# Missouri unmilled rice - potential market in Egypt - Brownfield Ag News

> Missouri rice producers are pursuing a potential export market in Egypt for unmilled rough rice, as Egyptian officials show interest. Water shortages have reduced Egypt's rice planting, leaving its mills idle. Southeast Missouri's medium grain rice is the variety Egypt prefers.

- Date: 2018-08-10 · published 2018-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8648-missouri-unmilled-rice-potential-market-in-egypt-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Potential new export demand for US rough rice from Egypt could modestly support US rice prices if deals materialize. The story is early-stage and mainly concerns a single state's producers.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-08-10 | [Egypt shows interest in Missouri’s unmilled rice - Missourinet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8649-egypt-shows-interest-in-missouri-s-unmilled-rice-missourinet.md) | -2.6% | +1.0% |
| RICE | 2024-08-28 | [Global factors affecting cotton and rice markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28865-global-factors-affecting-cotton-and-rice-markets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -1.9% |
| 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 | 2017-10-31 | [India to export rice to Bangladesh - Market News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68434-india-to-export-rice-to-bangladesh-market-news-the-financial-express.md) | -1.8% | +7.5% |
| RICE | 2018-08-13 | [Missouri rice farmers eye export market on banks of Nile River \| STLPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63598-missouri-rice-farmers-eye-export-market-on-banks-of-nile-river-stlpr.md) | -1.9% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/missouri-unmilled-rice-sees-potential-market-in-eqypt/
- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/missouri-unmilled-rice-sees-potential-market-in-eqypt/

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