# Large rice stocks continue to weigh heavily on the market, prices - Rice Farming

> The US rice market has been quiet with cash prices in a narrow range. USDA's February supply and demand report raised long-grain production estimates, pushing ending stocks more than 70 percent above the prior year.

- Date: 2019-03-15 · published 2019-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60168-large-rice-stocks-continue-to-weigh-heavily-on-the-market-prices-rice-farming
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Large US long-grain ending stocks keep downward pressure on rice prices. The surplus weighs on the market until acreage cuts or stronger demand reduce carryout.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-04-20 | [Global Market Prospects for U.S. Long-Grain Rice for the Upcoming Marketing Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36491-global-market-prospects-for-u-s-long-grain-rice-for-the-upcoming-marketing-year.md) | -1.1% | +2.3% |
| RICE | 2018-07-26 | [Looking into the crystal ball - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64097-looking-into-the-crystal-ball-rice-farming.md) | -1.4% | -10.3% |
| RICE | 2020-05-14 | [World Market Price Meeting Goes Virtual \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7503-world-market-price-meeting-goes-virtual-usa-rice-federation.md) | -7.7% | -16.4% |
| RICE | 2023-08-03 | [Exclusive: India rice stocks at three times target, easing supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12037-exclusive-india-rice-stocks-at-three-times-target-easing-supply-concerns.md) | +0.8% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- ricefarming.com: https://www.ricefarming.com/departments/feature/large-rice-stocks-continue-to-weigh-heavily-on-the-market-prices/

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