Sorghum Crop Forecast Cut 6%
WASHINGTON - Oct 10/14 - SNS -- Rice production is forecast at 221 million cwt (100 pound units), up 1% from September and up 16% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop report.
Area for harvest is expected to total 2.91 million acres, unchanged from September but up 18% from last year.
Based on conditions as of October 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,584 pounds per acre, up 83 pounds from the September forecast but 110 pounds below the 2013 average yield of 7,694 pounds per acre. A record high yield is expected in Texas.
By September 28, roughly 59% of the United States acreage was harvested, 3 percentage points ahead of the same time last year but 3 percentage points behind the five-year average.
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