Louisiana Rice and Grain Stocks: March 1 Rough Rice Stocks Up 54 Percent

Louisiana rough rice stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019, totaled 9.50 million hundredweight (cwt), up 54 percent from March 1, 2018. Stocks held on farms totaled 2.90 million cwt, up 164 percent from last year. Off farm stocks totaled 6.60 million cwt, up 30 percent from last year.