# Woe is rice milling for the 2021 season

> Arkansas rice yields are projected at a state-average record of 168.9 bu/acre for 2021, but milling yields are below average and damaged grain has increased. The extension agronomist links the problem to high nighttime temperatures during grain fill that produced thinner kernels.

- Date: 2021-11-19 · published 2021-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44112-woe-is-rice-milling-for-the-2021-season
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower head rice and total milling recoveries tighten the supply of milled rice despite large volumes, which can support milled rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-06-04 | [The Rice Advocate, Vol. 17, Issue 22](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4925-the-rice-advocate-vol-17-issue-22.md) | -21.9% | -22.5% |
| RICE | 2018-01-12 | [Overall rice production might witness a decline following the floods in 2017: Towfiqul Islam Khan \| CPD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10606-overall-rice-production-might-witness-a-decline-following-the-floods-in-2017.md) | +5.9% | +7.0% |
| RICE | 2022-07-28 | [India: First wheat, now rice — hit by bad weather, output could fall by ‘10 mn tonnes’ this season 28.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40459-india-first-wheat-now-rice-hit-by-bad-weather-output-could-fall-by-10-mn-tonnes.md) | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2020-03-10 | [Will 2020 rice markets repeat 2019?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8698-will-2020-rice-markets-repeat-2019.md) | +6.5% | +14.9% |
| RICE | 2024-02-19 | [The El Niño weather pattern shapes 2024 commodity price forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31589-the-el-nino-weather-pattern-shapes-2024-commodity-price-forecast.md) | -0.2% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- ricefarming.com: https://www.ricefarming.com/departments/breaking-news/woe-is-rice-milling-for-the-2021-season/

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