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Fortified Rice Update Added to Webinar Series

Nov 03, 2020

This year’s food aid workshop is a webinar, scheduled on November 12, at 3 p.m. eastern time, and will be focused on usage patterns and technical developments relevant to fortified rice. Full story

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USA Rice Releases PLC Payment Calculator for 2019 Crop

Nov 02, 2020

Following USDA’s announcement of the MYA prices for southern long and medium/short grain rice last Friday, USA Rice released an updated Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payment calculator for the 2019 rice crop. Full story

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USA Rice Successfully Petitions Removal of Duty-Free Benefits Under GSP

Oct 30, 2020

Today, parboiled rice was removed from the list of commodities afforded duty-free access under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program. Full story

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U.S. Rice in Europe, the Middle East, the UK, and Africa on The Rice Stuff Podcast

Oct 29, 2020

The Rice Stuff podcast travels around the globe and across 14 time zones with Eszter Somogyi, USA Rice director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, visiting the many markets she covers. Full story

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Annual U.S.-Korea Technical Rice Meeting Resumes After 6-Year Lapse

Oct 29, 2020

The last formal convening of the U.S.-Korea rice technical meeting was in 2014 - until last night, virtually. Full story

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USA Rice Webinar on Trade Opportunities in China Proves Timely

Oct 28, 2020

Earlier this week, USA Rice hosted the second in a series of webinars on trade and international markets, this time focusing on China. Full story

First Commercial Shipment of U.S. Rice Unloads in China

Oct 27, 2020

The first ever commercial shipment of U.S.-grown rice was unloaded in China today, following more than a decade of regulatory and political effort by USA Rice to establish a two-way trading relationship. Full story

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When Saudi Consumers Venture Out, So Does USA Rice Advertising

Oct 26, 2020

With the gradual improvement in the public health situation, and as people have started venturing out more, USA Rice has launched a new media campaign in Saudi Arabia. Full story

USDA Meeting Focuses on Trade and Data Accuracy

Oct 23, 2020

Meetings with USDA benefit both sides as the rice industry provides feedback to government officials on what's happening in their states, and the USDA updates USA Rice on statistical and trade developments. Full story

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Sustainability Award Nomination Deadline Approaches

Oct 23, 2020

Only one week remains to nominate someone you know for this year’s USA Rice Sustainability Award. Full story

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Nutrition Professionals Get a Virtual Taste of Rice at 2020 Food & Nutrition Show

Oct 22, 2020

This week, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ held its 2020 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) and USA Rice was there, hosting a virtual booth. Full story

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Advances in Rice Quality Topic of First Webinar on International Markets

Oct 21, 2020

Yesterday, USA Rice kicked off a new international trade webinar series with the U.S. Rice Quality Symposium focused on customers in Latin America. Full story

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USTR Alum Receives 2020 USA Rice Industry Award

Oct 20, 2020

Last week, USA Rice presented a 2020 USA Rice Industry Award to longtime public servant and rice industry ally Sharon Bomer Lauritsen. Full story

Gourmet Food Service Delivers U.S.-Grown Rice

Oct 19, 2020

U.S.-grown rice is being delivered directly to consumers’ doorsteps in Turkey thanks to a partnership with Meal Box, the leading food delivery company there. Full story

2021 PLC & ARC Enrollment Open

Oct 16, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened enrollment for the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) programs for crop year 2021 this past Tuesday. Full story

USA Rice Team Up with Zojirushi to Celebrate National Rice Month

Oct 15, 2020

As part of National Rice Month programming, USA Rice partnered with premium appliance and rice cooker manufacturer Zojirushi to celebrate the 30th anniversary of National Rice Month (NRM) through a diverse collection of promotional giveaways. Full story

WTO Director General Race Narrows to Two

Oct 14, 2020

Last week the World Trade Organization (WTO) narrowed the election field for a new director general (DG) down from eight to two candidates: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria, and Yoo Myung-hee of Korea. Full story

Company Commitment to Sustainability on The Rice Stuff Podcast

Oct 13, 2020

On this week's episode of The Rice Stuff podcast, we hear from Adam Shea of Riceland Foods, Cody Corbell of Indigo Ag, and Bill Jones of Anheuser-Busch about investing in on-farm conservation efforts and the projects they're working on to save water. Full story

Deja Vu as Hurricane Delta Hits Rice Country

Oct 13, 2020

This past weekend, southwest Louisiana and areas northward felt the winds and heavy rains of Hurricane Delta, which made landfall on the Louisiana coast a few miles east of Hurricane Laura's path of destruction just six weeks earlier. Full story

WASDE Report Released

Oct 09, 2020

The outlook for 2020/21 U.S. rice this month is for increased supplies, unchanged domestic use and exports, and higher ending stocks. Full story

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