Rice
US production, yield, acres and prices received by farmers
157.7M cwt
production, 2026 forecast
157.7M cwt
production, 2026 forecast
US farmers are expected to harvest 157.7 million hundredweight of rice in 2026 (forecast), down 23.7% from 2025. The yield is 7,668 pounds per acre (forecast) on 2.10 million acres planted. Arkansas grows the most, 42.1% of the US total. Farmers received $12.80 per hundredweight in Aug 2026.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · data 2000 to 2026
Production
157.7M cwt
-23.7% vs 2025 · 2026 forecast
Yield
7,668 lb/acre
+1.6% vs 2025 · 2026 forecast
Area planted
2.10M acres
-25.3% vs 2025 · 2026
Price received
$12.80/cwt
-9.2% vs a year earlier · Aug 2026
Over the years
United States, 2000 to 2026
Production
hundredweight (100 lb), by year
Yield
pounds per acre harvested
Acres planted and harvested
Acres by year
Value of production
US dollars, by year
The orange dot is this crop year's forecast; it is replaced by the final estimate after the harvest.
Prices received by farmers
Average price farmers received each month, dollars per hundredweight
Monthly price received
Jan 2000 to Aug 2026
Aug 2026
$12.80/cwt
-9.2% vs a year earlier
2025/26 marketing year
$12.10/cwt
-19.9% vs the year before
The average price of all sales by farmers, not a futures or cash market price.
By state
Production of rice in each state, 2026 (forecast where marked), cwt
Production by state
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States with the most rice
And the share of the US total
| State | Production (cwt) | Share of US | Change vs year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 66,450,000 (F) | 42.1% | -28.9% |
| California | 43,326,000 (F) | 27.5% | -1.6% |
| Louisiana | 26,398,000 (F) | 16.7% | -14.7% |
| Texas | 9,086,000 (F) | 5.8% | -15.4% |
| Missouri | 8,848,000 (F) | 5.6% | -44.2% |
| Mississippi | 3,626,000 (F) | 2.3% | -68.9% |
Top counties in Arkansas
Rice production by county, 2025, cwt. Arkansas grows the most of any state.
Production by county, Arkansas
Gray counties have no published number
| County | Production (cwt) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Poinsett County | 7,329,000 | -15.7% |
| Arkansas County | 6,493,000 | +1.4% |
| Lonoke County | 5,661,000 | -7.6% |
| Jefferson County | 5,294,000 | +11.0% |
| Greene County | 5,247,000 | -11.3% |
| Cross County | 5,240,000 | -16.1% |
| Lawrence County | 5,204,000 | - |
| Jackson County | 4,991,000 | -42.0% |
| Woodruff County | 4,179,000 | -11.6% |
| Prairie County | 4,108,000 | -10.4% |
| Craighead County | 3,400,000 | -24.5% |
| Saint Francis County | 3,058,000 | -13.3% |
| Crittenden County | 2,901,000 | -11.4% |
| Monroe County | 2,530,000 | -20.9% |
| Chicot County | 2,268,000 | +6.7% |
County numbers are published for the main field crops; some are withheld, so counties do not add up to the state.
Futures and positioning
Futures related to rice on the Commodities page
Rough rice futures ZR=F
Questions and answers
How much rice does the US produce?
157.7 million hundredweight is the 2026 forecast, down 23.7% from the year before. The 2025 crop was worth $2.4 billion.
Which state grows the most rice?
Arkansas, with 66.5 million hundredweight in 2026 (42.1% of the US), followed by California and Louisiana.
What is the average rice yield per acre?
7,668 pounds per acre is the 2026 forecast, compared with 7,544 lb/acre the year before.
How many acres of rice are planted in the US?
2.10 million acres were planted in 2026, down 25.3% from the year before.
What price do farmers get for rice?
$12.80 per hundredweight on average in Aug 2026, down 9.2% from a year earlier. For the 2025/26 marketing year the average was $12.10 per hundredweight.
Which county in Arkansas grows the most rice?
Poinsett County grew 7.33 million hundredweight in 2025, ahead of Arkansas County.
Official government statistics since 2000, updated weekly. Production, yield and harvested area of corn and sorghum are for grain; planted area is for all uses. Empty values were not published; they are not zero.