# Grain Journal | Broken Rice Gains Traction in Feed and Food Markets,…

> A USDA Economic Research Service report found broken rice is an increasing share of global rice trade, rising from 4.6% to 7.6% of rice used for feed and industrial purposes between 1991 and 2021. China's broken rice imports tripled in 2020-22 to 3.5 million tonnes when corn and wheat were expensive.

- Date: 2025-08-29 · published 2025-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23399-grain-journal-broken-rice-gains-traction-in-feed-and-food-markets
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Broken rice competes with corn and wheat in feed rations when its price is low, so its relative price swings can shift feed grain demand. Indian export policy is a key swing factor for this substitution.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-06-12 | [Grain market review: Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58659-grain-market-review-rice.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| RICE | 2025-02-12 | [Midsouth Rice Production and Trade Update for 2024/25](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26131-midsouth-rice-production-and-trade-update-for-2024-25.md) | +0.1% | -3.1% |
| RICE | 2016-12-13 | [International Maize, Wheat, Rice Prices Remain Down, According to Latest FPMA Report \| Food Security Portal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73523-international-maize-wheat-rice-prices-remain-down-according-to-latest-fpma.md) | -3.9% | -4.7% |
| RICE | 2018-12-06 | [International Grains Council has meeting in Paris \| Dry Bulk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61760-international-grains-council-has-meeting-in-paris-dry-bulk.md) | -3.9% | -6.8% |
| RICE | 2020-12-01 | [Rice market remains resilient but could face headwinds later in 2021 - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49713-rice-market-remains-resilient-but-could-face-headwinds-later-in-2021-rice.md) | -2.0% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2019-12-06 | [Grain Journal \| Mixed Results For Corn and Soybean Transportation…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55475-grain-journal-mixed-results-for-corn-and-soybean-transportation.md) | -2.3% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2020-03-20 | [Grain Journal \| Grain Transportation Update: March 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54026-grain-journal-grain-transportation-update-march-2020.md) | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2025-06-26 | [US grain transportation shows gains across rail and barge sectors \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16447-us-grain-transportation-shows-gains-across-rail-and-barge-sectors-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.6% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/1104857/broken-rice-gains-traction-in-feed-and-food-markets-usda-report-finds

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