# Why Decreased Inventories Could Lead To High Rough Rice Prices

> A Seeking Alpha analysis argues rough rice prices could rise because global rice inventories have declined from 531.6 MMT in 2009 to about 497.77 MMT. It notes rice futures traded near 11.97 after a 0.76% decline from October 11.

- Date: 2019-10-16 · published 2019-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56648-why-decreased-inventories-could-lead-to-high-rough-rice-prices
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter stock-to-use expectations support rough rice futures, which would matter for feed buyers using rice byproducts. The analysis is a single-author opinion rather than a new market-moving event.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- seekingalpha.com: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4296868-why-decreased-inventories-could-lead-to-high-rough-rice-prices

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