# USA Rice Continues Dialog with Customers in Key Central American Markets  | USA Rice Federation

> USA Rice met with Fecarroz, the Central American rice federation, to discuss market conditions and export opportunities. Buyers raised quality concerns over chalk and grain length, and USA Rice is adding a variety evaluation protocol.

- Date: 2017-06-08 · published 2017-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70564-usa-rice-continues-dialog-with-customers-in-key-central-american-markets-usa
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Central America is the second-largest export market for U.S. rice, so quality concerns could affect export demand, but the talks do not change near-term prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

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## Sources

- usarice.com: https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article/usa-rice-daily/2017/06/08/usa-rice-continues-dialog-with-customers-in-key-central-american-markets

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