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U.S. Rice Industry Rejects Emerging TPP Deal With Japan; Presses For Changes

September 15, 2015 at 4:51 PM
The U.S. rice industry does not support the agreement it says the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has reached with Japan on market access for rice and is unlikely to back a final TPP agreement unless it is renegotiated, according to an official with the USA Rice Federation. “The package for U.S. rice market access in Japan as we understand it is not something we can accept, and we're urging USTR to continue to negotiate a better deal for...


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