Mexico to boost fertilizer

production to support local farmers

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MEXICO CITY, May 15 (Reuters) - Mexico aims to as much as triple its

fertilizer production, the government said on Sunday, to support its plan to
boost local agriculture production and control consumer price inflation.

The government was investing in existing fertilizer factories, it said in a

statement, in line with its bid to lessen reliance on foreign imports and ensure
fair prices for staple foods such as corn, rice and beans by increasing
production. read more

Consumer prices rose 7.68% in the year through April and in the month alone
increased 0.54%, according to non-seasonally adjusted figures posted by the
national statistics agency. read more

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in a series of meetings with

producers over the weekend, said a program to provide free fertilizer to
farmers would be expanded to several more states, including Campeche,
Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Veracruz.

"We have to produce (organic fertilizer), because it is very good in theory and
what is natural is also the best, but we need to increase production," Lopez
Obrador said at an event for the promotion of the government's campaign to
increase production of basic foods.

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Import Duties on Food Staples to Tackle
Inflation
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May 16, 2022, at 8:38 a.m.

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will waive import duties for one year on a range
of household staples, most of them foodstuffs, in a bid to curb inflation, the
government said on Monday.
The government unveiled the plan in its official gazette after earlier this month
agreeing with businesses to increase production of staples such as corn, rice and beans
to control inflation, which is at an over two-decade high.

The products on the government import list included corn oil, rice, tuna, pork,
chicken, beef, onions, jalapeño peppers, beans, corn flour, wheat flour, eggs,
tomatoes, milk, lemons, white corn, apples, oranges, wheat and carrots.

Bread, potatoes, pasta for soup, sardines, sorghum and hand soap were also listed in
the government decree. Duties would also be suspended on imports of live cattle, pigs,
sheep, goats and chickens, it said.

Banco Base economist Gabriela Siller said the impact of the measures on inflation
would likely be modest, because the items exempted amounted to about 11.4% of the
consumer price index. It would, however, increase pressure on public finances, she
said.

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Combined with fiscal support from the government to keep fuel prices down, Siller
estimated the measures amounted to a sum roughly equivalent to 2% of gross
domestic product.

The government said the waiver on the household staples would take effect from
Tuesday and be in force for a year. The waiver on livestock would enter force pending
the approval of Mexico's foreign trade commission, it added.

The measures could be extended for another year, it added.

(Reporting by Dave Graham in Mexico City; Editing by Jason Neely and Matthew
Lewis)

Copyright 2022 Thomson Reuters.

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Rice Imports at Record High

Rice Imports at Record High

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A total of 1.75 million tons of rice were imported into Iran during the last

fiscal year (March 2021-22), which is a 10-year record high, according to the
secretary of Iran Rice Association.

“Last year’s imports were more than twice the volume needed to fill in the
domestic production deficiency,” Jamil Alizadeh Shayeq was also quoted as
saying by Mehr News Agency.

Iran’s annual rice production currently stands close to 2.3 million tons, while
domestic demand is around 3 million tons per year.

“Misleading information coming from officials about last year’s local production
has led to this excessive volume of imports. Last year, production amounted to
2.25 million tons, which was 200,000 tons less than the year before but not
much different from our normal annual output. In the fiscal 2020-21, high
precipitation levels and favorable weather made production see an unexpected
rise,” he said.
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MAY 15, 2022

Iraq's prized rice crop threatened by

drought
by Salam Faraj

A worker at a rice mill in Iraq's central province of Najaf, where water shortages mean a drastic
reduction in the amount that can be cultivated.
Drought is threatening the Iraqi tradition of growing amber rice, the aromatic basis of
rich lamb and other dishes, and a key element in a struggling economy.

The long-grained variety of rice takes its name from its distinctive scent, which is similar
to that of amber resin. It is used in Iraqi meals including sumptuous lamb qouzi, mansaf
and stuffed vegetables.

But after three years of drought and declining rainfall, Iraq's amber rice production will
be only symbolic in 2022, forcing consumers to seek out imported varieties and leaving
farmers pondering their future.

"We live off this land," Abu Rassul says, standing near a small canal that in normal
times irrigates his two hectares (five acres) near Al-Abassiya village in the central
province of Najaf.

"Since I was a child I have planted amber rice," says the farmer in his 70s, his face
wrinkled and unshaven, dressed in a dazzling white dishdasha robe.

"Water enables us to plant every year."

Except for this one.

Normally, rice fields planted in mid-May should stay submerged all summer until
October—but that's a luxury Iraq can no longer allow.

The country's available water reserves "are well below our critical level of 18 billion
cubic metres (4.8 trillion gallons)", Shaker Fayez Kadhim, Najaf's water resources
manager, told AFP.
Abu Rassul has planted amber rice since he was a child, but drought leaves him and other rice
farmers with an uncertain future.

Rice drains between 10 and 12 billion cubic metres during its cultivation period of about
five months, so it is "difficult to grow rice in Najaf or other provinces because of the high
level of water it needs", Kadhim said.

Previously, more than 70 percent of the amber crop was grown in Diwaniyah and
neighbouring Najaf provinces.

In early May, officials limited total rice crop areas to 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres), in
Najaf and Diwaniyah only, according to the agriculture ministry.

The normal quota is 35 times that.

Water shortages have also led to reduced quotas for wheat farmers.
The country's annual rice production had been 300,000 tonnes (tons), according to
Mohammed Chasseb, a senior official in the ministry's planning department.

Iraq is known in Arabic as the "country of the two rivers"—the Tigris and the Euphrates.
But despite those two legendary water sources, the supply of water has been declining
for years and the country is classified as one of five most vulnerable to climate change
effects and desertification.

The consequences are dire: depleted rivers, more intense sandstorms, declining crop
yields—all of which add to the multiple challenges the country faces after decades of
war and insurgency.

Amber rice is named for its distinctive scent similar to that of amber resin.

Fearing the worst

The Tigris and Euphrates, and their tributaries, originate in Turkey and Syria as well as
Iran, which dams them upstream. This reduces the flow as they enter Iraq.

Kadhim says the Euphrates has dropped to about one-third of its normal level. He wants
"political action" to get more water flowing.

Ahmed Hassoun, 51, president of the Najaf farmers' association, fears the worst.

"There is a risk of seeing rice cultivation disappear for lack of water," he said, blaming
authorities.

"We know Iraq will have a shortage of rain in the coming years," said Hassoun, an
agricultural engineer. Despite that, nothing has been done to "modernise the irrigation
system", he complains.

But agriculture is not the only sector where the infrastructure needs upgrading in a
country grappling with corruption and a financial crisis after decades of war.

Hassoun lamented that Iraq has become "a market for all its neighbours", a reference to
the deluge of Iranian and Turkish agricultural product imports.
A farmer fetches water from a drying and polluted stream in Najaf province -- Iraq is classified
as one of five most vulnerable to climate change effects.

Last year, Iraq's own agricultural sector contracted by 17.5 percent "following severe
droughts, energy outages, and the rising global price of inputs", according to the World
Bank.

That is significant in a country highly dependent on oil income but that wants to diversify
its economy.

According to the World Food Programme, agriculture is the second-largest contributor

to Iraq's GDP, after oil, and employs about 20 percent of the workforce.

"We want the state to take an interest in farmers," says Jassem Zaher, who is in his 60s
and also exclusively farms amber rice.

"We don't have other crops. It's the farmers' livelihood."

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India stands between world and

food riots
By Una Galani

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still holds more than a grain of truth. After global wheat supplies were
disrupted by the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was
ready to step up its trade. But a heatwave read more is singeing fields and
threatening to drive domestic production of wheat down to levels last seen in
2017. Even so, the country’s rice exports matter more in global food security.
An export ban on wheat announced on Saturday eases pressure on India’s
average retail wheat flour prices that are at a 12-year high and protects
consumers. read more That will come at the expense of farmers, whose
incomes have already been squeezed hard in recent years, and who will now
need to sell their crop for lower prices to the government.
It raises the political heat on food security worldwide. Before the ban, India
had been the only major supplier in global markets, due to worsening water
scarcity in Brazil, the United States and Europe. Economists at Citi calculate
India might still have some spare wheat to send overseas. If so, its neighbours
including Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, which is in the midst of an economic and
political crisis read more , are likely to be first in line.

The wheat shortfall shifts the world’s food focus onto rice, a common
substitute for wheat. India remains the world’s top seller with 40% global
export share this year, per forecasts from the USDA. Back in 2007 and 2008,
export restrictions from India and Vietnam exacerbated a shortage, leading to
food riots across Asia and Africa. Food-price rises continued for years and
eventually spilled into the Arab Spring movement in Egypt and beyond.
Overall food and beverage inflation in Egypt, a major wheat importer, was
26% year-on-year in April, higher than back in 2011.

The All Rice Price Index, compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, remained below levels a year earlier as of April, though
it is creeping up. Thanks to controversial subsidies assuring farmers a
minimum selling price, India is likely to have enough grains to feed itself; a
healthy monsoon season will be critical to global supplies. For now, India’s
food stocks still spare political leaders elsewhere from even worse problems.

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record shipments this year, as a scorching heat wave curtailed output and
domestic prices hit a record high.

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letters of credit and to countries that request supplies "to meet their food
security needs".

- The move to ban overseas shipments was not in perpetuity and could be
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The food ministry is trying to ensure there is enough supply in the domestic market at reasonable prices
without disturbing exports

A limit on wheat exports and the use of more rice in its place in the

national food programme are among measures the government is
considering to rein in prices of wheat and flour.

Local prices of wheat and atta have risen sharply as India has stepped
up exports of the cereal following a nearly 40% rally in global rates in
the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

This year's wheat production is pegged at 95 million tonnes (mt) by

traders, against government estimates of 105 mt, likely tightening local
supplies and causing prices to rise. Wheat is priced at ₹2,550 per
quintal (100 kg) at Kandla port, having risen sharply recently as
exporters are trying to speed up shipments, anticipating curbs by the
government.

Minimum support price (MSP) for wheat procurement is ₹2,015 per

quintal. Retail inflation in wheat and atta spiked to 9.59% in April, from
7.77% in March. The government's wheat procurement has fallen
 nearly 55% as open market prices are higher than MSP.

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Indian traders have contracted for export of 4.5 mt of wheat till June,
while actual exports in April were 1.4 mt.

The Roller Flour Millers Federation of India discussed wheat

availability with food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Thursday.
"The millers expressed their concern about the availability of wheat in
the country post the harvest season in light of reduced crop size and
reduced ability of the government to intervene and cool prices by
offering OMMS (open market sale scheme) wheat, due to lower
procurement," said a miller who was present at the meeting.

The food ministry is trying to ensure there is enough supply in the

domestic market at reasonable prices without disturbing exports, said
people with knowledge of the matter.

However, if prices rise further, the government may impose

quantitative limits on exports. The other option is to substitute 5-7 mt
of wheat with rice, for distribution under National Food Security Act
schemes. "This wheat can then be used for OMSS sales to control
inflation," said a person aware of the matter.

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User Pal2 days ago

Why millets are not being given their due place in our food production plans?

Padamnoor Pradeep2 days ago

This is the time to offer Millets FREE to ALL thru PDS and even thru ITC to supermarkets.
Make Bajra and Ragi Roti's popular as it will solve the malnutrition of Indians as Ragi is what
we need as it has much higher nutrition and is drought resistant using least water besides its
straw is excellent cattle feed !! If people as for bread ask them to eat Ragi Roti......

Yeshwant Pande3 days ago

What happened suddenly to the dream of world food supplier? Why not get rid of bluffing
and making life miserable for Indian people?

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Mills in Telangana prepare for fortified rice

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | NARENDER PULLOOR

PublishedMay 14, 2022, 10:25 am IST

UpdatedMay 14, 2022, 11:08 am IST

Rush to modify machinery, import equipment from China

  The traditional boiled and raw rice will now be produced as fortified rice to curtail
the chronic nutritional deficiencies. (Representational image/DC)

HYDERABAD: Rice mills in the state seem to be in hurry to modify their machinery

to produce fortified rice as the Central government introduced ‘fortification of rice
and its distribution under public distribution system’ to address the issues like
anaemia and micronutrient deficiency among people.
The traditional boiled and raw rice will now be produced as fortified rice to curtail the
chronic nutritional deficiencies.
 
The Bureau of Standards (BIS) specified that fortified rice includes iron, folic acid,
and vitamin B 12. The department of food and public distribution, in consultation with
the ministry of women and child development and department of school education
and literacy, decided to scale up distribution of fortified rice in all integrated child
development scheme (ICDS) and the Prime Minister POSHAN scheme.
Fortified rice is being supplied from April, 2021 in a phased manner leveraging
domestic supply chain through Food Corporation of India (FCI) and states. Rice
millers in Telangana state began revamp of their machinery to produce fortified rice.
Earlier, a few rice millers added blending machines to produce fortified rice and now
a few others are setting up advanced machinery imported from China to produce
fortified rice.
 
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Dhanpal Narayana, a rice miller from Nizamabad
said they had set up imported machinery to produce fortified rice. “One kg of fortified
rice is being mixed in 99 kgs of raw or boiled rice,” he said.
“We have a capacity of 20 tonnes per day of fortified rice machine, but are producing
less quantity of rice,” he said.
“The Centre fixed a price of Rs 72 per kg for fortified rice, but we are giving it for Rs
52 to Rs 62 per kg to rice millers, who mix it in boiled and raw rice,” he explained.
 
To encourage fortified rice utilisation, the Central government reimbursed rice price
to millers, he said. Fortified rice was beneficial to all, except cancer patients, he said.
Telangana State Rice Millers’ Association general secretary V. Mohan Reddy said
utilisation of fortified rice gradually increased in the state. Initially, fortified rice was
being distributed for welfare hostels and government schools, he said.
Due to the production of fortified rice, the Central government also agreed to procure
6.05 lakh metric tonnes of boiled rice from Telangana state, he said.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/140522/mills-in-telangana-prepare-for-
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Centre allows Telangana to deposit 6.05 LMT of fortified parboiled rice

with FCI

The Centre has always supported procurement operations in all States including Telangana. (Ramesh
Pathania/Mint)1 min read . Updated: 14 May 2022, 04:26 PM ISTLivemint
  The Centre earlier had approved a procurement estimate of 40.20 LMT of rice in Telangana during
KMS 2021-22 (Rabi Crop) with a procurement period up to June 2022 and milling period up to
September 2022

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Telangana State government receives a thumbs up from the Centre to deposit a total of
6.05 LMT of fortified parboiled rice with FCI, out of the remaining paddy of KMS
2020-21(Rabi crop) and paddy of KMS 2021-22.
As per the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, the original
milling/ delivery of Customed Milled Rice (CMR) period of KMS 2020-21 (Rabi) in
Telangana was up to September 2021. At the request of the Telangana state
government, this has been extended seventh time up to May 2022 vide GoI letter
dated May 5, 2022.
The Centre earlier had approved a procurement estimate of 40.20 LMT of rice in
Telangana during KMS 2021-22 (Rabi Crop) with a procurement period up to June
2022 and milling period up to September 2022.
The ministry highlighted that the Centre has always supported procurement operations
in all States including Telangana.
As compared to 15.79 LMT of rice procured during KMS 2015-16 benefitting
5,35,007 farmers with an MSP value of ₹3,417.15 crore - 94.53 LMT of rice was
procured in Telangana during KMS 2020-21 benefitting 21,64,354 farmers with MSP
value of ₹26,637.39 crore.
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As of May 5, 2022, in the ongoing KMS 2021-22, 72.71 LMT of paddy (48.72 LMT
of equivalent rice) has been procured benefitting 11,14,833 farmers with an MSP
value of ₹14251.59 crore.
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Mills in Telangana prepare for fortified rice

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | NARENDER PULLOOR

PublishedMay 14, 2022, 10:25 am IST

UpdatedMay 14, 2022, 11:08 am IST

Rush to modify machinery, import equipment from China

  The traditional boiled and raw rice will now be produced as fortified rice to curtail
the chronic nutritional deficiencies. (Representational image/DC)

HYDERABAD: Rice mills in the state seem to be in hurry to modify their machinery

to produce fortified rice as the Central government introduced ‘fortification of rice
and its distribution under public distribution system’ to address the issues like
anaemia and micronutrient deficiency among people.
The traditional boiled and raw rice will now be produced as fortified rice to curtail the
chronic nutritional deficiencies.
 
The Bureau of Standards (BIS) specified that fortified rice includes iron, folic acid,
and vitamin B 12. The department of food and public distribution, in consultation with
the ministry of women and child development and department of school education
and literacy, decided to scale up distribution of fortified rice in all integrated child
development scheme (ICDS) and the Prime Minister POSHAN scheme.
Fortified rice is being supplied from April, 2021 in a phased manner leveraging
domestic supply chain through Food Corporation of India (FCI) and states. Rice
millers in Telangana state began revamp of their machinery to produce fortified rice.
Earlier, a few rice millers added blending machines to produce fortified rice and now
a few others are setting up advanced machinery imported from China to produce
fortified rice.
 
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Dhanpal Narayana, a rice miller from Nizamabad
said they had set up imported machinery to produce fortified rice. “One kg of fortified
rice is being mixed in 99 kgs of raw or boiled rice,” he said.
“We have a capacity of 20 tonnes per day of fortified rice machine, but are producing
less quantity of rice,” he said.
“The Centre fixed a price of Rs 72 per kg for fortified rice, but we are giving it for Rs
52 to Rs 62 per kg to rice millers, who mix it in boiled and raw rice,” he explained.
 
To encourage fortified rice utilisation, the Central government reimbursed rice price
to millers, he said. Fortified rice was beneficial to all, except cancer patients, he said.
Telangana State Rice Millers’ Association general secretary V. Mohan Reddy said
utilisation of fortified rice gradually increased in the state. Initially, fortified rice was
being distributed for welfare hostels and government schools, he said.
Due to the production of fortified rice, the Central government also agreed to procure
6.05 lakh metric tonnes of boiled rice from Telangana state, he said.
 
...

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Location: India, Telangana, Hyderabad

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fortified-rice.html
Rising domestic rice prices
unsettle Thai exporters
PUBLISHED : 16 MAY 2022 AT 07:00
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A farmer plants rice by hand in the fields.

 Rice exporters have expressed growing concerns about shipment
prospects in the second quarter, as a sharp rise in domestic prices may
lead importers to baulk at buying Thai grains.

Chookiat Ophaswongse, an honorary president of the Thai Rice

Exporters Association, said 5% white rice prices in the domestic market
have risen by 25% to 15 baht per kilogramme, up from 12 baht per kg at
the beginning of this year, driven by high import demand, particularly
from Iraq.

The rise in domestic rice prices has outpaced that of export prices, as
free-on-board prices of white rice have increased by 15% from US$400
per tonne in the same period to $460 per tonne.

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"More expensive Thai rice may prompt importers to have a wait and see
approach in buying more Thai rice in the second quarter, possibly
leading Thailand to lose an export opportunity," Mr Chookiat said.

"The surging domestic price has been driven largely by huge demand
from Iraq, which has starting buying Thai rice again after halting its
imports for many years."

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Thailand has exported more than 200,000 tonnes of rice to Iraq since
the beginning of this year, with the association expecting the Middle
Eastern country to buy at least 400,000 tonnes in 2022.

In the first quarter, Thai rice exports reached 1.74 million tonnes worth
29.5 billion baht, up by 48.5% and 30.8% respectively compared with the
same period last year. The gains were attributed to strong demand and a
weak baht, which made Thai rice prices more competitive.

The association expects Thai rice prices to increase by another 5%, or

$20 a tonne, in the second quarter this year.

The group forecasts Thailand's rice exports to top at least 8 million

tonnes this year, outperforming an earlier target of 7 million tonnes.
Export values are estimated at 130 billion baht, up from 110 billion last
year.

For the 2021/2022 harvest season, the association expects Thailand's

rice production to increase to 30-32 million tonnes of paddy rice, or 20
million of milled rice, up from 27-28 million tonnes of paddy rice and 17
million tonnes of milled rice in the 2020/2021 season.
 Widespread drought is unlikely this year, said the association, as
happened two years ago. Given the ample water supply, second-crop rice
production is also expected to increase.

Thailand shipped 6.11 million tonnes of rice last year, up 6.68% from
5.73 million tonnes in 2020, with exports valued at 108 billion baht,
down by 7.14% from 116 billion in 2020. The shipments comprised 2.35
million tonnes of white rice (up 18.9%), 1.4 million tonnes of Thai hom
mali rice (down 1.7%), 1.4 million tonnes of parboiled rice (up 1.6%),
550,574 tonnes of aromatic rice (down 4.1%), and 310,878 tonnes of
glutinous rice (up 12.4%).

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The Australian Government is supporting quality rice seeds through the Quality
Declared Seed (QDS) system under the Cambodia-Australia Agricultural Value Chain
Programme (CAVAC), according to the Australian Embassy in Cambodia.
In the recent handover ceremony of QDS products in Kampong Svay District,
Kampong Thom with Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
Amber Cernovs, First Secretary of the Australian Embassy in Cambodia, said
Australia has been supporting quality rice seeds since the 1980s. “The QDS system
supports Cambodia’s own initiative for a comprehensive seed certification system,”
she added.
For his part, Minister Sakhon thanked the Government of Australia through the
CAVAC programme and the Government of Japan through JICA for their material,
technical and financial support for the implementation of QDS project. It is hoped that
the project will be strengthened and expanded nationwide, based on the highest
quality assurance of all varieties.
Under the QDS, farmers have access to a special labelling system certifying the
quality of their rice seeds, the embassy said.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501076373/australia-strengthens-rice-seed-quality-in-cambodia/
Building a national brand
for rice
By Ho Nguyen Thao

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At wet markets, consumers can find varieties of rice stored in bowls and baskets from
age-old brands such as Nang Thom Cho Dao, Huong Lai, Tai Nguyen and Bong Su. In
supermarkets, as well, it’s not hard to find new rice brands packaged in plastic bags
weighing up to 25 kilos. However, there is still no rice brand that is popular in traditional
markets and modern supermarkets.
After more than 30 years of reforms, Vietnam has become one of the three largest rice
exporting countries worldwide, with an annual average of six million tons. However,
even the phenomenal ST25 – “World’s Best Rice 2019” – is struggling to maintain its
position in the international market.

Scheme to build A-An rice brand

At a conference on sustainable rice production held in Dong Thap Province on April 12,
Truong Sy Ba, chairman of Tan Long Group JSC, proposed a scheme to develop rice
production chain linkages and national rice brand-building for A-An. The scheme also
aims to build factories, warehouses and a modern transportation network.

Ba presented a new model of organic farming cooperatives, aimed at long-term rice

cultivation at a lower cost and higher quality.

Tan Long hopes to produce “Vietnamese rice for Vietnamese”. According to Ba, the total
rice consumed domestically is approximately 11 million tons per annum. Of this,
packaged rice with clear origin and a well-defined brand strategy accounts for only 10-
15%, some 1-1.7 million tons. Tan Long’s target is to achieve 10% of this.

Tan Long is determined to sell some 300,000 tons of packaged A-An rice until 2025 and
600,000-700,000 tons until 2030, accounting for 30% of the domestic rice market. Its
bigger ambition is one million tons.

“To achieve the goal, it is crucial for us to thoroughly prepare and heavily invest in
infrastructure. Apart from reselecting and restructuring our strategic material areas, we
are upgrading scales and technology in our processing factories to increase the drying
and storing capacity,” said Ba.

In Long Xuyen last February, Tan Long signed a consent form with An Giang and Kien
Giang provinces to construct a 60,000-hectare raw material rice area. A month prior to
the event, Tan Long inaugurated Hanh Phuc, a rice factory in An Giang Province, which,
according to the Group, has the largest scale in Asia. The factory can produce 1,000
tons of finished products daily.

Hanh Phuc is located next to the 300,000-hectare raw material rice area in An Giang’s
Tri Ton and Thoai Son districts and Kien Giang’s Giang Thanh, Hon Dat and Kien Luong
districts. The advantage of having a material area is the lower cost of transportation
from fields to factories.

Moreover, rice which is dried and stored instantly after being harvested (under 10
hours) has an outstanding quality and also retains its original fragrance and taste.

Ineffective brand strategy

When Tan Long’s A-An rice first appeared in the domestic market, it met the most
rigorous international quality standards. In 2016, Tan Long was the private enterprise
that won the bid to export 3.000 tons of premium rice to Korea.

By the end of 2016, Tan Long repeatedly won another bid to export 3.000 tons of
Japonica rice to Korea. To penetrate the Korean market, Tan Long’s rice must meet 280
inspection criteria. At the start of 2017, Tan Long exported the next batch of Japonica
rice, which is 10 times more than the first batch, bringing Tan Long US$3 million in
profit. The next year, Tan Long won another batch of 60.000 tons.

Tan Long’s exports to Korea have reminded people of the “Vietnamese rice brand by
2020, with a vision to 2030” scheme. This national scheme was approved in 2015, with
rice being the first agricultural product to adopt this approach. Shortly after that, rice
brands sprung up everywhere.

The Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) is a leader in the field, with
warehouses from Danang to Ca Mau. The average output was 3 million tons during
2010-2020. Vinafood 2’s subsidiaries have strategic plans for trademark and brand
identity. For instance, Mecofood registered “Tho Com” for Nang Thom Long An, Huong
Lai KDM 105, Tai Nguyen Cho Dao. Long An Food Company registered “lady in blue ao
dai with cone hat” for nearly 10 brands: ST24, Nang Hoa, Viet Dai, Viet My, Huong Lai
KDM, Tai Nguyen, etc. Song Hau Food Company registered green/yellow/red/dark red
pomelo flowers, purple/red/orange/yellow poinsettias, Bong Su, Gao thom Song Hau,
Tay Do. Besides, Ho Chi Minh City Food Company has Dong Xanh, Hat Ngoc, and Huong
Lua Dong Thap Food Company registered Huong Tram, Seu Do and Ramsar, among
others.

However, most of the brands mentioned above are almost unfamiliar to domestic
consumers. For familiar brands such as Hoa Su, Bong Su, Nang Thom Cho Dao, Huong
Lai, and Tai Nguyen, branding is unnecessary. Good wine needs no bush. The
enterprises that own the brands remain unknown to the market.

In Vietnam, there are more than 200 medium-scale and large-scale enterprises joining
the rice markets. However, their brand strategy is not effective, especially in export
markets.
Farmers, enterprises still struggle

It is tough for businesses to do the branding. To have a national rice brand that can
draw the attention of Asian customers worldwide sounds more far-fetched. Vietnam’s
agriculture needs some big brands, especially in cultivating, processing and exporting.

While there are a variety of rice seeds, there are not many major and premium rice
seeds which can become key products and successfully enter global markets.

Little do we know that the age-old specialty, Nang Thom Cho Dao, was once presented
to King Minh Mang (1791-1841). This variety degenerated due to the lack of alluvial
and salinity and overuse of chemical fertilizers in soil. By the end of 2016, Can Tho
University conducted a research project and restored this variety of rice at My Le
Commune, Can Duoc District, Long An Province. According to local farmers, Nang Thom
Cho Dao had restored its original flavor.

In recent years, groups such as Loc Troi and Trung An have stood out in the market
with impressive rice export news. Both are trying to build their own brands, but still
struggle to make them popular.

In 2019, ST25 rice developed by engineer Ho Quang Cua was honored as the “World’s
Best Rice”. Unfortunately, the name ST25 was applied for registration as a trademark
by four companies in California, the United States, and one company in Australia, while
Cua did not have time to do so. ST25 repeated the same old mistake of Nang Thom Cho
Dao. In 2002, this trademark was registered by Cong Nguyen Inc. in Oklahoma, the
United States. Long An Province’s Department of Science and Technology hired a U.S.
law firm to handle the case, but did not succeed.
Without effective brand protection strategies, Vietnam will never be able to own a
global rice brand as top rice exporters as India, Thailand and Cambodia have done.
Vietnam’s enterprises need to raise awareness and have the ability to protect their
brands. However, the State’s support is crucial. In the domestic market, the fraudulent
use of brands such as Nang Thom Cho Dao and ST25 by rice traders often confuse
consumers between real and fake rice varieties and cause losses to farmers

https://english.thesaigontimes.vn/building-a-national-brand-for-rice/

Vietnam’s rice sector is the key to meeting methane

reduction targets
14 May 2022

Authors: Katherine M Nelson, Reiner Wassmann and Björn Ole Sander,

International Rice Research Institute
At the COP 26 Glasgow, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh
Chinh joined more than 100 countries in signing a methane emission
reduction pledge. Rice production contributes almost half of Vietnam’s
total methane emissions and is the centre of action for reducing the
powerful greenhouse gas. Reaching the goal of reducing methane
emissions from rice by 30 per cent will require transforming millions of
smallholder practices to low-emissions cultivation.

Methane is a short-lived pollutant with a lifetime of around 12 years,

compared to carbon dioxide’s several hundred years. But methane’s
global warming potential is 28 times that of carbon dioxide, which
means reducing methane emissions can curb global warming with
comparably quick effect.
Rice production is a major contributor to global anthropogenic
methane emissions and Vietnam is one of the few top rice-producing
countries to sign the global methane pledge. The signatories agree to
take voluntary actions to collectively reduce global methane emissions
by 30 per cent by 2030. The feasibility of this pledge depends on the
realistic levels of methane reduction at the national level.
According to Vietnam’s Third National Communication, national
methane emissions were 99.5  metric tons of carbon dioxide
equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2019. Irrigated rice accounts for 43 per cent of
this at 42.7MtCO2e. Assuming a uniform reduction in methane
emissions across all sectors, the 30 per cent target translates to an
annual reduction target of 12.8MtCO2e for irrigated rice production
alone.
In the updated 2020 Nationally Determined Contribution, Vietnam
committed to reducing overall emissions by 9 per cent unconditionally
and by 27 per cent conditional on international funding. A 9 per cent
reduction in the rice sector would equate to 3.8MtCO2e. The national
strategy for achieving emission reduction in rice outlines pragmatic
and economical methods of controlled water management, reduction
of straw burning and conversion of inefficient rice land for other uses.
Various crop management systems, including the Sustainable Rice
Platform standard and the System of Rice Intensification, could
disseminate mitigation practices such as alternate wetting and drying,
and mid-season drainage.
Achieving the 30 per cent methane reduction target would require
another 9MtCO2e of methane reduction in the rice sector. An
approximate 5.5MtCO2e reduction would be feasible, but will
require greater targets and investments — reliant on international
finance for low-emissions rice farming practices — than are currently
outlined in national plans.
Investments are needed to improve existing canals and pumping
facilities to enable controlled water management. These efforts must
be backed up by enhanced training and an awareness campaign to
encourage better water management behaviour. The total mitigation
from this transition is estimated at 9.5MtCO2e or a reduction of
approximately 22 per cent. This target is ambitious but feasible — the
additional 8 per cent has to be regarded as aspirational at this point.
The remaining 8 per cent will require a paradigm shift in agriculture
policy prioritising emission reduction as an overarching goal in rice
production.
The government could also consider improvements in the management
and use of rice straw by incentivising its adoption for off-field purposes
in circular economy approaches. This option could reduce methane
emissions further but the current lack of detailed data impedes
estimation of its mitigation potential. A possible trade-off with soil
health should also be considered when planning for large-scale straw
removal. Investments in research and scaling which have not yet left
the scientific sphere — innovative fertiliser management, soil additives
or ultra-short duration and low-emission varieties — could also
contribute further to reaching the reduction goal.
While the numbers are pointing towards the target, the challenge is
introducing a set of mitigation options to millions of farmers across
Vietnam. Low-emission practices have previously been successfully
implemented. Through its provincial extension program, An Giang — a
major rice producing province in the Mekong River Delta —
successfully promoted good management practices, known as ‘one
must do, and five reductions’. Low-emissions programs have
contributed to a reduction of over 2 MtCO2e per year, in farming
systems with good irrigation and track record of advanced production
practices. These conditions cannot be assumed as the standard
throughout the country.
Vietnam’s participation in the methane reduction pledge represents an
opportunity to tap into international climate financing. These funds
could channel resources into green agricultural development projects
in rural regions and secure funds for low-income farming populations
heavily threatened by climate change. Additionally, participants
commit to the highest tier of IPCC inventory methodologies and to
improve the transparency, accuracy and comparability of national
greenhouse gas inventory reporting. This will require coordination
among various government, private and international institutions and
could create trickle-down effects that will benefit global greenhouse
gas reduction efforts as well as Vietnam’s rice exports
to environmentally conscious consumers.
Katherine M Nelson is a climate change specialist at the International
Rice Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Reiner Wassmann was climate change coordinator at the International
Rice Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam until his retirement in 2020.
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2022/05/14/vietnams-rice-sector-is-the-key-to-meeting-methane-
reduction-targets/

PHL to import more rice as output to

stay flat’
BYJASPER Y. ARCALAS

MAY 16, 2022

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The Philippines could retain its status as the world’s second largest buyer of rice for the
fourth consecutive year in 2023, when total import volume is projected to reach 3 million
metric tons (MMT).

In its monthly global grain report, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
said the Philippines’s rice imports this year and next year would hit the 3-MMT level.

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This is the first trade projection made by the USDA for calendar year 2023. The agency
said China, which is expected to purchase 6 MMT, will remain as the world’s top buyer
of rice.

The international agency said it expects local rice production in the Philippines to stay
flat next year and this will provide opportunities for higher imports to meet the growing
demand for the staple.

“Flat production and ample stocks keep imports steady even as consumption grows,”
the USDA said in its report released recently.
The USDA projected that the Philippines’s rice output next year would slightly decline to
12.411 MMT from a projected record of 12.474 MMT this year.

The country’s total rice production this year would be 58,000 MT higher than the 12.416
MMT recorded output last year, based on USDA data.

The USDA said the Philippines’s total rice consumption would increase as consumers
shift to the staple from more expensive wheat-based products, which are affected by the
spike in raw material prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Consumption is also up in the Philippines as the high price of wheat is expected to

raise consumption of rice for food,” it said.

USDA data showed that the country’s total rice consumption next year would expand by
150,000 metric tons (MT) to 15.35 MMT from an estimated total requirement of 15.2
MMT this year. Likewise, the USDA projected that total rice consumption of the
Philippines this year would be 5 percent higher than last year’s 14.45 MMT.

The country’s rice imports in the first quarter surged by almost 70 percent year-on-year
to 985,139.995 MT as importers brought in more staple food in anticipation of tighter
world supply and lower domestic output.

Latest Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) data showed that rice imports during the January-
to-March period were 404,057.065 MT higher than the 581,082.93 MT recorded last
year.

In March alone, about 414,243.005 MT of rice entered the country.

Historical BPI data showed that the 985,139.995 MT of rice imports from January to
March is the highest first-quarter import volume recorded by the country since the
implementation of rice trade liberalization law in 2019.

Agriculture Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Research Fermin D. Adriano cited
two possible reasons for the rise in imports: the importers’ expectation of tighter global
staple supply and the projected lower domestic rice output.

Adriano said some wheat-eating countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East are
projected to shift to rice due to global supply problems caused by the Ukraine-Russia
war.
He also said the expected decline in local palay production due to the reduction in
fertilizer use had prompted importers to bring in more rice from abroad.

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An industry group told the BusinessMirror earlier that the election season had
contributed to the need for more rice imports given the demand for low-cost rice.

“The election campaigns and relief operations, however, created the demand for low-
priced rice in the market that can be supplied by some countries like Myanmar,”
multisector industry group Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement (Prism)
said.

The group said the current government “can ill afford” a repeat of the 2018 rice price
crisis when prices of palay and milled rice skyrocketed and caused inflation to
accelerate.

“Panic buying and long queuing for rice can be disastrous for public image during
election.”

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/05/16/phl-to-import-more-rice-as-output-to-stay-flat/

Business, Business News

Dominguez defends rice tariffication

law
Published May 15, 2022, 8:00 AM
by  Chino S. Leyco
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The Department of Finance (DOF) has defended the implementation of the rice tariffication
law (RTL), which allows unrestricted importation of rice at 35 percent tariff, as presumptive
president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. is poised to suspend the three-year law
enacted by outgoing President Duterte.
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Sunday, May 15, that the rice
liberalization under the RTL has lowered the price of staple food for 100 million Filipino
consumers as well as provided billions of pesos in funds to the agriculture sector.

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For consumers alone, Dominguez said the RTL brought down rice prices to the current
average of P39 per kilo, or a reduction of about P7 per kilo from a peak of around P46 prior
the law’s enactment in 2018.

President Duterte signed the RTL into law on Feb. 14, 2019 as Republic Act (RA) No.
11203. The law, which later took effect on March 5, 2019, replaced rice import quantitative
restrictions with tariffs.

Marcos, apparent winner of the presidential race, on the other hand, said that he would favor
the suspension of the rice tariffication law if elected. He also made a campaign promise to
bring down the retail prices of rice to P20 to P30 per kilo.

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Rice food is now more affordable, especially for low-income Filipinos who spend about 16
percent of their total household budget on the staple food because of the RTL, Dominguez
pointed out.

He added that RTL also freed the rice industry from local entrenched interests that took
advantage of the protectionist policy on rice for decades.

“The Rice Tariffication Law was finally achieved after more than 30-years of failed
attempts under previous administrations. The law opened up the Philippine rice market and,
in turn, reduced the price of our country’s staple food for more than 100 million Filipinos,”
Dominguez said.

As a result of the reform, which he first proposed three decades ago when he was
Agriculture Secretary of then President Corazon C. Aquino, rice is no longer a main
contributor to inflation, Dominguez said.

“It took the strong political will of the President for rice tariffication to finally happen for
the benefit of our consumers,” the finance chief added.

With rice made affordable through the RTL, the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) estimates that three years from now, the proportion of malnourished
children and population at risk of hunger in the country would be reduced by 2.8 percent
and 15.4 percent, respectively.

These estimates are equivalent to around 2.1 million less people at risk of hunger and
malnutrition, the NEDA said.

In 2018 before the RTL took effect, the retail price of regular-milled rice (RMR) spiked to
P46.04 per kg. After RTL, the average price of this rice variety went down to P39.13 as of
April 2022, or cheaper by P6.91 per kg.

Another key benefit of RTL is the flow of billions of pesos in funds to the agriculture sector
through the creation of the P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).

The fund is used exclusively to finance programs that will sharpen the competitiveness of
palay growers by way of providing them with easy access to fertilizer, farm machinery and
equipment, high-yield seeds and cheap credit; and offering them skills training programs on
farm mechanization and modern farming techniques.
https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/15/dominguez-defends-rice-tariffication-law/

Dominguez defends rice tariffication

law
Published May 15, 2022, 8:00 AM
by  Chino S. Leyco
ADVERTISEMENT

The Department of Finance (DOF) has defended the implementation of the rice tariffication
law (RTL), which allows unrestricted importation of rice at 35 percent tariff, as presumptive
president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. is poised to suspend the three-year law
enacted by outgoing President Duterte.

Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Sunday, May 15, that the rice
liberalization under the RTL has lowered the price of staple food for 100 million Filipino
consumers as well as provided billions of pesos in funds to the agriculture sector.

ADVERTISEMENT

For consumers alone, Dominguez said the RTL brought down rice prices to the current
average of P39 per kilo, or a reduction of about P7 per kilo from a peak of around P46 prior
the law’s enactment in 2018.

President Duterte signed the RTL into law on Feb. 14, 2019 as Republic Act (RA) No.
11203. The law, which later took effect on March 5, 2019, replaced rice import quantitative
restrictions with tariffs.

ADVERTISEMENT

Marcos, apparent winner of the presidential race, on the other hand, said that he would favor
the suspension of the rice tariffication law if elected. He also made a campaign promise to
bring down the retail prices of rice to P20 to P30 per kilo.

ADVERTISEMENT

Rice food is now more affordable, especially for low-income Filipinos who spend about 16
percent of their total household budget on the staple food because of the RTL, Dominguez
pointed out.
He added that RTL also freed the rice industry from local entrenched interests that took
advantage of the protectionist policy on rice for decades.

“The Rice Tariffication Law was finally achieved after more than 30-years of failed
attempts under previous administrations. The law opened up the Philippine rice market and,
in turn, reduced the price of our country’s staple food for more than 100 million Filipinos,”
Dominguez said.

ADVERTISEMENT

As a result of the reform, which he first proposed three decades ago when he was
Agriculture Secretary of then President Corazon C. Aquino, rice is no longer a main
contributor to inflation, Dominguez said.

“It took the strong political will of the President for rice tariffication to finally happen for
the benefit of our consumers,” the finance chief added.

With rice made affordable through the RTL, the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) estimates that three years from now, the proportion of malnourished
children and population at risk of hunger in the country would be reduced by 2.8 percent
and 15.4 percent, respectively.

These estimates are equivalent to around 2.1 million less people at risk of hunger and
malnutrition, the NEDA said.

In 2018 before the RTL took effect, the retail price of regular-milled rice (RMR) spiked to
P46.04 per kg. After RTL, the average price of this rice variety went down to P39.13 as of
April 2022, or cheaper by P6.91 per kg.

Another key benefit of RTL is the flow of billions of pesos in funds to the agriculture sector
through the creation of the P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).

The fund is used exclusively to finance programs that will sharpen the competitiveness of
palay growers by way of providing them with easy access to fertilizer, farm machinery and
equipment, high-yield seeds and cheap credit; and offering them skills training programs on
farm mechanization and modern farming techniques.

Under the RTL, all import duties collected from rice imports beginning March 5, 2019 go to
the RCEF and other agriculture modernization programs.
In the first four months of 2022 alone, the Bureau of Customs already collected P6.6 billion
in duties from rice imports, which is already two-thirds of the P10 billion earmarked
annually for RCEF.

The National Food Authority (NFA) monopolized rice importations before the RTL, with a
few private traders granted import permits that enabled them to control the price and supply
of rice through hoarding and other manipulative practices.

With RTL, the role of the NFA has been limited to ensuring emergency rice stocks
exclusively procured from local palay growers.

Dominguez said that with rice tariffication, the government was able to handle the Covid-19
crisis “with strength on the food security front.”

He pointed out that despite logistical restrictions resulting from the mobility restrictions or
lockdowns imposed nationwide to protect people and communities from the pandemic, the
government was able to sustain the flow of produce from local farms to Filipino consumers.

The agriculture sector was “one of the brightest spots” of the Philippines’ response to the
pandemic owing in large part to the RTL, Dominguez said.

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Data dashboard on PH rice industry, farmers now accessible online

Information on the characteristics of the Filipino rice farmers and the Philippine rice

industry situation are now publicly accessible in the Rice Data Analytics (RiceLytics)

website developed by DA-PhilRice.

“RiceLytics is a public rice data analytics that aims to aid decision and policy-making

bodies at different government levels,” Nehemiah C. Caballong, ICT specialist and

project proponent, said.

The website presents data on rice area, production, yield per hectare, characteristics

of rice farmers, farming methods and technologies used by Filipino farmers, and

status of rice industry at the national, regional, and provincial levels.

Before the development of the RiceLytics website, such data were released through

published briefers, infographics, books, and slide presentations.

Atty. Rhaegee Tamana, Sen. Cynthia Villar’s chief of staff, said that the dashboard is

helpful as its contents are presented in a comprehensive and easy-to-grasp manner.

Villar chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food.

“I am happy that RiceLytics is now available for us to know the situation of PH rice

industry. This will help us improve and make our programs under RCEF responsive,”

Tamana said.

The project is funded by the DOST – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and

Emerging Technology R&D.

Visit the RiceLytics website here: https://www.philrice.gov.ph/ricelytics/.

Philrice
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