# USDA Trims US Rice Crop to 157.7 Million Cwt, Long-Grain Price Climbs

> USDA's October WASDE put the 2025 U.S. rice crop at 157.7 million cwt, down 24% year over year, on about 2 million harvested acres. It raised the long-grain price forecast by 50 cents to $14 per cwt and projected global 2026 rice output down 4.6%.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T09:06:13.066Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77315-usda-trims-us-rice-crop-to-157-7-million-cwt-long-grain-price-climbs
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A much smaller U.S. crop and lower global output tighten supply, supporting U.S. long-grain and broader rice prices. Higher imports are projected to cushion domestic shortfalls.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-07-29 | [USDA projects long-grain rice stocks down 52% this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18427-usda-projects-long-grain-rice-stocks-down-52-this-year.md) | +2.2% | +5.3% |
| RICE | 2023-01-30 | [USDA attache sees Australia 2022/23 wheat crop at 37 million tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37735-usda-attache-sees-australia-2022-23-wheat-crop-at-37-million-tons.md) | -3.1% | -7.2% |
| RICE | 2022-12-09 | [Cocoa, rice, sugar 'to rank among rare commodity gainers in 2023' - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38307-cocoa-rice-sugar-to-rank-among-rare-commodity-gainers-in-2023-grain-price-news.md) | -0.7% | +5.3% |
| RICE | 2026-06-05 | [FAO Cereal Price Index rises in May \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18850-fao-cereal-price-index-rises-in-may-world-grain.md) | -1.5% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2020-04-14 | [COVID-19 lifts prices despite big wheat stocks: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53684-covid-19-lifts-prices-despite-big-wheat-stocks-usda-grain-central.md) | +1.6% | +17.3% |

## Sources

- agribusinesswire.com: https://agribusinesswire.com/articles/usda-trims-us-rice-crop-to-157-7-million-cwt-long-grain-price-climbs

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