# 2026 rice acreage and supply comments | UC Rice Blog

> The June 2026 USDA NASS Acreage Report showed US rice planted area fell 28% to 2.017 million acres, the lowest since the 1970s, due to drought, input costs and weak demand. Arkansas cooperative Riceland Foods is temporarily closing nine of its 23 drying facilities.

- Date: 2026-07-15 · published 2026-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9566-2026-rice-acreage-and-supply-comments-uc-rice-blog
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in US rice acreage and reduced drying capacity tightens domestic rough rice supply, supporting US rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-07-15 | 1 | +5.9% | 3.6 | The June USDA acreage report showing US rice planted area down 28% to the lowest since the 1970s, plus Riceland closing drying facilities, points to tighter domestic supply, which supports rough rice futures, and it is dated the same day as the move. |
| RICE | 2026-07-14 | 1 | +5.9% | 3.9 | The USDA June Acreage Report showed US rice planted area down 28% to the lowest since the 1970s, and Riceland is closing drying facilities, which points to tighter US supply that could support a sharp rally in CBOT rough rice. |

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2017-10-28 | [U.S. rice production, consumption and… \| PB Commercial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68537-u-s-rice-production-consumption-and-pb-commercial.md) | -2.3% | +6.5% |
| 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% |
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| RICE | 2024-01-05 | [Global food prices fell in 2023 compared to 2022, except for sugar and rice \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6743-global-food-prices-fell-in-2023-compared-to-2022-except-for-sugar-and-rice-pbs.md) | +1.4% | +8.9% |
| RICE | 2024-09-27 | [W38 2024: Rice Weekly Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28368-w38-2024-rice-weekly-update.md) | +1.6% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- ucanr.edu: https://ucanr.edu/blog/uc-rice-blog/article/2026-rice-acreage-and-supply-comments

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