USDA Lowers Sugarcane Yield Estimate
WASHINGTON - Dec 9/22 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at 34.1 million tons, down 1% from the previous forecast but up 4% from last season, according to the USDA.
Producers intend to harvest 925,000 acres for sugar and seed during the 2022 crop year, up slightly from last month but down 1% from 2021. Yields for sugar and seed are expected to average 36.8 tons per acre, down 0.3 ton from last month but up 1.7 tons from last season.
Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2021 and Forecasted December 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
: : : : November 1 : December 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ tons ----------- -- 1,000 tons --
:
Florida ......: 403.5 398.0 42.6 44.0 43.5 17,187 17,313
Louisiana ....: 495.3 495.0 29.3 32.4 32.2 14,525 15,939
Texas ........: 36.4 32.0 30.9 25.0 25.0 1,126 800
:
United States : 935.2 925.0 35.1 37.1 36.8 32,838 34,052
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1/ Net tons.
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