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Southern U.S. Rice Belt Crop Report

By Steve Linscombe

MOUNTAIN HOME, TX -- Rice planting is well underway in southwest Louisiana and Texas.
However, the crop is progressing slowly due to a variety of factors.“We are approximately 75 percent
planted,” said Wayne Hensgen with Simplot in Crowley. “However, there will be some prevented
planting acres in coastal parishes because of lack of water and high salinity.”

Southwest Louisiana has had an abnormally low level of rainfall since late October which has led to a
lack of surface water and high salinity water moving north from the Gulf of Mexico that impacts those
who use surface water for rice irrigation in those areas.

#Plant22 has begun despite persistent cloudy skies

“Saltwater issues down south will affect some rice acres,” said Justin Nix with Helena in Morse.
“Although we got off to an early start in planting, cool weather has slowed the young rice.” Nix also
speculated that a combination of Provisia and MaxAce acres could approach 40+ percent of the southwest
Louisiana crop. Both of these technologies use varieties resistant to quizalofop herbicide in a weedy rice
control program.

Richard Fontenot in Evangeline Parish agreed that the crop is off to a slow start because of cool
temperatures. He had some water-seeded rice that was over three weeks from planting that is not much
beyond the one leaf stage.

“We had an early start with dry conditions in February and March and numbers indicate that we are 75-80
percent planted,” said David Trahan with Crowley Grain. “Rice is progressing slowly because of cool
conditions, and we have some suspect stands primarily because of a combination of cool weather and low
seeding rates.” Trahan added that his growers were planting a lot of acres of Provisia rice and that
fertilizer prices are the highest that he has seen in his career.

LG Raun who farms near El Campo, Texas, finished planting his rice crop the first week of March, ahead
of most of his neighbors. The majority of the crop in his region, except the organic rice crop, is planted.
Texas is projecting approximately 20,000 acres of organic rice this year and most of that is normally
planted later.

Cliff Mock farms and consults southwest of Houston, and reported that his personal crop and the acres on
which he consults is 90+ percent planted. Those numbers probably represent the overall rice area west of
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Houston. The rice crop east of Houston is normally planted a little later and this year is no exception.
Both Raun and Mock indicated that the rice has grown slowly this spring similar to what is being
observed in southwest Louisiana.

Gary Bradshaw, an independent consultant, says his growers started planting on March 4 and finished by
April 2. “We’ve been dealing with the typical issues on the prairies west of Houston, namely relentless
winds. Those conditions make herbicide applications difficult and cause sand to blow and damage
seedling rice.”

“My rice acres are 50 percent planted and 20 percent emerged,” said Dorsey Jones with Helena in
Raywood, Texas. “Soils are quickly drying out and growers are flushing fields to facilitate emergence on
the later-planted rice and to activate herbicides.”

There has not been a great deal of rice planted yet in north Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and
Mississippi, and current wet conditions are slowing progress in those regions.

Marley Oldham, with Kennedy Rice Mill in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, said that his farmers were less than 5
percent planted with wet conditions hampering progress especially on the heavier soils.

Arkansas rice specialist Jarrod Hardke reported that very little rice had been planted overall. “The entire
state received more than an inch of rainfall on Monday and Tuesday with more on the way to start next
week. One grower told me he may have to plant this crop ‘one day at a time.’ We’re likely way behind
the five-year average and that’s saying something considering the slow pace of the past few years. We’ll
be lucky to be 5 percent planted in the upcoming Monday report and we’re usually over 20 percent at that

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Garrett Williams with Producers Rice Mill in Stuttgart, Arkansas, indicated that some rice was planted in
the last few days of March before last week’s rain.

“I have only heard of 100 acres planted as well as one of our research trials,” said Missouri rice specialist
Justin Chlapecka. “We received 1.5 inches of rain Tuesday night and the forecast is for additional rain in
the next few days. This will likely put us behind the eight-ball on planting so we are hoping for drier
conditions.”

“We have had a few acres planted in the last couple weeks,” said Hunter Bowman, Mississippi State rice
specialist. “For the most part, Mississippi growers are holding off for a clear weather pattern. I would say
that overall, we have 10-15 percent of the state’s rice acres planted.”

USA rice daily

Is rice production sustainable?

Rice is one of the most consumed staple foods in the world, but its production creates
environmental and social problems.

By Marina Leiva

A woman plants rice saplings at a paddy field in the Nagaon district of Assam, India. (Photo by
Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Rice is the third-most cultivated cereal crop globally, after maize and wheat. It is a vital staple

food for the world’s population and critically important to many developing countries,
particularly in Asia.  

However, rice is facing numerous challenges. Rice is a highly water-intensive crop and its
sustainability is put in doubt by the climate crisis and growing water scarcity issues. The use of
fertilisers and pesticides in rice paddies is also harmful to the environment. 

China and India represent more than 50% of global rice production. In 2019, China produced
211.4 million tonnes of rice, equivalent to 28.2% of the world’s total, while India produced 177.6
million tonnes, or 23.7% of global production.  

The top nine rice producers are in Asia and make up 85% of global production. Asian countries
also lead the way in rice exports, with India the top exporter in 2019 with a total of $6.8bn
exported, according to the UN’s Comtrade. Thailand is the second-largest exporter ($4.21bn),
followed by Vietnam ($2.43bn) and Pakistan ($2.27bn). The US comes in fifth with $1.88bn
worth of rice exports in 2019.  

Rice’s sustainability challenges 

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The widespread cultivation of rice and the demand for this versatile crop creates serious
environment and social damage, but the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is working to mitigate
some of the problems caused by rice production.  

SRP is a global multi-stakeholder organisation originally co‐convened in 2011 by the

International Rice Research Institute, the UN Environment Programme and the German Agency
for International Cooperation.  

SRP is now an independent membership association comprising more than 90 institutional

members from public and private sector stakeholders, research, financial institutions and NGOs.
The SRP’s stated aim is to transform the global rice sector by: 

 improving smallholder livelihoods

 reducing the social, environmental and climate footprint of rice production 
 offering the global rice market an assured supply of sustainably produced rice to meet the
growing global demand for rice 
In 2015, the SRP launched the world’s first-ever voluntary sustainability standard for rice –
the SRP Standard for Sustainable Rice Cultivation. The first SRP Standard-compliant rice was
produced by farmers in Ratchathani, Thailand, in 2017. The project was piloted by the Better
Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA), in cooperation with the Thai Rice Department. 

One of the main challenges with rice cultivation is that it is a thirsty crop. According to the
World Wide Fund for Nature, rice requires between 2,000 and 5,000 litres of water per kilogram
of crop.  

This reliance on water makes it particularly vulnerable to the droughts brought about by the
climate crisis. At the same time, the use of fertilisers and pesticides in rice paddies and the
flooding cultivation method produce methane emissions and water pollution.  

The way in which rice is cultivated, in rice paddies (flooded fields), prevents oxygen from
penetrating the soil, as it is blocked by the water. This causes bacteria to proliferate and emit
methane.  

Introducing methods that reduce flooding will not only see a decrease in methane emissions
but also make the crop less water-intensive. It could also potentially increase yields.  

Support for smallholder rice farmers 

Shifting towards more sustainable rice production methods will also bring positive outcomes for
smallholder rice farmers, according to the SRP. 

The alliance highlights that rice provides livelihoods for nearly one billion people but that these
livelihoods lack resilience. According to the SRP, “the world’s 144 million rice smallholders
disproportionately bear the risks of production, but are inadequately equipped to safeguard their
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livelihoods against turmoil – ranging from the current Covid-19 pandemic and its health and
economic impacts, to the climate crisis”. 

At the end of 2021, the SRP had 22 registered SRP projects active in 19 countries globally.
Together, the projects involved a total of more than 400,000 farmers, contributing to SRP’s goal
to reach one million farmers adopting climate-smart, sustainable practices by 2023. 

More rice without more environmental damage

Producing more rice and minimising the negative environmental impacts that come with it is
definitely a challenge, and even more so as the global population continues to increase. A recent
paper in the scientific journal Nature analysed 32 rice cropping systems – covering half of the
global rice harvested area – and showed that “achieving high yields and high resource-use
efficiencies are not conflicting goals”.  

The study assessed the yield gap and resource-use efficiency (including water, pesticides,
nitrogen, labour, energy and associated global warming potential) and showed that most
cropping systems “have room for increasing yield, resource-use efficiency, or both”.  

Additionally, the study showed that – in aggregate – total rice production could be increased by
32%, and excess nitrogen almost eliminated.  

Innovative ways of producing rice to feed the world are being trialled. China, one of the world’s
largest producers and consumers of rice, is looking into rice production in seawater. Salt-tolerant
strains are reported to produce higher yields than other strains of rice, making them an attractive
option as China seeks to increase its food security.  

Traditional rice production is tough on both smallholder farmers and the environment, but the
crop is essential to achieving food security. Steps such as the ones backed by the SRP’s projects
could help to increase rice sustainability while helping achieve the UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals. These could help us all feel more certain of the sustainability credentials of
our rice bowls and paellas.

This is the fourth in a series of articles profiling big crops. Previously, we covered wheat, maize,
and soybean production.

https://www.investmentmonitor.ai/sectors/agribusiness/rice-production-sustainable#:~:text=Rice%20is
%20a%20highly%20water,also%20harmful%20to%20the%20environment.

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Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 70 -

April 2022
Format

Analysis

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 GEOGLAM

Posted

7 Apr 2022

Originally published

7 Apr 2022

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Overview:

In East Africa, concern remains for the planting of Belg season (Short Rains) maize crops in
Ethiopia and Long Rains cereals in Kenya due to delayed rainfall onset and a possible fourth
consecutive poor rainy season (See Regional Outlook Pg. 6). However, main season cereals in
parts of the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda have recovered from previous dryness.
In West Africa, conditions are generally favourable for land preparation and early planting of
main season cereals except in regions impacted by persisting conflict. In the Middle East and
North Africa, winter wheat crops continue to develop under mixed conditions as dryness
persists in parts of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, and Iraq. In Southern Africa, harvesting
of main season cereals is underway under mixed conditions as persistent dryness and recent
dry spells continue to impact many parts of the subregion, and there is concern in areas
impacted by the passage of several tropical storms. In Central and South Asia, winter wheat
crops are developing under mixed conditions as dry conditions are forecast to continue
through May in most areas (See Regional Outlook Pg. 14). Planting of spring wheat crops is
underway in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In Southeast Asia, overall conditions are favourable
for harvesting of dry-season rice in the north and harvesting of wet-season rice in Indonesia.
In Central America and the Caribbean, harvesting of Apante season bean crops finalized in
Nicaragua under favourable conditions while below-average yields resulted for second season
rice and third season beans in Haiti. Land preparation and early planting for Primera season
cereals is underway.
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/crop-monitor-early-warning-no-70-april-2022

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10.9% increase in average share per capita share of

rice in 2020

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 - 02:49 GMT

Rice straw collected - Egypt Today

CAIRO - 7 April 2022: Self-sufficiency of wheat amounted to 41.4 percent in 2020, according to
the Central Mobilization and Statistical Authority (CAPMAS).
 
CAPMAS stated that the average share per capita recorded 156.1 kg compared to 153.3 kg in
2019, marking an increase of 1.8 percent.
 
“Self-sufficiency of rice reached 98.3 percent in 2020, with an average share per capita hitting
29.6 kg compared to 26.7 kg in 2019, with an increase of 10.9 percent,” it added.
 
 
As for vegetables, self-sufficiency of vegetables recorded 103.7 percent in 2020, with an average
share per capita recording 73.6 kg, compared to 77.5 kg in 2019, marking a decrease of 5
percent.
 

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The self-sufficiency of the fruit was 100.6 percent in 2020, an average share per capita declined
7 percent to 58.5 kg compared to 62.9 kg in 2019.
 
The self-sufficiency of red meat reached 53.8 percent in 2020, and the average share per capita
recorded 7.3 kg, compared to 7.2 kg in 2019, with an increase of 1.4 percent.
 
Self-sufficiency of pourtly and birds hit 98.1 percent in 2020 and an average share per capita
15.4 kg, compared to 13.7 kg in 2019, with an increase of 12.4 percent due to the increase
production by 15.1 percent.

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/3/114658/10-9-increase-in-average-share-per-capita-share-
of#:~:text=%E2%80%9CSelf%2Dsufficiency%20of%20rice%20reached,10.9%20percent%2C
%E2%80%9D%20it%20added.

$100m loan to empower small farmers

Amin AhmedPublished April 8, 2022 –

ISLAMABAD: Smallholder farmers in Pakistan will benefit from a $100 million loan signed by the
Asian Development Bank and Louis Dreyfus Company BV (LDC) that aims to help these landowners
recover from the economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic and improve their resilience
to climate change impacts.

The loan which was signed on Thursday will support LDC operations in Pakistan, India, Indonesia,
Thailand and Vietnam by financing coffee, cotton and rice inventories for over 50,000 smallholder
farmers across these countries.

LDC, which is a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, started operations in Pakistan in
2015 and has become one of the country’s leading merchants of both rice and cotton, and firmly
established merchants of edible oils and soybeans.

In the area of cotton, LDC is playing a major role in the domestic cotton supply chain and import flows.
In the case of rice, it is sourcing a variety of rice quantities locally for export to Africa and Asia. In
oilseeds, LDC serves the needs of a diversified customer base across the country, and supply imported
and refined palm oil and palm olein to local food processors.

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The loan will help secure food supply chains and reliable incomes for smallholder farmers, and help
offset the impact of supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic, the ADB said. “Smallholder farmers,
who are already vulnerable to climate change, are facing increasing difficulties due to the pandemic,
resulting in income loss, crop and food wastage, and supply chain disruptions,” said ADB Vice-President
for Private Sector Operations and Public–Private Partnerships Ashok Lavasa.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2022

https://www.dawn.com/news/1683966/100m-loan-to-empower-small-farmers

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ASIA RICE-INDIAN RATES EASE AS SUPPLIES RISE; VIETNAM, THAI RATES STEADY

4/7/2022

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* India prices at $365-$369 per tonne vs $367-$370 last week

* Vietnam Q1 rice exports up 26.3% y/y at 1.5 mln tonnes -customs

By Seher Dareen

April 7 (Reuters) - Export prices of rice in India dipped this week as supplies increased following
the extension of a government scheme to provide subsidised grains, while rates in Vietnam and
Thailand were mostly flat amid softer demand and rising output.

Top exporter India's 5% broken parboiled variety <RI-INBKN5-P1> was quoted at $365-$369
per tonne this week, down from last week's $367-$370.

"In the open market supplies have improved as government has started distributing free rice and
wheat to poor people. Local prices are coming under pressure," said an exporter based in
Kakinada in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

Thailand's 5% broken rice prices <RI-THBKN5-P1> were quoted at $408-$412 per tonne, not
far from last week's $408-$410.

Traders said there has been a slight increase in demand but not enough to impact prices as
shipping and logistic costs have declined slightly, "maybe due to stabilization after initial shock
from the war in Europe."

More rice from recent harvests is also entering the market, traders added.

There is also a steady demand for animal feed in the international and domestic market, a rice
trader said.

Vietnam's 5% broken rice <RI-VNBKN5-P1> were offered at $400-$415 per tonne on Thursday,
unchanged from a week ago.

"Supplies are building up, but export activity is quiet as the shipping cost is very high," a trader
based in Ho Chi Minh City said.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have harvested around 75% of the winter-spring crop, the largest
harvest of the year, traders said.
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Vietnam exported 1.5 million tonnes of rice valued at $731 million in the first quarter this year,
up 26.3% in terms of volume and up 12.9% in terms of value year on year, government data
showed on Thursday.

Meanwhile, domestic rice prices in Bangladesh stay elevated despite good crops, while the
government offered subsidised grain to poor people. (Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru,
Panu Wongcha-um in Bangkok, Khanh Vu in Hanoi, Rajendra Jadhav in Mumbai and Ruma
Paul in Dhaka; Editing by Mark Porter)

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KAKINADA PORT - INDIA: Vessel Line-Up

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Vessel Line up & Schedule Port Details

at KAKINADA PORT - INDIA

Kakinada Deep Water Port was commissioned by the Government of AP in

November 1997 with a quay length of 610 Meters. The Kakinada Seaports took over
operations when the port was privatized in 1999. Ten years later, the port was
expanded to 2,500 meters of quay length for multi-product handling and stand-alone
facility for off-shore supplies for deep sea exploration.

KAKINADA PORT - INDIA:

Vessel Working at Berth
KAKINADA PORT
POSITION AS ON 07
APRIL 2022

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Sl. No NAME OF THE VESSEL BEARING / ARRIVED / LDG / DISCH

BERTH ANCHORED COMMENCED
NAME ON

A) ANCHORAGE
PORT VESSELS
POSITION:-

1 M.V.NORD MAGGELLAN 302 / 2.4 2036/29-03- 0207/31.03.2022

2022(E)

2 M.V.CHEN GLORY 1 318 /3.1 01-04-2022(E) 2330/02.04.2022

3 M.V.TRUE HARMONY 316 / 2.2 0930/03-04- 1458/04.04.2022

2022(E)

4 M.V.IONIC STROM 300 / 2.1 1630/05-04- 1854/06.04.2022

2022(E)

B REPAIRS & CREW

CHANGE

1 M.V.VIGHNHARTA 267 / 3.0 21.05.18

C DEEPWA TER PORT

VESSELS POSITION:-

1 M.V.GLAMOR SB PM/29-03- 30.03.2022 1422/30.03.2022

2022(E)

2 M.V.MAGNAM POWER VI AM/02-04- 1312/03.04.2022 1935/03.04.2022

2022(I)

3 M.V.DEWI AMBARWATI MB 03-04-2022(I) 2042/03.04.2022 0306/04.04.2022

4 M.V.SATURN J IV 03-04-2022(E) 1155/05.04.2022 2340/05.04.2022

5 M..COS LUCKY IV & V 05-04-2022(E) 1612/05.04.2022 2045/05.04.2022

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6 M.T.NO2 OCEAN NB 05-04-2022(I) 2045/06.04.2022 2300/06.04.2022

PIONEER

D) REPAIRS TUGS :-

1 TUG.SINGLOBE RUBY 19-05-2021

2 M.V.PALM GRACHT NRW3 1300/13-01- RE.Berthed on

2022(I) 2330/17.02.2022

E) WAITING FOR `
BERTH VESSELS
POSITION:-

1 M.V.BULK DESTINY PM/04-04-2022(I)

2 M.V.GOLDEN BRIGHT 05-04-2022

3 M.V.JOHNNY P 6-04-2022(I)

F) SAILED VESSELS
POSITION:-

1 M.V.VICTORIOUS 1820/23-03- 1800/25.03.2022

2022(E)

2 M.V.DARYA ANIAT 03-04-2022(I) 1000/03.04.2022 1530/03.04.2022

3 M.T.MARVELS 1100/25-03- 2236/04.04.2022 0224/05.05.2022

2022(I)

G EXPECTED VESSELS':

1 M.V.PEACE ETA 7/8-04-2022(E)

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2 M.V.GLOBE ETA 9-04-2022(E)

CLEOPATRA

3 M.V.OCEANIC 08-04-2022

4 OSV PACIFIC LEADER DWP 07-04-2022

5 M.V.BARGE GAINT 5 DWP 1600/06-04-

2022(I)

6 BARZE AZ QINGDAO DWP 1200/07-04-2022

7 TUG AM ACCORD DWP 1200/07-040-

2022

8 M.V.GULHOLMEN DWP 08-04-2022(I)

9 M.V.CONSTANTINOS G.O DWP 08-04-2022(I)

10 M.V.ULTRA VISION DWP 10-04-2022(I)

11 M.T.KORTRIJK DWP 11-04-2022(I)

3 M.V.BBC CAROLINA DWP 04-04-2022(I)

4 M.V.JOHNNY P DWP 06-04-2022(I)

5 M.T.SOUTHERN ANOA DWP 06-04-2022(I)

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300,000 MT of rice to be
imported
Written by Teena Marian    08 Apr, 2022 | 9:55 AM
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Trade said that steps will be taken to import 300,000 MT of
Rice to ensure a continuous supply of Rice to the people at cheaper rates, during the festive season.

The consignment rice, which is being imported via the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation,
will be distributed to the public at concessionary prices through Sathosa outlets.

Accordingly, Sri Lanka is set to receive 40,000 MT of Rice this weekend.

Chairman of the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation said this consignment of rice is being
imported to the country, under the Indian Line of Credit.

The Ministry of Trade said Ponni Samba, Ponni Nadu, and White Kekulu will be imported.

1kg of Ponni Samba will be sold at Rs. 130/- and other types of Rice at Rs. 110/- per 1kg, said the Trade
Ministry.

https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/04/08/300000-mt-of-rice-to-be-imported/

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