Rice Stocks ISSN: 1949-1603 Released October 29, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). California Rough Rice Stocks Up 18 Percent From October 2012 California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2013, totaled 2.93 million hundredweight (cwt), up 18 percent from the total on October 1, 2012 of 2.48 million cwt. California rough rice stocks were down 64 percent from the August 1, 2013 level. Medium grain varieties accounted for 69 percent of the total rough rice, while long and short varieties combined to account for 31 percent of the total rough rice stocks. California milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 1.21 million cwt, down 9 percent from the August 1, 2013 level and 16 percent below a year ago. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units - United States: 2012 and 2013 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice : March 1 .......: 23,825 82,666 106,491 18,430 85,839 104,269 June 1 ........: 6,640 52,466 59,106 (NA) (NA) (NA) August 1 ......: 910 35,052 35,962 640 29,880 30,520 October 1 2/ ..: 20 2,460 2,480 20 2,906 2,926 December 1 ....: 39,385 108,650 148,035 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 4,494 4,494 (X) 6,665 6,665 June 1 ........: (X) 4,462 4,462 (X) (NA) (NA) August 1 ......: (X) 3,578 3,578 (X) 4,132 4,132 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 1,445 1,445 (X) 1,210 1,210 December 1 ....: (X) 6,919 6,919 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (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: 2012 and 2013 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Rough rice : March 1 .......: 1,080,680 3,749,670 4,830,350 835,970 3,893,590 4,729,560 June 1 ........: 301,190 2,379,820 2,681,000 (NA) (NA) (NA) August 1 ......: 41,280 1,589,930 1,631,210 29,030 1,355,330 1,384,360 October 1 2/ ..: 910 111,580 112,490 910 131,810 132,720 December 1 ....: 1,786,470 4,928,280 6,714,760 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 203,840 203,840 (X) 302,320 302,320 June 1 ........: (X) 202,390 202,390 (X) (NA) (NA) August 1 ......: (X) 162,300 162,300 (X) 187,420 187,420 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 65,540 65,540 (X) 54,880 54,880 December 1 ....: (X) 313,840 313,840 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (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, 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) 1,870 2,029 (D) (D) 2,480 2,926 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Milled Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions - California: October 1, 2012 and 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : 1 (D) 281 (D) 69 28 351 470 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 1/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 1,094 740 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice : Arkansas ......: 310 21,822 22,132 240 15,639 15,879 California ....: 120 7,029 7,149 120 8,062 8,182 Louisiana .....: 250 1,880 2,130 (D) (D) 2,390 Mississippi ...: 30 630 660 (D) (D) 640 Missouri ......: (D) (D) 869 (D) (D) 1,039 Texas .........: (D) (D) 3,022 (D) (D) 2,390 : Unallocated 2/ : 200 3,691 - 280 6,179 - : United States .: 910 35,052 35,962 640 29,880 30,520 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,507 1,507 (X) (D) (D) California ....: (X) 995 995 (X) 1,328 1,328 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) 337 337 Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 443 443 (X) 523 523 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 633 633 (X) 1,944 1,944 : United States .: (X) 3,578 3,578 (X) 4,132 4,132 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) 245 5,965 6,915 (D) 1,022 7,149 8,182 : Other States 1/ : (D) 19,194 7,018 3,142 (D) 2 28,813 22,338 : United States ..: 22,034 19,439 12,983 10,057 945 1,024 35,962 30,520 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: 2 (D) 307 (D) 38 61 347 597 : Other States 1/ : 1,548 (D) 189 (D) - - 1,737 1,894 : United States ..: 1,550 1,704 496 726 38 61 2,084 2,491 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: 311 566 - - 337 165 648 731 : Other States 1/ : 559 538 51 153 236 219 846 910 : United States ..: 870 1,104 51 153 573 384 1,494 1,641 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 a survey conducted during the first two weeks of October. Unlike other rice stocks estimating 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. On-farm stocks in October are estimated based on historical changes from the previous estimating period. Estimating Procedures: 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 period 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. 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