See funny chat I got from a buyer now turned into a marketer..

Very soon, they will use DSS too to try and force down the price of rice. It's broad day light robbery as far as I am concerned.

You cannot use force to regulate a currency that you are not printing. People earn their FOREX through different ventures. If FG is hungry for availability and affordability of the dollar, then they should increase the national FOREX earning capacity which can only happen through export.

Raiding will create scarcity. Scarcity will force the price of dollar further up.

He that lack wisdom let him ask. This government is in wanton deficit of wisdom.

Yampotatocarrot:
Please @ OP, r u d same person as Timmi that posted last?
Also, can u give upload d pictures of the various KGs so that I can know the various sizes?
Also, do u have a shop around Iyana-ipaja where u sell t, atleast one gotta test d product before giving t out to others
Thanks in anticipation of your response

I am not Timmi..

No we don't have a shop in Iyana-Ipaja. We are rice producers not distributors. If you need it, place an order and pick up the good from the nearest Peace Mass Transit park in Lagos.

We didn't start this year people have been eating our rice.

Thanks for your interest.

biggal:
Sorry but d ppl and children I saw in d pix looks well fed and rich

Amazes me.. the way people use their mortal senses. Does that area look like Ikeja GRA, Magodo, Gbagada, VGC or Lekki?

All in the name of antagonism and cynicism, we reduce our thinking faculties to garbage.

If by your standards those children look well fed and rich then, it goes a long way to show your standard. Certainly, you have no idea what rich kids look like or their environment.

Good news everyone!!!

We know you have been waiting. Lagos done. Bayelsa here we come.

Ben Bruce Foundation is 2 years old.

Bayelsa people your free Yewa Rice is loading from Ben Bruce Foundation (BBF) .... This recession must die by fire. This weekend live in Bayelsa state.

Long live Sen. Ben Bruce.

Thanks for all your encouragements and clamouring.
We count on your patronage and thoughtfulness to continually put a smile on the faces of every Nigerian.

Thank you.

Yewa Rice

Good news everyone!!!

Senator Ben Murray Bruce had already approved the Bayelsa outreach. We shall be in Bayelsa this weekend.

Thanks for all your encouragements and clamouring.

We count on your patronage and thoughtfulness to continually put a smile on the faces of every Nigerian.

Thank you.

Yewa Rice

NL1960:


Ok. Thanks.

So what in your opinion is the cause of the high cost of the local rice?. We had thought with all the news of bumper harvest and near sufficiency in rice production being given by the CBN, the price ought to have come down to a reasonable level but the price is still high and out of the reach of many people. Why is the price of a 50kg local rice not in the 9k-10k range?.

Btw, do you have outlets in a place like Auchi in Edo state?.

Now, these are the calibre of intelligent, salient and highly sapient questions I like to answer. Thanks for engaging us in this manner which shows indeed that you are homo sapiens.

The prices you mentioned were the exact figures we sold our rice between November to February last year. By May we had to start refunding some people's money even at the rate of N13,500 per bag. If such people are reading this they are free to bear me witness.

The CBN, Ministry of Agric and other government parastatals are quick to make lofty and laudable declarations with little or no action to match. Government doesn't plant rice hence are not in any position to make declarations concerning price of rice. Such declarations have been ignorantly made about regulating the price of a currency that we are not printing.

Yes, the dollar has a price. The dollar is a commodity albeit not consumable but fungible. It is a means of exchange as well. And as a licensed exporter and attractor of forex we are in a position of authority to speak. You cannot regulate what you don't produce.

We are the ones who see the plight of farmers. Please read my article: https://www.nairaland.com/3407489/better-late-than-never-saving

Farmers are going through hell. Inputs namely technical, mechanical and capital have now become very costly. Even the lease of small handheld machinery for planting and harvest have become unaffordable to our farmers. We have to wade in financially in several instances through out the season. Yet, some are flaunting ostentatious lifestyles and nauseous opulence all over the social media. All you need is a trip to some of these places.

As processors too, we are not finding it funny. Transport is becoming very strangulating. Cost per 50kg bag of rice to any part of Nigeria is almost N2,000. Consult the transport companies and find out.

It is our fervent hope that, things will get better as we buy Nigerian to grow Nigeria.

Thank you.

NL1960:


That post was in 2015 now or are you constantly updating the first post to reflect the new price?.

Yes sir. Instead of creating a whole new thread we are updating it. One so that it is clear that, we are not just starting, that's credibility. Two, it's the same product so there really is no point creating multiple threads on it.

Thanks for your interest.

richidinho:
How much is ur Rice per bag?

Biko epp a broda!

Thanks for the interest. Kindly visit: https://www.nairaland.com/2782261/nairalands-no.1-rice-producer-1000

Oladimejyy:
Why drd you post it on Nairaland?I dont even know what to call you.
People like you want praise from MAN and not God

Nairaland is an open social media platform for expression of views and sharing of news.

Snakes, scandals, wristwatches, cars and even agbada are posted here. If my thread irritates you please stay away from it.

Our message is a message of hope and courage for the less privileged in these perilous times.

Take time out and visit the less privileged. Be a blessing to them. It is not about showmanship.

Thank you.


****I have modified this thread to demystify the putrid level of your arrogant ignorance.

Are you aware that there are rural communities in this country whose aggregate net worth is not up to N1 million per annum? Have you ever left Lagos? Do you know how rice or any crop grows? Do you know that there are farmers who don't see N50,000 raw cash in a year?

And I am sure you know that there are wristwatches or cars that cost as much as N30 million per piece?

How then will the wristwatch or car not provide a decent livelihood for the people of the communities?

I have only answered you not because you deserve an answer but to show the thoughtlessness of your post.

Please let us grow a conscience and not pretend to be what we are not. You certainly are not in the class of those who have what I'm talking about. Please keep your peace.

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Nairaland's No. 1 Rice Producer Yewa Rice and Sen. Ben Bruce partner for charity in Lagos

Click here for more info and pictures: https://www.nairaland.com/3449833/nairalander-yewa-rice-sen.ben-bruce

We should never be too busy making money that we neglect the poor in our midst. We need to inspire courage and hope for the voiceless and hopeless in these precarious and perilous times.

How long are we going to be celebrating the flaunting of opulence and waste? There are people whose wristwatches can feed a community for the next five years with 3 square meals, 365 days per annum.

Together, we can take Nigeria out of obscurity and austerity. Let's make a difference.

dammyeve:
I am very pleased to come across this thread. I hope to buy from you. and also market for you. Also take into consideration the risk of birds attack when planting in south west.

Thanks for the kind thoughts. We look forward to hear from you.

pat077:
Is your rice readly available in the market

Yes it is. Make a call to place your order. Thank you.

ricy20:
i love this alot

Thanks ricy20... sometimes we are so busy making money that we neglect the poor and less privileged in our midst.

@lalasticlala... I don't know what it will take to get this to make FP.. but I think in this recession charitable acts like this should inspire courage and hope.

There are those in the class of Ben Murray Bruce who have no single traceable acts of charity, other than flaunting new cars and luxurious accessories. No one is a saint but every opportunity to give back to society shouldn't be taken for granted.

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NL's No. 1 Rice Producer Yewa Rice Partners with Ben Bruce Foundation for Humanitarianism (Photos)

Yewa Rice and the Ben Bruce Foundation are two distinct entities borne out of two different visions. Yet, they share a lot in common. Both are two years old. Both are passionate about Nigeria, it's people and their well-being.

Yewa Rice is a brand name of the rice produced by Yewa Rice Mill and Plantation Ltd. The company is also a licensed exporter of raw cashew nuts, sesame seeds and other agro-allied commodities. Yewa Rice is borne out of a vision to make Nigeria food secure. To be food secure means that, food is available, adequate, accessible and affordable. We support a thriving rice outgrower scheme and value chain of over 100 farmers and traders in different parts of Nigeria including Ebonyi, Abia, Enugu and Anambra. Our rice which is 100% stone free and nutritious is fast becoming a staple on every table. For more info visit: https://www.nairaland.com/2782261/nairalands-no.1-rice-producer-1000

Ben Bruce Foundation is the brain child and vision of Senator Ben Murray Bruce. A lot of us may not be aware but a silent philanthropist as he is, pays fees of several hundreds of children in different levels of education. He had been paying fees of the less privileged even before the official inauguration of the foundation as we came to understand. Through the foundation, he has empowered dozens of widows and currently champions a war against sexual defilement and domestic violence in partnership with Lagos State Domestic Violence Team. For more info visit: https://free.facebook.com/Ben-Bruce-Foundation-1382266295436739/?_rdr

This year again we are coming together along with other partners like Unilever Plc to put a smile on the faces of the less privileged in our midst. At the risk of becoming a "self trumpeter", I say again because we did this last year December and we have started this year. It is our hope that we can do more than we did last year.

It is also our hope that, this will inspire those of us with very capable means and wherewithal to reach out to the less privileged. Recession or no recession, the poor will always be with us. Let's together make Nigeria and the world at large a better place. Put a smile on somebody's face today.

AstuteJay:
What is the current price?

All the necessary information are stated in the original post. Thanks for your interest.

ricy20:
hello sir long time and how business

Thank you ricy20. We are doing great.

jbcul4ril:
Once we all choose to consume made in Nigeria goods and services dollars will be less than 1naira. Demand and love for foreign goods put us where we are.
High price of rice has forced Nigerians to look inward.
I implore our locally grown rice producers to reduce their prices and encourage competition.
Happy Sales

We thank you for your very kind words and thoughtful suggestions. We are poised towards the attainment of Nigeria's food security. This means food availability, accessibility, adequacy and affordability.

However, with regards to your suggestion of lowering price, we have to take cognisance of the high cost of production of commodities in Nigeria. Power, transportation and labor carry huge chunks of the financial pie chart per annum.

Nevertheless, it is our hope that through commonsensical
and rudimentary economic theory of demand, increasing local demand for Nigerian products will create the fulcrum to leverage on economies of scale combined with competition thereby culminating in gradual reduction in cost of production.

MTN sim starter pack in 2003 was N21,000 I was among those who bought it then and still have the sim till date. How much is the sim today? Same goes for DSTV.

Without demand, there can't be competition or economies of scale which are underpinning determinants of price change.

Thanks again. And stay blessed.

AdetoroBukola:
Good afternoon, pls do you have short grains? and how much is your 50kg currently? I stayed in mowe.

We have both long grain and medium grain sizes. And the prices are stated. The Nigerian long grain is a bit shorter than Thai long grain rice. The medium grain should suit your taste.

Thanks for the interest.

The rush will soon start.. Make hay while the sun shines.

Start placing your orders now!!!

For those of us who have children. Their generation is more extroverted, assertive and outspoken than ours.

Someone's child will one day ask, "but daddy you went to school, as in one of the best and all you could do was watch as our country got impoverished? "

The ball is in our court. This generation of gluttonous politicians ahead of us, within the next decade will leave this planet. And by then, we will be left with the sordid reality of the colossal mess they created through their greed and our silence.

Better Late than Never, the Way Out of Nigeria's Rice Quagmire: Lessons from Guyana

Last year December, I was opportune to write an article titled, "See How Nigerians Are Killing Their Rice Value Chain - Agriculture", posted at https://www.nairaland.com/2817491/see-how-nigerians-killing-rice. I thank everyone for the tempestuous wave of comments that saw it to the front page of West Africa's largest social media and online forum. At an individual and organisational level of analysis, we drew tremendous courage from the highly inspiring comments of so many amongst us.

Of particular interest is a statement I made that, "even if a bag of rice sells for N20,000,..."some people at the top and in our very society don't and won't care. Today, the reality of N20,000 per bag of rice stares us all in the face like our own images in a mirror. Jeffrey D. Sachs the brain behind the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) said in 2005, in the United Nations Millennium Declarations that, the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty is the heart-wrenching reality of the vast populace of sub-Saharan Africa, out of which Nigerians alone constitute almost 20 percent. Yet, we are far from realising food security as a critical target and parameter of sustainable development.

Food security according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) refers to the capacity and sustained commitment to ensure food availability, food adequacy, food accessibility, and food affordability. In succinct terms, to be food secure implies that food is everywhere, enough, and cheap. We are far from these key indicators in Nigeria. Sadly and annoyingly enough, we are not the only importers of rice in the world as I discussed in my article last year. The difference is the longthroatedness, sheer greed and callousness.

Across the Atlantic Ocean, in South America, Guyana a country of less than 750,000 people according to 2015 estimate has achieved food security, self sufficiency, national subsistence and is now a net exporter of rice. We Nigerians outnumber the Guyanese by 226 Nigerians to 1 Guyanese. We are the proverbial "big for nothing", brainless giant and "agbaya" according to Yoruba language.

With over 923,000kmsq of land mass abysmally underutilized, Guyana's total land mass is roughly 215,000kmsq. The General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Nizam Hassan reported a production growth of 7 percent, and an export growth of 10 percent by the end of November 2015.

According to Hassan, rice production, up to the end of November was 681,517 metric tonnes. This is a 7 percent increase or 46,279 metric tonnes over the whole of 2014 production of 635,235 metric tonnes. In his words,
“This reflects favourably, and this is because of the approaches that our farmers and all the other stakeholders have put into the industry to have the industry deliver."

So, it did not happen overnight. The government and all other stakeholders along with the citizens committed their resources and intellect towards building a sustainable future. All we continue to hear in Nigeria are news of proposals upon proposals, MOUs and wasteful projects we start clapping for even before they deliver a single cup of rice to our table.

A bag of rice is USD50 internationally and as long as we continue to exchange NGN400 to USD1, 50kg bags of rice at less than N20,000 is a castle in the air. Mere wishes. You cannot regulate a currency that you are not printing. There's no amount of boom shock policies that the CBN and Ministry of Finance are purportedly pushing that can regulate the price of Dollar.

It is common sense economics, if your income is dwindling then you have to broaden the scope of your production to attract more income. We can only earn FOREX through exports and the major export is crude oil. And substantial proportion of those proceeds over the years have been looted in hard cash FOREX and moved out of Nigeria stashed up in foreign banks. How do you want to fry plantain when your gallon of groundnut oil is in your neighbour's house? The earlier the better we start seeing the Dollar as a commodity, the better for us.

Having said that, today with Guyana's level of rice production, the per capita of rice in Guyana is almost 1 ton (20 x 50kg bags) per person. Most of the rice farms in Guyana are privately owned. What we have in Nigeria today are people who are too big to farm, but they are not too big to eat. Jobless youths are becoming militants and insurgents, tools in the very workshop of the devil, yet their very means of livelihoods are left to become swamps and forests. After the aspiring candidates have used them to perpetrate electoral and other forms of violence, they discard them like rags and later use the weight of office they acquired to start hunting down these jobless youths like rodents.

Just 50 people are owing banks in Nigeria a whooping total of over NGN1 trillion. This is a figure that you line 1,000,000 people up from Ojodu Berger across Lagos-Ibadan express way and share NGN1million to them for business start-ups. With each person having dependants up to 6 each almost 10 million Nigerians have been touched on the spot.

The political leadership continues to insult the intelligence of the very highly educated middle and low class Nigerians. The average low class Nigerian is far educated than a commissioner or local government chairman even some senators. But worse still is the mockery we make of ourselves expecting the borders to open for importation of rice.

This is another clarion call. This year is winding up. Let's together build a greater Nigeria.

Invest in Nigeria. Buy made in Nigeria. Let's save the little FOREX left.

Right now, no one needs to be told. People's bank statements are telling them what to eat. When the desirable is not available and acquirable, the available becomes desirable.

Better late than never.

billyG:
Nice1 but why polish d rice,thereby removing d nutritious protein,vitamins & minerals.

Well.. I am quite impressed to find that you are knowledgeable enough to know that polishing can erode the key nutrients in rice. However, we are careful to ensure that, it is done at a reasonable level to improve "face" value of the rice.

We look forward to receiving your order billyG

AdiscoPele:
What is the current price of the rice. Pls let me asap, I want to buy and i also have people who want to buy also.

Pls.

As we said in the opening post, we are reviewing prices and shall make a public announcement very soon. Stay tuned. Thank you.

fasten your seatbelts... YEWA Rice is coming this season with a big bang. From plantation to the plate... every meal is a delicacy.

Watch out!!!!

Click here:
https://www.nairaland.com/2782261/nairalands-no.1-rice-producer...from-plantation#40703507

fasten your seatbelts... YEWA Rice is coming this season with a big bang. From plantation to the plate... every meal is a delicacy.

Watch out!!!!