• USDA Logo WASDE Report Released

    Dec 12, 2017

    Total 2017/18 U.S. rice supplies are increased marginally this month to 248.9 million cwt as higher projected imports (primarily Thai fragrant rice) offset slightly lower production. In the November Crop Production report, NASS reduced the 2017/18 U.S. crop size by 200,000 cwt to 178.4 million on lower forecast yield. This is 20 percent less than last year and would be the lowest U.S. rice production since 1996/97. Full story
  • Mark McKinnon, wearing cowboy hat, and 2017 Rice Queen wearing tiara & sash USA Rice Outlook Conference Kicks Off

    Dec 11, 2017

    The 2017 USA Rice Outlook Conference got underway here last night with an opening reception in the exhibit hall and a fundraising dinner for the USA Rice Political Action Committee. And today's General Session opened with a host state welcome from Texas rice farmer L.G. Raun and State Comptroller Glenn Hegar, followed by keynote speaker Mark McKinnon. Full story
  • Buenos Aires-travel-poster U.S. Ag to USTR: Defend U.S. Agriculture at WTO Ministerial Meeting

    Dec 08, 2017

    While the media’s trade attention is on the U.S.-China trade deficit or efforts to modernize the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the World Trade Organization (WTO) is set to hold its 11th Ministerial Meeting next week in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ministerials happen every two years and are important because they chart the course and work plan of the organization. USA Rice and many U.S. commodity groups sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer Thursday, urging a strong U.S. stand at the Ministerial in the areas of domestic agricultural support, public stockholding, and dispute settlement. Full story
  • Fall 2017 Whole Grain Cover-featuring colorful Rube Goldberg cartoon on a yellow background Latest Issue of Whole Grain Debuts at USA Rice Outlook Conference

    Dec 07, 2017

    A copy of the Fall 2017 Whole Grain, USA Rice’s newspaper, will be waiting for you at the registration desk at the USA Rice Outlook Conference here this weekend. And if you can’t make the conference, check your mailbox for the latest issue as it’s hot off the presses and on its way to readers throughout the six rice producing states and Washington, DC. Full story
  • Lesley-Dixon standing near flooded rice field Lesley Dixon Takes on New Role at USA Rice

    Dec 07, 2017

    USA Rice is pleased to announce that Lesley Dixon has joined the Marketing and Communications Department as Staff Writer, reporting to Michael Klein. Her main duties will be generating original content for the USA Rice Daily and Whole Grain publications, as well as other media channels including our website and social media platforms. Full story
  • Green Giant billboard with the message "Reimagine Your Rice" Arkansas Ag Committee Discusses Fake Rice, Begins Drafting Resolution

    Dec 06, 2017

    Yesterday, Arkansas Rice Federation Executive Director Lauren Waldrip Ward testified before the Arkansas Joint Senate and House Committee on Agriculture on the industry's concern of a current food trend where vegetables are being "riced" and marketed as a "more healthy" form of rice. Full story
  • Rice being loaded onto a rail car at Southern Louisiana Rail Facility Underreporting of Rice Exports Cause for Concern

    Dec 05, 2017

    In a recent meeting with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA Rice members heard an update on export sales reporting - a federal requirement for exporters of specific commodities, including rice. On a weekly basis, exporters are mandated to report any contract for export sales entered into or subsequently modified during the reporting period. Full story
  • Group of people, including USDA Undersecretary for Trade Ted McKinney, shop at wholesale club store in Colombia New USDA Undersecretary for Trade Travels to Colombia, Meets with USA Rice

    Dec 04, 2017

    USA Rice’s South and Central America representative, Ernesto Baron, met with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary for Trade & Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney during his visit to Colombia last week. McKinney’s trip to Colombia marks one of the undersecretary’s first visits to a trading partner since being appointed to the newly created role in October. Full story
  • Falcon Rice Bins USA Rice Outlook Conference Tackles Grain Bin Safety

    Dec 01, 2017

    According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, 2010 was the worst year on record for grain bin engulfments and fatalities – 31 people died and hundreds more were injured. And as more storage bins are built, the opportunity for potentially tragic accidents increases. Full story
  • Black & white graphic titled "Innovation is a State of Mind" shows a man with an upturned umbrella and water pouring out the handle into a cup Innovation on Display at USA Rice Outlook Conference

    Nov 30, 2017

    They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that goes for the 2017 USA Rice Outlook Conference too! Valuable programming has been packed into each day with exciting speakers, educational sessions, and a bustling exhibit hall featuring The Rice Foundation Innovation Stage. Full story
  • AR Sara-Moulton-Shoot-Sara-&-Eric-Vaught-being filmed by camera crew while walking outside near flooded rice field TV Chef Sara Moulton’s Weeknight Meals Goes to Arkansas

    Nov 29, 2017

    TV celebrity chef Sara Moulton visited rice country for a second time last spring to film an episode for the latest season of her series, Sara’s Weeknight Meals. Her New York-based production team joined up with technical and culinary crews out of Little Rock to take over 5 Oaks Lodge here for the episode called “Arkansas Eats.” Full story
  • Intl-Rice-Leadership-class at research facility in Nicaragua, farmers stand near rice plants in pots International Rice Leadership Class Travels to Nicaragua and Colombia

    Nov 28, 2017

    Earlier this month, the 2017 International Rice Leadership Class visited several rice production operations, processing facilities, and public and private research stations in Nicaragua and Colombia. Full story
  • Green John Deere combine harvesting rice The Rice Foundation is First-Time Grant Recipient for Risk Management Education Programs

    Nov 27, 2017

    USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) provides funding for organizations in the form of cooperative agreements to provide education and training nationwide. Earlier this year RMA awarded 52 cooperative agreements under the Risk Management Education Partnerships Program, and The Rice Foundation was one of nine first-time award recipients. Full story
  • McKinney USDA's McKinney Emphasizes Finding New Markets for U.S. Ag Products

    Nov 22, 2017

    USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney has stressed the importance of looking for new trading partners in emerging markets, saying the U.S.'s current trading partners alone will not provide the growth in exports required and expected. Full story
  • IP-The Smart Way to Promote US-Grown Rice-171120 The Smart Way to Promote U.S.-Grown Rice

    Nov 21, 2017

    U.S.-grown rice had a strong presence at the Live the Smart Way Expo in Canada. Full story
  • GA-Boozman Game of Inches Boozman Urges Trump Administration to More Fully Analyze Economic Impact to Ag of NAFTA Changes

    Nov 21, 2017

    Senator John Boozman (R-AR) led a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross requesting that the Administration review how any changes to NAFTA would affect the agriculture industry. Full story
  • MMS-Shop Talk Louisiana Style-171120 Shop Talk, Louisiana Style

    Nov 20, 2017

    Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Forestry and Ag Commissioner Mike Strain had a listening session with rice farmers. Full story
  • 2017 FHC-Food-Show-in-Shanghai, chef rolling sushi with customers looking over booth counter Interest in U.S. Rice Runs High in Shanghai

    Nov 17, 2017

    The overwhelming number of visitors to the USA Rice booth at the Food and Hotel China (FHC) show here this week, and their interest in U.S. rice, is a good indication of how ready the Chinese market is for U.S.-grown rice. Full story
  • Iraqi Board of Grain employee on a ship holds bag of US Rice Iraq Makes Huge Purchase of U.S. Rice under the U.S.-Iraq Memorandum of Understanding

    Nov 16, 2017

    Six months after the first U.S. rice purchase by Iraq under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two countries, Iraq has awarded a new 90,000 metric ton order for long grain milled rice to Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Full story
  • Meeting with farmers sitting around tables, listening to presenter, eating dinner New Mid-South RCPP Deadlines Approaching

    Nov 15, 2017

    Over the past month, USA Rice hosted outreach meetings across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri to spread the word about the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Mid-South Graduated Water Stewardship, that will bring financial assistance to rice producers implementing working lands conservation programs throughout the four states. Full story

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