Rice Stocks Publication

Rice Stocks
ISSN: 1949-1603

Released October 22, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA).

California Rough Rice Stocks up 90 percent From October 2020
California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2021, totaled 1.72 million hundredweight (cwt), up 90 percent
from the total on October 1, 2020 of 903 thousand cwt. California rough rice stocks were down 76 percent from the
August 1, 2021 level. Medium grain varieties accounted for 55 percent of the total rough rice, while long and short
varieties combined to account for 45 percent of the total rough rice stocks.
California milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 1.54 million cwt, down 9 percent from the August 1, 2021 level but
up 113 percent from a year ago.

Rough Rice Stocks in All Positions – California
October 1, 2012 - 2021
Million cwt
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units – United States: 2020 and 2021
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
2020
Date

2021

On
farms

Off
farms 1

Total all
positions

On
farms

Off
farms 1

Total all
positions

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Rough rice ....................
March 1 ..........................
June 1 ............................
August 1 ........................
October 1 2 .....................
December 1 ...................

14,370
6,085
2,828
30
41,370

71,775
40,453
21,567
873
94,704

86,145
46,538
24,395
903
136,074

20,620
8,120
4,874
30

78,048
54,533
32,771
1,685

98,668
62,653
37,645
1,715

Milled rice .....................
March 1 ..........................
June 1 ............................
August 1 ........................
October 1 2 .....................
December 1 ...................

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

5,239
4,307
2,987
719
4,678

5,239
4,307
2,987
719
4,678

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

5,734
5,209
4,222
1,535

5,734
5,209
4,222
1,535

(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: 2020 and 2021
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
2020
Date

2021

On
farms

Off
farms 1

Total all
positions

On
farms

Off
farms 1

Total all
positions

(metric tons)

(metric tons)

(metric tons)

(metric tons)

(metric tons)

(metric tons)

Rough rice .....................
March 1 ...........................
June 1 .............................
August 1 .........................
October 1 2 ......................
December 1 ....................

651,810
276,010
128,280
1,360
1,876,510

3,255,660
1,834,920
978,260
39,600
4,295,700

3,907,470
2,110,930
1,106,540
40,960
6,172,210

935,310
368,320
221,080
1,360

3,540,200
2,473,580
1,486,470
76,430

4,475,510
2,841,890
1,707,550
77,790

Milled rice ......................
March 1 ...........................
June 1 .............................
August 1 .........................
October 1 2 ......................
December 1 ....................

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

237,640
195,360
135,490
32,610
212,190

237,640
195,360
135,490
32,610
212,190

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

260,090
236,280
191,510
69,630

260,090
236,280
191,510
69,630

(X) Not applicable.
1
Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, ports, and in transit.
2
California only.

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Rough Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions – California: October 1, 2020 and 2021
State

Long

Medium

Short

Total

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

California ..............

(D)

(D)

629

950

(D)

(D)

903

1,715

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Milled Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions – California: October 1, 2020 and 2021
Whole kernels (head rice)
State

Long
2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)
California ..............

Medium
2020

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

Short
2021

2020

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

437

209

Total
2021

2020

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

(1,000 cwt)

473

263

Broken kernels
State

California ..............

Screenings 1

Second heads

Brewers

Total

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

205

1,058

-

-

41

214

246

1,272

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Screenings included with second heads.

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Rice Stocks by Position – States and United States: August 1, 2020 and 2021
2020
State

2021

On
farms

Off
farms 1

Total all
positions

On
farms

Off
farms 1

Total all
positions

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Rough rice
Arkansas ........................
California .......................
Louisiana .......................
Mississippi .....................
Missouri .........................
Texas .............................

2,200
243
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

10,587
4,934
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

12,787
5,177
2,445
815
(D)
(D)

3,900
294
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

18,627
6,920
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

22,527
7,214
2,917
966
(D)
(D)

Unallocated 2 ..................

385

6,046

3,171

680

7,224

4,021

United States .................

2,828

21,567

24,395

4,874

32,771

37,645

Milled rice
Arkansas ........................
California .......................
Louisiana .......................
Mississippi .....................
Missouri .........................
Texas .............................

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

876
1,035
(D)
(D)
(D)
795

876
1,035
(D)
(D)
(D)
795

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

1,409
1,690
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

1,409
1,690
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

Unallocated 2 ..................

(X)

281

281

(X)

1,123

1,123

United States .................

(X)

2,987

2,987

(X)

4,222

4,222

(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.

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Rough Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions – States and United States:
August 1, 2020 and 2021
State

Long

Medium

2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Short

2020

2021

2020

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Total
2021

(1,000 cwt)

2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

California ..........................

(D)

(D)

4,469

6,078

(D)

(D)

5,177

7,214

Other States 1 ...................

(D)

(D)

4,550

3,857

(D)

(D)

19,218

30,431

United States ....................

14,844

27,081

9,019

9,935

532

629

24,395

37,645

(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, 2020 and 2021
Whole kernels (head rice)
State

Long
2020

Medium
2021

(1,000 cwt)

2020

(1,000 cwt)

Short
2021

(1,000 cwt)

2020

(1,000 cwt)

Total
2021

(1,000 cwt)

2020

(1,000 cwt)

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

California ..........................

(D)

(D)

647

(D)

(D)

38

692

(D)

Other States 1 ...................

(D)

(D)

123

(D)

(D)

-

1,576

(D)

United States ....................

1,454

1,854

770

584

44

38

2,268

2,476

Broken kernels
State

Screenings 2

Second heads

Brewers

Total

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

California ..........................

(D)

(D)

-

-

(D)

(D)

343

(D)

Other States 1 ...................

(D)

(D)

115

127

(D)

(D)

376

(D)

United States ....................

418

1,083

115

127

186

536

719

1,746

- 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.

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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: The rice stocks estimates in this report are based on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of
October. Unlike other rice stocks estimation 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.
Estimating 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 from the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions to these years will be made
after that date.
Reliability: Reliability of the on-farm and off-farm stocks must be treated separately because the survey designs for the
two surveys are drastically different. The on-farm stocks estimates are subject to sampling variability because all
operations holding on-farm stocks are not included in the sample.
Survey indications are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and
mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. Off-farm, as well as on-farm stocks, are subject to these types of
errors. These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data
collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section ......................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik – Crop Weather........................................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates – Oats, Soybeans ........................................................................................................ (202) 690-3234
David Colwell – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ................................................................ (202) 720-8800
Michelle Harder – Barley, County Estimates, Hay .......................................................................... (202) 690-8533
James Johanson – Rye, Wheat ......................................................................................................... (202) 720-8068
Greg Lemmons – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ............................................................................... (202) 720-9526
Becky Sommer – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ..................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................... (202) 720-7369
Lihan Wei – Peanuts, Rice ............................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688

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