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Our Contribution to Rice Farming Boosted Output by 50%, Says Stallion Group Rice land valued at $3.5 billion of managed wetland habitat, DU says Thai Prime Minister Ordered Removed From Office Thailand's new caretaker PM seen capable of compromises, not miracles Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-May 7 TABLE-India Grain Prices - Delhi - May 07 Rice planting moving along, with some changes due to tight water supply Promotions and Improved Quality to Help Increase U.S. Rice Sales in Guatemala CCC Announces Prevailing World Market Prices CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures Rising CO2 levels could reduce nutrition values of staple crops like wheat, rice and soy Rice, wheat, maize products: 'new business openings for exporters to Malaysia exist' Golden rice refusal kills millions Kellogg Company Collaborates With Walmart On Commitment To Long-Term Rice Crop Sustainability Early Boro harvesting proves successful PCCUA, DBNRRC team up for tutoring Working rice lands worth $3.5 billion of managed wetland habitat The biggest fallacy about GMOs is that we need them to feed the world: WFP
NEWS DETAILS: Our Contribution to Rice Farming Boosted Output by 50%, Says Stallion Group Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina Crusoe Osagie
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The Stallion Group has stated that its investment in the development of rice production in the country has contributed immensely to the rise in rice output by over 50 per cent. Acknowledging the uncommon leadership provided by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the company said its interest in the sector and resolve to contribute to its development was helped by the enthusiasm and know-how which Adesina introduced to the sector since he became minister. According to the group, the federal government had been focusing on strengthening its Agriculture Transformation Agenda (ATA) under the leadership of Adesina for many years.“Rice is cultivated in all of Nigeria‟s agro-ecological zones and the country is producing paddy mainly in rainy season with renewed focus and energy in expanding quantities during the dry season,” the company said. Stallion Group noted that it was the current enthusiasm displayed by the present leadership of the sector that led it to channel considerable investment to the sector with plans to continually increase involvement in the sector in the future. According to the group, “Formerly, most of the produce was consumed at subsistence levels; however, with the current impetus provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, large-scale private sector investments have fuelled growth in local production at commercial levels.“For instance, Stallion Group has made rapid strides in the development of a fully integrated rice value chain in the country. The initiatives in this sector complement the group‟s stated vision in developing large scale local industries in Nigeria.“Stallion owns and operates the country‟s largest integrated rice milling facility and has formed popular Progressive Farmers Association (PFA) which is working tirelessly to improve farm yields and bring in sustainable growth to farmers. The group has fully integrated its rice value chain including production; procurement through collection centre; association with co-operatives and farmers, logistic and post-harvest services; marketing and as a catalyst toward sustainable growth.”Stallion Group said with the efforts of farmers‟ associations working closely with other co-operative farmers‟ association, the subsistence farming structure was being converted into commercial
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farming by providing technical inputs in respect of land preparation, crop care, weed management, moisture management and post-harvest care. There is also effort towards improving storage methods resulting in acceptable levels of moisture in the paddy which in turn results in higher milling recovery.According to the group, “Stallion‟s foray into agribusiness started way back in 2007. Under the guidelines of the federal government‟s ATA and with the assistance of a team of agricultural experts from around the world, they started deliberating on various Agricultural Extension and Training Programmes among the farmers‟ groups and at strategically located rice farms.“Furthermore, the challenge of milling and processing the rice paddy has taken its importance, pursuant to which the company started its commercial production (Made-in-Nigeria rice) from locally procured paddy by putting a state-of-theart rice milling facility in Kano The company therefore said it was now operating a fully integrated state-of-the-art rice mill in the country with an aggregate capacity of 360,000 metric tons per annum and is producing a premium variety of rice from local paddy being marketed by the company under the names „Royal Stallion Shinkafa‟ and „Super Champion‟ which are now the most popular locally produced made-in-Nigeria brands of rice.“Our entire focus is to strengthen the local farming community and their knowhow of rice farming in order to usher in the rice revolution into the country. It is a multi leveled approach not only to increase the area under cultivation but also to transform the rice farming and rice business sector through quality produce and farm productivity.“Stallion is implementing a comprehensive strategy to positively impact a vast geographical area under rice farming and thousands of progressive farmers are being targeted under the initiative to the PFA,” the group said. Tags: Nigeria, Featuered, Business, Akinwumi Adesina, Agriculture and Rural Development Crusoe OsagieThe Stallion Group has stated that its investment in the development of rice production in the country has contributed immensely to the rise in rice output by over 50 per cent.Acknowledging the uncommon leadership provided by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the company said its interest in the sector and resolve to contribute to its development was helped by the enthusiasm and know-how which Adesina introduced to the sector since he became minister. According to the group, the federal government had been focusing on strengthening its Agriculture Transformation Agenda (ATA) under the leadership of Adesina for many years.“Rice is cultivated in all of Nigeria‟s agro-ecological zones and the country is producing paddy mainly in rainy season with renewed focus and energy in expanding quantities during the dry season,” the company said. Stallion Group noted that it was
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the current enthusiasm displayed by the present leadership of the sector that led it to channel considerable investment to the sector with plans to continually increase involvement in the sector in the future. According to the group, “Formerly, most of the produce was consumed at subsistence levels; however, with the current impetus provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, large-scale private sector investments have fuelled growth in local production at commercial levels. “For instance, Stallion Group has made rapid strides in the development of a fully integrated rice value chain in the country. The initiatives in this sector complement the group‟s stated vision in developing large scale local industries in Nigeria.“Stallion owns and operates the country‟s largest integrated rice milling facility and has formed popular Progressive Farmers Association (PFA) which is working tirelessly to improve farm yields and bring in sustainable growth to farmers. The group has fully integrated its rice value chain including production; procurement through collection centre; association with co-operatives and farmers, logistic and post-harvest services; marketing and as a catalyst toward sustainable growth.”Stallion Group said with the efforts of farmers‟ associations working closely with other co-operative farmers‟ association, the subsistence farming structure was being converted into commercial farming by providing technical inputs in respect of land preparation, crop care, weed management, moisture management and post-harvest care. There is also effort towards improving storage methods resulting in acceptable levels of moisture in the paddy which in turn results in higher milling recovery.According to the group, “Stallion‟s foray into agribusiness started way back in 2007. Under the guidelines of the federal government‟s ATA and with the assistance of a team of agricultural experts from around the world, they started deliberating on various Agricultural Extension and Training Programmes among the farmers‟ groups and at strategically located rice farms. “Furthermore, the challenge of milling and processing the rice paddy has taken its importance, pursuant to which the company started its commercial production (Made-in-Nigeria rice) from locally procured paddy by putting a state-of-the-art rice milling facility in Kano.”The company therefore said it was now operating a fully integrated state-of-the-art rice mill in the country with an aggregate capacity of 360,000 metric tons per annum and is producing a premium variety of rice from local paddy being marketed by the company under the names „Royal Stallion Shinkafa‟ and „Super Champion‟ which are now the most popular locally produced made-inNigeria brands of rice. “Our entire focus is to strengthen the local farming community and their knowhow of rice farming in order to usher in the rice revolution into the country. It is a multi leveled approach not only to increase the area under
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cultivation but also to transform the rice farming and rice business sector through quality produce and farm productivity.“Stallion is implementing a comprehensive strategy to positively impact a vast geographical area under rice farming and thousands of progressive farmers are being targeted under the initiative to the PFA,” the group said. Tags: Nigeria, Featuered, Business, Akinwumi Adesina, Agriculture and Rural Development
Rice land valued at $3.5 billion of managed wetland habitat, DU says By Daniel Enoch © Copyright Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
The study was released yesterday at a news conference in Washington, where Ducks Unlimited and the USA Rice Federation are hoping to show policymakers “just how critical rice lands are to waterfowl populations,” DU Chief Executive Dale Hall said. According to the study, more than 40 percent of the food resources available to wintering dabbling ducks along California's central Valley and the U.S. Gulf Coast - two of the three main rice-growing regions of the country - derive from flooded rice fields.“The importance of a strong, viable ride industry goes well beyond the family farmers, rice mills and merchants, to national conservation efforts, said USA Rice Federation President and CEO Betsy Ward. “What's good for rice, is good for ducks.” Speakers at the news conference noted that California, the Gulf Coast and the third major rice-growing region, the Mississippi Alluvial Valley - all of which overlap with the continent's most important waterfowl wintering grounds - are facing challenges related to keeping rice on the land. Water supplies in all three areas are under pressure, and DU says rice producers may be forced to adopt practices that result in far fewer benefits for waterfowl.On the Gulf Coast, long-term declines in rice acreage are especially worrisome, DU and the Rice Federation said in a news release. Stopping the decline and flooding a greater percentage of rice acreage will be necessary to meet the needs of Gulf Coast waterfowl in the future, they said. Jason Weller, the head of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, also attended the news conference and praised DU and rice producers for their environmental efforts. “We applaud the many rice producers who integrate extra conservation measures into their rice production to maintain water quality and provide much-needed waterfowl habitat,'' Weller said.Established in 1937, DU has helped conserve more than 13 million acres for wildfowl habitat. Last year, DU and USA Rice established a Stewardship Partnership to lobby for sound agriculture- and conservation-related policies and to promote the ecosystem benefits or rice agriculture. #30
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Thai Prime Minister Ordered Removed From Office By THOMAS FULLERMAY 7, 2014 Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand‟s prime minister, received roses from her supporters in Bangkok on Wednesday. A court ruled she had abused her power. CreditBorja Sanchez Trillo/Getty Images BANGKOK — A Thai court on Wednesday ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra removed from office, a highly divisive move and a victory for a powerful opposition movement that for six months has sought to overthrow the government.The Constitutional Court ruled that Ms. Yingluck abused her power when she transferred a civil servant to another post more than three years ago. The court ordered her to step down immediately along with all members of her cabinet who were in office at the time of the transfer.Ms. Yingluck‟s party called the decision a “new form of coup d‟état.”Leaders of Ms. Yingluck‟s party quickly announced that a deputy prime minister, Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, would become acting prime minister. It was the third time since 2006 that a prime minister representing the political movement founded by Ms. Yingluck‟s brother Thaksin Shinawatra has been removed by court order. The movement, which has its power base in the provinces, has won every election since 2001 but has antagonized the Bangkok establishment, a struggle that is at the heart of Thailand‟s eight years of political crisis. Image: Antigovernment protesters in Bangkok celebrated the court‟s decision. CreditDamir Sagolj/Reuters Thailand for decades was considered an island of pluralism, freedom and strong economic growth — especially in contrast with its neighbors — but its economy has suffered during the recent turmoil, and leaders have warned of civil war.The court‟s decision, which highlights its overtly political role, throws into question elections announced for July 20, which the governing party was expected to win because of its strong support in the northern provinces.Bhokin Bhalakula, a member of the governing party, Pheu Thai, told reporters at the party‟s headquarters that the court decision was part of a “new form of coup d‟état in order to establish a new regime and destroy the hope of the people who want to see the country progress democratically and with rule of law.”Mr. Niwattumrong, the commerce minister who was named acting prime minister, is a former executive in Mr. Thaksin‟s corporate empire.
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His appointment is likely to exacerbate tensions with the antigovernment movement, which wants to eradicate Mr. Thaksin‟s influence from the country.Verapat Pariyawong, a lawyer and prominent commentator, said the court‟s removal of Ms. Yingluck raised the prospect of more violence. At least 20 people have been killed in political violence since the governing party set off protests in November by trying to ram through a bill giving political amnesty to Mr. Thaksin that would erase corruption cases against him and allow him to return from self-imposed exile.The antigovernment movement, which is armed, continues to block access to the prime minister‟s office and a number of other government facilities in Bangkok. Pro-government “red shirts,” who in the past have also been allied with shadowy armed groups, are planning a show of force on the outskirts of Bangkok on Saturday. Highlighting concerns about violence, the Thai news media reported Wednesday that for security reasons, the judges and staff members of the Constitutional Court would not return to work until Tuesday.Ms. Yingluck, 46, was the country‟s first female prime minister but was loathed by the opposition and called a proxy for Mr. Thaksin, who has lived abroad since a 2006 military coup and a subsequent conviction for abuse of power in a highly politicized trial.Continue reading the main storyContinue reading the main story.“I am so sorry that I no longer have the opportunity to serve the people,” Ms. Yingluck said on national television after the court decision, adding that she was proud that she became prime minister “through democratic means.”Ms. Yingluck could face further legal proceedings on charges that she mismanaged the government‟s costly subsidy program for rice farmers, charges that could lead to a prison term and a ban from politics. The country‟s countercorruption commission is to decide Thursday whether to press the case.The court‟s verdict was unanimous and was reached with unusual speed. It was delivered just one day after Ms. Yingluck gave evidence at the court.The antigovernment movement, which is supported by some of Thailand‟s wealthiest families, has called for an appointed prime minister and described Wednesday‟s court verdict as a partial victory. It turned to the courts after unsuccessfully trying to force Ms. Yingluck out.The Constitutional Court has backed the protest movement, saying in previous rulings that protesters, who also led a campaign to block elections, had the “right to exercise their rights and liberty.” A lower court barred the government from dispersing protesters.As the antigovernment movement cheered the decision to remove Ms. Yingluck, independent legal experts despaired over what they described as the crusading role of the courts and the damage to the prestige of the judiciary.The decision to remove Ms. Yingluck is “total nonsense in a democratic society,” said Ekachai Chainuvati, the deputy dean of the law faculty at Siam University in Bangkok This is what I would call a juristocracy — a system of government governed by judges,” Mr. Ekachai said. In one of its most notable decisions, the Constitutional Court in 2008 removed another prime minister, also from Mr. Thaksin‟s political movement, because he had appeared on a televised cooking show. On Wednesday the court cited the cooking show case as precedent in its decision.The grounds for Ms. Yingluck‟s ouster were that she did not give sufficient justification when she transferred the secretary general of the National Security Council, Thawil Pliensri, to another post in 2011. The court said that Ms. Yingluck was within her rights to remove Mr. Thawil but that the move was rushed, intended to free up another job for a relative of Ms. Yingluck‟s and not done according to “moral principles.” In a stark symbol of the dysfunction of the Thai government, Mr. Thawil was reinstated, on court order, last week, and he told the news media that even while in office, he would continue to support the movement to remove the government.
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Thailand's new caretaker PM seen capable of compromises, not miracles BY MARTIN PETTY BANGKOK Wed May 7, 2014 8:30pm IST
Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan answers the media's questions in Bangkok May 7, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA
(Reuters) - With his willingness to compromise and public relations skills, Thailand's new caretaker prime minister, Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan, may be what is needed to take the heat out of a political crisis that is close to boiling point.Niwatthamrong, 66, will hold the fort until elections tentatively slated for July 20, but he inherits a stuttering economy and limited powers that for months dogged predecessor Yingluck Shinawatra, who the Constitutional Court ordered to step down on Wednesday for abuse of power. "The caretaker government's responsibility now is to organise an election as soon as possible," said Niwatthamrong. "I hope the political situation will not heat up after this," he added of the court ruling.While barely known outside Thailand, Niwatthamrong has been in and around the fringes of Thai politics for years and has earned the trust of Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck's exiled brother and founder of a populist political juggernaut that has won every election for the past 13 years.
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Niwatthamrong was chief executive of broadcaster iTV, the once independent television channel that became the Shinawatras' public relations machine when Thaksin's telecoms conglomerate Shin Corporation bought a majority stake in it during his first term in office from 2001-2005.Niwatthamrong was an executive with Shin Corp where he sat on board meetings with Yingluck, who was at the time a CEO of its unit, cellphone operator Advanced Info Service.He was brought into politics to help neophyte Yingluck in 2011 as part of a team that crafted her public image and swept her to power in a landslide election win. He then served as a minister in her office, in charge of public relations and the media. Considered a safe pair of hands, he was later given the commerce portfolio to manage the fallout of a rice price guarantee scheme that incurred massive losses."Thaksin trusts him a lot, he's got a reputation as a good networker who knows PR and can deal with all sides," said Naruemon Thabchumpon, a political science lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University."Niwatthamrong is not abrasive and he knows not to make enemies, especially at this time."His close allegiance with the Shinawatras means he is unlikely to placate conservatives and anti-government protesters, who numbered more than 200,000 in some Bangkok rallies and forced the annulment of a Feb. 2 election. After half a year of turmoil, Thaksin's Puea Thai Party would be content just to hang on for a few months longer until an election it is almost certain to win, with or without a Shinawatra on the ticket."The urgent priority for us is ensuring a new election is scheduled," caretaker education minister, Chaturon Chaisang, told Reuters. "Niwatthamrong is a compromising person and he'll have everyone helping him all the way." (Editing by Mike Collett-White)
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-May 7 Wed May 7, 2014 1:39pm IST Nagpur, May 7 (Reuters) - Gram and tuar prices in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) reported down on poor buying support from local millers amid high moisture content arrival. Fresh fall on NCDEX in gram, increased overseas supply in tuar and easy condition in Madhya Pradesh pulses also pushed down prices. Heavy unseasonal rains yesterday evening in parts of Vidarbha affected arrival, according to sources. *
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TUAR * Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market matching the demand and supply position. * Rice HMT and HMT Shriram reported lower in open market on poor demand from local traders amid good supply from producing regions like Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. * In Akola, Tuar - 4,100-4,300, Tuar dal - 6,300-6,500, Udid at 6,100-6,500, Udid Mogar (clean) - 7,200-7,700, Moong - 8,500-8,700, Moong Mogar (clean) 10,000-10,800, Gram - 2,400-2,600, Gram Super best bold - 3,300-3,600 for 100 kg. * Wheat, other varieties of rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in thin trading activity, according to sources. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 2,300-2,630 2,300-2,740 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,800-4,240 3,850-4,350 Moong Auction n.a. 6,300-6,800 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Gram Super Best Bold 3,700-4,000 3,700-4,000 Gram Super Best n.a. Gram Medium Best 3,550-3,650 3,550-3,650 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a. Gram Mill Quality 3,300-3,450 3,300-3,450 Desi gram Raw 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800 Gram Filter new 3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200 Gram Kabuli 8,700-10,600 8,900-10,800 Gram Pink 7,700-8,100 7,900-8,300 Tuar fataka best 6,500-6,700 6,500-7,000 tuar fataka medium 6,300-6,400 6,300-6,700 tuar dal best phod 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 tuar dal medium phod 5,400-5,700 5,400-5,700 tuar gavarani 4,350-4,450 4,350-4,450 tuar karnataka 4,650-4,750 4,650-4,750 tuar black 7,800-8,000 7,800-8,000 masoor dal best 6,300-6,500 6,300-6,500 masoor dal medium 6,000-6,150 6,000-6,150
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masoor n.a. N.a. moong mogar bold 9,100-9,500 9,100-9,500 moong mogar medium best 8,500-8,800 8,500-8,800 moong dal super best 8,800-9,000 8,800-9,000 moong dal chilka 8,500-8,700 8,500-8,700 moong mill quality n.a. N.a. moong chamki best 8,100-9,200 8,100-9,200 udid mogar super best (100 inr/kg) 7,700-8,000 7,700-8,000 udid mogar medium (100 inr/kg) 6,300-7,100 6,300-7,100 udid dal black (100 inr/kg) 5,300-5,600 5,300-5,600 batri dal (100 inr/kg) 4,700-6,000 4,700-6,000 lakhodi dal (100 inr/kg) 3,050-3,150 3,050-3,150 watana dal (100 inr/kg) 3,300-3,400 3,300-3,400 watana white (100 inr/kg) 3,300-3,400 3,300-3,400 watana green best (100 inr/kg) 4,700-5,200 4,700-5,200 wheat 308 (100 inr/kg) 1,200-1,600 1,200-1,600 wheat mill quality(100 inr/kg) 1,200-1,500 1,200-1,500 wheat filter (100 inr/kg) 1,300-1,500 1,300-1,500 wheat lokwan best (100 inr/kg) 2,000-2,300 2,000-2,300 wheat lokwan medium (100 inr/kg) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 lokwan hath binar (100 inr/kg) n.a. N.a. mp sharbati best (100 inr/kg) 2,900-3,200 2,900-3,200 mp sharbati medium (100 inr/kg) 2,300-2,800 2,300-2,800 wheat 147 (100 inr/kg) 1,100-1,400 1,100-1,400 wheat best (100 inr/kg) 1,700-2,000 1,700-2,000 rice bpt new(100 inr/kg) 2,700-2,900 2,700-2,900 rice bpt old (100 inr/kg) 3,200-3,600 3,200-3,600 rice parmal (100 inr/kg) 1,700-1,850 1,700-1,850 rice swarna old (100 inr/kg) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800 rice swarna new (100 inr/kg) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450 rice hmt new (100 inr/kg) 3,500-3,800 3,900-4,200 rice hmt old (100 inr/kg) 3,600-4,000 4,400-4,800 rice hmt shriram (100 inr/kg) 4,500-5,500 4,900-5,900 rice basmati best (100 inr/kg) 10,000-13,500 10,000-13,500 rice basmati medium (100 inr/kg) 7,000-9,500 7,000-9,500 rice chinnor (100 inr/kg) 5,600-6,000 5,600-6,000 rice chinnor new (100 inr/kg) 5,100-5,600 5,100-5,600 jowar gavarani (100 inr/kg) 1,400-1,600 1,400-1,600 jowar ch-5 (100 inr/kg) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 Weather (nagpur) Maximum temp. 37.7 degree celsius (99.9 degree fahrenheit), minimum temp.
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22.1 degree celsius (71.8 degree fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - 93 per cent., lowest - 41 per cent. Rainfall : 0.6 mm FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Rains or thunder-showers likely towards evening or night. Maximum and Minimum temperature likely to be around 38 and 22 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)
TABLE-India Grain Prices - Delhi - May 07 Wed May 7, 2014 2:02pm IST Rates by Asian News International, New Delhi Tel: 011 2619 1464 Indicative Grains
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(in rupees per 100 kg unless stated) ---------------------------------------------------------Wheat Desi
2,200-3,100
2,200-3,100.
Wheat Dara
1,900-2,300
1,850-2,250.
Atta Chakki (per 10 Kg) Roller Mill (per bag)
1,800-2,200
Maida (per bag) Sooji (per bag)
1,800-2,000 2,000-2,300
Rice Basmati(Common) Rice Permal
220-240
220-240. 1,850-2,250. 1,800-2,000. 2,200-2,300.
8,400-9,400
1,800-2,400
8,400-9,400.
1,800-2,400.
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Rice Sela I.R.-8 Gram
2,700-2,900
2,800-3,000.
2,000-2,300
2,000-2,300.
3,250-3,450
3,250-3,450.
Peas Green
3,200-3,300
3,200-3,300.
Peas White
3,100-3,300
3,100-3,300.
Bajra Jowar white
1,300-1,500
1,500-1,700.
1,600-1,750
1,600-1,750.
Maize
1,450-1,550
1,450-1,550.
Barley
1,350-1,450
1,350-1,450.
Source: Delhi grain market traders.
Rice planting moving along, with some changes due to tight water supply
After delays due to weather and uncertainties about water supply, rice planting is well underway.Farm Adviser Cass Mutters, UC Cooperative Extension, said planting is taking place more quickly than he would have expected.By his estimate, 25-30 percent of the land has been planted within Butte County, and perhaps more across the river in Glenn County.Statewide about 10-15 percent of the rice acreage has received seed.The majority of the rice land in the Butte County is within one of four water districts that receive water from the Feather River. Up until a few weeks ago, the amount of water was expected to be cut by half.As it turned out, rains in March delivered just enough water to Lake Oroville for full water contracts to be honored.The Department of Water Resources has encouraged Sacramento Valley water rights holders to transfer water to areas where many growers will only receive 5 percent of their water requests.Along the Sacramento River, many rice growers will have their water cut by 25 percent. Things could have turned out a lot worse, said Chris Greer, farm adviser in Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento and Placer counties.A month ago it looked like 200,000 acres statewide would go without being planted, of a total of about 550,000 acres of rice land.However, now it looks like only about 100,000 acres will not be planted, Greer said.With less water, growers will need to be more careful. Each district varies, but Greer said some won't be
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able to spill water after July 1, and some can only drain and refill a single time.Usually the water level in the fields is managed more frequently for weed control.Rice growers will need to be more careful about planting before days when the wind picks up, he continued. Sometimes the seed can be blown to the edge of the fields. But if only one additional flooding is allowed, there is less room for weather-related problems.A handful of growers are also experimenting with drill seeding, where the fields are flooded to a minimal level. The seed is then applied, then more water added, said Richard Price, Agricultural Commissioner for Butte County. The method costs more in labor, but will guarantee placement of seed and fertilizer in the fields.Earlier in the season there was more interest in drilling additional wells, when water supply looked bleak. But Price said the pressure has eased on these concerns.This year will require thoughtful management locally, but it could be a worse. Mutters said other areas of the state have far less secure water provisions."I was talking to a fellow yesterday who managed 5,000 acres (of trees farther south in the Central Valley), and knocked out 1,000 acres due to lack of water, Mutters said.Districts within the Sacramento Valley are also hurting, including the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority, which will try to buy water from other growers in the valley, Greer said. "It still worries you thinking about this winter," Greer said. "We're eking by as we can this year, but if we have another dry winter, I'm not sure we're going to be able to meet what we are delivering this year. That would be difficult."The amount of land that is being fallowed, due to transfers or lack of water will impact the local economy as less fertilizer and seed is purchased, and fewer people hired, Greer said.For farmers who are now planting, its been smooth sailing so far.Grower Josh Sheppard, in Richvale, said he was pleased when more water was allocated than originally expected. Now he's working as quickly as he can. If the seed is in the ground by May 15 he'll be content. When fields are planted later in the month, there are more chances of weather problems at harvest time in the fall.Folks who drive through the valley this week will have no problem spotting areas where rice is grown, because crop dusters are buzzing above flooded fields.Off Highway 99, near Nelson, pilot Jeff McClellan made the moves over wet land while working for Avag Inc.Aviation company owner, Craig Compton, said his business got busy about 10 days ago, which is a little behind average.Less acreage will be planted this year, which means Avag is "one of those businesses affected" by the absence of available water.That's not great for Compton this year, but he said he'll survive. Contact reporter Heather Hacking at 896-7758.
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Images: Crop duster pilot Jeff McClellan works over a field in the Nelson area Tuesday. McClellan works for Avag Inc., one of several companies that cater to rice farming, including seeding and fertilizing by air. (Bill Husa — Enterprise-Record)
Crop duster pilot Jeff McClellan works over a field in the Nelson area Tuesday. McClellan works for Avag Inc., one of several companies that cater to rice farming, including seeding and fertilizing by air. (Bill Husa — Enterprise-Record)
The tiny ripples of rice splattering across a flooded field can be seen as crop duster pilot Jeff McClellan works over a field in the Nelson area Tuesday. (Bill Husa — Enterprise-Record)
Rice kernels lie in the shallow water of a field after crop duster pilot Jeff McClellan works over a field in the Nelson area Tuesday. (Bill Husa — Enterprise-Record)
Most rice if planted by air, with a crop duster flying over the field and the pilot making expert releases over the flooded field. Pilot Jeff McClellan works over a field in the Nelson area Tuesday McClellan works for Avag Inc., one of several companies that cater to rice farming, including seeding and fertilizing by air. (Bill Husa — Enterprise-Record)
Promotions and Improved Quality to Help Increase U.S. Rice Sales in Guatemala GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA -- Last week, USA Rice Federation staff traveled to Guatemala to visit with local importers, wholesalers, millers, and packers, and to evaluate new promotional activities being conducted here. In a meeting with the Arrozgua (the Guatemalan Rice Association) Board of Directors, USA Rice discussed our on-going promotional activities as well as U.S. rice quality issues, which have been a concern in Latin America recently. Arrozgua stated that the rice they received at the end of last year and in the first few shipments this year is a much better quality than previous years, though some members mentioned that chalk is still an issue.
At another meeting, rice importer Agroindustrias Albay expressed strong support for USA Rice's promotional activities that include cooking demonstrations and classes. Agroindustrias Albay has been in business for 30
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years, but just recently began participating in USA Rice consumer promotion activities and cited substantial increases in rice sales this year as a result. "Promotional activities that USA Rice conducts in supermarkets like La Torre and Walmart are efficient, effective ways to reach a large number of people and immediately influence them to purchase U.S. rice," said Jim Guinn, USA Rice's vice president of International Promotion. "Companies that participate in these USA Rice events have experienced a nearly 40 percent increase in sales during the in-store cooking demonstrations and classes." USA Rice also conducts weekly cooking seminars at Chef Javier's Kitchen, a cooking classroom and television studio where trained chefs teach about nutrition and innovative ways of using rice. Guatemala has the lowest annual per capita rice consumption in all of Central America, at about 15 pounds (compared with Panama which is at 160 pounds). Guatemala also has the largest population in Central America with approximately 15 million people and, if rice consumption can be increased, U.S. rice exporters could benefit greatly. Local production provides about 30 percent of Guatemala's rice consumption needs, with the remaining 70 percent being imported from the U.S. and other Latin American countries.The U.S. exported nearly 68,000 MT of rice to Guatemala in 2013, with paddy rice comprising almost 95 percent of those exports. Contact: Sarah Moran, (703) 236-1457
CCC Announces Prevailing World Market Prices WASHINGTON -- The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the following prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan-gain (MLG) and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates applicable to the 2013 crop, which became effective today at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET). Prices are unchanged from the previous announcement.
MLG/LDP Rate
World Price Milled Value ($/cwt)
Rough ($/cwt)
Rough ($/cwt)
Long-Grain
17.72
11.63
0.00
Medium-/Short-Grain
17.35
11.88
0.00
Brokens
12.14
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This week's prevailing world market prices and MLG/LDP rates are based on the following U.S. milling yields and the corresponding loan rates:
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U.S. Milling Yields Whole/Broken (lbs/cwt)
Loan Rate ($/cwt)
Long-Grain
57.94/11.23
6.65
Medium-/Short-Grain
63.26/7.45
6.58
The next program announcement is scheduled for May 14.
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures ME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for May 7
Month
Price
Net Change
May 2014
$15.405
- $0.160
July 2014
$15.545
- $0.010
September 2014
$14.525
- $0.025
November 2014
$14.670
- $0.020
January 2015
$14.835
- $0.010
March 2015
$15.005
- $0.005
May 2015
$15.005
- $0.005
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Rising CO2 levels could reduce nutrition values of staple crops like wheat, rice and soy CHARLIE COOPER HEALTH REPORTER:WEDNESDAY 07 MAY 201
Some of the world‟s most important staple crops could be rendered less nutritious by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, scientists have said, leading to a rise in dietary deficiencies already responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths annually.Crops such as wheat, rice and soybeans were all found to have decreased concentrations of iron and zinc when exposed to the higher levels of CO2. Experts said that the effect, which has been observed before but never conclusively proven in the field, represents “a significant threat to human nutrition”. Scientists have already warned over the impact that rising CO2 levels and global warming could have on crop yields, and the latest findings will only increase fears over global food security. Worldwide, two to three billion people depend on wheat and rice for most of their iron and zinc intake. Zinc deficiency is already linked to around 800,000 deaths among under-fives, in whom it can seriously exacerbate such conditions as diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, while iron deficiency is the main cause of anaemia, a condition that contributes to around one in every five maternal deaths around the world.In the first study to find conclusive evidence of the effect of elevated CO2 levels on crop nutrients, scientists from Harvard University exposed 41 different varieties of crop to the kind of CO2 levels anticipated to exist by 2050, given current rates of emission. “Humanity is conducting a global experiment by rapidly altering the environmental conditions on the only habitable planet we know,” said Dr Samuel Myers, a research scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health and the new study‟s lead author.“As this experiment unfolds there will undoubtedly be many surprises. Finding out that rising CO2 threatens human nutrition is one such surprise.”In wheat grains, zinc concentrations were reduced by an average of 9.3 per cent across the seven different crop sites used in the study, which was carried out in locations in the USA, Japan and Australia. Iron concentrations were down by 5.1 per cent. Reductions in protein levels were also observed in wheat and rice grains.The study will be published in the journal Nature tomorrow. Dr Myers said that the mechanism behind CO2‟s impact on nutrient concentrations in plants was not yet known. There are several possible means of reducing the impact of the newly-observed phenomenon besides cutting CO2 emissions, Dr Myers said, including the development new strains of crop that are less sensitive to CO2 increases, or breeding strains which are high in zinc and iron.
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Rice, wheat, maize products: 'new business openings for exporters to Malaysia exist' Pakistani exporters have the opportunity to penetrate the Malaysian markets having strong agricultural base and high potential in rice, wheat and maize products. There also exists the hidden potential of horticulture and livestock sector and our exporters need to understand the prospects and scope of the Malaysian markets which could cater Pakistani products at large. Syed Hassan Raza, Pakistan's High Commissioner to Malaysia stated this while addressing the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Tuesday. According to the spokesperson of the Trade Development Authority (TDAP) Hassan Raza emphasised upon the exporters of Gujranwala, Wazirabad and Gujrat to focus on the quality and comply with the international standardisation of the products. He also apprised the participants about the benefits in wake of Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia and opined that our exporters will have the new business openings in the Malaysian markets. Earlier, President Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Nauman Salahuddin welcomed the guest speaker. The meeting was largely attended by the executive body of GCCI, Cutlery association, Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and individual prominent businessmen and exporters of the region. Later, Hassan Raza also visited the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry and addressed the business community. He informed the businessmen about the large scale advantages of the Malaysian markets. "Malaysia has made tremendous economic developments and offers vast business opportunities," Raza said and opined that our exporters have the ability to compete with the products of the other nations and explore the Malaysian markets to help scale up our exports. He further stressed to ensure the quality of the products and comply with the international trading norms. President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dr Sarfraz Bashir thanked the High Commissioner for valuable knowledge sharing with the business community of Sialkot. During the meetings of the Pakistan's High Commissioner to Malaysia with the Gujranwala and Sialkot Chambers, Director Sub Regional Offices, TDAP Mrs Roubina Toufeeq Shah, Director Sialkot TDAP Basit Rauf and Deputy Director TDAP Gujranwala Mrs Ameera Pervaiz were also present on the occasion.
Golden rice refusal kills millions May 6, 2014Don Curlee
New research lays the blame for the international prohibition of golden rice production through genetic engineering to powerful forces that hide behind environmentalism.
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University of California report has exposed the injustice that prohibits a genetically engineered additive to rice. Without it the death of millions of children has occurred, notably in Africa and India.The researcher opinion lays the blame for the international prohibition of producing golden rice through genetic engineering to powerful forces that hide behind environmentalism. California, of course, is one of the world‟s major rice producers, ready to supply the vitamin enriched product, especially for export. The report appears in the current issue of the university‟s respected Update bi-monthly publication compiled by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department. The authors are Justus Wesseler, professor for Agriculture and Food Economics at Technical University, Munich; Scott Kaplan, research assistant at Energy Biosciences Institute at UC Berkeley, and David Zilberman professor in the Agricultural and Research Economics department at UC Berkeley.The GE process for folding vitamin A into rice, transforming it to golden rice, has been well understood since 2000, but efforts to gain approval have been opposed by powerful regulators, particularly in India and Bangladesh. Both countries are known for the staggering incidence of disease, disabilities and lagging development resulting from a lack of vitamin A in the diets of their citizens. The authors of the UC report point out that the creation of golden rice could have saved millions of lives and avoided blindness, vulnerability to childhood infections, anemia and poor growth in millions since the engineering process for adding the vitamin was discovered in 1999.The researchers recall that the nearly worldwide objection to creating golden rice was led by Greenpeace. It was perhaps the most notorious radical environmentalist group at the turn of the century, characterized by a series of risky, but widely reported escapades aimed at derailing broadly accepted programs and activities that were in the news. The movement‟s objections were always based on what it perceived as dangers to the environment.A 2012 Greenpeace publication states: “If introduced on a large scale, golden rice can exacerbate malnutrition and ultimately undermine food security.” Authors of the UC report elaborate by saying that Greenpeace fears that golden rice may accelerate the adoption of other GE crops in developing countries, perceived by Greenpeace and others to be very dangerous.
Kellogg Company Collaborates With Walmart On Commitment To LongTerm Rice Crop Sustainability
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Tweetable Highlights: -- Kellogg partners with Walmart to improve rice crop sustainability and help smallholder growers, worldwide. #WalmartExpo #SustainableRice -- Kellogg commits to support rice growers and rice growing communities around the world. #WalmartExpo pic.twitter.com/nWBhbdqQws Kellogg Company announced a new collaboration with Walmart to support the livelihoods of rice growers and sustainable rice growing practices around the world. Kellogg Company President and CEO John Bryant made the announcement during the recent Walmart Sustainable Product Expo, a three-day meeting with eight of the largest U.S.-based food companies focused on expanding the availability of products that sustain people and the environment. "As a grains-based company, we have a commitment both to the environment and to the people who grow those crops," said Bryant. "We are pleased to partner with Walmart in support of rice growers and rice growing communities around the world.
"Rice is a staple food for more than half the world's population, and is grown by a number of smallholder farmers in several parts of the world. Today's rice crops are under pressure from climate change, as well as a contributor to climate change due to methane emissions from current growing practices."Because rice is one of our largest ingredient purchases -- used for Rice Krispies(R) and Special K(R) worldwide -- it's appropriate that our new partnership with Walmart focuses on supporting smallholder rice growers as they work to improve their methods -- and with that their yields and livelihoods as well," said Bryant. Specifically, Kellogg pledges to: -- Further support rice growers and rice growing communities to help smallholder rice growers advance their practices, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. -- Commit to promoting and supporting initiatives with producers in every country in which Kellogg sources rice globally, that will, by 2020, lead to a 25 percent increase in the adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices. This will improve smallholder livelihoods, enhance producer resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -- Monitor progress and impact using a number of metrics and align this initiative with the Global Alliance on Climate Smart Agriculture, which is to be launched later this year at the United Nations Secretary General's Climate Summit in New York.
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The company is also involved in collaborative initiatives with growers, suppliers and external partners such as the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) to support sustainable rice growing practices globally."Our company has deep roots in sustainability and corporate responsibility," said Bryant. "We know that by furthering our commitments with rice sustainability, we have an opportunity to play a significant role in benefitting the planet even as we continue to enrich and delight the world through foods and brands that matter."For more information about Kellogg Company's sustainable agriculture efforts -- including its ongoing commitment to rice growers -- visit www.kelloggcompany.com. About Kellogg Company At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), we are driven to enrich and delight the world through foods and brands that matter. With 2013 sales of $14.8 billion and more than 1,600 foods, Kellogg is the world's leading cereal company; second largest producer of cookies, crackers and savory snacks; and a leading North American frozen foods company. Our brands -- Kellogg's(R), Keebler(R), Special K(R), Pringles(R), Kellogg's Frosted Flakes(R), Pop-Tarts(R), Kellogg's Corn Flakes(R), Rice Krispies(R), Kashi(R), Cheez-It(R), Eggo(R), MiniWheats(R) and more -- nourish families so they can flourish and thrive. Through our Breakfasts for Better Days(R) initiative, we're providing 1 billion servings of cereal and snacks -- more than half of which are breakfasts -- to children and families in need around the world by the end of 2016. To learn more about Kellogg, visit www.kelloggcompany.com or follow us on Twitter @KelloggCompany. SOURCE Kellogg Company /CONTACT: Kellogg Media Hotline, 269.961.3799, Media.Hotline@Kellogg.com /Web site: http://www.kelloggcompany.com The Wall Street Journal news department was not involved in the creation of this content.
Early Boro harvesting proves successful Iqbal Siddiquee, Sylhet
People celebrating the success of early harvesting of Boro. PHOTO: STAR
I t was a joyful day for over a thousand farmers from Derai and Dakshin upazilas who joined a crop cutting event and farmers' rally in April. The festive event,
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organized to mark the harvest of two early varieties of boro paddy, was held under the open sky at the remote village of Taila under Dakshin upazila of Sunamganj district. BRI-28 and BRI-45 varities were cultivated successfully under a special program styled 'Economic Empowerment of the Poorest (EEP)', being implemented jointly by the government and some other organizations in the region.Released by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), the two varieties are suitable for cultivation since these can be harvested much ahead of the Boro season in the haor (low-lying) region like in the Sunamganj district, which is prone to early flooding every year. Kulsuma Begum of village Durgapur said that during periods of end Choitra and Baishakh (March-April) almost every year, the region suffers a lot and apprehend early floods since the whole region is low-lying and prone to flooding. “Boro paddy is the only crop of ours,” said farmer Md. Azizur Rahman, “so we need the early harvest varieties, which can be cropped before major natural calamity like hailstorms and floods appear.”Along with the Bangladesh Rice Reaearch Institute (BRRI), DAE and BADC, Helvetas Swiss Inter cooperation, an international development organization, has been working in Sunamganj in acquainting farmers with early varieties of Boro paddy since 2005, the organizers informed. Deputy Commissioner of Sunamganj, Md. Yamin Chowdhury, was the chief guest at the event while Inter Cooperation's Project Manager Salah Uddin, upazila chairman Abul Kalam, farmers Kulsuma Begum and Md. Azizur Rahman also addressed the farmers. The chief guest said the advanced varieties of paddy needs to be popularized in a big way in the haor (low-lying) region of the country since the farmers here suffer crop loss every year due to early floods.Chairing the rally, Deputy Director of DAE, Sunamganj,Md. Abul Hashem said that the per hectare yield of these varieties varies from 4.5 tons to 5.5 tons. But these are much safer for the farmers of the haor region. Boro paddy was cultivated on 2,16,648 hectares, including 93,158 hectares of BRI28 and 7600 hectraes of BRI-45 of land, targeting the total yield at 8.5 lakh metric ton in the district. As the 2 varieties are drawing farmers' interest, BADC this year supplied 1,712 tons of seeds in the district this season. Published: 12:00 am Wednesday, May 07, 2014
PCCUA, DBNRRC team up for tutoring The tutoring session, just in time for finals at the end of semester, consisted of personnel and staff members at the Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center (DBNRRC), located east of the campus on Highway 30
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New this semester at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas-Stuttgart campus (PCCUA), a tutoring session began in April for students to utilize for the spring session.The tutoring session, just in time for finals at the end of semester, consisted of personnel and staff members at the Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center (DBNRRC), located east of the campus on Highway 30. "We match the student with the tutor," Thomas Moss, science, chemistry and physical science instructor at PCCUA-Stuttgart campus, said. "It is all free of charge."Moss said that the staff and specialists wanted to help the students in the STEM classes, which consist of science, technology, engineering and mathematics."The tutoring is very useful for our students enrolled here," Moss said. The college is very happy indeed."The volunteers in this tutoring program are giving students the opportunity to meet and learn from and appreciate the scientists, who work just a few miles away from us, Dr. Susan Luebke, vice chancellor of PCCUA-Stuttgart campus said. "They are wonderful role models, and I am thrilled that PCCUA students have the chance to learn more about math and science in the real world," Luebke said. "There is no way we can thank them enough." Dr. Anna McClung, research director of the DBNRRC, said that there were three staff members who tutored and were excited about the opportunity to interact with the college students and help the community. "We want to encourage the students in all areas of higher education," McClung said. "We are particularly glad to help in the disciplines of science and math."Each tutor provided the school with the hours and days that they could be available as well as the course materials that they were willing to tutor, then based upon the studentsâ€&#x; schedules and area of tutoring required, the tutor and student were matched up, McClung said."We are hoping that we can be involved with the students earlier in the year to help them get a strong foundation in their course work," McClung said.Moss added that the service will continue next semester at PCCUA-Stuttgart campus. The intention next semester is to start much earlier in the semester, instead of waiting for final exams."We are very happy the research center agreed to do this," Moss said. "We look at it as a gift." The researchers and their expertise in their respective field were: McClung, research leader, geneticist; David Gealy, plant physiologist; Melissa Jia, molecular geneticist; Yulin Jia, molecular plant pathologist; Nora LaPointe, business administration; Shannon Pinson, geneticist; and Mathew Schuckmann, chemistry technician. For more information, contact the PCCUA-Stuttgart campus at (870) 673-4201.
Working rice lands worth $3.5 billion of managed wetland habitat New study finds high value of rice agriculture for waterfowl, other wildlife
WASHINGTON, DC - May 6, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) There's no doubt that rice, waterfowl and wetland habitats work cohesively to form a perfect ecosystem, and a recently published report puts a monetary value on those existing rice lands. Authored by Ducks Unlimited scientists for The Rice Foundation, the study found that the cost of attempting to replace rice lands with natural wetland habitat would exceed $3.5 billion."I've been in the rice business for more than three decades, and know firsthand that rice agriculture is a multifunctional agro-ecosystem," said DU President George Dunklin. "In addition to nutritious food for people,
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rice lands provide critical habitat for waterfowl and countless other migratory birds and wetland-dependent species. "All three rice-growing regions of the United States - the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV), Gulf Coast and California's Central Valley- overlap directly with the continent's most important waterfowl wintering grounds."Rice production and farming are important components to ensuring we meet the population goals set forth in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan," said DU CEO Dale Hall. "This study is an excellent tool we can utilize to show policymakers and waterfowl managers just how critical rice lands are to waterfowl populations."According to the study, more than 40 percent of the food resources available to wintering dabbling ducks along the Central Valley and Gulf Coast derive from flooded rice fields. The values for geese are higher because of dry-land feeding."The importance of a strong, viable rice industry goes well beyond the family farmers, rice mills and merchants, to national conservation efforts," said USA Rice Federation President and CEO Betsy Ward. "What's good for rice, is good for ducks. "Unfortunately for waterfowl and rice farmers alike, all three regions face challenges as it relates to keeping rice on the land. Water supplies for rice production are under increasing pressure in all areas, and many producers may be forced to adopt practices that provide far fewer benefits for waterfowl.Long-term declines in rice acreage on the Gulf Coast are especially worrisome with the simultaneous dramatic loss of coastal prairie and marsh habitats. Halting this decline and flooding a greater percentage of rice acreage will be necessary to meet the needs of Gulf Coast waterfowl in the future."We applaud the many rice producers who integrate extra conservation measures into their rice production to maintain water quality and provide much-needed waterfowl habitat," said Jason Weller, Chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. "The partnership between DU, USA Rice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers increased technical and financial assistance to help producers accomplish these goals on their land."Because of the significance of rice lands for waterfowl habitat, the two groups formed the USA Rice-DU Stewardship Partnership in 2013 to advocate for sound agriculture- and conservation-related policies and to promote the important ecosystem benefits of rice agriculture. Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/DucksUnlimited, follow our tweets at twitter.com/DucksUnlimited and watch DU videos at youtube.com/DucksUnlimitedInc.The USA Rice Federation is the global advocate for all segments of the U.S. rice industry with a mission to promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses. For more information, visit www.usarice.com and follow us on Twitter @usaricenewsand @eatusrice. Sasiprapa, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Siriwat Kachornprasart, Information and Communications Technology Minister Anudith Nakonthap and Labour Minister Chalerm Yubamrung.The court ruled it had no authority to rule on the third point in the petition, the appointment of a new prime minister.The
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court's ruling on all three points was unanimous. In the above photo gallery, anti-government protesters cheer after the Constitutional Court unanimously removed Ms Yingluck and nine of her cabinet ministers from office.Below, government supporters appear disappointed and some break down in tears after learning about the ruling. (Photos by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd and Wisit Thamngern).The members of the caretaker cabinet not affected by the court's ruling held a meeting after the court delivered its decision.Deputy Prime Minister Pongthep Thepkanchana said the meeting agreed to appoint Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisarn to the position of acting caretaker prime minister, replacing Ms Yingluck.The meeting also agreed to proceed with plans for a new general election.The government would make an appointment for a meeting with the Election Commission to discuss thematter on Friday afternoon, Mr Pongthep said.
The biggest fallacy about GMOs is that we need them to feed the world: WFP
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“The biggest misconception in our industry when it comes to GMOs is that we need them to feed the world,” Tyler Lorenzen, World Food‟s director and vice president of business development, told FoodNavigator-USA. “GMOs may be one tool to do that, but I do think plant-based proteins have a huge future in non-GMO, alternative protein sources to help feed the world sustainably. Organic, non-GMO pea and soy protein will play a large role in that.” Lorenzen‟s parents Jerry and Renee Lorenzen started Oskaloosa, IA-based World Food Processing in 1985, five years before the Organic Foods Production Act defined standards for organic farming practices in the US, back when soybeans were primarily seen as animal feed. Shift to plant protein a ‘natural progression’ in the human diet “When we started, viewing soybeans as human protein rather than for animal feed was a bit unheard of,” Lorenzen said. “But the way the population has grown and protein needs alongside that, eating just animals is not a model that works.” Plant proteins in general have steadily grown over the past 15 to 20 years, which Lorenzen attributes to a “natural evolution” in human diets. “World Food can’t take credit for the move to more plant-derived protein,” he quipped. “That was just a natural progression in the human diet to look at more alternative proteins for health and sustainability reasons.” Increased attention on output traits like protein, color, flavor, nutritional density is thus a product of consumer education and efforts by food brands to differentiate themselves, he added. “Our focus on making soy food taste better and getting the flavor of soy more neutral is really beneficial to food processors.”
Soybean plants Traceable from non-GMO seed to finished product The backbone of WFP is its germplasm natural seed breeding program, which is dually focused on optimizing yield while achieving ideal food-grade characteristics. The vertically integrated system is non-GMO and
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organic from seed to finished food.It takes roughly seven years to fully develop a germplasm, which is essentially an organism‟s collection of genetic resources. World Food uses natural breeding methods to cross like species of soybean plants physically in the fieldto achieve desirable traits like drought tolerance and disease resistance in addition to food output traits like protein, flavor and color.The vertically integrated process begins by providing 99.99% GMO-free seed stock to the producers. “We test all seeds, and cross with all non-GMO plasms so farmers know the seed they’re growing is pure and they can grow it without worry. Rejection risk is big for non-GMO farmers,” Lorenzen said. Following procurement and production, WFP will buy back every acre that meets specifications then condition the seeds in its non-GMO and organic facilities. The cleaned beans are then either shipped for supply or further processed into soybean ingredients in one of its processing facilities. “The system is based upon true identity preservation in the sense that it’s on a per-lot basis, meaning you can trace the end ingredient all the way back to the field it was grown in,” Lorenzen noted. “It’s having full control of the germplasm and seed, supplying the latest technology to farmers so they can optimize yield, then getting the grain back and maintaining it in a pristine environment so it doesn’t get contaminated further in order to meet World Food and industry non-GMO standards.” As the company has grown, it‟s expanded the germplasm program throughout the Midwest and to Costa Rica, Jamaica and Japan; developed grain conditioning facilities to export to Asia and service a growing number of organic customers in the US; expanded into pea germplasm, in addition to producing various plant-derived flours, organic soy proteins and pea protein isolates (having inked a partnership deal in February with French ingredients giant Roquette to manufacture its pea protein in the US). For the moment, that‟s as far as WFP goes, Lorenzen added.
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WFP's PURIS hexane-free soy protein powder Organic = non-GMO, but businesses kept separate Despite that products must be non-GMO to be considered organic (and vice versa), many organic manufacturers are still embracing third-party testing to prove that they‟re non-GMO, Lorenzen said. “The way we view organics is totally separate from non-GMO. We operate by all the rules to ensure we’re maintaining integrity, and we are providing the growers with technologies to ensure they’re producing crops with as much yield as conventional. We still have a huge commitment to organic—that’s where some of our biggest customers are.” He added that the organic business has grown at a fast clip every year for the past 10 years, which is only being helped by the recent buzz around non-GMO. “There’s been what I call a food awakening in the US,” he said. “Many consumers are seeking to have informed choice. They want to know exactly what they’re eating and feeding their families. With education comes questions.” The smartphone of non-GM seed technology Questions about organic and non-GMO aren't just coming from end consumers; they're also coming from growers at the opposite end of the supply chain, whose concerns relate more to achieving higher yields and securing reliable markets. “That’s why we’re so committed to the germplasm and why we continue investing a lot of money in developing new technologies in seeds, year in and year out,” Lorenzen said. “We’re trying to make sure the farmers aren't growing 10-year-old varieties.” He‟ll often compare the germplasm program to smartphones in conversations with growers. “The farmer growing the oldest technology won’t keep up with trends. Think about the iPhone of 10 years ago; it doesn’t work today. If we can’t keep optimizing yield and securing value-added markets, the farmer won’t grow the crop. That’s why we consolidated the seed market. We built the whole system to support the farmers.”
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