Optimism Welcomes a New, and Better, Year
Louisiana rice producer David Lacour (left) shows Katie Maher of USA Rice a photo on his phone as fellow producer Dane Hebert looks on during the USA Rice Outlook Conference opening reception — photo by Vicky Boyd
Every year around this time, many of us make resolutions, looking forward to the new year and imagining how we can make the world a better place and improve ourselves. It’s a time of new beginnings, fresh starts and optimism!
There’s no doubt 2019 was hard: Prices and acreage were down; uncertainty plagued the trade front; and weather, where the nicest thing you could say about it was that it was uncooperative and unforgiving, was a challenge. But I believe 2020 is going to be a better year.