• Twitter bird holding #USARiceOutlook sign Use #USARiceOutlook to Win Free Outlook Registration

    Oct 07, 2015

    Today, USA Rice launched a month-long social media contest calling for participants to utilize the official conference hashtag #USARiceOutlook to promote the 2015 USA Rice Outlook Conference. Each Wednesday a winner for the week will be announced until the contest ends on November 4. Three winners will receive a rice “swag” bag filled with exclusive Think Rice gear. The grand prize winner will be awarded free registration to the USA Rice Outlook Conference taking place December 9-11 in New Orleans. Full story
  • IP-Confused math genius-151006 Latest Iraqi Rice Tender Results Confusing at Best

    Oct 06, 2015

    USA Rice learned today that in the latest tender here, which has been delayed numerous times, Iraq purchased 80,000 MT of rice, 30,000 MT of which was U.S. origin. The U.S. sale was from an India-based company, Jindal Industries, at an offered price of $559 per metric ton CIF. The price seems unrealistic given the prices offered by the two western companies of $639 and $659 per ton CIF. There were two other offers of U.S.-origin from India-based companies ranging in price from $559 to $561 per ton CIF. Full story
  • DP-FNCE, Rice Wheel-151006 Dietitians ‘Think Rice’ at FNCE 2015

    Oct 06, 2015

    More than 10,000 dietitians, nutrition science researchers, policy makers, healthcare providers, and food industry leaders from around North America attended the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) here this week. USA Rice built on its Think Rice message this year with new handouts and information highlighting the nutritional benefits of U.S.-grown rice. Full story
  • ITP-TPP 12 Trade Ministers-151005 Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement Reached

    Oct 05, 2015

    Trade Ministers from 12 countries, including the United States, announced in Atlanta this morning the conclusion of trade negotiations under the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Full story
  • Trans Pacific Partnership logo No Conclusion Yet in TPP Negotiations

    Oct 02, 2015

    What many hoped would be the final round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being held up by several unresolved issues including market access for U.S. rice. Full story
  • GA-Sustaining the Future of Rice-151002 USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited RCPP Project Implementation Rolls Forward

    Oct 02, 2015

    Today, the USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project, “Sustaining the Future of Rice” takes another step forward in the implementation process. oday, the USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project, “Sustaining the Future of Rice” takes another step forward in the implementation process. Full story
  • IP-El Nino Takes Its Toll, Graph-151001 U.S. Rice Responds as El Niño Takes Its Toll in Central and South America

    Oct 01, 2015

    This is the second year in a row the Southern Hemisphere’s cereal harvest has been negatively affected by severe dry weather related to El Niño and some are saying it’s the worst in the past 18 years. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua have begun distributing agricultural aid packages to hundreds of thousands of farmers to support them in the second planting season. Full story
  • DP-Hy-Vee NRM TV Segement-150930 Hy-Vee Dietitians Urge Shoppers to Think Rice

    Oct 01, 2015

    This September, USA Rice partnered with supermarket registered dietitians (SRDs) at Hy-Vee, a chain with 236 supermarkets located throughout Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. All month long, Hy-Vee SRDs spread the word about U.S.-grown rice and National Rice Month (NRM) online, in stores, and through local media outlets. Full story
  • IP-Jamie Warshaw at Food Aid Hearing-150930 Warshaw Testifies on Importance of In-Kind Contributions in Food Aid Programs

    Sep 30, 2015

    Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee held a public hearing on U.S. International Food Aid Programs. USA Rice Food Aid Subcommittee Chairman Jamie Warshaw testified, along with five other witnesses representing various private volunteer organizations (PVOs) and commodity groups. Full story
  • GA-Rep. Abraham for NRM-150930 Abraham Recognizes Rice in House Floor Speech

    Sep 30, 2015

    Yesterday, Congressman Ralph Abraham (R-LA), a great friend to the U.S. rice industry and Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, formally recognized National Rice Month during a floor speech here. Full story
  • EPA logo Final Worker Protection Standards Rule a Litany of Overreach

    Sep 29, 2015

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a pre-publication version of the final Worker Protection Standards (WPS) yesterday and held a multi-agency press conference call to share details. On the call, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy stated that the rule raised the age of non-family members applying agricultural pesticides from 16 to 18; moved training from every five years to annual; expanded training to include items such as how to not take pesticides home from work; required new recordkeeping to be held for two years; and required farms to follow OSHA standards for fit testing of masks and keeping of medical records. Full story
  • IP-Peru-Cooking-Workshop,-chef-150922 Exports to Peru Continue to Skyrocket

    Sep 28, 2015

    U.S. rice exports to Peru continue to climb, with a dramatic increase of more than 970 percent from 2013 to 2014. Because local production is not sufficient to meet consumption needs, exports have again increased 5 percent (to more than 5,500 MT) in the first seven months of this year compared with the first seven months of 2014. Full story
  • GA-MYA Price Calculator image-150925 Rice Market Year Average Price Calculating Tool Now Available

    Sep 25, 2015

    USA Rice has developed an online tool to help rice farmers, millers, and merchants roughly calculate the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) market year average (MYA) price. Full story
  • GA-Honoring Rice, Doug LaMalfa on CSPAN-150925 Honoring Rice on the House Floor

    Sep 25, 2015

    Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), who serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, took to a lectern on the U.S. House floor yesterday to deliver a quick but poignant speech about the great contributions rice makes to the United States. Full story
  • Cal-Cam Rice Cook-Off Winners 2015 hold rice cookers and certificates Cal-Cam Rice Growers Celebrate National Rice Month

    Sep 24, 2015

    The Calcasieu-Cameron Rice Growers Association sponsored its 18th annual National Rice Month Cook-Off Tuesday. The event was hosted by the Port of Lake Charles who also sponsored the luncheon. Full story
  • The Rice Foundation Logo Application Deadline for Rice Leadership Program Nears

    Sep 24, 2015

    Rice producers and other industry-related professionals who are interested and meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to complete the application process for the Rice Leadership Development program by October 3. The next class will be announced in December at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Full story
  • IP-Iraq Trade Ministry Hard to Fathom-150922 Selling Rice Amidst Chaos in Iraq

    Sep 23, 2015

    Iraq’s public tendering system is a mess. The Iraqi Grain Board (IGB) has extended, or “renewed,” tenders on several occasions, most recently with the current tender initially set to close on September 9, but now extended until September 29. The IGB’s contracts committee has not met as scheduled, leading to the current delay. Full story
  • US-China flags USA Rice Awarded Funding to Bring Chinese Officials to the U.S.

    Sep 23, 2015

    USA Rice was notified today that our Emerging Markets Program (EMP) proposal budgeted at $61,000 to bring Chinese officials to the U.S. has been approved for funding in FY 2015. The purpose of the visit, scheduled to take place soon after a phytosanitary protocol has been reached with the Chinese, is for the officials to survey a number of rice mills interested in exporting rice to China. This market survey is required by the protocol and envisioned as the last step before rice can be legally imported by buyers in China. Full story
  • GA-USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Begin RCPP Project Implementation-150807 RCPP EQIP Sign-up Period Closing Soon in Arkansas and Mississippi

    Sep 23, 2015

    There are less than four weeks left until the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) sign-up period closes in both Arkansas and Mississippi on Friday, October 16. This special EQIP sign-up is being held as part of the National Rice Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Project, led by the USA Rice – Ducks Unlimited (DU) Stewardship Partnership. Full story
  • DP-Delta Rice Luncheon-CROPPED-150922 Rice is at the Center of Plate at Mississippi Lunch

    Sep 22, 2015

    Tasting Luncheon here in honor of National Rice Month (NRM). More than 300 rice dishes, prepared by community members and local restaurants, were donated for the lunch, and people from across Mississippi joined the festivities to support local agriculture and visit a variety of educational exhibits. Added to the activities this year was a rice recipe cook-off won by a dish called Spicy Rice Bites. Full story

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