Tag: USDA rice estimate

India: Rice stocks stay comfortable in Aug’26; private inventories rise

Aug 18, 2026

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by

Vaibhav Sahu

in Grains, Rice

Govt rice stocks remain stable m-o-m at nearly 40 mnt in Aug’26 USDA estimates closing stocks at 54 mnt in Aug’26 against 50 mnt in Jun’26 India’s rice inventory position has strengthened further in August 2026, with both government and private-sector stocks remaining at comfortable levels. Government-held rice stocks stood at 39.8 million tonnes (mnt),…