Declining Sugarcane Harvest
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS --Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at 32.4 million tons, down 7% from both the previous forecast and season, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023.
Producers intend to harvest 927,000 acres for sugar and seed during the 2023 crop year, unchanged from last month but down slightly from 2022. Yields for sugar and seed are expected to average 34.9 tons per acre, down 2.8 tons from last month and down 2.4 tons from last season.
Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2022 and Forecasted September 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :---------------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : : August 1 : September 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ tons ------------ --- 1,000 tons ---
:
Florida .......: 401.9 398.0 44.6 46.4 45.5 17,931 18,109
Louisiana .....: 497.1 510.0 32.3 31.4 27.2 16,035 13,872
Texas .........: 31.2 19.0 22.6 23.2 21.3 705 405
:
United States .: 930.2 927.0 37.3 37.7 34.9 34,671 32,386
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1/ Net tons.
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