Rice Harvest Remnains Up Over 2016
WASHINGTON - Nov 9/16 - SNS -- U.S. rice production is forecast at 235 million cwt, down 1% from the October forecast but up 22% from last year, according to the USDA.
If realized, production for 2016 would represent the second highest production total on record for the United States, behind only the 243 million cwt that was produced in 2010. Area for harvest is expected to total 3.13 million acres, unchanged from the October forecast but up 22% from last year.
Based on conditions as of November 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,493 pounds per acre, down 39 pounds per acre from the October forecast but 23 pounds per acre higher than the 2015 average yield of 7,470 pounds per acre. If realized, the expected yields in California and Texas for 2016 will be record highs.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015 and Forecasted
November 1, 2016
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2016 : :
: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 :-------------------------: 2015 : 2016
: : : : October 1 : November 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Arkansas .....: 1,286 1,521 7,340 7,200 7,150 94,341 108,752
California ...: 421 559 8,890 8,900 8,900 37,441 49,751
Louisiana ....: 415 435 6,940 6,850 6,850 28,791 29,798
Mississippi ..: 149 194 7,110 7,100 7,100 10,594 13,774
Missouri .....: 174 231 7,020 7,000 6,800 12,212 15,708
Texas ........: 130 193 6,900 8,800 8,800 8,964 16,984
:
United States : 2,575 3,133 7,470 7,532 7,493 192,343 234,767
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2015 and Forecasted November 1, 2016
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: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2015 .......: 133,032 56,677 2,634 192,343
2016 2/ ....: 176,109 55,519 3,139 234,767
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1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain.
2/ The 2016 rice production by class forecasts are based on class harvested
acreage estimates and the 5-year average class yield compared to the all rice
yield.
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