U.S. rice harvesting is just about a quarter from being complete in six of the major rice-producing states. Early data shows the harvest is well ahead of last year.

The U.S. rice harvest is progressing ahead of last year’s harvest in California and Missouri, at 50 percent vs. 41 percent harvested in California and 80 percent vs. 67 percent harvested in Missouri. The Missouri harvest is substantially ahead of the five-year average of 58 percent harvested. Mississippi and Arkansas are 75 percent and 95 percent harvested respectively, while Louisiana and Texas are 99 percent and 98 percent harvested respectively, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Crop Progress report released today.