Vol. 17, Issue 05

February 6, 2020

In this issue:

• Market Update: Trading Trends Indicate Short Old Crop, Increased New Crop Acres
• Feeling the Crippling Business Impacts of the Coronavirus Outbreak
• California Market Update

January 31, 2020

In this issue:

• “Long Time Until New Crop”
• USMCA Signed into Law, But Not Yet in Force
• 23rd Annual NCS Cotton & Rice Conference

January 23, 2020

In this issue:

• Market Update: Little Downsize Price Risk
• LIRPA Annual Meeting Draws Area Farmers
• Grower Registration Fee Reduced for 2020 Ag Production Conferences
• Texas Rice Update
• Trump Administration Announces WOTUS Rule

January 16, 2020

In this issue:

• China Deal Signing and Senate USMCA Ratification Buoy Trump Trade Agenda
• Market Update: Gulf States Sold Out, Delta Price Boost
• Texas Rice Farmers Meet in El Campo

January 9, 2020

In this issue:

• USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Gregg Doud Keynote Speaker
• Rice Market Update: The Trend is to the Upside
• Louisiana Rice in Route to Mexico
• Missouri Rice Council Annual Meeting Announced

December 12, 2019

In this issue:

• Final 2019 USDA-WASDE Report w/ Few Modifications
• USMCA Breakthrough
• Central America, Dominican Republic, USA Rice & US Rice Producers Continue “CAFTA-DR” Process
• USRPA Attends the USA Rice Outlook Conference

December 6, 2019

In this issue:

• Central American Rice Federation Meets in Houston
• Market Waiting to Know Reality of Delta Quality, Milling Yields
• Texas Rice Update

November 21, 2019

In this issue:

• Market Update: New Crop Quality Concerns Apparent?
• U.S. and South Korea Finalize Rice Market Access Agreement
• Another CR
• Japanese Rice Team Visits the Houston Area

November 14, 2019

In this issue:

• Market Update: Gulf Coast Second Crop Harvest Yields 3,000 – 4,800 Pounds Per Acre
• Industry Waits for Phase 1 Deal with China and USMCA Ratification
• Rice Festival in Monterrey Attracts Largest Crowds Yet
• USRPA Researches Rice Market in Morocco
• Giant Kites Bring Attention to the Big Pot of Rice

November 8, 2019

In this issue:

• Rice Market Update: slow, Slow, Slow- Time to Go Hunting
• Industry Waits for Phase 1 Deal with China and USMCA Ratification
• USDA Trade Mission in Mexico City