Rice Stocks ISSN: 1949-1603 Released October 23, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). California Rough Rice Stocks down 61 percent From October 2019 California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2020, totaled 903 thousand (cwt), down 61 percent from the total on October 1, 2019 of 2.34 million cwt. California rough rice stocks were down 83 percent from the August 1, 2020 level. Medium grain varieties accounted for 70 percent of the total rough rice, while long and short varieties combined to account for 30 percent of the total rough rice stocks. California milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 719 thousand cwt, down 31 percent from the August 1, 2020 level and down 18 percent from a year ago. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units - United States: 2019 and 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 23,305 80,515 103,820 14,370 71,775 86,145 June 1 ........: 11,465 52,096 63,561 6,085 40,453 46,538 August 1 ......: 6,663 31,927 38,590 2,828 21,567 24,395 October 1 2/ ..: 35 2,304 2,339 30 873 903 December 1 ....: 33,625 90,120 123,745 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 4,167 4,167 (X) 5,239 5,239 June 1 ........: (X) 4,736 4,736 (X) 4,307 4,307 August 1 ......: (X) 4,383 4,383 (X) 2,987 2,987 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 873 873 (X) 719 719 December 1 ....: (X) 5,556 5,556 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, ports, and in transit. 2/ California only. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Metric Units - United States: 2019 and 2020 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 :------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off :Total all : On : Off :Total all : farms : farms 1/ :positions : farms : farms 1/ :positions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 1,057,100 3,652,100 4,709,200 651,810 3,255,660 3,907,470 June 1 ........: 520,040 2,363,030 2,883,080 276,010 1,834,920 2,110,930 August 1 ......: 302,230 1,448,180 1,750,410 128,280 978,260 1,106,540 October 1 2/ ..: 1,590 104,510 106,100 1,360 39,600 40,960 December 1 ....: 1,525,200 4,087,770 5,612,980 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 189,010 189,010 (X) 237,640 237,640 June 1 ........: (X) 214,820 214,820 (X) 195,360 195,360 August 1 ......: (X) 198,810 198,810 (X) 135,490 135,490 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 39,600 39,600 (X) 32,610 32,610 December 1 ....: (X) 252,020 252,020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, ports, and in transit. 2/ California only. Rough Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions - California: October 1, 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) 1,660 629 (D) (D) 2,339 903 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Milled Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions - California: October 1, 2019 and 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) 281 437 (D) (D) 319 473 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 1/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) 205 - - (D) 41 554 246 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Screenings included with second heads. Rice Stocks by Position - States and United States: August 1, 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice : Arkansas ......: 4,520 18,358 22,878 2,200 10,587 12,787 California ....: 228 6,868 7,096 243 4,934 5,177 Louisiana .....: (D) (D) 2,902 (D) (D) 2,445 Mississippi ...: (D) (D) 1,502 (D) (D) 815 Missouri ......: (D) (D) 1,477 (D) (D) (D) Texas .........: (D) (D) 2,735 (D) (D) (D) : Unallocated 2/ : 1,915 6,701 - 385 6,046 3,171 : United States .: 6,663 31,927 38,590 2,828 21,567 24,395 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,877 1,877 (X) 876 876 California ....: (X) 1,119 1,119 (X) 1,035 1,035 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 885 885 (X) 795 795 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 502 502 (X) 281 281 : United States .: (X) 4,383 4,383 (X) 2,987 2,987 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, ports, and in transit. 2/ Unallocated includes State data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Rough Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions - States and United States: August 1, 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 5,957 4,469 (D) (D) 7,096 5,177 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 2,607 4,550 (D) (D) 31,494 19,218 : United States ..: 29,146 14,844 8,564 9,019 880 532 38,590 24,395 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Other States include Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. Milled Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions - States and United States: August 1, 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 373 647 (D) (D) 429 692 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 93 123 (D) (D) 2,511 1,576 : United States ..: 2,422 1,454 466 770 52 44 2,940 2,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 690 343 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 217 115 (D) (D) 753 376 : United States ..: 701 418 217 115 525 186 1,443 719 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Other States include Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. 2/ Screenings included with second heads in California. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The rice stocks estimates in this report are based on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of October. Unlike other rice stocks estimation periods, only an off farm survey was conducted. Off-farm stocks are a census of all known rice storage facilities. An effort is made to obtain reports from all off-farm facilities. Estimates are made for missing facilities to assure complete coverage. Estimating Procedures: On-farm and off-farm survey data are reviewed at the State and national levels for reasonableness, consistency with historical estimates, and current crop size. After estimates are made for on-farm and off-farm rice stocks, the total of these two are combined and evaluated using the balance sheet approach. This method utilizes other sources of data to check the reasonableness of the stocks estimates. Estimates of production, exports, and millings are reviewed to make sure beginning stocks, production, utilization, and ending stocks are within reasonable balance and present the best possible estimate of stocks. Revision Policy: On-farm and off-farm stocks are subject to revision in the quarter following initial publication and again in the following December 1 Rice Stocks report published in January each year. Revisions can be made when late reports are received, errors are detected in reporting and calculating, and when production estimates are revised. Estimates will also be reviewed after data from the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions to these years will be made after that date. Reliability: Reliability of the on-farm and off-farm stocks must be treated separately because the survey designs for the two surveys are drastically different. 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