Rice Crop Inches Upward
WASHINGTON - Oct 11/24 -SNS -- All rice production is forecast at 220 million cwt (100 pound units), up slightly from the previous forecast and up 1% from the previous year, according to the USDA.
Area for harvest is expected to total 2.90 million acres, unchanged from the previous estimate but up 1% from last year.
Based on conditions as of October 1, the average United States yield is forecast at 7,590 pounds per acre, up 2 pounds per acre from the previous forecast, but down 59 pounds per acre from 2023.
Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023 and Forecasted
October 1, 2024
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/
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State : : : : 2024 : :
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 :-------------------------: 2023 : 2024
: : : :September 1 : October 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Arkansas .....: 1,417 1,431 7,550 7,600 7,600 106,968 108,756
California ...: 512 485 8,590 8,800 8,650 43,971 41,953
Louisiana ....: 462 466 6,800 6,650 6,650 31,431 30,989
Mississippi ..: 120 156 7,470 7,500 7,500 8,964 11,700
Missouri .....: 200 214 7,990 7,600 7,700 15,985 16,478
Texas ........: 143 144 7,670 6,500 6,900 10,972 9,936
:
United States : 2,854 2,896 7,649 7,588 7,590 218,291 219,812
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1/ Includes sweet rice production.
Rice Production by Class - United States: 2023 and Forecasted October 1, 2024
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: : : :
Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All
: : : :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2023 .......: 153,871 63,217 1,203 218,291
2024 2/ ....: 166,808 51,481 1,523 219,812
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1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain.
2/ The 2024 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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