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Pakistan team to take part

in CII agri-business meet

TOMOJIT BASU

NEW DELHI, NOV 13:

A delegation from Pakistan will debut at theConfederation of Indian Industrys (CII)

Agro Tech fair which will be held between

November 22 and 25 in Chandigarh. The11th edition of the agro-technology andbusiness event is a biennial meet which has

been hosted by the business associationsince 1994.The team from across the bordercomprises of eight members includingrepresentatives from the Farmers AssociatesPakistan body, the Punjab Livestock andDairy Development Board, import-exportsector professionals and agriculturalsolutions providers. A country-specificsession will be held with the neighbourswho will interact with Indian industry facesand Government officials.

The idea is to explore trade and commerce

ties and experiences on the commoditiesfront which could also possibly help thepolitical situation. We will assess thepossibility of doing business together acrossthe border instead of a via-viaarrangement, said Rajesh Srivastava, Co-Chairman, CII Agro Tech 2014, adding thatthere was ample scope for exporting tea,sugar, wheat and non-Basmati rice to

Pakistan.We hope the key takeaway fromthis is that well be in a position to present a

paper to the Commerce Ministry thatoutlines both countries competitiveadvantages as well as the benefits of agri-trading between India and Pakistan, he

added.Asked about the participants fromIndia, Srivastava said, We have invited

Government officers from the Agriculture,Commerce and Food and Consumer AffairsMinistries. From the business sphere, we

have individuals from ITC, HUL, Bharti andMahindra. We also expect participation fromthose involved in the fruits and vegetablessector.

Large footfall expected

The theme of Agro Tech 2014 is Building

Global Competitiveness in Agriculture andwill 154 exhibitors including 37 fromoverseas. There are 11 participating nations

and roundtables will also be held withAfrican and German delegations. CIIexpects at least 50,000 farmers to participatefrom across the country.

The fair provides a critical platform todomestic farmers to imbibe global bestpractices and develop a greater learning ofthe latest technological innovations beingundertaken across international markets,said Salil Singhal, Co-Chairman, National

Council on Agriculture, CII.

(This article was published on November13, 2014)

Research collaboration for

Thai rice development

Date : 132557

PATHUM THANI, 13 November 2014(NNT) The National Science and

Technology Development Agency

(NSTDA) under the Ministry of Science

today signed a collaborative agreement with

the Ministry of Agriculture and

Cooperatives' Rice Department in order to


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continue a rice development program. For

more a decade the two agencies have been

working together in trying to develop rice

breeds, strengthening rice strains to

withstand drought, flash floods, insects,

diseases and climate change, while

producing higher yields, consuming less

water, and offering more nutrition, which

will give farmers more value for their rice

plantation.

The two ministries recently made their

partnership official, and is the second signed

agreement after the first 5-year agreement

expired on 9 February 2014, after the

successes of the first contract. The

collaboration also resulted in the

development of two new rice breeds. These

include 51, which is rice that can

withstand flooding and is photosensitive and

is intended to be grown in the north and

northeastern regions, and 18, which is

sticky rice that withstand Rice Blast Disease

and is photosensitive, and will also be grown

in the north and northeastern regions of thecountry.

Representatives from each working group

reporting on their project found benefits for

the rice industry, such as a mobile

application to detect and count brown

planthopper insects, how much pesticide

residue there is on rice. They have also

developed an "Insect Server" in which

information from the Metrological

Department given to researchers can better

help them forecast the direction that insects

will spread in order to warn farmers to guard

their crops.

After the presentation, Dr. Thaweesak

Koanantakool, NSTDA President and Mrs.

Parichart Sriwipat Rice Department Deputy

Director signed the cooperative agreement.

The cooperation will allow both agencies to

share laboratory, research findings,

information, budgeting, organize seminars

and workshops to further support the

knowledge for staff of both agencies to

know more about rice. Continuing

developing the rice breeds for sustainable

food supply and ease farmers in growing

rice, the research will also extend to

development of the whole value chain on

rice from the plantation to consumption.

The two agencies expressed gratitude and

strongly believe that through the

collaboration will be another step for Thai

rice development, brining out the best of

each agencies and department to create the

maximum potentials and results for rice

plantation and development of the entire rice

manufacturing processes.

3 millers booked for

embezzling paddy worth Rs 8cr

TNN | Nov 14, 2014, 03.45 AM IST

MOGA: In a crackdown on rice mill owners

who embezzle government paddy, the police

on Thursday booked three of them for

misappropriation worth over Rs 8

crore.Around 43,350 quintal paddy worth Rs


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8.18 crore of the state procurement agencies

Markfed and Warehousing Corporation was

embezzled by the millers. The trio was booked

on cheating charges. Two cases have been

registered at Ajitwal police station whereas

one was registered at Badhni Kalan policestation in Moga district.

The economic offences wing of the district

police is investigating the cases.

A case has been registered against Arun Jain

of Rama Mill for allegedly embezzling 9588

quintal paddy worth Rs 1.71 crore. Markfed

district manager Nishan Singh had

complained against Arun Jain on July 15 for

embezzling paddy.In another case, GurbhejKumar and Lavlesh Kumar of Jagraon

owning Joga Agro Industries at Ajitwal have

been booked for embezzling 29,748 quintal

paddy worth Rs 5.68 crore of Punjab State

Warehouse Corporation.

The corporation district manager had

complained to the police on August

19.Gurbhej has also been booked in another

case for embezzling 3011 quintal paddy

worth Rs 78.94 lakh in another rice mill atAjitwal.Moga SSP Jatinder Singh Khaira

said the three complaints of embezzlement

were pending for some time and cases

against three mills have been registered.

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To achieve projected rev of Rs1500 in FY15: Kohinoor Foods

Gurnam Arora, Joint Md, Kohinoor Foods isconfident of achieving FY15 projected

revenues of Rs 1500 crore and more.

We have given a projection of Rs 1,500crore this year and I am very hopeful that weare going to achieve that or maybe surpassthat.GURNAM ARORA

Joint MDKohinoor FoodsGurnam Arora, Joint Md, KohinoorFoods in an interview to CNBC-TV18spoke about the companys second quarternumbers and the outlook going forward.Heis confident of achieving FY15 projectedrevenues of Rs 1500 crore and more. Hesaid the season and crop looks good andwith the main season starting next month theoutlook going forward is positive both for

basmati rice and the industry in whole.

The soft numbers seen in Q2 could be

because of slow season, he said.On the

exports front too he is upbeat on markets

like London, Middle East, Iraq but a bit

worried about Iran.The prices this year are

going to be reasonbale around USD 1000-

1000 per tonne, cheaper by USD 200-300

per tonne than last years average price of

around USD 1400 per tonne, he said.Below

is the transcript of Gurnam Arora\\'s

interview with Anuj Singhal and Ekta Batra

on CNBC-TV18.Anuj: Can you tell us, you

had your net sales also going down 9

percent, your profit was also down about

7 percent, what led to this decline and

going forward, what kind of earnings canwe expect?

A:The season looks good, the crop is good,

the prices are low, lot of customers are

visiting us, in fact our joint venture partner
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Al Dahra visited us yesterday and has given

us the order of about 25,000 tonnes. So

everything looks good. Because this is a

slight low season and main season will start

from next month, the shipments will start

going on -- everything looks good to me.

Reema: In the first half of the year, you

have done sales of Rs 580 crore or

thereabouts, what could be the potential

sales in the second half of the year given

that you have seen increased orders etc,

can it cross that Rs 600-700 crore, give ussome estimate?

A:We have given a projection of Rs 1,500

crore this year and I am very hopeful that we

are going to achieve that or maybe surpass

that.

AIREA All India Rice

Exporters Association : IranRules Out Further Rice

Imports in 2014

Iran is likely to cut down on further imports

in 2014 as it has surplus stocks that accrued

from high imports last year as well as high

seasonal yield this year, according to local

sources.

The Minister of Agriculture was quoted as

saying that there is as such no restriction or

ban on rice imports but the reduction is only

temporary as the existing socks are

sufficient to meet the consumption needs of

the country for the remaining part of the

year. He noted that rice imports have been

halted for last few months. He told local

sources that the rice market is fairly

regulated and prices move in line with

demand and supply conditions.

Exporting countries like India and Thailand

may facing a tough time due to Iran's stance

of temporarily halting rice imports. The

Middle East nation's decision to revise the

accepted level of arsenic content in basmati

rice from 150 parts per billion (ppb) to 120

ppb has significantly reduced India's basmati

rice exports to Iran. Its stance to increase the

import duty for basmati rice to 45% from

22% in September has further snubbed down

India's basmati rice exports to Iran.

Similarly Thailand is also trying to reinstate

its exports to Iran after the Middle East

nation halted imports from the South East

Asian country following a default by a

private rice exporter in 2011.

Iran is an important destination for India's

basmati rice and constitutes about 30% ofIndia's total basmati rice exports. India

exported around 1.44 million tons to Iran in

FY 2013-14 (April - March), which is

around 36% of India's total basmati rice

exports of around 4 million tons during the

period, according to data from Agricultural

and Processed Food Products Export

Development Authority (APEDA).

USDA estimates Iran to produce around1.683 million tons of rice and import around

1.7 million tons in MY 2014-15 (October -

September) to meet the consumption

demand of around 3.45 million tons.


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India Rice procurement down

by 8% so far this year

The agencies have procured 9.2 million

tonnes so far against 10 million tonnes

during the same period last year. Last year,

kharif rice procurement was 26.65 million

tonnes against the target of 32.06 million

ton.NEW DELHI (Commodity

Online):The volume of rice procured by

government agencies in India is down by

8% in the current 2014-15 marketing year.

The agencies have procured 9.2 million

tonnes so far against 10 million tonnes

during the same period last year.Rice

marketing year runs from October to

September. Annual procurement target for

this year is 30 million tonnes. Last year,

kharif rice procurement was 26.65 million

tonnes against the target of 32.06 million

tonnes.State-run Food Corporation of India

(FCI) and state agencies undertake

procurement of rice and wheat to ensure

farmers get a minimum support price

(MSP).

In Punjab, rice procurement has reached

7.23 million tonnes so far this year,

marginally down from 7.49 million tonnes

in the year-ago period, as per FCI data.In

Haryana, rice purchase remained down at

1.87 million tonnes from 2.5 million tonnes,

while procurement in Chandigarh was lower

at 10,000 tonnes from 11,000 tonnes in thereview period.

However, rice procurement in Uttar Pradesh

was higher at 18,000 tonnes this year so far

compared to 15,000 tonnes in the year-ago

period.

Ricegrowers : SunRiceacquisition of Blue Ribbon

Rice Groups rice assets to help

boost local rice industry in

North Queensland

SunRice today announced it has completedthe acquisition of the rice milling assets ofBlue Ribbon Rice Group ("Blue Ribbon"),which it announced in July 2014. This

follows the decision by the AustralianCompetition and Consumer Commission(ACCC) to not oppose the proposedacquisition.Commenting on the completionof the acquisition, SunRice CEO Mr RobGordon welcomed the decision by theACCC, stating the acquisition provides avaluable opportunity to boost the local rice
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industry in North Queensland and help it torealise its potential."SunRice is pleased tohave completed the transaction with BlueRibbon and we are now working together toprogress the integration of the business,"

said Mr Gordon.

"We are excited at the opportunity to addvalue and help develop the Burdekinregion's rice industry, and in the process,help to strengthen the local economy and theregion's farming communities. With itsclimate and secure access to water, theBurdekin is regarded as one of the mostpromising rice-growing areas outside of theRiverina and we see strong potential in

Burdekin-grown rice by contributing ouragronomic support, integrated supply chain,distribution network and international salesand marketing capability."According to MrGordon, rice is a good fit with farmingactivities in North Queensland.

"We are confident that rice production canexpand to complement existing croprotations in the Burdekin region, working inwell with crops such as sugar and pulses.This will provide farmers with importantbenefits in the form of additional income,while also assisting in the management ofpests and diseases" he added.SunRice willnow look to commence engaging withstakeholders across the region, includinggrowers and suppliers, via a range ofinitiatives such as Rice Field Days, growermeetings and stakeholder forums.

"We are keen to build relationships with keystakeholders and to commence discussionsaround the issues and opportunities that existin developing the local industry further, andto collaborate and share expertise acrossimportant areas such as farming practices,rice research and development, anddistribution and marketing," said MrGordon.SunRice will look to undertake

additional research and development tomaximise growing options through itssubsidiary, Rice Research Australia(RRAPL).

A particular focus will be on specialty ricevarieties and specific long grain options thatare suited to local conditions and which willcomplement the Riverina crop."We arealready a world leader in terms of qualityand production efficiency, sustainability andwater efficiency and we see our involvementin the Burdekin as a real opportunity toincrease the overall competitiveness ofAustralian rice," said Mr Gordon.

Ousted Thai PM's rice schemelost $15.8 billion, say FinanceMinistry

BANGKOKThu Nov 13, 2014 5:41am EST

Farmers rearrange a pile of rice afterdumping them on the ground during a rallydemanding the Yingluck administrationresolve delays in payment from the ricepledging scheme, outside a Bank forAgriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives inBangkok March 11, 2014.

(Reuters) - A rice-subsidy scheme

introduced by Thailand's ousted former

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra lost

518 billion baht ($15.8 billion, the Finance

Ministry said on Thursday.The scheme,

which paid farmers above-market rates for


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their crop, helped bring Yingluck to power

in a landslide election in 2011 due to support

from farmers mostly in the country's north

and northeast.

However, the scheme backfired when the

government failed to sell rice to pay arrears

to angry farmers, leaving Thailand with

massive stockpiles. The stockpiles are now

estimated at 19.2 million tonnes, said

Rangsan Sriworasart, permanent secretary

for the Ministry of Finance.Yingluck was

forced to step down in May when a court

found her guilty of abusing power in thetransfer of an official. Days later, the

military staged a coup following six months

of street protests aimed at ousting Yingluck.

The military put a halt to state rice sales and

General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the coup leader

and current Prime Minister, has ruled out a

new rice price intervention scheme.In its

record year for exports in 2011, Thailandshipped 10.6 million tonnes of rice.The

latest audit found that around 70 percent of

the rice held in stockpiles is

deteriorating.Rangsun said an official audit

of state stockpiles would be announced at a

later date by the prime minister's office.

(1 US dollar = 32.8000 Thai baht)

(Reporting By Kaweewit Kaewjinda and

Kittiphong Thaicharoen; Editing by Amy

Sawitta Lefevre; and Simon Cameron-

Moore)

Egypt farmers call for aid,

threaten strike

CAIRO Despite President Abdel Fattah

al-Sisisdirectives to support Egyptian

farmersand help them cope with the

difficulties they face, farmers have been

taken aback by higher prices

inenergy,fertilizersandpesticides. In

addition, the lack ofwater for irrigationin

some provinces has caused prices of

agricultural productsto rise.Summary Egyptian farmers are

threatening to halt cultivation of certain

crops to call attention to the need for state

action to support and protect the industry.

AuthorRami GalalPosted November 12,

2014

Translator(s)Sahar Ghoussoub

However, the farmers hardships do not end

with production, but also extend to the

market, where staple crops such

asrice,cottonandwheathave suffered

heavy losses. Many farmers groups such

as the Farmers and Agricultural Producers

Syndicate, the Farmers Syndicate, the

General Assembly for Agrarian Reform and

the General Assembly for New Land

Reclamation have vowed to take action

against the government of Prime Minister

Ibrahim Mahlab, accusing it of

workingagainst the farmers interests,

which violates the constitution.

Farid Wassel, head of the Farmers and

Agricultural Producers Syndicate, told Al-
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Monitor, Following the rise in prices of

fertilizers, we held a press conference at the

Press Syndicate to announce our escalatory

steps against the government. However,

following the painful incident in Sinai,

where 30 Egyptian soldiers were killed and20 others were injured most of whom

belong to families of farmers we

canceled it to mourn their souls.Wassel

added that farmers are facing a great many

challenges.

Althoughfood is a national security issue,

we do not wish to escalate the situation to

the extent of stopping farming and starving

people. However, we are bearing many

burdens, starting with the high prices of

energy and fertilizers, not to mention the

taxes we have to pay.

This would push farmers to stop working

involuntarily, as they do not have the means

to face all these hardships and cannot market

their products at good prices, he

said.Wassel also said that farmers suffered

great losses in their cotton and rice crops, as

the state and the public and private textilefactories prefer imported cotton, which is

50% cheaperalthough Egyptian cotton is

the finest.As for the rice crops, the state

opened the door for rice exportation. But

despite this, we continue to endure heavy

losses.

The Minister of Agriculture suggested to

the president to buy rice from farmers

[directly]after traders used to control the

industry for 2,050 Egyptian pounds[$286]. Nevertheless, the president, who

agreed to the decision, was misled by the

[agriculture] minister, who took action in

favor of traders, not farmers, Wassel

said.Wassel added, We as farmers demand

that the president set forthagricultural

policiesand provide the agricultural system,

which is still rudimentary, with the means to

conduct modern scientific research. Abroad,

one farmer can plow 100 acres alone using

agricultural machines, while we continue to

use primitive axes and tools, which makesagriculture a difficult and expensive process.

We cannot compete at the international

level, which causes Egypt to export the

majority of its food, he went on.We

demand that an agricultural plan be set forth

for the next 20 years, including a plan to

meet our need of [national] products, a

marketing plan. Steps should also be

adopted to increase the value added to

agricultural products through manufacturing,

cancel debt interest for farmers and

implement thehealth insurance law, which

was issued more than two months ago but

has yet to be executed."Wassel believes that

the quickest solution to alleviate the current

hardships faced by farmers is through

energy subsidy vouchers, similar to those

granted to bakery owners.

The head of the Farmers Syndicate,Mohammed Barghash, told Al-Monitor that

farmers could to stop the cultivation of dill,

watercress, celery and parsley, all staple

flavorings in the Egyptian kitchen. At a later

stage, they could also stop the cultivation of

onions, peppers and then tomatoes.

However, we will never stop growing

wheat or corn, because this would cause the

Egyptian people to starve, Barghash

said.He added that the syndicate was waitingfor the deputy head of the National Council

for Human Rights, Shahenda Maklad, to

fulfill her promise after she required them to

write a letter with their demands to be sent

to the president. These demands included

stopping increases in the property tax on
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agricultural arable land, stopping increases

in energy and fertilizer prices and forming a

delegation of 27 farmers from all provinces

to meet with the president to discuss their

situation.

The official spokesman for

the Agriculture Ministry, Mohammed al-

Barghouti, accused farmers of fomenting

trouble only to make complaints later on

before the government. In a telephone

interview with Al-Monitor, Barghouti said,

There are 13,000 farmer syndicates in

Egypt, all convinced that the government

has been conspiring against them.Who is

responsible for the trade of subsidized

fertilizers on the black market? Are they not

the farmers? Who encroached on Egyptian

agricultural lands only to sell them for urban

construction? The infringements were made

on 150,000 acres after the January 25

Revolution alone.

They do not abide by the government

instructions not to grow rice in restricted

areas. They drain water while we are

suffering fromwater scarcity, hesaid.Barghouti warned that if farmers

continued this encroachment, agricultural

lands in the valley and delta would

disappear within the next 110 years, as their

current area does not exceed 6.5 million

acres.He also denounced the farmers

accusations that the Agriculture Ministry

had allied with traders against them with

regard to rice exports after selling the crop.

He stressed that the decision was madebased on a field study, which confirmed that

only 10% of the crop had been

sold.Barghouti said farmers were victims of

ignorance and the corrupt agricultural

regime that existed before the revolution.

Before this period, President Hosni

Mubaraks regime had destroyed the entire

agricultural awareness system.Regarding

threats to stop the cultivation of certain

crops, Barghouti said these were empty, as

Egyptian women would not go so far as to

import the ingredients of salads they growon their homes porches and balconies.

Rice subsidies 'cost B682b

in 10 years'

76% of losses generated by Yingluck's

schemePublished:14 Nov 2014at 05.35Online news:General

Writer:Online Reporters

More than a dozen rice-pledging schemessince 2004 have cost the country 682 billionbaht, but about 76% of those losses werecaused by the previous governments fourprogrammes, the Finance Ministry said.

Permanent secretary for finance RangsanSriworasart told a press conferenceThursday that a subcommittee reviewingbalance sheets for 15 rice-pledging schemes

run between 2004 and May 22, 2014calculated a total loss of 682 billionbaht.The ministry said the first 11 projectsresulted in a loss of 163 billion baht, but thefinal four projects implemented by theYingluck Shinawatra government generateda loss of 518 billion baht, or about 75.9% ofthe total.
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During the 2011 election, the Pheu ThaiParty initially promised to give farmers15,000 baht per tonne of unmilled white ricewith no limit on pledged amounts.

The campaign pledge brought victory to theparty and fugitive ex-premier ThaksinShinawatra's youngest sister, who wasappointed prime minister. While limits andprice changes were introduced in later stagesof the programme, the four stages combinedbought in a total 85 million tonnes ofunmilled rice for 1.1 trillion baht. There are19.2 million tonnes of rice remaining, worthapproximately 225 billion baht. The countrygot 347 billion baht from sales of rice in the

stock.

The subcommittee found that the ricepledged under Ms Yingluck's programmehad 10%-40% rates of deterioration and thegovernment still has to pay other expenses,including warehouse rent, milling,management fees and interest.He said theaccount-closing for rice-pledging schemehad been carried out under properaccounting standards and audited by theprofessional council and the ComptrollerGeneral's Department. However, it has nottaken into account the result of any stock-checking, which has been done by theNational Rice Policy Committee.

Mr Rangsan said the subcommittee wouldreport account-closing details to the NRPCand await further instruction.Thesubcommittee said the rice scheme's balancesheet will run through Sept 30, the end ofthe 2014 fiscal year. Then the governmentcan set aside funds to repay the Bank forAgriculture and Agricultural Cooperative,which is responsible for paying farmers forpledged grain.He said losses might be higherif the NRPC instructed the Finance Ministryto combine the loss incurred by stock-

checking. The loss will also depend on theselling price and quality of rice in the stock.

"The amount of loss is not beyondexpectations. The government may have to

find a method to pay the debt withoutcausing problems to the country'sdevelopment and public-debt position. Itmay take too long time to rely solely onbudget allocations, so bond may need to beissued," said Mr Rangsan.

Iamge:A farmer in Kong Krailas district ofSukhothai province harvests rice after herfield was flooded in September 2014. (Photoby Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

U.S. Medium Grain

Performing Well with Japanese

Consumers

Making US rice available in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN -- Most of the U.S.-grown

rice entering Japan is utilized in foodservice,

but a pilot retail project has shown good

results and could be expanded according to

the USA Rice FederationUSA Rice

representatives met here with Mr. Naomi

Hamashima of Nishimoto Trading to review

his company's U.S.-grown rice

program."Nishimoto offers U.S.-grown

medium grain rice in a 450 gram (1 pound)

pack in two company stores and through

their online division," explained Bill Farmer,director of Asia programs for USA Rice

who attended the meeting.

"This is currently the only U.S. rice

available at the retail level."USA Rice's vice

president of international promotion, Jim

Guinn, also attended the meeting and


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reported that Mr. Hamashima is satisfied

with the early results of sales during a short

promotional period and that they are likely

to branch out by distributing this rice to

another retailer."We're very pleased that the

sale of U.S. medium grain directly to

Japanese consumers is going well," Guinn

said. "We assured Mr. Hamashima that we

are fully behind Nishimoto's effort to

continue offering U.S. medium grain, and

that we would do what we could to support

expanding the program."

Contact: Michael Klein (703) 236-1458

USA Rice Exhibits at Food andHotel Show in Shanghai

The in-crowd gathers at the USA Rice

booth

SHANGHAI, CHINA -- The USA Rice

Federation is exhibiting for the first time at

the Global Food and Hospitality Show here,

an enormous imported food and beverage

show in this important Chinese trade center.

Attending the show, which runs from

November 12-14, are marketers Chris

Crutchfield of American Commodity

Corporation, Kevin McGilton of Riceland,

Kirk Messick and Derek Alarcon of

Farmer's Rice Cooperative, and Steve

Vargas of Sun Valley Rice.

They met with Chinese companies who are

becoming increasingly interested in U.S.

rice as market access grows ever

closer.Featured at the USA Rice booth are

samples of U.S.-grown short, medium, and

long grain rice to help educate those

unfamiliar with U.S. rice.

"We were pleased to meet with officials

from Shenzhen Hong Tai Xiang Company

on the opening day of the show," said USA

Rice's Vice President of International

Promotion Jim Guinn. "This is the same

group who traveled to the U.S. in October to

meet with rice exporters in anticipation of

the opening of the China rice market, and

continue to express their intent to be the first

Chinese company to import U.S. rice." (see

USA Rice Daily story, October 8, 2014).

Contact: Bill Farmer (832) 302-6710

RCPP Announcement Delayed

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Natural

Resources Conservation Service originallyestimated that Regional Conservation

Partnership Program recipients would be

notified in mid-November, but a thorough

evaluation process has led to a delay.

Another progress update on proposals will

be made in early December.

Thailand. Ministry plans

2m-tonne rice deal withChina

14.11.2014

Thailand plans to sell a further 2 milliontonnes of rice to China under a government-to-government contract after the delivery of


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an existing order for 1 million tonnes to thatcountry is completed next year.CommerceMinister General Chatchai Sarikulya said hisministry would discuss the new G2G ricecontract with the China National Cereals,

Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO),a state agency for oil, rice and foodstuffimports, with a view to further sales.

"The country will accelerate shipments ofthe existing order for 1 million tonnes. Wewill sell another 2 million tonnes to Chinaafter completion of the 1-million-tonneshipment," he said.Thailand so far hasshipped 300,000 of the 1 million tonnesunder the existing contract, and is scheduled

to ship the rest by next July. Chatchai saidthat for the remaining 700,000 tonnes, thegovernment would encourage China toimport jasmine rice, as it has more addedvalue.China is one of the largest importmarkets for Thai rice, with jasmine ricepicking up interest among consumers.

During a trip to Thailand by COFCOofficials this week, the delegation will betaken on a tour of rice and jasmine-ricefields and witness the production processfrom milling to packaging, in order to gainconfidence in Thai products. Also, theministry's Foreign Trade Department willdemonstrate the DNA inspection process tothe visitors.To promote Thai rice in China,the Commerce Ministry will launch a seriesof activities including a cooking pavilion ata Chinese supermarket to raise awareness ofThai products.With closer cooperationbetween Thai and China agencies, it ishoped that Chinese consumers will developa preference for Thai rice.

Moreover, Thailand will work closely withChinese importers to tackle the problem oflower-quality grains being mixed with Thairice. The ministry will insist on the displayof the Thai rice-certification logo to ensure

that all Thai rice sold in China is pure. Anyrice trader found mixing Thai rice with otherproducts will be subject to punishment forbreaching Thai intellectual-propertyrights.The ministry will encourage Thai rice

exporters to use the certification logo forjasmine rice to boost the confidence ofbuyers.China imports about 4 million tonnesof rice each year, mainly from Vietnam andThailand.

Trader, 11 customs brokers

charged for illegal rice import

ByRuji Peter S. Abat

Thursday, November 13, 2014

DAVAO CITY -- Top officials of theBureau of Customs (BOC) have filedcharges against a rice importer and 11customs brokers who were found to haveimported rice worth over P641-million indifferent ports of the country, including thiscity, without import permit from theNational Food Authority (NFA).

Progress continues on hybrid

rice breeding

Jim Oard, LSU AgCenter hybrid rice breeder,

looks over his notes while inspecting hybrid

plots at the Rice Research Station. Photo by

Bruce Schultz

Several lines of hybrid rice under development

at the Rice Research Station have shown

promising results in tests. Photo by BruceSchultz

News Release Distributed 11/11/14

CROWLEY, La. Hybrid development at the

Rice Research Station continues to make
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progress under hybrid rice breeders Jim Oard

and Weike Li.Oard, an LSU AgCenter

researcher and professor, said a preliminary

yield trial resulted in 16 of 35 hybrid lines

having a 15-20 percent yield advantage over

conventional varieties CL152 and Catahoula,

and nine had yields exceeding commercialhybrids CLX729 and XL723.

Multilocation trials of eight new hybrids were

conducted in Acadia, St. Landry and Vermilion

parishes in 2014, Oard said. Results showed

good yield and milling quality.

Four hybrids from the LSU AgCenter were

tested by the University of Arkansas, he said.

There were 30 entries, and the best ones were

the Louisiana hybrids.The fact that the hybridsperformed well in Arkansas demonstrates their

adaptability to different locations, Oard

said.Hybrids are evaluated not only for yield but

also for milling quality. Oard said the new cereal

chemistry lab run by Ida Wenefrida, researcher

and assistant professor at the Rice Station,

enables quick results for testing amylose content

and gelatinization temperature.

Otherwise, wed be waiting for months to get

these grain quality results, he said.Chalk is amajor quality consideration. Its a big issue we

are paying a lot of attention to, he said. Grain

uniformity also is emphasized in the

program.Oard said 1,200 crosses made in 2014

resulted in 12 lines with yield advantages over

commercial hybrid CLXL729. Many of those

new lines have the Clearfield trait.The hybrid

program is also incorporating the new Provisia

herbicide resistance trait.

We think it will be a good complement to the

Clearfield technology, he said.Even though the

hybrid program has been underway for four

years at the Rice Station, work continues on

fine-tuning the process. Oard said the seed

production system is being improved with the

use of seed treatments to make sure male-sterile

and fertile pollinator plants flower

simultaneously.The program is close to having a

commercially viable hybrid. I would say within

two to three years well have a rice hybrid that

will be of commercial interest, he said.Li, a

research associate at the station, also is

optimistic.

He said the hybrid program is progressing well,

and several lines show promise with good

milling quality, short stature and excellent

yields. I can say Im quite sure we will be

successful.The research on hybrids is supported

by funds provided through the rice checkoff

program. This program has paid excellent

dividends for 40 plus years and will continue to

help the rice industry in the future, said Steve

Linscombe, director of the Rice Research

Station and the AgCenters Southwest Region.

Bruce Schultz

Hyderabadi mutton biryani

Anushree Basu Bhalla,TNN | Nov 12, 2014,

07.06PM IST
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Hyderabadi mutton biryani

A legend from the kitchens of the Nizam of

Hyderabad, thekachche gosht ki biryani,

also known as

the Hyderabadi muttonbiryani or is a spicey,fragrant and colourful variant of biryaniin

India. The traditional style of making

the biryani by cooking the raw meat with

spices for couple of minutes and then

covered with rice and kept on dum until

done.

Preparation time: 30 mins

Cooking time: 45 mins

Marinade mutton in spices overnight

Ingredients

Mutton: 1kg

Basmati rice: 500gm

Cumin (jeera): 1 tsp

Whole garam masala: 2 tbsp

Garam masala powder: 2 tsp

Boiled egg for decoration (optional): 2

Rose water (optional): 1 tbsp

Garlic-ginger paste: 2 tbsp

Golden-fried sliced onions: 2 cups

Mint leaves: 1 bunch

Curd: 2 cups

Cashew nuts (optional): 50gm

Turmeric powder: 1 pinch

Saffron: 1 pinch

Coriander leaves: 1 bunch

Salt: As per taste

Kashmiri red chilli powder: 1 tbsp

Oil: 5 tbsp

Procedure:

The Marinade-- Wash mutton (I prefer

the raan or hind leg of a goat, for biryani).

Pat dry and add garam masala, salt, ginger-

garlic paste, red chilli paste, and two cups of

curd. Put it in a clean film pastic bag and

keep it in the refrigerator to marinadeovernight.

Directions:

-First boil the water, add oil, salt and half-

cook the rice.

-Next fry thinly sliced onions until golden

brown. Add 1/3 of the golden-brown onion

to the mutton marination and rest keep aside.

-Now in a handi (deep pan) add the

marinated mutton in the bottom and top it ofwith half cooked rice, add mint leaves,

coriander leaves and top it up fried onions.

In a separate bowl, add some warm milk to

soak saffron. Once the milk soaks the colour

of the saffron, add it to the handi.

-Cover the handi or pan with a airtight lid or

add sticky dough to the edges and cover it

with a lid. Cook for 45 min.

-Add rose water and garnish with sliced

boiled eggs.

-Serve hot with raita and mirchi ka salan.

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