Rice Outlook—This report, which is published 11 times a year, examines supply, use, prices, and trade for rice, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. |
Rice Backgrounder—U.S. rice farming is a high-cost, large-scale operation. While domestic disappearance continues to increase, the outlook for rice farm incomes is tempered by higher production costs and continued strong competition in many international markets from lower cost Asian exporters. |