# U.S. farmers struggle to keep traditional rice markets

> Low milling yields on Mississippi River rice have hurt US exports to Central America, where brokens are poorly valued and buyers now prefer South American rice. US export projections were cut to 59 million cwt from 62 million.

- Date: 2026-02-04 · published 2026-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20677-u-s-farmers-struggle-to-keep-traditional-rice-markets
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Central American demand and a lower export forecast add to surplus pressure on US rough rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-04-26 | [US rice farmers wary about Vietnam’s incursion into Mexican market \| 2017-04-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8721-us-rice-farmers-wary-about-vietnam-s-incursion-into-mexican-market-2017-04-26.md) | +0.4% | +17.4% |
| RICE | 2023-01-18 | [US rice farmers are losing Mexico, their largest foreign market \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37850-us-rice-farmers-are-losing-mexico-their-largest-foreign-market-agri-pulse.md) | +1.6% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2017-01-04 | [2016 ends dashing farmers’ hopes: Markets still unfriendly despite good production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72973-2016-ends-dashing-farmers-hopes-markets-still-unfriendly-despite-good-production.md) | +1.0% | +1.8% |
| RICE | 2025-10-27 | [India's rice exporters seek deals with emerging markets after strong monsoon \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22356-india-s-rice-exporters-seek-deals-with-emerging-markets-after-strong-monsoon.md) | +1.0% | +2.8% |
| RICE | 2017-04-11 | [Rice farmers in 3 regions cry out to govt - Help us clear our stocks - Graphic Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71584-rice-farmers-in-3-regions-cry-out-to-govt-help-us-clear-our-stocks-graphic.md) | -2.1% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- ricenewstoday.com: https://ricenewstoday.com/u-s-farmers-struggle-to-keep-traditional-rice-markets/

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