Rice Stocks ISSN: 1949-1603 Released October 22, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). California Rough Rice Stocks up 90 percent From October 2020 California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2021, totaled 1.72 million hundredweight (cwt), up 90 percent from the total on October 1, 2020 of 903 thousand cwt. California rough rice stocks were down 76 percent from the August 1, 2021 level. Medium grain varieties accounted for 55 percent of the total rough rice, while long and short varieties combined to account for 45 percent of the total rough rice stocks. California milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 1.54 million cwt, down 9 percent from the August 1, 2021 level but up 113 percent from a year ago. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units - United States: 2020 and 2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 14,370 71,775 86,145 20,620 78,048 98,668 June 1 ........: 6,085 40,453 46,538 8,120 54,533 62,653 August 1 ......: 2,828 21,567 24,395 4,874 32,771 37,645 October 1 2/ ..: 30 873 903 30 1,685 1,715 December 1 ....: 41,370 94,704 136,074 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 5,239 5,239 (X) 5,734 5,734 June 1 ........: (X) 4,307 4,307 (X) 5,209 5,209 August 1 ......: (X) 2,987 2,987 (X) 4,222 4,222 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 719 719 (X) 1,535 1,535 December 1 ....: (X) 4,678 4,678 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2020 and 2021 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 :------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off :Total all : On : Off :Total all : farms : farms 1/ :positions : farms : farms 1/ :positions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 651,810 3,255,660 3,907,470 935,310 3,540,200 4,475,510 June 1 ........: 276,010 1,834,920 2,110,930 368,320 2,473,580 2,841,890 August 1 ......: 128,280 978,260 1,106,540 221,080 1,486,470 1,707,550 October 1 2/ ..: 1,360 39,600 40,960 1,360 76,430 77,790 December 1 ....: 1,876,510 4,295,700 6,172,210 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 237,640 237,640 (X) 260,090 260,090 June 1 ........: (X) 195,360 195,360 (X) 236,280 236,280 August 1 ......: (X) 135,490 135,490 (X) 191,510 191,510 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 32,610 32,610 (X) 69,630 69,630 December 1 ....: (X) 212,190 212,190 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) 629 950 (D) (D) 903 1,715 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Milled Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions - California: October 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) 437 209 (D) (D) 473 263 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 1/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : 205 1,058 - - 41 214 246 1,272 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 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 ......: 2,200 10,587 12,787 3,900 18,627 22,527 California ....: 243 4,934 5,177 294 6,920 7,214 Louisiana .....: (D) (D) 2,445 (D) (D) 2,917 Mississippi ...: (D) (D) 815 (D) (D) 966 Missouri ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Unallocated 2/ : 385 6,046 3,171 680 7,224 4,021 : United States .: 2,828 21,567 24,395 4,874 32,771 37,645 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 876 876 (X) 1,409 1,409 California ....: (X) 1,035 1,035 (X) 1,690 1,690 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 795 795 (X) (D) (D) : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 281 281 (X) 1,123 1,123 : United States .: (X) 2,987 2,987 (X) 4,222 4,222 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 4,469 6,078 (D) (D) 5,177 7,214 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 4,550 3,857 (D) (D) 19,218 30,431 : United States ..: 14,844 27,081 9,019 9,935 532 629 24,395 37,645 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 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) 647 (D) (D) 38 692 (D) : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 123 (D) (D) - 1,576 (D) : United States ..: 1,454 1,854 770 584 44 38 2,268 2,476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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) 343 (D) : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 115 127 (D) (D) 376 (D) : United States ..: 418 1,083 115 127 186 536 719 1,746 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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