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Colombia Lifts Import Restrictions on U.S. Rough Rice

Aug 18, 2017

Yesterday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer formally announced the lifting of all remaining import restrictions in Colombia for U.S. rough rice. Two days ago, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) released the phytosanitary certificate for rough rice which outlines required fumigation measures. This follows on the heels of Colombia rescinding restrictions on U.S. paddy rice and permitting its entrance into all maritime ports. Full story

Mark McKinnon Announced as Outlook Conference Keynote

Aug 17, 2017

One of the most successful, influential, and respected political and media advisors in the modern era, Mark McKinnon, has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year’s USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Full story

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New Canadian Nutrition Facts Panel Should Improve Digestion of Information

Aug 16, 2017

The Canadian government’s path to modernizing its food safety system includes an overhaul of its nutrition facts panel and ingredient listing for food products, mirroring many of the proposed changes seen in the recent U.S. nutrition label update. Full story

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U.S. Rice has Demonstrated Yield Advantage Over Domestic Varieties in Taiwan

Aug 15, 2017

At a foodservice seminar held here last week, researchers presented results showing U.S. rice varieties have a distinct advantage in cooking yield over domestic varieties. When cooked, both U.S. medium and long grain rice had a higher volume/weight ratio when compared to local varieties. Full story

National Rice Month Scholarship Contest — Produce a Video and Earn Scholarship Money

Aug 14, 2017

High school graduating students from rice-growing states -- Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas -- are eligible for the three scholarship prizes, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences, totaling $8,500. Full story

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Horizon Ag Field Day – Focus on Trade and New Rice Varieties

Aug 11, 2017

The farm of Mark and Belinda Wimpy was the scene yesterday for Horizon Ag’s Arkansas field day. Speakers provided research and market updates to the crowd of approximately 100 growers, eagerly awaiting updates on the new release of the Provisia™ rice system. Full story

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Colombia Rice Delegation Tours the Mid-South

Aug 11, 2017

More than two dozen Colombian farmers from Fedearroz, the Federation of Colombian Rice Farmers, traveled to Louisiana and Arkansas this week to learn about U.S. rice production. Full story

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Arkansas Rice Farm Tests the Waters

Aug 10, 2017

On Tuesday, USA Rice staff participated in the Mississippi County Water Management Field Day here. Hosted by Mike Sullivan, a rice farmer from Burdette, Arkansas, the event was an opportunity to spotlight the innovative approach Sullivan has employed to facilitate water conservation on his farm. Full story

WASDE Report Released

Aug 10, 2017

Total U.S. rice supplies are lowered 5 million cwt from last month due to a smaller crop and a slight reduction in beginning stocks. The 2017/18 U.S. rice production forecast is lowered 4.8 million cwt to 186.5 million based on the first survey-based yield forecast of the 2017/18 season. Full story

Leadership Change at Arkansas Rice Federation

Aug 09, 2017

The Arkansas Rice Federation Board announced today that Lauren Waldrip Ward has been selected as the new Executive Director. Full story

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Rice Foundation Accepting Applications for 2018 Rice Leadership Development Program

Aug 09, 2017

The Rice Foundation is accepting applications for the 2018 Rice Leadership Development Program. Rice producers or industry-related professionals between the ages of 25 and 45 are eligible to apply for the program. The application deadline is October 7. Full story

USA Rice Hosts Fifth Annual Medium Grain Cooking Contest in Japan

Aug 08, 2017

For the fifth consecutive year, USA Rice held its premier promotional activity here culminating with a cooking contest featuring U.S. medium grain rice. This year, 184 professional chefs participated in the restaurant and deli categories, and 395 student chefs took part in the day-long event highlighting the quality and versatility of U.S. medium grain rice. Full story

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USA Rice in Mexico Runs Professional Culinary Gauntlet from Student Chefs to Restaurant Suppliers

Aug 07, 2017

USA Rice conducts more than 40 competitions in Mexico each year targeting student chefs and attends restaurant trade shows to establish contact with important suppliers. Full story

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Arkansas Rice Expo - Home Grown, World Famous

Aug 04, 2017

The University of Arkansas held its annual rice expo and field day here today, and USA Rice staff joined several hundred rice farmers and industry members to highlight research, discuss industry issues, and to celebrate everything rice just before harvest begins in the area. Full story

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Mississippi Rice Field Day Report

Aug 03, 2017

USA Rice staff attended Mississippi State University's Rice Research field day at their Delta Research and Extension Center (DREC) here yesterday and presented an update on rice trade issues and the Trump Administration’s progress on political appointments of importance to the rice industry. Full story

New Decree Allows Turkey to Import Up to 100K MT of Rice at Zero Duty

Aug 02, 2017

On July 29, 2017, a new Ministry's decree was published in the Official Turkish Gazette here allowing the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) to implement a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) to import 100,000 MT of rice at zero duty. The regular import duty on milled rice is 45 percent. Full story

USA Rice Welcomes New Manager of Government Affairs

Aug 02, 2017

Frank Leach has joined USA Rice as our new Manager of Government Affairs, and will be covering the legislative side of food aid, conservation, transportation, and trade. Full story

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Rice Harvest Field Report: South Louisiana

Aug 01, 2017

By now, if you haven’t read or heard about how the harvest began in the south part of the state, you must have been hiding under a rock, or more appropriately, an umbrella. Consistent days of rain showers, some episodes producing much more rain fall than others, have made the start of this year’s harvest more challenging than most would prefer. Full story

USA Rice Weighs In with “Performance Review” of U.S. Trade Agreements

Jul 31, 2017

“Well negotiated and enforced trade agreements lead to increased rice exports.” That’s the simple and key message from comments submitted today by USA Rice to the U.S. Trade Representative’s office (USTR). Full story

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USA Rice Hosts Third Annual Chef Competition in Colombia

Jul 28, 2017

Earlier this week, USA Rice, in conjunction with the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) and Kansas Soybean Board, conducted the third annual Colombian chefs cooking competitions here on July 24 and 25, and in Barranquilla on July 26. Full story

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