# U.S. rice production, consumption and… | PB Commercial

> USDA projects US rice production, consumption, exports and stocks to decline in 2017-2018. Production fell 20% this year, with Arkansas harvested acreage dropping from about 1.5 million to 1.1 million acres, and total supplies are seen down about 15%.

- Date: 2017-10-28 · published 2017-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68537-u-s-rice-production-consumption-and-pb-commercial
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller US crop and lower supplies support domestic rice prices and reduce exportable supply, which can lift rice-based feed byproduct values.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-11-30 | [U.S. rice prices soar amid sharply lower production \| World-grain.com \| November 30, 2017 21:36 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68055-u-s-rice-prices-soar-amid-sharply-lower-production-world-grain-com-november-30.md) | -1.5% | -5.8% |
| RICE | 2026-07-15 | [2026 rice acreage and supply comments \| UC Rice Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9566-2026-rice-acreage-and-supply-comments-uc-rice-blog.md) | +8.1% | +5.9% |
| RICE | 2020-01-30 | [Personal Rice Comments from Andy Daniels – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55157-personal-rice-comments-from-andy-daniels-the-van-trump-report.md) | -0.9% | -1.8% |
| RICE | 2020-01-13 | [Excess monsoon trims kharif rice production by 8%, says NBHC - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55053-excess-monsoon-trims-kharif-rice-production-by-8-says-nbhc-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +3.4% | +4.7% |
| RICE | 2024-02-23 | [Market Update: U.S. Rice Market - Every Year is Different - US Rice Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31739-market-update-u-s-rice-market-every-year-is-different-us-rice-producers.md) | -3.5% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- pbcommercial.com: https://www.pbcommercial.com/us-rice-production-consumption-and-exports/

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