United States

General information GNI per capita PPP$, 2011: 48,890 Internal renewable water resources, 2011: 2,818 km3/year Incoming water flow, 2011: 251 km3/year Main food consumed, 2009: milk, vegetables, meat, fruits, wheat, potatoes, sugar, oils and fats Rice consumption, 2009: 8.3 kg milled rice per person per year

Production seasons   Planting Harvesting Main, Gulf Apr-Jun Aug-Oct Main, California Sep-Nov Apr-Jun

Write-up taken from the IRRI's Rice Almanac (2013):

The United States, occupying the central part of North America, faces both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Its 50 states have an area of 9.6 million km². The population in 2010 was 310.4 million. The country has a wide range of climates; the terrain varies from huge plains to river valleys and mountain ranges. Arable land in 2009 was 17.8% of the total land area. Agriculture is a minor sector, only 1% of GDP and employing 1.6% of the workforce. The Rice Belt of the United States comprises Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, four southern states that grow a significant portion of the nation’s rice crop.

Source: FAOSTAT database online and AQUASTAT database online, as of December 2012.

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