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Rice News Headlines...

PBC cautions against signing FTA with Turkey in haste KCCI seeks to wipe out obstacles to Pakistani exports Paddy procurement: CAG flags irregularities of over Rs 50,000 crore

Firm plans N20bn investment in rice production SKUAST-K observes ‗Soil Health Day‘

Mexico could soon decide on Guyana‘s rice IISc scientist wins The World Academy of Sciences award Rice, wheat seized in raids

Hassad launches four rice brands Arcadia Biosciences and BGI to Create Global Non-GM Genetic Resource for Rice Going from margin to mainstream Rice genetic library may lead to higher yields worldwide

Ghost rice‘ in Vietnam – P2: Harvesting in darkness Price of rice increases by 10 per cent

Rice Leadership Alum Wins Texas Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher Contest

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures APEDA Rice Commodity News Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

Rice News Detail...

PBC cautions against signing FTA with Turkey in haste By Our Correspondent

Published: December 8, 2015

It could open Pakistan to Turkish imports without a similar rise in exports. PHOTO: REUTERSKARACHI: Considering Pakistan‘s prior, largely unpleasant, experiences in signing free tradeagreements (FTAs), the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has urged the government tocarefully negotiate the FTA with Turkey.Findings of a research on the proposed Pakistan-Turkey FTA, published by the PBC, show that Pakistan must not let emotions dictate thisagreement.Pakistan and Turkey had recently decided to negotiate the FTA on an urgent basis. None of the major FTAs or Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) with China, Malaysia andIndonesia has led to any significant increase in Pakistan‘s exports.

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―On the contrary, given their smart negotiations, these countries have rather managed tosignificantly increase exports to Pakistan,‖ the report said. It noted Pakistan‘s exports to

Turkey have been declining since 2011 and have never been substantial enough to contributesignificantly to the overall trade.In Pakistan‘s current exports to Turkey, cotton, ethyl alcohol,carpets and rice top the list. The potential for Pakistan‘s top exports to Turkey is high at $2.4 billion (excluding petroleum products).

Out of this, the 10 highest potential exports to Turkey have a potential value of $754 million,which includes cotton, rice and polyethylene terephthalate products.Tariff elimination alonemay not help to take advantage of this potential, the report noted.―Some of the highest potential export products to Turkey already face low tariffs (0-5%), showing $1.33 billion in potential exports.‖―Pakistan‘s negotiating team needs to ensure that concerns regardingTurkey‘s non-tariff barriers and especially the liberal use of anti-dumping laws by Turkey are

clearly addressed in the FTA,‖ it stressed.

Pakistan‘s exports to Turkey were $391 million in 2014 compared to imports worth $193million. Turkey was the 10th largest instigator of anti-dumping cases in 2014 and had alreadyinitiated anti-dumping cases on major Pakistani exports in the past.In addition to this, majorPakistani exports are facing special tariffs in Turkey such as safeguard duties and non-tariff


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barriers such as the Resource Utilisation Support Fund.The negotiations without keeping inview the interests of the manufacturing sector will lead to nothing but another FTA whichopens Pakistan‘s domestic markets to Turkish imports without a corresponding increase inexports to Turkey.

PBC is a private sector not-for-profit advocacy platform set up in 2005 by 14 (now 47) ofPakistan‘s largest businesses. Its research-based advocacy supports measures which improvePakistani industry‘s regional and global competitiveness.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th , 2015.

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KCCI seeks to wipe out obstacles to Pakistani exports

07/12/2015 | LOC19:32

16:32 GMT | Kuwait NewsKUWAIT, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- Member of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Khaled

Al-Khaled stressed on Monday the depth of economic and trade relations with Pakistan.Speaking to

KUNA following a meeting with Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan Chairman Muhammad Shafique

and his accompanying delegation at the KCCI headquarters, Al-Khaled said the KCCI is willing to exert

efforts to remove obstacles impeding Pakistani exports.

On the current drop in Pakistani rice exports to Kuwait, he said the drop is due to visa restrictions, adding

that the KCCI had asked the Pakistani delegation to reveal the exact reasons in this regard.Pakistan's rice

exports to Kuwait dipped by 50 percent, he added. (end) fnk.ays.amh.mt

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Paddy procurement: CAG flags irregularities of over Rs

50,000 croreBy PTI | 8 Dec, 2015, 08.01PM IST

Official auditor CAG has pointed out nine

major cases of irregularities, all of which put

together add up to Rs 40,564.14 crore.NEW

DELHI: Flagging major lapses, CAG todayalleged irregularities to the tune of over Rs

50,000 crore in procurement and milling of

paddy meant for distribution of rice to poor

through ration shops at subsidised rates.

Lapses that have been pointed out in the CAG

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report tabled in Parliament today, include undue benefits to the rice millers and discrepancies in

payment of nearly Rs 18,000 crore as support price to paddy farmers without authentication.

"These deficiencies also contributed to avoidable increase in food subsidy expenditure of the

government of India," CAG said about its audit conducted for the period between April 2009 and

March 2014. CAG listed as many as nine major cases of irregularities, all of which put togetheradd up to Rs 40,564.14 crore. There were also a number of smaller cases amounting to the

irregularities of over Rs 10,000 crore -- taking the total amount to well above Rs 50,000 crore.

Besides, the official auditor also flagged that it was not clear as to how Chhatishgarh government

ensured the minimum quality standards for paddy worth Rs 21,115.13 crore procured during the

audit period without necessary checks.

The audit involved scrutiny of records of the central government agency FCI (Food Corporation

of India), as also that of state governments and their agencies in Chhattisgarh, UP, Bihar,

Haryana, Punjab, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana. The Comptroller and Auditor General of

India (CAG) suggested revisiting the existing procurement and milling plans and suggested thegovernment should transfer minimum support price to accounts of farmers directly. CAG said Rs

3,743 crore worth of benefit was passed on to millers by not including the value of by-products

in the price they have to pay for milling paddy, a charge the government refuted saying the rate

paid includes value of by-products like rice husks and rice brans.

The government said a Traffic Commission has been asked to study the milling cost and value of

by-products and suggest a new rate by December, based on which the government will be

deciding on revising the milling charges that have not been revised since 2005. "Delay in

revising the milling charges and poor control over custody of paddy/rice resulted in not only

undue gains to the rice millers but also widespread and large scale non- delivery of paddy andrice by them," CAG said in the report titled 'Procurement and Milling of Paddy for the Central

Pool'. Citing some major audit findings, CAG said: "Despite significant increase in realisation

value of by-products, milling charges have not been revised since 2005. "This resulted in excess

net realisation of Rs 3,743 crore from sale of by-products by millers in Andhra Pradesh,

Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh during 2009-10 to 2013-14."

The auditor said the actual figure of excess realisation would be much higher for across the

country, it said. In another audit finding, CAG said, "A large number of deficiencies like non-

authentication of land holdings of farmers, cases of payments to farmers with doubtful identity,

non-obtaining MSP certificates, non-availability of details of farmers (bank account number,name of village etc.) were noticed in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Telangana

and Uttar Pradesh," CAG said.

"The amount of such MSP payments made was Rs 17,985.49 crore for which there was no

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agencies (SGAs)/FCI in these states," it added. Citing instance of large scale non-delivery of rice

by millers, CAG said it noticed in the selected districts of Bihar, Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar

Pradesh and Telangana that 15.89 lakh tonnes paddy and custom milled rice valuing Rs 3,042.87

crore and 23.34 lakh tonnes of levy rice valuing Rs 4,527.91 crore (totalling Rs 7,570.78 crore)

was not delivered by millers to FCI/SGAs. In the absence of collateral security from millers,

CAG said SGAs/FCI had no recourse to recover the value of non-delivered CMR, it added.

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Firm plans N20bn investment in rice production Posted By: SYLVA EMEKA-OKEREKEon: December 08, 2015I

Pearl Universal Impex Limited, PJS, has unveiled plans to invest $100 million (about N19.7 billion) into the nation‘s rice production.The company‘s Chairman of, Mr Pulkit Jain, whodisclosed this in Niger State, said the amount would be committed to the cultivation of 7,500hectares of rice farm as well as construction of two rice mills in the state in the next threeyears.He said the project would also create 3,000 direct and 4,000 indirect jobs through its out-grower scheme while also urging the federal and state governments to support rice farmers andmillers in order to realise the value chains on the commodity.

According to him, the project was predicated on successful rice yield of 7 metric tonnes perhectare at the trial phase of the project, adding that the company would move to another 2000hectares of land for cultivation this December. Jain said that with an estimated N356 billionspent on importation of rice annually, Nigeria remained the second largest importer of rice in theworld.The rice investor advised the government to sustain the ban on rice importation to enablerice producers and investor add value to the nation‘s economy through backward integration intorice milling and farming in the country.While pointing out that the equipment for the next phaseof the project had already been shipped and would arrive the country in January, Jain also notedthat the company was also training local farmers on the scientific method of cultivating ricehttp://nationalmirroronline.net/new/firm-plans-n20bn-investment-in-rice-production/

SKUAST-K observes ‘Soil Health Day’ Published at 08/12/2015 00:03:55

Rising Kashmir News

Srinagar:

SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir observed ‗Soil Health Day‘

on December 5 across all Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Kashmir and Ladakh Divisions.Different

functions were held where scientist of the KVKs and farmers of the respective districts

participated in full strength.Around 1300 soil health cards were distributed among the farming

community by the Krishi Vigyan Kendras of the University KVKs under the aegis of SKUAST-

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Kashmir.The soil samples were taken from farmers‘ field and tested for analyzing the soil health

conditions. Based on those reports of the samples, recommendations were given for improving

the soil health aimed for better production and productivity.

Prof. Nazeer Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-K, participated in one of such functions at

KVK Dooru, Anantnag where he distributed Soil Health Cards to the farmers.Speaking on theoccasion, he highlighted the importance of soil for better production and productivity and

emphasized that they need healthy soils to achieve our food security and nutrition goals, to fight

climate change and to ensure overall sustainable development.Vice-Chancellor also said that

such a delivery from soils in terms of productivity of crops is only possible if they give due

consideration on the improvement and maintenance of the health of the soils.He advised the

farmers to have a regular monitoring of soils through different KVKs of the University.Prof.

Nazeer further advised farmers to adhere to the scientific interventions in their fields and take

advantage of the Farm Science Centers established in every district of the State.

He also exhorted upon KVK functionaries to remain alive to the expectation of the farmers andon forefront in ensuring that problems faced by the farmers are ameliorated and advised them to

bring scientific attainment of the university to the farmers‘ field to enhance their production. He

also informed that Soil Testing Laboratories are being set up in every KVK.Similar functions

were also held by the Directorate of Extension of the university through KVKs in their respective

districts where farmers were distributed Soil Health Card and also sensitized about the

importance of the Soil.Earlier on the day, Vice-Chancellor visited Mountain Field Crop Research

Station at Khudwani, Kulgam a premier rice research station of the university. He went round of

the Campus and experimental plots where he interacted with the scientists concerned and

Associate Director Research.He took stock of the research activities of land races including local

Kashmiri traditional varieties.

Associate Director Research Dr. G.A. Parray gave first hand information about the different

varieties of rice, rapeseed-Mustard and wheat being grown in the station and the rice varieties

which are in pipeline for release together with their characteristics aimed at improving the

income generation of the farmers. Prof. Nazeer emphasized for quality seed production of

released varieties and its distribution through KVKs to the farmers.Vice-Chancellor was

informed that Muskbudgi a traditional rice varieties has been revived from 4 qtls to 5000 qtls

which is in the market through private partnership. Vice-Chancellor complimented the scientists

for this effort and emphasized them to explore possibilities of expansion of the variety to other

areas in the Budgam and Baramullah districts where similar ecology exists. He emphasized the

scientists to work for double cropping to meet the requirements and ensure that seeds are

distributed through chain of KVKs to the farmers.Vice-Chancellor also took round of the

laboratories and individually interacted with the scientists. He also met non-teaching staff of the

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exico could soon decide on Guyana’s rice -PM By realadmin / Published on Tuesday, 08 Dec 2015 10:14 AM

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, on Saturday,explained that Mexicocould be going this routewithin the next five weeks.Updating residents ofRegion Two, a major rice producing area, PrimeMinister Nagamootoo,who initiated the talks with

Mexico on buyingGuyana‘s rice, explainedthat the recently received aletter from the President ofMexico,reminding him of

the conversation, and authorising the Mexican Ambassador to hold conversations with Guyana.

―He told us in five weeks‘ time that Mexico would conclude evaluating all the information wegave, about the quality of our rice, and they would decide,‖ the Prime Minister said. ―…and itseems to me that Mexico will be a very great player in purchasing rice, maybe not at the pricethat Venezuela gave us, but at a price that would keep our farmers going,‖ he added.Despite the

embargo placed by Venezuela on Guyana‘s rice, the Prime Minister noted that today, the countryis selling rice to 38 countries.

―So Mr. Maduro, you have not shut the world, you have only shut yourself away from thegoodwill of the Guyanese people and farmers,‖ the PM loudly declared.―We are facing sometough situations, but we are dealing with them,‖ the PM assured the residents, even as he pointedout that the beginning of the problem in the industry started with a conspiracy against thefarmers.―There were people whom we had trusted and felt were our leaders, who knewVenezuela was going to cancel the rice deal, but did not share the information with anyone, noteven with you before the elections. What they went around and told people was that Venezuelawould not buy our rice if the coalition was voted in, so they knew about it and they were using itas a threat,‖ Mr. Nagamootoo pointed out.

The Prime Minister however, assured that despite nay-sayers‘ pronouncements, ―rice is here tostay. Those who are peddling the notion that farmers are running from the rice crops, you mustknow that grains are in need all over the world,‖ he said. The PM reiterated the government‘scommitment to further seek out more markets for Guyana‘s rice.Despite rice not being the primary responsibility of the government, since the industry is a private one, the government has

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gone about looking for markets for Guyana‘s paddy and rice. The now soon to be replacedVenezuela purchase used to account for 30 percent of Guyana‘s rice export market. (GINA)

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IISc scientist wins The World Academy of Sciences award

Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | Updated: Dec 09, 2015 15:08 IST

U Ramamurty, a professor at Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has won the

$15,000 Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) award in the engineering category.

(Courtesy/materials.iisc.ernet.in)

U Ramamurty, a professor at Bengaluru‘s Indian

Institute of Science (IISc), has won the $15,000 The

World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) award in theengineering category.―I left the Massachusetts Institute

of Technology and came to India because I knew there

is potential here. There must be more encouragement

and funding. More Indians getting these kinds of awards

will make our future generations confident of carrying

out research here,‖ Ramamurty was quoted as saying by the Time of India.

The scientist said there are lots of opportunities for science in India and there needs to be more

encouragement for those pursuing excellence. He also stressed on the need to increase research

funding in the country.The other Indians who received the award this year are Jagdish Ladha ofthe International Rice Research Institute, New Delhi, in the agricultural sciences category and

Sandip Trivedi of the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Mumbai, in the physics category.

TWAS prizes or the TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize are given out in nine categories of agricultural

sciences, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering sciences, mathematics, medical

sciences, social sciences and physics every year. The prizes are given to those scientists who

have been working and living in a developing country for at least 10 years immediately prior to

their nomination.The winners will talk about their research at TWAS‘s 27th general meeting in

2016 and will also receive a plaque and the prize money of $15,000.The United Nations

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or Unesco looks after the administration andfinancial operation of TWAS.

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Rice, wheat seized in raids NYOOOZ

Hyderabad

Tue,08 Dec 2015

Summary: A huge quantity of rice and wheat

meant to be distributed under Public

Distribution System (PDS) was seized

following raids at several godowns by city

police. The accused persons purchased the rice

from ration shops and kirana stores and

supplied it to rice mills. The millers then

polished the PDS rice and wheat and sold it to

wholesalers. Acting on a tip off, theCommissioner‘s Task Force (West) raided two

godowns at Kishanbagh and Mangalhat area in

the old city and seized nearly 120 quintals of

rice and wheat. One of the accused, Om

Prakash, runs a fair price shop at Mangalhat and directly bought the rice and wheat from the

beneficiaries, the official added.

A huge quantity of rice and wheat meant to be distributed under Public Distribution System(PDS) was seized following raids at several godowns by city police. Acting on a tip off, the

Commissioner‘s Task Force (West) raided two godowns at Kishanbagh and Mangalhat area inthe old city and seized nearly 120 quintals of rice and wheat. The accused Syed Feroz (25),Mohd. Imran Khan (22), P. Om Prakash (30), Mohd. Abbu Almas (24) Munawar (40) andFareed (38) supplied the grains to different towns in Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat at a lower price. The accused persons purchased the rice from ration shops and kirana stores and supplied itto rice mills. The millers then polished the PDS rice and wheat and sold it to wholesalers.

―At every level the middlemen and agents made a profit of Rs.2 to Rs. 3 per kg and it results in heavy loss to government,‖ DCP (Task Force) B. Limba Reddysaid. One of the accused, Om Prakash, runs a fair price shop at Mangalhat and directly boughtthe rice and wheat from the beneficiaries, the official added. The police also seized a four-

wheeler from the accused persons.. .http://www.nyoooz.com/hyderabad/285004/rice-wheat-seized-in-raids

Hassad launches four rice brands December 08, 2015 - 12:00:00 am

Products of Hassad at a shop.

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DOHA: Hassad Food, Qatar‘s premier investor in the food and agri- business sectors announced yesterday the launch of its four highquality rice brands in the local market and disclosed its latest

achievements in the fields of Livestock, poultry, flowers, dates andolive oil, in addition to the agricultural technology.On the launch ofthe rice brands the company noted the Basmati rice variants meetthe diverse requirements of the local consumer, in terms of taste, sizeand aroma.

Nasser Mohamed Al Hajri, Chairman and Managing Director of Hassad Food said: ―In line withour strategy of investing in global markets to secure high quality food resources for the state ofQatar, we are proud to introduce a wide range of the finest Basmati rice variants to the localmarket, all best suited for the discerning local consumer requirements‖.From the fertile plains ofIndia, Hassad Food brings DANAT for its consumers. DANAT is premium quality, extra-long

Indian basmati rice, with splendid aroma and subtle texture. Available in different pack sizesranging from 2, 5, 10 and 20 kg in stores.

NATHRY a high quality long grain basmati rice, rich in aroma and taste. Reaped from thePunjab region of Pakistan, NATHRY is now available in various pack sizes ranging from 3, 5and 10 Kg in stores.NATHRY MEZZAH another high quality rice brand and is best suited fordishes that require high and sustained cooking. THAMEEN made especially for the hospitalitysector, and best suited for a range of cuisines as it extends extra flavor and yield. The companysaid the total amount of Australian sheep supplied by Hassad Australia will exceed 330,000heads of sheep by end of 2015, which represents more than 50 percent of the local marketdemand from Australian sheep; all supplied according the specifications set by Widam.

Hassad Australia carried out over the past years a ground-breaking program of breeding theSyrian ―Awassi‖ sheep on its Australian farms, to support the ongoing local market demand. As for the grains production, Hassad Australia planted more than 73,000 hectares of commercialcrops in 2015, including Wheat, Barley, Canola and others. The 2015 harvest commenced inOctober 2015 and will last until January 2016.With a yearly production capacity of 10 thousandtons of rice, Senwan Pakistan has already started exporting high quality rice products to Qatar,in-line with Hassad Food‘s strategy of investing in global viable markets to secure foodresources for the state of Qatar.

Over the past years, Hassad Qatar achieved great success and managed to become the largestsupplier of fodder products in the local market. Currently spanning over 650 hectares, HassadQatar‘s commercial operations covers four farms; Al Riffa‘, Al Sailiya, Irkiyyah and Um Selal,with a production capacity of 8,000 tons. Moreover, there are plans to expand the commercialoperations of the four farms in addition to Um Barraka farm in North Qatar, to reach 950hectares by 2018.Hassad Qatar products are distributed by Mahaseel through several outlets located in areas closeto sheep owners and cattle complexes in Al Shahaniya, Semesma, and Al Wakra, in addition to


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the sales office at the central market, from which they sell their products with competitive pricesto support the development of the local livestock sector.In 2015, Hassad Food acquired asignificant minority equity interest in A‘Saffa in Oman and became the major shareholder with33 percent of the shares. A‘Saffa plans to expand its existing poultry yearly production capacityover the next 3 years, from 20,000 tons to 60,000 tons.

The Peninsulahttp://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/business/qatar-business/361347/hassad-launches-four-rice-brands

Arcadia Biosciences and BGI to Create Global Non-GM Genetic

Resource for Rice 5,000 Rice Lines With Millions of Unique Genetic Variations Targeted for Public

Availability

December 08, 2015 08:25 AM Eastern Standard Time

DAVIS, Calif. & SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.(Nasdaq:RKDA), an agricultural technologycompany, and BGI, the world‘s largest genomicsorganization, announced a collaboration tocreate an extensive rice genetic resource libraryto advance food crop research anddevelopment.―These shared results have the potential to accelerate rice variety developmentand eventually extend to other key food crops‖.

Under the agreement, BGI and Arcadia will combine their resources and capabilities to create,sequence and characterize millions of new gene alleles to advance rice breeding globally. Thecollaboration will focus on 5,000 proprietary indica-type rice lines, provided by Arcadia,featuring high-density variation within the rice genome. Arcadia has developed non-geneticallymodified (non-GM) genetic diversity libraries in other major crops such as soybeans, two typesof wheat, canola, and vegetable crops.Rice researchers worldwide will be able to tap directly intothis new and extensive set of genetic resources to use in the research and development of higher-yielding rice varieties.

All of the varieties are non-GM and can easily be used by rice breeders globally. The projectleverages BGI‘s world-class genome sequencing capabilities with Arcadia‘s proprietary ricegenetic assets and high-throughput genetic screening platform.BGI will determine the genomicDNA sequences for all 5,000 lines and make the assembled and analyzed data freely availableonline. The China National Gene Bank, being established and operated by BGI, will store theseed and distribute the rice lines in exchange for researchers providing public access to findingsusing these lines.Under the collaboration, Arcadia will have the rights to apply the findings from

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the collaboration to extend and broaden its ongoing programs that increase the yields and the profitability of rice production globally.

This work will build on Arcadia‘s extensive research in rice, including traits that are in latestages of development for nitrogen use efficiency and salinity tolerance.―These shared results

have the potential to accelerate rice variety development and eventually extend to other key foodcrops,‖ said Eric Rey, president and CEO of Arcadia. ―We are cost-effectively connecting amajor global genetics research base with the breeders who can apply that knowledge practicallyto support global food security in the face of growing populations, limited land resources and thenegative effect of climate change on crop yields.

‖―As the staple food for China, as well as for nearly half of the world‘s population, rice is one ofBGI‘s most important research priorities,‖ said Xin Liu, vice director of BGI -Research. ―Large-scale discovery of novel alleles for desirable rice phenotypes is critical to understanding genomicdiversity and elucidating gene function for development of elite varieties. We also encouragegreater efforts to establish a global, public rice genomic database and advance rice improvement.

In the future, we hope to dedicate such efforts to other important crops, like millet, soybean,maize and wheat.‖

Rice is the world‘s most valuable crop, grown on more than 395 million acres globally with aharvest value of $429.3 billion in 2013. The crop plays a critical role in food security for morethan half of the world‘s population. Arcadia has partnered with the US Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID) on multiple projects with rice breeders in Bangladesh, Colombia, Ghana,India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Uganda to improve local rice yields.

About Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. Based in Davis, Calif., with additional facilities in Seattle, Wash. and Phoenix, Ariz., Arcadia

Biosciences (Nasdaq:RKDA) develops agricultural products that create added value for farmerswhile benefitting the environment and enhancing human health. Arcadia‘s agronomic performance traits, including Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Water Use Efficiency, Salinity Tolerance,Heat Tolerance and Herbicide Tolerance, are all aimed at making agricultural production moreeconomically efficient and environmentally sound. Arcadia‘s nutrition traits and products areaimed at creating healthier ingredients and whole foods with lower production costs. Thecompany was recently listed in the Global Cleantech 100 and was previously named one of MITTechnology Review's 50 Smartest Companies. For more information, visit www.arcadiabio.com.

About BGI BGI, founded in 1999 with the vision of using genomics to benefit the human race, is now the

world‘s largest genomics organization. In 2007, BGI‘s headquarters was relocated to Shenzhenas the first citizen-managed, non-profit research institution in China. BGI (which includes both private non-profit research institutes and sequencing application commercial units) and itsaffiliated offshoots, BGI Americas and BGI Europe, have established partnerships andcollaborations with leading academic and government research institutions as well as global biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, to support a variety of healthcare, agricultural,environmental and related applications. After 15 years of development, BGI has evolved into a

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very broad scientific and technological organization, giving its academic and business scopeglobal reach. For more information, visit www.genomics.cn.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the company's geneticresources in rice. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that couldcause actual results to differ materially, and reported results should not be considered as anindication of future performance.

These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the company‘s and its partners‘ andaffiliates‘ ability to identify and isolate desired traits; the company‘s and its partners‘ ability todevelop commercial products incorporating its traits; the company‘s compliance with laws andregulations that impact the company‘s business, and changes to such laws and regulat ions; thecompany‘s future capital requirements and ability to satisfy its capital needs; and the other risksset forth in the company‘s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to

time, including the risks set forth in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for thequarter ended September 30, 2015 and other filings. These forward-looking statements speakonly as of the date hereof, and Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update theseforward-looking statements.

ContactsArcadia Biosciences Jeff Bergau

[email protected]+1-312-217-0419orBGI Bicheng Yang, PhD

[email protected]+86-755-36307212

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Non-GM-Genetic

Going from margin to mainstream12/8/2015 - by David McKee

Editors note: This is the first part of a two-article survey of rice in sub-Saharan Africa. Thesecond article will cover the countries of West and Central Africa.As a cereal crop and staplefood, the place of rice has rapidly shifted in many countries of eastern and southern Africa from

the margin to the mainstream. Both importation and local production of rice have been on therise.In rapidly developing Mozambique, high quality rice is now the preferred grain of the burgeoning urban middle class.

Colorfully packaged Thai varieties occupy entire aisles of shelf space in gleaming newsupermarkets of Maputo, Beira and Nampula, while maize meal dominates only in publicmarkets.Foreign firms, sometimes backed by their governments, have acquired vast tracts of

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farmland for creation of rice plantations. China and Vietnam are reported to each have 100,000-hectare grants in southern Mozambique.Among the geographically and culturally diversecountries from Khartoum to Cape Town, the two top rice producing countries are Madagascarand Tanzania with 2.5 million tonnes and 1.4 million tonnes, respectively.

The top importing country is easily South Africa with 1.1 million tonnes, thanks to its bigeconomy and large numbers of urban consumers. Three other aspiring middle-income countrieseach buy about 500,000 tonnes per year from outside: Mozambique, Kenya and Angola.In all ofsub-Saharan Africa, only economic giant Nigeria tops Madagascar as a producer and SouthAfrica as an importer.A few national and sub-regional snapshots serve to illustrate the enormousvariety of the rice industry in this half of sub-Saharan Africa.

Madagascar Among African countries, rice plays the biggest dietary and economic role in the giant IndianOcean island where the 23 million people consume about 300 grams daily per capita.Milled rice production of around 2.6 million tonnes is on a par with Nigeria and accounts for

nearly 20% of all rice grown south of the Sahara. Imports of around 300,000 tonnes per yearensure variety and high quality packaged rice to city dwellers while cheaper varieties and gradeshelp keep a lid on prices. Poor farmers grow the crop as much for subsistence as for cash.

Mozambique In an interview with World Grain, a top manager of a leading Mozambican food importer statedthat rice imports have been increasing on a year-to-year basis by 5% to 7%. Maputo accounts for60% of the country‘s total rice imports, he estimated. The rising middle class overwhelmingly prefers rice to maize meal.Large importers bring rice in 25-kg and 50-kg bags in break bulkvessels saving $7 or $8 per tonne over containerized shipments. Vessels sizes are mostly 5,000 to15,000 tonnes but sometimes 30,000 tonnes.―New players are coming into the trade. Traditional

wholesalers have begun their own imports in containers with their own brands,‖ the industryinsider added. ―More and more traders are now getting into rice imports.

‖He estimates there are more than 50 importers now, but the top five still have a 50% marketshare.In Maputo, 80% of the imported rice is from Thailand. It is almost all 5% broken, but just10 to 15 years ago the standard grade was 25% broken, before shifting to 15% broken.In the less prosperous center and north, the standard is still 15% broken. The share of 25% broken is nowvery small. There is also more Pakistan and Indian origin rice in the Beira and Nacala corridors.Basmati rice is a small but growing share of the market.Local rice is a sweet, long grain.Production is increasing in the rain-fed southern zone where it does well and now accounts forabout one third of total consumption that stands at 750,000 tonnes. Some high quality domestic

rice is also available in Maputo supermarkets from various rice millers in the south.

Tanzania ―In a good year, Tanzania is self -sufficient in rice production,‖ said Carter Coleman, CEO ofU.K.-based Agrica Ltd, operator of a large commercial rice farm in Tanzania. He maintains thatexports to neighboring Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, all members of the EAC as well as to


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eastern and southern DRC, can exceed volumes of low-cost rice coming in from Asia.Much ofthe incoming rice is smuggled via Zanzibar.

The Tanzanian island has a special status in the EAC and is allowed to impose only a 12% dutyon rice. Four or five companies bring rice legally to the island where it is re-bagged and

tr ansported along the coast to small ―pirate‖ or ―dhow‖ ports as the local media calls them.Official data have shown Zanzibar with by far the largest per capita rice consumption in theworld.Coleman, who is also vice-chairman of the Rice Council of Tanzania, thinks that the 75%EAC import duty will be needed for some time. The Rice Council has issued a position paperthat says East Africa is decades away from competing with Asian exporters of rice on a cost basis.―Farming is rocket science and farming in Africa is like farming on Mars. You must betotally self-sufficient. You need 1.5 times the number of tractors and combines because parts arenot readily available.

‖Rice production in Tanzania is in four main zones including the Tsonga River Valley in thesouth and Arusha/Moshi area near Mount Kilimanjaro in the north.Production is a mixture of

corporate farms and smallholders. ETG‘s Kapunga farm with 3,000 hectares irrigated via a 12 -km canal from the Ruaha River near the Malawi border is one of the largest. It was a Japanesegovernment project in the 1970s and was only privatized eight years ago.Coleman remainsoptimistic about better government control over smuggling thanks in part to the media campaignof the Rice Council supported by its 350,000 smallholder members.

Agrica‘s Tanzanian farm has plans to install center pivots to increase irrigated area from 1,445hectares to 3,037 hectares with cropping during both the rainy and dry seasons.Small farmershave been benefiting from introduction of new varieties and better agronomic practices. In the past, rice was sown by broadcasting. Now more transplanting is being introduced. New varietiesinclude hybrids and aromatic varieties related to basmati.

Other EAC

Elsewhere in the Great Lakes Region, rice has a long history as a cash crop in certain welldefined areas with irrigation schemes such as the Ruzizi Plain between Lake Kivu and LakeTangayika, straddling Burundi and South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) as well as in Uganda on the flood plain below Mount Elgon near the southeastern borderwith Kenya.Internationally funded projects carried out decades ago built dams and canals andleveled land in these areas and the local population was introduced to rice cultivation.

Indian rice producer Tilde has invested in rice farming and milling in Uganda, focusing on the

basmati varieties it is known for.In Rwanda, there has been a recent push to carve rice paddiesout of the bottom of narrow river valleys throughout the country, but yields in some rain-fedhighland areas can reach six tonnes per hectare.

A multitude of donors have funded projects to introduce improved seed varieties, fertilizers,mechanized farming implements, and better drying and storage facilities. The results are oftenmixed but progress has been made. In Bukavu, the largest city in South Kivu, the Heineken-


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owned Bralima brewery sources locally from the Ruzizi Plain nearly all of its rice used as anadjunct. It was still importing rice from Asia several years ago and its need has increased as beerconsumption has risen sharply.In remoter parts of DRC, such as the interior of South Kivu province, rice is an important rain-fed, subsistence crop that is hand sown, manually harvestedand husked. Yields rarely exceed one tonne per hectare.

Kenya‘s rice imports are large because it has negotiated an exemption to the EAC commonexternal tariff that allows Pakistan rice to come in with a 35% duty in reciprocity for specialtreatment of Kenya‘s tea exports to Pakistan.

Southern Africa

In South Africa, imported rice consumption mainly by middle and high-income groups in largecities has more than doubled to 1.1 million tonnes from 523,000 tonnes in 2000. Diversified foodmajors like Tiger Foods import and package rice under their house brands. Still, the per capitaconsumption figure is low among the 55-million population as maize meal remains the main

staple among most groups.The pattern is similar in other large countries like Zimbabwe andZambia.Oil rich, highly urbanized and food import dependent Angola has seen foreign riceconsumption increase by a factor of seven in a span of 10 years from 65,000 tonnes to 450,000tonnes.

Horn of Africa Imported rice and pasta are traditional food staples accompanying a semi-nomadic herding andtrading way of life in Somalia as well as ethnically Somali Djibouti and the eastern SomaliRegion of Ethiopia. Smuggling is rampant so reliable import numbers are hard to come by. InDjibouti, trade data showing 120,000 tonnes of imports indicates consumption of over 120 grams per capita daily.Rice production is a relatively new phenomenon in Ethiopia, where cereals

cultivation is an ancient practice, but is starting to take hold. Planted area has increased byseveral times since 2005 and government is forecasting a 140,000 tonne crop for 2014-15.

Foreign investors have been granted large tracts of untilled land in the water-rich tribal lowlandsof the southwest to be converted to major rice plantations through costly investments in land preparation.On the highland plain around Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, in the lastdecade farmers have increasingly learned to take advantage of annual flooding during thesummer monsoon season by sowing rice instead of seeing traditional grain crops drowned.Gradually, local rice is becoming a part of the urban diet in Addis Ababa and regional centers, just as it is increasing its ―share of stomach‖ in almost all large cities of Africa. http://www.world-grain.com/articles/news_home/Features/2015/12/Going_from_margin_to_mainstrea.aspx?ID=%

Rice genetic library may lead to higher yields worldwide12/8/2015 - by Jeff Gelski

The collaboration will focus on 5,000 proprietary indica-type rice lines provided by ArcadiaBiosciences.

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DAVIS, CALIF., andSHENZHEN, CHINA — Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.and BGI will collaborateto create a rice genetic

resource library that riceresearchers worldwidewill be able to use indeveloping higher-yielding rice varieties.Thecollaboration will create,sequence and characterizemillions of new genealleles. It will focus on5,000 proprietary indica-type rice lines provided by

Arcadia Biosciences, anagricultural technology company based in Davis.

All of the varieties are non-bioengineered/non-G.M.O.BGI, a genomics organization based inShenzhen, will determine the genomic DNA sequences for all 5,000 lines and make the datafreely available on-line. The China National Gene Bank, being established and operated by BGI,will store the seed and distribute the rice lines in exchange for researchers providing publicaccess to findings using the lines.―As the staple food for China, as well as for nearly half of theworld‘s population, rice is one of BGI‘s most important research priorities,‖ said Xin Liu, vicedirector of BGI — Research. ―Large scale discovery of novel alleles for desirable rice phenotypes is critical to understanding genomic diversity and elucidating gene function for

development of elite varieties.‖Arcadia Biosciences will have the rights to apply the findingsfrom the collaboration to extend and broaden its programs that increase the yields and profitability of rice production globally.

―These shared results have the potential to accelerate rice variety development and eventuallyextend to other key food crops,‖ said Eric Rey, president and chief executive officer of Arcadia.―We are cost-effectively connecting a major global genetics research base with the breeders whocan apply that knowledge practically to support global food security in the face of growing populations, limited land resources and the negative effect of climate change on crop yields.‖ Arcadia Biosciences has developed non-bioengineered genetic diversity libraries in other crops such as

soybeans, two types of wheat, canola and vegetable crops.

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Ghost rice’ in Vietnam – P2: Harvesting in darknessTUOI TRE NEWSUPDATED : 12/08/2015 19:01 GMT + 7


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To harvest ‘ghost rice,’ which is a species of wild rice, farmers have to leave for the paddy

fields at midnight. Ghost rice’ in Vietnam – P1: Searching for the ancestry of present grains Many farmers often joke that it is the time to go out and catch ‗ghosts.‘Harvesting ‗ghost rice‘finishes before sunrise – the moment ripe grains automatically fall from the stems onto the

ground.‗Ghost rice‘ plants blossom once a year, with grains becoming ripe around ten days after blossom.This often occurs from October to November when floodwaters begin receding.

A night trip to harvest ‘ghost rice’ Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper journalists followed Tran Van Luong, a 57-year-old farmer in PhuDuc Commune in Tam Nong District of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, on a boat toharvest ‗ghost rice‘ at 3:00 am.It happened in total darkness.Farmers could not pluck grainsdirectly from the stems of ‗ghost rice‘ plants as done with normal rice species because the grainsfall from the stems after only a very light impact.The way of harvesting ‗ghost rice‘ is specialand has remained unchanged in the region for decades.Farmers install a 1m-tall blind at thecenter and along the length of a boat.

At the prow, they plant two high poles vertically, each holding a rod via a long string.A farmersitting at the back of the boat controls the other ends of the rods so that the two lie on both sidesof the boat and parallel to the water surface.A farmer sitting at the front prow rows the boat between bushes of ‗ghost rice‘ and the one behind controls the two rods to pull the ‗ghost rice‘stems into the blind.On touching the blind, the ripe grains fall down into the boat.In the 1970s

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and 1980s, a period ravaged by high floods, residents in Tam Nong would survive thanks to thewild rice species.A boat could reap up to 30kg of ‗ghost rice‘ a day.After being harvested, thegrains are soaked under water for three days so that the tail of the grain falls off in preparationfor husking.

Research by Japanese experts

Dozens of Japanese researchers have visited Vietnam to collect samples of ‗ghost rice‘ since2006, with two of the researchers awarded doctorates based on their theses on the grain.The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Japanese Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology have cooperated with the Mekong DeltaRice Institute in Vietnam for research into ‗ghost rice.‘Japan has no ‗ghost rice,‘ and theirscientists have been very enthusiastic about studying the wild rice, said Professor and Doctor Nguyen Thi Lang from the Mekong Delta Rice Institute.

Some research groups have visited Vietnam two or three times a year for their study.―In an

email, Japanese researchers showed me that the DNA of the ‗ghost rice‘ in Vietnam is quitedifferent from other species of ‗ghost rice‘ in the world,‖ Prof. Lang said.―And they are veryhappy about this discovery.‖The study of the genes of Vietnamese ‗ghost rice‘ is to prepare forfuture climate change since the rice variety can adapt well to the natural environment, theacademic explained.

Image:The boat to harvest ‘ghost rice’ has a 1m-tall blind at the center, high poles, and two rods

on both sides to pull ‘g host rice’ stems into the blind.Tuoi Tre

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Price of rice increases by 10 per cent By: Esoko GhanaDate : Tuesday, 08 December 2015 11:06

Published in Business News

Price of imported rice has increased by 10 per cent.Currently, a 5kg bag of rice is being sold forGH¢28.As at the last week of November, the price ofthe same quantity of (imported-Uncle Sam) rice wassold at GH¢25.The increase places rice as the highestgainer in commodities in the country at the beginningof December 2015.According to Esoko Ghana, theincrease is expected because of the yuletide.TheContent Manager of Esoko Ghana, Mr Francis Danso

Adjei, noted that ―in the case of rice, the price is determined by the volumes that go into themarket. The increase means that the quantity going to the market is quite low and that peoplehave started buying rice, so demand outweighs the supply in the market.

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‖The increase in the prices of rice was followed by maize which made a two per cent gain toclose the week at GH¢4.00 per olonka.Yam (Pona) also followed with a percentage gain to closethe week at GH¢3.60. Soya bean dropped by seven per cent to close the week at GH¢5.90 perolonka.However, according to Esoko Ghana, the firm monitoring the markets, cassava (fresh

tubers) and groundnut dropped by two per cent each to close the week at GH¢4.50 andGH¢12.70 per ―3-4 tubers‖ and ―olonka‖ respectively.Other commodity prices remained thesame.On the various markets, the price for an ―olonka‖ of maize gained by 20 per cent in Bawkuto close the week at GH¢3.00. It also gained a percentage point in Techiman to close the week atGH¢3.00 and dropped by two per cent in Kumasi to close the week at GH¢5.00.

Tamale In Tamale, it gained a percentage point to close the week at GH¢4.00, while in the other marketsthe price remained the same.A ―medium size tomato tin‖ full of fresh tomatoes lost 13 per cent inAccra to close the week at GH¢18.00, with Techiman losing 13 per cent to close at GH¢10.10and Dambai also dropping 19 per cent to close at GH¢7.20.

Kumasi The commodity, however, made some gains in Kumasi, Tamale and Takoradi.In Kumasi, it gained five per cent to close at GH¢9.50 and in Tamale by 22 per cent to close theweek at GH¢6.60.

Takoradi Takoradi had 20 per cent to close the week at GH¢21.60. In the other markets, prices remainedthe same.Meanwhile, Esoko Ghana wished farmers and fishermen in the country ―Ayekoo‖ for ―feedingthe nation.‖

NB: Retail Prices are provided in standard measures (Kgs or Litres) as local measures tend tochange for each market.* Accra market is Agbogbloshie* Kumasi is the Central market.Bawku, Dambai and Tamale use Koko

Source: Business

Rice Leadership Alum Wins Texas Outstanding Young

Farmer & Rancher Contest

Timothy Gertson gets hands on in Thailand


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ARLIINGTON, TX -- Timothy and Lindy Gertson were named the winners of the 2015 Texas

Farm Bureau (TFB) Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher competition at TFB's Annual

Meeting last weekend. The Gertsons grow rice, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat in Wharton

County.

Timothy is a fifth generation rice farmer and has worked for years to improve the land he leases,

repairing dilapidated irrigation wells and canals, and using technology to conserve water

wherever possible. He is a graduate of the 2012-14 Rice Leadership Development Program and

last month traveled to Thailand with the 2015 International Rice Leadership Class to get an

overview of the Thai rice market.

Chuck Wilson, executive director of The Rice Foundation and manager of the Rice Leadership

Development Program, said, "I am so proud of Timothy for winning this award and getting thisrecognition but, I have to say, I'm not surprised. Timothy has always shown great leadership and

innovation which is a big reason he was selected for the Rice Leadership Development

Program."As winners of the Young Farmer & Rancher contest, the Gertsons will represent Texas

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Contact: Deborah Willenborg (703) 236-1444

USA Rice Daily

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for December 8

Month Price Net Change

January 2016 $10.970 + $0.095

March 2016 $11.235 + $0.095

May 2016 $11.525 + $0.090

July 2016 $11.785 + $0.095

September 2016 $11.7100 + $0.080

November 2016 $11.725 + $0.080

January 2017 $11.725 + $0.080

APEDA Rice Commodity News

International Benchmark Price

Price on: 08-12-2015

Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

Apricots

1 Turkish No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4875

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2 Turkish No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4375

3 Turkish size 8, CIF UK (USD/t) 3625

Honey

1 Argentine 85mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 2860



Peanuts

1South Africa, HPS 70/80 peanuts CFR main European ports

(USD/t)1875

2 Argentinean 38/42 runners, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 1200

3 Argentinean 40/50 runners, CFR NW Europe (USD/t) 1170

Source:agra-net For more info

Market Watch

Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 08-12-2015

Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

Jowar(Sorgham)

1 Gulbarga (Karnataka) Hybrid 1450 1750

2 Pune (Maharashtra) Other 3200 3800

3 Palanpur (Gujarat) Other 3105 3905

Maize

1 Haveri (Karnataka) Local 1290 1400


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2 Dhing (Assam) Other 1325 1400

3 Dahod (Gujarat) Yellow 1525 1555

Mousambi

1 Aroor (Kerala) Other 4000 4200

2 Batala (Punjab) Other 2400 2800

3 Mechua (West Bengal) Other 2900 3400

Brinjal

1 Palayam (Kerala) Other 2500 2800

2 Nagpur (Maharashtra) Other 1200 1500

3 Jatni (Orissa) Other 1600 1800

Source:agmarknet.nic.in For more info

Egg Rs per 100 No

Price on 08-12-2015

Product Market Center Price

1 Pune 412

2 Chittoor 383

3 Hyderabad 374

Source: e2necc.com

Other International Prices

Unit Price : US$ per

package

Price on 07-12-2015

Product Market Center Origin Variety Low High

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Onions Dry Package: 40 lb cartons

1 Atlanta Peru Yellow 24 26

2 Chicago Nevada Yellow 22 25

3 Dallas California Yellow 22.50 22.50

Cucumbers Package: cartons film wrapped

1 Atlanta Honduras Long Seedless 14 14

2 Dallas California Long Seedless 15.50 16.50

3 Miami Canada Long Seedless 10.50 11

Apples Package: cartons tray pack

1 Atlanta VirginiaRed

Delicious27 28

2 Dallas WashingtonRed

Delicious24 24

3 Philadelphia WashingtonRed

Delicious18 20

Source:USDA

Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

Rice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -

Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -


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Futures: High Low Last Change

Jan '16 1102.5 1076.0 1097.0 +9.5

Mar '16 1129.0 1103.0 1123.5 +9.5

May '16 1152.5 +9.0

Jul '16 1170.0 1170.0 1178.5 +9.5

Sep '16 1171.0 +8.0

Nov '16 1172.5 +8.0

Jan '17 1172.5 +8.0

Rice Comment

Rice futures attempted to stabilize today after the recent downturn. The domestic cash market is

quiet and export demand is slow as well, which is typically the case around the holidays. There is

little support seen for January above the $10.50 level, while March is testing the $11 level.

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