Korean Delegation Tours Southern U.S. Rice Industry

11/18/09 03:55 PM Filed in: Meetings
Korean Delegation Tours Southern U.S. Rice Industry
From left, Scotty Tidwell, Dong-Woo Kum, Kevin McGilton, Keith Henick and Gyuhwan Rhee tour the Riceland Foods mill.
JONESBORO, AR — A delegation from Korea's rice importing agency visited Riceland Foods yesterday as part of a tour of the Southern U.S. rice-growing region.

Dong-Woo Kum, deputy director of food and grain management for the Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation, is leading the delegation, which also will travel to Missouri and Louisiana to tour other facilities and meet with industry leaders. The tour will conclude in New Orleans.

Chuck Wilson, (870) 673-7541, cwilson@usarice.com