# Rice Outlook Remains Uncertain | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> USDA's March 31, 2017 Prospective Plantings report shows U.S. rice growers intend to plant 2.626 million acres in 2017, down 17 percent from 2016. Long grain acreage is projected down 22 percent, while medium grain is roughly flat. USDA projects 2017 production at 199 million hundredweight, down 11 percent, with yields recovering about seven percent.

- Date: 2017-04-25 · published 2017-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8718-rice-outlook-remains-uncertain-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower acreage points to smaller U.S. rice supplies despite better yields, which supports domestic rough rice and milled rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-02-15 | [Rice Outlook - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42765-rice-outlook-rice-farming.md) | +0.5% | +7.5% |
| RICE | 2026-07-31 | [Rice Outlook: July 2026 - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18419-rice-outlook-july-2026-rice-farming.md) | +3.1% | +7.8% |
| RICE | 2026-01-21 | [Market Briefs \| January 21, 2026 \| Arkansas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12587-market-briefs-january-21-2026-arkansas-farm-bureau.md) | +2.5% | -3.9% |
| RICE | 2019-01-15 | [Assuming stable U.S. rice acres for 2019, look for a repeat of the 2018-19 market - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61164-assuming-stable-u-s-rice-acres-for-2019-look-for-a-repeat-of-the-2018-19-market.md) | +2.1% | -1.7% |
| RICE | 2026-01-30 | [Rice Outlook: January 2026 Domestic Outlook - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21135-rice-outlook-january-2026-domestic-outlook-rice-farming.md) | +1.3% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/rice-outlook-remains-uncertain

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