Rice Advocate

In this issue:

• President Obama Announces Trip to Cuba
• Supreme Court Nomination Could Impact Congressional Landscape
• USRPA Supports Funding for International Food Aid Programs
• Rice Market Update: Good Week for Exports, Farmers Waiting on Iraqi Tender Results
• USRPA's Promotions Began this Month in Guatemala
• USRPA Map Promotional Activities Began In Mexico
• 2016 Missouri Rice Conference Attracts Bootheel Rice Farmers

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In this issue:

• US Rice Producers Association Voice Concerns in Washington DC, Push Trade with Cuba
• Rice Market Update: This Week's USDA Report Neutral for Rice Farmers
• President Obama final budget request is a mixed bag for Agriculture

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In this issue:

• Rice Farmers Travel to Washington, DC to Voice Concerns
• Rice Market Update: Bankers Helping Farmers with Planting Decisions
• Louisiana Independent Rice Producers Association Annual Meeting Reflects on Accomplishments
• Update from Washington, DC

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In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: Farmers Cautiously Optimistic as Market Sets Stage for Better Prices
• USRPA Praises Loosening of Cuba Trade Restrictions, Calls for Congress to Do More
• Nominee for FDA Commissioner blocked by several Members
• EPA proposes discharge permit for pesticide spraying
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Hosts Southeast Texas Rice Symposium
• Fortuna International to Address Rice Market & Technology Convention

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In this issue:

• Latest News from Washington, DC
• Rice Market Update: Signals We Have Reached the Bottom of the Cash Market?
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way
• Texas Rice Farmers Meet in El Campo for Annual Meeting

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In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: Market Conditions Make Planting Decisions Difficult for Many Farmers
• 19th Annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference Draws Record Crowd
• Washington, DC Update
• 30% of Uruguay's Old Crop Unsold as Harvest Approaches

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In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: No Two Years Alike & the Uncertainty of 2016
• 65th Annual Texas Rice Council Meeting & Western Rice Belt Production Conference
• Federal Government Publishes New Dietary Guidelines

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In this issue:

• General Market Update
• Congressional Report Will Santa Arrive In Time?

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In this issue:

• Will the Chinese Buy U.S. Rice?
• Grain Quality of U.S. Rice a Serious Concern to Central America
• Texas Rice Update
• General Market Update
• Crop Insurance Cuts Restored

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In this issue:

• In Preparation for the Opening of the Chinese Market
• Peru Market: Why is U.S. Rice Lost in the Shuffle?
• Rice Market Update
• Encouraging Signs at Joint Hearing on U.S. Food Aid
• U.S. Rice Producers Visit Supermarket Promotions in Mexico

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In this issue:

• USDA Secretary Leads Food and Agriculture Delegation To Cuba
• Rice Market Update

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In this issue:

• Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Threatens U.S. Rice Sales to Mexico
• Market Update: Next Week's USDA Report to Indicate Outlook
• Senate Votes to Kill WOTUS Rule

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In this issue:

• Stark Decline in U.S. Exports to Cuba Highlights Steep Disadvantage to Competitors
• Congress Passes Budget Agreement, Averting Default on National Debt
• Newly Elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s Views On Agriculture
• General Rice Market Update
• Double Rice Hit!

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In this issue:

• USRPA Awaits Release of Trans Pacific Partnership Details
• House Ag Committee Scrutinizes Foreign Agricultural Subsidies
• General Market Update: Export Sales Figures Biggest Positive of the Week
• Texas Rice Update
• Survey Results Positive for U.S. Rice in Chinese Markets

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In this issue:

• USRPA’s Program in Guatemala Proves Successful!
• Promotion Campaign Continues Increasing Rice Consumption in Mexico
• General Rice Market Update: Current Conditions Make Long Term Marketing Decisions Difficult
• Nation’s Leading Ag Educational Conference is Headed to Memphis in 2016

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