ARLINGTON, VA -- Yesterday USA Rice hosted a briefing by members of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) research team that conducted the yearlong study on the factors and policies affecting the global competitiveness of the U.S. rice industry.
The study, "Rice: Global Competitiveness and Impacts on Trade and the U.S. Industry," is known as a Section 332 fact-finding investigation and examined the rice industry in the U.S. and in major producing and exporting countries, such as China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and others, and looked at the years 2018-2023. The Report is an update from a 2015 version (see
USA Rice Daily, March 10, 2025 and
USA Rice Daily, May 14, 2015).
"This was an opportunity for our Washington staff to get deeper into the specifics of the study," said Karah Janevicius, USA Rice director of international trade policy. "We are grateful the ITC experts were willing to offer their insight and interpretations of the report as well as answer the many questions from our staff. The timeliness of this report allows USA Rice to add the findings to the argument that unfair subsidies and artificial trade barriers in foreign countries erode U.S. export opportunities and farm income.”
USA Rice staff and members will continue working closely with the ITC, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Congress in the coming months to leverage the findings to take U.S. trade actions that lead to meaningful market access in key markets.
Additionally, the ITC will conduct a detailed briefing of the study with USA Rice members later this spring.