The first U.S. rice shipment arrived in Xiamen in Fujian Province of China this week thanks to two decades-long joint efforts by USDA FAS, US-China government authorities, and two rice…

Last week the US Rice Producers Association launched its first in a series of Virtual Rice Market & Technology Convention seminars. Since the pandemic has made in person meetings and…

US Rice Producers Association continues its efforts to enhance American long grain rice consumption in Mexico, this time with a program intended to create a gastronomic training experience by engaging…

Harvest in Heilongjiang Province is currently underway for medium grain rice.  The province is in northeast China and accounts for 6 million tons of Chinese medium grain production and is…

Like most of 2020 you can expect the unexpected.  The last time a large volume of U.S. rice was exported to Brazil was in 2002/2003 when 342,000 tons (milled basis)…

This week from Corrientes, Argentina we received the sad news of the passing of Daniel Filigoi, a leader and supporter of the Argentine rice farming industry.  A regular participant at…

This week, House Democrats released another coronavirus relief package estimated at $2.2 trillion commonly referred to as the updated Heroes Act. The White House has been engaging in negotiations with…