Rice Area Revised Lower
WASHINGTON - Sep 10/21 - SNS - Rice production in the United States is forecast at 190 million cwt, down 3% from the previous forecast and down 16% from 2020, according to the latest USDA production estimates.
Based on a thorough review of all available data, planted area is now estimated at 2.54 million acres, down 5% from the previous estimate and down 16% from the previous year. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.50 million acres, down 4% from the previous forecast and down 16% from 2020.
Based on conditions as of September 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,623 pounds per acre, up 79 pounds per acre from the previous forecast and up 4 pounds per acre from 2020. A record high yield is forecast in Missouri.
Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States: 2020 and 2021
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Class and State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Long grain :
Arkansas .........: 1,325 1,095 1,315 1,085
California .......: 12 7 12 7
Louisiana ........: 430 380 425 374
Mississippi ......: 165 105 164 101
Missouri .........: 220 195 210 190
Texas ............: 180 190 176 185
:
United States ....: 2,332 1,972 2,302 1,942
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas .........: 135 120 125 112
California .......: 465 365 462 363
Louisiana ........: 50 40 49 39
Mississippi ......: 1 - 1 -
Missouri .........: 8 4 4 4
Texas ............: 4 4 3 3
:
United States ....: 663 533 644 521
:
Short grain 2/ :
Arkansas .........: 1 1 1 1
California .......: 40 35 40 35
:
United States ....: 41 36 41 36
:
All :
Arkansas .........: 1,461 1,216 1,441 1,198
California .......: 517 407 514 405
Louisiana ........: 480 420 474 413
Mississippi ......: 166 105 165 101
Missouri .........: 228 199 214 194
Texas ............: 184 194 179 188
:
United States ....: 3,036 2,541 2,987 2,499
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- Represents zero.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Includes sweet rice.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020 and Forecasted
September 1, 2021
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2021 : :
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-------------------------: 2020 : 2021
: : : : August 1 :September 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Arkansas .....: 1,441 1,198 7,500 7,500 7,500 108,107 89,850
California ...: 514 405 8,720 8,700 8,800 44,810 35,640
Louisiana ....: 474 413 6,820 6,800 6,850 32,306 28,291
Mississippi ..: 165 101 7,420 7,350 7,400 12,241 7,474
Missouri .....: 214 194 7,250 7,700 8,000 15,522 15,520
Texas ........: 179 188 8,150 7,000 7,300 14,597 13,724
:
United States : 2,987 2,499 7,619 7,544 7,623 227,583 190,499
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2020 and Forecasted September 1, 2021
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: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2020 .......: 170,853 53,920 2,810 227,583
2021 2/ ....: 144,218 43,730 2,551 190,499
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1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain.
2/ The 2021 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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