# Cotton acres down on year, rice up | News-Talk 1230 KFJB

> The USDA reported upland cotton planted area of 11.577 million acres, 3% below last year and below analyst expectations. Rice planted area was 2.661 million acres, down 375,000 acres from 2020 and close to pre-report estimates. Harvested rice area of 2.616 million acres implies a steady abandonment rate.

- Date: 2021-06-30 · published 2021-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12905-cotton-acres-down-on-year-rice-up-news-talk-1230-kfjb
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Rice plantings well below last year's level tighten the expected US supply, which supports rice prices. Cotton acreage below expectations also affects the cottonseed meal supply chain, though it is not a listed commodity here.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-07-01 | 1 | -11.2% | -2.5 | USDA's June 30 Acreage report showed rice planted area close to pre-report estimates, so the supply surprise was small and the report may have triggered selling or position unwinding after the run-up. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-08-10 | [Global rice prices soar close to 12-year highs, according to UN FAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34649-global-rice-prices-soar-close-to-12-year-highs-according-to-un-fao.md) | -3.2% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2026-07-29 | [USDA projects long-grain rice stocks down 52% this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18427-usda-projects-long-grain-rice-stocks-down-52-this-year.md) | +2.2% | +5.3% |
| RICE | 2025-11-18 | [Rice Futures Hover Near 1-Month High — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10498-rice-futures-hover-near-1-month-high-tradingview-news.md) | -0.2% | -9.1% |
| RICE | 2026-05-20 | [Rice Prices Extend Rally to One-Year High as Crop Concerns Mount](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19303-rice-prices-extend-rally-to-one-year-high-as-crop-concerns-mount.md) | -1.3% | -8.0% |
| RICE | 2020-08-21 | [USDA - rice stocks drop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51701-usda-rice-stocks-drop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.7% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- 1230kfjb.com: https://www.1230kfjb.com/2021/06/30/cotton-acres-down-on-year-rice-up/

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