Gr Lg 11-3 (10-02) Rice Stocks National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 30, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Rice Stocks" call Mark R. Miller at (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. California Stocks Down 41 Percent From October 2001 Rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2002, totaled 3.49 million hundredweight (cwt), down 41 percent from the total on October 1, 2001. The California rough rice stocks were also down 58 percent from the August 1, 2002 stocks level. Long grain varieties accounted for 13 percent of the total rough rice, medium grain varieties accounted for 77 percent, and short grain varieties accounted for 10 percent. Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 726,000 cwt, 15 percent below the comparable figure for a year ago. Milled rice stocks were comprised of 464,000 cwt of whole kernel rice and 262,000 cwt of second heads, screenings, and brewers rice. Rice Stocks: By Position, California, October 1, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : On Farms : In Mills : In Whses : : : or : and : not : In Ports : Total Date : Farm : Attached : Attached : or In : All : Whses : Whses : to Mills : Transit :Positions 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2002 : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt Oct 1 : * 539 2,899 * 3,488 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : 726 0 0 726 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - Metric Tons :------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : * 24,450 131,500 * 158,210 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - Metric Tons :------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : 32,930 0 0 32,930 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : * 953 4,790 * 5,914 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : 859 0 0 859 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - Metric Tons :------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : * 43,230 217,270 * 268,250 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - Metric Tons :------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1 : 38,960 0 0 38,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. Rough Rice Stocks: By Length of Grain in All Positions, California, October 1, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : 116 434 5,066 2,691 732 363 5,914 3,488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milled Rice Stocks: By Length of Grain in All Positions, California, October 1, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Kernels (Head Rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : 26 23 342 388 57 53 425 464 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken Kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Second Heads : Screenings 1/ : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : 403 246 * * 31 16 434 262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Screenings included with second heads. 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