# Have You Seen The Surge In US Rough Rice Futures

> USDA forecasts 2026/27 US rice production at 158.2 million cwt, about 23% below last year and a 33-year low, on the lowest harvested area since 1972/73. Beginning stocks are a 40-year high at 58.4 million cwt, and ending stocks are projected at 40.4 million cwt. CBOT rough rice has risen about 69% this year to roughly $16/cwt.

- Date: 2026-09-22 · published 2026-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17537-have-you-seen-the-surge-in-us-rough-rice-futures
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A sharply smaller US crop and a 31% drop in projected ending stocks tighten domestic supply and support prices, although the large opening stock cushions the shortfall.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-04-19 | [Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36316-global-rice-shortage-is-set-to-be-the-biggest-in-20-years.md) | -2.5% | +0.4% |
| RICE | 2018-04-26 | [Smaller US maize harvest hikes prices \| Analysis & Features \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10866-smaller-us-maize-harvest-hikes-prices-analysis-and-features-the-grocer.md) | -2.7% | -9.0% |
| RICE | 2022-09-14 | [India’s ban will end trade in broken rice, says USDA - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39671-india-s-ban-will-end-trade-in-broken-rice-says-usda-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +1.2% | -4.6% |
| RICE | 2023-02-27 | [Rice exporters  to gain from tight supplies, lower costs \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37409-rice-exporters-to-gain-from-tight-supplies-lower-costs-the-star.md) | +1.2% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- mixedtimes.com: https://www.mixedtimes.com/business/have-you-seen-the-surge-in-us-rough-rice-futures

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