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Rice Market: Domestic Usage Report Reflects Continued Impact of COVID-19 Jul 10, 2022
USA Rice released the annual U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report (DUR) today, tracking domestic shipments and consumption of U.S. milled rice from August 2020 through July 2021. This year’s report […]
Global Rice Consumption Increases While U.S. Production Decreases May 21, 2021
The USA Rice World Market Price (WMP) Subcommittee held its second meeting of 2021 yesterday, in what members and guests hope will be the last virtual gathering of the Subcommittee […]
Rice Market: Will Biden Open Up Cuba? Jan 28, 2021
Following President Joe Biden’s inauguration last week, one potential opportunity for change in foreign policy is the U.S. relationship with Cuba. The Trump Administration had curtailed Obama-era diplomatic and commercial […]
Rice: New Import Data Helps Better Monitor Market Trends Sep 9, 2020
On July 1, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) implemented new Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes for milled and brown jasmine and milled basmati rice, following a successful petition led […]
USA Rice Meets with Iraqi Trade Officials Aug 21, 2020
Yesterday, USA Rice joined representatives here from U.S. Wheat Associates, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service to meet with a […]
California Rice: Dennis Lindberg Passes at 96 Aug 21, 2020
USA Rice extends condolences to the family and friends of Dennis “Denny” Lindberg, who passed away August 14, at the age of 96 after a brief illness. He is survived […]
Rice Market: Iraq Positioned to Purchase from U.S. Aug 17, 2020
Last Friday, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) unanimously approved a $450 million loan to assist Iraq in the purchase of U.S. goods and services, including rice and […]
Rice: New Tariff Code Helps Trap Aromatic Imports May 26, 2020
Last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) approved a USA Rice request to add additional tariff code classifications for imported rice. Beginning July 1, U.S. rice importers will be […]
Mexico Tariff – Largest Market for U.S. Rice is Threatened by Trump Move Jun 6, 2019
Last week, President Trump announced that he was going to enact a 5% tariff on all imports from Mexico unless that country stops Central American migrants from crossing its southern […]
Rice: Domestic Production Rising, Imports Decreasing Dec 14, 2018
USA Rice released the annual U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report today, tracking shipments and consumption of U.S. milled rice from August 2016 to July 2017. According to the report, U.S. […]