Midsouth Rice Acres In Flux Due To Weather, Other Crop Prices
By Forrest Laws
Delta Farm Press
Midsouth rice acres could either decline slightly or remain about the same when farmers begin planting next spring, according to Extension specialists speaking during the USA Rice Federation’s first online state rice report webinars.
With soybean futures moving close to $12 in recent trading sessions and corn futures closing at more than $4 a bushel, acres of long-grain rice, at least, could go down in Arkansas, the largest rice-producing state in the U.S. Medium grain acres might rebound slightly.