Rice Forecast Remains Above Last Year
WASHINGTON - Nov 8/19 - SNS -- Rice production in the United States is forecast at 188 million cwt, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 16% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop report.
Harvested area is expected to total 2.48 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 15% from last year.
Based on conditions as of November 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,587 pounds per acre, down 29 pounds per acre from the previous forecast and 105 pounds per acre lower than the Nation's 2018 average yield of 7,692 pounds per acre.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted
November 1, 2019
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2019 : :
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-------------------------: 2018 : 2019
: : : : October 1 : November 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Arkansas .....: 1,427 1,126 7,520 7,500 7,500 107,325 84,450
California ...: 504 493 8,620 8,800 8,700 43,425 42,891
Louisiana ....: 436 415 7,130 6,650 6,600 31,094 27,390
Mississippi ..: 139 116 7,350 7,350 7,350 10,217 8,526
Missouri .....: 220 173 7,770 7,500 7,500 17,090 12,975
Texas ........: 189 154 7,970 7,600 7,600 15,060 11,704
:
United States : 2,915 2,477 7,692 7,616 7,587 224,211 187,936
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2018 and Forecasted November 1, 2019
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: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2018 .......: 163,956 57,339 2,916 224,211
2019 2/ ....: 127,062 58,598 2,276 187,936
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1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain.
2/ The 2019 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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