# South Korean rice use continues to slip

> A USDA FAS Grain and Feed Update projects South Korea's milled rice production at 3.52 million tonnes for 2026-27, down from 3.54 million, a third consecutive annual decline. Total rice consumption is seen slipping to 3.83 million tonnes while wheat consumption and imports are forecast to rise.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T06:08:10.326Z
- Category: report · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94963-south-korean-rice-use-continues-to-slip
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Falling rice consumption and rising wheat imports in South Korea modestly shift Asian grain demand toward wheat, with limited direct price impact on feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-09 | [Rally Continues as USDA WASDE Report Reveals Tighter Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50593-rally-continues-as-usda-wasde-report-reveals-tighter-stocks.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-02 | [South Australian final crop estimate rises slightly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64983-south-australian-final-crop-estimate-rises-slightly.md) | -3.4% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-13 | [USDA's WASDE trims South American corn crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37741-usda-s-wasde-trims-south-american-corn-crops-grain-central.md) | -0.9% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-12 | [The USDA raised its consumption forecast and lowered its estimate of wheat stocks, but prices continued to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36464-the-usda-raised-its-consumption-forecast-and-lowered-its-estimate-of-wheat.md) | +9.0% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-08 | [USDA Trims South American Production, Raises U.S. Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31630-usda-trims-south-american-production-raises-u-s-ending-stocks.md) | -4.2% | -1.8% |
| RICE | 2019-03-15 | [Large rice stocks continue to weigh heavily on the market, prices - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60168-large-rice-stocks-continue-to-weigh-heavily-on-the-market-prices-rice-farming.md) | +4.8% | -2.7% |
| RICE | 2018-10-03 | [U.S. could ship more rice in 2018-19 — if prices decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12052-u-s-could-ship-more-rice-in-2018-19-if-prices-decline.md) | +6.7% | +1.7% |
| RICE | 2020-02-18 | [India to harvest record rice, wheat crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54541-india-to-harvest-record-rice-wheat-crops.md) | +0.3% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/23444-south-korean-rice-use-continues-to-slip

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