MAY 2, 2019

In this issue:

• Lack of Demand Makes Rice Market Slow as Christmas
• Farmers at the Mercy of Mother Nature
• Texas Rice Update

MAY 2, 2019

In this issue:

• Lack of Demand Makes Rice Market Slow as Christmas
• Farmers at the Mercy of Mother Nature
• Texas Rice Update

APRIL 25, 2019

In this issue:

• New Crop Plantings in Full Swing, Healthy Market Needed
• ITC Sees Positive Impact to U.S. Economy if USMCA Ratified
• Japanese Rice Research Scientists Visit Arkansas

APRIL 25, 2019

In this issue:

• New Crop Plantings in Full Swing, Healthy Market Needed
• ITC Sees Positive Impact to U.S. Economy if USMCA Ratified
• Japanese Rice Research Scientists Visit Arkansas

APRIL 18, 2019

In this issue:

• Despite Positive Weekly Exports, Cautiously Optimistic on Long Term Bullish Positions
• Farm Bill Status
• Guatemala’s Rice Festival Underway!
• Rice Festival in El Salvador Proving a Success!
• Guatemala’s School Nutrition Program #Goals

APRIL 18, 2019

In this issue:

• Despite Positive Weekly Exports, Cautiously Optimistic on Long Term Bullish Positions
• Farm Bill Status
• Guatemala’s Rice Festival Underway!
• Rice Festival in El Salvador Proving a Success!
• Guatemala’s School Nutrition Program #Goals

APRIL 11, 2019

In this issue:

• Hansen-Mueller Expands Port of Houston Export Activity to Include Rice
• U.S. Prepares Tariffs on Hundreds of European Products
• Disaster Assistance Fails
• CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee
• Texas Rice Update
• Mississippi River Flooding Continues to Hamper Trade
• MMRMC at the St. Louis Science Center

APRIL 11, 2019

In this issue:

• Hansen-Mueller Expands Port of Houston Export Activity to Include Rice
• U.S. Prepares Tariffs on Hundreds of European Products
• Disaster Assistance Fails
• CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee
• Texas Rice Update
• Mississippi River Flooding Continues to Hamper Trade
• MMRMC at the St. Louis Science Center

APRIL 4, 2019

In this issue:

• USDA’S Foreign Agricultural Service Visits Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast
• Texas Rice Update
• Missouri Rice Council at the Missouri Capitol
• Market Update: Asian Origins and U.S. Price Spread Narrows Slightly, Helps Boost U.S. Competitiveness
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
• USTR Releases Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, Citing China Tariffs and Japan Market Access Issues

MARCH 28, 2019

In this issue:

• Senate Looks to Reform Tariff Process as Court Upholds President’s Recent Actions
• All Eyes on USDA’s Stocks and Planting Report Due 3/29/2019
• The First “Festival del Arroz Americano con Sabores de México e Internacionales” Was a Success
• Promotional Campaign to Promote the Healthy Consumption of Rice in El Salvador Has Begun
• Delta Area Update

MARCH 21, 2019

In this issue:

• President Requests More Trade Funding, Opens Brazil for U.S. Wheat as Brexit Uncertainties Continue
• Mississippi River Flooding Complicates Export Shipments, Gulf Coast Farmers Get Weather Break
• Arkansas & Delta Rice Update
• Texas Rice Update

MARCH 14, 2019

In this issue:

• U.S. Rice Industry Loses a Great Leader & Friend
• Trump Administration Releases President’s 2020 Budget
• Series of Brexit Votes Delay U.S.-U.K. Trade Talks
• Market Update:  Mississippi River Conditions Affecting Barge Traffic to New Orleans

MARCH 14, 2019

In this issue:

• U.S. Rice Industry Loses a Great Leader & Friend
• Trump Administration Releases President’s 2020 Budget
• Series of Brexit Votes Delay U.S.-U.K. Trade Talks
• Market Update:  Mississippi River Conditions Affecting Barge Traffic to New Orleans

MARCH 7, 2019

In this issue:

• USRPA Urges Timely Farm Bill Implementation
• Lawmakers Take Positions on USMCA as White House Calls Passage a Top Priority
• Market Update: Weather Owns the Market
• Missouri Rice Council’s Annual Meeting
• Texas Rice Update

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In this issue:

• U.S., China Continue Trade Negotiations as March 1 Tariff Deadline Looms
• “Farmers’ Rice Prices Can Only Increase Going Forward….Right?”
• Missouri Rice Meeting
• Texas Rice Update

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In this issue:

• Rice Market Needs Long Grain Demand, Iraq Business
• House and Senate Conferees Release Omnibus Spending Package
• USDA Will be Holding a Listening Session on 2018 Farm Bill Implementation
• Mark Your Calendars: Missouri Rice Conference to be held in Malden, February 21

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In this issue:

• House Agriculture Committee Announces Full Roster and Holds First Organizational Meeting of Full Committee
• Market Update: All Eyes on February 8 USDA WASDE Report
• Missouri Rice Research Council Annual Meeting Scheduled for February 28

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In this issue:

• Chairman Peterson Announces Subcommittee Chairs
• 22nd Annual NCS Cotton & Rice Conference a Success!
• Market Update

JANUARY 24, 2019

In this issue:

• CAFTA-DR Focus of Meeting in Costa Rica
• Market Update: Lack of USDA Reports Detrimental to Rice Farmers
• Laura Tucker Joins USRPA
• Texas Rice Council Board Meets in Katy
• Southeast Texas Rice Symposium in Winnie

JANUARY 17, 2019

In this issue:

• CAFTA-DR Focus of Meeting in Costa Rica
• FSA Provides Limited Services While Shutdown Continues
• Rice Market Update
• Texas Rice Farmers Meet in El Campo
• Texas Rice Update
• USRPA at the Missouri Governor’s Conference

JANUARY 10, 2019

In this issue:

• RMTC Heads to New Orleans!
• Shutdown Continues
• Rice Market Update: Farmers Need USDA WASDE Report to End Speculation
• 22nd Annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference is Farmer Friendly

JANUARY 3, 2019

In this issue:

• Shutdown Continues: No Resolution in Sight
• US Congressman Rick Crawford Keynote Speaker Ag Education Conference
• Market Update: Government Shutdown
• Delays USDA Market Numbers

DECEMBER 14, 2018

In this issue:

• Farm Bill Update 2018: The Waiting is Almost Over
• Market Update: Final 2018 WASDE Report Increases Medium Grain Exports, No Changes on Long Grain Supply/Demand
• Texas Rice Farmers Meet with Texas Department of Agriculture

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In this issue:

• USRPA & FECARROZ Hold Annual Joint Meeting
• UES Meeting in Houston: Review 2018, Prepare for 2019
• Update: US-China Trade and NAFTA
• Will the Final WASDE Report of the Year Impact the Farmers’ Market?
• Texas Rice Update

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In this issue:

• Farm Bill Saga Continues
• Market Update: Foreign Buyers Take Advantage of Currency Rates

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In this issue:

• Farm Bill Saga Continues
• Market Update: Export Tonnage Up Over Last Week
• Senate Ag Committee Announces Hearing for USDA Food Safety and Research Nominees
• Texas Rice Update

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In this issue:

• Market Update: WASDE Report Holds No Surprises, Could be Worse
• USRPA Meets with Mexican Rice Industry

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In this issue:

• Rice Market Update
• Texas Rice Update
• World Rice Day Celebration

OCTOBER 26, 2018

In this issue:

• Hand-to-Mouth Buying Causes Slow Market, Export Demand Needed
• Appropriations Top Lame Duck Session Agenda
• Congressman Bost Hosts Farmer’s Forum

OCTOBER 19, 2018

In this issue:

• Administration Notifies Congress
• Rice Market Update: Slow Demand Waiting on Overall 2018 Crop Quality News
• Texas Rice Update

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: Near-Term Market Outlook Has Positive Scenarios
• USMCA Includes Significant Support for Biotech
• “Mas Por Menos” Campaign Grows in Mexico
• Texas Rice Council Meets in Katy

OCTOBER 5,2018

In this issue:

• Market Update: Rice Sales to Iraq Help Alleviate Harvest Pressure
• Trilateral Trade Agreement Reached: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
• Farm Bill Update
• Texas Rice Update
• “USA Arroz Con Nuestro Sabor” Program Proves Successful

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In this issue:

• Rice Market Update
• Farm Bill Update
• US Rice Producers Association Representing U.S. Rice at SaborUSA in Guatemala

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: Field Yields, Quality Positive as Harvest Moves Past Halfway Point
• Washington Update
• FECARROZ Meets in Guatemala City
• Grow, Harvest & Gather: A Farm Celebration
• USRPA’s Rice Promotion Program in El Salvador Continues with Great Success

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In this issue:

• Rice Market: “Buyers and Sellers Playing Tug of War”
• Senators Hear Administration’s Perspective on U.S. Agricultural Trade
• President Calls Out Democrats for Stalling Farm Bill
• Texas Rice Update
• Promotional Campaign “Elige Arroz de Louisiana” Continues with Great Success

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In this issue:

• Farm Bill Conference Committee Meeting
• Rice Market Update
• Ontario Students Visit Missouri
• Great Start for the “USA Arroz Con Nuestro Sabor” Seminar

AUGUST 31, 2018

In this issue:

• Rice market Update
• NAFTA Update
• Fisher Delta Field Day

AUGUST 24, 2018

In this issue:

• Gulf Coast Harvest Begins to Wrap Up with Above Average Yields, Quality Harvest Moving North
• Annual Missouri Rice Research Farm Field Day Popular with Area Farmers
• USRPA Rice Promotion Program in El Salvador Continues with Great Results
• Farm Bill Update
• WOTUS
• NAFTA Talks Stead; U.S. Impose New Tariffs on China; Trade Aid Announcement Monday

AUGUST 17, 2018

In this issue:

• Trade Talks Focus on Mexico, Leaving China for Another Day
• Rice Market: All Eyes on Anticipated Volume of Arkansas Rice Harvest
• School Nutrition Program in Guatemala
• “Elige Arroz de Louisiana” is Selling U.S. Rice
• Bootheel Rice at the Missouri State Fair

AUGUST 10, 2018

In this issue:

• Rice Harvest in Full Swing, No Surprises in the WASDE Report
• NAFTA Discussions Continue in D.C.
• RiceTec Field Day Highlights Progress for the Rice Industry

AUGUST 3, 2018

In this issue:

• U.S.-China Trade Debacle Escalates
• Senate Names Farm Bill Conferees
• Rice Harvest Pressure Building on Marketplace
• Rice Farmers Meet with Congressman Mike McCaul (R-Tx)
• Texas Rice Update

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IN THIS ISSUE:

• Market Update: Rice Farmers Looking for a Brighter Year In 2017
• United States & Cuba: Life After Fidel Castro
• Congress Mulls Appropriations Continuing Resolution
• Trump’s Transition Moving Forward

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IN THIS ISSUE:

• Market Outlook: Producers Look to the Next Crop Year with Mixed Emotions
• Texas Rice Update
• Congress to Pass Short-Term CR – Push Appropriations Decisions to 2017
• House to Passes Legislation to Block Midnight Regulations
• House and Senate Re-elect New Leaders
• USRPA Travels to Morocco to Expand U.S. Rice Market

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IN THIS ISSUE:

• DONALD TRUMP, HOUSE AND SENATE REPUBLICANS, PREVAIL
• WELCOME TREY BARKER TO THE USRPA!
• MARKET UPDATE: USDA’S SUPPLY / DEMAND REPORT MARGINALLY BULLISH FOR RICE MARKET

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IN THIS ISSUE

• IFG GRAIN TERMINAL AT PORT OF LAKE CHARLES IS INTEGRAL PART OF REGION’S RICE MARKET
• FORECAST OF CONGRESSIONAL AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
• CONGRATULATIONS MARCELA GARCIA!
• MISSOURI RICE FARMERS VISIT SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ASHLAND, MISSOURI

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In This Issue

• Monthly Rough Rice Vessel Loadings in Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana Contribute to Export Efforts
• Texas Rice Update
• Rumors on Short List for Clinton Ag Secretary Emerges

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In this issue:

• Vietnam Suspends Rice Exports to US After Pesticide Violations
• Speaking of Vietnamese Rice.Remember 2013? How Your Memory?
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way
• Rice Market Update

(more…)

In this issue:

• Colombia Peace Agreement Promises Major Impacts on Agriculture Production
• Congress passes Continuing Resolution through December
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way
• Rice Market Update

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In this issue:

• Rice Market & Technology Convention Returns to Beautiful Miami for 2017!
• Tillage Conference is Headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2017
• Rice Market Update: Â Farmers Reaching Lower Limits of Acceptable Pricing
• Senate Judiciary Questions Agribusiness Consolidation; Vilsack Testifies at Senate Ag

(more…)

In this issue:

• U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China, Offers Data on China’s Excess Price Support
• USRPA Chairman completes successful week in Washington, D.C.
• Rice Market Update: Price Outlook Challenging for Farmers

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In this issue:

• U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China, Offers Data on Chinas Excess Price Support
• USRPA Chairman completes successful week in Washington, D.C.
• Rice Market Update: Price Outlook Challenging for Farmers

(more…)

In this issue:

• Congress Returns from Seven Week Recess, House Ag Committee to Conduct Cuba Hearing
• Market Update: Rice Harvest in Arkansas Impacting Prices
• Missouri Rice Farmers Engaging Youth
• USRPA “Consume Arroz USA” Campaign Increases Rice Consumption in Mexico

(more…)

In this issue:

• No TPP Vote This Year, Says McConnell
• Rice Market Update: Additional Export Sales Essential
• Senate Judiciary to Study Ag Industry Consolidation
• USDA Making Progress on GMO Labeling Rules

(more…)

In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: “We Are Dealing with an Unknown Supply”
• New Agricultural Research Foundation Names Advisory Committee Members

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In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: Weather Damage and Tragedy Unfolding Along Gulf Coast, South Louisiana
• Trump Names Ag Advisory Team
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way
• USRPA Promotional Activities Continue in Valley of Mexico with Excellent Results

(more…)

In this issue:

• Fall Vote on TPP Unlikely; USRPA Opposed to Trade Deal
• Rice Market Update
• NASS Reports Ag Production Costs Declined in 2015

(more…)

In this issue:

• Congressional Election News from Missouri and Kansas
• Market Update: Long Grain Harvest in Full Swing and Searching for Markets

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In this issue:

• Market Update: Harvest in Full Swing, Growers Face Tough Market Choices
• Democrats Meet in Philly, Approve 2016 Party Platform
• US Rice Producers Oversee Campaign Activities in El Salvador
• USRPA Visits Guatemala to Oversee Promotional Program
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way
• Successful Promotional Campaign for USRPA in Mexico

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In this issue:

• GOP 2016 Platform: Agriculture
• Rice Market Update
• Reminder: ARC and PLC Deadlines

(more…)

In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: Â Farm Level Prices Lacking Strength
• GMO Labeling Agreement Passes House, Heads to President’s Desk

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In this issue:

• Rice Market Update
• Brexit Vote Leaves Uncertainty for U.S. Agriculture
• 42nd Annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day Enjoy Cool Weather
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

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In this issue:

• Potential for House Action on Cuba
• Rice Market Update
• Senators Strike Deal on GMO Labeling
• USRPA’s Promotional Activities Increases Coverage with Two Teams in Toluca, Mexico

(more…)

In this issue:

• The Americas and Beyond Gather in Houston for RMTC 2016
• Market Update: All Eyes on Asian Rice Prices While USDA Report Benign for US Rice
• Rice Producers of California Host Area Farmers
• House Subcommittee to Examine U.S. Ag Trade and Exports

(more…)

In this issue:

• A World of Rice Coming to Houston, Texas Next Week
• Market Update: Export Sales Up This Week

(more…)

In this issue:

• US Rice Producers Association Does Not Support Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
• GE crops are safe for consumption and environment, according to National Academies of Science
• Agriculture Appropriations Update; Senate Action
• ITC report says TPP good for U.S. agriculture except for rice
• Market Update

(more…)

In this issue

• World of Rice Coming to Houston, Texas !!!!
• Rice Market Update: Crystal Ball Cloudy as Market Undertones Looking More Positive Since First of the Year
• USRPA Requests Extension of USDA Farm Status Deadline

(more…)

In this issue:

• General Market Update
• Pacific Trade Deal Likely to Hurt Sales of U.S. Rice to Mexico
• Rice Grading Equipment Studied

In this issue:

• Obstacles Remain in Trade Negotiations with Europe
• Pressure is On For GMO Labeling Federal Preemption
• US Coast Guard Clarifies Shipping Container Weight Requirements
• General Market Update
• USRPA’s Mas Por Menos Campaign Increases U.S. Long Grain Rice Consumption in Mexico
• USA ARROZ – Rice Promotions in Guatemala

(more…)

In this issue:

• U.S. Agency Finds Lifting U.S. Trade Ban on Cuba Would Increase U.S. Ag Exports
• U.S. Cuba Efforts Gaining Strength
• Ag Shippers and Ocean Carriers at Odds Over Container Weight Declarations
• EPA caught in Anti-Farmer Campaign, House Members Demand Answers
• General Market Update
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

(more…)

In this issue:

• US Rice Producers Call for Funds to Support USDA Staff at Embassy in Havana
• Cuban Ambassador Visits Houston, Texas
• USRPA Weighs in on Plant Genetics Treaty and Monitors Rising Cost of Pesticides
• General Market Update
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

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In this issue:

• Long Grain Exports Show Strong Volume While Prices Indicate Need for Much More
• Senate’s Return Prompts Continued GMO Labeling Discussion
• USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase the Value of Their Products
• USRPA’s Promotional Activity Increases Coverage with Three Teams in Mexico
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

(more…)

In this issue:

• Long Grain Exports Show Strong Volume While Prices Indicate Need for Much More
• Senate’s Return Prompts Continued GMO Labeling Discussion
• USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase the Value of Their Products
• USRPA’s Promotional Activity Increases Coverage with Three Teams in Mexico
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

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In this issue:

• Lack of Rice Market Demand Confirmed by USDA Report
• Texas Legislative Committee Conducts Public Hearing on Cuba
• USDA Approves Checkoff Action in Cuba
• United States Trade Representative Debates Trans Pacific Partnership in Arkansas

(more…)

In this issue:

• Mark Your Calendars for RMTC 2016!

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In this Issue:

• Rice Producers Urge Congress to Further Open Ag Trade With Cuba
• House Budget Calls for Trimming Agriculture Spending
• Market Update: Â Ability of U.S. Rice to Compete Globally Brought into Question
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

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In this issue:

• Rice Farming Industry Loses A Renaissance Man
• USRPA Supports Ag Coalition Effort to Protect Farm Bill
• U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs Invites Texas Rice Farmer Ray Stoesser for Cuba Hearing
• Market Update: Â USDA WASDE Report Makes Odd Adjustment for Southern Medium Grain
• Promotional Activities in Mexico Begin to Show Results after Two Weeks

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In this issue:

• Market Update: Failure of Iraqi Tender Looms Over Market as Spring Planting Begins
• Mexico Rice Market: Â Highly Competitive, Full of Opportunity
• Washington Update
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

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In this issue:

• Central American Rice Federation Addresses Market Issues & Policies in San Jose, Costa Rica: Rice Grain Quality a Constant Topic
• Rice Market Update: Â Quiet Market Needs Bullish News
• Senate Agriculture Committee Considers GMO Bill
• DuPont Co. Announces Krysta Harden as New Policy Chief
• Missouri Rice Farmers Gather in Cape Girardeau

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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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In this issue:

• Historic Rice Export Sale Attracts Attention to Southwest Louisiana and Beyond
• General Rice Market Update
• Government Shutdown Averted (Postponed?)
• TPP Outlook Gloomy for Rice
• House Ag Committee holds second hearing on International Food Aid Programs

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In this issue:

• Rice Farmers Lead Efforts to Open Rice Trade with China
• Market Update: Rice Farmers Cautiously Optimistic on Price Outlook
• ASALBAR & Us Rice Producers Association Announce Its New Campaign

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In this issue:

• U.S.-China Rice Protocol Agreement Signing Update
• Cuba: Progress Towards Normalization Continues
• Capitol Hill News: Congress Faces Key Issues this Fall from Elections to Legislation to Budget
• Rice Market Update: Farmers Watching Price as Harvest Yields Continue to Drop

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In this issue:

• Market Update: Upward Momentum Result of Harvest Concerns, USDA Report
• USRPA Highlights Legislation to Open Trade, Travel with Cuba; House Subcommittee Weighs Opportunities and Challenges
• From the desk of Dr. Mo Way, Texas A&M University Rice Research Specialist
• Congress Returns to Tackle Full Fall Legislative Schedule

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In this issue:

• Market Update: Positive Week for Rice Market, All Eyes on Next USDA Report
• USRPA’s Program in Guatemala Proves Successful!

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In this issue:

• Market Update: Southern U.S. Rice Harvest Entering Critical Phase
• Consume Arroz USA Ends the Third Month of Activities
• California Rice Field Day Focus on Water, Field Trials

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In this issue:

• Michel Hawit Elected President of Central American Rice Federation-FECARROZ
• Rice Market Update: Â Farmers On Hold, Playing Wait and See

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