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Managing Editor
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Maryam Editor
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Editorial Associates
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Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
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Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
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Governor Sindh Dr.Ishrat ul Ebad Khan has said exporters of various goods have played a vital
role in economy of Pakistan and due to their exports valuable addition is witnessed in national
exchequer every year.This he said while talking to a 9-members delegation of Rice Exporters
Association of Pakistan (REAP) at Governor House here today. Principal Secretary to Governor
Mr. Muhammad Hussain Syed was also present on the occasion.
Dr. Ebad said that agriculture was the back bone of Pakistan's economy as majority population is
engaged with this sectors. Cotton, Rice, Sugar Cane, Mango, Citrus fruits and other crops have a
pivotal contribution in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country as they employees millions
of people, he observed.Governor Sindh that Rice is an important part of exports of Pakistan and
basmati rice of Pakistan is renowned for its quality and taste worldwide. It also counts for
sizeable amount of foreign exchange, he opined.
On pointation of dormant state of Rice Research Institute (RRI) Dokri district Larkana, Governor
Sindh assured that all concerned would be called soon to know the reasons behind its
ineffectiveness. RRI has a very important role in producing new varieties of Rice, which are not
only cost effective but also have visible consumption due to their quality, he added.
On complaint of harassment from market committees, Governor Sindh asked Principal Secretary
to examine the matter and resolve the same in consultation of all stake holders.
He said that after improvement of law and order situation in Karachi business community was
engaged in their economic activities without any fear. Exporters would be provided all possible
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Chief Patron of REAP Abdul Rahim Janoo informed Governor Sindh that the Association has
1600 members from which 850 belong to Sindh. Pakistani rice is exported to 117 countries of the
world including China, he said and added that Punjab produces Basmati while Sindh has Irri rice
in abundance.He lauded the efforts of Governor Sindh in maintaining law & order in Sindh and
providing every possible facilities to business community.The delegation members included
Senior Vice Chairman REAP Mr. Nauman Ahmed Shaikh, members managing Committee Mr.
Javed Jilani, Mr. Inder Lal, Mr. Hamid Qureshi, Mr. Latif Paracha, Mr. Wajid Paracha, Rauf
Aziz and Secretary Mr. Altaf Hussain.
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New Delhi, May 11 () Rice basmati prices drifted lower by Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale
grains market today owing to slackened demand. However, wheat traded a shade higher on
increased offtake by flour mills. Traders said low demand against ample stocks in the market
following increased supplies, kept pressure on rice baasmati prices.
They said, however, increased offtake by flour mills helped wheat prices to trade higher.
In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety eased by Rs 100 each to Rs
5,400-5500 and Rs 4,350-5,200 per quintal respectively.
On the other hand, wheat dara (for mills) rose by Rs 15 to Rs 1,640-1,645 per quintal. Atta
chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher by a similar margin to Rs 1,645-1,650 per 90 kg.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 1,850-2,100, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,640-1,645, Chakki atta (delivery)
Rs 1,645-1,650, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 265, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 265, Roller flour mill Rs
850-860 (50 kg), Maida Rs 930-950 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 980-990 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati
common new Rs 5,400-5,500, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,350-5,200, Permal raw Rs 1,900-1,950, Permal
wand Rs 2,075-2,125, Sela Rs 2,400-2,500 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,775-1,800, Bajra Rs 1,600-1,605, Jowar
yellow Rs 1,800-1,900, white Rs 3,400-3,500, Maize Rs 1,450-1,460, Barley Rs 1,610-1,615. SUN KPS
ADI MR
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LSU AgCenter
The LSU AgCenter says they are facing serious budget cuts. The H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research
Station is located in Rayne. They are one of 18 research centers across the state.
According to the LSU AgCenter, every dollar that the state has invested in research has led to
$30 in farmers pockets. Dr. Dustin Harrell, an Extension Rice Specialist at the facility, says
Clearfield Rice is an example of this investment.
Clearfield Rice is a breed of rice that was created at the Rice Research Station in 2002. The rice
is resistant to red rice, a weed very similar to rice that often plagues farmers.
Clearfield technology was probably the biggest thing thats ever happened in rice production,
said Dr. Harrell.
Clearfield Rice is now used around the world. According the research center, it has allowed
farmers to switch from water planting to drill planting and it allows them to use less water,
fertilizer and pesticides.
Harrell says that funding the LSU AgCenter is what makes breakthroughs like Clearfield
technology possible.
The funding is really important to continue with the research that were doing and help the
industry in our region, says Dr. Harrell.
This is not the first time that the AgCenter has faced cuts. The stations are down 800 employees
compared to eight years ago and two stations have already been closed.
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A severe drought that is threatening Asias top rice producers and drying up the Mekong River
basin in Southeast Asia has exerted only limited impact on prices, thanks to last years huge rice
surplus, according to officials. Despite El Nino hurting crops for the largest exporters of rice in
the world, there has been little price increase, observed Nathan Childs, an agricultural
economist with USDA. Unlike other grains, rice is not traded on a global exchange, and many
purchases are between governments or private parties, Childs explained.
Rice (Grade B, Bangkok) from Thailand, the worlds second largest producer, was trading at
$3.93, down from a high of $4, but up from a low of $3.80 on April 15, according to U.S.
officials and the International Grains Council.Weather is affecting the current crop. El Nino has
parched farmland across India, Thailand and Vietnam. The three account for more than 60% of
the global rice trade of about 43 million tons.The weather pattern is also worsening a water
shortage caused by the number of hydroelectric dams being built along the Mekong, a 3,000-mile
river that runs from China to Thailand to the South China Sea. According to the United Nations,
the Mekong is now at its lowest level in a century.
For Asian farmers, for whom the Mekong Rivers flow and sediments are critically important to
their farming, the result is the first drop in rice production since 2010.Northeast Thailand is in
very bad shape, said Richard Cronin, director of the Southeast Asia program at the Stimson
Center in Washington, D.C. Its politically sensitive (as well with) the countryside versus
Bangkok.Meanwhile, as the two sides fight, the dams are destroying the ecology of the river,
according to Cronin.The situation could impact a major rice-growing region. The Mekong River
countries of Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar produce about 63 million metric
tons of rice, or 13% of global output, according to USDA.
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Nearly a decade after a spike in global food prices sent shockwaves around the world, Asias top
rice producers are suffering from a blistering drought that threatens to cut output and boost prices
of a staple for half of the worlds population, Vietnam News Agency reported.World rice
production is expected to decline for the first time this year since 2010, as failing rains linked to
an El Nino weather pattern cut down crop yields in Asias rice bowl.A heat wave is sweeping the
top rice exporter India, while the second largest supplier Thailand, is facing a second year of
drought.
Swathes of farmland in Vietnam, the third-biggest supplier, are also parched as irrigation fed by
the Mekong River runs dry.The three account for more than 60% of the global rice trade.
James Fell, an economist at the International Grains Council (IGC) said there has been no a large
price reaction to hot and dry weather thanks to surplus stocks in India and Thailand.
But that cant last forever.
Rice inventories in the three top exporters are set to fall to 19 million tonnes at the end of 2016,
the biggest year-on-year drop since 2003, according to Reuters calculations based on US
Department of Agriculture data.
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The Department of Agricultures Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the following
prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and
location, and the resulting marketing loan gain (MLG) and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates
applicable to the 2015 crop, which will become effective today at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET).
Rough rice prices increased $0.14 per cwt for long grain and $0.15 per cwt for medium/short
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Food security, as a matter of national concern, cannot be considered in isolation from the broader
economic, social and physical environments. In recent years, many countries have experienced
slower economic growth, affecting disposable income levels and, consequently, consumer
spending and food consumption patterns. The physical environment has, likewise, experienced
challenges from climate events and continued loss of arable land and freshwater resources.
During the same period, many food commodity prices have also fallen. While this makes food
more affordable, it also reduces farm incomes and reduces investment in infrastructure and
technology needed to improve overall productivity. A vicious cycle may ensue in which reduced
productivity can further reduce farm incomes and a countrys agricultural competitiveness.
That there has been no discernible challenge to food security in the recent past should not be
taken to mean that Asean countries have become food secure. In a new normal, Asean,
particularly, and Asia, generally, has shown slower economic growth which affected the incomes
of many of those who are food insecure. But, with lower commodity prices, food prices generally
had also declined. This situation, however, could potentially be a false dawn if events cause food
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According to the 2015 Rice Bowl Index report, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia are relatively robust in
their food security preparedness compared with other Asean countries
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The government has planned to provide farmers an incentive of Rs5,000 per hectare each to encourage
them to grow paddy
May 12, 2016- The government has planned to expand the acreage of Chaite Dhan (spring paddy) by
200,000 hectares in a bid to increase output and make the country self-reliant in food grain.According to
the Ministry of Agricultural Development, the government has accorded priority to boosting the
production of both summer and spring crops. Dilaram Bhandari, director of the Crop Development
Directorate (CDD), said they had aimed to increase the spring crop acreage to an additional 350,000
hectares
having
round-the-year
irrigation
facilities.
The country possesses 1.42 million hectares of land suitable for growing paddy. However, spring paddy is
planted on only 112,000 hectares.
Bhandari said the ministry was planning to increase the spring crop acreage to 300,000 hectares. The
ministry has also planned to use improved technology and seeds of both types of paddy, he said.Most
farmers do not prefer spring paddy which has a larger grain. However, it has a higher productivity than
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Similarly, the government is providing a 50 percent subsidy on spring crop seeds while Nepal Food
Corporation
will
fix
the
price
and
purchase
the
harvests
from
farmers.
CDD Director Bhandari said the corporation had been reluctant to buy spring crops as they could contain
moisture during harvest time.Meanwhile, the International Rice Research Institute has expanded the
distribution of the improved paddy seeds to 21 districts that are considered to be food insecure. The paddy
can be grown on dry as well as wet land, according to the institute.
Bhava Prasad Tripathi, senior officer at the institute, said they had launched the programme in eight
districts
in
the
Tarai
and
13
district
in
the
hills.
They are Banke, Bardiya, Kanchanpur, Kailali, Dang, Kapilvastu, Jhapa, Morang, Baitadi, Doti,
Dadeldhura, Achham, Surkhet, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Rolpa, Salyan, Pyuthan, Palpa, Arghakhanchi and
Gulmi.
Author Name: http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited (DU) Rice Stewardship
Partnership jointly submitted or supported three proposals that request funding through the
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership
Program (RCPP).
The Rice Stewardship Partnership is looking to build off the successes that have already been
accomplished through the National Rice RCPP project, Sustaining the Future of Rice, funded in
2015 across all six rice-growing states. The existing project uses NRCS programs,
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program
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U.S. 2016/17 total use is projected at 248 million cwt, up 12 percent from the previous year with both
domestic and residual use and exports projected higher. Long-grain exports for 2016/17 are forecast at 81
million cwt, up 12 million from the previous year and the largest in more than a decade. Combined
medium- and short-grain exports are forecast at 32 million cwt, up 1 million cwt from 2015/16. Despite
increased domestic use and exports, 2016/17 all rice ending stocks are forecast to rise 7 million cwt to
50.4 million. Long-grain stocks are forecast at 38.0 million cwt, up 15.5 million cwt from the previous
year and the largest since 1985/86. Combined medium- and short-grain ending stocks are forecast down
8.5 million cwt to 10.5 million. The 2016/17 all rice season-average price is forecast at $11.30 to $12.30
per cwt; down $0.60 at the midpoint the previous year.
Global 2016/17 rice production is forecast at a record 480.7 million tons and total supply at 587.1 million
tons, up 2.3 million from the previous year. Total global rice consumption is forecast at 480.5 million
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State
May 8,
2015
May 1,
2016
May 8,
2016
2011-2015
average
Percent
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Arkansas
80
87
93
72
California
64
15
40
38
Louisiana
92
81
88
94
Mississippi
77
69
80
66
Missouri
63
94
98
63
Texas
74
79
86
89
Six States
77
72
82
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Butte County rice farmer Josh Sheppard readies equipment to be moved to a different field during land
preparation before planting. Throughout the Sacramento Valley, farmers are busy planting a more-typical
amount of rice acreage this year, after reductions the last two years due to water shortages.
Photo/Ching Lee
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Thanks to improved rainfall and recovering reservoirs, farmers in Northern California say they
are back to planting a more-normal amount of rice this season, after water shortages forced them
to reduce production the last two years.But the additional plantings come as the global rice
market is struggling, with large supplies weighing down prices and farmers in more parts of the
world growing medium-grain rice, directly competing with California farmers.
Concerns about rice prices have not slowed planting activities in the Sacramento Valley, though.
All across the region, growers are "going six ways from Sunday and working every single field,"
said Sean Doherty, who farms rice in Colusa, Sutter and Yolo counties."We're back to a regular,
normal year," he said.Despite periodic rain in recent weeks, Butte County grower Josh Sheppard
said he's happy with the progress he's made, noting that rain is normal during planting and that
the downpours have not caused significant delays. He said he expects to be finished by the end of
the week.
Fields that had been taken out of production for the last year or two have had a good rest and are
"working up beautifully," Doherty said, allowing him to do fewer tillage passes. He said he's
expecting better weed control and good yields in those fields. Having to do less tillage is a cost
saving, "which is nice because the price of rice is abysmal," he added.The softening market is
"very heavy on the minds of producers," Sheppard said. Much of the land on which he farms is
best suited for rice production and will remain in rice despite the lower prices, he noted.After
fallowing 30 percent of his acreage last year due to lack of water, Sutter County rice farmer Walt
Trevethan said he's planting all of his ground this year. That has allowed him to keep his
employees working longer, whereas their hours were cut short last year during planting and
harvest.
"The biggest concern is the market," he said. "If we're going to have wall-to-wall rice and the
market is already weak, what's it going to do when all this rice is harvested?"
Doherty said warehouse space for the incoming crop could be a problem this fall, but he added
that he's "hopeful there'll be some sales and the issue will be alleviated by summertime."
Higher prices for medium-grain rice in recent years and reduced plantings in California attracted
competition from farmers in other rice-producing regions around the U.S. and the world to fill
the gap, said Chris Crutchfield, president and CEO of American Commodity Co. in Williams.
Until recently, the higher-value dollar also slowed U.S. exports, and for California rice, it was
particularly problematic in lower-income markets such as the Middle East.
Now, with full planting returning to the Sacramento Valley and significant stocks from 2014 and
2015, Crutchfield said there will be "a lot of inventory" to work through and marketers will have
to "use price as a mechanism to buy our way back into the markets that we've lost to competition
from alternative origins."
Farmers in Southern states such as Arkansas and Louisiana who traditionally have grown longgrain rice switched to growing more medium grain, as did farmers in India, Southeast Asia and
Europe, creating competition for California in the Middle East and the Oceania markets, he
noted. While the South has scaled back its medium-grain plantings this year, Crutchfield said
California still faces significant competition from around the world.
"For the last couple of years, the global marketplace has been consuming medium-grain Japonica
rice from a whole lot of different origins that in the past had not been available," he said.
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Futures:
SOYBEANS
High
Low
Last Change
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Wheat
High Low
Cash Bids 471 426
New Crop 471 446
Futures:
WHEAT
High Low
Last Change
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Grain Sorghum
High Low
Cash Bids 351 341
New Crop 318 292
Corn
High Low
Cash Bids 398 368
New Crop 385 374
Futures:
CORN
High Low
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Cotton
Futures:
COTTON
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 61.75 60.55 60.6 -0.3
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Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures:
ROUGH RICE
High Low
May '16
Last Change
1126.5 +9.5
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1206.0 +8.0
May '17
1228.5 +8.0
Rice Comment
Rice futures ended higher again today. The WASDE report showed global stocks declining from 114.38
million metric tons to 106.43 million metric tons for the 15-16 marketing year, and stocks holding steady
at that level for 16-17. The market will be watching crop progress closely. Currently, USDA says 82% of
the crop is now in the ground and 67% is emerged. Arkansas farmers have 93% of the intended acres
already planted, with 82% emerged. This large crop could limit the upside potential of the market,
however, dry conditions in other rice growing regions of the world could provide support. The first level
of resistance for July is the recent high of $11.55 1/2.
Cattle
Futures:
Live Cattle:
LIVE CATTLE
High
Low
Last Change
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Feeders:
FEEDER CATTLE
High
Low
Last Change
136.700 +0.100
Arkansas Prices
Conway Livestock Auction
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City - Weekly Weighted Average Summary Wednesday
Cattle Comment
Cattle prices closed lower after starting the day out higher. While beef prices continue to improve, cattle
prices remain under pressure due to light demand and continued profit taking from the recent rally in
cattle prices.
Hogs
Futures:
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Last Change
75.075 +0.250
Hog Comment
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Due to proximity, Pakistan is the most favourite and cost-effective market for India in terms of
raw material import for their agriculture and textile products. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cannot offer trade concessions to India unilaterally and the latter needs
to adopt a reciprocal approach, said Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir while chairing
a meeting with Pakistani members of the Pak-India Business Council.The delegation, led by
Yawar Ali Shah, briefed the minister on their recent visit to India and the outcome of meetings
held with Indian business and trade stakeholders.
Trade concessions cannot be offered to India unilaterally. India also needs to provide access to
Pakistani products with a preferential duty regime, said Dastgir.
Pakistan is making all-out efforts to increase exports to India to $1 billion within a year as textile
products and readymade garments have a great potential in the neighbours market.
Due to proximity, Pakistan is the most favourite and cost-effective market for India in terms of
raw material import for their agriculture and textile products, said the minster. He told the
delegation that the commerce ministry had restructured the National Tariff Commission (NTC)
in line with the legal framework set under the guidance of the Supreme Court.
Agro-products
The delegation informed the minister that Indian food manufacturers were looking for different
Pakistani agricultural products like mangoes and kinnows in specific seasons.
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Other agricultural products like green peas could also be exported to India as they run cold
storages at a far less capacity of 200,000 tons, they said.
The businessmen were of the view that both countries should cooperate in the promotion of
small and medium enterprises, agriculture, tourism and culture, research, branding of Basmati
rice and visits of business groups.
Gems and jewellery
Later, a delegation of the Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association also called on the minister
to discuss how to give a boost to gems and jewellery exports.
Assuring full cooperation to the association, the minister said keeping in view the potential of
exports from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the government had decided to allocate a substantial budget
in the next fiscal year for establishing a multibillion-rupee expo centre in Peshawar.
To promote gem products, we will include gems exhibitions in the calendar of events of the
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, he added.
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This is mainly because of decline in shipments of major exportable items such as rice, buffalo meat and
guargum in 2015-16. However, for a second year in a row, exports of buffalo meat exceeded that of
Basmati rice. (Reuters)
Indias agricultural and processed food exports fell by close to 20% in the last fiscal compared
with FY15. This is mainly because of decline in shipments of major exportable items such as
rice, buffalo meat and guargum in 2015-16. However, for a second year in a row, exports of
buffalo meat exceeded that of Basmati rice.According to data from the Agricultural and
Processed Food Products and Export Development Authority (Apeda), the value of agri-product
exports fell to R1.05 lakh crore in FY16 against R1.31 lakh crore reported in FY15. The fall in
shipments is mainly because of lower global commodity prices and sluggish demand abroad, an
official said.
Exports of buffalo meat, while declining 8% in value terms to R26,682 crore in the last fiscal,
still remained the largest item in the Apeda export basket. Buffalo meat exports surpassed the
value of Basmati rice exports for the first time in FY15.Shipments of the aromatic grain fell 17%
by value to R22,714 crore in FY 16 mainly because of lower exports to Iran and a fall in prices.
In the case of exports of non-Basmati rice, the decline was a steep 26% in terms of value.Sources
said that the average realisation from Basmati exports has fallen from $1,295 per tonne in FY14
to around $850 a tonne in FY16 while for non-Basmati rice, the fall was to $350 per tonne in the
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif (Photo: PTI)
Pakistan Commerce Minister said that India should adopt a reciprocal approach as far
trade concessions were concerned.
Islamabad: Pakistan cannot offer "unilateral" trade concessions to India, Commerce Minister
Khurram Dastgir has said, underlining that India should also provide
access to Pakistani products with preferential duty regime.
Khan said this while he chaired a meeting with a delegation of Pakistani
members of the Pak-India Business Council in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The delegation, led by Yawar Ali Shah, briefed the minister on their
recent visit to India and the outcome of meetings held with Indian
business and trade stakeholders.The minister said that India should adopt
a reciprocal approach as far trade concessions were concerned.
"Trade concessions cannot be offered to India unilaterally. India also needs to provide access to
Pakistani products with a preferential duty regime," Khan was quoted as saying by The Express
Tribune newspaper.
He said Pakistan is making all-out efforts to increase exports to India to USD 1 billion within a
year as textile products and readymade garments have a great potential in the neighbour's market.
"Due to proximity, Pakistan is the most favourite and cost-effective market for India in terms of
raw material import for their agriculture and textile products," the Commerce minister said.
He told the delegation that the Commerce ministry had restructured the National Tariff
Commission (NTC) in line with the legal framework set under the guidance of the Supreme
Court.
The delegation informed the minister that Indian food manufacturers were looking for different
Pakistani agricultural products like mangoes and kinnows in specific seasons."Other agricultural
products like green peas could also be exported to India as they run cold storages at a far less
capacity of 200,000 tons," they said.The businessmen were of the view that both countries
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Product
Price
3700
1100
2220
South Africa, HPS 70/80 peanuts CFR main European ports (USD/t)
2000
South African, HPS 40/50 peanuts CFR main European ports (USD/t)
1950
1485
832
691
583
Peanuts
White Sugar
Source:agra-net
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Market Center
Variety
Min Price
Max Price
Jhagadiya (Gujarat)
Other
1550
1800
Keshkal (Chattisgarh)
Other
1250
1300
Other
1460
1540
Kasargod (Kerala)
Other
1400
1500
Attabira (Orissa)
Other
1410
1450
Other
1050
1070
Nabha (Punjab)
Other
2000
2800
Other
1500
2500
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
Other
800
1100
Jagraon (Punjab)
Other
700
750
Jalore (Rajasthan)
Other
800
1000
Bhivandi (Maharashtra)
Other
1950
2450
Maize
Paddy(Dhan)
Papaya
Onion
Source:agmarknet.nic.in
Egg
Rs per 100 No
Price on 10-05-2016
Product
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Ahmedabad
413
Nagapur
396
Namakkal
390
Source: e2necc.com
Product
Market Center
Origin
Variety
Low
High
Potatoes
Package: 50 lb cartons
Atlanta
Colorado
Russet
16.50
18.50
Chicago
Idaho
Russet
15
16
Detroit
Wisconsin
Russet
18
18.50
Cabbage
Package: 50 lb sacks
Atlanta
Florida
11.50
12.50
Dallas
Mexico
8.50
10.75
Miami
Florida
13
15
Apples
Atlanta
Virginia
Red Delicious
25.75
26
Chicago
Michigan
Red Delicious
18.50
18.50
Miami
Washington
Red Delicious
24
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The LCC is a tool used to determine the nitrogen requirement of the soil, while the MOET is a
simplified kit used to diagnose micronutrient deficiencies of the soil.Teachers also familiarized
themselves with the rice machines developed by the PhilRice.Two more batches of training on
the same subject are slated from May 16 to 20 and from June 20 to 24. The teacher-trainees will
be an addition to the Infomediary Campaign participating schools, said Jaime A. Manalo IV,
campaign team lead.
By end-June, there will be more than 200 Infomediary Campaign participating schools
nationwide, Manalo added.The PhilRices Infomediary Campaign is being implemented in
partnership with the Department of Education and the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/government-wants-students-to-learn-climate-smart-agriculture/
National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) has developed a mobile app for Android called
riceXpert that will provide information related to farm practices, Union Agriculture Minister
Radha Mohan Singh said on Monday.The Android app, listed on Google Play, provides
information to farmers in real-time on insect pests, nutrients, weeds, nematodes and diseaserelated problems, rice varieties for different ecologies, farm implements for different field and
post harvest operations, he said.
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Inspired by the success of the country's first commercially released biotech crop -- Bt brinjal -- in
2013, Bangladesh is now field testing three more crops developed through applications of agrobiotechnology.These are: late blight resistant potato, Bt cotton and vitamin-A enriched Golden
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The launch of the federal governments Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers
Programme which is a financial model for small holder farmers has sparked off agricultural
activities, particularly rice cultivation in the states. The CBN loan package to farmers has
brought out the commitment in farmers and propelled them into massive production of rice in
the state, writes YAHYA SARKI.
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