Rice production in 2009 is estimated at 220 million cwt, up 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 8 percent from 2008. Planted area is estimated at 3.14 million acres, up 5 percent from 2008. Area harvested, at 3.10 million acres, is up slightly from the previous forecast and up 4 percent from the previous crop year. The average yield for all U.S. rice is estimated at 7,085 pounds per acre, up 47 pounds from the previous forecast and 239 pounds above the 2008 yield. Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State, and United States, 2007-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres AR : 1,185.0 1,300.0 1,260.0 1,180.0 1,295.0 1,245.0 CA : 9.0 9.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 LA : 357.0 455.0 415.0 355.0 450.0 410.0 MS : 190.0 230.0 245.0 189.0 229.0 243.0 MO : 179.0 198.0 199.0 177.0 197.0 197.0 TX : 143.0 173.0 166.0 142.0 170.0 165.0 : US : 2,063.0 2,365.0 2,290.0 2,052.0 2,350.0 2,265.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Medium Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 145.0 100.0 225.0 144.0 99.0 224.0 CA : 460.0 460.0 505.0 459.0 458.0 500.0 LA : 23.0 15.0 55.0 23.0 14.0 54.0 MO : 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 TX : 3.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 : US : 632.0 579.0 793.0 630.0 575.0 786.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Short Grain 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 CA : 65.0 50.0 51.0 65.0 50.0 51.0 : US : 66.0 51.0 52.0 66.0 51.0 52.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 1,331.0 1,401.0 1,486.0 1,325.0 1,395.0 1,470.0 CA : 534.0 519.0 561.0 533.0 517.0 556.0 LA : 380.0 470.0 470.0 378.0 464.0 464.0 MS : 190.0 230.0 245.0 189.0 229.0 243.0 MO : 180.0 200.0 202.0 178.0 199.0 200.0 TX : 146.0 175.0 171.0 145.0 172.0 170.0 : US : 2,761.0 2,995.0 3,135.0 2,748.0 2,976.0 3,103.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice acreage included with short grain. Rice: Yield and Production by Class, State, and United States, 2007-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Yield : Production and :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Pounds ---------- ---------- 1,000 Cwt ---------- AR : 7,230 6,640 6,760 85,314 85,988 84,162 CA : 7,100 6,900 6,600 639 621 330 LA : 6,150 5,820 6,320 21,833 26,190 25,912 MS : 7,350 6,850 6,700 13,892 15,687 16,281 MO : 6,900 6,620 6,710 12,213 13,041 13,219 TX : 6,580 6,900 7,770 9,344 11,730 12,821 : US : 6,980 6,522 6,743 143,235 153,257 152,725 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Medium Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 7,250 6,960 7,010 10,440 6,890 15,702 CA : 8,500 8,550 8,740 39,015 39,159 43,700 LA : 6,040 6,050 6,120 1,389 847 3,305 MO : 6,600 6,600 6,800 66 132 204 TX : 5,100 6,900 7,600 153 138 380 : US : 8,105 8,203 8,052 51,063 47,166 63,291 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Short Grain 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,000 6,000 6,000 60 60 60 CA : 6,200 6,500 7,400 4,030 3,250 3,774 : US : 6,197 6,490 7,373 4,090 3,310 3,834 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 7,230 6,660 6,800 95,814 92,938 99,924 CA : 8,200 8,320 8,600 43,684 43,030 47,804 LA : 6,140 5,830 6,300 23,222 27,037 29,217 MS : 7,350 6,850 6,700 13,892 15,687 16,281 MO : 6,900 6,620 6,710 12,279 13,173 13,423 TX : 6,550 6,900 7,770 9,497 11,868 13,201 : US : 7,219 6,846 7,085 198,388 203,733 219,850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice yield and production included with short grain.