U.S. Rice Harvest Rose 26%
WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- Rice production in the U.S. totaled 224 million cwt last year, up 26% from the 2017 total, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2018.
Planted area for 2018 was estimated at 2.95 million acres, up 20% from 2017. Area harvested, at 2.92 million acres, was up 23% from the previous crop year. The average yield for all United States rice was estimated at 7,692 pounds per acre, up 185 pounds from the 2017 average yield of 7,507 pounds per acre.
Rice Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class - States and
United States: 2016-2018
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Class and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: 1,000 acres
Long grain :
Arkansas ...........: 1,410 995 1,250 1,390 955 1,245
California .........: 9 7 11 9 7 11
Louisiana ..........: 413 370 395 405 366 392
Mississippi ........: 195 115 140 194 114 139
Missouri ...........: 230 160 215 225 151 211
Texas ..............: 185 164 187 180 155 183
:
United States ......: 2,442 1,811 2,198 2,403 1,748 2,181
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas ...........: 135 165 190 130 148 181
California .........: 490 400 455 485 398 453
Louisiana ..........: 24 30 45 23 29 44
Missouri ...........: 6 9 9 6 9 9
Texas ..............: 10 9 8 7 3 6
:
United States ......: 665 613 707 651 587 693
:
Short grain 1/ :
Arkansas ...........: 1 1 1 1 1 1
California .........: 42 38 40 42 38 40
:
United States ......: 43 39 41 43 39 41
:
All rice :
Arkansas ...........: 1,546 1,161 1,441 1,521 1,104 1,427
California .........: 541 445 506 536 443 504
Louisiana ..........: 437 400 440 428 395 436
Mississippi ........: 195 115 140 194 114 139
Missouri ...........: 236 169 224 231 160 220
Texas ..............: 195 173 195 187 158 189
:
United States ......: 3,150 2,463 2,946 3,097 2,374 2,915
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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:
2016-2018 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
Class and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018
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: ----------- pounds ---------- ---------- 1,000 cwt ----------
Long grain :
Arkansas ...........: 6,940 7,510 7,550 96,466 71,721 93,998
California .........: 7,300 7,400 6,000 657 518 660
Louisiana ..........: 6,660 6,720 7,160 26,973 24,595 28,067
Mississippi ........: 7,180 7,400 7,350 13,929 8,436 10,217
Missouri ...........: 6,640 7,460 7,760 14,940 11,265 16,374
Texas ..............: 7,500 7,300 8,000 13,500 11,315 14,640
:
United States ......: 6,927 7,314 7,517 166,465 127,850 163,956
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas ...........: 6,760 7,340 7,330 8,788 10,863 13,267
California .........: 9,000 8,620 8,810 43,650 34,308 39,909
Louisiana ..........: 6,160 6,580 6,880 1,417 1,908 3,027
Missouri ...........: 6,860 7,060 7,950 412 635 716
Texas ..............: 3,800 5,100 7,000 266 153 420
:
United States ......: 8,377 8,155 8,274 54,533 47,867 57,339
:
Short grain 1/ :
Arkansas ...........: 6,000 6,000 6,000 60 60 60
California .........: 7,350 6,450 7,140 3,087 2,451 2,856
:
United States ......: 7,319 6,438 7,112 3,147 2,511 2,916
:
All :
Arkansas ...........: 6,920 7,490 7,520 105,314 82,644 107,325
California .........: 8,840 8,410 8,620 47,394 37,277 43,425
Louisiana ..........: 6,630 6,710 7,130 28,390 26,503 31,094
Mississippi ........: 7,180 7,400 7,350 13,929 8,436 10,217
Missouri ...........: 6,650 7,440 7,770 15,352 11,900 17,090
Texas ..............: 7,360 7,260 7,970 13,766 11,468 15,060
:
United States ......: 7,237 7,507 7,692 224,145 178,228 224,211
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1/ Sweet rice acreage, yield, and production included with short grain.
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