# U.S Rice Production Estimates Drastically Reduced | USA Rice Federation

> USA Rice's World Market Price Subcommittee reviewed USDA's first 2017/18 global supply projections and cut U.S. production estimates sharply. Severe mid-south flooding, especially in Arkansas, the top rice-producing state, has already caused large planting losses. The University of Arkansas estimates more than 181,000 acres were lost.

- Date: 2017-05-17 · published 2017-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71083-u-s-rice-production-estimates-drastically-reduced-usa-rice-federation
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower U.S. rice area and output reduce exportable supply, which is a bullish signal for U.S. rough and milled rice prices. The next official acreage figure, due June 30, could confirm further losses.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2016-08-16 | [Initial Reports on Impact of Flooding on Rice Crop in Southern Louisiana \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9950-initial-reports-on-impact-of-flooding-on-rice-crop-in-southern-louisiana-usa.md) | +2.2% | -8.4% |
| RICE | 2018-09-19 | [Rice prices hit highest level; production target unattainable \| Philstar.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63114-rice-prices-hit-highest-level-production-target-unattainable-philstar-com.md) | -1.7% | +8.4% |
| RICE | 2020-10-23 | [Flooding slows rice harvest in Asian hubs, pushes up domestic rates in Bangladesh \| Prothom Alo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50687-flooding-slows-rice-harvest-in-asian-hubs-pushes-up-domestic-rates-in.md) | +2.0% | +1.8% |
| RICE | 2023-07-12 | [2023/53 “Rice Production and Food Security in Southeast Asia under Threat from El Niño” by Elyssa Ludher and Paul Teng – ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5209-2023-53-rice-production-and-food-security-in-southeast-asia-under-threat-from.md) | -18.7% | -17.1% |
| RICE | 2018-01-12 | [Overall rice production might witness a decline following the floods in 2017: Towfiqul Islam Khan \| CPD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10606-overall-rice-production-might-witness-a-decline-following-the-floods-in-2017.md) | +5.9% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- usarice.com: https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article/usa-rice-daily/2017/05/17/u.s-rice-production-estimates-drastically-reduced

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