MARCH 28, 2019 In this issue: Senate Looks to Reform Tariff Process as Court Upholds President’s Recent Actions All Eyes on USDA’s Stocks and Planting Report Due 3/29/2019 The First “Festival del Arroz Americano con Sabores de México e Internacionales” Was a Success Promotional Campaign to Promote the Healthy Consumption Read more…
MARCH 21, 2019 In this issue: President Requests More Trade Funding, Opens Brazil for U.S. Wheat as Brexit Uncertainties Continue Mississippi River Flooding Complicates Export Shipments, Gulf Coast Farmers Get Weather Break Arkansas & Delta Rice Update Texas Rice Update
MARCH 14, 2019 In this issue: U.S. Rice Industry Loses a Great Leader & Friend Trump Administration Releases President’s 2020 Budget Series of Brexit Votes Delay U.S.-U.K. Trade Talks Market Update: Mississippi River Conditions Affecting Barge Traffic to New Orleans
MARCH 14, 2019 In this issue: U.S. Rice Industry Loses a Great Leader & Friend Trump Administration Releases President’s 2020 Budget Series of Brexit Votes Delay U.S.-U.K. Trade Talks Market Update: Mississippi River Conditions Affecting Barge Traffic to New Orleans
The Trump Administration issued its annual trade policy report to Congress on March 1, including approval of USMCA, the revised North American trade pact, as a key goal for 2019. In its report, the Administration refers to USMCA as a new regime and the most advanced trade agreement ever negotiated Read more…
This week, USRPA joined 21 other farmer organizations on a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. The letter supports timely implementation of the farm bill as well as a request to update several farmer decision tools. The letter requests that USDA provide the financial resources needed to modernize Read more…
MARCH 7, 2019 In this issue: USRPA Urges Timely Farm Bill Implementation Lawmakers Take Positions on USMCA as White House Calls Passage a Top Priority Market Update: Weather Owns the Market Missouri Rice Council’s Annual Meeting Texas Rice Update