• Chefs in Japan Get Creative with U.S. Medium Grain

    Aug 31, 2016

    The marriage of U.S. medium grain rice with Japanese cuisine was the theme of the fourth annual U.S. medium grain professional rice contest held here earlier this month. Fourteen finalists prepared both hot and cold dishes for the contest and competed for top honors in two categories - Restaurant and Deli. Full story
  • USA Rice Establishes Strong Ties with Rice Wholesalers in Mexico

    Aug 30, 2016

    The USA Rice promotions team in Mexico has added a new target audience to its wide-ranging marketing program - principal grocery wholesalers. Several of these wholesalers have developed into significant one-stop outlets servicing Mom & Pop, corner, or convenience stores - a distribution channel not previously serviced by USA Rice. Full story
  • 2016-17-Miss-AR-Rice-Top-3-Winners, 3 young ladies wearing sashes & tiaras 2016-17 Miss Arkansas Rice Announced

    Aug 29, 2016

    Craighead County 16-year old Madison Gibson was named Miss Arkansas Rice at the state contest last Saturday. She is the daughter of Scott and Karie Gibson of Jonesboro. Full story
  • Leo-LaGrande standing in his CA rice field Crawford Bill: SAM Reporting Requirements for Farmers Could be DUNS(O)

    Aug 29, 2016

    Earlier this summer, House Committee on Agriculture Members Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Ann Kuster (D-NH) introduced H.R. 5451, a bill that would exempt farmers from the unnecessary reporting requirements for voluntary conservation programs. Full story
  • Supreme Rice tweet about LA-Food-Bank-Donation after 2016 flooding South Louisiana Area Food Banks Accepting Donations

    Aug 26, 2016

    Recent flood damage in south Louisiana did not discriminate as even those whose mission it is to help others were effected. Full story
  • Update: Current State of Crop in Arkansas

    Aug 26, 2016

    The University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center has recently begun assessing potential losses and the economic impact of flooding across the state, specifically in northeast Arkansas. Full story
  • LA--trying-to-cut-rice-with-12-inches-of-water-in-field Disaster Assistance Options for Louisiana Rice Producers

    Aug 25, 2016

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) county emergency boards are currently working with interested parties such as Louisiana rice growers, the LSU AgCenter, and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to assess damages in the field. These reports will be used as part of the request to USDA for Secretarial Disaster Designation. Full story
  • Flooded rice field - there Field Report: Arkansas

    Aug 24, 2016

    Growers across Arkansas and Louisiana are reeling after weeklong rains have caused flooding and created a delay for many farmers preparing for harvest. At Florenden Farms in northeast Arkansas, Ryan Sullivan reported that over the course of a week, Mississippi County received more than 7.5 inches of steady rainfall. Full story
  • Flooded-Farm-Bins-LSU-AgCenter Louisiana Requests Federal Disaster Declaration

    Aug 24, 2016

    At an emergency response meeting at Christian and Julie Richard's farm yesterday, Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Mike Strain announced that he had requested a Secretarial Disaster Declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would trigger critical federal disaster assistance programs. Strain said that more than 28 parishes are affected by the flooding and the recent Presidential Disaster Declaration does not cover them all. Full story
  • IP.w-Shinzo-Abe,-Super-Mario-160823 Japan Rice Trade Anticipates Higher Domestic Prices for Coming Marketing Year

    Aug 23, 2016

    USA Rice staff are traveling in Japan this week and met with members of the Japanese rice trade where they discussed several factors in play that are likely to strengthen Japanese domestic rice prices this next crop year. Full story
  • ThinkRice.com Thinks Refresh

    Aug 22, 2016

    USA Rice recently revamped thinkrice.com, its consumer-facing website, with design, content, and functionality improvements. The sleek new look enhances the user experience and enriches the way USA Rice communicates the U.S. rice message with all public audiences. Full story
  • Packed auditorium at LA-Flood Emergency-Mtg-in-Acadia Acadia Parish Holds Emergency Response Meeting

    Aug 19, 2016

    More than 150 people attended an emergency response meeting held here today to update farmers on recovery efforts from the catastrophic flood that has devastated Louisiana, and to provide information on local, state, and federal resources available to the business and agricultural communities. Full story
  • DP-DUR Report Released, abacus-160818 U.S. Rice Farmers Provide 81 Percent of Rice Consumed by Americans

    Aug 18, 2016

    USA Rice released the annual U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report today, tracking shipments and consumption of U.S. milled rice from August 2014 to July 2015. According to the report, U.S. rice mills shipped 10.56 billion pounds of rice to domestic and foreign markets, an increase of approximately 780 million pounds from one year earlier. Full story
  • Mexico Cooking Videos Make Preparing Arroz Look Easy

    Aug 17, 2016

    Following the trend of quick How-to cooking videos that are so popular on social media, USA Rice has produced four such videos for the crucial Mexican market. USA Rice consistently hears from Mexican consumers that their rice recipe repertoire is limited, and that helping them think about new ways to use rice will lead to increased consumption and sales. With this in mind, USA Rice chefs created interesting new, mouth-watering rice dishes for the videos that are educational, engaging, and relatively easy. Full story
  • View from atop a grain bin overlooking 2016-LA-Flood,-Allen-McClain-farm Initial Reports on Impact of Flooding on Rice Crop in Southern Louisiana

    Aug 16, 2016

    More than 20 inches of rain have fallen in southwest Louisiana since last week, and with more on the way, the full scope of damage due to historic flooding in the area won't become clear until the water recedes. Full story
  • 2017 Tender Schedule for Colombia Announced

    Aug 15, 2016

    Earlier this month the COL-RICE board adopted a schedule for open tenders for 2017 in connection with U.S. rice exports to Colombia. Full story
  • USDA Logo WASDE Report Released

    Aug 12, 2016

    Total U.S. rice supplies for 2016/17 are lowered 2.2 million cwt from last month to 307.7 million, still the highest on record. Carryin is lowered 1.5 million cwt to 39.4 million due to 2015/16 revisions. The 2016/17 U.S. rice production forecast is lowered 700,000 cwt to a record 244.3 million based on the first survey-based yield forecast of the 2016/17 crop. At 7,659 pounds per acre, the 2016/17 yield is down 21 pounds from the previous projection. Full story
  • Rice for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Everything Between

    Aug 12, 2016

    USA Rice has created ten new rice recipes, specifically for foodservice, that cover multiple meals and feature various rice types such as U.S. jasmine, U.S. basmati, U.S. Arborio, long grain brown and white, and medium grain rice. The new recipes were designed to work for breakfast, appetizers, side dishes, and main dishes. Full story
  • 2016 Arkansas Rice Expo Celebrates Largest Production Year on Record

    Aug 11, 2016

    Against the backdrop of reports of rice harvest in various pockets of the state, more than 1,000 people came out for Wednesday's Arkansas Rice Expo to celebrate the rice industry and the beginning of the 2016 rice harvest. Arkansas is expected to produce more than fifty percent of the rice grown in the United States for the second consecutive year and have the largest production year on record. Full story
  • Commodity Panel Briefs State FSA Reps on Farm Bill Implementation

    Aug 10, 2016

    Yesterday, a panel of agriculture commodity representatives briefed the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state executive directors and state committee chairmen here during their annual summer meeting on various aspects of Farm Bill implementation and effectiveness. Full story

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