Gr Lg 11-3 (10-09) Rice Stocks Washington, D.C. Released October 30, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Rice Stocks" call Suzanne Avilla at (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. California Rough Rice Stocks Down Slightly From October 2008 California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2009, totaled 1.83 million hundredweight (cwt), down slightly from the total on October 1, 2008 of 1.84 million cwt. California rough rice stocks were down 69 percent from the August 1, 2009 level. Medium grain varieties accounted for 51 percent of the total rough rice, while long and short varieties combined to account for 49 percent of the total rough rice stocks. Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 1.48 million cwt, down 15 percent from the August 1, 2009 level but 142 percent above a year ago. Rice: Stocks by Position, California, October 1, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Dtate : On : Off : Total All : On : Off : Total All : Farms : Farms 1/ : Positions : Farms : Farms 1/ : Positions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Domestic Units :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : 15 1,822 1,837 * * 1,832 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : 612 612 1,483 1,483 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Units 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - Metric Tons :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : 680 82,640 83,320 * * 83,100 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - Metric Tons :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : 27,760 27,760 67,270 67,270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, ports, and in transit. 2/ Total may not add due to rounding. Rough Rice: Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions, California, October 1, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : * 372 1,084 938 * 522 1,837 1,832 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milled Rice: Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions, California, October 1, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Kernels (Head Rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : * * * * * 36 * 645 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken Kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Second Heads : Screenings 1/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : * * * * * 838 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Screenings included with second heads. 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