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Crop dates by placeRice Planting Dates by State and Region
Published rice planting windows for 6 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 6 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Mar 17 (Texas) and as late as Apr 20 (California). The middle of the range starts around Apr 6.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: Apr 6 to Jun 2 | Aug 29 to Oct 24 |
| California | Planting: Apr 20 to Jun 10 | Sep 5 to Nov 10 |
| Louisiana | Planting: Mar 20 to May 15 | Jul 27 to Sep 28 |
| Mississippi | Planting: Apr 6 to May 24 | Aug 29 to Oct 20 |
| Missouri | Planting: Apr 10 to May 26 | Sep 6 to Oct 30 |
| Texas | Planting: Mar 17 to May 10 | Jul 29 to Sep 20 |
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| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas planting | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| Arkansas harvest | Harvest window in August | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | |||||||||
| California planting | Planting window in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| California harvest | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window, most active in November | |||||||||
| Louisiana planting | Planting window, most active in March | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | |||||||||
| Louisiana harvest | Harvest window in July | Harvest window, most active in August | Harvest window, most active in September | |||||||||
| Mississippi planting | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | ||||||||||
| Mississippi harvest | Harvest window in August | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | |||||||||
| Missouri planting | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | ||||||||||
| Missouri harvest | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | ||||||||||
| Texas planting | Planting window, most active in March | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window in May | |||||||||
| Texas harvest | Harvest window in July | Harvest window, most active in August | Harvest window, most active in September |
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: USDA NASS, Field Crops Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates (October 2010 edition, copy hosted by Cornell University Mann Library). Dates are the usual start and end of the period when about 5% to 95% of the crop is planted or harvested, from long-run state progress data. They are historic averages, not a forecast.