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Monday, June 23, 2014

In Memory:  John E. Tull, Jr.

John E. Tull, Jr.
John E. Tull, Jr.

LONOKE, AR - The Arkansas and U.S. rice industries are sad to report the passing of John E. Tull, Jr., 89, of Lonoke, Arkansas, on June 20, 2014.  Mr. Tull enjoyed a storied and influential career in agriculture and rice, being inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1994. 

 

Mr. Tull began farming after serving in the U.S. Navy through World War II and Korea, and he served as the president of both the Arkansas Rice Council and of the national USA Rice Council. A licensed floor broker with the New Orleans and Mid-America Commodity Exchanges, Mr. Tull traded rice contracts, was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade's Rice Working Group and was appointed by President Clinton to serve as a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1993 until 1998.

 

The Tull family has asked that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Jake Tull Memorial Endowed Scholarship, University of the Ozarks, 415 N. College Avenue, Clarksville, AR 72830. Arrangements were made by Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke, and there is an online guest book, www.boydfuneralhome.net.

 

On behalf of the Arkansas Rice Council and the USA Rice Federation, we extend heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of John E.Tull, Jr.

 

Contact: Chuck Wilson (870) 673-7541

New & Improved MenuRice.com is Launched 

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Ingredients for success

ARLINGTON, VA - The internet is a key resource for food service professionals, which led the USA Rice Federation to create MenuRice.com in 2006. The site quickly became an essential go-to rice resource for culinary professionals.  To ensure MenuRice.com remains a viable resource for the future, USA Rice has made design and functionality updates to enhance the site's value.

 

Based on site analytics and foodservice digital insights, the look and feel of MenuRice.com has been modernized, relevant information is highlighted in an easier-to-see format, and functionality has been improved in response to new digital technology.  

 

"The bold color palate and new dashboard layout of MenuRice.com are in keeping pace with current web designs and trends," said Katie Maher, USA Rice's manager of domestic promotion. "The new homepage prominently features the most popular content areas, including the Culinary Center, Resources and Training Tools, All About U.S. Rice, Meet U.S. Rice Farmers, and K-12, making it easy for culinary professionals to find what they are looking for quickly."

 

"Since 2011, there has been a surge in mobile device use by foodservice professionals with nearly 74% using smart phones and 57% using tablets to access information," said John Hasbrook, Chairman of USA Rice's Foodservice Subcommittee. "We've updated MenuRice.com so it is now responsive and adaptive to desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones which give us new and important engagement opportunities with the foodservice audience."  

 

The first publicity push for the new website will coincide with the School Nutrition Association (SNA) conference in July where USA Rice will have a booth and will promote MenuRice.com as a resource that can help school foodservice operators with menuing rice meals that appeal to students and meet USDA nutrition requirements.

 

Contact:  Katie Maher (703) 236-1453 

Crop Progress:   2014 Crop 99 Percent Emerged  

WASHINGTON, DC -- Three percent of the nation's 2014 rice acreage is headed, and 68 percent is in good to excellent conidtion according to today's U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report.

Rice Headed, Selected States 
Week Ending
State
June 22, 2013  
June 15, 2014  
June 22, 2014  
2009-2013 average
Percent
Arkansas
NA
1
2
California
-
NA  
-  
Louisiana
10
3
12
22 
Mississippi 
NA  
-  
Missouri
NA 
-   
Texas
18 
1
17 
Six States
NA
3
5
"-" represents "zero"
"NA" represents "Not Available"
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures   
CME Group (Preliminary):  Closing Rough Rice Futures for  June 23


Month
Price
Net Change
July 2014$14.625
- $0.010
September 2014$13.760
+ $0.005
November 2014$13.960
+ $0.005
January 2015$14.115
+ $0.010
March 2015$14.270
+ $0.005 
May 2015$14.270
+ $0.005
July 2015$14.270
+ $0.005 


In the News

Around the USA 

Ag bill set aside in Senate and House - AG Week

 

That's Nuts: Almond Boom Strains California Water Supply - NBC News 

The Oakland Institute says the face of agriculture is changing because of investment bankers, the Asian thirst for almonds and almonds' thirst for water.

 

Around the World

Rice import controls to stay until 2017 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippines has practically secured an extension of rice import barriers until 2017

 

US lawmaker, rice growers welcome probe into global rice trade - Black Sea Grain

USA Rice mentioned in opening of ITC probe.

 

China Rice Imports Decline 7% y/y to 1.08 Million Tons in January - May 2014; Exports Decline 75% y/y to 63,771 Tons - Oryza.com

 

Science and Technology

New study may improve rice productivity - Phys.org

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funding to increase crop productivity touches on rice.

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