date:Jul 17, 2013
getting more California rice on Japanese tables could be a long process.
The California rice industry understands how sensitive rice is in Japan but there is still room for imports, Cummings said.
While the Japanese market will need to adjust to imports, its a stretch to say that rice production in Japan will go away because of TPP, he said.
U.S. rice growers are concerned that the exclusion of rice from the U.S.-South Korea free-trade pact set a bad precedent.
Tim Johnson, chief executive