# USA Rice Helps Resolve Issues with Costa Rican Testing Protocols | USA Rice Federation

> Costa Rica published new rules requiring rough rice samples to be milled before chemical residue testing, resolving a long-running dispute. The change followed talks between USA Rice, USDA and USTR. Costa Rica imports about 80,000 tons of US rough rice annually.

- Date: 2020-02-14 · published 2020-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Costa Rica · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54674-usa-rice-helps-resolve-issues-with-costa-rican-testing-protocols-usa-rice
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer held-up shipments support steady US rough rice export flows to a loyal buyer. The impact on world prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-03-01 | [Colombia to Remove Import Restrictions on U.S. Rough Rice \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72060-colombia-to-remove-import-restrictions-on-u-s-rough-rice-usa-rice-federation.md) | -0.1% | +5.1% |
| RICE | 2017-08-18 | [Colombia Lifts Import Restrictions on U.S. Rough Rice \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69527-colombia-lifts-import-restrictions-on-u-s-rough-rice-usa-rice-federation.md) | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| RICE | 2023-10-25 | [Ecuador -- New Market For U.S. Rough Rice Exports \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33696-ecuador-new-market-for-u-s-rough-rice-exports-usa-rice-federation.md) | +0.0% | +8.6% |
| RICE | 2020-07-21 | [Hoarding won’t help: Food export restrictions will backfire on Asian countries - UN FAO expert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52089-hoarding-won-t-help-food-export-restrictions-will-backfire-on-asian-countries.md) | -1.5% | +1.4% |
| RICE | 2020-05-15 | [COVID-19-related trade restrictions on rice and wheat could drive up prices and increase hunger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53102-covid-19-related-trade-restrictions-on-rice-and-wheat-could-drive-up-prices-and.md) | -7.9% | -7.8% |

## Sources

- usarice.com: https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article/usa-rice-daily/2020/02/14/usa-rice-helps-resolve-issues-with-costa-rican-testing-protocols

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