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Annual Meetings in California Help Growers Plan for the Future

Jan 24, 2022

These face-to-face meetings are an excellent way for rice growers to hear the latest on key issues impacting the industry, and help identify, prioritize, and tackle challenges. Full story

USA Rice Participates in 54th International Grains Meeting

Jan 21, 2022

The IGC continues to be an important opportunity for world grain analysts to gather and discuss issues that transcend commodities and regions, and their reports strongly reinforce the analyses published regularly by U.S. analysts. Full story

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Texas Meeting Covers Multitude of Topics

Jan 20, 2022

Topics ranged from rice variety performance and row rice production to carbon credit economics and conservation, and what to expect from the market and federal ag policy in the coming year. Full story

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New FAS Trade Specialist Oversees Millions for Rice Promotions

Jan 19, 2022

Beginning this month, Curtis McCoy is the new FAS trade specialist for rice, helping strengthened and broadened U.S. rice exports through marketing programs. Full story

New Company Joins USA Rice Merchants

Jan 18, 2022

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Viserion Grain is a newly-formed grain company with facilities in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, and Missouri. Full story

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USA Rice Promotions in Taiwan Include Giveaways and New Jasmine Offering

Jan 18, 2022

Participating importers reported that results of the campaign were impressive, yielding sales of more than 10,000 packages of U.S. rice, more than double sales during the non-promotion period. Full story

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India’s Rice and Wheat Subsidies Draw Ire from House Members, Swift Action Urged

Jan 13, 2022

This significant showing of bicameral support for a WTO case against India has been years in the making. Left unchecked, the Indian export market threatens the viability of rice and wheat producers throughout the world. Full story

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International Promotion Planning Committee Focuses on Quality

Jan 13, 2022

USA Rice will continue to link overseas U.S. rice importers with suppliers and breeders that are able to provide the varieties and quality of rice demanded by overseas customers. Full story

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More Than 350 Organizations Voice Support for Existing Pesticide Law

Jan 12, 2022

This legislation would arbitrarily ban several pesticides and replace the existing risk-based review process with the European style precautionary principal. This would, by design, eliminate tools available to rice farmers to manage crop pests and diseases. Full story

Report Indicates Increases in Fertilizer Costs for Rice Farmers in 2022

Jan 12, 2022

The rise in cost of production is putting enormous strain on producers, and given flat rice prices, growers are facing incredibly difficult situations as planting season approaches. Full story

The Rice Stuff Gets Philosophical

Jan 11, 2022

This podcast episode looks at Thai jasmine and Indian basmati imports, the growing U.S. demand for these specialty rices and what’s driving it, and the headwinds the U.S. industry is battling to gain an advantage in the space. Full story

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Farm & Mill Tour Goes Virtual for Maximum Impact

Jan 10, 2022

The new USA Rice virtual Foodservice Farm & Mill Tour showcases where and how rice is grown in the U.S. and conveys the importance of sourcing domestically grown rice within foodservice operations. Full story

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High Praise for Second U.S. Rice Quality Symposium

Jan 07, 2022

Breeders from five U.S. rice research institutions and three private companies presented 18 newly-developed U.S. rice varieties to USA Rice members and trade partners from Central America, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Full story

EU Retaliatory Rice Tariffs Officially Lifted, Sights Now Shift to UK Negotiations

Jan 06, 2022

Shipments of U.S. rice will no longer be subject to an additional 25 percent duty. The tariffs were originally imposed in 2018 in response to U.S. tariffs assessed on European steel and aluminum. Full story

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Outlook Look Back: Cybersecurity

Jan 05, 2022

USA Rice is urging our members to take cybersecurity seriously. Criminals have turned their attention to agriculture because they think we’re more likely to be unprepared. Protect yourself and your company before it's too late. Full story

ICYMI: The Rice Stuff Takes on Shipping Challenges

Jan 04, 2022

This podcast episode unpacks the current shipping crisis, from ocean freighters gaming a system they created, to truck weights and limited working hours in ports, and from pricing inequities to port automation. Full story

Biden Admin Lifts H-2A Travel Restrictions for South African Workers

Jan 03, 2022

Given the nature of the work and tight labor market, it’s vital that rice farmers have access to a steady and stable workforce. Full story

Professional Chef Contest in Japan Draws Record Number of Entries

Jan 03, 2022

Of the ten chefs who competed in the final competition, four winners were selected for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, as well as the newly established "Take Out & Delivery Award." Full story

Scholarship Winner Turns Rice Into Art

Dec 17, 2021

The top three videos were screened at the 2021 USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans. These, and four Honorable Mention videos from students in Arkansas, California, and Missouri, can be watched on the USA Rice YouTube page. Full story

2021 USA Rice Outlook Conference Photo Gallery

Dec 17, 2021

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