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Southern producers with cotton, rice and peanut base acreage would see their farm program payments more than double, while growers in other regions would see smaller increases under the GOP farm bill the House Agriculture Committee will consider this week, according to a new analysis.
The rice industry has been trying for years to prevent products made from riced or crumbled vegetables from being labeled as rice and even from being displayed in the same supermarket aisle as rice products. The industry has scored a few wins.
House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith on Monday urged the International Trade Commission, an independent panel that advises Congress and the executive branch, to investigate the U.S. rice industry's competitiveness on the world stage.
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