Brussels, 01/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - The United States and the European Union on Monday reached an agreement on access to the EU market for American brown rice, the day before the deadline of 1 March set by Washington when, in the absence of agreement, customs tariffs on certain European products were to be increased (EUROPE, 1 February 2005, p.12). For the Americans, this arrangement will allow an extension of markets for American rice exporters. The agreement, which was reached in...