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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 Minha

Editorial Associates

Admiral (R) Hamid Kh

Javed Islam Agha

Ch.Hamid Malhi

Dr.Akhtar Hussain

Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Sidd

Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UA

Islam Akhtar Khan

Editorial Advisory Board

Dr.Malik Mohammad

HashimAssistant Professor, Goma

University DIK

Dr.Hasina GulAssistant Director, Agriculture KP

Dr.Hidayat UllahAssistant Professor, Unive

of Swabi

Dr.Abdul BasirAssistant Professor, Unive

of Swabi

Zahid MehmoodPSO,NIFA Peshawar

Falak Naz ShahHead Food Science &

Technology ART, Peshawar

Today Rice News Headlines...

Indonesia to import rice from Pakistan

EIA to Test Food Procured by Southern Naval Command After toor, rice prices too shoot up

Govt mulls rice imports from India

Poor offtake from Iran, Nigeria to dent India‘s rice exports

Local rice farmers and millers threaten to quit production

Rice stock sufficient until grand harvest: Minister

Nigeria: China to Build Rice Mill Factory in A/Ibom

Thailand plans 2m more tonnes of Government-to-Government ricesales

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

Rice bird repellent AV-1011 granted conditional registration

Rice is Still Nice According to Updated DGA Packed house in Acadia Parish

Supreme Court says Jack Charles was wrong in importing rice: therice fight continues

APEDA Commodity News

News Detail...

Indonesia to import rice from Pakistan

The Indonesian government is sounding out the possibility ofimporting rice from Pakistan amid low rice stocks following a

prolonged dry season.―We are negotiating imports with Pakistan

and other countries,‖ said Indonesian Trade Minister Thomas

Lembong in Jakarta, The Jakarta Post reported on

Wednesday.The Indonesian government, Thomas said, was

preparing a government-to-government Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) on rice imports with the Pakistani

government.The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) was studying

the technical details of Pakistan‘s rice stocks, he added.


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Earlier, Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution said that because of last year‘s

prolonged El Niño, the rice planting season had been put back from October to November. As a

result, harvest time in several areas across Indonesia suffered delays, leading to depleted rice

stocks in the first quarter of 2016.―We have calculated that we still have only 1.35 million tonnes

of rice in March. Normally, we have 1.5 million tons. To fulfill the shortage of rice, we‘re

looking at signing MoUs with Myanmar and Pakistan,‖ Darmin said during a press

conference.He further explained that the agreements were a precautionary measure to anticipate

reduced rice stocks, which could in turn lead to surging prices of basic commodities.―The

estimated domestic production of rice at the end of March this year will be 1.35 million tonnes.

From the end of March to April, our rice production will improve as the effects of El Niño

gradually lessen,‖ he said.

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/01/06/business/indonesia-to-import-rice-from-pakistan/


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EIA to Test Food Procured by Southern Naval Command By Express News Service

Published: 07th January 2016 06:00 AM

Last Updated: 07th January 2016 06:00 AM

S K Saxena, Director (Insp and QC) Export Inspection Agency (EIA), Kochi, and CommanderKamalender Sharma, Base Victualling Officer, Naval Base, exchanging the Memorandum ofUnderstanding for Laboratory testing of Provisions at EIA in Kochi on Wednesday | K Rajesh Kumar

KOCHI: Henceforth the food and other products procured by Southern Naval Command will be

tested by Export Inspection Agency (EIA), Kochi under the Union Ministry of Commerce and

Industry. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Laboratory testing of Provisions was

exchanged between S K Saxena, Director (Insp and QC) Export Inspection Agency (EIA), Kochi

and Commander Kamalender Sharma, Base Victualling Officer, Naval Base at a function held

here on Wednesday.

Calling the agreement as ‗historic‘, S K Saxena said that EIA will ensure that the food products

the Naval Base get is of national standard. The Navy has been sending samples to Laboratories

in Mumbai and Chennai for quality checking. But the entire exercise used to take many weeks to

get the final result. With the new arrangement the Naval Base hopes to get the test results in less

than a week.The Export Inspection Council of India (EIC) was set up in 1963 as an apex body to provide for sound development of export trade through quality control and pre-shipment

inspection.

The EIC is assisted in its functions by the Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs) located

in Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai having a network of 37 sub-offices and


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laboratories to back up the pre-shipment inspection and certification activity. ―Since 2009 we

were on the lookout of testing laboratories to check the quality of our food items. Our aim was to

make sure that the food is safe to eat. Earlier we used to send samples to many locations in the

country. But all our search has finally been zeroed in on EIA Kochi. We have 70 dependent units

in the country and our annual procurement comes to around Rs 50-60 crore. With the new

association we hope to get test results soon and will be of mutual benefit,‖ said Commander

Kamalender Sharma, Base Victualling Officer, Naval Base.

Saxena said that the facility is exploring ways to associate with more institutions in the country.

―Our mandate is to make sure quality control of products, especially food products. This is our

first association with Armed Forces to provide testing services. The country imports products

worth $410 billion and exports $310 billion. The country imports $45 billion worth food

products and exports $32 billion. Seafood, Buffalo Meat and Basmati Rice are the major

contributors in the export basket. The government now plans to increase exports hence quality

control is very important,‖ said Saxena. Jayapalan G, Deputy Director In-charge, EIA-Kochi

and Lt Deepak Poonia, Naval Base, Kochi were also present.

The Indian Express

After toor, rice prices too shoot up

KUMAR BURADIKATTI

Recently harvested Sona Masuri paddy atr Raichur APMC yard. Photo: Santosh Sagar

Paddy growers, who suffered heavy losses in the last two years, have a reason to smile this year

It was the price of toor dal that was making every meal pricey till recently. Now it is the turn ofrice. Over the last 15 days, the price of raw Sona Masuri rice has gone up from Rs. 42 a kg to Rs.50 and there is a similar escalation in the prices of all varieties. Worse, there is every sign of itgoing further up.

While consumers are a worried lot, paddy growers of Karnataka — who had suffered heavylosses in the last two years owing to crop destruction caused by floods and other climaticfluctuations — have a reason to smile this year.

The prices of all varieties of paddy are up. The price of Sona Masuri variety paddy has increasedfrom around Rs. 1,500 a quintal in the last two years to around Rs. 2,300 a quintal this year. Lastyear and the year before, farmers took their harvested crop to nearby agricultural producemarketing committee (APMC) markets and desperately waited for days to get a better price, butin vain. This year, even while harvesting of monsoon paddy is on, traders are rushing to farmers‘fields to purchase the crop offering better price.


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Hoarding of produce

However, the harvested crop is not changing hands in a big way as both farmers and traders aremaking efforts to stock it, expecting even better price, considering possible decline in productionin the second paddy crop because of drought. Owing to various reasons, the production of kharif paddy has declined by around 20 per cent in the Tungabhadra command area that commands paddy production in the State with over 10 lakh acres in Ballari, Koppal and Raichur districts.The total area under paddy cultivation in the kharif season in the State is 25 lakh acres.

―There is not enough water in reservoirs due to drought. The Irrigation Department has declaredthat it would not release available water from dams for the second time for paddy cultivation thisyear. Knowing this, farmers are stocking the harvested crop expecting better price,‖ ShashidharHaravi, a farmer from Manvi taluk told The Hindu.

Small farmers

He added that the rise in paddy prices would not benefit small farmers as they cannot stock theircrop for a longer period. ―Only rich farmers who have godown of their own can stock harvested paddy for a longer period. The small farmers who don‘t have access to such facilities or thosewho are in need of money for meeting urgent commitments, including repaying loans, would sell


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the crop to traders who would, in turn, stock it and reap the rich profits by selling it for a better price,‖ he said.

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Dinesh Gundu Rao, Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs: Wecannot control the rice price as it all depends upon demand and supply. On Friday, we gotclearance from the Election Commission for opening paddy procurement centres. We will openthem within a day or two and start procuring paddy at Rs. 1,510 a quintal. Since the rates in theopen market are high, we may not get enough paddy from these centres. However, we will purchase paddy from Punjab, Odisha, U.P. and other States to manage PDS system in Karnataka.

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TN, AP floods have an impact

Recent floods in the districts along the east coast, particularly in Tamil Nadu and AndhraPradesh, have also had an adverse impact on the paddy market. Since standing paddy crop onvast tracts of land in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has been destroyed, traders from thoseStates are looking at Karnataka paddy purchase, causing greater demand for the crop andresultant rise in the price.

―Around 60 per cent of the paddy crop in coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has beendestroyed. In other parts such as Telangana and Karnataka, drought hit the paddy production.The widening gap between demand and supply is causing the price rice,‖ Maram Tippanna, arice miller from Raichur, toldThe Hindu.

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Prices at your store

The rise in paddy prices has already resulted in the rice prices going up. The price of raw SonaMasuri rice has gone up from Rs. 42 a kg to Rs. 50 now, steam rice price has gone up from Rs.32 a kg to Rs. 40, and idli rice price has gone up from Rs. 24 a kg to Rs. 32, within the last 15days.

Fine quality rice was sold at Rs. 6,000 a quintal in Shivamogga market on Thursday. Consideringthe decline in paddy production and destroyed standing crop due to natural calamities, the rice

prices are expected to rise further.

However, N.R. Vishwaradhya, executive president, Karnataka State Rice Millers‘ Association,said there would be ―no crisis situation‖. He said the prices may go out of control because theState imports rice from Punjab, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and other paddy-growing areas.

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Total area of paddy cultivation

Irrigated: 6.96 lakh hectares

Rain-fed: 3.61 lakh hectares

Total: 10.57 lakh hectares

Escalation in paddy prices from last year to this (per quintal)

Sona Masuri: Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 2,300

Sanna Bhatta: Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 1,820

Paddy 1001: Rs. 1,400 to Rs. 1,800

IR 64: Rs. 1,200 to Rs. 1,520

Rice price (per kg)

Fine rice: Rs. 60

Medium rice: Rs. 60

Sona Masuri: Rs. 50

Steam rice: Rs. 40

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/after-toor-rice-prices-too-shoot-up/article8005396.ece

Govt mulls rice imports from India

Khoirul Amin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Business | Thu, January 07 2016, 5:32 PM

Business News

The government is considering importing rice from India, the world‘s second-largest rice

producer, in anticipation of insufficient supply in the near future.Trade Minister ThomasLembong said on Wednesday his ministry was seeking to diversify import sources for rice, the

country‘s main staple food.―We also encourage the signing of a memorandum of understanding

[MOU] with India, because India has become the largest rice exporter in recent years,‖ he

said.India‘s rice exports had reached a value of US$3 billion to $4 billion per year, he added.


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According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), India exported around 10

million tons of rice both in 2013 and 2014, displacing Thailand as the world‘s largest exporter.

Thailand is, however, forecast to reclaim its top spot this year. The data has also reveals that

India has become the second-largest rice grower, after China.

The Trade Minister recently signed an MOU with Pakistan to secure rice imports from the South

Asian country after previously failing to secure commitments for more imports from Vietnam

and Thailand, because the Philippines had already bought the commodity from the two

countries.In the fourth quarter of last year, the government was a little too late in securing

additional rice imports to stabilize domestic prices amid insufficient domestic supply, giving

enough time for the Philippines — which also experienced a lack of supply —to secure

commitments from Vietnam and Thailand.

Indonesia had planned to import a total of 1.5 million tons of rice from Thailand and Vietnam

last year, but only 1 million tons were realized.On the other hand, the Philippines, which used to

import around 500,000 to 700,000 tons of rice a year, imported an unusually large volume of 1.5

million tons from the two Southeast Asian rice exporters last year.Thomas said previously thatwhile imports from Pakistan had not been realized yet, the Pakistani government had explained

that it could supply around 500,000 tons of rice to Indonesia.

―The State Logistics Agency [Bulog] is studying detailed Pakistani rice supply,‖ he

said.Meanwhile, Bulog procurement director Wahyu said Bulog‘s rice stocks stood at 1.38

million tons as of Wednesday, and he estimated that the country would not need to import in the

next four months. ―There hasn‘t been any order for additional imports from Pakistan so far,‖ he

added.Separately, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said he was upbeat that rice production

would increase, as his ministry had been taking precautionary measures for possible La Niñaweather phenomenon this year. La Niña, widely seen as El Niño‘s opposite, typically brings

more rainfall, threatening crops with flooding.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/01/07/govt-mulls-rice-imports-india.html#sthash.FLhqKWQW.dpuf

Poor offtake from Iran, Nigeria to dent India’s rice exports

VISHWANATH KULKARNI

Grain loses aroma on lower prices offered by competing countries in global market

BENGALURU, DECEMBER 06:

India‘s rice exports for the current financial year are headed for a decline, both in value andvolume terms, over the previous year on reduced purchases by large buyers, such as Iran and Nigeria, and drop in realisations.test export trends suggest that total rice shipments – basmati and

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non-basmati – have declined 7.3 per cent in volumes and 18 per cent in value terms for the April- November period over the corresponding period last year.

While basmati shipments were up 23 per cent in volume terms, realisations were down 13 percent in rupee terms and 18.5 per cent in dollar terms, on account of decline in grain prices.Non-

basmati rice shipments dropped by a fifth in volume terms and by a fourth in rupee terms. Thiswas largely on account of stoppage of imports of parboiled rice by Nigeria due to the foreignexchange issue in the African nation.

Exports drop

―Going by the current trend, our exports may see a decline. We may end up shipping 10.5 -11million tonnes (mt) of rice, both basmati and non- basmati put together this year,‖ said RajenSundaresan, Executive Director, All India Rice Exporters Association. India had exported a totalof 11.92 mt rice in 2014-15.Basmati shipments to Iran, the largest buyer of the Indian aromaticrice variety in recent years, have dropped 25 per cent to 3.9 lakh tonnes during the April-October

period of the current financial year against 5.18 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period lastyear.Iran, which had stopped issuing fresh import permits for basmati in November 2014, beganissuing new permits from December 2015, Sundaresan said.

As a result, basmati shipments were likely to pick up in the coming months. However, thequantum of permits issued by Iran so far could not be ascertained.―Our basmati shipments, involume terms, may increase by about 10 per cent this year, while in value terms there could be adecline of 20-25 per cent on lower realisations,‖ said AK Gupta, Director, Basmati ExportDevelopment Foundation.

Competing countries

Non-basmati rice exporters, who rely mainly on the African markets, are not optimistic about theoutlook for exports in the absence of demand from Nigeria and the firming trend in domestic prices. ―The market is not very buoyant because of low prices in countries, such as Pakistan andVietnam,‖ said BV Krishna Rao, Managing Director of Pattabhi Agro Foods Pvt Ltd, a large riceexporter in Kakinada.Rao said Indian rice is not competitive in the global market compared torice from Thailand and Pakistan. The Centre should provide some incentive to rice exporters tohelp maintain their market share, he added. Rao expects the overall non-basmati shipments to bein the region of around five million tonnes this year.Tejinder Narang, a grains trade analyst, said


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a depreciating Thailand currency (baht) will pose a challenge to Indian exporters, who arealready battling a firming trend in domestic rice prices. ―Lack of demand from Nigeria is boundto impact Indian exports,‖ he added.

(This article was published on January 6, 2016)

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/poor-offtake-from-iran-nigeria-to-dent-

indias-rice-exports/article8073384.ece

Local rice farmers and millers threaten to quit production Jan 7 2016 - 11:57pm

Funsho Balogun

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,

Audu Ogbeh has identified rice importation as the baneof the agricultural development policies that have been

embarked upon to encourage local production of the

grain for domestic consumption and exportation. At an

interactive session with the House of Representatives

members in Abuja yesterday, Ogbeh lamented the

situation in which local rice growers and millers have

found themselves.The grouse of the rice farmers and

millers is premised on Federal Government‘s failure to

at least control the rate of importation to allow the lofty

programmes embarked upon towards domestic rice production to succeed. According to Ogbeh, many of

these local rice farmers and millers, who have since

upped their production levels as their hopes were raised by government‘s promise to ensure that

all that they produce and mill will be easily marketable in the Nigerian market, are now

convinced that government was only playing to the gallery by vowing to encourage local

production to discourage massive importation of the commodity.

Audu Ogbeh:

―Rice farmers and millers are very frustrated since they cannot market their products because ofmassive importation. We asked these farmers to grow grains in the sun and rain, only for them to

mill it in facilities that the government assisted in making available, and eventually discover that

they are stuck with their product, ‖ the Agriculture Minister said. He further revealed that many

of the farmers whom he had interacted with, are on the verge of calling it a day and moving on to

other avenues to make a living. ‗‘Many of these farmers and millers involved in rice production

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are already threatening to forget about this venture and facing their destiny in other ventures,‖

Ogbeh disclosed.

The Minister of Agriculture emphasized that Nigerian farmers did not need experts from abroad

to tell them what to do. He noted that government support towards creating a market

environment that will encourage domestic production and supporting the farmers in other ways is

key in discouraging exportation.

Nasir Ahmed, a member of the

House of Representatives

pointed out at the interactive

session that it is only in the

agricultural sector that every

state in the country has its own

potential. He also emphasizedthat food security is a bigger

threat than the insecurity being

faced in the north east. ‗‘We

must have a chunk of the budget

going to agriculture for the next

5-10 years, and we will witness changes if this happens,‖ Ahmed said.

http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/01/local-rice-farmers-and-millers-threaten-to-quit-production/

Rice stock sufficient until grand harvest: Minister Kamis, 7 Januari 2016 12:57 WIB | 743 Views

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The national rice stock remains sufficient until the grand harvest in

March this year at numerous regions in Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi, according to Agriculture

Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman."Our national rice stock is adequate. We have 1.2 million tons of

rice in the warehouses of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), which is ready to be distributed to

every region," the minister remarked after overseeing the market operations at the Cipinang main

rice market on Wednesday.Amran noted that the rice stock will be distributed to every region in

Indonesia, especially in the areas that need rice supply through market operations."We willdistribute it to all regions across the country, especially in the areas that require the supply of

rice," the agriculture minister reiterated.

Amran has forecast that 1.2 million tons of rice stock will be adequate to meet the nations rice

needs until the grand harvest in March."God willing, the national stock will be sufficient, without

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including the imported rice since we will also harvest one million hectares of rice fields in

March. This means we will harvest six million tons of rice," he remarked.

Speaking in reference to the market operations at the Cipinang market to last until the harvest

period, the minister noted that the Agriculture Ministry and Bulog will distribute 150 thousand

tons of rice for the month of January.The agriculture minister also affirmed that the marketoperations aim to maintain the rice price within the required range or at Rp8,300 per kilogram

(kg) in the market.Amran added that the rice distributed by Bulog is of medium and premium

grade. "We distribute medium to premium grade rice, with the price ranging between Rp7,500

and Rp8,300 per kg in the market to the end users," added Amran.(*

http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/102377/rice-stock-sufficient-until-grand-harvest-minister

Nigeria: China to Build Rice Mill Factory in A/Ibom

By Patrick Odey

Uyo — Chinese investors have indicated interest to establish an integrated state-of-the-art rice

mill in Akwa Ibom as a means of boosting rice production.The Chairman of Heilongjiang

Hegang Sanjiang Plain Rice Group, Heilongjiang, China, Mr. Wang Jingxin stated this when the

delegation paid a courtesy visit on the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural resources,

Dr. Nathan Matthew Ekaette in his office in Uyo.Mr. Jingxin, accompanied by the Consular-

General of Nigerian Embassy in China, Ambassador Ali Ocheni, the Trade Commissioner in the

Embassy, Mr. A. Agboluaje hinted of plans to set up a rice research institute in the state to boost

rice production.In his remark, commissioner of agriculture Ekaette assured the team of

government preparedness to support them through the provision of enabling environment.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201601070336.html

Thailand plans 2m more tonnes of Government-to-

Government rice salesBY LARRY BANKS

BANGKOK: — According to a report in the Bangkok Post, the Thai government plans to

sell more than 2 million tonnes of rice this year on a government-to-government (G-to-G)

basis.But the country admits attempts to sell rice to Iran may hit problems because of escalating

political conflicts in the Middle East. Chutima Bunapraphasara, Commerce Ministry permanentsecretary, said the government has a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China for a

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The Commerce Minister

Apiradi Tantraporn said on

December 3rd that the

government was expecting to

sign a deal to sell an additional

1 million tonnes to China. The

announcement came after the

ministry signed a deal to sell a

million tonnes of rice to the

China National Cereals, Oils

and Foodstuffs Corporation, a

state-owned conglomerate. The

deal was part of a 2 million lotfor which Thailand and China

signed an MoU in December 2014.The rice delivery includes 100,000 tonnes a month starting

early this year.

Full story: http://ethailand.com/business-news/thailand-plans-2m-tonnes-of-g2g-rice-sales/1211/

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/thailand-plans-2m-more-tonnes-of-government-to-government-rice-

sales/127205/

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity ReportRice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures: High Low Last Change

Jan '16 1153.0 1151.0 1138.5 -19.0


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Mar '16 1182.5 1156.5 1162.0 -21.0

May '16 1204.0 1187.5 1190.5 -20.5

Jul '16 1233.5 1232.5 1217.5 -20.0

Sep '16 1200.0 -20.0

Nov '16 1218.0 -20.0

Jan '17 1218.0 -20.0

Rice Comment

Rice futures ended lower across the board today. Support is at the recent lows just above $11 for March.

There is a chart gap between $12.31 and $12.41 that could be an upside target for bulls. The market is

finding support from tightening world stocks and concerns about the current El Nino weather patternimpacting production.

http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/

Rice bird repellent AV-1011 granted conditional registration Jan 7, 2016 Jarrod Hardke, Arkansas Rice Extension Agronomist | Delta Farm Press

AV-1011 Bird Repellent for rice

seed has been granted a

―conditional‖ registration by the

Environmental Protection Agency

until Jan. 5, 2018.A conditional

registration under section 3(c)(7)

of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

(FIFRA) allows for the product to

be used while the manufacturer,

Arkion Life Sciences, completes a final data requirement. Once this requirement is fulfilled, a permanent label could be issued by the EPA.AV-1011 has shown to be effective at preventing

bird depredation of rice seed. Rice seed treated with AV-1011 is approved for use in drill, water,

and broadcast systems.The use-rate for AV-1011 is 18.3 fluid ounces per 100 pounds of seed.

With that rate structure, cost of the product on a per acre basis depends on seeding rate (the

higher the seeding rate, the higher the cost).


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The approved label, material safety data sheet, and suggested grower retail pricing can be found here:

Situations where this product could have the greatest benefit for rice growers include:

• Very early or very late planted rice fields.

• Isolated rice fields.

• Rice fields that are water -seeded.

• Rice fields that are broadcast-seeded.

Field re-entry periods and other restrictions apply to the use of this product. Always read and follow

label directions.

Please contact your local seed dealer for more information about having your seed treated with this

product.

Blackbirds can swarm onto a rice field and destroy it, causing a farmer to have to replant or abandon the

field. (Photo by Johnny Saichuk, LSU AgCenter)

http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/rice-bird-repellent-av-1011-granted-conditional-registration

Rice is Still Nice According to Updated DGA

By Katie Maher

WASHINGTON, DC -- This

morning the latest version of the

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

(DGA) was released and rice

remains high on the list of

recommended foods for its fiber

and iron content, and the fact that

rice is the perfect base for all of

the fruits, vegetables, and other

foods linked to a healthy

diet.Byron Holmes, an Arkansas

rice farmer and chairman of the

USA Rice Nutrition

Subcommittee, said, "We're pleased with the DGA's recommendation for the average healthy

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American adult to consume six one-ounce servings of grain foods daily, with half of those

servings coming from whole grains. This guidance is consistent with recommendations from

major leading health organizations and puts rice squarely on Americans' plates."

During the review process, USA Rice and members of the U.S. Grain Chain, a grains industry

coalition from farm to table, submitted a letter to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee(DGAC) strongly urging the continuance of the whole grain recommendation. The Grain Chain

also advocated for continued recognition of the valuable role of enriched grains in a healthy diet,

a key component of which is fortification of white rice with folic acid.

Holmes added, "USA Rice takes an active role in the development of the DGA by nominating

experts to serve on the panel, submitting positive research findings about the nutrition benefits of

rice, and by testifying at public meetings. The rice industry's advocacy has resulted in the

positive positioning of rice over the past ten years."The DGA, which serves as our national

nutrition policy, is updated every five years and helps determine criteria for school lunches for

millions of school children, and serves as the basis of pu

Packed house in Acadia Parish

Acadia Parish Rice Growers Gather at LSU

By Michael Klein

CROWLEY, LA -- More than 100 growers gathered

here today to hear a review of the 2015 growing year

and projections and recommendations for 2016 from

a series of LSU speakers.Following business

meetings, Dr. Steve Linscombe thanked growers for

their support through the check off program and then

shared results from the many test plots he

administers. While LSU's 2016 guide is not ready for

distribution yet, Dr. Linscombe shared the six long

grain, two medium grain, and two specialty rice

recommendations he is making for the coming year

including six Clearfield varieties.

He also reported on two new Clearfield varieties being developed, CL 153 and CL 272, that are

showing promising ratoon possibilities.Dr. Dustin Harrell offered an overview of 2015 including

statistics showing main crop production down, but ratoon production likely the highest on

record.Growers then heard presentations on weed and disease control and market updates from

Dr. Eric Webster, Dr. Don Groth, and Dr. Mike Salassiblic health campaigns across the country.


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Supreme Court says Jack Charles was wrong in importing

rice: the rice fight continues

Written by Administrator

Thursday, 07 January 2016 00:00

The 75 tonnes of Guyanese Rice that importer Jack Charles brought

into Belize is at risk of being disposed of by the Customs Department.

The only thing stopping this Government agency from doing that is an

interim injunction which was granted by the Supreme Court to restrain

them until further notice.After waiting for 2 weeks, since Christmas

Eve, Charles and his attorneys were finally given their day in court

before Justice Sonya Young. They were trying to convince her to

grant them permission to bring a case for Judicial Review against the

Customs Department, and the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA). They continued to

assert that these government bodies overstepped their mandate given to them by the importation

laws when they detained his cargo. He and his advisors say that he had a reasonable expectation

to be given an importation permit to bring in the Guyanese rice for sale in the Belizean market,

but BAHA and Customs did not take the options granted to them under the law to refuse him this

permit.

Charles‘ position is that the Government was only allowed to detain his imported rice for

agricultural and health reasons provided for in the law, but they refused to grant him his import

permit on a policy decision that the Ministry of Agriculture took. As readers will remember,

Charles says that he can import premium Grade A rice and sell it on shelves for 69 cents a

pound, which is 21 Cents below the controlled price for the Grade C Rice produced by the local

rice producers in Belize. The Government has taken the policy that at this time, it must prevent

the Guyanese rice from being sold in Belize because it could destroy the local rice industry, and

drive Belizean rice producers out of business.

The learned reasoning at this time is that even if the rice was allowed to be sold in Belize,

because it is highly subsidized by the Guyanese Government, it would enjoy an unfair market

advantage over the rice producers who‘s production is not subsidized by the Belize Government.

Another difficulty is that Guyana is a More Developed Country (MDC), and under CARICOM

trading standards, an MDC cannot threaten the industry of a Lesser Developed Country (LDC),

which is the current classification of Belize. So, that‘s the difference of opinion that would have

been tested before Justice Sonya Young.


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On Monday, January 4, however, after Charles‘ attorney, Leeroy Banner and the Government‘s

Deputy Solicitor General, Nigel Hawke, were heard, Justice Young refused to grant leave for

Charles to bring a case for Judicial Review. He was stopped dead in his tracks at the very first

step of this legal battle. The arguments were made in the judge‘s chambers, and in the absence of

the presence of the press, but the judge was reportedly very stern in her refusal to allow Charles

leave. She reportedly commented that his decision to bring the rice into Belize without the

import permit was unlawful and illegal, and he is now trying to use the court to legitimize his

unlawful action. That appeared - at least on the face of it - to be the possible end of the dispute.

So, on Tuesday, January 5 the Customs Department went before Senior Magistrate Sharon

Frazer for an ex-parte hearing.

That allowed for no one from Jack Charles‘ camp to have to be notified, and in that hearing,

Customs applied to the court for an order of forfeiture. Once granted, it would allow for the

Department to take possession of the rice and destroy it. Senior Magistrate Frazer granted the

order, which meant that Customs could go to the Port of Big Creek and unload the rice for

disposal. Before they could get started, Charles‘ attorneys Leeroy Banner and Michel Chebat

were informed of that action, and they went before the Chief Justice, Kenneth Benjamin, for an

emergency injunction to restrain the Government.

The Chief Justice granted that injunction, which remains in effect until Tuesday, January 12. At

that time, the order of the rice forfeiture will be tested to see if it is lawful. The outcome of that

hearing is expected to determine whether the rice will be destroyed at this stage, and so, it is

expected to be a fierce legal battle.

Last Updated on Thursday, 07 January 2016 13:46

http://www.guardian.bz/component/content/article/54-highlight/10652-supreme-court-says-jack-

charles-was-wrong-in-importing-rice-the-rice-fight-continues

APEDA Commodity News

International Benchmark Price

Price on: 07-01-2016

Product

Benchmark Indicators Name

Price

Apricots

1 Turkish No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4875


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2 Turkish No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4375

3 Turkish size 8, CIF UK (USD/t) 3625

Sultanas

1 Australian 5 Crown, CIF UK (USD/t) 2812

2 Iranian natural sultanas (Gouchan), CIF UK (USD/t) 1954

3 Turkish No 9 standard, FOB Izmir (USD/t) 1925

White Sugar

1 CZCE White Sugar Futures (USD/t) 820

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

3 Pakistani refined sugar, EXW Akbari Mandi (USD/t) 535

Source:agra-net For more info

Market Watch

Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 06-01-2016

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Rice

1 Manjeri (Kerala) Other 2800 3800

2 Shimoga (Karnataka) Medium 2150 3750

3 Sainthia (West Bengal) Other 1850 1875

Wheat

1 Manvi (Karnataka) Other 1475 1479

2 Alappuzha (Kerala) Other 1900 2000

3 Palitana (Gujarat) Other 1400 2000


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Orange

1 Chala (Kerala) Other 2000 2100

2 Malout (Punjab) Other 1500 2000

3 Mechua (West Bengal) Other 1600 2100

Carrot

1 Bonai (Orissa) Other 1000 1000

2 Khanna(Punjab) Other 300 600

3 Nagpur (Maharashtra) Other 800 1000

Source:agmarknet.nic.in For more info

Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 07-01-2016

Product Market Center Price

1 Ahmedabad 430

2 Hyderabad 395

3 Nagapur 392

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 07-01-2016

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

Potatoes Package: 50 lb cartons

1 Atlanta Colorado Russet 16 16

2 Chicago Idaho Russet 13 14.50

3 Miami Idaho Russet 16.50 18

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Cucumbers Package: cartons film wrapped

1 Atlanta Mexico Long Seedless 14.50 14.50

2 Chicago Canada Long Seedless 11 12

3 Miami Honduras Long Seedless 9.50 10

Grapefruit Package: 4/5 bushel cartons

1 Atlanta Florida Red 21 23.50

2 Chicago Florida Red 20 22

3 Miami Florida Red 17 18

Source:USDA

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