# On the bubble - Rice Farming

> Riceland Foods says the US has fallen to sixth in world rice trade with about a 7% share, while US imports now supply about 20% of the domestic market. Riceland argues that US milled rice is $150-$200 per ton more expensive than rivals, leaving US exports at a disadvantage.

- Date: 2018-03-09 · published 2018-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66071-on-the-bubble-rice-farming
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

High US costs and rising imports limit export demand for US rice, so price gains depend on Asian quotes rising substantially.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-01-15 | [East Meets West - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37842-east-meets-west-rice-farming.md) | +2.0% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2020-04-01 | [U.S. rice imports continue to grow, driven by aromatics - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53704-u-s-rice-imports-continue-to-grow-driven-by-aromatics-rice-farming.md) | +2.2% | +28.3% |
| RICE | 2018-03-23 | [China at center of global rice trade - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66072-china-at-center-of-global-rice-trade-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +0.2% | +5.4% |
| RICE | 2019-06-12 | [USA Rice Talks Trade in Louisiana — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58662-usa-rice-talks-trade-in-louisiana-louisiana-farm-bureau-news.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| RICE | 2016-12-21 | [More US Rice Could Be Moving Into Turkey — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73545-more-us-rice-could-be-moving-into-turkey-louisiana-farm-bureau-news.md) | -2.2% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- ricefarming.com: https://www.ricefarming.com/departments/feature/on-the-bubble/

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