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Modest Drop in U.S. Rice CropWASHINGTON - Jan 11/08 - SNS -- Rice production in 2007 is estimated at 197 million cwt (100 pound units), down less than 1% from the November forecast but up 2% from last year's crop, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) final crop report for 2007. Planted area, at 2.76 million acres, is down 3% from 2006. Area for harvest, at 2.75 million acres, is also down 3% from last year. The average yield for all U.S. rice is estimated at a record high 7,185 pounds per acre, 317 pounds above the 2006 yield and 197 pounds higher than the previous record of 6,988 pounds set in 2004. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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