Rice Harvest Shrinks 20%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- U.S. rice production in 2017 totaled 178 million cwt, down 20% from the 2016 total, according to the USDA's final crop estimates.
Planted area for 2017 was estimated at 2.46 million acres, down 22% from 2016. Area harvested, at 2.37 million acres, was down 23% from the previous crop year. The average yield for all United States rice was estimated at 7,507 pounds per acre, up 270 pounds from the 2016 average yield of 7,237 pounds per acre.
In all States, higher prices for competing commodities contributed to the decline in rice acres compared with the previous crop year. In late April, flooding in parts of Arkansas resulted in a record number of abandoned acres.
Despite some adverse weather conditions in 2017, yields increased from the previous year in all States except California and Texas. A record high yield was estimated in Missouri.
Rice Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class - States and
United States: 2015-2017
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Class and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: 1,000 acres
Long grain :
Arkansas ...........: 1,065 1,410 995 1,050 1,390 955
California .........: 7 9 7 7 9 7
Louisiana ..........: 355 413 370 351 405 366
Mississippi ........: 150 195 115 149 194 114
Missouri ...........: 175 230 160 167 225 151
Texas ..............: 127 185 164 124 180 155
:
United States ......: 1,879 2,442 1,811 1,848 2,403 1,748
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas ...........: 245 135 165 240 130 148
California .........: 385 490 400 382 485 398
Louisiana ..........: 65 24 30 64 23 29
Mississippi ........: - - - - - -
Missouri ...........: 7 6 9 7 6 9
Texas ..............: 6 10 9 6 7 3
:
United States ......: 708 665 613 699 651 587
:
Short grain 1/ :
Arkansas ...........: 1 1 1 1 1 1
California .........: 37 42 38 37 42 38
:
United States ......: 38 43 39 38 43 39
:
All rice :
Arkansas ...........: 1,311 1,546 1,161 1,291 1,521 1,104
California .........: 429 541 445 426 536 443
Louisiana ..........: 420 437 400 415 428 395
Mississippi ........: 150 195 115 149 194 114
Missouri ...........: 182 236 169 174 231 160
Texas ..............: 133 195 173 130 187 158
:
United States ......: 2,625 3,150 2,463 2,585 3,097 2,374
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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:
2015-2017 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
Class and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: ----------- pounds ---------- ---------- 1,000 cwt ----------
Long grain :
Arkansas ...........: 7,380 6,940 7,510 77,490 96,466 71,721
California .........: 6,700 7,300 7,400 469 657 518
Louisiana ..........: 6,990 6,660 6,720 24,535 26,973 24,595
Mississippi ........: 7,110 7,180 7,400 10,594 13,929 8,436
Missouri ...........: 7,040 6,640 7,460 11,757 14,940 11,265
Texas ..............: 6,900 7,500 7,300 8,556 13,500 11,315
:
United States ......: 7,219 6,927 7,314 133,401 166,465 127,850
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas ...........: 7,150 6,760 7,340 17,160 8,788 10,863
California .........: 9,100 9,000 8,620 34,762 43,650 34,308
Louisiana ..........: 6,650 6,160 6,580 4,256 1,417 1,908
Mississippi ........: - - - - - -
Missouri ...........: 6,500 6,860 7,060 455 412 635
Texas ..............: 6,800 3,800 5,100 408 266 153
:
United States ......: 8,160 8,377 8,155 57,041 54,533 47,867
:
Short grain 1/ :
Arkansas ...........: 6,000 6,000 6,000 60 60 60
California .........: 7,150 7,350 6,450 2,646 3,087 2,451
:
United States ......: 7,121 7,319 6,438 2,706 3,147 2,511
:
All :
Arkansas ...........: 7,340 6,920 7,490 94,710 105,314 82,644
California .........: 8,890 8,840 8,410 37,877 47,394 37,277
Louisiana ..........: 6,940 6,630 6,710 28,791 28,390 26,503
Mississippi ........: 7,110 7,180 7,400 10,594 13,929 8,436
Missouri ...........: 7,020 6,650 7,440 12,212 15,352 11,900
Texas ..............: 6,900 7,360 7,260 8,964 13,766 11,468
:
United States ......: 7,472 7,237 7,507 193,148 224,145 178,228
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- Represents zero.
1/ Sweet rice acreage, yield, and production included with short grain.
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