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Global Rice Industry Converges in Puerto Vallarta
Last week, representatives of some 180 rice businesses from 35 countries gathered at the US Rice Producers Association’s 12th Annual Rice Market...
Market Update: U.S. Rice Planting Season Nearing Completion
This will be about the last week we report on crop plantings as the majority will be at 100% next week, except for California and maybe...
USRPA Breaks Ground in Africa & Middle East with Foreign Ag Service
USRPA Member Logan Wilson & USRPA CFO Grace Wang with Mark Slupek, USDA FAS Deputy Administrator for Global Programs CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - This...
Washington, D.C. Update
Supreme Court Rules on WOTUS Case On Thursday, the Supreme Court released its decision on Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency...
Renato Gastaud, President of SAMAN, Announces His Retirement
Congratulations to Renato Gastaud, President of SAMAN (Sociedad Anonima Molinos Arroceros Nacionales), one of the most prestigious rice companies in...
Market Update: Planting & Emergence Outpaces Five-Year Average; USDA Grain Report Forecasts Record Global Production
The rice complex is rounding the corner to finish planting the crop. The only state not 90% or more planted at this point is California, which...
Washington, D.C. Update
Senate Agriculture advances USDA Deputy Secretary nomination On Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee voted to advance the nomination of...
USDA Seeks Input on Export Sales Reporting Process
On May 15, 2023, the USDA Export Sales Reporting and Maintenance System 2.1 (ESRMS 2.1) Federal Register Notice (FRN) to the Paperwork Reduction Act...
Washington, D.C. Update
Agriculture Committees hold hearings This week, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a nomination hearing for Xochitl Torres Small to be the Deputy...