Bigger Domestic Rice Harvest
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/20 - SNS -- U.S. rice production is forecast at 218 million cwt, up 18% from 2019, according to the latest USDA crop production forecast.
Area for harvest is expected to total 2.87 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but up 16% from 2019.
Based on conditions as of August 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,600 pounds per acre, up 129 pounds per acre from 2019.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and
Forecasted August 1, 2020
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020
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: 1,000 acres ---- pounds ---- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Arkansas .....: 1,126 1,401 7,480 7,550 84,257 105,776
California ...: 496 504 8,450 8,500 41,933 42,840
Louisiana ....: 414 424 6,380 7,150 26,408 30,316
Mississippi ..: 113 149 7,350 7,400 8,302 11,026
Missouri .....: 173 214 7,370 7,500 12,747 16,050
Texas ........: 150 178 7,350 6,800 11,028 12,104
:
United States : 2,472 2,870 7,471 7,600 184,675 218,112
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2019 and Forecasted August 1, 2020
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: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2019 .......: 125,610 56,669 2,396 184,675
2020 2/ ....: 159,097 55,733 3,282 218,112
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1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain.
2/ The 2020 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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