Leading U.S. states in rice production 2024

Arkansas was the top producer of rice in the United States, generating about *** million centum weight of rice in 2024. California came in second with **** million centum weight of rice in that year. 

Rice trade with the U.S.

The United States exports a large volume of rice every year. In 2022/2023, **** million metric tons of rice was exported overseas from the United States. Mexico was the leading destination for U.S. rice exports, with just about *** thousand metric tons of rice imports in 2020. Haiti and Japan were also major destinations for U.S.-grown rice.

Global rice consumption

The top three consumers of rice in the world are *****, *****, and **********. As an inexpensive and versatile grain, rice has become more popular over the last decade worldwide. In the 2008/2009 trade year,****** million metric tons of rice were consumed worldwide, and by 2021/2022 that figure had increased to about ***** million metric tons of rice. In the United States, rice consumption has fluctuated over the last several years but has since leveled out at around *** million metric tons.