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PH rice inventory adequate PSA

Compensatory payment scheme for rice farmers after tariffication
A SCHEME OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS FOR THE
PHILIPPINES
Pakistans basmati export hopes fade; Indian prices fall
PERSON OF THE YEAR
China starts rice imports from Laos
Govt's rice procurement may exceed 32 mn tons this year
USA Rice Teaches Mexican Consumers About U.S. Rice's
Versatility
Rice Exporters Cutting Prices as Yuan Falls
Compensatory payment scheme for rice farmers after tariffication
New Research Reveals Climate-Food-Conflict Connection Via
Nighttime Temperatures
Rice stocks good for 90 days PSA
Thailand to cut rice output
Paddy procurement gets to a close in Gobi taluk
Milled Rice Exports Up But Fall Short of Goal
Government's rice procurement may exceed 32mn tons this year
Haryana, Punjab provide 20 per cent more rice for central pool
APEDA Rice Commodity News
Rice Prices
Drought hits half of country, but rice bowl seen surviving"
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PH rice inventory adequate PSA

January 11, 2016 9:59 pm
by James Konstantin Galvez Reporter

The Philippines has enough rice stocks to last for the next three months despite major typhoons
that made landfall at the end of last year and concerns of poor harvests due to the adverse effects
of El Nino, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.In its latest inventory report, the
Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics said that as of December 1,
2015, the countrys total rice inventory was at 3.44 million metric tons, 13.5 percent higher
compared to the 3.03 million MT recorded during the same period a year ago.
The inventory was also up by 10.8 percent from the 3.11 million MT recorded in November
2015 as imported shipments, particularly from Vietnam, continued to arrive.The total rice
inventory for this month would be adequate for 100 days. Stocks in thehouseholds would be
sufficient for 47 days, those in commercial warehouses for 29 days, and those in NFA
depositories for 24 days, the PSA-BAS said.Of this months total rice inventory, 47.8 percent
were with households, 28.4 percent were in commercial warehouses and 23.8 percent in NFA
depositories.To ensure stable supply and price of the staple amid droughts, Manila is looking to
import at least 1 million metric tons of rice early this year.
Over the past two years, the NFA has relied massively on cheaper imported rice to replenish its
buffer stocks in lieu of buying locally grown palay, saying that it cannot compete with private
millers and traders.Buying rice from abroad cuts the agencys spending on buying and milling
locally grown palay and it can earn more and slash losses by selling to consumers at higher
prices.The Department of Agriculture, meanwhile, expects no shortage in the supply of the grain
ahead of the lean months as more farmers continued to plant rice after continuous rains late last
year.Due to the movement of the cropping calendar, a shorter lean season may be experienced
this year, the DA said.
Traditionally, the lean season in the Philippines starts in July and ends in September. It is also
the time when the government, through the National Food Authority, imports rice that would
help stabilize price in retail markets.To recall, the palay sector suffered massively from
unrealized plantings as a result of delayed release and inadequate irrigation water, late
occurrence of rains, and some areas left fallow.The wet season should have started mid April but
was delayed to June or July due to the lack of water supplies.
http://www.manilatimes.net/ph-rice-inventory-adequate-psa/238921/
Compensatory payment scheme for rice farmers after

tariffication
In 1995, the Philippines was granted special treatment in rice by the WTO, thereby allowing it
to maintain its import monopoly and quantitative restrictions (QRs). This privilege will expire
by 2017, hence compelling the rice sector to undergo tariffication. Removal of special treatment

will lead to intensified competition from imports and lower domestic prices, reducing farmers
income. In the following we will assess options for agricultural production support options for
rice farmers after tariffication.
TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SCHEMES
Domestic subsidies are typically provided through productivity-oriented programs, direct
payments, or a combination of both. Productivity-oriented programs include research and
development (R&D) and irrigation investments. While such programs are important
productivity-oriented programs, our assessment focuses on direct payments. The Philippines is
already spending considerable amounts for support of rice farmers under its self-sufficiency
program, which should be kept in place. However, productivity-oriented programs tend to impact
the medium to long-term, whereas the removal of QRs have immediate impacts. Direct payments
appear to be the more appropriate safety net for rice farmers.
Direct payments are classified into three types namely, traditional support, deficiency payments
and decoupled payments. Traditional support: examples are price support and procurement
schemes. NFA procurement is an example of traditional support. Deficiency payments are
payments that compensate farmers for when farmgate prices fall. Payments under this type are
equal to the difference between a target price and the market price. The US, South Korea, and
Thailand have implemented deficiency payment schemes for farmers. Decoupled payments
refer to lump-sum payments unrelated to price or quantity. Since these payments are a form of
assistance to farmers in their transition to a free-market, decoupled payments are capped, and
time-bound. The US, Mexico, EU, Turkey, and South Korea, are examples of countries that have
implemented decoupled payment schemes.
Due to minimal distortion, decoupled payments are permitted without restriction by WTO.Based
on past research, traditional schemes such as the market price support and consumer subsidy are
disadvantageous, due to high fiscal burden, leakage, and market distortion. For example, in the
Philippines, traditional support has imposed high cost, driving the net debt position of the
National Food Authority up to 143 billion pesos. In Thailand, a paddy pledging program cost the
government the equivalent of over a trillion pesos, and led to huge stockpiles of rice.
Deficiency payments appear to be a better alternative; when Thailand switched to a Price
Insurance Scheme (PIS), it was able to reduce budgetary outlays for farmer support, while still
increasing the number of beneficiaries, from 1 to 3.2 million farmers. However, deficiency
payments are still vulnerable to high fiscal cost when farmgate prices happen to fall to
unexpectedly low levels. On the other hand, decoupled payments address the problem of wastage
and
high
fiscal
burden
affecting
traditional
and
deficiency
payments.
A SCHEME OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS FOR THE PHILIPPINES

In the following, we evaluate a possible compensatory payment scheme (2017-2022) that would
serve as a safety net for rice farmers after tariffication. Rice farmers registered under the Registry
System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), or their heirs, are eligible to receive
payments. The annual compensation formula is posited as follows:
Total Payments = P5/kg. x (actual imports -- normal imports) / 0.654
To compute payments for each farmer, total payments from the payment compensation formula
shall be divided by the area harvested. This will be distributed per cropping season (twice a
year). To avoid fiscal problems, eligible farm area is capped at 2 hectares per farmer.
In practice, actual imports and area harvested will be approximated by the previous years
figures.
To compute expected and normal imports, as well as assess the financial viability of the
program, we apply an economic model called the Total Welfare Impact Simulator (TWIST).
TWIST will be used to assess two scenarios: baseline scenario and an tariffication scenario. The
former assumes QRs are maintained, with a fixed farmgate price of P17 per kg. (NFA support
price); the baseline is the basis for the normal rate of imports in the compensation formula. The
alternative scenario adopts the same assumptions, except that it posits the repeal of QRs, and
imposition of a 35% tariff equivalent (2017 onwards).
Simulation analysis shows that tariffication leads to the following changes relative to the
baseline
(average
of
2017-2022):
Palay
output
Farmgate
price
Retail
price
Imports
Tariff
will
will
will
will
be
be
be
revenues
be
lower
lower
lower
larger
will
by
by
by
2.5
an
average
an
by
average
million
average
2.25
of
P4.60
of
P7.00
million
27.7
tons
year.
pesos
per
kg.
pesos
per
kg.
tons
billion
per
per
per
year.
year.
Based on the assumed compensation formula, payments will equal 17 to 18 billion pesos per
year.
Earmarking the rice tariff revenue to pay for the compensation scheme is feasible. Assuming
eligible area is at 4 million hectares, payments per hectare is equal to P4,750. In this case, for 2

hectares of irrigated farmland, farmers could receive P19,000 per year. This is greater than
transfer per household from the conditional cash transfer program (CCT) which is P15,000 for 3
children. Note that compensatory payments can be received simultaneously with the CCT.
TARIFFICATION INEVITABLE
Tariffication of the Philippine rice sector by 2017 is inevitable. The inevitable transition to a
more open rice trade regime should be accompanied by safety nets for smallholders suffering
from intensified competition from imports. We have evaluated a compensatory transfer scheme
combined with a 35% tariff equivalent as a feasible support scheme once special treatment is
removed. Such a compensatory scheme should be implemented alongside existing productivityenhancing programs for the rice sector.
Roehlano M. Briones and Lovely Ann Tolin are Research Fellow and Research Analyst,
respectively, at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies. The study is conducted under
the multi-country CREW Project, supported by CUTS International Jaipur.
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=compensatory-payment-scheme-forrice-farmers-after-tariffication&id=121206
Pakistans basmati export hopes fade; Indian prices fall

By Erum Zaidi
January 12, 2016
KARACHI: Pakistans aromatic basmati rice exports fell almost 30 percent in the year to
October due to cheaper rival supplies from India, a trend that is expected to continue and would
make it difficult for the country to stay competitive, traders said.Indias competitive rice prices
have helped the country in grabbing a bigger share of the global market and increasing exports,
Muhammad Shafique, Chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap), told The News
in an interview. Our exports are already on the decline.Pakistans various varieties of rice
were quoted at $950 to 1,100/ton in the international market, while Indian varieties of basmati
rice, which competes with Pakistan, were priced at around at $720 to $850/ton.
Basmati a premium long grain variety of rice saw a sharp drop of 30.35 percent to $185
million in July to November FY16 as compared to $264 million a year ago. Exports of nonbasmati rice increased 6.30 percent to $503 million compared with $474 million earlier.
Shafique said Indias lower export prices are taking toll on the Pakistans Basmati exports. "Still
we are not mulling to reduce prices to compete India," he added. "The exporters will continue to
sell at even higher prices despite decline in earnings."Analysts said world rice prices have taken

a hit because of bumper crops in Thailand and Vietnam, which will make it difficult for a
number of counties, including Pakistan to export some of its burdensome stocks.
Pakistans traditional customers of rice are African and Middle Eastern countries. The country
produced seven million tons in 2014/15 as against 6.098 million tons in the preceding fiscal year.
Given an ample supplies, it was easy for India and other Southeast Asian countries to sell at a
price that was lower than shipments from Pakistan.Figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
(PBS) revealed that the cost of basmati rice fell to $1,130.92/ton during January to November
2015 from $1,200.87/ton in the same period of the preceding year. Non-basmati (broken rice)
prices declined to $404.30/ton compared with $456.39/ton a year ago. A rice analyst said the
countrys exporters are selling rice on high prices in comparison of Indian counterparts because
of their rising input cost.
However, by and large, Pakistans rice export prices remained subdued in line with the global
trend of softening staple commodity prices since 2012, the analyst added. Otherwise, the levels
of crop production, inventories and supply in Pakistan are quite encouraging. The country hopes
to regain its share in the Iranian market after the worlds sanctions on neighbouring Iran eased in
July last. Iranian government said that it would restart rice imports from Pakistan from October.
For Pakistani exporters, Iran can become the good destination for their basmati exports.We are
trying to capture around 1.2 million tons of Iranian rice market, but lack of payment mechanism
between the two countries is the major hurdle in meeting this objective, Shafique said.
He said the Reap representatives scheduled visit to Iran on January 15 to discuss the issues
related to the resumption of rice exports from Pakistan, implementation of currency swap
agreement and the condition of good manufacturing practices (GMP) certification with Iranian
authorities has been postponed owing to the recent diplomatic crisis between Saudi Arabia and
Iran.Iran is one of the largest rice importers and purchases world rice output worth $2 billion
every year. However, Pakistans rice accounts for nearly an eight percent of Irans market.Data
on Reaps website showed that around 2,234 tons of rice was exported to Iran in 2014/15, while
the export receipts stood at $1.32 million.
Presently, trade with Iran is done on barter basis. If a currency swap agreement is implemented
between the two countries, traders of the both sides can look forward to conventional deals,
Shafique said.The Iranian health ministry has set health standards for the rice import and only
those who are registered under its GMP certification program can export to the country.The
Iranian authorities have so far registered only 15 Pakistani companies, giving them a clean chit
that their consignments are fit for human consumption and meet specific health standards,
Shafique said.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/89561-Pakistans-basmati-export-hopes-fade-Indian-pricesfall#sthash.kMLoV73t.dpuf
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/89561-Pakistans-basmati-export-hopes-fade-Indian-prices-fall
PERSON OF THE YEAR

Mon, 01/11/2016 - 21:02 admin
Who Says Liberia Cant Grow Its Own Rice? 1M tons produced in Lofa This Year, Farmers Say
By: Gloria T.Tamba and Alvin Worzi
Mr. Selma
To say that Liberias farmers are unable to produce

enough food to supply the country would be an untrue
statement. Sadly, the prevailing belief that the country
imports more than it produces, certainly appears true to
see the volume of imported rice entering the country
every year.However, a Daily Observer team on a recent
trip to Lofa County uncovered evidence that Liberia can
feed itself, and the farmers at work have the produce to

prove it.The evidence uncovered also pointed to the fact, however, that lack of government
support to local farmers in one of the countrys major breadbaskets is what is preventing farmers
in this part of the country from putting all their efforts and energy into farming, actions that
would see Liberia being food sufficient.It all started when, earlier this month, The Daily
Observer was throwing around a few names as possible person of the year. We had been through
the usual suspects President Sirleaf, Mary Broh, Mills Jones and others people who have
made significant, positive and radical moves that have influenced the economy, society in
general and the body politic. For 2015, we felt the need for significant focus on Agriculture. But
who were the major players? Who was that entrepreneurial farmer, someone who was solutions
oriented a leader among his peers producing a volume of crop that inspired other famers to
compete?
And with 2017 on the horizon, the two biggest farmers who have announced their candidacy for
the Liberian presidency Vice President Joseph N. Boakai and businessman Benoni Urey also
came to mind. However, we shied away from any political personalities, because agriculture
need not be a political endeavor.Probing further still, we became aware of a group of farmers in
Lofa County led by a man named John Selma, who are said to have collectively produced
roughly one million tons of upland and lowland rice in 2015 alone.
This had to be our guy in fact, our group for what we saw on the ground in Lofa was a classic
example that one need not be a wealthy businessman or politician to produce the kind of volume
we are reporting about. It was a classic example of the possibilities that derive from good
leadership, trust, unity and for goodness sake hard work.Wanting to reverse the trend of
Liberia importing huge amounts of rice instead of growing its own, local farmer John Selma
decided to get involved in farming.Witnessing the daily struggles of Liberians in the country in
search of food, despite the huge amounts of imports of foodstuff on a daily basis, Selma got tired
of that and embarked on an effort to produce rice on a large scale in Liberia, thereby boosting
local production.In an interview with Mr. Selma and others at his farm in Kpadeh Village, Lofa
County, he said he was also moved to get involved in farming to make Liberia food sufficient so
as to prevent his people from struggling for food on a daily basis.
Like father, like son
Born on March 20, 1972, Selma grew up in David Selma Town, Lofa County. As a boy Selma
always wanted to be like his father, after whom the town is named.A surveyor by profession,
David Selma earned the respect and admiration of many people in the county. He earned extra
money helping local people in Lofa cash their government checks and gained a reputation for
being trustworthy and for his goodwill.This initial contact with business led young John Selma
to see himself pursuing business as a career.
However, the Liberian civil war put an end to that vision, which caused Selma to stop formal
schooling in the 5th grade.Yet, with business in his blood, the enterprising Selma and his friends
sold everything from cocoa to cane juice during the war, instead of getting involved in the blood
letting that was characteristic of the war.During the war some of us went through difficulties I
lost my father and other relatives. After the war, I got involved into petty business like buying
and selling tobacco, cane juice, salt, and other important items that our people needed.

Back to the soil
The issue of getting a better job was something very difficult so I decided to get back to my
fathers old business by giving out loans to farmers to improve their farming activities in
2009.Late 2012, I realized that I needed to get back to the soil to grow more food after noticing
that the issue of food is the countrys major problem, with not much efforts being placed on
putting an end to the huge importation of food.With this I decided to start my farming activities
with a village savings loan for only farmers in the county, while at the same time encouraging
them to go back to the soil with high expectations of earning a better living for them and their
families through the maximum production of food that would feed the country, said Selma.
From acres to hectares
He said that he got involved in commercial farming because it was then a new phenomenon in
Liberias agriculture sector. Historically, he said, smallholder farmers in Liberia had been
content with subsistence farming.This has partially been due to the difficulties in accessing
money from commercial banks. Banks do not trust the farmers ability to repay, and in turn,
farmers are not willing to take loans at the high interest rates required by the banks, he added.
Although access to farming loans from local banks is still a big issue that is hindering the
agriculture sector from maximizing its potential, Selma said that farmers across Liberia are
grateful for the assistance they receive from local and international NGOs.He said that to
promote access to finance for smallholder farmers in Liberia, the Liberia Entrepreneurial Asset
Development (LEAD) and the United States Agency for International Development Food and
Enterprise Development (USAID FED) Program for Liberia have partnered to provide financial
assistance to farming organizations.
USAID FED provides the projects beneficiaries with training on basic financial management
principals and then links them to LEAD for loans.We are glad to be among the nine farming
organizations benefiting from the LEAD loan program in coordination with USAID FED since
December 2014. We received US$10,000 which was invested in buying paddy rice from farmers
and sold to the government and a local partner (Fabrar), John Selma, lead farmer of the Zileh
Farmers Association, disclosed.Selma said that the Zileh farmers, from December 2014 to
February 2015, have sold rice to both the government and to Fabrar for a total of US$98,893
from 5.25 metric tons of 50kg paddy rice.
USAID FED has assisted the Zileh farmers with the construction of irrigation structures and
provided power tillers to plow the lowland rice field. The farmers were also trained on how to
grow lowland rice according to improved methods.Prior to USAID/FEDs intervention, the
group continuously experienced low yield harvests due to the application of traditional farming
methods, harvesting only twenty 50-kg bags of rice from their seven-hectare plot
annually.However, as a result of USAIDs intervention, the Zileh farmers experienced a dramatic
increase in yield, harvesting nearly two hundred 50-kg bags from the same area under
cultivation.Selma said that USAID/FED has been supporting farmers to improve production in
food value chains such as cassava, rice, goats and vegetables.Following this intervention in the
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process several farmers have let go of the past and turned to this new way of life by increasing
their farms from cultivating an acre or so to hectares of rice and other food value chains.
I have been in the farming [business] for the past three years. I started with 50 farmers at the
initial stage but through our tireless efforts providing farming equipment, cash and other support
to them, they increased in Lofa because the farmers have now increased from 50 to over 350
farmers currently, he said.Selma manages more than 175 hectares of lowland and upland rice
farms in Lofa County. He said that he increases his production through a barter system with
subsistence farmers, where he would trade certain amenities the farmers need for their farms
output.Selmas vision of going back to the soil with the hopes of improving the agriculture sector
has been encouraging to farmers in Lofa. Farmers in Lofa County have in 2015 harvested more
than 15,000 bags of rice, which is a true success story considering the fact that prior to his
efforts, they were mostly subsistence farmers.
Big harvest, no market
Despite this level of success, however, the farmers are deeply frustrated because there is no one
to purchase their rice.With about a million tons produced this year in Lofa County alone,
according to Selma, believes that Liberia can feed itself if farmers nationwide are given the
fullest support in terms of finance, materials and moral support.
He explained that several farmers in the country are capable of producing more food, especially
rice, the countrys staple food, as well as cassava, potatoes, vegetables and many of the other
crops that grow in the country.We the farmers are willing to grow more food but we are not
receiving the necessary support we need. Instead, the money that is supposed to be used to
improve agriculture is being used [to import huge volumes] of food into the country.The
Ministry is aware of the large quantities of rice being produced around the country, Agriculture
Minister Moses Zinnah told the Observer, but it is not the role of the government to buy rice.
Asked whether rice importers could be encouraged to purchase more local rice, Zinnah said we
want importers to buy rice from farmers, but did not speak to any efforts being made to
encourage or mandate rice importers to do so, arguing that that is a question for the Ministry of
Commerce.Commerce Minister Axel Addy told the Observer that the government has engaged
rice importers, who have welcomed the idea. However, Addy said, the Ministry of Agriculture
has to take the lead in either encouraging or mandating them to buy rice locally. The question
then becomes, whose job is it to ensure that local farmers are able to sell their rice?
Another issue is that the few rice importers who are in fact buying from Liberian farmers are
only buying at US$17 per bag, while the MOA normally buys at US$20 per bag. For this year,
however, the MOA says it does not have a budget for buying rice from local farmers. So the
surplus rice produced by farmers this year is wasting on their farms because they have no buyers.
Give Liberia ten more John Selmas and Liberias food insecurity days will be over! But after
they have done the work, who will buy?
http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/person-year
China starts rice imports from Laos

English.news.cn 2016-01-10 22:14:58
SHENZHEN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The first shipment of rice imports from Laos have passed
through inspection and quarantine procedures at south China's Shenzhen port, according to local
authorities.The shipment weighed 87.8 tonnes and was valued at 746 million U.S. dollars, said
the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection And Quarantine Bureau.China mainly imports rice from
Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan. It recently added Laos to the list.Chinese appetite for grain
imports has been growing fast, as the increasingly wealthy population seek more choices of
staple food.
As China's biggest port for rice imports, Shenzhen handled over 1 million tonnes of rice imports
in 2015, accounting for nearly half of the country's total.The Shenzhen bureau said it has carried
out both on-the-spot inspections and lab tests for pesticide residue and heavy metal pollutants on
each batch of goods to ensure the quarantine quality of the imports.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/10/c_134995687.htm
Govt's rice procurement may exceed 32 mn tons this year

According to a Food Ministry official, overall rice procurement in 2015-16 will surpass last
year's level
Press Trust of India | New Delhi January 11, 2016 Last Updated at 17:56 IST
FCI fixes higher rice procurement target despite fears of crop lossGovt to rope in pvt players for
kharif rice procurementAgriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers' WelfareAgriculture Ministry proposes further 5% hike in import duty of edible oilFCI's
wheat procurement falls to 27.6 MT this year
Government's rice procurement may surpass last year's level of 32 million tonnes in the 2015-16
marketing year despite prospect of lower production due to deficient monsoon.As per the latest
data, rice procurement has risen by 31% to 20 MT so far in the 2015-16 marketing year that
started from October, from 15.29 MT in the year-ago period.The Centre's nodal procurement
agency Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state government-owned agencies undertake
procurement operations. The Centre has kept a rice procurement target of 30 MT for the this
year.
"Despite the Agriculture Ministry's first estimate of lower production, somehow rice
procurement has been higher so far in most states. If the current trend continues, the overall rice
procurement in 2015-16 would surpass last year's level," a senior Food Ministry official told
PTI.Higher rice procurement was mainly due to fall in prices of common variety in most mandis
after basmati rice rates declined sharply, the official said.At present, procurement has been

completed in Punjab and Haryana, while the operations are in full swing in Uttar Pradesh,
Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.Winter rice will be procured from Andhra Pradesh,
West Bengal, Telangana and Odisha.
As per the latest data, rice procurement in Punjab rose to 9.34 MT in 2015-16 from 7.78 MT in
the last year. Similarly, rice purchase in Haryana increased to 2.85 MT from 2.01 MT in the
review period.Rice procurement in Andhra Pradesh has more doubled to 1.2 MT so far this year
as against 5,58,573 tonnes in the year-ago period, while neighbouring Telangana state procured
only 9,07,180 tonnes as against 1.28 MT in the said period.
In Chattishgarh, the procurement was up at 2.53 MT from 1.56 MT, while in Uttar Pradesh the
purchases rose to 1 MT from 6,05,000 tonnes in the said period, the data showed.Rice
procurement in Odisha increased to 7,36,945 tonnes so far this year from 1,59,793 tonnes in the
year-ago period.In its first estimate, the Agriculture Ministry has projected a fall in kharif rice
production to 90.61 MT in the 2015-16 crop year (July-June) from 90.86 MT in the year-ago
period due to 14% fall in monsoon rains.
The agencies buy paddy from the farmers and give to millers for conversion into rice. The
government has fixed the minimum support price of common variety of paddy at Rs 1,410 per
quintal for 2015-16 kharif season

http://agriculture.einnews.com/article/305765375/594RB-Ia4mEzPE6M
USA Rice Teaches Mexican Consumers About U.S. Rice's

Versatility
By Michael Klein
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - USA Rice chefs and representatives took advantage
of Sunday being a major family shopping day in Mexico to set up a cooking demonstration event
at a Sam's Club here yesterday. About 75 shoppers crowded around as two USA Rice chefs and
two assistant chefs pulled from the audience cooked three very different dishes featuring U.S.grown rice.A rice dessert featuring long grain rice with pineapple, raisins, and eggnog was
presented alongside a rice salad with ham, cheese, peanuts, and vegetables made with parboiled
rice. The main event, and biggest crowd pleaser was the "People's Paella" that featured yellow
rice, chicken, shrimp, sausage, onions, and other vegetables.
"One very important aspect of these events is that they enable us to actually teach Mexican
consumers about U.S. rice and break some old habits that may discourage rice use," explained
Chef Gabriel Saucedo who led the seminar. "Mexicans are used to having to wash their rice and
then fry it in some oil before cooking it. Neither are necessary and they make rice more
complicated than it needs to be."USA Rice's Marvin Lehrer drove the point home when he
showed off the clean rice in the packages on display. "It's ready to cook right now - don't waste
your time washing the rice - the mill has done it for you," he told the crowd, handing out
coupons
for
U.S.-grown
rice.

The chefs shared other cooking tips with the crowd, such as cooking rice in bulk and storing it in
the refrigerator for use over several days. USA Rice's Gaby Carbajal helped dish out the prepared
food to the hungry crowd and then led a Quiz Show to see how much the spectators learned with
USA Rice cookbooks as prizes."I was happily surprised to learn of new ways to use rice today
such as the main course paella, salad, and dessert," said Malena Martinez, a shopper and mother
of two who participated in the event.
"Here in Mexico we know of only three traditional ways of cooking rice that we learned from
our mothers, so I'll definitely use more rice now that I know how versatile it is."Mexico, with a
population of more than 122 million, is the top destination for U.S.-grown rice that has a huge
logistical advantage over other origins. Mexico City is a sprawling metropolis of some 21
million people and Sam's Club and Walmart are major shopping centers here.
USA Rice goes live at Sam's Club cooking demo
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/governments-rice-procurementmay-exceed-32mn-tons-this-year/articleshow/50534238.cms
Rice Exporters Cutting Prices as Yuan Falls

Khmer Times/Sum Manet
Sunday, 10 January 2016
As Chinas currency, the yuan, falls against the US dollar and other major global currencies,
Cambodian rice exporters say they will need to adjust their prices to compete in the market they
have targeted for expansion.Hun Lak, vice president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, said
prices of rice exports to China will need to fall due to yuans depreciation, which began at the
end of last year. Thailand and Myanmar lowered their rice prices and if we dont follow suit we
cannot sell our product [in China], Mr. Lak said.
Fragrant rice was priced at $740 per ton on average [in China] at the end of 2015, compared to
around $800 early in the year and white rice is going for $430 per ton, about $20 to $30 lower,
Mr. Lak said, noting that pricing is in US dollars. This is a problem for rice producers because it
is challenging to make a profit from exports, not only for Cambodia but also for other countries,
Mr. Lak said, adding that members of his federation will hold talks and eventually a roundtable
discussion to find solutions to the problem.
Economist Srey Chanthy said the dollarization of Cambodias economy adds to the pressure on
exporters to China.Cambodia exported 538,396 tons of rice last year, up almost 40 percent from
the 387,061 tons exported in 2014, according to a report from the Secretariat of One Window
Service for Rice Export Formality. Cambodia exports both white and fragrant rice. China
imported about 100,000 tons of rice from Cambodia last year, according to official figures. Hean
Vanhan, deputy director of the General Department of Agriculture, said exports to China were a
major factor in the rise in ric export last thanks.

He said this was due to lobbying from the government to identify new markets and the close
relationship between the Cambodian and Chinese governments. Cambodias rice farmers are also
becoming more productive, Mr. Vanhan added.He added that because China is tightening quality
and hygiene standards on imported rice millers and exporters will need to ensure they comply
with these.
We need to transform some policies in order to increase exports, Mr. Vanhan said.Khan
Kunthy, CEO of rice exporter Brico, remains optimistic about Chinas market due to its size and
the amount of rice consumption in the country.My company exported rice to many countries,
but not China and Malaysia, he said, adding that it plans to export rice to both of the countries
this year. It only exported eight tons last year, but expects to double that amount this year, he
said,
adding
that
it
will
focus
on
fragrant
and
romdul
rice.
Mr. Kunthy said that Europe has been the major export destination for Cambodian exporters but
China is a growing market for them.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19666/rice-exporters-cutting-prices-as-yuan-falls/
Compensatory payment scheme for rice farmers after

tariffication
In 1995, the Philippines was granted special treatment in rice by the WTO, thereby allowing it
to maintain its import monopoly and quantitative restrictions (QRs). This privilege will expire
by 2017, hence compelling the rice sector to undergo tariffication. Removal of special treatment
will lead to intensified competition from imports and lower domestic prices, reducing farmers
income. In the following we will assess options for agricultural production support options for
rice farmers after tariffication.
TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SCHEMES
Domestic subsidies are typically provided through productivity-oriented programs, direct
payments, or a combination of both. Productivity-oriented programs include research and
development (R&D) and irrigation investments. While such programs are important
productivity-oriented programs, our assessment focuses on direct payments. The Philippines is
already spending considerable amounts for support of rice farmers under its self-sufficiency
program, which should be kept in place.
However, productivity-oriented programs tend to impact the medium to long-term, whereas the
removal of QRs have immediate impacts. Direct payments appear to be the more appropriate
safety net for rice farmers. Direct payments are classified into three types namely, traditional
support, deficiency payments and decoupled payments. Traditional support: examples are price
support and procurement schemes. NFA procurement is an example of traditional support.

Deficiency payments are payments that compensate farmers for when farmgate prices fall.
Payments under this type are equal to the difference between a target price and the market price.
The US, South Korea, and Thailand have implemented deficiency payment schemes for farmers.
Decoupled payments refer to lump-sum payments unrelated to price or quantity.
Since these payments are a form of assistance to farmers in their transition to a free-market,
decoupled payments are capped, and time-bound. The US, Mexico, EU, Turkey, and South
Korea, are examples of countries that have implemented decoupled payment schemes. Due to
minimal distortion, decoupled payments are permitted without restriction by WTO.
Based on past research, traditional schemes such as the market price support and consumer
subsidy are disadvantageous, due to high fiscal burden, leakage, and market distortion. For
example, in the Philippines, traditional support has imposed high cost, driving the net debt
position of the National Food Authority up to 143 billion pesos. In Thailand, a paddy pledging
program cost the government the equivalent of over a trillion pesos, and led to huge stockpiles of
rice.
Deficiency payments appear to be a better alternative; when Thailand switched to a Price
Insurance Scheme (PIS), it was able to reduce budgetary outlays for farmer support, while still
increasing the number of beneficiaries, from 1 to 3.2 million farmers. However, deficiency
payments are still vulnerable to high fiscal cost when farmgate prices happen to fall to
unexpectedly low levels. On the other hand, decoupled payments address the problem of wastage
and high fiscal burden affecting traditional and deficiency payments.
A SCHEME OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS FOR THE PHILIPPINES

In the following, we evaluate a possible compensatory payment scheme (2017-2022) that would
serve as a safety net for rice farmers after tariffication. Rice farmers registered under the Registry
System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), or their heirs, are eligible to receive
payments.
The
annual
compensation
formula
is
posited
as
follows:
Total Payments = P5/kg. x (actual imports -- normal imports) / 0.654
To compute payments for each farmer, total payments from the payment compensation formula
shall be divided by the area harvested. This will be distributed per cropping season (twice a
year). To avoid fiscal problems, eligible farm area is capped at 2 hectares per farmer. In practice,
actual imports and area harvested will be approximated by the previous years figures.

To compute expected and normal imports, as well as assess the financial viability of the
program, we apply an economic model called the Total Welfare Impact Simulator (TWIST).
TWIST will be used to assess two scenarios: baseline scenario and an tariffication scenario. The
former assumes QRs are maintained, with a fixed farmgate price of P17 per kg. (NFA support
price); the baseline is the basis for the normal rate of imports in the compensation formula. The
alternative scenario adopts the same assumptions, except that it posits the repeal of QRs, and
imposition of a 35% tariff equivalent (2017 onwards).
Simulation analysis shows that tariffication leads to the following changes relative to the
baseline (average of 2017-2022):
Palay
output
Farmgate
price
Retail
price
Imports
Tariff
will
will
will
will
be
be
be
revenues
be
lower
lower
lower
larger
will
by
by
by
2.5
an
average
an
by
average
million
average
2.25
of
P4.60
of
P7.00
million
27.7
tons
year.
pesos
per
kg.
pesos
per
kg.
tons
billion
per
per
per
year.
year.
Based on the assumed compensation formula, payments will equal 17 to 18 billion pesos per
year.
Earmarking the rice tariff revenue to pay for the compensation scheme is feasible. Assuming
eligible area is at 4 million hectares, payments per hectare is equal to P4,750. In this case, for 2
hectares of irrigated farmland, farmers could receive P19,000 per year. This is greater than
transfer per household from the conditional cash transfer program (CCT) which is P15,000 for 3
children. Note that compensatory payments can be received simultaneously with the CCT.
TARIFFICATION INEVITABLE
Tariffication of the Philippine rice sector by 2017 is inevitable. The inevitable transition to a
more open rice trade regime should be accompanied by safety nets for smallholders suffering
from intensified competition from imports. We have evaluated a compensatory transfer scheme
combined with a 35% tariff equivalent as a feasible support scheme once special treatment is
removed. Such a compensatory scheme should be implemented alongside existing productivityenhancing programs for the rice sector.

Roehlano M. Briones and Lovely Ann Tolin are Research Fellow and Research Analyst,
respectively, at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies. The study is conducted under
the multi-country CREW Project, supported by CUTS International Jaipur.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19666/rice-exporters-cutting-prices-as-yuan-falls/
New Research Reveals Climate-Food-Conflict Connection

Via Nighttime Temperatures
January 11, 2016 By Raul Caruso & Roberto Ricciuti
The effect of climate change on the emergence of violent conflict has become one of the more
lively academic debates and is even bleeding over into the mainstream. Despite a substantial
number of studies, results are contradictory and somewhat inconclusive.In a forthcoming issue of
the Journal of Peace Research, we present the results of a novel case study: Indonesia from 1993
to 2003, a period of major economic, political, and social transition.
We found a close relationship between an increase in the minimum temperature during the rice
growing season and an increase in violence.Perhaps more importantly, however, we suggest that
some of the contradictory results from previous climate change and conflict research may be a

result of methodological differences namely, not looking at the relationship between the
principle crop in a given place and temperature.
What You Measure Matters
Among social scientists studying conflict, climate change has been represented by measures of
rainfall and mean temperature. However, when studying different crops we may find that
different climate factors actually affect harvests and yields.In our study, we focus on rice, the
staple crop in Indonesia. We rely on the natural science literature that claims rising minimum
temperatures have a strong negative impact on rice production. Higher minimum temperatures
increase the amount of energy plants needs to spend to maintain a healthy state, shorten the time
to maturity, and reduce net growth and productivity. Since minimum temperature is reached
during the night, it is a variable often lost when scholars consider a daily average temperature.
With these different insights in mind, we investigate the impact of climate change on violence
via agricultural production. The hypothesis underlying our work is that climate change may
negatively affect rice production, rice prices, and eventually food availability and food prices,
thus making the emergence of violence more likely.
Higher minimum temperatures reduce net growth and productivity
This framework of how climate change contributes to conflict holds when considering a single
country whose economy is strongly dependent on rice. Rice in Indonesia is a staple food, and
food constitutes 50 percent of household expenditures in urban areas and 67 percent in rural
areas.
Rice production is a source of income for a substantial number of Indonesian households.
According to data drawn from World Development Indicators, the employment in agriculture as
percentage of total employment was around 46 percent between 1994 and 2003.In addition,
Indonesia experienced substantial violence during a period of three major transitions in the
1990s. The first transition was political, from autocracy to democracy; the second was economic,
from crony capitalism to a rules-based market system; and the third was social, from state
centralization to decentralization.The overall severity of violence in terms of deaths peaked after
the fall of Suhartos regime in 1998 and decreased after 2001. However, the sheer number of
violent incidents has risen since then.
With this context in mind environmental factors alone are never enough to provoke conflict
we analyzed the link between climate change and violence in 14 Indonesian provinces.We
matched climate data from NOAAs Global Historical Climatology Network with provinciallevel conflict data from the United Nations. We studied the emergence of violence as measured
by the number of monthly events (say for example riots and lynchings). Using an econometric
approach that allows us to claim that our results are causal and not just correlations, we show that
an increase of the minimum temperature during the core month of the wet planting season (e.g.,
December), determines an increase in violence fueled by the reduction in future rice production.
A Flexible Framework?

This analysis supports the hypothesis that minimum temperature negatively affects rice
availability (per capita), which in turn inflames violence. The evidence is robust. Somehave
suggested that what is missing in the climate change and conflict literature is a strong articulation
of how climate change leads to conflict. This framework may be an answer to that
question.Stated broadly, our work suggests that some inconclusive results in the climate change
and conflict literature may suffer from not considering specificities of different crops.
The dominant agricultural output and economic relevance of that crop changes across countries,
from rice to wheat and others. Crops also differ in terms of growing season, cultivation
technology, and reaction to climate variability. Further research seems necessary to explore other
combinations of climate change variables, crops, and violence in different countries to see if this
framework holds up.
Raul Caruso is an assistant professor of economic policy at Catholic University of the Sacred
Heart. Roberto Ricciuti is an associate professor of economic policy at the University of Verona.
Sources: Climactic Change, Journal of Peace Research, National Journal, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, PNAS, Science, United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian
Recovery, World Bank, World Development.
Photo Credit: A rice harvest in Indonesia, courtesy of Curt Carnemark/World Bank.
Topics: agriculture, Asia, climate
change, conflict, democracy, development, economics, environment, environmental
security, featured, food security, Guest Contributor, Indonesia, security
http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2016/01/research-reveals-climate-food-conflict-connection-highernighttime-temperatures/
Rice stocks good for 90 days PSA

By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) | Updated January 10, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines Stock of the main Filipino staple remains ended the year more than
enough to meet he government-mandated target for rice-sufficiency, data from the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.Local rice stock inventory hit 3.44 million metric tons (MT)
as of December, 13.5 percent up from their year-ago levels. The figure was also an increase of
10.8 percent from end-November.
The current inventory is good for 100 days, the PSA said. As a matter of government policy, a
90-day national rice buffer is considered enough to meet everyday consumption needs.Broken
down, stocks held by households are sufficient for 47 days, while those in commercial
warehouses are good for 29 days.The National Food Authority (NFA), the state rice importer,
meanwhile has depositories enough for 24 days, figures showed.By percentage, Filipino
households held the bulk of inventories at 47.8 percent, followed by commercial warehouses at
28.4 percent. NFA supplies cornered 23.8 percent of the total.Stock levels increased in both
commercial warehouses and NFA, data showed. The latter posted the highest year-on-year
growth of 68.9 percent, while the former increased 4.9 percent.Household supplies, on the other
hand, dipped 0.2 percent.Meanwhile, corn stock inventory stood at 265,200 MT by the end of
last year, up by 22.8 percent year-on-year, but fell11.1 percent from the previous month.
Of the total, 63 percent were in commercial warehouses, 36.5 percent with households, and 0.5
percent were in NFA depositories.Year-on-year, corn stocks in commercial warehouses and
households went up by 36.5 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively while in NFA depositories fell
by 18.4 percent.Rice and corn are considered main Filipino family staples.
http://www.philstar.com/business/2016/01/10/1540930/rice-stocks-good-90-days-psa
Thailand to cut rice output

BANGKOK, Jan 11, 2016:
Thailand plans to produce about 25 million tonnes of rice in the 2016-2017 crop instead of the
normal production output of between 31-32 million tonnes in the last periods, according to the
latest report released by the countrys Ministry of Commerce.The decision to cut output is
prompted by a huge rice inventory and severe droughts in the country, Vietnam News Agency
(VNA) reported.Commerce permanent secretary Chutima Boonyaprapat said that the private and
farming sectors had been invited to join the government in working out an integrated rice
production and market plan for the 2016-17 crop.
Chutima said the plan was agreed by the three parties that the yield for the 2016-17 crop years
would be capped at 25 million tonnes.Thailand, one of the worlds leading rice exporters, is
striving to unleash its huge rice inventory of 13 million tonnes. In 2014, Thai rice production
exceeded local demand by 50%.Restoring the balance on the rice market and raising farmers
income are now key items on the Thai governments agenda.
The Rakyat Post -
Padyprocurement gets to a close in Gobi taluk

R. KRISHNAMOORTHY
Insufficient manpower in TNCSC's direct procurement centres was a major deterrent

Paddy procurement by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) has almost been
completed in the ayacut areas of Thadapalli-Arakankottai canals.This time around, paddy was
procured through nine direct procurement centres (DPC), and farmers had a reason to feel
relieved on two counts: increase in procurement price and direct remittance of amount in the
bank accounts of the farmers by the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Banks.The Tamil Nadu
Civil Supplies Corporation was not able to deploy sufficient manpower at the DPCs, due to
which there was a backlog, and farmers found themselves forced to sell their produce in the open
market, Subi Thalapathi, president of Thadapallai-Arakankottai Ayacut Farmers Association
said.
Rates

As per the revised rates, the farmers were given Rs. 1,460 per quintal, inclusive of incentive of
Rs. 50, for coarse variety. For the fine variety, the rate was Rs. 1,520 per quintal along with
incentive of Rs. 70. This time, however, there was not much of a difference in the procurement
rate by the DPCs and open market. But, it was necessary for the TNCSC to strengthen manpower
since farmers in inaccessible locations prefer to sell their produce at the DPCs, Mr. Thalapathy
said.The procurement was carried out at nine centres: N.G. Palayam, T.N. Palayam, Kookalur,
Elur (Arakankottai), Pudukkaraipudur, Puduvalliampalayam, Kasipalayam, Kallipatti and
Athani.
A few farmers found themselves forced to sell their produce in the
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/paddy-procurement-gets-to-a-close-in-gobitaluk/article8087513.ece
Milled Rice Exports Up But Fall Short of Goal

BY KANG SOTHEAR | JANUARY 11, 2016
Cambodias year-on-year milled rice exports increased by 39 percent to 538,396 tons in 2015,
with most of the rice going to China and European Union countries, according to a report
released by the Agriculture Ministrys General Directorate of Agriculture on Friday.Exports to
China accounted for 21.7 percent, or nearly 120,000 tons, of total exports, according to the
report.However, despite the substantial increase, the figure was still more than 460,000 tons
short of the governments much-touted target of 1 million tons of milled rice per year, which
Prime Minister Hun Sen said in 2010 that he hoped to achieve by 2015.Although the country has
a surplus of 4 million tons of rice paddy, it still lacks the private sector financing and storage
capacity that would allow that paddy to be milled and exported, according to Hean Vanhan,
deputy director of the general directorate.
We could not export our rice to the targeted amount because we did not have sufficient [milled]
rice to export, although we had surplus rice paddy, Mr. Vanhan said.One of the main reasons
was that the private sectors ability to process and buy rice paddy was limited. Mr. Vanhan
added that the 1 million ton goal had not disappeared.
The government still has the ambition to export 1 million tons of rice a year, but the timeframe
and what needs to be reviewed are not set yet.
sothear@cambodiadaily.com
2016, The Cambodia Daily. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced in
print, electronically, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without written permission.
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/milled-rice-exports-up-but-fall-short-of-goal-105012/

R. KRISHNAMOORTHY
Insufficient manpower in TNCSC's direct procurement centres was a major deterrent

Paddy procurement by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) has almost been
completed in the ayacut areas of Thadapalli-Arakankottai canals.This time around, paddy was
procured through nine direct procurement centres (DPC), and farmers had a reason to feel

relieved on two counts: increase in procurement price and direct remittance of amount in the
bank accounts of the farmers by the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Banks.The Tamil Nadu
Civil Supplies Corporation was not able to deploy sufficient manpower at the DPCs, due to
which there was a backlog, and farmers found themselves forced to sell their produce in the open
market, Subi Thalapathi, president of Thadapallai-Arakankottai Ayacut Farmers Association
said.
Rates
As per the revised rates, the farmers were given Rs. 1,460 per quintal, inclusive of incentive of
Rs. 50, for coarse variety. For the fine variety, the rate was Rs. 1,520 per quintal along with
incentive of Rs. 70. This time, however, there was not much of a difference in the procurement
rate by the DPCs and open market. But, it was necessary for the TNCSC to strengthen manpower
since farmers in inaccessible locations prefer to sell their produce at the DPCs, Mr. Thalapathy
said.The procurement was carried out at nine centres: N.G. Palayam, T.N. Palayam, Kookalur,
Elur (Arakankottai), Pudukkaraipudur, Puduvalliampalayam, Kasipalayam, Kallipatti and
Athani.
A few farmers found themselves forced to sell their produce in the
open market
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/paddy-procurement-gets-to-a-close-in-gobitaluk/article8087513.ece
Government's rice procurement may exceed 32mn tons this

year
By PTI | 11 Jan, 2016, 06.40PM IST
Government's rice procurement may surpass

last year's level of 32 million tonnes in the
2015-16 marketing year despite prospect of
lower
production
due
to
deficient
monsoon.NEW DELHI: Government's rice
procurement may surpass last year's level of
32 million tonnes in the 2015-16 marketing
year despite prospect of lower production due
to deficient monsoon. As per the latest data,
rice procurement has risen by 31 per cent to 20
MT so far in the 2015-16 marketing year that
started from October, from 15.29 MT in the
year-ago period. The Centre's nodal procurement agency Food Corporation of India ( FCI) and

state government-owned agencies undertake procurement operations. The Centre has kept a rice
procurement target of 30 MT for the this year.
"Despite the Agriculture Ministry's first estimate of lower production, somehow rice
procurement has been higher so far in most states. If the current trend continues, the overall rice
procurement in 2015-16 would surpass last year's level," a senior Food Ministry official told PTI.
Higher rice procurement was mainly due to fall in prices of common variety in most mandis after
basmati rice rates declined sharply, the official said.
At present, procurement has been completed in Punjab and Haryana, while the operations are in
full swing in Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Winter rice will be
procured from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana and Odisha. As per the latest data, rice
procurement in Punjab rose to 9.34 MT in 2015-16 from 7.78 MT in the last year. Similarly, rice
purchase in Haryana increased to 2.85 MT from 2.01 MT in the review period. Rice procurement
in Andhra Pradesh has more doubled to 1.2 MT so far this year as against 5,58,573 tonnes in the
year-ago period, while neighbouring Telangana state procured only 9,07,180 tonnes as against
1.28 MT in the said period. In Chattishgarh, the procurement was up at 2.53 MT from 1.56 MT,
while in Uttar Pradesh the purchases rose to 1 MT from 6,05,000 tonnes in the said period, the
data showed.
Rice procurement in Odisha increased to 7,36,945 tonnes so far this year from 1,59,793 tonnes in
the year-ago period. In its first estimate, the Agriculture Ministry has projected a fall in kharif
rice production to 90.61 MT in the 2015-16 crop year (July-June) from 90.86 MT in the year-ago
period due to 14 per cent fall in monsoon rains. The agencies buy paddy from the farmers and
give to millers for conversion into rice. The government has fixed the minimum support price of
common variety of paddy at Rs 1,410 per quintal for 2015-16 kharif season.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/governments-rice-procurement-mayexceed-32mn-tons-this-year/articleshow/50534238.cms
Haryana, Punjab provide 20 per cent more rice for central

pool
By ET Bureau | 9 Jan, 2016, 03.20PM IST
The two states are the largest contributor of both paddy and wheat to the central
kitty.CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana have contributed 20% more paddy to the central pool
in the current marketing season that was marked by scanty rains, providing a major boost to the
National Food Security Mission. The two states are the largest contributor of both paddy and
wheat to the central kitty. As per the Food Corporation of India's latest figures, Punjab
contributed 139.54 lakh tonnes of paddy compared to 120 lakh a year ago in the current market

season that began in October, while Haryana's share was 42.6 lakh tonnes compared to 30.5 lakh
tonnes.
Together, the two rice bowl states contributed
64% to the central kitty of 283 lakh tonnes of
paddy. The other contributors included
Chhattisgarh (37.89 lakh tonnes), Andhra
Pradesh (18.46 lakh tonnes) and Uttar Pradesh
(16.37 lakh tonnes). Rice, a water intensive
crop, was suspected to be affected due to
untimely and scanty rains in the current Rabi
season. Diversification from water guzzling
rice has been on agenda of the two states due
to rapid depletion of water levels. The Food
Corporation of India's rice stock dwindled to
99.47 lakh tonnes in December 2015, the lowest in the last five years. The rice stock was 106
lakh tonnes in December 2014, 142 lakh tonnes in 2013, 306 lakh tonnes in 2012 and 270 lakh
tonnes in 2011.
The increase in procurement from the two states is attributed to the yield increase and buying of
PUSA 1509 basmati variety by government agencies. The government agencies in the two states,
especially Haryana, had to resort to bulk buying of PUSA 1509 basmati variety after prices in
open market dwindled below minimum support price for premium variety non-basmati rice. The
rice market was affected by downward price trend in basmati due to carryover stock and limited
demand from overseas markets. While the record procurement has strengthened Food Security
Scheme, farmers' remuneration has been affected by the slump in prices in open market.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/haryana-punjab-provide-20per-cent-more-rice-for-central-pool/articleshow/50509940.cms
APEDA Rice Commodity News

International Benchmark Price
Price on: 11-01-2016
Product
Benchmark Indicators Name
Price
Garlic

1
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)
2150
Chinese whole, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
2300
Indian Cochin, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
2850
Indian 100 mesh 3500 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
3850
Indian 200 mesh 3500 cps basis, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
1250
Indian 200 mesh 5000 cps, FOB Kandla (USD/t)
2370
Ginger
Guar Gum Powder
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Domestic Prices
Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Gulbarga (Karnataka)
Hybrid
1455
1822
Amreli (Karnataka)
Other
1355
1905
Vaduj (Maharashtra)
Other
2200
2300
Bagalakot (Karnataka)
Local
1300
1461
Dahod (Gujarat)
Yellow
1500
1530
Sangli (Maharashtra)
Other
1520
1565
Jowar(Sorgham)
Maize

Papaya
1
Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir)
Other
2700
3000
Barnala (Punjab)
Other
800
1200
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Other
600
800
Surat (Gujarat)
Other
700
1300
Jalgaon(Maharashtra)
Other
1500
2500
Bonai (Orissa)
Other
2000
2000
Brinjal
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Egg
Rs per 100 No
Price on 11-01-2016
Product
Market Center
Price
Pune
430
Chittoor
413
Nagapur
390
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Unit Price : US$ per package

Price on 11-01-2016
Product
Market Center
Origin
Variety
Low
Onions Dry
High
Package: 40 lb cartons
Atlanta
Peru
Yellow
24
26
Chicago
Nevada
Yellow
34.50
34.50
Detroit
Peru
Yellow
23
25.50
Cabbage
Package: 50 lb cartons

1
Atlanta
Georgia
Round Green
Type
11
11.50
Detroit
Texas
Round Green
Type
18
22.50
Miami
Canada
Round Green
Type
12
12
Apples
Package: cartons tray pack
Atlanta
Virginia
Red Delicious
27
28
Chicago
Washington
Red Delicious
22
22.50
Miami
Washington
Red Delicious
24
25
Source:USDA
Rice Prices
as on : 11-01-2016 08:10:39 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals
Current
Price
%
Season
Prev. Prev.Yr
Modal
change cumulative
Modal %change
Rice
Bangalore(Kar)
5046.00
163.5
68508.00
4100
4100
Gadarpur(Utr)
1400.00
400
46703.00
1993
1840
-5.10
Jasvantnagar(UP)
850.00
850.00
2260
Varanasi(Grain)(UP)
600.00
15.38
4135.00
1940
1945
-2.27
Bharthna(UP)
600.00
NC
3200.00
2250
2240
Mathura(UP)
550.00
-8.33
3885.00
2090
1970

Samsi(WB)
500.00
NC
13810.00
2800
2800
Bangarpet(Kar)
451.00
-29.64
4967.00
1680
1680
-9.68
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
300.00
15.38
3520.00
2125
2100
-0.70
Pilibhit(UP)
300.00
15.38
13420.00
2195
2195
Allahabad(UP)
270.00
-10
2860.00
1965
1980
Azamgarh(UP)
248.00
8.77
2236.00
2090
2090
Bareilly(UP)
245.00
8.89
4559.00
2200
2180
Bazpur(Utr)
240.00
-76
12022.90
1416
1900
Ballia(UP)
210.00
3560.00
1945
Shahjahanpur(UP)
204.20
35660.50
2200
Faizabad(UP)
180.00
NC
1721.50
2080
2120
Sainthia(WB)
176.00
770.45
1855
-16.44
Bahraich(UP)
165.00
13.01
1245.50
2075
2085
0.48
Birbhum(WB)
150.00
884.00
1790
Saharanpur(UP)
118.00
40.48
2349.00
2060
2030
Sitapur(UP)
100.00
-23.08
2463.00
2220
2240
Lucknow(UP)
100.00
-16.67
1591.00
2080
2080
Agra(UP)
100.00
1983.00
2155
5.12
Dhing(ASM)
82.00
9.33
1515.20
1800
1800
Aligarh(UP)
75.00
7.14
655.00
2150
2160
14.97
Kalipur(WB)
72.00
20
1797.00
2100
2100
Lanka(ASM)
70.00
40
1000.00
1775
1725

P.O. Uparhali Guwahati(ASM)
67.50
1213.50
2100
Gajol(WB)
65.00
601.50
2800
Jorhat(ASM)
62.00
334.00
2600
Karimganj(ASM)
60.00
NC
800.00
2200
2100
Ghaziabad(UP)
60.00
NC
960.00
2070
2050
Muzzafarnagar(UP)
60.00
71.43
400.00
2040
2080
Bindki(UP)
60.00
33.33
1090.00
2230
2220
Egra/contai(WB)
55.60
298.60
1800
-14.29
Howly(ASM)
54.50
32.93
1576.70
1300
1300
-13.33
Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori)
51.71
290.24
2100
-4.55
Dharampur(veg)(Guj)
50.00
NC
100.00
3250
3250
Goalpara(ASM)
48.50
7.3
749.90
3600
3200
Balrampur(UP)
46.50
22.37
566.50
2140
2150
Kasimbazar(WB)
45.50
-1.09
475.50
2360
2340
-9.23
Beldanga(WB)
44.00
10
523.00
2300
2300
-11.54
Koderma(Jha)
43.00
207.00
3400
Cachar(ASM)
40.00
NC
870.00
2700
2700
NC
Barasat(WB)
40.00
-42.86
785.00
2200
2200
Siliguri(WB)
38.00
153.00
2600
Gazipur(UP)
37.00
-48.61
546.50
1910
1900
Tilhar(UP)
34.00 2166.67
741.50
2215
2200
Meerut(UP)
33.00
222.50
2140
2100
-5.71

Yusufpur(UP)
30.00
100
215.00
1865
1870
-1.84
Balurghat(WB)
30.00
30.00
2900
Junagarh(Ori)
27.75
501.43
2100
-4.55
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
25.00
-16.67
346.00
3000
3000
Jalpaiguri Sadar(WB)
25.00
8.7
363.00
2750
2750
Purulia(WB)
24.00
-33.33
936.00
2200
2200
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
23.00
-2.54
398.60
2300
2500
-11.54
Mirzapur(UP)
22.50
-10
412.00
1920
1925
6.67
Balugaon(Ori)
20.00
-33.33
120.00
3200
3100
10.34
Haldibari(WB)
20.00
NC
316.50
2350
2400
Ajuha(UP)
19.00
35.71
143.50
2120
2120
Mekhliganj(WB)
19.00
-5
181.50
2000
2000
Alipurduar(WB)
17.00
71.00
2200
Tinsukia(ASM)
15.00
45.00
2200
Firozabad(UP)
15.00
7.14
212.00
2120
2180
Champadanga(WB)
15.00
7.14
267.00
2450
2400
Medinipur(West)(WB)
15.00
231.00
2400
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
14.00
-23.08
568.70
1900
1900
Bijnaur(UP)
14.00
250
219.00
2200
1620
Divai(UP)
14.00
NC
111.00
2060
2060
Holenarsipura(Kar)
13.00
-51.85
79.00
1770
1776
7.01
Naugarh(UP)
13.00
-7.14
257.50
2045
2035
8.78

Muradabad(UP)
12.00
20
231.50
2240
2240
Sheoraphuly(WB)
12.00
14.29
286.50
2550
2500
Kannauj(UP)
11.50
21.05
82.10
2210
2200
Kottayam(Ker)
10.00
NC
40.00
3500
3500
Mannargudi(Ker)
10.00
NC
215.00
2600
2900
Kolaghat(WB)
10.00
NC
210.00
2300
2300
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
10.00
NC
231.00
2300
2300
Bhivandi(Mah)
8.00
NC
63.00
2670
3080
Chengannur(Ker)
7.00
-12.5
226.00
2500
2500
-13.79
Khairagarh(UP)
7.00
16.67
175.00
2060
2060
Bolangir(Ori)
5.50
-8.33
65.50
2300
2200
Tusura(Ori)
5.00
-28.57
64.00
2200
2200
Buland Shahr(UP)
5.00
-44.44
171.00
2040
2040
Rura(UP)
5.00
29.50
2150
Imphal(Man)
4.90
95.80
2700
Hailakandi(ASM)
4.00
NC
51.00
2700
2700
Farukhabad(UP)
4.00
NC
140.50
2250
2200
Islampur(WB)
4.00
33.33
127.00
2150
2150
Thoubal(Man)
4.00
50.50
2600
Bishenpur(Man)
3.40
44.40
2400
Aroor(Ker)
3.00
-25
69.00
6900
6900
Alibagh(Mah)
3.00
NC
42.00
3750
3750
134.38

Murud(Mah)
3.00
NC
28.00
2750
2750
71.88
Balarampur(WB)
2.30
NC
21.40
2200
2230
Darjeeling(WB)
2.20
31.90
2800
Lamlong Bazaar(Man)
1.80
-10
28.90
2500
2500
Gulavati(UP)
1.50
-25
18.50
2060
2045
Moreh(Man)
1.40
1.40
2900
Shillong(Meh)
1.00
-16.67
21.40
3500
3500
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
1.00
66.67
7.10
2000
2000
-23.08
Sardhana(UP)
1.00
-16.67
34.10
2080
2070
Kalimpong(WB)
0.90
-25
10.90
2400
2400
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Drought hits half of country, but rice bowl seen surviving
11 Jan 2016 at 18:13 WRITER: ONLINE REPORTERS
A farmer in Song Phi Nong district in Suphan Buri tries to get her rowboat through Rang Thong
canal that is drying up. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Slightly more than half of the country is facing water shortages, but the Royal Irrigation
Department remains confident the Central Plain will survive the dry season.Water Resources
Department director-general Suphot Tovichakchaikul said 548 out of 928 districts in the country
are fighting drought, an issue addressed in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha at Government House on Monday.Short-term measures to help the country survive drought
until the next rainy season arrives are focused on finding more underground water reserves and
discharging water to arid regions, he added.
But irrigation chief Suthep Noipairote predicted drought would not ravage the Chao Phraya plain
as the rice bowl of the country will have enough water until the end of May.
While Mr Suthep expressed confidence in handling the problem in rice-growing central
provinces, the water level at the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat continues to hover under the 1435 | w w w . r i c e p l u s s . c o m , w w w . r i c e p l u s m a g a z i n e . b l o s g s p o t . c o m

metre "critical" level. It stood at 13.95 metres above sea level on Monday and has been under
14m since the start of the year.
Dam director Ekkasit Sukdithanaporn warned farmers on Jan 4, when the level was measured at
13.89 metres, that water would not be discharged to feed second rice crops in downstream fields.
Six major dams, including Bhumipol in Tak and
Sirikit in Uttaradit currently are running at less
than half their capacity, the Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation Department reported on
Monday.Mr Supote and Mr Suthep did not name
the districts battling severe water shortages. But
some districts along the Yom River in Phrae,
Sukhothai and Phitsanulok already have been hit
hard. Some in Suphan Buri and Pathum Thani
also reported water shortages.
In Phrae's Muang district, soldiers joined local
authorities and villagers in tambon Pamat to dump 6,000 sandbags into the Yom with hopes of
saving water for the coming months.Sitthiphan Thonglai, the tambon administration organisation
chief, said the river blockade was necessary as the shortage situation could get worse.
Phitsanulok governor Chuchart Keelapaeng said Wang Thong, Nuen Maprang and Phrom
Phiram districts have been declared disaster zones, as shortages were severe and Bang Rakam
district could be added to the list.
BangkPost
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