# East Meets West - Rice Farming

> An analysis of the US rice market forecasts rising US imports through 2060 as domestic demand for aromatic rice grows. The piece also comments on how global rice prices are formed, with Asia accounting for most production and consumption.

- Date: 2023-01-15 · published 2023-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37842-east-meets-west-rice-farming
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Growing US import demand for aromatic rice shifts trade flows, but the piece is a long-term outlook with little near-term price impact.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-03-09 | [On the bubble - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66071-on-the-bubble-rice-farming.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| RICE | 2020-04-01 | [U.S. rice imports continue to grow, driven by aromatics - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53704-u-s-rice-imports-continue-to-grow-driven-by-aromatics-rice-farming.md) | +2.2% | +28.3% |
| RICE | 2017-11-29 | [Rice Exports Still Lag — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68057-rice-exports-still-lag-louisiana-farm-bureau-news.md) | +0.2% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2025-10-05 | [India eases rice export norms to tap non-EU European markets \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22355-india-eases-rice-export-norms-to-tap-non-eu-european-markets-mint.md) | -3.9% | -7.6% |
| RICE | 2016-12-21 | [More US Rice Could Be Moving Into Turkey — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73545-more-us-rice-could-be-moving-into-turkey-louisiana-farm-bureau-news.md) | -2.2% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- ricefarming.com: https://www.ricefarming.com/departments/cover-story/east-meets-west/

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