Turkish National Media Focuses on U.S. Rice Recipes
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"It says right there 'Amerikan pirinci!'"
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY -- As Ramadan is approaching, food suppliers are competing to occupy food corners of major newspapers and magazines in Turkey with attractive recipes and articles. Since April, Turkey's major daily and online newspapers like "Bugun," and magazines such as "Female" and "Catering Guide," as well as some 50 online portals like "Hurriyet," "Milliyet," "Radikal," and "IHA" featured a variety of U.S. rice articles and recipes with colorful photos.
The articles focused on U.S.-grown rice´s outstanding nutritional benefits and its ease of preparation and convenience for the end consumer. These media sources identified the USA Rice Federation in all the articles and recipes they published free of charge, having an equivalent estimated advertising value of over $54,000 in April-May 2014.
"The local U.S. rice brands appreciated our efforts in promoting the health benefits of U.S. rice, with the aim of boosting consumption," said Jim Guinn, USA Rice's vice president of international promotion. "We also continuously updated our Facebook page with newly developed recipes for this market, and received close to 9,000 Likes for our efforts there."
Contact: Hartwig Schmidt, (011-49-40-4503-8660)
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Nominations Open for 2014 Rice Awards
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MEMPHIS, TN -- Rice Farming magazine is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Rice Awards. The three categories are Rice Farmer of the Year, Rice Industry Award and Rice Lifetime Achievement Award.
To access the nomination form, please click here. It also is helpful to send letters of recommendation for the nominee from other individuals in the rice industry who are familiar with his/her accomplishments.
A panel of judges from across the Rice Belt will select the recipients of the 2014 Rice Awards. The deadline for submitting nominations is July 25, 2014 and the award recipients will be honored at the December 2014 USA Rice Outlook Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Rice Awards are sponsored by Rice Farming, Horizon Ag, and the USA Rice Federation.
Contact: Michael Klein, (703) 236-1458
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| CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures | CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for June 24
| July 2014 | $14.790 |
+ $0.165
| | September 2014 | $13.695 |
- $0.065
| | November 2014 | $13.905 |
- $0.055
| | January 2015 | $14.065 |
- $0.050
| | March 2015 | $14.225 |
- $0.045
| | May 2015 | $14.225 |
- $0.045
| | July 2015 | $14.225 |
- $0.045
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