Letlow Calls on Ambassador to Restore Trade with Iraq for U.S. Rice
Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) urged U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller to help restore a trade relationship between the United States and Iraq to purchase U.S. rice.
“Given favorable market conditions and ample supply of high-quality U.S. grown rice for a successful tender, I encourage you to continue to work with the Iraqi Minister of Trade and the Iraqi Grain Board to uphold the agreements put forth by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and successfully conclude a U.S. only MOU tender,” Letlow wrote.
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'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson Says 'Problem With America Is We Don't Cook Rice Anymore'
Has Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson solved the “problem with America?” Well, maybe not exactly.
In regards to America’s problems, the dwindling number of times Americans cook rice wasn’t exactly at the top of the list. Actually, it didn’t make the list at all…
Phil Robertson appeared on his Youtube channel once again Saturday to condemn America for its rice cooking abilities. Since Phil Robertson and the rest of his family are very faith-oriented, Robertson says to have enough food for a guest and to “practice hospitality.”
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Louisiana Rice: Early Season Challenges for 2021
Every year is unique when it comes to the challenges that we face in a rice growing season and 2021 is no exception. The first few weeks of March were somewhat normal, and we were able to plant a significant amount of rice in southwest Louisiana in a short amount of time.
The last week of March and the whole month of April were much more challenging. The weather across the state during that time was either wet, overcast with little sunshine, cold, or a combination of the above.
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Louisiana Rice: Pest Concerns for Late-Planted Crops
The recommended planting dates for Louisiana rice are March 10–April 15 for southwest regions and April 1–May 5 in the north. In an ideal world, all rice would be planted within those windows to maximize yield potential. In the real world, weather delays, equipment failures, labor shortages, or other factors can prevent timely planting.
Some farmers may opt to plant fields following crawfish production, pushing planting to well outside the optimum window. Yield is often reduced in late-planted rice by the stress from high summer temperatures. Insect pests and diseases are often worse in late-planted fields. Here are some considerations on how to approach insect management if you’re behind in getting the crop in.
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USA Rice Domestic Usage Report Confirms Significant COVID-19 Retail Bump
Thursday, USA Rice released the 2019-20 U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report, an annual publication that tracks categorized domestic shipments and consumption of U.S.-grown milled rice. The report covers the 2019-20 marketing year, which ran from August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020.
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Rice Market: Corn, Soy Strength Provide Spillover Support
September rice futures continued higher this week along with the rest of the CBOT grains. The graphs below illustrate the price trends for the major grains since March 30, 2021. New crop corn, wheat, and soybeans have all added over $1/bu following the NASS Prospective Plantings report released on March 31.
Recall the findings from the survey resulted in limit moves higher in corn and soybeans. Corn futures have caught fire this month as estimates of Brazil’s production continue to fall. From a relative price standpoint, soybeans are losing the acreage battle to corn.
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2021 Rice Awards Nominations Now Being Accepted
Nominations are being accepted for the 2021 Rice Awards, sponsored each year by USA Rice, Horizon Ag and Rice Farming Magazine.
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Cool Weather Stressing Rice Plants
Cool weather is taking its toll on young rice plants in south Louisiana while north Louisiana farmers are still waiting for fields to be dry enough for planting.
Dustin Harrell, LSU AgCenter agronomist, said rice plant health will improve with warmer weather. He said a seedling blight fungus has been found in some fields.
“The cool, wet soils have caused it to be more prolific,” said Harrell. “We have some stands that have been thinned. Typically, the rice will grow out of it.”
Harrell said the cool weather has stressed plants that have zinc deficiency. He said the problem can be remedied with applying zinc to the fields.
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Rice Market: EU Bans Propiconazole, Potential Trade Implications
Rice shipments, like many other food exports, are becoming increasingly subject to inappropriately low, precautionary maximum residue limits (MRLs) set by overseas markets. Among the shipments most impacted are those bound for the European Union (EU) which considers only the potential hazards associated with the use of inputs and ignores the various risk mitigations required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that ensure those inputs can be used safely.
On February 9, 2021, the EU Commission quietly issued Regulation 2021/155, a move that makes detection of the chemical propiconazole in any food or imported food into the European Union illegal, beginning on September 2, 2021.
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New Orleans Brewery Canning Rice Wine, Plans Expansion
A member of a New Orleans restaurant family is brewing the Japanese rice wine called sake from grain grown at Louisiana State University, the LSU AgCenter says.
Brennan family member Lindsay Beard and business partner Nan Wallis say they want to change the image of sake (SAH-kee) from that of an exotic drink paired with Asian food, they said in an LSU AgCenter news release.
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New US Rice Variety Customized For Latin American Consumers
For quite some time, the USA Rice Marketability and Competitiveness Task Force has been investigating quality concerns raised by Central American importers of U.S.-origin rice. And last week, those concerns were addressed in a tangible manner with the debut of LA 2126, a new long grain experimental line, developed especially for Latin American consumers at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Rice Research Station.
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Rain Puts Brakes On Some Louisiana Rice Planting Efforts
Rice planting is wrapping up in south Louisiana, but wet weather has kept farmers out of the fields in the north.
Ronnie Levy, LSU AgCenter rice specialist, estimated that 90 percent of the south Louisiana crop has been planted compared to 20 percent of the north Louisiana crop.
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The Rice Leadership Development Program On 'The Rice Stuff' Podcast
More than thirty years ago the U.S. rice industry decided to invest in itself by creating the Rice Leadership Development Program to identify future leaders and help them hone their skills. Few industry programs are as widely and universally respected, and on episode 19 of The Rice Stuff podcast the program steps into the spotlight.
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McNeese Student, Hunter Leprertre, Selected For Broussard Research Internship
Hunter Lepretre, a junior at McNeese State University, has been chosen as the first student selected for a research internship with the LSU AgCenter through an endowment established by the family of Charles and Rose Broussard.
Lepretre will begin the paid internship in May at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station, working in the agronomy research project under Dustin Harrell, LSU AgCenter agronomist and resident coordinator of the Rice Research Station.
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Rain Puts the Brakes on Rice Planting
Rice planting is wrapping up in south Louisiana, but wet weather has kept farmers out of the fields in the north.
“It’s moving along pretty fast,” said Todd Fontenot, LSU AgCenter agent in Evangeline Parish. “A lot of rice has been planted in a short period of time.”
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