Gr Lg 11-3 (3-05) Rice Stocks National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 31, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Rice Stocks call Dennis Koong at (202) 720-7688, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Rough Rice Stocks up 35 Percent from March 2004 Rough rice stocks in all positions on March 1, 2005, totaled 119 million hundredweight (cwt), up 35 percent from the total on March 1, 2004. Stocks held on farms totaled 37.6 million cwt, and off-farm stocks totaled 81.2 million cwt. Long grain varieties accounted for 67 percent of the total rough rice, medium grain accounted for 31 percent, and short grain varieties accounted for 2 percent. Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 5.42 million cwt, 14 percent below the comparable figure a year ago. Milled rice stocks were comprised of 4.79 million cwt of whole kernel rice and 629,000 cwt of second heads, screenings, and brewers rice. Rice Stocks: By Position, United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt Mar 1 : 37,590 12,690 67,910 566 118,756 Aug 1 : Oct 1 2/ : Dec 1 : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 1 : 3,320 52 2,047 5,419 Aug 1 : Oct 1 2/ : Dec 1 : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - Metric Tons :------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 1 : 1,705,050 575,610 3,080,350 25,670 5,386,680 Aug 1 : Oct 1 2/ : Dec 1 : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - Metric Tons :------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 1 : 150,590 2,360 92,850 245,800 Aug 1 : Oct 1 2/ : Dec 1 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 1 : 18,325 13,755 55,150 610 87,840 Aug 1 : 571 6,085 12,819 40 19,515 Oct 1 2/ : 30 1,231 3,539 0 4,800 Dec 1 : 57,545 15,232 92,534 1,349 166,660 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 1 : 4,530 146 1,657 6,333 Aug 1 : 2,591 105 255 2,951 Oct 1 2/ : * * * 541 Dec 1 : 3,379 48 1,214 4,641 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - Metric Tons :------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 1 : 831,210 623,920 2,501,560 27,670 3,984,360 Aug 1 : 25,900 276,010 581,460 1,810 885,190 Oct 1 2/ : 1,360 55,840 160,530 0 217,720 Dec 1 : 2,610,200 690,910 4,197,270 61,190 7,559,570 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - Metric Tons :------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 1 : 205,480 6,620 75,160 287,260 Aug 1 : 117,530 4,760 11,570 133,860 Oct 1 2/ : * * * 24,540 Dec1 : 153,270 2,180 55,070 210,510 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Total may not add due to rounding. 2/ CA only. Rice Stocks: By Position, State and United States, March 1, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : On Farms : In Mills : In Whses : : : or : and : not : In Ports : Total : Farm : Attached : Attached : or In : All State : Whses : Whses : to Mills : Transit : Positions :------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 1, 2005 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt AR : 22,615 8,170 28,729 179 59,693 CA : * 2,232 26,862 * 31,434 LA : 4,750 940 * * 10,127 MS : 4,600 * * 0 6,802 MO : * * * * 4,325 TX : 1,380 665 4,288 42 6,375 Unall* : 4,245 683 8,031 345 0 : US : 37,590 12,690 67,910 566 118,756 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- : AR : 1,303 * * 1,515 CA : 735 0 1,396 2,131 LA : * 0 * * MS : * 0 * * MO : * 0 0 * TX : 807 * * 867 Unall* : 475 52 651 906 : US : 3,320 52 2,047 5,419 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 1, 2004 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt AR : 10,200 7,585 27,000 0 44,785 CA : 1,525 * 18,323 * 22,014 LA : 2,300 * 3,197 * 8,307 MS : 2,500 * * * 5,243 MO : * * * 0 * TX : * * 2,215 0 * Unall* : 1,800 6,170 4,415 610 7,491 : US : 18,325 13,755 55,150 610 87,840 : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- : AR : 1,253 146 159 1,558 CA : 2,238 0 903 3,141 LA : 288 0 509 797 MS : * 0 * * MO : * 0 * * TX : 608 0 0 608 Unall* : 143 0 86 229 : US : 4,530 146 1,657 6,333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in unallocated to avoid disclosing individual operations. Rough Rice Stocks: By Length of Grain in All Positions, California, Other States, and United States, March 1, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : * * 20,111 29,102 * * 22,014 31,434 : Oth Sts 1/ : * * 6,451 7,659 * * 65,826 87,322 : US : 59,671 79,967 26,562 36,761 1,607 2,028 87,840 118,756 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ AR, LA, MS, MO, and TX. Milled Rice Stocks: By Length of Grain in All Positions, California, Other States, and United States, March 1, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Kernels (Head Rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : 26 6 1,997 1,724 121 65 2,144 1,795 : Oth Sts 1/: 2,656 2,790 197 201 1 4 2,854 2,995 : US : 2,682 2,796 2,194 1,925 122 69 4,998 4,790 : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken Kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Second Heads : Screenings : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : 965 311 * * 32 25 997 336 : Oth Sts 1/: 234 201 22 28 82 64 338 293 : US : 1,199 512 22 28 114 89 1,335 629 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Screenings included with second heads in CA. 1/ AR, LA, MS, MO, and TX. Rice Stocks: By Position, State, and United States, December 1, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : On Farms : In Mills : In Whses : : : or : and : not : In Ports : Total State : Farm : Attached : Attached : or In : All : Whses : Whses : to Mills : Transit : Positions :------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt AR : 32,500 9,346 36,447 677 78,970 CA : 3,620 * 37,898 * 44,111 LA : 8,500 * 6,944 * 17,581 MS : 6,100 * * * 8,929 MO : * * * 0 7,916 TX : * 605 6,477 * 9,153 Unall* : 6,825 5,281 4,768 672 0 : US : 57,545 15,232 92,534 1,349 166,660 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : AR : 1,540 48 71 1,659 CA : * 0 * 1,001 LA : * 0 * 1,130 MS : * 0 * * MO : * 0 0 * TX : 669 0 0 669 Unall* : 1,170 0 1,143 182 : US : 3,379 48 1,214 4,641 : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt AR : 23,500 8,307 34,416 0 66,223 CA : * 2,502 28,182 * 33,380 LA : 5,400 1,106 5,257 753 12,516 MS : 6,000 * * * 9,833 MO : * * * 0 5,941 TX : 2,750 * 4,293 * 7,426 Unall* : 5,515 1,380 5,841 117 0 : US : 43,165 13,295 77,989 870 135,319 : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt :------------------------------------------------------------------- : AR : 1,647 118 138 1,903 CA : * 0 * 2,691 LA : 262 0 454 716 MS : * 0 * * MO : * 0 * * TX : 1,040 0 0 1,040 Unall* : 1,910 0 1,047 266 : US : 4,859 118 1,639 6,616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in unallocated to avoid disclosing individual operations. Rough Rice Stocks: By Length of Grain in All Positions, California, Other States, and United States, December 1, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long : Medium : Short : Total State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : * * 30,533 40,837 * * 33,380 44,111 : Oth Sts 1/ : * * 8,203 10,168 * * 101,939 122,549 : US : 93,881 112,763 38,736 51,005 2,702 2,892 135,319 166,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ AR, LA, MS, MO, and TX. Milled Rice Stocks: By Length of Grain in All Positions, California, Other States, and United States, December 1, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Whole Kernels (Head Rice) :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Long : Medium : Short : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : 17 7 1,809 784 111 30 1,937 821 : Oth Sts 1/: 3,321 3,082 191 133 3 1 3,515 3,216 : US : 3,338 3,089 2,000 917 114 31 5,452 4,037 : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Broken Kernels :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Second Heads : Screenings : Brewers : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : CA : 732 156 * * 22 24 754 180 : Oth Sts 1/: 236 304 71 21 103 99 410 424 : US : 968 460 71 21 125 123 1,164 604 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Screenings included with second heads in CA. 1/ AR, LA, MS, MO, and TX. Reliability of March 1, 2005 Rice Stocks Estimates Survey Procedures: The rice stocks estimates in this report are based on surveys conducted during the first 2 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 U.S. 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, 2005. 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. Estimation 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 for the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions to these years will be made after that date. 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