• Castro’s Death, Trump’s Ascension Muddy the Waters for Access to Cuban Rice Market

    Nov 28, 2016

    On Friday, longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro passed away at the age of 90 after governing the island for nearly 50 years before his brother, Raúl, officially took the reins in 2008. Full story
  • Prevented Planting Update Good for Rice

    Nov 23, 2016

    Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced changes to the agency’s prevented planting rules. Full story
  • TRT World Rice Conference – Report from Thailand

    Nov 23, 2016

    More than 500 delegates attended the two-day World Rice Conference hosted by The Rice Trader (TRT) here last week that featured speakers representing the major rice exporting and consuming markets in the world. Full story
  • Sarah Moran, headshot USA Rice Highlights Public-Private Partnerships at Annual Export Development Workshop

    Nov 22, 2016

    The U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council (USAEDC) held their annual workshop here last week attended by commodity trade associations, state and regional trade groups, as well as marketing research companies, who gather to hear about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) priorities and operations. Full story
  • International Rice Leadership Class – Lessons from Great Britain & Spain

    Nov 21, 2016

    Earlier this month, the 2016 International Rice Leadership Class traveled to Europe to get an overview of the market for U.S. rice in the UK and to learn about the Spanish rice market. The class met with a diverse group of industry representatives including importers, exporters, and millers, and U.S. government officials working in London and Madrid. Full story
  • Jennifer-& Dylan-James-walk along retention pond on their AR rice farm Sustainable Agriculture Summit Serves Up Challenges and Opportunities

    Nov 18, 2016

    The annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit held here this week, in combination with Field to Market’s fall meetings brought together more than 500 attendees from across the U.S. agricultural supply chain. Participants ranged from farmers, to input manufacturers and suppliers, to processors and retailers. The livestock, row crop, and specialty crop sectors were all represented among the Summit’s various panels and breakout sessions where talk of partnerships, success stories, innovations, and new research studies contributed to the excitement that ran throughout the conference. Full story
  • IP.w-FAS-Funding,-Global-Trade-161117 Overseas Promotion Funding Announced for 2017

    Nov 17, 2016

    On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is awarding USA Rice nearly $2.5 million in MAP funds and over $1.6 in FMD funds. Full story
  • Deep Sea Divers standing on a dock Conservation and Sustainability - Beyond the Buzz

    Nov 16, 2016

    Marketers and trend watchers constantly tell us that today's customers are demanding more information about what they are eating and also how their food is being produced, and they use buzzwords like conservation and sustainability to push this agenda. At next month's USA Rice Outlook Conference in Memphis, attendees will be able to take a deep dive into this conversation with a two-part panel that will examine both practical, on-farm conservation practices and in-market sustainability trends. No matter where in the rice supply chain attendees are, they will not want to miss this valuable session that immediately follows the Annual Rice Awards Luncheon. Full story
  • FAS Predicts Continued Drop in Per Capita Consumption of Table Rice; Stagnant Use in Animal Feed

    Nov 15, 2016

    In its latest report, the Foreign Agricultural Service post in Tokyo reports that with continued decline in Japanese table rice consumption, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) began subsidizing farmers to shift production from table rice to other crops. For those farmers who have not reduced rice production, MAFF has had some success in encouraging increased production of rice for animal feed and use of paddy rice as silage. Full story
  • Jeff-Durand, headshot NRCS Hits ‘Go’ On Revamped Conservation Stewardship Program

    Nov 14, 2016

    The USDA’s largest conservation program, the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) has been “under construction” since the 2014 Farm Bill was signed into law nearly three years ago until the new version was released earlier today. Full story
  • IP.w-New-Retail-Customers-in-Japan-161110 New Wholesale and Retail Partners in Japan Commit to Sales of U.S. Rice

    Nov 10, 2016

    Mitsuwa Corporation, a wholesaler located in the mega-populous Kanto region of Japan (greater Tokyo/Yokohama), will soon begin marketing U.S. Calrose rice at retail outlets. The retail bags feature the U.S. Rice logo used in Japan to promote Calrose rice. Full story
  • GA.w-Post-Election-Graphic-161109 HUGE - Special to the USA Rice Daily by Jeff Harrison

    Nov 09, 2016

    When the dust began to settle last night, ahem, this morning, it was Trump whose electoral college votes soared to near the 300 mark. Moreover, the Democrats managed to defeat just one Republican senator (Illinois) while hanging onto what many believed was the only Democratic-held seat in real contention (Nevada). Full story
  • Twitter-USDA Logo-180420 WASDE Report Released

    Nov 09, 2016

    The 2016/17 U.S. rice crop is reduced 1.2 million cwt to 234.8 million on lower yields. Ending stocks are lowered by the same amount. The average yield forecast is reduced 39 pounds per acre to 7,493. Arkansas and Missouri were the only states to have reductions. Full story
  • Taiwan Group Caps Week in U.S. with Cross-State Visit to Arkansas

    Nov 08, 2016

    As previously reported in the USA Rice Daily, a team from the Taiwan government and the Taiwan Rice Millers’ Association traveled to U.S. rice country last week in preparation for upcoming rice import tenders. Following a stop in the Sacramento, California area, the delegation was in Arkansas on Thursday and Friday for visits in Jonesboro with Poinsett Rice & Grain and Windmill Rice followed by visits to the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) Field Office in Stuttgart as well as Riceland Foods, Inc., Producers’ Rice Mill, and the Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center. Full story
  • Group of birders use binoculars at 2016-YRR-Festival Yellow Rails and Rice Festival Delivers for Birders

    Nov 07, 2016

    One hundred and twenty-seven bird enthusiasts from 27 states, and Australia and Canada gathered here in the Yellow Rail Capital of the World November 1-5 for the eighth annual Yellow Rails and Rice Festival. The festival brings birders together with rice growers to highlight the role of Louisiana’s working wetlands in bird conservation while providing participants a unique venue to view the elusive Yellow Rail. Full story
  • USA Rice Once Again Participates in the Havana International Fair (FIHAV)

    Nov 04, 2016

    This week, USA Rice exhibited at the 34th annual Havana International Fair (FIHAV). The USA Rice delegation was led by Ernesto Baron and Ana Vettorazzi, USA Rice representatives for the region, and Dr. Michael (MO) Way from Texas A&M. In addition to meeting with several hundred attendees, USA Rice also held meetings with delegates from ALIMPORT (the Cuban Import Company), the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, and from Grupo Empresarial Agricola-GAD (Agriculture Enterprise Group). Full story
  • USA Rice Identifies Trade Obstacles for USTR

    Nov 04, 2016

    Last week, USA Rice submitted its comments for the 2017 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE), an annual report issued by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The USA Rice submission identified the EU’s tariff regime and biotechnology regulation; phytosanitary issues in Colombia and Turkey; domestic price supports in India and Thailand; and various import policies in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan as significant obstacles for the U.S. rice industry. Full story
  • Farm Service Agency Logo Voting Opens for FSA County Committee Elections

    Nov 03, 2016

    USDA announced today that beginning next Monday, November 7, eligible U.S. farmers will be mailed ballots for the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee. Full story
  • Mexico’s 2016 Rice Chef of the Year Moves Rice to the Center of the Plate

    Nov 03, 2016

    Last month, USA Rice hosted the 16th annual “Rice Chef of the Year” cooking competition held at the Escuela Superior de Turismo of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Superior School of Tourism of the Polytechnic Institution; E.S.T.). Twenty professional chefs representing restaurants across Mexico City and instructors from various culinary institutions cooked diverse and delicious rice dishes. Full story
  • Taiwan Team Completes California Visit; Next Stop, Arkansas

    Nov 03, 2016

    Officials in charge of rice purchasing from Taiwan's Agriculture and Food Agency plus the chairman and vice chairman of Taiwan's Rice Millers' Association were in California rice country earlier this week and will be in Arkansas today and tomorrow as they complete a week-long visit to the United States. Full story

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