Trade & Access

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

Grassroots Lobbying: If You See Someone, Say Something
Aug 16, 2018

With Members of the House of Representatives back in their home districts for the August recess, this is the chance for constituents to visit with them to voice concerns, share priorities, and hear updates from Washington. The ag industry will be out in force to make sure lawmakers hear what’s on their minds – and that is trade and the new Farm Bill. Full story
U.S.-EU Trade Rapprochement – Anything There for Rice?
Jul 30, 2018

Increasingly tense trade talk from both sides of the Atlantic took a sharp turn last week following a meeting here between President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Junker. Full story
U.S. Rice Industry Says Trump Administration’s Trade War Mitigation Program Misses the Mark
Jul 26, 2018

– While some in agriculture are praising the Trump Administration for its attempt to mitigate damage done as a result of the Administration’s trade wars, the U.S. rice industry sees the short-term approach as inadequate and is more interested in long-term structural changes that would put U.S. rice on a level playing field globally. Full story

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