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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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Rice Leadership Development Session III: California At Last!

Oct 20, 2021

Session III was all about the diversity of California agriculture and the hurdles the industry there faces every day just to stay in business and continue to have the freedom to operate. Full story

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New Rice Recipes Put Little Chefs in Charge

Oct 19, 2021

If you have a little one excited to help out in the kitchen, these kid-friendly rice recipes teach the fundamentals of cooking and using rice. Full story

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ShopRite With U.S. Rice

Oct 18, 2021

The promotional partnership with ShopRite deployed a combination of marketing tactics, the diversity of which meant there was something for every consumer. Full story

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U.S. Rice Feeds Those In Need

Oct 15, 2021

Rice usage in food aid programs will remain high throughout 2021 and into 2022 due to the ongoing and lingering impact of COVID-19, along with multiple global natural and man-made crises. Full story

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Newest USA Rice Enterprise Partner

Oct 15, 2021

Incorporated in 2013, Agreeta Solutions is a technology and milling company that provides a digital platform for the entire agriculture value chain. Full story

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Students Get Smart About U.S. Rice

Oct 14, 2021

Prior to today's start of the International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana, local school children have devoted this week to studying the grain that has been the backbone of the area’s economy for more than a hundred years. Full story

Sun Valley Rice’s Christine Birdsong Appointed as New Undersecretary of the California Department of Food & Agriculture

Oct 14, 2021

Birdsong has twenty years of experience navigating complex regulatory environments on behalf of industry and agriculture, and her real-world, practical expertise with water, labor, legislative, and trade issues will be invaluable. Full story

USA Rice “Tastes the Future” at Anuga 2021

Oct 13, 2021

Food professionals from around the globe attend the trade show making it an excellent resource for gathering market information from across Europe, as well as the Middle East and Africa. Full story

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Thoughts on Rice From a James Beard Nominated Chef on The Rice Stuff

Oct 12, 2021

Join The Rice Stuff podcast for Episode 31, “Sitting Down with Chef Hari Cameron,” and hear how the mind of a professional chef works. Full story

In Memory: Toshiko Satake

Oct 12, 2021

In 2016, the USA Rice Millers' Association awarded Toshiko Satake the RMA Distinguished Service Award recognizing her outstanding lifetime contributions to the U.S. rice milling industry. Full story

USA Rice Endorses New EPA Ag Advisor

Oct 08, 2021

Yesterday, Rod Snyder, most recently president of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, was named agriculture advisor at the EPA. Full story

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