U.S. Rice Production Changed Significantly in the New Millennium, but Remained Profitable

Nathan Childs, Sharon Skorbiansky Raszap and William McBride

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2020, vol. May 2020

Abstract: The number of rice farms in the United States has been on a continuous decline over the past two decade but the size of farms planting rice has continued to grow. Despite declining rice acreage, rice productivity has increased as producers have adopted new technologies and cultivation practices.

Keywords: Farm Management; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.303687

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