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U.S. Rice Production Summary - 1885-2015

Rice Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1895-2015
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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   Year  :   Area planted    :  Area harvested   :  Yield per acre   :    Production     : Price per cwt 1/  :Value of production
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         :      ------- 1,000 acres -------             pounds             1,000 cwt            dollars          1,000 dollars
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1885 ....:                            292.0              1,144               3,341
1896 ....:                            270.0                867               2,340
1897 ....:                            290.0              1,063               3,084
1898 ....:                            314.0              1,190               3,737
1899 ....:                            338.0              1,192               4,029
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1900 ....:                            361.0              1,221               4,407
1901 ....:                            423.0              1,348               5,702
1902 ....:                            545.0              1,200               6,541
1903 ....:                            547.0              1,570               8,590
1904 ....:                            574.0              1,506               8,647               1.46                12,632
1905 ....:                            457.0              1,579               7,217               2.10                15,164
1906 ....:                            505.0              1,584               7,999               2.01                16,064
1907 ....:                            563.0              1,659               9,338               1.91                17,810
1908 ....:                            596.0              1,691              10,079               1.80                18,191
1909 ....:                            662.0              1,603              10,614               1.76                18,730
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1910 ....:                            666.0              1,671              11,129               1.47                16,385
1911 ....:                            636.0              1,603              10,198               1.75                17,844
1912 ....:                            643.0              1,659              10,665               1.98                21,156
1913 ....:                            722.0              1,509              10,894               1.98                21,549
1914 ....:                            646.0              1,635              10,565               1.98                20,958
1915 ....:                            740.0              1,588              11,748               1.86                21,889
1916 ....:                            843.0              2,111              17,795               2.19                39,019
1917 ....:                            953.0              1,639              15,621               4.27                66,615
1918 ....:                          1,101.0              1,635              17,999               3.99                71,833
1919 ....:                          1,083.0              1,783              19,310               5.45               105,357
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1920 ....:                          1,299.0              1,789              23,242               2.48                57,642
1921 ....:                            990.0              1,785              17,673               2.18                38,467
1922 ....:                          1,053.0              1,780              18,748               2.19                40,991
1923 ....:                            874.0              1,711              14,957               2.49                37,262
1924 ....:                            838.0              1,753              14,689               2.99                43,934
1925 ....:                            853.0              1,743              14,866               3.30                49,017
1926 ....:                          1,016.0              1,861              18,911               2.51                47,513
1927 ....:                          1,027.0              1,950              20,024               2.02                40,413
1928 ....:                            972.0              2,029              19,725               2.02                39,950
1929 ....:        860.0               860.0              2,069              17,790               2.22                39,474
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1930 ....:        966.0               966.0              2,093              20,218               1.74                35,214
1931 ....:        965.0               965.0              2,080              20,076               1.08                21,642
1932 ....:        874.0               874.0              2,143              18,729               0.93                17,416
1933 ....:        798.0               798.0              2,123              16,943               1.73                29,248
1934 ....:        812.0               812.0              2,164              17,571               1.75                30,854
1935 ....:        817.0               817.0              2,173              17,753               1.60                28,469
1936 ....:        981.0               981.0              2,285              22,419               1.85                41,567
1937 ....:      1,116.0             1,099.0              2,187              24,040               1.46                35,168
1938 ....:      1,076.0             1,076.0              2,196              23,628               1.42                33,630
1939 ....:      1,045.0             1,045.0              2,328              24,328               1.62                39,348
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                                      --continued
Rice Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1895-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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   Year  :   Area planted    :  Area harvested   :  Yield per acre   :    Production     : Price per cwt 1/  :Value of production
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         :      ------- 1,000 acres -------             pounds             1,000 cwt            dollars          1,000 dollars
         :
1940 ....:      1,090.0             1,069.0              2,291               24,495               1.80                44,208
1941 ....:      1,263.0             1,214.0              1,902               23,095               3.01                69,600
1942 ....:      1,490.0             1,457.0              1,996               29,082               3.61               105,082
1943 ....:      1,517.0             1,472.0              1,988               29,264               3.96               116,024
1944 ....:      1,503.0             1,480.0              2,093               30,974               3.93               121,614
1945 ....:      1,512.0             1,499.0              2,046               30,668               3.98               122,136
1946 ....:      1,595.0             1,582.0              2,054               32,497               5.00               162,644
1947 ....:      1,719.0             1,708.0              2,062               35,217               5.97               210,287
1948 ....:      1,826.0             1,804.0              2,122               38,275               4.88               186,682
1949 ....:      1,884.3             1,858.3              2,194               40,769               4.10               167,233
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1950 ....:      1,653.2             1,637.2              2,371               38,820               5.09               197,438
1951 ....:      2,031.4             1,996.4              2,309               46,089               4.82               222,273
1952 ....:      2,041.0             1,997.0              2,413               48,193               5.87               282,897
1953 ....:      2,204.2             2,159.2              2,447               52,834               5.19               274,075
1954 ....:      2,605.0             2,550.0              2,517               64,193               4.57               293,031
1955 ....:      1,846.4             1,826.4              3,061               55,902               4.81               268,548
1956 ....:      1,602.5             1,569.4              3,151               49,459               4.86               240,293
1957 ....:      1,370.2             1,339.9              3,204               42,935               5.11               219,538
1958 ....:      1,439.0             1,414.7              3,164               44,760               4.68               209,425
1959 ....:      1,607.3             1,586.1              3,382               53,647               4.59               246,317
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1960 ....:      1,614.0             1,594.8              3,423               54,591               4.55               248,446
1961 ....:      1,618.0             1,588.9              3,411               54,198               5.14               278,599
1962 ....:      1,788.7             1,772.6              3,726               66,045               5.04               332,624
1963 ....:      1,785.0             1,770.8              3,968               70,269               5.01               352,159
1964 ....:      1,796.8             1,785.6              4,098               73,166               4.90               358,634
1965 ....:      1,803.8             1,792.7              4,255               76,281               4.93               376,227
1966 ....:      1,980.3             1,967.2              4,322               85,020               4.95               421,018
1967 ....:      1,982.2             1,970.1              4,537               89,379               4.97               443,995
1968 ....:      2,366.6             2,353.4              4,425              104,142               5.00               521,237
1969 ....:      2,140.6             2,128.4              4,318               91,904               4.95               455,045
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1970 ....:      1,825.8             1,814.7              4,618               83,805               5.17               433,186
1971 ....:      1,826.0             1,817.9              4,718               85,768               5.34               457,697
1972 ....:      1,824.0             1,817.9              4,700               85,439               6.73               574,907
1973 ....:      2,181.3             2,170.2              4,274               92,765              13.80             1,279,990
1974 ....:      2,550.0             2,531.0              4,440              112,386              11.20             1,261,359
1975 ....:      2,833.0             2,818.0              4,558              128,437               8.35             1,071,924
1976 ....:      2,489.0             2,480.0              4,663              115,648               7.02               811,358
1977 ....:      2,261.0             2,249.0              4,412               99,223               9.49               941,248
1978 ....:      2,993.0             2,970.0              4,484              133,170               8.16             1,087,000
1979 ....:      2,890.0             2,869.0              4,599              131,947              10.50             1,383,993
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                                                      --continued
Rice Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1895-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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   Year  :   Area planted    :  Area harvested   :  Yield per acre   :    Production     : Price per cwt 1/  :Value of production
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         :      ------- 1,000 acres -------             pounds             1,000 cwt            dollars          1,000 dollars
         :
1980 ....:      3,380.0             3,312.0              4,413              146,150              12.80             1,873,007
1981 ....:      3,827.0             3,792.0              4,819              182,742               9.05             1,654,413
1982 ....:      3,295.0             3,262.0              4,710              153,637               7.91             1,246,608
1983 ....:      2,190.0             2,169.0              4,598               99,720               8.57               874,004
1984 ....:      2,830.0             2,802.0              4,954              138,810               8.04             1,119,373
1985 ....:      2,512.0             2,492.0              5,414              134,913               6.53               893,377
1986 ....:      2,381.0             2,360.0              5,651              133,356               3.75               495,505
1987 ....:      2,356.0             2,333.0              5,555              129,603               7.27               971,167
1988 ....:      2,933.0             2,900.0              5,514              159,897               6.83             1,091,817
1989 ....:      2,731.0             2,687.0              5,749              154,487               7.35             1,134,039
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1990 ....:      2,897.0             2,823.0              5,529              156,088               6.70             1,047,242
1991 ....:      2,884.0             2,781.0              5,731              159,367               7.58             1,213,330
1992 ....:      3,176.0             3,132.0              5,736              179,658               5.89             1,057,272
1993 ....:      2,920.0             2,833.0              5,510              156,110               7.98             1,246,875
1994 ....:      3,353.0             3,316.0              5,964              197,779               6.78             1,336,570
1995 ....:      3,121.0             3,093.0              5,621              173,871               9.15             1,587,236
1996 ....:      2,824.0             2,804.0              6,120              171,599               9.96             1,690,270
1997 ....:      3,125.0             3,103.0              5,897              182,992               9.70             1,756,136
1998 ....:      3,285.0             3,257.0              5,663              184,443               8.89             1,654,157
1999 ....:      3,531.0             3,512.0              5,866              206,027               5.93             1,231,207
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2000 ....:      3,060.0             3,039.0              6,281              190,872               5.61             1,049,961
2001 ....:      3,334.0             3,314.0              6,496              215,270               4.25               925,055
2002 ....:      3,240.0             3,207.0              6,578              210,960               4.49               979,628
2003 ....:      3,022.0             2,997.0              6,670              199,897               8.08             1,628,948
2004 ....:      3,347.0             3,325.0              6,988              232,362               7.33             1,701,822
2005 ....:      3,384.0             3,364.0              6,624              222,833               7.65             1,738,598
2006 ....:      2,838.0             2,821.0              6,898              194,585               9.96             1,990,783
2007 ....:      2,761.0             2,748.0              7,219              198,388              12.80             2,600,871
2008 ....:      2,995.0             2,976.0              6,846              203,733              16.80             3,603,460
2009 ....:      3,135.0             3,103.0              7,085              219,850              14.40             3,209,236
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2010 ....:      3,636.0             3,615.0              6,725              243,104              12.70             3,183,213
2011 ....:      2,689.0             2,617.0              7,067              184,941              14.50             2,737,423
2012 ....:      2,700.0             2,679.0              7,463              199,939              15.10             3,067,365
2013 ....:      2,490.0             2,469.0              7,694              189,953              16.30             3,181,993
2014 ....:      2,954.0             2,933.0              7,576              222,215              13.40             3,075,618
2015 ....:      2,614.0             2,575.0              7,470              192,343              12.90             2,579,001
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1/ Prior to 1986 price includes adjustments for outstanding loans and government purchases.

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