We support trade agreements that provide commercially meaningful and significant improvements in market access for U.S. rice while maintaining the appropriate safety net for U.S. producers that include equal market access for all types and forms of rice.

The Market Access Program (MAP), Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program, and the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) help the rice industry open foreign markets and promote our products abroad and have a proven track record of success in more than 30 overseas markets.  Learn more about our key export markets here. 
 

Recent News

  • Cigars, Rum, and Tractors but Why Not Rice?

    Oct 17, 2016

    The Obama Administration announced a number of new directives that will bolster trade between the United States and Cuba, and while one is particularly welcome, others point to the continued exclusion of rice – a potentially top export to the island if only remaining hurdles can be cleared. Full story
  • Hope on the Horizon: UAR Projects 25% Growth in Global Rice Trade by 2025

    Oct 12, 2016

    U.S. and global rice prices continue the drop into dangerous territory along with an array of other commodity staples within the global diet. Weak market prices are no stranger to rice farmers or nearly any crop farmer, for that matter. But there’s hope on the horizon. University of Arkansas Distinguished Professor and L.C. Carter Endowed Chair Dr. Eric Wailes made some promising projections during a recent speech at the Arkansas Rice Expo, based on a number of market factors. Full story
  • Following Pesticide Violations, Rice Imports from Viet Nam Down

    Oct 05, 2016

    Viet Nam, one of the largest producers and exporters of rice in the world, and one that comes under frequent suspicion of violating World Trade Organization (WTO) obligations, is under new scrutiny for violating U.S. food safety regulations. Between January and August of this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected 95 shipping containers of jasmine rice and rice products from Viet Nam citing illegal pesticide residue in all but one of the cases. Full story