DALLAS, TEXAS -- After being excluded from several recent bids for rice, U.S-grown rice is once again heading to Iraq.
USA Rice is reporting that the United States has been awarded a contract for 60,000 metric tons of white rice to be shipped during August.
"Finally winning another sale here is quite gratifying for all the work we've put in on this," said Betsy Ward, President & CEO of USA Rice. "After being passed over several times, despite competitive bids, we raised concerns and objections to the highest levels in the U.S. State Department and with the Iraqi government. We appreciate the hard work put in by the State Department and others on behalf of the U.S. industry."