U.S. Rice Output Up 4%
WASHINGTON - Sep 13/18 - SNS -- U.S. rice production is forecast at 219 million cwt (100 pound units), up 4% from the August forecast and up 23% from 2017, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on a thorough review of all available data, planted area is now estimated at 2.94 million acres, up 4% from the June estimate and up 19% from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.90 million acres, up 4% from the August forecast and up 22% from last year.
Based on conditions as of September 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,563 pounds per acre, up 40 pounds per acre from the August forecast and 56 pounds per acre higher than the 2017 average yield of 7,507 pounds per acre.
Rice Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018
[Includes updates to harvested area previously published]
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: Rice
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State : Long : Medium : Short 1/ : All
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: Planted :Harvested: Planted :Harvested: Planted :Harvested: Planted :Harvested
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arkansas .......: 1,250 1,240 190 181 1 1 1,441 1,422
California .....: 10 10 450 446 40 40 500 496
Louisiana ......: 395 390 45 44 - - 440 434
Mississippi ....: 140 139 - - - - 140 139
Missouri .......: 215 210 9 9 - - 224 219
Texas ..........: 190 185 8 7 - - 198 192
:
United States ..: 2,200 2,174 702 687 41 41 2,943 2,902
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- Represents zero.
1/ Sweet rice acreage included with short grain.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted
September 1, 2018
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2018 : :
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 :-------------------------: 2017 : 2018
: : : : August 1 :September 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Arkansas .....: 1,104 1,422 7,490 7,500 7,500 82,644 106,650
California ...: 443 496 8,410 8,600 8,700 37,277 43,152
Louisiana ....: 395 434 6,710 6,900 7,000 26,503 30,380
Mississippi ..: 114 139 7,400 7,300 7,300 8,436 10,147
Missouri .....: 160 219 7,440 7,000 7,000 11,900 15,330
Texas ........: 158 192 7,260 7,000 7,200 11,468 13,824
:
United States : 2,374 2,902 7,507 7,523 7,563 178,228 219,483
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2017 and Forecasted September 1, 2018
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: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2017 .......: 127,850 47,867 2,511 178,228
2018 2/ ....: 159,465 57,216 2,802 219,483
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1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain.
2/ The 2018 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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