Smaller Sugarcane Crop
WASHINGTON - Sep 11/14 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2014 is forecast at 29.4 million tons, down 4% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop forecasts.
Producers intend to harvest 882,500 acres for sugar and seed during the 2014 crop year, down 28,300 acres from last year. Expected yield for sugar and seed is estimated at 33.3 tons per acre, down 0.5 ton from last year.
Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2013 and Forecasted September 1, 2014
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2014 : :
: 2013 : 2014 : 2013 :---------------------------: 2013 : 2014
: : : : August 1 : September 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ tons ------------ --- 1,000 tons ---
:
Florida .......: 416.0 409.0 34.6 34.6 35.5 14,400 14,520
Hawaii ........: 17.7 19.0 78.9 75.0 75.0 1,397 1,425
Louisiana .....: 442.0 420.0 30.5 29.0 29.0 13,481 12,180
Texas .........: 35.1 34.5 42.3 36.4 36.4 1,483 1,256
:
United States .: 910.8 882.5 33.8 32.9 33.3 30,761 29,381
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1/ Net tons.
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