U.S. Rice Crop Under Pressure
WASHINGTON - Sep 11/15 - SNS -- Rice production in the United States is forecast at 190 million cwt, down 8% from August and down 14% from last year, accordoing to the USDA's latest crop production update.
Based on administrative data, planted area is now estimated at 2.61 million acres, down 6% from the June estimate and down 11% from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.57 million acres, down 6% from August and down 12% from last year.
Based on conditions as of September 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,374 pounds per acre, down 98 pounds from the August forecast and 198 pounds below the 2014 average yield of 7,572 pounds per acre. Expected yields are down from last year in all States except Texas.
Rice Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class - States and
United States: 2014 and Forecasted September 1, 2015
[Sweet rice acreage included with short grain. Blank data cells indicate
estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 1/ : 2014 : 2015
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: 1,000 acres
Long grain :
Arkansas .....: 1,270 1,070 1,265 1,055
California ...: 4 6 4 6
Louisiana ....: 392 355 389 350
Mississippi ..: 190 150 189 149
Missouri .....: 210 170 207 162
Texas ........: 141 125 138 124
:
United States : 2,207 1,876 2,192 1,846
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas .....: 215 245 214 240
California ...: 395 375 392 370
Louisiana ....: 70 65 69 64
Mississippi ..: 1 1 1 1
Missouri .....: 6 7 6 7
Texas ........: 9 6 9 6
:
United States : 696 699 691 688
:
Short grain :
Arkansas .....: 1 1 1 1
California ...: 35 35 35 35
:
United States : 36 36 36 36
:
All rice :
Arkansas .....: 1,486 1,316 1,480 1,296
California ...: 434 416 431 411
Louisiana ....: 462 420 458 414
Mississippi ..: 191 151 190 150
Missouri .....: 216 177 213 169
Texas ........: 150 131 147 130
:
United States : 2,939 2,611 2,919 2,570
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Rice Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class - States and United States:
2014 and Forecasted September 1, 2015 (continued)
[Sweet rice production included with short grain. Blank data cells indicate estimation period
has not yet begun]
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: Yield per acre : Production
Class and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : 2015 : :
: 2014 :-----------------------------: 2014 : 2015 2/
: : August 1 : September 1 : :
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: -------------- pounds ------------- ------ 1,000 cwt -----
Long grain :
Arkansas ...........: 7,570 95,761
California .........: 7,300 292
Louisiana ..........: 7,150 27,814
Mississippi ........: 7,420 14,024
Missouri ...........: 6,830 14,138
Texas ..............: 7,500 10,350
:
United States ......: 7,408 162,379 131,491
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas ...........: 7,540 16,136
California .........: 8,800 34,496
Louisiana ..........: 7,020 4,844
Mississippi ........: 7,200 72
Missouri ...........: 6,700 402
Texas ..............: 4,900 441
:
United States ......: 8,161 56,391 55,642
:
Short grain :
Arkansas ...........: 6,000 60
California .........: 6,300 2,205
:
United States ......: 6,292 2,265 2,379
:
All rice :
Arkansas ...........: 7,560 7,550 7,400 111,957 95,904
California .........: 8,580 8,400 8,300 36,993 34,113
Louisiana ..........: 7,130 6,750 6,700 32,658 27,738
Mississippi ........: 7,420 7,300 7,400 14,096 11,100
Missouri ...........: 6,830 6,600 6,300 14,540 10,647
Texas ..............: 7,340 8,000 7,700 10,791 10,010
:
United States ......: 7,572 7,472 7,374 221,035 189,512
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1/ Updated from previous estimate.
2/ Indicated September 1, 2015, rice class estimates are based on a 5-year average of class
percentages. The class percentages are adjusted as data become available through the growing
season. State estimates by class will be published in the "Crop Production 2015 Summary."
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