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No fake rice in Davao City, test results show

Friday, August 07, 2015
By ACE JUNE RELL S. PEREZ

LABORATORY analysis of the alleged "fake" rice reported in Davao City last June of this year
showed no evidence of syntheticity, multi-agency scientific test results showed.National Food
Authority-Davao Provincial Manager Virgilio B. Alerta told Sun.Star Davao in a phone interview
that with the series of tests conducted by various government agencies, there is no cause for alarm
among rice consumers in the city and the country."May this development put an end to the issue that
continuously bothered the consumers, there is no fake rice in the city and in the country as a whole.
Investigation and tight monitoring were made but we found no evidence to confirm the existence of
fake rice in the city and it appeared that the questionable rice was a result of food mishandling," he
said.
A summary of the results of tests was conducted by the Food Development Center (FDC), Philippine
Rice Research Institute (Philrice), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Research Institute
for Tropical Medicine (RITM), and the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) of the Department of
Health (DOH).Based on the test results, Philrice conducted a DNA analysis on the rice sample and
found that it was positive for rice DNA. The IRRI said the sample was "more similar to rice
standard" than to sweet potato or corn starch.The alleged cooked fake rice sample is
"morphologically different" or different in form and structure from the cooked NFA rice sample
because further investigation showed that the rice sample underwent retrogradation process that
resulted from a series of freezing, thawing, and heating that rice sample went through, RITM results
bared.
Meanwhile, the NFA-FDC is currently undertaking quantitative analysis on the DBP content of the
sole 25 grams sample that tested positive with DBP.NFA Administrator Renan B. Dalisay said in a
statement, "It is clear from the series of tests conducted by various agencies is that there is no
existence of `fake rice' in our country. What we have is an isolated case of chemically contaminated
sample which may have been the result of mishandling or pure neglect to safeguard the rice from
contaminants.""The government, through its various agencies involved in food technology and
nutrition, exhausted all means to analyze the samples submitted to NFA to ensure that the nation's
basic food is safe and free from any contamination," secretary Francis Pangilinan, presidential
adviser on food security, said in a statement released by the NFA central office.
Even as exhaustive tests have not yielded any cause for alarm, the NFA remains vigilant and will
never waver in its regular market monitoring activities."As we close this issue, our continuous

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inspection and monitoring will still be done to ensure that no smuggled "fake" rice will proliferate
especially in Davao region," Alerta said.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2015/08/07/no-fake-rice-davao-city-test-results-show423368

Rice Importers Urge CBN To Review Policy On 41 Items

Not Valid For Forex
Posted by: niyi August 9, 2015

Rice importers and millers in Nigeria have

urged the government to prevail on the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review its policy on
41 items it now regards as not valid for foreign
exchange. The Secretary General of Rice
Millers, Importers and Distribution Association
of Nigeria (RMIDAN), Shaibu Mohammed
said last week in Lagos that government should
allow members, who had already keyed into
backward integration programme, to use their
export proceed to import and ship rice into the
country.According to Mohammed, many of the
rice farmers and millers in the backward
integrated programme are also exporters, who
may not have anything to do with the countrys
foreign exchange market.
They want to be allowed to use proceeds of their export to ship into the country the needed
quantity of the commodity to close the gap between supply and demand.The Central Bank just
issued a circular to say those items, which had already been classified as not valid for forex,
cannot be funded at the interbank market, from proceed of exports and Bureau de Change
sources.So our plea is for the government to take a look at each of our members, do their
profiling and allow the genuine ones to use their export proceed to bring in rice, because many of
them are exporters also.Government can consider those who had already keyed into the
backward integration programme to use their export proceed so that gradually we can reduce the
importation of the commodity by encouraging local production.
According to Sahibu, Nigeria could be self-sufficient in rice production in the next three years if
their plea is considered. He said six million tones of the commodity is needed yearly in Nigeria,
going by the last consumption statistics, but local production has not exceeded 2.5 million tons
per annum, hence a need to close the gap with importation.For the importers of rice, we are
seeing this policy as a tactical ban on rice importation because you can no longer access Dollar
to pay for your supplies. The implication of this tactical ban is huge. The importers will become
jobless and there will be famine in the land. Nigerians consume six million tons of rice yearly,
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but local production is a little below 50 per cent (N2.5 million tones).So you have 3.5 million
tons as a huge gap to be bridged either by legal importation or by smuggling. Smuggling of rice
is going to double and the economy of neighbouring countries will witness a boom because they
will ship into their country more rice to be smuggled into Nigeria.
Shaibu applauded the governments backward integrated programme, saying that it is a step in
the right direction. He said his members have invested in rice farming and milling and would
continue to assist government in the execution of its policies on rice.However, he asked that the
government should provide the enabling environment. There should be adequate power supply,
because our members are running the mills on diesel, bring down cost of production, put the bad
roads in good shape, revive the decayed infrastructure, tackle corruption to encourage people
into farming business.
http://www.informationng.com/2015/08/rice-importers-urge-cbn-to-review-policy-on-41-items-not-valid-forforex.html

Rice Field Day planned in Richvale

Posted Aug. 7, 2015 at 11:37 AM

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Sponsored by the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, University of California, and the
United States Department of Agriculture, the Annual California Rice Field Day will be held Wednesday,
August 26 at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs.This informative day gives rice growers and others the
opportunity to observe and discuss research in progress at the Rice Experiment Station including rice
equipment vendor display.Registration and poster viewing is offered between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.,
followed by the General Session which will include a business meeting with reports by the Chairman and
treasurer of the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, the rice Research Trust, and the
California Rice Research Board.
It will conclude with the presentation of the California Rice Industry Award.From 9:30 a.m., to noon,
field tours will be conducted of the research nurseries focusing on breeding, disease resistance, weed
control, and entomology and a Rice Equipment Display. The tours will be followed by a luncheon at
noon. There is no charge for this event.The Rice Experiment Station is located 2.5 miles west of Highway
99 on Highway 162 towards Butte City. Further information can be obtained at www.crrf.org or by
calling the Rice Experiment Station at 530-868-5481.
http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20150807/NEWS/150809747

Government Jobs 2015: Indian Institute of Rice Research

Recruitment for 36 Posts
Suggested Readings: Jobs 2015,Government jobs,Government jobs
2015,Jobs,Recruitment,Recruitment 2015,ICAR,Junior Research Fellow,Senior Research Fellow
Editorial Team | August 07, 2015 4:50 PM
Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad under Indian Council of Agricultural Research has invited
applications from interested and eligible candidates to apply for 34 Senior Research Fellow/Research
Associates and Junior Research Fellow/Technical Assistant/Office Assistant/Data Entry Operator posts
.The candidates need to walk in for the interview conducted for the posts by the competent authority on
August 18th and 19th, 2015. The positions would be on temporary basis and would be done for various
projects under the Institute.
Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) which was formerly known as DRR was established by Indian
Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1965. The national headquarter of the Institute is at
Hyderabad and it has since its inception contributed significantly in the field of development of rice
production and its safety of it. The institute through its various programmes, researches and appropriate
measures, has ensured the food security of the country intact.

http://www.prepsure.com/news/government-jobs-2015-indian-institute-of-rice-researchrecruitment-for-36-posts/
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RESEARCH SAYS WHITE BREAD AND RICE LEADS

TO DEPRESSION
As told by
the
researchers,
redefined
foods
will
lead to the
hormone
changes and
reduced the
sugar levels
in the blood
and
gives
rise to the
depression
symptoms.Pr
oper
nutrition can
be followed
to treat and
control the
depression,
as published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says. Three out of every hundred older women
will suffer depression.When the research is conducted among 70 thousand women, it was found out that
there is a link between the depression and carbohydrate consumption.People who consume more amounts
of carbohydrates will increase the sugar levels in the blood. More the carbohydrates are refined more it is
affected to the sugar level.Refined foods like white rice and white bread lead to the reduction of sugar
levels in the blood which leads to fatigue, mood changes, and depression etc.

Theres no fake riceNFA

Citing a series of tests on various rice samples, the National Food Authority (NFA) debunked allegations
that there is fake rice in the country.NFA administrator Renan B. Dalisay said in a report that the 25gram sample of allegedly fake rice from Davao City was found to have traces of dibutyl phthalate (DBP),
a chemical compound used in making flexible plastics.However, Dalisay said this seemed to be an
isolated case and was therefore no cause for alarm among rice consumers.In an advisory, NFA said that
more than a month after a 25-gram sample of alleged fake rice was reported in Davao City, a series of

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tests conducted by various government agencies proved that other rice samples were not contaminated
with DBP.
The tests were conducted by NFAs Food Development Center (FDC), Philippine Rice Research Institute
(Philrice), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
(RITM), and the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health (DOH).PhilRice
conducted a DNA analysis on the rice sample from Davao City and found it positive for the rice DNA.
The IRRI said the sample was more similar to rice standard than to sweet potato or corn starch.The
RITM said the alleged cooked fake rice sample was morphologically different or different in form and
structure from the cooked NFA rice sample because further investigation showed that the rice sample
underwent retrogradation process that resulted from a series of freezing, thawing, and heating that rice
sample went through.
The NFA-FDC is currently undertaking quantitative analysis on the DBP content of the 25-gram sample
that tested positive for DBP.What is clear from the series of tests conducted by various agencies is that
there is no existence of fake rice in our country, Dalisay said. What we have is an isolated case of
chemically contaminated sample which may have been the result of mishandling or pure neglect to
safeguard the rice from contaminants.From the time the NFA was alerted on the alleged fake rice on
June 30, its monitoring teams patrolled the markets on a daily basis nationwide to ensure that only
genuine rice was being sold to the public, Dalisay said.
In a span of five weeks, the NFA responded to over a hundred reports and complaints about suspected
fake rice from concerned citizens across the country, but none of the samples tested proved positive of
any contamination, he explained.Secretary Francis Pangilinan, presidential adviser on food security, said
the government exhausted all means to analyze the samples submitted to NFA.The rice sample from
Davao which tested positive for dibutyl phthalate remains to be the only positive case of chemical
contamination. This is just a clear case then of food mishandling. As we close this issue, we remind the
public to be very cautious in their own food handling practices as the government will continue to ensure
that food, especially rice, will be available, affordable, accessible and safe for the public, Pangilinan
said. Riza T. Olchondra
Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/711317/theres-no-fake-rice-nfa#ixzz3iSAGzWc3

India to ship 10,000 tonne of rice bran oil this fiscal

By PTI | 9 Aug, 2015, 12.36PM IST

The country produces 155 million tonne paddy and has a potential to
produce 8.76 million tonne of rice bran and 1.53 million tonne of
rice bran oil.India was the highest producer of rice bran oil with an
output of 9.5 lakh tonne in 2014-15, followed by China with
2 lakh tonne and Japan 80,000 tonne.MUMBAI: India is expecting
to ship 10,000 tonne of rice bran oil this financial year after the
government eased restrictions on its bulk sale, giving a boost to
small rice millers, an industry body said. The country was exporting
about 2,000 tonne of rice bran oil last year mainly in consumer
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India (SEA). "Lifting of the government restriction is a great boost to the industry and will help small rice
millers across the country.
We expect to export 10,000 tonne rice bran oil during this financial year," SEA Executive Director B V
Mehta said. Mehta said SEA is now looking at new export destination for shipping of rice bran oil, which
fetches a premium over other edible oils. Also rice bran oil is considered healthier and meets the
recommendation of a well blended combination of SFA, MUFA and PUFA. "There has been very good
demand from countries like Japan and Thailand. We will also start exploring new destinations like
Australia, New Zealand, the US for exports of rice bran oil," he added.
Earlier due to the restrictions, all output was absorbed in the domestic market, he said. Mehta said the
country produces 155 million tonne paddy and has a potential to produce 8.76 million tonne of rice bran
and 1.53 million tonne of rice bran oil. India was the highest producer of rice bran oil with an output of
9.5 lakh tonne in 2014-15, followed by China with 2 lakh tonne and Japan 80,000 tonne. The country
produces the best quality of rice bran oil with more than 150 solvent extraction units producing the edible
oil. The total global production of the rice bran oil is 15 lakh tonne. India is expected to produce 9.97 lakh
tonne this year.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-to-ship-10000-tonne-of-ricebran-oil-this-fiscal/articleshow/48410881.cms

Global Rice Bran Oil Conference highlights India's

leadership position
Saturday, August 08, 2015 08:00 IST
Rashmi Nair, Mumbai

India's position as world leader in production of quality rice bran oil, a fast emerging healthy cooking
medium, was discussed in detail at Global Rice Bran Oil Conference held here on Friday. The two-day
conference will conclude on Saturday.Experts from India and other top rice producing countries like
China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam were present as speakers discussing their country's rice production,
position, and promotion and growth prospects of rice bran oil as a healthy oil.
The highlight of the inaugural session was the launch of celebrity chef Harpal Singh Sokhi's book Exotic
Cooking with Rice Bran Oil. The event started with Pravin Lunkad, president, Solvent Extractors
Association of India (SEA), addressing the inaugural session. He stated, "It was a great pride that India
produces the best quality of rice bran oil and it has emerged as the largest producer of this oil in the
world. Rice bran oil has a total production of 950,000 tonne per annum."He was followed by Dr A R
Sharma, president, IARBO.
He said, "IARBO has decided to organise international conferences on rice bran oil in different countries.
The first international conference was organised in Wuhan, China, in May 2014. This is the second
international conference on rice bran oil and with your support we will indeed organise many more across
the world. We have today about 400 key delegates and special invitees from India and overseas attending

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this conference. We have several exhibitors here with us, who will showcase their products and
disseminate information on latest technologies on rice bran oil and value-added products developed
by them."

Others who spoke included P Goenka, director, 3F industries Ltd; Prof. Xuebing Xu, GM, Wilmar Global
R&D Centre, China; and Dr V Prakash, scientist, CSIR. Prakash stated, "In the coming years, world will
look to India as a leading supplier of rice bran oil." While, the Session 1 had country presentation on
future prospects and current scenario of the industry, the Session 2 had various inputs on how rice bran oil
will inculcate wellness and health in a persons lifestyle. Another key aspect was a detailed insight on the
nutritional significance of oil and its blends with pharma, food and edible oil industry. At the end of the
session, stress was on making changes in lifestyle to inculcate the use of rice bran oil. All in all, the
conference discussed important topics such as nutrition & health benefits, patronisation by medical
fraternity, regulatory issues, and quality control.
http://www.fnbnews.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=37628&sectionid=1

Pakistan: Six working groups formed to address challenges

faced by agri-sector:Ahsan
8/7/2015

Right Vision News

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 -- Government has formed six working groups to formulate suggestions
in order to address issues and challenges being faced by the farming community in the country
on the back drop of decreasing trend of the agriculture commodities in international market.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, Professor Ahsan Iqbal told media
after attending a meeting on issues of agriculture sector in the country here at Planning
Commission here Wednesday.
The event was organized by Planning Commission of Pakistan with an aim to device a proper
mechanism to safeguard the farming community and agriculture sector from the after effects of
decreasing trend in agri-commodities including wheat, rice, cotton and maize in
international markets.The minister said that six working groups on different crops including
wheat, rice, cotton, maize, sugarcane, vegetables and agri-inputs were formed during the
meeting.
These working groups, he said would put forward their recommendations to take appropriate
steps for safeguarding the local farming community and agriculture sector from the crisis created
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after down fall of the prices of agri- commodities in international market, he remarked. The
recommendations, he said would be submitted before the Prime Minister for his approval adding
that all efforts would be made to overcome the crisis and for the development of the sector, he
added. Crisis of decreasing price trend of agriculture products was an international crisis and
farmers of other countries like Vietnam, Thailand and India were also facing the similar
challenges, he observed. Ahsan Iqbal said that government alone could not be able to overcome
the issues adding that stability in the commodity market was vital for the sustainable
development of the agri-sector and prosperity of country.
"Our research and development institutions were also responsible for this crisis as they were
unable to introduce modern and innovative technologies in the agri-sector for cultivation, value
addition and marketing", he maintained. Steps would be taken to introduce modern technologies
and value addition of agri-produces to compete with the products of other countries in
international market to capture the due share of exports. The minister said that recently
the export opportunities for local agri- products were expended to the markets of Iran and Russia
adding that Russia has shown interest to import rice and potatoes from Pakistan.
The government was also making efforts to boostexports by utilizing its diplomatic missions
abroad to fetch a reasonable foreign exchange by exporting the surplus agriculture production.
Efforts were also afoot to improve the agro-based industry in order to develop the rural industry
to alleviate poverty from the rural areas of the country adding that in PSDP 2015-16, government
has introduced projects for olive cultivation in different areas. To a question, he said that China
Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects were mainly consists of energy generation and
infrastructure development adding that the planed routes under the project would be completed
as soon aspossible.
Ahsan Iqbal welcomed the decision of Supreme Court on petitions against 18th and 21st
constitutional amendments and said that it shows that all political forces in the country and
institutions were on same page to rout out the menace of terrorism from the country. Replaying
to another question, he said that it was high time to promote the culture of patience and tolerance
in country and called upon the Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan and participate
in National Assembly session. Ahsan Iqbal said that government whole heatedly wants to unite
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Published by HT Syndication with permission from Right Vision News. For any query with
respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor
[email protected]
http://www.world-grain.com/news/news%20home/LexisNexisArticle.aspx?articleid=2421079262

White Bread and Rice May Increases Depression Risk In

Women
A new study suggests that rice and white bread increase the depression risk in the older women.
But foods like vegetables, whole grain foods and roughage will make them stay far away from
the depression.
White Bread and Rice May Increases Depression Risk In Women |PakistanTribe.comNEW YORK
Consuming foods rich in carbohydrates, such as white bread and white rice, may cause mood changes,
fatigue and other symptoms of depression in post-menopausal women.According to researchers, a diet
high in refined carbohydrates may lead to an increased risk for new onset depression in postmenopausal
women.The study by James Gangwisch and colleagues in the department of psychiatry at Columbia
University Medical Centre (CUMC) looked at the dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, types of
carbohydrates consumed, and depression in data from more than 70,000 postmenopausal women who
participated in the US National Institutes of Healths Womens Health Initiative Observational Study
between 1994 and 1998.
Scientists said that while carbohydrates consumption normally increases blood sugar levels, eating highly
refined carbohydrates, such as white bread, rice and junk food, triggers a hormonal response that affects
the glycemic index.This then exacerbates changes in a womans mood and triggers fatigue as well as
other depression symptoms.Greater consumption of dietary fiber, whole grains, vegetables and non-juice
fruits was associated with decreased risk, researchers said. This suggests that dietary interventions could
serve as treatments and preventive measures for depression.Further study is needed to examine the
potential of this novel option for treatment and prevention, and to see if similar results are found in the
broader population.The study was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Pakistans Mango Diplomacy and more .

August 8, 2015, 7:18 pm

by Rajeewa Jayaweera
I read with much interest the recent article titled "Pakistans Mango
Diplomacy and Lankas Insect Fear" in a daily publication written by
one Dr Ranga Kalansooriya. He had narrated how in early July 1977,
Pakistans military ruler and President Gen. Zia Ul Haq had sent a gift

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consignment of Pakistans Multan mangoes to Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Mrs. B).
It had been returned with a message informing of her inability to "accept a gift from a person whose
hands have the blood of Pakistans elected Prime Minister on them". Kalansooriya further stated of a
consignment of mangoes sent by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to President Sirisena recently which our
Foreign Ministry in their infinite wisdom had rejected for technical reasons without the knowledge of
President Sirisena. Similar consignments sent to Prime Minister Modi, Sonia Gandhi and President
Mukherjee notwithstanding the current heightened tension in Indo-Pak relations had been accepted by
recipients.After some thought, I decided to write this piece. It involves Mrs. B and President Zulfikar Ali
Bhutto.
Theirs was a warm friendship based on mutual respect for each other and the two countries they
governed. They successfully navigated through occasional minor irritants so common in diplomatic
relations.These are anecdotes narrated to me by my father Stanley Jayaweera (SJ), a career officer in the
Ceylon Overseas (Foreign) Service from 1954 till 1988. He was Number 2 at the Ceylon/Sri Lanka High
Commission in Islamabad from February 1972 till June 1975.Sometime around 10 pm one evening in
early 1973, our family was readying for bed when the phone rang and the Chief Clerk of the High
Commission informed SJ of a telegram with the classification "Top Urgent/ Top Secret" which had been
delivered to him a few minutes earlier (there were no faxes or email in those days). Top Urgent telegrams
were in code. A one time pad was required to decipher Top Secret telegrams and code books were in
SJs custody. The High Commissioner at the time, a wealthy businessman from Galle and 10 years
younger to SJ was away from the country resulting in Jayaweera being acting High Commissioner.
He rushed to the Chancery with the Chief Clerk who deciphered the telegram. It was a personal message
from Mrs. B to Bhutto informing of critical rice stocks in Colombo sufficient for less than two weeks and
seeking Bhuttos assistance in obtaining an urgent consignment.Running out of rice in addition to
prevailing long bread queues and rationing of essential foods at the time would have brought about food
riots and possibly the fall of the government.By 1973 SJ had developed a wide contact base in the
Pakistan bureaucracy especially in the Foreign Ministry. He immediately called the Chief of Protocol
with whom he was on first name terms and requested an urgent appointment with President Bhutto the
following morning to hand over a personal message from Mrs. B and returned home.
The phone rang once again close to midnight and the Chief of Protocol informed Bhutto had granted the
requested appointment at 1.00 am. SJ just managed to make it after getting into his national dress and
summoning the ambassadorial vehicle and driver for the journey to the presidents residence.The
president had received him in his study dressed in silk pyjamas and dressing gown with a cognac snifter
and Cuban cigar in his hand. A cigar was offered which was declined. The cognac offered was accepted.
Bhutto who had met SJ on a few previous occasions had enquired after his family and had asked for Mrs.
Bs message. After reading it he had requested the telephone operator to get the Food Commissioner on
line. SJ had been privy only to one side of the conversation. The other side can only be imagined. Bhutto
had asked what the level of rice stocks in the country was. SJ had gathered from the conversation that
eight ship loads of rice had been shipped to Peru (or Chile which I forget) resulting in stocks being low.
He instructed his Food Commissioner to divert four ships to Colombo.

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Within minutes, the Food Commissioner was on the line again informing all eight ships, some belonging
to the Pakistan Shipping Corporation, had cleared Pakistan waters and it was too late to divert especially
as it was a competitive tender Pakistan had won and non-compliance would have consequences. Bhutto
had exploded stating "who is the President of this country, you or me?" "Our good friend Madam
Bandaranaike in Colombo needs our help and I intend to help her. Please divert four ships to Colombo,
call me back and confirm it to me".
A little later when SJ had shown the desire to depart, Bhutto had said "let the good lady enjoy a good
nights sleep. You can inform her tomorrow morning that the job is done" and had poured refills of
cognac. Within a short while, the Food Commissioner was back on line confirming that four of the ships
had been instructed to change course to Colombo. Sometime later when SJ took his leave after thanking
the president on behalf of his government, Bhutto had said "this is what friends are for to help each
other. There is no hurry. Please request your Food Commissioner to get in touch with mine. We will
charge a reasonable rate on best possible terms".The four ships arrived in Colombo Port within a few days
and eased the rice shortage averting a disaster for Mrs. B and her government until a much larger
consignment was purchased from Burma. The Pakistani government eventually charged a per ton rate
below the rate they had obtained from the Peruvian (or Chilean) tender.
Bhutto who became Prime Minister from August 1973 due to a change in the countrys Constitution,
invited Mrs/ B for a state visit to Pakistan in early 1975. She was accorded the rare honour of addressing a
joint session of the Pakistan National Assembly and Senate where her speech was received with a
standing ovation. The honour of addressing a joint session had previously been accorded only to the Shah
of Iran and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, both generous contributors to Pakistans economy. Bhuttos
prime ministerial Falcon jet was laid at Mrs. Bs disposal for her journeys from Islamabad to Lahore and
Lahore to Karachi.A curious but interesting incident took place during Mrs. Bs state banquet to Bhutto. It
need be stated that a change of our High Commissioners had just taken place and the incumbent, a retired
lawyer and former Senator had been in Pakistan for less than 10 days when Mrs. B arrived for her state
visit. As such, SJ was the only diplomatic officer in Islamabad for nearly three months and handled all
arrangements assisted by the Trade Commissioner in Karachi who played a very supportive role.
Mrs. B had informed SJ she would like veteran Pashtun politician Khan Abdul Wali Khan invited to the
state banquet hosted by her. That was easier said than done as Wali Khans National Awami Party had by
then been banned and relations between him and Bhutto were anything but cordial. Foreign diplomats
were discouraged from visiting some areas in NWFP as the Pakistan government could not guarantee
their safety. Hence the policy was that invitations to those in NWFP be channelled through the Protocol
Division of the Foreign Ministry who would take responsibility for delivery. SJ knowing this particular
invitation to Wali Khan had little chance of delivery, after handing over the original invitation to the
Protocol Division hired a vehicle from American Express as his own vehicle had a CD number plate and
journeyed to NWFP to personally deliver a copy to Wali Khan who had assured SJ he would attend if
amongst the living. SJ had warned Mrs. B of the frosty relations between Bhutto and Wali Khan.Senior
Pakistan officials had seemed distinctly uncomfortable when Wali Khan arrived at the function.
The Chief of Protocol could not help whispering "I say Stanley, what have you done?" Obviously the
invitation given to the Protocol Division was meant to be lost ! At the end of the function, Mrs. B made

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it a point to thank Wali Khan for accepting her invitation when Bhutto was within hearing range thus
taking full responsibility for the invitation. She had also told SJ "Stanley, thank you for arranging Wali
Khans participation". The shrewd Bhutto guessing what had transpired had commented "Madam, your
man in Islamabad is an efficient man" followed by a wink to SJ his way of saying "no offence taken".
No heads rolled at the Pakistan Foreign Ministry or in the Protocol Division. Relations remained ever so
cordial and the matter put to rest by all concerned.
Little wonder that Mrs. B returned the gift of mangoes from Ge. Zia with a curt message. It was he who
overthrew Bhutto in 1977 in a coup dtat and sent him to the gallows in 1979. When Mrs. B returned
Gen. Zias consignment of mangoes, she was sending a clear and distinct message expressing Sri Lankas
stand on a particular issue.One wonders as to what message was being transmitted when our Foreign
Ministry decided to reject Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs gift to our President on technical grounds and
permit customs officials to consume it. Had the concern been purely a quarantine issue, friendly
relations, good diplomacy and common sense demands that the mangoes be accepted graciously, a thank
you note sent and the consignment placed in quarantine.
Literally hundreds of Indian and Pakistani mangoes, apples and other fruits are brought into the country
daily by our workers returning from the Middle East with no quarantine certificates or fear of
insects.Would a gift consignment of Californian peaches from President Obama or Granny Smith apples
from Prime Minister Cameron have been returned for technical reasons or handled differently by our
Foreign Ministry?.

Pakistan remained steadfast in their unstinted support to Sri Lanka during its 30 years long conflict with
LTTE terrorism, a hallmark of the friendship consolidated by Mrs. B and Bhutto as evidenced in the two
anecdotes and further developed by subsequent leaders. Let that friendship not be squandered by the
current handlers of our Foreign Affairs.
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International Benchmark Price
Price on: 07-08-2015
Product

Benchmark Indicators Name

Price

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

3190

Honey
1

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Australian extra light/light amber, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)

4785

Chinese extra light amber, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)

1930

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

(USD/t)

1200

South African, HPS 40/50 peanuts CFR main European ports

(USD/t)

1592

US 38/42 Runners, CFR NW Europe (USD/t)

1250

Australian 5 Crown, CIF UK (USD/t)

2984

Iranian natural sultanas (Gouchan), CIF UK (USD/t)

1996

Turkish No 9 standard, FOB Izmir (USD/t)

2400

Peanuts

Sultanas

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Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 08-08-2015
Domestic Prices
Product

Unit Price : Rs per Qty

Market Center

Variety

Min Price

Max Price

Dehgam (Gujarat)

Other

2250

2525

Theni (Tamil Nadu)

Other

1280

1360

Solapur (Maharashtra)

Other

1551

2035

Jowar(Sorgham)

Maize

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Bayad (Gujarat)

Other

1300

1350

Sangli (Maharashtra)

Other

1480

1560

Dharwar (Karnataka)

Local

1380

1400

Dasuya (Punjab)

Other

1500

2000

Manjeri (Kerala)

Other

2500

2700

Mechua (West Bengal)

Other

2100

2400

Akluj (Maharashtra)

Other

1500

3000

Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Other

1000

1500

Akluj (Maharashtra)

Other

1500

3000

Mousambi

Carrot

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Egg

Rs per 100 No
Price on 08-08-2015
Product

Market Center

Price

Ahmedabad

352

Hyderabad

324

Nagapur

328

Source: e2necc.com
Unit Price : US$ per
package

Other International Prices

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Price on 07-08-2015
Product

Market Center

Origin

Variety

Low

Potatoes

High
Package: 50 lb cartons

Atlanta

Colorado

Russet

22.75

22.75

Dallas

Idaho

Russet

20.50

23.25

Detroit

California

Russet

18

18.50

Cauliflower

Package: cartons film wrapped

Atlanta

Mexico

White

13.50

13.50

Detroit

California

White

12.50

14

Miami

Mexico

White

16

17

Grapes

Package: 18 lb containers bagged

Atlanta

Mexico

Red Globe

22.50

23.50

Dallas

Mexico

Red Globe

21

23.50

Miami

Mexico

Red Globe

27

28

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Belarus suggests development of mineral

deposits to Pakistan
10 August 2015 13:36 |

Belarus suggests development of mineral deposits to Pakistan

MINSK, 10 August (BelTA) Belarus invites Pakistan to cooperate in the development of mineral
deposits, BelTA learned from Vladimir Ulakhovich, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, before a session of the Belarus-Pakistan business council on 10

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August.According to the source, Pakistan is busy developing major
infrastructure projects, which include the development of mineral deposits.
Belarus can offer the relevant experience and technologies. Apart from that,
Pakistan now has a shortage of electricity. The country has to develop
power grids. Cooperation with Belarus may come in handy as well, said
Vladimir
Ulakhovich.
Belarus intends to supply more machine-building equipment to Pakistan. Concrete agreements have been
reached with regard to a number of Belarusian enterprises. The possibility of increasing mutual trade in
food is also being discussed. The relevant logistics is not simple. Negotiations on exporting more
Belarusian milk powder and baby food are underway. In turn, Pakistan is ready to export fruits and
vegetables to Belarus. We expect that the creation of platforms for interaction between the business
circles and further development of the legal base will produce results, said the Deputy Chairman of the
Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

During the session of the business council on 10 August the Pakistani side was represented by companies
specializing in petrochemical industry, export and import operations, machine building, manufacturing of
food products and other areas. Vladimir Ulakhovich underlined that Pakistan is an important market for
Belarus in the Asian region. Pakistan is the world's sixth largest country in terms of population numbers.
The importance of stepping up contacts with Pakistan should be evaluated bearing in mind the need to
diversify export, he stressed.

Vladimir Ulakhovich reminded that on 11 August the program of business events will be continued with a
Belarusian-Pakistani business forum and bilateral negotiations between representatives of business
circles. Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif is expected to take part in the opening of the business
forum. Pakistani companies are interested in establishing business ties with Belarusian companies in the
sphere of chemical and textile industries (sales of cotton, fabrics, and materials), machine building
(acquisition of industrial machines, mining and agricultural vehicles, spare parts for Belarusian vehicles).
Potential partners are also interested in the processing and sales of raw materials for the civil engineering
industry and the export of agricultural products (vegetables, fruits, leguminous and cereal crops, rice,
sunflower
oil).
For the last eight years Belarus-Pakistan trade has been varying from $50 million to $120 million per
annum. Belarus' main exports are tractors (Pakistan is one of the main non-CIS markets), potash
fertilizers, synthetic yarn, tires, braid made of synthetic yarn. The main imports are rice, styrene
polymers,
fruits,
food,
leather
goods,
fabrics,
textile
products.
In 2014 Belarus-Pakistan trade totaled $58.2 million. Belarus' merchandise export to Pakistan amounted
to $42.6 million (100.3% as against 2013), with import at $15.6 million (98.5%). In 2014 Belarus
exported considerably more potash fertilizers (twice as much), parts and accessories for automobiles and
tractors (30%), synthetic yarn braid (20%). Export of tractors slightly dropped (78 units down).In

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January-May 2015 Belarus' merchandise export to Pakistan amounted to $19.3 million (117.8% as against
January-May 2014).
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Govt allows export of rice bran oil in bulk

Mumbai, August 9:

The Government has allowed export of rice bran oil in bulk and other edible oil in branded
consumer packs of up to five kg with a minimum export price of $900 (57,363) a tonne. Trade
expects rice bran oil exports to jump sharply to 10,000 tonnes this fiscal against 2,000 tonnes
achieved last year.
Untapped markets

India produces about 10 lakh tonnes of rice bran oil annually and is largely consumed in the
domestic market. Bran, the brown layer on rice grain, has 10-25 per cent oil content. Though the
rice bran oil is considered cheap and healthier, it has not gained popularity among Indian
consumers as it does not have any particular taste unlike groundnut, soybean or sunflower oils.
India, one of the largest consumers of edible oil, imports about 10 million tonne (mt) of edible
oil per annum. It meets about 60 per cent of its vegetable oil demand of 17-18 mt through
imports.
Speaking on the sidelines of Global Rice Bran Conference organised by the Solvent Extractors
Association, Dr V Prakash, Scientist with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research said,
The decision to allow rice bran oil export in bulk without any limit may push up prices in the
domestic market as producers would find it easier to sell it abroad than packaging and labelling
for the domestic market.
However, he added, given the poor demand and low awareness of the benefits of rice bran oil,
bulk exports will not have much impact for consumers.
Though India is the second largest producer of rice after China, the nation has not fully explored
the potential of producing rice bran, which can be also be used in the pharma sector.
Competition brewing
China is slowly getting used to rice bran oil and its a matter of time before it becomes the
leading supplier of this oil.

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Remedial measures
India should consider importing raw rice bran from Thailand and do the value addition here to
produce the oil, said Prakash. BV Mehta, Executive Director, Solvent Extractors Association
said there is good demand for Indian rice bran oil in countries such as Japan and Thailand.
Since rice bran oil has no particular taste, it can be easily blended with any oil and may be
imported back into India as a value added product or olive oil. Incidentally, the demand for rice
bran oil in India is more in non-paddy growing northern and western regions than in the eastern
and southern parts.
(This article was published on August 9, 2015)
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