Rice growing calendar

19 regions tracked across NH and tropical and SH hemispheres. 16 critical weather-sensitive windows globally.

Annual cycle by region

Each row tracks one production region across the calendar year. Amber bars mark critical weather-sensitive windows where yield outcomes are determined.

PLANTINGVEGETATIVECRITICAL / FLOWERINGHARVEST
Region
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
India North
India South
India South Rabi
Bangladesh Aman
Bangladesh Boro
Bangladesh Aus
Vietnam Mekong winter-spring
Vietnam Mekong main
Thailand Central Plains main
Thailand Central 2nd crop
Myanmar Irrawaddy
Philippines main
China South
Japan
USA Arkansas long-grain
Egypt Nile Delta
Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
Australia
Uruguay

Why these windows matter

Rice yields are determined disproportionately during a small number of weather-sensitive windows. Across the 19 production regions tracked here, 16 windows show outsized sensitivity to rainfall, temperature, or storm damage. Buyers who track these windows can position contracts ahead of price moves driven by yield uncertainty.

The most consequential weather risks for rice are concentrated in specific months. El Nino / La Nina monsoon variability Mekong drought + saltwater intrusion These forces drive the seasonal volatility that shows up in futures markets weeks or months later.

The calendar above is structural, not predictive — it shows where and when rice grows under normal conditions. Weather anomalies (El Niño, La Niña, regional droughts) shift these windows by weeks and compound across regions. Atlas Tradex tracks these anomalies in its supply-risk data and surfaces them on the rice risk surface.

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