# Rice crop improves in storm-ravaged year

> LSU AgCenter says Louisiana's 2020 rice crop was better than 2019 despite four tropical systems. Planted acreage rose 13.8% to 476,497 acres. Hurricane Laura hit after harvest had begun, with about 5% of the crop still in the field.

- Date: 2020-12-02 · published 2020-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49716-rice-crop-improves-in-storm-ravaged-year
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Louisiana crop with near-record yields adds to US rice supply and modestly weighs on domestic prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-19 | [Record wheat, rice stocks as spells of rain shielded crops \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25059-record-wheat-rice-stocks-as-spells-of-rain-shielded-crops-india-news.md) | -4.0% | -4.9% |
| RICE | 2025-06-27 | [India's Rice Bins Are Stuffed And Another Record Crop Coming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24156-india-s-rice-bins-are-stuffed-and-another-record-crop-coming.md) | -3.3% | -3.3% |
| RICE | 2018-11-21 | [Louisiana ratoon crop comes at a cost — rutted fields - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62122-louisiana-ratoon-crop-comes-at-a-cost-rutted-fields-rice-farming.md) | +0.8% | -2.0% |
| RICE | 2022-06-01 | [India expected to see normal monsoon rains, could boost crop output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41363-india-expected-to-see-normal-monsoon-rains-could-boost-crop-output.md) | -3.4% | -6.2% |
| RICE | 2020-08-18 | [India's basmati rice production to be higher than last year's level due to monsoon boost - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51562-india-s-basmati-rice-production-to-be-higher-than-last-year-s-level-due-to.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- lsuagcenter.com: https://www.lsuagcenter.com/articles/page1606253918545

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