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Special Advisor on rice
production slams Ministry
Mr Frederick Kyei, Special Advisor for Local
Rice Production, has slammed the decision of
Ministry of Trade and Industry to ban inland
importation of rice, saying it is costing the
country GH? 6.4 million a month.He said
averagely Ghana losses one million Ghana cedis
every week, since the small scale rice importers
pay revenue to the state at the inland entry
points, based on the bring in as you pay basis.
Mr Kyei told Ghana News Agency in an
interview on Tuesday that the foreign large scale
rice importers however brings in the commodity
through Tema and Takoradi ports and store the
rice into customs bonded ware houses and only
pay duty to the State when the goods are sold.He
denied the accusation of Small Scale Rice
Dealers Association (SSRIDA) that he has
connived with officials at the Trade Ministry as
well as Ministry of Food and Agriculture to
enforce the ban on inland rice importation
asking: Within the 18 months the policy was
introduced do you know how much we are
losing as a country?
Mr Kyei who also described himself as a rice
expert said there is no way he would support
foreign importers of rice at the expense of
Ghanaians since the indigenous traders are bread
winners as well supporting the national
economy.Frustrating the business of SSRIDA
is not helping the economy and rather giving
monopoly to foreign importers of rice leading to
price hikes.He said as local rice producers they
are only looking forward to the day when Ghana
would be self sufficient to emulate the example
of Nigeria by banning all imports of the
commodity.He said until that is done
government must lift the ban to support the local
traders to be in business.Mr Kyei debunked
claims by the foreign importers that they are into
large scale production of rice in Ghana and
challenged them to point out where such farms
exist.
UD's Seyfferth to create rice
paddies to study ways to lower
arsenic levels in rice
Angelia Seyfferth (left), assistant professor
of plant and soil sciences, conducts soil-
based rice experiments with graduate
student Fred Teasley and undergraduate
student Kelli Kearns inside an
environmental chamber where temperature
and humidity are controlled to provide a
tropical environment for the rice plants.
1:27 p.m., Sept. 23, 2014--The University of
Delawares Angelia Seyfferth has received a
prestigious five-year, $465,000 National
Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early
Career Development Award for studies on
arsenic in rice, and the funding will provide
for the installation of the first rice paddies in
the state.
The rice paddies, to be created on the College
of Agriculture and Natural Resources(CANR)
campus in spring 2015, will not only aid
Seyfferths research on potential methods to
lower arsenic levels in rice a staple crop for
nearly half of the people on Earth but they
will also provide an important teaching tool
for UD graduate and undergraduate students,
and local high school and middle school
students, as well.
Seyfferth, assistant professor in
CANRs Department of Plant and Soil
Sciences, is the first recipient of an NSF
Career Award in the college and CANR Dean
Mark Rieger said he is thrilled that Seyfferth
has received the award.To my knowledge it
is the first one that has been awarded to our
college, so it's definitely a milestone and a
reflection of the caliber of our most recent
hires, said Rieger. The best part of the NSF
Career program is the intentional and thorough
integration of teaching and research, which
means that students will also benefit from this
award."
Blake Meyers, chair of the Department of
Plant and Soil Sciences and the Edward F. and
Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of
Plant and Soil Sciences, added that the award
shows the great work and research conducted
by Seyfferth.Her work is exceptional,
focused on the coupled effects of plant and
soil processes on trace element and nutrient
cycling in the rhizosphere, said Meyers.
Through her research and teaching supported
by the NSF Career award, she will bring
together and build on many aspects of our
departmental expertise in plants and soils. I'm
thrilled for her and to have her as a colleague
in our department."
Research and teaching
Seyfferth said the award requires almost equal
weight to be put on the research and teaching
components.With all NSF awards, the
broader impacts of the research are important,
but this particular award is about the
integration of the research with the
education, Seyfferth said. Its not just doing
research but really how you integrate
education into the research.As such, a major
component of the project will be the
establishment of a dozen small rice paddies at
a new outdoor research education laboratory
the Rice Investigation, Communication and
Education (RICE) Facility to be built in
cooperation with students in UDs landscape
design program.The facility will enable field
experiments and integrate research with
educational outreach, and Seyfferth said plans
are in the works to involve high school and
middle school students.
Arsenic research
Arsenic is a cancer-causing compound that
can show up in drinking water or food.
Humans can get exposed to arsenic through
ingesting food or water that has arsenic, and
the toxic effects depend on the concentrations
of arsenic in the food or water as well as the
dose the amount of food or water that is
ingested.Rice tends to have more arsenic
compared to other cereal crops and arsenic in
rice is an especially important issue for people
who eat a lot of rice. Since over half the
worlds population depends on rice as a staple
food, finding ways to lower arsenic in rice is
extremely important.
Seyfferths research will look at different
ways to decrease arsenic concentrations in rice
grains while also increasing yield. Her
research will consider arsenic dynamics in the
soil solution as well as within the plants
themselves, from the water the plants are in
contact with to the grains that people eat.It
will also look at how management practices
could affect the biogeochemistry of carbon
and iron dynamics. For example, iron oxides
precipitate on the outside of a plants roots and
are thought to absorb arsenic before it can get
taken up by a plant, and adding organic matter
into the soil as a way of soil management
could enhance carbon cycling and methane
production.
If we were to incorporate a material into the
soil with the goal of decreasing arsenic levels
in rice, we want to be sure we are not creating
another environmental problem in the process
by increasing greenhouse gas emissions
from soils. We are ultimately looking for an
economical and sustainable solution that could
be adopted by farmers in the U.S. and
especially in developing countries where
arsenic contamination and poisoning is a
critical issue, said Seyfferth.
UD rice paddies
Seyfferth is already growing rice in rice
chambers at UD to conduct the research, but
she will be aided in an important way with the
construction of the RICE Facility paddies on
UDs Newark farm in the spring of 2015.
Some people might laugh and say, Why
would you want to grow rice here? Well,
theres no reason that you cant grow rice here
in Delaware, said Seyfferth. As long as
everything more or less stays the same, we can
expect to have relatively humid summers. In
terms of the growing season, wed only be
able to grow rice in the summer but wed be
able to have enough time to grow a four-
month rice crop.
The RICE Facilitys 12 paddy mesocosms
were designed in conjunction with Carmine
Balascio, associate professor of plant and soil
sciences, and his students in a landscape
design course.Seyfferth said the students came
up with a grading plan and a design for
building the rice paddies with water
management in mind. In addition to the
excavating team Seyfferth is hiring, some of
the students from the class will have a hand in
the actual construction of the RICE
Facility. Seyfferth and her team will grow
different varieties of rice each year and at the
end of the study they will have a large data set
of several globally important rice varieties.
Plants will be grown in the RICE Facility in
summers, and in environmental chambers in
the Fisher Greenhouse Laboratory in the fall
and winter.
Specifically, we will grow varieties that are
important for both the U.S. and for Southeast
Asia, where arsenic in rice and in drinking
water is a huge problem affecting more than
100 million people, said Seyfferth.
Teaching component
Graduate and undergraduate researchers in
Seyfferths laboratory will work on the rice
paddy fields and students from her class,
Humans and Environmental Sustainability,
will also have a chance to learn about the
paddies. In addition, students from Newark
High School will have the opportunity to work
on the paddies in the summer and middle
school students from Serviam Academy will
have a one day summer camp called Soil is
Life to learn about the importance of soil in
food production.
Seyfferth said that the grant has funding to pay
the high school students to work on the
research project. This will provide a unique
opportunity for these young students eager to
pursue scientific interests. When I was a
student, I wish I had an opportunity like that
but I always had to get a side job and work, so
the high school students are actually going to
get paid hourly to work in the summertime,
said Seyfferth. I dont want them to have to
make a choice between having that hands-on
experience and working so they can do both at
the same time.
Article by Adam Thomas
Photos by Lindsay Yeager and courtesy of
Angelia Seyfferth
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Missouri Rice Heads to
the Front of the Class
NEW MADRID, MO -- Last week, more than
350 Missouri students learned about rice grown
in their state and the role rice plays in leading a
healthy lifestyle. Missouri rice producer Blake
Gerard and Megan Zehner, a dietetic intern with
the Missouri Department of Health, led five
assemblies at four New Madrid County schools
and one school in Cape Girardeau. The learning
events were based on the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Know Your Farmer, Know Your
Food, program to inspire learning and
conversation about local foods.
Gerard
brought the
farm
experience to
the classroom
for fourth and
fifth grade students at Lilbourn, New Madrid,
and Matthews Elementary schools as well as
kindergarten through eighth grade students at
Prodigy Leadership Academy. Missouri rice
producers Amy Dowdy, Chuck Earnest, and
Trent Haggard also took part in the events."I
always enjoy showing students the rice growing
process and teaching them about the benefits
rice brings to Missouri," said Gerard. "Too
many people are detached from agriculture and
the food supply, but activities like this let us tell
our story and connect young people with locally-
grown food."
Students received the USA Rice Federation's
U.S.-Grown Rice in the Classroom pamphlet,
National Rice Month colored pencils, and
seasoned rice packets to take home to prepare
with their families.

"It is important to
educate students
on where their
food comes from
and how it arrives
on their plate,"
said Amy
Grammer, a
teacher at
Prodigy Leadership Academy. "We were
excited to host this program and are working
with Blake to plan a field trip to his farm later
this month." USA Rice worked with New
Madrid County Schools to ensure brown rice
was served with steamed vegetables for a lunch
at all six county schools on the day of the event,
and USA Rice's
new Spanish
Brown Rice recipe
for K-12, was
served at Prodigy
Leadership
Academy.At New
Madrid County
middle and high
schools, students
taking courses in Agriculture and Family &
Consumer Science took part in a "Build Your
Own Healthy Rice Bowl" activity with the
option to prepare a Southwest Fajita, Sweet &
Sour, or Breakfast rice bowl.
Edible homework is the best
"All of the students are aware of MyPlate and
know that rice has a place in healthy eating,"
said Zehner. "Having students create their own
rice bowl with ingredients they can commonly
find in their pantry or refrigerator encourages
them to make smart choices when preparing
food at home."
USA Rice works with state rice industry leaders
to conduct classroom learning events and
nationally with school foodservice menu
planners to encourage greater usage of brown
rice to comply with the whole grain
requirements for school meals.
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Texas Rice Festival
celebrates 45th
September 23, 2014 Regional & State No
comments
The Texas Rice Festival celebrates
everything to do with rice and good times.
Chartered in 1969, the festival is a weeklong
event held annually in Winnie, beginning
with the BBQ Cook-off the fourth weekend
in September. The event, currently in its
45th year, is held as a celebration of the rice
harvest and features family entertainment
with down-home country flair. More than
100,000 people crowd the Winnie-Stowell
Park annually. BBQ Weekend, sponsored by
Whataburger, starts off the festivities with a
Fajita Jackpot and BBQ Cook-off,
Horseshoe Pitching & Washer Tournaments,
TRF Queen Coronation, and Live Music
Street Dances with Jimmy & the Jokers will
be held September 26 through September
27. The finale of the cook-off weekend will
be the Gospel Jubilee on Sunday afternoon.
Wrights Amusement Carnival (with a one-
price bracelet available each day) will be
open Friday, Saturday and Sunday of BBQ
Weekend.
Festival activities beginning on Wednesday,
Oct. 1, include Wrights Amusement
Carnival, vendor booths; rice education
exhibits, and a multi-million dollar farm
equipment display. The entertainment is
non-stop along with lots of great food,
including rice balls, gumbo, ettouffe,
pistolettes, blooming onions, crab balls,
boudain balls, pork-ka-bobs and many other
delicious delicacies. The event is renowned
for its outstanding cuisine.
Wednesday, Oct. 1, opening night, features
entertainment by American Sons, Adam
Hood and Cody Johnson Band. The first
1000 paid adults receive a special designed
T-shirt on Wednesday and Thursday
nights.Thursday, Oct. 2 will begin with
Mike & the Moonpies, Jason Eady, and end
with the Turnpike Troubadours
Friday, Oct. 3, is youth day, sponsored by
Dougets Rice Mill. The park opens at 9:00
am, and is free admission for kids 18 and
under until 5:00 pm. Youth day activities
include a 4-H and FFA livestock show,
diaper derby, baby costume contest, Little
Rice King and Miss La Petite Contests,
Little Rice Sweetheart Pageant, Junior
Queen Pageant, characters in the park, face
painting, poster, photography and art
contests and an ice cream eating contest.
Performances by the East Chamber
Buccadears, Hamshire-Fannett Golden
Girls, and the Anahuac Pantherettes will be
made throughout the day. Dougets Rice
Day continues later that evening with Cajun
night featuring entertainment by Charles
Thibodeaux & The Austin Cajun Aces, then
Geno Delafose, and closing the evening is
Wayne Toups & ZyDeCajun.
Saturday, Oct. 4, is a full day of family fun.
It is a harvest celebration featuring non-stop
entertainment beginning with the Grand
Parade followed by Opening
Ceremonies. Saturdays entertainers will
begin with Book of Days followed by the
American Cancer Auction, a rice cooking
contest, craft show, featuring 30 booths,
photography and art exhibits, antique car
show, and youth longhorn show. Later that
evening on stage will be Cowboy Mouth
followed by Stoney Larue. The performance
by Bag of Donuts will conclude the 2014
festival.So come on out and enjoy the great
food and entertainment offered by the Texas
Rice Festival.
For more information on ticket prices please
visit the Texas Rice Festival website
at www.texasricefestival.org.
Winnie is located just off IH-10, Exit 829,
between Houston and Beaumont, with
lodging and RV facilities available. For
information call Chris Street at 718-0205, or
Heath Hebert at 832-2027 or check out the
TRF web site.The Texas Rice Festival is
sponsored by Budweiser, Dougets Rice,
Philpott Motors, Market Basket, Chambers
County, Swat Construction, Whataburger,
and Miller Lite.
Thailand, Vietnam to supply rice
to Philippines
by Raymund F. Antonio

September 24, 2014
Starting next month, Vietnam and Thailand
will supply 500,000 metric tons of rice
under government-to-government deals,
Presidential Adviser for Food Security and
Agricultural Modernization Francis
Pangilinan said on Wednesday.They would
have to deliver their first tranche by October
15, Pangilinan said at the sideline of the
inspection of 50 seized containers of white
rice held at the Manila International
Container Port (MICP).He said the delivery
schedule will run from Oct. 15 until
December as set by the National Food
Authority (NFA).As part of the deals,
Thailand would be bringing in 300,000
metric tons of rice while Vietnam will
supply 200,000 metric tons at the price that
was much lower than the price offered
during the failed bidding, he said.

NFA earlier failed to secure acceptable
offers for the bidding of the 500,000 metric
tons of rice because these were way above
the approved budget for the contract of
456.60 USD per metric ton.But Pangilinan
remarked that NFA had 13 USD in savings
per metric ton as a result of the failed
bidding.In total, he said the cost saving
would be more than six million USD (P290
million) for the half million metric tons.It
was right for us to reject the prices offered at
the failed bidding because we were able to
save when we rejected the bid offers as too
high and went into government to
government (deals), he said.Asked whether
the government intends to increase rice
imports due to 87,576 tons of unmilled rice
lost to typhoons, Pangilinan did not give a
definitive reply.We dont know how
September would play out in terms of the
weather. We have to monitor the last quarter
on the possible impact on our yields, he
said.But right now yields are coming in,
harvest time is around the corner. The price
of rice grain is now lower compared to the
first half (of the year), Pangilinan said.
Indonesia to import 200,000
tonnes of rice from Vietnam

Indonesia's state logistics agency BULOG has
reached a deal with the Vietnam Food
Association to purchase 200,000 tonnes of rice,
officials announced at a seminar in Jakarta on
September 23.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh
attended the seminar held by the Indonesian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(KADIN).The seminar offered an opportunity
for Vietnamese businesses to get a better
understanding of Indonesias market and
governmental trade policies as well as meet with
potential farm produce and rice cooperation
partners.Speaking at the seminar, Deputy
Minister Anh said Indonesia is Vietnams fourth
largest trade partner in South East Asia.
In 2013, two-way trade turnover reached over
US$4.8 billion, up 4.8% compared to 2012s
figure.In the first eight months of 2014, the
figure amounted to US$3.3 billion, up 13.4%
over last years corresponding period.Leaders
have agreed to elevate Vietnam-Indonesia
relations to a strategic partnership, and bring
two-way trade turnover to US$5 billion by 2015
and US$10 billion by 2018, Anh said.At their
earlier talks on September 22, Deputy Minister
Tran Tuan Anh and his Indonesian counterpart
Bayu Krisnamurthy emphasized the need to
enhance bilateral cooperation in producing
goods and joining the global supply chain and
devising solutions to overcome the
shortcomings.They also concurred to fully tap
each nations advantages and potential in the
production and trade sector, with a focus on
farm produce, seafood and rice.
VOV/VNN
Tags:Indonesia, rice export,
Vietnam to export rice with
higher prices
Vietnam to export rice with higher prices
HO CHI MINH CITY, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) --
Vietnam plans to export rice with an average
price of 600 U.S. dollars per ton for white rice,
and 800 U.S. dollars per ton for fragrant rice by
2020, higher than the current 452.5 U.S. dollars
per ton, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development (MARD) said Wednesday on its
website.It is part of the ministry's plan to
restructure the cultivation sector, which defines
rice production as one of the country's most
advantageous strategic spearheads and will
enjoy proper investment.
The ministry will apply a variety of means to
achieve the goal, including using high-yield,
high quality, insect-resistant rice strains that
meet the market demand and bring in high
prices, said the report.The southern Mekong
River delta is defined as the major rice- growing
region for rice export, where strains of white rice
and fragrant rice will be grown and can compete
with others in the world market.Meanwhile, the
northern Red River delta will grow strains for
domestic consumption.Besides maintaining the
traditional markets, MARD will also expand the
markets for rice export, including those in East
Asia and North Africa.Vietnam expects to
export around 6.2 million tons of rice in 2014,
and as of mid-September the country has
shipped abroad over 4.4 million tons of rice,
earning 1.9 billion U.S. dollars (in FOB) ,
according to the Vietnam Food Association.

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KCR asks PM to retain rice
levy
HYDERABAD, SEPT. 24:
The Telangana Government has appealed to the
Union Government not to reduce the rice mill
levy from 75 per cent to 25. Chief Minister K
Chandrasekhara Rao has written a letter to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to take up
the issue with the Department of Food and
Public Distribution to address the issue.The levy
mandates the rice millers to sell a fixed quantity
of the rice they process to the Food Corporation
of India (FCI) or to State agencies at the
minimum support price (MSP). They can sell the
remaining commodity in the open market. The
idea is to protect the farmers from the market
vagaries.
We have been told that the Department has
decided to reduce the levy from the 2014-14
kharif marketing season itself. If it is not to
retain the earlier levels, please ensure that the
levy is put at 50 per cent, the Chief Minister
pointed out.We have already written to the
Secretary in the department and to the Union
Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
distribution asking them not to reduce the levy,
he said.

(This article was published on September 24,
2014)
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices
Open- Sep 24
Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:37pm IST
Nagpur, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Gram prices in
Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing
Committee (APMC) strengthened on renewed
buying support from local millers amid weak
supply from producing regions. Healthy rise in
Madhya Pradesh gram prices and enquiries from
South-based millers also boosted prices,
according to sources.

* * * *

FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram mill quality reported down in open
market in absence of buyers amid release of
stock from stockists.

TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market on
subdued demand from local traders amid
ample stock in ready positionl.

* Udid varieties reported down in open market
on lack of demand from local traders
amid good supply from producing belts.

* Rice Swarna and rice HMT quoted weak in
open market here on poor buying support from
local traders amid increased arrival from
producing regions like Chhatisgarh and
Madhya Pradesh

* In Akola, Tuar - 4,900-5,000, Tuar dal -
7,100-7,300, Udid at 7,000-7,200,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 8,000-8,300, Moong -
6,900-7,300, Moong Mogar
(clean) 8,300-9,000, Gram - 2,600-2,800,
Gram Super best bold - 3,800-4,000
for 100 kg.

* Wheat, other varieties of rice and other
commodities remained steady in open market
in thin trading activity, according to sources.

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

FOODGRAINS Available prices
Previous close
Gram Auction 2,300-2,930
2,240-2,860
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-
2,600
Tuar Auction n.a. 3,900-
4,910
Moong Auction n.a.
5,200-5,500
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-
4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-
2,800
Gram Super Best Bold 3,900-4,200
3,900-4,200
Gram Super Best n.a.
Gram Medium Best 3,700-3,800
3,700-3,800
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.
Gram Mill Quality 3,450-3,550
3,500-3,600
Desi gram Raw 2,900-2,950
2,900-2,950
Gram Filter new 3,600-3,700
3,600-3,700
Gram Kabuli 8,400-9,700
8,400-9,700
Gram Pink 7,200-7,400 7,200-
7,400
Tuar Fataka Best 7,400-7,500
7,400-7,500
Tuar Fataka Medium 7,100-7,300
7,100-7,300
Tuar Dal Best Phod 6,700-6,900
6,700-6,900
Tuar Dal Medium phod 6,400-6,600
6,400-6,600
Tuar Gavarani 4,900-5,000
4,900-5,000
Tuar Karnataka 5,400-5,500
5,400-5,500
Tuar Black 8,300-8,600
8,300-8,600
Masoor dal best 6,800-7,000
6,800-7,000
Masoor dal medium 6,500-6,700
6,500-6,700
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold 9,000-9,500
9,000-9,500
Moong Mogar Medium best 8,500-8,800
8,500-8,800
Moong dal super best 7,800-7,900
7,800-7,900
Moong dal Chilka 7,700-7,900
7,700-7,900
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 8,000-9,000
8,000-9,000
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG)
8,200-8,600 8,300-8,600
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,100-
7,800 7,200-7,800
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 6,700-
7,000 6,700-7,100
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,000-5,000
4,000-5,000
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,800-3,100
2,800-3,100
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,250-3,450
3,250-3,450
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,250-
3,350 3,250-3,350
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,400-
5,200 4,400-5,200
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,500
1,200-1,500
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,650-
1,725 1,650-1,725
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,300-1,500
1,300-1,500
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-
2,450 2,100-2,450
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)
1,850-2,000 1,850-2,000
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.
n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,800-
3,200 2,800-3,200
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 1,950-
2,350 1,950-2,350
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-1,300
1,200-1,300
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,800
1,500-1,800
Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 3,200-
3,800 3,200-3,800
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000
1,800-2,000
Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,350-
2,650 2,500-2,700
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 4,000-
4,400 4,100-4,400
Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG) 5,200-
6,000 5,200-6,000
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,500-
13,500 10,500-13,500
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)
7,300-10,000 7,300-10,000
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,800
5,200-5,800
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,400-
1,600 1,400-1,600
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800
1,700-1,800

WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 35.4 degree Celsius (95.7
degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
23.2 degree Celsius (71.4 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : nil
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and
Minimum temperature likely to be around 36
and 22 degree Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant
delivery prices, but included in market prices.)


TABLE-India Grain Prices-
Delhi- Sep 24
Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:39pm IST

Rates by Asian News International, New
Delhi
Tel: 011 2619 1464
Indicative Previous

Grains opening close

(in rupees per 100 kg unless
stated)


Wheat Desi 2,100-2,900 2,100-
2,900.
Wheat Dara 1,800-2,400 1,800-
2,400.

Roller Mill (per bag) 1,800-2,100
1,700-2,000.

Maida (per bag) 1,400-1,700
1,400-1,700.
Sooji (per bag) 1,800-2,100
1,750-2,000.
Rice Basmati(Common) 8,600-
9,200 8,600-9,200.

Rice Permal 2,050-2,450 2,050-
2,450.
Rice Sela 2,300-2,600
2,300-2,600.

I.R.-8 2,200-2,500 2,100-
2,500.

Gram 3,450-3,650 3,450-
3,650.

Peas Green 2,400-3,000 2,450-
2,750.

Peas White 2,500-2,900 2,500-
2,900.

Bajra 1,500-1,900 1,500-
1,900.
Jowar white 1,400-1,600
1,400-1,600.
Maize 1,500-1,700
1,500-1,700.
Barley 1,350-1,750
1,350-1,750.

Special Advisor on rice
production slams
Mr Frederick Kyei, Special Advisor for Local
Rice Production, has slammed the decision of
Ministry of Trade and Industry to ban inland
importation of rice, saying it is costing the
country GH? 6.4 million a month.He said
averagely Ghana losses one million Ghana cedis
every week, since the small scale rice importers
pay revenue to the state at the inland entry
points, based on the bring in as you pay basis.
Mr Kyei told Ghana News Agency in an
interview on Tuesday that the foreign large scale
rice importers however brings in the commodity
through Tema and Takoradi ports and store the
rice into customs bonded ware houses and only
pay duty to the State when the goods are sold.H
e denied the accusation of Small Scale Rice
Dealers Association (SSRIDA) that he has
connived with officials at the Trade Ministry as
well as Ministry of Food and Agriculture to
enforce the ban on inland rice importation
asking: Within the 18 months the policy was
introduced do you know how much we are
losing as a country?
Mr Kyei who also described himself as a rice
expert said there is no way he would support
foreign importers of rice at the expense of
Ghanaians since the indigenous traders are bread
winners as well supporting the national
economy.Frustrating the business of SSRIDA
is not helping the economy and rather giving
monopoly to foreign importers of rice leading to
price hikes.He said as local rice producers they
are only looking forward to the day when Ghana
would be self sufficient to emulate the example
of Nigeria by banning all imports of the
commodity.He said until that is done
government must lift the ban to support the local
traders to be in business.Mr Kyei debunked
claims by the foreign importers that they are into
large scale production of rice in Ghana and
challenged them to point out where such farms
exist.
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