6% Advance In Sugarcane Output
WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2022 was estimated at 34.7 million tons, of which 33.1 million tons were utilized for sugar and 1.59 million tons for seed, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.
Total production for sugar and seed was up 6% from 2021. Sugarcane producers harvested 928,600 acres for sugar and seed in 2022, down 1% from the previous year. Yield for sugar and seed was estimated at 37.3 tons per acre, up 2.2 tons from 2021.
Sugarcane Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: ------ 1,000 acres ------ --------- tons ---------
:
For sugar :
Florida ............: 409.0 388.0 383.0 44.3 42.4 43.3
Louisiana ..........: 461.0 466.0 475.0 32.9 29.0 33.3
Texas ..............: 33.4 34.3 31.4 31.5 30.8 21.8
:
United States ......: 903.4 888.3 889.4 38.0 34.9 37.2
:
For seed :
Florida ............: 14.3 15.5 15.9 47.3 47.5 47.6
Louisiana ..........: 27.4 29.3 22.8 36.5 34.5 35.9
Texas ..............: 2.5 2.1 0.5 34.3 33.5 23.3
:
United States ......: 44.2 46.9 39.2 39.9 38.7 40.5
:
For sugar and seed :
Florida ............: 423.3 403.5 398.9 44.4 42.6 43.5
Louisiana ..........: 488.4 495.3 497.8 33.1 29.3 33.4
Texas ..............: 35.9 36.4 31.9 31.7 30.9 21.8
:
United States ......: 947.6 935.2 928.6 38.1 35.1 37.3
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: Production 1/
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: 1,000 tons
:
For sugar :
Florida ............: 18,119 16,451 16,584
Louisiana ..........: 15,167 13,514 15,818
Texas ..............: 1,052 1,056 685
:
United States ......: 34,338 31,021 33,087
:
For seed :
Florida ............: 676 736 757
Louisiana ..........: 1,000 1,011 819
Texas ..............: 86 70 12
:
United States ......: 1,762 1,817 1,588
:
For sugar and seed :
Florida ............: 18,795 17,187 17,341
Louisiana ..........: 16,167 14,525 16,637
Texas ..............: 1,138 1,126 697
:
United States ......: 36,100 32,838 34,675
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1/ Net tons.
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