Smaller U.S. Rice Harvest
WASHINGTON - Oct 9/15 - SNS -- Rice ooutput in the United States is forecast at 188 million cwt (100 pound units), down 1% from September and down 15% from last year, according to the USDA.
Area for harvest is expected to total 2.57 million acres, unchanged from September but down 12% from last year.
Based on conditions as of October 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,307 pounds per acre, down 67 pounds from the September forecast and 265 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 Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2014 and Forecasted
October 1, 2015
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2015 : :
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 :-------------------------: 2014 : 2015
: : : :September 1 : October 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Arkansas .....: 1,480 1,296 7,560 7,400 7,400 111,957 95,904
California ...: 431 411 8,580 8,300 8,000 36,993 32,880
Louisiana ....: 458 414 7,130 6,700 6,600 32,658 27,324
Mississippi ..: 190 150 7,420 7,400 7,100 14,096 10,650
Missouri .....: 213 169 6,830 6,300 6,600 14,540 11,154
Texas ........: 147 130 7,340 7,700 7,600 10,791 9,880
:
United States : 2,919 2,570 7,572 7,374 7,307 221,035 187,792
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2014 and Forecasted October 1, 2015
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: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2014 .......: 162,379 56,391 2,265 221,035
2015 2/ ....: 130,298 55,137 2,357 187,792
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1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain.
2/ The 2015 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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