October 21, 2004

Current Missouri Rice Report

Green Line

  • Rice acreage in Missouri rose by 24% in 2004, to 193,667 acres.
  • New Madrid, Pemiscot and Dunklin counties grew most rapidly in acreage in 2004.
 
 
Missouri Rice Acres Planted - 2001-2004
 
County 2001 2002 2003 2004
% change '03 to '04
Bollinger 1,305.2 459.6 894.0 1,254.4
+40.3%
Butler 69,887.4 63,297.0 63,155.1 63,875.0
+1.1%
Cape Girardeau 0 0 191.9 133.6
-30.4%
Dunklin 13,092.1 15,028.0 13,732.0 15,975.0
+16.3%
Mississippi 425.0 100.0 320.0 306.0
-4.4%
New Madrid 29,466.3 12,400.0 19,578.3 26,966.0
+37.7%
Pesmiscot 16,009.4 19,149.8 17,970.8 21,940.0
+22.1%
Ripley 5,847.9 4,976.3 4,896.2 5,763.4
+17.7%
Scott 1,433.0 1,101.0 1,409.0 1,068.7
-24.2%
Stoddard 69,316.0 61,590.7 51,633.0 56,348.7
+9.1%
Wayne 35.8 0.0 0 35.8
+35.8%
Total 206,818.1 178,102.4 155,809.5 193,666.6
+24.3%

Source: USDA-FSA offices in the respective counties
Compiled by:
Bruce Beck. Agronomy Specialist
University Outreach and Extension
222 North Broadway
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Phone (573) 686-8064
E-mail beckb@missouri.edu

September, 2004




Notable changes in rice varieties are. . .
  • A reduction of 12.5% in Wells acreage, which was still tops in acreage at 46% of Missouri's total acreage.
  • A reduction of 16.2% in Cocodrie acreage, to 18% of Missouri's total acreage.
  • An increase of 605% in Francis acreage, to second in acreage at 21% of Missouri's total acreage.
  • An increase of 50% in Clearfield (Newpath herbicide-resistant) varieties, to 9% of Missouri total acreage. (Seed dealers sold out their Clearfield stocks in August of 2003 and in September of 2004.)
  • The introduction of 5,620 acres of Chenier, or 3% of Missouri total rice acreage.
  • An increase of 640% in RiceTec acreage (including XL-7, XL-8, Clearfield XL-8 and XP710), to 1% of Missouri's rice acreage.
  • 2,000 acres of medium grain Bengal, or 1% of Missouri's rice acreage.
 
Missouri Rice Acreage by Variety
1998-2004
Variety
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Medium Grain
Bengal
2,800
2.2%
3,500
1.7%
3,500
2.1%
150
0.07%
0
--
0
--
1,740
0.9%
Long Grain
Ahrent
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
4,000
2.1%
2,805
1.6%
2.560
1.32%
Chenier
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
5,620
2.9%
Clearfield
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
16,850
8.74%
Clearfield 121-141
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,400
0.7%
1,286
0.7%
--
--
Clearfield 161
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
10,027
5.8%
--
--
Cocodrie
--
--
900
0.4%
30,000
18.3%
90,000
43.76%
87,000
45.3
41,777
24.0%
34,750
14.94%
Cypress
34,000
26.7%
64,000 31.9%
55,000 30.6%
44,050 21.3%
27,000 14.1%
8,046 4.6%
457 0.23%
Drew
26,700 20.7%
40,900 20.4%
51,000 31.2%
23,600 11.41%
6,000 0.31%
2,277 1.3%
--
--
Francis
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
6,847
3.9%
41,400
21.35%
Jefferson
6,200 4.8%
25,500 12.7%
1,000 0.6%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Kaybonnet
23,900 18.5%
21,400 10.7%
5,000 3.1%
500
0.24%
--
--
--
--
--
--
Lemont
16,200 12.5%
19,600 9.8%
8,000 4.9%
1,100 0.50%
--
--
--
--
--
--
Priscilla
--
--
--
--
--
--
9,300 0.98%
--
--
--
--
--
--
Rice Tec
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,300 0.63%
200
0.1%
--
--
1,510 0.78%
RTX-7
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
156 0.1%
--
--
RTX-8
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
122 0.1%
--
--
XP710
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
270 0.14%
Saber
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
400
0.2%
--
--
--
--
Wells
--
--
--
--
--
--
36,200 17.5%
66,000 34.4%
101,157 58.2%
88,510 45.7%
Other long grain
175,000 13.56%
25,000 12.45%
10,000 6.12%
118
0.06%
--
--
--
--
--
--
Missouri Total (% increase over previous)
129,100
--
200,800 +55.5%
163,500 -18.6%
206,818 +26.5%
192,100 -7.1%
173,780 -9.5%
193,667 +11.4%

Compiled by:
Bruce Beck. Agronomy Specialist
University Outreach and Extension
222 North Broadway
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Phone (573) 686-8064
E-mail beckb@missouri.edu

October 20, 2004


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