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USA Rice offices will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.
USA Rice Daily will resume publication on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. 
Friday, September 4, 2015
Fisher Delta Center Field Day Attracts a Crowd      
Senator Blunt Speaking to
Field Day Attendees
PORTAGEVILLE, MO - USA Rice was a sponsor of the University of Missouri Fisher Delta Research Center's 54th annual field day held here Wednesday.  More than 500 people, including producers, agribusiness representatives, and local, state, and national elected officials attended an appreciation breakfast before the field day tours.
 
Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Congressman Jason Smith (R-MO) were keynote speakers at the event.  Each addressed the growing importance of agricultural research with today's growing global population and highlighted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overreach, which they said is hurting American farmers.
 
USA Rice's Chuck Wilson and Kristen Dayton participated in the event and also met with Missouri rice producers from around the region, including Cape Girardeau's Blake Gerard, the newly elected chairman of USA Rice Farmers.
 
Contact: Deborah Willenborg (703) 236-1444
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures   
CME Group (Prelim):  Closing Rough Rice Futures for September 4 

Month
Price
Net Change
September 2015$11.850
+ $0.055
November 2015
$12.110
+ $0.050
January 2016
$12.400
+ $0.050
March 2016$12.650
+ $0.060
May 2016$12.880
+ $0.065
July 2016$13.045
+ $0.065
September 2016
$12.220
+ $0.125
In the News 
Around the Country

ARC and PLC programs trigger financial protections for agricultural producers when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices or revenues. More than 1.76 million farmers and ranchers are expected to sign contracts to enroll in ARC or PLC.
 
You can access the newly released data on the NASS TOTAL web page, where you will find national and regional data, as well as detailed information on 25 states and many topics.
 
Agricultural producers rented and farmed 353.8 million acres of farmland. Of these acres, 80 percent is owned by nonfarming landlords, according to the 2014 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land survey released Aug. 31 by the USDA.
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