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Tag: Alvaro Durand-Morat
Rice Market: Global Prices Spiked During Pandemic, Remain High Despite Ample Supply Aug 24, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic created a spike in global rice prices in the second quarter of 2020, according to a new University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture report. Since then, […]
Arkansas: Rice Acreage May Cushion COVID’s Economic Impacts Jul 31, 2020
Growing rice may provide some insulation from the economic impacts of COVID-19 for Arkansas farms, but cotton growers are likely to be harder hit through 2023, according to a model […]
Rice: Global Prices Recede from Peak; Some Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels May 29, 2020
As several rice-exporting countries around the world begin to ease COVID-related export and other trade restrictions, global prices have become more competitive, falling from their peak earlier in May, according […]
Arkansas: Rice Prices Increase While Cotton Shrinks Apr 22, 2020
Rice prices continued to grow slowly, while the shadow of COVID-19 continued to loom darkly over the world’s cotton industry, according to a report Monday by agricultural economists with the […]
Webinar: Assessment of The Cuban Rice Value Chain, July 12 Jul 10, 2018
Cuba’s rice industry will be the focus of a webinar on Thursday, July 12, at 3 p.m. Central. Dr. Alvaro Durand-Morat, University of Arkansas economist, will describe the production, processing and market […]
Webinar: International Rice Outlook 2017-2027, March 15 Mar 13, 2018
This week’s webinar will feature Dr. Alvaro Durand-Morat, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas. He will give an overview of the International […]
Arkansas: Retaliatory Tariffs on Ag Could Mean a $383M Economic Hit Mar 8, 2018
If trade partners inflict a 25 percent retaliatory tariff on U.S. soy, rice, corn, and grain sorghum, Arkansas could take a $383 million hit in overall value-added to its economy, […]
