Wednesday, June 29, 2011

World Rice Production to Rise 3% This Year, UN’s FAO Forecasts

World rice production is forecast to rise 3 percent this year, based on expected better weather and government support for farmers, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said.

The 2011 rice harvest is estimated to climb to 720 million metric tons from 699 million tons, or 480 million tons on a milled basis compared with 466 million tons a year earlier, the Rome-based FAO said in report on its website.

Price gains for rice, a staple for half the world, have trailed those of other grains. Thai grade-B white rice has gained 6 percent in the past 12 months, compared with a 56 percent gain for Chicago wheat prices.

“This rather buoyant outlook relies on expectations of improved weather conditions, as the effects of La Nina look set to dissipate in the next few months,” the FAO said, referring to a weather pattern that brings excessive rain to Southeast Asia. “The bulk of the increase is again expected to stem from good performances in Asia.”

Output is also expected to rise in Europe, Australia and Latin America, while the rice harvest in Africa is forecast to be little changed, according to FAO. U.S. rice production may slide 15 percent in 2011 as farmers switch land to more profitable crops, the UN agency said.

The rice crop in Asia is forecast to climb 3 percent to 651 million tons, or 434 million tons on a milled basis, based on “sizeable” increases in China and India and a recovery of production in Pakistan, the FAO said.

Production increases in Asia will be “widespread,” with gains countries including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines, the FAO said.

“By contrast, the outlook has been marred in Sri Lanka by consecutive rounds of floods, and in Japan, by the March 11 catastrophic earthquake and ensuing tsunami and nuclear crisis,” the FAO said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Rudy Ruitenberg in Paris.

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Toyota joins Huay Chuan

Toyota joins Huay Chuan

Joint venture eyed for Cambodian rice

Toyota Tsusho, the trading arm of Japan\'s Toyota Motor Corporation, has teamed up with Thailand\'s Huay Chuan Rice Co to cash in on Cambodia\'s growing rice industry.

The alliance, which includes Malaysian investors, has been in talks with Cambodian businessmen for a venture that would initially set up a rice mill and processing plant for export.

Chookiat Ophaswongse, managing director of the Huay Chuan Group, said Takeo province on the Vietnamese border is being considered. Takeo is about 150 kilometres east of Sihanoukville, Cambodia\'s deep-water seaport, which would facilitate shipments.

Cambodia\'s rice industry has grown rapidly in recent years following the government\'s policy of promoting exports once local production is sufficient for local consumption.

Mr Chookiat said Cambodia should have four million tonnes of unmilled rice for export this year - 3.5 million tonnes to Vietnam and the rest to Thailand.

"The Cambodian government has opened the market wider to foreign investors, especially those bringing in new technology and R&D for improving the local rice industry," he said.

Cambodia reportedly shipped 900,000 tonnes of rice in 2010, almost double the 500,000 tonnes in 2008. However, the actual volume may be even higher due to inefficient data gathering.

Mr Chookiat said the proposed venture will also consider the next phase - a fully integrated rice operation.

It would develop quality jasmine and glutinous rice seeds, promote higher-quality farming and process the rice for both consumption and use as an ingredient in a vinegar factory.

"The Japanese firm already produces vinegar in Vietnam, but supply problems are prompting them to seek new sources," said Mr Chookiat.

Toyota Tsusho earlier met with Huay Chuan Rice to discuss a possible joint investment in rice-based products such as flour and crackers for domestic consumption and export to Japan.

But last year\'s political unrest in Bangkok put that project on hold. As well, Japanese investors are unsure of Thailand\'s rice policy. "There\'s a risk the new government could reinstitute the rice price pledging scheme, which could result in market and cost instability," said Mr Chookiat, who is also honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association.

The association will today lead a delegation to Cambodia to promote tighter cooperation in the rice industry.

Other rice exporters including Thailand\'s largest, Asia Golden Rice Co, are working with Japanese partners to invest in Cambodian rice.

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Signature of Asia has been now supported by Rice Importers

Signature of Asia has now been supported by Rice Importers, Supermarket chain and Food supplies company mostly in European countries whose just come to understand the benefit of Import Tax Free from "Everything but Arm " Agreement.

We have been exporting to European Market and Russia market on the top of our regular China and Hong kong Market, and in the process of the discussion to sell Cambodia White Rice into two potential markets those are Philipine and South Africa.

Upon each shipment we provide :
General Documents
1. Packing List
2. Bill of Lading
3.Fumigation Certificate
4. Phytosanitery Certificate
5. Quality Certificate
6. Quantity and Weighting Certificate
7. Certificate of Origin, or Form A
8. Commercial Invoice
Extra Documents Upon Request (Certified Body, Intertek)
9. Aflatoxin Certificate (B1, B2, G1, G2)
10. Non-GMO Certificate
11. Chemical Analysis Certificate
12. Pesticide Residual
13. Nutrition Fact (US-FDA)
14. Others ...............


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Saturday, June 25, 2011

The list of the country to get free import tax from Cambodia

The list of the country to get free import tax from Cambodia

The following countries accept FORM - A ( Country Of Origin ) to import Rice from Cambodia.
Countries which accept Form A from Cambodia for the purposes of the generalized system of preferences (GSP):

Australia*
Belarus
Canada
Japan
New Zealand**
Norway
Russian Feberation
Switzerland Including Liechtenstein***
Turkey
United States Of America****



European Union
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Finland
France
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
ROmonia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom

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Friday, June 24, 2011

Rice Export to EU will benefit Duty Tax Free

Cambodia-Organic, is now well-exported to European Market where Form A ( No-Import Tax) apply to Cambodian Origin. Importing Cambodian Rice from Cambodia will benefit Buyer approximately 175 Euro per metric tone.

By this special free of tax agreement, our buyers from European get the big bonus of approximately $US 5200 per container of 23 Metric tone.

Cambodia have been grained tax free to the agricultural products from : China, Europ, Russia.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Cambodian Goverement Double Rice Miller Lending Fund

“The money is a small amount compared to market demand of $350 million. Though, it can keep prices stable as they often fluctuate because of buyers from neighbouring countries.”

The government, he said, was also preparing a $25 million fund to guarantee 50 percent of credit offered to the rice industry by commercial banks.

“We are preparing to set up credit-insured fund with 105,000 million riel guarantee for banks donation loans to rice millers,” he said.

Though, Mey Vann said that the policy was not set to be implemented this year as it required in-depth preparation. “We are working with World Bank and IFC and we schedule to involve [it] out in 2012,” he said.

RDB Head Son Koun Thor encouraged cooperation from the private sector, especially commercial banks, in donation agricultural loans.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Prime Minister: Cambodia eyes chinese market for rice export

PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that his country is eyeing Chinese market for rice exports.

Delivering speech to the graduate students, Hun Sen said Cambodia and China are negotiating on the exports of rice from Cambodia to Chinese markets.

He said within this week, there will be a signing agreement between the two sides on the exports of Cambodian rice.

In addition to rice exports, Hun Sen said China has granted Cambodia favorable conditions in exports.

In August, the Cambodian government announced that it had set 2015 to show this nation's competence in becoming one of the major rice exporters to world's markets.

Hun Sen said by reaching the target, it must start from the first production of "rice surplus" at the reach of "more than 4 million tons" per year and at least 1 million ton of the amount will be allocated for export, while at the same time the rice must "meet an international standard."

He said, despite the fact that Cambodia is rich and potential enough in rice production, the real yields are not yet satisfied compared to neighboring countries.

Hun Sen said in 2008, Cambodia could only produce 2.6 tons of rice per hectare of land, while Thailand could produce 2.8 tons, Laos 3.5 tons, and Vietnam 4.9 tons.

He acknowledged that one of the major blocks to large rice production in Cambodia is shortage of water.

About 80 percent of Cambodia's 14 million population are farmers. Last year, Cambodia produced more than 7 million tons of rice.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

720 million USD loan Needed: Rice Miller Association

CAMBODIA’S Small and Medium Industries Association warned that domestic rice millers require US$720 million in loans this harvest season, or they risk being out-competed by foreign merchants.
“We cannot compete with buyers from Thailand and Vietnam to buy grain if local rice mills can’t receive more capital from the government or private banks,” said the association’s secretary general Ut Ren.

Cambodia has about 100 millers, which purchase paddy from farmers, process the rice and sell it to dealers. If the millers are able to borrow short-term funds, they can purchase more paddy and sell more processed rice.

A typical Cambodian rice mill can process between 2 and 6 tonnes of rice per hour, said Ut Ren, and generally possess capital of between $50,000 to $70,000 to buy paddy during the harvest season.

Sur Kheang, president of the Kampong Cham provincial rice millers’ association, said its 35 members were clamouring for more capital to purchase paddy. He said his association required an additional $2 million to add to its present capital of $390,000 to fund its lending to millers this harvest season.

“A call for extra funding for rice mills is a very good idea. Many of our rice mills are facing a lack of capital to buy rice,” he told The Post.

Schemes are underway to increase agricultural loans to millers.

The government has prepared to lend $36 million to the state-run Rural Development Bank in order to lend to rice millers, with a focus on those firms with capacity for exports, according to its director general Sun Kunthor.

Some banks are also increasing their loan portfolio in the field.

In Channy, chief executive officer of ACLEDA Bank – the Kingdom’s largest agricultural lender – said the bank had lent $112 million to develop rice production from the start of the year to the end of November, a stark increase on its loans of $78 million made to the sector last year.

“We are not afraid to grant loans for buying rice, since we see there are now modern rice processing machines in Cambodia, and also increased orders from overseas,” he said.

The Kingdom’s updated rice policy aims to ramp up exports of milled rice.Cambodia’s stated aim is to hit 1 million tonnes in rice exports by 2015.

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Cambodia Rice export target given price tag

ACHIEVING Cambodia’s goal of exporting one million tonnes of rice per year by 2015 will require investments of US$350 million over the next four years, according to a Ministry of Economy and Finance official.

“Cambodia currently has the capacity to produce 200,000 tonnes of rice for export, because we lack capital and high-standard rice mills,” said Ministry Secretary of State Hang Chuon Naron yesterday.

Speaking on the sidelines of a conference on “Environment, Agriculture and Development”, he said that it would take $150 million to build high quality rice mills, and another $200 million to buy unprocessed rice from farmers, to meet the 2015 goal.

The Government was working with commercial banks on easing financing restrictions, aiming to increase loans for rice traders and mill owners, Hang Chuon Naron said in his conference speech.

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Chan Sarun said increased focus on the agricultural sector meant it was expected to grow further in the years ahead.

Cambodia’s total rice harvest is expected to hit 8.25 million tonnes this year, with supply exceeding demand by 3.9 million tonnes, he said.

Last month, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation revised upwards projected 2010 rice production in Cambodia to 8 million tonnes, noting much of the surplus ends up as unofficial cross-border exports to neighbouring countries.

Cambodia Centre for Study and Development in Agriculture President Yang Saing Koma said that the availability of financing and high interest rates were the largest hurdle towards meeting the 2015 rice export target.

“This is a problem,” he said. “We need a lot of money.”

A majority of Cambodians depend on the sector for a living, making rice farming important for economic growth but also for employment in rural areas, he said, adding that the goal of one million tonnes’ exports by 2015 was achievable. Increased lending ought to come from several sources, including commercial banks, state-owned Rural Development Bank, the Government, and development partners, he said.

“The problem is money, as well as the interest rate. It’s still relatively high compared to Vietnam and other countries,” he said.

ACLEDA Bank President In Channy said commercial banks in Cambodia had increased their loans to the agricultural sector significantly over the past year.

“Commercial banks may cooperate with an increase in credit to the sector,” he said.

ACLEDA Bank accounted for some 58 percent of overall lending to the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector in 2009, the latest year for which National Bank of Cambodia statistics are available.

Last month, the World Bank and the Government launched a programme to improve access to loans by agri-business by guaranteeing 50 percent of loans to the sector by participating commercial banks.

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Friday, June 17, 2011

Cambodia Rice Export 2011- Cambodia can export high quality, and hug quantity rice to other countries

2011 Cambodia can export high quality, and hug quantity rice to supply to other countries

With the recent effort from the Cambodia Royal Government, the high quality of the Cambodia rice herself and setting up of the international standard of rice millers. These factors lead Cambodia to get more and more attraction from rice importers from French, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Netherlands, New Zealand, China, America, and Africa. Significantly, the importers and wholesalers have repeated in larger quantity their purchase order after the first shipment done. This is because the importers have been accepted not only the high quality of Cambodia Rice, but also the huge quantity that is available to buy from Cambodia.

The history shows that Cambodia is in the good position to supply from the premium fragrant rice to the normal white rice to the world. As the matter of fact, Cambodia has been exporting paddy rice and rice to Thailand, and Vietnam over two decades. And the exported paddy rice/ and rice are good in term of their quality, and are re-exporting to many developed countries. From the study research, And the export has been done through the Northwest Cambodia (Those provinces are: Pursat, Battambang, Bontheaymeanchey), and Southeast Cambodia (Takeo, Prey Veng, Svay Reng, Kandal, Kompong Cham) and much more.

In the first quarter of 2011, the leading exporting types of rice are: Cambodia Jasmine Rice, Cambodia Romdul Rice, Ginger Rice, and Cambodia White Rice.


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Jasmine broken grade A super - promotion rate

Cambodia Jasmine Broken Grade A Super – Super Deal

After exporting plenty of containers of Cambodia Jasmine Rice to European Market, Signatures Of Asia is remaining 2000MT of Jasmine Broken Grade A Super which is ready for exporting.

This remaining of Jasmine Broken Grade A Super is high quality and the moisture is lower than 14%.

For the buyer who is interested in, Signatures Of Asia will offer very special deal for this Broken Grade A rice. Please feel free to drop an email to : camobdia.rice@gmail.com


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