# USDA projects long-grain rice stocks down 52% this year

> USDA's July WASDE put US rice production at 153.3 million cwt, the smallest since 1987, with planted acreage at 2.02 million acres, the lowest since 1972. Long-grain ending stocks are projected at 17.7 million cwt, down 52% from last year.

- Date: 2026-07-29 · published 2026-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18427-usda-projects-long-grain-rice-stocks-down-52-this-year
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The sharp drop in US long-grain stocks and acreage supports domestic rice prices and increases reliance on imports.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-03-31 | [USDA reports mixed grain stocks, with wheat up and corn down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25651-usda-reports-mixed-grain-stocks-with-wheat-up-and-corn-down.md) | -3.3% | -7.4% |
| RICE | 2020-04-14 | [COVID-19 lifts prices despite big wheat stocks: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53684-covid-19-lifts-prices-despite-big-wheat-stocks-usda-grain-central.md) | +1.6% | +17.3% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2024-02-23 | [Market Update: U.S. Rice Market - Every Year is Different - US Rice Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31739-market-update-u-s-rice-market-every-year-is-different-us-rice-producers.md) | -3.5% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- ricenewstoday.com: https://ricenewstoday.com/usda-projects-long-grain-rice-stocks-down-52-this-year/

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