Rice Stocks Publication

Rice Stocks
ISSN: 1949-1603
Released October 23, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA).

California Rough Rice Stocks up 1,145 percent From October 2023
California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2024, totaled 4.91 million hundredweight (cwt), up
1,145 percent from the total on October 1, 2023 of 394 thousand cwt. California rough rice stocks were down 60 percent
from the August 1, 2024 level. Medium grain varieties accounted for 90 percent of the total rough rice, while long and
short varieties combined to account for 10 percent of the total rough rice stocks.
California milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 952 thousand cwt, down 42 percent from the August 1, 2024 level.

Rough Rice Stocks in All Positions – California
October 1, 2015 - 2024
Million cwt
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Rice Stocks by Position and Month in Domestic Units – United States: 2023 and 2024
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
2023
Date

2024

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 ...................

12,220
4,385
1,742
10
39,580

64,259
39,411
22,494
384
98,859

76,479
43,796
24,236
394
138,439

16,695
5,370
1,803
70

87,043
54,764
30,630
4,837

103,738
60,134
32,433
4,907

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

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

4,360
5,166
4,214
1,202
5,882

4,360
5,166
4,214
1,202
5,882

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

6,568
4,812
4,844
952

6,568
4,812
4,844
952

(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: 2023 and 2024
[Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
2023
Date

2024

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 ....................

554,290
198,900
79,020
450
1,795,320

2,914,740
1,787,650
1,020,310
17,420
4,484,170

3,469,030
1,986,550
1,099,330
17,870
6,279,490

757,270
243,580
81,780
3,180

3,948,200
2,484,050
1,389,350
219,400

4,705,480
2,727,630
1,471,140
222,580

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

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

197,770
234,330
191,140
54,520
266,800

197,770
234,330
191,140
54,520
266,800

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

297,920
218,270
219,720
43,180

297,920
218,270
219,720
43,180

(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, 2023 and 2024
State

Long

Medium

Short

Total

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

(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)

112

(D)

4,425

(D)

370

394

4,907

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

Milled Rice Stocks by Length of Grain in All Positions – California: October 1, 2023 and 2024
Whole kernels (head rice)
State

Long
2023

2024

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

Medium
2023

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

Short
2024

2023

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

556

Total
2024

2023

(1,000 cwt)

44

2024

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

585

Broken kernels
State

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

Screenings 1

Second heads

Brewers

Total

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(D)

(D)

-

-

(D)

(D)

(D)

367

- 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, 2023 and 2024
2023
State

2024

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 .............................

1,250
142
100
(D)
(D)
(D)

11,447
3,531
2,035
(D)
(D)
(D)

12,697
3,673
2,135
385
1,550
3,796

1,100
348
50
(D)
(D)
70

14,079
11,784
2,053
(D)
(D)
1,274

15,179
12,132
2,103
386
1,289
1,344

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

250

5,481

-

235

1,440

-

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

1,742

22,494

24,236

1,803

30,630

32,433

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

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

1,911
1,534
(D)
(D)
(D)
250

1,911
1,534
(D)
(D)
(D)
250

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

1,634
1,631
190
(D)
(D)
1,092

1,634
1,631
190
(D)
(D)
1,092

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

(X)

519

519

(X)

297

297

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

(X)

4,214

4,214

(X)

4,844

4,844

- Represents zero.
(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, 2023 and 2024
State

Long

Medium

2023

2024

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Short

2023

2024

2023

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Total
2024

(1,000 cwt)

2023

2024

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

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

(D)

(D)

2,797

11,233

(D)

(D)

3,673

12,132

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

(D)

(D)

2,081

4,698

(D)

(D)

20,563

20,301

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

18,728

15,947

4,878

15,931

630

555

24,236

32,433

(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, 2023 and 2024
Whole kernels (head rice)
State

Long
2023

Medium
2024

(1,000 cwt)

2023

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Short
2024

2023

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Total
2024

2023

(1,000 cwt)

2024

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

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

(D)

(D)

761

1,197

(D)

(D)

799

1,252

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

(D)

(D)

104

95

(D)

(D)

1,816

2,458

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

1,714

2,360

865

1,292

36

58

2,615

3,710

Broken kernels
State

Screenings 2

Second heads

Brewers

Total

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

(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)

735

379

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

(D)

(D)

117

39

(D)

(D)

864

755

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

945

633

117

39

537

462

1,599

1,134

- 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.
Patrick Boyle, Chief, Crops Branch ...................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section ......................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik – Crop Progress and Condition, Flaxseed, Mustardseed ............................................ (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates – Hemp, Oats, Soybeans ............................................................................................. (202) 690-3234
Natasha Bruton – Barley, Cotton System Consumption and Stocks, Grain Crushings.................... (202) 690-1042
David Colwell – Fats and Oils, Flour Milling Products ................................................................... (202) 720-8800
Michelle Harder – Hay, Peanuts....................................................................................................... (202) 690-8533
James Johanson – Rye, Wheat ......................................................................................................... (202) 720-8068
Greg Lemmons – Corn, Proso Millet, Rice ...................................................................................... (202) 720-9526
Becky Sommer – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ..................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Canola, Rapeseed, Safflower, Sunflower ............................................................ (202) 720-7369

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