Sugarcane Output Increases
WASHINGTON - Dec 10/15 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2015 is forecast at 32.1 million tons, up 1% from the November 1 forecast and up 6% from last year, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2015.
Producers intend to harvest 892,700 acres for sugar and seed during the 2015 crop year, up 11,000 acres from the previous forecast and up 22,400 acres from last year.
Expected yield for sugar and seed is forecast at 36.0 tons per acre, unchanged from the November 1 forecast but up 1.0 ton from 2014.
Sugarcane Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Use - States and United States: 2014 and
Forecasted December 1, 2015
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
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Use and State : : : : 2015 : :
: 2014 : 2015 : 2014 :-----------------------: 2014 : 2015
: : : :November 1 :December 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- tons ---------- --- 1,000 tons --
:
For sugar :
Florida ............: 392.0 409.0 38.4 (NA) 39.8 15,053 16,278
Hawaii .............: 16.0 16.5 78.8 (NA) 86.2 1,261 1,422
Louisiana ..........: 386.0 385.0 29.5 (NA) 30.0 11,387 11,550
Texas ..............: 31.5 37.0 37.9 (NA) 36.0 1,194 1,332
:
United States ......: 825.5 847.5 35.0 (NA) 36.1 28,895 30,582
:
For seed :
Florida ............: 16.0 16.0 42.8 (NA) 43.2 685 691
Hawaii .............: 2.2 2.2 20.5 (NA) 20.0 45 44
Louisiana ..........: 25.0 25.0 29.5 (NA) 30.0 738 750
Texas ..............: 1.6 2.0 37.9 (NA) 36.0 61 72
:
United States ......: 44.8 45.2 34.1 (NA) 34.4 1,529 1,557
:
For sugar and seed :
Florida ............: 408.0 425.0 38.6 39.0 39.9 15,738 16,969
Hawaii .............: 18.2 18.7 71.8 78.4 78.4 1,306 1,466
Louisiana ..........: 411.0 410.0 29.5 31.0 30.0 12,125 12,300
Texas ..............: 33.1 39.0 37.9 36.0 36.0 1,255 1,404
:
United States ......: 870.3 892.7 35.0 36.0 36.0 30,424 32,139
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Net tons.
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