OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rice production is concentrated in the northeast area of the state with Bolivar and Tunica Counties accounting for the most rice acreage. The 221 Mississippi rice farms grow mostly long grain rice, which is versatile and widely used.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mississippi Long Grain Black Rice is a single estate rice rooted in conservation and grown in excellence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cotton is the state’s most valuable crop, and Mississippi typically ranks as one of the top cotton-producing states. The second most valuable crop is soybeans. Other major crops include rice, hay, wheat, corn, sweet potatoes, and pecans.

Detailed explanation-4: -All rice production for the state is forecast at 8.01 million hundredweight, down 35 percent from last year’s production of 12.2 million hundredweight. Based on conditions as of August 1, the all rice yield for 2021 is forecast at 7, 350 pounds per acre, down 70 pounds from last year.