Solid Gain In Rice Output
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS --The U.S. rice harvest is forecast at 221 million cwt (100 pound units), up 38% from 2022, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023.
Based on a thorough review of all available data, planted area is now estimated at 2.90 million acres, up 8% from the previous estimate and up 30% from the previous year. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.85 million acres, up 8% from the previous estimate and up 31% from last year.
Based on September 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 7,751 pounds per acre, up 52 pounds per acre from the previous month and up 368 pounds per acre from last year. If realized this will be the highest yield on record for the Nation. The yield in Texas is also forecast to be a record high.
Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States: 2022 and 2023
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
Class and State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Long grain :
Arkansas .........: 1,000 1,220 990 1,210
California .......: 7 11 7 11
Louisiana ........: 370 390 366 385
Mississippi ......: 85 120 84 118
Missouri .........: 150 200 146 196
Texas ............: 190 125 181 120
:
United States ....: 1,802 2,066 1,774 2,040
:
Medium grain :
Arkansas .........: 105 215 93 200
California .......: 220 485 218 482
Louisiana ........: 55 80 49 78
Mississippi ......: - - - -
Missouri .........: 5 8 3 7
Texas ............: 5 24 5 24
:
United States ....: 390 812 368 791
:
Short grain 2/ :
Arkansas .........: 1 1 1 1
California .......: 29 18 29 18
:
United States ....: 30 19 30 19
:
All :
Arkansas .........: 1,106 1,436 1,084 1,411
California .......: 256 514 254 511
Louisiana ........: 425 470 415 463
Mississippi ......: 85 120 84 118
Missouri .........: 155 208 149 203
Texas ............: 195 149 186 144
:
United States ....: 2,222 2,897 2,172 2,850
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- Represents zero.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Includes sweet rice.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and Forecasted
September 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :-------------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : : August 1 :September 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Arkansas .....: 1,084 1,411 7,410 7,550 7,550 80,340 106,531
California ...: 254 511 8,760 8,950 8,900 22,251 45,479
Louisiana ....: 415 463 6,660 6,750 6,750 27,649 31,253
Mississippi ..: 84 118 7,370 7,400 7,400 6,191 8,732
Missouri .....: 149 203 7,940 8,000 8,000 11,832 16,240
Texas ........: 186 144 6,510 7,700 8,800 12,105 12,672
:
United States : 2,172 2,850 7,383 7,699 7,751 160,368 220,907
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2022 and Forecasted September 1, 2023
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: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2022 .......: 128,155 30,017 2,196 160,368
2023 2/ ....: 152,926 66,602 1,379 220,907
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1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain.
2/ The 2023 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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