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South Louisiana Rail Facility Continues Expansion
Incheon Bay arrives for SLRF to load 25k paddy rice for Mexico. SLRF continues expansion, pouring the foundation for 7500 tons of storage.
Washington, D.C. Update
SRPA Joins Other Ag Groups Regarding Fertilizer Duties USRPA joined with 62 other agricultural groups sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina...
Market Update: U.S. Long Grain Harvest Nears Completion
Milling yields aren’t improving as harvest is wrapping up across the South. Field yields have remained strong, but it’s taking more paddy to meet...
USRPA Judges the 2023 Katy Rice Harvest Festival Rice Cooking Contest
The City of Katy Fussell Senior Center partnered with the Katy Rice Harvest Festival to host the 2nd Rice Cooking Competition on Wednesday, October...
USRPA Participates in the Texas Rice Festival in Winnie
USRPA staff members Iris Figueroa and Grace Wang participated in the Rice Education Exhibit at the 54th Annual Harvest Celebration in the...
Texas Rice Council Holds Board Meeting
he Texas Rice Council held a board of directors meeting on October 10 at Midway Bar-B-Q, in Katy, Texas. The Rice Council is entrusted with producer...
USRPA Hosts Walmart Nicaragua
From left to right: Chris Lee, President, Black River Commodities; Dwight Roberts, USRPA Advisor; Harvey Mendoza, Grain Purchasing Manager, Walmart...
Market Update: USDA WASDE Report Lowers Carryover Stocks
The USDA’s WASDE was published this week, sending a bullish signal into the U.S. rice world by dropping carryover by 1.3 million cwt, or 5%. Last...
Washington, D.C. Update
President Biden signs continuing resolution into law: On Saturday, the White House announced President Biden had signed into law H.R. 5860 – “A bill...