We invite you to browse our web site, check out the Rice Advocate and News section to learn about issues and events concerning the rice and agricultural industry.

Since 1997, the US Rice Producers Association has worked hard to:

Maintain and enhance existing rice markets, both domestic and international.
Find and develop new markets for domestic sales and export of rough, brown and milled rice.
Represent producers in legislative and governmental affairs in Washington, D.C.
Educate and inform producers and the general public about rice and rice market information.
Expand research activities to develop the rice industry

A look at what happened in the U.S. rice industry 20 years ago answers questions of why there are two rice groups.

We are all learning what is really “essential” and certainly rice is on that list as evidenced by the increased demand. Rice farmers, rice millers and the allied businesses from throughout the world are essential in feeding our communities worldwide.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your families, loved ones and citizens during this crisis. Working together, the world will defeat this virus.

The USRPA office will remain open part time for the foreseeable future but staff continues to work from home full time. Please let us hear from you – you can send your comments and/or questions directly to us at info@usriceproducers.com.

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USRPA’s First Rice Master Class Kicks-Off August 3rd

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USRPA’s First Rice Master Class Kicks-Off August 3rd

30 July, 2020

USRPA continues adapting its promotional programs to continue expanding the message that U.S. rice is nutritious, economical, and the perfect grain for Mexicans diet especially during this time where COVID-19 is changing everyone’s lives. On Read more…

USRPA Presents: 2020 U.S. Rice Virtual Technical Seminar-China – Webinar Registration

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USRPA Presents: 2020 U.S. Rice Virtual Technical Seminar-China – Webinar Registration

30 July, 2020

To accommodate the global travel restriction and adapt to rapidly developing cloud technology, USRPA is looking forward to its first public virtual event via Zoom in China on Wednesday 10 am -12 pm August 26th, Read more…

Texas Rice Update July 30, 2020

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Texas Rice Update July 30, 2020

30 July, 2020

By: Dr. M.O. Way, Prof. of Entomology, Texas AgriLife Research & Extension Ctr. Well, the Texas Rice Belt survived Hurricane Hannah, but rain from the storm came at an inopportune time. Texas rice farmers are Read more…

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Washington DC Update: FY 2021 Appropriations

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Washington DC Update: FY 2021 Appropriations

23 July, 2020

The House is currently considering the FY 2020 Agriculture Appropriations bill as part of a four-bill, $259.5 billion spending package that includes Agriculture-FDA, Interior-Environment, Military Construction-VA, and State-Foreign Operations. On Wednesday, the House Rules Committee Read more…

Texas Rice Update

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Texas Rice Update

16 July, 2020

By: Dr. M.O. Way, Prof. of Entomology, Texas AgriLife Research & Extension Ctr. For this article, I want to talk about the South American rice miner, Hydrellia wirthi, which I observed last week infesting fields Read more…

Agriculture in The Presidential Election

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Agriculture in The Presidential Election

16 July, 2020

This week Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden released a document entitled THE BIDEN PLAN TO BUILD A MODERN, SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND AN EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE which includes many of his various agriculture and rural Read more…

New Two Horizon Ag Clearfield® Varieties Available for 2020 Season

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New Two Horizon Ag Clearfield® Varieties Available for 2020 Season

14 February, 2019

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – With the approach of its 20-year anniversary of offering Clearfield® pure-line varieties to Southern rice farmers, Horizon Ag is excited to announce that two new top-performing Clearfield varieties from the University of Read more…

Rice Harvest Pressure Building on the Marketplace

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Rice Harvest Pressure Building on the Marketplace

3 August, 2018

The rice industry continues to be very slow even with harvest pending as the market has yet to generate any “new” news upon which to move. The export sales report for the week was slightly improved Read more…

Farm Bill Update

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Farm Bill Update

27 July, 2018

The naming of Senate farm bill conferees was left undone this week. Negotiations over numbers and naming of conferees, in addition to farm policy issues not contained in the current farm bills under consideration, were Read more…

Remember Your Grandfather’s Rice Market?

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Remember Your Grandfather’s Rice Market?

27 July, 2018

2018 will be a year to remember. In the rice market we have always said there are no two years alike and certainly there are specific years when something special happened that make them stand Read more…

USDA Announces $12 Billion Trade Assistance Plan

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USDA Announces $12 Billion Trade Assistance Plan

26 July, 2018

This week U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a $12 billion plan to support farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs imposed by U.S. trading partners. In acknowledgment of the disproportionate effect on U.S. farmers of Read more…

Texas House of Reps Hears HCR 33

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Texas House of Reps Hears HCR 33

17 March, 2017

Dwight Roberts, President & CEO of the US Rice Producers Association and in representation of its charter member, the Texas Rice Council, gave testimony earlier this week at a public hearing at the State Capitol Read more…

Texas Upcoming Events

16 December, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The annual Western Rice Belt Production Conference will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the El Campo Civic Center. Registration for the conference will begin at 8:00 a.m., with the remainder of the Read more…

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USRPA Presents: US-Central American Rice Market

5 August, 2020

USRPA Presents: 2020 U.S. Rice Virtual Technical Seminar-China – Webinar Registration

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USRPA Presents: 2020 U.S. Rice Virtual Technical Seminar-China – Webinar Registration

30 July, 2020

USRPA's Rice Advocate (Free Weekly Newsletter)

July 30, 2020

In This Issue:

Good Early Field Yields, Hurricane Hanna Hurts Second Crop
COVID Supplemental – Heroes vs. Heals
Texas Rice Update
USRPA Rice Virtual Training Seminar in China
USRPA’s First Rice Master Class Kicks-Off August 3rd

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July 23, 2020

In This Issue:

Gulf Coast Harvest Running Full Ahead of Approaching Tropical Depression
Washington DC Update: FY 2021 Appropriations
Texas A&M’s AgriLife Extension’s First Virtual Field Day

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July 16, 2020

In This Issue:

• Gulf Coast Rice Harvest Should be in Full Swing Next Week
• Agriculture in the Presidential Election
• Texas Rice Update
• 2020 USAEDC Goes Virtual

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Good Early Field Yields, Hurricane Hanna Hurts Second Crop

31 July, 2020

The rice market has continued to trade sideways in the pre-harvest interval since the last report. Export sales for the week were notably higher than the previous week, but still at a dismal 23,000 MT. There is Read more…

Gulf Coast Harvesting Running Full Ahead of Approaching Tropical Depression

24 July, 2020

Although rice harvest has begun in the lower delta, the data has yet to make it to the weekly crop progress USDA reports. This week’s rain in south Louisiana and the weather event expected to Read more…

Gulf Coast Rice Harvest Should be in Full Swing Next Week

16 July, 2020

The lower delta has initiated harvest, albeit very slowly. Despite many growers becoming eager to harvest, high moisture is still being discovered which is keeping them from doing so. According to the USDA, rice headed in Arkansas Read more…

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USDA WASDE Report to Offer Final Market Factors Prior to New Crop Harvest

10 July, 2020

The rice industry has continued to shuffle along since the last report with very little new information to digest. The trade is waiting for the July WASDE report that will be issued on July 10 as Read more…

Gulf Coast Rice Harvest Gets Early Start

3 July, 2020

The 2020/21 rice crop continues to mature, and based on the latest USDA data, rice headed is significantly ahead of last year at this time, and on pace with the 5-year average. Despite a few Read more…

Early Harvest Anticipated Along the Gulf Coast

25 June, 2020

The growing season continues across the U.S. unabated even as weather patterns and market conditions shift from the previous weeks’ trends. In the export sales report this week, it was another net negative week, with sales Read more…