# As Arkansas harvest rolls, growers enjoy higher prices - Rice Farming

> Arkansas rice growers are benefiting from higher 2019 prices after storing 2018 crops. Nationwide August rough rice stocks rose from about 23.9 million to 38.6 million hundredweight year over year.

- Date: 2019-10-01 · published 2019-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56651-as-arkansas-harvest-rolls-growers-enjoy-higher-prices-rice-farming
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher stocks are a bearish supply signal, but the article attributes the price rally to record prevented planting and crop uncertainty. The net effect on rice prices is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Sources

- ricefarming.com: https://www.ricefarming.com/departments/feature/as-arkansas-harvest-rolls-growers-enjoy-higher-prices/

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