USA Rice Daily, Thursday, November 19, 2009
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USA Rice Daily
Up-to-the-Minute News on Issues and Activities
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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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Thursday, November 19, 2009
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U.S. Travelers to Cuba Would Be 'Beacons of Hope,' Chairman Says
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WASHINGTON -- Americans who travel to Cuba would be "ambassadors for the democratic principles we hold dear," House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) said today at his committee's hearing about restrictions on travel by American citizens to Cuba. It's time "to restore the right of Americans to travel to Cuba," Berman said.
The U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) administers federal regulations regarding Cuba -- including travel -- under the 1963 Cuban Assets Control Regulations. U.S. travel to Cuba is prohibited unless authorized by a general or specific Treasury license.
In September, Treasury authorized a new general license, under certain conditions, which provides for travel-related transactions "directly incident to the commercial marketing, sales negotiation, accompanied delivery, or servicing in Cuba of agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical devices that appear consistent with the Department of Commerce's export or re-export licensing policy."
The USA Rice Federation supports establishing normal commercial relations with Cuba including allowing for open trade-and-travel. USA Rice also is helping to lead an industry coalition that seeks co-sponsors for a bipartisan trade-and-travel bill to be introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) and senior committee member Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS).
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USA Rice Hosts Successful Tasting Event for Food Journalists
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 HAMBURG, Germany -- The USA Rice Federation hosted a rice-tasting for members of the media on Nov. 10. Twenty-seven food journalists attended the event, which focused on U.S sushi rice and wild rice. The purpose of the function was to demonstrate the diversity of both U.S products.
Representatives from leading food magazines Fit for Fun, Essen + Trinken (Food and Drink) and Kochen & Genießen (Cook and Enjoy) were present. Also in attendance was a journalist from the news magazine Stern.
The "open kitchen" concept chosen for the function provided the journalists the opportunity to prepare dishes themselves and offered a unique hands-on experience for the attendees.
The event was held in cooperation with the The Sushi Factory and the Alaska Seafood Council. USA Rice distributed tote bags with brochures and recipes, Nishiki sushi rice by JFC and Euryza wild rice samples.
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, 011-49-40-4503-8661
Pictured: The journalists prepare sushi during the event. |
'Red Beans and Rice Bowl' Set for Saturday
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 LAKE CHARLES, LA -- Saturday's football game between the McNeese State University Cowboys and the University of Central Arkansas Bears marks the second year the schools have competed in the "Red Beans and Rice Bowl" and the first time McNeese will host the game. The match is presented by the Louisiana Rice Promotion Board and will incorporate a cook-off contest, a non-perishable food drive and sponsorship opportunities. All profits will benefit Abraham's Tent, a local food pantry and feeding center, and the McNeese State Department of Agricultural Science.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Cowboy Stadium. Fans are encouraged to bring canned goods and deposit them in the receptacles at the stadium entrances. The non-perishable food items collected will be donated to Abraham's Tent. Judging for the cooking contest will begin at 2 p.m.
Rice industry stakeholders and their guests are encouraged to visit the official Red Beans and Rice Bowl tailgaiting activities located on the east side of the stadium and provided by Farmers Rice Milling Co. of Lake Charles.
Contact:
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, (337) 738-7009 |
Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Decrease
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Net rice sales of 26,000 MT -- a marketing-year low -- were 82 percent less than the previous week and 65 percent less than the prior four-week average, according to today's U.S. Department of Agriculture Export Sales Highlights Report. Increases were reported for Mexico (16,500 MT, including decreases of 61,100 MT), Canada (3,900 MT), Honduras (2,900 MT), Taiwan (1,700 MT) and South Korea (1,100 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (3,000 MT), Syria (800 MT) and El Salvador (500 MT).
Exports of 33,400 MT were 50 percent less than the previous week and 46 percent less than the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (8,900 MT), Taiwan (5,300 MT), Guatemala (3,900 MT), Honduras (3,700 MT) and Canada (2,000 MT).
This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period Nov. 6-12. |
CME Group/CBOT Rice Futures Closing
CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Price of Rough Rice Futures for Nov. 19
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Month
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Price
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Net Change
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Jan. 2010
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$15.28
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March 2010
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$15.53
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+ $0.08
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May 2010
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$15.78
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July 2010
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+ $0.075
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Sept. 2010
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- $0.01
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Nov. 2010
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$14.37
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Unch
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Jan. 2011
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$14.275
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Mission Statement
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USA Rice Federation is the global advocate for 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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About Us
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Editor: Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd, (703) 236-1458,
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Associate Editor: Rob Yunich, (703) 236-1444,
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