We support trade agreements that provide commercially meaningful and significant improvements in market access for U.S. rice while maintaining the appropriate safety net for U.S. producers that include equal market access for all types and forms of rice.

The Market Access Program (MAP), Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program, and the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) help the rice industry open foreign markets and promote our products abroad and have a proven track record of success in more than 30 overseas markets.  Learn more about our key export markets here. 
 

Recent News

  • itp-flights-to-cuba-departure-board-160216 Next Step in Normalization of Relations: U.S., Cuba Agree to Commercial Flights

    Feb 16, 2016

    The United States and Cuba signed an agreement this morning to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades. U.S. airlines can now start bidding on routes for as many as 110 U.S.-Cuba daily flights - more than five times the current number. All flights operating between the two countries today are charters. Full story
  • USA Rice Continues to Push for Open Trade with Cuba

    Feb 10, 2016

    The U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba celebrated their one-year anniversary here today with a renewed call for action to lift the embargo between the United States and Cuba, and to ease the way for trade for U.S. agricultural products. Full story
  • Colombia Set to Import 200,000 MT Above Quota by July; Origin Unclear

    Feb 09, 2016

    Last week, USA Rice held high level meetings here with representatives of Induarroz (National Federation of Industrial Rice), Fedearroz (National Federation of Rice Producers), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Of utmost concern was Colombia’s announcement that it would import 200,000 MT of rice this year, above and beyond this year’s tariff rate quota import amount of 94,209 metric tons from the United States. Full story