Exports to Peru Continue to Skyrocket
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Chef Israel Laura preparing fresh paella
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LIMA, PERU -- U.S. rice exports to Peru continue to climb, with a dramatic increase of more than 970 percent from 2013 to 2014. Because local production is not sufficient to meet consumption needs, exports have again increased 5 percent (to more than 5,500 MT) in the first seven months of this year compared with the first seven months of 2014.
Promotional efforts in the country are keeping pace. Earlier this month, USA Rice teamed up with the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) to present a series of cooking workshops featuring American rice and poultry.
The first seminar was conducted at Comercial Tres Estrellas S.A., a wholesale company with 30 years' experience marketing food to the hotel, restaurant, and institutional sectors of Peru. The government of Peru is actually their primary customer.
"Our company has a social responsibility [to] the Peruvian state...providing food of high quality and safety," said Walter Medina Quispe, head of the department of nutrition at Comercial Tres Estrellas. "We ensure our raw materials [are] of the highest quality and our staff [is properly trained]. Seminars like this help make all of this possible."
At the workshop, participants learned about the U.S. rice industry, preparation techniques, and how to increase profits using U.S.-grown rice. Israel Laura, renowned executive chef, culinary professor, and TV personality, conducted the seminar with plans for two more before the end of September.
"It's amazing what you can do with rice," Laura said. "This seminar provides a comprehensive understanding of the types of U.S. rice available here, and how to combine these American ingredients of the finest quality with the cooking techniques and flavors of Peruvian cuisine."
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National Rice Month Promotional Item of the Week
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Order these Think Rice croakies and other promotional items at the
USA Rice Online Store or print and mail the item order form.
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Crop Progress: 2015 Crop 69 Percent Harvested
| WASHINGTON, DC -- Sixty-nine percent of the nation's 2015 rice acreage is harvested, according to today's U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report.
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Rice Harvested, Selected States
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State
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Sept 27, 2014
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Sept 20, 2015
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Sept 27, 2015
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2010-2014 average
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Percent
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Arkansas
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59
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57
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72
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68
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California
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12
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15
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35
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13
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Louisiana
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96
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95
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98
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98
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Mississippi
| 69
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59
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76
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72
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Missouri
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44
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20
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48
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56
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Texas
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98
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97
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98
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99
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Six States
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57
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55
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69
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63
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| CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures | CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for September 28
| November 2015 | $13.340 |
+ $0.070
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January 2016
| $13.630 |
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March 2016
| $13.845 |
+ $0.070
| | May 2016 | $14.000 |
+ $0.070
| | July 2016 | $14.035 |
- $0.010
| | September 2016 | $13.090 |
UNCH
| November 2016
| $13.090
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UNCH
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In the News
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Around Washington
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who represents a heavily agricultural portion of California's Central Valley, is the favorite to become speaker, but there could well be fights for the other leadership slots.
Around the Country
El Niño is expected to strengthen and peak later this year, but the impact of the weather anomaly could still be felt for four or five months afterward, possibly as late as early February.
Federal regulators are advancing the idea of environmental markets to get more farmers practicing conservation. The idea is that farmers could generate credits by farming in ways that store carbon, filter out water pollution, or preserve wildlife habitat. Those credits could be bought, sold, and traded by companies that need to balance out their own emissions or pollution.
The rice crop is likely to run at least 30 percent smaller than normal because of water shortages.
Jim Morris of the California Rice Commission brought out a huge combine along with rice-related giveaways such as bamboo serving paddles. "Of the rice California produces, 97 percent is grown in the Sacramento Valley, yet locally, most people don't know that."
The Texas Rice Festival, created in 1968, is in its 47th year and kicks off Wednesday in Winnie.
Health and Nutrition
Wild rice turns out to have one of the highest levels of protein of any whole grain (it's technically a grass). Higher, even, than quinoa (which is technically a seed).
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