Thursday, November 24, 2011

U.S. Farmers Too Busy Enjoying Seasonal Fun to Sell Their Rice in a Panic, Ignoring Recent Market Decline – What’s Next?

U.S. Farmers Too Busy Enjoying Seasonal Fun to Sell Their Rice in a Panic, Ignoring Recent Market Decline – What’s Next? ...
want to know more, read on
Chicago rice futures traded up 24 cents per cwt (about $5 per ton) to close at $14.55 per cwt (about $321 per ton). Rice futures initially traded lower pressured a stronger dollar, weaker outside markets, and ample global supply concerns however futures rebounded late in the day as some in the market saw the market as a buying opportunity on ideas the market was oversold while others took the opportunity to square positions ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday....

Vietnam to Sell 300,000 Tons of Rice to Indonesia, Says VFA

Vietnam to Sell 300,000 Tons of Rice to Indonesia, Says VFA
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...............Vietnam will sell 300,000 tons of 15% broken rice to Indonesia for delivery between December 2011 and February 2012, according to the Vietnam Food Association. Vietnam has sold about 7.3 million tons of rice this year and has shipped about 6.5 million tons of rice as of November 17. By year-end, Vietnam is expected to have shipped about 7 million tons of rice for export, up from about 6.5 million tons last year. Vietnam’s average export price in November is around $554 per ton, up from around $437 per ton in January. ...

Asian Rice Sellers Keep Quotes Unchanged

Asian Rice Sellers Keep Quotes Unchanged
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Thai 25% rice is indicated around $575 - $585 per ton, about a $70 per ton premium over Viet 25% rice quoted around $505 - $515 per ton. Indian 25% rice is shown around $385 - $395 per ton, about on par with Pak 25% rice indicated around $385 - $395 per ton.....

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Thai Rice Sellers Hike Their Quotes; Viet Rice Sellers Lower Their Indications

Exporters to Note - Rice prices
Thai 5% rice is quoted around $590 - $600 per ton, up about $5 per ton from last week and about a $25 per ton premium over Viet 5% rice quoted around $565 - $575 per ton, down about $5 per ton from last week.  Indian 5% rice is quoted about $465- $475 per ton, unchanged from last week. Pak 5% rice is indicated around $495 - $505 per ton, unchanged from last week

SME Leaders Conclave held on 11th October 2011, The Westin Gurgaon (Delhi- NCR) & 14th October 2011,The Leela Kempenski Mumbai

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Rice Expo

Business Opportunities to explore
RICE International Exhibition Dubai 2011 is scheduled from November 3 to 5 - 2011 in Dubai


Monday, September 26, 2011

Rice Importer from Belgium

Toli Cvba - BelgiumCompany Name: Toli Cvba

Street Address: Iddergem
City: Denderleeuw
Province/State: Oostvlaanderen
Country/Region: Belgium
Zip: 9470
Telephone: 32-53-681272
Fax: 32-53-648630
World wide supplier of Grocery Items including rice

Beetle menace forces US toban rice carried in air baggage

USDA-APHIS notified a new phytosanitary regulation for the entry of rice from various countries including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The cheapest rice variety in Atlanta is $13.99 (Sona masoori) while it costs one third in India
The restriction was on commercial and non-commercial shipments of rice into the US from countries where the Khapra Beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is prevalent


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Thai rice exports fall 20%

Thai govt to buy paddy from farmers at THB15000/Tonne from october 7th, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

A leading Indian trading firm has sold 100,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Nigerian buyers at $470 per tonne

Thaiiland, Vietnam prices are high - Indian Exporters have good business opportunities
The exporters can now compete very well - Congrats to government for easing the export ban
Then We got o see how the prices in the Indian domestic market will be ?????

Thailand and Vietnam control about half of the world's rice trade, which will likely be 31.85 million tonnes in 2012

Rice Trade summit
Hear it from the Voice - Click button to listen to Thai Vietnam Rice Talks to download

Rice Imports By Bangladesh May Be Less Than Forecast On Output

Bangladesh is the biggest buyer of rice in south asia
Contact more details from:
The Bangladesh Directorate General of Food
The global rice trade may total 33.2 million tons in the year from Jan. 1 from 31.6 million tons in 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Thailand and Vietnam are the two largest exporters, while India, which ended an export ban, is forecast to overtake the U.S. and Pakistan to become the third-largest shipper, according to USDA data on Sept. 12.



India's rice exports to ease food inflation fears

Two million tons of each Rice & Wheat permited by Government of India for exports
as Indian storage capacity is over flowing with stocks of these commodities
New Delhi's move to export non-basmati or cheaper grades of rice couldn't have come at a better time for buyers, with benchmark rice climbing to a three-year top last week on expectations of intervention by the new Thai government - thai food prices are very high...so their government wants to restrict exports !

Rice buyer from new Jersy

Long Grain Rice requried
Contact:
ADELE
915 Westchestnut stre union
NL 07083
USA
EMAILS:info@sunvalleyrice.com
skotgadoint@gmail.com 

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

exporting rice from India to the UK

Dear Sir/Madam
I am a university student in the UK, doing a group work about marketing in the field of importing. Our aim is to produce a work about the supply chain of exporting rice from India to the UK.
We are looking forward if you could please confirm me the supply chain of your company; as the information that we need are:
· Farm
· Factory
· Warehouse
· Transport
If you could please confirm me back how are the processes for the rice from the farm to the end point.
We are really pleased to help us getting this information as soon as possible.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me back.
Regards
Buthaina Arman
buthainaarman@hotmail.com 




Monday, February 21, 2011

Japanese Rice Trade Policy

The negative effects of Japans rice protection are not limited to the domestic market alone. Virtually every economy involved in rice trading has felt adverse effects from the Japanese policies. As a specific case study, this report will look the welfare effects felt by Burma, a small rice-exporting country in Southeast Asia.




Rice Trade offer - new

Trade Leads - buy & sell

Friday, February 18, 2011

Rice par-boiling

Rice, which is grown on a large irrigated area  is an important Kharif crop. Rice par-boiling is a process that
adds more value to the rice. After par-boiling the ordinary milling process is applied to the paddy. Parboiling of rice is a process in which rice paddy is pre-cooked before milling. The usual steps involved are Soaking, Cooking, Drying and Milling. During husking the rice is removed from the husk, while the rice is further refined through different machines, during the polishing process. The objective of this post is to provide information about an investment opportunity for setting up a Par-boiledRice processing unit.

Value added product from Rice

Paddy is cleaned and graded to remove , impurities and then it is soaked in hot water for about 45 minutes. After drying it is roasted, to make flakes. These flakes are passed through sieves to remove uneven and unwanted, materials and to obtain flakes of fairly even size. Finally, they are packed in polythene bags.
During the process, yield of even sized flakes is around 80%, 10% is wastage and production loss and balance 10% is bran which has market.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

RICE EXHIBITION-Get Displayed . Get Noticed . Get Sold

Dear M. M.SundaraRajan
We cordially invite you to take part in the Rice International Conference & Exhibition (RICE) - Dubai 2011, one of the first and largest industry events in the region to promote Rice and related products. Some of the highlights are as follows:
MULTIPLY YOUR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• Unique strategic platform for prospective buyers and sellers to conduct direct business and strategic partnerships to reach the region’s largest market
• RICE DUBAI 2011 is targeted to attract various regional and global leading companies who seek to expand their client base and venture into emerging markets
• More than 60 countries participation helps to identify new market opportunities, gain market intelligence and find new channels to market products
• 160 exhibitors attracting 10,000 trade visitors under one roof.
• Re-establish relationship with major market players
• Ideal platform for consumers to make the best deal for their requirements through a variety of suppliers from different parts of the world
• Major rice producers have the opportunity to use Dubai’s competitive advantage of strategic locations, shipping infrastructure, storage facilities, trade promoting environment and financing options as well as facilitate expansion opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
• Government, Ministry and other ‘Rice’ related approvals can be harnessed on this platform
• Witness new trends in the industry with new product launches and avail special offers and promotions

EXHIBITION DETAILS

Venue : Arena Ballroom, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
Dates : May 9 to 11, 2011 (3days)
Time : 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

VISITORS’ PROFILE
RICE DUBAI 2011 will be an avenue to develop partnerships and long term contracts that not only prove financially beneficial but also bring to focus the top brand names in the industry.
• Wholesalers
Traders
Re-exporters
• Distributors
Brokers
Commission agents
• Government Export / Import Organizations
• Government Purchase Departments
Hospitals
• Hotel Chains
Restaurants
Resorts
Public Kitchens

• Supermarket Chains
Department Stores
Grocery Stores
Bakeries

• Charity Organizations
International Bodies
• Organizations seeking new business ventures
• Rice Promotion Councils
Industry Publications
• Shipping
Aviation Catering
Labour Camps
• Media
Technocrats / Scientists
Rice Market Consultants

CARLOS S. CHAVEZ JR.
Marketing Executive
Drive Social Media
http://www.drive-social-media.com/

Friday, January 28, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Rice Trade Outlook - 2011

European Union has lifted the ban on imports of rice from the US that were imposed in 2006
Cambodia is set to double the exports to USA
eXTREME weather patterns affected the crops production
Rice markets around the world are facing difficulties ... prices are raising