11 / 08 / 2021
Indian kharif crop rice planting behind last year’s pace due to delay in monsoon rainfall
According to the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare cited by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), India’s kharif (main) crop paddy planted area totaled 31 million hectares as of...
22 / 07 / 2021
Italian 2021 rice planted area estimated down by 0.2% on year: Ente Nazionale Risi
Italy’s national rice body, Ente Nazionale Risi, has estimated Italian 2021 planted area at 226,800 hectares, down by 0.2% year-on-year.
Round grain planted area contracted by 14% to 58,100...
21 / 07 / 2021
Indian MY 2021-22 milled rice output forecast unchanged, despite monsoon rainfall interruption: USDA
According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the 2021 Southwest Monsoon covered four-fifths of the Indian subcontinent before stalling over the northern Indian plains on June 19.
However,...
30 / 06 / 2021
US 2021 planting contracts by 12% on year to 1.08 million hectares: USDA
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its Acreage report for the 2021 US crop. Total planted area is estimated at 2.66 million acres (1.08 million hectares), down by 12% year-on-year....
09 / 04 / 2020
USDA releases its latest WASDE and Crop Production reports
The USDA has lowered its forecast for 2019/20 global supplies by 2.8 million MTS to 671.8 million MTS in its latest WASDE report on account of output reductions in Southeast Asian countries including...
31 / 03 / 2020
USDA releases Prospective Plantings and Rice Stocks reports
The USDA has released its Prospective Plantings report for the 2020 U.S. crop. Total planted area is forecast at 2.85 million acres (1.15 million hectares), up by 12.1% year-on-year. Total long grain...
10 / 03 / 2020
USDA releases its latest WASDE and Crop Production reports
The USDA has raised its forecast for 2019/20 global supplies by 3.4 million MTS in its latest WASDE report due to improved prospects for Indian production. The forecast for global exports is lowered...
28 / 06 / 2019
USDA releases U.S. Rice Stocks and Acreage reports
The USDA has released its latest Rice Stocks report. As of 1 June 2019, total U.S. paddy stocks were estimated at 65.8 million cwt (2.98 million MTS), up by 46% year-on-year. Of this volume, long...