Rice Stocks ISSN: 1949-1603 Released August 23, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rough Rice Stocks Down 26 Percent from August 2022 Rough rice stocks in all positions on August 1, 2023 totaled 24.2 million hundredweight (cwt), down 26 percent from the total on August 1, 2022. Stocks held on farms totaled 1.74 million cwt and off-farm stocks totaled 22.5 million cwt. Long grain varieties accounted for 77 percent of the total rough rice, medium grain accounted for 20 percent, and short grain varieties accounted for 3 percent. Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 4.21 million cwt, down 13 percent from a year ago. Milled rice stocks were comprised of 2.62 million cwt of whole kernel rice and 1.60 million cwt of second heads, screenings, and brewers rice. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units - United States: 2022 and 2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 15,870 75,217 91,087 12,220 64,259 76,479 June 1 ........: 5,865 50,707 56,572 4,385 39,411 43,796 August 1 ......: 2,903 29,870 32,773 1,742 22,494 24,236 October 1 2/ ..: 50 4,149 4,199 December 1 ....: 29,680 76,105 105,785 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 5,086 5,086 (X) 4,360 4,360 June 1 ........: (X) 6,010 6,010 (X) 5,166 5,166 August 1 ......: (X) 4,866 4,866 (X) 4,214 4,214 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 2,087 2,087 December 1 ....: (X) 5,638 5,638 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2022 and 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 :------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off :Total all : On : Off :Total all : farms : farms 1/ :positions : farms : farms 1/ :positions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 719,850 3,411,790 4,131,640 554,290 2,914,740 3,469,030 June 1 ........: 266,030 2,300,030 2,566,060 198,900 1,787,650 1,986,550 August 1 ......: 131,680 1,354,880 1,486,560 79,020 1,020,310 1,099,330 October 1 2/ ..: 2,270 188,200 190,460 December 1 ....: 1,346,260 3,452,060 4,798,330 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 230,700 230,700 (X) 197,770 197,770 June 1 ........: (X) 272,610 272,610 (X) 234,330 234,330 August 1 ......: (X) 220,720 220,720 (X) 191,140 191,140 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 94,660 94,660 December 1 ....: (X) 255,740 255,740 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 1, 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15,108 17,308 1,250 11,447 12,697 California ....: 293 8,390 8,683 142 3,531 3,673 Louisiana .....: (D) (D) 2,683 100 2,035 2,135 Mississippi ...: (D) (D) 472 (D) (D) 385 Missouri ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1,550 Texas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,796 : Unallocated 2/ : 410 6,372 3,627 250 5,481 - : United States .: 2,903 29,870 32,773 1,742 22,494 24,236 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,751 1,751 (X) 1,911 1,911 California ....: (X) 1,365 1,365 (X) 1,534 1,534 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) (D) (D) (X) 250 250 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 1,750 1,750 (X) 519 519 : United States .: (X) 4,866 4,866 (X) 4,214 4,214 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 7,765 2,797 (D) (D) 8,683 3,673 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 3,576 2,081 (D) (D) 24,090 20,563 : United States ..: 20,802 18,728 11,341 4,878 630 630 32,773 24,236 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 579 761 (D) (D) 621 799 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 128 104 (D) (D) 2,814 1,816 : United States ..: 2,687 1,714 707 865 41 36 3,435 2,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 744 735 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 63 117 (D) (D) 687 864 : United States ..: 1,029 945 63 117 339 537 1,431 1,599 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June 1, 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice : Arkansas ......: 4,100 28,257 32,357 2,900 23,912 26,812 California ....: 725 14,119 14,844 470 7,874 8,344 Louisiana .....: 240 3,594 3,834 240 3,062 3,302 Mississippi ...: 150 898 1,048 130 230 360 Missouri ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,607 Texas .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,371 : Unallocated 2/ : 650 3,839 4,489 645 4,333 - : United States .: 5,865 50,707 56,572 4,385 39,411 43,796 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,984 1,984 (X) 1,844 1,844 California ....: (X) 2,389 2,389 (X) 1,953 1,953 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 1,196 1,196 (X) 731 731 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 441 441 (X) 638 638 : United States .: (X) 6,010 6,010 (X) 5,166 5,166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June 1, 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 13,772 7,293 (D) (D) 14,844 8,344 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 4,500 2,897 (D) (D) 41,728 35,452 : United States ..: 37,580 32,770 18,272 10,190 720 836 56,572 43,796 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 1, 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 1,268 1,444 (D) (D) 1,323 1,514 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 143 137 (D) (D) 2,901 2,406 : United States ..: 2,758 2,270 1,411 1,581 55 69 4,224 3,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 1,066 439 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 52 102 (D) (D) 720 807 : United States ..: 796 841 52 102 938 303 1,786 1,246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 August. 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 August 1, 2023 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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