research is planned into optimum parboiling techniques.Dr Torley, who co-ordinated the study at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, said there was no irony in using state of the art technology to improve processing of a 12,000year-old crop. ―The more sophisticated tools we‘ve got now give us a better understanding of the food we eat.‖Lead author Prakash Oli said the new insights could mean production savings. ―Grain breakage during milling can cause crop value to plummet to as little as 1 per cent,‖ he said http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/aussies-zap-rice-to-find-its-vitals-in-search-for-a-wonderwhite/news-story/c439e4f68c0ebb54e23f3b97c461d9cd
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures:
ROUGH RICE High Low
Last Change
May '16 1103.0 1063.0 1083.5 -11.5 Jul '16 1128.5 1085.0 1110.0 -10.0 Sep '16 1140.0 1104.5 1124.5 -10.0 Nov '16 1145.0 1122.5 1132.0 -10.5 Jan '17
1147.5 -11.0
Mar '17
1163.5 -11.5
May '17
1182.5 -11.5
Rice Comment Rice futures turned lower today after May failed at the 62% retracement objective of $11.16 on Tuesday. USDA says 121,300 metric tons for delivery this marketing year. Of course, 90,000 of that was the previously reported sale to Iraq. 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. Currently, USDA says 62% of the crop in the ground and 38% emerged. In Arkansas, the totals are 75% planted and 40% emerged, so Arkansas farmers made lots of progress in a week‘s time.
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 Lucky U.S. Long Grain Rice Brand Launches in UK By Eszter Somogyi LONDON, UK -- A new U.S. long grain rice brand, called 'Double 8,' has launched in the UK initially in the Chinese wholesaler chain, Wing Yip. With four main stores across the UK selling more than 4,500 products, Wing Yip caters specifically to the sizeable Chinese/Asian communities here. Double 8 was developed by Riceworks, a UK company that sells quality rice products with a strong commitment to U.S. grown rice. "We saw an opportunity for another U.S. rice brand and wanted to create something different," said Olive Chafer, co-director of Riceworks. "We developed a bespoke 20kg Hessian bag for the product with clear graphics and in Chinese, and it's selling really well in all the stores. Using U.S. rice was an obvious choice, the fluffiness and consistency being key to the success of the Double 8 brand." The attractive 20kg bags of Double 8 have been placed in various points around the stores during the promotion and every last detail was considered, right down to the product launch date of March 8, 2016."The number eight has spiritual significance and is regarded as the luckiest number in Chinese culture, and with the pronunciation of 'Ba' in Chinese, the number eight sounds similar to the word 'Fa', which means to make a fortune," Chafer said, explaining how the new brand got its name.A spokesperson from Wing Yip said, "Normally we would expect a fairly slow build with a new brand, but we are pleasantly surprised at the response to Double 8. It goes to show that a well branded, well priced U.S. rice offering can be as popular as ever." Wing Yip is a staunch supporter of U.S. long grain rice with around 12 different brands and products available in stores. With its significant name, colorful bags, and U.S. provenance, Double 8 is sure to bring good fortune to both Riceworks and Wing Yip alike.
Chairman Brantley's Message on Cuba Reaches "The Hill" By Peter Bachmann
WASHINGTON, DC -- This morning's edition ofThe Hill, a prominent print and online news source utilized by Congressional offices and other politiccentric organizations, featured an op-ed penned by USA Rice Chairman Dow Brantley.The piece focuses on the U.S. rice industry's lack of access to the Cuban market and outlines the need by both countries to restore normalized trade so that Cuba can once again become a major U.S. trading partner. In reference to steps in the right direction, Brantley said, "...we are now at the point 12
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El Niño, pests damage P8.02 billion worth of crops by Mary Grace Padin - April 27, 2016 EL Niño and pest infestation destroyed a total of 565,752 metric tons (MT) valued at P8.02 billion in the first four months of the year, according to data from the Department of Agriculture (DA).From January 1 to April 15, data from the DA showed that El Niño alone damaged 516,099 MT of crops valued at P6.35 billion. The DA said 183,201 farmers cultivating 194,494.48 hectares of land were affected by the prolonged dry spell.The three regions that suffered the brunt of El Niño were Region 10 in Mindanao, which recorded losses amounting to P2.46 billion; Western Visayas or Region 6, P1.97 billion; and Region 12, P737.36 million. Meanwhile, DA data also showed that farm damage due to pest infestation has reached P1.67 billion as of April 15.
Farmers have been warned by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) against the possible attack of rodents, stemborers, tungro and army worms in the second quarter of the year. Infestations of rice bug, defoliator, rice black bug and bacteria leaf blight may also occur occasionally, the agency added.Since February 2015, farmers have already incurred losses totaling P9.78 billion due to El Niño.Earlier, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said El Niño has already damaged 233,000 MT of paddy rice. Alcala said the volume is only a fourth of projected 975,000 MT of unmilled rice that would be damaged due to the dry spell.The DA chief attributed this to the coordination between the farmers, irrigators and the government, as well as cloud-seeding operations in areas without irrigation and the use of hybrid-rice seeds.
For the whole of 2016, Alcala said unmilled-rice output would register flat growth, despite expectations that the weather phenomenon would cause minimal damage to the rice sector. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that the Philippines produced 18.15 million metric tons (MMT) of palay in 2015, 4.31 percent lower than the previous year‘s output of 18.97 MMT.
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 as on : 27-04-2016 08:10:31 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market. Arrivals
Current
Price
% Season Prev. Prev.Yr Modal change cumulative Modal %change
Rice Varanasi(Grain)(UP)
400.00
-2.44
9015.00
2045
1980
2.25
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
280.00
-6.67
9090.00
2175
2190
NC
Sitapur(UP)
204.00
74.36
6863.00
2210
2210
5.74
Devariya(UP)
120.00
-20
1310.00
2100
2075
7.69
Lucknow(UP)
117.50
9.81
3636.00
2185
2175
6.59
Ballia(UP)
110.00
-8.33
6920.00
1985
1990
0.76
Basti(UP)
110.00
-9.09
4365.50
2015
2015
5.77
Bindki(UP)
110.00
57.14
2454.00
2275
2290
9.38
Shahjahanpur(UP)
102.60
93.95
40432.00
2230
2200
7.73
Kalipur(WB)
97.00
7.78
4964.00
2200
2150
12.82
Kalna(WB)
95.00
11.76
1034.00
1750
1730
-2.78
Nalbari(ASM)
91.00
-2.15
809.50
2000
2000
NC
Chandabali(Ori)
85.00
NC
1438.00
1800
1800
50.00
P.O. Uparhali Guwahati(ASM)
81.00 -11.48
3228.50
2100
2100
-19.23
Dhing(ASM)
79.00
16.18
2938.20
1800
1800
-10.00
Thodupuzha(Ker)
70.00
NC
2450.00
2650
2650
8.16
Junagarh(Ori)
63.95
28.28
1134.75
2100
2100
-4.55
Etawah(UP)
60.00
NC
18905.00
2255
2255
1.12
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60.00
-4.76
4546.00
2165
2160
2.12
Mainpuri(UP)
60.00
14.29
1205.50
2040
2065
5.15
Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori)
53.85 -16.11
814.76
2100
2100
-4.55
Jaunpur(UP)
50.00
66.67
1220.00
1985
1975
1.02
Pandua(WB)
48.00
-4
1769.00
2700
2700
NC
Cachar(ASM)
40.00
NC
1610.00
2700
2700
NC
Lanka(ASM)
40.00
14.29
2105.00
1750
1750
-1.41
Gondal(UP)
40.00
-6.98
11445.10
1980
1950
-1.49
Howly(ASM)
39.50
29.51
1708.70
1530
1300
5.52
Gazipur(UP)
39.00
30
1539.00
1980
1980
-0.50
Balrampur(UP)
38.00 -15.56
1242.50
2075
2065
2.98
Jorhat(ASM)
35.00
16.67
1444.00
2700
2700
-3.57
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
32.00
-20
1524.00
3500
3500
-
Sambhal(UP)
30.00
NC
170.00
2280
2175
5.31
Koderma(Jha)
29.00 -30.95
402.00
3400
3500
3.03
Chorichora(UP)
25.00
900
300.15
2110
2100
8.21
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
25.00
13.64
694.50
1900
1900
-9.52
Purulia(WB)
24.00
NC
1793.00
2200
2200
-8.33
Naugarh(UP)
21.00
20
617.50
2010
2015
4.69
Karimganj(ASM)
20.00
-50
1460.00
2200
2200
NC
Partaval(UP)
19.00
-5
1182.00
2020
2000
4.12
Lakhimpur(UP)
17.00 -22.73
437.50
2160
2140
2.86
Jajpur(Ori)
16.00 -48.39
409.00
2000
2000
-23.08
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15.80
21.54
274.00
325
410
-
Firozabad(UP)
15.00
NC
575.00
2130
2120
5.97
Champadanga(WB)
15.00
-6.25
787.00
2450
2400
-5.77
Jahanabad(UP)
14.00 -11.39
264.80
2070
2170
-1.43
Sirsa(UP)
14.00 -15.15
446.50
2070
2070
-0.96
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
13.80
53.33
1325.90
1900
1900
-
Udala(Ori)
13.00
-35
801.00
2800
2800
12.00
Pukhrayan(UP)
12.00
-7.69
201.50
2080
2075
-3.70
Haldibari(WB)
12.00
-20
683.50
2250
2250
-11.76
Meerut(UP)
11.00
-45
510.50
2300
2280
9.00
Kannauj(UP)
11.00
-8.33
344.00
2175
2165
-0.23
Bampada(Ori)
10.00
NC
170.00
2500
2500
NC
Raiganj(WB)
10.00
NC
760.50
2650
2650
1.92
Deogarh(Ori)
9.50
5.56
380.00
2500
2500
NC
Dibrugarh(ASM)
9.00
18.42
1066.20
2450
2450
-
Nilagiri(Ori)
8.00 -11.11
407.00
2300
2400
NC
Katwa(WB)
8.00
NC
145.50
2200
2100
NC
Bolangir(Ori)
7.50
4.17
208.20
2200
2300
-8.33
Tusura(Ori)
7.50
7.14
223.50
2200
2300
-8.33
Chandoli(UP)
7.50
NC
53.50
1890
1875
1.07
Chengannur(Ker)
7.00
NC
477.50
2300
2400
-4.17
Kasganj(UP)
7.00
-12.5
533.00
2030
2030
-0.73
Buland Shahr(UP)
7.00
-30
372.00
2025
2030
-0.74
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6.50
44.44
175.00
2200
2200
15.79
Karsiyang(Matigara)(WB)
6.20
-4.62
95.20
2600
2600
-
Khairagarh(UP)
6.00 -33.33
347.00
2140
2080
6.47
Mirzapur(UP)
5.00 -16.67
1233.50
1960
1950
-1.01
Muradabad(UP)
5.00 -28.57
471.70
2325
2290
13.41
Anchal(Ker)
4.00
-
4.00
2600
-
-
Gulavati(UP)
3.00
NC
49.00
2045
2060
NC
Rura(UP)
3.00
-25
94.40
2120
2120
-1.85
Islampur(WB)
3.00
-6.25
256.90
2150
2150
-
Karimpur(WB)
3.00
NC
52.00
3150
3150
NC
Balarampur(WB)
2.70
-3.57
58.00
2240
2230
-6.67
Siyana(UP)
2.00
33.33
71.00
2085
2085
2.21
Punalur(Ker)
1.50
50
17.00
1600
1600
-
Mawana(UP)
1.50
50
21.70
2200
2180
4.76
Thoubal(Man)
1.30
8.33
72.80
2800
2800
NC
Sardhana(UP)
1.20
-20
73.90
2195
2195
5.02
Kasipur(WB)
1.20
9.09
28.90
2150
2150
-6.52
Chutmalpur(UP)
1.00 -33.33
2.50
2180
2180
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Rice Paddies Fueling Electric Vehicles Published April 27, 2016
From Rice Paddies to the Road: Transforming Rice Husks into Lithium-ion Anodes for Plug-in Electric Vehicles
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 Rice is one of the top three staple foods in the world. But in the future, it may be a key part of the battery in your plug-in electric vehicle. Through a project supported by the Energy Department‘s Vehicle Technologies Office, researchers at Stanford University have been able to produce silicon structures for lithium-ion batteries from rice husks, a waste product of this ubiquitous agricultural crop. Silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries can store 10 times more capacity than graphite anodes, the material most commonly used in today‘s batteries. However, the cycle life of batteries that use silicon anodes – how many times a battery can charge and discharge while maintaining its capacity – is much shorter than those that use graphite. Another major challenge is that silicon expands by as much as four times its initial volume when the battery is charged.One potential solution may be designing anodes that use silicon nanostructures, structures that are larger than molecules, but too small to be seen with a typical microscope. Although researchers have developed silicon nanostructures that enable longer cycle lives, they are expensive. They also have low mass loading, where there is a small amount of mass of silicon per area of battery electrode, which reduces their capacity to store energy. However, synthesizing silicon nanostructures from rice husks may address some of these challenges: they‘re extremely abundant, and at $18/ton, are quite cheap. Like the seeds in a pomegranate, the nanoparticles maintain contact with each other during battery cycling while still having space to expand. This combination of traits allows the anode to maintain its energy storage capacity without sacrificing longer cycle life.
The process of recovering silicon nanoparticles from rice husks. The photographed substances are: raw rice husks, leached rice husks, nano silicon oxide, and nano silicon. The Stanford researchers went through several steps to take the rice husks from the field to the laboratory:
They first burned them in air to convert them to pure silica. After exposing the silica to magnesium, the rice husks produced a silicon structure made of physically interconnected nanoparticles. The small size and porous nature of the new nanostructure gives it superior performance as a battery anode over both commercial particles.. After producing the nanostructures, the researchers tested them in battery cells. So far, the results are very promising. Because of their small size, high porosity, and interconnectedness, the developed nanostructures exhibited higher capacity, cycle stability and cycle life.
To follow up on the progress made, the researchers are investigating how to develop a scalable and low-cost method for creating the silicon nanostructures that also maintains their performance. They are also doing research to better understand how particles affect each other, develop larger versions, and test them further. While silicon nanostructures from rice husks are still a long ways from being produced on a mass scale, one day they may be as common on the road as they are on the plate. Funded by the Energy Department‘s Vehicle Technologies Office, this project was part of the Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) program—now incorporated in the Advanced Battery Materials Research (BMR) 18
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Disaster response center opens in Cebu 10:31 AM April 28th, 2016 social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman leads the ceremonial pouring of rice on the automatic bagging machine during the inauguration of the Visayas Disaster Response Center. (CDN PHOTO/CARMEL LOISE MATUS) A regional hub for its relief operations was inaugurated yesterday morning by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together with the World Food Program (WFP) Philippines.The Visayas Disaster Response Center located in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City is among the three key response areas in the country identified by the DSWD and WFP to serve as hub for packing relief goods.Social Welfare Secretary Corazon ―Dinky‖ Soliman led the ribbon-cutting together with Praveen Agrawal, WFP Philippines country director, and Kristina Cassandra ―KC‖ Concepcion, UN-WFP National Ambassador Against Hunger.This $1.2 million project is part of the US $10 million project funded by Australian Aid and the UK Aid.In a press conference yesterday after the walkthrough, Agrawal said they chose Cebu as the area because of its strategic location in the Visayas. He added that the WFP Philippines, which serves as the custodian, oversees the packing operations.The DSWD, for its part, provides manpower through their 4Ps beneficiaries. These beneficiaries, according to Soliman, can work either as volunteers or under the DSWD‘s cash for work program.The 5,000-square-meter center is equipped with an automatic bagging machine which repacks six kilos of rice.This mechanized production system, according to Soliman, helps pack at least 250,000 relief packs a day.Actress KC Concepcion, in her message, said this technology is a blessing.She shared her experience in participating in the packing of relief goods where she said volunteers could hardly meet the number of relief packs needed by the disaster victims.Agrawal said the mechanized system would be used should the ―inevitable need arise‖ during a major calamity. ―Would we be able to respond faster, quicker and save lives? The ultimate goal is to saving lives,‖ he said when he delivered his message.This is the second disaster response center established in the country. The first one was established in Pasay — the National Resource Centre.Both centers have the combined capacity to produce 500,000 relief packs in a day.The media was invited to the walkthrough of the facility.From the rice bagging area, the automatic bagging machine can pack six kilos of rice.The repacked rice will be placed in the box together with four cans of sardines, four cans of beef loaf, and six sachets of coffee.Each relief pack is good for three days.There are also people who will ensure that expiry dates are indicated on the boxes. The $1.2 million cost for the project includes the $200,000 rental of the warehouse for one year, machinery, renovation, training, electronics, and capacity building of the people.Aside from the mechanized production system, the center also has pallet racking system for improved storage of food packs and warehousing of food and non-food commodities.Other key areas where similar centers will be established are General Santos City and Clark.Soliman indicated that it is only in Cebu where they have rented the area.In Pasay, she said the lot is owned by the DSWD while the 19
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 lot in General Santos City is owned by Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the lot in Clark is being leased to them for free by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority.Aside from this, Soliman said each regional office of DSWD has 30,000 prepositioned relief packs ready for deployment in case it will be needed. http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/92312/disaster-response-center-opens-in-cebu#ixzz477cIxbGR
Rice supply sufficient on lean months - NFA Wednesday, April 27, 2016
MANILA -- The National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday assured of sufficient supply of rice during the lean months.NFA Administrator Renan Dalisay, in a chance interview during the "Food Guardian" event, said the country has enough buffer stocks of rice at government-owned warehouses to keep prices stable in the coming months."We have about 31 days (buffer stock) projection by mid-June. We don‘t usually have more than the mandated inventory during lean months," he said. The NFA is required by law to have at least 15-day buffer stock at any given time, and 30-day buffer stock during lean months.Traditionally, lean months season in the Philippines starts in July and ends in September. It is also the time when the government imports rice that would help stabilize price in retail markets. 20
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 The government is eyeing the utilization of the minimum access volume (MAV) for the buffer stocking. Another option being considered is through government-led importation using the standby authority of about 500,000 metric tons (MT).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 would need approval by the NFA.At present, the government limits to 805,000 MT the amount of rice allowed to enter the country through the scheme. Meanwhile, with just over two months before the new administration takes over, Dalisay said he has submitted his resignation letter to the Office of the President effective April 30, citing health and personal reasons for his stepping down."I‘m just waiting for the consideration of President Benigno Aquino III. But I have to do this now. If I don‘t do this, it may further cause more damage to my health, and also affect the agency," he noted. Dalisay was named as NFA administrator in November 2014, replacing Arthur Juan, who also resigned due to "failing health."Before being appointed by President Aquino as member of the NFA Council, Dalisay was special assistant for NFA concerns to Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization Francis Pangilinan.When asked how his resignation will affect negotiations for the country‘s rice requirement for the lean months, Dalisay said it is the NFA Council who will discuss options and decide on whether there is a need to import rice this year. He added that they have already prepared all possible rice importation schemes ready for approval of the next administration. "Personally, I think it would be better that we include the next administration for the rice importation discussion. But it is still up for the policymakers to decide whether to push through now, or just wait for the new NFA chief to decide," he said. (PNA) http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2016/04/27/rice-supply-sufficient-lean-months-nfa-470333
Bank officials and valuers main culprits behind rising NPAs Subhash Chandra Agrawal 27 April, 2016 Liquor baron Vijay Mallya is not the only person who looted money of banks especially the public sector banks. There may be a long list of such looters of public money in each bank. Loan takers in conspiracy with bank-officials and valuers manage multi-time exaggerated values of mortgaged properties to take loans multiple times of real value of properties, and cleverly invest a portion of loan-money in other properties/assets in names of their family-members and others. Then in case of loan becoming non-performing assets (NPAs), banks legally have no other option than to settle at big losses! In Focus The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should comply with Supreme Court verdict to make the list of bankdefaulters public. There will be multiple advantages of 'Name & Shame' policy. Members of public will 21
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 be able to point out properties/assets created in the name of family members and others through funds shunted out of default money of banks. Strictest possible action should be initiated under Indian Penal Code (IPC) also against bank officials (retired or existing) and valuers having approved exaggerated loanamounts, including also their arrest and confiscating their properties/assets including in name of their family-members. Names of all such bank officials and valuers should also be made public. Provision should also be to confiscate properties/assets created in the name of family members of loan takers.There may be some defaulters where unprecedented business loss might have been the reason for becoming defaulters like is observed recently with big rice-traders where they came under unexpected heavy losses due to sudden steep fall in price of basmati rice because of sudden break in export of the commodity due to crisis in countries of export. But as suggested a strict action should be initiated if loan was given on exaggerated value of properties http://www.merinews.com/article/bank-officials-and-valuers-main-culprits-behind-risingnpas/15915725.shtml#sthash.0uGAN7pp.dpuf
Vietnam seeks aid as drought threatens millions Thanh Nien News HANOI - Wednesday, April 27, 2016 11:20
Officials warn of severe threat to food security as vast farmlands in the rice basket Mekong Delta have been destroyed. Photo: Cong Han Vietnam is in urgent need of international aid worth US$48.5 million as a crippling drought threatens to create a shortage of food and water for two million people.Officials from the country‘s agriculture ministry and the United Nations estimated at a meeting Tuesday that at least two million people in southern and central Vietnam lack clean water, with 1.1 million also in need of food support.They said more than 60,000 women and children in 18 hardest-hit provinces are facing malnutrition while around 1.75 million people from farming families have had their livelihoods badly hit. Dan Tri newspaper quoted agriculture minister Cao Duc Phat as saying there is a high risk of disease outbreaks due to the lack of clean water.The shortage of food security could increase the rate of severely undernourished children in the coming years, he said.Vietnam is going through its worst drought in almost a century amid intense and prolonged El Nino conditions. Nearly 260,000 hectares of rice and vegetables, more than 160,000 hectares of orchards and cash crops and more than 4,500 hectares of aquaculture farms have been destroyed, according to an official report released this month.The report estimated the drought damage at $250 million, saying it would rise since the situation would continue for several more months.
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Some 70 percent of agriculture land have dried up in the Central Highlands and south-central regions, the main producers of Vietnam‘s major exports like coffee and pepper. Low water levels in the Mekong River have caused seawater to flow 90 kilometers into the basin, the furthest recorded in history.Since late last year the government has provided more than 5,200 tons of food to affected areas, officials said at the conference.More than VND1 trillion (nearly $45 million) has been spent on national drought alleviation projects including for the delivery of two million cubic meters of clean water to affected areas http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/vietnam-seeks-aid-as-drought-threatens-millions-61594.html
S.KOREA SEEKS 58,111 T RICE FOR SEPT-NOV 4/26/2016
SEOUL, April 27 (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking 58,111 tonnes of non-glutinous rice for arrival from any destination between September and November via tenders, the state-run Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp said on its website.(http://www.at.or.kr) 23
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 Registration for the tenders will close at 4 p.m. (0700 GMT) on May 3, and electronic bidding will be held from 10 a.m. (0100 GMT) to 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) on May 4. Details are as follows: TONNES(M/T) GRAIN TYPE ARRIVAL PORT 12,000 Brown Short Oct. 31 Ulsan 10,000 Brown Short Nov. 30 Gunsan 6,111 Brown Short Sept. 30 Busan 5,000 Brown Short Oct. 31 Busan 10,000 Brown Medium Nov. 30 Gwangyang 5,000 Brown Medium Nov. 30 Busan 10,000 Brown Long Oct. 31 Donghae Note: The agency is seeking rice of U.S No.3-standard (Reporting by Rebecca Jang; Editing by Joseph Radford) Thomson Reuters 2016. Click For Restrictions http://www.agriculture.com/content/skorea-seeks-58111-t-rice-for-sept-nov
Rice exports hit nearly US$1 billion in four months Wednesday, 04/27/2016, 10:39 VOV.VN - Vietnam exported around 2.06 million tons of rice, earning US$916 million for the first four months of this year, up 11.8% in volume and 13.8% in value against the same period last year.According to latest statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, rice exports in April are estimated at 510,000 tons with a value of US$235 million.Average export price in March was US$438 per ton, a rise of 0.32% over the corresponding period last year.China ranked first among Vietnam‘s rice importers in the first quarter of this year, with 31.54% of market shares. Vietnam shipped 474.39 million tons to the market to get US$214.58 million in the period, up 41.78% in volume and 61.76% in value.
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 Indonesia was the second largest importer with 350,700 tons of rice worth US$139.1 million (making up 20.45% of market shares).Import markets seeing high growth included Ghana, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, Ivory Coast, Singapore and the US http://english.vov.vn/trade/rice-exports-hit-nearly-us1-billion-in-four-months-318316.vov
Rice Cereals may put health of your infant in danger Written by Betty Laseter on 27 Apr 2016
Generally, rice cereal is among the first foods parents give to their babies. Some studies have detected arsenic traces in rice-based food items and have cautioned parents and authorities about rice meals.A latest study has now discovered that babies given rice cereals and other food products that include rice probably have more concentrations of inorganic arsenic in their urine in comparison to babies who aren‘t.The study included 759 infants. During the study, epidemiologist Margaret Karagas and colleagues from Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine observed the relation between intake of rice-containing products in infants during their first year of life and the amount of arsenic in their urine.They noticed that at 12 months, inorganic arsenic concentrations in infants who consumed rice or foods combined with rice were more in comparison to the ones who weren‘t. Similarly, urinary arsenic concentrations were twice as high in infants who consumed white or brown rice than the babies who didn‘t consume rice. Babies who consumed rice cereals were found to have the highest concentration of inorganic arsenic.Inorganic arsenic, or arsenic with zero carbon presence is more toxic in comparison to organic arsenic, or arsenic mixed with carbon and other elements. In fact the compound is present in the carcinogen list of the World Health Organization.Studies have indicated that inorganic arsenic could have neurotoxic effects and can be extremely dangerous for the immune system. Higher exposure to this chemical specifically among developing babies can be unsafe.The research has similarly demonstrated that infant rice cereal could contain levels of inorganic arsenic double the quantity permitted by the US Food and Drug Administration and the amount WHO has recommended. They have noted the significance of arsenic regulation in baby rice cereals.According to a report in ABC NEWS by Gillian Mohney, "Infants are often given rice cereal and rice snacks as the first solid food they eat because there is a low chance of allergic reaction and it helps them learn to eat. Rice intake for infants, primarily in the form of rice cereal, is three times greater than adults in relation to body weight, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.""The reason most of us start with rice cereal, it's very, very rare to find a child who can‘t tolerate rice," 25
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 McDavid explained. "You don‘t have to have any cereal. You can just start the baby with [pureed] fruits and vegetables" when they're older, she added."The highest arsenic concentrations were found in infants who frequently ate baby rice cereal, with levels more than three times that of babies who didn't eat rice, the study reports. Babies who ate foods mixed with rice or ricebased snacks had arsenic levels nearly double those of non-rice eaters, according to the report published April 25 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics," according to a news report published by UPI.
The study results come weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed limits on inorganic arsenic levels in infant rice cereals. The FDA's research found that more than half of infant rice cereals sampled from U.S. retail stores in 2014 failed to meet the agency's proposed action level of 100 parts per billion of inorganic arsenic. By comparison, all samples of non-rice baby foods were found to be well below the FDA's action level for arsenic.A report published in Tech Times said, "Urinary arsenic concentrations were likewise found to be twice as high among infants who consumed white or brown rice compared with the babies who were not given rice. The highest concentration of inorganic arsenic was among infants given rice cereals."Studies suggest that inorganic arsenic may have neurotoxic effects and can be very harmful to the immune system. High exposure to this chemical particularly among developing infants can be dangerous. Research has likewise shown that infant rice cereal may have levels of inorganic arsenic twice the amount allowed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and recommended by WHO. The researchers noted the importance of regulating arsenic in infant rice cereals. https://mainenewsonline.com/content/16048517-rice-cereals-may-put-health-your-infant-danger
Papa Cristo's cooks up a new reason to visit: free Greek cooking classes Lara Rabinovitch
For 68 years, Papa Cristo's Greek restaurant and shop has helmed a dense stretch of Pico Boulevard in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles. These days, the area is populated with carnicerias, dollar stores and — crucial to Papa Cristo's history — St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral across the street. For decades, the ornate cathedral and shop shared a mostly Greek clientele; nowadays, Papa Cristo's draws people from as many backgrounds as fill the city. Inside Papa Cristo's nearly block-wide storefront, amid the labyrinthine shingled roofs, shelves and barrel-topped display tables, you'll find not only jars of marinated olives, bunches of fresh dried oregano, bricks of pistachio-flecked sesame halvah and many other Greek spices and staples, but also discs of Ethiopian injera, boxes of Italian panettone and 10-pound bags of Indian basmati rice. "We're like the United Nations," second-generation Papa Cristo's owner Chrys Chrys says of his customers. To the right of the rambling shop is an open taverna kitchen where lamb souvlakia or fresh calamari sizzle between flames on the large grill. Kitchen staff in white aprons take orders from the counter wedged in front. Past the kitchen, to the left of the eclectic shop, is a large dining room where people seat themselves and eat off paper plates amid wall hangings of iconic images of Greece — reproductions of ancient art and columned architecture as well as large 26
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Daily Global Rice E-Newsletter 2016 photographs of contemporary chalky white stucco buildings and the bright blue Aegean Sea. There are also smaller black-and-white photographs of the Chrys family and the shop through the decades.
Moussaka from Papa Cristo's includes eggplant, potato, tomato sauce, ground beef, Greek extra virgin olive oil, chopped onions, garlic, cinnamon, Papa Cristo's Greek Seasoning and béchamel sauce. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Chrys Chrys' father, Sam, immigrated to the United States in 1914 and opened the shop selling imported Greek goods in 1948; in 1985, Chrys Chrys expanded the business by creating the kitchen and dining room as "wings," as he calls them, to the shop. But other than that, Chrys did little to change the integrity of his father's original storefront. A large painted portrait of Sam Chrys still hangs over the long row of refrigerated display cases.What has changed is the community. Inspired by the desire to serve their clientele — and attract newcomers — Chrys and his daughter, Annie, who helps run the business, recently began offering free cooking classes, held once or twice a month in the large industrial kitchen behind the shop's floor."We thought, 'How can we create something for our community?'" Annie Chrys says, "Before, there were a lot more Greeks in the area — 20, 50 years ago — and they didn't need to learn from us. But now our neighborhood has changed so much, some people may not know how to incorporate feta cheese or kalamata olives in their everyday cooking."
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Spanakopita by Papa Cristo's. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Her father puts it a little different. From behind his white handlebar mustache, he says: "A good recipe is like a good old bottle of wine: You should share it with somebody. Don't just sit there and drink it by yourself — that's no fun." The idea of charging for the classes seemed antithetical to how Chrys sees the world. "You go to a Greek's house, the first thing you get is something stuck in your mouth and a drink in your hand."It's no surprise, then, that classes begin with plastic mini tumblers of house red wine and small cubes of fresh imported Greek feta.Chrys teaches the classes, which began in February, with the help of cooks Renata Romano and Apolonia Jimenez. Both have been working for the restaurant since coming to Los Angeles from Mexico nearly two decades ago; today they're experts in Greek cuisine. As Jimenez quickly folds and tucks the phyllo dough around the spinach and cheese filling, Mark Yordon, manager of Papa Cristo's and a Chrys family cousin, says: "It's like folding the American flag." It's an apt metaphor. Besides spanakopita, participants in the hour-long class might learn the secrets to moussaka, how to prepare a leg of lamb or the precise proportions of paper-thin phyllo dough to cinnamon-sweet nut filling for baklava. Items such as these, all made by hand on the premises, are also sold wholesale to national grocery stores and even cruise lines.Some recipes shared during the classes have been in the Chrys family for generations. Others are slightly newer iterations that Chrys has created over the years. The kataifi rolls, for example, are his invention, with a layer of shredded phyllo dough wrapped around the standard whole sheet phyllo before being drizzled with a golden syrup flavored with curls of lemon rind and whole cinnamon sticks."The only way I can share is by teaching," Chrys says. "I want to be a village restaurant." 28
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Papa Cristo's: 2771 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 737-2970, papacristos.com. The next Greek cooking classes are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. May 11 and May 25 There's no charge, but advance registration is required. For more information, email:papacristoscooking@gmail.com. food@latimes.com
APEDA RICE COMMODITY NEWS International Benchmark Price Price on: 27-04-2016
Product
Benchmark Indicators Name
Price
1
Chinese first grade granules, CFR NW Europe (USD/t)
3500
2
Chinese Grade A dehydrated flakes, CFR NW Europe (USD/t)
4500
3
Chinese powdered, CFR NW Europe (USD/t)
3000
1
Chinese sliced, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
2150
2
Chinese whole, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
2300
3
Indian Cochin, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
2850
Garlic
Ginger
Guar Gum Powder
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Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
3700
2
Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
1100
3
Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
2220
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Market Watch Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 26-04-2016 Domestic Prices Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
1
Dehgam (Gujarat)
Other
2305
2450
2
Jalgaon (Maharashtra)
Other
1850
2000
3
Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)
Other
1363
1390
1
Bellary (Karnataka)
Local
1412
1452
2
Kota (Rajasthan)
Other
1401
1461
3
Theni (Tamil Nadu)
Other
1480
1560
1
Alappuzha (Kerala)
Other
2500
2600
2
Malout (Punjab)
Other
1300
1700
3
Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
Other
1800
2000
1
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Other
1200
2200
2
Manjeri (Kerala)
Other
2300
2500
3
Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Other
800
1200
Jowar(Sorghum)
Maize
Papaya
Cauliflower
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Egg
Rs per 100 No Price on 27-04-2016 Product
Market Center
Price
1
Pune
307
2
Chittoor
308
3
Hyderabad
282
Source: e2necc.com
Other International Prices
Unit Price : US$ per package Price on 27-04-2016
Product
Market Center
Origin
Variety
Low
High
Onions Dry
Package: 40 lb cartons
1
Atlanta
Georgia
Yellow
20.50
22.50
2
Chicago
Mexico
Yellow
21
25
2
Detroit
Peru
Yellow
22
23
Cabbage
Package: 50 lb sacks
1
Atlanta
Florida
Round Green Type
11
12
2
Dallas
Mexico
Round Green Type
8.50
10.75
3
Detroit
Canada
Round Green Type
14
14.50
Grapefruit
Package: 4/5 bushel cartons
1
Atlanta
Florida
Red
21
21.50
2
Chicago
Florida
Red
18.50
18.50
3
Miami
Florida
Red
12
15
Source:USDA
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