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Rice - Market Outlook

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U.S. 2025/26 Rice Production Projected at 219.3 Million Hundredweight, Down 1 Percent from 2024/25

These are the first USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)-reported 2025/26 projections for both the U.S. and global rice markets. For the United States, production in 2025/26 is projected at 219.3 million hundredweight (cwt), down 2.8 million from a year earlier. Imports are projected at a record 49.2 million cwt, up 1.2 million from a year earlier. The 2025/26 carryin of 45.0 million cwt is 13 percent larger than a year earlier and the highest since 2017/18. These forecasts yield a 2025/26 total supply of a record 313.5 million cwt, up 1 percent from a year earlier.