trade – The Rice Stuff

Is the WTO Relevant to the U.S. Rice Industry?

#70 Is the WTO Relevant to the U.S. Rice Industry?

Posted 4 months ago Tagged China India trade World Trade Organization WTO

Rice is the most manipulated commodity in the world and U.S. rice exporters and farmers […]

Free Trade in Central America

#65 Free Trade in Central America

Posted 6 months ago Tagged CAFTA-DR Costa Rica El Salvador exports Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua tariffs the Dominican Republic trade

The CAFTA-DR is the free trade agreement between the United States and Costa Rica, El […]

Rice & the 2023 Farm Bill

#64 Rice & the 2023 Farm Bill

Posted 7 months ago Tagged agriculture conservation Farm Bill farm policy government spending John Boozman safety net Tom Vilsack trade

The 2023 Farm Bill is expected to be a $1.7 trillion piece of legislation (that’s […]

Latin America, Haiti, and the United Kingdom

#56 Latin America, Haiti, and the United Kingdom

Posted 11 months ago Tagged CAFTA-DR Cochran Fellows exports Haiti Latin America Peru trade UK

About 50 percent of rice grown in the U.S. is exported to 120 countries around […]

Global Trade Update

#41 Global Trade Update

Posted 2 years ago Tagged China Colombia export fertilizer free trade Russia TPA trade Trade Promotion Authority Ukraine World War III

War in Europe, continuing supply chain and logistics challenges, climate change, economic pressures, an absentee […]

India: The 20 Million Metric Ton Tiger

#39 India: The 20 Million Metric Ton Tiger

Posted 2 years ago Tagged dumping exports India subsidies trade unfair trade USTR WTO

India has become the largest exporter of rice in the world and by their own […]

Export Headaches: Shipping, Labor, a Rigged System, and More

#36 Export Headaches: Shipping, Labor, a Rigged System, and More

Posted 2 years ago Tagged export Federal Maritime Commission freight import logistics National Shipper's Advisory Committee ocean freight ports shipping supply chain trade

As if rice doesn’t have enough problems, this export-dependent crop is dealing with unprecedented shipping […]

Rice State Ag Officials Round Table

#24 Rice State Ag Officials Round Table

Posted 2 years ago Tagged Arkansas Bioterrorism Climate Dicamba Farm Bill Infrastructure Louisiana Matthew McConaughey Mike Strain trade Wes Ward WOTUS

Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike […]

Leveling the Playing Field for U.S. Rice: Trade Policy

#9 Leveling the Playing Field for U.S. Rice: Trade Policy

Posted 3 years ago Tagged China export India Korea Mexico NAFTA Nigeria Philippines Taiwan tariff trade USMCA Vietnam WTO

Rice is the most widely manipulated commodity around the world and U.S. rice is export […]