FOCUS ON RICE AN SGS CORPORATE NEWSLETTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

OCTOBER 2013

Dear Customer, Through our comprehensive and This newsletter provides you with all Global rice production is expected to dedicated international network, SGS the SGS contact points to meet your reach new records in 2013-14, exceeding is able to mitigate our client’s risks requirements. We look forward to 497 million tons for the first time and throughout the agricultural supply chain, working with you in the future. traded volumes of approximately 38 all over the world. Our professional and million tons. However, the dynamics well trained staff are able to provide of the market are constantly changing, Inspection, Testing, Fumigation and creating both opportunities and Collateral Management services, challenges for exporters and importers tailoring specific packages and services alike. China is set to become the world’s to meet all our client’s needs. largest importing destination (once a SGS delegates will be delighted to major rice exporter), whilst Thailand’s discuss the many ways we can help domestic support scheme has resulted in you at the 5th annual TRT, World Rice lower exports in recent years. Conference in Hong Kong, 19-21 GRANT BEDFORD November. Vice President - South East Asia Pacific MANAGE THE RISKS TO RICE IN TRANSPORTATION International trade in rice keeps growing. This makes for good business opportunities. However, shipping this hygroscopic product around the globe in ships and containers increases the risk of caking, mould and rot as a direct result of condensation occurring during transit.

In its raw state rice is hygroscopic – it cargo, its container surfaces and/or the by the proximity of a container/hold to has a natural moisture content but at the air around it. A warm cargo in a cold warm surfaces, such as engine room same time the potential to absorb, retain container/ship’s hold will warm the air bulkheads or other latent heat sources. or release water from the atmosphere. that surrounds it causing condensation The most common solution for rice This risk is increased when rice is on cold steel surfaces, which then cargoes is the use of desiccants transported in ships and/or containers turns into droplets and falls onto the (hygroscopic substances) and/or as they can be impacted by atmospheric rice (known as ship sweat). The rice moisture barrier paper to avoid problems and environmental conditions and then absorbs this moisture damaging it associated with condensation. cause any water vapour to condensate. beyond use. Similarly, a cold cargo and Moisture damage is the source of a hold subjected to warming from external MONITORING significant number of cargo damage air and sea temperatures condensation claims. (known as cargo sweat) may form as Carriers should maintain accurate dew on exposed surfaces, including the ventilation records which detail VENTILATION ON BOARD cargo, causing damage. measurements taken in the hold of dewpoints, temperatures and weather Dry cargo vessels are fitted with natural CARGO PROTECTION events, all of which can impact cargo and/or mechanical ventilation systems quality. These records will also record but in practice, controlling temperatures, Carriers can take steps to minimise the actions taken by the carrier to mitigate and thereby condensation is challenging. risk of condensation and subsequent the risk of condensation occurring. Air and water temperatures vary across moisture damage claims. As previously latitudes. As a vessel and its cargo travel mentioned dry cargo vessels are from one climate to another something fitted with natural and/or mechanical as simple as a cold hull ploughing ventilation systems. through warm waters is enough to Preventing, or at the very least reducing, trigger condensation. contact between the rice and hold steelwork is the most effective method CAUSES of protection. It significantly reduces the Condensation occurs as a result of risk of contact with condensation. The temperature differences between a risk of condensation can be exacerbated FOCUS ON RICE OCTOBER 2013 P. 1

THAILAND SGS Thailand’s agricultural services are internationally recognised for their high level of expertise and independence. Our network gives our customers access to global resources in addition to local knowledge. Clear, precise real-time and graphical updates are supplied with professional advice to support your business. The diversity of our services, combined with traditional inspection, allows us to deliver services of the highest integrity.

SERVICE EXCELLENCE We provide prompt and cost-efficient solutions to complex trade-related requirements. These solutions draw on state-of-the-art information resources, laboratory facilities and support systems, together with a wealth of commercial experience. We aim to meet client expectations through the consistent delivery of service excellence to Thailand’s business community.

OUR SERVICES •• Supervision of packing and weighing. •• Supervision loading. •• Pre-Sampling. •• Tally and sealing.

•• Container cleanliness checking. THAILAND TEAM •• Draft survey. Lalita Khunrenpukdee Documentation Officer [email protected] •• Physical analysis. Nattapon Boonprachuay Coordinator [email protected] •• Laboratory test. Niramon Lamyai Documentation officer [email protected] •• Fumigation. Parichart Anchaliphong Section Head [email protected]

SGS Thailand was established in 1951. Piyarat Jaisa-ard Assistant Department Manager [email protected] From these pioneer days it has grown Santi Boonsiro Grain Department Manager and [email protected] into a large, diverse and integrated Technician group. In recent years we have become Suwit Somsri Assistant Department Manager [email protected] a leading provider of certification in Thunyapat Kaewpradit Coordinator and Quality [email protected] quality and environmental management Assistant systems, social accountability, hygiene and food safety. FOCUS ON RICE OCTOBER 2013 P. 2

VIETNAM

SGS has been providing services in Vietnam since 1989 and in September 1997 we became the first international, independent inspection, testing and certification company to be granted a 100% Foreign Owned Company License.

SGS Vietnam has supplied rice inspection services from the beginning. We now have eight offices and laboratories across the country and invest heavily in both training our people and in providing the most modern equipment for our laboratories. Many of our inspectors have more than 10 years experience in the field As well as serving domestic markets, SGS helps Vietnam export to many markets including Southeast Asia, Africa, South America, the Middle East, the USA and Europe. To protect commodities in storage and transit, we also provide fumigation services. Using the best quality and most appropriate fumigants, our team can apply exact dosages to ensure the best results, protect the cargo and For more details of our rice inspection, fumigation and pest control services, contact ensure consumer health. We are one of our local team: Vietnam’s main suppliers of fumigation services for rice exports. VIETNAM TEAM In addition to our existing services, we Bui Hong Minh Agri Sales Manager [email protected] have started pest control services earlier this year. Bui Phan Truong Trong Nhan Section Manager (Other Agri. Products) [email protected] Nguyen Hanh Thong Operation Manager [email protected] Ngo Nguyen Binh Vuong Agriculture Lab Supervisor [email protected] Nguyen Ngoc Si Agriculture Supervisor [email protected]

Nguyen Phan Thi Thao Linh Agriculture Lab. Technician [email protected]

Nguyen Tan Thoi Agriculture Manager [email protected]

Nguyen Thi Kim Uyen Agri Lab. Senior Technician [email protected]

Nguyen Thi Minh Hue CMA Operational/ Agri Administrator [email protected]

Nguyen Trung Tuyen Marine Supervisor/ CMA Operational [email protected]

Thai Van Minh Fumigation Section Manager [email protected]

Tran Thi Phi Oanh Section Manager (Rice/Cotton/Veg.Oil) [email protected]

Vu Van Anh Agriculture Administrator [email protected] FOCUS ON RICE OCTOBER 2013 P. 3

PAKISTAN

In ‘s agrarian economy rice plays many roles. It is the second staple food, delivers more than 2 million tones to our national food requirements and contributes to the country‘s foreign exchange earnings. Agricultural services in Pakistan are supported by SGS’ state of the art ISO 17025 accredited agriculture and food testing laboratory.

Across the country, rice is grown CONTROL OF LOADING OPERATIONS FUMIGATION AND PEST MANAGEMENT under diverse climatic and edaphic Visual inspection of container cargo Fumigation and pest management conditions. Basmati rice predominates spaces and vessel holds to check services reduce the risk of infestation in the traditional rice tract of Punjab. In that they are free from odour, foreign and help to protect the commodity from Sawat, in high altitude mountain valleys, matter, previous cargo residues and/ damage. japonica rice is grown, while in south or pest infestation, and are fit to load KPK, Sindh and Baluchistan, long grain If there a cargo has unwanted guests, the intended cargo. Round the clock heat tolerant tropical rice (coarse rice) is such as weevils, beetles or other pests, attendance at ports and warehouses. grown. or their larvae, SGS will take care of it. SGS Pakistan provides weighing, sampling, analysis, loading supervision, tally, fumigation and pest control services, as well as evaluation/ assessment of weight and quality for many thousands of tons of rice.

INSPECTION SERVICES SAMPLING Sampling in accordance with contractual methods or international standards, i.e. Gafta, ISO, etc..

ANALYSIS/TESTING FOR QUALITY According to internationally recognised standards and methods: physical analysis, chemical analysis, heavy metals, pesticide residues, microbiological and mycotoxins.

QUANTITY & WEIGHT CHECKS SALES / OPERATIONS TEAM Random quantity and weight checks, M. Ali Jaferi Executive Officer [email protected] tally of bags during container stuffing, Faisal Nisar Deputy Manager [email protected] tare weight. Huma Jamal Executive Officer (Back Office) [email protected] Imran Ayub Sr. Executive Officer(Fumigation) [email protected] PACKING & LABELLING VERIFICATION Kanza Najeeb Executive Officer [email protected] Assessment of packages to meet Mazhar Iqbal Shaikh Director Operations [email protected] labelling, packing and marking Nadeem Umrani Sr. Executive Officer [email protected] requirements, as well as to minimise the Dr. Zafar Technical Manager [email protected] risk of rejection at destination. Syed Rahat Hussain Assistant Executive Officer [email protected] Uroosa Fawad Executive Officer [email protected] Wajiha Ali Executive Officer [email protected] Zeeshan Zafar Executive Officer [email protected] Zubair Shah Executive Officer [email protected] FOCUS ON RICE OCTOBER 2013 P. 4

IN WAREHOUSE CARGO FUMIGATION GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM GERMINATION TESTING Cargo fumigation in the warehouse (GMO) TESTING Germination testing is conducted in is usually completed beneath GMOs are regulated and monitored by accordance with industry standards, the tarpaulin covers, or by sealing the many countries. Our laboratory uses real Association of Official Seed Analysts entire warehouse, to avoid leakage time PCR to detect genetic modification. (AOSA) and the International Seed of fumigant. The area surrounding Testing Association (ISTA). the lot is also sprayed with World BASMATI RICE AUTHENTICATION Health Organisation (WHO) approved THROUGH DNA ANALYSIS VISUAL ANALYSIS OF RICE FOR pesticides for optimum results. IDENTIFICATION Basmati rice authentication conducted SGS Pakistan also provides services IN CONTAINER CARGO FUMIGATION using DNA analysis offers scalable throughput and rapid results. The tape such as supervision loading, sampling, Container loading is the most common station estimates the level of non- container cleanliness checking and export method. Exported goods, which basmati rice in a batch by producing fumigation for rice. are packed into shipping containers, are different sized microsatellite PCR fumigated, and the containers are then products. allowed to be dispatched. Subsequently, a fumigation certificate is issued for the treated contents and the container. Treatments vary depending on the destination of the cargo; the relevant fumigation standards are applied.

IN SHIP HOLD CARGO FUMIGATION Pest infestation is common in cargo onboard vessels and ships. It is essential to take charge of the situation and eliminate pests. In the case of bulk cargo in vessel holds, fumigation is conducted by placing perforated PVC pipes, through manholes and the hold- top.

TESTING SERVICE SGS Pakistan offers highly sophisticated testing services for rice exporters to help them remain competitive in export markets. The newly developed analyses include: LABORATORY TEAM Jafar Grain Analyst PESTICIDE RESIDUE ANALYSIS Ghufran Saeed Sr. Executive Officer MRL (maximum residue limits) are set Fariha Yousufi Food Technologist by regulatory authorities for pesticides Hakim Tariq Grains Analyst and define acceptable levels. We Hassan Kaleem Microbiologist conduct pesticide residue analysis in Khawar Askari Chemical Analyst accordance with AOAC methods, to Maryam Khalid Food Technologist ensure consumer safety. Mazahir Shah Sr. Grain Analyst Nudrat Amir Deputy Manager MYCOTOXINS Saba Naz Data Analyst Liquid chromatography is used to identify and quantify the presence of toxins. FOCUS ON RICE OCTOBER 2013 P. 5

INDIA

SGS offers a vast spectrum of testing services, inspection and certification services. With more than six decades of expertise and a presence across the country, we have a reputation for delivering quality services with pinpoint accuracy.

In a dynamic market, at SGS India, we Our inspection procedure for all rice Our network of facilities delivers testing protect the interests of our customers products includes: capabilities including: Manual sorting by ensuring the quality of cargo by: •• Random samples drawn as per for physical analysis: Each grain of •• Visual inspection. GAFTA from cargoes for lab testing. a representative sample is manually segregated on the basis of following •• Sampling and testing. •• The weight of selected bags, loaded physical characteristics: •• Quantity and weight determination. trucks or stuffed containers is •• Packaging and label verification. checked to determine quantity. •• Grade - contrasting varieties, admixture, broken, length, breadth, •• Transport cleanliness. •• Packing and labels are verified as LB ratio, immature, thickness, •• Loading supervision. per contract requirement. milling yield, abnormal, elongation, •• Transport sealing. •• Prior to loading, the transport is checked for cleanliness. foreign matter, paddy etc. •• Real time reporting and cargo •• Colour - chalky damaged, monitoring. •• Traceability is maintained by sealing of stacks, samples and transport for discoloured, green, yellow, red, We keep track of client cargoes at every future identification. amber, black, ungelatinised, point of the supply chain including at: spotted/stained, orange, black •• Operational control from loading to specks, milling degree, etc. •• Production & processing plant. discharge point. •• DNA test: This technology is used •• Warehouse. •• Real time reporting and cargo for determination of the following •• Container stuffing. monitoring. Basmati varieties: •• Truck/rail/vessel/ship hold loading and discharge points. •• Indian - Basmati 217, Basmati 370, Basmati 386, Haryana Basmati (HKR 228/IET 10367), Punjab Basmati, Pusa Basmati (IET 10364), Ranbir Basmati (IET 11348), Dehradun (Type-3), Taraori (Karnal Local, HBC-19), Kasturi (IET 8580), Mahi Suganda, Pusa 1121. •• Pakistani - Basmati 370, Basmati 385, Basmati 198, Super Basmati, Kernel. GMO test: Determines the genetic modification status of rice.

GURGAON TEAM Pesticide Residue: SGS Multilab, India offers testing of rice for pesticide Abhay Hardikar Dy Director -Agricultural Services [email protected] residues (510 compounds). The list Bhuvanesh K Tiwary Fumigation North India Incharge [email protected] targets EU requirements as well as Chandna Walia Back Office Executive [email protected] FSSAI and Codex requirements for Rice. Dhiraj Rawat Basmati Analyst North India [email protected] Other tests: Mycotoxins, whiteness Garima Loona Back Office Assisstant [email protected] degree by Kett Meter, heavy metals, Hardit Singh Operation Incharge North India [email protected] nutritional value, fats, cholesterol, Jb Tyagi Back Office Executive [email protected] dietary fibre, sodium, calcium, zinc, iron, Ramakrishnan Ramaswamy Location Incharge North India Ramaswamy_Ramakrishnan@ phosphorous, sugars, amino acid profile. sgs.com Fumigation & pest control: SGS’ Ravi Thakur Business Development Manager [email protected] fumigation services prevent the spread Sandeep Singhal Fumigation Operator of pests and minimise the risk of

Sudhir Kumar Director - Agricultural Services [email protected] damage to your goods. FOCUS ON RICE OCTOBER 2013 P. 6

HYDERABAD TEAM Avadootha Ganesh Sr. Executive [email protected] B. Srinivas Reddy Executive [email protected] Ch. Venugopal Inspector [email protected] Darapureddy Sirisha Office Executive [email protected] DeepakKansal Assistant Manager [email protected] J Diwakarmohanbabu Inspector [email protected] Lakshminarayana Lavu Chemist [email protected] Ravindra Shukla Executive [email protected] Dr. Sanjeev Raikar Lab Manager [email protected] Santosh Kadam Regional Branch Manager [email protected] Sowjanya Metta Chemist [email protected] Manager- Agriculture Vasant Mohan [email protected] Services

INDORE TEAM Alok Dubey Executive [email protected] Ajay Ukande Executive [email protected] Amruta Pathak Chemist Anil Pandey Sr. Inspector [email protected] Dasharath Raghuwanshi Sr. Executive Jagdish Bairagi Sr. Executive [email protected] Mukesh Dubey Op. Executive [email protected] Rajesh Chanpura Assistant Manager [email protected] Renu Goyal Chemist

Sunita Patidar Chemist

Vinay Joshi Manager [email protected]

KOLKATA TEAM Bijoy Mukherjee Executive Manash Ranjan Dasgupta Sr. Inspector & Field [email protected] co-ordination P. Balan Executive Sankhamay Banerjee Asst. Manger [email protected] Sanjib Kumar Ghosh Executive Subajit Kar Executive Tanmoy Bhowmick Executive

GANDHIDHAM – RICE / GRAINS TEAM Mr. Bhupendra Sodha Commercial Executive [email protected] Mr. Dinkar Deo Manager Agriculture Services [email protected] Mr. Hitesh Gor Laboratory In-charge [email protected] Mr. Somarajan Assary Executive Mr. Surendra Kale Chemist / QAC [email protected]

Mr. Tarun Sevak Inspector FOCUS ON RICE OCTOBER 2013 P. 7

MYANMAR

SGS Myanmar Ltd was established in 1948 to deliver rice and timber inspection services. Today, we have expanded from inspecting rice and timber to all agriculture products, soil testing and laboratory services for trade related commodities.

Myanmar’s economy is still market is broad and Myanmar produces any issues, SGS Myanmar Ltd provides predominantly agrarian and rice remains many types and varieties of rice from a range of services: a high proportion of the agricultural several states and divisions. Meeting •• Quality & quantity inspection. commodities inspected by SGS. contractual specifications for specific •• Cargo preparation at supplier’s varieties is a key issue for the country’s Rice is a staple food in Myanmar and warehouse. rice producers, especially when the rice one of its main export goods. Annually, •• Fumigation services - either in is destined for international markets. To between 1 and 1.5 million tonnes of storage facilities, or in transit. ensure contractual compliance and avoid rice is been exported from Myanmar •• Hatch cleanness inspection. to international markets. The rice

MYANMAR TEAM Aung Kyaw Htoo Business Manager [email protected] Khin Maung Aye Chief Supervisor Min Thein Operation Manager [email protected] Nu Nu Yi Admin Manager [email protected]

Thin Thin Maw Manager (Laboratory) [email protected]

Tin Me Me Hlaing Supervisor (Back Office) [email protected]

Tun Tun Operation Manager [email protected]

Ye Thura Agronomist [email protected]

Zaw Zaw Aung Assistant Manager (Fumigation) [email protected] PHILIPPINES Rice has always been the main staple food for Filipinos. In fact, although the country already produces its own rice, the Philippines is also considered one of the world’s largest importers of it.

SGS offers inspection of the quality and quantity of rice imports. Known •• Warehouse inspection. •• Pesticide residue analyses. for valuing quality and integrity highly, •• Draft survey. •• GMO. our agricultural laboratory employs •• Check weighing and tallying. experienced and highly qualified •• Sampling. FUMIGATION registered chemists and chemical At SGS Philippines, we help you to engineers to ensure the quality of your Quality Inspection: mitigate risk, and deliver true value agricultural produce. To date, SGS •• Moisture. to your customers with extensive Philippines Inc. is still the choice of •• Visual examination and fumigation services. We offer you many rice importers in ensuring the classification. our credibility, expertise and the wide value of their purchase from abroad. •• Microbiological analyses. network of services around the world. The services we offer for rice are: •• Heavy metals analyses. Quantity Inspection: •• Loading and unloading supervision. •• Volumetric survey. FOCUS ON RICE OCTOBER 2013 P. 8

SENEGAL

Rice is one of the main consumer goods in Senegal. In addition to domestic production of some 400,000 metric tons of rice in paddy fields in the Senegal River valley, the country imports a further 1.2 million tons each year.

Established in 1987, SGS in Senegal operates range of rice services for traders, rice importers and stevedoring companies. From our network of offices in Nouakchott in Mauritania, Banjul in Gambia, Bissau in Guinea-Bissau, we deliver services including: •• Discharging supervision. •• Sampling. •• Weighing and tally. •• Draft survey. •• Assessment of stock by volume survey. •• Fumigation of warehouse and container. In addition, we provide collateral management services for local and international banks, as well as traders.

SENEGAL TEAM Abdoul Boubou SY Supervisor / Topographer [email protected] Demba Niang Supervisor [email protected] Ibrahima Faye Manager [email protected] Idrissa Diome Supervisor / Draft Survey [email protected] Kéba Badji Back Office [email protected] Lamine Cissé Bissau Branch [email protected] Libasse Diallo Fumigation Supervisor [email protected] Mame Saloum Diop Mauritania Branch [email protected] Mohamed El Moctar Ndiaye Supervisor [email protected] Mor Guèye Gambia Branch [email protected] Agriculture and Consumer Goods Business Development Pierre Thiare Manager [email protected] FOCUS ON RICE N° X •N° XXXXXXXX 2 • OCTOBER 2008 2013 P.P. 91 1

IVORY COAST

SGS Ivory Coast has been delivering rice discharge surveys since 1992 when the first marine service started up in the country.

•• Deliver a report on our findings and Working out of Abidjan and San Pedro on arrival and complete a statement out turn, on daily basis. we deliver rice discharge surveys to on the cargo condition. traders, marine insurance companies, •• Thorough quality and quantity tally •• Issue survey reports. stevedores, ship owners and local rice at discharge. importers. •• Assessment of cargo damage SGS Ivory Coast is also providing extent and liability in the port. Since 1992 we have developed and Collateral Management Services for its extended our services to include the •• Conduct cargo damage survey to clients. following: determine circumstances, cause, origin, extent and liability. •• Cargo fumigation. •• Attendance for hatch cover opening IVORY COAST TEAM Bernadin Assoi CMA Operation [email protected] Bilkair Mamadou Ould Fumigation Manager [email protected] Capt Calix Assi Agri Manager [email protected] Cyrille Tano Branch Office Manager [email protected] Kadio Jean Claude Operation Supervisor Mathias Douayere Fumigation Supervisor [email protected] Melanie M‘Bra Back Office Raphael Adagra Back Office Manager [email protected] Capt Toure CMA Operation Manager [email protected]

NIGERIA

Among the top 20 rice producers Nigeria is also one of the largest net importers. SGS Nigeria provides discharge In addition, we also offer stock to our affiliate laboratory for testing in supervision services, which comprise monitoring agreement (SMA) services. line with the parameters requested by of tallying and general supervision We tally receipt of, and movement in our client. of vessels/containers. We tally the and out of the warehouse. Plus, we take movement in and out of rice and into samples if requested and forward them CMA warehouse operations.

NIGERIA TEAM Adeyinka Adebayo Senior Operations Supervisor [email protected] Azuma Okore Field Inspector Daniyan Lanre Field Inspector

Jonas Okafor Operations Supervisor [email protected] Maryam Usman Agri Lab Analyst [email protected] Mojisola Amodu Computer Operator [email protected] Richard Obasi Assistant Operations Manager [email protected] Solomon Aduak Supervisor FOCUSXXX ON RICE N° X •N° XXXXXXXX 2 • OCTOBER 2008 2013 P.P. 10 1 2

OUR GLOBAL TEAM IS ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT YOU:

OLIVIER COPPEY BRUNO WIDMER MARIA CARDONA Executive Vice President Business Development Manager Grain Coordinator [email protected] [email protected]

PAUL HARRISON Vice President Global AXEL HARMSEN DOUNIA AMAMOU Sales and Customer Care International Sales Manager Soft and Food Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

JOHNY BOERJAN DIDIER COLLET PATRIZIA WEBER Vice President Technical International Sales Manager Guarantee Services Governance [email protected] Administrative Manager [email protected] [email protected]

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