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Rice Market: A Week of Give and Take Sep 5, 2022
It was a week of give and take in the rice market. After solid gains Tuesday and Wednesday for November futures, most of those were given back on Thursday with […]
Rice Market: Widening Spread in Sep/Nov Futures Spread Aug 27, 2022
This week we’ll shift our attention to November rice futures. Over the past week, open interest has been evaporating fast in the September contract. This exit is typical in the […]
Rice Market: Several Bearish Factors at Play, Basis Levels Steady Aug 21, 2022
At the very end of what was a bearish week, Chicago rice futures turned sharply higher on Friday. Ahead of the close, the September contract was trading 58 cents higher […]
Rice Market: Bearish Response to WASDE Report Aug 12, 2022
USDA released its’ August supply and demand estimates on Friday. The U.S. new crop long-grain balance sheet included increased supply, unchanged domestic use and exports, and higher ending stocks. Total […]
Rice Market: Strong Week for Prices Jul 24, 2022
After a 6-week absence, we finally got to see September rice trade above $17 again. The contract gained a combined 63 cents in Monday and Tuesday’s trading. By Wednesday, news […]
Rice Market: Significant Increases to Old and New Crop Long-Grain Imports Jul 16, 2022
USDA released its monthly supply/demand report on Tuesday (July 12). This month’s outlook for 2022/23 U.S. long-grain is for larger total supply, higher domestic use, lower exports, and larger ending […]
Rice Market: Domestic Usage Report Reflects Continued Impact of COVID-19 Jul 10, 2022
USA Rice released the annual U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report (DUR) today, tracking domestic shipments and consumption of U.S. milled rice from August 2020 through July 2021. This year’s report […]
Acreage, Grain Stocks Summaries: Soybeans, Rice React Favorably, Cotton, Corn Slightly Negative Jul 5, 2022
The USDA released its annual Acreage Report, which provided the markets with a more accurate idea of spring planting progress and what potential supply implications may be in store for […]
Rice Market: USDA Offers Plenty of Info to Digest Jul 3, 2022
June 30 finally arrived and the USDA had plenty for the rice market to digest. Thursday’s lineup of reporting included Export Sales, Acreage, Rice Stocks and Agricultural Prices. We’ll try to touch on each report […]
Rice Market: Wild Trade with Large Ranges May 23, 2022
“WILD” best describes this week’s trading in the rice market. As of Thursday’s close, the week’s trading range for the September contract had been $1.28/cwt. The week started with relatively […]
