• By Peter Bachmann •
As world leaders met for the Group of 20 Summit this weekend, U.S. and European Union negotiators worked on the sidelines to reach a deal that lifts the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, including milled...
• By Peter Bachmann •
The coronavirus pandemic, officially known as the "COVID-19" outbreak, has seemingly reached every corner of the globe and affected nearly every aspect of life since news of it hit the press in mid-January. International trade...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to issue the third and final round of 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin to show up...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Rice farmers, researchers and industry representatives from rice-growing states, including Louisiana, met in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dec. 8-10 for the annual Rice Outlook Conference and Trade Show.
Louisiana farmer Jason Waller of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, was...
Not long after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced details of a support package for farmers, Scott Stiles phone started ringing.
On July 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out the Market Facilitation Program, Food Purchase and Distribution Program and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a county Market Facilitation Program payment schedule for growers with commodities that have been affected by foreign retaliatory tariffs. The assistance covers specialty crops, non-specialty crops, dairy and hogs.
The rates range from...
A USA Rice trade delegation recently visited with Mexican customers to reassure them of their importance as a key market for U.S. rice.
Mexico has been the top market for U.S. rice both in volume and value for decades. We’ve...
Change comes to Washington, D.C.; USA Rice is ready
By Betsy Ward
President and CEO
USA Rice
Every four or eight years, the country gets a new president, and he’s usually not from the party of the sitting president. In fact, only twice in modern history...
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