Cr Pr 2-2 (2-00)a Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 11, 2000, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Production" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. U.S. Orange Production Unchanged All oranges production forecast for 1999-00 remains at 12.5 million tons, up 26 percent from last season. Florida's all orange forecast is 219 million boxes (9.86 million tons), 18 percent higher than the 186 million boxes (8.36 million tons) utilized last season. Early and midseason varieties in Florida are forecast at 127 million boxes (5.72 million tons), 13 percent higher than last season. Fruit size has continued slightly above average and loss from droppage remains well below average. Florida's Valencia forecast of 92.0 million boxes (4.14 million tons) is 25 percent higher than last season's final utilization. Fruit size is above average and growth continues at a rate slightly above average. Loss from droppage remains well below average and is lower than any of the previous nine seasons. Texas orange production is forecast at 1.60 million boxes (68,000 tons), up 12 percent from last season. California's all orange production forecast of 67.0 million boxes (2.51 million tons) is carried forward from January and is 76 percent higher than last season's freeze-damaged crop. The Arizona orange forecast, also carried forward from January, is 1.05 million boxes (40,000 tons), down 9 percent from last season's final utilization. Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 1999-00 season is 1.54 gallons per box of 42.0 degree Brix concentrate, down from January's projected yield of 1.57 gallons. The early and midseason portion is projected at 1.48 gallons per box, down from 1.50 last month. The Valencia portion is projected at 1.64 gallons per box, down from 1.68 last month. The final all orange yield for last season as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association was a record high 1.63 gallons per box. Last season's early and midseason yield was 1.58 and the Valencia portion was 1.75, both record highs. This report was approved on February 11, 2000. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Richard E. Rominger Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Frederic A. Vogel Contents Page California Nut Crops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Citrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Papayas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Pecans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Sugarcane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Weather Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Sugarcane: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Use, State, and United States, 1998-99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ and :----------------------------------------------------------- State : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ---- Tons ---- -- 1,000 Tons -- : For Sugar : FL : 426.0 443.0 40.1 35.5 17,083 15,727 HI 2/ : 30.3 32.7 90.0 87.6 2,727 2,865 LA 2/ : 400.0 435.0 29.7 33.0 11,880 14,355 TX 2/ : 32.0 28.7 32.9 34.0 1,053 976 : US : 888.3 939.4 36.9 36.1 32,743 33,923 : For Seed : FL : 21.0 17.0 40.1 39.0 842 663 HI 2/ : 2.2 2.3 32.4 32.9 71 76 LA 2/ : 35.0 30.0 29.7 33.0 1,040 990 TX 2/ : 0.6 2.5 18.3 27.6 11 69 : US : 58.8 51.8 33.4 34.7 1,964 1,798 : For Sugar : and Seed : FL : 447.0 460.0 40.1 35.6 17,925 16,390 HI 2/ : 32.5 35.0 86.1 84.0 2,798 2,941 LA 2/ : 435.0 465.0 29.7 33.0 12,920 15,345 TX 2/ : 32.6 31.2 32.6 33.5 1,064 1,045 : US : 947.1 991.2 36.6 36.0 34,707 35,721 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. 2/ Current estimates carried forward from earlier forecast. Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1999-00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Jan : 3,230 1,625 3,345 Feb : 3,740 3,285 2,190 1,670 2,975 3,345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States, 1997-98, 1998-99 and Forecasted March 1, 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production : Utilized Production : Boxes : Ton Equivalent Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997-98 : 1998-99 : 1999-00 : 1997-98 : 1998-99 : 1999-00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ ----- ------- 1,000 Tons ------- Oranges : Early Mid & : Navel 3/ : AZ 4/ : 350 550 600 13 21 23 CA 4/ : 44,000 21,000 40,000 1,650 787 1,500 FL : 140,000 112,000 127,000 6,300 5,040 5,715 TX : 1,350 1,250 1,300 57 53 55 US : 185,700 134,800 168,900 8,020 5,901 7,293 Valencia : AZ 4/ : 650 600 450 25 22 17 CA 4/ : 25,000 17,000 27,000 938 638 1,013 FL : 104,000 73,700 92,000 4,680 3,317 4,140 TX : 175 180 300 7 8 13 US : 129,825 91,480 119,750 5,650 3,985 5,183 All : AZ 4/ : 1,000 1,150 1,050 38 43 40 CA 4/ : 69,000 38,000 67,000 2,588 1,425 2,513 FL : 244,000 185,700 219,000 10,980 8,357 9,855 TX : 1,525 1,430 1,600 64 61 68 US : 315,525 226,280 288,650 13,670 9,886 12,476 Temples : FL : 2,250 1,800 2,100 101 81 95 Grapefruit : White Seedless : FL 5/ : 18,300 17,800 18,500 777 757 786 Colored Seedless : FL 6/ : 30,600 28,700 27,000 1,301 1,220 1,148 Other : FL : 650 550 500 28 23 21 All : AZ 4/ : 800 750 800 27 25 27 CA 4/ : 8,000 7,500 8,000 268 251 268 FL 5/ 6/ : 49,550 47,050 46,000 2,106 2,000 1,955 TX : 4,800 6,100 5,500 192 244 220 US : 63,150 61,400 60,300 2,593 2,520 2,470 Tangerines : AZ 4/ 7/ : 600 950 1,100 23 36 41 CA 4/ 7/ : 2,400 1,500 2,300 90 56 86 FL : 5,200 4,950 6,600 247 235 314 US : 8,200 7,400 10,000 360 327 441 Lemons 4/ : AZ : 2,600 3,450 3,100 99 131 118 CA : 21,000 16,200 21,000 798 616 798 US : 23,600 19,650 24,100 897 747 916 Tangelos : FL : 2,850 2,550 2,800 128 115 126 K-Early Citrus : FL : 40 80 90 2 4 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 2/ Net lbs. per box: oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-AZ & CA-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76; tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90; tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95. 3/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in FL and TX. Small quantities of tangerines in TX. 4/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 5/ Excludes White Seedless economic abandonment of 5,000,000 boxes in 1997-98. 6/ Excludes Colored Seedless economic abandonment of 1,000,000 boxes in 1997-98. 7/ Includes tangelos and tangors. California Nut Crops: Bearing Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by Crop, 1997-98 and Revised 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bearing Acreage : Yield per Acre 1/ Crop :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Acres ----------- --------- Tons 2/ --------- : Walnuts : (English) : 193,000 193,000 193,000 1.39 1.18 1.47 : : ----------- Acres ----------- -------- Pounds 3/ -------- : Pistachios 4/ : 65,400 68,000 71,000 2,750 2,760 1,730 : : ----------- Acres ----------- -------- Pounds 3/ -------- : Almonds : 442,000 460,000 480,000 1,720 1,130 1,730 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : Price per Unit :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Tons 2/ ---------- ----- Dollars per Ton ----- : Walnuts : (English) 5/ : 269,000 227,000 283,000 1,430 1,050 : : ------ 1,000 Pounds 2/ ------ ---- Dollars per Pound --- : Pistachios : 180,000 188,000 123,000 1.13 1.03 1.31 : : ------ 1,000 Pounds 3/ ------ ---- Dollars per Pound --- : Almonds 6/ : 759,000 520,000 830,000 1.56 1.41 0.85 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Value of Utilized Production :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars : Walnuts : (English) 5/ : 384,670 238,350 : Pistachios : 203,400 193,640 159,820 : Almonds 6/ : 1,160,640 703,590 677,280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Yield based on utilized production. 2/ In-shell basis. 3/ Shelled basis. 4/ Revised 1998 acreage. 5/ Price and value estimates for 1999 will be published on July 7, 2000. 6/ Price and value estimates are based on the edible portion of the crop only. Included in production are inedible quantities of no value as follows: 1997 - 15.0 million pounds, 1998 - 21.0 million pounds, 1999 - 33.2 million pounds. Pecans: Utilized Production by Variety, State, and United States, 1997-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Improved Varieties 1/ : AL : 7,000 3,500 8,000 AZ : 18,500 13,000 21,700 AR : 1,200 300 760 CA : 3,000 1,700 2,400 FL : 600 200 1,500 GA : 77,000 35,000 80,000 LA : 2,000 3,000 4,000 MS : 2,600 800 3,000 NM : 45,000 32,000 50,000 NC : 900 1,500 1,000 OK : 3,000 200 4,000 SC : 2,100 800 800 TX : 40,000 20,000 55,000 : US : 202,900 112,000 232,160 : Native & Seedling : AL : 6,000 1,500 5,000 AR : 2,300 250 3,040 FL : 1,200 1,100 1,400 GA : 23,000 5,000 10,000 KS : 4,200 50 3,500 LA : 10,000 13,000 14,000 MS : 1,400 400 1,000 NC : 600 1,000 300 OK : 32,000 1,800 41,000 SC : 1,400 300 300 TX : 50,000 10,000 30,000 : US : 132,100 34,400 109,540 : All Pecans : AL : 13,000 5,000 13,000 AZ : 18,500 13,000 21,700 AR : 3,500 550 3,800 CA : 3,000 1,700 2,400 FL : 1,800 1,300 2,900 GA : 100,000 40,000 90,000 KS : 4,200 50 3,500 LA : 12,000 16,000 18,000 MS : 4,000 1,200 4,000 NM : 45,000 32,000 50,000 NC : 1,500 2,500 1,300 OK : 35,000 2,000 45,000 SC : 3,500 1,100 1,100 TX : 90,000 30,000 85,000 : US : 335,000 146,400 341,700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1999-00 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 5,223.0 4,758.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 77,431.0 70,537.0 Corn for Silage : 6,062.0 Hay, All : 63,160.0 Alfalfa : 23,985.0 All Other : 39,175.0 Oats : 4,670.0 2,453.0 Proso Millet : 600.0 540.0 Rice : 3,581.0 3,562.0 Rye : 1,582.0 383.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 9,288.0 8,544.0 Sorghum for Silage : 320.0 Wheat, All : 62,814.0 53,909.0 Winter : 43,431.0 42,916.0 35,572.0 Durum : 4,035.0 3,569.0 Other Spring : 15,348.0 14,768.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,076.0 1,044.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 387.0 382.0 Mustard Seed : 60.8 58.8 Peanuts : 1,533.0 1,427.5 Rapeseed : 4.6 4.4 Safflower : 275.0 262.0 Soybeans for Beans : 73,780.0 72,476.0 Sunflower : 3,553.0 3,441.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 14,855.0 13,381.0 Upland : 14,565.0 13,093.0 Amer-Pima : 290.0 288.0 Sugarbeets : 1,562.7 1,527.1 Sugarcane : 991.2 Tobacco : 644.3 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 6.1 4.4 Dry Edible Beans : 2,023.0 1,877.0 Dry Edible Peas : 281.6 263.6 Lentils : 182.0 174.5 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.4 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.4 Hops : 34.3 Peppermint Oil : 106.3 Potatoes, All : 1,377.0 1,332.6 Winter : 18.1 18.2 17.8 18.0 Spring : 86.8 84.5 Summer : 69.1 64.2 Fall : 1,203.0 1,166.1 Spearmint Oil : 24.4 Sweet Potatoes : 93.3 82.9 Taro (HI) 3/ : 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2000 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, 1999-00 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Unit :------------------------------------------- : : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------ 1,000 ----- : : Grains & Hay : : Barley : Bu : 59.2 281,853 Corn for Grain : " : 133.8 9,437,337 Corn for Silage : Ton : 15.9 96,169 Hay, All : " : 2.52 159,077 Alfalfa : " : 3.50 83,924 All Other : " : 1.92 75,153 Oats : Bu : 59.6 146,218 Proso Millet : " : 33.2 17,910 Rice 2/ : Cwt : 5,908 210,458 Rye : Bu : 28.7 10,993 Sorghum for Grain : " : 69.7 595,166 Sorghum for Silage : Ton : 11.6 3,716 Wheat, All : Bu : 42.7 2,302,443 Winter : " : 47.8 1,699,989 Durum : " : 27.8 99,322 Other Spring : " : 34.1 503,132 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,306 1,363,680 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 6,422 Flaxseed : Bu : 20.6 7,880 Mustard Seed : Lb : 816 48,010 Peanuts : " : 2,711 3,870,200 Rapeseed : " : 1,155 5,080 Safflower : " : 1,545 404,715 Soybeans for Beans : Bu : 36.5 2,642,908 Sunflower : Lb : 1,262 4,341,862 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ : Bale: 608 16,952.9 Upland 2/ : " : Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 1,159 695.5 Sugarbeets : Ton : 21.8 33,319 Sugarcane : " : 36.0 35,721 Tobacco : Lb : 1,980 1,275,438 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : Cwt : 1,364 60 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : " : 1,770 33,230 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : " : 1,908 5,030 Lentils 2/ : " : 1,368 2,387 Wrinkled Seed Peas : " : 658 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) : Lb : 1,640 10,500 Ginger Root (HI) : " : 46,000 16,100 Hops : " : 1,881 64,456 Peppermint Oil : " : 71 7,537 Potatoes, All : Cwt : 359 478,398 Winter : " : 229 256 4,070 4,600 Spring : " : 300 25,327 Summer : " : 298 19,154 Fall : " : 369 429,847 Spearmint Oil : Lb : 101 2,454 Sweet Potatoes : Cwt : 145 11,980 Taro (HI) 3/ : Lb : 6,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2000 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 1998-00 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production Crop : Unit :-------------------------------------------- : : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 : : Citrus 2/ : : Grapefruit : Ton : 2,593 2,520 2,470 K-Early Citrus (FL) : " : 2 4 5 Lemons : " : 897 747 916 Oranges : " : 13,670 9,886 12,476 Tangelos (FL) : " : 128 115 117 Tangerines : " : 360 327 441 Temples (FL) : " : 101 81 95 : : Non-Citrus : : Apples : 1,000 Lbs: 11,648.4 10,741.3 Apricots : Ton : 118.5 90.8 Bananas (HI) : Lb : 21,000.0 25,000.0 Grapes : Ton : 5,820.0 6,169.4 Olives (CA) : " : 90.0 145.0 Papayas (HI) : Lb : 39,900.0 42,000.0 Peaches : 1,000 Lbs: 2,401.3 2,521.4 Pears : Ton : 955.1 981.6 Prunes, Dried (CA) : " : 108.0 178.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA): " : 25.6 22.9 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) : Lb : 520,000 830,000 Hazelnuts : Ton : 15.5 38.0 Pecans : Lb : 146,400 341,700 Pistachios (CA) : " : 188,000 123,000 Walnuts (CA) : Ton : 227.0 283.0 Maple Syrup : Gal : 1,159 1,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2000 crop year. 2/ Production years are 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-00. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1999-00 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 2,113,700 1,925,520 Corn for Grain 2/ :31,335,550 28,545,620 Corn for Silage : 2,453,230 Hay, All 3/ : 25,560,220 Alfalfa : 9,706,490 All Other : 15,853,730 Oats : 1,889,900 992,700 Proso Millet : 242,810 218,530 Rice : 1,449,190 1,441,510 Rye : 640,220 155,000 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,758,760 3,457,670 Sorghum for Silage : 129,500 Wheat, All 3/ :25,420,200 21,816,430 Winter :17,576,090 17,367,680 14,395,630 Durum : 1,632,920 1,444,340 Other Spring : 6,211,180 5,976,460 : Oilseeds : Canola : 435,450 422,500 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 156,620 154,590 Mustard Seed : 24,610 23,800 Peanuts : 620,390 577,690 Rapeseed : 1,860 1,780 Safflower : 111,290 106,030 Soybeans for Beans :29,858,030 29,330,310 Sunflower : 1,437,860 1,392,540 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 6,011,670 5,415,160 Upland : 5,894,310 5,298,610 Amer-Pima : 117,360 116,550 Sugarbeets : 632,410 618,000 Sugarcane : 401,130 Tobacco : 260,720 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 2,470 1,780 Dry Edible Beans : 818,690 759,600 Dry Edible Peas : 113,960 106,680 Lentils : 73,650 70,620 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,590 Ginger Root (HI) : 140 Hops : 13,860 Peppermint Oil : 43,020 Potatoes, All 3/ : 557,260 539,290 Winter : 7,320 7,370 7,200 7,280 Spring : 35,130 34,200 Summer : 27,960 25,980 Fall : 486,840 471,910 Spearmint Oil : 9,870 Sweet Potatoes : 37,760 33,550 Taro (HI) 4/ : 200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2000 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, 1999-00 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.19 6,136,620 Corn for Grain : 8.40 239,719,400 Corn for Silage : 35.56 87,243,050 Hay, All 2/ : 5.65 144,312,230 Alfalfa : 7.84 76,134,570 All Other : 4.30 68,177,650 Oats : 2.14 2,122,350 Proso Millet : 1.86 406,190 Rice : 6.62 9,546,210 Rye : 1.80 279,240 Sorghum for Grain : 4.37 15,117,910 Sorghum for Silage : 26.03 3,371,100 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.87 62,662,230 Winter : 3.21 46,266,120 Durum : 1.87 2,703,100 Other Spring : 2.29 13,693,010 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.46 618,550 Cottonseed 3/ : 5,826,300 Flaxseed : 1.29 200,160 Mustard Seed : 0.92 21,780 Peanuts : 3.04 1,755,490 Rapeseed : 1.29 2,300 Safflower : 1.73 183,580 Soybeans for Beans : 2.45 71,928,170 Sunflower : 1.41 1,969,440 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.68 3,691,060 Upland : Amer-Pima : 1.30 151,430 Sugarbeets : 48.91 30,226,490 Sugarcane : 80.79 32,405,550 Tobacco : 2.22 578,530 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.53 2,720 Dry Edible Beans : 1.98 1,507,290 Dry Edible Peas : 2.14 228,160 Lentils : 1.53 108,270 Wrinkled Seed Peas : 29,850 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.84 4,760 Ginger Root (HI) : 51.56 7,300 Hops : 2.11 29,240 Peppermint Oil : 0.08 3,420 Potatoes, All 2/ : 40.24 21,699,770 Winter : 25.63 28.64 184,610 208,650 Spring : 33.59 1,148,810 Summer : 33.44 868,810 Fall : 41.32 19,497,530 Spearmint Oil : 0.11 1,110 Sweet Potatoes : 16.20 543,400 Taro (HI) 3/ : 3,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2000 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 1998-00 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ : Grapefruit : 2,352,330 2,286,110 2,240,750 K-Early Citrus (FL) : 1,810 3,630 4,540 Lemons : 813,740 677,670 830,980 Oranges : 12,401,220 8,968,430 11,318,040 Tangelos (FL) : 116,120 104,330 106,140 Tangerines : 326,590 296,650 400,070 Temples (FL) : 91,630 73,480 86,180 : Non-Citrus : Apples : 5,283,630 4,872,170 Apricots : 107,500 82,370 Bananas (HI) : 9,530 11,340 Grapes : 5,279,770 5,596,810 Olives (CA) : 81,650 131,540 Papayas (HI) : 18,100 19,050 Peaches : 1,089,210 1,143,690 Pears : 866,490 890,450 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 97,980 161,480 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 23,220 20,770 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) : 235,870 376,480 Hazelnuts : 14,060 34,470 Pecans : 66,410 154,990 Pistachios (CA) : 85,280 55,790 Walnuts (CA) : 205,930 256,730 Maple Syrup : 5,790 5,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2000 crop year. 2/ Production years are 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-00. January Weather Summary A month that began remarkably mild turned increasingly cold and stormy across the Midwest, South, and East. Due to early-month warmth, however, temperatures averaged 2 to 6 degrees F above normal in the Mississippi Valley and were within 2 degrees F of normal along the East Coast. Nevertheless, a late-month cold snap dropped temperatures to near the freezing mark on January 27 as far south as Florida's northern citrus and cool-season vegetable areas. In contrast, January ended with 3 weeks of warm weather across California and the Intermountain West, propelling monthly temperatures as much as 10 degrees F above normal in the latter region. Beneficial precipitation fell in several areas during January, easing long-term drought in the Ohio Valley, Southeast, and portions of the upper Midwest. In the West, a southward shift in the storm trajectory delivered much-needed precipitation to areas from northern and central California to the central Rockies. The moisture favored dryland crops and eased irrigation requirements in California's Central Valley, and significantly improved high-elevation Sierra Nevada snow packs. Farther south, however, areas from southern California to western Texas remained extremely dry for a fourth consecutive month, resulting in further declines in range, pasture, and dryland crop conditions. Unfavorably dry conditions also persisted throughout most of the Plains, western Corn Belt, and lower Mississippi Valley, raising concerns about a lack of moisture for winter grains and the availability of moisture during the upcoming planting season. General Crop Comments: Dry weather and above-normal temperatures prevailed across most of the Nation as the new year began. The western Corn Belt and Great Plains remained dry with temperatures averaging well above normal throughout the month, but most of the East experienced cold weather with a mixture of wintery precipitation, especially after mid-month. The hard red winter wheat crop lacked snow cover across most of the Great Plains, but winterkill was minimal due to above-normal temperatures. However, the warm weather also promoted insect activity in the central and southern Plains and reduced the quality of piled sugarbeets in the northern Plains. Record-high temperatures near mid-month stimulated winter wheat growth where moisture was available in the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast. In Texas, germination and emergence of wheat and oats was boosted by mid-month precipitation. However, spotty wheat stands and seedling death continued in parts of the central and southern Plains due to dry soils. Early-month field activities rapidly progressed in California, including seeding of wheat, barley, and oats. However, dry soils forced some growers to irrigate wheat fields to germinate seeds. A series of winter storms provided beneficial moisture from mixed precipitation in the Ohio Valley, Appalachains, Piedmont, and parts of the Southeast and Atlantic Coastal Plains. A blast of cold, arctic air pushed southward through the Great Lakes region and into the eastern Corn Belt and Atlantic Coast States shortly after mid-month. Snow covered most wheat fields in the eastern Corn Belt and protected plants from sub-zero temperatures and dangerous wind chills. Persistent storms continued in the Pacific Northwest, dumping unneeded rain along the coast and heavy snow in the Cascade and interior Rocky Mountain ranges. Some precipitation extended into dry areas of northern and central California after mid-month, halting fieldwork, but stimulating forage growth and aiding germination and emergence of small grains. In central and southern parts of the State, irrigation continued in vineyards and orchards due to moisture shortages. Dry weather aided grapefruit and lemon picking, which was active in southern California. In the San Joaquin Valley, the navel orange harvest gained momentum, alfalfa seeding continued, and corn planting began. In Florida, topsoil moisture remained short throughout the State, and citrus growers continued to irrigate daily to maintain good tree and fruit condition. New growth and bloom buds formed on young well-cared-for trees in the southern part of the State. Early and midseason fruit had good color, and Valencias were beginning to color in some early bloom groves. Harvest of oranges for processing was very active due to nearly ideal weather. Sugarcane grinding and planting were also active. Temperatures briefly dipped below freezing as far south as central Florida late in the month, as a cold front passed through the State. However, damage to crops was minimal due to the short duration of sub-freezing temperatures. Sugarcane: Production is estimated at a record high 35.7 million tons, 3 percent above the previous record of 34.7 million tons set last year. Harvested acres is estimated at a record high 991,200 acres for sugar and seed, 5 percent more than the 1998 final harvested acres. The record high acreage is due to a 30,000 acre expansion in Louisiana and a 13,000 acre increase in Florida. Yield is estimated at 36.0 tons per acre, slightly below the 1998 yield of 36.6 tons. Louisiana's estimated yield, at 33.0 tons per acre is a record high, 3.3 tons above the previous record high set in 1998. Grinding was active in Florida, as the sugarcane harvest progressed with few delays. Temples: Florida's 1999-00 Temple forecast remains at 2.10 million boxes (94,500 tons), 17 percent higher than the 1.80 million boxes recorded last season. Harvest is in its early stages. The crop has lagged in maturity and, as usual, has more later blooms than most citrus. Fruit size and droppage are both well below average. Grapefruit: The forecast of the 1999-00 grapefruit crop for the United States is continued at 2.47 million tons and is down 2 percent from last season. The Florida grapefruit forecast remains at 46.0 million boxes(1.96 million tons). The white seedless forecast, at 18.5 million boxes (786,000 tons), is unchanged from last month but up 4 percent from last year. The colored seedless utilization is expected at 27.0 million boxes (1.15 million tons), also unchanged, but 6 percent less than the 1998-99 season. Fruit size is below average for both white and colored seedless grapefruit. Normal droppage has occurred on the white seedless, but slightly above normal droppage has occurred on the colored seedless. The irregular bloom this season may be affecting both the average size and drop at this point of the season. The seedy grapefruit crop is expected to total 500,000 boxes (21,000 tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but 9 percent below last season. Seedy fruit size is slightly above average, but loss from droppage is well below average. Final utilization is dependent on load tickets at the processing plant since this variety is only recorded as processed use. The February 1 forecast of Texas grapefruit is unchanged at 5.50 million boxes (220,000 tons) and is down 10 percent from last season. The California and Arizona forecasts are carried forward from earlier forecasts. Tangerines: The 1999-00 U.S. tangerine crop forecast is unchanged at a record large 441,000 tons, up 35 percent from the freeze-damaged crop last season. Florida's tangerine forecast remains at 6.60 million boxes (314,000 tons), 33 percent larger than last season. Harvest of the early tangerines, Robinson and Fallglo varieties, is complete. Harvest of Sunburst and Dancy varieties is rapidly declining. The cooler weather has aided in holding quality. The Honey tangerine harvest is underway. The Honey crop has more "off bloom" than normal and more spot picking has occurred. The loss from droppage has been very low and fruit size is smaller than average. The California and Arizona tangerine forecasts are carried forward from earlier forecasts. Tangelos: The 1999-00 tangelo forecast from Florida is decreased to 2.60 million boxes (117,000 tons), 7 percent lower than last month but 2 percent higher than last season's final utilization. The reduction is based on the Row Count Survey conducted at the end of January. Harvest is almost two-thirds complete. K-Early Citrus: The K-Early Citrus Fruit forecast for 1999-00 is now 100,000 boxes (4,500 tons), 10,000 more boxes than last month and 20,000 more boxes than the final utilization last season. Processed use has continued to trickle in at a few thousand boxes in recent weeks. Florida Citrus: During January there were a wide variety of weather conditions. There were days when the temperatures were in the seventies followed by a period of overcast with drizzle and temperatures in the low sixties. In late January, temperatures dropped below freezing for a few hours but not low enough or long enough to do significant damage to citrus fruit or to foliage. There were a few low land cold pockets that had some outer foliage burned by the cold temperatures. Harvest of early and midseason oranges was very active during the month with most of the fruit going to the processors. Most processing plants were running 24 hours a day in order to utilize the seven to nine million boxes harvested each week. Most fresh fruit packinghouses were filling orders with early and midseason oranges, grapefruit, Temples, tangerines and tangelos. Caretakers were cutting cover crops prior to harvesting and for fire protection. Growers started fertilizing toward the end of the month. Hedging and topping were reported in all areas. Texas Citrus: January weather conditions in the Rio Grande Valley have been cooler than normal but not as cold as it has been in Central and North Texas. Just over half of the grapefruit crop and 80 percent of the early, midseason orange crop have been harvested. California Citrus: Picking of citrus crops was delayed in the San Joaquin Valley due to numerous rainy days during January. Harvests of lemons, grapefruit, tangerines, and navel oranges were active in southern California. Approximately one third of the navel orange crop had been picked by February 1. Growers were concerned with puff and crease. The Valencia orange crop was maturing well with picking expected to begin in the desert area soon. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya output is estimated at 3.35 million pounds for January, unchanged from December but 12 percent higher than a year ago. Area in crop totaled 3,285 acres for January, 2 percent higher than December but 12 percent lower than January 1999. Harvested area totaled 1,670 acres, 3 percent higher than last month but 24 percent lower than a year ago. January weather conditions were variable with a mix of rain, cloudy skies, and some sunshine. Seasonally cool temperatures slowed fruit maturation. California Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts: During January, fruit and nut growers were pruning and removing trees, and planting cover crops when weather permitted. Above average rainfall alleviated the dry conditions of the orchards. Land was fumigated in preparation for new plantings of fruit and nut trees. Grape growers were pruning vines, tying canes, and spraying or cultivating for weed control. Almonds: California almond production for 1999 is estimated at a record 830 million pounds, up 60 percent from 1998's crop. The new record is 9 percent over the previous record of 759 million pounds set in 1997. Bearing acreage in 1999 was estimated at 480,000, 4 percent above 1998. The average price was $0.85 per pound (shelled basis), off sharply from 1998's average of $1.41. Value of utilized production came to 677 million dollars, off 4 percent from 1998. Pecans: The February revised estimate for 1999 pecan production is 342 million pounds, up 5 percent from the preliminary January estimate. This compares to last year's 146 million pounds. Pecans, known for their alternate bearing pattern, were expected to yield a large 1999 crop. This is the first year a February revised estimate has been made, part of a program change to more adequately cover a harvest which stretches from the Southeast to the Southwest. Improved varieties are expected to account for 232 million pounds of the total while native and seedling varieties are projected to make up the difference of 110 million pounds. The increase in estimated production is seen in the Western states where harvest was still underway when the January preliminary estimate was made. Oklahoma production increased 10 million pounds. Nine million pounds of the increase are allotted to a large native crop. The Texas crop also increased 5 million pounds, all on the native side. Continuing strong prices and good quality encouraged more producers to harvest native groves. Arizona pecan production is now measured at 21.7 million pounds, up 11 percent from the January estimate. This is primarily due to growers being able to get a better idea of crop size now that harvest is almost completed. Walnuts: California walnut production for 1999 is estimated at a record 283,000 tons, up 25 percent from the 1998 crop. The new record is 5 percent over the previous high of 269,000 tons set in 1997. Bearing acreage in 1999 was estimated at 193,000, unchanged for the third year. Estimates for the 1999 price and value will be published July 7, 2000. Pistachios: Pistachio production for 1999 is estimated at 123 million pounds. This is down 35 percent from last year's 188 million pounds. Bearing acreage in 1999 was estimated at 71,000, up from 1998's revised 68,000 acres. Average in-shell price was $1.31 per pound, up from 1998's average of $1.03. Total value of utilized production amounted to 161 million dollars, off 17 percent from 1998. 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