U.S. Rice Seedings Down 8%
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/13 - SNS -- Area planted to rice in 2013 is estimated at 2.47 million acres, down 8% from 2012, according to the USDA seeded area estimates for 2013.
Area for harvest is forecast at 2.45 million acres, down 9% from last year. Acreage declined from last year in all rice- producing States except Mississippi due to unfavorable spring weather conditions and higher prices for competing commodities. Area planted to rice in Arkansas, the largest rice-producing State, is at the lowest level since 1987. In Texas, growers set a record low area planted to rice, 4% below last year.
As of June 16, 98% of the rice crop had emerged, slightly ahead of last year and 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Permanent flooding of fields increased throughout much of Arkansas and heading began in Louisiana by mid-June.
Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States:
2012 and 2013
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Class and State: Area planted : Area harvested
:---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Long grain :
Arkansas .......: 1,175 950 1,170 945
California .....: 6 5 6 5
Louisiana ......: 375 370 370 365
Mississippi ....: 130 160 129 159
Missouri .......: 176 160 173 157
Texas ..........: 132 127 131 126
:
United States ..: 1,994 1,772 1,979 1,757
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas .......: 115 110 114 109
California .....: 500 510 495 505
Louisiana ......: 27 30 27 30
Missouri .......: 4 4 4 4
Texas ..........: 3 3 3 3
:
United States ..: 649 657 643 651
:
Short grain 2/ :
Arkansas .......: 1 1 1 1
California .....: 55 40 55 40
:
United States ..: 56 41 56 41
:
All :
Arkansas .......: 1,291 1,061 1,285 1,055
California .....: 561 555 556 550
Louisiana ......: 402 400 397 395
Mississippi ....: 130 160 129 159
Missouri .......: 180 164 177 161
Texas ..........: 135 130 134 129
:
United States ..: 2,699 2,470 2,678 2,449
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1/ Forecasted.
2/ Includes sweet rice.
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