3% Drop In U.S. Rice Area Expected
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/22 - SNS -- Area planted to rice in 2022 is expected to total 2.45 million acres, down 3 percent from 2021, according to the USDA's seeding intentions estimates.
Arkansas, the largest long grain rice-producing State, is expected to decrease long grain acres by 1 percent from the previous year. Compared with last year, medium grain acres are expected to decrease 8 percent and short grain acres are expected to decrease 28 percent.
California, the largest medium and short grain-producing State, is expected to decrease medium grain planted area by 14 percent and decrease short grain planted area by 29 percent in 2022.
Rice Area Planted by Class - States and United States: 2020-2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Class and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Long grain : Arkansas ...........: 1,325 1,095 1,080 99 California .........: 12 7 8 114 Louisiana ..........: 430 380 390 103 Mississippi ........: 165 105 100 95 Missouri ...........: 220 195 185 95 Texas ..............: 180 188 180 96 : United States ......: 2,332 1,970 1,943 99 : Medium grain : Arkansas ...........: 135 115 110 96 California .........: 465 365 315 86 Louisiana ..........: 50 40 50 125 Mississippi ........: 1 - - (X) Missouri ...........: 8 4 4 100 Texas ..............: 4 2 4 200 : United States ......: 663 526 483 92 : Short grain : Arkansas ...........: 1 1 1 100 California 2/ ......: 40 35 25 71 : United States ......: 41 36 26 72 : All : Arkansas ...........: 1,461 1,211 1,191 98 California .........: 517 407 348 86 Louisiana ..........: 480 420 440 105 Mississippi ........: 166 105 100 95 Missouri ...........: 228 199 189 95 Texas ..............: 184 190 184 97 : United States ......: 3,036 2,532 2,452 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2022 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Includes sweet rice.
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