Rough rice stocks in all positions on June 1, 2026 totaled 74.8 million hundredweight, up 7 percent from the total on June 1, 2025, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Rice Stocks report released June 30.
Stocks held on farms totaled 12.5 million hundredweight and off-farm stocks totaled 62.3 million hundredweight.
Long grain varieties accounted for 73 percent of the total rough rice, medium grain accounted for 26 percent, and short grain varieties accounted for 1 percent.
Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 5.93 million hundredweight, down 3 percent from a year ago. Milled rice stocks were comprised of 3.93 million hundredweight of whole kernel rice and 2.00 million hundredweight of second heads, screenings and brewers rice.
The increase in rough rice stocks contrasts with the decline in milled rice inventory. Off-farm storage continues to account for the majority of rough rice stocks, representing more than 83 percent of the total inventory.
