Rice Harvest Remains Up Over 2022
WASHINGTON - Nov 9/23 - SNS -- Rice production in the United States is forecast at 220 million cwt (100 pound units), down less than 1% from the previous forecast but up 37% from 2022, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates for 2023.
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 November 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,707 pounds per acre, down 30 pounds per acre from the previous forecast but up 324 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 forecast to be a record high.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and Forecasted
November 1, 2023
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :-------------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : : October 1 : November 1 : :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 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 8,850 8,900 22,251 45,479
Louisiana ....: 415 463 6,660 6,750 6,750 27,649 31,253
Mississippi ..: 84 118 7,370 7,450 7,450 6,191 8,791
Missouri .....: 149 203 7,940 7,900 7,500 11,832 15,225
Texas ........: 186 144 6,510 8,800 8,600 12,105 12,384
:
United States : 2,172 2,850 7,383 7,737 7,707 160,368 219,663
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2022 and Forecasted November 1, 2023
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 cwt
:
2022 .......: 128,155 30,017 2,196 160,368
2023 2/ ....: 152,064 66,227 1,372 219,663
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.
