# Louisiana rice industry stands to gain from China sales | Eunice News

> The US and China signed an agreement setting sanitation guidelines for imports, including mill inspections, which could open China to US rice exports. Louisiana industry figures say the deal could eventually expand exports and planting incentives, though timing is uncertain.

- Date: 2017-07-27 · published 2017-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70028-louisiana-rice-industry-stands-to-gain-from-china-sales-eunice-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Potential future access to China, which imports about 5 million tonnes of rice a year, could support US rough rice demand, but no volumes have yet been shipped.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-12-30 | [China Market Open for Import of U.S. Milled Rice; Big Deal for Louisiana and Rice Farmers — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61658-china-market-open-for-import-of-u-s-milled-rice-big-deal-for-louisiana-and-rice.md) | +3.5% | +6.7% |
| RICE | 2020-08-19 | [Global Markets: Rice – Trade Contracts on Low Exportable Supplies — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51702-global-markets-rice-trade-contracts-on-low-exportable-supplies-louisiana-farm.md) | +0.8% | +2.0% |
| RICE | 2021-12-02 | [Demand for Indian rice to remain robust this season, say exporters - Commodities News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43557-demand-for-indian-rice-to-remain-robust-this-season-say-exporters-commodities.md) | -0.9% | +4.5% |
| RICE | 2019-09-07 | [Indian rice exports face threat from Asian peers, including Pakistan \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57016-indian-rice-exports-face-threat-from-asian-peers-including-pakistan-economy-and.md) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2023-08-07 | [Thailand says no rice export halt, to benefit from India's export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34650-thailand-says-no-rice-export-halt-to-benefit-from-india-s-export-ban.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- eunicetoday.com: https://www.eunicetoday.com/news/louisiana-rice-industry-stands-gain-china-sales

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