• USA Rice Promotes Medium Grain to Supermarket Chains in Japan

    May 15, 2017

    Co-Operative Grocer Chain (CGC) Japan, a cooperative chain of 220 middle to small size supermarkets with more than 4,000 individual member stores nationwide, sponsored an exhibition last month to introduce their members to new food products and U.S. medium grain rice was one of the featured rice items. Full story
  • GA-USDA Reorganization Matches Up with Rice Priorities--170512 USDA Reorganization Matches Up with Rice Priorities

    May 12, 2017

    Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced a reorganization of his agency that shows a clear emphasis on trade, and a philosophical shift on policy priorities at the farm level, both of which are in line with USA Rice initiatives. Full story
  • ITP-Trump Trade Team Locked and Loaded with Lighthizer-170512 Trump Trade Team Locked and Loaded with Lighthizer

    May 12, 2017

    President Trump’s trade team was rounded out yesterday when the man at the top, Robert Lighthizer, was finally confirmed by the Senate to become the U.S. Trade Representative. Full story
  • GA.w-Dr.-Scott-Gottlieb-Named-Head-of-FDA-170511 Trump’s FDA Commissioner Could Have Far-Reaching Impact on Rice

    May 11, 2017

    President Trump’s choice to head the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, was confirmed by the Senate this week and moves in to head the agency where he served as a deputy FDA Commissioner under President George W. Bush. The regulatory agency touches the rice industry at several points and if Gottlieb takes the agency in a new direction, there could be significant impact for the industry. Full story
  • USDA Logo WASDE Report Released

    May 10, 2017

    U.S. 2017/18 all rice production is forecast at 201 million cwt, down 23.1 million from the previous year, all on a large reduction in long grain acreage as indicated by the NASS Prospective Plantings survey issued March 31. The forecast 2017/18 yields are based on long-term historical trends and are higher for long grain but slightly lower for combined medium- and short-grain. Total 2017/18 rice supplies are forecast to decrease 7 percent from the previous year to 273.1 million cwt, primarily on the reduction in long grain. Full story
  • USA Rice Kicks-off Instagram Campaign for Celiac Awareness Month

    May 10, 2017

    With the explosion of visual storytelling on social media, Instagram is taking the lead as a favorite photo- and video-sharing social network among U.S. consumers. During May, Celiac Awareness Month, USA Rice is teaming up with 14 Instagram influencers to raise awareness of U.S.-grown rice as the go-to grain for gluten-free diets. Full story
  • Food Aid Funding Fight in Future

    May 09, 2017

    The recently passed Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill included $2 billion for food aid programs that the U.S. rice industry supports, but signals from the Trump Administration indicate American humanitarian efforts may not exist in the future. Full story
  • Secretary of Ag Sonny-Perdue-standing in front of rescue helicopter during press conference about 2017 AR flood Ag Secretary Perdue Gets First-Hand Look at Arkansas Flood Damage

    May 08, 2017

    Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and members of the Arkansas Congressional Delegation, including Senator John Boozman and Congressmen French Hill, Steve Womack, and Rick Crawford toured the devastation around northeast Arkansas from the air yesterday. Full story
  • Cover of the Whole Grain Ad Kit with open newpapers in a rice field USA Rice’s Whole Grain Announces 2017 Advertising Specials

    May 05, 2017

    USA Rice’s award-winning newspaper, Whole Grain, has just released special advertising rates for the remaining 2017 issues. Advertisers who purchase a half page or larger ad for the Summer Issue, will receive 50 percent off to place the ad in the Fall Issue. Full story
  • Photo of a flooded LA rice field taken from inside a pickup truck Louisiana Weather Update

    May 05, 2017

    Wet weather is the theme in the midsouth this week and Louisiana is no exception. The northern part of the state dodged the bullet this time, but a lot of rice, and other crops - soybeans and crawfish - have been impacted in central and south Louisiana. The hardest hit areas seem to be in Avoyelles, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes. However, the excess water there will move south so it is too early to determine what the extent of damage will be in any given area. Full story
  • DP.w-Changes-to-School-Lunch-Program,-Sonny-Perdue-170504 Changes to School Lunch Program Present Opportunity for Rice

    May 04, 2017

    This week, new Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed a proclamation to give America’s schools more flexibility to make food choices that are both healthful and appealing to students. The rice industry, already a major player in school lunch nutrition programs, can benefit thanks to high nutritional and taste standards. Full story
  • US-Weather-Map showing massive rain storms covering entire east coast west of the Appalachian Mountains Missouri Weather Update

    May 04, 2017

    Missouri rice country has not been spared by the storm system ravaging the mid-south. In the past week, this area of the state has received between 6 and 10 inches of rainfall on top of already saturated soil conditions. Floodways and ditches are at capacity or over, and a fair amount of water coming south from the Ozarks has also helped overwhelm the lake and tributary capacities. Full story
  • Aerial-View-of AR farmer Jeff Rutledge-Farm-after-2017 Spring Flood, river overflowing its banks flooding fields, roads, buildings Arkansas Weather Update

    May 03, 2017

    Jarrod Hardke, an Extension rice agronomist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, reports on flood conditions, the viability of submerged rice, and next steps for replanting and the provisos of crop insurance. Full story
  • Headshot of Read-Kelly from the Delta-Research-Station Delta Research Center – Problem Solving for More Than One Hundred Years

    May 03, 2017

    The Delta Research and Extension Center (DREC), located here in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, is a component of Mississippi State University’s Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine focusing the majority of its attention on research and extension activities in rice, cotton, corn, soybeans, and catfish production. Full story
  • Flooded Rice-Field-near Newport AR After-7-Inches-of-Rain Storms Bring Disaster to Arkansas Rice Country

    May 02, 2017

    The storms that started Saturday night overflowed rain gauges up and down the Arkansas Delta, and forecasts show another rain event coming through tomorrow to add to the area’s already swollen waterways. Full story
  • Once an International Aid Recipient, South Korea Becomes Rice Donor

    May 01, 2017

    For the first time in history, South Korean rice will be sent to Southeast Asian developing countries through an international food aid program. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, it is the first time any of the government-run rice stockpile will have been donated to a third country through an international framework. Full story
  • ITP.w-Pedro-Schettino-&-B.-King-170428 Week of Meetings Reinforces Relationship Between U.S. and Mexican Rice Industries

    Apr 28, 2017

    A delegation of U.S. rice industry leaders has wrapped up a series of successful meetings here with all segments of the Mexican rice industry against the backdrop of heightened tension and uncertainty for the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a treaty both industries adamantly support. Full story
  • Inspection Issues are Major Concern at U.S.-Taiwan Rice Sectors Annual Technical Meeting

    Apr 27, 2017

    Representatives from the U.S. and Taiwan rice industries met for two days last week to discuss a range of technical issues influencing rice trade. Taiwan’s government imports rice to meet the island’s commitment to the World Trade Organization, which includes annual purchases from the United States of 64,634 metric tons (brown basis). Full story
  • ITP.w-USA-Rice,-MX-Rice-Council-Mtg,-NAFTA-statement-170427 USA Rice, Mexican Rice Council: Leave NAFTA Alone!

    Apr 27, 2017

    The two national organizations representing their respective rice industries in the United States and Mexico agree that any renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could have serious consequences for the stable and consistent rice trade that has created jobs and benefitted consumers and farmers on both sides of the border. Full story
  • USA Rice Reaches 6 Million Turkish Consumers Thanks to Blogger Events

    Apr 26, 2017

    Turkey is a high priority market for exports sales and a good prospect for promoting increased consumption of U.S. rice due to the young, westernized population readily accepting of imported products, a concentration of buyers, a well-developed media, and a tradition of rice consumption. As with many countries around the world, reaching these younger consumers is best accomplished via social media, an inexpensive and convenient way to gain media coverage that plays out in sales over the long term. Full story

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