This outlook contains updated baseline rice projections from the Arkansas Global Rice Economics Program (AGREP) for U.S. and international rice economies as of January 2016. The purpose of this document is to present the current state and the expected directions of the rice economies in the world by assessing their potential supply and demand paths over the next decade. This set of projections serves as a baseline for evaluating and comparing alternative macroeconomic, policy, weather, and technological scenarios. The estimates are intended for use by government agencies and officials, farmers, consumers, agribusinesses and other stakeholders who conduct medium-and long-term planning.