# Rice market upate for the week ending July 2, 2021 - Rice Farming

> The USDA June Acreage report showed long-grain rice planted area expected to fall about 11%, or 255,000 acres, from last year. Arkansas, the largest rice state, is down 15%, and its 2021 total rice area is 1.24 million acres. Acreage changes from March to June were the smallest in recent memory.

- Date: 2021-07-03 · published 2021-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12902-rice-market-upate-for-the-week-ending-july-2-2021-rice-farming
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in long-grain plantings tightens expected supply for the crop year, which supports rice prices. Traders are waiting for the August FSA certified acreage data to confirm the figure.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-01-15 | [Assuming stable U.S. rice acres for 2019, look for a repeat of the 2018-19 market - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61164-assuming-stable-u-s-rice-acres-for-2019-look-for-a-repeat-of-the-2018-19-market.md) | +2.1% | -1.7% |
| RICE | 2020-03-15 | [Tight stocks, positive market set the tone for this season - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7549-tight-stocks-positive-market-set-the-tone-for-this-season-rice-farming.md) | +1.3% | +9.2% |
| RICE | 2024-09-27 | [W38 2024: Rice Weekly Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28368-w38-2024-rice-weekly-update.md) | +1.6% | +0.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- ricefarming.com: https://www.ricefarming.com/market/rice-market-upate-for-the-week-ending-july-2-2021/

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