2025 Economy
by Kenneth Graves, Chairman
Arkansas Rice Growers Association
Published September 8, 2025
A lot of people that keep up with the news and economy know about the situation that the farmers are in at this time. And the reason for that is the drop in market prices in the crops that they grow. In a nutshell, that is the main facts that I have seen concerning this problem. So, let’s bust that nutshell open and pour out the facts and tell people what could happen complete with some numbers and the domino effect it will have.
Outraged Farmers Blame Ag Monopolies as Catastrophic Collapse Looms
by Chris Bennett, Farm Journal AgWeb
Updated September 09, 2025 12:00 PM
Posted with author permission.
Farmers are not crying wolf. The wolf is real and right outside the door in the form of generational collapse.
The inescapable crop math of sustained crippling commodity prices and high input costs has many growers screaming for immediate relief, potentially via aid payments in late 2025 or early 2026. However, bailouts are Band-Aids over bullet holes.
ARGA proudly serves all US rice producers who want to get paid for the premium crop they already grow.
Rice Checkoff Tax Vote
They keep telling us what a great job they are doing with our rice checkoff tax money. We want the opportunity to tell them how we think they are doing.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RICE CHECKOFF VOTE SINCE 1996!!
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Everything the Rice Industry does not want you to know, and it's A LOT!
The Arkansas Rice Growers Association is the collective voice of rice growers in Arkansas.
Organized in 2000, the ARGA represents independent voluntary members by leading growers on issues affecting the viability of their business and communities.
Despite the success of the rice industry into one of the most successful rural industries in Arkansas, today's rice growers more than ever need an association that solely represents the interests of the rice farmer and can face the risks and challenges that a farmers takes to make a living.
Goals of ARGA
To provide equal opportunity for all Arkansas rice growers.
To promote market development and market maintenance for domestic sales and export of rough, brown, and milled rice as a united voice and advocate for the Arkansas rice farmer.
To bring foreign delegations to Arkansas for the purpose of promoting trade.
To educate and inform about Arkansas grown rice -- its virtues, dependability, availability, quality, and quantity.
To provide a voice for rice farmers at the government level on legislative matters that directly affect them.
To provide accountability within the industry
To get YOU more money for YOUR rice!
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