Rice Stocks ISSN: 1949-1603 Released October 25, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). California Rough Rice Stocks up 120 percent From October 2018 California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2019, totaled 2.34 million hundredweight (cwt), up 120 percent from the total on October 1, 2018 of 1.06 million cwt. California rough rice stocks were down 67 percent from the August 1, 2019 level. Medium grain varieties accounted for 71 percent of the total rough rice, while long and short varieties combined to account for 29 percent of the total rough rice stocks. California milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 873 thousand cwt, down 22 percent from the August 1, 2019 level but up 12 percent a year ago. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units - United States: 2018 and 2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 12,565 70,831 83,396 23,305 80,515 103,820 June 1 ........: 4,410 40,640 45,050 11,465 52,096 63,561 August 1 ......: 1,902 21,962 23,864 6,663 31,927 38,590 October 1 2/ ..: 20 1,042 1,062 35 2,304 2,339 December 1 ....: 40,115 98,602 138,717 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 5,460 5,460 (X) 4,167 4,167 June 1 ........: (X) 5,054 5,054 (X) 4,736 4,736 August 1 ......: (X) 3,862 3,862 (X) 4,383 4,383 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 782 782 (X) 873 873 December 1 ....: (X) 3,961 3,961 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2018 and 2019 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 :------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off :Total all : On : Off :Total all : farms : farms 1/ :positions : farms : farms 1/ :positions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 569,940 3,212,840 3,782,780 1,057,100 3,652,100 4,709,200 June 1 ........: 200,030 1,843,400 2,043,430 520,040 2,363,030 2,883,080 August 1 ......: 86,270 996,180 1,082,450 302,230 1,448,180 1,750,410 October 1 2/ ..: 910 47,260 48,170 1,590 104,510 106,100 December 1 ....: 1,819,590 4,472,510 6,292,100 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 247,660 247,660 (X) 189,010 189,010 June 1 ........: (X) 229,250 229,250 (X) 214,820 214,820 August 1 ......: (X) 175,180 175,180 (X) 198,810 198,810 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 35,470 35,470 (X) 39,600 39,600 December 1 ....: (X) 179,670 179,670 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) 546 1,660 (D) (D) 1,062 2,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Milled Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions - California: October 1, 2018 and 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : - (D) (D) 281 (D) (D) 582 319 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 1/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 200 554 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice : Arkansas ......: 1,350 11,043 12,393 4,520 18,358 22,878 California ....: 176 4,286 4,462 228 6,868 7,096 Louisiana .....: (D) (D) 1,821 (D) (D) 2,902 Mississippi ...: (D) (D) 538 (D) (D) 1,502 Missouri ......: (D) (D) 968 (D) (D) 1,477 Texas .........: (D) (D) 3,682 (D) (D) 2,735 : Unallocated 2/ : 376 6,633 - 1,915 6,701 - : United States .: 1,902 21,962 23,864 6,663 31,927 38,590 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,385 1,385 (X) 1,877 1,877 California ....: (X) 1,178 1,178 (X) 1,119 1,119 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 876 876 (X) 885 885 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 423 423 (X) 502 502 : United States .: (X) 3,862 3,862 (X) 4,383 4,383 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 3,407 5,957 (D) (D) 4,462 7,096 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 2,154 2,607 (D) (D) 19,402 31,494 : United States ..: 17,431 29,146 5,561 8,564 872 880 23,864 38,590 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 697 373 (D) (D) 743 429 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 107 93 (D) (D) 2,130 2,511 : United States ..: 2,026 2,422 804 466 43 52 2,873 2,940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 435 690 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 138 217 (D) (D) 554 753 : United States ..: 566 701 138 217 285 525 989 1,443 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Separate surveys were conducted to obtain the on-farm and off-farm estimates. 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. 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch.............................. (202) 720-2127 Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section.................. (202) 720-2127 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 720-8800 Chris Hawthorn- Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet............. (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay................... (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans............................ (202) 690-3234 Jannety Mosley - Crop Weather, Barley.................... (202) 720-7621 Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice............................... (202) 720-7688 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat................................. (202) 720-8068 Chris Singh - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................ (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............... 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