# Rice Hits 12-month High

> Rice futures rose to about 13.34 USD/cwt, the highest since June 2025, and are up 6.47% over four weeks. The move is attributed to El Niño supply concerns, with the IGC pegging 2026/27 global rice output at 545 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-06-30 · published 2026-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18866-rice-hits-12-month-high
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

El Niño-driven supply worries and a multi-week rally support rice prices and could lift the cost of rice-based feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-05-05 | [Rice Futures at Over 8-Month High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10151-rice-futures-at-over-8-month-high.md) | +4.6% | +11.3% |
| RICE | 2024-05-21 | [Thai rice prices hit 2-month high on demand surge from Brazil, Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30327-thai-rice-prices-hit-2-month-high-on-demand-surge-from-brazil-mexico.md) | -4.0% | -3.7% |
| RICE | 2026-07-24 | [Rice rates hit 10-month high as weather concerns grip major hubs - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18426-rice-rates-hit-10-month-high-as-weather-concerns-grip-major-hubs-the.md) | -2.6% | +0.1% |
| RICE | 2025-12-02 | [Thai Rice Prices hit near 4-month high; India prices ease on weak demand, soft rupee \| IREF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12732-thai-rice-prices-hit-near-4-month-high-india-prices-ease-on-weak-demand-soft.md) | -0.3% | -6.8% |
| RICE | 2017-08-28 | [Rice Futures Hit 22-Month High As Uncle Ben Says ‘I Told You So’ – Heisenberg Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69526-rice-futures-hit-22-month-high-as-uncle-ben-says-i-told-you-so-heisenberg-report.md) | +2.2% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- tradingeconomics.com: https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/rice/news/563023

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