Trade & Access

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

  • Dow-Brantley,-headshot Chairman Brantley’s Message on Cuba Reaches “The Hill”

    Apr 27, 2016

    This morning’s edition of The Hill, a prominent print and online news source utilized by Congressional offices and other politic-centric organizations, featured an op-ed penned by USA Rice Chairman Dow Brantley. Full story
  • USA Rice Sponsors Event Launching Trade Mission for Cubans

    Apr 19, 2016

    Last night, USA Rice co-sponsored an event launching a week-long trade mission for Alimport, the Cuban food and agricultural trade agency. Delegates will visit Maryland, Missouri, and Louisiana during the trip to tour important areas of U.S. agricultural production and transportation. Their itinerary also includes a stop in New Orleans for a lunch hosted by Russell Marine Group that many key U.S. rice exporters will attend. Full story
  • ADM Rice Sells 90,000 Metric Tons of Rice to Iraq

    Apr 14, 2016

    The U.S. was successful in the latest Iraqi tender, finalized this afternoon, selling 90,000 MT of long grain rice. Full story