Astronomy:Rice Belt

Short description: Area of the United States that includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas

The states of the Rice Belt, in green

Rice production by county in the United States

The Rice Belt of the United States includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas , four southern U.S. states that grow a significant portion of the nation's rice crop. The name is in conformity with the Corn Belt of the Midwestern United States, in which much of the nation's corn is grown.

Arkansas is the nation's leading rice producer, followed by California (not part of the Rice Belt), Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Missouri (bordering on, but not part of, the Rice Belt).

See also

• Banana Belt
• Rice production in the United States
• Rice production in Arkansas
• Texas rice production

References

• Childs, Nathan (November 2005). "Rice Situation and Outlook Yearbook" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture. http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/erssor/field/rcs-bby/rcs2005.pdf.