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Congress Wraps Up 2020 with Appropriations and Relief Bills Dec 21, 2020
Last night, after months of negotiations, Congressional leadership reached agreement on a massive legislative package that combines an FY 2021 omnibus appropriations bill that funds the entire federal government through […]
Rice Market: U.S.-Korea Quota Agreement Fulfilled Overnight Dec 17, 2020
Last night, following a year full of obstacles to overcome, the U.S. and Korea finally fulfilled contracting requirements for the U.S. country-specific quota (CSQ) agreement. The CSQ agreement called for […]
USA Rice Releases PLC Payment Calculator for 2019 Crop Nov 2, 2020
Following USDA’s announcement of the Market Year Average (MYA) prices for southern long and medium/short grain rice on October 30, USA Rice has released an updated Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payment […]
USA Rice Successfully Petitions Removal of Duty-Free Benefits Under GSP Oct 30, 2020
Earlier today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the Trump Administration had signed a proclamation that removes rice from the list of commodities afforded duty-free access […]
Rice: First U.S. Commercial Shipment Unloads in China Oct 27, 2020
Earlier today the first ever commercial shipment of U.S.-grown rice was unloaded in China, following more than a decade of regulatory and political effort by USA Rice to establish a […]
Rice Market: India Under WTO Scrutiny, Actively Tries to Avoid Subsidy Challenges Oct 8, 2020
Late last month, members of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Committee on Agriculture held a regularly-scheduled meeting to discuss existing ministerial decisions, COVID-19, and impacts on farm policy around the […]
Rice Market: Korea Makes Significant Progress Toward Filling New 2020 Quota Sep 29, 2020
The start of 2020 brought with it a new era for U.S. rice relations with Korea with the implementation of the U.S. country-specific quota (CSQ) agreement, negotiated and signed late […]
Ag Trade: Congress Calls on USTR to Remove Rice from GSP Commodities Sep 24, 2020
Earlier this month, House and Senate letters, signed by seven Senators and thirteen members of the Rice Caucus, were sent to Ambassador , the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), in support […]
Rice Market: New U.S. Trade Opportunities in 2020, 2021 Sep 21, 2020
Global weather issues and panic-buying induced by COVID-19 have exhausted local supplies of rice throughout many heavy rice-consuming countries in 2020. This environment has presented unique export opportunities for U.S. […]
Louisiana Rice: Post Laura Damage Assessment and Clean-Up Continues Sep 17, 2020
The effects on the rice industry following Hurricane Laura continue to be felt across the mid-South, and particularly in southwest Louisiana where some harvesting has resumed, and yields there are […]
