This week the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Center in collaboration with the Texas Rice Council, hosted the first virtual Western Rice Belt Production Conference. The conference had 146 unique views and attendees logged on from all across Texas, and even gained some international viewers from Mexico, Uruguay and even Pakistan! Read more…
On Wednesday, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. As expected, one of his first actions was a regulatory freeze (See reg freeze memo). The Administration is moving quickly to fill slots, and USRPA joined with other agricultural organizations in support of President Biden’s Secretary of Read more…
January 20, 2021 | Via Zoom About this Event REGISTRATION IS FREE. All attendees are required to register through EventBrite. Registration will not be held the day of the event. This joint effort of our Western Rice Belt planning committee, The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, U.S. Rice Producers Association, Read more…
January 14, 2021 In This Issue: Market Update: Rice Prices… Calm Before the Storm? USRPA and ARROZGUA Lead in Rice Promotions in Guatemala Nation’s Leading Ag Educational Conferences Will Be Going Virtual On February 10, 2021
The spot market throughout much of the delta remains quiet. While rice continues to lightly trade, the market is lacking any significant developments that would cause prices to come off their month-long pricing. In conducting this week’s surveys, there appears to be minimal to no change in spot pricing from Read more…
USRPA and ARROZGUA’s team of chef promoters kicked off 2021 right by sharing their expertise with local importers of American rice. Essentially, our chefs are providing training to the sales and promotions teams of companies who import U.S. long-grain rice on how to prepare live demonstrations, cook long grain rice Read more…
January 07, 2021 In This Issue: Happy New Year! What Lies Ahead? Texas Rice Update
As expected, over the holiday’s there was minimal movement in the cash market. Prices are largely reported to be sideways since mid-December but that may begin to shift as we proceed into the New Year. There is already growing chatter concerning the strong bean and corn prices which may drag Read more…
By: Dr. M.O. Way, Prof. of EntomologyTexas AgriLife Research and Extension Center Well, I want to wish all my rice friends and colleagues a Happy 2021…may it be much better than 2020! For this brief article, I want to recognize Kevin Haack who recently retired as Coordinator for Pesticide Product Read more…
USRPA continues to ship a variety of rice samples to Chinese customers in an effort to maintain our long-standing relationship with the market. The company that recently received samples along with USRPA branded gifts posted the rice on social media, thanking USRPA for support.