India exporting rice to China: NRRI
scientist
Updated: May 29th, 2019, 19:46 IST
Cuttack: A
national-level workshop on agriculture is scheduled to be organised at the
National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) here from May 30 to June 2.
At
least 300 agriculturalists and 200 agri entrepreneurs from across the country
would participate in the workshop. Some scientists of Philippines-based
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) are also scheduled to participate
in the workshop, said sources in the NRRI.
It
is learnt that participants in the workshop would deliberate on the
high-yielding and calamity-resistant paddy varieties developed in the country.
The workshop would also focus on advanced paddy varieties being created at
various rice research institutes across India.
The
workshop is being organised jointly by the NRRI, Hyderabad-based Indian
Institute of Rice Research and Association of Rice Researchers. The Director
General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Trilochan Mohapatra,
would grace the occasion as the chief guest. The Vice-Chancellors of 70
agriculture universities would participate in the workshop, said NRRI chief
scientist Sarat Pradhan.
According
to Pradhan, the country is unlikely to face any shortage on food grains till
2035. “Scientists are trying to make India self-sufficient in food production
till 2050. Our focus is to raise paddy production by two million tonnes per
year,” Pradhan said.
The
NRRI chief scientist claimed that China is now producing 60 quintals of paddy
per hectare while India is producing 42 quintals per hectare.
“India
had a population of 30 crore during independence while paddy production was at
25 million tonne per annum. Now, the population has reached 130 crore and paddy
production has been raised to 113 million tonne per year,” he claimed.
NRRI
sources revealed that India is now exporting around 10 million tonnes of paddy
to other countries. “We are exporting Basmati varieties of rice to countries
like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Non-Basmati varieties of rice are exported
to African countries. Last year, we exported non-Basmati rice to China,”
Pradhan said.
Elaborating
the performance of NRRI, Pradhan claimed that they have so far developed 39
high-yielding varieties of paddy. Paddy varieties like Maudamani, Pradhan, CR
500, CR 101 and CR 205 have become popular among farmers, Pradhan said.
NRRI
sources said a farmer can produce up to 40 quintals per acre by cultivating
Maudamani variety of paddy. On the other hand, paddy varieties like CR 801, CR
802 can withstand adverse conditions like heavy rain and drought, they added.
“Scientists
at the NRRI are trying their best to develop more and more high-yielding
varieties of paddy. Importance is being given to create agricultural
entrepreneurs in India. Farmers are earning around Rs 48,000 crore per annum by
cultivating paddy varieties developed by the NRRI,” Pradhan said.
Aussie
oat noodles target Chinese market
Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
Scientists
from the Australian Export Grain Innovation Centre(AEGIC)
are developing new oat products to meet growing demand in China.
As
part of a jointly funded project with the Grains Research and Development
Corporation (GRDC), AEGIC is identifying Australian oat
varieties suitable for emerging Chinese products, including oat noodles, oat
rice and oat milk.
Lead
Research Scientist Dr Sabori Mitra said AEGIC had successfully created healthy,
high-quality dried noodles with an oat flour ratio greater than 50% and a
long shelf life.
“The
lack of gluten in oats limits their use in wheat-based products such as
noodles, so AEGIC’s innovation to achieve high-percentage oat flour is an
excellent result,” she said.
The
project had also returned encouraging results in processing oat ‘rice’.
“Oat
rice is created through a special process to remove to the outer bran layer of
oat grains, while achieving a shelf-stable and nutritious product,” she said.
“The process reduces cooking time, increases brightness, improves eating
quality and maintains beta-glucan content.”
The
oat rice can be cooked and eaten in a similar way to traditional rice, Mitra
explained.
AEGIC
Oat Program Manager Mark Tucek said oat consumption in China has increased
dramatically since the mid-2000s, which could be partly due to an increasing
interest in health and nutrition.
“Consumers
are increasingly interested in supplementing their diets with healthier
options, such as oats, which are loaded with beta-glucan and other high-value
nutrients,” he said. “This represents a great opportunity to grow Australia’s
share of an expanding market.”
High-quality
milling oats can attract a premium of around $20/tonne. With an
assumed milling oats price of $250/tonne, this could generate an extra $20
million each year for the Australian oats industry if the country captured
50% of the expected future market growth.
The
second stage of the project will see AEGIC develop a wider variety of
innovative oat foods and help provide pathways to market for commercial
products.
The
current project is a collaboration with Shaanxi Normal University (Xi’an,
China), the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and
the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) National Oat
Breeding Program.
Image
caption: AEGIC Oat Program Manager Mark Tucek and Research Scientist Dr Sabori
Mitra with some oat risotto and oat noodles prepared in the AEGIC labs. Image
credit: AEGIC
Webinar: U.S. and Global Rice Outlook, May 30
May 28, 2019
By Bobby Coats, University of Arkansas Ag Economist
By Bobby Coats, University of Arkansas Ag Economist
©Debra
L Ferguson Stock Photography
Join us at 10 a.m. CST on Thursday, May 30 for the U.S. and
Global Rice Outlook webinar with Nathan Childs. This webinar will
examine the outlook for the U.S. and global rice markets in 2019/20 based on
the May 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. For the
U.S., total supplies are projected to be up more than 6 percent, a result of an
extremely large carryin more than offsetting a smaller crop.
U.S. prices are expected to face downward pressure throughout
2019/20 due to the supply build-up and near-record global production. U.S.
exports are expected to increase in 2019/20, a result of the larger supplies
and lower prices. Despite expanded total use, U.S. ending stocks are
projected to again increase in 2019/20 and would be the highest since 1985/86.
In the global rice market, production is projected to drop
slightly from the 2018/19 record, mostly due to smaller crops in China and
India. Global rice trade in 2020 is projected to be up more than million
tons from this year, with the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for
most of the import growth. India and the U.S. account for most of the
expected export growth in 2020.
Ending global rice stocks in 2019/20 are projected to be record
high.
Rice
production in Vietnam's Mekong Delta took wrong path: expert
29/05/2019 14:00
GMT+7
While the entire society was
still in dreaming of being a rice export power, farmers were realistic,
realizing that the higher the yield of rice, the lower profit they would get
because of higher fertilizer and pesticide costs.
Rice farmers in the Mekong Delta
now live in constant anxiety. When more fresh water comes in, An Giang, Dong
Thap, Long An and Tien Giang’s people spend sleepless nights on patrol for fear
for dykes collapsing.
In the years when rainy season
ends early and there is not much fresh water, farmers in coastal provinces of
Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Hau Giang and Kien Giang fear
for crop failure because of saline intrusion.
Meanwhile, when conditions are
favorable for rice production, farmers fear a dramatic price drop.
Duong Van Ni, a leading
Vietnamese expert in the Mekong Delta, in his article on Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai
Gon, commented that this is the result of the policy on prioritizing rice
production for such a long time.
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Rice
cultivation receives big preferences, with the State ensuring a maximum of 30
percent profit for rice farmers.
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Rice cultivation receives big preferences, with the State ensuring a maximum of 30 percent profit for rice farmers.
When rice cultivation is affected
by flood, drought or saline intrusion, which lead to crop failure, the entire
society has to join campaigns to rescue rice.
The government instructs banks to
lend money to rice export companies at preferential interest rates and asks the
companies to buy more rice for storage, thus pushing prices up.
Vietnam, in the past, once
suffered from food shortage. Becoming self-sufficient in rice supply and having
abundant rice for export has been praised as a great achievement. This explains
why Vietnam gathered its strength to develop rice production and dreamed of
becoming the world’s leading rice exporter.
However, farmers have awakened
from their dream. They have realized that the higher the rice yield, the lower
the profit, because they have to pay more for pesticide and fertilizer.
They decided to restructure their
farming schedules. In areas with profuse fresh water and alluvial soil, farmers
now plant two crops a year instead of seven crops within two years. In coastal
areas, where saline intrusion is a threat, farmers plant one rice crop and one
black tiger shrimp crop.
However, it has been difficult to
restructure their farming schedules. As the fields are surrounded by embankment
systems, farmers cannot find enough water in the dry season to grow lotus and
farm fish. In coastal areas, because of the saline-prevention dykes, it is
difficult to get saltwater to breed shrimp.
The government has realized the
problems. That is why Resolution No 120 re-set the three ‘pillars’ of Mekong
Delta in a new order – seafood, fruit and rice. Rice has fallen from the No 1
position in terms of importance to the third position.
Thailand to release 34 million tons of rice
this year
Over 34 million tons of rice are expected throughout this year, no
fewer than 10 million tons of which will be exported.
By
The Rice Policy and Management
Committee announces rice stock release plans and expects over 34 million tons
of rice throughout this year.
The Rice Policy and Management Committee yesterday approved the
project to provide over 180 million baht in funding to help farmers with rice
harvests and quality improvement costs for the 2016-2017 season.
Over 34 million tons of rice are expected throughout this year, no
fewer than 10 million tons of which will be exported.
The Rice Policy and Management Committee, chaired by Prime
Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, approved in principle the integrated production and
marketing plans for 2019/2020 season.
The plans will be implemented with regards to the demand and
supply mechanism, export, domestic consumption, industrial uses and seedlings.
Rice production in targeted areas will be improved and promoted for the
2019/2020 season while domestic marketing will be developed and the rice
harvest and quality improvement costs will be shared.
28,792
farmers registered for the slowed rice harvesting
A total of 28,792 farmers have registered for the slowed rice
harvesting and compensation pay project, which amounted to over 180 million
baht for 2016/2017 season. The assistance measure will be submitted to the
cabinet for approval today or next week at the latest.
Additionally, the Rice Policy and Management Committee
acknowledged the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives’ report on the
projected production of over 34 million tons of rice throughout this year,
accounting for a one to two million ton increase from last year.
10 million
tons bound for export
The demands for export, domestic consumption, industrial raw materials
and storing are projected to amount to 32.48 million tons, no less than 10
million tons of which will be bound for export.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Commerce
has released over 17.4 million tons of rice from its stock over the last few
years with a small volume pending delivery. The Marketing Organization for
Farmers and Public Warehouse Organization are speeding up the release of rice
from the untapped stock. National News Bureau Of Thailand
VIETNAM'S
JAN-MAY COFFEE EXPORTS TO FALL 13.1% Y/Y - GOVT DATA
5/28/2019
The country typically releases
statistics data before the end of the reporting period and figures are revised
later. COFFEE Coffee exports from Vietnam will likely fall an estimated 13.1%
in the first five months of this year from a year earlier to 767,000 tonnes,
equal to 12.78 million 60-kg bags, the General Statistics Office said in a
report on Wednesday.
Coffee export revenue for Vietnam,
the world's biggest producer of the robusta bean, will likely decline 23% to
$1.31 billion in the five-month period, the report said.
The country's coffee shipments in
May are estimated at 135,000 tonnes and valued at $220 million, it said. RICE
Rice exports in the January-May period from Vietnam were forecast to fall 5.3%
from a year earlier to 2.79 million tonnes. Revenue from rice exports in the
period was expected to drop 20% to $1.19 billion.
May rice exports from Vietnam, the
world's third-largest shipper of the grain, totalled 700,000 tonnes, worth $297
million. ENERGY Vietnam's January-May crude oil exports were seen rising 8.6% from
the same period last year to an estimated 1.7 million tonnes.
Crude oil export revenue in the
five-month period is expected to increase 1.4% to $879 million.
Oil product imports in the first
five months of this year were estimated at 3.72 million tonnes, falling 34.8%
from the same period last year, while the value of product imports fell 38% to
$2.32 billion.
Vietnam's January-May liquefied
petroleum gas imports were seen rising 7.5% from a year earlier to 623,000
tonnes. (Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
Info minister: Steps taken to export surplus rice
·
Published
at 08:38 pm May 29th, 2019
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud speaks at a memorial
event to honour the memory of renowned singer Subir Nandi at the National Press
Club on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Focus Bangla
'The country has witnessed tremendous progress
as the present government implemented many development programs over the past
10 years'
Mentioning that a vested quarter is creating
conspiracies about the agricultural sector, Information Minister Dr Hasan
Mahmud has said the government has already taken necessary steps to export
surplus rice.
“Bangladesh is now a food-surplus country.
However, a vested quarter cannot see this as a success as it is always engaged
in making conspiracies,” he said at a memorial event at the National Press Club
on Wednesday.
Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote (BSJ) organized
the event to honour the memory of renowned singer Subir Nandi, with BSJ
President Sarah Begum Kabori in chair.
Former food minister Advocate Quamrul Islam,
Awami League Deputy Office Secretary and Prime Minister’s Special Assistant
Barrister Biplob Barua, AL leaders Kamal Chowdhury and Advocate Baloram Poddar,
BSJ General Secretary Arun Sarker Rana, eminent singer Rafiqul Alam, SD Rubel,
actor Tarin Jahan, and Subir Nandi’s daughter Falguni Nandi addressed the
event, among others.
Dr Hasan Mahmud, also the publicity and
publication secretary of the ruling Awami League, said Bangladesh was once a food
deficient country, but is now a food exporting country even though it is home
to 160 million people.
“Bangladesh has emerged as a unique example of
development for the world community under the leadership of Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina,” he added.
The country has witnessed tremendous progress
as the present government implemented many development programs over the past
10 years, he said, adding that Bangladesh has exceeded India and Pakistan in
many key indicators.
Paying rich tribute to Subir Nandi, the
information minister said: “Nandi was not only a legendary singer, but also a
good human being. He was polite and had a good soul.”
The minister said the country has lost a
number of prominent cultural activists, including Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, Tele
Samad, and Ayub Bacchu, this year.
Dr Hasan further said cultural practices help
the young generation become healthy citizens, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
is always willing to extend support to cultural personalities.
India exporting rice to China: NRRI
scientist
Updated: May 29th, 2019, 19:46 IST
Cuttack: A national-level workshop on agriculture is scheduled to
be organised at the National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) here from May 30 to
June 2.
At least 300 agriculturalists and
200 agri entrepreneurs from across the country would participate in the
workshop. Some scientists of Philippines-based International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) are also scheduled to participate in the workshop, said
sources in the NRRI.
It is learnt that participants in
the workshop would deliberate on the high-yielding and calamity-resistant paddy
varieties developed in the country. The workshop would also focus on advanced
paddy varieties being created at various rice research institutes across India.
The workshop is being organised
jointly by the NRRI, Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Rice Research and
Association of Rice Researchers. The Director General of Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR), Trilochan Mohapatra, would grace the occasion as
the chief guest. The Vice-Chancellors of 70 agriculture universities would
participate in the workshop, said NRRI chief scientist Sarat Pradhan.
According to Pradhan, the country
is unlikely to face any shortage on food grains till 2035. “Scientists are
trying to make India self-sufficient in food production till 2050. Our focus is
to raise paddy production by two million tonnes per year,” Pradhan said.
The NRRI chief scientist claimed
that China is now producing 60 quintals of paddy per hectare while India is
producing 42 quintals per hectare.
“India had a population of 30
crore during independence while paddy production was at 25 million tonne per
annum. Now, the population has reached 130 crore and paddy production has been
raised to 113 million tonne per year,” he claimed.
NRRI sources revealed that India
is now exporting around 10 million tonnes of paddy to other countries. “We are
exporting Basmati varieties of rice to countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and
Kuwait. Non-Basmati varieties of rice are exported to African countries. Last
year, we exported non-Basmati rice to China,” Pradhan said.
Elaborating the performance of
NRRI, Pradhan claimed that they have so far developed 39 high-yielding
varieties of paddy. Paddy varieties like Maudamani, Pradhan, CR 500, CR 101 and
CR 205 have become popular among farmers, Pradhan said.
NRRI sources said a farmer can
produce up to 40 quintals per acre by cultivating Maudamani variety of paddy.
On the other hand, paddy varieties like CR 801, CR 802 can withstand adverse
conditions like heavy rain and drought, they added.
“Scientists at the NRRI are
trying their best to develop more and more high-yielding varieties of paddy.
Importance is being given to create agricultural entrepreneurs in India.
Farmers are earning around Rs 48,000 crore per annum by cultivating paddy
varieties developed by the NRRI,” Pradhan said.
Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to
climate change
Unchecked emissions will reduce land suitable for rice in
Colombia, underscoring how geography limits options for crops. Unlike China,
where paddies can move to higher latitudes, Colombian production may go to
higher altitudes without climate action
CREDIT: NEIL PALMER / CIAT
The study found that Colombia's suitable arable land for rice is
currently 4.4 million hectares but could be reduced to 1.8 million hectares in
a few decades. Mitigation could require complex decisions around land-use
change, changes in crop cultivation, and food security, said the authors. The
study is the first of its kind for a Latin American country and was published
in Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global
Change.
"Many of these impacts can be avoided if we act on time by
facilitating strategies so that our farmers are better prepared, and reducing
the emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture and other sectors,"
said Fabio Castro, the study's lead author and researcher at the International
Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Colombia.
The study highlights the climate-change challenges faced by many
tropical countries that grow rice, which is the most important food crop in the
developing world. Whereas China, the world's largest rice producer, has lots of
land and can move production further north to mitigate climate impacts, many
countries do not have the same options.
"India, which is a little bit closer to the equator,
doesn't have as much flexibility as China does, but they still have some
flexibility, as do some Southeast Asian countries," said Glenn Hyman, a
co-author at the Spatial Informatics Group. "Indonesia, Western Africa,
Peru, Ecuador and Central America are similar to Colombia but may lack land at
cooler, higher altitudes."
Mitigate quickly
The researchers examined current and projected climate
conditions in Colombia's various rice-growing regions. Under the projections,
some low-altitude areas are projected to become environmentally incompatible
with rice production. Other areas, which are cooler and have higher elevations,
will become more suitable.
Mitigation strategies for the most extreme future climates
include adoption of heat-tolerant rice varieties and more efficient water
management. Researchers also recommend careful development of new rice-growing
areas.
They emphasize that global action to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions will significantly decrease the extent of adaptation measures.
"This is a warning that Colombia's suitability for rice
will change," said Castro, who is also a researcher at Colombia's
Universidad del Valle. "If cultivation continues in the same areas, with
the same seeds and the same agronomic practices, perhaps future yields will be
reduced or simply the current varieties will not adapt."
The study's future scenario, 2049-2060, is based on
Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5, a greenhouse gas concentration
trajectory that considers business-as-usual emissions scenarios. RCPs were
adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to help standardize
research related to projected impacts of increased greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. Future land suitability was determined by climate models for
temperature, precipitation, soil types, and socioeconomic variables.
"Areas that are projected to be less suitable for rice may
need to switch to other crops or otherwise develop new livelihood strategies.
In other areas where rice production is projected to thrive, land-use changes
need to be considered carefully in the light of sustainability and
profitability," wrote the authors. "Food security and food sovereignty
issues may also be important considerations in land-use planning in these
regions. Planning efforts will require more research on the economic and social
aspects of agricultural production in the country."
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Funding and support
The authors thank FEDEARROZ, Colombia's national rice-growers
association, for sharing irrigated rice location data from the organization's
phytosanitary survey. CIAT and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,
Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) sponsored this research in conjunction
with Colombia's Universidad del Valle. CCAFS receives support from the CGIAR
and through bilateral funding agreements. For details, please visit https:/
Iraq
Purchases 120,000 MT of U.S. Rice Under New Tender
By Sarah Moran
WASHINGTON, DC -- Iraq's Ministry of Trade has
purchased 120,000 MT of U.S. rice that is four times the amount they had
originally intended to purchase.
A tender for 30,000 MT issued earlier this month had what many felt was an unrealistic timeline and did not rely on the Memorandum of Understanding for Rice (MOU) that the U.S. and Iraq agreed to in 2016. More than 20 Members of Congress immediately weighed in on the situation and their quick action certainly contributed to the resounding success of this tender.
Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and the co-chairs of the House Rice Caucus, Congressmen Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Rick Crawford (R-AR), led the effort to send letters to Joey Hood, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires for Iraq and Ambassador Fareed Yasseen, Iraq's ambassador in the U.S., urging them to work together to facilitate a positive outcome for the tender for both the people of Iraq and the U.S. rice industry.
After cancelling the earlier tender, Iraq's Ministry of Trade indicated a new tender would be reissued that better reflected the flexibility and transparency outlined by the MOU.
"Given the ongoing uncertainty with trade, this is a shot in the arm to the U.S. rice industry and will keep us busy through September," said Bobby Hanks, a Louisiana rice miller and chairman of the USA Rice International Trade Policy Committee. "I would like to thank the Members of Congress who supported the U.S. rice industry, and Ambassador Yasseen and Chargé d'Affaires Joey Hood for their assistance in a successful tender."
Iraq consumes nearly 1.4 million tons of rice annually and nearly all of that is imported; the majority of rice imports enter into Iraq's public distribution system (PDS) that provides food rations to Iraq's population.
This brings the total of U.S. rice purchased by Iraq over the past year to 240,000 MT, once again establishing Iraq as a major customer of U.S. rice and the government of Iraq as a valued partner with the U.S. industry and the U.S. government.
The complete list of legislators who signed onto the letters include Senators Boozman and Cotton of Arkansas, Cassidy and Kennedy of Louisiana, Wicker and Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Blunt and Hawley of Missouri, and Cornyn and Cruz of Texas. House Members who signed on include Representatives Crawford and Westerman of Arkansas; Thompson, Guest, Kelly, and Palazzo of Mississippi; Abraham and Higgins of Louisiana; Babin and Cloud of Texas; LaMalfa of California; and Bost of Illinois.
A tender for 30,000 MT issued earlier this month had what many felt was an unrealistic timeline and did not rely on the Memorandum of Understanding for Rice (MOU) that the U.S. and Iraq agreed to in 2016. More than 20 Members of Congress immediately weighed in on the situation and their quick action certainly contributed to the resounding success of this tender.
Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and the co-chairs of the House Rice Caucus, Congressmen Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Rick Crawford (R-AR), led the effort to send letters to Joey Hood, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires for Iraq and Ambassador Fareed Yasseen, Iraq's ambassador in the U.S., urging them to work together to facilitate a positive outcome for the tender for both the people of Iraq and the U.S. rice industry.
After cancelling the earlier tender, Iraq's Ministry of Trade indicated a new tender would be reissued that better reflected the flexibility and transparency outlined by the MOU.
"Given the ongoing uncertainty with trade, this is a shot in the arm to the U.S. rice industry and will keep us busy through September," said Bobby Hanks, a Louisiana rice miller and chairman of the USA Rice International Trade Policy Committee. "I would like to thank the Members of Congress who supported the U.S. rice industry, and Ambassador Yasseen and Chargé d'Affaires Joey Hood for their assistance in a successful tender."
Iraq consumes nearly 1.4 million tons of rice annually and nearly all of that is imported; the majority of rice imports enter into Iraq's public distribution system (PDS) that provides food rations to Iraq's population.
This brings the total of U.S. rice purchased by Iraq over the past year to 240,000 MT, once again establishing Iraq as a major customer of U.S. rice and the government of Iraq as a valued partner with the U.S. industry and the U.S. government.
The complete list of legislators who signed onto the letters include Senators Boozman and Cotton of Arkansas, Cassidy and Kennedy of Louisiana, Wicker and Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Blunt and Hawley of Missouri, and Cornyn and Cruz of Texas. House Members who signed on include Representatives Crawford and Westerman of Arkansas; Thompson, Guest, Kelly, and Palazzo of Mississippi; Abraham and Higgins of Louisiana; Babin and Cloud of Texas; LaMalfa of California; and Bost of Illinois.
USA
Rice to Host Twitter Chat on Plant-Based Diets
ARLINGTON, VA -- USA Rice, along with Meatless
Monday, and the Whole Grains Council, is hosting an hour-long Twitter chat next
Monday, June 3, at 2 p.m. EDT, to start a conversation about the essential role
whole grains play in plant-based diets.
"Plant-based is a food trend everyone's talking about and it's important that the U.S. rice industry takes a lead in this discussion," said Cameron Jacobs, USA Rice manager of domestic promotion. "We're going to hear from a wide range of whole grain advocates about how natural, minimally processed foods, like rice, contribute to a way of eating with great benefits such as easier weight management, disease prevention, and a lighter environmental footprint."
To participate, email Jacobs for details and a preview of the chat topics or join the chat next Monday using the hashtag: #MMGrainsChat.
"Hosting the Twitter party is a cost effective way to reach consumers interested in this topic," said Jacobs. "I encourage rice companies and producers to join in the chat next week during what will be a fast-paced exchange."
"Plant-based is a food trend everyone's talking about and it's important that the U.S. rice industry takes a lead in this discussion," said Cameron Jacobs, USA Rice manager of domestic promotion. "We're going to hear from a wide range of whole grain advocates about how natural, minimally processed foods, like rice, contribute to a way of eating with great benefits such as easier weight management, disease prevention, and a lighter environmental footprint."
To participate, email Jacobs for details and a preview of the chat topics or join the chat next Monday using the hashtag: #MMGrainsChat.
"Hosting the Twitter party is a cost effective way to reach consumers interested in this topic," said Jacobs. "I encourage rice companies and producers to join in the chat next week during what will be a fast-paced exchange."
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