The following are the corrections made to the Crop Production Report dated 5.12.00: MAY 1 CROP REPORT CORRECTIONS I. Cotton and Cotton Seed - Missouri and Arkansas had yield, production, and disposition corrections. U.S. totals are unchanged. II. A. Burley Tobacco - Yield, production, and value for Missouri was corrected. U.S. Burley tobacco totals also corrected. B. All Tobacco - U.S. production and value were corrected. III. Weather summary was corrected. ______________________________________________________ The following is the complete revised text file: Cr Pr 2-2 (5-00)a Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 12, 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. Winter Wheat Production Down 3 Percent Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.65 billion bushels, down 3 percent from 1999. Based on May 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 47.5 bushels per acre, 0.3 less than last year's record. If realized, this would be the second highest yield on record. Record yields are forecast in Ohio and North Carolina. Grain area totals 34.7 million acres, down 2 percent from last season. Dry conditions in Texas have led to abnormally high abandonment. All oranges production forecast for 1999-00 is 12.9 million tons, virtually unchanged from last month's forecast but 31 percent above last season's final utilization. Florida's all orange forecast remains at 228 million boxes (10.3 million tons), the second largest utilized crop. If realized, it will be 23 percent higher than the 186 million boxes (8.37 million tons) utilized last season. Florida's early and midseason variety forecast is final at 134 million boxes (6.03 million tons), 20 percent higher than last season. Their Valencia forecast continues at 94.0 million boxes (4.23 million tons), 27 percent above last season's final utilization. Fruit size is above average and droppage is near a record low. Texas orange production is forecast at 1.70 million boxes (73,000 tons), a drop of 100,000 boxes from last month. Utilization totals for the season indicate the need to reduce the forecast since harvest is nearly complete. If realized, it will be 19 percent larger than last season's utilization and the largest orange crop since the 1988-89 season when 1.85 million boxes were utilized. The California and Arizona forecasts are carried forward from last month's forecast. Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 1999-00 season remains at 1.54 gallons per box of 42.0 degree Brix concentrate. The early and midseason portion is final at 1.48 gallons per box as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association. The late season (Valencia) orange yield is increased to 1.66 gallons per box from 1.64 last month. However, a smaller percentage of boxes are going into FCOJ this year. Other processed products besides FCOJ are using the greater quantity. This report was approved on May 12, 2000. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Richard E. Rominger Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Frederic A. Vogel Contents Page Almonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Avocados . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Bananas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Citrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Cottonseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cotton - Boll Counts and Harvesting Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Guavas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hay Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Papayas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Peaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Potatoes, Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Reliability of Production Data in this Report. . . . . . . . . . 35 Taro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tobacco by Class and Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tobacco by States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Tobacco - Farm Marketings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 U.S. Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Weather Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Weather Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Wheat, Durum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Wheat, by Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Wheat, Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Winter Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1999 and Forecasted May 1, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Planted : Harvested : Yield : Production State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Acres ------- --- Bushels -- --- 1,000 Bushels -- : AR : 1,150 920 1,080 56.0 55.0 51,520 59,400 CA : 500 370 350 78.0 82.0 28,860 28,700 CO : 2,550 2,400 2,350 43.0 42.0 103,200 98,700 DE : 65 70 63 57.0 63.0 3,990 3,969 GA : 300 225 240 43.0 45.0 9,675 10,800 ID : 780 710 730 76.0 78.0 53,960 56,940 IL : 950 1,010 910 60.0 55.0 60,600 50,050 IN : 550 510 510 66.0 62.0 33,660 31,620 KS : 9,800 9,200 9,200 47.0 44.0 432,400 404,800 KY : 670 410 430 60.0 55.0 24,600 23,650 MD : 220 200 205 60.0 64.0 12,000 13,120 MI : 530 600 500 69.0 65.0 41,400 32,500 MS : 230 165 210 50.0 43.0 8,250 9,030 MO : 1,000 920 920 48.0 48.0 44,160 44,160 MT : 1,500 970 1,430 38.0 36.0 36,860 51,480 NE : 1,850 1,800 1,750 48.0 43.0 86,400 75,250 NY : 160 125 150 65.0 61.0 8,125 9,150 NC : 720 580 590 49.0 52.0 28,420 30,680 OH : 1,020 1,030 1,005 70.0 72.0 72,100 72,360 OK : 6,100 4,300 4,100 35.0 38.0 150,500 155,800 OR : 750 630 740 47.0 64.0 29,610 47,360 PA : 200 190 195 54.0 53.0 10,260 10,335 SC : 190 220 185 43.0 47.0 9,460 8,695 SD : 1,350 1,260 1,280 47.0 44.0 59,220 56,320 TN : 580 340 380 54.0 50.0 18,360 19,000 TX : 6,000 3,400 2,200 36.0 32.0 122,400 70,400 VA : 240 240 205 57.0 65.0 13,680 13,325 WA : 1,850 1,670 1,750 58.0 67.0 96,860 117,250 WY : 190 185 175 33.0 31.0 6,105 5,425 : Oth : Sts 1/: 1,250 922 876 47.0 44.0 43,354 38,536 : US : 43,245 35,572 34,709 47.8 47.5 1,699,989 1,648,805 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AL, AZ, FL, IA, LA, MN, NV, NJ, NM, ND, UT, WV, and WI. Individual state level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2000 Summary." Durum Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1998-99 and Forecasted May 1, 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --- Bushels -- ------- 1,000 Bushels ------ : AZ : 75 80 97.0 95.0 15,120 7,275 7,600 CA : 85 76 105.0 95.0 15,750 8,925 7,220 MT : 350 27.0 12,040 9,450 ND : 3,000 24.0 94,400 72,000 : Oth : Sts 2/: 59 28.3 809 1,672 : US : 3,569 27.8 138,119 99,322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Area harvested for U.S. and northern States will be published in "Acreage" released June 30, 2000. Yield and production will be published in "Crop Production" released July 12, 2000. 2/ Other States include MN and SD. Individual state level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2000 Summary." Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 1998-99 and Forecast May 1, 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Winter : Spring : :-------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Hard : Soft : : Hard : : : Total : Red : Red : White : Red : White : Durum : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 1998 :1,179,452 442,677 258,604 486,370 42,099 138,119 2,547,321 1999 :1,054,996 453,421 191,572 447,931 55,201 99,322 2,302,443 2000 : 976,187 444,537 228,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wheat class estimates are based on varietal acreage survey data available for all wheat producing States. Unless unusual situations dictate, the previous end-of-season class percentages are used throughout the forecast season. Washington Wheat Variety Survey indicates winter wheat is 91 percent White. Hay: Stocks on Farms by State and United States, December 1 and May 1, 1997-00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 1 : May 1 State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : AL : 1,646 1,213 1,472 191 141 202 AZ : 171 177 184 34 28 27 AR : 2,075 1,900 1,900 272 260 500 CA : 1,598 3,246 2,285 420 428 381 CO : 2,133 2,807 2,900 616 966 690 CT : 69 77 47 16 13 8 DE : 7 18 15 5 8 6 FL : 436 357 550 65 27 80 GA : 1,045 1,000 1,245 203 209 240 ID : 2,743 3,329 2,617 520 777 257 IL : 1,327 2,100 1,600 474 543 410 IN : 1,213 1,775 1,316 327 350 290 IA : 3,374 4,500 4,700 623 1,050 1,150 KS : 5,609 6,500 5,800 889 1,525 1,400 KY : 3,615 4,922 4,006 603 913 577 LA : 668 290 502 103 58 91 ME : 152 196 138 25 56 23 MD : 381 333 300 55 76 65 MA : 92 101 84 17 40 17 MI : 1,993 2,093 2,110 414 556 1,170 MN : 3,647 5,261 5,450 640 1,493 1,570 MS : 1,530 1,500 1,350 198 200 135 MO : 6,239 6,933 5,997 881 1,387 1,445 MT : 5,042 4,568 4,448 1,151 1,104 1,011 NE : 4,549 5,170 4,900 1,222 1,306 1,500 NV : 708 857 867 151 233 290 NH : 49 72 65 9 17 11 NJ : 138 121 109 20 15 28 NM : 479 450 595 165 170 185 NY : 1,998 1,990 1,900 344 435 385 NC : 1,162 1,189 1,090 152 163 255 ND : 4,069 4,064 5,291 744 545 1,430 OH : 2,387 2,558 1,830 616 581 430 OK : 4,444 3,042 4,200 919 507 1,000 OR : 1,600 2,159 2,245 621 135 128 PA : 2,299 2,800 1,700 452 730 440 RI : 9 12 8 1 2 1 SC : 410 415 410 82 96 88 SD : 7,888 9,500 9,500 2,031 2,000 3,100 TN : 3,184 3,175 2,655 555 635 607 TX : 8,764 5,496 6,568 2,191 1,450 2,627 UT : 1,658 1,695 1,540 435 485 320 VT : 261 328 229 73 116 60 VA : 1,591 1,693 1,883 250 417 257 WA : 1,295 1,663 1,377 308 410 165 WV : 848 949 524 110 150 40 WI : 4,320 5,100 5,900 1,271 1,400 3,000 WY : 2,129 2,372 2,480 363 611 725 : US : 103,044 112,066 108,882 21,827 24,817 28,817 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States, 1997-98, 1998-99 and Forecasted May 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/ : 350 550 550 13 21 21 CA 4/ : 44,000 21,000 40,000 1,650 787 1,500 FL : 140,000 112,000 134,000 6,300 5,040 6,030 TX : 1,350 1,250 1,500 57 53 64 US : 185,700 134,800 176,050 8,020 5,901 7,615 Valencia : AZ 4/ : 650 600 350 25 22 13 CA 4/ : 25,000 15,000 27,000 938 563 1,013 FL : 104,000 74,000 94,000 4,680 3,330 4,230 TX : 175 180 200 7 8 9 US : 129,825 89,780 121,550 5,650 3,923 5,265 All : AZ 4/ : 1,000 1,150 900 38 43 34 CA 4/ : 69,000 36,000 67,000 2,588 1,350 2,513 FL : 244,000 186,000 228,000 10,980 8,370 10,260 TX : 1,525 1,430 1,700 64 61 73 US : 315,525 224,580 297,600 13,670 9,824 12,880 Temples : FL : 2,250 1,800 1,950 101 81 88 Grapefruit : White Seedless : FL 5/ : 18,300 17,800 19,500 777 757 829 Colored Seedless : FL 6/ : 30,600 28,700 29,000 1,301 1,220 1,233 Other : FL : 650 550 600 28 23 26 All : AZ 4/ : 800 750 850 27 25 28 CA 4/ : 8,000 7,500 8,000 268 251 268 FL 5/ 6/ : 49,550 47,050 49,100 2,106 2,000 2,088 TX : 4,800 6,100 5,700 192 244 228 US : 63,150 61,400 63,650 2,593 2,520 2,612 Tangerines : AZ 4/ 7/ : 600 950 900 23 36 34 CA 4/ 7/ : 2,400 1,500 2,100 90 56 79 FL : 5,200 4,950 6,900 247 235 328 US : 8,200 7,400 9,900 360 327 441 Lemons 4/ : AZ : 2,600 3,450 3,100 99 131 118 CA : 21,000 16,200 20,000 798 616 760 US : 23,600 19,650 23,100 897 747 878 Tangelos : FL : 2,850 2,550 2,200 128 115 99 K-Early Citrus : FL : 40 80 110 2 4 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Spring Potatoes: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1998-99 and Forecasted May 1, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ---- Cwt --- -------- 1,000 Cwt ------- : AL 1/ : 1.6 175 221 280 AZ : 9.6 11.0 315 290 2,268 3,024 3,190 CA : 19.0 18.8 400 355 6,198 7,600 6,674 FL : 28.0 24.0 315 291 7,358 8,820 6,990 Hastings : 21.0 17.0 330 300 5,758 6,930 5,100 Other FL : 7.0 7.0 270 270 1,600 1,890 1,890 NC 2/ : 16.5 17.0 200 200 3,325 3,300 3,400 TX : 9.8 9.3 235 240 1,751 2,303 2,232 : US : 84.5 80.1 300 281 21,121 25,327 22,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama spring potatoes combined with summer in 2000. 2/ North Carolina summer potatoes included with spring in 2000. Peaches: Total Production by Crop, California, 1998-1999 and Forecasted May 1, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Pounds : Freestone : 681.0 755.0 800.0 : Clingstone 1/ : 1,045.0 1,059.0 1,100.0 : Total : 1,726.0 1,814.0 1,900.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CA Clingstone is over-the-scale tonnage and includes culls and cannery diversions. Almonds (shelled basis): Utilized Production, California, 1998-99 and Forecasted May 1, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 520,000 830,000 675,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 1998-99 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Acres ------ ---- Pounds --- ----- 1,000 Pounds ---- : CT : 2,815 3,040 1,519 1,799 4,276 5,470 FL : 6,800 5,800 2,515 2,640 17,102 15,312 GA : 41,000 33,000 2,200 1,940 90,200 64,020 IN : 8,500 6,500 2,000 1,800 17,000 11,700 KY : 226,260 221,650 1,961 1,843 443,628 408,492 MD : 6,500 6,500 1,400 1,400 9,100 9,100 MA : 1,265 1,320 1,413 1,763 1,788 2,327 MO : 2,700 2,300 2,130 2,015 5,751 4,635 NC : 251,100 207,800 2,197 2,161 551,730 448,980 OH : 9,800 9,800 1,830 1,740 17,934 17,052 PA : 7,800 6,200 2,015 1,802 15,720 11,170 SC : 45,000 39,000 2,050 2,000 92,250 78,000 TN : 59,415 63,170 1,870 1,941 111,100 122,601 VA : 45,000 38,300 2,131 2,320 95,898 88,855 WV : 1,600 1,600 1,350 1,350 2,160 2,160 WI : 2,050 1,180 2,063 2,388 4,230 2,818 : US : 717,605 647,160 2,062 1,997 1,479,867 1,292,692 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price : Value of : per Pound : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Dollars ------- ------ 1,000 Dollars ------ : CT 2/ : 5.400 4.500 12,398 11,363 FL : 1.697 1.730 29,022 26,490 GA : 1.707 1.685 153,971 107,874 IN : 1.897 1.890 32,249 22,113 KY : 1.917 1.920 850,470 784,498 MD : 1.630 1.660 14,833 15,106 MA 2/ : 5.670 5.100 7,581 8,384 MO : 1.905 1.879 10,956 8,709 NC : 1.771 1.754 977,267 787,381 OH : 1.904 1.912 34,146 32,603 PA : 1.101 1.065 17,301 11,896 SC : 1.711 1.691 157,840 131,898 TN : 1.963 1.955 218,097 239,651 VA : 1.816 1.801 174,193 160,036 WV : 1.915 1.900 4,136 4,104 WI : 1.498 1.490 6,335 4,198 : US : 1.828 1.828 2,700,795 2,356,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1999 revised. 2/ CT and MA type 61 price and value not published to avoid disclosure; not included in U.S. total. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1998 - 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class and Type :--------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- : Class 1, Flue-cured : Type 11, Old Belts : NC : 69,000 55,000 2,285 2,400 157,665 132,000 VA : 33,000 26,000 2,220 2,420 73,260 62,920 US : 102,000 81,000 2,264 2,406 230,925 194,920 Type 12, Eastern NC : Belt : NC : 143,000 119,000 2,240 2,100 320,320 249,900 Type 13, NC Border & : SC Belt : NC : 31,000 26,000 2,000 2,100 62,000 54,600 SC : 45,000 39,000 2,050 2,000 92,250 78,000 US : 76,000 65,000 2,030 2,040 154,250 132,600 Type 14, GA-FL Belt : FL : 6,800 5,800 2,515 2,640 17,102 15,312 GA : 41,000 33,000 2,200 1,940 90,200 64,020 US : 47,800 38,800 2,245 2,045 107,302 79,332 Total 11-14 : 368,800 303,800 2,204 2,162 812,797 656,752 Class 2, Fire-cured : Type 21, VA Belt : VA : 1,500 1,600 1,560 1,670 2,340 2,672 Type 22, Eastern : District : KY : 3,850 3,750 2,315 2,350 8,913 8,813 TN : 7,300 7,000 2,330 2,280 17,009 15,960 US : 11,150 10,750 2,325 2,304 25,922 24,773 Type 23, Western : District : KY : 3,600 3,500 2,805 2,630 10,098 9,205 TN : 590 570 2,500 2,500 1,475 1,425 US : 4,190 4,070 2,762 2,612 11,573 10,630 Total 21-23 : 16,840 16,420 2,365 2,319 39,835 38,075 Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3A, Light : Air-cured : Type 31, Burley : IN : 8,500 6,500 2,000 1,800 17,000 11,700 KY : 215,000 210,000 1,935 1,810 416,025 380,100 MO : 2,700 2,300 2,130 2,015 5,751 4,635 NC : 8,100 7,800 1,450 1,600 11,745 12,480 OH : 9,800 9,800 1,830 1,740 17,934 17,052 TN : 51,000 55,000 1,795 1,890 91,545 103,950 VA : 10,400 10,600 1,940 2,180 20,176 23,108 WV : 1,600 1,600 1,350 1,350 2,160 2,160 US : 307,100 303,600 1,896 1,829 582,336 555,185 Type 32, Southern MD : Belt : MD : 6,500 6,500 1,400 1,400 9,100 9,100 PA : 3,300 3,000 1,900 1,750 6,270 5,250 US : 9,800 9,500 1,568 1,511 15,370 14,350 Total 31-32 : 316,900 313,100 1,886 1,819 597,706 569,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Tobacco: Price and Value by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1998-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per : Value of : Pound : Production Class and Type :--------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Dollars ----- ----- 1,000 Dollars ---- : Class 1, Flue-cured : Type 11, Old Belts : NC : 1.780 1.760 280,644 232,320 VA : 1.792 1.766 131,282 111,117 US : 1.784 1.762 411,926 343,437 Type 12, Eastern NC : Belt : NC : 1.773 1.750 567,927 437,325 Type 13, NC Border & : SC Belt : NC : 1.716 1.720 106,392 93,912 SC : 1.711 1.691 157,840 131,898 US : 1.713 1.703 264,232 225,810 Type 14, GA-FL Belt : FL : 1.697 1.730 29,022 26,490 GA : 1.707 1.685 153,971 107,874 US : 1.705 1.694 182,993 134,364 Total 11-14 : 1.756 1.737 1,427,078 1,140,936 Class 2, Fire-cured : Type 21, VA Belt : VA : 1.936 1.819 4,530 4,860 Type 22, Eastern : District : KY : 2.259 2.312 20,134 20,376 TN : 2.251 2.314 38,287 36,931 US : 2.254 2.313 58,421 57,307 Type 23, Western : District : KY : 2.159 2.260 21,802 20,803 TN : 2.159 2.271 3,185 3,236 US : 2.159 2.261 24,987 24,039 Total 21-23 : 2.208 2.264 87,938 86,206 Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3A, Light : Air-cured : Type 31, Burley : IN : 1.897 1.890 32,249 22,113 KY : 1.903 1.900 791,696 722,190 MO : 1.905 1.879 10,956 8,709 NC : 1.899 1.909 22,304 23,824 OH : 1.904 1.912 34,146 32,603 TN : 1.907 1.894 174,576 196,881 VA : 1.892 1.896 38,173 43,813 WV : 1.915 1.900 4,136 4,104 US : 1.903 1.899 1,108,236 1,054,237 Type 32, Southern MD : Belt : MD : 1.630 1.660 14,833 15,106 PA : 0.800 0.800 5,016 4,200 US : 1.291 1.345 19,849 19,306 Total 31-32 : 1.887 1.885 1,128,085 1,073,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1998 - 1999 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class and Type :--------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds -- --- 1,000 Pounds --- : Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3B, Dark : Air-cured : Type 35, One Sucker : Belt : KY : 2,450 2,850 2,280 2,370 5,586 6,755 TN : 525 600 2,040 2,110 1,071 1,266 US : 2,975 3,450 2,238 2,325 6,657 8,021 Type 36, Green River : Belt : KY : 1,360 1,550 2,210 2,335 3,006 3,619 Type 37, VA Sun-cured: Belt : VA : 100 100 1,220 1,550 122 155 Total 35-37 : 4,435 5,100 2,206 2,313 9,785 11,795 Class 4, Cigar Filler : Type 41, PA Seedleaf : PA : 4,500 3,200 2,100 1,850 9,450 5,920 Class 5, Cigar Binder : Class 5A, CT Valley : Binder : Type 51, CT Valley : Broadleaf : CT : 1,435 1,530 1,600 1,650 2,296 2,525 MA : 925 970 1,445 1,695 1,337 1,644 US : 2,360 2,500 1,539 1,668 3,633 4,169 Class 5B, WI Binder : Type 54, Southern WI: WI : 1,500 890 2,180 2,530 3,270 2,252 Type 55, Northern WI: WI : 550 290 1,745 1,952 960 566 Total 54-55 : 2,050 1,180 2,063 2,388 4,230 2,818 Total 51-55 : 4,410 3,680 1,783 1,899 7,863 6,987 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper: Type 61, CT Valley : Shade-grown : CT : 1,380 1,510 1,435 1,950 1,980 2,945 MA : 340 350 1,325 1,951 451 683 US : 1,720 1,860 1,413 1,951 2,431 3,628 All Cigar Types : Total 41-61 : 10,630 8,740 1,857 1,892 19,744 16,535 : All Tobacco : 717,605 647,160 2,062 1,997 1,479,867 1,292,692 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Tobacco: Price and Value by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1998-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per : Value of : Pound : Production Class and Type :--------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Dollars ----- ----- 1,000 Dollars ---- : Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3B, Dark : Air-cured : Type 35, One Sucker : Belt : KY : 1.952 2.066 10,904 13,956 TN : 1.913 2.056 2,049 2,603 US : 1.946 2.064 12,953 16,559 Type 36, Green River : Belt : KY : 1.974 1.982 5,934 7,173 Type 37, VA Sun-cured: Belt : VA : 1.709 1.590 208 246 Total 35-37 : 1.951 2.033 19,095 23,978 Class 4, Cigar Filler : Type 41, PA Seedleaf : PA : 1.300 1.300 12,285 7,696 Class 5, Cigar Binder : Class 5A, CT Valley : Binder : Type 51, CT Valley : Broadleaf : CT : 5.400 4.500 12,398 11,363 MA : 5.670 5.100 7,581 8,384 US : 5.499 4.737 19,979 19,747 Class 5B, WI Binder : Type 54, Southern WI: WI : 1.500 1.490 4,905 3,355 Type 55, Northern WI: WI : 1.490 1.490 1,430 843 Total 54-55 : 1.498 1.490 6,335 4,198 Total 51-55 : 3.347 3.427 26,314 23,945 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper: Type 61, CT Valley : Shade-grown : CT 2/ : MA 2/ : US 2/ : All Cigar Types : Total 41-55 : 2.229 2.451 38,599 31,641 : All Tobacco : 1.828 1.828 2,700,795 2,356,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1999 revised. 2/ CT and MA Shade type 61 price and value not published to avoid disclosure; not included in U.S. total. Tobacco: Farm Marketings, Percent of Sales by Class, Month, and State, 1999 Marketing Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 1999 : 2000 and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Flue-cured : FL : 7 45 30 15 3 100 GA : 6 33 33 23 5 100 NC : 31 28 21 20 100 SC : 31 30 22 17 100 VA : 32 26 20 22 100 : Fire-cured : VA : 9 72 19 100 KY : 45 36 18 1 100 TN : 25 44 31 100 : Air-cured : IN : 8 40 38 13 1 100 KY : 10 49 29 11 1 100 MD : 61 39 100 MO : 16 33 47 4 100 NC : 10 58 32 100 OH : 13 34 37 16 100 PA 1/ : TN : 11 61 26 2 100 VA : 12 61 27 100 WV 1/ : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sales by month are not available. Avocados: Bearing Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value, by State and United States, 1998-00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bearing : Yield : Production : Utilization Year : Acreage : per :--------------------------------------------- : 1/ : Acre : Total : Utilized : Fresh : Processed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres ----------------------- Tons ---------------------- : CA : 1998-99 2/: 59,400 2.29 136,000 136,000 136,000 1999-00 2/: 59,000 2.69 159,000 159,000 159,000 FL : 1998-99 : 6,000 3.83 23,000 23,000 23,000 1999-00 : 5,900 3.73 22,000 22,000 22,000 HI : 1998-99 : 240 1.04 250 250 250 1999-00 : 230 1.30 300 300 300 US : 1998-99 : 65,640 2.43 159,250 159,250 159,250 1999-00 : 65,130 2.78 181,300 181,300 181,300 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Ton : Value of Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh :Processed: All : Fresh :Processed : All :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Dollars ---------- -------- 1,000 Dollars ------- : CA : 1998-99 : 2,400.00 2,400.00 327,002 327,002 1999-00 : 2,360.00 2,360.00 375,413 375,413 FL : 1998-99 : 716.00 716.00 16,468 16,468 1999-00 : 748.00 748.00 16,456 16,456 HI : 1998-99 : 1,040.00 1,040.00 260 260 1999-00 : 1,200.00 1,200.00 360 360 US : 1998-99 : 2,160.00 2,160.00 343,730 343,730 1999-00 : 2,160.00 2,160.00 392,229 392,229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Bearing acreage estimates are based on periodic orchard inventory surveys. 2/ Small quantities of processed avocadoes are included in fresh to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 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 : Mar : 3,735 3,040 2,100 1,580 3,155 4,195 Apr : 3,750 3,040 2,145 1,590 3,260 4,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bananas, Guavas, Papayas, and Taro: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, Hawaii, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Crop :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds : Bananas 1/ 2: 1,420 1,420 14.8 17.3 21,000 24,500 Guavas 2/ : 710 630 20.6 17.0 14,600 10,700 Papayas 1/ 2: 2,120 1,940 18.8 21.9 39,900 42,400 Taro 1/ 3/ : 490 500 6,000 6,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1999 revised. 2/ Only utilized production is estimated. 3/ Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acres. Yield is not estimated. Cotton: Area Planted and Harvested and Yield by Type, State, and United States, 1998-99 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Area : Type : Planted : Harvested : Yield and :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 Acres --------------- ---- Pounds ---- : Upland : AL : 495.0 565.0 475.0 561.0 559 535 AZ : 250.0 270.0 248.0 269.0 1,177 1,278 AR : 920.0 970.0 900.0 960.0 645 714 CA : 650.0 610.0 620.0 605.0 887 1,254 FL : 89.0 107.0 80.0 106.0 489 516 GA : 1,370.0 1,470.0 1,280.0 1,300.0 578 579 KS : 17.0 33.0 16.5 28.0 404 375 LA : 535.0 615.0 525.0 610.0 586 709 MS : 950.0 1,200.0 940.0 1,180.0 737 704 MO : 370.0 380.0 357.0 377.0 471 601 NM : 66.3 84.0 60.3 79.0 640 662 NC : 710.0 880.0 705.0 825.0 699 475 OK : 160.0 240.0 120.0 150.0 560 461 SC : 290.0 330.0 286.0 315.0 587 428 TN : 450.0 570.0 445.0 565.0 589 505 TX : 5,650.0 6,150.0 3,300.0 5,100.0 524 475 VA : 92.0 110.0 91.0 108.0 765 635 : US : 13,064.3 14,584.0 10,448.8 13,138.0 619 595 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 15.9 9.0 15.5 8.9 830 879 CA : 200.0 240.0 180.0 239.0 941 1,210 NM : 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.0 658 734 TX : 105.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 791 669 : US : 328.2 289.5 234.8 286.9 904 1,128 : All : AL : 495.0 565.0 475.0 561.0 559 535 AZ : 265.9 279.0 263.5 277.9 1,156 1,265 AR : 920.0 970.0 900.0 960.0 645 714 CA : 850.0 850.0 800.0 844.0 899 1,241 FL : 89.0 107.0 80.0 106.0 489 516 GA : 1,370.0 1,470.0 1,280.0 1,300.0 578 579 KS : 17.0 33.0 16.5 28.0 404 375 LA : 535.0 615.0 525.0 610.0 586 709 MS : 950.0 1,200.0 940.0 1,180.0 737 704 MO : 370.0 380.0 357.0 377.0 471 601 NM : 73.6 91.5 67.6 86.0 642 668 NC : 710.0 880.0 705.0 825.0 699 475 OK : 160.0 240.0 120.0 150.0 560 461 SC : 290.0 330.0 286.0 315.0 587 428 TN : 450.0 570.0 445.0 565.0 589 505 TX : 5,755.0 6,183.0 3,332.0 5,132.0 526 477 VA : 92.0 110.0 91.0 108.0 765 635 : US : 13,392.5 14,873.5 10,683.6 13,424.9 625 607 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1999 revised. Cotton: Production and Bales Ginned by Type, State, and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production in : Lint- : Bales Ginned in Type : 480-lb Net Weight : seed : 480-lb Net Weight and : Bales 1/ : Ratio 2/ : Bales 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 4/ : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Bales --- -------- Bales -------- : Upland : AL : 553.0 625.0 555,000 644,700 AZ : 608.0 716.0 591,400 695,750 AR : 1,209.0 1,428.0 1,191,650 1,410,300 CA : 1,146.0 1,580.0 1,162,450 1,600,100 FL 5/ : 81.5 114.0 GA : 1,542.0 1,567.0 1,564,150 1,570,700 KS 5/ : 13.9 21.9 LA : 641.0 901.0 665,650 932,350 MS : 1,444.0 1,731.0 1,435,050 1,716,800 MO : 350.0 472.0 343,150 457,950 NM : 80.4 109.0 63,600 53,050 NC : 1,026.0 816.0 1,039,000 828,150 OK : 140.0 144.0 142,300 143,000 SC : 350.0 281.0 342,200 271,750 TN : 546.0 595.0 543,400 590,450 TX : 3,600.0 5,050.0 3,616,950 5,111,750 VA : 145.1 142.8 135,400 135,700 : US : 13,475.9 16,293.7 13,470,100 16,291,750 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 26.8 16.3 26,750 16,600 CA : 352.8 602.7 352,750 602,450 NM : 10.0 10.7 6,900 6,550 TX : 52.7 44.6 55,750 48,850 : US : 442.3 674.3 442,150 674,450 : All : AL : 553.0 625.0 555,000 644,700 AZ : 634.8 732.3 618,150 712,350 AR : 1,209.0 1,428.0 0.383 0.383 1,191,650 1,410,300 CA : 1,498.8 2,182.7 0.398 0.398 1,515,200 2,202,550 FL 5/ : 81.5 114.0 GA : 1,542.0 1,567.0 1,564,150 1,570,700 KS 5/ : 13.9 21.9 LA : 641.0 901.0 0.391 0.396 665,650 932,350 MS : 1,444.0 1,731.0 0.382 0.383 1,435,050 1,716,800 MO : 350.0 472.0 343,150 457,950 NM : 90.4 119.7 70,500 59,600 NC : 1,026.0 816.0 1,039,000 828,150 OK : 140.0 144.0 142,300 143,000 SC : 350.0 281.0 342,200 271,750 TN : 546.0 595.0 543,400 590,450 TX : 3,652.7 5,094.6 0.373 0.376 3,672,700 5,160,600 VA : 145.1 142.8 135,400 135,700 : US : 13,918.2 16,968.0 13,912,250 16,966,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ Estimates available only for the five States shown. Three-year average. 3/ Equivalent 480-lb net weight bales ginned, not adjusted for cross-State movement. 4/ 1999 revised. 5/ Bales withheld to avoid disclosure of individual gins, but are included in U.S. totals. Cottonseed: Production and Farm Disposition by State and United States, 1998-99 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farm Disposition : : :-----------------------------------: Used for : Production : Sales to : : Planting 3/ State: : Oil Mills : Other 2/ : :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : AL : 192.0 225.0 67.0 78.0 125.0 147.0 6.5 6.9 AZ : 288.0 275.0 52.0 16.0 236.0 259.0 2.5 2.6 AR : 478.0 552.0 422.0 441.0 56.0 111.0 9.2 9.5 CA : 544.0 799.0 84.0 86.0 460.0 713.0 7.3 8.3 FL : 26.0 36.0 14.0 26.0 12.0 10.0 1.2 1.4 GA : 526.0 546.0 229.0 379.0 297.0 167.0 18.0 18.0 KS : 5.8 8.0 5.6 8.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 LA : 236.0 331.0 134.0 165.0 102.0 166.0 5.5 6.2 MS : 561.0 667.0 543.0 612.0 18.0 55.0 12.0 13.0 MO : 135.0 175.0 121.0 102.0 14.0 73.0 4.0 4.2 NM : 32.6 50.5 4.5 2.2 28.1 48.3 0.9 0.9 NC : 351.0 278.0 88.0 44.0 263.0 234.0 7.9 8.5 OK : 54.0 52.0 47.0 50.0 7.0 2.0 2.7 3.1 SC : 122.0 100.0 69.0 60.0 53.0 40.0 2.3 2.5 TN : 205.0 223.0 154.0 155.0 51.0 68.0 4.0 4.2 TX : 1,558.0 1,987.0 1,227.0 1,115.0 331.0 872.0 62.4 63.3 VA : 51.0 49.0 0.0 1.0 51.0 48.0 1.0 1.0 : US : 5,365.4 6,353.5 3,261.1 3,340.2 2,104.3 3,013.3 147.7 154.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1998 crop revised, 1999 crop preliminary. 2/ Includes planting seed, feed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, losses, and other uses. 3/ Included in "other" farm disposition. Planting seed from previous years' crop. Cotton: Cumulative Boll Counts The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted Objective Yield surveys in 12 cotton producing States during 1999. Randomly selected plots of cotton fields were visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey for 5 States which accounted for over 65 percent of the 1999 U.S. Upland cotton production. The remaining 7 States are new to the Objective Yield survey and do not have 3 years of historical counts available. The "large bolls" are total bolls counted from August through harvest. This count includes only bolls greater than one inch in diameter and burrs. Cotton: Cumulative Large Bolls and Harvesting Loss by State, 1990-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Arkansas : California :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : : Harvest : : Harvest : Large Bolls : Loss : Large Bolls : Loss : 1/ : per Acre : 1/ : per Acre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Pounds Number Pounds : 1990 : 669 74 843 131 1991 : 782 89 814 110 1992 : 817 73 819 116 1993 : 753 105 839 122 1994 : 812 83 806 133 1995 : 689 66 680 105 1996 : 741 64 744 165 1997 : 811 101 697 103 1998 : 640 122 655 180 1999 : 689 71 776 103 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Louisiana : Mississippi :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 : 888 78 693 93 1991 : 770 68 726 90 1992 : 875 60 708 84 1993 : 661 65 608 76 1994 : 748 75 760 99 1995 : 615 49 607 78 1996 : 607 52 729 82 1997 : 643 45 833 76 1998 : 600 75 821 84 1999 : 728 93 766 94 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Texas : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 : 489 39 1991 : 430 41 1992 : 489 53 1993 : 489 36 1994 : 486 41 1995 : 415 36 1996 : 498 39 1997 : 458 27 1998 : 482 37 1999 : 456 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total large bolls in 40 feet of row. 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 5,733.0 4,758.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 77,431.0 77,881.0 70,537.0 Corn for Silage : 6,062.0 Hay, All : 63,160.0 63,052.0 Alfalfa : 23,985.0 All Other : 39,175.0 Oats : 4,670.0 4,351.0 2,453.0 2,473.0 Proso Millet : 600.0 540.0 Rice : 3,581.0 3,395.0 3,562.0 Rye : 1,582.0 383.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 9,288.0 8,979.0 8,544.0 Sorghum for Silage : 320.0 Wheat, All : 62,814.0 61,664.0 53,909.0 Winter : 43,431.0 43,245.0 35,572.0 34,709.0 Durum : 4,035.0 3,610.0 3,569.0 Other Spring : 15,348.0 14,809.0 14,768.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,076.0 1,516.0 1,044.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 387.0 382.0 Mustard Seed : 60.8 58.8 Peanuts : 1,534.5 1,474.0 1,436.0 Rapeseed : 4.6 4.4 Safflower : 275.0 262.0 Soybeans for Beans : 73,780.0 74,871.0 72,476.0 Sunflower : 3,553.0 3,047.0 3,441.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 14,873.5 15,558.0 13,424.9 Upland : 14,584.0 15,341.0 13,138.0 Amer-Pima : 289.5 217.0 286.9 Sugarbeets : 1,562.7 1,577.5 1,527.1 Sugarcane : 991.2 Tobacco : 647.2 500.7 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 6.1 4.4 Dry Edible Beans : 2,023.0 1,836.7 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 : 1,376.7 1,332.3 Winter : 18.1 17.2 17.8 17.0 Spring : 86.8 82.1 84.5 80.1 Summer : 68.8 63.9 Fall : 1,203.0 1,166.1 Spearmint Oil : 24.4 Sweet Potatoes : 93.3 93.7 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 47.5 1,699,989 1,648,805 Durum : " : 27.8 99,322 Other Spring : " : 34.1 503,132 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,306 1,363,680 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 6,354 Flaxseed : Bu : 20.6 7,880 Mustard Seed : Lb : 816 48,010 Peanuts : " : 2,667 3,829,490 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: 607 16,968.0 Upland 2/ : " : 595 16,293.7 Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 1,128 674.3 Sugarbeets : Ton : 21.8 33,319 Sugarcane : " : 35.9 35,551 Tobacco : Lb : 1,997 1,292,692 : : 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 : 359 478,109 Winter : " : 229 278 4,070 4,720 Spring : " : 300 281 25,327 22,486 Summer : " : 295 18,865 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 2,612 K-Early Citrus (FL) : " : 2 4 5 Lemons : " : 897 747 878 Oranges : " : 13,670 9,824 12,880 Tangelos (FL) : " : 128 115 99 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 24,500.0 Grapes : Ton : 5,820.0 6,169.4 Olives (CA) : " : 90.0 145.0 Papayas (HI) : Lb : 39,900.0 42,400.0 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 : 520,000 830,000 675,000 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 2,320,090 1,925,520 Corn for Grain 2/ :31,335,550 31,517,660 28,545,620 Corn for Silage : 2,453,230 Hay, All 3/ : 25,560,220 25,516,510 Alfalfa : 9,706,490 All Other : 15,853,730 Oats : 1,889,900 1,760,810 992,700 1,000,800 Proso Millet : 242,810 218,530 Rice : 1,449,190 1,373,920 1,441,510 Rye : 640,220 155,000 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,758,760 3,633,710 3,457,670 Sorghum for Silage : 129,500 Wheat, All 3/ :25,420,200 24,954,800 21,816,430 Winter :17,576,090 17,500,820 14,395,630 14,046,390 Durum : 1,632,920 1,460,930 1,444,340 Other Spring : 6,211,180 5,993,050 5,976,460 : Oilseeds : Canola : 435,450 613,510 422,500 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 156,620 154,590 Mustard Seed : 24,610 23,800 Peanuts : 621,000 596,510 581,130 Rapeseed : 1,860 1,780 Safflower : 111,290 106,030 Soybeans for Beans :29,858,030 30,299,540 29,330,310 Sunflower : 1,437,860 1,233,090 1,392,540 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 6,019,160 6,296,170 5,432,920 Upland : 5,902,000 6,208,350 5,316,820 Amer-Pima : 117,160 87,820 116,110 Sugarbeets : 632,410 638,400 618,000 Sugarcane : 401,130 Tobacco : 261,900 202,630 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 2,470 1,780 Dry Edible Beans : 818,690 743,290 759,600 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/ : 557,140 539,170 Winter : 7,320 6,960 7,200 6,880 Spring : 35,130 33,230 34,200 32,420 Summer : 27,840 25,860 Fall : 486,840 471,910 Spearmint Oil : 9,870 Sweet Potatoes : 37,760 37,920 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 3.19 46,266,120 44,873,120 Durum : 1.87 2,703,100 Other Spring : 2.29 13,693,010 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.46 618,550 Cottonseed 3/ : 5,763,800 Flaxseed : 1.29 200,160 Mustard Seed : 0.92 21,780 Peanuts : 2.99 1,737,030 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 3,694,350 Upland : 0.67 3,547,540 Amer-Pima : 1.26 146,810 Sugarbeets : 48.91 30,226,490 Sugarcane : 80.40 32,251,320 Tobacco : 2.24 586,360 : 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/ : 40.22 21,686,660 Winter : 25.63 31.12 184,610 214,100 Spring : 33.59 31.46 1,148,810 1,019,950 Summer : 33.09 855,700 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) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ : Grapefruit : 2,352,330 2,286,110 2,369,570 K-Early Citrus (FL) : 1,810 3,630 4,540 Lemons : 813,740 677,670 796,510 Oranges : 12,401,220 8,912,180 11,684,540 Tangelos (FL) : 116,120 104,330 89,810 Tangerines : 326,590 296,650 400,070 Temples (FL) : 91,630 73,480 79,830 : Non-Citrus : Apples : 5,283,630 4,872,170 Apricots : 107,500 82,370 Bananas (HI) : 9,530 11,110 Grapes : 5,279,770 5,596,810 Olives (CA) : 81,650 131,540 Papayas (HI) : 18,100 19,230 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) : 235,870 376,480 306,170 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. April Weather Summary Much-needed rain boosted topsoil moisture in the eastern Corn Belt, but dryness continued to intensify in the western Corn Belt, especially from Minnesota southward into Missouri. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall eased or erased drought from eastern Texas to the interior Southeast and central Appalachians, but long-term moisture deficits continued to mount across the lower Southeast, especially in southern Georgia and northern Florida. Variable amounts of rain fell on the Plains, maintaining generally favorable topsoil moisture levels in key winter wheat areas. Rainfall was particularly welcomed in Oklahoma and across the central and northern High Plains. In contrast, most of southern and western Texas remained extremely dry. Following beneficial March precipitation, dry weather returned to the Southwest. Farther west, mid-month storminess elevated monthly precipitation totals well above normal in much of California and the Northwest. Frequent, occasionally heavy precipitation soaked the Northeast. Cooler-than-normal weather prevailed across the eastern half of the Nation, ending a 5-month warm spell. However, very warm weather dominated areas from the High Plains to the West Coast. Monthly temperatures averaged as much as 4 degrees F below normal in the Southeast, but ranged from 2 to 8 degrees F above normal in the Southwest. In the transition zone, from the Plains and Midwest into the Northeast, near-normal monthly temperatures were belied by rapid day-to-day fluctuations. The month's most significant cold snaps reached winter wheat areas of the central Plains on April 4, 8, and 16, and portions of the interior Southeast on April 5 and 9. April Crop Summary As the month began, fieldwork progressed with few delays in the Great Plains and most of the Corn Belt. However, a broad band of precipitation from eastern Texas to New England delayed fieldwork in the southeastern Corn Belt and most of the Appalachians and Piedmont. Parts of the lower Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys, and adjacent areas of the Southeast and western Gulf Coast also experienced modest-to-significant rain delays. Corn planting accelerated in the southern Corn Belt, advancing to 26 percent complete in Missouri by April 9, mostly due to rapid progress in the Bootheel. In Kentucky and Tennessee, corn planting progressed more than 10 percentage points during the week ended April 9, but progress was limited due to rain. Dry weather aided small grain seeding across the northern Corn Belt, northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest early in the month. In Nebraska and Iowa, growers planted more than three-fourths of their intended oat acreage by April 9. Barley and spring wheat plantings were active in the Pacific Northwest and most of the northern Great Plains. Cotton planting rapidly progressed in the Southwest due to dry weather and above-normal temperatures. By April 9, California growers had more than one-third of their cotton planted and more than one-fourth of the Arizona cotton was planted. Planting began in the Southeast, but wet weather limited progress in Alabama and prevented planting in the lower Mississippi Valley. Below-normal temperatures briefly slowed winter wheat growth in the southern Great Plains, but development remained ahead of normal in most areas. In Texas, winter wheat was 20 percent headed on April 9, double the normal pace of 10 percent. In Oklahoma, 89 percent was jointing and 10 percent was headed, compared with the normal progress of 78 percent jointed and 3 percent headed. Wheat acreage in Kansas and Colorado was 60 and 23 percent jointed respectively, well ahead of the April 9 average for both States. Rice planting was more than 50 percent complete in Texas and Louisiana on April 9, but rain delayed planting in inland areas of the Mississippi Delta. As mid-month approached, below normal temperatures slowed winter wheat development and hindered emergence of other small grains for several days in the northern Great Plains and eastern Corn Belt. However, the Nation's winter wheat crop remained one week ahead of normal for mid-April. Acreage heading progressed to 50 percent in Arkansas, 40 percent in North Carolina, 37 percent in Texas, and 27 percent in Oklahoma by April 16. Above-normal temperatures accelerated winter wheat and small grain development in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Eighty-five percent of the California winter wheat was at or beyond the heading stage on April 16, nearly double the previous week. In Washington and Idaho, spring wheat and barley emergence was slightly ahead of normal. Nearly one-third of the spring wheat was emerged in Washington on April 16. Snow and rain delayed fieldwork in parts of the northern Great Plains and upper Mississippi Valley near mid-month. However, field preparations and planting gained momentum near the Ohio and Missouri River Valleys in the southern Corn Belt. On April 16, fifty three percent of the corn was planted in Missouri, more than 3 weeks ahead of the 5-year average and the most advanced progress on record for that date. Planting also rapidly advanced in Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and the southern half of Illinois during the week ended April 16. Some early-planted fields in southern Texas progressed to the reproductive phase by mid-April. Rain and below-normal temperatures hindered planting in the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast near mid-month. On April 16, cotton planting lagged behind normal in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. However, progress remained slightly ahead of normal in Texas and South Carolina. Rice planting remained active in Louisiana and Texas, but wet soils hindered planting in inland areas of the Mississippi Delta. In Mississippi, only 3 percent of the acreage was planted on April 16, compared with the 34-percent average for that date. Dry weather continued to aid fieldwork across most of the Nation after mid-month, although heavy rain temporarily halted fieldwork in the central Corn Belt and around the Great Lakes. Planting accelerated in the southern Corn Belt, lower Mississippi Valley, Great Plains, and Southeast. In Missouri, 77 percent of the corn was planted by April 23, far ahead of the 29-percent average. In southern Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee, rain delays were brief and by April 23, planting was over 50 percent complete in many areas. Mostly dry weather aided progress in Kansas and North Carolina, but heavy rain slowed progress in parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dry soils and strong winds continued to hinder planting in parts of the southern Great Plains, eastern Gulf Coast, and Atlantic Coastal Plains after mid-April. Meanwhile, lingering wetness limited progress in interior areas of the Southeast and Mississippi Delta. By April 23, cotton planting fell behind normal in Texas and remained behind normal through most of the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast. Rice planting accelerated in Mississippi, as soils gradually dried following heavy mid-month rainfall, although progress remained far behind normal on April 23. Planting and fieldwork remained active in the northern Great Plains, Pacific Northwest, and Southwest, with only minor rain delays in the California valleys. On April 23, cotton and rice plantings were ahead of the 5-year average in California. Meanwhile, spring wheat and barley seeding were well ahead of normal in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and Idaho. Spring wheat planting was also far ahead of normal in South Dakota. Seasonal temperatures and mostly adequate moisture aided rapid small grain emergence in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Mostly seasonal temperatures aided winter wheat development in the lower Mississippi Valley, Southeast, and a large portion of the Great Plains after mid month. Twenty percent of the crop was at the heading stage or beyond by April 23, one week ahead of the 5-year average. Mostly adequate soil moisture supplies aided crop development in the central Great Plains and Corn Belt. However, conditions deteriorated in parts of the northern and southern High Plains due to increasing moisture shortages. During the final week of April, planting quickly progressed in the western Corn Belt, Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and parts of the Southeast. With most of the pre-planting field preparations complete, growers in Iowa and Minnesota planted well over 50 percent of their corn acreage during the week ended April 30. Cotton planting advanced 30 percentage points or more in Louisiana and Missouri, while rice planting accelerated in Arkansas and Mississippi. Planting progress was more modest in the central and eastern Corn Belt during the last week of April. Growers in Illinois and Indiana planted about a quarter of their corn acreage. Cool weather and lingering wetness limited corn planting in Michigan and Ohio late in the month, while rain delayed progress in Pennsylvania. In the upper Mississippi Valley, northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest, mostly dry weather aided small grain seeding and above-normal temperatures promoted germination where topsoil moisture supplies were adequate. Spring wheat and barley plantings were more than one week ahead of normal in Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, and Idaho on April 30. Spring wheat seeding remained far ahead of normal in South Dakota. Dry soils hindered small grain emergence in Montana, but light showers provided moisture to germinate seeds in Minnesota and North and South Dakota. On April 30, one-third of the winter wheat crop was at the heading stage or beyond, nearly one week ahead of the average. Development rapidly continued in the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, despite cooler-than-normal temperatures. By April 30, wheat headed in North Carolina and Oklahoma was 80 and 76 percent, respectively, and nearly all of the crop was headed in Arkansas. Wheat fields in the Corn Belt and central Great Plains also quickly progressed to the heading stage. Warm weather promoted maturing in California, while above-normal temperatures promoted rapid development in the northern Great Plains, although no fields were heading on April 30. Rice planting accelerated in Arkansas and Mississippi during the last week of April, but remained well behind normal in Mississippi due to lingering wetness and below-normal temperatures. The planting pace slowed in Louisiana and Texas, as progress neared completion. On April 30, thirty one percent of the crop was emerged, slightly ahead of the average for this date. Sorghum planting, at 23 percent, was also slightly ahead of the average for the end of April, as planting accelerated in the Mississippi Delta and southern Corn Belt during the last week of the month. In Missouri, planting was about 3 weeks ahead of normal and the most advanced progress on record for April 30. Planting began in Illinois and the central Great Plains. Seventy nine percent of the sugarbeets and 6 percent of the peanuts were planted by the end of April. Beet planting rapidly progressed in Minnesota and North Dakota. Peanut planting lagged behind normal in Alabama and Georgia due to moisture shortages, while wet soils delayed planting in North Carolina and Virginia. Winter Wheat: Harvested grain acreage for 2000 is forecast at 34.7 million acres, down 2 percent from 1999. If realized, this will be the smallest winter wheat area since 1971. Hard Red Winter (HRW) area is down 4 percent from a year ago with Texas accounting for about 1.2 million acres of the HRW drop. White wheat acres are up 6 percent, with Michigan the only major White state not showing an increase. Soft Red Winter (SRW) acreage is virtually unchanged from last year. Good or better condition ratings of winter wheat on April 30 at 60 percent was 13 percentage points below 1999. The Texas condition rating was only 12 percent good to excellent for the same period. Crop progress was slightly ahead of the average at the beginning of April. By the first week in May, development was about a week ahead of normal progress with 51 percent of winter wheat headed compared with 34 percent for the 5-year average. Forty percent of the Kansas crop was headed but only 1 percent was headed in Nebraska. Above normal temperatures in the Corn Belt and Great Plains stimulated crop development in April. Soil moisture has been poor in most of Texas and eastern Oklahoma and up the central portion of the nation into Minnesota. Texas has grazed wheat, or if stands were sufficient, cut wheat for hay to supplement poor grazing conditions. Montana soil moisture condition ratings declined during April along with the condition ratings. Most of the Pacific Northwest crop is rated good to excellent. Durum Wheat: Production of Durum wheat in Arizona and California is forecast at a collective 14.8 million bushels. This is down 9 percent from their 1999 total of 16.2 million bushels, primarily due to reduced yields in both States and reduced acreage in California. Above average temperatures in Arizona have helped development. Dry conditions have reduced pest stress, but have not adversely affected the crop due to irrigation. California's crop is rated in mostly good to excellent condition. Crop development was somewhat behind normal in the Imperial and San Joaquin valleys due to cool temperatures in March, but have recovered. Harvest began in the Imperial Valley on a very limited basis by late April with average yields reported. Harvest should begin in the San Joaquin Valley by mid-June. Hay Stocks on Farms: Stocks of all hay on farms totaled 28.8 million tons on May 1, 2000, up 16 percent from May 1 of the previous year. This is the highest May stocks since 1987. Disappearance of hay from December 1, 1999 - May 1, 2000, totaled 80.1 million tons, 8 percent lower than the 1998-99 crop disappearance of 87.2 million tons for the same period. Hay stocks on May 1, 2000 were higher compared to last year in 20 of the 48 estimating States. Mild winter conditions across the Upper Midwest and Plains, following favorable production in 1999, led to increased May stocks, especially in the Great Lakes area. Michigan and Wisconsin each reported the highest May stocks since 1980. The increased stocks in these States offset the decreased stocks in States along the Ohio Valley which were effected by last year's drought. Almonds: The 2000 California almond crop is forecast at 675 million meat pounds, down 19 percent from last year. Bearing acreage, at 500,000, is estimated to be up 4 percent from the previous crop year. Average yield is forecast at 1,350 pounds per acre. The nut set is expected to be lighter than last year's record crop. Variable weather conditions initially appeared to have hurt the bloom but sunny conditions after nut set had a favorable effect. The crop appears to be earlier than normal. Avocados: U.S. avocado production for the 1999-2000 season totaled 181,300 tons, up 14 percent from last season. Bearing acreage, at 65,130, was down less than 1 percent from the 1998-1999 level. The value of U.S. avocados for the 1999-2000 season totaled $392 million, up 14 percent from the previous season. California avocado production was 159,000 tons, up 17 percent from last season. The value of California's avocado production increased 15 percent, from the previous season, to $375 million. Florida produced 22,000 tons of avocados in 1999-2000, down 4 percent from last season. Florida's value of production totaled $16.5 million, virtually unchanged from last year. Hawaii produced 300 tons of avocados, up 20 percent from 1998-1999. Hawaii's value of production rose 38 percent to $360 thousand for the 1999-2000 season. California reported adequate rain and temperature which provided ideal weather conditions for avocado production. Florida production was hampered by high winds from Hurricane Irene. Papayas: Fresh papaya production from Hawaii is estimated at 4.67 million pounds for April, 11 percent higher than March and 43 percent higher than a year ago. The new disease resistant variety and increased acreage in areas not as affected by disease helped boost output compared to a year ago. Area in crop totaled 3,040 acres, unchanged from last month but 19 percent lower than last April. Harvested area, totaling 1,590 acres, was 1 percent higher than March but 26 percent lower than a year ago. Hawaii total papaya utilization during 1999 is estimated at 42.4 million pounds, 6 percent higher than in 1998. Weather conditions were variable during 1999. Heavy rains during February and April slowed farm activity. Dry conditions along the Hamakua Coast of Hawaii Island during May and June slowed fruit development. Fresh sales of 39.4 million pounds were 11 percent higher than the previous year. Processed utilization, at 3.0 million pounds, was 30 percent lower than last year. Bearing area is estimated at 1,940 acres, 8 percent lower than in 1998. California Peaches: The 2000 peach crop in California is forecast at 1.90 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 1999 and 10 percent above two years ago. Bearing acreage is estimated at 68,400, up 2 percent from 1999 and 3 percent above 1998. Adequate chilling hours and a wet spring have resulted in ideal weather conditions for both the California Freestone and Clingstone peach crops. The California Freestone crop is forecast at a record high 800 million pounds, up 6 percent from last year's previous record high of 755 million pounds. Freestone bearing acreage is estimated at 39,000, up 5 percent from 1999 and up 8 percent from 1998. The California Clingstone crop is forecast at 1,100 million pounds, up 4 percent from last year and 5 percent above 1998. Clingstone bearing acreage is estimated at 29,400 acres, down 1 percent from 1999 and 3 percent below 1998. Bananas: Hawaii banana production for 1999 is estimated at a record breaking 24.5 million pounds, up 17 percent from 1998. New and maturing acreage continued to increase production levels, mainly of the Cavendish variety. The highlight of 1999 was the resumption of commercial banana exports after several decades of no exporting. Initial shipments to Japan and Guam began at midyear. Statewide, harvested acreage remained unchanged from a year ago at 1,420 acres. Minor acreage was pulled out on Hawaii Island in 1999 due to Banana Bunchy Top Virus eradication efforts. Major production areas are located on the other side of the island. Weather for 1999 continued dry, but irrigation for major orchards was in place. Guavas: The utilized production of guava in Hawaii totaled 10.7 million pounds in 1999, down 27 percent from 1998 and the lowest amount utilized since 1985. This is the fifth consecutive year of decline and 1999's decline was the largest one year drop of any of the previous five years. The harvested acreage for 1999 was down 11 percent from a year ago to 630 acres. Yield, based on utilized production only, averaged 17,000 pounds per acre, down 3,600 pounds from the previous year. The reduced 1999 utilized production was impacted primarily by low market demand. Taro: Hawaii taro production for 1999 is estimated at 6.80 million pounds, up 13 percent from last year. Area harvested was 500 acres, up 10 acres from 1998. Taro for processing, at 6.50 million pounds, is grown mostly under wetland conditions and accounted for all of the increased production. Processed taro growers experienced an increase in yields due to favorable weather and improved cultural practices which decreased the presence of disease. Most taro is processed into poi. Fresh taro production, at 300,000 pounds, was unchanged from the previous year. Grapefruit: The U.S. grapefruit forecast is 2.61 million tons, up 6 percent from last month and up 4 percent from last season. The Florida grapefruit forecast is raised 7 percent to 49.1 million boxes (2.09 million tons). White seedless increased to 19.5 million boxes (829,000 tons), 5 percent higher than the April 1 forecast. The colored seedless forecast is 29.0 million boxes (1.23 million tons), a 7 percent increase from a month ago. If realized, the white seedless will be 10 percent higher than last season and the colored seedless will be 1 percent above last season. The seedy grapefruit forecast is raised to 600,000 boxes (26,000 tons), 100,000 boxes higher than last month and 50,000 boxes higher than last season. Harvest is about 90 percent complete. Final utilization of seedy grapefruit is dependent on load tickets at the processing plants. The May 1 grapefruit forecast from Texas is raised to 5.70 million boxes (228,000 tons), up 200,000 boxes from the previous forecast but 400,000 boxes below last season. Harvest is virtually complete, but delayed somewhat due to much needed precipitation. The California and Arizona forecasts are carried forward from last month's forecast. Tangerines: The 1999-00 U.S. tangerine crop is forecast at a record large 441,000 tons, up 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 35 percent from last season. Florida's tangerine forecast is increased to a record large 6.90 million boxes (328,000 tons), 1 percent higher than last month and 39 percent larger than last season. The early variety harvest is complete, but the late variety Honey tangerine harvest continues. Movement has declined only slightly in the last month, with most going into fresh channels. About 9 percent of the rows had some fruit remaining. The final estimate of utilization will be dependent on the quality and demand for the remaining fruit. The California and Arizona forecasts are carried forward from last month's forecast. Tangelos: The 1999-00 Florida tangelo forecast is final at 2.20 million boxes (99,000 tons), 14 percent less than last season's final utilization. Although the Row Count survey shows about 5 percent of the rows having some fruit, there has been no recorded utilization in the past month. This crop is 23 percent smaller than two seasons ago. Also, it is about one-third the size of the record large 6.40 million boxes recorded in 1979-80. Temples: Florida's 1999-00 Temple forecast is 1.95 million boxes (88,000 tons), a decrease of 150,000 boxes from the April 1 forecast but 150,000 boxes higher than last season's utilization. If realized, it will be the third smallest utilization since the record high 6.00 million boxes harvested in 1979-80. Harvest is virtually complete. The Row Count survey showed about 6 percent of the rows with some fruit but demand and quality preclude full utilization. Florida Citrus: April was a very dry month in citrus growing areas. There were only a few rainy days that produced, in total, about an inch of rain. Virtually all growers and caretakers have been irrigating around the clock to maintain good tree condition. Most of the next season's citrus crop is pea to marble size and is making good progress in spite of the dry weather. The trees are dropping some of the fruit that they can't carry for next season which is normal for this time of year. Early and midseason orange harvest ended toward the middle of April. Movement of Valencias for processing is very active. Harvest of grapefruit for both fresh and processing is slowing as supplies are running low in all areas. Temple harvest was nearly complete by the end of April. Few Honey tangerines remain to be picked. Caretakers have been mowing, chopping, and discing cover crops, applying herbicides and other nutritional sprays, and hedging and topping harvested groves. Texas Citrus: During April, the Rio Grande Valley finally received some much needed rain. The wrap up of grapefruit harvesting was delayed a week due to excessive precipitation. Completion of harvest should occur in early May. Valencia orange harvesting is also nearing completion with 97 percent harvested by the end of April. California Citrus: Navel orange harvest was winding down with approximately 90 percent of the crop picked by May 1. The Valencia orange harvest was active in all citrus growing areas. Most of the orange crop has gone to the export market. Lemon, grapefruit, and tangerine picking was also active. Beehives were moved into citrus groves in preparation for bloom of the new crop. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Warm and sunny weather during April accelerated the progress of grape, nut, and tree fruit crops. Grape vineyards and nut orchards were leafing out. Growers were irrigating and applying sulfur for mildew control in the grape vineyards and applying fungicides in the nut orchards. Thinning was active in stone fruit trees. Early variety nectarine and freestone peach picking was underway. Harvest of sweet cherries began in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Strawberry picking was active in the Central Valley. Spring Potatoes: Program changes for crop year 2000 combine Alabama spring production with the summer estimate and will be published in July. North Carolina combined their spring and summer estimates into the spring forecast. Spring production is now forecast at 22.5 million cwt, down 11 percent from comparable totals last year but 7 percent above 1998. Harvest should be taken from an estimated 80,100 acres, down 5 percent from last year. The average yield is forecast at 281 cwt per acre, down 6 percent from last year's comparable yield. The May 1 forecast is 5 percent higher than April. Florida's spring production forecast was increased 17 percent from April 1, but is 21 percent below a year ago. Acreage for harvest is expected to be down 14 percent from last year, with a 19 percent reduction in the Hastings area. Producers in the Hastings area are reporting very good yields. Both chipper and table stock potatoes are being dug. Acreage in California was reduced 700 acres from the April 1 forecast to 18,800 acres, 1 percent below last year. The yield was boosted 15 cwt, resulting in a production forecast of 6.67 million cwt, a gain of 1 percent from a month ago. Output will be down 12 percent from last year. Weather conditions stabilized in April, as yield prospects increased to 355 cwt per acre. Harvest should start in early May and continue through June. Arizona's acreage for harvest is forecast at 11,000 acres, up 15 percent from a year ago. Harvest is active. The average yield projection in Texas increased 10 cwt during April pushing production 4 percent above a month ago, however, production is 3 percent below last year. North Carolina's former summer crop will be included in the spring season estimate this year. Combined production figures indicate a slight reduction from last year. Growing conditions have been ideal for most fields. Tobacco: U.S. tobacco production for 1999 was revised up 1 percent, harvested acreage up less than 1 percent, and average yield up 17 pounds from December 1999. Total production at 1.29 billion pounds in 1999, was down13 percent from 1998, and was the lowest level since 1995. Growers harvested 647,160 acres in 1999, down 10 percent from last year. Final yield per acre averaged 1,997 pounds, down 65 pounds from 1998. Flue-cured production totaled 657 million pounds in 1999, down 19 percent from 1998. Growers harvested 303,800 acres, down 18 percent below 1998. Flue-cured yields averaged 2,162 pounds, down 42 pounds from 1998. North Carolina, the leading producer of Flue-cured tobacco, produced 437 million pounds, two-thirds of all flue-cured grown in the United States. Total Fire-cured production was revised upward 4 percent to 38.1 million pounds. This is 4 percent less than last year. Growers harvested a total of 16,420 acres. Fire-cured yields averaged 2,319 pounds, down 46 pounds from 1998. Burley production - which accounted for 97 percent of all Light Air-cured tobacco - was revised upward 2 percent to 555 million pounds. This is 5 percent below 1998. Producers of Burley harvested 303,600 acres in 1999, 1 percent less than last year. Yield per acre averaged 1,829 pounds, down 67 pounds from last year. Kentucky, the leading producer of Burley tobacco, produced 380 million pounds, 68 percent of all Burley grown in the United States. Dark air-cured production was revised up 9 percent from December 1999. Production totaled 11.8 million pounds in 1999, 21 percent above 1998. Growers harvested 5,100 acres in 1999, 15 percent more than the previous year. Yield per acre averaged 2,313 pounds, up 107 pounds from 1998. Kentucky, the leading producer of Dark Air-cured tobacco, produced 10.4 million pounds, 88 percent of all Dark Air-cured grown in the United States. Production of Cigar tobacco, including filler, binder, and wrapper, was revised upward 3 percent to a total of 16.5 million pounds for 1999. This is 16 percent below 1998 production. Growers harvested 8,740 acres in 1999, 18 percent less than last year. Yield per acre averaged 1,892 pounds, up 35 pounds from 1998. Cotton: The 1999 United States all cotton production totaled 17.0 million bales in 1999, 22 percent above the 1998 production level. The 1999 output is the ninth largest crop on record. Upland cotton production, at 16.3 million bales, was 21 percent above the previous year. American-Pima production totaled 674,300 bales, up 52 percent from 1998. The area planted to all cotton totaled 14.9 million acres, up 11 percent from 1998. Harvested area was 13.4 million acres, up 26 percent from last year. The increases in planted acreage were attributable to the favorableness of cotton as an alternative crop during times of low prices. Harvested acreage increased due to more traditional abandonment levels than in 1998, when high abandonment occurred due to extremely dry conditions. Yields for the U.S. averaged 607 pounds per harvested acre. Harvest of Texas cotton progressed normally during the season as conditions were generally dry and open. However, there were brief early harvest delays on the High Plains due to cool temperatures and widely scattered showers. Delays were also experienced late in the harvest season due to blowing, wet snow. Some farmers sprayed to aid in harvest rather than waiting for the first hard freeze, which did not occur until late November. Abandonment of Upland cotton, at 1.05 million acres, is higher than average, but much less than last year's drought affected crop. Hail and wind damage in June resulted in some cotton acreage being replanted to alternative crops. Crop development began slowly, but was on pace with average by the first of August. Heavy rains during early September raised some concerns about regrowth. Cotton objective yield data indicate Texas' crop has the seventh lowest boll weight in the last 10 years. The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) planted 3.74 million acres. This was 16 percent more than in 1998. Harvested area totaled 3.69 million acres. Warm, dry weather accelerated development of the crop, but resulted in deterioration of the condition and quality of the cotton. The dry weather also allowed harvest to progress well ahead of average. On October 31, Arkansas was 15 points ahead of average, at 94 percent harvested. Louisiana reported 99 percent harvested, 7 points ahead of the 5-year average. Mississippi, at 97 percent harvested, was 10 percentage points ahead of average. Missouri and Tennessee both reported 96 percent of their cotton acreage harvested on October 31, twenty-one and 20 points ahead of the 5-year average, respectively. Data from objective yield surveys show boll weights in Arkansas and Mississippi were the lowest in the last ten years, while Louisiana's weight was ranked as the ninth lowest out of the last ten years. Arizona increased the acreage planted to Upland cotton in 1999, while California decreased planted acres. Arizona planted 270,000 acres, an 8 percent increase from last year, while California planted 610,000 acres, 6 percent less than in 1998. Unseasonably cool weather hampered planting activities, resulting in a late developing crop. Despite the slow development, condition ratings remained high throughout the season. Warm, dry weather allowed great harvest progress during October and November, with California being virtually complete by the end of November. January 1 cotton objective yield counts show boll weights in California were the lowest in the last ten years. California producers increased American-Pima planted acres 20 percent from 1998, to 240,000 acres. Planting in the San Joaquin Valley began in late March, but made very little progress until mid-April. The harvest was nearly complete by mid-December and some growers picked a third time in order to get the last few late-opening bolls. Georgia and South Carolina plantings were delayed due to extremely dry conditions. Alabama and North Carolina were able to progress at a normal pace during the planting season, but were required to do some replanting because of the dry conditions. Extremely dry conditions persisted for Georgia and Alabama during August and September, leading to deterioration of the cotton crop. North Carolina and South Carolina were dry during most of August. Hurricane Dennis improved soil moisture in some areas during late August, but some fields were too mature to benefit from the moisture. During September, the Carolinas were adversely affected by torrential rainfall from Hurricane Floyd. North Carolina abandoned 55,000 acres during 1999, mostly the result of wind and rain damage from the hurricane. The excessively wet, muddy fields also delayed harvest in North Carolina. As of October 31, North Carolina reported only 24 percent of their cotton acreage harvested, compared to 55 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest activities progressed ahead of average in Alabama and remained on pace for both Georgia and South Carolina. All cotton ginnings totaled 16,966,200 equivalent 480 pound net weight bales during the 1999 season. This compares with 13,912,250 equivalent 480 pound bales ginned in 1998. Cottonseed: Cottonseed production in 1999 totaled 6.35 million tons, up 18 percent from 1998. Cottonseed disposition shifted slightly in 1999, as a larger portion was used for livestock seed due to low oilseed prices. Reliability of May 1 Winter Wheat Production Forecast Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between April 24 and May 1 to gather information on expected yield as of May 1. The objective yield survey was conducted in three States (Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) where winter wheat is normally mature enough to make meaningful counts. Farm operators were interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in selected winter wheat fields. The counts made within each sample plot depended upon the crop's maturity. In early fields, counts such as number of stalks, heads in late boot, and number of emerged heads were made to predict the number of heads that would be harvested. A 5-year historical average head weight is used until the crop matures to the point that heads can be clipped, threshed, and weighed. The number of heads times the weight of the heads in a sample plot can then be combined to an estimate of yield per acre. The 5-year average harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield. The plots are revisited each month until the crop reaches maturity and are harvested on the final visit. The farm operator survey included a sample of approximately 12,800 producers representing all major production areas. These producers were selected from an earlier acreage survey and were asked about the probable winter wheat acres for harvest and yield on their operation. These growers will be surveyed throughout the growing season to provide indications of average yields as the season progresses. Estimating Procedures: National and State level objective yield and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. The survey data were also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and previous years. Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published May 1 forecasts. Revision Policy: The May 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing season. End-of-season estimates are made after harvest. At the end of the marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks, production, exports, millings, feeding, and ending stocks. Revisions are then made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative data warrant changes. Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the May 1 winter wheat production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error", a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. This is done by expressing the deviation between the May 1 production forecast and the final estimate as a percentage of the final estimate, and averaging the squared percentage deviations for the 1980-1999 20-year period; the square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error". Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current forecast relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years. The "Root Mean Square Error" for the May 1 winter wheat production forecast is 6.3 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production forecast of 1.65 billion bushels will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 6.3 percent or approximately 104 million bushels. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 10.9 percent or approximately 180 million bushels. Differences between the May 1 winter wheat production forecast and the final estimate during the past 20 years have averaged 86 million bushels, ranging from 4 million to 285 million bushels. The May 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 12 times and above 8 times. This does not imply that the May 1 winter wheat forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. 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 Brad Parks, Head (202) 720-2127 Rhonda Brandt - Corn, Proso Millet (202) 720-9526 Herman Ellison - Peanuts, Rice (202) 720-7688 Lance Honig - Wheat, Rye (202) 720-8068 Jay V. Johnson - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings (202) 720-5944 Roy Karkosh - Hay, Sorghum, Barley (202) 690-3234 Mark E. 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