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Thailand to sell stockpiled rice

BANGKOK, May 18, 2015:
Thailands military government plans to sell two million tonnes of rice over the next two months
from stockpiles built up under the previous administrations failed buying programme, the
Commerce Ministry said today. Thailand was the worlds top rice exporter for decades until its
grain became uncompetitive under the buying scheme brought in from 2011 by ousted Prime
Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, which paid farmers above market rates for their crops.
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The National Rice Committee will take two million
tonnes of rice from the five million tonnes for auction
in the next one to two months, said Chutima
Bunyapraphasara, permanent secretary at the
ministry.The government has 16 million tonnes of
rice in its stockpiles but 11 million tonnes of that is
either spoiled or of a poor grade, she said.The
Commerce ministry will determine which rice from
the stockpiles can be consumed by humans or
livestock. Rice that is not fit for consumption will be
sold for industrial use, she said.Chutima said 3.3
million tonnes of rice had been sold in the first four
months of this year. That includes 1.2 million tonnes worth 16.22 billion baht (RM1.72 billion)
sold in two auctions in the first quarter.The government said on March 20 it would delay further
auctions to avoid adding to the downward pressure on prices.
http://www.therakyatpost.com/business/2015/05/18/thailand-to-sell-stockpiled-rice/
Update on U.S. and world rice market scheduled for 1:30

p.m. Friday
Nathan Childs to provide latest analysis of rice market outlook
May 18, 2015Farm Press Staff | Delta Farm Press
Dr. Nathan Childs needs no introduction to rice farmers. Hes been a featured speaker at the
USA Rice Outlook Conference almost since its inception in 1994 and has been providing
detailed analysis of the rice markets to the rice industry for more than 23 years.
Its been a struggle, but most of the U.S. rice crop that was going
to be planted in 2015 has gone in the ground. Now farmers can
turn their attention toward what they may be able to get for their
crop when harvest rolls around.To that end, Nathan Childs, senior
economist with USDAs Economic Research Service, will provide
an update on the U.S. and world rice markets during a University
of Arkansas Food and Agribusiness Webinar Series event at 1:30
p.m. Friday (May 22).Dr. Childs needs no introduction to rice
farmers. Hes been a featured speaker at the USA Rice Outlook
Conference almost since its inception in 1994 and has been
providing detailed analysis of the rice markets to the rice industry
for more than 23 years.The Webinar, 2015-16 U.S. and Global
Rice Outlook with Nathan Childs, Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service,
will be hosted by Dr. Bobby Coats, professor, University of Arkansas
http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/update-us-and-world-rice-market-scheduled-130-pm-friday

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A hand to the plough
By AV Balasubramanian May 18 2015
Tags: THE SandHI SERIES, Indian Knowledge series
We need an alternative approach to farming that builds on indigenous knowledge and resources
Everything else can wait, but not agriculture
Jawaharlal Nehru, 1947
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru made

this famous remark in the
context of the Bengal famine of
194243 and the acute food
scarcity prevailing in the
country in 1947. For Indians
who grew up in the 1960s, a
vivid image is one of perennial
food shortages and a precarious
political situation due to
dependence on imports. The
mood of the era was epitomised
by a RK Laxman cartoon which
showed a minister looking out
of his window and remarking to
his aide ...Good, good, the monsoons are on time. Once again this year, we can ask the
Americans to mind their own business.
Thanks to the green revolution, that era is only a dim memory. While the green revolution led to
an immediate increase in production and productivity of agriculture, it was achieved at a heavy
cost to the environment and is not a sustainable long-term strategy. As noted agricultural
scientist MS Swaminathan said, The green revolution of the 1960s provided a breathing spell
for achieving an adjustment between population growth and food production. However, it is a
matter of concern that even today a large section of the scientific community tends to see the
progress in the agriculture sector as a matter of more and more technological fixes, of the green
revolution variety.
For several years now, agriculture in India is said to be in a state of crisis. This is tantamount to
saying that India is in a crisis since about 70 per cent of our population is still in rural areas with
agriculture as their main livelihood. This crisis manifests itself as increasing impoverishment of
the farmers and lack of options for rural non-farming employment. There is an alarming
degradation of the resource base of agriculture, especially of soil, increased pressure and demand
on land from non-agricultural activities, erosion of biodiversity in terms of both species and varieties of cultivated crops and decline in cattle population. This has led to distress migration to the
cities and caused scarcity of labour in rural areas for agricultural activities.India has one of the
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Never-theless, traditional Indian agriculture has hardly any space in the research or extension and
dissemination services of the central or state governments. The achievements of the modern
chemical model of agriculture have been so dazzling that little attention has been paid to the
relevance of indigenous agricultural knowledge and practices.India is richly endowed with
plentiful natural resources and tremendous density and diversity of bio-resources. Its cultivable
area of 160 million hectares is about 60 per cent of the total land area against the world average
of 10 per cent. The average rainfall throughout India is 105 cm per year, higher than what other
large areas of the world receive.
Almost all parts of the country have had a rich traditional knowledge of agriculture and
sustainable utilisation of natural resources with a history of continuous land cultivation over long
periods with little decline in soil fertility. This knowledge tradition is both oral as well as
supported by rich textual resources. The unique feature of Indian knowledge in many areas is its
social organisation into classical and folk traditions. Classical tradition connotes formally
organised knowledge supported by a corpus of texts and manuscripts and a clear theoretical
framework. Normally, there are formal procedures for training experts. In contrast, folk
traditions do not necessarily have a textual basis.
The training of practitioners is informal and propagated through a guru-shishya parampara. In
the case of agriculture, also, we see two such streams. The classical stream of knowledge
is vrikshayurveda, literally meaning knowledge of the science of life of plants. There are a large
number of scholarly texts of vrikshayurveda in various Indian languages, including Sanskrit,
Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. In recent years, the Asian Agri-History Foundation has brought
out excellent editions of many of these texts which include translations and commentaries. There
is also a robust folk tradition of agriculture.
Aerial view of CIKS farm

Todays scepticism of traditional
knowledge is based on the view
that such knowledge cannot be
trusted since it has not been
subject to testing and validation
as per modern scientific norms.
In this connection, it is very
interesting to see that a vast
body of traditional knowledge of
agriculture was indeed very
recently put to scientific
examination.The Indian Council
of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
launched a nationwide mission
mode project on collection,
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indigenous technical knowledge under the national agriculture technology project (NATP) in
2000. Information on indi-genous technical knowledge was collected from primary sources
through voluntary disclosure and collection and compilation of the Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) volume was made from available literature, books, journals and theses.
The compilation has five documents in seven volumes (published between 2002 and 2004). The
first two documents consisting of four volumes listed 4,879 indigenous practices. The third and
fourth documents describe efforts at validating and cross-validating these practices. Of the 4,879
practices documented, a set of 111 practices were selected and subjected to experimental testing
in efforts that were conducted by ICAR institutes and state agricultural departments and
universities. These pertain to various topics such as pest control, crop protection, farm
implements and weather forecasting. The results of these validation experiments were published
as separate volumes. These volumes do not contain an overall analysis of the results hence
our centre has compiled the results in a tabular format (Check chart).The chart shows that
slightly more than 80 per cent of these practices were valid and about 6 per cent of the practices
were partly valid.
About 9 per cent were concluded as being not valid. There were a few cases where scientists felt
that experiments need repetition. In some cases, the results were not declared. In summary, there
was overwhelming evidence in favour of the validity of these practices. However, it is strange
that this entire exercise seems to have left no impression whatsoever on our body of scientists
nor have the validated practices been disseminated through our extension services.In fact, the
existence of this voluminous body of information is hardly known, much less publicised widely.
Information about the series could be procured only after filing a petition under the RTI Act!
A whole range of solutions and technologies drawn from indigenous knowledge, however, are
now available from various sources, including various volumes of vrikshayurveda and the
journal published by the Asian Agri-History Foundation (http://asianagrihistory.org); various
issues of the journal Honey Bee published from the Centre for Management of Agriculture in the
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (http://www. sristi.org).A large number of efforts
undertaken by non-government organisations across the country to document and field test these
practices have also produced a significant body of credible experience and evidence.
This is a glimpse of the great richness and robustness of traditional agricultural knowledge
systems. That they have survived down to this day despite total neglect by the official
establishment or any kind of support from trained scholars or the scientific community is a
testimony to their inherent strength and vitality.The three essential elements of the material resource base required for agriculture are soil (fertility), water and sunshine, as well as seeds. The
Indian subcontinent is a region of extremely high biodiversity of plants and in fact, two of the 12
global biodiversity hotspots are situated in India. It has been estimated by the governments
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) that currently there are 75,000 to 100,000
landraces of paddy available in India. Similarly, there are about 2,700 varieties of commonly
used vegetables that are being preserved in the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) at
Varanasi. In addition, there are a significant number of varieties of paddy and vegetables still
available with farmers which are not noted or captured by the formal systems.

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Along with this, there is also extensive literature and knowledge regarding the agronomic
properties as well as the therapeutic and nutritional properties of paddy and vegetables. Such
knowledge is rich, varied and nuanced. Let us, for now, illustrate this rich knowledge through
indigenous paddy varieties.According to the late RH Richharia, who was one of our outstanding
rice scientists, about 400,000 rice varieties existed in India during the Vedic period. He estimated
that even today about 200,000 rice varieties exist in India a truly phenomenal number. This
means that if a person were to eat a new rice variety every day of the year he could live for over
500 years without reusing a variety!
In every nook and corner of India, farmers have nurtured and cultivated varieties suitable to
those areas.These conservation practices are often interwoven and linked with cultural, social
and religious practices in an organic way. For example, it was observed by Richharia that at the
Puri temple in Orissa, Lord Jagannath is worshipped with food prepared from freshly harvested
rice every day of the year. This means that there was an intimate knowledge of the varieties of
the rice that could be grown and harvested through all the seasons and a ritual linkage with a
temple which ensure that these varieties continue to be cultivated and propagated. Throughout
India, many varieties of paddy (and for that matter other crops such as millets, fruits and
vegetables), are utilised and linked with specific festivals and celebrations, which, but for these
linkages would have been extinct.
There are two broad categories of reasons why such diversity is important agronomical as
well as nutritional/therapeutic. In different parts of India, paddy shows variation with respect to
crop age (short, medium and long duration), resistance to pests and diseases, requirement of
water, suitability to various seasons, capacity to grow in different attitudes (ranging from the
Himalayan heights to lands below sea level) and in different kinds of soil (sandy, clayey and so
on). This has ensured that a rice crop be harvested in almost every party of India through various
times of the year.A few indigenous rice varieties with interesting agronomic properties from
Tamil Nadu illustrate this:
Sigappukuruvikar (pest-and
disease-resistant), Koomvazhai (floodresistant), JilJilVaigunda (drought-resistant), Kullakar (provides excellent straw for thatched
roofs), Panangattu
Kudaivazhai (good
fodder).
Kudaivazhai; Kullakar
The value of indigenous varieties
to act as insurance during times of
distress and calamities was
dramatically illustrated during the
2004 tsunami in Tamil Nadu,
when thousands of hectares of
land under paddy were under sea
water for a brief period along the
coast of Nagapattinam district.

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This rendered the soil saline and no high-yielding or modern paddy varieties could be cultivated.
However, an excellent solution was provided by the use of an indigenous paddy variety
called Kalarpalai (literally meaning a variety that grows in kalar salty soil). This variety
cannot only withstand soil salinity, it is also resistant to pests and diseases and provided an
excellent solution to tsunami-affected farmers. During this period, it was found that even Kalanamak, an indigenous variety from northern India known to perform well in saline soil, could
also be cultivated in these areas.
There are also references to the nutritional and therapeutic properties of indigenous varieties of
paddy (and for that matter various other grains, vegetables, fruits and spices in the literature of
ayurveda, siddha as well as the texts of pakashastra (traditional science of cooking). Knowledge
and understanding of food and its properties has always formed an essential part of the
traditional
medical
understanding,
as
the
ancient
Sanskrit
saying
illustrates:Amantramaksharamnasthi,
nasthimoolamanoushadham/Ayogyapurusho-nasthi,
yojakastathradu-rlabha (There is no letter that is without the power of mantra and there is no
plant (root) without medicinal value).
India has over 4,000 ethnic
communities with a deep
knowledge and understanding of
the
properties
of
natural
products, particularly plants with
which they live in close
communion.
The
all-India
coordinated research project on
ethnobiology (AICRPE) produced a midterm report in 1994 which stated that the ethnic
communities in India alone (who constitute only about 7 per cent of our population) had
knowledge of around 9,500 species of plants used for varied purposes, the major ones being for
medicine (7,500 species) and food (3,900 species).
Here are some examples of indigenous paddy varieties that have traditionally been accepted as
containing varied nutritional and therapeutic properties. Modern laboratory studies carried out
recently indicate that the traditional understanding may be consistent with these findings.There
are varieties that are suited for making particular preparations such asSempalai (for puffed
rice), Pitchavari (for puttu) and Samba Mosanam (for aval pounded rice). The scented variety,
Seeraga samba, as well as another variety, Kitchili samba, are preferred for biryani.
Mapillai samba; grains of Kalarpalai

In terms of nutrients, Mappillai samba is considered an excellent source of strength and is found
to be high in carbohydrates and crude fibre. Two traditional paddy varieties of Tamil Nadu, Neelam samba and Kuzhiadichan, are said to be galactogogues, that is, good for lactating mothers.
Laboratory studies show that Neelam samba is rich in calcium. Karunkuruvai is used in the

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treatment of filariasis. It is actively in use by siddha physicians of Tamil Nadu and mentioned in
ancient Tamil siddha medical texts.
Laboratory studies show that Karunkuruvai is rich in iron and has a low glycemic index. The
glycemic
index
of Karunkuruvai, Kullakar, Kovuni, Mapillai
Samba,Neelam
samba and Kudaivazhai are low compared to market varieties such as white Ponni which is
consistent with the traditional view that these are good for diabetes.Mind you, this is just the tip
of the iceberg, numerous other examples can be cited from all parts of India.In todays
agriculture, there is very little presence or use of indigenous varieties of paddy.
Several of them have not even been characterised rigorously through modern scientific efforts.
They suffer a fate similar to the indigenous breeds of cattle which still continue to be described
in official records as nondescript (ND).Today, in Europe or North America, traditional
agriculture is referred to as chemical agriculture since it has been in vogue already for a few
centuries. Much of what goes by the name of organic farming or ecological agriculture is an
afterthought or a corrective because of centuries of chemical agriculture and consequent
environmental damage.However, in India, sustainability and eco-friendliness are inherent to our
knowledge systems.
The current policy on agriculture continues the green revolution strategy heavily dependent on
external inputs ranging from seeds and including fertilisers, pesticides, and most importantly,
knowledge of cultivation practices. This has led to declining yields and soil fertility and an
increasing realisation of the limitation of chemical farming.We need an alternative approach that
builds on indigenous knowledge, wisdom and resources. We have outlined and shown that there
is a tremendous potential for this.Equally importantly, we are endowed with a tremendous
resource base consisting of land, water, sunshine and biodiversity. This can provide a strong and
unique starting point for alternative strategy for the development of Indian agriculture.
(AV Balasubramanian is with the Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (www.ciks.org),
Chennai, an institution working on sustainable agriculture building on traditional knowledge
and
practices ciksbalu@gmail.com)
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Dr. Narendra Kulkarni, R & D Head of R J Bio-Tech

Limited Received An Award From IIRC (Indian Institute Of
Rice Research)
May 18, 2015:
R J Bio-Tech Ltd has informed BSE regarding a Press Release dated May 18, 2015 titled "Dr. Narendra
Kulkarni, R & D Head of R J Bio-Tech Limited Received An Award From IIRC (Indian Institute Of Rice
Research)".
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Revolutionary innovations by agricultural scientists can put

a full stop on farmers' suicide cases in India
Ajit Chak
18 May, 2015
Why farmers are committing suicide in India? Is it due to the failure of our
agricultural scientists or due to the failure of our administrators. Is it
agricultural scientists and not politicians who are leading to farmers'
suicides?Of late - mainly in the last few years - rainfall patterns are
changing all over India and have resulted in crop damages in many states
and in essential areas like production of staple food items like pulses etc in the country.
In Focus
While political parties are quick to take up the
political challenge of the day and try and woo
farmers to their side by launching attacks on the
party in power, the real challenge for India is for
its agriculture scientists who will now have to
think in terms of seeking solutions to these
problems.Only in the last fifty years India has
emerged from a food shortage nation to a food
surplus one.
This present generation has access to more food and more luxury than any other generation
before them where lack of milk and even foodgrains like wheat was the norm rather than the
exception.The present generation of Indians is also suffering from a food induced obesity
epidemic. However this is no reason for complacency among the agricultural scientists of the
nation.Agriculture research has now to focus on plants and species that are more resistant to
weather changes and provide food accordingly. So far agriculture scientists have only given
temporary results and major side effects.
The poisoning of the fields of Punjab is due to excessive Green Revolution induced chemical
farming.The bringing of the Indira Gandhi canal to Rajasthan may have brought rice cultivation
to the region but it has also brought malaria and rodents to the region as well. Japanese
Encephalitis is a result of paddy cultivation with piggery in Gorakhpur and Deoria. Local fish
species have been destroyed by Chinese imports.It is time that agriculture scientists apply the
latest techniques to produce more food, without damage to the local environment and without
stressing water resources.
The Red Indians used to drink from a cactus called prickly pear in the desert. Maybe ICAR and
others need to look there for smart plants to produce food without mega dams and untimely

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rainfall obstructing the process.Smart plants exist in concept. They are like the tomato that does
not mould because it has a chicken gene in it. Or the rice that has a carrot gene in it. However
India needs to rethink its agriculture and water use methods, otherwise if the country turns into a
vast desert and faces a major ecological disaster it could be because of its agriculture scientist
community, which has failed to come up with a novel solution like the prickly pear.Editorial
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4-H program deepens students' understanding of science

Brian and Anna Prchal and Tyler Fromm are teenagers making and using biodiesel. They're
also part of a possible solution for a growing need for employees in agriculture.
By Nancy Madsen, The Free Press
Posted May 18, 2015 at 7:00 AM
New Prague, Minn.
Brian and Anna Prchal and Tyler Fromm are teenagers making and using biodiesel. They're also
part of a possible solution for a growing need for employees in agriculture.There are 25,700 new
jobs for management and business in agriculture and 14,600 new jobs in agriculture and science
engineering each year, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture analysis of job figures.
The gap between expected job openings and agriculture and related fields graduates is roughly
1,000 each year.For junior high and high school students, "4-H involvement could lead to
college, university or even trade school and an ag-related job," said Josh Rice, who runs the
science of agriculture programming at University of Minnesota Extension. "Agricultural
awareness is a very important piece of this. There are ag jobs out there and it's not just
production agriculture.
It can be marketing, processing, distribution and even social science."Minnesota is the first state
to start a 4-H Science of Agriculture Challenge, which is a team competition showing science
and engineering understanding, The Free Press (http://bit.ly/1FZEx0j ) reported. The teams have
three or four members between grades six and 12 who share a common interest. A coach guides
them through the scientific or engineering process. The teams also meet with a mentor from the
industry, who gives guidance and an inside view of an agricultural career.Brian and Anna Prchal
of Montgomery and their cousin Tyler Fromm of New Hope teamed up to work on biodiesel.
Jodi Prchal, Brian and Anna's mother and a fifth-grade teacher, is their coach.Brian created
biodiesel from used fryer oil at a local restaurant. He describes the process in detail on how to
transform that oil into fuel."You can burn straight filtered vegetable oil in a diesel engine, but it
gums up the engine," Brian said.
After filtering it, the major step in the process was carefully combining the oil with methanol and
potassium hydroxide, which separates the fatty acids from the glycerin, which settles to the

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bottom. The fatty acids bond with methanol to transform the molecules into biodiesel. That is
followed by "washing" the biodiesel with water to cause even more separation, leaving a
transparent light orange liquid.Jodi Prchal says the critical moment came when they tried it in an
engine. Brian had bought a single-cylinder, nine horsepower diesel engine and it ran smoothly on
the biodiesel.Brian's goal, he said, is to be able to have a diesel truck and run it on his own
biodiesel."I've always been really interested in renewable energy," he said.He made 1 liter of
biodiesel for this project but wants a setup that will allow him to make 30 gallons at a time with
less intervention."It would cost 70 cents a gallon if you do it right versus $4 per gallon of diesel,
when diesel was high," Brian said.
http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20150515/NEWS/150519690/-1/news
Bhler rice contracts in Asia exceed $100 million

5/18/2015 - by World Grain Staff
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BANGKOK, THAILAND The Bhler Group, a leader in rice processing and optical sorting
solutions, said on May 18 that it has secured contracts in Southeast Asia totaling more than $100
million in the last two years.The contracts have an emphasis on food safety, hygienic production,
energy efficiency and sustainability.The company has been awarded major contracts by the
largest rice processors and reprocessors across Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam,
Philippines, Malaysia and Myanmar including Merry Rice, Crystal Rice, Siam Parboiled, TPS
Group, Capital Rice, La Suerte, Phung Hoang, Kilang Beras Pek Choo Keok Sdn. Bhd, Yoma
Sun and Nine Seas.
The total investment in rice processing plants and related equipment for these projects alone is
set to exceed $80 million.Working with rice processors and reprocessors in the region, Bhler
said it offers and develops new market optimized rice processing solutions that add value for its
customers through improved yield, performance and efficiency. It also looks to increase
awareness of food-safe rice mills to ensure hygienic and safe food for consumers.Over the past
two years, Bhler has experienced significant growth in the region, with particular success
gained in Thailand.
This marked a record period, partly thanks to a smaller number of larger contracts, including the
companys largest ever contract for rice processing for Merry Rice, globally valued at over $40
million. The contract, for 62 of Bhlers SORTEX S UltraVision machines, and 52 high-capacity
UltraPoly polishers will result in the worlds largest rice mill, capable of sorting over 10,000
tonnes of rice per day, Bhler said.Among contracts already confirmed are the first complete rice
mill in Vietnam for Phung Hoang, capable of processing 400 tonnes a day; a complete paddy
processing plant in Malaysia for Kilang Beras Pek Choo Keok Sdn. Bhd; and two complete
paddy processing plants in Myanmar for Nine Seas and Yoma Sun. Crystal Rice in Cambodia
has also started production and Siam Parboiled in Thailand is in the advanced stages of
installation.
Over the past two years weve consciously changed the way we do business across Souteast
Asia, said Mark Ledson, managing director of Bhler Thailand. Weve dedicated time to listen
to our customers needs and demonstrate our ability to offer a truly complete engineered solution

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that is supported by our commitment to Service Excellence.Significant product launches in
2014 have also helped grow Bhlers reach across Southeast Asia including the new SORTEX S
UltraVision optical sorting machine widely regarded as the most technologically advanced,
intelligent optical sorter available for rice today.The response to the SORTEX S UltraVision
has been incredibly positive, many of our customers have confirmed the SORTEX S UltraVision
as taking optical sorting to the next level and sets us apart from the competition as a global leader
in this market, Ledson said.
We understand the enormous pressure rice millers are under to process rice in the most
sustainable way, maximizing yield and improving quality and food safety standards. We believe
high capacity processing is the future, if the industry is to match growing demand.In addition to
the launch of the SORTEX S UltraVision optical sorting machine, Bhler teams across South
East Asia have also been actively promoting food safety as a key concept. With both consumer
and customer interest in food safety on the rise, particularly with budding exporters, Bhler said
it is in a prime position to offer end-to-end solutions that guarantee hygienic performance and
food safety, including process engineering solutions for rice, solutions for pre-cleaning, silos,
drying, rice milling and automated bagging.
Moving forward, Bhler will continue to extend its reach and presence in the region by
completing existing projects and securing new ones. It has developed a full-fledged factory in
Vietnam and has built an accessory workshop in Indonesia. All this demonstrates Bhlers
commitment to its customers across the region, the company said. It is also actively building its
channels for single machine sales and is establishing country focused technology teams in most
of the countries in Southeast Asia. Developing markets such as Cambodia and Myanmar will
also present new opportunities to deliver smaller capacity rice mills, demonstrating Bhlers
ability to cater to the complete spectrum of rice mills across the region.In the past 24 months we
have won large rice milling projects in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Philippines and Vietnam. Looking ahead to the next two years, we will be looking to drive our
market share across regions in Southeast Asia and enhance our Sales & Service structure
(including distribution channels) along with developing new mid-market rice processing
solutions to give our customers value for money and continue to build the Bhler rice brand
image, said Rustom Mistry, director, head of Rice Processing in Asia. By developing and
strengthening our technology expertise and service excellence in each country we are better
prepared to serve our customers locally and further demonstrate our commitment to the local
community and wider industry.
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Patiala: Rice millers resents Food Corporation of India

decisions
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Patiala
|
Updated: May 18, 2015 20:36 IST

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The Federation of All India Rice Millers Association has taken strong exceptions to the disparities in
implementing their (FCI's) own decisions, particularly with regard to the acceptance of rice from the
millers at the FCI's depots on the basis of 100% weighment on weigh-bridges.Association president,
Tarsem Saini, said that FCI through their instructions of year 2005, decided that rice consignments
are to be accepted from rice millers on 100% weighment on weigh-bridges.However for the purpose
of checking, whether the consignment was standard or not, bags not more than 10% of the
consignments were to be checked.
Association's President further disclosed that Field Staff of the Food Corporation of India did not
implement the above decision in totality & rather in the most of the states weight check memos were
being issued on 10% weighment basis to exploit the millers, although higher weight emerged at the
weigh-bridges at the time of 100% weighment.He said that on Feb 2015, a deputation of the
Association met the Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of FCI at New Delhi with our long pending
demands, so as to eliminate malpractices in the Field & the main threshold was given to implement
the decision of FCI Headquarters, New Delhi of year 2005."Instead of resolving issue, the FCI's
Headquarter, through a communication of May 14, 2015 reversed their own decision of year 2005
and decided that weight check memos of rice acceptance are to be issued to the millers on 10%
weighment basis instead of100% weighment conducted at the weigh-bridge.
This will promote corruption," said Saini."Not to speak of above, the FCI has also not finalised the
milling charges bills for the past 15 years as a result of which crores of rupees of the millers are lying
with the FCI," he added. He said that due to large scale resentement against FCI, a meeting of rice
millers of the entire state has been called in Bathinda to take stock of the situation so as to lodge the
protest with Government.Association president has also appealed to the Punjab government to take
up the above issues with the Centre on priority, apart from setting up of computerised labs, otherwise
the millers shall have to re-think for the milling of paddy crop this Kharif season.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/patiala/patiala-rice-millers-resents-food-corporation-of-indiadecisions/article1-1348474.aspx
APEDA INDIA NEWS

International Benchmark Price
Price on: 14-05-2015
Product
Benchmark Indicators Name
Price
Chinese first grade granules, CFR NW Europe (USD/t)
2100
Chinese Grade A dehydrated flakes, CFR NW Europe (USD/t)
2000
Chinese powdered, CFR NW Europe (USD/t)
1800
Chinese sliced, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
4600
Chinese whole, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
5100
Indian Cochin, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
3000
Garlic
Ginger
Guar Gum Powder

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1
Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
4880
Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
2300
Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
3400
Source:agra-net
For more info
Market Watch
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 14-05-2015
Domestic Prices
Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Bargarh (Orissa)
Other
2100
2300
Dhing (Assam)
Other
2200
2800
Aroor (Kerala)
Other
3100
3300
Amirgadh (Gujarat)
Other
1250
1830
Zira (Punjab )
Other
1450
1450
Gumla(Jharkhand)
Other
1100
2000
Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
Other
4000
4500
Sitapur(Uttar Pradesh)
Other
2300
2500
Haldwani(Uttrakhand)
Other
2500
4000
Kharupetia (Assam)
Other
1200
1500
Aroor (Kerala)
Other
2600
2800
Banki(Orissa)
Other
2000
2400
Rice
Wheat
Orange
Brinjal
Source:agra-net
For more info
Egg
Rs per 100 No
Price on 14-05-2015
Product
Market Center
Price
Ahmedabad
280
Nagapur
260
Namakkal
311
Source: e2necc.com
Other International Prices
Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 14-05-2015
Product
Market Center
Origin
Variety
Low
Potatoes
High
Package: 50 lb cartons
Atlanta
Baltimore
Colorado
Russet
23.50
23.50
Canada
Russet
20
21
Chicago
Idaho
Russet
13.50
16
Atlanta
Mexico
Long Seedless
29.25
29.25
Baltimore
Spain
Long Seedless
26
26
Chicago
Canada
Long Seedless
11
11
Cucumbers
Package: cartons film wrapped

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Grapefruit
Package: 7/10 bushel cartons
Atlanta
California
Red
19
21
Baltimore
California
Red
20
20
Dallas
Washington
Red
24
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Source:USDA
WTO Rules Against COOL

WTO: No flag waving
WASHINGTON, DC -- This morning, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body
made public its ruling on the United States' Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulation on
certain muscle cuts of meat, citing that the regulation violates international trade rules and has
caused harm to Canada and Mexico, which complained to the WTO.The ruling could result in
retaliation against the United States through import tariffs if the labeling doesn't end. House
Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) is currently working on legislation in
conjunction with Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) which would repeal the COOL regulation for beef and
pork exports and bring the U.S. back into WTO compliance.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman, Pat Roberts (R-KS) has
indicated that the Committee will be considering all options but has
not yet committed to using legislation repealing COOL as a
solution. "The Senate Agriculture Committee will consider any
option, including repeal regarding meat, that will allow the United
States to be WTO-compliant and avoid retaliation from Canada and
Mexico," Roberts said in a statement. "We'll do whatever it takes to
protect the livelihood of American farmers, ranchers, and industries that will be targeted by
retaliation.""Today's decision is the third by a WTO body that has gone against the United
States," said USA Rice COO Bob Cummings. "It's time for the United States to bring COOL
regulations into compliance with our WTO obligations, and we support efforts in Congress to
achieve this common sense goal."Cummings continued, "Canada and Mexico are among the top
five export markets for U.S. rice and we are very concerned about possible retaliation, perhaps
by the end of this year, by these governments against exports of U.S. rice."
Contact: Peter Bachmann (703) 236-1475
USA Rice Welcomes Summer Intern

On the job
ARLINGTON, VA -- School may be out but the work has just begun
for USA Rice's summer intern Whit Kendall who will be joining our
government affairs staff through early August.Whit grew up on a farm
in Bolton, Mississippi, and still helps out there, including assisting at
his family's duck hunting camp each year. He is a student at
Mississippi State University majoring in Agricultural Engineering

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Technology and Business. His primary interest is in row crops, specifically the retail side, but he also has
experience managing livestock.
Whit is the only son of Libby and Ted Kendall.
Contact: Deborah Willenborg (703) 236-1444
Crop Progress: 2015 Crop 89 Percent Planted

WASHINGTON, DC -- Eighty-nine percent of the nation's 2015 rice acreage is planted, according to today's U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report.
Rice Planted, Selected States
Week Ending
May
17, 2014
State
May 10,
2015
May 17,
2015
2010-2014
average
Percent
Arkansas
87
86
89
85
California
70
75
90
62
Louisiana
98
93
98
98
Mississippi
80
82
93
81
Missouri
85
73
75
80
Texas
95
78
79
97
Six States
85
83
89
82
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for May 18
Month
Price
Net Change
July 2015
$9.795
+ $0.220
September 2015
$10.060
+ $0.215
November 2015
$10.310
+ $0.215
January 2016
$10.560
+ $0.205
March 2016
$10.625
+ $0.205

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May 2016
$10.625
+ $0.205
July 2016
$10.625
+ $0.205
Trade path still uphill battle

DC Dialogue
Senate garners the needed votes to proceed to debate for TPA fast track authority ahead of
Memorial Day recess.
Published on: May 15, 2015
By failing to reauthorize Trade Promotion Authority, American
producers are missing out on being able to sell to 96% of
consumers who live outside of the United States. Nowhere is this
more important than in the area of agriculture. Of the total 260
preferential trade agreements, the United States is only part to 20
of them. The hope is that agreements such as the Trans-Pacific
Partnership can be a huge market access win for U.S.
agriculture.This was the message from Sen. John Thune, R.-S.D.,
as he stood with fellow Republican trade supporters, just hours
before the Senate was able to overcome an earlier failed vote by garnering 65 votes (over the
needed 60 threshold) to move forward on debating legislation that grants the president fast-track
authority.
But the road ahead is no easy task.Thune and others had shared the hope was for the Senate to
accomplish passage on the Senate floor ahead of Memorial Day recess. Senators are scheduled to
be back in their districts from May 25 to May 29. And Thune said many had hoped to put this
one up on the scoreboard before Memorial Day.Thune conceded it may be more difficult now to
wrap up debate on the bill in just a week. He said it will depend entirely on the amendment
process and how lengthy and exhaustive it becomes.Dave Salmonsen, American Farm Bureau
Federation senior director of congressional relations, said usually numerous amendments are
offered but eventually are withdrawn and not even put on the floor. He expressed optimism that
if handled properly, the Senate could still advance the bill ahead of recessing.
The Senate was expected to be the easier of the two chambers to advance trade legislation. With
every member representing varying constituencies, it tends to be the more balanced chamber.
Thune said the House will be the heavier lift in finding the votes to pass TPA.Ben Mosely,
USA Rice's vice president of government affairs, noted the fate of TPA legislation is far from
over as he expects there will be vigorous debate and an open amendment process which began
Thursday night. "Even if the Senate passes the TPA bill, the measure will need to pass the House
where they may be as many as 20 votes short of passage."California Farm Bureau President Paul
Wenger said U.S. ag exports are on pace to drop by $9 billion this year. If we do not meet the
demand, someone else will. We need to step up and empower the president, Wenger said.
http://farmfutures.com/blogs-trade-path-still-uphill-battle-9802

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Boustany: Rice study proves need for strong trade

agreements
by Ripon Advance News Service | Monday, May 18, 2015 @ 10:26am
Following the release of a study last week by the International Trade Commission (ITC)
regarding the nation's rice production, U.S. Rep Charles Boustany (R-LA) discussed the need for
strong trade agreements to support the industry. The study, Rice: Global Competitiveness of the
U.S. Industry, was requested by Boustany more than a year ago, along with then-House Ways
& Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI). The lawmakers asked the ITC to review and
investigate the effects of fluctuations in the market resulting from government support programs
in other rice-producing countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, India, China and Brazil. The
United States rice industry depends on exports, which account for about half of the U.S. rice crop
each year, the report revealed. U.S. exports of medium grain refined rice are shipped mainly to
Japan, but also to Taiwan and South Korea, where trade agreements give U.S. rice guaranteed
minimum access.
Tariff elimination would have led to a significant increase in global rice trade, but only a small
increase in production and consumption. However, of the policy changes considered, eliminating
tariffs would have had the greatest impact on U.S. production and exports. The export of U.S.produced rice is a major issue in the ongoing negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
a trade agreement with a dozen Asian nations. Boustany, co-chairman of the Friends of the TPP
Caucus, has remained a strong advocate for Louisiana rice farmers, pushing for their ability to
compete in the Asian marketplace on a level playing field.
This ITC study clearly demonstrates that the U.S. rice industry is well-positioned to compete
and grow with new export opportunities in Asia, particularly in Japan, Boustany said. As
negotiations on free trade agreements with Asia continue, this study should empower our
negotiators to reach a deal that will support this important industry. Ill continue to push for low
tariff barriers and a level playing field for Louisiana agriculture that will support growth and job
creation at home. Boustanys position is supported by several leaders within the rice export
industry. The study shows precisely what we suspected all along, Betsy Ward, president &
CEO of the USA Rice Federation, said. The U.S. rice industry is playing by the rules, but is at a
decided disadvantage from some of our trading partners who do not play by the rules.
http://riponadvance.com/stories/510545417-boustany-rice-study-proves-need-for-strong-tradeagreements#sthash.lMBlGBHw.dpuf
Indonesia signals it will import rice ahead of Hari Raya

Aidilfitri
merdeka.com reports: With demand due to increase drastically ahead of Hari Raya Aidilfitri,
Indonesia is taking steps to ensure there is enough rice stocks for the festive period
POSTED: 18 May 2015 19:48

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) helps farmers to plant rice in a paddy field at Ngara village, West
Kalimantan. (Photo: AFP/Agus Suparto)
JAKARTA: Indonesia's Trade Ministry on Monday (May 18) signalled that it will approve rice
imports ahead of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations this year. This is because it expects the
demand for rice to increase drastically before the fasting month as compared to normal
months. Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel said the rice imports will be issued during discussions
about the rice stock at the end of May. "We wait to discuss again in May," he said. "What is clear
is that the government realises the need for a good harvest. We continue to monitor, and later
will discuss during the meeting with the Vice-President and President."Mr Rachmat stressed the
permission to import rice will be decided after taking into account the amount of harvest from
the local farmers.
He said the demand for rice until the fasting month is still able to be met with the current rice
reserve. The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will continue to get rice from the current harvest
yields. Ive been told by the Agriculture Minister that Central Java and East Java will harvest
again. So, we've asked Bulog to take them, said Mr Rachmat. However, he believes Bulog is
still not able to ensure the stability of prices for essential goods, especially for rice in the market.
Bulog is only able to allocate and supply 1.2 million tonnes of rice to the market, or about 60 per
cent of the ideal allocation to the market.Bulogs rice allocation (to be supplied to the market) is
about 2 million tonnes. Bulogs allocation at this moment is about 1.2 million tonnes, said Mr
Rachmat.
Read the original report at merdeka.com here.
BANGKOK, May 18, 2015:

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Thailands military government plans to sell two million tonnes of rice over the next two months
from stockpiles built up under the previous administrations failed buying programme, the
Commerce Ministry said today.Thailand was the worlds top rice exporter for decades until its
grain became uncompetitive under the buying scheme brought in from 2011 by ousted Prime
Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, which paid farmers above market rates for their crops.The
National Rice Committee will take two million tonnes of rice from the five million tonnes for
auction in the next one to two months, said Chutima Bunyapraphasara, permanent secretary at
the ministry.
The government has 16 million tonnes of rice in its stockpiles but 11 million tonnes of that is
either spoiled or of a poor grade, she said.The Commerce ministry will determine which rice
from the stockpiles can be consumed by humans or livestock. Rice that is not fit for consumption
will be sold for industrial use, she said.Chutima said 3.3 million tonnes of rice had been sold in
the first four months of this year. That includes 1.2 million tonnes worth 16.22 billion baht
(RM1.72 billion) sold in two auctions in the first quarter.The government said on March 20 it
would delay further auctions to avoid adding to the downward pressure on prices.
Govt to issue basic commodity regulation

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Business | Sat, May 16 2015, 2:55 PM
Business News
Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel says the government will issue a presidential regulation on basic
commodity prices to anticipate price hikes.I am waiting for the issuance of the presidential
regulation based on the Trade Law, so the government can set basic commodity prices in certain
situations, Rachmat said in Jakarta on Saturday.He referred to Law No. 7/2014 on trade.
However, he has not specified when the regulation will be issued.With the regulation, the
ministry will be able to regulate the prices of key commodities such as rice, soya, corn and
others.In February, the price of rice, Indonesias staple food, rose by up to 30 percent in some
areas.Factors such as a late harvest, uneven rice distribution and the existence of a so-called rice
mafia are speculated to be among the triggers of the price hike.
The director of the Institute for the Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF), Enny Sri
Hartati, warned that many other factors should be considered relating to the issuance of the
presidential regulation, which she thought referred to New Order era regulations.Since the 1960s,
the government has used a range of policies to stabilize the prices of crucial commodities.The
government should ensure that there is sufficient supply. The market is also waiting for the
government to intervene in the market mechanism, such as by eradicating the cartels, she said.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/16/govt-issue-basic-commodityregulation.html#sthash.J0VIglWb.dpuf
Govt to release 2m tonnes of rice

The Nation May 18, 2015 4:48 pm
The Commerce Ministry plans to auction 2 million tonnes of rice from the 16-million tonne
stockpiles within the next two months.Commerce Permanent Secretary Chutima

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Bunyapraphasara said that the release was approved today by the National Rice Policy
Committee, which is chaired by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. She is convinced that
the auction would not further pressure rice prices, as the second crop will be in the market this
month. Paddy rice price is expected to remain at Bt8,200-Bt8,500 a tonne.She is confident that
Thailands rice exports this year would reach the 10 million-tonne target, following the 3.4
million-tonne shipments in the first five months. She said that over 10 million tonnes in the
stockpiles have degraded. Surveyors will be invited to a discussion soon, to find ways that will
minimise the governments losses.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Govt-to-release-2m-tonnes-of-rice-30260374.html
Trade flourishes at Muse checkpoint

Chan Myae Thu
Myanmar Eleven May 17, 2015 1:00 am
Export inspection gate at the Muse border checkpoint./EMG
Trade flow at the Muse border hub is thriving, with large exports of rice and corn to China,
according to checkpoint officials.Between 140 and 180 rice trucks and between 120 and 170
corn trucks pass through the border gate at Muse every day.However, fruit exports are in decline
as the season has ended."As the situation at Chinshwehal is uncertain, the trucks are using the
Muse route for the time being. This year's exports are likely to exceed last year's sum," said a
border official.Chinshwehal is a town on the China-Myanmar border that experienced 5.2

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Richter scale earthquake on Sunday.Export earnings totalled approximately US$178 million
between April 1 and May 12, and import spending totalled over $186 million. During the same
period last year, these figures were $113 million and $160 million, respectively.While Myanmar
traders have obtained official licenses for exporting, Chinese traders are often arrested for not
having licenses.
Odisha to procure 36 lakh tonnes of rice in 2015

IANS
Bhubaneswar, | 16 May, 2015
With paddy procurement up by 21

percent during kharif 2014-15, Odisha
has set a target of procuring 36 lakh
tonnes of rice this year from the 30
lakh tonnes, an official said on
Saturday.Paddy procurement during
kharif 2014-15 grew by 21 percent
over last year, with a total procurement
of around 40 lakh tonnes."So far, the
state government has procured 40 lakh
tonnes of paddy that is equivalent to
27.16 lakh tonnes of rice. Since the
procurement has grown up by 21
percent against last year, we have decided to procure paddy equivalent to 36 lakh tonnes of rice
in this year," said food supply and consumer welfare secretary Madhusudan Padhi.
The paddy procurement includes for both kharif and rabi seasons.This was decided at the statelevel paddy procurement committee meeting held under the chairmanship of chief secretary G.C.
Pati on Saturday.The procurement for rabi season was started on May 15 and will continue till
June 30, said Padhi.He said district collectors have been asked to expedite the procurement
process to achieve the target by June 30.The minimum support price for paddy (Rs.1,360 per
quintal) will remain unchanged for this rabi season also.Padhi said the new farmers can also
register their names to sell their paddy during the procurement process.Sources said 7,82,917
farmers for kharif and 1,55,493 farmers for rabi have been registered through online registration
system.
http://www.thestatesman.com/news/odisha/odisha-to-procure-36-lakh-tonnes-of-rice-in2015/63678.html#yCF3WgLZls1t84wC.99
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- May 18

Nagpur, May 18 Gram and tuar prices reported higher in Nagpur Agriculture Produce

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and Marketing Committee (APMC) here on good seasonal buying support from local millers
amid weak supply from producing regions. Healthy hike on NCDEX in gram prices, fresh rise in
Madhya Pradesh pulses and repeated enquiries from South-based millers also boosted prices,
according to sources.
*
FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM
* Gram varieties showed weak tendency in open market here on lack of demand from local
traders amid good supply from producing regions.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties declined in open market here in absence of buyers amid ample stock in
ready position. Reports about good overseas arrival also affected prices.
* Masoor and moong varieties reported strong in open market on increased marriage
season demand from local traders amid thin supply from producing belts.
* In Akola, Tuar - 7,200-7,500, Tuar dal - 9,900-10,300, Udid at 9,100-9,600,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 10,700-11,100, Moong - 9,000-9,200, Moong Mogar
(clean) 10,700-11,100, Gram - 4,100-4,400, Gram Super best bold - 6,000-6,200
for 100 kg.
* Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market
in poor trading activity, according to sources.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS
Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction
3,500-4,490
3,500-4,410
Gram Pink Auction
n.a.
2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
5,700-7,400
5,630-7,320
Moong Auction
n.a.
6,000-6,300
Udid Auction
n.a.
4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction
n.a.
2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold
6,300-6,500
6,500-6,700
Gram Super Best
n.a.
Gram Medium Best
6,000-6,200
6,300-6,400
Gram Dal Medium
n.a.
n.a.
Gram Mill Quality
5,300-5,500
5,500-5,700
Desi gram Raw
4,500-4,650
4,600-4,750
Gram Filter new
6,000-6,100
6,100-6,200
Gram Kabuli
5,000-6,800
5,000-6,800
Gram Pink
6,300-6,500
6,300-6,500

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Tuar Fataka Best
10,500-10,800
10,600-10,900
Tuar Fataka Medium
10,000-10,300
10,100-10,400
Tuar Dal Best Phod
9,500-9,800
9,500-9,900
Tuar Dal Medium phod
9,000-9,350
9,000-9,400
Tuar Gavarani New
7,700-7,800
7,800-7,900
Tuar Karnataka
7,900-8,000
8,000-8,100
Tuar Black
10,700-11,000
10,700-11,000
Masoor dal best
8,100-8,300
7,900-8,100
Masoor dal medium
7,500-7,800
7,200-7,500
Masoor
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
11,000-11,500
11,000-11,400
Moong Mogar Medium best
10,200-10,600
10,200-10,500
Moong dal Chilka
9,200-9,750
9,200-9,700
Moong Mill quality
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Chamki best
9,600-9,900
9,500-9,800
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 11,200-11,600
11,200-11,600
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 9,900-10,600
9,900-10,600
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
8,500-8,900
8,500-8,900
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
4,400-4,600
4,400-4,600
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
3,200-3,350
3,200-3,350
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,450
3,200-3,450
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
2,450-2,625
2,450-2,625
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,700-4,800
3,600-4,800
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
1,500-1,800
1,500-1,800
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,050
1,950-2,050
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
1,500-1,700
1,500-1,700
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,550
2,250-2,550
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,350
2,100-2,350
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.
n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,750
3,200-3,750
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,000
2,700-3,000
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG)
1,400-1,500
1,400-1,500
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG)
2,000-2,200
2,000-2,200
Rice BPT New(100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,800
2,500-2,800
Rice BPT (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,300
3,000-3,300
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG)
1,600-1,800
1,600-1,800
Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,400
2,100-2,400
Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,700
2,500-2,700
Rice HMT new(100 INR/KG)
3,300-3,700
3,300-3,700
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG)
4,000-4,400
4,000-4,400
Rice HMT Shriram New(100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,500
4,200-4,500
Rice HMT Shriram old (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,200
4,600-5,200
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,000-10,000
8,000-10,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,000-7,500
6,000-7,500
Rice Chinnor new (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,200
4,600-5,200

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Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG)
5,600-6,000
5,600-6,000
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
2,200-2,300
2,100-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
2,400-2,550
2,300-2,450
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 42.1 degree Celsius (107.8 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
26.2 degree Celsius (79.2 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : nil
FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 43
and 27 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but
included in market prices.)
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/05/18/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N0Y93AO20150518
Saudi rice imports from India rise 58% to SR4.5bn in

2014
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS
Published Sunday 17 May 2015
Last update 16 May 2015 9:34 pm
The value of Saudi rice imports to the Kingdom from India grew by 58 percent, reaching $1.19
billion (SR4.46 billion) by the end of 2014, compared to $752.67 million (SR2.82 billion) in 2013,
according to Indian Consul General Bawa Syed Mubarak.Speaking to local media, the Indian
diplomat said that Saudi rice imports from India dropped by 1 percent in 2013, due to the emergence
of certain obstacles but jumped to record levels in the following year (2014)."At the global level,
Indian rice exports fetched $7.78 billion (SR29.17 billion) in 2014, comprising a growth rate of more
than 25 percent in one year, of which the Saudi share exceeded 15.35 percent," Mubarak said.
The diplomat stressed that the Saudi market is considered a key importer of Indian rice worldwide.
He noted that rice represented nearly 10 percent of the overall Indian exports to the Kingdom.The
volume of trade exchange between the two countries reached more than $48.62 billion, where Indian
exports to the Kingdom amounted to $12.21 billion by the end of 2014 in total, an increase of 12
percent, whereas Saudi exports to India reached $36.40 billion, an increase of 8 percent relative to
previous years.
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Yingluck to enter plea in rice case Tuesday

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Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is expected to turn up at the Supreme Court on Tuesday
when the trial over her rice scheme is set to start. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
Former prime minister Yingluck

Shinawatra is expected enter a notguilty plea tomorrow at the Supreme
Court, which is hearing the
dereliction-of-duty case regarding her
governments
rice-pledging
scheme.Surasak Trirattrakul, inquiry
director of the Office of the Attorney
General, said Monday that the high
court's Criminal Division for Holders
of Political Positions ordered Ms
Yingluck to appear at 9.30am to hear
the charges and enter her plea.
As she is expected to appear and plead not guilty, the court will then consider any temporaryrelease request and set another hearing to examine evidence and witnesses, he said.If Ms
Yingluck fails to appear without a legitimate reason, she would face a possible arrest warrant, Mr
Surasak said. Public prosecutors are readying more than 10 witnesses, he added.Thanarerk
Nitisenee, president of the Supreme Court's political division, said Monday that the nine judges
handling the case would be on their bench tomorrow to start the trial.The defendant had not filed
a request for temporary release, but she might do that tomorrow, he said.Ms Yingluck could also
seek the court's permission to postpone the trial, which the court would consider if backed by
sound reasons, Mr Thanarerk said.
The former prime minister is charged with dereliction of duty and abuse of authority in failing to
stop graft and losses in the rice scheme according to Section 157 of the Criminal Code and
Section 123/1 of the 1999 Counter Corruption Act.The losses estimated at more than 500 billion
baht were incurred when her government bought rice from farmers at above-market prices but
failed to resell much of it.The National Anti-Corruption Commission accused Ms Yingluck of
using the rice-pledging scheme to gain votes from farmers and win the national general election
in 2011.Assistant police chief Prawut Thavornsiri said on Monday that a limited number of Ms
Yingluck's supporters was expected to show up tomorrow and local police would be deployed to
ensure order.Get full Bangkok Post printed newspaper experience on your digital devices with
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