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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Most Popular MyPlate Download Prominently Features Rice     
 
#1 download 

ARLINGTON, VA -- The USA Rice Federation, an active MyPlate National Strategic Partner, joined with other food and health organizations to develop a toolkit to help shoppers adhere to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) recommended dietary guidelines, now known as "MyPlate," and rice is heavily featured throughout the 44-page document.

 

The Meeting Your MyPlate Goals on a Budget toolkit was posted on the USDA's ChooseMyPlate website in July and with three million downloads since, is by far the most popular MyPlate tool available.  

 

"Sixty-two percent of shoppers say it costs too much to eat healthy food," said Byron Holmes, chairman of the USA Rice Nutrition Subcommittee.  "This toolkit reminds shoppers that U.S.-grown rice can make healthy eating easy and affordable."

 

Using MyPlate as a guide, the toolkit offers many ideas for making healthy, inexpensive choices and also provides recipes and cooking tips to make those healthy foods taste great.  The grains section of the toolkit highlights rice and includes time-saving tips as well as budget-friendly rice bowl concepts.

 

"The MyPlate communications partnership with USDA is a beneficial relationship for USA Rice because it helps us promote and extend the positive messaging of U.S.-grown rice as a part of a healthy diet and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans," said Holmes.

 

Contact:  Katie Maher (703) 236-1453

U.S.-Grown Rice at Paris Food Show      
 
Rice ambassadors at SIAL 2014 

PARIS, FRANCE -- The SIAL Paris Food Show celebrated its 50th anniversary this year and U.S.-grown rice was on the show floor amongst 6,000 exhibitors from 100 countries. 

 

The Sun Valley Rice Company, joined InHarvest and Sun West in promoting U.S. rice to the more than 150,000 show attendees, and provided excellent opportunities to meet with existing trade partners and clients from all around the world.

 

"The market in Europe for U.S. medium grain Calrose remains strong and we had a very positive experience at the show, with significant interest in our rice especially from sushi makers and Asian Fusion Chefs - a growing and diversifying area" said Jim Higa, Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Valley Rice Company who attended the five day event.

 

USA Rice's Hartwig Schmidt also attended the show to meet with the trade and existing and potential customers.

 

"Price remains the most important factor in the market here, and while U.S. long grain is becoming competitive with rice from South American and European origins, cheap Asian origin rice continues to undercut us," Schmidt said.  "However, customers were interested in our anticipated large crop this year and next, and the stability the Farm Bill is providing U.S. growers.  This could help with long term prices and increased tonnage heading to the EU."

 

Contact:  Michael Klein (703) 236-1458

Tender Invitation of CSQ-Normal USA Rice and Australia Rice Tender
of 2014 Quota
Tender Invitation No:   GF4-103107  
Country of Origin:        U.S.A.
Rice Type:                     Medium/Short Grain Brown Rice
Quantity:                       12,000MT
Tender Date:                  11/7/2014
Delivery Term:              The rice needs to be delivered to the designated COA warehouse
                                       between March 1st and April 30th, 2015.

Tender Invitation No:    GF4-103106  
Country of Origin:         Australia
Rice Type:                      Medium/Short Grain Brown Rice
Quantity:                        11,134MT
Tender Date:                   11/7/2014
Delivery Term:               The rice needs to be delivered to the designated COA warehouse
                                        on or before 4/30/15.
CCC Announces Prevailing World Market Prices 
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the following prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan-gain (MLG) and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates applicable to the 2014 crop, which became effective today at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET).  Rough rice prices decreased $0.20 per cwt for both long grain and medium/short grain.

 
World Price
MLG/LDP Rate
 
Milled Value ($/cwt)
Rough ($/cwt)
Rough ($/cwt)
Long-Grain
17.56
11.14
0.00
Medium-/Short-Grain
16.99
11.44
0.00
Brokens
10.59
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This week's prevailing world market prices and MLG/LDP rates are based on the following U.S. milling yields and the corresponding loan rates:

 
U.S. Milling Yields
Whole/Broken
(lbs/cwt)
Loan Rate
($/cwt)
Long-Grain
55.83/12.59
6.50
Medium-/Short-Grain
62.39/7.92
6.50
 
The next program announcement is scheduled for November 5. 
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures   
CME Group (Preliminary):  Closing Rough Rice Futures for October 29


Month
Price
Net Change
November 2014
$12.130
+ $0.075
January 2015
$12.375
+ $0.070
March 2015
$12.645
+ $0.070
May 2015
$12.890
+ $0.075
July 2015
$13.070
+ $0.075
September 2015
$12.435
+ $0.075
November 2015
$12.335
UNCH


In the News  

Around the Country

California Drought Takes Bite Out of Rice Harvest U.S. News & World Report

California, the nation's second largest rice-growing state after Arkansas, usually produces more than five million pounds of rice and sells about half of it abroad. But this year rice farmers only planted 420,000 acres, 25 percent less than last year, because of water restrictions, according to the California Rice Commission.

 

Drought Costs Residents Thousands Colorado County Citizen

Surface water allotments that are normally available for irrigation have not been released by the Lower Colorado River Authority, and rice farmers have been increasingly applying for and receiving permits to drill wells for water to irrigate their crops.

 

Mapping U.S. Agriculture USDA Blog

USDA has a new web tool - Ag Census Web Maps application - which features numerous 2012 Census of Agriculture Atlas maps and also provides access to the data associated with the maps, along with an API for developers.

 

Prop 1 Aims to Relieve Drought - But Not This One Los Angeles Times

The bill's provisions call for the California Water Commission, whose nine members are appointed by the governor, to decide which groundwater and surface water storage projects get funded. Proposals would be ranked according to the "public benefits" they provide, including ecosystem and water quality improvements, flood control and recreation.

 

Sacramento Valley Farmers are Asked: Help the Ducks Sacramento Bee

Farmers who have water available and are willing to flood their land until at least Feb. 1 will be paid an estimated $53 per acre, said David Sanden, a spokesman for the agency.

 

 

Around the World

Thailand Takes Bids on Stockpiled Rice Wall Street Journal

Thailand offered about 208,000 metric tons of rice for sale Tuesday, as the Commerce Ministry attempts to unload huge stockpiles of the grain accumulated under a previous farm-subsidy program.

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