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Washington, D.C. Update: March 13
USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigations Related to Structural Excess Capacity and Production in the Manufacturing Section On Wednesday, March 11,...
Market Update: Shipping Delays & Failing Demand Weigh on Global Rice Market
Geopolitics crowd the headlines, and rice is now caught in the crossfire. Not only have there been reports of both container and bulk vessels loaded...
Market Update: Strong Interest in 2026 U.S. Long Grain Rice Acres
Planting intentions are coming in to focus, as price action continues to move at a snail’s pace. In light of the recent strikes on Iran, the...
Washington, D.C. Update: March 6
House Ag advances 2026 Farm Bill out of Committee with bipartisan support: Kicking off on Tuesday, March 3, and lasting until the early hours of...
Washington, D.C. Update: February 27
House Ag farm bill markup rescheduled for March 3 On Sunday, February 22, House Agriculture Committee Republicans informed stakeholders that the...
Market Update: U.S. 2026 Crop Planting Underway in the South
This week, the U.S. long-grain rice market remains cautious as the first seeds have gone in the ground in south Louisiana and likely somewhere along...
Market Update: Size of 2026 Rice Crop Should Impact Market
Last week we had a thorough discussion on expected long grain acreage reduction in the coming year. We had plenty of feedback, some positing the...
Washington, D.C. Update: February 20
House Ag Committee to mark up 2026 Farm Bill next week Last Friday, the House Committee on Agriculture released bill text for the Farm, Food, and...
Washington, D.C. Update: February 13
With FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley Farm Bill, Trade, and Assistance at Center of USRPA Washington Fly-In The US Rice Producers Association...

