# USMCA provides more opportunity for US rice - Brownfield Ag News

> An Arkansas rice farmer says the USMCA trade agreement, now in force, provides certainty for US rice producers. He notes Mexico is now the top export market for US rice and Canada is among the top five.

- Date: 2020-07-02 · published 2020-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52179-usmca-provides-more-opportunity-for-us-rice-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Secure access to Mexico and Canada supports US rice demand and export volumes, but the commentary is general and does not signal a near-term change in price.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2016-12-21 | [More US Rice Could Be Moving Into Turkey — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73545-more-us-rice-could-be-moving-into-turkey-louisiana-farm-bureau-news.md) | -2.2% | +3.8% |
| RICE | 2018-06-08 | [Rice prices up for 6th straight month \| Philstar.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6748-rice-prices-up-for-6th-straight-month-philstar-com.md) | +9.7% | +8.0% |
| RICE | 2018-11-05 | [Vietnam gains more from rice export in 10 months - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62123-vietnam-gains-more-from-rice-export-in-10-months-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | -1.0% | +2.6% |
| RICE | 2017-11-29 | [Rice Exports Still Lag — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68057-rice-exports-still-lag-louisiana-farm-bureau-news.md) | +0.2% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2018-04-28 | [India signs deals with 8 countries for farm exports, looks for more markets \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65466-india-signs-deals-with-8-countries-for-farm-exports-looks-for-more-markets.md) | -1.0% | -9.7% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/usmca-provides-more-opportunity-for-us-rice/

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