Cr Pr 2-2 (6-01) Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 12, 2001, 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 15 Percent from 2000 All Orange Production Unchanged from May 1 Forecast Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.32 billion bushels, down 2 percent from the May 1 forecast and 15 percent below 2000 to the lowest level since 1978. Based on June 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 41.2 bushels per acre, down 0.6 bushels from the last forecast. Grain area totals 32.1 million acres, unchanged from May 1. Hard Red production is down slightly from a month ago to 717 million bushels. White Winter is down 3 percent from last month. Soft Red is down 3 percent from the last forecast and now totals 396 million bushels. The U.S. all orange June 1 forecast is 12.4 million tons, unchanged from the May 1 forecast but 5 percent below last season's final utilization of 13.0 million tons. Florida's all orange forecast is 224 million boxes (10.1 million tons), the same as last month but 4 percent lower than the previous season final utilization. The early and midseason orange forecast remains at 128 million boxes (5.76 million tons) but is 4 percent below the 1999-2000 final utilization. Harvest is complete. Florida's Valencia forecast, at 96.0 million boxes (4.32 million tons), is unchanged from the May 1 forecast but 3 percent lower than last season's final utilization. Harvest is 80 percent complete, nearly the same pace as last season, but behind the 10-season average of 89 percent complete. Arizona, California, and Texas orange production forecasts are carried forward from the May 1 forecasts. Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield projection is unchanged from last month at 1.58 gallons per box of 42.0 degrees Brix. The early and midseason portion is final at 1.54 gallons per box as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association. The late type Valencia yield projection, at 1.65 gallons per box, is also unchanged from a month ago. This report was approved on June 12, 2001. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Keith J. Collins Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Frederic A. Vogel Contents Page Apricots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Cherries, Sweet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Citrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Maple Syrup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Papayas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Peaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Peanuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Pears, Bartlett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Prunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Reliability of Production Data in this Report. . . . . . . . . .31 Sugarbeets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Sugarcane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Sweet Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Weather Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Weather Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Wheat, Durum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Wheat, by Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Wheat, Winter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Winter Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2001 : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 :-------------------: 2000 : 2001 : : : : May 1 : Jun 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AR : 1,100 1,040 54.0 53.0 51.0 59,400 53,040 CA : 350 380 70.0 75.0 75.0 24,500 28,500 CO : 2,350 2,050 29.0 34.0 34.0 68,150 69,700 DE : 63 58 66.0 59.0 59.0 4,158 3,422 GA : 200 220 54.0 48.0 48.0 10,800 10,560 ID : 730 710 90.0 80.0 77.0 65,700 54,670 IL : 920 770 57.0 54.0 54.0 52,440 41,580 IN : 510 480 69.0 66.0 66.0 35,190 31,680 KS : 9,400 8,400 37.0 34.0 34.0 347,800 285,600 KY : 420 340 57.0 58.0 56.0 23,940 19,040 MD : 200 180 63.0 59.0 59.0 12,600 10,620 MI : 500 540 72.0 70.0 68.0 36,000 36,720 MS : 235 170 55.0 48.0 50.0 12,925 8,500 MO : 950 780 52.0 50.0 50.0 49,400 39,000 MT : 1,350 1,090 33.0 34.0 29.0 44,550 31,610 NE : 1,650 1,700 36.0 36.0 36.0 59,400 61,200 NY : 140 120 53.0 55.0 50.0 7,420 6,000 NC : 550 550 50.0 45.0 36.0 27,500 19,800 OH : 1,110 990 72.0 70.0 65.0 79,920 64,350 OK : 4,200 3,600 34.0 27.0 27.0 142,800 97,200 OR : 730 690 62.0 54.0 50.0 45,260 34,500 PA : 195 160 53.0 53.0 48.0 10,335 7,680 SC : 185 220 49.0 40.0 42.0 9,065 9,240 SD : 1,280 550 42.0 33.0 33.0 53,760 18,150 TN : 380 350 55.0 55.0 55.0 20,900 19,250 TX : 2,200 2,900 30.0 30.0 32.0 66,000 92,800 VA : 205 175 63.0 62.0 57.0 12,915 9,975 WA : 1,800 1,750 73.0 63.0 63.0 131,400 110,250 WY : 170 160 24.0 29.0 26.0 4,080 4,160 : Oth : Sts 1/: 949 965 46.8 43.9 43.9 44,425 42,329 : US : 35,022 32,088 44.6 41.8 41.2 1,562,733 1,321,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Summary." Durum Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2001 : : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 :-------------------: 2000 : 2001 : : : : May 1 : Jun 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels ------- 1,000 Bushels : AZ : 85 80 95.0 91.0 93.0 8,075 7,440 CA : 97 81 100.0 100.0 100.0 9,700 8,100 MT : 470 28.0 13,160 ND : 2,900 27.0 78,300 : Oth : Sts 2/: 20 28.5 570 : US : 3,572 30.7 109,805 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Area harvested for the U.S. and remaining States will be published in "Acreage" released June 29, 2001. Yield and production will be published in "Crop Production" released July 11, 2001. 2/ Other States include MN and SD. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2001 Summary." Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 1999-2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Winter : Spring : :-------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Hard : Soft : : Hard : : : Total : Red : Red : White : Red : White : Durum : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 1999 :1,050,747 454,261 191,572 447,908 55,200 99,322 2,299,010 2000 : 843,664 470,866 248,203 498,485 52,417 109,805 2,223,440 2001 : 717,242 396,221 207,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wheat class estimates are based on varietal acreage survey data. The previous end-of-season class percentages are used throughout the forecast season. Spring wheat production by class and total production will be published in "Crop Production" released July 11, 2001. Sweet Cherries: Total Production by State, and Total, 1999-2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : CA : 81,000 39,900 60,000 OR : 50,000 55,000 40,000 WA : 67,000 95,000 100,000 : Total : 198,000 189,900 200,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The first production forecast for sweet cherries in ID, MI, MT, NY, PA, and UT and tart cherries in CO, MI, NY, OR, PA, UT, WA, and WI will be published in "Cherry Production" released on June 21, 2001. Peaches: Total Production by Crop, State, and United States, 1999-2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Pounds : CA - Freestone : 763.0 801.0 780.0 GA : 110.0 115.0 135.0 SC : 160.0 150.0 90.0 : Total : 1,033.0 1,066.0 1,005.0 : CA - Clingstone 1/ : 1,059.0 1,064.0 1,050.0 : Total : 2,092.0 2,130.0 2,055.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CA Clingstone is over-the-scale tonnage and includes culls and cannery diversions. Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States, 1998-1999, 1999-2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production : Utilized Production : Boxes : Ton Equivalent Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1998-99 : 1999-00 : 2000-01 : 1998-99 : 1999-00 : 2000-01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ ----- ------- 1,000 Tons ------ Oranges : Early Mid & : Navel 3/ : AZ 4/ : 550 600 450 21 22 17 CA 4/ : 21,000 40,000 34,000 787 1,500 1,275 FL : 112,000 134,000 128,000 5,040 6,030 5,760 TX 4/ : 1,250 1,540 2,000 53 66 85 US : 134,800 176,140 164,450 5,901 7,618 7,137 Valencia : AZ 4/ : 600 500 550 22 19 21 CA 4/ : 15,000 24,000 23,000 563 900 863 FL : 74,000 99,000 96,000 3,330 4,455 4,320 TX 4/ : 180 200 210 8 8 9 US : 89,780 123,700 119,760 3,923 5,382 5,213 All : AZ 4/ : 1,150 1,100 1,000 43 41 38 CA 4/ : 36,000 64,000 57,000 1,350 2,400 2,138 FL : 186,000 233,000 224,000 8,370 10,485 10,080 TX 4/ : 1,430 1,740 2,210 61 74 94 US : 224,580 299,840 284,210 9,824 13,000 12,350 Temples : FL : 1,800 1,950 1,250 81 88 56 Grapefruit : White Seedless 5/ : FL : 17,800 20,900 19,000 757 888 808 Colored Seedless : FL : 28,700 31,900 27,500 1,220 1,356 1,169 Other 5/ : FL : 550 600 23 25 All : AZ 4/ : 750 450 650 25 15 22 CA 4/ : 7,300 7,000 7,200 244 235 241 FL : 47,050 53,400 46,500 2,000 2,269 1,977 TX 4/ : 6,100 5,930 6,700 244 237 268 US : 61,200 66,780 61,050 2,513 2,756 2,508 Tangerines : AZ 4/ 6/ : 950 850 650 36 32 24 CA 4/ 6/ : 1,500 2,300 2,600 56 86 98 FL : 4,950 7,000 5,600 235 333 266 US : 7,400 10,150 8,850 327 451 388 Lemons 4/ : AZ : 3,450 3,100 3,200 131 118 122 CA : 16,200 19,600 22,000 616 745 836 US : 19,650 22,700 25,200 747 863 958 Tangelos : FL : 2,550 2,200 2,100 115 99 95 K-Early Citrus : FL : 80 110 40 4 5 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ "Other" seedy grapefruit estimates discontinued after 1999-2000 crop. Included with white seedless beginning with the 2000-01 crop. 6/ Includes tangelos and tangors. Bartlett Pears: Total Production by State and Total, 1999-2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :-------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : CA : 311,000 286,000 240,000 OR : 66,000 60,000 58,000 WA : 210,000 170,000 195,000 : Total : 587,000 516,000 493,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miscellaneous Fruits, California: Total Production by Crop, 1999-2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Prunes (Dried Basis) : 178,000 219,000 155,000 : Apricots : 85,000 93,000 95,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 2000-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Apr : 3,090 2,845 1,655 2,025 4,700 4,065 May : 3,075 2,805 1,670 2,030 4,625 4,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hops: Area Harvested by Variety, State, and United States, 1999-2000 and Forecasted June 1, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area Harvested :Strung for Harvest and :-------------------------------------------------------- Variety : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : ID : Chinook : 202 170 120 Cluster : 417 198 184 Galena : 625 535 552 Horizon : 7 - - Mt. Hood : 32 53 32 Nugget : 89 68 54 Willamette : 248 194 215 Zeus : 201 403 477 : Other Varieties : 1,541 1,700 1,785 : Total : 3,362 3,321 3,419 : OR : Fuggle : 98 63 * Golding : 110 115 * Mt. Hood : 253 250 257 Millenium : - - 117 Nugget : 2,153 2,308 2,268 Perle : 406 402 491 Santiam : - 17 * Sterling : - 62 91 Tettnanger : 88 * * Willamette : 2,321 2,142 2,434 : Other Varieties : 393 460 445 : Total : 5,822 5,819 6,103 : WA : Cascade : 906 996 1,003 Chelan : * * 304 Chinook : 791 670 515 Cluster : 1,321 939 534 Columbus/Tomahawk : 4,374 4,594 4,808 Galena : 5,282 5,044 4,374 Golding : 35 36 45 Hallertauer : * * 76 Horizon : 268 316 338 Magnum : 99 73 42 Millenium : - * 1,376 Mt. Hood : 384 367 333 Northern Brewer : * * 90 Nugget : 4,195 4,597 4,076 Perle : 273 275 209 Tettnanger : 129 * 60 Tillicum : * * 369 Vanguard : * * 54 Willamette : 3,364 3,563 3,570 YCR-5(WarriorTM) : - * 1,233 Zeus : 1,520 1,994 2,186 : Other Varieties : 2,135 3,516 590 : Total : 25,076 26,980 26,185 : US : 34,260 36,120 35,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Unknown or none. * Included in Other Varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Sugarbeets: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 1999-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested : Yield State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 2/ : 1999 : 2000 2/ : 1999 : 2000 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Acres --------------- ------ Tons ------ : CA : 110.0 98.0 108.0 93.5 32.0 32.5 CO : 72.1 71.5 68.5 53.6 21.3 22.5 ID : 211.0 212.0 210.0 191.0 24.3 29.3 MI : 194.0 189.0 190.0 166.0 18.6 20.5 MN : 480.0 490.0 470.0 430.0 20.1 21.5 MT : 61.8 60.7 61.7 55.2 23.8 23.9 NE : 72.7 78.2 66.2 54.8 19.0 20.3 ND : 251.6 258.0 247.0 232.0 20.8 22.1 OH : 1.8 1.2 1.7 0.8 19.5 21.0 OR : 20.1 17.2 19.7 14.0 25.1 29.5 WA : 27.5 28.4 27.4 27.3 30.1 29.4 WY : 58.0 61.0 57.1 56.1 21.1 20.6 : US : 1,560.6 1,565.2 1,527.3 1,374.3 21.9 23.6 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : Price per Ton : Value of Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 2/ : 1999 : 2000 3/ : 1999 : 2000 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Tons --- ---- Dollars ---- 1,000 Dollars : CA : 3,456 3,039 36.80 127,181 CO : 1,459 1,206 31.40 45,813 ID : 5,103 5,596 42.30 215,857 MI : 3,534 3,403 32.80 115,915 MN : 9,447 9,245 36.70 346,705 MT : 1,468 1,319 40.40 59,307 NE : 1,258 1,112 33.20 41,766 ND : 5,138 5,127 38.00 195,244 OH : 33 17 32.70 1,079 OR : 494 413 41.10 20,303 WA : 825 803 32.40 26,730 WY : 1,205 1,156 39.00 46,995 : US : 33,420 32,436 37.20 1,242,895 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted beets in CA. 2/ Revised. 3/ Estimates are not available. U.S. marketing year average price, value of production, and parity price will be published in "Agricultural Prices" released July 31, 2001. State estimates will be published in "Crop Values" to be released February 2002. Sugarcane: Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 2/ : 1999 : 2000 2/ : 1999 : 2000 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- ----- Tons ---- --- 1,000 Tons --- : For Sugar : FL : 443.0 427.0 35.0 38.3 15,505 16,354 HI : 35.4 32.6 81.7 72.5 2,892 2,364 LA : 435.0 465.0 32.7 29.7 14,225 13,811 TX : 28.0 45.5 34.1 38.8 955 1,765 : US : 941.4 970.1 35.7 35.4 33,577 34,294 : For Seed : FL : 17.0 18.0 35.0 38.4 595 691 HI : 1.9 1.8 35.8 37.8 68 68 LA : 30.0 35.0 32.7 29.7 981 1,040 TX : 3.0 0.8 26.0 30.0 78 24 : US : 51.9 55.6 33.2 32.8 1,722 1,823 : For Sugar : and Seed : FL : 460.0 445.0 35.0 38.3 16,100 17,045 HI : 37.3 34.4 79.4 70.7 2,960 2,432 LA : 465.0 500.0 32.7 29.7 15,206 14,851 TX : 31.0 46.3 33.3 38.6 1,033 1,789 : US : 993.3 1,025.7 35.5 35.2 35,299 36,117 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : For Sugar : For Sugar and Seed :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Ton : Value of Production : Value of Production 3/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 :2000 4/ : 1999 : 2000 4/ : 1999 : 2000 4/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars ------------- 1,000 Dollars ------------- : FL : 27.20 421,736 437,920 HI : 30.00 86,760 88,800 LA : 22.90 325,753 348,218 TX : 26.10 24,926 26,962 : US : 25.60 859,175 901,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Yield and production refer to net weight. 2/ Revised. 3/ Price per ton of cane for sugar used in evaluating value of production for seed. 4/ Estimates are not available. U.S. marketing year average price, value of production, and parity price will be published in "Agricultural Prices" released July 31, 2001. State estimates will be published in "Crop Values" to be released February 2002. Maple Syrup: Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2000-2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average Price : Value of : Production : per Gallon : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Gallons ---- Dollars --- 1,000 Dollars : CT : 7 9 43.90 45.00 307 405 ME : 250 200 14.20 15.00 3,550 3,000 MA : 39 34 37.80 38.00 1,474 1,292 MI : 44 60 35.10 31.40 1,544 1,884 NH : 75 45 38.10 39.00 2,858 1,755 NY : 210 193 29.00 26.00 6,090 5,018 OH : 34 96 34.30 28.60 1,166 2,746 PA : 47 69 28.40 25.40 1,335 1,753 VT : 460 275 30.00 31.50 13,800 8,663 WI : 65 68 27.70 25.10 1,800 1,707 : US : 1,231 1,049 27.60 26.90 33,924 28,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Price and value for 2000 are revised. Price and value for 2001 are preliminary. Maple Syrup: Percent of Sales by Type and State, 1999-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Retail : Wholesale and Bulk State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CT : 75 75 25 25 ME : 10 5 90 95 MA : 70 65 30 35 MI : 45 62 55 38 NH : 70 75 30 25 NY : 47 45 53 55 OH : 58 68 42 32 PA : 52 53 48 47 VT : 40 45 60 55 WI : 52 47 48 53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maple Syrup: Price by Type of Sales and Size of Container by State, 1999-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Gallons : 1/2 Gallons : Quarts : Pints : 1/2 Pints and :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Retail : CT :36.40 36.70 20.60 20.10 12.00 11.70 7.00 7.30 4.70 4.60 ME :29.00 31.60 15.70 17.90 9.50 10.00 5.50 6.20 3.70 4.50 MA :34.20 33.90 20.00 19.20 11.40 11.20 6.50 6.70 4.15 4.10 MI :31.50 32.00 17.40 18.50 9.60 9.70 6.00 6.10 4.10 4.00 NH :33.50 33.90 19.00 18.80 11.20 11.30 6.50 6.60 4.00 3.90 NY :29.70 28.10 16.60 16.50 9.35 9.80 5.95 6.35 3.65 3.95 OH :29.00 28.80 16.60 16.60 10.10 9.90 6.30 6.10 4.10 4.40 PA :27.50 29.00 16.10 17.00 9.25 9.90 5.76 5.80 3.60 3.60 VT :30.70 31.60 18.10 18.00 10.50 10.50 6.70 6.60 4.30 4.30 WI :27.20 27.60 15.10 15.20 8.00 8.10 4.80 4.10 3.20 2.40 : Wholesale : CT 2/ :30.20 16.90 18.00 9.10 9.10 5.30 5.60 3.45 3.50 ME :26.80 24.50 14.50 13.20 8.00 7.50 4.70 4.60 3.65 3.50 MA :26.90 28.60 15.40 15.70 8.50 9.00 4.65 5.10 3.00 3.00 MI :26.10 29.50 15.50 15.60 8.30 7.60 4.40 4.50 3.00 2.50 NH :29.40 23.70 15.70 15.50 8.60 8.30 5.00 4.90 3.00 2.90 NY :25.50 24.30 14.80 14.20 7.90 7.65 4.70 4.55 2.05 2.75 OH :26.20 27.20 14.30 15.00 8.20 8.50 5.10 5.40 3.65 3.70 PA :26.70 27.10 14.40 14.90 8.28 8.20 5.06 4.70 3.15 2.90 VT :25.40 26.40 15.40 15.30 8.60 8.60 5.15 5.10 3.25 3.40 WI :27.10 25.30 14.90 14.50 7.90 8.40 4.60 4.30 2.80 2.70 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bulk All Grades : Bulk All Grades : All Sales :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound Dollars per Gallon Equivalent per Gallon : Bulk : CT : 1.40 1.10 15.40 12.10 42.80 43.90 ME : 1.45 1.00 16.00 11.00 19.40 14.20 MA : 1.50 1.30 16.60 14.30 38.80 37.80 MI : 1.50 1.80 16.90 19.60 28.20 35.10 NH : 1.55 1.40 17.10 15.40 37.40 38.10 NY : 1.35 1.35 14.80 15.00 27.30 29.00 OH : 1.80 1.45 19.60 15.80 30.00 34.30 PA : 1.40 1.30 15.40 14.40 26.00 28.40 VT : 1.80 1.60 19.80 17.60 29.00 30.00 WI : 1.50 1.40 16.80 15.30 23.70 27.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Prices for 1999 are revised. 2/ Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Sweet Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1999-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 CA : 10.0 10.5 10.0 10.5 GA : 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 LA : 24.0 25.0 23.0 24.0 MS : 10.5 12.7 10.3 12.3 NJ : 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 NC : 37.0 38.0 29.0 37.0 SC : 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.6 TX : 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.1 VA : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 : US : 93.8 98.0 83.1 94.9 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Cwt ------- ------ 1,000 Cwt ----- : AL : 130 145 416 464 CA : 240 250 2,400 2,625 GA : 100 140 60 70 LA : 150 130 3,450 3,120 MS : 150 120 1,545 1,476 NJ : 100 100 100 120 NC : 130 150 3,770 5,550 SC : 95 85 48 51 TX : 70 45 350 230 VA : 190 175 95 88 : US : 147 145 12,234 13,794 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2000 Revised. Peanuts: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1999-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 207.0 190.0 206.0 182.0 FL : 102.0 94.0 94.0 86.0 GA : 546.0 494.0 544.0 492.0 NM : 22.0 27.3 22.0 26.0 NC : 126.0 123.0 124.0 123.0 OK : 83.0 97.0 79.0 67.0 SC : 11.5 10.5 11.0 10.0 TX : 360.0 425.0 280.0 275.0 VA : 77.0 76.0 76.0 75.0 : US : 1,534.5 1,536.8 1,436.0 1,336.0 : :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------ ------ 1,000 Pounds ----- : AL : 2,175 1,490 448,050 271,180 FL : 2,770 2,485 260,380 213,710 GA : 2,575 2,700 1,400,800 1,328,400 NM : 2,800 2,115 61,600 54,990 NC : 2,410 2,750 298,840 338,250 OK : 2,400 1,800 189,600 120,600 SC : 2,300 2,950 25,300 29,500 TX : 3,310 2,540 926,800 698,500 VA : 2,870 2,805 218,120 210,375 : US : 2,667 2,444 3,829,490 3,265,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2000 revised for NM, TX, and US based on final administrative data. Peanuts: Price and Value by State and United States, 1999-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Pound : Value of Production State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Dollars ------ ---- 1,000 Dollars ---- : AL : 0.268 0.264 120,077 71,592 FL : 0.232 0.251 60,408 53,641 GA : 0.272 0.265 381,018 352,026 NM : 0.274 0.293 16,878 16,112 NC : 0.276 0.266 82,480 89,975 OK : 0.280 0.291 53,088 35,095 SC : 0.267 0.223 6,755 6,579 TX : 0.206 0.227 190,921 158,560 VA : 0.275 0.260 59,983 54,698 : US : 0.254 0.257 971,608 838,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2000 revised for NM, TX, and US. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2000-2001 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 5,844.0 5,321.0 5,201.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 79,545.0 76,693.0 72,732.0 Corn for Silage : 5,868.0 Hay, All : 59,854.0 63,771.0 Alfalfa : 23,077.0 All Other : 36,777.0 Oats : 4,477.0 4,425.0 2,324.0 2,204.0 Proso Millet : 440.0 370.0 Rice : 3,060.0 3,090.0 3,039.0 Rye : 1,335.0 302.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 9,195.0 9,368.0 7,723.0 Sorghum for Silage : 265.0 Wheat, All : 62,529.0 60,299.0 53,028.0 Winter : 43,348.0 41,336.0 35,022.0 32,088.0 Durum : 3,937.0 3,462.0 3,572.0 Other Spring : 15,244.0 15,501.0 14,434.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,567.0 1,892.0 1,509.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 536.0 517.0 Mustard Seed : 46.0 42.9 Peanuts : 1,536.8 1,465.0 1,336.0 Rapeseed : 4.0 3.9 Safflower : 215.0 197.0 Soybeans for Beans : 74,496.0 76,657.0 72,718.0 Sunflower : 2,792.0 2,732.0 2,629.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 15,517.2 15,614.0 13,053.0 Upland : 15,347.0 15,394.0 12,884.0 Amer-Pima : 170.2 220.0 169.0 Sugarbeets : 1,565.2 1,432.5 1,374.3 Sugarcane : 1,025.7 Tobacco : 472.4 457.7 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 5.2 4.1 Dry Edible Beans : 1,756.2 1,452.9 1,606.4 Dry Edible Peas : 188.0 179.0 Lentils : 217.0 214.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.8 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.3 Hops : 36.1 35.7 Peppermint Oil : 89.5 Potatoes, All : 1,387.3 1,351.6 Winter : 17.2 16.8 17.0 14.0 Spring : 77.4 74.1 75.6 72.5 Summer : 64.7 61.8 Fall : 1,228.0 1,197.2 Spearmint Oil : 21.7 Sweet Potatoes : 98.0 96.2 94.9 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 2001 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, 2000-2001 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Unit :------------------------------------------- : : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------ : : Grains & Hay : : Barley : Bu : 61.1 317,865 Corn for Grain : " : 137.1 9,968,358 Corn for Silage : Ton : 16.8 98,538 Hay, All : " : 2.54 152,183 Alfalfa : " : 3.48 80,347 All Other : " : 1.95 71,836 Oats : Bu : 64.2 149,195 Proso Millet : " : 19.8 7,320 Rice 2/ : Cwt : 6,281 190,872 Rye : Bu : 28.5 8,619 Sorghum for Grain : " : 60.9 470,070 Sorghum for Silage : Ton : 10.8 2,863 Wheat, All : Bu : 41.9 2,223,440 Winter : " : 44.6 41.2 1,562,733 1,321,126 Durum : " : 30.7 109,805 Other Spring : " : 38.2 550,902 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,337 2,016,951 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 6,436 Flaxseed : Bu : 20.8 10,730 Mustard Seed : Lb : 852 36,570 Peanuts : " : 2,444 3,265,505 Rapeseed : " : 1,474 5,750 Safflower : " : 1,434 282,545 Soybeans for Beans : Bu : 38.1 2,769,665 Sunflower : Lb : 1,363 3,584,339 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ : Bale: 632 17,188.3 Upland 2/ : " : 626 16,799.2 Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 1,105 389.1 Sugarbeets : Ton : 23.6 32,436 Sugarcane : " : 35.2 36,117 Tobacco : Lb : 2,229 1,052,998 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : Cwt : 1,780 73 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : " : 1,646 26,440 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : " : 1,955 3,499 Lentils 2/ : " : 1,415 3,029 Wrinkled Seed Peas : " : 680 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) : Lb : 1,340 9,100 Ginger Root (HI) : " : 50,000 13,500 Hops : " : 1,871 67,577 Peppermint Oil : " : 77 6,926 Potatoes, All : Cwt : 382 516,083 Winter : " : 292 285 4,960 3,990 Spring : " : 290 269 21,921 19,500 Summer : " : 303 18,698 Fall : " : 393 470,504 Spearmint Oil : Lb : 101 2,199 Sweet Potatoes : Cwt : 145 13,794 Taro (HI) 3/ : Lb : 7,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2001 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 1999-2001 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production Crop : Unit :-------------------------------------------- : : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 : : Citrus 2/ : : Grapefruit : Ton : 2,513 2,756 2,508 K-Early Citrus (FL) : " : 4 5 2 Lemons : " : 747 863 958 Oranges : " : 9,824 13,000 12,350 Tangelos (FL) : " : 115 99 95 Tangerines : " : 327 451 388 Temples (FL) : " : 81 88 56 : : Non-Citrus : : Apples : 1,000 Lbs: 10,630.7 10,598.0 Apricots : Ton : 90.5 99.9 Bananas (HI) : Lb : 24,500.0 29,000.0 Grapes : Ton : 6,236.4 7,315.3 Olives (CA) : " : 142.0 53.0 Papayas (HI) : Lb : 42,400.0 54,500.0 Peaches : 1,000 Lbs: 2,525.7 2,610.9 Pears : Ton : 1,015.5 975.2 Prunes, Dried (CA) : " : 178.0 219.0 155.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA): " : 22.9 23.9 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) : Lb : 833,000 703,000 875,000 Hazelnuts : Ton : 40.0 24.0 Pecans : Lb : 406,100 206,600 Pistachios (CA) : " : 123,000 243,000 Walnuts (CA) : Ton : 283.0 239.0 Maple Syrup : Gal : 1,188 1,231 1,049 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2001 crop year. 2/ Production years are 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2000-2001 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 2,365,010 2,153,360 2,104,790 Corn for Grain 2/ :32,191,070 31,036,890 29,433,910 Corn for Silage : 2,374,720 Hay, All 3/ : 24,222,320 25,807,490 Alfalfa : 9,339,030 All Other : 14,883,280 Oats : 1,811,800 1,790,750 940,500 891,940 Proso Millet : 178,060 149,740 Rice : 1,238,350 1,250,490 1,229,850 Rye : 540,260 122,220 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,721,120 3,791,140 3,125,420 Sorghum for Silage : 107,240 Wheat, All 3/ :25,304,860 24,402,400 21,459,900 Winter :17,542,500 16,728,270 14,173,050 12,985,690 Durum : 1,593,260 1,401,040 1,445,550 Other Spring : 6,169,090 6,273,100 5,841,300 : Oilseeds : Canola : 634,150 765,670 610,680 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 216,910 209,220 Mustard Seed : 18,620 17,360 Peanuts : 621,930 592,870 540,670 Rapeseed : 1,620 1,580 Safflower : 87,010 79,720 Soybeans for Beans :30,147,790 31,022,320 29,428,250 Sunflower : 1,129,890 1,105,610 1,063,930 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 6,279,660 6,318,830 5,282,420 Upland : 6,210,780 6,229,800 5,214,030 Amer-Pima : 68,880 89,030 68,390 Sugarbeets : 633,420 579,720 556,170 Sugarcane : 415,090 Tobacco : 191,190 185,210 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 2,100 1,660 Dry Edible Beans : 710,720 587,970 650,090 Dry Edible Peas : 76,080 72,440 Lentils : 87,820 86,600 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,750 Ginger Root (HI) : 110 Hops : 14,620 14,450 Peppermint Oil : 36,220 Potatoes, All 3/ : 561,430 546,980 Winter : 6,960 6,800 6,880 5,670 Spring : 31,320 29,990 30,590 29,340 Summer : 26,180 25,010 Fall : 496,960 484,490 Spearmint Oil : 8,780 Sweet Potatoes : 39,660 38,930 38,410 Taro (HI) 4/ : 190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2001 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, 2000-2001 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.29 6,920,690 Corn for Grain : 8.60 253,207,960 Corn for Silage : 37.64 89,392,170 Hay, All 2/ : 5.70 138,058,100 Alfalfa : 7.80 72,889,570 All Other : 4.38 65,168,520 Oats : 2.30 2,165,560 Proso Millet : 1.11 166,010 Rice : 7.04 8,657,810 Rye : 1.79 218,930 Sorghum for Grain : 3.82 11,940,330 Sorghum for Silage : 24.22 2,597,270 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.82 60,512,120 Winter : 3.00 2.77 42,530,620 35,955,160 Durum : 2.07 2,988,400 Other Spring : 2.57 14,993,100 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.50 914,870 Cottonseed 3/ : 5,838,280 Flaxseed : 1.30 272,550 Mustard Seed : 0.96 16,590 Peanuts : 2.74 1,481,210 Rapeseed : 1.65 2,610 Safflower : 1.61 128,160 Soybeans for Beans : 2.56 75,377,930 Sunflower : 1.53 1,625,830 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.71 3,742,310 Upland : 0.70 3,657,590 Amer-Pima : 1.24 84,720 Sugarbeets : 52.91 29,425,440 Sugarcane : 78.93 32,764,790 Tobacco : 2.50 477,630 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 2.00 3,310 Dry Edible Beans : 1.84 1,199,300 Dry Edible Peas : 2.19 158,710 Lentils : 1.59 137,390 Wrinkled Seed Peas : 30,840 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.50 4,130 Ginger Root (HI) : 56.04 6,120 Hops : 2.10 30,650 Peppermint Oil : 0.09 3,140 Potatoes, All 2/ : 42.80 23,409,130 Winter : 32.70 31.94 224,980 180,980 Spring : 32.50 30.15 994,320 884,510 Summer : 33.91 848,130 Fall : 44.05 21,341,700 Spearmint Oil : 0.11 1,000 Sweet Potatoes : 16.29 625,690 Taro (HI) 3/ : 3,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2001 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 1999-2001 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ : Grapefruit : 2,279,760 2,500,200 2,275,220 K-Early Citrus (FL) : 3,630 4,540 1,810 Lemons : 677,670 782,900 869,080 Oranges : 8,912,180 11,793,400 11,203,730 Tangelos (FL) : 104,330 89,810 86,180 Tangerines : 296,650 409,140 351,990 Temples (FL) : 73,480 79,830 50,800 : Non-Citrus : Apples : 4,822,000 4,807,170 Apricots : 82,100 90,630 Bananas (HI) : 11,110 13,150 Grapes : 5,657,530 6,636,300 Olives (CA) : 128,820 48,080 Papayas (HI) : 19,230 24,720 Peaches : 1,145,640 1,184,280 Pears : 921,200 884,640 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 161,480 198,670 140,610 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 20,770 21,680 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) : 377,840 318,880 396,890 Hazelnuts : 36,290 21,770 Pecans : 184,200 93,710 Pistachios (CA) : 55,790 110,220 Walnuts (CA) : 256,730 216,820 Maple Syrup : 5,940 6,150 5,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2001 crop year. 2/ Production years are 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001. May Weather Summary May featured a number of significant precipitation events, triggered by: 1) an early-month storm system that traversed the Plains and Midwest on the heels of three similar systems in April; 2) moisture overrunning a stalled front, aligned from Michigan southeastward to the Mid-Atlantic region for several days around mid-month; and 3) two very slow-moving storm systems that took about a week apiece to edge across the Midwest and Northeast, starting around May 20. The late-month storms brought an abrupt end to warm conditions in the Plains and Midwest, and produced widespread, locally heavy rainfall and scattered severe thunderstorms from the Plains eastward. Monthly temperatures averaged within 3 degrees F of normal at most locations from the Plains eastward, except on the Montana High Plains (up to 7 degrees F above normal). Meanwhile, heat intensified across the West, boosting May temperatures as much as 10 degrees F above normal in parts of California, the Great Basin, and the Southwest. Following the fourth and final Plains/Midwestern storm system in early May, summer crop planting advanced rapidly under a warm, dry, windy weather regime. However, the late-month return of cool, showery weather to the Nation's mid-section slowed final planting operations and crop emergence and establishment. On the central and southern Plains, widespread thunderstorms after mid-month stabilized the condition of the troubled winter wheat crop but caused localized wind, hail, and flood damage. On the drought-affected northern High Plains, however, dry, breezy conditions and rapid temperature fluctuations further stressed pastures and small grains. Mostly dry, often hot weather prevailed in the West, increasing irrigation and electrical demands, depleting topsoil moisture, and increasing stress on dryland crops. Farther east, much-needed rainfall eased dryness in the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic region, and interior South. Drought persisted, however, in the Gulf Coast and southern Atlantic regions, stressing non-irrigated summer crops, further reducing freshwater reserves, and increasing the threat of wildfires. Beneficial showers developed across southern and eastern Florida, however, toward month's end. Unfavorably dry weather also continued to affect parts of New England. May Agricultural Summary Wet weather hindered planting progress in the northern and western Corn Belt, especially early in the month. In the upper Mississippi Valley, growers took advantage of less-than-ideal periods of dry weather near mid-month and the end of the month to prepare fields and plant crops. In the eastern Corn Belt, dry conditions aided a near-record planting pace until mid-month, but topsoil moisture shortages fostered slow and uneven crop emergence in some areas. After mid-month, cold weather and saturated soils replaced moisture shortages as the main deterrent to crop development in the eastern Corn Belt. Across most of the lower Mississippi Valley, Southeast, and southern Great Plains, alternating periods of wet and dry weather provided adequate opportunities to plant crops. However, planting was delayed by moisture shortages along parts of the Gulf Coast and southern Atlantic Coastal Plains most of the month. In addition, wet weather hampered planting in parts of the interior Southeast during the second half of the month. Dry weather aided field activities in the Southwest and across most of the northern High Plains and Pacific Northwest. However, small grain crops on the High Plains suffered due to moisture shortages. Corn planting progressed far ahead of normal east of the Mississippi River and well behind normal in the upper Mississippi Valley early in the month. In Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, planting progressed at a near-record pace and planting was nearly complete by mid-month. At the other extreme, planting progressed at a very slow pace in Minnesota until mid-month, when a period of dry weather allowed growers to plant more than one-half of their acreage during the week that ended May 20. Planting progressed behind normal across the majority of the Great Plains before mid-month, but by the end of the month, planting was slightly ahead of normal in most areas. Fields that were planted in the western Corn Belt had ample moisture for germination, while fields in the eastern Corn Belt struggled through early-month moisture shortages. A wet weather pattern emerged over the eastern Corn Belt near mid-month that erased most moisture shortages and by the end of the month, many fields exhibited signs of excessive moisture. Also, below-normal temperatures that accompanied the wet weather slowed plant growth. Soybean planting progressed ahead of normal in the eastern Corn Belt due to the rapid corn planting pace. On May 13, about three-fourths of the crop was planted in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, more than double the normal pace for that date. In Kentucky and Michigan, about one-half of the crop was planted by mid-month. In the western Corn Belt, planting was delayed by prolonged wetness until mid-month, when growers in Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska seeded about one-third of their acreage during the week that ended May 20. Planting also accelerated in the northern Great Plains after mid-month. In North and South Dakota, more than one-half of the acreage was planted during the second half of the month. By the end of the month, three-fourths of the Nation's soybean acreage was planted. Fields quickly emerged in the eastern Corn Belt, despite early-month moisture shortages. Well over half of the acreage was emerged in Indiana and Ohio by May 20. After mid-month, frequent showers and thunderstorms eliminated most moisture shortages, but cool, wet weather and crusted soils hindered emergence and slowed growth. At the end of May, just over one-half of the acreage was emerged. Above-normal temperatures promoted rapid development of the Nation's winter wheat crop during most of the first 3 weeks of the month. Until May 20, fields entered the heading stage well ahead of normal in the Corn Belt and slightly ahead of normal in the central and southern Great Plains. From May 20 to the end of the month, cold over night temperatures curtailed development in the Corn Belt and adjacent areas in the northern Great Plains. Development lagged in the Pacific Northwest at the end of the month even though temperatures averaged slightly above normal. Moisture shortages stressed fields in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, while periods of cold, wet weather hampered development in the central Great Plains. Harvest began along the Gulf Coast near the beginning of the month and progressed northward into the Texas High Plains and Oklahoma by the end of the month. Small grain seeding lagged behind normal until mid-month, but progressed ahead of normal after mid-month. Oat seeding was complete in Ohio by May 6 and nearly complete in Iowa and Nebraska by May 13. Wet weather delayed oat seeding in Minnesota and Wisconsin early in the month, and progress lagged behind normal throughout the remainder of the month. Barley and spring wheat seeding progressed at a normal rate in the Pacific Northwest, but soil moisture shortages hindered progress on the northern High Plains while moisture surpluses hampered progress in the upper Mississippi Valley. Cotton planting progressed slightly ahead of normal through most of the month. Rain delays were more numerous in interior areas of the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast. Planting delays due to moisture shortages were mostly confined to areas along the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coastal Plain. Dry conditions aided planting in the Southwest. Sorghum planting also advanced ahead of normal throughout the month. Planting was most advanced in the lower Mississippi Valley, where seeding was nearly complete by the end of the month. In Oklahoma, planting remained ahead of normal despite frequent rain delays. Dry weather aided rapid progress in the Corn Belt until mid-month. After mid-month, wet weather slowed planting in the Corn Belt, but progress remained ahead of normal in Illinois and Missouri. In the northern Great Plains, the planting season did not begin until mid-month due to wet weather. Most of the rice acreage along the Gulf Coast and interior Mississippi Delta was planted by May 6. In California, planting progressed ahead of normal and was nearly complete by the end of the month. Above-normal temperatures aided emergence and stimulated growth until mid-month. After mid-month, below-normal temperatures slowed development in the lower Mississippi Valley for several days, but above normal heat continued to promote rapid growth in Texas and California. Winter Wheat: Area for 2001 grain harvest is forecast at 32.1 million acres, unchanged from May 1, but down 8 percent from 2000. This is the smallest winter wheat area since 1957. As of June 3, heading had reached 83 percent in the 18 major States. Harvest progress was at 3 percent, ranging from none in most States to 26 percent in Texas. Forecasted head counts from the Objective Yield surveys in the 6 Hard Red Winter States (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) are well below last year's final counts. Indicated average head weights are above last year's level. Kansas received widespread showers throughout May. The month of May brought seasonal temperatures and above average moisture to Colorado, conditions that were favorable for a crop that began the growing season with mediocre to poor stands. The crop continues to progress in mostly fair to good condition, but is still about a week behind the usual pace. The Montana crop condition plummeted during May due to damaging winds and dry soil. As of June 3, 77 percent of the Montana crop was rated poor to very poor. Crop conditions remained stable in Nebraska during May, where plant development is slightly behind normal. Harvest began in late May in Oklahoma, but extremely heavy rainfall over Memorial Day weekend limited harvest progress. As of June 3, twenty-six percent of the Texas crop had been harvested. The remaining wheat was rated mainly fair to good. Soft Red Winter yields are mostly unchanged or lower than last month. The exceptions are Mississippi and South Carolina where warm dry weather during the first 3 weeks of May accelerated crop development. Dry weather and insect pressure during early May in Arkansas lowered yield prospects. The crop in Missouri is about a week ahead of normal. Rain and humidity are a concern for Illinois growers. Cool temperatures have limited any major disease problems in Indiana. Recent rains in Kentucky have caused some lodging. The Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern States registered decreased yield expectations. Yield prospects in North Carolina are declining as the impact of a cold snap in mid-April is becoming more evident. Collective head count forecasts are below last year's level in the Soft Red Objective Yield States of Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio. Indicated average head weights are also down from last year. The Pacific Northwest States' (Washington, Oregon, and Idaho) winter wheat crop condition declined slightly during May. Warm, dry weather during May has reduced yield expectations for Idaho dryland farmers. In Oregon, the irrigated acres are still looking good where irrigation water is available, however hot dry weather has stressed most of the dryland wheat. The Washington crop is a little stressed, but progressing well. Durum Wheat: Production of Durum wheat in Arizona and California is forecast at a collective 15.5 million bushels. This is up 1 percent from May 1, but down 13 percent from their 2000 total of 17.8 million. Arizona harvest was nearly 20 percent complete by June 1. Harvest in the California Imperial Valley was active throughout May, and was approximately 95 percent complete by June 1. San Joaquin Valley harvest should begin in early June. Peaches: The 2001 peach crop in California, Georgia, and South Carolina is forecast at 2.06 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2000 and 2 percent below two years ago. Freestone peach production in the three States is forecast at 1.01 billion pounds, 6 percent below last year and down 3 percent from 1999. Hail damage in California and freezing weather in South Carolina are responsible for the decrease in Freestone production. The California Freestone crop is forecast at 780 million pounds, up 1 percent from the May 1 forecast but 3 percent below 2000. The Freestone peach crop harvest is progressing well after April hail storms caused sporadic damage across the State. The California Clingstone crop is forecast at 1.05 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the May 1 forecast but 1 percent below 2000. The crop had favorable weather during bloom but experienced damage from frost and hail later in the season. Crop set is heavy in the early varieties and lighter in the late varieties. Harvest is set to begin by late June. The South Carolina peach crop is forecast at 90.0 million pounds, down 40 percent from last year and 44 percent below 1999. A late freeze has severely reduced the crop size. Some operators report a complete crop loss while others were not at all affected. Harvest is 10 percent complete which is normal for this time of year. Georgia's peach crop is forecast at 135 million pounds, up 17 percent from 2000 and 23 percent greater than the 1999 crop. Most of the major peach production areas missed late freezes, but northern areas experienced some freeze losses. Rainfall in recent weeks has eased drought conditions, and peach size is expected to be larger than last year. Bartlett Pears: Production of Bartlett Pears for 2001 in California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 493,000 tons. This is down 4 percent from last year and 16 percent below 1999. Production in California is forecast at 240,000 tons, down 16 percent from 2000 and 23 percent less than 1999. Frost and hail damage during early spring reduced production. However, fruit quality and size are good. In Oregon, growers expect to harvest 58,000 tons, down 3 percent from last year and 12 percent below 1999. Oregon's growing season overall has been fair as little frost damage has occurred. Washington's Bartlett crop is forecast at 195,000 tons, up 15 percent from 2000 but down 7 percent from two years ago. Washington weather conditions have been favorable and pollination has been good. Rainfall amounts are below average statewide and growers are concerned about irrigation supplies throughout the late summer months. Sweet Cherries: The 2001 sweet cherry production for California, Oregon and Washington is forecast at 200,000 tons, up 5 percent from 2000 and 1 percent above 1999. Washington's 2001 production is forecast at a record high 100,000 tons, 5 percent above last year and 49 percent more than 1999. Even though crop conditions throughout the State are mixed, this record high is driven by more bearing acres coming into production. The California crop, at 60,000 tons, is 50 percent larger than last year but 26 percent below two years ago. California sweet cherries experienced excellent weather conditions during bloom resulting in a heavy set. Despite record warm May temperatures, growers are picking an excellent quality crop with good flavor. Sweet cherry production in Oregon is forecasted to be 40,000 tons. Prunes: California's 2001 production is forecast at 155,000 tons, 29 percent below last year and 13 percent less than 1999. The crop experienced favorable weather conditions during bloom. These conditions, however, did not result in a heavy fruit set. The crop was also reduced by freezing temperatures and hail during April. Apricots: California's 2001 production is forecast at 95,000 tons, 2 percent above last year and 12 percent greater than 1999. Harvest is proceeding normally with no adverse weather conditions to affect the crop. There is some concern over small fruit size. Florida Citrus: The first two weeks of May were hot and dry. Scattered rains during the third week of the month fell on most areas of Florida's citrus belt. By the end of May, there were several thunderstorms in all citrus growing counties. Some of the caretakers were able to cease irrigating, which allowed them to repair and perform general maintenance on their irrigation equipment. Caretakers have also been spraying, fertilizing, hedging, and topping trees, along with cutting cover crops and applying herbicides. Harvest of Valencia oranges was very active during May. However, labor was becoming scarce by the end of the month as many of the pickers moved north to work on other crops. Grapefruit movement slowed during the month as supplies and demand were both decreasing. The Honey tangerine harvest is virtually complete. There is plenty of new growth in most well cared for groves. New crop fruit is making good progress. Most oranges are near golf ball size. Grapefruit range from golf ball to baseball size. Temples, tangerines, and tangelos are in the marble to golf ball size range. California Citrus: The Navel orange harvest was virtually complete by June 1. Valencia orange and lemon picking was active throughout the citrus growing areas. Grapefruit harvest was active in the desert areas. New crop fruit was developing on the citrus trees. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Fruit and nut growers conducted late spring cultural activities during May. Some of these activities included irrigation and spraying pesticides for weed, insect, and fungus control. Record high temperatures during May accelerated tree fruit maturity. Grape vine growth and bloom continued. Grape growers applied growth regulators to increase fruit size. Harvesting of many fruit crops began during May. Table grapes were harvested in the Coachella Valley. Apricots, nectarines, freestone peaches, and plums were also harvested. Cherries were picked and excellent quality was evident. Strawberry picking continued. Olive and pomegranate trees were in full bloom. Mid and late season varieties of nectarines, plums, and peaches were thinned. Insecticides and fungicides were applied to apple and almond trees. Walnut orchards were treated for weeds, blight, and codling moth. Grapefruit: The forecast of the 2000-01 grapefruit crop for the United States is 2.51 million tons, down 4 percent from the May 1 forecast and 9 percent less than last season's utilized production. The Florida grapefruit forecast is 46.5 million boxes (1.98 million tons), 5 percent less than the May 1 forecast and 13 percent lower than the previous season. The all white grapefruit forecast, which includes seedless and seedy varieties, is reduced to 19.0 million boxes (808,000 tons), 5 percent less than last month's forecast and 12 percent below last season. The colored seedless utilization is forecast at 27.5 million boxes (1.17 million tons), down 5 percent from the previous forecast and 14 percent below the final utilization from a season ago. Harvest is winding down. The route survey shows only 93 percent of the white and 87 percent of the colored rows have been completely harvested. However, weekly movement has been rapidly declining, indicating that all rows may not be picked. Most large packinghouses have closed for the season and only a few processors are running noticeable quantities of grapefruit. Forecasts for Arizona, California, and Texas are carried forward from the April forecast. K-Early Citrus: The K-Early Citrus Fruit forecast for 2000-01 remains at 40,000 boxes (1,800 tons), unchanged from May but 70,000 boxes fewer than last season. Harvest is complete. This production equals the record low utilization of the 1997-98 season. Peak use of 600,000 boxes was recorded in three consecutive seasons beginning with the 1978-79 season. However, demand for this fruit has become minimal. Tangerines: The 2000-01 U.S. tangerine crop is forecast at 388,000 tons, unchanged from last month, but 14 percent below last season's record high utilization of 451,000 tons. Florida's tangerine crop remains unchanged from the May 1 forecast of 5.60 million boxes (266,000 tons). This is 20 percent less than the record high use of 7.00 million boxes (333,000 tons) last season. The early tangerine harvest is complete. The late season Honey tangerine harvest is virtually complete. Arizona and California forecasts are carried forward from the April forecast. Tangelos: Florida's tangelo forecast for 2000-01 is 2.10 million boxes (94,500 tons), unchanged from the May 1 forecast but 5 percent lower than last season. Tangelo production peaked at 6.40 million boxes in the 1979-80 season and has declined slowly over the last 20 seasons. In the 1996-97 season, the utilized production was 3.95 million boxes and it has decreased in each subsequent season. Temples: Florida's Temple forecast continues at 1.25 million boxes (56,000 tons), the same as in May, but 36 percent lower than the 1.95 million boxes (88,000 tons) recorded last season. Recent weekly utilization has shown little movement. Below freezing weather in December and the lack of demand have caused this season to be the lowest recorded utilization since the series began in the 1953-54 season. The largest crop, at 6.00 million boxes, was recorded in 1979-80. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya production for May is estimated at 4.57 million pounds, 12 percent higher than April but 1 percent below May 2000 production. Close monitoring for Papaya Ringspot virus has kept the incidence of infected trees low. Area in crop totaled 2,805 acres, 1 percent less than last month and 9 percent fewer acres than a year ago. Harvested area, at 2,030 acres, was virtually unchanged from April but 22 percent higher than last May. Weather conditions in May were variable with showers and sunshine over major papaya producing areas. Hops: Area strung for harvest this year in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is forecast at 35,707 acres, 1 percent less than the previous year acreage but 4 percent higher than the 1999 acreage. Washington, at 26,185 acres strung for harvest, accounts for 73 percent of the total acreage in 2001. Oregon hop growers plan to harvest 6,103 acres, 17 percent of the total acreage. Idaho hop growers account for the remaining 10 percent, at 3,419 acres strung for harvest. Both Oregon and Idaho increased acreage from last year, at 5 percent and 3 percent, respectively. Vine growth has been mostly normal and growers are pleased with the current crop quality. Most mature varieties are one half to the wire. Drought in Washington could be a major issue this summer in the Yakima Valley. Currently, however, most growers have found sufficient water resources from wells, shifting to drip irrigation, buying water, or trading water rights. Idaho also has some of the same water issues as Washington. Oregon doesn't appear to have the same difficulties at this time. Throughout the Pacific Northwest, powdery mildew is not as prevalent as it was a year ago, although some treatments have been required. Sugar Crops: Sugarbeet production in 2000 is revised to 32.4 million tons, 3 percent below the record production in 1999 and fractionally lower than the end of season estimate. Area harvested totaled a revised 1.374 million acres, down 10 percent from the previous year, mostly due to PIK reductions. The yield is a record 23.6 tons per acre, 1.7 tons above the 1999 yield of 21.9 tons. The Idaho yield is a record high 29.3 tons due to early planting and an ideal growing season that extended into October. California also achieved a record yield due to the extended growing season. In North Dakota, the yield is 0.1 ton below the 1998 record and in Minnesota, the yield is the highest in 13 years. Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2000 is revised to a record 36.1 million tons, 2 percent above the previous record established in 1999, but 1 percent below the March 1 estimate. Area harvested for sugar production totaled 970,100 acres, 3 percent above a year ago, but 1 percent below March 1. Compared with March 1, a 10,000 acre reduction was more than offset by a yield increase of 1.2 tons in Florida. However, acreage reductions in Hawaii and Texas and yield reductions in Hawaii and Louisiana more than offset a yield increase in Texas and the production increase in Florida. Area for sugar and seed totaled 1.026 million acres, up 3 percent from 1999. The estimated yield for sugar and seed production is revised to 35.2 tons per acre, 0.3 tons below the 1999 yield. Sweet Potatoes: The revised estimate of 2000 sweet potato production is 13.8 million cwt, up 1 percent from the annual estimate made in January and 13 percent above the 1999 crop. Harvested acreage, at 94,900 acres, was up 1 percent from January and 14 percent above a year earlier. The average yield of 145 cwt per acre was unchanged from the January estimate but 2 cwt below the 1999 average yield. The sweet potato crop in California, at 2.63 million cwt, was 8 percent larger than earlier estimated. The South Carolina estimate, at 51,000 cwt, was reduced by 27 percent. Maple Syrup: The 2001 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 1.05 million gallons, down 15 percent from last year's production of 1.23 million gallons. The average price per gallon for 2001 is $26.90, down 70 cents from last year's price of $27.60. The preliminary value of production, at $28.2 million, is down 17 percent from 2000. Vermont again led all States in production, with 275,000 gallons, a decrease of 40 percent from last season. Maine was second with 200,000 gallons, down 20 percent from last year. New York's production, at 193,000 gallons, decreased 8 percent from 2000. Production decreases in these three States are attributed to very cold temperatures which limited good sap flow and syrup production. Ohio produced 96,000 gallons, almost triple last year's estimate of 34,000 gallons. Temperatures in Ohio were mostly favorable with warm days and cold nights enhancing sap flow. Also, the season lasted 34 days in 2001 compared to 20 days in 2000. The 2001 maple syrup production in Massachusetts and New Hampshire was down 13 percent and 40 percent, respectively, from last season. A reduction in number of taps and cold weather combined to reduce production in both States. However, Connecticut and Pennsylvania's production was up 29 percent and 47 percent, respectively. Production was also up in Michigan by 36 percent and Wisconsin by 5 percent. Temperatures for the most part were favorable in these States. Nationally, number of taps was down 3 percent. The biggest percentage changes from last year were in Massachusetts and New Hampshire where producers did not set as many taps because of deep snow pack and cold temperatures. Temperatures were generally favorable for good sap flow and syrup production in Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In all other producing States, temperatures were unfavorable. Overall, the season lasted an average of 29 days. This compares to 27 days in 2000 and 31 days in 1999. Season length ranged from 25 days in both Maine and New Hampshire to 35 days in Connecticut. Yield per tap was mixed among the ten States. Six States showed an increase over last year. However, Maine and Vermont, the two largest producing states, had significant decreases in their average yields. Overall, yield per tap was down 12 percent from last year. Sugar content of the sap was better than the previous year as approximately 41 gallons of sap was required to produce a gallon of syrup. This is in contrast with 46 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup in 2000. More light syrup was produced than last year but most was of medium color. Peanuts: Peanut acreage, yield, and production estimates were published in the April 2001 "Crop Production" report pending final administrative data for New Mexico and Texas. Revised U.S. peanut production for 2000, based on final administrative data, totaled 3.27 billion pounds, down 15 percent from the 1999 crop and down 1 percent from the January estimate. Planted area totaled 1.54 million acres, up less than 1 percent from 1999. Harvested acreage totaled 1.34 million acres, a decrease of 7 percent from 1999. The U.S. yield per harvested acre averaged 2,444 pounds, down 223 pounds from 1999. Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) totaled 1.84 billion pounds, down 14 percent from 1999. Yield in the 4-State area averaged 2,393 pounds, down 103 pounds from a year earlier. Georgia remained the leading peanut producer with 41 percent of the total U.S. peanut production. Virginia and North Carolina growers produced 549 million pounds of peanuts in 2000, up 6 percent from 1999. Yields averaged 2,771 pounds, 186 pounds above 1999. The Southwest crop (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) totaled 874 million pounds, 26 percent below the 1999 total. Area harvested in the 3-State area was down 3 percent from a year ago. Yields averaged 2,375 pounds per acre, 717 pounds below the 1999 average. The 2000 marketing year average price received by farmers for peanuts was 25.7 cents per pound, up 0.3 cents per pound from 1999. The value of production for the 2000 crop totaled $838 million, down 14 percent from a year ago. Reliability of June 1 Crop Production Forecast Wheat Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between May 25 and June 1 to gather information on expected yield as of June 1. The objective yield survey was conducted in ten States that accounted for 67 percent of the 2000 winter wheat production. 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. 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. The counts are used with similar data from previous years to develop a projected biological yield. The average harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield. The plots are re-visited each month until crop maturity when the heads are clipped, threshed, and weighed. After the farm operator has harvested the sample field, another plot is sampled to obtain current year harvesting loss. The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of mail and personal interviewers. Approximately 6,000 producers were interviewed during the survey period and asked questions about probable yield. These growers will be surveyed throughout the growing season to provide indications of average yields as the season progresses. Orange Survey Procedures: The orange objective yield survey for the June 1 forecast was conducted in Florida, which produces about 75 percent of the U.S. production. In July and August, the number of bearing trees and the number of fruit per tree were determined. In subsequent months, fruit size measurement and fruit droppage surveys are conducted to develop the current forecast of production. Arizona, California, and Texas conduct grower and packer surveys on a quarterly basis, in October, January, April, and July. Wheat 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 June 1 forecasts. Orange Estimating Procedures: State level objective yield estimates for Florida oranges were reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. The Florida State Statistical Office submits its analyses of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the Florida survey data and their analyses to prepare the published June 1 forecast. Reports from growers and packers in Arizona, California, and Texas were also used for setting estimates. The June 1 orange production forecasts for these three States are carried forward from April. Revision Policy: The June 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing season. End-of-season wheat estimates are made after harvest. At the end of the wheat 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. End-of-season orange estimates will be published in September's Citrus Fruits Summary. The orange production estimates are based on all data available at the end of the marketing season, including information from marketing orders, shipments, and processor records. Allowances are made for recorded local utilization and home use. Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the June 1 production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the June 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The average of the squared percentage deviations for the latest 20-year period is computed. 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 June 1 winter wheat production forecast is 5.1 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current winter wheat production will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 5.1 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 8.7 percent. Differences between the June 1 winter wheat production forecast and the final estimate during the past 20 years have averaged 75 million bushels, ranging from 8 million to 242 million bushels. The June 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 9 times and above 11 times. This does not imply that the June 1 winter wheat forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. The "Root Mean Square Error" for the June 1 orange production forecast is 1.6 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current orange production forecast will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 1.6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 2.8 percent. Differences between the June 1 orange forecast and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 127,000 tons, ranging from 5,000 tons to 368,000 tons. The June 1 forecast for oranges has been below the final estimate 7 times and above 13 times. The difference does not imply that the June 1 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 Greg Thessen, Head (202) 720-2127 Rhonda Brandt - Corn, Proso Millet (202) 720-9526 Herman Ellison - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369 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. Miller - Oats, Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather (202) 720-7621 Mark R. 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