# Rice Outlook: April 2026 - Rice Farming

> USDA's April rice outlook raised the 2025/26 US all-rice ending stocks projection by 5 million cwt to 55.3 million, the highest since 1985/86, on lower long-grain exports and domestic use. The March Prospective Plantings report showed US rice growers intend to plant 2.319 million acres in 2026, about 18% fewer than 2025, with long-grain acreage down 22%.

- Date: 2026-04-30 · published 2026-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19786-rice-outlook-april-2026-rice-farming
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier US carryout points to ample domestic supply and softer rough rice values, though the sharp acreage cut for 2026 is a bullish offset for later-crop prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: neutral

## Sources

- ricefarming.com: https://www.ricefarming.com/current-issue/rice-outlook-april-2026/

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