Articles Tagged with ''rice''

US rice farmers are losing Mexico, their largest foreign market

01/18/23 6:19 AM By Bill Tomson

Up until recently Mexico counted on the U.S. for nearly 100% of its rice imports, but that’s no longer the case. Countries like Brazil now find themselves at a price advantage to the once-dominant U.S. and they’re taking advantage of the situation at a rate that has the USA Rice Federation concerned that members are losing their largest and most reliable market.

Strife in Haiti halts once prosperous US rice trade

10/19/22 6:15 AM By Bill Tomson

Haiti has remained a major customer of U.S. rice through decades of turmoil, but that has come to an end. The implosion of the country that has descended into the chaos of gang rule and disease outbreak has made it impossible for U.S. exporters to keep supplying the country even in its time of most dire need.

US harvest ahead of schedule this year

10/19/22 6:03 AM By Spencer Chase

Farmers across the country are largely ahead of schedule at getting their crops out of the field as fall and its chillier temperatures descent on farm country.

Ag could benefit from US-Kenya trade initiative

07/14/22 2:18 PM By Bill Tomson

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced Thursday that the U.S. and Kenya will begin developing closer ties under a deal that would improve agricultural trade by addressing non-tariff trade barriers.

Senate Ag urged to seek more farm bill funding

06/17/22 2:17 PM By Philip Brasher

Representatives of major farm groups told leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Friday that the existing farm bill programs are inadequate to protect farmers from rising input costs.

Move to strengthen grain hoarding to roil WTO summit

06/08/22 6:42 AM By Bill Tomson

A broad coalition of countries is making a last-minute push to change World Trade Organization rules and allow governments to increase farm subsidies and accumulate massive stocks of grain that can be dumped into the global market.

Biden proposes $500M in emergency incentives to boost US crop production

Funding intended to relieve war-driven shortfalls

04/28/22 10:30 AM By Philip Brasher

President Joe Biden's $33 billion supplemental funding request for the war in Ukraine includes $500 million to encourage U.S. farmers to increase production of crops such as soybeans and wheat.

India tries to use Ukraine war to justify subsidized crop stockpiling

04/20/22 6:40 AM By Bill Tomson

India’s subsidized wheat and rice stockpiling has made the country’s government a foe of U.S. wheat and rice farmers, but now the country’s prime minister is trying to use the farming crisis in Ukraine to justify its efforts to prop up domestic farmers by saying it could come to the rescue of grain-deprived countries.

Cuba intensifies calls for US food

04/13/22 6:38 AM By Bill Tomson

Cuba has struggled for decades to feed its people, but because of U.S. sanctions and the impacts of the COVID pandemic, the country is becoming more desperate to buy U.S. grain and meat.

US and UK trade leaders to meet next week

03/16/22 2:47 PM By Bill Tomson

Top trade officials from the U.S. and UK will meet in Baltimore, Md., next week – the first of two scheduled meetings announced Wednesday by the Biden administration – sparking new hope that the two countries are moving closer to negotiations for a free trade agreement.

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01.27.2023

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 27, 2023: Rep. Don Bacon on the next farm bill and how moderates will shape it

Now several weeks removed from a prolonged process to pick the next House Speaker, congressional Republicans are forming their committees and rolling out policy priorities. House Ag GOP member Don Bacon joins Newsmakers to discuss the obstacles facing the next farm bill and how he hopes to be involved in shaping it.

Then, a panel including Lia Biondo with the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, Geoff Cooper with the Renewable Fuels Association, and Davenport Policy’s Bev Paul walk through how the split control and partisan politics of Capitol Hill will shape food and ag policy for the next two years and beyond.

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