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May 11 ,2016
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Today Rice News Headlines...
NRRI research to benefit rice farmers say union agriculture minister

Quality seeds: The true weapon of a farmer
05/10/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
Ludicrous to say rice is worse than sugar
Rice Prices Stay Sideways Despite Severe Drought in Asia
Nigeria Can Eliminate Rice Importation With Right Policies Idinoba
Foodgrains production flat at 252.23 million tonnes in 2015-16
Sacred Oxen Signal Thai Rice Recovery as Farmers Await Rain
New talks on G2G rice deal with China
Officials Push to Make Rice Deal with China
TABLE-Thai-Vietnamese 5 pct grade rice prices - May 10
Quake damage makes rice planting in Kumamoto all but impossible
FG to establish 40 rice mills across federation
News Detail...
NRRI research to benefit rice farmers say
union agriculture minister
Cuttack, May 9 : Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha
Mohan Singh said that National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) is carrying
out researches on doubled haploid, an important aspect in plant breeding, at a
public meeting in Kandapur, Cuttack, Odisha, on Monday. . He also said that
NRRI has developed CR Paddy 310 for the first time in the world, which
contains 11% protein while other species of rice generally contain 6-7%
protein.
Editorial Board
Chief Editor
Hamlik
Managing Editor
Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah
Rozeen Shaukat
English Editor
Maryam Editor
Legal Advisor
Advocate Zaheer Minhas
Editorial Associates
Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha
Ch.Hamid Malhi
Dr.Akhtar Hussain
Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui
Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)
Islam Akhtar Khan
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim
Assistant Professor, Gomal

University DIK
Dr.Hasina Gul
Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Minister further added that the Institute is continuously trying to make rice
farming beneficial and lasting.The minister also spoke about various
initiatives launched by the central government for the welfare of farmers.
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Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology

ART, Peshawar

The Central Rice Research Institute was set up on April 23, 1946. Elevated to a national institute, it is
now known as National Rice Research Institute. It is part of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR).his Institute has developed 114 rice species for different agriculture climate condition.
The Institute has two research stations- Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS),
Hazaribagh, in Jharkhand, and the Regional Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Station (RRLRRS), Gerua,
in Assam.
http://www.newkerala.com/news/2016/fullnews-61057.html
Quality seeds: The true weapon of a farmer
Farmers planting new seeds

By: Zadok Kwame Gyesi Date : Monday, 09 May 2016 10:16
Published in Features
As a son of a farmer, and a farmer cum journalist myself, I know and understand the importance of
quality seeds in agriculture.As captured in the popular adage: Garbage in, garbage out, so every farmer
reaps what he or she sows. This, therefore, simply implies that when a farmer sows good seeds, he or she
would get a good harvest and vice versa. For centuries, farming has remained one of the oldest
occupations known to man. The agricultural sector, for instance, has remained and continue to remain the
backbone of our countrys economy.
The importance and contributions of the agricultural sector to the survival of our countrys economy,
thus, cannot be underestimated. About 60 per cent of the countrys population, according to the 2010
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national population census, was found to be engaged in the agricultural sector. It is also an established
fact that more than 90 per cent of the countrys rural population survive on agriculture.
The agricultural sector provides direct and indirect employment for the majority of the countrys
population.
Quality seeds
The sad news, however, is that most of the players in the agricultural sector are poor or within the low
income bracket. Most of them struggle to make a living from their toils.
There are a number of reasons accounting for the poverty of most Ghanaian farmers. One of the principal
reasons is that most Ghanaian farmers do not always get the expected harvest from their fields due to the
poor seeds they cultivate.
some seeds being dried for planting
Many Ghanaian farmers cultivate seeds that are of low quality, thus leading to low yields and
compounding their poverty levels.
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Many Ghanaian farmers rely on seeds from their previous growing seasons for planting in the
new cropping year. This practice has remained among many Ghanaian farming communities for
centuries.
However, according to many agricultural experts, the quality of seeds farmers plant to a large
extent determines what they harvest.
New season
Some farmers, particularly those in the southern parts of the country, have already started the
planting season while their counterparts in northern Ghana are yet to begin.
Although a section of our farmers are gradually becoming aware of the importance of quality
seeds in farm production, many of them (farmers) have been deceived by some unscrupulous
seed dealers.
Many farmers have fallen prey to deceitful seed dealers who repackaged seeds from open
markets and sold to farmers as improved or quality seeds.
As a result of this, many farmers have lost their livelihoods to these deceitful seed dealers and
have resolved to rely on their own seeds for planting.
white Guinea corn seeds

The Chief of Party for the Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project, Mr
Michael Dockrey, in a foreward he wrote to a book titled: Seed guide recommended
commercial maize, rice and soybean varieties available for northern Ghana, said: Ghana has a
long and distinguished history of crop variety development and registration, and yet the use of
improved seed by farmers remains low.
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Part of the reasons for low farmer uptake of improved varieties, he explained, is the lack of
knowledge of the availability and characteristics of improved varieties.
Certified seeds is of good quality and has a germination rate of more than 80 per cent, Mr
Dockrey said.
Interventions
The issue of seeds became the principal topic for this years pre-season planning and networking
forum organised by Feed the Future in collaboration with the National Seed Trade Association of
Ghana (NASTAG) in Tamale in the Northern Region.
The theme for the event, for instance, was Improving agriculture productivity in northern
Ghana: The role of quality seeds.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Head of Rice Research and Development of the
Savanna Agriculture Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR), Dr Wilson Dogbe, said the country produces only 2,000 out of the estimated
20,000 metric tons of certified seeds required by the countrys farmers annually.
That, he said, meant the country had a seed deficit of about 80 per cent, indicating that we only
produce about one-third of the required certified seeds needed in the country.
As it is now, many farmers are planting their own seeds they have selected from their previous
season, he said.
millet
Dr Dogbe expressed the worry that only few farmers used certified seeds for planting, a situation he said
could plunge the country into food insecurity.
He explained that only 15.5 per cent of farmers in the three regions of the north used certified maize seeds
for planting while the remaining 84 per cent relied on their own saved seeds.
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For both rice and soybean, he said, only 11.34 and 5.8 per cent of farmers, respectively, used certified
seeds, with the remaining 89 and 94 per cent respectively using their own saved seeds to plant.
Support
It is important to state that the United States (US) government, under the Feed the Future programme, has
pledged to support the private sector with GH38 million to boost seed production in the country this
year.
The support is to improve the quality of seeds farmers used to plant in the country.
The Upper West Regional Director of Agriculture, Mr Joseph Faalong, in an interview, expressed the
concern that due to high cost, unavailability and accessibility of quality seeds, many farmers in northern
Ghana relied on their own seeds resulting in low yields.
He, therefore, encouraged farmers to use improved and quality seeds to enable them to have more yields
during the growing season.
A food security specialist at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Mr
Sampson Konlan, said quality seeds played a key role in ensuring food security for any nation.
He said because of climate change, it was only through the use of quality seeds that the farmers could
maximise profits from their farming and also meet the food needs of the countrys growing population
http://www.graphic.com.gh/features/features/63508-quality-seeds-the-true-weapon-of-a-farmer.html
05/10/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report

Soybeans
High Low
Cash Bids 1022 960
New Crop 1026 960
Riceland Foods
Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -
Futures:
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SOYBEANS

High
Low
Last Change
May '16 1082.00 1018.50 1076.00 +57.25

Jul '16 1091.50 1023.50 1084.00 +57.50
Aug '16 1093.75 1026.25 1085.50 +56.75
Sep '16 1085.50 1017.25 1075.00 +54.50
Nov '16 1079.75 1012.50 1067.50 +51.75
Jan '17 1078.25 1014.50 1064.50 +47.50
Mar '17 1053.50 1002.00 1038.50 +33.50
May '17 1043.25 996.25 1027.00 +27.75
Jul '17 1035.50 1000.00 1027.25 +26.25
Arkansas Daily Grain Report

FOB Memphis Elevator Crops
Soybean Comment
Soybeans were the big winner in todays USDA report. Soybeans posted sharp gains as both U.S. and
global soybean stocks came in well below trade expectations. Soybeans stocks came in at just 305 million
bushels, this compares to the expectation of 427 million bushels on a range of 748 to 248 million bushels.
Soybeans not only saw 2016/17 stocks tighter than expected but also saw this years stocks tighten some
45 million bu as stocks were reduced to 400 million bu. This reduction combined with record crush and
exports in 2016/17 led to sharply lower carryover than was expected. The demand forecast for soybeans is
ambitious, given the current supply outlook. The bar has been set high for this year and producers have
been given another opportunity to book soybeans at profitable levels.
Wheat
High Low
Cash Bids 466 421
New Crop 467 442
Futures:
WHEAT
High Low
Last Change
May '16 458.75 446.75 451.50 +4.50

Jul '16 468.75 455.25 461.25 +4.75
Sep '16 478.75 465.75 472.00 +4.75
Dec '16 497.00 484.50 490.50 +4.75
Mar '17 514.25 502.00 508.25 +5.00
May '17 522.75 511.75 517.75 +5.25
Jul '17 527.00 515.50 521.50 +5.00
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Sep '17 531.50 527.00 530.00 +4.50
Dec '17 546.00 543.50 544.75 +3.75

Wheat Comment
Wheat prices failed to mount a major rally despite the strength in the corn and soybean markets. The
wheat market got what it expected as 2016/17 carryover topped 1 billion bushels as current forecast is for
1.029 billion bushel carryover next year. The market did get some positive news today as the USDA did
not make a significant revision to this years carryover. The number to watch for next year will be the
export number as the USDA is forecasting exports to increase some 12.1% next year. The current export
market has shown little life as current sales for next marketing year are just 2.542 MMT compared to
3.170 MMT at this same point last year and 3.535 in 2014.
Grain Sorghum
High Low
Cash Bids 339 329
New Crop 307 287

Corn
High Low
Cash Bids 386 356
New Crop 375 363
Futures:
CORN
High Low
Last Change
May '16 383.00 367.00 378.50 +10.75

Jul '16 386.00 368.00 381.00 +12.00
Sep '16 387.25 370.00 382.75 +11.75
Dec '16 392.00 375.25 387.75 +10.75
Mar '17 400.75 384.75 396.75 +10.25
May '17 406.00 390.25 402.25 +10.25
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Jul '17 410.75 395.00 407.25 +10.25
Sep '17 406.25 392.00 402.25 +10.25
Dec '17 409.00 393.75 404.75 +10.25

Corn Comment
Corn prices closed the day higher after todays USDA report provided support for prices. Todays report
provided support for prices from two sides as the USDA raised exports for the current year and forecast
record consumption in 2016/17. This led to U.S. ending stocks coming in below trade expectations at
2.153 billion bu. In previous years the USDA has been notorious for coming out with bearish estimates
in May, this year is quite different as both the export and domestic consumption forecasts are both very
ambitious. While the dollar has weakened and global demand is forecast robust, the market will likely still
need help for supplies to remain as tight as currently forecast. The corn market failed to see as strong of a
rally as soybeans and remain within the recent trading range for new crop between $3.70 and $3.90. For
corn prices to retest the $4 level the market will likely need some type of weather event to push prices
near that level.
Cotton
Futures:
COTTON
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 61.97 60.6 60.9 -0.43
Oct '16 62.05 61.26 61.48 -0.16
Dec '16 61.68 60.54 60.91 -0.13
Memphis, TN Cotton and Tobacco Programs

Cotton Comment
Cotton futures charted a bearish outside day in reaction to the monthly supply/demand report. The report
showed the largest ending stocks in eight years for the 16-17 crop year. That is based upon the March
prospective plantings of 9.6 million acres and expectations for relatively favorable growing conditions
resulting in average yields of 807 lbs. per acre for a total crop of 14.8 million bales. However, global
stocks are projected to decline 6.2% as China releases low-cost, low-quality cotton from their stockpile.
December is testing uptrending support near 60.70 cents currently.
Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
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Futures:
ROUGH RICE
High Low
Last Change
1117.0 +18.0
May '16
Jul '16 1151.5 1113.5 1140.0 +18.5
Sep '16 1167.0 1133.0 1156.0 +15.0
Nov '16 1170.0 1168.5 1168.5 +16.0
1181.0 +16.5
Jan '17
1198.0 +16.0
Mar '17
1220.5 +16.0
May '17
Rice Comment
Rice futures ended higher today as 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
Jun '16 123.850 122.850 123.275 -0.025

Aug '16 120.000 118.950 119.775 +0.200
Oct '16 119.225 118.075 119.050 +0.225
Dec '16 118.700 117.700 118.500 +0.175
Feb '17 117.675 116.725 117.550 +0.200
Apr '17 116.475 115.600 116.250 +0.175
Jun '17 109.500 109.050 109.500 +0.025
Aug '17 107.500 107.100 107.500 +0.200
Feeders:
FEEDER CATTLE
High
Low
Last Change
May '16 151.150 149.500 150.200 -0.600

Aug '16 151.250 149.625 150.325 -0.525
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Sep '16
Oct '16
Nov '16
Jan '17
Mar '17
Apr '17
150.100 148.450 149.125 -0.425

148.425 146.650 147.675 -0.125
144.000 142.350 143.550 +0.050
139.750 138.525 139.125 -0.175
137.625 136.850 137.250 -0.350
136.600 -0.350
Arkansas Prices
Ft. Smith Livestock Auction
Heber Springs Livestock Auction
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City - Feeder Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report
Cattle Comment
Cattle prices closed lower today as sharply higher grain prices put the brakes on the recent rally in the
cattle market. Cattle prices failed to break through resistance at the 100 day moving average today,
despite another increase in beef prices. While strong cash prices remain supportive, the market needs to
see the grain markets weaken to improve margin potential on fed cattle.
Hogs
Futures:
LEAN HOGS
High Low
Last Change
May '16 76.875 76.300 76.700 +0.600

Jun '16 81.200 80.400 80.800 +0.650
Jul '16 82.125 81.275 81.675 +0.450
Aug '16 81.475 80.775 80.900 +0.050
Oct '16 70.250 69.525 69.650 +0.100
Dec '16 65.000 64.200 64.400 -0.050
Feb '17 68.125 67.625 67.800 +0.050
Apr '17 71.050 70.475 70.600 +0.100
74.825 +0.100
May '17
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Ludicrous to say rice is worse than sugar
By onlinecitizen on May 10, 2016
By Richard Seah
In its war against diabetes the government led by the Health Minister and the CEO of the Health
Promotion Board is promoting the ridiculous message that eating rice is more harmful than taking
sugary soft drinks.
This shows a total lack of understanding about basic nutrition. It also goes against the rest of the medical
community worldwide, which, in recent years, has produced report after report about the many harmful
effects of sugar. The Health Minister and the CEO of HPB are unfit to be in their positions.
Lets look at the one most important differences between rice and sugar.
First, To understand the issue, we need to know that all types of carbohydrates have to be broken down
into their basic forms before they can be used by the body. The three basic forms are:
Glucose, which enters the blood stream to provide energy for our cells, including the brain cells;
Fructose, also known as fruit sugar, which does not directly enter the bloodstream but has to be
processed by the liver.
Galactose, which is found mainly in milk products. It does not play as big a role as glucose or
fructose.
RICE: Rice is a comlex carbohydrate made up of many glucose molecules joined together. It takes some
time to digest and the digestion process is slowed down when we eat rice with fat, protein and other foods
which we normally do.
Once rice is digested, glucose enters the blood stream. The body then produces insulin, which transports
the glucose to the cells. When the body fails to produce insulin, or when the insulin fails to do its job of
delivering glucose to the cells, the result is diabetes, or high blood glucose.
In this sense, eating too much rice or other complex carbohydrates like other grains and starchy root
vegetables will contribute to diabetes.
SUGAR: Sugar is a simple carbohydrate made up of just two molecules glucose and fructose.
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HFCS or High Fructose Corn Syrup is a modern sweetener made up of 55% fructose, 42% glucose plus a
bit of other things. In HFCS, the fructose and glucose are mechanically mixed together. In natural sugar,
the fructose and glucose are chemically bound.Because of its simple molecular structure, sugar / HFCS
gets digested quickly. This is why sugar is the best medicine if you suffer from hypoglycaemia or low
blood sugar (which makes you hungry, weak and irritable and can cause you to faint or even die.)
Fructose does not enter the bloodstream directly. It will not cause high blood glucose since it is not
glucose. So for a long time, scientists thought that fructose was good for people with diabetes. BUT...
New understanding of how the body works tells us that fructose needs to be processed by the liver, which
is the bodys main organ for processing toxins. In fact, the liver deals with fructose in the same way that it
deals with alcohol. Because of this, some scientists consider fructose to be a liver toxin.This is an
excellent lecture by Dr Robert Lustig, explaining why fructose is toxic. It is 1.5 hours long and a short
section is a bit technical. But the bulk of the lecture is actually very layman friendly.
The human body can only handle small amounts of fructose, such as what you might consume from
eating small servings of fruit. However, the modern diet contains huge amounts of fructose from sugar
and HFCS used liberally in soft drinks and practically all processed foods.
Excessive fructose produces a condition called metabolic syndrome. In turn, metabolic syndrome
produces a wide range modern ailments and disease conditions, including diabetes and obesity. Thus,
sugar / HFCS / fructose is now known to be an even greater cause of diabetes compared with rice /
glucose. Besides diabetes and obesity, metabolic syndrome produced by excessive fructose also causes
fatty liver, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart attack and stroke.
Also, when the liver processes fructose, one of the by-products is uric acid. This causes gout an
extremely painful condition produced by swelling of the joints, usually at the large toe. Gout is normally
blamed on a diet high in meat and beans. But too much fructose from sugar will also cause gout.
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION: Yet another problem with sugar is that produces chronic inflammation
a condition where various organs and other parts of the body are constantly swollen or inflamed. Again,
chronic inflammation is linked to diabetes and obesity.
New understanding further tells us that chronic inflammation is the primary cause of heart disease. It
causes blood vessels to get swollen and to rupture. Then the body patches up the damage with a covering
of cholesterol. Over time, constant ruptures and patching up cause the cholesterol deposits to block the
blood vessels, leading to heart attacks.
In addition, rupturing of blood vessels produces internal blood clots, which again can block blood flow,
causing heart attack and stroke.
Increasingly, the scientific community is beginning to acknowledge that chronic inflammation is the
leading cause of heart disease, not cholesterol and saturated fats.
Besides sugar, other foods that cause chronic inflammation include:
Polyunsaturated vegetable cooking oils, which turn rancid easily from exposure to heat, light and
oxygen;
Artificial trans fats formed during highly unnatural industrial processes to turn liquid vegetable
oils into semi-solid margarine and vegetable shortening;
Chemical food additives.
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These are the very foods that doctors, nutritionists have been recommending for the past 50 years. They
and the government health authorities that take their advice are ultimately the cause of diabetes, obesity,
heart disease and other modern ailments.
There are lots more problems with sugar, which is now also strongly linked to the development of
cancer.But I will just touch on two more.
ADDICTION: Sugar promotes the release of dopamine, a brain chemical that makes you feel good. This
is why people crave for sweet foods when they feel stressed or depressed. But the effect is short-lived.
Once it wears out, you crave more sugar.
This makes sugar very highly addictive. Those who have tried to kick their sugar habits will know how
hard it is. In fact, scientists like Dr Mark Hyman believe that sugar is even more addictive than hard drugs
like cocaine.
MENTAL ILLNESS: In Sugar Blues, a book of investigative journalism on sugar, author William Dufty
observes that the first mental institutions opened in Europe shortly after sugar became part of the regular
diet.
Glucose from sugar (and rice and other carbohydrates) is food for the brain. Even though the brain is a
relatively small organ, it uses up the bulk of the bodys glucose supply. Too much food can certainly
make the brain unwell.
Excessive sugar intake is today known to cause a range of mental conditions, including depression and
schizophrenia.
More alarmingly, studies since the 1980s by criminologists such as Alexander Schauss and Stephen
Schoenthaler link sugar with anti-social and violent criminal behaviour. In experiments with prisoners,
researchers have shown that removing sugar from the diet produced vast improvements in behaviour,
including fewer fights, lesser use of vulgar language and fewer attempted escapes.
GLYCEMIC INDEX (GI): This is a measure of how quickly different carbohydrate foods cause a rise in
the blood sugar level. Foods with a high GI are said to be bad for people with diabetes. And the
government is using GI figures to prove that rice is worse than sugar.
The GI is a highly theoretical concept that has little practical purpose. Problems with the GI concept
include:
GI measures the effect of single foods like rice, sugar, etc. But we do not normally eat these foods
on their own. Instead, we eat, for example, rice with fats, protein, spices, etc. When we eat rice
with other dishes, the GI of the entire meal is very much lower than the GI of rice on its own.
Some foods have very high GI but very little glucose anyway. A good example is watermelon,
which is mainly water and contains very little glucose. So even though watermelon has a high GI,
its impact on blood glucose is negligible. Because of this, scientists have developed an alternative
measure called the Glycemic Load (GL). However, GL figures are not as widely available as GI
figures.
Inconsistency: Different GI tables give different values. For example, many GI tables put the GI
of French baguette at about 97, which is very high. Yet some tables put the figure at less than 50,
which is low.
Illogical: Most GI tables say unpolished brown rice has a higher GI than white rice. The goes
against common sense because rightly, the fibre in brown rice would slow down digestion and
hence the rate of glucose absorption.
Food quality GI tables do not consider if a food is natural or artificial, healthy or junk. For
example. Mars bar chocolate is listed as having moderate GI, lower than many natural foods like
brown rice, wholemeal bread, and most starchy root vegetables. Does this mean that diabetics are
better off eating Mars bars?
Beyond GI, we saw above that fructose produces more harmful effects on health including causing
diabetes even though it does not enter the bloodstream. Sugar (fructose and glucose) has a moderate GI
of 70, which is lower than that of rice, wholewheat bread, etc (glucose only). This does not mean that
sugar is more suitable for diabetics.
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NATURAL SWEETENERS: Artificial sweeteners like aspartame (in Coke Light) and sucralose (in Coke
Zero) are many times more harmful than sugar, They destroy brain cells. They also increase your appetite
so they do not help you lose weight. Avoid them.
One good form of sugar is palm sugar or gula melaka. It has a low glycemic index, meaning it will not
cause your blood sugar level to rise quickly. It is also packed with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients,
unlike refined white sugar which has practically zero nutrition.
Another excellent sweetener is malt syrup, also known as rice malt, rice syrup, barley malt, etc. The
Chinese call it . This is maltose, which is made up of two glucose molecules. It does not come
with the harmful effects of excessive fructose. But it is not as sweet as regular sugar. You can buy it at
health stores but there is also a cheap version from China, you just have to look hard for it at regular
supermarkets.
Forget about honey except maybe with lemon, or good vinegar as a home remedy for sore throat etc.
Cheap honey may be adulterated with sugar. Expensive honey is not worth the money as whatever
medicinal value it has is minimal.
There are some other natural sweeteners like Stevia, Buddha fruit, xylitol, etc. These have limited
applications and some downsides. Eg stevia tends to leave an unpleasant after taste. But generally, they
are safe if not taken excessively.
Ultimately, you will want to...
KICK THE SUGAR HABIT: The most effective way to kick the sugar habit is to go cold turkey. Stop
all sugar completely.
Initially, you will feel miserable. All your foods will taste bland. BUT... in just two weeks, you will
regain the sensitivity of your tastebuds. Then bland foods like white rice, unsweetened soy milk or Milo
kosong (without added milk or sugar) will start to taste sweet.
As your tastebuds regain sensitivity, you will also discover new taste sensations. You will discover that
food is not merely sweet, salty, spicy, etc, but they have subtle, complex flavours. You will enjoy your
food more.
Just be careful of hypoglycaemia or low blood sugar when you go cold turkey. If you start to feel weak
and extremely hungry, to the point of wanting to faint, take some sugar quickly.
It also helps to eat naturally sweet foods, such as root vegetables like carrot, onion, sweet potato, etc.
When cooked slowly for a long time, they taste very sweet without providing large amounts of fructose
that will screw up your liver.
ONE FINAL DIFFERENCE: Rice and other grains have been eaten by humans as their main food for
over 10,000 years.
Sugar was first produced a few thousand years ago in what is today Papua New Guinea. It spread to
Southeast Asia and India and finally reached Europe only about 500 years ago. At that time, it was so
expensive that only the rich could afford to take sugar a few grains at a time.
It was only after the Industrial Revolution less than 300 years ago that sugar became more affordable and
entered the mainstream diet. And only in the last 50 years or so that sugar consumption rose sharply.
So throughout most of human history, average sugar consumption was near zero. In modern societies
today, sugar consumption is as high as 70 kg per person per year. This sharp rise in sugar consumption
along with a rise in the consumption of food chemicals and artificial foods corresponds with the rise in
modern degenerative diseases.
To say that rice is worse than sugar is simply ludicrous
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2016/05/ludicrous-to-say-rice-is-worse-than-sugar/
Rice Prices Stay Sideways Despite Severe Drought in Asia

May 10, 2016 10:35 AM
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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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The IGC expects the 2016 rice harvest to fall 6 MMT, to 473 MMT, down from 479 MMT in
2015. However, last years crops are expected to cover shortfalls, as some Asian countries gear
up to import more rice, according to officials.USDA lowered the 2016 global production forecast
by 0.5 million tons to 470.6 million tons in April, nearly 2% below last year and the smallest in
four years. It also said global consumption would outpace production by 14.0 MMT, with global
ending stocks falling for the third year in a row to 13 percent to 90.2 cwt tons.
Could this help U.S. rice farmers? Probably notat least for now.
Despite the growing problems in Asia, where rice had been a staple for centuries, American
producers are unlikely to find opportunity there. Instead, the regions big producers of Thailand
and Vietnam will likely cover the growing demand from Asias rice importers; the Philippines,
Indonesia and Malaysia.Why? Because only farmers in California export the rice variety
preferred in Asia. Most American farmers export unmilled rice, also known as rough rice, to
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean under NAFTA. According to USDA, 10% of U.S.
rice exports go to Haiti.In the U.S., rice is trading at about $5.10, according to USDA officials
http://www.agweb.com/article/rice-prices-stay-sideways-despite-severe-drought-in-asia-naa-debrabeachy/
Nigeria Can Eliminate Rice Importation With Right Policies

Idinoba
By Ruth Tene Natsa
May 4, 2016 2:46 am |
Dr Philip Idinoba,a rice commodity specialist with AfricaRice provides insight into Nigerias
rice production challenges in this interview with Ruth Tene Natsa. He concludes that Nigeria
can overcome its rice imports challenges with strict political will and right policies.What do you
mean by Rice Science, are you into genetically modified organisms (GMOs)?
Rice science is an all-embracing subject, it describes the application of scientific tools and
methods in the genetic improvement and conservation of rice germplasms, the use of science in
rice production, management and conservation of the production ecologies, including processing
and value addition to rice and rice-based products to improve their nutritional qualities. And no,
we are not into GMOs. Before the advent of GMOs which employ transgenic tools and methods
in targeting and transferring desirable genes or material from one plant to another (either of the
same specie or not), there were other breeding and crop improvement methods called
conventional breeding and biotechnology methods which involves natural pollination and
transfer of better traits from one plant to another (usually same plant types) , or the culturing and
multiplication of plants from their tissues.
Conventional crop breeding methods could take between 4-7 years before a breeder could breed
a new crop depending on whether they have irrigation facilities to plant, cross and select the new
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off-spring and to repeat the process again at least twice a year or not. Biotechnology is much like
conventional crop improvement but an improvement on conventional crosses and selection
because it can shorten the period by using molecular tools or tissue culture in locating the
desirable trait, extract and introduce it into the new plant off springs to get the desired result.
The last two, that is, conventional breeding and biotechnology are the methods used by
AfricaRice and we dont do GMOs.
Having been in Nigeria, do you see Nigeria overcoming her rice import challenges?
Overcoming rice import challenges seems different from reducing or eliminating rice imports
which I think you wanted to ask. Yes, Nigeria can easily eliminate the importation of rice within
just a couple of years to three year period if the right things are done. Fortunately, is relatively
easy to increasing rice productivity because rice is not a complicated crop in terms of its
production techniques, it responds very well to good crop management practices on the fields,
the knowledge to do so is also available and it can grow in almost all Nigerian production
ecologies from mangrove swamps, to rain-fed upland, rain-fed lowlands and irrigated ecologies
which Nigeria has a lots of productive hectares unused and within a duration of 90 days to about
150 days for our common varieties. It is to be noted that Nigeria has come close to rice selfsufficiency twice in recent history but the election years are always a turning point of that dream.
The Obasanjo government presidential initiative on rice was doing very well and moving toward
rice self-sufficiency until 2003 election year when there was massive importation of rice for
political campaign and election. The same happened in late 2014 to early 2015 when the rice
transformation agenda of the last government was doing very well until massive imports were
allowed.
What do you see as challenges to food security in Africa, particularly Nigeria?
Nigeria does not have major issue with food security if we could improve in two areas in
addition to production. Those areas are aggregation or storage and of course value addition.
Every year, Nigeria have relatively good output of our major commodities like Rice, Cassava,
Sorghum, Maize, Cowpea, Plantains, etc, which Nigerians depend upon for household food
security. However, the losses are also very high both on-farms, in transit and in storage. Postharvest loses are between 20 to 40% for these crop due to poor handling techniques, weak
market chains, low value addition and non-existent storage facilities. If we increase our value
addition, diversification and improve storage facilities even at present production levels much
will be saved and prices will stabilize across seasons encouraging farmers to remain in business.
Agricultural prices are cyclical and this year production if influence positively or negatively by
last seasons prices.
Would you say there are sufficient policies on ground to encourage local production, if not,
what is lacking?
The Rice Transformation Agenda (RTA) as a component of the Agricultural Transformation
Agenda (ATA) of the past administration was very well packaged and clear to everyone whether
you were working in the Agricultural sector or not. I cannot confidently say that I know what the
current policy is although the government of the day has said agriculture is a means of
diversification of the economy.
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This did not show in the allocation to Agriculture in this years budget. I think the government is
still working on the policy documents and also the diversification may show in 2017 budget but
not this years budget judging from the percent allocation to the sector.
At this point does Africa/ Nigeria have a rice deficiency and what can be done?
Yeah we have deficiency in both Nigeria and the entire Sub-Sahara Africa of which Nigeria is
one of the highest importers. In Nigeria there are no clear data on this and depending on who is
talking the production gap that is currently filled by is between 1.5 to 2 million metric tonnes of
finished rice. By late 2014 we estimated this gap to fall within 900,000Metric tonnes and 1.3
million metric tonnes. The
massive dry season production started by the last minister of agriculture in 2012 and support to
farmers was the game changer.
However, the dry season production was not taken seriously in 2014 because of the election and
the reason about disproportionate import already stated. The 2015 dry season production by the
launched CBN anchor program is limited to a few states, particularly Kebbi state for rice with
about 75,000 hectare. This will not have much impact in terms of volume required to close the
gap because even if the average yield rises to 5 tons per ha, it will still fall below 500,000 metric
tonnes of paddy. Nigeria need about 2.5 million to 3million metric tonnes of paddy to properly
close the national production gap.
Briefly what should be done?
Is that there should not only be good policy but a strong political will and determination to
coordinate that policy to succeed which we have lacked in many years. Government policy
should touch on upgrading the technology used by local millers to produce better quality rice.
We should start from that market end and that will stimulate production, more investments on
affordable irrigation facilities
How would u value the quality of our local rice and what can we do toenhance it?
I dont want to call it local rice because there is nothing local about our rice. I will call it the
Nigeria rice varieties many of which are varieties developed by AfricaRice. The Nigeria rice is
of excellent in taste, texture and overall quality. However, time will be required to wean us from
the Asian rice texture and taste. This is not a serious problem because if people do not see it to
buy when we begin to produce enough or could only see at very expensive price in the
supermarkets, the preference for imported rice will wane naturally.
What specific challenges do you see to rice development in Nigeria?
The challenges has been low political will to drive very good policies through, lack of policy
continuity, limited irrigation infra-structures, poor processing method by cottage millers who
currently process over 85% of our national finished rice. Upgraded these cottage mills in terms
these cottage mills in terms of technology used by them to improve quality remains the fasted
way to reaching national self sufficiency
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Foodgrains production flat at 252.23 million tonnes in 201516

Our Bureau
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Wheat output seen 9 per cent higher at 94 million tonnes

New Delhi, May 9:
Foodgrain production in India during 2015-16 was almost stagnant at an estimated 252.23
million tonnes, compared to previous years production of 252.02 million tonnes, as drought and
un-seasonal rains affected crops in several States across the country. Rice, pulses, jowar and
maize, all suffered a decline, while wheat was higher than last year, according to the third
advance estimates brought out by the Agriculture Ministry.
Rice production during 2015-16 is estimated at 103.36 million tonnes, lower by 2.12 million
tonnes than its production of 105.48 million tonnes during the previous year, while wheat output
is being estimated at 94.04 million tonnes, higher by 7.51 million tonnes.
Target set by Centre
Compared to the target of 264 million tonnes fixed by the Centre for the year, foodgrain
production at the current estimated level will be around 4.5 per cent lower, the official release
showed. The lower output was largely on account of deficiency in rainfall, which stood at 12 per
cent during the year. In 2014-15, the rainfall deficiency stood at 14 per cent.The Government has
pegged pulses output at 17.06 million tonnes, with gram production at 7.48 million tonnes and
tur at 2.6 million tonnes. Production of sugarcane, estimated at 346.72 million tonnes, is lower
by 15.61 million tonnes than its production during 2014-15. Cotton, estimated at 30.52 million
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bales (of 170 kg each) is also lower by 4.28 million bales.Jute output, estimated at 9.92 million
bales (of 180 kg each) is lower by 0.70 million bales than production during the previous year.
Production of oilseeds, at 25.9 million tonnes in 2015-16, posted a decline compared to 27.5
million tonnes in the previous year. Output of rapeseed mustard is pegged at 6.85 million tonnes
and groundnut at 6.89 million tonnes. Soyabean production during 2015-16 is estimated at 8.92
million tonnes.
(This article was published on May 9, 2016)
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/foodgrains-production-flat-at-25223million-tonnes-in-201516/article8576652.ece
Sacred Oxen Signal Thai Rice Recovery as Farmers Await

Rain
Supunnabul Suwannakij
May 10, 2016 5:32 AM PKT Updated on May 10, 2016 1:39 PM PKT
This year may be a better one for Thai rice production. At least, thats what two sacred oxen and
a ceremonial lord forecast at the countrys annual ploughing ceremony.Brahmin priests offered
seven types of food and drink to the oxen, including hay and rice liquor, with what the animals
consume giving an outlook for the season. This year, farmers can look forward to average
rainfall and plentiful cereals, fruit and food. At the ancient rite held Monday in Bangkok, a
senior agriculture ministry official given the title of lord of the ceremony selected one of three
pieces of cloth of varying lengths. His choice indicated average rain.
Maha Vajiralongkorn, crown prince of Thailand, attend ceremony at Sanam Luang park in Bangkok on
May 9.
Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg
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Its a welcome prediction for Thai farmers seeking a reprieve from El Nino-induced dry weather
that cut last seasons rice crop to a 15-year low. More rain may help the main harvest increase
for the first time in three years in 2016-17. The farm ministry predicts rain may fall in the first
half of May, earlier than last year, aiding central plain farmers who have suffered from the worst
drought in more than two decades.I am so happy about the bullish prediction, Santad
Wattanakoon, a 56-year-old farmer from Uthai Thani in northern Thailand, said by phone. I
would double acreage during the main crop planting to a normal level of 100 rai (39.5 acres)
after cutting planting due to drought, he said.
Officials stand with oxen in a stall before the Royal Ploughing Ceremony.
The main crop, which is typically planted from this month and accounts for about 80 percent of
output, may increase to 25.2 million tons from 23.5 million tons a year earlier, according to
estimates by the Office of Agricultural Economics. Exports from the worlds top shipper are set
to decline to about 9 million tons from 9.8 million tons last year, it predicts.
Track Record
The oxen sometimes get it wrong. Last year, they indicated average rainfall and abundant crops
and the ceremonys lord predicted plentiful rain. Instead, the strongest El Nino since the record
event of 1997-98 caused widespread drought and saw key reservoirs fall to the lowest since
1994. Total rice production, including the main and second crop, fell to 27.42 million tons in
2015-16, the lowest since 2000-01, according to the Office of Agricultural Economics.Prices of
Thai 5-percent white rice, a regional benchmark, have surged 14 percent to $399 a ton after
touching the lowest since 2007 in September. Rough-rice futures in Chicago are down 5.5
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percent this year. Global inventories are poised to drop 13 percent to 90.2 million tons in 201516 amid smaller crops in Asia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts.
Officials guide oxen as they pull a plow through the soil.

The 2015-16 El Nino that brought drought to Southeast Asia is entering its final weeks,
according to Australias Bureau of Meteorology. Theres a 50 percent chance of La Nina
forming later this year, it forecasts. The weather pattern can bring wetter weather to parts of
Australia and Asia.
Too Optimistic
Even if theres a turnaround in the

weather, predictions for a rebound
in rice output may be too
optimistic.
Water
in
key
reservoirs is only enough for
consumption until July and not for
farming, the Thai farm ministry
said April 20. Farmers were
advised to start planting rainy
season crops from July.
Attendees collect sacred rice grains
from the ground after the ceremony.
And while the farm ministry is predicting a rebound in its main crop, total production is forecast
to decline 0.8 percent to 27.2 million tons in 2016-17. The government is set to update its
estimate closer to planting of the second crop in November.
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It is too early to say now how much farmers could produce this year as we have to see the water
supply situation, said Manat Kitprasert, president of Thai Rice Mills Association. Still, the
forecast for sufficient rainfall gives farmers some hope that it will be a better year, he said
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-10/sacred-oxen-signal-thai-rice-recovery-as-farmerswait-for-rain
New talks on G2G rice deal with China

PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION May 10, 2016 1:00 am
THE GOVERNMENT plans to renegotiate with China deals for the

sale of rice and other agricultural products after deciding to go it alone
in the Bangkok to Nong Khai high-speed rail project instead of
engaging in a joint venture with the economic powerhouse.Commerce
Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said she would lead a Thai delegation for
a mission to Beijing on Thursday and Friday to discuss with Chinese
representatives the agricultural deals.Apiradi said the main aim was to
sell more rice to China following this month's end of the current rice
contract with China under a government-to-government deal.The one
million tonnes of rice negotiated under that contract commenced early
last year.
Apiradi said she aimed to negotiate the sale of another one million tonnes of rice to China.
Transport Ministry representatives will be in China from Wednesday to Friday to discuss the
high-speed rail project. Chutima Bunyapraphasara, permanent-secretary to the Commerce
Ministry, said the mission also aimed to negotiate the sale of other agricultural crops including
rubber and tapioca.
Officials Push to Make Rice Deal with China

By editor on 2016-05-10 Thailand
BANGKOK: Thai officials are pushing to close a rice deal with China. Apiradi Tantraporn,
Commerce Minister, will travel to China this week to sign the government-to-government, or Gto-G, deal.
Mrs. Apiradi will visit Beijing on Friday to speak to authorities about signing the deal for the
sale of 1 million tons of rice. The rice deal is a part of the high-speed rail agreement between the
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two countries. The Commerce Minister also hopes to persuade China to purchase other farm
products, including tapioca and rubber, which are both in high demand.
Thai and Chinese officials signed a MoU (memorandum of understanding) back in December of
2014. Under the agreement, China will purchase 1 million tons of both old and new rice as well
as 20,000 tons of rubber. The rice delivery was scheduled for 2016.
Full story: https://ethailand.com/busine
TABLE-Thai-Vietnamese 5 pct grade rice prices - May 10

5/10/2016
May 10 (Reuters) - Following is a table of Thai and

Vietnamese 5 percent broken grade supplied by traders.
(Bulk quotations in U.S. dollars per tonne FoB assessed by
Thomson Reuters)
Shipment Bid Ask Previous
Thai $398-$400 $398-$400 FoB Bangkok
Vietnam $370-$375 $370-$375 FoB Saigon
(Reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat in BANGKOK and Ho Binh
Minh in HANOI; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)
http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
Quake damage makes rice planting in Kumamoto all but

impossible
JIJI
May 11, 2016
MINAMIASO, KUMAMOTO PREF. Damage to rice paddies in quake-hit Kumamoto

Prefecture has left many rice farmers unable to plant seedlings this spring.
The string of earthquakes that rocked the prefecture have left a trail of devastation in their wake,
including cracks that have been confirmed in at least 1,574 places in paddies within Kumamoto.
Most damage has been found in the town of Mashiki and the village of Minamiaso, the
Kumamoto Prefectural Government said.
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Initially unnoticed damage could also emerge later, local government officials said.
In Mashiki, the magnitude-6.5 earthquake that struck April 14 and the magnitude-7.3 temblor on
April 16 registered a 7, the strongest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. The quakes
also triggered massive landslides in Minamiaso.
Rice farmers in Minamiaso usually fill their paddies with water from irrigation channels in late
April at the earliest, with rice planting beginning by late May at the latest.
Mitsuhiro Takehara, a 55-year-old farmer in the Kurokawa district of Minamiaso, had planned to
grow rice varieties such as Milky Queen on his 2-hectare paddies this year.
But a landslide triggered by the April 16 quake, which experts say was the main shock in the
series of temblors, caused cracks in the paddies.
According to Takehara, all 20 rice farmers in the Kurokawa district have seen their paddies
damaged and are unable to start planting work.
Meanwhile, rice paddies belonging to 49-year-old Koshi Nagasaki in the villages Hisaishi
district escaped damage.
On April 18, two days after the main quake, Nagasaki received rice seedlings from affected
farmers through a local agricultural cooperative, planting the Koshihikari and Akigeshiki rice
varieties in his paddies.
Ill grow the rice plants with utmost care, taking the feelings of people affected by the
earthquakes into consideration, Nagasaki said. I must never let them wither.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/05/11/national/quake-damage-makes-rice-planting-kumamotoimpossible/#.VzMIgXqSkX1
FG to establish 40 rice mills across federation

Posted By: agrinigeriaon: May 11, 2016
Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has unveiled plans to eliminate
the importation of rice within the next two years as the country hopes to reach a deal with China
within weeks to set up 40 rice mills across the country. Ogbeh who gave the assurance during an
interactive session with members of
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