date:Jul 20, 2012
The U.S. long-grain rice crop is currently not outstanding, but good, said Milo Hamilton, president of FirstGrain.com. He based his optimism on two factors: cool-enough nighttime temperatures in rice-growing regions and less flooding and drought than in the past two years.
It looks like we may have dodged a bullet, Mr. Hamilton said. Pointing out that it is difficult to assess the health of the rice crop from simply watching it grow, he predicted the long-grain harvest wont be a record but will