#8 U.S. Rice in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Turkey, and the UK

10/27/20 • 49 min

USA Rice’s Eszter Somogyi joins the show today all the way from Hamburg, Germany to talk about the U.S. rice promotions she oversees from Accra to Zarqa and spots in between. She’ll cover the varied customs of her customers, their rice preferences, and the one thing that unites them all whether they are in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, or someplace else. Michael and Lesley also talk about past travels and the names for U.S. products in other countries that might have Americans scratching their heads.

Hosted by:

Michael Klein and Lesley Dixon

Hosted by:

Michael Klein and Lesley Dixon

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#7 Rice Sustainability Partners

Achieving sustainability goals is a group effort. The U.S. rice industry is fortunate to have a lot of great partners helping make their collective vision a reality. Representatives from Riceland Foods, Anheuser-Busch, and Indigo Ag join the podcast today to talk with Lydia about how they are working with rice industry leaders to make the world a better place. Join Adam Shea, Bill Jones, and Cody Corbell as they explain their companies’ contributions to these important efforts.

Hosted by:

Lydia Holmes

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#9 Leveling the Playing Field for U.S. Rice: Trade Policy

Rice is the most widely manipulated commodity around the world and U.S. rice is export dependent. It’s the job of Peter Bachmann of USA Rice to secure access to markets for the U.S. industry and take trade cheats to task. Peter talks China, Mexico, Vietnam, India, Nigeria, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, WTO, and more in this deep dive into Rice Trade Policy. Michael and Lesley also talk about biased sport referees, set the record straight on Ramadan and English food, and get their first fan call! Hosted by: Michael Klein and Lesley Dixon