The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Created A Major Opportunity For US Rice
By Daphne Ewing-Chow
Forbes Food & Drink
“Most people don’t know that rice is grown in the United States,” says Meryl Kennedy, CEO of Kennedy Rice Mill, Founder of 4Sisters Rice and Board Member of USA Rice Federation and the USA Rice Millers Association
With three-quarters of global rice exports originating in Asia, the United States is not typically considered to be a significant “player” in the global rice trade.
But this is a false conception.