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News Headlines....
Declining prices: governments weigh up option to protect agriculture sector
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 2: National Rice Month
Rice-pledging civil lawsuits on schedule, Wissanu says
Attaches tour rice, poultry, wine sites
Prime minister urges support to agriculture sector
Nigeria: Agric Ministry VS Stallion Group - Who Is Telling the Truth?
Antique‘s rice stocks sufficient, NFA‘s palay procurement on
Wet weekend predicted for South; rain deficit grows in North
Government to purchase the highest amount of paddy in Yala season
Rice output hits all-time high
DA urges farmers to plant crops for El Niño
Fortified Rice is Integral Part of Solution to Global Hunger
CAMBODIA PRESS-Rice millers request exemption from VAT
Food security a top priority for ASEAN ministers and senior officials
Weaker yuan presses Vietnam‘s rice price down
There should be no irrational resistance to GM crops: Principal Scientific Advisor
Govt advisor cautions against irrational resistance to GM crops
In Bengal, a rice economy rots away on food habits, subsidy
Restaurant Spy visits the Radcliffe Arms, Hitchin
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice
Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Reported
Himalayan Dine Inn's herbs and lentils could start a knife fight
Restaurant Spy visits the Radcliffe Arms, Hitchin
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Reported
News detail…
Declining prices: governments weigh up option to protect
agriculture sector
September 03, 2015
ZAHEER ABBASI
The federal government and provinces on Wednesday weighed various options to protect the
agriculture sector from declining prices of agriculture products in the international market. An
official said that a consultative meeting on agriculture products and Basmati rice was held on
Wednesday with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the chair and various options were discussed
during the meeting. The official said the issue of high costs of agricultural inputs was discussed.
He said the Prime Minister directed to devise proposals to bring down the cost of inputs to
improve per acre yield and profitability after he was given a detailed presentation on the present
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situation as well as on future scenarios. Secretary Food Department of Sindh government
told Business Recorder that the meeting was a follow-up of a meeting held in August.
He said the meeting has not taken any decision and decided to hold another meeting in this
regard to further discuss the proposals. He said the decline in agriculture products prices in the
international market has created problems of exports. He said that farmers are suffering due to
high input prices at home and low output prices. Secretary Agriculture Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
government said a committee was constituted by the Prime Minister to suggest as to how to
support small farmers. The meeting discussed implications of the government interventions to
manage the price fluctuations while keeping in view the interests of both producers and
consumers. A statement issued by the Prime Minister''s office after the meeting says that the
surplus stocks of agricultural products in international and domestic markets have put pressure
on the support price mechanism and profitability of the agricultural production has been
affected.
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research informed the meeting that in Pakistan
agriculture is mainly a small farmers'' business, living in rural areas and any price shock has
damaging effects on millions of small farmers earning their livelihood from agriculture sector.
The meeting agreed that the Pakistani agriculture is suffering from global phenomenon and a
strategy is required to come out of this economic situation. The Planning Commission organised
a forum on agriculture pricing trends and its possible implications on rural economy in August
2015. The forum presented a set of recommendations for consideration by the government on
Wednesday''s meeting. The meeting deliberated in detail on the recommendations of the forum
regarding problems faced by the producers of major crops like rice, sugarcane, cotton, wheat and
vegetables. The Prime Minister directed that the Ministry of National Food Security may initiate
measures to attract investment in high-tech seed industry and asked if any legislation is required
to do that. The Prime Minister also directed to develop standards for use of agricultural
machinery to improve its efficiency.
Provincial governments were directed to initiate a process for implementation of the
recommendations for the agriculture forum. The meeting was attended by Engineer Khurram
Dastgir, Minister of Commerce, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Finance, Riaz Hussain
Pirzada, Minister for IPC; Sikandar Hayat Bosan, Minister for National Food Security; Ahsan
Iqbal, Minister for Planning and Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the PM, federal secretary National Food
security, Secretary agriculture from Punjab, Sindh, KPK and Balochistan.
www.businessrecorder.com
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 2: National
Rice Month
Sep 02, 2015, 00:01 ET from U.S. Census Bureau
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile
America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
NATIONAL RICE MONTH
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Profile America — Wednesday, September 2nd. To highlight its importance, both as a crop and
as part of the changing U.S. diet, this is National Rice Month. Globally, rice is the world's most
important cereal grain. Reflecting both our increasing cultural diversity and awareness of good
nutrition, Americans have increased their annual consumption of rice from 1980's 9½ pounds to
today's 31 pounds each. Rice has been grown in America since the late 17th century and is
currently a $3 billion a year crop. While raising only 2 percent of the world's rice, the U.S. is the
leading non-Asian exporter, sending nearly $2.1 billion worth annually to overseas markets. The
grain is raised by farmers in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas.
You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources:
Rice month: http://usarice.com/all-about-rice/national-rice-month
Value of rice: http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/grains__oilseeds/rice-profile/
1990 per capita consumption: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0217.pdf
2014 U.S. per capita
consumption: http://www.uark.edu/ua/ricersch/pdfs/per_capita_rice_consumption_of_selected_c
ountries.pdf
Rice exports: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/enduse/exports/c0000.html
Percentage of world
volume: http://www.usarice.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=671&Itemid
=386
Leading states: http://www.ers.usda.gov/datafiles/Rice_Yearbook/table08.xls
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census
Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet
at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
Rice-pledging civil lawsuits on schedule, Wissanu says
3 Sep 2015 at 13:44 1,355 viewed1 comments
WRITER: AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
Civil lawsuits against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and others to seek
compensation for her government‘s loss-ridden rice-pledging programme will be filed before the
statute of limitations expires, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam confirmed
Thursday.Mr Wissanu told the National Legislative Assembly today that civil lawsuits against
Ms Yingluck and other government officials could be filed late this year or in early 2016 at the
latest, far before the statute of limitations expired in February 2017.Two government committees
are handling the process.
One is fact-finding while the other is tasked with identifying those liable for compensation and
setting the compensation amount, he said.Apart from Ms Yingluck, six government officials
were possible targets for compensation demands, Mr Wissanu said.Civil lawsuits against private
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companies held liable in the rice scheme would need to be filed within one year, Mr Wissanu
said. But the process against them can move faster because inquiry committees don't need to be
established, he said.The state's losses in the rice-pledging scheme during Ms Yingluck's tenure
from 2011-2014 were estimated at more than 530 billion baht. Her government bought rice from
farmers at above-market prices that impeded resale. The government also had problems with
quality rice storage.
The Bangkok Post
Attaches tour rice, poultry, wine sites
By Scott Morris
This article was published today at 2:06 a.m.
STUTTGART -- Vangile Titi-Msumza, a South African agricultural attache based in
Washington, D.C., liked what she saw at a poultry farm in Farmington. Her counterpart from
New Zealand was excited to see rice and cotton production for the first time.Twenty-eight
agricultural attaches from 26 countries wrapped up a tour of farm and food processing operations
in Arkansas on Wednesday before moving on to visit similar facilities in Louisiana. The tour,
organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was designed to create export opportunities for
Arkansas farmers."It's developing relationships and creating opportunities and introducing the
attaches to Arkansas agriculture," Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward said. "That can
open up doors down the road."Ward spoke at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Rice Research Station in Stuttgart, where the group stopped for lunch and a presentation on rice
production in Arkansas.
The tour began with meetings Monday in Northwest Arkansas with representatives of Tyson
Foods Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores. Inc., and included visits to Post Winery and Vineyard in Altus
and Keo Fish Farms, and dinners hosted by agriculture trade groups.Titi-Msumza said she was
particularly interested to see how chickens were grown in Arkansas. She was pleased that they
were not densely packed into cages, which can increase the risk of disease."I was actually very
impressed," she said. "The United States is a very big country, so we need to appreciate
differences in approaches to agriculture among the states.
"Janine Collier, first secretary of trade and agriculture at the New Zealand Embassy, was
impressed by the rice and cotton operations she visited. New Zealand is a leading exporter of
dairy products, and she was interested in similarities between the way dairy and rice trade on the
global market.Yvette Wedderburn Bomershein, a director in the USDA's Foreign Agricultural
Service, which organized the tour, said a stop at American Vegetable Soybean and Edamame
Inc. in Mulberry was a good example of how the tour can be educational for even well-traveled
agricultural officials."There were people on the tour that didn't know what edamame was," she
said. "One person thought it was cheese."Raymond Chung, president of American Vegetable
Soybean and Edamame, was pleased to make a pitch for his product. His company already
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exports processed edamame to Asia, he said, and several tour participants told him edamame is
popular in Europe.
"Looking forward, I'm optimistic about the opportunity to export our product to places like
Europe," he said in a telephone interview.This year's tour marks the second time the service has
brought its annual orientation tour to Arkansas. Participants included delegates from the
European Union, individual European countries, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa and
the Middle East.Ward plans to travel with Gov. Asa Hutchinson to Cuba later this month when
the governor leads a state delegation there to look for ways to develop trade ties as relations
between the two countries improve. A partial trade embargo is still in place, but Ward said Cuba
could constitute a $35 million market for Arkansas agricultural products if the embargo is lifted.
It's important to build relationships with Cuban officials now so that the state can capitalize if the
embargo is ultimately lifted.
Business on 09/03/2015
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/sep/03/attaches-tour-rice-poultry-wine-sites-2/?f=business
Prime minister urges support to agriculture sector By Our Correspondent
Published: September 3, 2015
PM also directed the concerned department to develop particular standards for use of agricultural
machinery to improve efficiency. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday has directed concerned
ministries to devise a strategy to bring down the cost of inputs, aimed at improving per-
acre yield and profitability of the agriculture sector.
The prime minister further asked the Ministry of National Food Security to initiate measures to
attract investment in high-tech seed industry and asked if there is any legislation required to do
that.He was chairing a high level meeting in the PM Secretariat to deliberate over issues and
problems being faced by the agriculture sector in the wake of downward trends in the
international markets.He also directed the concerned department to develop particular
standards for use of agricultural machinery to improve efficiency. Additionally, provincial
governments were directed to initiate a thorough process for implementation of the
recommendations made by the agricultural forum.Surplus stocks of agricultural products in
international and domestic markets have put pressure on the support price mechanism and
profitability of the agricultural production has been affected.
The meeting was informed that agriculture is mainly a small farmer‘s business in Pakistan.
Therefore, any price shock has damaging effects on millions of small farmers earning their
livelihood from the agriculture sector.The meeting agreed that the Pakistani farming
community is suffering from a global phenomenon and a strategy is required to come out of
this economic conundrum.
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The meeting was informed that in view of the situation, the Planning Commission organised a
forum on agriculture pricing trends and its possible implications on rural economy in August
2015. The forum presented a set of recommendations for consideration by the government in
Wednesday‘s meeting.The meeting deliberated in detail on the recommendations of the forum
with regard to problems faced by producers of major crops like rice, sugar-cane, cotton, wheat
and vegetables. It also analysed and evaluated implications of any government interventions to
manage the price fluctuations while keeping the interests of both the producers and consumers
in mind.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 3rd
, 2015.
Like Business on Facebook, follow @TribuneBiz on Twitter to stay informed and join in the
conversation. http://tribune.com.pk/story/949649/prime-minister-urges-support-to-agriculture-sector/
Nigeria: Agric Ministry VS Stallion Group - Who Is Telling
the Truth? Tagged:Governance,Nigeria,West Africa
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By Vincent A. Yusuf
The media, recently, have been agog with the war of words between the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture and the Stallion Group over N17 billion rice import duties and levies.The ministry, last
week, in a publication pointed out that Stallion Group-one of the nation's rice importers, did not tell
the truth on the capacity of its rice mill in order to get more quotas on rice imports.According to the
ministry, the claim made by Stallion Group of installed 430,000 metric tonnes capacity rice mill as
against the 110,000 metric tonnes, was an attempt to evade tax duties and levies accruing to N17
billion.But Stallion Group, in a media statement, denied the allegation, insisting that the 430,000 MT
represented a combined capacity for both Popular Farms and Masco Allied Industries, its
subsidiaries.In another allegation, the ministry said that while the Popular Farms was given approval
to import 89,939 MT of rice in 2014, Masco Agro Allied Industries did not get any allocation to
import the product.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201509030716.html
Antique’s rice stocks sufficient, NFA’s palay procurement
on
September 03, 2015
Pilar S. Mabaquiao
SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) - - The National Food Authority declared that Antique has sufficient
supply of rice with the latest inventory of 198,491 bags to last for 42 days.NFA Provincial
Manager Marianito Bejemino said the total inventory was derived from the combined stocks of
commercial rice dealers, households and NFA.Bejemino likewise said that palay procurement is
ongoing at NFA warehouses in San Jose and Culasi at the price of P17 per kilo for clean and dry
palay. Incentives are also given to farmers organizations.For palay which do not pass the
required moisture content, NFA has seven mechanical dryers with biomass furnace. It charges a
minimal amount of P12 per sack (of 50 kilos) depending on the moisture content of palay when
it was brought to the NFA warehouse.
Since last week of August, palay procurement increased said NFA Information Officer Elizabeth
Salazar.She said some farmers have taken advantage of the change in climate by planting early
thus, harvest time started early as well.Salazar encouraged farmers to sell their palay to NFA not
just because of the higher price but also to help government procure enough buffer stocks.Walk-
in farmers will be paid in cash up to P200,000 immediately after the transaction is completed or
they will be given a ceiling of 200 bags of palay per farmer per day for cash payment.For
subsequent delivery, farmers should get a passbook at NFA office free of charge.
(JCM/PSM/PIA6Antique)
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http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/981441249644/antique-s-rice-stocks-sufficient-nfa-s-palay-
procurement-on
Wet weekend predicted for South; rain deficit grows in
North
VINSON KURIAN
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPTEMBER 2:
South India can look to some organised rainfall during this weekend
even as the deficit over North-West and Central India has started
climbing further.The all-important monsoon trough, the backbone of
the weather system, lay in a shambles along the foothills of the
Himalayas.
Trough breaks up
It has broken up into two, which speaks of the severity of the
situation with rising surface temperature in Northwest India.The
parent trough lies nestled along the foothills while the breakaway half
is left stranded in the East of the country, its southern end dipping into East-central Bay of
Bengal.
Now, the tip of a trough dipping into the warm waters of the Bay is always a potential area of
‗cyclogenesis‘ (formation of low-pressure area) and will be watched with interest.The European
Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts initially saw possibility of a ‗low‘ developing
under the benign influence of a building typhoon racing in from the Pacific.
Poor confidence
But it is less confident of the scenario where it would need to be wary of a ‗minefield‘
developing to the east of the Philippines with explosive activity.The European Centre saw a
virtual line of fire evolving here with at least two fresh typhoons developing even as the
predecessor speeds away back towards the West-central Pacific.This east-northeast direction of
the typhoon away from Asia could snuff out hopes of the ‗low‘ in the Bay evolving to any
significant strength.In the absence of south-easterly winds from such a ‗low,‘ the way would get
cleared up further for the dry air to fill and penetrate towards Central and adjoining East
India.Meanwhile, the India Met Department has refrained from announcing the withdrawal of the
monsoon from Northwest India, which is getting increasingly dry by the day.
Southern comfort
A western disturbance with its comparatively cooler air is seen delaying the process, though it
will not take much longer for the announcement to come.In the south, a fresh rain-driving trough
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has materialised along the East Coast from Rayalaseema to Gulf of Mannar (off Sri Lanka)
across Tamil Nadu.Moisture-laden winds are blowing into the trough from around Sri Lanka into
the trough which is already bringing rainfall into parts of the peninsula.Most parts of Tamil
Nadu, Puducherry, south interior Karnataka and Kerala are forecast to receive rainfall during the
weekend.The US Climate Prediction Centre says above normal rainfall would be the theme here
during the period right until the middle of September.
(This article was published on September 2, 2015)
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/wet-weekend-predicted-for-south-rain-
deficit-grows-in-north/article7608067.ece
Government to purchase the highest amount of paddy in
Yala season
The Government has allocated highest amount of funds for purchasing 120,000 metric tons of
Paddy in Yala season and 80,406 metric tons have already been purchased by yesterday,said PM
Ranil Wickramasinghe.It is the highest amount of Paddy which has been purchased by any
government so far.He exposed this while answering a question arose at the parliament
today(03).An amount of Rs.50.00 will be paid per one Kilo of paddy and the extent of the
purchasing paddy from each one will be limited for 2000 Kilo grams with the sole purpose of
extending this benefit to many more farmers.And further he said National Agricultural Authority
with full powers will be established and warehouses facilities also will be developed.The
problem is expected to discuss with the leaders of all political parties under the President's
direction, he said.
http://www.news.lk/news/politics/item/9540-government-to-purchase-the-highest-amount-of-paddy-in-
yala-season
Rice output hits all-time high
Yasir Wardad
Rice output in the country reached an all-time high of 34.708 million tonnes in the last fiscal
year (FY'15), registering some 0.3 million tonnes increase over FY'14, the latest data revealed.
Rice production achieved a 0.9 per cent growth in the year compared to that of FY '14 when
overall production was 34.41 million tonnes.Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) provisional
data, released on Wednesday, showed that in the line of success of Aman and Aus, Boro
production also reached an all-time high of 19.19 million tonnes in FY '15, increasing slightly by
0.63 per cent over that of FY'14 when production was 19.07 million tonnes, the then record.
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Joint Director (agriculture wing) at BBS Bidhan Baral told the FE that overall acreage has been
estimated at 4.84 million hectares in FY'15 in Boro season which was 1.03 per cent higher over
that of FY'14 when 4.79 million hectares came under Boro farming."But per hectare yield
declined negligibly this year in Boro season as it was recorded at 3.987 tonnes/ha in FY'15 which
was 3.99 tonnes/ha in FY'14", he said.However, BBS data showed that rice production in Aman
and Aus seasons were 13.19 million tonnes and 2.328 million tonnes respectively in FY'15,
which were also records."A total of 11.415 million hectares of land come under rice farming in
FY'15 which was 11.373 million hectares in FY '14 as per the estimation of Bangladesh Space
Research & Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARSO)," Bidhan Boral said.
The data of the state-run statistics provider showed that Aman output rose by 1.28 per cent and
Aus production also showed a slight rise by 0.08 per cent in FY '15 compared to those of FY
'14.The official said BBS jointly with the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
conducted rice yield survey adopting the new crop cutting design.DAE Director General Md
Hamidur Rahman said favourable weather condition and supply of quality inputs in time were
the keys to the growth.
Three kinds of rice -- Boro, Aman and Aus -- grow in different seasons in Bangladesh. The
seasons contributed 56 per cent, 38 per cent and 6.0 per cent to the total output, according to
BBS.Demand for rice in the country now stands at 31.0 million tonnes, Directorate General of
Food data showed.Despite the record output, private sector in the country imported a record 1.45
million tonnes of rice in FY'15, according to the ministry of food.
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/09/03/106359
DA urges farmers to plant crops for El Niño
Thursday, September 03, 2015
FARMERS are encouraged to plant cash crops such as cassava, camote and corn, which do not
need much water in order to mitigate the effects of the strongest and longest El Niño
phenomenon.Engr. Leo Retamar, of the Bureau of Soils Management of the Department of
Agriculture, urged the public to plant such crops in the last quarter of this year until the second
quarter of next year to prepare for El Niño.Retamar, who was in Iloilo City to attend the regional
extension workers conference, said that 2015 is the International Year of the Soil.The farmers
need not avoid rice planting totally but have to plant cash crops to augment their income due to
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late production next year, Retamar said, adding that El Nino was forecast to start by October
2015 until end of June 2016.
Western Visayas has 320,000 hectares devoted to rice lands, with 33 percent devoted to rain-fed
and upland production, he said.Cloud seeding has been planned to induce rains especially in the
coming summer season.While there are still rains and sunshine in Western Visayas to induce
planting, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon are currently suffering from floods spawned by
heavy rains and typhoons. This is El Nino, the extreme for dry and dry seasons, Retamar
said.Meanwhile, the agriculture department is allocating P187 million as El Nino mitigation fund
for Western Visayas and P94.5 million was already released while the balance needs approval
from the Department of Budget and Management.The region has sufficient rice stock, although
production might be delayed. Rice farmers must not stick to one crop when there is no rain
coming, the DA official said. (LCP/Sunnex)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2015/09/03/da-urges-farmers-plant-crops-el-nino-428220
Fortified Rice is Integral Part of Solution to Global Hunger
Conference attendees
MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- More
than 40 participants from the rice
industry, academia, U.S. government
agencies, and private companies
gathered at Kansas State University
(KSU) last week to develop a unified
working agenda and promote
production capacity of fortified rice in
the United States. USA Rice has been
collaborating closely with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, U.S.
Agency for International Development, and the World Food Program, to ensure the increased use
of fortified rice in the U.S. government's global feeding programs. This event was the latest to
emphasize the importance of a new fortified rice formulation in addressing global hidden hunger.
With fortified rice being more readily recognized as an important tool in the fight against global
malnutrition, the primary area of focus is resolving outstanding logistics issues in the
complicated production chain in the U.S. This requires ongoing close coordination and
communication between the purchasing agencies, fortification entities, and the rice millers.
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Jamie Warshaw, a Louisiana rice miller and chairman of the USA Rice Food Aid Subcommittee,
attended the conference and said, "While the opportunities are enormous for the U.S. rice
industry, obstacles to increased use of fortified rice remain, including, for instance, customer
acceptance. The KSU event was an important first step in bringing the major stakeholders
together and coordinating a plan forward."
USA Rice is planning an informational session in Washington, DC next month to clarify some
of the remaining questions about fortified rice and facilitate its use. While the USA Rice session
will include many important stakeholders, the target audience will be the end users - the
humanitarian organizations who will work with U.S. government agencies to program
increasingly greater amounts of fortified rice in new and ongoing feeding initiatives.
Contact: Sarah Moran (703) 236-1457
CAMBODIA PRESS-Rice millers request exemption from
VAT - Phnom Penh Post
By REUTERS
PUBLISHED: 22:45 EST, 3 September 2015 | UPDATED: 22:45 EST, 3 September 2015
As Cambodia continues to struggle with its cost competitiveness in the rice sector, rice millers
and exporters met the General Department of Taxation on Wednesday asking for an exemption
from paying the 10 percent value added tax (VAT), the Phnom Penh Post reported.The
exemption will help ease prices in the sector, the newspaper reported, citing Kim Savuth, vice
president of the Cambodia Rice Federation. (http://bit.ly/1OfjiJf)
----
NOTE: Reuters has not verified this story and does not vouch for its accuracy. (Phnom Penh
Newsroom; Editing by Anand Basu)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3221957/CAMBODIA-PRESS-Rice-millers-request-
exemption-VAT--Phnom-Penh-Post.html
Food security a top priority for ASEAN ministers and senior
officials
"It is high time for ASEAN member countries, which are in the largest rice-growing regions of
the world to support the scientific research necessary for the sustainability of their rice sectors,"
said Bruce Tolentino, deputy director general for communication and partnerships of the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), on ensuring food security and strengthening
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cooperation in agriculture across the region.Sixteen ministers are scheduled to visit IRRI on 12
September as part of the 37th meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry
(AMAF), in addition to the 15th AMAF Plus Three Meetings with China, Japan, and South
Korea hosted by the Philippines this year.
"The crucial role that IRRI
fulfills is providing the scientific
foundation, technical support,
and capacity-building to each of
the ASEAN member-countries
in pursuing their own national
rice and food security
programs," Tolentino said.Each
ASEAN member-nation has its
own strategy and approach for
meeting targets in this
area.Some Southeast Asian
countries, such as Vietnam or
Thailand, export rice, while the Philippines or Indonesia, among others, are rice importers.
Myanmar is on its way to regaining its agricultural competitiveness. In the 1950s Myanmar led
the ASEAN countries in rice exports.Brunei and Singapore, on the other hand, do import rice,
and only the best quality rice. Moreover, Singapore is making investments to become the
ASEAN center for biotechnology."So, each of these countries has differing approaches to
achieving their food security goals. But all of these countries are bound together because there is
a common ASEAN-wide framework for food security," Tolentino explained.That framework,
according to him, which also includes a strategic action plan on food security, does not simply
focus on strengthening the national capacity of each of the ASEAN member countries to produce
any agricultural commodity, but also facilitation of trade.
The strategic action plan was conceptualized as part of the ASEAN member states‘ need for a
long-term agricultural development plan that focuses on sustainable food production and trade,
especially in the context of problems brought about by the food price crisis in 2007–2008.The
ASEAN Integrated Food Security Framework, along with the Strategic Plan of Action on Food
Security in the ASEAN Region, enables sharing of any agricultural commodity. A close
inspection of various countries reveals variation in natural resources for rice production. This is
also the case for other crops and agricultural commodities.
"In effect, there will be a country agenda and there will be a regional agenda, tied together by
trade. ASEAN countries could look at exporting high-quality rice to, say, Europe, for example.
And Africa is a major growth area because of its rising demand for rice. All these topics,
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including IRRI‘s support to the Philippine Department of Agriculture‘s Food Staples Sufficiency
Program will be part of the discussions during the ASEAN event next week," he noted.
http://irri-news.blogspot.com/2015/09/food-security-top-priority-for-asean.html
Weaker yuan presses Vietnam’s rice price down
VietNamNet Bridge - As predicted, importers have tried to lower Vietnam’s rice price after the Chinese government’s
devaluation of the yuan.
VnExpress quoted the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) as reporting that the rice price and sales
may fall significantly because of the yuan depreciation.Chinese enterprises, which have to pay 4
percent more for rice import contracts with the payments in US dollars, are trying to force the
price down to offset the loss they incur due to yuan depreciation.This coincides with Reuters‘
prediction made in mid-August that Vietnam‘s rice export price would decrease on the yuan and
dong devaluation and the abundant supply.VFA then announced the lower floor export price of
$330 per ton, a 2.9 percent decrease, for 25 percent broken rice. The decision was released in the
context of the sharp fall of 8.8 percent decrease in exports in the first seven months of the
year.Le Thanh Danh from Vinafood 1 confirmed that Chinese have asked to renegotiate the
prices, reasoning the yuan devaluation, which has made Vietnamese exporters suffer.
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Danh said on Nong Nghiep that Vietnam now bears pressure as India and Pakistan are offering
rice at relatively low prices.Therefore, Vietnam‘s exports to China have seen the price decrease
significantly to $340 per ton of 5 percent broken rice and $330 per ton of 15 percent broken rice.
The price levels represent a $7-8 per ton decrease compared with some months ago. The price of
rice exported through unofficial channels – across the border gates – has also fallen. Every kilo
of rice sold across the northern border has seen the price fall by VND300.Some businesses in the
Mekong River Delta estimated that over 1 million tons of rice have been exported to China this
year across the border.
Nguyen Van Don, director of Viet Hung Rice Export Company, warned that Chinese importers
may cut the volume of rice to buy from Vietnam and buy from Thailand and Myanmar
instead.As the export price decreases, the rice price in the domestic market has also gone down.
VFA said the price of 5 percent broken rice in Mekong River Delta has decreased by VND100
per kilo over the week before.Analysts warned that not only rice but other farm produce will also
suffer from the weaker yuan, because China is a big consumer of Vietnamese produce. China
alone consumed 38.1 percent of Vietnam‘s 3.72 million tons of rice exports so far. It consumes
25 percent of Vietnam‘s rubber and 13 percent of Vietnam‘s cashew nut output. The country
consumed 90 percent of 2.89 million tons of cassava sold in the last seven months of the year.
Kim Chi
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/140328/weaker-yuan-presses-vietnam-s-rice-price-down.html
The Prime Minister says in parliament that the government
considers it as its responsibility to safeguard both the paddy
farmer and the consumer
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe delivering a special
statement in parliament today said that the government
considers it as its responsibility to safeguard and provide
maximum benefits to the paddy farmers as well as the
consumers. The highest ever paddy harvest in the Yala
Maha season in Sri Lanka's history has been recorded this
year. The government has set aside funds to purchase 120
thousand metric tons of paddy of the Yala season. More
than 90 thousand 400 metric tons have been purchased by yesterday. A kilo of Kirisamba and
Samba is being purchased for 50 rupees and a kilo of Nadu for 45 rupees.
The Prime Minister added that in order to hand over the benefits to a larger number of farmers,
the paddy purchasing from a single farmer has been restricted to 2000 kilos. Farmers are
receiving a stable price for their produce at 180 purchasing centers. A congestion has occurred
due to the rush to sell paddy stocks. The Prime Minister further said that in order to resolve the
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problem, the government was compelled to utilize the services of civil defence task force and to
hold mobile services.
In a massive operation of this nature, shortcomings may be a common occurrence of
shortcomings. The Prime Minister also said that any criticism should be leveled to rectify the
mistake and not to gain political advantages. He added that a more methodical procedure should
be implemented to purchase the paddy harvest in the coming Maha season.
A national agricultural authority with full powers will be established to purchase agricultural
produce. More storage facilities are to be provided especially to stock paddy. The Prime
Minister also said that the purchase paddy stocks will be dispatched to small and medium scale
paddy mills through tender procedures. The aim is to stabilize the rice market. Long term
solutions will be found through discussion with political party leaders under the initiative of the
President. The paddy marketing board activities will be carried out without causing any injustice
to the farmer and the consumer.
http://www.slbc.lk/index.php/en/tamil-news-update/1740-the-prime-minister-says-in-parliament-that-the-
government-considers-it-as-its-responsibility-to-safeguard-both-the-paddy-farmer-and-the-consumer.html
There should be no irrational resistance to GM crops:
Principal Scientific Advisor
Alka Sirohi
Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, Dr R. Chidambaram, while speaking at
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an event organised by industry body, Assocham in New Delhi said that there should be no
irrational resistance to GM crops, after the completion of careful research, field trials and
approval of Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC).Whilestressing on the need for
climate resilient agriculture he said that mitigation and adaptation strategies must include soil
health restoration and development of new crop varieties including genetically modified (GM)
crops.
In Focus
Hestressed on the need for more widespread techniques to improve irrigation facilities in India.
While saying highlighting that farmers in India consume about 80 per cent of state water supply,
he said there was a need to make a saving there. On the need for developing high-yielding
basmati rice varieties, R. Chidambaram said that he would love to have a Grid for basmati rice
research.While inaugurating the '4th Bio-Nano Agri Summit' the Principal Scientific Advisor to
the Government, according to a press release by the Assocham,also pitched for using
'agricultural drone with appropriate sensors' while citing an example of NETRA, an unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
that was used to track damage and marooned people.
He said that nanoscience based viable advanced technologies (that are both economic and
scientific) must be developed to counter negative effects of declining landholdings, increasing
number of marginal farmers and land degradation."Agriculture contributes less than 20 per cent
of India's GDP, accounts for over 10 per cent of India's exports and employs over half of our
workforce, the latter number is three per cent for the USA," said R. Chidambaram.
http://www.merinews.com/article/there-should-be-no-irrational-resistance-to-gm-crops-principal-scientific-
advisor/15909323.shtml&cp
Govt advisor cautions against irrational resistance to GM
crops
NEW DELHI, SEPT 3:
A senior Government advisor on Tuesday pitched for ―no irrational resistance‖ to genetically-
modified (GM) crops and believed that nanotechnology could help Indian agriculture overcome
problems of declining landholdings, increasing numbers of marginal cultivators and land
degradation.―There should be no irrational resistance to GM crops once careful research has been
done, field trials have been completed, and Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)
approval has been obtained,‖ said R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Indian
Government, said at the ‗4th Bio-Nano Agri Summit‘ hosted by Assocham here on
Thursday.Chidambaram was talking about the need for climate resilient agriculture and
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mitigation and adaptation strategies had to include development of new crop varieties, including
GM crops, alongside soil health restoration.
―Agriculture contributes less than 20 per cent of India‘s GDP (gross domestic product), accounts
for over 10 per cent of India‘s exports and employs over half of our workforce, the latter number
is three per cent for the USA,‖ he said.He highlighted the need for more techniques to improve
domestic irrigation facilities to save water with farmers consuming ―about 80 per cent of State
water supply‖ and also suggested the need for a grid for basmati rice research and the use of
unmanned aerial vehicles such as indigenously-built NETRA in agriculture.Chidambaram also
pushed for technologies to prevent food wastage and pest attacks on crops. ―While ensuring food
and nutritional security, we have to provide mechanism for ensuring increased farmers incomes,‖
he said.
(This article was published on September 3, 2015)
Business Line
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In Bengal, a rice economy rots away on food habits, subsidy
Mill closures swell bank NPAs
Namrata Acharya | Kolkata September 1, 2015 Last Updated at 22:35 IST
Each public sector bank can pick a
niche area: R GandhiPublic sector
banks: The market may be jumping
the gunLetters: Better bankingPotato
prices firm on fresh loading in cold
storages.The closure of 500 of 1,200
rice mills in West Bengal over two
years is weighing heavy on the non-
performing loans of banks. Changing
food habits, rising food subsidy and
falling exports have brought the rice
economy in Bengal, the highest rice
producing state in the country, to the
verge of a crisis. With the size of
loans of rice mills between Rs 4 crore and Rs 15 crore, and around 200-250 accounts turning into
NPAs in the past few months, the amount of NPA addition could be between Rs 800 crore and
Rs 3,000 crore, according to DN Mondol, president of the Bengal Rice Mills Association.
―The market for rice in West Bengal is shrinking, and there is no upgradation in technology. The
parboiled rice produced in Bengal was in high demand in eastern India, Bangladesh and Africa.
However, Bangladesh has attained self-sufficiency in rice, leading to a shrinkage of exports. Due
to lifestyle changes, the consumption of rice is also going down. The mills have also complained
about delays in payment for levy rice,‖ said the manager of apublic sector bank in Burdwan
district.
West Bengal produces 15 million tonnes of rice every year, mostly rice that has been partially
boiled in the husk. Of this, the state government procures 2.2 million tonnes through the levy
mechanism. Ever since the Trinamool Congress government came to power, the procurement has
more than doubled from around one million tonnes. Much of this owes to the state government‘s
scheme for providing 35 kg of rice per month at Rs 2 a kg in the Naxal-affected blocks of the
state.Under the levy mechanism, mills last year procured paddy at around Rs 1,310 a quintal,
while the government bought rice from the mills at Rs 2,060 a quintal. The effective cost for
mills for buying a quintal of rice works out to Rs 2,046 because a quintal of paddy yields 64 kg
of rice.
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However, the profit of Rs 14 per quintal turns into a loss of over Rs 50, when the cost of milling
and transport is added. According to mill owners, against the Rs 80 per quintal cost of milling,
the government provides only Rs 25 per quintal.The market price of paddy, on the other hand, is
lower than the government procurement price. At present the market price of rice is Rs 1,700-
1,800 per quintal. Moreover, earlier, around three million tonnes of rice from West Bengal was
exported annually to Bangladesh. This has come down to nearly 700,000 tonnes.
The demand for parboiled rice has also declined substantially as rising income has led the
demand shift to better quality rice. In the rural market, the key market for parboiled rice, demand
for non-PDS rice has shrunk because of government subsidy schemes.Data from the NSSO
survey on household consumption suggests between 2004-05 and 2011-12, the monthly per
capita consumption of rice in urban areas declined from 6.77 kg to 6.24 kg. The monthly per
capita consumption of PDS rice in rural areas increased from 0.61 kg in 2004-05 to 0.95 kg in
2011-12. But the monthly per capita demand for rice from non-PDS sources in rural areas
decreased from 9.08 kg to 8.97 kg.
The trend is not restricted to West Bengal, as per capita monthly rice consumption in rural India
declined to 5.98 kg in 2011-12 from 6.38 kg in 2004-05. In urban India, the fall in rice
consumption was 0.2 kg per person per month. Per capita consumption of PDS rice has,
however, doubled in rural India and risen by 66 per cent in urban India since 2004-05, implying
the share of PDS purchases in rice consumption has risen substantially, according to the NSSO
Himalayan Dine Inn's herbs and lentils could start a knife fight
This food should be a spread for a crowd to share, fight over
By Ed Bedford, Sept. 2, 2015
"My name is Bhim. The name means ‗bravery.‘‖Bhim‘s as tall standing as I am
sitting, but he‘s stocky, fit-looking, and confident. He‘s wearing a Nepalese -style cap,
with a little replica of two crossed knives on the front. Oh, right.
The meal: pakoras, dhal soup, samosas, papadum, and paneer pakauda, all for about $15
Ghurka.
Ghurkas are the famed fighting men of Nepal who have fought wi th the British Army
for the last couple of hundred years.―Ghurkas? Fierce,‖ my cousin Bob told me once.
He had worked alongside them once when he was in the army, doing field exercises
with the Brits. ―I was so glad we were on the same side.‖The one thing they always
carried was their khukuri, their fighting knife, a scary-looking bent blade halfway
between a knife and a scythe.Bhim points to one hanging on the wall. ―We do
everything with it, from harvesting to fighting enemies,‖ he says.This is happening
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inside a new place that used to be a Pakistani eatery named ―Maizbaan.‖ It‘s called
―Himalayan Dine Inn‖ now, and looks kinda similar. Big old cavern on Broadway.
Bhim
The ―Coming Soon‖ signs had been up for the longest time,
so today, when the sign says ―Grand Opening,‖ I‘m in like
Flynn. Inside‘s been given a lick of paint and fresh red
tablecloths, blue carpet, lime-green skirting, cheddar-
cheese-gold walls, hanging dish ceiling lights, and red,
white, and gold gathered curtains. And your nostrils detect
curry in the air. In some ways you feel you‘re in some great
old Indian hotel.He hands me a menu. I know it‘s going to
be mostly like Indian food, with lots of curries, clay-oven-baked breads, and chutneys.
Oh, dang. Too late for their lunch special, basically a chicken or vegetable curry with
rice, which goes for $6.95.Natch, the menu starts off with chicken tikka masala,
tandoori chicken breast cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with ―Himalayan
herbs.‖Aha. Himalayan herbs? I remember hearing about these. It‘s what distinguishes
Nepalese cooking from Indian cooking. Seems an herb called jimbu is one of the
scarce plants that can handle the great heights and the cold of the most fantastic
mountains on Earth. It grows all over them, basically holds them together when the
snows melt. Tastes like onion and chives, helps sharpen up any dish. Good for you,
too, for, like, flu and stomach pains. Also the timur berry. Puts some pepper heat in
your mouth.
Five-lentil soup
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Whatever. Chicken tikka masala is by far the most popular
Indian-style dish for Westerners, Bhim says.Then there‘s
the new kid on the block: momo. Basically, Tibetan street
food that came over to Nepal with the Tibetan exodus after
the Chinese took over. Momos are more Chinese than
Indian. Steamed dumplings. Here, a plate of ten chicken
momos, stuffed with ground chicken, cabbage, cilantro, and
onions and served with chutney, goes for $8.95. They have
a vegetarian version for $7.95.And, yeah, if you‘re vegetarian,
Indian/Pakistani/Nepalese food is maybe the most interesting food you can get.
Because these guys have been into it forever. One of the easiest ones to order is the
vegetable biryani, which is basically a mess of flash-cooked veggies mixed into
basmati rice, plus raisins and nuts and those Himalayan spices ($8.99).
Onion and cabbage pakauda
Bhim says all the chicken dishes come with basmati rice or
naan, a flatbread that Gypsies, the Roma, brought from
India to the Mediterranean back in the day. So, naan >
flatbread > pita > pizza! Does anyone thank the Gypsies for
bringing us pizza? All eight chicken curries go for $10.99,
including the delicious-sounding coconut chicken curry and
chicken vindaloo, the one with potatoes and the onion-
sauce gravy.A whole lot of the same dishes, but with lamb
as the meat, go for a couple of bucks more (like, $12.99) and seafood equivalents are
$13.95. Good news is most vegetarian dishes, like aloo bhanta (delicious-sounding
curry of eggplant and potatoes), go for a couple of dollars less than t heir meat
brothers.
Paneer pakauda
Sigh. I love all this stuff. But soon enough, your eyes start
to glaze over. Decisions, decisions. Usually, when in doubt,
go for samosas. I ask Bhim for a couple ($4.95). Heck, I
also go for a couple of pakoras — fritters of different
kinds. I get a paneer pakauda (same as pakora) made of
cheese, cabbage, potatoes ($4.95), and a vegpakaud,
basically a deep-fried mess of chopped-up onions ($4.95).
First, though, Bhim brings up a bowl of Five Lentil (dahl)
Soup with masala (―They areghana dahl, urad dahl, mung dahl, massor dahl, urad
dahl,‖ says Bhim. They taste good. Basically, you think lentils. And you kind of need
the liquid because the dishes, when they arrive, are all deep -fried and sauced up with
chutneys.
Samosas and papadum
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So, those dishes? The paneer pakauda is the least interesting, a fairly tasteless bunch
of yellow cakes that depend on the sauces to give them meaning. But the veg pakaud
onions are a lot of fun, especially with the mint sauce they
have with them.But, once again, the samosas win. They‘re
just tasty and filling enough to make you want more. But
even though I‘m already full, I sort of wish I‘d gone for
one of the curries, because they are a whole world of taste
in themselves. But, hey, Nepalese Cooking 101. We‘ve
started the adventure. Next time, the $6.95 lunch special.
Then bring 20 of my best friends. Because this food should
be a spread for a crowd to share, fight over.
Hopefully not with khukuris.
Prices: Two samosas (stuffed with potato, veggies), $4.95; paneer pakauda (deep-fried cheese,
cabbage, potatoes), $4.95; veg pakaud (deep-fried onions, sauce), $4.95; 10 chicken momos
(dumplings stuffed with ground chicken, cabbage, onions, with chutney) $8.95; veggie momos,
$7.95; vegetable biryani (with basmati rice, raisins, nuts), $8.99; Himalaytan tarkari mixed
(tandoori baked chicken breast, lamb cubes, shrimp, veggies in Himalayan sauce) $12.99; lamb
vindaloo, $12.99; aloo bhanta (curry of eggplant and potatoes), $9.95
Hours: 10:00 a.m –10:15 p.m. daily (till 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday)
Buses: All downtown
Nearest bus stop: Broadway and Ninth
Trolleys: Orange and Blue Lines
Nearest trolley stop: City College
San Diego Reader
Restaurant Spy visits the Radcliffe Arms, Hitchin
By Hertfordshire Mercury | Posted: September 02, 2015
Lobster bisque
I expected trouble. And I was right.
The delightful Radcliffe Arms, in Hitchin, does not have a solitary burger of any description on
its dinner menu.Not that I would have expected one. This is a wonderful gastropub, with a small,
but perfectly formed, menu which had me salivating from the first glance.But, my dining
companion, as we have learned, is a burger freak. Never one to step outside her comfort zone,
she hones in on a menu looking for anything that comes sandwiched between two pieces of
bread.But the Radcliffe Arms had nothing even vaguely resembling a burger. She even called for
the bar menu to see if one was hidden away from the fine diners. But nothing.
Fearing I was going to have a toddler-type tantrum on my hands, I went through the menu with
her, trying to highlight the things she might be tempted to try.There was lamb and duck and steak
. . . I even pointed out that a steak was like having a burger but without the bread. But she was
having none of it.I decided to adopt the policy that works for parents dealing with the terrible
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twos and simply ignore her.I had already made my choice – although I admit it wasn't easy. This
is a gastropub that caters for all my needs and food loves.
I would happily have had any combination of dishes, but in the end I went for a lobster bisque
for starters.Apparently, the Radcliffe had had a lobster event the previous night and had used the
extra lobsters to add to the specials board.My only previous experience with lobster had involved
racing them across a deck in a Long Island yard before plunging them, screaming, into hot water.
It had been an emotional time.But as I hadn't had the opportunity of bonding with my lobster this
time, I was able to sit back and enjoy it.Meanwhile, my dinner guest had made a decision. Duck
– with chips!The confit of duck leg and a spring roll of braised duck was supposed to be
accompanied by sweet potato mash, but chips go with everything, right?
And after all her moaning and foot-stamping, not only did she enjoy it, but she kept talking about
it for days afterwards, to anyone who would listen.I'd decided on the fillet of sea bass steamed en
papillote. It was the first time I had eaten anything cooked in paper and I wasn't sure what the
correct dining etiquette was. Are you supposed to remove the paper? I decided to just unwrap the
fish and tip in my braised basmati rice, peas, shrimps and baby carrots – which I guess was a
posh version of eating fish from a newspaper.The Radcliffe is very popular and it isn't difficult to
see why.
Relaxing before dessert, I realised that it felt like I was sitting in someone's living room. The
decor – the flamingo wallpaper is amazing – is very similar to what you'd see in someone's house
and the dining room felt very laid-back.There's also a conservatory area and I'm guessing that is
even more relaxed.When it came to dessert, I'd left the best until last – and that was saying
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something as every mouthful I'd had had been divine.Strawberry and balsamic crème brulee with
a black pepper tuile ticked all the boxes, especially when it came to that satisfying crunch of
caramel on the top.There was no stopping my dining companion now as she enjoyed a peach and
apricot cheesecake.I think it's fair to say the Radcliffe had been forgiven!
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CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for September 3
Month Price Net Change
September 2015 $11.795 + $0.105
November 2015 $12.060 + $0.105
January 2016 $12.350 + $0.105
March 2016 $12.590 + $0.095
May 2016 $12.815 + $0.085
July 2016 $12.980 + $0.080
September 2016 $12.095 + $0.100
Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Reported
WASHINGTON, DC -- Net rice sales of 66,000 MT for 2015/2016, up 97 percent from the previous
week, were reported for Venezuela (29,500 MT), Mexico (19,600 MT), unknown destinations (7,200
MT), and Panama (3,000 MT), according to today's Export Sales Highlights report. Decreases were
reported for Guatemala (1,300 MT), Costa Rica (200 MT), and Russia (100 MT). Exports of 156,400 MT,
up 74 percent from the previous week, reported to Venezuela (59,500 MT), Iraq (31,500 MT), Mexico
(24,800 MT), Japan (12,000 MT), and Costa Rica (6,800 MT). This summary is based on reports from
exporters from the period August 21-27, 2015.