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The Rice Stuff Climate Change Series Continues

Nov 09, 2021

Listeners can tweet or leave messages or questions for the podcast on our website that we can cover in future episodes. Full story

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USA Rice Attends Annual Crop Review in Arkansas

Nov 09, 2021

Last week, the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board met in-person and USA Rice CEO Betsy Ward was there to give an update on U.S. industry issues as well as USA Rice activities. Full story

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Yellow Rails & Rice Festival Provides “Once In A Lifetime” Thrills

Nov 08, 2021

Birders not only get to add the yellow rail to their Life List, but they get to see it from the cab of a combine that’s harvesting second crop. Full story

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Congress Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Package

Nov 08, 2021

This bill will be beneficial to agriculture by magnifying the competitiveness of the agriculture supply chain through improvements to roads, bridges, and inland waterways. Full story

Amazing American Rice in Taiwan

Nov 05, 2021

USA Rice has partnered with two U.S. rice importers on a new retail promotion in Taiwan with a sales goal of 30,000 bags of U.S. rice. Full story

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USA Rice Releases PLC Payment Calculator for 2020 Crop

Nov 05, 2021

This USA Rice-developed tool helps project potential rice PLC payments using input data including base acres, and payment yield. Full story

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Vaccination Requirements for Employers with More Than 100 Employees Released

Nov 04, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination requirements for employers with more than 100 employees have been set out. Full story

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New Quick-To-Make Vegetarian Dishes Based on U.S. Rice

Nov 04, 2021

The five new rice dishes include full nutritional information and are available on the USA Rice consumer recipe database. Full story

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Risk Management and More at the USA Rice Outlook Conference

Nov 03, 2021

The in-person 2021 USA Rice Outlook Conference is just over a month away and as always attendees are going to have to prioritize for all the exciting programming being offered. Full story

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USA Rice Shares Industry Trade Barriers with USTR

Nov 02, 2021

USA Rice accounted for priority barriers to trade in 15 overseas markets that were shared with the USTR and sister agencies such as the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, State, and Treasury. Full story

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EU Lifts 25 Percent Retaliatory Duty on U.S. Rice

Nov 01, 2021

Over the weekend, U.S. and European Union (EU) negotiators worked on the sidelines of the G20 Summit to reach a deal lifting the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, including milled and broken rice. Full story

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Mobile App Directs U.S. Rice to South Korean Wholesalers

Oct 29, 2021

A two-month promotional campaign in South Korean wholesale markets was announced through a free mobile messenger application called KakaoTalk with an estimated 20 million users. Full story

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USA Rice Back In-Person at Trade Shows in Japan

Oct 29, 2021

FABEX Kansaic, Japan's largest trade fair for commercial food, cooking ingredients, equipment, and containers, took place October 13-15, and USA Rice was there. Full story

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Nutrition Survey Results Characterize Rice as Versatile, Affordable, and Easy to Prepare

Oct 28, 2021

The survey yielded overwhelmingly positive results for U.S.-grown rice and provided some significant takeaways that will have an impact on future USA Rice messaging and development of nutrition resources. Full story

India Ignores WTO Limits Again, Issues Huge Fertilizer Subsidies to Prop Up Domestic Rice Farmers

Oct 27, 2021

India announced a $3.8 billion payoff to their fertilizer companies earlier this month as long as they agreed not to raise retail prices on their rice and wheat farmers. Full story

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The Rice Stuff Podcast Goes Behind the Scenes at the 84th International Rice Festival

Oct 26, 2021

Podcast co-host Michael Klein goes live at the festival interviewing beauty pageant judges, competitors, and winners, as well as Louisiana's rice farmer of the year. Full story

Nutrition Experts Encouraged to “Eat Right” and “Think Rice” at 2021 FNCE Show

Oct 25, 2021

USA Rice hosted a virtual exhibitor booth to share industry resources with the more than 10,800 registered nutrition professionals from sixty-five countries who participated this year. Full story

More Production, Consumption, and Trade Predicted for Global Rice Outlook

Oct 22, 2021

Industry members and the USDA met yesterday for fruitful discussions on the production, supply, and trade of U.S.-grown rice. Full story

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USA Rice Shares Sustainability Successes with International Audience

Oct 22, 2021

This week, USA Rice participated in the 5th International Eurofins Rice Conference on sustainability, food safety, and authenticity of rice. Full story

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The 84th International Rice Festival

Oct 21, 2021

The 84th International Rice Festival was back and bigger and better than ever! Full story

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