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Contents
Import Forecasts for Indonesia Raised for 2023 and 2024 1
International Outlook 11
Table A. U.S. all-rice supply and use at a glance, 2021/22-2023/24 3
Table B. U.S. rice supply and use at a glance, by class, 2021/22 to 2023/24 4
Table C. U.S. rice harvested area, yield, and production, by State and U.S. total 6
Table D. Weekly crop progress 8
Table E. Global rice production, selected monthly revisions and year-to-year changes, October 2023 14
Table F. Global rice balance sheet for 2021/22-2023/24 (in million tons, milled basis) 15
Table G. Selected rice importers at a glance (1,000 metric tons), October 2023 16
Table H. Selected rice exporters at a glance (1,000 metric tons), October 2023 18
Figure 1. Declining Exports From India Projected To Reduce Global Rice Trade in 2023 and 2024 1
Figure 2. U.S. 2023/24 rice production projected to increase almost 38 percent 7
Figure 3. U.S. exports of medium- and short-grain rice are projected to nearly double in 2023/24 9
Figure 4. U.S. rough-rice exports projected to increase 49 percent in 2023/24 9
Figure 5. Vietnam and Thailand's rice trading prices declined over the past month 20
Maps
Map 1. Production forecasts (milled basis) 2023/24 12
Map 2. Annual percent change in production forecasts 2023/24 13