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Today Rice News Headlines...
Rice exporters elect new executive committee

PHL to lift restrictions on rice imports by 2017
China may allow imports of Indian non-basmati rice
Bag of Rice now sells for N17,500 as prices of food items crash in
Kano
Cabinet agrees to lift rice protection
Rice Prices
USA Rice Welcomes Hugh Maginnis, Vice President for
International
New Edition of Whole Grain Showcases National Rice Month and
More
RiceHybrid rice gene map completed
Philippines to import additional 800,000 tonnes of rice
Warnings mount over PNG rice monopoly plan
Give us this day our daily rice": The search for food security in Sierra
Leone
Rice Bound for Indonesia?
FG denies importing genetically modified rice
Rice Cookers Global Market 2016 Analysis and Forecast to 2021
Harvest festival features veggies, farm machines
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Chief Editor
Hamlik
Managing Editor
Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah
Rozeen Shaukat
English Editor
Maryam Editor
Legal Advisor
Advocate Zaheer Minhas
Editorial Associates
Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha
Ch.Hamid Malhi
Dr.Akhtar Hussain
Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui
Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)
Islam Akhtar Khan
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim
Assistant Professor, Gomal

University DIK
News Detail...
Dr.Hasina Gul
Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
Rice exporters elect new executive committee
Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
September 07, 2016
Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Lahore - All the candidates vying for slots in the Managing Committee of
Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) were elected unopposed in
the annual elections for the year 2016 on Monday, for the term commencing
from October 1, 2016 and finishing on September 30, 2018. The names of
newly-elected Managing Committee members were announced by the former
chairman Shehzad Ali Malik in a meeting chaired by REAP Chairman
Chaudhry Shafique.
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology

2
ART, Peshawar
Addressing the meeting, Malik paid tributes to the incumbent chairman, appreciating the steps
taken by him for strengthening the role of Association in increasing rice exports.

The ceremony was attended by the office-bearers of REAP, including former chairman Javed
Islam Agha and ex-vice chairman Tariq Aziz.
They lauded the services of Ch Shafique, wishing him success in future, whose tenure as a
chairman is going to expire on Sept 31.
Addressing the meeting, Shafique said that rice production in Pakistan had remained static at
around 5 million tonnes annually, but the export earnings had increased two folds in the last five
years:
from
$570
million
to
$2
billion.
This only became possible by building up the positive image of Pakistani rice by the REAP
leaders, he said, and added, The task required a unified, consistent and innovative campaign
and efforts from the stage of REAP, which was fulfilled with full commitment by all members.
The REAP chairman expressed gratitude to the office-bearers and senior staff for the support and
guidance provided to him during his tenure, besides wishing the new management good luck for
further improvement in the rice sector.
He expressed the hope that the government, with the help of REAPs new management, would
play its role for further boosting rice exports, besides resolving the problems being faced by the
rice exporters.
The names of Member Managing Committee of REAP from North Zone for Corporate Class
who were elected unopposed included Shahjahan Malik (Lahore), Salah-Ud-Din (Faisalabad),
Ch.
Muhammad Akhtar (Kamoke), Haseeb Ali Khan (Muridkey), and Nazeer Ahmed Chaudhry
(Lahore).
Nazeer Ahmed Chaudhry (Lahore) has been elected Unopposed Member Managing Committee
of REAP for Associate Class.
While Abdul Rauf Chappal (Karachi), Mahmood Baqi Moulvi (Karachi), Faizan Ali Ghori
(Karachi), Hamdullah Khan Tareen (Quetta) have been elected Unopposed Member Managing
Committee of REAP from South Zone for Corporate Class and Mr.
Muhammad Altaf (Karachi) has been elected Unopposed Member Managing Committee of
REAP for Associate Class
http://nation.com.pk/business/07-Sep-2016/rice-exporters-elect-new-executive-committee
PHL to lift restrictions on rice imports by 2017


Posted on September 08, 2016
THE country will open its doors to higher rice imports by next year, the government said on
Wednesday, as it looks to comply with a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement to lift trade
barriers on the staple food.
A farmer is seen walking through a rice field in Bulacan. -PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZJOHN ROSALES
The government will not seek a further extension of the so-called
quantitative restrictions on rice, an agreement with the WTO that sets
tariffs on rice at 35% and caps the volume of annual imports by the private sector at 805,200 tons,
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia told reporters.
The Philippines, one of the worlds biggest rice importers, has kept the restrictions in place since 1995
when it joined the WTO, which has allowed the country two extensions since then.
It imports more than a million tons of rice a year, mostly from Thailand and Vietnam, including tariff-free
purchases by the state grains agency the National Food Authority (NFA).
Its hard to extend it because we have been given extensions already, Mr. Pernia said. Im sure some
people like it extended but in the opinion of the economic team, we prefer to just let it go.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piol, who believes the Philippines could be self-sufficient in rice
production by 2019, wants a further extension, saying local farmers are not yet prepared to compete with

cheap imports.
But Mr. Pernia argued introducing competition in the domestic market should encourage local farmers to
improve efficiency.
In 2014, the Philippines won WTO approval to keep the import restrictions for three more years to June
2017 after the country agreed to lift the annual import volume from 350,000 tons and cut the tariff from
40%. -- Reuters
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=phl-to-lift-restrictions-on-riceimports-by-2017-&id=133159
China may allow imports of Indian non-basmati rice
Arun S
The Hindu
QUALITY CHECK: Chinese officials have finally agreed to visit India during September 19-28 to
inspect rice mills. File photo: K. Mustafah
China was the largest importer of the grain in 2015-16.China may soon grant market access to
India's non-basmati rice exports, acceding to a long-pending request from New Delhi.
The Centre had repeatedly taken up the issue of the countrys ballooning goods trade deficit with
China bilaterally. India had demanded market access for products including non-basmati rice,
pharmaceuticals and several fruits & vegetables among others.
Indias goods trade deficit with China has surged from $1.1 billion in 2003-04 to $52.7 billion in
2015-16. Beijing has been denying market access to India's non-basmati rice claiming that the
item had failed to meet Chinese norms on quality, health and safety. Its concerns included the
likelihood of a pest called Khapra beetle (or cabinet beetle) getting transported along with
Indian non-basmati rice consignments to China.
China was the worlds largest rice importer in 2015-16 followed by Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Mill inspection
6
Official sources said after several requests from the Indian side, Chinese officials have finally
agreed to visit India during September 19-28 to inspect 19 rice mills registered with the National
Plant Protection Organization (NPPO). These mills are situated in states including Punjab,

Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
To export to countries including China, it is mandatory for Indian rice exporters to be registered
with the NPPO the Indian government body in charge for inspecting these mills and granting
certificates on plant health for export purposes.
The NPPO will assist its Chinese counterpart AQSIQ during the inspection from September 1928 for pest risk analysis and plant quarantine purposes to ensure that the non-basmati
consignments from India will be pest-free, safe and of good quality.
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the
Indian commerce ministry is also involved in the process. India had earlier sent the information
sought by AQSIQ regarding the quality protocol and standard operating procedures, the sources
said.
The inspection is a very significant stage in the process, A. K. Gupta, Director (Basmati
Export Development Foundation, foreign trade, World Trade Organisation-related matters &
agri-export zones), APEDA, said. He expressed hope that following the inspection, China will
soon issue a formal notification regarding permission for non-basmati rice exports from India.

The Chinese authorities had carried out a similar inspection in 2009, following which in 201112, they gave their nod to basmati exports from India to China, Mr. Gupta added.
Pointing out that the 19 mills are involved in processing non-basmati and basmati rice, he said,
therefore, the inspection will cover both varieties.
Rajen Sundaresan, Executive Director, All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA), said he
was also hopeful that the Chinese authorities will shortly give green signal for non-basmati rice
exports from India to China. He said a recent joint survey done by AIREA and the leading agrochemical (including pesticides) firm UPL found that the allegations regarding the presence of
Khapra beetle in processed Indian rice were wrong and vastly exaggerated.
Pakistani imports
Pointing out that China imports non-basmati rice from Pakistan, Mr. Sundaresan said Beijings
objection to Indian non-basmati export seems more political in nature than anything else.
Trade sources said there are reports of rice (basmati & non-basmati) exports from India to China
happening through Hong Kong and Thailand. In 2015-16, India exported 6.2 million tonnes of
non-basmati rice worth Rs.15,000 crore, he said
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/china-may-allow-imports-of-indian-nonbasmatirice/article9077332.ece
Bag of Rice now sells for N17,500 as prices of food items

crash in Kano
On September 7, 20162:55 pmIn NewsComments Prices of food items are coming down following the
arrival of new harvests at Kano markets where a bag of rice now sells for N17,500 as against previous
price of N19,000 and above. A survey at some markets in the state revealed that prices of some grains
have drastically reduced but rice, still experiencing high demand, remains costly but with slight drop in
price. A bag of maize is now selling for N10,000 as against N13, 000 it sold last month, while a measure
cost N357, down from between N470 and N500 previously.
Price of a measure of millet has equally dropped from N360 to about N250. Checks revealed that the
price of a bag of rice, which sold for N19,000, is now selling at N17,500 while a measure cost N700.
Some consumers, who spoke with newsmen, expressed optimism that the prices of food items would
crash further before the year ends. Malam Sani USman, a consumer, said that the current economic
hardship would end when there is massive food production. He said that when people dont produce but

consume more, there is bound to be food shortage and the economy will become weak. Another
customer, Ibrahim Asim, appealed to traders to desist from hoarding food in an attempt to make more
gains. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/bag-rice-now-sells-n17500-prices-fooditems-crash-kano/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/bag-rice-now-sells-n17500-prices-food-items-crash-kano/
Cabinet agrees to lift rice protection

posted September 07, 2016 at 11:35 pm by Gabrielle H. Binaday
Economic managers agreed to lift the protection enjoyed by Filipino rice farmers, which will
open the Philippine market to more rice imports from other countries.Economic Planning
Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the Philippines would no longer apply for an extension of the
quantitative restriction on rice imports at the World Trade Organization.The quantitative
restriction on rice allows the country to limit the volume of rice imports entering the Philippines.
Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia
Pernia, who also serves as the directorgeneral of the National Economic and
Development Authority, said the economic
managers of the Duterte administration
decided to allow the expiration of rice QR in
2017 and not apply for another
extension.No [extension on QR]. Its hard
because we have given already extensions.
Im sure some people like it extended, but in
the opinion of the economic cluster, the
economic team, we prefer to just let it go
already, Pernia said at the sidelines of The
Philippines Energy and Infrastructure
Finance Forum 2016 in Makati City. Pernia
was referring to the economic team
including himself, Finance Secretary Carlos
Dominguez III, Budget Secretary Benjamin
Diokno and Trade Secretary Ramon
Lopez. Pernia said the final decision of the
economic team would be released officially after a meeting within the month.Pernia said the
lifting of the rice QR would improve the competitiveness of Filipino rice farmers and make them
more efficient.

[This is] to pressure our farmers to be more efficient. We need competition. When you protect
the farmers, they tend to be complacent and there is no pressure. Competition always brings
pressure, Pernia said.
The Office of the Cabinet Secretary also said members of an economic sub-cluster meeting
agreed to lift the restrictions on quantity of rice imports.
However, this does not mean an open market domestically, considering the existence of
Republic Act No. 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996, it said.
The WTO granted the Philippines an extension of its QR on rice importation until June 30, 2017
to give local farmers more time to prepare for free trade.
WTO first allowed the Philippines to impose a 10-year QR on rice importation in 1995. It was
extended in 2004 until 2012, and then was renewed again in 2014.
http://thestandard.com.ph/business/215499/cabinet-agrees-to-lift-rice-protection.html
Rice Prices
as on : 08-09-2016 12:52:52 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)
2287.00
10.22 180204.00
3800
3800
-11.63
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
740.00
12.98
13325.00
2150
2175
-1.15
Vadodara(Guj)
536.59
536.59
2500
Mysore (Bandipalya)(Kar)
492.00 173.33
672.00
1900
1900
26.67
10

Bangarpet(Kar)
362.00
-7.18
12991.00
1850
1830
20.13
Manjeri(Ker)
290.00
NC
12470.00
3200
3200
-3.03
Agra(UP)
235.00
11.9
7252.00
2260
2250
10.78
Jaunpur(UP)
220.00
NC
5810.00
2210
2200
9.41
Varanasi(Grain)(UP)
215.00
7.5
725.00
2200
2150
Sainthia(WB)
210.00
5.9
2166.50
2040
1930
Bolpur(WB)
190.00
190.00
2200
Gondal(UP)
172.00
-8.02
15484.10
2010
2010
-0.50
English Bazar(WB)
168.00
-6.67
3775.00
2100
2100
7.69
Birbhum(WB)
165.00 -14.68
3341.40
2060
1970
9.28
Memari(WB)
156.00
44.44
5498.00
2150
2150
19.44
Asansol(WB)
133.00
NC
3300.50
2600
2600
10.64
Durgapur(WB)
132.00
-0.75
2252.00
2550
2550
12.33
Jafarganj(UP)
120.00
120.00
2400
28.00
Mathabhanga(WB)
100.00
-9.09
5930.00
2450
2450
25.64
Aligarh(UP)
90.00
12.5
5515.00
2400
2420
12.15
Rampurhat(WB)
90.00
12.5
1434.00
2200
2250
17.02
Dhing(ASM)
85.00
18.06
4093.40
2000
2050
2.56
Bongiagaon(ASM)
76.00
76.00
3300
-8.33
Devariya(UP)
75.00
-6.25
2475.00
2260
2245
11.33
Thodupuzha(Ker)
70.00
NC
4200.00
2900
2900
16.00
11

Kalipur(WB)
70.00 -10.26
7865.00
2350
2350
20.51
Saharanpur(UP)
63.00
1.61
6501.00
2275
2300
5.32
Mathura(UP)
62.00 121.43
6395.00
2320
2300
14.85
Mainpuri(UP)
61.00
27.08
1690.50
2260
2250
13.57
Sealdah Koley Market(WB)
61.00 -18.67
762.40
3150
3150
36.96
Ballia(UP)
60.00
20
8020.00
2075
2070
5.06
Hapur(UP)
60.00
50
536.00
2270
2260
6.57
Barasat(WB)
60.00
NC
3265.00
2350
2400
-4.08
Vasai(Mah)
57.00
78.12
294.00
2100
2840
-19.23
Sangli(Mah)
56.00
47.37
200.00
4500
4500
Nadia(WB)
50.00
NC
1440.00
3350
3250
11.67
Gazipur(UP)
49.00
19.51
2918.50
2100
2100
3.96
Egra/contai(WB)
49.00
13.95
721.10
2400
2400
14.29
Kasimbazar(WB)
47.00
-3.09
2521.00
2500
2450
6.38
Gauripur(ASM)
45.00
-10
3173.50
4500
4500
NC
Coochbehar(WB)
45.00
NC
2014.50
2400
2400
11.63
Cachar(ASM)
40.00
NC
2920.00
2200
2500
-18.52
Karimganj(ASM)
40.00
NC
2060.00
2200
2200
NC
Balrampur(UP)
40.00 -11.11
1533.50
2060
2080
3.00
Garbeta(Medinipur)(WB)
26.00 -10.34
81.00
2550
2500
Mangalore(Kar)
25.00
216.00
3450
3200
12.01
NC
12

Yusufpur(UP)
25.00
-37.5
1095.00
2100
2140
5.79
Ghatal(WB)
24.00
4.35
91.00
2350
2370
9.81
Jhargram(WB)
24.00
NC
72.00
2350
2400
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
22.70
-6.97
1394.50
2400
2400
-4.00
Bidar(Kar)
22.00
-12
144.00
2300
2400
12.20
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
21.10
NC
1964.70
1900
1900
NC
Gulbarga(Kar)
21.00
NC
149.00
2100
2100
-2.33
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
21.00
NC
1253.50
2350
2350
17.50
Dhekiajuli(ASM)
20.00 185.71
1411.60
2100
2200
5.00
Shimoga(Kar)
20.00
50.00
2250
-4.26
Kaliaganj(WB)
20.00
33.33
1043.00
2700
2650
-1.82
Sambhal(UP)
19.00 -17.39
314.00
2410
2400
13.41
Achalda(UP)
18.00
-10
4303.50
2265
2260
1.12
Meerut(UP)
17.00
13.33
789.50
2345
2350
7.57
Bethuadahari(WB)
16.50
3.12
121.50
3300
3300
4.76
Palghar(Mah)
16.00 -48.39
861.00
2215
2801
-18.86
Kendupatna(Ori)
16.00
-20
127.50
2200
1870
18.41
Jasra(UP)
15.00
15.38
740.00
2375
2270
14.18
Sirsa(UP)
15.00 -11.76
616.50
2250
2260
3.45
Medinipur(West)(WB)
15.00
NC
85.00
2500
2500
Naugarh(UP)
14.50
NC
981.00
2115
2110
9.02
13

Solapur(Mah)
14.00
16.67
93.00
3275
3310
-4.24
Mekhliganj(WB)
14.00
12
905.50
2400
2350
28.00
Pundibari(WB)
13.50
12.5
346.50
2350
2350
13.25
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
13.00
18.18
2197.00
3000
3600
Kolar(Kar)
12.00
9.09
191.00
4433
4260
-4.05
Nilagiri(Ori)
12.00
NC
635.00
2300
2500
NC
Lakhimpur(UP)
12.00
NC
679.50
2390
2390
11.42
Champadanga(WB)
12.00
100
1207.00
2700
2700
5.88
Rajam(AP)
10.00
10.00
2500
Alappuzha(Ker)
10.00
NC
230.00
4400
4550
13.55
Kendupatna(Niali)(Ori)
10.00
NC
46.00
2160
1950
Sheoraphuly(WB)
9.00
NC
558.65
2800
2800
5.66
Firozabad(UP)
8.00
NC
777.10
2250
2260
11.39
Dibiapur(UP)
8.00
14.29
255.50
2250
2230
-0.44
Raiganj(WB)
8.00 -11.11
1086.50
2750
2750
-3.51
Kannauj(UP)
7.50
15.38
423.80
2185
2200
-1.13
Raibareilly(UP)
7.00 -41.67
377.00
2100
2120
-0.94
Mirzapur(UP)
6.50
NC
1645.60
1985
1985
0.76
Silapathar(ASM)
6.00
NC
720.80
3000
3000
NC
Nimapara(Ori)
6.00
50
277.00
2100
2000
-4.55
Etah(UP)
6.00 -14.29
197.00
2240
2260
8.21
14

Khairagarh(UP)
6.00
-40
523.00
2240
2150
9.80
Uluberia(WB)
5.50
10
268.40
2400
2400
-4.00
Baruipur(Canning)(WB)
5.00
11.11
72.50
2800
2700
1.82
Haldibari(WB)
5.00
25
699.50
2300
2300
-14.81
Dahod(Guj)
4.60 -79.74
1587.20
4100
4100
7.89
Aheri(Mah)
4.00
4.00
3800
Karjat(Mah)
4.00
4.00
3000
NC
Farukhabad(UP)
4.00
25
228.40
2250
2225
3.21
Jahanabad(UP)
4.00
-20
349.30
2120
2180
NC
Islampur(WB)
4.00
NC
375.50
2400
2400
11.63
Kalyani(WB)
3.50
NC
118.00
3400
3400
NC
Hailakandi(ASM)
3.00
NC
149.00
2500
2500
-7.41
Alibagh(Mah)
3.00
NC
174.00
4000
4000
21.21
Murud(Mah)
3.00
NC
246.00
3000
3000
87.50
Buland Shahr(UP)
3.00
50
478.50
2250
2240
10.29
Melaghar(Tri)
2.50
25
132.80
2700
2700
8.00
Mangaon(Mah)
2.00
NC
52.00
2800
2800
12.00
Panisagar(Tri)
1.90
1.90
2500
Rahama(Ori)
1.70
-8.6
63.72
2450
2400
11.36
Pabiacherra(Tri)
1.60
33.33
2.80
3000
3200
Gulavati(UP)
1.50
NC
69.50
2300
2270
13.30
15

Shillong(Meh)
1.00
NC
72.00
3500
3500
NC
Badayoun(UP)
1.00
-50
9.50
2290
2265
7.51
Bharuasumerpur(UP)
1.00 -33.33
10.50
2100
1950
16.67
Mawana(UP)
1.00 -33.33
33.90
2290
2380
5.77
Sardhana(UP)
1.00
NC
97.10
2330
2330
8.12
Kasipur(WB)
0.70
NC
48.30
2360
2500
10.28
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article9085066.ece
USA Rice Welcomes Hugh Maginnis, Vice President for

International
By Michael Klein
ARLINGTON, VA -- USA Rice is pleased to welcome Hugh

Maginnis as the new Vice President for International. In his
new role Hugh will be responsible for advancing USA Rice
market access and promotion goals and managing the
development and implementation of USA Rice's international
and food aid programs.
Hugh comes with more than 25 years of experience as a
diplomat, economist, and agricultural executive, most recently
as U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Counselor for
Agricultural Affairs with the U.S. Embassy in Canberra,
Australia, where he represented the U.S. Ambassador and the
Secretary of Agriculture on all agricultural matters with
Australia as well as New Zealand.
Hugh Maginnis
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With previous diplomatic assignments in Spain, Portugal, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand,
Hugh has built a solid record of leadership in trade negotiations, regulatory affairs, and export
promotion. Prior to his assignment in Australia, Hugh managed a network of trade offices in 26
embassies as the Western Hemisphere Director in the USDA/FAS Office of Foreign Service
Operations. He served in a variety of positions at the USDA, advancing U.S. farm trade interests
and promoting U.S. agricultural exports.
Prior to his government service, Hugh was an economist with Wharton Econometric Forecasting
Associates, as well as a sales and marketing executive with the Dannon Company.
Hugh's goals for USA Rice in the international marketplace are straightforward. "I want
to lead our efforts to open new overseas markets and grow market share for U.S. rice," he
said. "U.S. rice has a reputation for quality and reliability. We need to continue to bring
that message to our overseas customers through innovative programs that demonstrate
how U.S. rice can meet overseas demands."
USA Rice Daily, Wednesday, September 7, 2016
New Edition of Whole Grain Showcases National Rice

Month and More
By Deborah Willenborg
ARLINGTON, VA - The latest issue of USA Rice's groundbreaking publication,

Whole Grain, is being distributed this week to more than 25,500 rice industry members around the
country. As always, the newspaper is loaded with important and exciting stories about National Rice
Month, key international markets, the 2016 USA Rice Outlook Conference, and much more.
Readers will learn about the wonderful RiceGiving program created by USA Rice and international
upscale Asian restaurant chain, P.F. Chang's; retail promotions driving consumer rice sales; and the
updated National Rice Month Scholarship program.
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Writers also provide updates on Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Turkey, as well as highlighting recent
developments in the United Kingdom and with food aid programs.
The LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station is profiled, as is California grower Sean Doherty, and the Rice
Leadership Development Program.
A program preview of the 2016 USA Rice Outlook Conference this December in Memphis, Tennessee is
also included with the announcement of the keynote speaker, former NASA Astronaut and Columbia
University Professor Dr. Michael Massimino - the first person to Tweet from space!
"We're thrilled with this issue of the Whole Grain," said Michael Klein, vice president of marketing,
communications, & domestic promotion and the editor of the paper. "As always, a special thanks to our
advertisers: Buhler, Wellmark International, Douget's Rice Milling Company, and Horizon Ag. Their
support is crucial to us continuing to grow this newspaper and being able to provide the excellent
reporting that we do."
If you do not receive the Whole Grain in your mailbox, or you'd like additional copies to distribute to
friends, neighbors, and colleagues, or you would like to advertise in future issues, contact Colleen
Klemczewski.
Arkansas Farm Bureau: Daily Commodity Report

Rice
Soybeans
High Low
Cash Bids 1017 914
New Crop 997 860
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Riceland Foods
Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -
Futures:
SOYBEANS
High Low
Last Change
Sep '16 993.50 980.50 991.75 +17.50

Nov '16 978.25 958.25 975.50 +15.75
Jan '17 981.50 961.75 979.00 +15.50
Mar '17 984.50 965.50 982.25 +15.25
May '17 987.00 970.00 985.00 +14.25
Jul '17 990.50 972.50 988.25 +14.25
Aug '17 984.50 973.50 982.25 +12.00
Sep '17
960.50 +11.00
Nov '17 943.75 930.50 940.50 +8.50
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Soybean Comment
Soybeans closed higher to on support from stronger meal prices. This combined with expectations that the

federal reserve will delay interest rate hikes is helping ease concerns of stronger dollar, at least in the near
term. With U.S. Soybeans almost 50-cents a bushel less than the South American competition foreign
buyers continue to come to the U.S. While soybeans prices here are depressed the combination of weak
Real and strong dollar have Brazilian soybean prices very strong which could encourage additional
production.
Wheat
High Low
Cash Bids 398 263
New Crop 414 389
Futures:
WHEAT
High Low
Last Change
Sep '16 376.75 371.75 375.25 +4.25

Dec '16 405.00 396.00 402.75 +4.25
Mar '17 424.50 417.50 422.25 +3.00
May '17 436.50 430.25 434.50 +3.00
Jul '17 448.25 443.00 446.50 +3.00
Sep '17 462.25 459.00 462.00 +2.50
Dec '17 483.50 481.50 483.50 +2.25
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Mar '18 499.00 497.25 499.25 +2.00
May '18
503.00 +1.00
Wheat Comment
Wheat prices higher on support from outside markets. Globally wheat remains depressed from record
large wheat supplies and the prospects for another big crop in 2016/17.
Grain Sorghum
High Low
Cash Bids 299 268
New Crop 303 274
Corn
High Low
Cash Bids 335 299
New Crop 348 305
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Futures:
CORN
High Low
Last Change
Sep '16 322.00 315.00 321.00 +4.25

Dec '16 334.00 326.25 333.25 +4.75
Mar '17 344.00 336.50 343.00 +4.25
May '17 351.25 344.00 350.50 +4.50
Jul '17 358.25 351.50 357.50 +4.25
Sep '17 365.00 359.75 364.25 +4.00
Dec '17 375.00 369.00 374.50 +3.50
Mar '18 384.50 381.75 385.00 +4.00
May '18 390.00 390.00 390.75 +3.75
Corn Comment
Corn prices continued higher as support from stronger soybeans helped pull corn higher. The corn crop
remains in excellent condition with 74% rated good to excellent. The market continues to need additional
demand to help pull prices higher as large supplies continue to overshadow forecast record demand in
2016/17.
Cotton
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Futures:

COTTON
High Low Last Change
Oct '16 69.08 68.73 69.53 0.47
Dec '16 69.59 68.59 69.54 0.3
Cotton Comment
Cotton was higher again today. The final impact of Tropical Storm Hermine is still unknown, but heavy
rains on open bolls will create quality issues for farmers in the path of the storm. Also in the plus column,
the weekly export report showed 325,800 bales sold last week, boosting the 2016-2017 commitments to
4.478 million running bales. Technically oversold conditions also provided some support. December is
building support at the recent low above 65.40 cents.
Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures:
ROUGH RICE
High Low
Sep '16
Last Change
933.5 -5.0
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Nov '16 963.5 950.5 956.0 +4.0
Jan '17 985.0 982.0 981.5 +3.5
Mar '17 1010.0 1005.0 1005.5 +3.0
May '17
1027.0 +3.0
Jul '17
1047.0 +2.5
Sep '17
1047.0 +2.5
Rice Comment
Rice futures ended fractionally higher after trading in a very narrow range. Nationwide, 15% of the crop
is now rated poor to very poor, and another 27% is in fair condition, with 35% of the crop harvested. In
Arkansas, the percentage of the crop rated poor to very poor is 24%, with 31% of the crop harvested.
Excessive heat caused blanking and has hurt yields, and excessive moisture in late summer has caused
quality problems. However, abundant world supplies and declining prices in Asia continue to loom large
over the market. India is expecting a large crop following a beneficial monsoon season. Technically,
November charted a bearish outside day last Thursday, which hasnt been negated at this point, although
trading has been confined within that range for the past three sessions.
Cattle
Futures:
Live Cattle:
LIVE CATTLE
High
Low
Last Change
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Oct '16 102.850 99.525 102.425 +2.400

Dec '16 104.625 101.375 104.200 +2.275
Feb '17 104.900 102.100 104.500 +1.800
Apr '17 104.475 102.225 104.175 +1.425
Jun '17 98.475 96.475 98.275 +1.425
Aug '17 97.700 96.000 97.475 +1.225
Oct '17 99.200 97.850 99.000 +0.925
Feeders:
FEEDER CATTLE
High
Low
Last Change
Sep '16 133.950 129.875 133.150 +2.650

Oct '16 131.625 127.525 130.750 +2.550
Nov '16 129.225 125.275 128.400 +2.325
Jan '17 125.450 121.525 124.925 +2.750
Mar '17 124.700 121.100 124.200 +2.625
Apr '17 124.525 122.400 124.350 +2.625
May '17 124.050 122.025 123.975 +2.400
Aug '17 125.000 123.900 125.000 +1.875
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Cattle Comment

Cattle prices bounced off of yesterday's lows. Recent losses have both cattle complexes oversold, which is
providing technical support to the market. This combined with improved marketings and improved beef
prices led to gains in prices today
Hogs
Futures:
LEAN HOGS
High Low
Last Change
Oct '16 61.025 59.200 60.875 +1.950

Dec '16 55.550 54.450 55.375 +1.200
Feb '17 60.200 59.200 60.100 +0.900
Apr '17 65.725 64.825 65.450 +0.525
May '17 71.025 71.025 71.500 +0.625
Jun '17 75.800 74.900 75.600 +0.300
Jul '17 75.000 74.925 75.000 +0.400
Aug '17 74.600 73.850 74.100 +0.250
Oct '17 63.750 63.750 63.750 +0.725
If you have any comments or questions about this e-newsletter please e-mail us at
mktrpt@arfb.com
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Hybrid rice gene map completed
By Cai Wenjun | September 8, 2016, Thursday |
LOCAL scientists have

finished fully mapping
the genetics of hybrid
rice to find the genes
responsible for better
yielding hybrid rice.The
research will help with
the
development
of
hybrid rice the cross
breeding of different
types of rice.The gene
mapping discovery was
published by Nature
Online, said scientists
from
the
Shanghai
Institute
of
Plant
Physiology and Ecology,
Chinese Academy of
Sciences.
Hybrid rice usually has more vigorous properties than natural rice, but the genetic basis for this
phenomenon has been unclear.Local scientists studied 1,495 hybrid rice samples.By
understanding their genetic theories, we can breed rice with high yielding, better quality and
disease resistance, said Han Bin, director of SIPPE and the project leader
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/Hybrid-rice-gene-map-completed/shdaily.shtml
Price of fine rice hits the roof

By Our Bureau | THE HANS INDIA | Sep 08,2016 , 12:06 AM IST
Nizamabad: The price of fine rice in Nizamabad, which is known as grains granary of
Telangana, that was stable till the recent past virtually hit the roof rising from Rs.3,000 to
Rs.3,800 a quintal because of drought and deficit rainfall during the last two years. Each kg of
rice is being sold at Rs.34 to Rs.38, with stocks in market getting exhausted.
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Traders are justifying the high price, claiming that they are
forced to sell at a higher rate because of shortage of fine
rice. They say that the rate will go up further in the coming
months. Keeping this in view, people have demanded the
administration to initiate action to check the prices of fine
rice. Usually there is a good price for fine rice in August
and September. Exploiting this, traders have allegedly kept
huge stocks, more than their capacity, causing artificial
scarcity of the commodity and leading to the price hike.
Decline in the cultivation of paddy during the kharif season in Indur has also contributed to the
price rise, which has severely affected people belonging to the middle and low-income groups.
Taking advantage of the price rise, some top traders of Nizamabad and middle men have
allegedly resorted to hoarding of stocks.
Rice millers in Banswada, Bodhan and Nizamabad areas, besides wealthy farmers, have also
hoarded fine rice stocks in secret places and warehouses. This has also affected the price
situation in the market. As stocks are piling up with traders, purchasers are forced to pay more,
causing a burden to them.
This situation is likely to continue till the fresh kharif stocks reach the market.Paddy is cultivated
in Nizamabad district thanks to the irrigation facilities offered by the Nizamsagar and
Sriramsagar projects and borewell water, with the former covering 2.35 lakh acres.
With the level in Nizamsagar reaching dead storage, the crop has declined to below one lakh
acres this year. There was not even 50 per cent of paddy cultivation in this kharif of the three
lakh acre area sown across the district.Farmers raised paddy in 25,000 acres under the Lakshmi
Canal and in Bodhan, Banswada, Jukkal and Yellareddy constituencies covered by bore-wells.
The fall in paddy yield also led to the price rise.
In the past, the civil supplies department officials were able to contain the rice price by resorting
to raids and starting paddy procurement centres in Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Banswada, Bodhan
and Armur towns. They also supplied rice on ration cards. Thanks to these centres, officials were
able to check the activities of hoarders.
But now, the administration does not seem to be taking interest in effectively tackling the price
situation, having failed to take any steps, like making available kharif stocks in the market, the
people feel. They want the officialdom to act at least now
http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Japan-reaches-for-rice-imports-amid-price-surge-at-home
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Philippines to import additional 800,000 tonnes of rice
Thursday, 08 September 2016 12:49
MANILA: The Philippines' state

grains agency said on Thursday
it is set to accept applications
from private traders to import up
to 805,200 tonnes of rice, more
than two-thirds of which must
come from Thailand and
Vietnam.The National Food
Authority (NFA), the agency
regulating rice importation, said
traders can ship in up to 293,100
tonnes each from Thailand and
Vietnam, with the rest to come
from other countries not later
than
Feb.
28,
2017.The
additional demand from the
Philippines, one of the world's
biggest rice buyers, could underpin export prices from the two countries.Thailand and Vietnam,
the world's second- and third-largest rice suppliers after India, last month won supply contracts
from the Philippines' NFA for 100,000 tonnes and 150,000 tonnes, respectively.
Traders in Vietnam expect Vietnamese rice prices to firm slightly thanks to the potential new
demand. Vietnam's small initial deal with the NFA didn't help to lift its export quotations, which
stood at multi-month lows given the country's high stocks.
The NFA issued the import guidelines on Thursday, under which traders are to bring in well
milled rice with a quality not lower than 25 percent brokens or any special variety. Shipments
will be levied with a 35 percent tariff.
The importation is under a country-specific quota scheme covered by a 2014 agreement with the
World Trade Organization (WTO), which allows the Philippines to provide minimum market
access for rice imports.
Philippine rice importers can also buy up to 50,000 tonnes each from China, India and Pakistan,
up to 15,000 tonnes from Australia, up to 4,000 tonnes from El Salvador, and 50,000 tonnes
from any country.
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The Southeast Asian nation has kept import restrictions for the grain in place since 1995, when it
joined the WTO, to protect local farmers.
On Wednesday Socio-economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the country will open its
doors to higher rice imports by next year, by not seeking a further extension of the import
restrictions that will lapse in June 2017.
http://www.brecorder.com/markets/commodities/asia/317411-philippines-to-import-additional-800000tonnes-of-rice.html
Warnings mount over PNG rice monopoly plan

1:30 pm today
Johnny Blades - Johnny.Blades@radionz.co.nz

Papua New Guinea's opposition leader is urging the World Trade Organisation to intervene to
nullify the government's proposed rice import quota.
Don Polye is the latest to raise a note of concern over the government's new rice policy which
would grant a monopoly in the local rice sector to a company linked to an international fugitive.
PNG's Department of Agriculture and Livestock last month laid out plans to provide an 80
percent quota of the local rice market to rice importer Naima Agro-Industry Ltd.PNG's
government wants to boost local food production under the policy. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades
The policy was billed as being part of efforts by Prime Minister Peter O'Neill and his Trade
Minister Richard Maru to boost local rice production and foster investment in the local industry.
However Australia's Trade Minister Steven Ciobo warned that a quota system was inconsistent
with PNG's obligations under the WTO, something which PNG's opposition leader also warned
about.
This followed concern voiced by a major player in the local rice sector, Australian-majority
owned company Trukai, which fears the new policy could jeopardise its PNG business.
Mr Polye said the government's import quota plan was anti-competitive and unfair for companies
which have been done business and employed people in PNG for many years.
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Papua New Guinea opposition leader Don Polye. Photo: Supplied
He said it was not a sound economic decision, explaining that competition encourages businesses
to flourish and gives people the liberty to choose among goods and services.
Furthermore, a paper by PNG's National Research
Institute cautioned that the emergence of a monopoly
trader in the rice industry was a dangerous prospect,
especially with rice fast becoming a staple food in
PNG.It warned that "the cost of survival for many
households will increase" and said the import quota
arrangements should be disclosed to the public.
PNG Trade Minister, Richard Maru. Photo: Fiji Government
Amid signs that even elements within PNG's cabinet oppose

the policy, the Trade Minister has signalled a re-think,
saying a formal letter of advice would be given to the Prime
Minister on the issue for deliberation.Mr Maru said there
were other options the government could take, such as taxfree tariff protections to safeguard companies investing in
the country.However, the minister is a staunch advocate of
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building local industry and, based on his recent threat of a trade war with Fiji over a dispute
about tinned beef, is unlikely to back down totally.
Meanwhile, Mr Polye has questioned the capacity of the planned monopoly holder Naima AgroIndustry Ltd to meet the demand of supplying PNG's rice needs.
The principal of Naima is Djoko Tjandra, a former Indonesian who remains wanted by
authorities in PNG's neighbouring country after being sentenced to two years prison in a
corruption case.
Mr Tjandra, who is known in PNG as Joe Chan, fled to PNG from Indonesia several years ago
and despite requests by Jakarta for his extradition, has been granted PNG citizenship
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/312828/warnings-mount-over-png-rice-monopolyplan
Give us this day our daily rice": The search for food security
in Sierra Leone
Analysis
By Dr. Hassan B. Sisay, USA.
Sierra Leone has a severe and complicated relationship with rice,
exacerbated by its reliance on an obsolete land tenure
system.Rice is Sierra Leones main food and part of a daily
menu. And yet, only a minimal amount is grown by locals. It
doesnt matter what other food they eat, Sierra Leoneans must eat
rice at least once a day before they can say they have eaten at all,
said BBC Correspondent and local journalist Umaro
Fofana.Despite extensive expert reports indicating that almost
80% of the land in the country is ideal for cultivation of food and
cash crops, Sierra Leone continues to rely on imported rice. The
nation has maintained for decades a rice research station at
Rokupr (in the northern region) and received lots of international
financial and expert aid to boost its efforts, still reliance on
imported rice persists.There is a litany of failed policies in rice
cultivation and leaders seem to be oblivious of the possibility that
current foreign food suppliers might someday stop selling rice
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and other food products to Sierra Leone due to perhaps weather related crises, unfavorable market
conditions, or political instability.Rice is especially scarce from June to August, when the rains are
heaviest and the need for rice is at its highest. As earlier mentioned, this state of affairs has been ongoing
for decades with a relentless unwillingness of past administrations both civilian and military to implement
effective solutions to the nations perennial hunger.
Instead, there is a fixation on the easy way out by resorting to rice imports estimated at $200m and $300m
annually thus siphoning the already limited foreign reserves needed in other crucial areas of national
development. Meanwhile, hunger continues and promises are periodically made to hungry citizens by our
politicians that a permanent solution to the problem was imminent.The late president Ahmad Tejan
Kabbah in 2002 vowed to galvanize his enormous political power and resources to end hunger in Sierra
Leone within five years, adding that no Sierra Leonean should go to bed hungry. Of course he failed,
Sierra Leoneans continue to go to bed hungry.
Similarly, current President Dr. Earnest Bai Koroma on signing the Comprehensive African Agricultural
Development Programme (CAADP) in 2009 stated, "this is an important historical moment not only for
Sierra Leone, but for Africa as a whole. We regard CAADP as being pivotal to our poverty and hunger
eradication efforts."Again, hunger persists. To date, no previous administration, be it civilian or military
has ever succeeded in solving the nations perennial food crisis. Could there be individuals who benefit
from these food shortages? So, what causes hunger and sporadic food problems in Sierra Leone? Could it
be linked to our maintenance of dual land tenure systems? Probably so. Arent there viable solutions to
solving food insecurity and current dependence on imported foods, especially rice?
Former Minister of Agriculture Dr. Joseph Sam Sesay, suggested the country should eat less rice and
supplement the regular diet with yams, cassava and sweet potatoes. Good luck with that quick solution to
a seemingly complex and ingrained social and political problem. Sierra Leoneans are socialized from
birth to eat rice daily. Changing this addiction would require a major paradigm shift.Meanwhile, foreign
and local experts have over several decades suggested some best practices to alleviate the nations food
crisis, namely:
Implementation of mechanized farming, ensuring reliable electricity supply, providing fertilizers and
tractors to farmers,
reducing the importation of food stuffs, taxing food imports when local replacements are available,
constructing effective food storage facilities for locally produced foods, purchasing harvested crops
from local farmers and processing them for export,
construction of feeder roads to and from rice producing areas, and extension of loans to small farmers
who comprise 90 per cent of the farming population.
The above notwithstanding, there is general consensus that the persistent food crisis is primarily caused
by an archaic Land Tenure system, which has resulted in vast areas of the hinterland to remain
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underutilized for food production. Without implementation of effective and carefully thought out reforms
of the current land tenure system, much arable land needed to grow crops including rice for domestic
consumption will continue to be inaccessible.
The problem is compounded by a dual system of land ownership based on statutory and customary laws,
the former is written and the latter is not. Considerable excellent research has been conducted on this
topic including, Dr. Aderemi Desmond Renner - Thomas: Land Tenure in Sierra Leone: The Law,
Dualism and the Making of a Land Policy, John Unruh, Land Policy Reform, Customary Rule of Law and
Sierra Leone, African Journal of Legal Studies, USAID Country Profile: Property Rights and Resource
Governance, Sierra Leone.
Further, in a brilliantly written article entitled Tenure System in Sierra Leone: A Proposal, author
Omotunde E. G. Johnson, of the International Growth Center (IGC) London School of Economics and
Political Science, methodically outlined the origins and confusion associated with the current dual system
of land ownership in Sierra Leone, and why it may continue to be costly to the nation if left unreformed.
Briefly, Dr. Johnson, links much of the blame to the actions of the British Governor of Sierra Leone, Sir
Alexander Ransford Slaters 1927 Land Ordinance based on two Sierra Leones - the Colony and
Protectorate territories.He noted how the document specifically indicated that all lands in the provinces
(formerly the protectorate) of Sierra Leone are vested in the tribal authorities who hold such land for and
on behalf of the native communities concerned. The Ordinance excluded two groups from acquiring
provincial lands, strangers most likely Creoles, and foreigners..
In the event that the above two groups needed such lands, they were required to solicit the consent of the
tribal authority, and accept mandatory restricted years of occupancy and renewal.Similarly, in a balanced
article, Land tenure, food security and investment in postwar Sierra Leone, by John D. Unruh and Harry
Turay, renowned academician and former principal of Njala university, the two writers provided an indepth account of the implications of Sierra Leones land tenure system and why resolving the customary
aspects of the law will require careful deliberation and planning.
For example, while both writers acknowledged that Sierra Leone had abundant fertile land, estimated at
4 million hectares of prime farm land of significant arable potential, they warned of potential
problems of modifying the current customary land ownership laws absent proper consideration of some
crucial facts.Above all, they stressed the importance of understanding the origins of the land tenure
system, and particularly the customary responsibilities of land owning families and rights of local
paramount chiefs in the crucial areas of land sales. Both must approve all land transactions before they are
finalized. As noted by Unruh and Turay, the role of paramount chiefs on land sales is significant because,
there is no rural land in the country that does not reside within a chiefdom, with the exception of the
Western Area and therefore not subject to customary tenure.
However, Chiefs involvement in family land sales has been problematic. For instance, a myriad of
complications has arisen in cases where a land sale is approved by a paramount chief but then upon his
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demise, the successor disapproves of the transaction. Besides, how are customary land boundaries
determined? Why is there such a reluctance to sell family lands to large agricultural companies?
This land is all we have, is the familiar response to land buyers, by many landowners in the rural areas
who are fearful of losing what they consider as transferable property within their families and not for sale
in perpetuity to outsiders.Accordingly, any proposal at changing the current land tenure system must allay
the widespread fears in the provinces about a government intervention that will permanently take away
their landed property. In addition, the nations banking system is woefully inadequate regarding the
funding of large scale agricultural projects to ease the nations food crisis. With the main banks located in
Freetown, management of these financial institutions are unenthusiastic about extending loans especially
to poor farmers without bank accounts, acceptable credit history, and land claims often based on word of
mouth. Structurally, banks have become part of the problem rather than the solution to the national food
crisis. Much advanced work is paramount prior to enacting a full blown reform of the current land tenure
system.
Leasing of farm land has been mentioned as a suitable alternative to outright purchase. That too is fraught
with challenges. While some local chiefs supported the idea, the overwhelming preference was for a
limited period of land leasing subjected to periodic renewals. This step by step approach to land tenure
security advanced by traditional land owners and chiefs is popular, but dismissed as a major stumbling
block by those who would like to engage in extensive agricultural cultivation in the provinces. Trying to
convince customary land owing families to permanently release their grip on farm land in order to achieve
national food security, has been an arduous task for all governments.
Earlier, President Joseph Saidu Momohs administration appointed a 35 Member Committee to examine
land tenure issues and make recommendations to his government. Unfortunately, his committee report
took the easiest way out by embracing the status quo based on Governor Slaters 1927 Land Ordinance
forbidding land sales to foreigners in the provinces. As stated in its final report, once it became
possible to sell land to foreigners in the provinces, many family lands would soon be sold to rich absentee
landlords and in a short time a proportion of the provincial population would become landless.
As we await the impending publication of President Koromas constitutional review committee, questions
abound on the fate of the customary land tenure system. Will the current Committee recommend
fundamental reforms, or will they too succumb to the easy way out by continuing the status quo? In its
first draft, the Koroma Committee made progress by recommending that the two land tenure systems in
the country should be harmonized. This is a good start but how is the harmonization going to be
achieved? How will the concerns of interested groups such as banks, customary land owning families,
rights of local paramount chiefs, and so-called strangers going to be addressed?
Obviously, passing the buck to another administration will continue to stifle agricultural productivity and
escalate reliance on imported foods. Indeed, the land tenure problem requires a final solution acceptable
to all stakeholders. The time for equivocation and temporary solutions is over. What is at stake is food
security intertwined with the nations survival. This is also another way of equitable leveraging of the
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abundant and fertile land resources God has granted for the benefit of ALL SIERRA LEONEANS.
Accordingly, I completely agree with Dr. Johnson that a land tenure reform would unleash the vast
economic growth potential of Sierra Leone in tourism, agriculture and industry The nation is in a
quagmire and awaits with anxious suspense the final Constitutional Review Committees report on this
matter
http://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/give-us-this-day-our-daily-rice-the-search-for-food-security-insierra-leone
Rice Bound for Indonesia?

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) hopes to export around 200,000 tons of milled rice a year
to Indonesia, which is one of the biggest rice markets in Asean. This comes after the CRF
announced late last month that it will not join the bid to supply milled rice to the Philippines as it
plans to import an additional 750,000 tons of rice to secure the countrys supplies through
2017. CRF vice president Hun Lak told Khmer Times that both Cambodia and Indonesia had a
memorandum of understanding since 2012 for the export of milled rice and both countries had
been in continuous talks ever since.
The negotiations have not expired, though we have yet to work out details on the exact amount
that Indonesia wants from us, how we are going to store the rice for export, and sourcing paddy
rice from local farmers for milling, he said.Though Mr. Luk could not give a precise date of
when Cambodia would be exporting rice to Indonesia, he said CRF was prepared to ship between
150,000 to 200,000 tons each year if both sides agreed.
So, internally, we have to be ready with full cooperation from rice farmers, rice millers and rice
exporters. We also need to find a way to bring down our production costs to make Cambodian
rice more competitive, he said.According to Mr. Lak the price of locally grown Cambodian rice
is between $50 to $60 higher per ton compared to rice from neighboring Vietnam and Thailand.
Earlier, Mr. Lak told Khmer Times that high electricity rates were eating significantly into the
production costs of rice millers.We are trying to find ways to lower the cost of electricity. We
want the electricity rate to be reduced to less than 400.60 riel (10 cents) per kilowatt hour for the
agricultural sector, he said.
Late last month, Thailand and Vietnam won deals to supply a total of 250,000 tons of rice to the
Philippines at a tender after revising down their offers to just within Manilas budget. The
Philippines, one of the worlds top rice buyers, plans to stockpile rice now taking advantage of
low global prices to prepare for shortfalls caused by natural disasters like floods and
typhoons.Chray Son, a rice miller and director of Capital Food in Battambang, said he welcomed
CRFs suggestion to export milled rice to Indonesia.But we have to be realistic, he
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cautioned. It is hopeless to grab new markets if our cost of production is still high and we cannot
be competitive in the international markets, said Mr. Son.Obviously, Indonesia is going to ask
for lower prices even if our rice is of better quality than others. If we cant offer lower prices,
the Indonesians will get their supply from Vietnam.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29485/rice-bound-for-indonesia-/
FG denies importing genetically modified rice
In NIGERIA
An undated handout photofrom they International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) shows geneticallymodified "golden rice."(AFP)
The Federal Government has denied that it had

imported and flooded the nations markets with
genetically modified rice.The Director-General of
the National Biosafety Management Agency
(NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, made the position of
government known at a news conference on
Wednesday in Abuja.News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) recalls that an online news platform had
alleged that the Federal Government through a
firm had flooded the nations market with
poisonous GM rice.Ebegba said that there was no iota of truth in the report, noting that no GM
rice had either been imported or released officially into the country.According to him, `no GMO
rice has been commercially released anywhere in the world. He said that the Federal Government
had banned the importation of rice and there was no indication that the ban had been lifted.
Ebegba described the online report as a falsehood and imagination of the writer, who probably
used a fake name.He added that the report was intended to cause unnecessary panic and called
on Nigerians to disregard it.The director-general also urged them to join hands with the
government to ensure safety in the practice of modern biotechnology in the country in line with
global best practices.He said NBMA was capable of regulating all GMO products in Nigeria,
promising that the agency would not compromise on its mandate
https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/178724/denies-importing-genetically-modified-rice
Rice Cookers Global Market 2016 Analysis and Forecast to

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This study focuses on Chinas Rice Cookers market trends. In the two past decades, the market
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goods and services. The Chinese economy maintains a high speed growth which has been
stimulated by the consecutive increases of industrial output, imports & exports, consumer
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Harvest festival features veggies, farm machines

by Zac Sarian
September 7, 2016
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A three-day harvest festival starts today and will end on Saturday at the Farm 2 of Agri-Tech
Integrated Services Co. (ATISCO) in
Brgy. Talaga, Tanauan City.The
event will feature a demonstration on
the capabilities of Branson tractor
from Korea using various land
preparation equipment like rotavator,
disc plow, levee maker, buck hoe and
others. At the same time, the visitors
will see for themselves the
performance of various vegetable
varieties and other high-value crops
planted by participating seed
companies that include Allied
Botanical
Corporation,
Bayer
Vegetable Seeds and East-West
Seed. The seed companies have
planted their favorite varieties so the
farmers can see for themselves how
the hybrids fare under the conditions
obtaining
in
Tanauan
City,
particularly Farm 2 of ATISCO.
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PLASTIC MULCH A locally manufactured plastic mulch is also being tried at the ATISCO
Farm 2 in Tanauan City where the harvest festival is being held from September 8 to 10. This is
a product of Macondray Plastics based in Panabo, Davao del Norte.
ATISCO pioneers in a farming concept that starts with the production of various crops that are
used by a captive market. The captive market consists of the 14,000 strong employees of Yazaki
Torres Manufacturing Company in Calamba, Laguna.
It is a strategy that is hard to fail because the ingredients of success are all there. There is the
improved technologies of production coupled with the sure market for the products produced by
ATISCO which is a satellite company of Yazaki.
And what are the products that ATISCO is focusing on? One is rice. For this purpose, it has set
up an operation in Oriental Mindoro where it has instituted a scheme where the company
provides the technology and financing so the farmers will make money. Under the scheme,
ATISCO has acquired the farm machines to reduce the cost of producing rice. These include
Branson tractors from Korea and its attachments like plow, rotavator, rice planter, rice harvester
and efficient compact mills to polish the grains.
The rice produced, for a start, is supplied to the Yazaki canteen which uses two tons of rice a
week. In addition to that, rice is also sold through ATISCOs market within the Yazaki
compound where the employees can buy their household requirements at a price lower than those
of similar quality in the market.
How will the farmers make money? Here is how. The farmers become contract growers of
ATISCO. For instance, if the farmer has a two-hectare farm, ATISCO will buy the harvest at an
agreed price of P15 per kilo of freshly harvested palay. The farmer is likely to make a profit
because the cost of production is reduced compared to the cost usually incurred by the farmer
using his old system.
The ATISCO system is like this. If the farmer agrees to become a contract grower and he does
not have the money, he can avail of a P42,000-loan per hectare at 1% interest a month from
Bangko Makiling. The loan covers the cost of land preparation, fertilizers and pesticides,
harvesting and technical guidance by ATISCO.
As per actual experience in the past three seasons, the hybrid varieties that were planted yielded
an average of 6 tons per hectare worth P90,000. Thats more than double the cost of production,
so the farmer really makes money. After deducting the loan and the cost of money, the farmer is
richer by about R40,000 per hectare in a growing cycle of four months.
The cost of production, according to Delima is just around P7 per kilo whereas the selling price
is P15 per kilo. And that is the reason why more farmers have become contract growers of
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ATISCO. In the first season in 2014, there were only 45 hectares covered. But by the second
cropping in 2015, the number of farmers have increased to cover 70 hectares. And by the third
cropping in 2016, all of a sudden the covered area has increased to 300 hectares.
With the big production, Delima is not worried about marketing their rice. He said that there are
more than a hundred big companies that are operating in the nearby Export Processing Zone.
They are all potential customers.
Meanwhile, ATISCO aims to produce the vegetables needed by the Yazaki canteen and their
internal market under a similar scheme. Vegetable growers can become contract growers with
their harvests bought by ATISCO at a very favorable price.
By the way, today, the first day of the festival, DA Undersecretary for Agribusiness and HighValue Crops Evelyn Lavia, is one of the honored guests. She will be in the company of local
government officials.
Aside from observing the crops grown in the farm, the visitors will be able to attend seminars on
topics like good agricultural practices, peanut production, and insect pests management in
vegetables
http://www.mb.com.ph/harvest-festival-features-veggies-farm-machines/#zGkv42gsurWYRPhc.99
APEDA AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1552
Market Watch
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Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 06-09-2016
Domestic Prices
Product
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Amreli (Gujarat)
Other
1705
1720
Dhing (Assam)
Other
1350
1600
Haveri (Karnataka)
Local
1585
1585
Kasargod (Kerala)
Other
1650
1750
Savali (Maharashtra)
Other
2350
2400
Katwa (West Bengal)
Other
1512
1540
Karad (Maharashtra)
Other
1000
1500
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
Other
1700
2000
Mechua (West Bengal)
Other
1400
1500
Chala (Kerala)
Other
2200
2251
Dasuya (Punjab)
Other
1000
1300
Jajpur (Orissa)
Other
1400
2000
Maize
Paddy(Dhan)
Banana
Brinjal
For more info
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Source:agmarknet.nic.in

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