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Daily Global Rice e-Newsletter October 26,2015 Vol 5 ,Issue XV

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RICE NEWS HEADLINES...

Vilsack Says Rice PLC Payments Begin in November

USA Rice Congratulates New Rice Farming Editor Vicky Boyd

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

Mars Food Announces First Global Rice Sustainability Standard in Partnership with the

Sustainable Rice PlatformMars

Thailand to sell 2 million tonnes of rotten rice from stockpiles

The end of Cambodia‘s rice industry?

Gov't to buy 590,000 tons of rice to help stabilize prices

NFA: Rice supply, price ‗stable‘ after Lando

Lando forces govt to review 2016 rice import, El Niño plan

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Oct 26

UPDATE 1-Thailand to sell 2 mln tonnes of rotten rice from stockpiles

Agri losses reach P8.45B due to ‗Lando‘

PhilRice shares strategies on harvest of damaged crops

Thailand donates US$100,000 to IRRI for rice research

NEWS DETAIL...

Vilsack Says Rice PLC Payments Begin in November

Ward and Vilsack

Betsy Ward and Secretary Vilsack earlier this year

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that nearly 1 million

farmers will receive safety-net payments from the Agriculture Risk

Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs beginning

next month. stablished as part of the 2014 Farm Bill, this new program

ensures producers are protected from marketplace events resulting in

unexpected drops in crop prices and revenues.After marketing year

average prices are published by USDA's National Agricultural

Statistics Service, payments will be made to producers of a variety of crops including rice. If triggered,

any disbursements to participants in ARC-County or PLC for long and medium grain rice will occur in

November, as will ARC-individual payments.

"This new safety-net payment program made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill will benefit rice farmers who

have been impacted by unpredicted market forces," said USA Rice Chairman Dow Brantley. "While the

need for these payments is unfortunate, the timely manner in which USDA is dealing with them is

welcome."The ARC/PLC programs allow producers to continue production for the market by making

payments on a percentage of historical base production. Ninety-nine percent of long grain rice farms and

94 percent of medium grain rice farms elected the PLC option. For more payment data and other program

information visit www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc.

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Contact: Ben Mosely (703) 236-1471

USA Rice Congratulates New Rice Farming Editor Vicky

Boyd

Vicky Boyd

MEMPHIS, TN -- One Grower Publishing has announced the

hiring of Vicky Boyd as editor of Rice Farming and Soybean

South publications. She also will be the managing editor of

Cotton Farming magazine. Boyd is based in Modesto,

California. "On behalf of USA Rice, I want to congratulate

Vicky on taking the reins at Rice Farming," said USA Rice

President and CEO Betsy Ward. "Vicky knows rice and she

is well known in the rice industry. In fact, she's a graduate of

the Rice Leadership Development Program. We look forward

to seeing Vicky at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in

December and to working with her in the future."

Ward also expressed appreciation to Carroll Smith, former Rice Farming and Soybean South editor, who

is now editor of Cotton Farming magazine as well as associate publisher of One Grower Publishing and

special projects manager."We join Carroll's many friends from throughout the rice industry in thanking

her for the outstanding job she has done covering rice issues," Ward said.

One Grower Publishing is a privately owned company that produces Cotton Farming, Rice Farming, The

Peanut Grower, Soybean South and Corn South magazines with the editorial focus of profitable

production strategies.

Contact: Trish Alderson (703) 236-1472

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for October 26

Month Price Net Change

November 2015 $11.650 - $0.200

January 2016 $11.935 - $0.195

March 2016 $12.400 - $0.195

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May 2016 $12.600 - $0.185

July 2016 $12.800 - $0.210

September 2016 -- - $0.040

November 2016 -- - $0.040

Mars Food Announces First Global Rice Sustainability

Standard in Partnership with the Sustainable Rice

PlatformMars

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mars Food, in partnership

with the Sustainable Rice Platform, (SRP), a global alliance of agricultural research institutions,

agri-food businesses, public sector and civil society organizations convened by the United

Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),

today announced the first global standard for sustainable rice at the 5th

Annual Plenary Meeting

and Assembly here.As the leading corporation with the SRP and owner of the world's largest rice

brand, UNCLE BEN'S®, Mars Food played a pivotal role in developing the standard. Mars Food

also announced today its commitment to sustainably source 100 percent of its rice by 2020 using

the SRP standard."Caring for our environment as well as our entire supply chain from end-to-end

is more than usual corporate responsibility. It's an imperative for Mars Food," said Fiona

Dawson, President of Mars Food.

"Through the global standard, we hope to create benefits for all involved from the farmers to our

consumers. The benefit for us is that is that we are ensuring premium quality rice, whilst also

ensuring a higher income for farmers, and a better environment for current and future

generations. It is a truly mutual solution."The SRP standard consists of a set of criteria for

sustainable rice cultivation that can be used across the globe to reduce the environmental

footprint of rice production and improve the lives of rice farmers. The standard consists of 46

requirements organized under eight broad topics, including productivity, food safety, worker

health, labor rights, and biodiversity. Rice plays a critical role in global food security, providing

livelihoods for over 140 million smallholder farmers in developing countries and is a staple food

for nearly half of the world's seven billion people.Mars Food will use the standard as a

benchmark against which to assess its rice supply chains – identifying where there are gaps and

developing strategies to improve sustainability.

Mars Food has already begun piloting implementation of the standard with rice farmers in two

countries – Pakistan and India. A controlled farming program in Pakistan, in partnership with

Rice Partners, LTD, IRRI and Bayer CropScience, has grown from 31 smallholder farmers in

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2011 to 400 farmers in 2015 who produce Basmati rice grown with the correct application of

chemicals and harvested with practices to improve food safety and water quality. In India, Mars

is embedding new learnings while also piloting the SRP standard.The standard complements and

builds upon the company's Purpose – Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow – and the

Mars Mutuality Principle, which demonstrate the company's commitment to helping rice farmers

improve yields while reducing water use and greenhouse gas emissions and improving

socioeconomic conditions in the communities where high-quality rice is grown.

About Mars Food Mars Food is a fast-growing food business, making tastier, healthier, easier meals for all

consumers to enjoy.

Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, Mars Food is a leader in producing great tasting

products. Our portfolio includes the following brands: UNCLE BEN'S®, DOLMIO®, SEEDS

OF CHANGE®, MasterFoods®, SUZI WAN®, EBLY®, ROYCO®, KAN TONG® and

RARIS®. In 2013, global sales were approximately $2 billion. Our ambition is to become a

model business in the areas of health and nutrition and sustainability, as expressed by our

purpose: Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow.

Mars Food is a segment of Mars, Incorporated.

About Mars, Incorporated Mars, Incorporated is a private, family-owned business with more than a century of history and

some of the best-loved brands in the world including M&M'S®, PEDIGREE®,

DOUBLEMINT® and UNCLE BEN'S®. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars has more

than$33 billion in sales from six diverse business segments: Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food,

Drinks and Symbioscience. More than 75,000 Associates across 73 countries are united by the

company's Five Principles: Quality, Efficiency, Responsibility, Mutuality and Freedom and

strive every day to create relationships with stakeholders that deliver growth we are proud of as a

company.

For more information about Mars, Incorporated, please visit www.mars.com. Follow us on

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

SOURCE Mars Food

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mars-food-announces-first-global-rice-sustainability-standard-in-

partnership-with-the-sustainable-rice-platform-300165786.html

Thailand to sell 2 million tonnes of rotten rice from

stockpiles

An employee shows milled rice at a mill in Suphan Buri province, about 105 km north of

Bangkok, in this March 11, 2013 file photo. Photo: Reuters

PUBLISHED: 7:45 PM, OCTOBER 26, 2015

BANGKOK — Thailand‘s military government today (Oct 26) approved the sale for the first

time of rotten rice from huge stockpiles built up under a support scheme for farmers, looking to

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offload 2 million tonnes for industrial use.Thailand, the world‘s second biggest rice exporter

after India, has stocks of about 13.3 million tonnes following the scheme under the previous

government that cost the state billions of dollars and ended last year.About 2 million tonnes of

the total has rotted in storage and sales would start in November, commerce ministry permanent

secretary Chutima Bunyapraphasara told reporters.

―This rice is 2 million tonnes of rotten rice which humans and animals cannot consume and it

must be sold to the industrial sector only,‖ said Ms Chutima, who has previously said such rice

would be used to produce ethanol.―We will not let this rotten rice come back onto the market for

sale,‖ she said.Ms Chutima did not say how much she expected the rice would fetch, but analysts

have said rotten rice would be sold for far less than edible stocks.Thailand, which accounts for

about a quarter of global rice trade, has exported 7.3 million tonnes of rice to date this year and

may regain the crown of top exporter this year.India was the top rice exporter last year, eclipsing

Thailand after the multi-billion dollar subsidy scheme led to a massive build-up of rice in

storage. REUTERS

The end of Cambodia’s rice industry? OSTED ON: October 25, 2015 | BUSINESS AND FOCUS ASEAN - CAMBODIA -

FEATURED | By: Denise Hruby

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A combination of erratic weather, poor infrastructure and an inefficient

government has experts predicting that Cambodia’s rice industry could collapse

within a decade Rice has been the lifeline of villagers in northern Cambodia for thousands of years and, in all this

time, little has changed in the way that the staple is planted. It is arduous, mechanical work for

farmers such as Kim Laysim, who lives in Preah Vihear province‘s Ta Tong village.Piles to be

made: workers sort unmilled rice ata warehouse in Kandal province on the outskirts of Phnom

Penh. Photo: Samrang Pring/Reuters

From the roosters‘ early wakeup calls until the sun sets upon

their fields, almost everyone in Laysim‘s town dibbles seeds into

the ground before the monsoon rains flush nutrients into the soil.

But not this year. The rains, Laysim says, have come too little,

too late.―I just finished growing rice in late August. There‘s no

rain this year, so cultivation was very late. Now I‘m very

worried because we are facing drought, so the yield we‘ll be

able to get will be low,‖ she says. Some areas are expected to

lose 50% of yield.If Laysim lived in Thailand or Vietnam, she

wouldn‘t be as worried. Wide-ranging government subsidies,

low-interest government loans and improvements in rice-related

infrastructure have created stable rice industries in these

neighbouring countries. But not so in Cambodia.Although the

Kingdom is proud of its rice industry and even wins

international awards for high-quality grains, the government has

done little to help the sector. Song Saran, chairman of Amru

Rice, the country‘s biggest exporter, says that if this attitude

doesn‘t change, the outlook is bleak.

―We are in danger. It‘s a business with very

small margins, and it‘s a high-risk commodity,‖

he says. Most experts are in agreement.The

effects of the government remaining ineffectual

would be crushing: about half of the

Cambodian population‘s livelihoods are said to

depend on the rice sector.Rice is the world‘s

most important food staple – it accounts for a

staggering one-fifth of humanity‘s calorie

intake – and Cambodia is among the world‘s

top ten rice exporters. ccording to the Asian

Development Bank‘s Chanthou Hem, a senior

project officer, this is an astonishing achievement. Cambodia, he says, lacks the ―necessary

practical production systems, infrastructure and post-harvest mechanism… and [has a] weak link

between seed producers, paddy growers and processors [millers] that will promote a secure and

profitable system‖.

Both the aid industry and the private sector have invested millions of dollars to get the industry

up to speed. Kann Kunthy, CEO of Brico, a group of investors trying to improve the rice sector

in Battambang province, Cambodia‘s main rice-producing region, says that it is the government

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that has neglected the industry.―They always say they are working on better infrastructure, but

they have said that for five or ten years already. It‘s not news that we need better irrigation

systems. But what have the ministries done?‖ he says.Rice is a high-risk business, even when the

weather plays along. Laysim‘s story is just one example. Last year her family harvested 15

tonnes of rice but sold only 11. Like most farmers, she grows grains of her own choosing or

simply buys the ones she can afford – market demands are widely ignored. Meanwhile, Europe is

aiming to import only high-quality rice – an area in which Cambodia could have a natural

advantage due to its limited use of fertilisers.

Yet Cambodia‘s small-scale farmers are unaware of this and frequently bet on the wrong

grains.With sales well below Laysim‘s expectations, she had to take on a $3,000 loan to buy

enough seeds for this year‘s season, despite her gut telling her not to. Laysim has seen farmers

struggle to pay back loans after droughts, floods and other all-too-common disasters have ruined

their yield.―It will be difficult to pay back the loan because the interest rate is so high. But what

other choices do I have?‖ Laysim says.Rather than the government providing loans at low- or

zero-interest rates such as those offered in Thailand and Vietnam,a network of loan sharks caters

to Cambodia‘s small-scale farmers, preying on their dead-end situations following natural

disasters. Some loans come with interest rates as high as 100%. If the farmers can‘t pay they

have one solution: migration. Earlier this year, more than 700,000 Cambodians lived on

temporary work visas in Thailand.

Hundreds of thousands more are estimated to live there illegally.Kheang Kimlean, the owner of a

rice mill that supplies the local market in northwestern Cambodia, says that she struggles both to

get a sufficient amount of rice to keep her mill running at capacity of 15 tonnes per day, and to

sell it after milling.―Half of my clients have moved to Thailand,‖ Kimlean says.As farmers leave

their paddy fields to work in Thailand, the total area on which rice is cultivated has dropped

dramatically – by more than 12% in less than ten years, according to the World Bank. This is far

from what the government has planned. By the end of this year, Cambodia‘s Prime Minister Hun

Sen has said he hopes to export one million tonnes of rice – a target that was met with ridicule

and scepticism when he announced it in 2010.

Net grains: a rice vendor checks her wares at a shop in central Phnom Penh. Photo: Denise Hruby

About 379,000 tonnes were exported in 2013. Last year, this number grew to about 387,000

tonnes, up by only 2.2%. If the government had provided loans and built irrigation systems, Hun

Sen‘s target wouldn‘t have been unrealistic, Saran says.But these aren‘t the sector‘s only issues.

The whole production chain, Saran says, is simply too expensive. ―High production costs are our

main issue,‖ he says.Saran joined his family‘s business in 2010. Back then, Amru exported two

shipping containers of rice per week to the EU. Today, the company employs more than 250

people and exports between 1,500 and 2,000 tonnes per week. Amru, like other private

companies, has invested millions of dollars in mills and rice-drying equipment. While progress

such as this is encouraging, the private sector cannot be solely responsible for carrying the

industry.

In Vietnam and Thailand, millers pay no more than ten cents per kilowatt of electricity. In

Cambodia, it‘s roughly twice as much. Transportation is also a headache. Using trucks that

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navigate potholed roads means that getting a tonne of rice from a Cambodian farm to a mill

typically costs about $10. In Vietnam, where infrastructure such as railway lines is in place, it

costs about $3.To continue the rice‘s journey, it costs on average another $25 to get the

Cambodian tonne of rice to the port in Sihanoukville, from where it goes on to be shipped to

larger ports such as Ho Chi Minh City, before being exported to Europe and beyond.

―Every other country supports their own rice industry and gives incentives. We only have papers;

no action,‖ Saran says.And then there are the outside pressures. As one of the world‘s least-

developed countries, Cambodia has been able to export rice tariff-free through the EU‘s

Everything But Arms (EBA) trade scheme. The EBA allowed Cambodia to access a consumer

market of 500 million, lifted exports off the ground and now accounts for the majority of

Cambodian rice shipped abroad.For the EU, that‘s no more than 300,000 tonnes, or about 22% of

its overall rice imports. Experts, however, fear that this number will drop once a free trade

agreement with Vietnam is in place that will see tariff-free imports of 76,000 tonnes of rice per

year. Myanmar, now about five years behind the Cambodian rice sector, is also expected to catch

up.New markets such as China and Malaysia could be the solution. Country-to-country deals,

however, demand the government‘s action. Last year, Cambodian exporters rejoiced when a

100,000-tonne rice export deal was signed with China. Now, however, China is asking to buy

rice at lower rates. This again demands that the industry become more competitive.

To some extent, the Cambodian government has acknowledged its shortcomings. In May last

year it established the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF), a group of experts tasked with

improving productivity and exports. But experts and the federation‘s own members say that the

CRF hasn‘t had any tangible impact. In January the CRF told theCambodia Daily that the

federation was still struggling to overcome ―current internal and external challenges‖.

WhenSoutheast Asia Globe asked what the body had achieved since its inception 17 months ago,

acting secretary general Moul Sarith said: ―But… but we‘ve only been working for a short time,‖

before declining to answer any further questions.If things continue at the current pace, Saran says

the future of Cambodia‘s rice industry looks bleak: ―In seven years‖, when other countries have

amped up production and Vietnam‘s agreement with the EU is fully in effect, ―the industry will

collapse‖.

Keep reading:

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minimum wage negotiations taking place this month, there are already concerns it has become a

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http://sea-globe.com/rice-industry-agriculture-cambodia-southeast-asia-globe/

Gov't to buy 590,000 tons of rice to help stabilize prices 2015/10/26 16:07

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The government will buy 590,000 tons of locally produced rice

this year to help stabilize the market price of the staple grain, the farm ministry said Monday.The

amount represents an increase of 200,000 tons from the original plan announced in early

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September that called for 360,000 tons to be set aside as part of the country's strategic reserves,

and 30,000 tons to be pledged to the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve, the Ministry

of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said.The extra 200,000 tons of rice that will be purchased

starting in November will be isolated from the market that should help prop up domestic rice

prices that have direct impact on the income of farmers.

"Isolating the rice will be given top priority," the ministry said. "Unless there is an unexpected

shortage of rice or a spike in prices, the government will do its utmost not to release its

reserves." The government predicted earlier this month that rice production could top 4.26

million tons, up 0.4 percent from 4.24 million tons last year. The increase comes despite 2

percent less land being used to grow rice.Reflecting the rise in output, the average prices for a 80

kilogram sack of rice stood at 156,880 won as of Oct. 15, down 7.5 percent from a year earlier.In

addition, the farm ministry said it will release some 200 billion won (US$176.4 million) in extra

funds to make it possible for the private sector to buy up rice.

Other incentives like raising the payment guarantee coverage of rice processing plants from the

current 3 billion won to 5 billion won will be pursued that can further allow the private sector to

buy 2.13 million tons of rice this year, up 85,000 tons from 2014, it said.The government said

that depending on the movement of rice prices and overall production, more rice can be

purchased."A long term rice price stabilization plan will be announced later in the year," it said.

[email protected] http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/10/26/58/0501000000AEN20151026006600320F.html

NFA: Rice supply, price ‘stable’ after Lando

by Mary Grace Padin - October 26, 2015

THE National Food Authority (NFA) on Monday assured the public that the supply and price of

rice in the country remain stable even after the devastation of Typhoon Lando (international code

name Koppu) in Northern Luzon.NFA Administrator Renan B. Dalisay told the BusinessMirror

in a text message that the inventory of rice in NFA depositories is currently at 716,914 metric

tons (MT), good for 23 days. Due to the sufficient supply, he said, there is no movement in the

price of rice in the domestic market.―Since we have enough supply amid Lando, price of rice in

the market is stable. Kahit sa affected areas,‖ Dalisay said.Based on the Philippine Statistics

Authority (PSA) report titled ―Price Situationer of Selected Agricultural Commodities,‖ the price

of regular milled rice and well-milled rice from the NFA for the week ending on October 23

remained at P27 per kilo and P32 per kilo, respectively.

Dalisay also said the NFA has released 31,189 bags of rice to local government units (LGUs)

and relief agencies in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Metro Manila for distribution to families in the

typhoon-stricken areas.He said the food agency is still awaiting the approval of the P350-million

supplemental budget it requested from the Department of Budget and Management to procure

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damaged crops from affected farmers.Meanwhile, prices of other commodities, especially

vegetables, surged due to the damage caused by Lando.The same PSA report showed that as of

October 23, prices of cabbage in different parts of the country increased by P5 per kilogram to

P40 per kilogram; eggplant by P2 per kilo to P70 per kilo; and sitaw by P2 per kilo to as much as

P110 per kilo, among others.According to the updated data from the Department of Agriculture

(DA), farm damage brought by Lando as of October 26 reached 511,691 MT, valued at P8.45

billion.

This was lower than the previously reported agriculture damage of P8.62 billion as a result of the

field validation conducted by the DA in Region 1.―Losses in high-value crops decreased by P578

million in the province of La Union. The previously reported damaged area of 576 hectares by

the LGU of La Union on fruit trees, particularly mango, banana and papaya, was in hectarage

instead of number of trees. The reported number of trees is now converted into hectarage based

on standard number of trees planted per hectare, hence the value and volume of losses

decreased,‖ the DA said.About 369,199 hectares of farmlands in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4A and the

Cordillera Administrative Region were affected by the typhoon, with 92.46 percent, or 341,364

hectares, having chance of recovery.

The report showed that the rice sector took the brunt of the damage, registering P7.21 billion

worth of damaged crops. This was followed by high-value crops, which suffered P780.27 million

in terms of production loss.Damage suffered by the fisheries sector reached P276.82 million,

while the corn and livestock sector lost P146.50 million and P8.74 million, respectively.The DA

also reported P26.21 million worth of facilities, infrastructure and equipments damaged in the

fisheries and livestock sector.―A field validation in Regions 1 and 3 will be conducted from

October 26 to 30 and November 3 to 7 in Region 2. The validation team will be composed of

representatives from DA Field Operations Service, regional field offices [RFOs] and the

Philippine Rice Research Institute. The result of the validation will be considered as the final

report of the RFOs affected by Lando,‖ the DA said.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/nfa-rice-supply-price-stable-after-lando/

Lando forces govt to review 2016 rice import, El Niño plan

Cai Ordinario und Mary Grace Padin October 26, 2015

THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) will review the El Niño road map it

recently submitted to the President in light of the devastation caused by Typhoon Lando (inter-

national code name Koppu).Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan told the

BusinessMirror the rains brought by Lando in many places in Luzon filled many of the dams that

supplied water, including those needed for irrigation.

This is a key part of the road map since the Neda recommended the importation of an additional

1 million metric tons of rice in the first semester of 2016 due to the ill

effects of El Niño on rice farms.―Baka may mga areas na nabawasan ’yung probability ’yung

pag-drought baka [in some areas it‘s] not as bad as initially expected, [so] we are revising our

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road map for [El Niño] mitigation,‖ Balisacan said. ―We [first] have to do a more intensive

examination or assessment.‖Balisacan said there is also a need to assess the impact of the rains

on farms in Central Luzon, the country‘s rice bowl. He said there is a possibility that the rich top

soil of the rice farms in the area may have been washed out by the typhoon.He said this kind of

data, as well as the planting intentions of farmers in the last two months of 2015 and the first

quarter next year will be critical in making a decision on how much rice the Philippines needs to

import next year.

“Gaano kadami ’yung land na hindi agad na-replantan [such as those farms where] the top soil

has been washed out and to what extent made—delay ’yung replanting. But that kind of

information will be made available in the next couple of weeks when we assess the situation,‖

Balisacan said. In terms of impact on the country‘s overall economic growth, Balisacan said the

damage caused by the typhoon would not put a dent in the P13-trillion Philippine

economy.However, Balisacan said there is a need to obtain additional data on the damage, as

well as the performance of the various sectors of the economy to assess how much impact the

typhoon will have on the country‘s GDP.Recently, Balisacan said the government completed a

road map to address the impact of the El Niño particularly on farmer‘s incomes, power and

health.Balisacan said interventions to mitigate the impact of El Niño on 66 provinces will require

P19.2 billion.

Of this amount, some P7.5 billion is required for the remainder of this year and P11.7 billion is

needed next year.The road map interventions include cash-for-work programs; water-

management interventions, particularly for irrigation; and other interventions.The latest data

from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed that the damage caused by Lando in the

agriculture sector as of October 23 has reached 510,438 metric tons (MT) valued at P8.62

billion.The volume of crops damaged by Lando has reached 510,438 MT, valued at P8.62 billion

as of October 23, according to the latest report from the DA.The DA said a total of 356,598

hectares of farmlands in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4A and the Cordillera Administrative Region were

affected by the typhoon, with 93.48 percent, or 333,357 hectares, having a chance of

recovery.The rice sector suffered the most damage, registering a total production loss of 463,692

MT pegged at P7.09 billion. Rice farms in Region 3 were severely devastated, losing 393,440

MT of crops valued at almost P6 billion in terms of production loss.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/lando-forces-govt-to-review-2016-rice-import-el-nino-plan/

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open-Oct 26

Nagpur, Oct 26 Gram prices today firmed up in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and

Marketing Committee (APMC) here good demand from local traders amid thin arrival from

producing regions. Fresh rise on NCDEX, upward trend in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and

enquiries from South-based millers also jacked up prices, according to sources.

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FOODGRAINS & PULSES

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GRAM

* Gram varieties ruled steady here on lack of demand from local traders.

TUAR

* Tuar fataka best and medium varieties reported down in open market on poor demand

from local traders amid good supply from producing belts. Increased overseas arrival

also pushed down prices.

* Moong varieties reported down in open market in absence of buyers amid good

supply from producing regions.

* In Akola, Tuar - 11,700-12,000, Tuar dal - 18,400-19,000, Udid -

12,900-13,300, Udid Mogar (clean) - 15,900-16,500, Moong -

11,000-11,200, Moong Mogar (clean) 12,100-12,400, Gram - 4,700-4,900,

Gram Super best bold - 6,500-6,900 for 100 kg.

* Wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market

in weak trading activity.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close

Gram Auction 4,125-4,550 4,040-4,410

Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600

Tuar Auction n.a. 9,000-10,500

Moong Auction n.a. 6,000-6,400

Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500

Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800

Gram Super Best Bold 6,600-7,100 6,600-7,100

Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.

Gram Medium Best 6,400-6,700 6,400-6,700

Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a

Gram Mill Quality 5,200-5,300 5,200-5,300

Desi gram Raw 4,850-4,950 4,850-4,950

Gram Filter new 5,700-6,000 5,700-6,000

Gram Kabuli 6,000-7,000 6,000-7,000

Gram Pink 6,500-7,200 6,500-7,200

Tuar Fataka Best 18,100-18,600 18,300-18,800

Tuar Fataka Medium 17,100-17,400 17,300-17,600

Tuar Dal Best Phod 16,600-17,100 16,600-17,100

Tuar Dal Medium phod 15,600-16,000 15,600-16,000

Tuar Gavarani New 11,900-12,500 11,900-12,500

Tuar Karnataka 13,000-13,400 13,000-13,400

Tuar Black 18,800-19,300 18,800-19,300

Masoor dal best 8,600-8,800 8,600-8,800

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Masoor dal medium 8,300-8,500 8,300-8,500

Masoor n.a. n.a.

Moong Mogar bold 12,400-12,900 12,500-13,000

Moong Mogar Med 11,600-11,800 11,700-11,900

Moong dal Chilka 10,000-10,300 10,200-10,500

Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.

Moong Chamki best 12,300-12,700 12,400-12,800

Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 16,500-17,000 16,500-17,000

Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 15,700-15,900 15,700-15,900

Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 11,000-12,400 11,000-12,400

Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,600-5,900 5,600-5,900

Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 4,300-4,500 4,300-4,500

Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,600-3,700 3,600-3,700

Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,600 3,400-3,600

Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,500-3,700 3,500-3,700

Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,600 1,500-1,600

Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,650-1,750 1,650-1,670

Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,450-1,650 1,450-1,650

Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,550 2,400-2,550

Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,230 2,200-2,300

Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,700 3,300-3,700

MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-3,000 2,600-3,000

Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,400 3,000-3,400

Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800

Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800

Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,200

Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 1,800-1,900 1,800-1,900

Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,800 3,400-3,800

Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,300 3,100-3,300

Rice HMT Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,600 4,200-4,600

Rice HMT Shriram med.(100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,100 3,600-4,100

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000

Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,000-7,500 7,000-7,500

Rice Chinnor best(100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,400 5,200-5,500

Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,000 4,700-5,000

Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,200 1,900-2,200

Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,900 1,700-1,900

WEATHER (NAGPUR)

Maximum temp. 33.7 degree Celsius (92.2 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.

21.9 degree Celsius (71.4 degree Fahrenheit)

Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.

Rainfall : nil

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FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 33

and 21

degree Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but

included in market prices.)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/10/26/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N12Q36920151026

UPDATE 1-Thailand to sell 2 mln tonnes of rotten rice from

stockpiles

Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:13pm IST

(Adds details, background)

By Pracha Hariraksapitak

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Thailand's military government on Monday approved the sale for the first time

of rotten rice from huge stockpiles built up under a support scheme for farmers, looking to

offload 2 million tonnes for industrial use.Thailand, the world's second biggest rice exporter after

India, has stocks of about 13.3 million tonnes following the scheme under the previous

government that cost the state billions of dollars and ended in 2014.About 2 million tonnes of the

total has rotted in storage and sales would start in November, commerce ministry permanent

secretary Chutima Bunyapraphasara told reporters."This rice is 2 million tonnes of rotten rice

which humans and animals cannot consume and it must be sold to the industrial sector only,"

said Chutima, who has previously said such rice would be used to produce ethanol.

"We will not let this rotten rice come back onto the market for sale," she said.Chutima did not

say how much she expected the rice would fetch, but analysts have said rotten rice would be sold

for far less than edible stocks.Thailand, which accounts for about a quarter of global rice trade,

has exported 7.3 million tonnes of rice to date in 2015 and may regain the crown of top exporter

this year.India was the top rice exporter in 2014, eclipsing Thailand after the multi-billion dollar

subsidy scheme led to a massive build-up of rice in storage. (Additional reporting by Pairat

Temphairojana; Writing by Patpicha Tanakasempipat; Editing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and

Richard Pullin) http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/10/26/thailand-rice-idINL3N12Q3GS20151026

Agri losses reach P8.45B due to ‘Lando’ by Philippine News Agency

October 26, 2015 (updated)

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Farmers in Pulilan, Bulacan, one of the towns hardest hit by floods caused by Typhoon ‗Lando,‘ pick up the pace of work ,

drying sacks of dampened ‗palay‘ under the sun to avoid rot and wastage. (Ali Vicoy)

MANILA — The Department of Agriculture reported Monday that to date, the estimated cost of

damages and losses to agriculture and fisheries due to Typhoon Lando have reached Php 8.451

billion in Regions I, II, III, IV-A and the Cordillera Administrative Region or CAR.According to

the DA, a total of 369,199 hectares (has.) of production areas were affected,resulting in 511,691

metric tons (MT) of production losses.Most of the damages were in the rice sector with a total of

344,102 has. of rice lands affected, with production losses reaching 471,198 MT having an

estimated value of Php 7.213 billion.

Meanwhile, damages to high value crops were placed at Php 780,273,408; fisheries at Php

276,818,517; and corn losses at Php 146,498,170.Region III incurred most of the damages in

rice, with 225,946 has. of rice lands affected and with production losses reaching 393,440 MT

having an estimated value of Php 5.991 billion.In the meantime, the DA said that field

validations in Regions I and III will be conducted from October 26-30 and November 3-7 in

Region II.The validation team will be composed of representatives from DA field offices,

regional field offices (RFOs) and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).The DA said

the result of the validation will be considered as the final report of the RFOs affected by

Typhoon Lando.

Read more at http://www.mb.com.ph/agri-losses-reach-p8-45b-due-to-lando/#aPcr0fZbhsW724Om.99

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PhilRice shares strategies on harvest of damaged crops

by Ellalyn De Vera

October 26, 2015

To help farmers recover from the damages caused by typhoon ―Lando‖, experts at the Philippine

Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) have recommended strategies to manage typhoon-damaged

crops.Damage to agriculture has already breached the R8 billion mark, with three rice-producing

provinces, namely Aurora, Nueva Ecija, and Isabela among the worst hit.COMBINE

HARVESTERS PhilRice suggested that in harvesting crops submerged in water or mud, farmers could use the

combine harvester provided that the field is already dry.

A combine harvester is a machine used to reap, thresh, winnow and harvest crops.

―If the crop submerged in water is easy to drain, combine harvester can be used provided that no

or minimum moisture is present in the panicles to minimize grain losses during operation,‖

PhilRice agricultural engineer Arnold Juliano explained.

OTHER METHODS ―For submerged crops with drainage problems, manual harvesting is advisable to save the grains

from deterioration,‖ he added.

Using mechanical dryers is also recommended as it allows drying during unfavorable weather

conditions, Juliano said.

―Drying of harvested grains for seeds must have drying temperature not higher than 43 degrees

Celsius,‖ he pointed out.

PhilRice said a publication on how to use the mechanical dryer can be downloaded from the

Institute‘s website.

To know more about the practical recommendations on how to manage typhoon-damaged crops,

farmers were urged to call or text the PhilRice Text Center at 0920.911.1398.

FARMING TECHNOLOGY UPDATES In a related development, PhilRice has provided science and technology updates for 109 farmers,

municipal legislators, agriculturists, and extension workers in Nagtipunan and Cabbaroguis in

Quirino province, to promote the latest farming technologies.

http://www.mb.com.ph/philrice-shares-strategies-on-harvest-of-damaged-crops/#LTcjQ5R83pgQco58.99

Thailand donates US$100,000 to IRRI for rice research

Created: Monday, 26 October 2015 07:14

The Thai government and the Thai Rice Department have approved a donation of US$100,000 to the

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to implement research in rice development

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Thailand faces stiff competition from India, Myanmar and Vietnam in rice production. (Image

source: Punch-Ra/Pixabay)

IRRI director general Robert Zeigler said, ―We once again take this time to convey our deep

gratitude to the Royal Thai Government for its support of IRRI and its mission.‖ The donation

will greatly support the collaboration between IRRI and the Thai Rice Department toward

achieving the goals set forth in the country's research agenda.According to the IRRI deputy

director for communication and partnerships Bruce Tolentino, Thailand is facing complex and

serious challenges, and policymakers have to adjust their rice-growing methods especially in the

wake of competition from India, Myanmar and Vietnam.

―Thailand must raise its farm yields, which requires rapid strengthening of the national

agriculture research and development to ensure availability of technology adapted to Thailand

and readily accepted by Thai farmers.‖From 1960, Thailand has been a staunch supporter of

IRRI‘s research initiatives, and key achievements in this partnership include deepwater rice

culture and development of flood-resistant rice varieties.

http://www.fareasternagriculture.com/crops/agriculture/thailand-donates-us-100-000-to-irri-for-rice-

research

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