Bigger U.S. Sugarcane Crop
WASHINGTON - Dec 11/18 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2018 is forecast at 33.8 million tons, up 2% from last year, according to the latest USDA productin estimates.
Producers intend to harvest 915,000 acres for sugar and seed during the 2018 crop year, up 1% from last year. Expected yield for sugar and seed is forecast at 36.9 tons per acre, up 0.1 ton from 2017.
Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2017 and Forecasted December 1, 2018
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2018 : :
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 :-------------------------: 2017 : 2018
: : : : November 1 : December 1 : :
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 acres ------------ tons ----------- -- 1,000 tons --
:
Florida ......: 412.7 413.0 41.1 40.8 40.1 16,942 16,561
Louisiana ....: 449.6 462.0 32.8 33.0 34.3 14,744 15,847
Texas ........: 41.8 40.0 37.1 34.8 34.9 1,552 1,396
:
United States : 904.1 915.0 36.8 36.6 36.9 33,238 33,804
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/ Net tons.
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.
