U.S. Rice Stocks Jump 18%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/15 - SNS -- Rough rice stocks in all positions on December 1, 2014, totaled 158 million hundredweight (cwt), up 18% from the total on December 1, 2013, according to the USDA.
Stocks held on farms totaled 47.9 million cwt, and off-farm stocks totaled 110 million cwt. Long grain varieties accounted for 67% of the total rough rice, medium grain accounted for 31%, and short grain varieties accounted for 2%.
Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 5.65 million cwt, down 15% from a year ago. Milled rice stocks were comprised of 4.05 million cwt of whole kernel rice and 1.59 million cwt of second heads, screenings, and brewers rice.
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