Smaller Sugarcane Harvest
WASHINGTON - Nov 8/21 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at 34.1 million tons, down 1% from last month and down 6% from 2020, according to the latest USDA crop report.
Producers intend to harvest 932,000 acres for sugar and seed during the 2021 crop year, unchanged from last month, but down 2% from 2020. Yields for sugar and seed are expected to average 36.6 tons per acre, down 0.2 ton from last month and down 1.5 tons from 2020.
Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2020 and Forecasted November 1, 2021
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2021 : :
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-------------------------: 2020 : 2021
: : : : October 1 : November 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ tons ----------- -- 1,000 tons --
:
Florida ......: 423.3 406.0 44.4 42.7 42.7 18,795 17,336
Louisiana ....: 488.4 490.0 33.1 32.2 31.8 16,167 15,582
Texas ........: 35.9 36.0 31.7 32.8 32.8 1,138 1,181
:
United States : 947.6 932.0 38.1 36.8 36.6 36,100 34,099
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1/ Net tons.
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