# Market Briefs | January 21, 2026 | Arkansas Farm Bureau

> Rice futures appear to have found a bottom, holding above $10 with resistance at $10.50 to $10.75. The January USDA reports lifted domestic rice use and cut projected ending stocks by 3.6 million cwt, while the January WASDE raised corn yields and acreage, pushing September 2026 corn futures to their lowest close since August at $4.31.

- Date: 2026-01-21 · published 2026-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12587-market-briefs-january-21-2026-arkansas-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rice's lower projected ending stocks support prices, while the corn yield increase adds bearish pressure on corn. Fund selling risk rises if corn breaks below technical support near $4.30.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-01-20 | 5 | +7.0% | 2.9 | Arkansas Farm Bureau notes rice futures found a bottom above $10 as USDA raised domestic use and cut ending stocks by 3.6 million cwt, a supportive fundamental shift consistent with the rebound. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-01-30 | [Rice Outlook: January 2026 Domestic Outlook - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21135-rice-outlook-january-2026-domestic-outlook-rice-farming.md) | +1.3% | -6.5% |
| RICE | 2017-04-25 | [Rice Outlook Remains Uncertain \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8718-rice-outlook-remains-uncertain-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau.md) | -2.6% | +15.1% |
| RICE | 2021-07-03 | [Rice market upate for the week ending July 2, 2021 - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12902-rice-market-upate-for-the-week-ending-july-2-2021-rice-farming.md) | -1.4% | +5.1% |
| RICE | 2026-07-31 | [Rice Outlook: July 2026 - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18419-rice-outlook-july-2026-rice-farming.md) | +3.1% | +7.8% |
| RICE | 2025-08-27 | [Market Behavior](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23395-market-behavior.md) | -1.0% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-05-13 | [Market Closes - May 13, 2020 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7506-market-closes-may-13-2020-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-17 | [Market Trends Report – January & February 2022 - Grain Farmers of Ontario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11815-market-trends-report-january-and-february-2022-grain-farmers-of-ontario.md) | -0.5% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-12 | [Market Trends Report – December 2022 & January 2023 - Grain Farmers of Ontario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5518-market-trends-report-december-2022-and-january-2023-grain-farmers-of-ontario.md) | +1.6% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- arfb.com: https://www.arfb.com/news/2026/jan/21/market-briefs-january-21-2026/

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