Rice Harvest Remains Up
WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- U.S. rice production is forecast at 221 million cwt (100 pound units), down less than 1% from the previous forecast but up 38% from 2022, according to the USDA's latest crop estimates.
Area for harvest is expected to total 2.85 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 31% from last year.
Based on conditions as of October 1, the United States yield is forecast at a record 7,737 pounds per acre, down 14 pounds per acre from the previous forecast but up 354 pounds per acre from 2022. All rice growing States are forecasted to have an increase in production from the previous year. The yield in Texas is also forecast to be a record high.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and Forecasted
October 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :-------------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : :September 1 : October 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 8,900 8,850 22,251 45,224
Louisiana ....: 415 463 6,660 6,750 6,750 27,649 31,253
Mississippi ..: 84 118 7,370 7,400 7,450 6,191 8,791
Missouri .....: 149 203 7,940 8,000 7,900 11,832 16,037
Texas ........: 186 144 6,510 8,800 8,800 12,105 12,672
:
United States : 2,172 2,850 7,383 7,751 7,737 160,368 220,508
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2022 and Forecasted October 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/ ....: 152,649 66,482 1,377 220,508
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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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