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Washington, D.C. Update
Congress returned this week after its holiday recess. Now back, the top priority will be funding the federal government. In November, Congress...
USDA Releases Market Access Program & Foreign Market Development Allocations
On Monday, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced it would be awarding over $203 million through the Market Access Program (MAP) and the...
Reserve Your Room for RMTC 2024
Market Update: Disturbing News in Ecuador
All is not quiet on the western front. Despite the U.S. rice industry clipping along to start off the new year, conflict abounds in the Western...
USRPA Board Member and South Louisiana Rail Facility Manager, Mark Pousson, Visits Mexico
USRPA board member and South Louisiana Rail Facility Manager, Mark Pousson, visiting Soriana stores in Monterrey, Mexico. Soriana participates in...
Texas Rice Roundup: Introducing Layne Allen Band
Check out their music online and get your dancing shoes ready to enjoy them live!
Washington, D.C. Update
Department of Labor announces H-2A wage rates for 2024 On Thursday, the Department of Labor released the adverse effect wage rates (AEWRs) for each...
Market Update: Weather Trends Influence Markets, Uncertainty for 2024
This week, the U.S. rice market continued to churn through its steady domestic business and work on the problem of the low draft of the Mississippi...
2024 Western Rice Production Conference
USRPA is proud to once again sponsor the annual Western Rice Belt Production Conference at El Campo Civic Center on January 17, 2024. The...







