Rice Stocks ISSN: 1949-1603 Released October 28, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). California Rough Rice Stocks down 49 percent From October 2015 California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2016, totaled 4.28 million hundredweight (cwt), down 49 percent from the total on October 1, 2015 of 8.31 million cwt. California rough rice stocks were down 63 percent from the August 1, 2016 level. Medium grain varieties accounted for 87 percent of the total rough rice, while long and short varieties combined to account for 13 percent of the total rough rice stocks. California milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 1.47 million cwt, down 46 percent from the August 1, 2016 level and down 51 percent a year ago. Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 25,810 86,658 112,468 18,255 90,507 108,762 June 1 ........: 10,227 61,113 71,340 7,965 56,299 64,264 August 1 ......: 1,480 41,293 42,773 3,762 34,983 38,745 October 1 2/ ..: 70 8,238 8,308 60 4,215 4,275 December 1 ....: 43,245 101,804 145,049 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 5,869 5,869 (X) 6,135 6,135 June 1 ........: (X) 6,772 6,772 (X) 6,916 6,916 August 1 ......: (X) 4,056 4,056 (X) 5,406 5,406 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 3,003 3,003 (X) 1,470 1,470 December 1 ....: (X) 6,245 6,245 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2015 and 2016 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 :------------------------------------------------------------------- Date : On : Off :Total all : On : Off :Total all : farms : farms 1/ :positions : farms : farms 1/ :positions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Rough rice . : March 1 .......: 1,170,720 3,930,740 5,101,460 828,030 4,105,330 4,933,360 June 1 ........: 463,890 2,772,040 3,235,930 361,290 2,553,680 2,914,970 August 1 ......: 67,130 1,873,020 1,940,150 170,640 1,586,800 1,757,440 October 1 2/ ..: 3,180 373,670 376,840 2,720 191,190 193,910 December 1 ....: 1,961,560 4,617,750 6,579,310 : Milled rice : March 1 .......: (X) 266,210 266,210 (X) 278,280 278,280 June 1 ........: (X) 307,170 307,170 (X) 313,700 313,700 August 1 ......: (X) 183,980 183,980 (X) 245,210 245,210 October 1 2/ ..: (X) 136,210 136,210 (X) 66,680 193,910 December 1 ....: (X) 283,270 283,270 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) 7,892 3,732 (D) (D) 8,308 4,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Milled Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions - California: October 1, 2015 and 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) 1,430 389 (D) (D) 1,463 426 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 1/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California : (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 1,540 1,044 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions : farms : farms 1/ : positions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Rough rice : Arkansas ......: 940 21,268 22,208 2,500 17,818 20,318 California ....: 190 14,067 14,257 387 11,206 11,593 Louisiana .....: 120 2,259 2,379 750 2,393 3,143 Mississippi ...: (D) (D) 420 (D) (D) 500 Missouri ......: (D) (D) 1,506 (D) (D) 1,021 Texas .........: (D) (D) 2,003 (D) (D) 2,170 : Unallocated 2/ : 230 3,699 - 125 3,566 - : United States .: 1,480 41,293 42,773 3,762 34,983 38,745 : Milled rice : Arkansas ......: (X) 1,454 1,454 (X) 1,537 1,537 California ....: (X) 1,575 1,575 (X) 2,703 2,703 Louisiana .....: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Mississippi ...: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Missouri ......: (X) (D) (D) (X) (D) (D) Texas .........: (X) 696 696 (X) 477 477 : Unallocated 2/ : (X) 331 331 (X) 689 689 : United States .: (X) 4,056 4,056 (X) 5,406 5,406 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) 13,431 10,755 (D) (D) 14,257 11,593 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 4,738 7,592 (D) (D) 28,516 27,152 : United States ..: 23,917 19,801 18,169 18,347 687 597 42,773 38,745 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole kernels (head rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) (D) 1,191 (D) (D) 822 1,235 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) (D) 133 (D) (D) 1,885 2,151 : United States ..: 1,792 2,022 878 1,324 37 40 2,707 3,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Second heads : Screenings 2/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California .....: (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 753 1,468 : Other States 1/ : (D) (D) 88 33 (D) (D) 596 552 : United States ..: 1,120 1,436 88 33 141 551 1,349 2,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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