HDR1012000110091031960830RICE STOCKS
Rice
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Released October 31, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For
information on "Rice Stocks" call Barbara Rater at (202) 720-7688, office hours
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                 California Stocks Down From 1995


Rough Rice stocks in California in all positions on October 1 totaled
4.65 million hundredweight (cwt), down 6 percent from the total on October 1,
1995.  Medium grain varieties accounted for 97 percent of the total rough rice
stocks at 4.51 million cwt.  The California October 1 rough rice stocks were
down 55 percent from August 1 stocks.

Milled rice stocks in all positions totaled 1.07 million cwt, 7 percent below
the comparable figure for a year ago.  Milled rice stocks were comprised of
885,000 cwt of whole kernel rice and 184,000 cwt of second heads, screenings and
brewers rice.


           Rice Stocks:   By Positions, California, October 1, 1995-96
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          :  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
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1996      :                     Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt
          :
  Oct 1   :                     401        4,246  1/        0         4,647
          :
          :                     Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt
          :
  Oct 1   :                   1,069            0            0         1,069
          :
          :                     Rough Rice - Metric Tons
          :
  Oct 1   :                  18,190      191,460  1/        0       209,650
          :
          :                     Milled Rice - Metric Tons
          :
  Oct 1   :                  48,490            0            0        48,490
          :
1995      :                     Rough Rice - 1,000 Cwt
          :
  Oct 1   :                     693        4,234  1/        0         4,927
          :
          :                     Milled Rice - 1,000 Cwt
          :
  Oct 1   :                   1,149            0            0         1,149
          :
          :                     Rough Rice - Metric Tons
          :
  Oct 1   :                  31,430      192,050  1/        0       223,480
          :
          :                     Milled Rice - Metric Tons
          :
  Oct 1   :                  52,120            0            0        52,120
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1/  Includes small amount stored on farms.




          Rough Rice Stocks:  By Length of Grain in All Positions,
                        California, October 1, 1995-96
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          :      Long       :    Medium     :     Short     :      Total
          :------------------------------------------------------------------
  State   :  1995  :  1996  : 1995  :  1996 : 1995  : 1996  :  1995  :  1996
----------:------------------------------------------------------------------
          :
          :                             1,000 Cwt
          :
CA        :   219       *    4,186    4,506    522      *     4,927    4,647
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* Not published to avoid disclosing individual reports.








            Milled Rice Stocks:  By Length of Grain in All Positions,
                          California, October 1, 1995-96
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          :                      Whole Kernels (Head Rice)
          :------------------------------------------------------------------
  State   :      Long       :    Medium     :     Short     :      Total
          :------------------------------------------------------------------
          :  1995  :  1996  : 1995  : 1996  : 1995  : 1996  :  1995  :  1996
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          :
          :                             1,000 Cwt
          :
CA        :     51      17     749     780      37      88      837      885
          :------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                           Broken Kernels
          :------------------------------------------------------------------
          : Second Heads 1/ :  Screenings   :    Brewers    :      Total
          :------------------------------------------------------------------
          :  1995  :  1996  : 1995  : 1996  : 1995  : 1996  :  1995  :  1996
          :------------------------------------------------------------------
          :
          :                             1,000 Cwt
          :
CA        :    279     159                      33      25      312      184
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1/  Includes Screenings.





The next "Rice Stocks" report will be released at 8:30 p.m. ET on January 10,
1997.


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