# Egypt shows interest in Missouri’s unmilled rice - Missourinet

> Missouri rice producers say Egypt is very interested in buying unmilled rough rice from Missouri, as water shortages have halted rice growing in Egypt. A proposal was presented in July by industry representatives and a university professor. The industry also remains optimistic that China will eventually import US rice.

- Date: 2018-08-10 · published 2018-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8649-egypt-shows-interest-in-missouri-s-unmilled-rice-missourinet
- 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 | [Missouri unmilled rice - potential market in Egypt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8648-missouri-unmilled-rice-potential-market-in-egypt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.6% | +1.0% |
| 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% |
| RICE | 2018-12-12 | [Rice export shows positive signals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61656-rice-export-shows-positive-signals.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| 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 | 2020-01-15 | [Market momentum continues as rough, milled exports remain strong - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55153-market-momentum-continues-as-rough-milled-exports-remain-strong-rice-farming.md) | +3.0% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- missourinet.com: https://www.missourinet.com/2018/08/10/egypt-shows-interest-in-missouris-unmilled-rice/

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