Rice Stocks ISSN: 1949-1603 Released March 31, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rough Rice Stocks Down 8 Percent from March 2021 Rough rice stocks in all positions on March 1, 2022, totaled 91.1 million hundredweight (cwt), down 8 percent from the total on March 1, 2021. Stocks held on farms totaled 15.9 million cwt, and off-farm stocks totaled 75.2 million cwt. Long grain varieties accounted for 66 percent of the total rough rice, medium grain accounted for 32 percent, and short grain varieties accounted for 2 percent. Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 5.09 million cwt, down 11 percent from a year ago. Milled rice stocks were comprised of 3.55 million cwt of whole kernel rice and 1.54 million cwt of second heads, screenings, and brewers rice. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units - United States: 2021 and 2022 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 20,620 78,048 98,668 15,870 75,217 91,087 June 1 ........: 8,120 54,533 62,653 August 1 ......: 4,874 32,771 37,645 October 1 2/ ..: 30 1,685 1,715 December 1 ....: 38,535 88,496 127,031 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 5,734 5,734 (X) 5,086 5,086 June 1 ........: (X) 5,209 5,209 August 1 ......: (X) 4,222 4,222 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 1,535 1,535 December 1 ....: (X) 5,473 5,473 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2021 and 2022 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Rough rice : March 1 .......: 935,310 3,540,200 4,475,510 719,850 3,411,790 4,131,640 June 1 ........: 368,320 2,473,580 2,841,890 August 1 ......: 221,080 1,486,470 1,707,550 October 1 2/ ..: 1,360 76,430 77,790 December 1 ....: 1,747,920 4,014,110 5,762,030 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 260,090 260,090 (X) 230,700 230,700 June 1 ........: (X) 236,280 236,280 August 1 ......: (X) 191,510 191,510 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 69,630 69,630 December 1 ....: (X) 248,250 248,250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, ports, and in transit. 2/ California only. Rice Stocks by Position - States and United States: March 1, 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : Rough rice : Arkansas ......: 12,000 39,472 51,472 9,800 39,032 48,832 California ....: 1,825 24,491 26,316 1,595 23,760 25,355 Louisiana .....: 1,600 6,708 8,308 1,700 5,751 7,451 Mississippi ...: 1,800 1,370 3,170 1,000 1,168 2,168 Missouri ......: (D) (D) 5,484 (D) (D) 4,481 Texas .........: (D) (D) 3,918 (D) (D) 2,800 : Unallocated 2/ : 3,395 6,007 - 1,775 5,506 - : United States .: 20,620 78,048 98,668 15,870 75,217 91,087 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,455 1,455 (X) 2,337 2,337 California ....: (X) 2,599 2,599 (X) 1,370 1,370 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 365 365 (X) 572 572 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 1,315 1,315 (X) 807 807 : United States .: (X) 5,734 5,734 (X) 5,086 5,086 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: March 1, 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 23,832 23,089 (D) (D) 26,316 25,355 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 5,491 5,992 (D) (D) 72,352 65,732 : United States ..: 67,530 60,250 29,323 29,081 1,815 1,756 98,668 91,087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: March 1, 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 1,533 802 (D) (D) 1,572 850 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 94 185 (D) (D) 2,755 2,697 : United States ..: 2,665 2,513 1,627 987 35 47 4,327 3,547 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 1,027 520 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 23 207 (D) (D) 380 1,019 : United States ..: 949 695 23 207 435 637 1,407 1,539 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Rice Stocks by Position - States and United States: December 1, 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice . : Arkansas ......: 23,100 42,990 66,090 20,400 42,000 62,400 California ....: 3,530 34,073 37,603 3,025 29,322 32,347 Louisiana .....: 6,500 7,857 14,357 6,800 7,238 14,038 Mississippi ...: 3,200 1,593 4,793 1,900 1,446 3,346 Missouri ......: (D) (D) 6,779 (D) (D) 8,143 Texas .........: (D) (D) 6,452 (D) (D) 6,757 : Unallocated 2/ : 5,040 8,191 - 6,410 8,490 - : United States .: 41,370 94,704 136,074 38,535 88,496 127,031 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,489 1,489 (X) 1,987 1,987 California ....: (X) 1,838 1,838 (X) 1,643 1,643 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 612 612 (X) 1,324 1,324 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 739 739 (X) 519 519 : United States .: (X) 4,678 4,678 (X) 5,473 5,473 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 1, 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 33,937 29,002 (D) (D) 37,603 32,347 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 6,612 8,135 (D) (D) 98,471 94,684 : United States ..: 92,616 87,238 40,549 37,137 2,909 2,656 136,074 127,031 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 1, 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 1,198 (D) (D) (D) 1,239 875 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 77 (D) (D) (D) 2,345 2,757 : United States ..: 2,271 2,629 1,275 953 38 50 3,584 3,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 599 768 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 161 253 (D) (D) 495 1,073 : United States ..: 730 1,228 161 253 203 360 1,094 1,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 March. Separate surveys were conducted to obtain the on-farm and off-farm estimates. The on-farm stocks survey is a probability survey based on a sampling procedure that ensures all operations storing rice in the United States have a chance to be selected. These producers were asked to provide the total quantities of grain stored on their operations as of March 1, 2022 regardless of ownership. 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. The on-farm stocks estimates are subject to sampling variability because all operations holding on-farm stocks are not included in the sample. Survey indications are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. Off-farm, as well as on-farm stocks, are subject to these types of errors. These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. 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