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USRPA Hosts Walmart Nicaragua
USRPA hosted Harvey Mendoza, Deputy Manager for Grain Purchasing for Walmart Nicaragua, on a Reverse Trade Servicing trip this week. The trip...
Market Update: Western Hemisphere Rough Rice Importers Focused on U.S. Harvest
Harvest marches on with strong progress this week across all rice states. Arkansas jumped to over 80% complete — nearly 10% ahead of last year and...
Washington, D.C. Update
FSA announces second payment through the Rice Production ProgramLast Friday, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that eligible rice...
From Field to Export: Ecuador Delegation Tours U.S. Rice Industry
Organized by the US Rice Producers Association, five rice mills from Ecuador and three government officials spent a week in the Mississippi River...
Market Update: Milling Yields Down, But Pace and Acres Up
Milling yields are the only thing that’s lacking this harvest. We are ahead of pace, up on acres, and up on yields almost across the board, but...
Washington, D.C. Update
DHS releases proposed rule for H-2A program On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a notice of proposed...
Ecuador Rice Industry Visits Mississippi Delta
Pictured is an important delegation representing the Ecuador rice milling industry led by Juan Pablo Zuniga, President of CORPCOM, the...
Market Update: U.S. Harvest in Full Swing; Buyers Focused on Milling Yields
Is the story for this marketing year already written for the U.S. long-grain crop? One could argue that it’s all but over before harvest is even...
Washington Update
Senate hits snag in agriculture appropriations billsOn Thursday, the Senate voted on a bipartisan 91-7 vote to open debate on the Senate floor on...