Cr Pr 2-5 (6-03) Acreage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 30, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Acreage" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Corn Planted Acreage Virtually Unchanged from 2002 Soybean Acreage Down Slightly All Wheat Acreage Up 1 Percent All Cotton Acreage Down Fractionally Corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 79.1 million acres, virtually unchanged from 2002 but 4 percent above 2001. Growers expect to harvest 72.0 million acres for grain, up 4 percent from 2002. Farmers increased corn plantings 44,000 acres from their March intentions. Much needed precipitation was received in late April and early May across much of the Corn Belt which helped relieve long-term moisture deficits. However, the early May rainfall slowed fieldwork and delayed some producers from getting their corn crop planted. Farmers reported that 95 percent of the corn acreage had been planted at the time of the survey interview which is slightly below the average for the past 10 years. The 2003 soybean planted area is estimated at 73.7 million acres, down 105,000 acres from last year, and if realized, the lowest planted area since 1998. This is the third consecutive year that soybean planted acres have declined in the United States. Area for harvest is estimated at 72.7 million acres, up 1 percent from 2002. The planted acreage is up 471,000 acres from the March Prospective Plantings report. Persistent wet weather forced growers along the Southeast and along the Atlantic Coastal Plain to switch to soybeans from their earlier cotton and corn intentions. Growers in North Dakota and Minnesota planted less spring wheat and more soybeans. Of the 31 soybean estimating States, producers decreased planted acres from last year in 11 States, while producers increased acres in 15 States. Farmers reported that 83 percent of the intended soybean acreage had been planted at the time of the survey interview, compared to an average of 77 percent for the past 10 years. All wheat planted area is estimated at 60.9 million acres, up 1 percent from 2002. Harvested area is expected to total 52.7 million acres, up 15 percent from last year. The 2003 winter wheat planted area, at 44.3 million acres, is 6 percent above last year, but virtually unchanged from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 32.0 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 8.1 million acres Soft Red Winter, and 4.3 million acres White Winter. Acreage planted to other spring wheat for 2003 is estimated at 13.8 million, down 12 percent from 2002. Of this total, about 13.0 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. The Durum planted area for 2003 is estimated at 2.80 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. All cotton plantings for 2003 are expected to total 13.9 million acres, down fractionally from last year. Upland cotton producers planted 13.7 million acres, virtually unchanged from 2002. The acreage planted to American-Pima cotton is estimated at 176,000 acres, down 28 percent from a year ago. Many growers east of the Mississippi River revised their spring intentions and devoted less acreage to cotton. Persistent wet weather across the south delayed seedings, forcing growers to seed alternative crops. Texas and California growers increased their upland cotton acreage from a year ago after a rather successful 2002 production season. This report was approved on June 30, 2003. Acting Secretary of Agriculture James R. Moseley Agricultural Statistics Board Acting Chairperson Steven D. Wiyatt Contents Page Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report . . . . . . . . 38 Spring Weather Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Beans, Dry Edible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Canola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Biotechnology Varieties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Biotechnology Varieties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Flaxseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mustard Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Peanuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Potatoes, Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Principal Crops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Proso Millet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rapeseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Safflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sorghum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Biotechnology Varieties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Soybeans Following Another Crop. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sugarbeets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sunflowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sweet Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Tobacco, by Class and Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Tobacco, by States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Wheat, All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Durum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Other Spring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Winter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Principal Crops: Area Planted by State and United States, 2001-2003 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 2,236 2,113 2,086 AZ : 772 726 694 AR : 8,396 8,271 7,916 CA : 4,578 4,624 4,515 CO : 6,362 5,989 6,341 CT : 97 93 85 DE : 487 476 466 FL : 1,073 1,089 1,069 GA : 3,861 3,892 3,909 HI : 21 23 22 ID : 4,329 4,557 4,482 IL : 23,431 23,382 23,477 IN : 12,442 12,177 12,232 IA : 24,615 24,610 24,730 KS : 23,967 23,114 23,179 KY : 5,476 5,503 5,469 LA : 3,723 3,785 3,630 ME : 280 283 274 MD : 1,496 1,472 1,446 MA : 124 119 121 MI : 6,682 6,546 6,616 MN : 19,379 20,256 20,184 MS : 4,555 4,495 4,270 MO : 13,494 13,843 13,999 MT : 9,216 9,895 9,514 NE : 19,323 19,083 19,087 NV : 524 514 509 NH : 72 71 68 NJ : 342 350 333 NM : 1,297 1,299 1,241 NY : 3,167 3,159 3,037 NC : 4,947 4,904 4,691 ND : 20,457 22,403 22,046 OH : 10,587 10,388 10,300 OK : 9,970 10,325 10,335 OR : 2,212 2,338 2,443 PA : 4,038 4,044 4,143 RI : 11 10 9 SC : 1,671 1,682 1,703 SD : 17,671 17,207 17,608 TN : 5,075 4,986 4,909 TX : 23,976 24,545 24,411 UT : 1,082 1,053 1,065 VT : 330 332 326 VA : 2,773 2,857 2,744 WA : 4,056 3,960 3,879 WV : 660 651 660 WI : 7,677 8,022 8,090 WY : 1,639 1,421 1,672 : US : 324,830 327,881 326,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, winter wheat, rye, durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops. Fall potatoes carried forward from the previous year for current year totals. 2/ States do not add to U.S. due to sunflower, canola, and rye acreage not allocated to States. Corn: Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted for All Purposes : Area Harvested for Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 200 230 180 210 AZ : 60 45 28 22 AR : 270 350 260 340 CA : 545 500 150 110 CO : 1,200 1,000 720 850 CT 2/ : 32 30 DE : 180 180 167 170 FL : 75 85 34 28 GA : 340 370 290 330 ID : 190 200 50 50 IL : 11,200 11,100 11,000 10,950 IN : 5,400 5,700 5,220 5,550 IA : 12,300 12,400 11,900 12,100 KS : 3,250 2,900 2,500 2,700 KY : 1,130 1,230 1,040 1,130 LA : 580 500 560 480 ME 2/ : 29 26 MD : 510 530 425 450 MA 2/ : 22 22 MI : 2,250 2,300 2,020 2,050 MN : 7,200 7,100 6,700 6,550 MS : 550 550 530 530 MO : 2,800 2,950 2,700 2,850 MT : 65 60 13 15 NE : 8,400 8,000 7,350 7,650 NV 2/ : 4 4 NH 2/ : 16 16 NJ : 90 80 70 67 NM : 135 130 49 40 NY : 1,040 1,020 450 430 NC : 790 740 700 660 ND : 1,230 1,450 995 1,250 OH : 3,200 3,450 2,870 3,200 OK : 240 200 190 170 OR : 62 65 27 30 PA : 1,450 1,450 870 900 RI 2/ : 2 2 SC : 320 320 260 300 SD : 4,400 4,500 3,200 4,100 TN : 690 690 620 630 TX : 2,050 2,000 1,820 1,750 UT : 55 55 14 13 VT 2/ : 92 96 VA : 500 480 305 275 WA : 130 130 70 80 WV : 50 45 30 27 WI : 3,650 3,700 2,900 2,900 WY : 80 85 36 48 : US : 79,054 79,066 69,313 71,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Sorghum: Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted for All Purposes : Area Harvested for Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 10 12 7 7 AZ : 15 15 6 6 AR : 240 230 230 215 CA : 15 10 11 8 CO : 350 350 90 250 DE : 2 2 1 1 GA : 55 50 30 30 IL : 80 110 77 105 KS : 3,800 3,700 3,000 3,400 KY : 12 25 11 24 LA : 180 170 165 165 MD : 5 5 4 4 MS : 80 85 77 83 MO : 190 210 185 205 NE : 450 650 300 510 NM : 170 150 80 100 NC : 17 18 12 13 OK : 430 350 330 300 PA : 11 14 3 4 SC : 6 7 4 4 SD : 220 270 90 150 TN : 35 35 31 31 TX : 3,200 3,000 2,550 2,500 VA : 7 9 5 6 : US : 9,580 9,477 7,299 8,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Oats: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 260 250 27 30 CO : 65 100 8 35 GA : 90 100 25 45 ID : 125 120 25 25 IL : 65 60 50 50 IN : 20 25 14 17 IA : 290 210 175 150 KS : 140 150 60 90 ME : 30 31 29 30 MI : 80 90 65 75 MN : 420 370 285 260 MO : 65 30 35 18 MT : 145 125 55 65 NE : 175 195 55 65 NY : 70 85 55 65 NC : 75 55 35 25 ND : 670 620 290 340 OH : 70 80 60 65 OK : 85 70 30 35 OR : 80 80 35 35 PA : 140 140 115 115 SC : 50 40 30 20 SD : 450 460 100 220 TX : 750 650 160 120 UT : 60 65 5 6 WA : 35 35 10 15 WI : 430 380 250 250 WY : 70 60 15 20 : US : 5,005 4,676 2,098 2,286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Barley: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 46 22 40 19 CA : 130 100 75 58 CO : 85 80 72 72 DE : 25 25 23 22 ID : 730 760 710 740 KS : 8 9 7 8 KY : 10 9 8 8 ME : 27 25 26 24 MD : 45 45 41 40 MI : 20 20 19 18 MN : 210 190 165 150 MT : 1,200 1,200 950 950 NE : 6 5 5 4 NV : 4 5 2 3 NJ : 4 4 3 3 NY : 11 14 10 12 NC : 31 20 20 15 ND : 1,600 2,100 1,240 2,050 OH : 6 8 5 7 OR : 80 70 74 60 PA : 70 75 60 65 SD : 80 85 45 75 UT : 70 55 45 28 VA : 75 80 40 45 WA : 350 310 340 300 WI : 60 55 40 43 WY : 90 90 70 80 : US : 5,073 5,461 4,135 4,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. All Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 150 120 60 60 AZ : 99 110 99 110 AR : 960 700 840 580 CA : 625 750 390 515 CO : 2,375 2,630 1,674 2,228 DE : 60 50 58 47 FL : 9 20 7 15 GA : 350 380 200 230 ID : 1,260 1,240 1,200 1,180 IL : 680 800 650 780 IN : 350 450 330 420 IA : 20 20 16 16 KS : 9,600 10,300 8,100 9,700 KY : 550 480 340 300 LA : 230 150 220 140 MD : 195 165 180 150 MI : 500 680 490 660 MN : 2,040 1,878 1,834 1,825 MS : 250 150 205 125 MO : 900 880 760 780 MT : 5,790 5,400 4,765 5,190 NE : 1,650 1,800 1,520 1,700 NV : 13 12 5 7 NJ : 38 31 32 26 NM : 520 500 170 180 NY : 130 125 128 119 NC : 650 530 480 420 ND : 9,080 8,430 7,920 8,262 OH : 860 1,000 810 960 OK : 6,000 6,400 3,500 4,700 OR : 950 1,110 850 1,085 PA : 190 175 185 160 SC : 210 220 190 200 SD : 3,030 3,025 1,630 2,894 TN : 470 430 300 270 TX : 6,400 6,600 2,700 3,600 UT : 155 174 136 157 VA : 230 210 170 165 WA : 2,420 2,400 2,365 2,345 WV : 12 12 7 7 WI : 198 212 177 196 WY : 159 191 124 173 : US : 60,358 60,940 45,817 52,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Winter Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 150 120 60 60 AZ : 10 4 10 4 AR : 960 700 840 580 CA : 530 630 300 400 CO : 2,350 2,600 1,650 2,200 DE : 60 50 58 47 FL : 9 20 7 15 GA : 350 380 200 230 ID : 730 760 690 720 IL : 680 800 650 780 IN : 350 450 330 420 IA : 20 20 16 16 KS : 9,600 10,300 8,100 9,700 KY : 550 480 340 300 LA : 230 150 220 140 MD : 195 165 180 150 MI : 500 680 490 660 MN : 35 25 30 22 MS : 250 150 205 125 MO : 900 880 760 780 MT : 1,450 1,850 750 1,750 NE : 1,650 1,800 1,520 1,700 NV : 6 7 3 3 NJ : 38 31 32 26 NM : 520 500 170 180 NY : 130 125 128 119 NC : 650 530 480 420 ND : 80 130 70 112 OH : 860 1,000 810 960 OK : 6,000 6,400 3,500 4,700 OR : 800 970 710 950 PA : 190 175 185 160 SC : 210 220 190 200 SD : 1,300 1,600 625 1,520 TN : 470 430 300 270 TX : 6,400 6,600 2,700 3,600 UT : 140 160 125 145 VA : 230 210 170 165 WA : 1,800 1,850 1,750 1,800 WV : 12 12 7 7 WI : 190 205 170 190 WY : 150 180 120 165 : US : 41,735 44,349 29,651 36,491 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Durum Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 89 106 89 106 CA : 95 120 90 115 MN : 5 3 4 3 MT : 590 650 565 640 ND : 2,100 1,900 1,950 1,850 SD : 30 25 5 24 : US : 2,909 2,804 2,703 2,738 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Spring Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CO : 25 30 24 28 ID : 530 480 510 460 MN : 2,000 1,850 1,800 1,800 MT : 3,750 2,900 3,450 2,800 NV : 7 5 2 4 ND : 6,900 6,400 5,900 6,300 OR : 150 140 140 135 SD : 1,700 1,400 1,000 1,350 UT : 15 14 11 12 WA : 620 550 615 545 WI : 8 7 7 6 WY : 9 11 4 8 : US : 15,714 13,787 13,463 13,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Rye: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : GA : 260 270 45 50 ND : 10 18 9 16 OK : 300 280 70 70 SD : 15 15 10 10 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 810 790 152 156 : US : 1,395 1,373 286 302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ Other States include IL, KS, MI, MN, NE, NY, NC, PA, SC, TX, and WI. Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State, and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Long Grain : AR : 1,350 1,260 1,340 1,252 CA : 7 8 7 8 LA : 530 460 525 455 MS : 255 255 253 253 MO : 190 170 182 165 TX : 205 180 205 180 : US : 2,537 2,333 2,512 2,313 : Medium Grain : AR : 165 185 162 183 CA : 500 440 495 437 LA : 10 10 10 10 TX : 1 1 1 1 : US : 676 636 668 631 : Short Grain 2/ : AR : 1 1 1 1 CA : 26 22 26 22 : US : 27 23 27 23 : All : AR : 1,516 1,446 1,503 1,436 CA : 533 470 528 467 LA : 540 470 535 465 MS : 255 255 253 253 MO : 190 170 182 165 TX : 206 181 206 181 : US : 3,240 2,992 3,207 2,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Sweet rice included with 2003 crop. Proso Millet: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CO : 220 300 95 NE : 130 160 65 SD : 100 170 60 : US : 450 630 220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released January 2004 in the Annual Crop Production Summary. Hay: Area Harvested by Type, State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All : Alfalfa and : All : Hay : Alfalfa Mixtures : Other State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 1/ : 2002 : 2003 1/ : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL 2/ : 800 780 800 780 AZ : 275 290 230 245 45 45 AR : 1,375 1,340 25 20 1,350 1,320 CA : 1,640 1,560 1,140 1,090 500 470 CO : 1,350 1,600 780 750 570 850 CT : 59 53 9 8 50 45 DE : 15 15 7 7 8 8 FL 2/ : 280 265 280 265 GA 2/ : 650 630 650 630 ID : 1,570 1,500 1,250 1,200 320 300 IL : 800 800 450 450 350 350 IN : 600 650 280 330 320 320 IA : 1,600 1,700 1,250 1,380 350 320 KS : 3,250 3,100 950 950 2,300 2,150 KY : 2,400 2,500 300 300 2,100 2,200 LA 2/ : 450 400 450 400 ME : 133 128 8 8 125 120 MD : 220 215 60 50 160 165 MA : 93 95 18 15 75 80 MI : 1,150 1,000 900 750 250 250 MN : 2,300 2,200 1,600 1,450 700 750 MS 2/ : 750 750 750 750 MO : 4,260 4,400 460 450 3,800 3,950 MT : 2,600 2,650 1,400 1,650 1,200 1,000 NE : 3,250 3,300 1,350 1,450 1,900 1,850 NV : 485 480 275 265 210 215 NH : 55 52 7 7 48 45 NJ : 115 115 25 25 90 90 NM : 380 370 260 250 120 120 NY : 1,720 1,600 570 600 1,150 1,000 NC : 750 780 20 20 730 760 ND : 3,300 2,950 1,450 1,550 1,850 1,400 OH : 1,490 1,350 590 580 900 770 OK : 2,740 2,610 340 310 2,400 2,300 OR : 1,095 1,050 475 460 620 590 PA : 1,800 1,900 680 700 1,120 1,200 RI : 7 6 1 1 6 5 SC 2/ : 330 340 330 340 SD : 4,000 4,500 2,400 2,600 1,600 1,900 TN : 2,030 1,980 30 30 2,000 1,950 TX : 5,630 5,540 130 140 5,500 5,400 UT : 710 710 560 545 150 165 VT : 240 230 45 40 195 190 VA : 1,370 1,280 120 130 1,250 1,150 WA : 810 800 490 490 320 310 WV : 570 585 50 45 520 540 WI : 2,050 2,050 1,650 1,600 400 450 WY : 950 1,180 500 600 450 580 : US : 64,497 64,379 23,135 23,541 41,362 40,838 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted 2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. Soybeans: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 170 190 155 175 AR : 2,950 2,900 2,880 2,850 DE : 190 190 185 185 FL : 10 11 8 10 GA : 160 180 140 170 IL : 10,550 10,600 10,460 10,550 IN : 5,800 5,400 5,750 5,350 IA : 10,400 10,400 10,310 10,350 KS : 2,750 2,700 2,540 2,600 KY : 1,290 1,120 1,260 1,100 LA : 790 900 650 870 MD : 490 480 470 475 MI : 2,050 2,100 2,030 2,090 MN : 7,200 7,600 7,100 7,500 MS : 1,440 1,360 1,370 1,310 MO : 5,050 4,950 5,000 4,900 NE : 4,700 4,700 4,580 4,650 NJ : 100 100 97 98 NY : 140 145 138 142 NC : 1,360 1,430 1,280 1,360 ND : 2,670 3,100 2,630 3,050 OH : 4,750 4,400 4,710 4,380 OK : 270 190 250 175 PA : 365 370 350 365 SC : 435 480 415 460 SD : 4,250 4,100 4,090 4,050 TN : 1,160 1,180 1,120 1,150 TX : 230 230 215 210 VA : 480 530 440 510 WV : 18 17 17 16 WI : 1,540 1,600 1,520 1,580 : US : 73,758 73,653 72,160 72,681 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Soybeans: Percent of Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop, Selected States and United States, 1999-2003 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : AL : 36 26 8 13 12 AR : 23 28 23 21 16 DE : 31 49 44 39 37 FL : 0 39 0 38 38 GA : 44 32 39 37 33 IL : 5 4 3 4 5 IN : 2 2 1 2 3 KS : 2 3 6 5 7 KY : 36 37 28 29 24 LA : 6 13 5 9 9 MD : 33 36 31 30 43 MS : 9 9 13 9 4 MO : 7 9 11 10 7 NJ : 33 25 2 21 22 NC : 50 39 38 42 41 OH : 1 1 1 0 1 OK : 16 19 8 24 24 PA : 16 6 11 18 11 SC : 45 38 48 42 38 TN : 28 32 32 35 28 TX : 4 13 1 8 5 VA : 43 29 48 24 34 WV 2/ : 0 7 4 1 : US : 6 6 6 6 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board but provide raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices. 2/ Estimates began in 2000. Peanuts: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 190.0 190.0 185.0 189.0 FL : 96.0 110.0 86.0 102.0 GA : 510.0 500.0 505.0 498.0 NM : 18.0 17.0 18.0 17.0 NC : 101.0 90.0 100.0 90.0 OK : 60.0 45.0 57.0 43.0 SC : 10.0 14.0 8.7 13.0 TX : 315.0 260.0 280.0 240.0 VA : 58.0 30.0 57.0 30.0 : US : 1,358.0 1,256.0 1,296.7 1,222.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Sunflowers: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State, and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Varietal Type :--------------------------------------------------------------- and State : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oil : CO : 95 90 80 85 KS : 200 160 155 150 MN : 40 45 37 42 NE : 45 40 34 38 ND : 1,150 1,150 1,105 1,130 SD : 535 430 375 425 TX : 12 12 11 11 : Oth Sts 2/ : 48 49 40 43 : US : 2,125 1,976 1,837 1,924 : Non-Oil : CO : 35 20 20 19 KS : 15 20 13 19 MN : 30 35 27 33 NE : 13 15 11 14 ND : 220 180 210 175 SD : 105 35 55 34 TX : 30 30 23 28 : Oth Sts 2/ : 12 13 9 9 : US : 460 348 368 331 : All : CO : 130 110 100 104 KS : 215 180 168 169 MN : 70 80 64 75 NE : 58 55 45 52 ND : 1,370 1,330 1,315 1,305 SD : 640 465 430 459 TX : 42 42 34 39 : Oth Sts 2/ : 60 62 49 52 : US : 2,585 2,324 2,205 2,255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Other States include CA, GA, IL, LA, MI, MO, MT, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, UT, WA, WI, and WY. Canola: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : MN : 80 90 45 85 ND : 1,300 1,050 1,160 1,020 : Oth Sts 2/ : 79 61 70 58 : US : 1,459 1,201 1,275 1,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Other States include AL, AZ, CA, GA, ID, IN, KS, MI, MT, NY, OR, PA, SC, SD, and WA. Flaxseed: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : MN : 6 8 5 8 MT : 17 13 15 12 ND : 750 550 680 540 SD : 12 12 4 12 : US : 785 583 704 572 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Oilseeds: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Rapeseed : 3.4 1.6 3.1 1.5 Safflower : 219.0 213.0 196.0 198.0 Mustard Seed : 191.0 96.5 175.0 94.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Cotton: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Upland : AL : 590.0 560.0 540.0 AZ : 215.0 200.0 213.0 AR : 960.0 950.0 920.0 CA : 480.0 550.0 477.0 FL : 120.0 100.0 115.0 GA : 1,450.0 1,400.0 1,360.0 KS : 80.0 125.0 68.0 LA : 520.0 550.0 495.0 MS : 1,170.0 1,120.0 1,150.0 MO : 380.0 400.0 368.0 NM : 54.0 52.0 50.0 NC : 940.0 850.0 920.0 OK : 200.0 190.0 180.0 SC : 290.0 250.0 200.0 TN : 565.0 560.0 530.0 TX : 5,600.0 5,800.0 4,500.0 VA : 100.0 91.0 98.0 : US : 13,714.0 13,748.0 12,184.0 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 8.3 4.0 8.2 CA : 210.0 150.0 209.0 NM : 7.1 6.0 7.1 TX : 18.5 16.0 18.3 : US : 243.9 176.0 242.6 : All : AL : 590.0 560.0 540.0 AZ : 223.3 204.0 221.2 AR : 960.0 950.0 920.0 CA : 690.0 700.0 686.0 FL : 120.0 100.0 115.0 GA : 1,450.0 1,400.0 1,360.0 KS : 80.0 125.0 68.0 LA : 520.0 550.0 495.0 MS : 1,170.0 1,120.0 1,150.0 MO : 380.0 400.0 368.0 NM : 61.1 58.0 57.1 NC : 940.0 850.0 920.0 OK : 200.0 190.0 180.0 SC : 290.0 250.0 200.0 TN : 565.0 560.0 530.0 TX : 5,618.5 5,816.0 4,518.3 VA : 100.0 91.0 98.0 : US : 13,957.9 13,924.0 12,426.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released August 12, 2003 in the August Crop Production report. Sugarbeets: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 50.2 50.2 49.9 50.0 CO : 43.9 32.8 39.5 31.0 ID : 212.0 207.0 210.0 206.0 MI : 179.0 179.0 177.0 175.0 MN : 505.0 470.0 476.0 462.0 MT : 58.0 52.3 55.9 52.0 NE : 57.0 39.8 42.0 36.2 ND : 265.0 280.0 258.0 275.0 OH : 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 OR : 11.3 9.5 11.0 9.4 WA : 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.4 WY : 40.0 35.5 36.0 34.0 : US : 1,427.3 1,362.4 1,361.1 1,336.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except CA. In CA, relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central CA and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern CA. 2/ Forecasted. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : FL : 461.0 440.0 HI : 22.7 22.0 LA : 495.0 490.0 TX : 44.5 43.0 : US : 1,023.2 995.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Tobacco: Area Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 1/ : 2003/2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ Acres ------------------ Percent : CT : 2,270 1,890 2,200 116 FL : 4,500 4,600 4,000 87 GA : 26,100 26,500 29,000 109 IN : 4,200 4,000 4,000 100 KY : 115,700 111,100 105,300 95 MD : 2,200 1,700 1,500 88 MA : 1,140 1,160 1,250 108 MO : 1,300 1,300 1,200 92 NC : 161,700 168,300 160,000 95 OH : 6,100 5,500 5,300 96 PA : 3,100 3,400 3,700 109 SC : 32,000 30,500 32,000 105 TN : 39,690 35,900 34,040 95 VA : 29,500 30,000 27,370 91 WV : 1,300 1,300 1,200 92 WI : 1,510 1,510 1,650 109 : US : 432,310 428,660 413,710 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2001-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Class and Type :-------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 1/ : 2003/2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- Acres --------------- Percent : Class 1, Flue-cured : Type 11, Old Belts : NC : 42,000 43,000 40,000 93 VA : 20,500 22,000 20,000 91 US : 62,500 65,000 60,000 92 Type 12, Eastern NC : Belt : NC : 93,000 98,000 94,000 96 Type 13, NC Border & : SC Belt : NC : 20,000 21,000 20,000 95 SC : 32,000 30,500 32,000 105 US : 52,000 51,500 52,000 101 Type 14, GA-FL Belt : FL : 4,500 4,600 4,000 87 GA : 26,100 26,500 29,000 109 US : 30,600 31,100 33,000 106 Total 11-14 : 238,100 245,600 239,000 97 Class 2, Fire-cured : Type 21, VA Belt : VA : 1,200 730 800 110 Type 22, Eastern : District : KY : 3,300 2,450 2,500 102 TN : 6,500 5,000 5,100 102 US : 9,800 7,450 7,600 102 Type 23, Western : District : KY : 3,100 2,400 2,400 100 TN : 520 390 400 103 US : 3,620 2,790 2,800 100 Total 21-23 : 14,620 10,970 11,200 102 Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3A, Light : Air-cured : Type 31, Burley : IN : 4,200 4,000 4,000 100 KY : 105,000 103,000 97,000 94 MO : 1,300 1,300 1,200 92 NC : 6,700 6,300 6,000 95 OH : 6,100 5,500 5,300 96 TN : 32,000 30,000 28,000 93 VA : 7,700 7,200 6,500 90 WV : 1,300 1,300 1,200 92 US : 164,300 158,600 149,200 94 Type 32, Southern MD : Belt : MD : 2,200 1,700 1,500 88 PA : 1,100 1,300 1,300 100 US : 3,300 3,000 2,800 93 Total 31-32 : 167,600 161,600 152,000 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2001-2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Class and Type :-------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 1/ : 2003/2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- Acres --------------- Percent : Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3B, Dark : Air-cured : Type 35, One Sucker : Belt : KY : 2,750 2,100 2,200 105 TN : 670 510 540 106 US : 3,420 2,610 2,740 105 Type 36, Green River : Belt : KY : 1,550 1,150 1,200 104 Type 37, VA Sun-cured : Belt : VA : 100 70 70 100 Total 35-37 : 5,070 3,830 4,010 105 Class 4, Cigar Filler : Type 41, PA Seedleaf : PA : 2,000 2,100 2,400 114 Class 5, Cigar Binder : Class 5A, CT Valley : Binder : Type 51, CT Valley : Broadleaf : CT : 1,300 1,250 1,400 112 MA : 840 850 950 112 US : 2,140 2,100 2,350 112 Class 5B, WI Binder : Type 54, Southern WI : WI : 1,200 1,200 1,300 108 Type 55, Northern WI : WI : 310 310 350 113 Total 54-55 : 1,510 1,510 1,650 109 Total 51-55 : 3,650 3,610 4,000 111 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper : Type 61, CT Valley : Shade-grown : CT : 970 640 800 125 MA : 300 310 300 97 US : 1,270 950 1,100 116 All Cigar Types : Total 41-61 : 6,920 6,660 7,500 113 : All Tobacco : 432,310 428,660 413,710 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 92.0 80.0 89.0 78.0 CO : 92.0 60.0 70.0 55.0 ID : 95.0 80.0 93.0 78.0 KS : 18.0 12.0 14.5 11.0 MI : 270.0 200.0 265.0 190.0 MN : 170.0 145.0 150.0 130.0 MT : 26.9 16.0 23.0 15.0 NE : 185.0 160.0 165.0 150.0 NM : 8.0 9.5 8.0 9.5 NY : 25.0 25.0 24.5 24.5 ND : 790.0 600.0 690.0 580.0 OR : 9.8 8.0 9.1 7.8 SD : 21.0 17.0 16.0 16.0 TX : 37.5 27.0 32.5 24.0 UT : 1.8 5.6 0.3 5.4 WA : 41.0 30.0 41.0 30.0 WI : 7.1 6.6 7.0 6.5 WY : 32.0 30.0 29.0 29.0 : US : 1,922.1 1,511.7 1,726.9 1,439.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed. 2/ Forecasted. Sweet Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 CA : 10.4 9.8 10.4 9.8 LA : 21.0 18.0 15.0 17.0 MS : 16.0 14.0 12.3 13.6 NJ : 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 NC : 40.0 43.0 37.0 42.0 SC : 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 TX : 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 VA : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 : US : 97.2 94.0 83.5 91.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Summer Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.4 CA : 7.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 CO : 6.4 6.8 6.3 6.7 DE : 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 IL : 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.3 KS : 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.7 MD : 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 MO : 7.0 8.0 5.4 7.3 NJ : 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 NM : 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 TX : 8.8 9.0 8.3 8.4 VA : 6.5 7.0 6.3 7.0 : US : 62.2 65.1 59.1 63.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Alaska: Area Planted by Crop, 2001-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : All Oats : 4,000 2,900 2,800 All Barley : 5,800 4,000 4,600 All Hay 2/ : 23,000 22,000 25,000 Potatoes : 930 910 950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates are provided to meet special needs of users for crops and livestock production statistics. Estimates are excluded from commodity data tables. 2/ Area harvested. Biotechnology Varieties The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural Survey in all States each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or upland cotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. The States published individually in the following tables represent 81 percent of all corn planted acres, 89 percent of all soybean planted acres, and 82 percent of all upland cotton planted acres. Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties were excluded. Insect resistant varieties include only those containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Stacked gene varieties include those containing biotech traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. The acreage estimates are subject to sampling variability because all operations planting biotech varieties are not included in the sample. The variability for the 48 corn States, as measured by the relative standard error at the U.S. level, is approximately 1.4 percent for all biotech varieties, 1.7 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 3.0 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 6.2 percent for stacked gene varieties. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that survey estimates will be within plus or minus 2.8 percent for all biotech varieties, 3.4 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 6.0 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and 12.4 percent for stacked gene varieties. Variability for the 31 soybean States is approximately 0.6 percent for herbicide resistant varieties. Variability for the 17 upland cotton States is approximately 1.9 percent for all biotech varieties, 4.9 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 3.3 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 3.5 percent for stacked gene varieties. Corn: Biotechnology Varieties by State and United States, Percent of All Corn Planted, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect Resistant (Bt) : Herbicide Resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : IL : 18 23 3 4 IN : 7 8 6 7 IA : 31 33 7 8 KS : 25 25 15 17 MI : 12 18 8 14 MN : 29 31 11 15 MO : 27 32 6 9 NE : 34 36 9 11 OH : 6 6 3 3 SD : 33 34 23 24 WI : 15 21 9 9 : Oth Sts 1/: 14 17 12 17 : US : 22 25 9 11 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked Gene Varieties : All Biotech Varieties :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : IL : 1 1 22 28 IN : * 1 13 16 IA : 3 4 41 45 KS : 2 5 43 47 MI : 2 3 22 35 MN : 4 7 44 53 MO : 2 1 34 42 NE : 4 5 46 52 OH : * * 9 9 SD : 10 17 66 75 WI : 2 2 26 32 : Oth Sts 1/: 2 2 27 36 : US : 2 4 34 40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Data rounds to less than 0.5 percent. 1/ Other States includes all other States in the corn estimating program. Upland Cotton: Biotechnology Varieties by State and United States, Percent of Upland Cotton Planted, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect Resistant (Bt) : Herbicide Resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 27 24 37 25 CA : 6 9 26 27 GA : 8 14 55 32 LA : 27 30 9 15 MS : 19 15 22 16 NC : 14 16 27 29 TX : 7 8 40 39 : Oth Sts 1/: 19 18 35 32 : US : 13 14 36 32 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked Gene Varieties : All Biotech Varieties :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 26 46 90 95 CA : 1 3 33 39 GA : 30 47 93 93 LA : 49 46 85 91 MS : 47 61 88 92 NC : 45 48 86 93 TX : 4 6 51 53 : Oth Sts 1/: 32 38 86 88 : US : 22 27 71 73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the upland cotton estimating program. Soybeans: Biotechnology Varieties by State and United States, Percent of All Soybeans Planted, 2002-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Herbicide Resistant Only : All Biotech Varieties State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 68 84 68 84 IL : 71 77 71 77 IN : 83 88 83 88 IA : 75 84 75 84 KS : 83 87 83 87 MI : 72 73 72 73 MN : 71 79 71 79 MS : 80 89 80 89 MO : 72 83 72 83 NE : 85 86 85 86 ND : 61 74 61 74 OH : 73 74 73 74 SD : 89 91 89 91 WI : 78 84 78 84 : Oth Sts 1/: 70 76 70 76 : US : 75 81 75 81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the soybean estimating program. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2002-2003 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 5,073.0 5,461.0 4,135.0 4,899.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 79,054.0 79,066.0 69,313.0 71,985.0 Corn for Silage : 7,490.0 Hay, All : 64,497.0 64,379.0 Alfalfa : 23,135.0 23,541.0 All Other : 41,362.0 40,838.0 Oats : 5,005.0 4,676.0 2,098.0 2,286.0 Proso Millet : 450.0 630.0 220.0 Rice : 3,240.0 2,992.0 3,207.0 2,967.0 Rye : 1,395.0 1,373.0 286.0 302.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 9,580.0 9,477.0 7,299.0 8,121.0 Sorghum for Silage : 352.0 Wheat, All : 60,358.0 60,940.0 45,817.0 52,677.0 Winter : 41,735.0 44,349.0 29,651.0 36,491.0 Durum : 2,909.0 2,804.0 2,703.0 2,738.0 Other Spring : 15,714.0 13,787.0 13,463.0 13,448.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,459.0 1,201.0 1,275.0 1,163.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 785.0 583.0 704.0 572.0 Mustard Seed : 191.0 96.5 175.0 94.2 Peanuts : 1,358.0 1,256.0 1,296.7 1,222.0 Rapeseed : 3.4 1.6 3.1 1.5 Safflower : 219.0 213.0 196.0 198.0 Soybeans for Beans : 73,758.0 73,653.0 72,160.0 72,681.0 Sunflower : 2,585.0 2,324.0 2,205.0 2,255.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 13,957.9 13,924.0 12,426.6 Upland : 13,714.0 13,748.0 12,184.0 Amer-Pima : 243.9 176.0 242.6 Sugarbeets : 1,427.3 1,362.4 1,361.1 1,336.8 Sugarcane : 1,023.2 995.0 Tobacco : 428.7 413.7 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 21.5 11.6 Dry Edible Beans : 1,922.1 1,511.7 1,726.9 1,439.7 Dry Edible Peas : 302.7 279.7 Lentils : 221.0 209.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.2 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.3 Hops : 29.3 28.4 Peppermint Oil : 80.2 Potatoes, All : 1,310.0 1,275.7 Winter : 15.8 15.0 15.7 14.8 Spring : 87.8 85.1 86.1 82.9 Summer : 62.2 65.1 59.1 63.1 Fall : 1,144.2 1,114.8 Spearmint Oil : 18.0 Sweet Potatoes : 97.2 94.0 83.5 91.0 Taro (HI) 3/ : 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2003 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2002-2003 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Unit :------------------------------------------- : : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------ 1,000 ------ : : Grains & Hay : : Barley : Bu : 54.9 226,873 Corn for Grain : " : 130.0 9,007,659 Corn for Silage : Ton : 14.0 104,979 Hay, All : " : 2.34 150,962 Alfalfa : " : 3.19 73,824 All Other : " : 1.86 77,138 Oats : Bu : 56.8 119,132 Proso Millet : " : 12.5 2,755 Rice 2/ : Cwt : 6,578 210,960 Rye : Bu : 24.4 6,985 Sorghum for Grain : " : 50.7 369,758 Sorghum for Silage : Ton : 9.5 3,360 Wheat, All : Bu : 35.3 1,616,441 Winter : " : 38.5 1,142,802 Durum : " : 29.4 79,450 Other Spring : " : 29.3 394,189 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,218 1,552,520 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 6,184 Flaxseed : Bu : 17.9 12,569 Mustard Seed : Lb : 705 123,450 Peanuts : " : 2,561 3,320,490 Rapeseed : " : 1,461 4,530 Safflower : " : 1,520 297,980 Soybeans for Beans : Bu : 37.8 2,729,709 Sunflower : Lb : 1,133 2,497,236 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ : Bale: 665 17,208.6 Upland 2/ : " : 651 16,530.3 Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 1,342 678.3 Sugarbeets : Ton : 20.4 27,718 Sugarcane : " : 34.7 35,553 Tobacco : Lb : 2,055 880,734 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : Cwt : 1,414 164 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : " : 1,736 29,974 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : " : 1,517 4,242 Lentils 2/ : " : 1,200 2,508 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : " : 457 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) : Lb : 1,370 8,500 Ginger Root (HI) : " : 45,000 14,400 Hops : " : 1,990 58,336.6 Peppermint Oil : " : 85 6,818 Potatoes, All : Cwt : 363 462,713 Winter : " : 268 281 4,206 4,153 Spring : " : 271 269 23,294 22,305 Summer : " : 304 17,985 Fall : " : 374 417,228 Spearmint Oil : Lb : 108 1,942 Sweet Potatoes : Cwt : 154 12,865 Taro (HI) 3/ : Lb : 6,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2003 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2002-2003 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 2,052,990 2,210,010 1,673,390 1,982,580 Corn for Grain 2/ :31,992,360 31,997,220 28,050,280 29,131,610 Corn for Silage : 3,031,130 Hay, All 3/ : 26,101,290 26,053,540 Alfalfa : 9,362,500 9,526,810 All Other : 16,738,790 16,526,730 Oats : 2,025,470 1,892,330 849,040 925,120 Proso Millet : 182,110 254,950 89,030 Rice : 1,311,200 1,210,830 1,297,840 1,200,720 Rye : 564,540 555,640 115,740 122,220 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,876,930 3,835,250 2,953,830 3,286,490 Sorghum for Silage : 142,450 Wheat, All 3/ :24,426,280 24,661,810 18,541,680 21,317,860 Winter :16,889,740 17,947,600 11,999,460 14,767,540 Durum : 1,177,240 1,134,750 1,093,880 1,108,040 Other Spring : 6,359,300 5,579,460 5,448,340 5,442,270 : Oilseeds : Canola : 590,440 486,030 515,980 470,650 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 317,680 235,930 284,900 231,480 Mustard Seed : 77,300 39,050 70,820 38,120 Peanuts : 549,570 508,290 524,760 494,530 Rapeseed : 1,380 650 1,250 610 Safflower : 88,630 86,200 79,320 80,130 Soybeans for Beans :29,849,130 29,806,630 29,202,430 29,413,270 Sunflower : 1,046,120 940,500 892,340 912,580 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 5,648,620 5,634,900 5,028,920 Upland : 5,549,920 5,563,680 4,930,740 Amer-Pima : 98,700 71,230 98,180 Sugarbeets : 577,610 551,350 550,820 540,990 Sugarcane : 414,080 402,670 Tobacco : 173,470 167,420 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 8,700 4,690 Dry Edible Beans : 777,850 611,770 698,860 582,630 Dry Edible Peas : 122,500 113,190 Lentils : 89,440 84,580 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,510 Ginger Root (HI) : 130 Hops : 11,860 11,470 Peppermint Oil : 32,460 Potatoes, All 3/ : 530,140 516,260 Winter : 6,390 6,070 6,350 5,990 Spring : 35,530 34,440 34,840 33,550 Summer : 25,170 26,350 23,920 25,540 Fall : 463,050 451,150 Spearmint Oil : 7,280 Sweet Potatoes : 39,340 38,040 33,790 36,830 Taro (HI) 4/ : 170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2003 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Total may not add due to rounding. 4/ Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2002-2003 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 2.95 4,939,580 Corn for Grain : 8.16 228,805,080 Corn for Silage : 31.42 95,235,350 Hay, All 2/ : 5.25 136,950,420 Alfalfa : 7.15 66,972,010 All Other : 4.18 69,978,420 Oats : 2.04 1,729,200 Proso Millet : 0.70 62,480 Rice : 7.37 9,568,990 Rye : 1.53 177,430 Sorghum for Grain : 3.18 9,392,290 Sorghum for Silage : 21.40 3,048,140 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.37 43,992,310 Winter : 2.59 31,101,970 Durum : 1.98 2,162,270 Other Spring : 1.97 10,728,070 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.36 704,210 Cottonseed 3/ : 5,609,940 Flaxseed : 1.12 319,270 Mustard Seed : 0.79 56,000 Peanuts : 2.87 1,506,150 Rapeseed : 1.64 2,050 Safflower : 1.70 135,160 Soybeans for Beans : 2.54 74,290,500 Sunflower : 1.27 1,132,730 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.75 3,746,730 Upland : 0.73 3,599,050 Amer-Pima : 1.50 147,680 Sugarbeets : 45.65 25,145,350 Sugarcane : 77.89 32,253,140 Tobacco : 2.30 399,490 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.58 7,440 Dry Edible Beans : 1.95 1,359,600 Dry Edible Peas : 1.70 192,410 Lentils : 1.35 113,760 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 20,730 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.54 3,860 Ginger Root (HI) : 50.44 6,530 Hops : 2.23 26,460 Peppermint Oil : 0.10 3,090 Potatoes, All 2/ : 40.65 20,988,310 Winter : 30.03 31.45 190,780 188,380 Spring : 30.32 30.16 1,056,600 1,011,740 Summer : 34.11 815,790 Fall : 41.95 18,925,140 Spearmint Oil : 0.12 880 Sweet Potatoes : 17.27 583,550 Taro (HI) 3/ : 2,770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2003 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Spring Weather Review A stormy spring provided drought relief to many areas from the Rockies westward, excluding the Southwest. In addition, very cool weather prevailed across the West in April and early May, followed by an abrupt change to hot weather later in the month. The late-May Western heat wave began to tax irrigation reserves, which remained significantly below-normal across the Southwest and Intermountain West. Meanwhile on the Plains, abundant spring precipitation from Kansas northward contrasted with unfavorably dry conditions across much of Oklahoma, Texas, and eastern New Mexico. Although rain returned to the southern Plains toward the end of spring, the moisture came too late to help some winter grains. Farther east, spring rains arrived in late April and early May across the Midwest, largely eradicating long-term precipitation deficits and providing nearly ideal conditions for summer crop emergence and establishment. However, the Midwestern rains also slowed fieldwork, delaying soybean and final corn planting operations. Farther south, excessive spring wetness in the Southeast contrasted with extremely dry conditions in the western Gulf Coast region. Spring temperatures balanced to near-normal levels in the West, despite large week-to-week changes. March-May readings were mostly near to slightly above normal from the central and southern Plains to the southern Atlantic States, but averaged as much as 4 degrees F below normal in the Mid-Atlantic States and across the Nation's northern tier from Montana to New England. Spring Agricultural Summary Relentless precipitation developed in the winter and continued through the spring hindering fieldwork and planting east of the Mississippi River. Much-needed rain fell across the Great Plains, boosting topsoil moisture for summer crop development and easing last year's drought. In addition to the precipitation, warm weather allowed fieldwork activities while enhancing growth and development. Corn planting began in early April with rapid progress made during the month in the Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Ohio Valley due to warm, dry early-spring weather. Planting progressed well ahead of normal in the Corn Belt, excluding Nebraska, and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. In early-May, scattered showers delayed planting across most of the Corn Belt with most States falling behind average by mid-month. However, Ohio remained ahead of their average pace. Across the Atlantic Coast States, the combination of frequent precipitation and below-normal temperatures hindered planting and development up until mid-spring. A rapid planting pace in late-May did not erase the progress deficit. Nationally, 95 percent of the corn had been planted by June 1, one percentage point behind the 5-year average. Warm temperatures accelerated germination and emergence in late-May in Michigan. Saturated fields prolonged emergence in the Tennessee Valley. In late April, soybean planting started at or behind normal pace throughout the Corn Belt. Early-May planting accelerated ahead of normal in Ohio, but was hampered by thunderstorms later in the month. During the week of May 19, less than 1 percent of the fields were planted in Ohio causing their progress to be behind normal. Across most of the Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, wet weather hampered progress until after mid-May, when planting accelerated. In Louisiana, dry weather conditions delayed planting. By month's end, growers in all areas were a few days to a week behind their normal planting pace. With few delays during June, 94 percent of the crop was planted by June 23. Emergence in most States lagged behind normal during the spring, due to the early-season planting delays The Pacific Northwest and southern Great Plains encountered above-normal temperatures during the late-spring which promoted above normal development of the winter wheat crop. Fields entered the heading stage well behind normal in the Corn Belt. In mid-May cool weather and scattered frosts hindered growth and development in the northern Great Plains. Mild, dry weather in late-May spurred growth at a rapid pace. California's abnormally wet conditions hampered growth in the early-spring. However, the warm dry weather accelerated conditions during May. Harvest along the Atlantic Coast started 2 weeks behind normal, due to below-normal temperatures hindering growth and development. Twenty-five percent of the acreage was harvested by June 23. In most States, harvest was one week behind normal. Wet, cool weather delayed harvest 3 weeks in North Carolina. Persistent wet weather slowed cotton planting in the Southeast throughout the spring. California's unusual wet April hindered planting up to 2 weeks behind normal pace. During mid-May, nearly ideal conditions supported planting in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, as producers seeded nearly one-fifth or more of their crop. In the southern Great Plains, warm dry weather allowed planting to progress better during early-May. However, progress declined later in the month due to scattered showers. Despite generally rainy conditions in early-May, progress advanced in the Southeast. After mid-May, warm and drier weather in the Southeast promoted growth and development. By mid-June, most of the crop was planted. Small grain seeding was aided by dry conditions throughout most of the spring. Seasonal early April showers delayed planting in the Pacific Northwest. At the end of April, 50 percent of the oat crop was seeded. On May 12, Iowa's and Ohio's oat planting approached completion slightly ahead of normal. Cool, wet weather hindered emergence in April. However, the high temperatures accelerated emergence in May. Throughout the spring, dry weather supported rapid planting throughout the reporting States. Hot temperatures and dry weather allowed rapid emergence and development during May. Dry weather delayed rice emergence along the western Gulf Coast and southern Delta during early spring. Scattered showers were welcomed during May which enhanced the growing conditions. In California, rice was delayed due to heavy showers in April and early-May. Peanut planting progressed slightly behind normal in most of the Southeast. Planting delays in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia were due to persistent scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout most of the planting season. Excellent weather conditions in the southern High Plains allowed planting to excel to 1 week ahead of normal. In Oklahoma, peanut pegging was 2 weeks ahead of normal. The sorghum crop planting was behind normal across most of the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Wet weather hindered progress in Nebraska during May. In May, surgarbeet planting was ahead of schedule due to the favorable weather conditions. Corn: The 2003 corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 79.1 million acres, virtually unchanged from 2002 but 4 percent above 2001. Growers expect to harvest 72.0 million acres for grain, up 4 percent from the 2002 drought reduced crop. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 95 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview compared to an average of 96 percent for the past 10 years. Corn farmers in the seven major corn producing States (IL, IN, IA, MN, NE, OH, and WI) planted 51.5 million acres, a slight increase from the 51.4 million acres estimated last year. Indiana and Ohio showed the largest increases in planted acreage as they return to a more normal level after wet spring conditions in 2002 prevented farmers in these States from seeding their corn crop. Much needed moisture was received in late April and early May across much of the Corn Belt which helped relieve long-term precipitation deficits, especially in Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, and parts of Illinois. However, these rains slowed fieldwork and delayed some producers from timely planting the crop, especially in Indiana. Only 85 percent of the crop was planted as of June 1 in Indiana, compared to 92 percent for the 5-year average. Germination and emergence were hampered throughout much of the Corn Belt by excess moisture and cool temperatures. As of June 1, sixty-eight percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up 14 percentage points from the same time period in 2002. Since then, warmer, drier weather has allowed conditions to improve. As of June 22, seventy-three percent of the crop was rated good to excellent, up 11 percentage points from the same week last year. Planted acres increased in North Dakota, Missouri, and South Dakota and many farmers in the Southeast planted more corn while planting fewer cotton and soybean acres. However, acreage is down in Colorado and Kansas as producers switched to crops with lower water requirements because subsoil moisture levels were low following last year's drought. Acreage in Texas is decreased due to a very wet planting season in South Texas and Coastal corn growing areas, prompting some producers to return their corn seed and plant sorghum instead. Sorghum: Area planted to sorghum in 2003 is estimated at 9.48 million acres, down 1 percent from 2002. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 8.12 million acres, up 11 percent from last year's drought reducing harvest. Kansas, with 3.70 million acres, continues to lead the Nation in sorghum area. All States experienced a slow start to planting but the States most effected by the spring precipitation were from Kansas through Illinois. By June 1, sorghum was 56 percent planted, the same as last year but 5 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Only Arkansas, Colorado, and South Dakota were ahead of the 5-year average planting pace. Nebraska, at 55 percent complete, was 16 points behind the 5-year average. During midmonth, planting advanced as drier weather prevailed. By June 22, planting was only 3 points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. Nebraska was 98 percent complete and Kansas was 89 percent complete, both slightly behind normal. Texas sorghum was 41 percent headed, 3 points behind the average. Oats: Acres seeded for the 2003 crop year totaled 4.68 million, down 7 percent from last year's planted area. Growers expect to harvest 2.29 million acres for grain, 9 percent more than the 2002 harvested acreage of 2.10 million. Acres intended for grain rebounded from last year's drought reduced harvested acres in the central and northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Region. North Dakota rated the crop 86 percent good to excellent compared to 26 percent last year. Lack of moisture in Texas' oat region hindered growth and development. Excessive rainfall in the Carolina's during early-spring delayed planting. Barley: Growers seeded 5.46 million acres for 2003, up 8 percent from the 5.07 million acres seeded a year ago. Acres for harvest, at 4.90 million, are up 18 percent from the 2002 level. In North Dakota, planted acres are up 500,000 from last year, while the harvested acres are estimated at 2.05 million acres, up 810,000 acres. These increases are a result of improved weather conditions and malting barley prices. Acres for harvest in Idaho are estimated to be up 30,000 from the previous year. Most other barley States report unchanged or decreasing acres. Water availability concerns have reduced barley acres in Oregon and Washington by 10,000 and 40,000 acres, respectively. Favorable weather in the northern Great Plains States and Northwest allowed seeding to progress at an above average pace, while planting east of the Mississippi was delayed by rain. By June 1, barley was 98 percent planted, 3 percentage points above the 5-year average with 87 percent emerged, 6 points above the average. By June 22 the barley crop was 22 percent headed, 2 points above average. Areas of drought still persist in the central Rocky Mountain States where some growers are cutting barley for hay. Winter Wheat: The 2003 winter wheat planted area, at 44.3 million acres, is 6 percent above last year but virtually unchanged from the previous estimate. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 36.5 million acres, up fractionally from the June 1 forecast and 23 percent above the 2002 total. Small planted acreage increases (relative to the previous estimate) in California, Nebraska, Nevada, and South Dakota offset declines in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Montana harvested area increased 50,000 acres from the June forecast, where spring rainfall has been above normal. Harvested acreage declined in Texas where continued dry weather from early February until late May led to more abandonment than previously expected. Minor adjustments, both increases and decreases, were made in several other States. Durum Wheat: The Durum planted area for 2003 is estimated at 2.80 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. Area to be harvested for grain is expected to total 2.74 million acres, 1 percent above last year's level. Crop condition in California was mainly good, with harvest underway. The major Durum growing area of Montana has received significant rainfall since April 1. As a result, emergence has been ahead of last year, with 66 percent of the crop emerged as of June 8. Seeding in North Dakota progressed at a near average pace. Other Spring Wheat: Acreage planted to other spring wheat for 2003 is estimated at 13.8 million, down 12 percent from 2002. Grain area is expected to total 13.4 million acres, down fractionally from last year. Idaho acreage is at the lowest level since 1991. Seeding in Minnesota began in early to mid-April and continued ahead of both last year and the 5-year average throughout the spring. Producers in the spring wheat area (northwest and west central) are planting less wheat and more soybeans. Montana growers began planting on time but fell behind due to rain. Planting finished around the first of June, very near the 5-year average. Acreage is below last year due to some switching to higher priced Durum wheat, and significantly fewer abandoned winter wheat acres reseeded to other spring wheat. In North Dakota, planting began well ahead of both last year and the 5-year average, however wet weather during May slowed progress. As of June 1, ninety-five percent of the acreage was planted. Acreage declined significantly from last year, with acreage shifting to other crops, especially barley, corn, and soybeans. South Dakota growers planted their smallest acreage since 1972, due mainly to low winter wheat abandonment and increased soybean acreage in the traditional small grain growing areas of the State. Rye: The 2003 planted area for rye is estimated at 1.37 million acres, 2 percent below 2002. Harvested area is expected to total 302,000 acres, up 6 percent from last year. As of June 1, fifty-seven percent of the Oklahoma crop was rated good to excellent. Rice: Area planted to rice in 2003 is estimated at 2.99 million acres, 8 percent below last year's acreage. Area for harvest is estimated at 2.97 million acres, 7 percent below a year ago. Long grain planted acreage, representing 78 percent of the total is down 8 percent from last year. Medium grain planted acreage, representing 21 percent of the total, decreased 6 percent from 2002, while area planted to short grain varieties decreased 15 percent and represents 1 percent of the total rice acres planted in 2003. As of June 22, five percent of the rice crop was headed compared with 7 percent for the 5-year average. Planting progress was delayed in California due to repeated rains this spring leading to some intended acreage not being planted. Rice planting was also delayed in Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas due to spring rains. Arkansas and Louisiana experienced an open planting season. Proso Millet: Planted acreage for the 2003 proso millet crop is estimated at 630,000 acres, 40 percent above the 2002 planted acreage of 450,000 acres. All three States in the estimating program, Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota, show increases from the previous year as each is returning to normal levels after drought conditions limited last year's acreage. Hay: Producers expect to harvest 64.4 million acres of all hay in 2003, slightly below 2002. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are estimated at 23.5 million acres, up 2 percent from last year. All other hay is estimated at 40.8 million acres, down 1 percent from last year, when Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land was released for hay harvest. After 4 years of dry conditions in the northern Rocky Mountain and northern Great Plains, precipitation returned to a more normal level. Producers are expecting to return to a normal level of harvested alfalfa hay acreage. Other hay harvested area in North Dakota and Montana is forecast to be lower by 24 and 17 percent, respectively. This decline is a result of fewer CRP and small grain acres being harvested for hay. Soybeans: The 2003 soybean planted area is estimated at 73.7 million acres, down 105,000 acres from last year, and if realized, the lowest planted area since 1998. This is the third consecutive year that soybean planted acres have declined in the United States. Area for harvest is estimated at 72.7 million acres, up 1 percent from 2002. Of the 31 soybean estimating States, producers decreased planted acres from last year in 11 States, while producers increased planted area in 15 States. Estimated acreage decreases are mainly across the Corn Belt and central Great Plains, while increases are in Great Lakes region, North Dakota, Minnesota, Southeast, and Atlantic Coastal Plain. Growers in the seven major producing States (IL, IN, IA, MN, MO, NE, and OH) planted 48.1 million acres, down 1 percent from 2002. The largest acreage decreases are in Indiana and Ohio, down 400,000 and 350,000 acres, respectively. Growers in Kentucky also reduced acreage by 150,000 acres. North Dakota farmers planted an additional 430,000 acres and in Minnesota the acreage increased by 400,000 acres. Early spring planting activities for soybeans started at or behind normal in the Corn Belt, while progress was well ahead of average in the lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy rainfall across the Corn Belt, the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, the Delta, and the Southeast limited planting progress before mid-May. On May 18, planting progress was more than 1 week behind normal in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, and Nebraska. As of June 22, soybean planting had progressed to 94 percent complete, 2 percentage points behind last year and the 5-year average. Eighty-eight percent of the crop had emerged by June 22 compared with last year's progress of 90 percent and the 5-year average of 91 percent. The U.S. crop condition was rated mostly good on June 22. Producers planted 81 percent of the soybean acreage to herbicide resistant varieties in 2003, up 6 percentage points from 2002. Peanuts: Acreage planted to peanuts in 2003 is estimated at 1.26 million acres, down 8 percent from 2002 plantings and down 19 percent from the 2001 level. This is the lowest planted acreage since 1915 when 1.06 million acres were planted. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.22 million acres, down 6 percent from last year. Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) planted 814,000 acres, up 1 percent from 2002. The planting season for the 2003 crop year experienced plentiful rains after a string of dry years. The rainfall delayed some planting, and crop development has progressed behind the 5-year average. As of June 22, peanuts pegging in Alabama and Georgia lagged the average by 12 percentage points. Florida peanuts were on pace with the 5-year average. Plantings in the Virginia-North Carolina region totaled 120,000 acres, down 25 percent from 2002. Peanut acreage in the region declined for the second consecutive year as producers adjust to the peanut provisions of the 2002 farm bill. Peanuts had not begun pegging in the region by June 22. Wet conditions this spring slowed development of the crop. Historically, the crop has been 12 percent pegged in North Carolina and 4 percent pegged in Virginia by June 22. Growers in the Southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) planted 322,000 acres, down 18 percent from last year. Peanut growers in the Southwest continue to move away from dryland acreage to irrigated ground. Peanuts pegging in Oklahoma was 30 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average, while the Texas crop was 5 percentage points behind average. Sunflowers: Growers planted a total of 2.32 million acres in 2003, down 10 percent from last year. Harvested area is estimated at 2.26 million acres, 2 percent above the 2002 area. Planted area of oil type varieties, at 1.98 million acres, is 7 percent less than the 2002, while the non-oil varieties, estimated at 348,000 acres, are down 24 percent from last year. North Dakota growers are planting 1.33 million acres in 2003, down 3 percent from 2002. Sunflower planting in North Dakota was 99 percent complete as of June 22. The sunflower crop condition is rated mostly fair to good. Growers in South Dakota are planting 465,000 acres, 27 percent fewer than the previous year. Acreage decreases are also expected in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, while acreage in Minnesota increased from last year. Canola: Producers planted 1.20 million acres in 2003, a decrease of 18 percent from 2002. Producers in North Dakota and Minnesota intend to plant 1.05 million and 90,000 acres, respectively. Harvested area is estimated at 1.16 million acres, down 9 percent from last year. Flaxseed: Acreage planted to flaxseed in 2003 is 583,000 acres, down 26 percent from last year's planted acreage of 785,000 acres. Area for harvest, estimated at 572,000 acres, is 19 percent below the harvested area in 2002. In North Dakota growers planted 550,000 acres of flaxseed, down 27 percent from 2002. The crop condition is mostly good. Producers in Montana decreased their flaxseed planted area by 24 percent from last year, while Minnesota showed an increase of 33 percent. Other Oilseeds: Safflower growers planted an estimated 213,000 acres, a decrease of 3 percent from 2002. Safflower area for harvest is estimated at 198,000 acres, up 1 percent from last year. Planted area of mustard seed is estimated at 96,500 acres, down 94,500 acres from 2002. Mustard seed area for harvest is estimated at 94,200 acres, down 80,800 acres or 46 percent from the previous year. Rapeseed growers planted an estimated 1,600 acres, a decrease of 1,800 acres from last year. Cotton: The United States planted area for all cotton in 2003 is estimated at 13.9 million acres, down fractionally from last year. Upland cotton acreage totaled 13.7 million acres, virtually unchanged from 2002. By early April, planting was well underway in California, Arizona, and the southern areas of Texas. Growers were planting their fields to upland cotton in nearly all growing areas by the third week of April. Only North Carolina and Virginia producers were delayed an additional week. By the end of May, 82 percent of the acreage had been planted, 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Producers in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) planted 3.25 million acres of upland cotton, a decrease of 7 percent from the previous year and 2 percent less than they had originally intended in March. Cool, wet weather throughout the planting season led to delayed plantings, replanting, or abandoning plans for cotton entirely. Upland growers in the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) planted 3.58 million acres, 15,000 acres less than a year ago and 6 percent less than their original intentions. Persistent rains and cool weather in northern areas of the Delta delayed planting or prevented it altogether. Many growers were forced to replant or switch to other crops. Dry conditions in southern areas of the Delta delayed planting, but growers managed to complete seeding activities by the end of May. Acreage planted to upland cotton in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico is estimated at 6.17 million acres, 4 percent more than a year ago but 3 percent below 2001. Texas accounts for 5.80 million of these upland acres, up 4 percent from last year. Texas producers were planting their crop ahead of the average pace until mid-May when numerous storms prevented fieldwork. By June 1, sixty-nine percent of the Texas acreage had been planted, slightly behind the 71 percent average. For the most part, irrigated acreage had been planted by this time and dryland growers that received moisture were planting their fields. However, dryland growers that had not received precipitation continued to delay planting or switched to alternative crops. Upland planted acreage in California and Arizona is estimated at 750,000 acres, 1 percent more than March intentions and 8 percent above last year. Cool, wet spring weather delayed planting and forced some growers to replant their fields. Some growers switched from American-Pima varieties to upland varieties due to more favorable upland prices and relatively weak American-Pima prices. American-Pima planted acreage is estimated at 176,000 acres, a decrease of 28 percent from last year. California accounts for 150,000 of these acres, down 29 percent from a year ago and down 37 percent from 2001. Reduced acreage was a result of over supply and weak prices. Cool, wet weather delayed some of the California planting. Those growers who had planted before the poor weather began, were forced to replant a substantial amount of acreage. Others who had intended to plant Pima before the poor weather began switched to upland or to alternative crops. Sugarbeets: Area planted totaled 1.36 million acres in the 12 sugarbeet-producing States, down 3 percent from the March intentions and down 5 percent from 2002. The area for harvest is estimated at 1.34 million, down 2 percent from 2002. Planted acreage is down in the Rocky Mountain States due to concerns about water supplies, with Colorado's 25 percent decline being the largest decrease in the region. In the red River Valley, Minnesota's 35,000 reduction in planted acres from last year was partially offset by a 15,000 acre increase in North Dakota. All States report good planting conditions across their sugarbeet areas, with planting completed ahead of the 5-year average. By June 1, planting in Minnesota and Michigan was complete, while emergence was at 95 percent in Montana and 93 percent in Wyoming. Most beets are rated as good to excellent. Sugarcane: Area for harvest as sugar and seed during the 2003 crop year is estimated at 995,000 acres, 3 percent below last year. Acreage reductions occurred all producing States, with Florida showing the largest decline. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco area for harvest in 2003 is estimated at 413,710 acres, down 3 percent from the 2002 crop and 1 percent below the March intentions. If realized, this would be the lowest harvested acreage since 1874. Harvested area for flue-cured and light air-cured is down from last year. However, harvested area of fire-cured, dark air-cured, and all cigar types are up from a year ago. Flue-cured tobacco, at 239,000 acres, is 3 percent below a year ago and 1 percent below the March intentions. Flue-cured acreage accounts for 58 percent of this year's total tobacco acreage. Acreage in North Carolina, the leading flue-cured State, is down 5 percent from last year. Harvested acreage declined in Virginia and Florida by 9 percent and 13 percent, respectively. South Carolina has a 5 percent increase in harvested acres, while Georgia shows a 9 percent increase. Light air-cured tobacco types are down 6 percent from last year and 1 percent below the March intentions. Burley tobacco, at 149,200 acres, is down 6 percent from a year ago and 1 percent below the March intentions. All burley producing States declined in acres from last year except Indiana, which has no change. Acreage in Kentucky and Tennessee, the two leading burley States, is down 6 percent and 7 percent, respectively, from last year. Southern Maryland type tobacco acres are estimated at 2,800, down 7 percent from last year. Pennsylvania's harvested acreage of Southern Maryland type tobacco is unchanged from 2002, while Maryland's acreage is down 12 percent from last year. Fire-cured tobacco types, at 11,200 acres, are up 2 percent from 2002 but down 1 percent from the March intentions. The leading States of Tennessee and Kentucky increased harvested acres from last year by 2 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Dark Air-cured tobacco types, at 4,010 acres, are 5 percent above last year's harvested acres but 2 percent below the March intentions. One sucker type tobacco, at 2,740 acres, is 5 percent above last year and Green River type tobacco, at 1,200 acres, is 4 percent higher than 2002. Sun-cured, at 70 acres, is unchanged from a year ago. All cigar types, at 7,500 acres, are up 13 percent from last year and 4 percent above the March intentions. Acreage of Pennsylvania seedleaf, at 2,400 acres, is up 14 percent from last year. Connecticut and Massachusetts broadleaf acreage, at 2,350, is up 12 percent from the 2002 crop. Wisconsin binder tobacco, at 1,650 acres, is up 9 percent from last year. Harvested acres of Connecticut and Massachusetts shade-grown tobacco are estimated to be 1,100, up 16 percent from a year ago. Dry Beans: U.S. dry bean growers planted 1.51 million acres for 2003, down 21 percent from last year but 5 percent above two years ago. The June planted acres estimate is 1 percent below growers plans in March. Acres to be harvested are estimated at 1.44 million, down 17 percent from last year but 15 percent above 2001. Fifteen of the 18 dry bean States have reduced planted acreage from a year ago, 2 are up, and 1 remains the same. Low prices for last year's crop have been a major factor in reducing acreage this year. North Dakota's planted area of 600,000 acres is down 24 percent from last year. In Michigan, dry bean plantings of 200,000 acres are record low, dating back to 1909 and are down 26 percent from last year. California's dry bean planted area, at 80,000 acres, is also record low. Nebraska's growers planted 160,000 acres, down 14 percent from last year, and Minnesota's acreage of 145,000 acres, dropped 15 percent. In Colorado, growers planted 60,000 acres of dry beans, down 35 percent from 2002 and their lowest planted area since 1921. Sharp reductions in planted acreage were also seen in Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Texas. Wisconsin's dry bean acreage is down 7 percent and Wyoming slipped by 6 percent. Only 2 States, New Mexico and Utah, have higher planted acreage than last year. New York dry bean acreage remains at last year's level. Planting and early growing progress in several States were delayed by rain or cool weather. In North Dakota, planting started in mid May, slightly behind the 5-year average. Emergence was late but crop conditions are good with adequate moisture supplies. Michigan's planting was ahead of last year but behind normal. Northern Idaho growers struggled to get into wet fields in early May. A combination of delayed planting and poor prices has lead to reduced acreage. Cool weather delayed planting in California where acreage fell 13 percent from last year. After 3 years of drought, Wyoming growers wonder if recent rains will continue throughout the season. Planting in Colorado started on schedule and continued at an average pace. Soil moisture is adequate in northeast counties but short on the Western Slope. Utah's dry beans look good. For Montana growers, increased availability of irrigation water is good news but prices are down. Washington's fields were planted by the middle of June, ahead of normal. In Texas, planting is not yet completed but early planted fields are nearing harvest. Sweet Potatoes: Planted area of sweet potatoes is estimated at 94,000 acres for the 2003 season, down 3 percent from last year and 5 percent below two years ago. Harvested area is forecast at 91,000 acres, a gain of 9 percent from last year's hurricane damaged crop but 4 percent below 2001. Harvested acreage increases are expected in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina. Eight of the 9 producing States in the estimating program are either at or below last year's planted acreage level. Only North Carolina has more planted acres than last year. Wet spring weather slowed the transplanting progress in most of the East Coast and Gulf States. North Carolina's fields were 37 percent transplanted by mid June compared with the 5-year average of 71 percent. Mississippi's sweet potatoes are 60 percent transplanted compared with the average of 66 percent. Louisiana's planting is 65 percent completed compared to the 77 percent average. Wet fields have been a major factor in reducing planted acres. Planted fields are making good progress. Alabama's crop looks good with vines lapping over the rows. Texas' planting is completed with few problems reported. Planting in California started in March and was still ongoing in mid June. Summer Potatoes: Growers in the summer producing States planted an estimated 65,100 acres of potatoes this year, up 5 percent from last year and 7 percent above two years ago. Harvested area is forecast at 63,100 acres, up 7 percent from last year. Planted acres have increased over last year in 6 States, remained the same in 4, and declined in 2 States. Wet weather delayed planting and development in most of the eastern and central summer potato States. Weed, insect, and disease controls have been difficult to administer because of constant precipitation but the rains have been mostly beneficial for plant growth. Harvest should get underway in the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula in two to three weeks. Acreage is up in Alabama, Missouri, and Virginia but down in Maryland. There was some rain damage to potatoes in Alabama and Missouri. Potatoes in the Texas High Plaines suffered some hail damage but harvest should begin in about two weeks. Planting in Colorado was delayed by the uncertainty of irrigation water supplies but most of the crop is now rated good to excellent. Acreage is up in California and Colorado but down in Kansas. Cool, wet spring weather slowed planting in California and growers anticipate later than usual harvest. Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report Survey Procedures: The estimates of planted and harvested acreages in this report are based primarily on surveys conducted the first 2 weeks of June. These surveys are based on a probability area frame survey with a sample of approximately 9,000 segments or parcels of land (average approximately 1 square mile) and a probability sample of just under 77,000 farm operators. Enumerators conducting the area survey contact all farmers having operations within the sampled segments of land and account for their operations. From these data, estimates can be calculated. The list survey sample is contacted by mail, telephone, or personal interviews to obtain information on these operations. Responses from the list sample plus data from the area operations that were not on the list to be sampled are combined to provide another estimate of planted and harvested acreages. Estimating Procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Survey data are compiled to the National level and are reviewed at this level independently of each State's review. Acreage estimates were based on survey data and the historical relationship of official estimates to survey data. Revision Policy: Planted acreage estimates are subject to change August 1 if actual plantings are significantly different from those reported in early June. Also, planted acreage estimates can be revised at the end of the season and again the following year, if new information is available that would justify a change. Harvested acres can be adjusted anytime a change is made in planted acres. In addition, harvested acres are subject to change anytime a production forecast is made. Estimates will also be reviewed after data for the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: The survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling type errors that are common to all surveys. Both types of errors for major crops generally are between 1.0 and 6.0 percent. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals since the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. The relative standard errors from the 2003 area frame survey for U.S. planted acres were: barley 6.5 percent, corn 1.3 percent, upland cotton 3.1 percent, sorghum 5.2 percent, soybeans 1.3 percent, winter wheat 2.0 percent, and other spring wheat 4.2 percent. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly. They may occur due to incorrect reporting and/or recording, data omissions or duplications, and errors in processing. To minimize non-sampling errors, vigorous quality controls are used in the data collection process and all data are carefully reviewed for consistency and reasonableness. A method of evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report is the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performances shown below for selected crops. This is computed by expressing the deviations between the planted acreage estimates and the final estimates as a percent of the final estimates and averaging the squared percentage deviations for the 1983-2002 twenty-year period; the square root of this average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final estimates assuming that factors affecting this year's estimate are not different from those influencing the past 20 years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 0.6 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 0.6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 1.1 percent. Also, shown in the table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the difference between the mid-year planted acres estimate and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the mid-year estimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 355,000 acres, ranging from 24,000 acres to 1,126,000 acres. The mid-year planted acres have been below the final estimate 8 times and above 12 times. This does not imply that the mid-year planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability of June Planted Acreage Estimates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 20-Year Record of : : : Differences Between June : : : and Final Estimate : : :------------------------------------ : Root Mean : : Thousand Acres : Number of Crop :Square Error: 90 : Quantity : Years : Percent : Percent :------------------------------------ : :Confidence : : : :Below:Above : : Interval :Average:Smallest:Largest:Final:Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Thousands ----- Number : Corn : 0.6 1.1 355 24 1,126 8 12 Sorghum : 4.5 7.8 416 1 1,113 14 6 Oats : 1.5 2.5 77 1 213 8 12 Barley : 2.3 4.0 134 10 907 6 14 Winter Wheat : 0.7 1.2 285 25 748 3 17 Durum Wheat : 3.3 5.7 98 0 200 13 6 Other Spring Wheat: 1.1 1.9 131 0 363 11 8 Soybeans : 1.4 2.4 655 134 2,571 6 14 Upland Cotton : 2.4 4.1 252 3 555 7 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Mark Harris, Chief (202) 720-2127 Field Crops Section Greg Thessen, Head (202) 720-2127 Dave DeWalt - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings (202) 720-5944 Herman Ellison - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369 Lance Honig - Wheat, Rye (202) 720-8068 Darin Jantzi - Corn, Proso Millet (202) 720-9526 Troy Joshua - Hay, Oats, Weekly Crop Weather(202) 690-3234 Roy Karkosh - Barley, Sorghum, Sugar Crops(202) 690-8140 Mark R. Miller - Peanuts, Rice (202) 720-7688 Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section Jim Smith, Head (202) 720-2127 Arvin Budge - Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285 Kathy Broussard - Citrus, Tropical Fruits (202) 720-5412 Debbie Flippin - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas (202) 720-3250 Mike Miller - Berries, Grapes, Maple Syrup, Tobacco (202) 720-7235 Terry O'Connor - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Cranberries, Plums, Prunes(202) 720-4288 Kim Ritchie - Hops (360) 902-1940 Betty Johnston - Floriculture, Nursery, Nuts(202) 720-4215 Biz Wallingsford - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries (202) 720-2157 The next "Acreage" report will be released in June 2004. 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