• Darts missing the target U.S. Rice Exports to Japan Fall Short; Implications for TPP Unsettles Industry

    Mar 09, 2016

    As Japan’s fiscal year sets to close at the end of this month, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) will once again increase the amount of rice imported under the so-called ordinary minimum access tenders because of very poor performance under the Simultaneous-Buy-Sell, or SBS, System. Full story
  • Wake Up to School Breakfast logo USA Rice Encourages Kids to ‘Wake Up’ to School Breakfast

    Mar 08, 2016

    USA Rice is helping schools around the country celebrate School Breakfast Week with three great tasting, healthy recipes developed especially for the foodservice K-12 program. The three recipes, Berry Breakfast Brown Rice, Creamy Cinnamon Breakfast Rice Pudding, and Great Day Rice Wrap, feature U.S.-grown rice in the center of the plate. Full story
  • USA Rice Promotions Lead to Increased Sales and Economic Opportunity for Small Business Entrepreneurs

    Mar 07, 2016

    Two years ago, sisters Carmen and Guadalupe Soria participated in USA Rice cooking classes here to learn about the economic benefits of cooking with rice and how to make paellas using U.S. rice. The sisters took those lessons to heart and opened a home-based business selling paellas every Friday. Full story
  • Map displaying global status of rice fortification programs USA Rice Champions Birth Defects Prevention

    Mar 04, 2016

    Yesterday USA Rice joined with more than 60 groups in observing World Birth Defects Day to let consumers know about the importance of folic acid in preventing birth defects and about rice as a source of folic acid. USA Rice used social media posts and the hashtag #WorldBDDay to help spread the word about the importance of folic acid for moms-to-be and that one-cup of enriched white rice delivers 80 of the recommended 400 micrograms of folic acid, which is 20 percent of the Daily Value. Full story
  • World’s Largest Rice Miller Focused on Preferred Varieties

    Mar 03, 2016

    Carl Brothers, senior vice president and COO for Riceland Foods, the largest rice miller in the world, said the cooperative was looking to add a preferred varieties list to its rice marketing programs at the request of its farmer-members to provide guidance on variety selection. Full story
  • Image of billboard in Ghana USA Rice Haiti Promotions Highlight Quality, Good Taste

    Mar 02, 2016

    While being the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has consistently been one of the top five export destinations for U.S. rice. Just last year, over 400,000 MT of long grain, milled rice was exported there – an amount that is 12 percent higher from 2014. Full story
  • Rice farmer Ken Danklefs Texas Now Accepting National Rice RCPP EQIP Applications

    Mar 01, 2016

    The USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited (DU) conservation and sustainability project, Sustaining the Future of Rice, takes a big step forward today with the announcement that the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has begun accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) applications for the project. Full story
  • USA Rice Connects with Thousands at Farm & Gin Show

    Feb 29, 2016

    The just concluded 64th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show attracted thousands of attendees and more than 400 exhibitors, one of which was USA Rice. Full story
  • Iraq Tender Falls Apart at Eleventh Hour

    Feb 29, 2016

    USA Rice has learned that the most recent rice tender from the Grain Board of Iraq has been cancelled despite on target and competitive bids from the United States, the extension of bids, and intervention from the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. Full story
  • Trade is Major Focus at USA Rice Government Affairs Conference

    Feb 26, 2016

    The 2016 USA Rice Government Affairs Conference (GAC) blew in with the storm system that hit Washington this week and flooded the town with USA Rice advocacy teams who came to Capitol Hill to meet with representatives in every rice producing state, as well as with other key Congressional leaders, including House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-TX) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN), and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-MS). Full story
  • IP-2016-Gulfood-Show-Booth-Action-160225 USA Rice Participates in World’s Largest Annual Food & Hospitality Show

    Feb 26, 2016

    Gulfood is the largest food show in the world and USA Rice has been on the show floor all week to meet with companies conducting business in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. Gulfood attracts importers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and government officials from around the world, making this show a central place for USA Rice to tout the quality of U.S.-grown rice and network with potential traders on behalf of the industry. Full story
  • USA Rice Hosts First World Market Price Meeting of 2016

    Feb 25, 2016

    This morning, the USA Rice World Market Price Subcommittee (WMP) met here to discuss planting prospects for the coming year, rice price reporting to National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), and trade issues facing the rice industry. Also at the meeting were representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), Economic Research Service (ERS), and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Full story
  • Rice Leadership Development Class Graduates

    Feb 24, 2016

    The Rice Leadership Development Program's Class of 2014-16 graduated from the prestigious program during a special ceremony at the USA Rice Federation's 2016 Government Affairs Conference this week. Full story
  • gac-crowd-shot-2016 USA Rice Government Affairs Conference Kicks Off

    Feb 23, 2016

    The Annual USA Rice Government Affairs Conference got underway here last night following a full day of USA Rice business meetings, a welcome reception, and an event for Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS). Full story
  • colombia-chef USA Rice Hosts “Cocina Viva” Chef Seminar in Bogota

    Feb 22, 2016

    Earlier this month, USA Rice partnered with the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council to conduct a culinary seminar for the hotel, restaurant, and institutional sector here. The interactive session was led by Executive Chef Bernardo Gómez, a professor and member of the Colombia Gastronomical Academy and honorary member of the Colombian Chef Association. Full story
  • USA Rice Presents to Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board

    Feb 18, 2016

    USA Rice CFO Linda Sieh presented the annual USA Rice Council report to the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board (ARRPB) here Tuesday. Full story
  • 2016-mo-rice-conference, group of men stand around USA Rice booth Large Turnout at Annual Missouri Rice Conference

    Feb 18, 2016

    More than one hundred rice farmers gathered here yesterday for the 2016 Missouri Rice Conference. This was the first time the conference has been held in Malden and the new location drew a lot of new faces, including many young farmers interested in growing rice. Full story
  • Man paying for groceries in store line New USDA Proposed Nutrition Rule May Present Opportunity for Rice

    Feb 17, 2016

    Yesterday, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon announced a proposed rule designed to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increased access to healthy foods by requiring stores that accept SNAP to stock a wider array of food choices. Full story
  • USA Rice Comments on Ongoing TPP Investigation by USITC

    Feb 16, 2016

    USA Rice submitted comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement to assist the agency in evaluating the economic impact of the TPP on the U.S. economy. Full story
  • itp-flights-to-cuba-departure-board-160216 Next Step in Normalization of Relations: U.S., Cuba Agree to Commercial Flights

    Feb 16, 2016

    The United States and Cuba signed an agreement this morning to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades. U.S. airlines can now start bidding on routes for as many as 110 U.S.-Cuba daily flights - more than five times the current number. All flights operating between the two countries today are charters. Full story

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