Improved Sugarcane Yields
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/22 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at 33.9 million tons, up 1% from the previous forecast and up 3% from last season, according to the USDA's latest production forecast.
Producers intend to harvest 917,800 acres for sugar and seed during the 2022 crop year, down slightly from last month and down 2% from 2021.
Yields for sugar and seed are expected to average 36.9 tons per acre, up 0.3 ton from last month and up 1.8 tons from last season.
Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2021 and Forecasted September 1, 2022
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2022 : :
: 2021 : 2022 : 2021 :---------------------------: 2021 : 2022
: : : : August 1 : September 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ tons ------------ --- 1,000 tons ---
:
Florida .......: 403.5 396.5 42.6 43.8 44.0 17,187 17,446
Louisiana .....: 495.3 489.0 29.3 31.3 31.8 14,525 15,550
Texas .........: 36.4 32.3 30.9 27.8 27.0 1,126 872
:
United States .: 935.2 917.8 35.1 36.6 36.9 32,838 33,868
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1/ Net tons.
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