Sugarcane Harvest Up 4%

WASHINGTON - Nov 9/16 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2016 is forecast at 33.5 million tons, down 1% from the October 1 forecast but up 4% from last year, according to the USDA.

Producers intend to harvest 914,600 acres for sugar and seed during the 2016 crop year, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 3% from last year. Expected yield for sugar and seed is forecast at 36.7 tons per acre, up 0.3 ton from 2015.

Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2015 and Forecasted November 1, 2016
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              :  Area harvested   :         Yield per acre 1/         :   Production 1/
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     State    :         :         :         :          2016           :         :
              :  2015   :  2016   :  2015   :-------------------------:  2015   :  2016
              :         :         :         : October 1  : November 1 :         :
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              :    1,000 acres       ------------ tons -----------      -- 1,000 tons --
              :
Florida ......:  424.0     420.0     41.7        41.2         41.7      17,664    17,514
Hawaii .......:   16.7      14.9     79.3        91.9         91.9       1,325     1,369
Louisiana ....:  410.0     440.0     29.6        31.0         30.0      12,136    13,200
Texas ........:   36.6      39.7     31.4        36.8         36.8       1,150     1,461
              :
United States :  887.3     914.6     36.4        36.9         36.7      32,275    33,544
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1/ Net tons.