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1 online resource. |
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Agriculture issues and policies
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Agriculture issues and policies series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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U.S. RICE INDUSTRY ELEMENTS AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS ; U.S. RICE INDUSTRY ELEMENTS AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 RICE: GLOBAL COMPETIVENESS OF THE U.S. INDUSTRY* ; ACRONYMS ; GLOSSARY ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; Major Findings ; Global Rice Producers Vary Widely in Their Cost Structures, Level of Product Quality, and Status As Reliable Suppliers; The Global Rice Market Is Characterized by Significant Government Intervention in Both Imports and Exports |
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Global Rice Trade Continues to Be Heavily Influenced by Tariffs and Nontariff Measures The United States Faces Little Direct Competition in Its Domestic Market, But Has Lost Market Share in Key Export Markets in Recent Years; U.S. Long Grain Rice Exports Face Several Challenges; Of the Policies in Place in 2013, Import Tariffs on Rice in Major Consuming Countries Weighed the Most Heavily on U.S. Production and Exports; The Request ; Global Overview ; Global Rice Production and Consumption Are Highly Concentrated in Asia |
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While Rice Is Culturally Less Important Outside Asia, It Is Produced and Consumed WorldwideThe Global Rice Market Is Thinly Traded and Highly Segmented ; Global Rice Exports Are Concentrated Among a Few Major Countries, While Global Imports Are More Diversified ; Government Policies for Rice Generally Depend on a Country's Status As a Major Producer, Consumer, Importer, or Exporter |
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The Importance or Rice As a Foodstuff Has Led the Governments of Several Major Rice-Consuming and -Producing Countries to Intervene in Their Domestic Rice Markets, with Pronounced Effects on Global Market Price Levels and VolatilityOther Industry Observations; The United States ; Government Support for the U.S. Rice Industry Has Fallen Considerably over the Last Two Decades ; The Global Competitiveness of the U.S. Rice Industry Is Related to Its Reputation As an Efficient and Reliable Supplier of High-Quality Rice ; China |
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The Related Goals of Rice Self-Sufficiency and Industry Modernization Have Driven Recent Government Policies in China Despite Recent Modernization of the Sector, China's Rice Industry Suffers from Rising Costs and Pressures on Land and Water Resources ; South Asia ; India ; The Indian Government Intervenes Heavily in the Domestic Rice Market ; India's Competitiveness in the Rice Market Benefits from Its Low Cost of Production and Production Improvements, But Is Hurt by Poor Infrastructure ; Pakistan |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Rice trade -- United States.
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Rice trade. |
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United States. |
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Rice trade -- Government policy -- United States.
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Rice trade -- Government policy. |
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Rice trade.
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Rice trade -- Government policy.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science. |
| Added Author |
Brewer, Lillian, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: U.S. rice industry. New York : Nova Publishers, [2015] 9781634835688 (DLC) 2015490326 |
| ISBN |
9781634835695 (epub) |
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1634835697 |
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1634835689 |
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9781634835688 |
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