Bigger Sugarcane Crop

WASHINGTON - Oct 9/15 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2015 is forecast at 31.3 million tons, up slightly from the September 1 forecast and up 3% from last year, according to the USDA.

Producers intend to harvest 881,700 acres for sugar and seed during the 2015 crop year, up 1,000 acres from the previous forecast and up 11,400 acres from last year. Expected yield for sugar and seed is forecast at 35.5 tons per acre, up 0.1 ton from the September 1 forecast and up 0.5 ton from 2014.

Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2014 and Forecasted October 1, 2015
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              :  Area harvested   :         Yield per acre 1/         :   Production 1/
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     State    :         :         :         :          2015           :         :
              :  2014   :  2015   :  2014   :-------------------------:  2014   :  2015
              :         :         :         :September 1 : October 1  :         :
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              :    1,000 acres       ------------ tons -----------      -- 1,000 tons --
              :
Florida ......:  408.0     415.0     38.6        38.8         39.0      15,738    16,185
Hawaii .......:   18.2      18.7     71.8        78.4         78.4       1,306     1,466
Louisiana ....:  411.0     410.0     29.5        30.0         30.0      12,125    12,300
Texas ........:   33.1      38.0     37.9        36.0         36.0       1,255     1,368
              :
United States :  870.3     881.7     35.0        35.4         35.5      30,424    31,319
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1/ Net tons.