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Tropical Storm Eta Hits Guatemala, Affecting Local Rice Production
The US Rice Producers Association stands in solidarity with the people of Guatemala and ARROZGUA. Tropical storm Eta has affected over 144,000 people just in the country of Guatemala, with the official death toll at 42 as of Tuesday morning.
Clearfield(R) and Provisia(R) Rice Varieties Raise the Bar for 2021
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – Two straight years of new variety launches from Horizon Ag featuring the Clearfieldâ Production System for rice and the...
First Chinese Import of U.S. Rice Since Rice Protocol Established by USRPA & GACC
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...
USRPA and USDA Working Together on Social Media Campaign in Mexico
US Rice Producers Association continues its efforts to enhance American long grain rice consumption in Mexico, this time with a program intended to...
Rice Harvest Underway in Heilongjiang Province
Harvest in Heilongjiang Province is currently underway for medium grain rice. The province is in northeast China and accounts for 6 million...
Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana Loading Rough Rice for Brazil
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...
Daniel Filigoi
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...
House Introduces COVID Relief Bill
This week, House Democrats released another coronavirus relief package estimated at $2.2 trillion commonly referred to as the updated Heroes Act....
Texas Rice Update
By: Dr. M.O. Way, Prof. of Entomology, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center I know some of you rice farmers also grow soybeans which can be...