WASHINGTON - Nov 8/21 - SNS -- Rice production is forecast at 194 million cwt (100 pound units) in the United States, up 2% from the previous forecast but down 15% from 2020, according to the latest USDA crop report.
Harvested area is expected to total 2.50 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 16% from 2020.
Based on conditions as of November 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,756 pounds per acre, up 131 pounds per acre from the previous forecast and up 137 pounds per acre from 2020. If realized, this will be the highest yield on record for the United States. Record high yields are forecast in Arkansas, California, Mississippi, and Missouri.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020 and Forecasted November 1, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2021 : : : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-------------------------: 2020 : 2021 : : : : October 1 : November 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt --- : Arkansas .....: 1,441 1,198 7,500 7,500 7,600 108,107 91,048 California ...: 514 405 8,720 8,900 9,200 44,810 37,260 Louisiana ....: 474 413 6,820 6,900 6,900 32,306 28,497 Mississippi ..: 165 101 7,420 7,400 7,500 12,241 7,575 Missouri .....: 214 194 7,250 8,000 8,100 15,522 15,714 Texas ........: 179 188 8,150 7,000 7,300 14,597 13,724 : United States : 2,987 2,499 7,619 7,625 7,756 227,583 193,818 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes sweet rice production. Rice Production by Class - United States: 2020 and Forecasted November 1, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2020 .......: 170,853 53,920 2,810 227,583 2021 2/ ....: 146,731 44,492 2,595 193,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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