Chinese rice buyers tour AgCenter facility
By Bruce Schultz
LSU AgCenter
CROWLEY, La. — A group of seven Chinese rice buyers visited the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station Dec. 12 as part of their tour through U.S. rice-growing areas.
During the visit, China and the U.S. reached a preliminary trade agreement that increases Chinese purchases of a wide range of agricultural products, including rice. A Chinese company bought 40 tons of U.S. rice earlier this year.