24th may ,2016 daily global,regional & local rice enewsletter by riceplus magazine

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Editorial Board Chief Editor

Hamlik Managing Editor

Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah

Rozeen Shaukat English Editor

Maryam Editor

Legal Advisor

Advocate Zaheer Minhas

Editorial Associates

Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha

Ch.Hamid Malhi

Dr.Akhtar Hussain

Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui

Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)

Islam Akhtar Khan Editorial Advisory Board

Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim Assistant Professor, Gomal University DIK

Dr.Hasina Gul Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK

Dr.Hidayat Ullah Assistant Professor, University of Swabi

Dr.Abdul Basir Assistant Professor, University of Swabi

Zahid Mehmood PSO,NIFA Peshawar

Falak Naz Shah Head Food Science & Technology ART, Peshawar

Today Rice News Headlines...

CPRMA delegation meets CM

5 Iloilo towns selected for rice initiative program

Thai govt mulls compulsory insurance on rice crops

Department of Foreign Trade to discuss the sale of rice with African

nations

BEARISH ON RICE, WHEAT, CORN AND SOYBEAN:

RABOBANK"

05/23/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Senator Moran Addresses 81th Annual Delta Council Meeting

Rain comes as a blessing for unirrigated pockets at Odisha

Fragrant rice predominates in exports

Old School Museum displays rice growing history

Rice prices set to rise over rest of the year

Cambodia Fragrant Rice Exports to EU Threatened by Rogue Traders

Cambodia Largest Rice Supplier to EU

2 seized boats of smuggled rice handed over to customs

Drought expected to drive up domestic rice prices later in year

Iloilo towns to pilot rice initiatives

APEDA Agri Exchange Newsletter - Volume 1478

News Detail...

CPRMA delegation meets CM

Source: The Hitavada

Date: 23 May 2016 12:06:10

Business Reporter,RAIPUR,

May 22,

The office-bearers of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Rice Millers Association

(CPRMA) submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh

at his official residence recently.The CPRMA requested the State

Government to consider their demands. CPRMA President Yogesh

Agrawal said that rice millers should be given tax rebate in paddy. Either

power-tariff should be reduced or custom milling charge should be

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Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh being presented a bouquet by the office-bearers of

Chhattisgarh Pradesh Rice Millers Association.

Moreover, a notification should be issued for the Mandi fee as 0.5 per cent, he added. The office-

bearers of the CPRMA demanded that the State Govt announce new custom milling policy. All

grievances related to rice millers should be resolved at the earliest, Yogesh Agrawal said.

http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2016/5/23/CPRMA-delegation-meets-CM.aspx

5 Iloilo towns selected for rice initiative program Monday, May 23, 2016

FIVE rice producing municipalities in the province of Iloilo were selected as project sites of the

Better Rice Initiatives Asia-Fostering Agriculture and Rice Marketing by improved Education

and Rural advisory Services (BRIA-Farmers) funded by the German government‟s Deutsche

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

The Department of Agriculture regional office said the program aims to support small-holder

rice farmers in increasing their income by optimizing their production techniques, marketing

access and the strengthening of the whole rice value chain.

The covered towns are Leganes, Mina, Oton, Pototan, Sta. Barbara and Zarraga in the province

of Iloilo with other project sites in the provinces of Aurora and Southern Leyte which is now

implementing its second component in providing “better market linkages.”



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The program is implemented with the DA, Agricultural Training Institute, Philippine Rice

Research Institute, International Rice Research Institute, and private partners involving the

municipal agricultural officers, farmer association leaders, and millers and traders.

BRIA and Philrice had made an initial consultation with local traders and millers to better

facilitate long-term deal between farmer groups and retailers. (LCP)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2016/05/23/5-iloilo-towns-selected-rice-initiative-program-

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Thai govt mulls compulsory insurance on rice crops

Government mulls compulsory insurance on rice crops

BANGKOK: — The government is considering a plan which will make it compulsory for rice farmers to

insure their rice crops with insurance companies which, in the long run, will ease the government’s burden in

helping farmers.

An informed source in the Non-Life Insurance Association said that the compulsory insurance

scheme would first to be applied with farmers who are debtors of the Bank of Agriculture and

Agricultural Cooperatives which would cover about 25 million rai of rice farmland. The

insurance premium is estimated at 130 baht per rai. Currently, seven insurance companies are

providing farm insurance coverage for seven risks namely flood or heavy rains, drought, storm or

typhoon, cold weather or frost, hailstorm and fire. Insurance premium ranges from 115 baht to

450 baht/rai.



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Farmers will be compensated 1,111 baht/rai if the crops are ravaged by either of the seven risks;

555 baht/rai for damages caused by pests.However, the source pointed out that insurance

companies would charge an average premium of 120 baht/rai if at least 25 million rai of

farmland are insured which are deemed economically feasible.

Meanwhile, Mr Suthipol Thaveechaikarn, secretary-general of Insurance Business supervision

and promotion committee, said that of the 120 baht/rai insurance premium to be charged on

farmers, the farmers will actually pay 20 baht/rai while the rest to be charged to BAAC on the

condition that only 15 rai per household are insured

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/thai-govt-mulls-compulsory-insurance-on-rice-crops/142808/

Department of Foreign Trade to discuss the sale of rice

with African nations

BY EDITORON 2016-05-23THAILAND

Department of Foreign Trade to discuss the sale of rice with African nations

BANGKOK, 23 May 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) is expediting

its search of new sales channels for the government’s rice reserves, after numerous African

countries expressed interest in buying on credit.

DFT Director-General Duangporn Rodphaya revealed that her agency has consulted with the

Ministry of Finance on the feasibility of selling the rice reserves on credit. Details of the

discussions have yet to be concluded. In order to minimize risk, the department must thoroughly

examine the details of the scheme, payment methods, and credit ratings of potential buyers.

The DFT will prepare to meet with African buyers and various banks to discuss possible

business matching and transaction methods. The Thai government currently has no policy of

trading rice with another commodity, due to complexities in price calculations

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/department-of-foreign-trade-to-discuss-the-sale-of-rice-with-african-

nations/142911/

BEARISH ON RICE, WHEAT, CORN AND SOYBEAN:

RABOBANK"

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May 23, 2016, 05.39 PM | Source: CNBC-TV18 Bearish on rice, wheat, corn and soyabean:

Rabobank Soyabean has also seen a price hike by 25 percent due to flooding in Argentina and a

dry weather in Brazil. Corn is another crop that can be impacted due to this. The International

Grain Council estimates 2016's world harvest of rice to be at 473 million tonnes. This is the first

decline in output since 2010 due to drought in the three major producers of rice which are India,

Vietnam and Thailand. This has led to a spike in rice prices. Also, soyabean has also seen a

price hike by 25 percent due to flooding in Argentina and a dry weather in Brazil. Corn is

another crop that can be impacted due to this

Stefan Vogel, Global Sector Strategist, Grains & Oilseeds, Rabobank, however, said grain prices

had factored in a lot of such news and is now bearish on rice, wheat, corn and also soyabean.

"The world still has enough to supply," he said. Below is the transcript of CNBC-TV18's

interview with Stefan Vogel, Global Head Of Rabobank. Q: What is your sense coming in on the

international grain council report and how bigger a worry is it at this point? A: We see a couple

of very interesting things happening in the grain market recently and a lot is driven by the South

American weather.

May be the most remarkable over the last 12 weeks is that Soybean prices increasing by about 25

percent and this is really driven by a lot of flooding in Argentina while at the same time we see

heavy dryness in parts of Brazil. So, if you take that we see that the Soybean crop there has

declined substantially and on the other hand also parts of the Brazilian corn crop is at risk. If you

take both of that, it basically means that there is more demand for North American grains that

need to be either processed in the country and produced and exported as commodities or they

have to go directly as grains or oil seeds on the export market and this has clearly lent a lot of

support recently to the global grain markets in Chicago.

Q: Where do you see a bigger concern coming in? Would you say that the Soybean prices have

factored in this issue and what about the rest of the grains? A: Soybean prices as well as corn

prices have factored in a lot. We have seen also a lot of fund investments in these areas which

turned their position from a net short into a net long position. We are slightly bearish on a lot of

these grains right now and feel that there is a bit over done or the markets are bit overdone and

we think that the world still has enough to supply but from a situation where two months ago

everybody thought it is very plentiful, we are now in a situation where a lot of these markets are

balanced or on the oil seed and specially on the Soybean side we are in a situation where, we see

the production to fall quite a bit below the demand side.

Q: So, when it comes to Soybean or corn and rice and wheat where do you see more price rise

coming in for the rest of this season then? A: Corn prices may have already been priced

relatively fair. I think Soybean prices as I mentioned have taken on a lot of these risks and

already priced them a little bit too high. So, as you mentioned we are slight bearish on grains as



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well as on the Soybean side. However looking at India, I think also on the wheat side India is

facing challenges this year and will may be rely on higher imports than some people think in the

market

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/commodities/bearishrice-wheat-cornsoyabean-rabo http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/thai-govt-mulls-compulsory-insurance-on-rice-

crops/142808/bank_6725881.html?utm_source=ref_article

05/23/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Soybeans

High Low

Cash Bids 1074 1008

New Crop 1064 1020

Riceland Foods

Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -

New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -

Futures: SOYBEANS

High Low Last Change

Jul '16 1079.00 1052.00 1058.50 -15.75

Aug '16 1076.75 1051.00 1057.75 -15.75

Sep '16 1062.25 1036.25 1045.50 -14.75



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Nov '16 1051.25 1025.25 1036.25 -13.25

Jan '17 1044.50 1023.50 1033.50 -14.00

Mar '17 1026.00 1008.00 1016.25 -11.25

May '17 1021.00 1005.75 1011.50 -11.25

Jul '17 1016.75 1006.25 1010.75 -10.75

Aug '17

998.00 -10.75

Arkansas Daily Grain Report

FOB Memphis Elevator Crops

Soybean Comment

Soybeans closed sharply lower today as prices continue to weaken. There is growing expectations that

wet weather and premiums could shift additional acreage into soybeans. Adding to today's bearish tone

was the export inspection report which came in at just 2.8 million bushels exported last week. While the

USDA is forecasting record exports next year sales remain only average leaving the market a lot of

ground to make up in the coming months.

Wheat

High Low

Cash Bids 477 433

New Crop 478 453

Futures: WHEAT

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Jul '16 469.00 461.00 462.00 -5.75

Sep '16 479.25 472.25 473.00 -5.75

Dec '16 497.75 490.25 491.00 -5.50

Mar '17 512.75 508.25 508.50 -5.00

May '17 521.00 517.75 517.50 -5.00

Jul '17 525.75 522.50 522.50 -4.75

Sep '17 534.75 534.75 529.25 -4.75

Dec '17 541.25 538.25 539.50 -4.75

Mar '18 551.00 549.00 549.50 -3.50



Wheat Comment

Wheat prices closed lower today as the market remains near contract lows. Bearish fundamentals

combined with improving weather forecasts continue to keep the pressure on wheat prices.

Grain Sorghum

High Low

Cash Bids 360 319

New Crop 330 274








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Corn

High Low

Cash Bids 402 373

New Crop 401 394

Futures: CORN


Jul '16 399.25 391.00 397.75 +3.25

Sep '16 401.25 393.00 399.75 +3.00

Dec '16 404.25 396.00 402.75 +3.00

Mar '17 411.25 403.00 410.00 +3.50

May '17 414.50 407.00 413.25 +3.00

Jul '17 417.75 410.50 416.50 +2.75

Sep '17 410.50 406.50 409.25 +2.50

Dec '17 411.50 405.00 409.50 +1.50

Mar '18 417.75 417.00 416.75 +0.75





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Corn Comment

Corn prices closed higher today as the market was supported by persistent wet weather that could

potentially trigger a shift to more soybean acres. The current soybean corn ratio already favors mor

soybean acres and the expectation is that farmers may start switching acres as it becomes late to plant

corn. While today's export inspections were about where the market expected, sales remain behind the

pace to meet the current USDA forecast. Large gains in corn remain illusive as strong supplies remain a

threat to the market as "rain makes grain".

Cotton

Futures: COTTON


Jul '16 61.83 61.1 61.45 -0.22

Oct '16 62.03 62.03 62.11 0

Dec '16 61.5 60.85 61.34 0.01

Memphis, TN Cotton and Tobacco Programs

Cotton Comment

Cotton futures ended mixed, with nearby July lower. This week's export report showed improvement.

USDA says export sales were 201,100 running bales for 15-16 shipment. That brought export

commitments to a total of 8.492 million bales for the marketing year, which is still 21% below the year

ago total. China continues to auction 30,000 tons a day to local mills. So far, they are liquidating higher-

quality cotton, but the market is looking for indications they are running out of their best reserves and will

begin to auction lower quality cotton, some of which is years old. Planting progress is now running

behind the 5 year average at 46% planted. Arkansas farmers are ahead of their usual pace, though, with



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94% of the crop in the ground, compared with a 5 year average of 84%. December will have resistance at

the recent high of 63.69 cents, while support is at 60.10 cents.

Rice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures: ROUGH RICE


Jul '16 1180.0 1159.0 1161.5 -15.5

Sep '16 1197.0 1180.0 1181.5 -13.5

Nov '16 1213.0 1200.0 1201.0 -12.0

Jan '17 1224.0 1224.0 1219.0 -11.5

Mar '17

1236.5 -11.5

May '17

1256.0 -11.5

Jul '17

1256.0 -11.5

Rice Comment

Rice futures continued lower. Arkansas farmers have now planted 98% of their intended acres. The

question remains, though, will they stop there? The five year average for this date is 89%, so if conditions

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limit the upside potential of the market, however, dry conditions in other rice growing regions of the

world could provide support. July continues to trend higher, but Friday's gap lower gave the charts a

negative appearance. Trendline support is near $11.20.

Cattle

Futures:

Live Cattle: LIVE CATTLE


Jun '16 119.450 118.050 118.150 -2.900

Aug '16 115.425 114.450 114.450 -3.000

Oct '16 115.150 114.100 114.100 -3.000

Dec '16 115.675 114.375 114.375 -3.000

Feb '17 115.025 113.600 113.600 -3.000

Apr '17 114.050 112.400 112.600 -2.800

Jun '17 107.250 105.525 106.000 -2.525

Aug '17 105.000 104.000 104.000 -2.450

Feeders: FEEDER CATTLE


May '16 148.100 146.775 147.000 -1.625

Aug '16 145.475 143.425 143.425 -4.500






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Sep '16 143.600 141.525 141.525 -4.500

Oct '16 141.925 139.575 139.575 -4.500

Nov '16 138.625 136.200 136.200 -4.500

Jan '17 133.500 131.450 131.450 -4.500

Mar '17 130.775 128.975 128.975 -4.000

Apr '17

129.050 -4.000

Arkansas Prices

Ash Flat Livestock Auction

Ola Livestock Auction

Springdale Livestock Auction

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City - Feeder Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report

Cattle Comment

Cattle prices closed sharply lower to limit down in both feeders and live cattle markets today. Last week's

bearish cattle on feed report led today's losses and will likely keep a bearish tone on prices for the near

term. The report was bearish for prices, as placements jumped 7% from a year ago levels, which

compares to an average pre report estimate of a 0.8% decline. Additionally, marketings were less than

expected up just 1%, which was below expectations of 2.4%.

Hogs

Futures: LEAN HOGS


Jun '16 79.850 78.625 79.075 -0.775

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Jul '16 80.200 78.975 79.300 -0.950

Aug '16 79.725 78.550 78.725 -1.025

Oct '16 68.425 67.100 67.300 -1.125

Dec '16 63.875 62.625 62.850 -0.975

Feb '17 66.600 66.000 66.075 -0.900

Apr '17 69.625 69.250 69.400 -0.500

May '17

73.625 -0.500

Jun '17 77.500 77.425 77.500 -0.500

Senator Moran Addresses 81th Annual Delta Council

Meeting

By Ben Mosely

CLEVELAND, MS -- Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) delivered the keynote address at the 81st Annual

Delta Council meeting here on Friday. Moran is chair of the Senate Agricultural Appropriations

Subcommittee and appeared in Mississippi just after his Subcommittee passed their 2016 appropriations

bill. Moran highlighted the work of the Subcommittee to support farmers and issues important to them,

including Cuba. The appropriations bill included $1.5 million to allow USDA's Foreign Agricultural

Service to place staff in Havana, a provision strongly encouraged by USA Rice.

Moran spoke about the importance of the work that USA Rice has done educating Members of Congress

on the opportunities in Cuba, and pledged to continue working to encourage more trade. Moran also

addressed the challenge of getting anything accomplished in Washington these days and the need for rural

America to speak with a louder voice about the benefits American farmers bring to this country.

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Members of Delta 1000 also heard from Nathan Gonzales, editor of The Rothenberg and Gonzales

Political Report on the state of the Presidential and Congressional elections. He predicted that Senate

Republicans may lose their majority in November but that the House will remain Republican, albeit with

a smaller majority. He flatly refused to make a prediction on the Presidential race saying that all

assumptions have been thrown out the window this time around.

The attendance at Delta Council events is always impressive and this year was no exception, especially at

the traditional fried catfish luncheon after the program.

"Knowing the Delta Council is out there, looking after the interests

of growers and researchers in the region, serving as a resource for

me and my organization is absolutely invaluable," said USA Rice

President & CEO Betsy Ward who attended the annual

meeting. "We work closely with Chip Morgan and the Council leadership on a wide range of issues

including telling the positive story of the tremendous contribution the Mississippi rice industry makes to

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conservation and their great record of sustainable agriculture. The whole rice industry, whether they

realize it or not, is indebted to the Council for its diligence."

USA Rice Daily

Rain comes as a blessing for unirrigated pockets at Odisha By Express News Service

Published: 23rd May 2016 06:54 AM

Last Updated: 23rd May 2016 06:54 AM

SAMBALPUR: SATURDAY‟S heavy showers have come as a boon for a section of farmers and bane

for another in Sambalpur and Bargarh districts.On the bright side, the farmers in unirrigated pockets are

rejoicing as it has facilitated first round of ploughing for the ensuing kharif season.

Despite record heat in April, unirrigated pockets in Bargarh district had received some rain in May raising

hopes of early monsoon. While 39 mm rainfall was recorded in Jharbandh block on May 18, Bijepur

block received 16 mm rainfall on May 14. Command areas of Attabira, Barpali and Bheden registered 48

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Farmers have started first round of ploughing and are reportedly gearing up for kharif season after deficit

rainfall last year.

The gloomy factor though is that farmers are worried about the huge quantity of paddy stocked at the

market yards of Regulated Market Committees (RMC) in Bargarh district. In Sambalpur, paddy stalks are

lying in fields waiting to be shifted to hay yards for threshing. On Saturday, Bargarh block received

some rain in the morning and evening leaving farmers in a tizzy as they are worried about their paddy

bags dumped in the open in market yards, where procurement is moving at a snail‟s pace.

Sambalpur Zilla Krushak Surakhya Sangathan vice-president Umesh Mishra said in several areas

harvesting is underway and stalks are lying in the fields. With water likely to accumulate on the fields

after heavy rains, farmers are apprehensive that the water content would lead to germination and

discolouration. The discoloured stalks would bring them less price, he added.

However, there was not much stock in the market yards as procurement process in Sambalpur district has

been smooth, he added.

Thunder squall leaves a trail of destruction

SAMBALPUR: The trail of devastation unleashed by thunder squall and rain was more visible on Sunday

morning. Most of the roads were blocked with uprooted trees and electric poles dotting the landscape. It

appeared like a riot-torn City as roads wore a deserted look with people busy putting their houses in order

after the destruction. While a big chunk of area from Cheruapada to Kunjelpada, Mudipada and Industrial

Estate continued to reel under power cut. A major mopping up operation is underway while ODRAF

team, fire brigade and WESCO officials are working hard to restore normalcy.

In several areas harvesting is underway and stalks are lying in the fields. With water likely to

accumulate on the fields, farmers are apprehensive that the water content would lead to

germination and discolouration

SZKSS vice-president Umesh Mishra

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Rain-comes-as-a-blessing-for-unirrigated-pockets-at-

Odisha/2016/05/23/article3446552.ece

Fragrant rice predominates in exports

According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), fragrant rice was at the lead in export volume in the

first four months this year, accounting for 26.1 percent of the total volume, up 45.1 percent over the same

period last year, thanks to surging demand from Asian and African nations A worker packing rice for

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Jasmine rice transactions rocketed strongly since the end of April till now to swing around US$485 a ton,

higher than $470-475 before. It was followed by medium and high-grade white rice making up 24.5

percent and 21.3 percent respectively.

Meantime, sticky rice export saw a sudden increase of more than 237 percent against the same period last

year. Low-grade rice accounted for only 10.1 percent.

Despite slow consumption still lingering, price has been on up trend because of down inventory and

influences from drought which has affected the output of main export and import nations, VFA said.

By the end of April, Vietnam exported 1.8 million tons of rice worth US$788.7 million under FOB (Free

On Board) term, which was a year on year increase of 20.8 percent in volume and 21.1 percent in value.

By Dang Cong – Translated by Hai Mien

http://www.sggpnews.org.vn/Business/2016/5/118960/

Old School Museum displays rice growing history

Casey Stinnett

The Old School Museum in Dayton, Texas now has an exhibit looking back at the beginnings of

rice farming in the Dayton area. The museum is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Posted: Monday, May 23, 2016 9:26 am

By Casey Stinnett

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The Old School Museum in Dayton, Texas has an exhibit running that traces the development of

rice production in the Dayton area since the turn of the twentieth century.The displays include

copies of many historic photographs showing early Dayton rice farmers at work, including

photographs of Oscar Nelson, Theodore Reidland, John Coffies Lockard, Joe Graves, C. H.

Weston, A. C. Weston, Emil Stoesser, Charles Seaberg and Joe Wiseberber, among others.

Many of the earliest rice farmers around Dayton moved to Texas from Iowa. One of them,

Charles Frederick Seaberg, was originally from Sweden, the exhibit says, born there in 1869 and

immigrated to the United States when he was 20 years old. He came to Stilson in 1904 with his

wife Sophia and daughter Dorothy in response to advertisements for fertile farm land there.

The creation of American Rice Growers Dayton Division in the late 1940s is detailed with a

photograph of a dozen of the division‟s organizers, including their first manager, Audway

Knight, along with George Blair, C. K. Boyt, J. W. Trousdale, W. T. Jamison, Will Graves, J. W.

Anselin, E. F. Peterson, D. A. Reidland and Bill Conner. A Liberty Vindicator report from



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August 1948 says that at that time around 15,000 acres in the Dayton area were planted in rice

and that 40 local farmers had joined the Dayton Division.

A newspaper report from June 1949 described the rice drier then being built in Dayton at a cost

of $150,000 as “modern in every respect.” For its construction, $90,000 was raised locally from

participating farmers and businessmen and the rest borrowed from the Houston Bank for

Cooperatives. The plant had storage space for 35,000 barrels and could dry 500 to 600 barrels of

rice per hour. That 1949 report also said the area then had 18,000 acres planted in rice,

“somewhat larger than last year.”

The Old School Museum, located on West Houston Street in Dayton, is open on Saturdays from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m

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Rice prices set to rise over rest of the year

PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI

THE NATION May 23, 2016 1:00 am

THAI RICE prices are expected to climb steadily over the remainder of the year, mainly because

of the impact of drought on rice production globally and at home.

However, there are still factors that could suppress prices, including the world economy,

financial woes in some countries and uncertainty over the oil price, as it affects the purchasing

power of some nations that import rice.

Duangporn Rodphaya, director-general to the Foreign Trade Department, said rice prices were

expected to increase continuously in the coming months because of these factors, while global

and domestic demand were unchanged.

She said that with the low supply of rice and stable demand, the government would carefully

consider the management of its rice stocks and the release of rice, with about 10 million tonnes

currently in state stockpiles.

With high demand, the government expects Thailand should break its rice export target of nine

million tonnes this year.

The department reported that from January 1 to May 16, Thailand exported 3.9 million tonnes,

up 18 per cent compared to the same period last year, while the value rose 11.8 per cent to



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Bt60.99 billion.

Duangporn said many countries in Africa such as Mozambique had approached the government

to purchase rice on credit.She said that to sell rice ion this manner required the Commerce

Ministry to first speak with the Finance Ministry to ensure the government would be paid.

Any contract would be on a government-to-government basis.Duangporn said the government

may talk to business groups and banks to find the best method for selling rice.But she said the

government did not sell rice via barter or counter trade.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Rice-prices-set-to-rise-over-rest-of-the-year-

30286481.html

Cambodia Fragrant Rice Exports to EU Threatened by Rogue

Traders

By John Le Fevre on May 24, 2016

Cambodia fragrant rice exports to the European Union (EU) are in jeopardy due to cheating by

rogue exporters mixing lower quality grains with the country‟s premium product.

At the recent 9th EU-Cambodia Joint Committee meeting in Phnom Penh Cambodia was again

warned that mixed milled rice will be an obstacle for its rice to be sold on the EU market, putting

at risk about 40 per cent or some 215,000 tons of the 538,000 tons of rice Cambodia exported

last year.

Currently Cambodia enjoys duty- and quota-free trade preferences under the Everything But

Arms (EBA) agreement and last May when the matter of rice mixing was raised by the EU,

Cambodia‟s Ministry of Commerce (MoC) warned growers and exporters that the continuation

of the practice could see this status revoked.

In a letter the ministry said: “Recently, the EU has increased monitoring of rice imports to

investigate the origins of rice imported, with the aim to pause or ban the import of rice without

clear origins.”

The ministry threatened it would stop issuing Certificates of Origin to exporters found to be

using non-Cambodian rice and also said teams of inspectors would launch surprise raids on rice

exporting companies and rice millers to investigate the issue, while Cambodia rice industry

associations blamed the practice on “one or two” rogue companies – the same explanation

offered this year – suggesting that the issue was blown out of proportion.

That the matter has again been raised by the EU indicates that the problem is far from remedied,

perhaps indicating that much like with Thailand and its non-compliance with illegal, unreported

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and unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations, the EU is getting tired of its messages falling on deaf

ears. The matter of mixed rice grains was first raised in 2013 when the EU Trade Commissioner

said as much as 30 per cent of some 196,000 tons of rice exported by Cambodia to EU

members was rice of Vietnam origin mixed with Cambodia rice.

Cambodia Largest Rice Supplier to EU

Photo: John Le Fevre

Exports of Cambodia fragrant rice to the EU face a ban due to rogue traders mixing other grains with the

premium Cambodia product

In the last five years Cambodia‟s rice exports have increased by some 438 per cent with more

than 51 per cent of rice exported in 2014 being Cambodia fragrant rice. In 2015 Cambodia rice

represented 24 per cent of annual EU rice imports making it the largest supplier to the 28 country

block ahead of India, Thailand, and Guyana.

Any sanction by the EU would be a serious setback for the Cambodia rice sector which employs

about 20 per cent of the nation‟s workforce. Last year Cambodia fragrant rice, soon to be marked

under the name „Angkor Malis‟, lost its title of „world‟s best rice‟ to California Calrose rice, after

holding the title for three consecutive years.

It‟s not just the EU concerned over the quality of Cambodia fragrant rice with the EU warning

coming ahead of a visit to Cambodia by a team of inspectors from China‟s General

Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), sent to audit some

79 rice milling and warehousing members of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) involved in

the shipment of 100,000 tons of rice to China this year.

Cambodian fragrant rice exports are also expected to be hit hard once the EU-Vietnam free trade

agreement comes into effect with Vietnam able to export 76,000 tonnes of rice per year to the

EU free of import duties.

In 2015 bilateral trade between Cambodia and the EU reached more than €4 billion (about

US$4.488 billion), with agricultural products accounting for about 4.4 per cent, or about €181

million ( $203 million), of the total.

However, while EU foreign direct investment (FDI) into Asean accounts for about 25 per cent of

the total only about five per cent finds its way into Cambodia. Between January and October

2015 total EU FDI into Cambodia was about $76 million, a drop of 11.63 per cent over the $86

million invested during the same period in 2014

http://aecnewstoday.com/2016/cambodia-fragrant-rice-exports-eu-threatened-rogue-traders/

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2 seized boats of smuggled rice handed over to customs

Published on May 23, 2016 by pmnews

Courtesy: Dailypost

The Eastern Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said the Nigerian Navy had assisted in

intercepting two boats laden with smuggled rice in Calabar, Cross River.

The Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Command of the NCS, Mr Julius Uzowuru, disclosed

this in a statement on Monday.

He said that the synergy and inter-agency collaboration between the Eastern Marine Command

of the NCS and the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigeria Navy had yielded result.

“The seizure of rice, which was made recently on the high sea by the captain of a Naval Ship,

Navy Commander A. O. Ojebode of the Eastern Naval Command between Cameroon and

Nigerian border, was carefully concealed in two boats conveying 30 passengers among who were

eight Cameroonians and 13 Nigerians.

“Meanwhile, the seizure has since been handed over to the Nigeria Customs Service in Calabar,

while the passengers of the boats have been handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service for

further investigation,‟‟ the statement said.

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The Customs Area Controller of Eastern Marine Command, Comptroller Usman Bello, had

solicited that the Navy should assist the NCS in effecting seizures of contraband goods on the

high seas.

Bello said this during the 2016 Obangame Exercise organised in Calabar by the Nigerian Navy

which comprised other law enforcement agencies and the media.

Expressing his delight at the seizure, Bello thanked the Nigerian Navy for a successful synergy

and co-operation so far.

He decried the inability of his command to patrol the high seas due to lack of sea-going vessel at

the moment.

The controller appealed for continued assistance from the Navy in the collaboration exercise and

reiterated the need to reduce smuggling to the barest minimum especially on the high seas within

the Eastern marine Command.

Bello also expressed gratitude to the outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) the Eastern

Naval Command, Calabar, Rear Admiral Atiku Abdulkadir for the sustained co-operation and

synergy between the Navy and Customs.

He wished him well in his new assignment.

The controller also welcomed the new FOC and urged him to sustain the co-operation and

collaboration gesture of his predecessor and wished him a successful tenure in office.

In the same vein, the Comptroller General of Customs, Retired Col. Hameed Ali expressed his

profound gratitude to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, for the operational

commitment and inter-agency co-operation exhibited by his officers in the arrest of the two boats

laden with rice

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2016/05/23/2-seized-boats-of-smuggled-rice-handed-over-to-customs/

Drought expected to drive up domestic rice prices later in year

PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI

THE NATION May 24, 2016 1:00 am

THE PRICE of rice in the domestic market is expected to increase by about 5-10 per cent late in

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Somkiat Makcayathorn, honorary president of the Thai Rice Packers Association and managing

director of Patum Rice Mill and Granary, said rice packers were facing higher costs due to higher

prices of paddy rice in the dry season.

The price of packed rice has increased by about Bt5-7.50 per 5-kilogram pack since the

beginning of this year, but is still under the government's official ceiling, he said. However, the

supply of rice continues to drop, the price could increase in the third or fourth quarter of the year,

Somkiat said. However, rice packers will not immediately increase retail prices as there are still

enough stocks to last until September.

He said rice packers had also faced higher costs after modern traders began charging them 10-35

per cent higher entrance fees to sell their products in the supermarkets. Somkiat said rice packers

would ask the Commerce Ministry to call for a meeting between rice packers and modern traders

to make the entrance fees more fair.According to the association, the price of white paddy rice

has increased from Bt7,500-Bt8,000 per tonne early this year to Bt9,000-Bt9,500 per tonne at

present, while the cost of packed rice was up from Bt12,000-Bt12,500 per tonne to Bt14,000-

Bt14,500 per tonne.

Exports to Africa

Somkiat said that although the government had recently opened bidding for rice in its stockpiles,

it should not affect the domestic market as this rice would be shipped to African countries.

Manta Kitprasert, president of the Thai Rice Mills Association, said the drought would force rice

prices higher in the near future.

"Rice farmers may not benefit much from the higher price as they have faced losses from the

previous harvest season due to the shortage of water. Rice millers have also faced problems

about liquidity as they could not find rice for milling and doing businesses," he said.

Meanwhile, despite the higher cost of palm fruit, the Internal Trade Department will not allow an

increase in the retail price of cooking palm oil, which is limited at Bt42 per litre bottle.

Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa, director-general of the department, said palm-oil refineries had buffer

stocks amounting to about 240,000 tonnes, so a price increase was not warranted.

She said enterprises should be able to shoulder higher costs of production as more palm fruit

would enter the market in two months and that would lower its price.Currently, palm fruit is

traded at Bt5-5.5 per kilogram.

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Iloilo towns to pilot rice initiatives

May 23, 2016 10:21 pm by Lydia C. Pendon

ILOILO CITY: Five rice-producing municipalities in the province of Iloilo were selected as

project sites of the Better Rice Initiatives Asia – Fostering Agriculture and Rice Marketing by

improved Education and Rural advisory Services (BRIA FARMERS).The Department of

Agriculture (DA) regional office here said the program aims to support small-holder rice farmers

in increasing their income by optimizing their production techniques, marketing access and the

strengthening of the whole rice value chain.Covered are the towns of Leganes, Mina, Oton,

Pototan, Santa Barbara and Zarraga in the province of Iloilo, while other project sites are in the

provinces of Aurora and Southern Leyte.

Southern Leyte is now implementing its second component in providing “Better Market

Linkages.”The program is funded by the Germany‟s Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and implemented with DA‟s Agricultural Training Institute; the

Philippine Rice Research Institute; the International Rice Research Institute; and private partners

involving the municipal agricultural officers, farmer association leaders, and millers and traders.

http://www.manilatimes.net/iloilo-towns-to-pilot-rice-initiatives/263755/

APEDA AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1478

International Benchmark Price

Price on: 18-05-2016

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

Rice

1 India 5% broken 385

2 India parboiled 5% broken stxd 375

3 India 100% broken stxd 305

Wheat

1 CZCE Wheat Futures (USD/t) 385

2 GFO, HRW, DAT Ontario (USD/t) 157

3 NYSE Liffe Milling Wheat Futures (USD/t) 186

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1 CZCE White Sugar Futures (USD/t) 833

2 Kenya Mumias white sugar, EXW (USD/t) 691

3 Pakistani refined sugar, EXW Akbari Mandi (USD/t) 583

Source: oryza, agra-net For more info

Market Watch

Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 21-05-2016

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Jowar(Sorghum)

1 Vankaner (Gujarat) Other 2055 2785

2 Vaduj (Maharashtra) Other 2200 2300

3 Theni (Tamil Nadu) Other 1440 1500

Maize

1 Haveri (Karnataka) Local 1400 1450

2 Deoli (Rajasthan) Other 1440 1691

3 Kasganj (Uttar Pradesh) Local 1600 1630

Mango

1 Pattambi (Kerala) Other 1500 2000

2 Dasuya (Punjab) Other 2500 3000

3 Kasinagar (Orissa) Other 2500 3000

Brinjal

1 Chala (Kerala) Other 2300 2358

2 Bargarh (Orissa) Other 1500 1600

3 Sainthia (West Bengal) Other 1430 1520

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Source:agmarknet.nic.in For more info

Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 21-05-2016

Product Market Center Price

1 Ahmedabad 405

2 Hyderabad 400

3 Namakkal 405

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 16-05-2016

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

Potatoes Package: 50 lb cartons

1 Atlanta Colorado Russet 17 18.50

2 Chicago Idaho Russet 15 17

2 Detroit Wisconsin Russet 18 18.50

Cucumbers Package: cartons film wrapped

1 Atlanta Canada Long Seedless 13.50 15

2 Detroit Mexico Long Seedless 19 20

3 Miami Mexico Long Seedless 10 11

Apples Package: cartons tray pack

1 Atlanta Virginia Red Delicious 25.50 26

2 Chicago Michigan Red Delicious 18.50 18.50

3 Detroit Michigan Red Delicious 20 21

Source:USDA

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