# US rough rice stocks rise 3% as milled rice inventories surge 23% | Feed & Grain

> USDA's Rice Stocks report put total US rough rice stocks at 104 million cwt on March 1, 2026, up 3% from a year earlier. Milled rice stocks rose 23% year over year to 7.71 million cwt.

- Date: 2026-03-31 · published 2026-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20258-us-rough-rice-stocks-rise-3-as-milled-rice-inventories-surge-23-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher carryover stocks, especially the sharp rise in milled inventories, add supply cover ahead of planting and point to softer US rice values.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-02-08 | [USDA: Rough rice in storage increased while stored milled rice decreased - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60676-usda-rough-rice-in-storage-increased-while-stored-milled-rice-decreased-rice.md) | -3.0% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2026-06-30 | [USDA Rice Stocks Report June 30, 2026: Rough Rice Up 7%, Milled Rice Down 3% - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18865-usda-rice-stocks-report-june-30-2026-rough-rice-up-7-milled-rice-down-3-news.md) | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2019-04-01 | [Louisiana Rice and Grain Stocks: March 1 Rough Rice Stocks Up 54 Percent — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59667-louisiana-rice-and-grain-stocks-march-1-rough-rice-stocks-up-54-percent.md) | -3.1% | -4.9% |
| RICE | 2019-07-02 | [Louisiana Rice and Grain Stocks - June 1 Rough Rice Stocks Up 62 Percent — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58167-louisiana-rice-and-grain-stocks-june-1-rough-rice-stocks-up-62-percent.md) | +3.4% | +7.8% |
| RICE | 2026-06-16 | [India's rice stocks climb to record high; wheat inventories at five-year peak \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18737-india-s-rice-stocks-climb-to-record-high-wheat-inventories-at-five-year-peak.md) | +9.2% | +18.0% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/commodities/news/15821026/us-rough-rice-stocks-rise-3-as-milled-rice-inventories-surge-23

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