Modest Gain In U.S. Sugarcane
WASHINGTON - Mar 10/15 - SNS -- Last year's U.S. sugarcane ended up at 31.2 million tons, of which 29.6 million tons was utilized for sugar and 1.54 million tons for seed, according to the USDA.
Total production is up 1% from both last month and the previous year. Producers intend to harvest 874,100 acres for sugar and seed during the 2014 crop year, unchanged from the previous forecast.
Expected yield for sugar and seed is forecast at 35.7 tons per acre, up 0.4 ton from the previous forecast and up 1.9 tons per acre from the previous season. Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas sugarcane estimates were carried forward from the Crop Production 2014 Summary released in January 2015.
Sugarcane Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Use - States and United States: 2013 and 2014
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Use and State : Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
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: 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014 : 2013 : 2014
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: 1,000 acres ----- tons ----- --- 1,000 tons --
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For sugar :
Florida ......................: 400.0 395.9 34.3 39.2 13,720 15,519
Hawaii 2/ ....................: 15.5 16.8 87.2 82.0 1,352 1,378
Louisiana 2/ .................: 410.0 385.0 30.5 30.0 12,505 11,550
Texas 2/ .....................: 34.1 31.5 42.4 37.9 1,446 1,194
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United States ................: 859.6 829.2 33.8 35.7 29,023 29,641
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For seed :
Florida ......................: 16.0 16.1 42.5 42.6 680 686
Hawaii 2/ ....................: 2.2 2.2 20.5 20.4 45 45
Louisiana 2/ .................: 32.0 25.0 30.5 30.0 976 750
Texas 2/ .....................: 1.0 1.6 37.0 37.9 37 61
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United States ................: 51.2 44.9 33.9 34.3 1,738 1,542
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For sugar and seed :
Florida ......................: 416.0 412.0 34.6 39.3 14,400 16,205
Hawaii 2/ ....................: 17.7 19.0 78.9 74.9 1,397 1,423
Louisiana 2/ .................: 442.0 410.0 30.5 30.0 13,481 12,300
Texas 2/ .....................: 35.1 33.1 42.3 37.9 1,483 1,255
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United States ................: 910.8 874.1 33.8 35.7 30,761 31,183
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1/ Net tons.
2/ Estimates are carried forward from the "Crop Production 2014 Summary" released January 2015.
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