TRA 13.11

In this Issue:

• Rice Producers Urge Congress to Further Open Ag Trade With Cuba
• House Budget Calls for Trimming Agriculture Spending
• Market Update: Â Ability of U.S. Rice to Compete Globally Brought into Question
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

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In this issue:

• Rice Farming Industry Loses A Renaissance Man
• USRPA Supports Ag Coalition Effort to Protect Farm Bill
• U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs Invites Texas Rice Farmer Ray Stoesser for Cuba Hearing
• Market Update: Â USDA WASDE Report Makes Odd Adjustment for Southern Medium Grain
• Promotional Activities in Mexico Begin to Show Results after Two Weeks

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In this issue:

• Market Update: Failure of Iraqi Tender Looms Over Market as Spring Planting Begins
• Mexico Rice Market: Â Highly Competitive, Full of Opportunity
• Washington Update
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way

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In this issue:

• Central American Rice Federation Addresses Market Issues & Policies in San Jose, Costa Rica: Rice Grain Quality a Constant Topic
• Rice Market Update: Â Quiet Market Needs Bullish News
• Senate Agriculture Committee Considers GMO Bill
• DuPont Co. Announces Krysta Harden as New Policy Chief
• Missouri Rice Farmers Gather in Cape Girardeau

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In this issue:

• President Obama Announces Trip to Cuba
• Supreme Court Nomination Could Impact Congressional Landscape
• USRPA Supports Funding for International Food Aid Programs
• Rice Market Update: Good Week for Exports, Farmers Waiting on Iraqi Tender Results
• USRPA's Promotions Began this Month in Guatemala
• USRPA Map Promotional Activities Began In Mexico
• 2016 Missouri Rice Conference Attracts Bootheel Rice Farmers

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In this issue:

• US Rice Producers Association Voice Concerns in Washington DC, Push Trade with Cuba
• Rice Market Update: This Week's USDA Report Neutral for Rice Farmers
• President Obama final budget request is a mixed bag for Agriculture

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In this issue:

• Rice Farmers Travel to Washington, DC to Voice Concerns
• Rice Market Update: Bankers Helping Farmers with Planting Decisions
• Louisiana Independent Rice Producers Association Annual Meeting Reflects on Accomplishments
• Update from Washington, DC

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In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: Farmers Cautiously Optimistic as Market Sets Stage for Better Prices
• USRPA Praises Loosening of Cuba Trade Restrictions, Calls for Congress to Do More
• Nominee for FDA Commissioner blocked by several Members
• EPA proposes discharge permit for pesticide spraying
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Hosts Southeast Texas Rice Symposium
• Fortuna International to Address Rice Market & Technology Convention

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In this issue:

• Latest News from Washington, DC
• Rice Market Update: Signals We Have Reached the Bottom of the Cash Market?
• From the Desk of Dr. MO Way
• Texas Rice Farmers Meet in El Campo for Annual Meeting

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In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: Market Conditions Make Planting Decisions Difficult for Many Farmers
• 19th Annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference Draws Record Crowd
• Washington, DC Update
• 30% of Uruguay's Old Crop Unsold as Harvest Approaches

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