Cal-Cam Rice Growers Celebrate National Rice Month
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LAKE CHARLES, LA -- The Calcasieu-Cameron Rice Growers Association sponsored its 18th annual National Rice Month Cook-Off Tuesday. The event was hosted by the Port of Lake Charles who also sponsored the luncheon.
Family and Consumer Science students from thirteen area middle and high schools competed in the cook-off. Each participant received an electric rice cooker from Farmers Rice Mill of Lake Charles and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association provided each contestant with a one-pound bag of Louisiana-grown Jasmine rice.
Cook-off winners included: first place, Rainbeaux Teague of Westlake High School; second place, Janner Roach of Iowa Middle School; third place, Shamarah Victorian of Washington-Marion High School; and "Heart Healthy" dish, Austin Lisotta of South Beauregard High School.
Contact: Randy Jemison (337) 738-7009
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From left: Barbara McManus, president, Port of Lake Charles Board of Commissioners; Rainbeaux Teague; Janner Roach; Shamarah Victorian; Austin Lisotta; Adam Habetz, president, Calcasieu-Cameron Rice Growers Association.
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Application Deadline for Rice Leadership Program Nears
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 STUTTGART, AR -- Rice producers and other industry-related professionals who are interested and meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to complete the application process for the Rice Leadership Development program by October 3. The next class will be announced in December at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Rice Leadership Development Program gives young men and women a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills training. During a two-year period, class members attend four one-week sessions that are designed to strengthen their leadership skills.
The class is comprised of five rice producers and two industry-related professionals chosen by a committee of agribusiness leaders evaluating their applications, reviewing letters of recommendation and conducting personal interviews with the finalists. Candidates must be 25-45 at the time of application and derive their primary livelihood from some aspect of the rice industry.
The program is sponsored by John Deere Company, RiceTec, Inc., and American Commodity Company through The Rice Foundation and managed by the USA Rice Federation.
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Weekly Rice Sales, Exports Reported
| WASHINGTON, DC -- Net sales of 59,200 MT for 2015/2016, up 21 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the prior four-week average, were reported for Haiti (15,200 MT), Mexico (15,100 MT), the United Kingdom (9,000 MT), Saudi Arabia (8,500 MT), and unknown destinations (5,000 MT), according to today's Export Sales Highlights report.
Exports of 93,600 MT, up 26 percent from the previous week, but down 10 percent from the prior four-week average, were reported to Mexico (31,700 MT), Iraq (31,000 MT), Japan (12,000 MT), Haiti (7,000 MT), and Honduras (3,300 MT).
This summary is based on reports from exporters from the period September 11-17, 2015.
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| CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures | CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for September 24
| November 2015 | $13.015 |
+ $0.105
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January 2016
| $13.300 |
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March 2016
| $13.515 |
+ $0.110
| | May 2016 | $13.700 |
+ $0.110
| | July 2016 | $13.730 |
+ $0.020
| | September 2016 | $12.850 |
+ $0.005
| November 2016
| $12.850
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+ $0.005
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In the News
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Around the Country
All current projections for long grain rice are for flat prices out through 2016 and beyond, although it's always hard to predict that far out. What we do know is that rice is in the same bind as cotton. Huge global stocks of rice are weighing down the market and more output is expected from the top growing countries in the world.
Tariffs and Trade
Imaginative drug runners soaked rice in water that had been mixed with cocaine. When the water evaporated, the rice was left invisibly "impregnated" with the addictive stimulant. Rather than employing a chemical process to extract the cocaine from the rice once it reached its destination, the traffickers probably planned to just grind the grains into fine powder and sell it as cocaine.
Science and Technology
This rice originated in China, where purple rice has been venerated for centuries as a healthful variety, brought out for special occasions and for the sick. Like many highly pigmented foods (think blueberries and grapes), purple rice is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants are chemicals that fight off the free radicals that damage cells and can lead to cancer and other health problems.
Researchers identified a gene that controls the availability of sugar to a growing seed shoot-especially when under flooded conditions. The AG1 gene-helps in this process by allowing energy reserves that are in the seed to be efficiently moved to the growing shoot. The seed planted underwater grows into a seedling that can escape a shallow flood.
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