When a system works, there is little reason to change and many reasons to stick with success; any change in that system is often small things to improve efficiency.

Mississippi’s rice industry is not following that pattern.

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Louisiana is a top U.S. rice producer and exporter, with over 60% of its roughly 400,000-acre annual crop shipped internationally, valued at approximately $360 million.

One of those producers, Supreme Rice in Crowley, is the state’s largest rice milling operation. Supreme processes over 1 billion pounds of rice annually, and ships worldwide to more than 50 countries.

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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act (H.R. 7567), which reauthorizes the remaining farm bill provisions that were not included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) last year. Congress made critical investments in the farm safety net in previous legislation, but H.R. 7567 spans all 12 titles of the farm bill and remains essential to supporting the rice industry and rural communities. 

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Global rice supplies are expected to tighten this year as farmers across Asia reduce planting due to rising input costs and worsening weather conditions, raising concerns for food security and U.S. producers alike.

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Rice delphacid struck hard and fast in 2025 amid an already challenging season. The tiny leafhoppers struck midseason, and farmers had no strategy for control, with delphacid being one of the few insects a pyrethroid application incites rather than ignites.

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS) announced a significant new investment aimed at strengthening export opportunities for American agriculture. Through the America First Trade Promotion Program (AFTPP), a $285 million initiative, USDA/FAS is providing additional support to help U.S. farmers, ranchers, and producers expand their reach in international markets and remain competitive globally. As part of this effort, USA Rice was awarded $5 million in funding to further its work promoting U.S.-grown rice abroad.

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Earlier this week, 17 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer, encouraging him to consider a rice-specific Section 301 investigation into nations that are unfairly harming our domestic rice producers.

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In the southern U.S. rice growing region, rice planting is close to completion along the Gulf Coast and well underway and progressing further north.  

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