Rice Stocks ISSN: 1949-1603 Released March 28, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rough Rice Stocks Up 31 Percent from March 2023 Rough rice stocks in all positions on March 1, 2024, totaled 100 million hundredweight (cwt), up 31 percent from the total on March 1, 2023. Stocks held on farms totaled 16.7 million cwt, and off-farm stocks totaled 83.8 million cwt. Long grain varieties accounted for 63 percent of the total rough rice, medium grain accounted for 36 percent, and short grain varieties accounted for 1 percent. Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 6.45 million cwt, up 48 percent from a year ago. Milled rice stocks were comprised of 5.08 million cwt of whole kernel rice and 1.37 million cwt of second heads, screenings, and brewers rice. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units - United States: 2023 and 2024 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 12,220 64,259 76,479 16,695 83,765 100,460 June 1 ........: 4,385 39,411 43,796 August 1 ......: 1,742 22,494 24,236 October 1 2/ ..: 10 384 394 December 1 ....: 39,580 98,859 138,439 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 4,360 4,360 (X) 6,453 6,453 June 1 ........: (X) 5,166 5,166 August 1 ......: (X) 4,214 4,214 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 1,202 1,202 December 1 ....: (X) 5,882 5,882 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2023 and 2024 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Rough rice : March 1 .......: 554,290 2,914,740 3,469,030 757,270 3,799,520 4,556,790 June 1 ........: 198,900 1,787,650 1,986,550 August 1 ......: 79,020 1,020,310 1,099,330 October 1 2/ ..: 450 17,420 17,870 December 1 ....: 1,795,320 4,484,170 6,279,490 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 197,770 197,770 (X) 292,700 292,700 June 1 ........: (X) 234,330 234,330 August 1 ......: (X) 191,140 191,140 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 54,520 54,520 December 1 ....: (X) 266,800 266,800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : Rough rice : Arkansas ......: 7,300 36,654 43,954 10,000 42,361 52,361 California ....: 1,065 15,949 17,014 1,815 26,697 28,512 Louisiana .....: 1,450 6,115 7,565 1,550 7,000 8,550 Mississippi ...: 900 901 1,801 1,000 1,151 2,151 Missouri ......: (D) (D) 4,083 (D) (D) 5,038 Texas .........: (D) (D) 2,062 (D) (D) 3,848 : Unallocated 2/ : 1,505 4,640 - 2,330 6,556 - : United States .: 12,220 64,259 76,479 16,695 83,765 100,460 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,549 1,549 (X) 2,185 2,185 California ....: (X) 1,840 1,840 (X) 1,691 1,691 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 320 320 (X) 1,658 1,658 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 651 651 (X) 919 919 : United States .: (X) 4,360 4,360 (X) 6,453 6,453 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 15,108 26,940 (D) (D) 17,014 28,512 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 4,762 8,851 (D) (D) 59,465 71,948 : United States ..: 55,129 63,682 19,870 35,791 1,480 987 76,479 100,460 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 901 1,346 (D) (D) 948 1,402 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 127 141 (D) (D) 1,886 3,679 : United States ..: 1,761 3,538 1,028 1,487 45 56 2,834 5,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 892 289 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 126 243 (D) (D) 634 1,083 : United States ..: 973 758 126 243 427 371 1,526 1,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 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 ......: 16,600 37,443 54,043 22,200 47,053 69,253 California ....: 2,120 21,461 23,581 3,220 33,972 37,192 Louisiana .....: 5,400 7,943 13,343 6,100 8,805 14,905 Mississippi ...: 1,700 1,101 2,801 2,300 1,056 3,356 Missouri ......: (D) (D) 5,193 (D) (D) 7,665 Texas .........: (D) (D) 6,824 (D) (D) 6,068 : Unallocated 2/ : 3,860 8,157 - 5,760 7,973 - : United States .: 29,680 76,105 105,785 39,580 98,859 138,439 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,692 1,692 (X) 2,616 2,616 California ....: (X) 1,995 1,995 (X) 2,276 2,276 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 1,308 1,308 (X) 255 255 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 643 643 (X) 735 735 : United States .: (X) 5,638 5,638 (X) 5,882 5,882 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 20,937 35,271 (D) (D) 23,581 37,192 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 6,425 10,649 (D) (D) 82,204 101,247 : United States ..: 76,388 91,216 27,362 45,920 2,035 1,303 105,785 138,439 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 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) 999 1,332 (D) (D) 1,068 1,394 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 150 125 (D) (D) 2,869 2,491 : United States ..: 2,732 2,368 1,149 1,457 56 60 3,937 3,885 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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) 927 882 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 196 115 (D) (D) 774 1,115 : United States ..: 1,116 924 196 115 389 958 1,701 1,997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2024 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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