# USDA - rice stocks drop - Brownfield Ag News

> The USDA reported domestic rough rice stocks in all positions on August 1 were 24.395 million cwt, down 37% from a year earlier. Milled rice stocks were 2.987 million cwt, down 32%, and the next supply and demand estimates are due September 11.

- Date: 2020-08-21 · published 2020-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51701-usda-rice-stocks-drop-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Stocks at this level are much tighter than a year ago, which supports rice prices until the large new crop arrives. The market will watch the September WASDE for any change to the carryout.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-08-19 | [Rough rice stocks fall on smaller crop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40099-rough-rice-stocks-fall-on-smaller-crop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.7% | +7.7% |
| RICE | 2019-09-13 | [USDA boosts rice price outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57146-usda-boosts-rice-price-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.6% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2026-07-29 | [USDA projects long-grain rice stocks down 52% this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18427-usda-projects-long-grain-rice-stocks-down-52-this-year.md) | +2.2% | +5.3% |
| RICE | 2025-03-31 | [USDA reports mixed grain stocks, with wheat up and corn down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25651-usda-reports-mixed-grain-stocks-with-wheat-up-and-corn-down.md) | -3.3% | -7.4% |
| RICE | 2020-04-14 | [COVID-19 lifts prices despite big wheat stocks: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53684-covid-19-lifts-prices-despite-big-wheat-stocks-usda-grain-central.md) | +1.6% | +17.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-rice-stocks-drop/

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