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Rice Harvest Reports: What Helped Or Hurt And Views About 2016 – AgFax

November 6, 2015November 7, 2015
by Owen Taylor

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Owen Taylor, Editor

OVERVIEW

Here is our second of two Rice Harvest Survey Reports for 2015.

Thanks to everyone who participaged in this week’s survey.

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HARVEST REPORTS

Louisiana, Jefferson Davis Parish, Grower

Date of report: 11/5

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 35 barrels/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Fair.
What helped this season?: Nothing.
What hurt this season?: Rain, rain and more rain, but this year’s dry harvest was a blessing.
Do differently next year?: Pray more.
How are other crops turning out?: I have none.

Arkansas, Craighead County, Grower

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 150 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Excellent.
What helped this season?: Not sure what happened this year.
Do differently next year?: Nothing.
How are other crops turning out?: Beans were average.

Louisiana, Richland Parish, Private Consultant

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 150-175 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Good.
What helped this season?: Early planting, timely fertilizer and herbicides.
What hurt this season?: Disease.
Do differently next year?: More acres.
How are other crops turning out?: Good.

Missouri, Stoddard, Butler and New Madrid Counties, Private Consultant

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 150-175 bu/acre with non hybrids and 190-200 bu/acre with hybrids.
Grade and quality, so far?: Excellent milling, even the hybrids.
What helped this season?: Lower fuel prices, it rained every Friday.
What hurt this season?: We did not get it planted early, with 90% planted from April 28 to May 8.
Do differently next year?: Plant more and early.
How are other crops turning out?: Soybeans are excellent, 55-75 bu/acre. Milo and corn were average.

Arkansas, Jackson County, Grower

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 183 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Great.
What helped this season?: Hybrid, fungicide.
What hurt this season?: Late planting, heat during pollination.
Do differently next year?: Nothing.
How are other crops turning out?: Average.

Arkansas, Arkansas County, Grower

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 188 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Fair.
What helped this season?: Nothing.
What hurt this season?: Input prices, weather, disease.
Do differently next year?: It’s just a gamble anymore. Too many outside factors influence the input and grain prices.
How are other crops turning out?: Milo not good and beans excellent.

Arkansas, Lonoke County, Grower

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 185 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Grade was down slightly.
What hurt this season?: Six weeks of high day and night temperatures.
Do differently next year?: Going back to Clearfield technology.
How are other crops turning out?: Soybeans were above average and corn was below average.

Arkansas, Jefferson County, Grower and University

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 95%.
Yields, so far?: 140 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Terrible.
What helped this season?: Dry fall was the only positive.
What hurt this season?: Wet spring, dry summer, too much heat, price is nowhere near profitable.
Do differently next year?: Plant less.
How are other crops turning out?: Average, at best.

Arkansas, Cross County, Grower

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 145 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Average to good.
What helped this season?: Good harvest weather.
What hurt this season?: Planted late between and during rains, levees were planted later still, frequent early rains. Nothing could be done on a timely basis.
How are other crops turning out?: Soybeans seem to be average.

Arkansas, Phillips, Monroe, Arkansas and Lee Counties, Dealer/Manager

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 98%.
Yields, so far?: 140-215 bu/acre.
Grade and quality, so far?: Low millings on long grain and average to above average on medium grain.
What helped this season?: Later plantings.
What hurt this season?: Early planting and cold weather. Also, glyphosate damage.
Do differently next year?: More acres of rice.
How are other crops turning out?: Corn was above average. Milo average was lower than last year. Soybeans were all over the board, from 45 to 70 bu/acre.

Arkansas, Crittenden, St. Francis and Cross Counties, Private Consultant

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 180-200 bu/acre dry with conventional long grain, 190-225 hybrid, 175-210 medium grain.
Grade and quality, so far?: Average.
What helped this season?: Wet weather early helped pre herbicides.
What hurt this season?: Wet conditions pre flood forced lots of fertilizer into undesireable comditions. Also, a chunk of the early rice was flowering during our hot streak this summer.
How are other crops turning out?: Average to above average.

Arkansas, Poinsett and Mississippi Counties, Dealer/Manager

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: Anywhere from 150 to 240 bu/acre.
Grade and quality, so far?: Average.
What helped this season?: Planting a variety that has a history of producing exceptional yields.
What hurt this season?: Too much rain and hot weather during flowering.
Do differently next year?: Plant more hybrids and use more Clearfield technology.
How are other crops turning out?: Cotton, corn and milo were off compared to the last few years. Soybeans ranged from awful to the best some growers have ever had.

Texas, Wharton, Colorado, Jackson and Lavaca Counties, Dealer Fieldman/Agronomist and Dealer/Manager

Date of report: 11/4

Harvest progress, so far?: 100% first crop and 40% ratoon crop.
Yields, so far?: First crop averaged 75.00 cwt/acre green and the ratoon average has been 36.00 cwt/acre.
Grade and quality, so far?: Average.
What helped this season?: Low input costs.
What hurt this season?: Wet and hot nights during boot and heading.
Do differently next year?: We may see an increase in acres because of water availability from highland lakes. Another factor with that is lower prices of other commodities.
How are other crops turning out?: Similar to rice yields, down 10% to 15%.

Arkansas, Cross County, Extension

Date of report: 11/3

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 117 to 205 bu/acre.
Grade and quality, so far?: Mill and grade on late rice were both better than last year. Early harvested rice grades did suffer, though.
What helped this season?: Moderating temperatures in late July and early August allowed good pollination and grain fill. With late-planted fields, we had chances to apply preflood nitrogen to dry soil, which helped push yields up.
What hurt this season?: Constant spring rains during planting and flooding. With a lot of our early rice, preflood nitrogen was applied to wet soils. We experienced N loss in some of these fields, even though nitrogen stabilization products were used.
Do differently next year?: Depends on the market and input costs.
How are other crops turning out?: Soybean yields are higher than average. Feed grain yields were off by 20 to 50 bushels per acre.

Arkansas, Clay County , Private Consultant and Extension

Date of report: 11/3

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: Jupiter: 185-200 bu/acre dry. Roy J: 175 bu/acre dry. CL151: 165-200 bu/acre dry.CLXL745: 200 to 215 bu/acre dry. CLXL4534: 180-190 bu/acre dry. XL753: 185-220 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Excellent. Range: 53/68 to 66/73, with majority well above par. All grade 1.
What helped profitability this season?: I’m not sure we are profitable with current rice bids.
What hurt this season?: Too high input costs, considering what current rice prices are.
Do differently next year?: There is always room for improvement for all of us in the industry, but I feel the price for rice needs to increase substantially or the cost of inputs must decrease substantially. I guess both are out of our hands?
How are other crops turning out?: Other crops turned out well, considering the season’s weather pattern.

Kentucky, Fulton County, Grower and Farm Manager

Date of report: 11/3

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 177 bu/acre dry.
What helped this season?: The rain helped on pumping costs.
What hurt this season?: Bad spread job on early fertilzer.
How are other crops turning out?: Better than I thought.

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Arkansas, Poinsett County, Grower

Date of report: 11/3

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 175 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Very good milling, especially on hybrids.
What helped this season?: Low pumping due to heavy rains.
What hurt this season?: Cloud cover and excessive rain. Heat at the wrong time.
Do differently next year?: Basically the same.
How are other crops turning out?: Soybeans were sporadic, depending on drainage.

Arkansas, Poinsett and Cross Counties, Grower

Date of report: 11/3

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 162 bu/acre dry.
Grade and quality, so far?: Quality and grade were okay.
What helped this season?: Lower pumping costs. Excellent harvest weather.
What hurt this season?: The wet spring delayed planting, then we had heat and rain during flowering and grain fill. Also, the low market price.
Do differently next year?: Acreage will adjust, depending on price.
How are other crops turning out?: Milo and soybeans were just average.

Louisiana, Acadia and Vermilion Parishes, Grower

Date of report: 11/3

Harvest progress, so far?: 100% of the main crop and 25% of our ratoon crop.
Yields, so far?: 50 barrels/acre green with the main crop and 30 barrels/acre with our ratoon crop.
Grade and quality, so far?: Normal.
What helped this season?: Dry conditions during the main harvest.
What hurt this season?: Poor weather. Too much rain.
Do differently next year?: Build more storage so buyers can’t steal my crop during harvest pressure!
How are other crops turning out?: Poor.

Arkansas, Cross County, Grower

Date of report: 11/3

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 165 bu/acre.
Grade and quality, so far?: Lower than normal.
What helped yields or profits this season?: What profit?
What hurt this season?: Yield and price.
Do differently next year?: Better prices or no rice.
How are other crops turning out?: Corn down, soybeans were average.

Mississippi, Bolivar County, Grower

Date of report: 11/3

Harvest progress, so far?: 100%.
Yields, so far?: 194 bu/acre.
Grade and quality, so far?: Good.
What helped this season?: Lower fuel and fertilizer cost!
What hurt this season?: Hot day and night temperatures.
Do differently next year?: If rice prices remain at current levels, we will not plant the crop.
How are other crops turning out?: Soybean yields were down due to excessive heat.

Texas, Waller and Fort Bend Counties, Private Consultant

Date of report: 10/31

Harvest progress, so far?: We have harvested 100% of our main crop and 40% of our ratoon crop.
Yields, so far?: Main crop hybrids averaged 8,600 lbs/acre dry. This is at least 15% below previous years. Ratoon crop yields have been exceptional so far.
Grade and quality, so far?: Milling yields have been very good, with very little damage. Chalk has been about average.
What helped this season?: Pumping costs have been low due to the excessive rainfall throughout the growing season.
What hurt this season?: Main crop yields were significantly affected by the prolonged period of cloudy weather when the number of grains per panicle was being determined.