# Trade issues indicate record rice imports

> USDA data show US 2019-20 all-rice imports at a record 29.6 million cwt, up 2% year on year, with long-grain imports forecast at a record 24 million cwt. US rough rice export projections are steady near 33.0 million cwt, though the US continues losing Latin American share to South American competitors on price.

- Date: 2019-11-18 · published 2019-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56132-trade-issues-indicate-record-rice-imports
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Record imports and flat exports leave US rice balances looser, weighing on domestic rough rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-02-18 | [India to harvest record rice, wheat crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54541-india-to-harvest-record-rice-wheat-crops.md) | +0.3% | +2.1% |
| RICE | 2024-12-13 | [India's rice stocks surge to record high, boosting export prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26923-india-s-rice-stocks-surge-to-record-high-boosting-export-prospects.md) | -4.0% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2025-05-22 | [India May Export 24 Mn Tonnes Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24621-india-may-export-24-mn-tonnes-rice.md) | +1.5% | +2.8% |
| RICE | 2025-11-27 | [Kharif rice output reaches record 124.5 MT \| India News - The Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12739-kharif-rice-output-reaches-record-124-5-mt-india-news-the-times-of-india.md) | -0.4% | -3.5% |
| RICE | 2019-03-13 | [India forecast to harvest record rice crop \| 2019-03-13  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60050-india-forecast-to-harvest-record-rice-crop-2019-03-13-world-grain.md) | +2.8% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/rice/trade-issues-indicate-record-rice-imports

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