# Rice Prices Extend Rally to One-Year High as Crop Concerns Mount

> A benchmark Asia rice price rose to its highest level in over a year, with Thai 5% broken at $446 a ton on May 20. The USDA forecasts global rice production in 2026-27 will decline for the first time in 11 years.

- Date: 2026-05-20 · published 2026-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19303-rice-prices-extend-rally-to-one-year-high-as-crop-concerns-mount
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A USDA forecast of lower global rice output combined with higher fertilizer and fuel costs supports firmer rice prices and tighter feed-grade supply.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## 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 | 2020-12-03 | [World food price index jumps in November to almost six-year high - FAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5276-world-food-price-index-jumps-in-november-to-almost-six-year-high-fao.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| RICE | 2026-01-02 | [Informist Media - FAO Index: FAO All Rice Price Index up 4.3% on mo Dec on higher Glutinous rice prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9169-informist-media-fao-index-fao-all-rice-price-index-up-4-3-on-mo-dec-on-higher.md) | +3.5% | +15.0% |
| RICE | 2022-11-02 | [Rice, flour, corn prices reach record high in Bangladesh \| Prothom Alo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7732-rice-flour-corn-prices-reach-record-high-in-bangladesh-prothom-alo.md) | +2.0% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2021-06-30 | [Cotton acres down on year, rice up \| News-Talk 1230 KFJB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12905-cotton-acres-down-on-year-rice-up-news-talk-1230-kfjb.md) | -4.9% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- news.bgov.com: https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/rice-prices-extend-rally-to-one-year-high-as-crop-concerns-mount

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