USDA Projects Smallest U.S. Rice Crop in 33 Years, Raises Price Forecast
October 28, 2026
October 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- U.S. rice production is projected to fall to its lowest level in 33 years, tightening supplies and lifting expected farm prices, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service report 'Rice Outlook: October 2026,' Report No. RCS-26I. Coordinated by Vidalina Abadam, with contributions from Saquib Ahsan, Jennifer Bond, Seth Wechsler and Ethan Sabala, the report forecasts a 2026/27 crop of 157.7 million hundredweight, down . . .