USA Rice Daily, Monday, July 18, 2011
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USA Rice Federation is the global advocate of all segments of the U.S. rice industry with a mission to promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses.
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| USA Rice Promotes Healthy School Meals at School Nutrition Conference |
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USA Rice's Judy Rusignuolo and Adam Simmons.
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NASHVILLE, TN -- USA Rice Federation last week participated in the School Nutrition Association (SNA) Annual National Conference, the nation's largest K-12 school foodservice meeting and trade show, attracting more than 7,000 foodservice professionals.
The conference featured educational sessions on the new school meal standards that require more whole grains beginning in 2012. In addition SNA's new Chef's Table panel discussed how to make meals healthier and cost-effective. "After two generations of moving away from scratch cooking in schools, we are making strides in teaching cooking methods and we are having a dialogue with farmers to increase awareness and serve more locally grown foods in school meals," Fayetteville, AR, Food Service Director Adam Simmons said.
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USA Rice's Shaily Jariwala and Healthy Rice Bowls Contest winner Cynthia Ruffin.
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USA Rice hosted an exhibit, distributed new kid-friendly rice recipes and announced its "Healthy Rice Bowl" contest, which will launch during September National Rice Month. The meeting also offered an opportunity to connect with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials and survey school foodservice decision-makers on rice usage and efforts to incorporate more brown rice in school meals to satisfy new USDA nutrition guidelines.
USA Rice continues to leverage child nutrition initiatives and works closely with schools and foodservice management companies to educate menu planners, teachers and students on the benefits of enriched white and whole grain brown rice in school meals.
Contact: Shaily Jariwala, (703) 236-1454
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| Texas AgriLife Research Center Holds Rice Field Day |
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Dr. Lee Tarpley addresses Texas rice growers.
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BEAUMONT, TX -- USA Rice Federation was a sponsor of the 64th annual Texas AgriLife Research Field Day held last Thursday. The program theme was "New Technology: Adoption and Benefits" and speakers included Dr. John Greenplate, Monsanto science fellow; Dr. Johnny Saichuk, Louisiana State University Ag Center; and Cliff Mock, Texas crop consultant and hybrid rice seed producer.
The morning research tours featured developments in rice breeding, photosynthesis research to improve inbred and hybrid varieties, rice physiology, fertility, insect and disease management, quality and molecular genetics.
Afternoon tours included organic rice and biofuels crop research sites.
Contact: Randy Jemison, (337) 738-7009
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| Crop Progress: Rice Crop is 24 Percent Headed |
WASHINGTON -- The percentage of rice headed in the six rice states is 24 percent, 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report issued today. Sixty percent of the crop is in good-to-excellent condition, 15 percentage points lower than last year.
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Rice Headed, Selected States
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Week Ending
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State
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July 17, 2011
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July 10, 2011
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July 17, 2010
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2006-2010 average
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Percent
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Arkansas
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14
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7
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34
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13
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California
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2
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Louisiana
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69
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59
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71
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65
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Mississippi
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33
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17
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50
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29
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Missouri
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1
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16
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10
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Texas
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68
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49
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58
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72
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Six States
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24
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16
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36
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23
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Rice Condition, Selected States:
Week Ending July 17, 2011
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State
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Very Poor
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Poor
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Fair
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Good |
Excellent
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Percent
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Arkansas
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6
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11
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33
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39
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11
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California
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--
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20 |
35
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45
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Louisiana
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4
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25
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25
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44
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22
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Mississippi
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26
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26
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47
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22
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Missouri
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3
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20
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20
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53
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18
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Texas
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1
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46
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46
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37
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15
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Six States
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4
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29
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29
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41
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19
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Previous Week
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4
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29
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29
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41
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20
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21
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21
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53
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22
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| CME Group/CBOT Rice Futures Closing |
CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for July 18
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Month
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Price
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Net Change
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Sept. 2011
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$16.82
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- $0.175
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Nov. 2011
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$17.14
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- $0.18
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Jan. 2012
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$17.46
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- $0.175
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March 2012
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$17.785
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- $0.155
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May 2012
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$18.075
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- $0.115
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July 2012
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$18.29
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UNCH
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Sept. 2012
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$18.09
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- $0.175
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