# Rice harvest nearly complete, yields and quality better than expected - Talk Business & Politics

> About 80% of the Arkansas rice crop was harvested by early October, with yields predicted at 163-164 bushels per acre, slightly below last year's 166.4. Harvest progress is on par with five-year averages, and quality has been good despite a difficult season.

- Date: 2018-10-07 · published 2018-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12054-rice-harvest-nearly-complete-yields-and-quality-better-than-expected-talk
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Yields near last year's level and good quality keep U.S. rough rice supply ample, a modestly bearish factor for rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-10-07 | [India's rice exports could jump to record on Thailand drought effects \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50607-india-s-rice-exports-could-jump-to-record-on-thailand-drought-effects-commodity.md) | -3.1% | -1.1% |
| RICE | 2020-05-15 | [Rice prices ease on high production  \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7505-rice-prices-ease-on-high-production-the-business-standard.md) | -7.9% | -7.8% |
| RICE | 2020-03-19 | [El Nino may be 'neutral', raises hopes of normal rains this year \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54062-el-nino-may-be-neutral-raises-hopes-of-normal-rains-this-year-economy-and.md) | -4.7% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2017-05-24 | [Basmati exporters expect higher output on good monsoon forecast \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70983-basmati-exporters-expect-higher-output-on-good-monsoon-forecast-commodity-food.md) | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| RICE | 2020-01-16 | [600,000 hectares of rice planted earlier in Vietnam to avoid risk of salinity intrusion from the 2019 El Niño](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54996-600-000-hectares-of-rice-planted-earlier-in-vietnam-to-avoid-risk-of-salinity.md) | +2.0% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- talkbusiness.net: https://talkbusiness.net/2018/10/rice-harvest-nearly-complete-yields-and-quality-better-than-expected/

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