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Riceland Closes 9 Arkansas Rice Dryers Amid 40% Planting Drop

6/20/2026

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Riceland Foods will temporarily shut roughly one-third of its rice-drying network, closing nine of 23 Arkansas facilities, including Lonoke and Des Arc.
Planting may drop to as few as 800,000 acres, a 40 % decline, as low futures, higher input costs and war-linked fuel and fertilizer prices squeeze growers.
Producers Rice Mill may suspend two dryers and will repurpose the sites for storage while evaluating future acreage.

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Story summary

Riceland Foods will temporarily shut roughly one-third of its rice-drying network, closing nine of 23 Arkansas facilities, including Lonoke and Des Arc.
Planting may drop to as few as 800,000 acres, a 40 % decline, as low futures, higher input costs and war-linked fuel and fertilizer prices squeeze growers.
Producers Rice Mill may suspend two dryers and will repurpose the sites for storage while evaluating future acreage.