USA Rice's Sustainability Award, launched in 2018, is back this year to recognize the women and men who work to improve rice's sustainability every day, and applications are open now.
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Jasmine rice is growing in popularity among U.S. consumers, with North America ranking as the second-largest global market for the variety, accounting for 35% of the market share. But most of that rice is imported from other countries, mainly from Thailand.
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The rice harvest is coming to a close, with farmers reporting an average yield for the season.
Tyler Musgrove, a rice extension specialist with the LSU AG Center, said this year’s yield report shows more variability from parish to parish than in previous years.
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September is here, and that means it’s time to celebrate National Rice Month (NRM)! Since 1991, when then-President George H.W. Bush signed a proclamation designating September as NRM, USA Rice has spent each year putting the U.S. rice industry front and center for consumers, retailers, and foodservice partners.
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Rice imports are on the rise and U.S. stakeholders are leery about the potential consequences to national markets. Leaders from Riceland Foods and Producers Rice Mill met with U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, recently to discuss growing concerns over rising rice imports, international trade policy, and federal actions needed to protect the competitiveness of U.S. rice farmers.
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The application period for the 2027 Rice Leadership Development Class will end on Friday, September 4, 2026.
The Rice Leadership Development Program gives future leaders a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills. The class attends four one-week sessions over a two-year period that encompasses studies of all aspects of the rice industry through firsthand observations. They also attend seminars and workshops designed to strengthen leadership skills.
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In Louisiana, a few topics are almost guaranteed to spark a food debate. Put rice dressing or dirty rice on the table, and you've got one.
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USA Rice staff traveled across the Mississippi Delta last week to participate in industry meetings and field days that highlighted the research, promotion, and policy work underway to strengthen the U.S. rice industry.
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry met on Thursday to consider the Agricultural Act of 2026. While the committee failed to report the bill out of committee by a vote of 10-11, they may reconvene after the August recess if an agreement can be reached.
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A broad cross-section of farm, labor, maritime, and government officials met at the Port of New Orleans to celebrate the latest U.S. donation of rice and wheat through the Food for Peace Program.
For more than 72 years, the Food for Peace program has delivered American-grown commodities like rice, wheat, and sorghum to people facing hunger across the globe for humanitarian reasons and as part of the United States’ exercising of soft power.
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The 89th International Rice Festival Board of Directors has selected USA Rice Director of Field Services Kane Webb as this year’s Honoree, joining the Presidential Party for the 2026 festivities.
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At his grandfather’s retirement barbecue, Garrett Cormier wasn’t playing with the other children. Instead, he sat alone on a picnic table, worried the farm life he loved might be ending.
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On Friday, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released revised legislative text and announced the Agricultural Act of 2026 would come before the committee on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 9:30 AM ET. The updated bill includes new language authorizing year-round sales of E15 and postponing by a year the implementation of a requirement for states to share the cost of providing SNAP benefits.
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Southern growers are just getting started on rice harvest and the numbers coming out of this season tell two very different stories at once: input costs are finally easing off their spring peaks, while a historic pullback in Arkansas rice acreage has pushed futures prices to levels not seen in years.
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For the farmer who grew it, however, the economics are anything but simple. In June, the average retail price for uncooked, white long-grain rice was about $1.09 per pound nationwide and $1.21 per pound in the South, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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