US Rice Prices  
Year Farm price Loan rate Target price World price Direct Payments
..$/cwt...
1985 6.53 8.00 11.90 3.62 3.90
1986 3.75 7.20 11.90 3.51 4.70
1987 7.27 6.84 11.66 5.99 4.82
1988 6.83 6.63 11.15 6.54 4.31
1989 7.35 6.50 10.80 6.05 3.56
1990 6.70 6.50 10.71 5.46 4.16
1991 7.58 6.50 10.71 5.95 3.07
1992 5.89 6.50 10.71 4.95 4.21
1993 7.98 6.50 10.71 6.07 3.98
1994 6.78 6.50 10.71 6.10 3.79
1995 9.15 6.50 10.71 7.71 3.22
1996 9.96 6.50 1/ 7.66 2.77/2
1997 9.70 6.50 1/ 8.45 2.71/2
1998 8.89 6.50 1/ 7.37 2.92/2
1999 5.93 6.50 1/ 4.49 2.82/2
2000 5.56 6.50 1/ 3.20 2.6/2
2001/3 4-4.50 6.50 1/ 3.00 2.1/2
Source:Rice Situation and Outlook Yearbook/RCS-2001/Nov. 2001
1/ Eliminated in 1996 farm act
2/ Does not include supplemental AMTA payments.
3/ Forecast


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Modified: 10 Jun 2002 Comments to jayoung@ucdavis.edu