ADM Sells And Ships First US Commercial Load Of Rice To China
By Bill Tomson, AgriPulse
The Archer Daniels Midland Company has sold and shipped 20 metric tons of U.S. rice to China, according to the USA Rice Federation and government officials.
The shipment of Calrose medium grain rice — the first ever successful commercial sale to China — was cleared at the port of Xiamen, China, Tuesday and is in the hands of the importers, sources tell Agri-Pulse.