Cr Pr 2-2 (9-02) Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 12, 2002, 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. Corn Production Down Slightly from Last Month Soybean Production Up 1 Percent Cotton Production Down 2 Percent Corn production is forecast at 8.85 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from last month and down 7 percent from 2001. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 125.4 bushels per acre, up 0.2 bushel from August but down 12.8 bushels from last year. If realized, both the yield and production would be at their lowest levels since 1995. Yields are lower than last month across much of the Corn Belt and along the Atlantic Coastal Plains as hot and dry conditions persist. However, yields are up in the northern Corn Belt, northern Great Plains, and southern Great Plains where total precipitation for the month was above normal. Farmers expect to harvest 70.5 million acres of corn for grain, down 460,000 acres from August but up 3 percent from 2001. Soybean production is forecast at 2.66 billion bushels, up 1 percent from August but 8 percent below 2001. Based on September 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 37.0 bushels per acre, up 0.5 bushel from last month. If realized, this would be the lowest production since 1999. Acreage for harvest is forecast at 71.8 million acres, down slightly from August and 2 percent below last year. Area expected for harvest was decreased by 230,000 acres in four States due to abandonment. The States with the largest acreage reductions are Kansas and Nebraska. Downward adjustments to harvested acres were also made in North Carolina and South Dakota. Yield prospects improved in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and across the northern Corn Belt due to mild temperatures and adequate moisture supplies. Yield prospects declined along the Ohio Valley and Atlantic Coast States due to above normal temperatures. All cotton production is forecast at 18.1 million 480-pound bales, down 2 percent from last month and 11 percent below last year's record high production. Yield is expected to average 675 pounds per acre, the same as last month. The reduced production is due primarily to reduced harvested acreage in Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas and lower yields along the Atlantic Coast. Harvested acreage, at 12.9 million acres, was reduced based on administrative data. The September harvested area reflects decreases of 40,000 acres in Arkansas, 70,000 acres in Louisiana, 9,000 acres in South Carolina, and 102,000 acres in Texas. Conditions improved in Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas, leading to higher yield expectations than last month. California Navel orange production for the 2002-03 season is forecast at 40.0 million boxes (1.50 million tons), up 18 percent from last season's revised 34.0 million boxes (1.28 million tons). This initial forecast is based on an objective measurement survey conducted in the California Central Valley. Fruit set is up significantly from last year and the highest set since 1992. Weather has been favorable during the growing season with some wind scarring occurring. Fruit size is small with an abundance of fruit on the trees. Overall, the crop is developing well. This report was approved on September 12, 2002. Acting Secretary of Agriculture James R. Moseley Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Frederic A. Vogel Contents Page Corn for Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Plant Populations Per Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ears Per Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cumulative Boll Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Cottonseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Oranges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Papayas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Peanuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Reliability of Production Data in this Report. . . . . . . . . 37 Rice, by Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Sorghum for Grain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Sugarbeets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tobacco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Weather Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Weather Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2002 : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 :-------------------: 2001 : 2002 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Bushels -------- --- 1,000 Bushels -- : AL : 150 200 107.0 84.0 84.0 16,050 16,800 AR : 185 315 145.0 135.0 140.0 26,825 44,100 CA : 160 140 170.0 175.0 175.0 27,200 24,500 CO : 1,070 730 140.0 143.0 143.0 149,800 104,390 DE : 162 171 146.0 85.0 81.0 23,652 13,851 GA : 220 280 134.0 130.0 130.0 29,480 36,400 IL : 10,850 11,300 152.0 140.0 140.0 1,649,200 1,582,000 IN : 5,670 5,270 156.0 124.0 119.0 884,520 627,130 IA : 11,400 11,900 146.0 146.0 149.0 1,664,400 1,773,100 KS : 3,050 2,600 127.0 105.0 105.0 387,350 273,000 KY : 1,100 1,060 142.0 110.0 104.0 156,200 110,240 LA : 307 480 148.0 122.0 130.0 45,436 62,400 MD : 410 425 136.0 87.0 78.0 55,760 33,150 MI : 1,900 2,090 105.0 107.0 115.0 199,500 240,350 MN : 6,200 6,800 130.0 140.0 145.0 806,000 986,000 MS : 385 525 130.0 125.0 125.0 50,050 65,625 MO : 2,600 2,700 133.0 104.0 102.0 345,800 275,400 NE : 7,750 7,600 147.0 121.0 119.0 1,139,250 904,400 NJ : 66 75 112.0 92.0 74.0 7,392 5,550 NM : 46 38 180.0 180.0 180.0 8,280 6,840 NY : 540 450 105.0 103.0 98.0 56,700 44,100 NC : 625 660 125.0 76.0 72.0 78,125 47,520 ND : 705 1,030 115.0 107.0 110.0 81,075 113,300 OH : 3,170 2,890 138.0 112.0 110.0 437,460 317,900 OK : 210 180 125.0 125.0 130.0 26,250 23,400 PA : 990 950 98.0 90.0 72.0 97,020 68,400 SC : 240 290 108.0 42.0 35.0 25,920 10,150 SD : 3,400 3,500 109.0 95.0 97.0 370,600 339,500 TN : 620 620 132.0 110.0 106.0 81,840 65,720 TX : 1,420 1,800 118.0 105.0 108.0 167,560 194,400 VA : 330 350 123.0 89.0 73.0 40,590 25,550 WA : 55 80 190.0 190.0 190.0 10,450 15,200 WI : 2,600 2,800 127.0 129.0 130.0 330,200 364,000 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 222 242 139.2 145.2 141.2 30,905 34,163 : US : 68,808 70,541 138.2 125.2 125.4 9,506,840 8,848,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, FL, ID, MT, OR, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary". Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2002 : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 :-------------------: 2001 : 2002 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels ------- 1,000 Bushels : AR : 170 230 86.0 88.0 82.0 14,620 18,860 CO : 220 150 43.0 25.0 30.0 9,460 4,500 IL : 77 78 105.0 85.0 85.0 8,085 6,630 KS : 3,750 3,100 62.0 48.0 48.0 232,500 148,800 LA : 210 195 85.0 82.0 82.0 17,850 15,990 MO : 220 190 94.0 84.0 83.0 20,680 15,770 NE : 425 310 84.0 46.0 50.0 35,700 15,500 NM : 140 75 45.0 40.0 35.0 6,300 2,625 OK : 420 330 36.0 40.0 42.0 15,120 13,860 SD : 150 80 59.0 40.0 40.0 8,850 3,200 TX : 2,600 2,600 50.0 46.0 48.0 130,000 124,800 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 202 190 76.0 74.1 72.2 15,359 13,719 : US : 8,584 7,528 59.9 50.3 51.0 514,524 384,254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AL, AZ, CA, DE, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, and VA. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary". Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State, and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long Grain : 1,000 Acres AR : 1,138.0 1,480.0 1,350.0 1,130.0 1,472.0 1,340.0 CA : 9.0 13.0 8.0 9.0 13.0 8.0 LA : 460.0 540.0 530.0 455.0 538.0 525.0 MS : 220.0 255.0 245.0 218.0 253.0 243.0 MO : 169.0 210.0 200.0 168.0 206.0 196.0 TX : 210.0 216.0 205.0 209.0 215.0 204.0 : US : 2,206.0 2,714.0 2,538.0 2,189.0 2,697.0 2,516.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Medium Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 280.0 150.0 165.0 278.0 148.0 165.0 CA : 507.0 435.0 490.0 505.0 433.0 488.0 LA : 25.0 8.0 10.0 25.0 8.0 10.0 MO : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TX : 5.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 : US : 818.0 595.0 667.0 814.0 591.0 665.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Short Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 CA : 34.0 25.0 25.0 34.0 25.0 25.0 : US : 36.0 26.0 26.0 36.0 26.0 26.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 1,420.0 1,631.0 1,516.0 1,410.0 1,621.0 1,506.0 CA : 550.0 473.0 523.0 548.0 471.0 521.0 LA : 485.0 548.0 540.0 480.0 546.0 535.0 MS : 220.0 255.0 245.0 218.0 253.0 243.0 MO : 170.0 211.0 201.0 169.0 207.0 197.0 TX : 215.0 217.0 206.0 214.0 216.0 205.0 : US : 3,060.0 3,335.0 3,231.0 3,039.0 3,314.0 3,207.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Acreage" released June 28, 2002. Rice: Yield and Production by Class, State, and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Yield : Production and :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long Grain : ----------- Pounds ---------- ---------- 1,000 Cwt ---------- AR : 6,060 6,225 68,478 91,632 CA : 7,100 7,700 639 1,001 LA : 5,080 5,500 23,114 29,590 MS : 5,900 6,500 12,862 16,445 MO : 5,700 5,950 9,576 12,257 TX : 6,740 6,700 14,087 14,405 : US : 5,882 6,130 128,756 165,330 153,245 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Medium Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,300 6,500 17,514 9,620 CA : 8,000 8,300 40,400 35,939 LA : 5,150 5,300 1,288 424 MO : 5,700 5,950 57 60 TX : 5,100 6,200 255 62 : US : 7,311 7,801 59,514 46,105 51,166 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Short Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,000 6,000 120 60 CA : 7,300 6,200 2,482 1,550 : US : 7,228 6,192 2,602 1,610 1,864 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,110 6,250 6,250 86,112 101,312 94,125 CA : 7,940 8,170 8,100 43,521 38,490 42,201 LA : 5,080 5,500 5,500 24,402 30,014 29,425 MS : 5,900 6,500 6,400 12,862 16,445 15,552 MO : 5,700 5,950 5,600 9,633 12,317 11,032 TX : 6,700 6,700 6,800 14,342 14,467 13,940 : US : 6,281 6,429 6,432 190,872 213,045 206,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Indicated September 1, 2002, rice class estimates are based on a 5-year average of class percentages. The class percentages are adjusted as data become available through the growing season. State estimates by class will be published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary". Soybeans for Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2002 : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 :-------------------: 2001 : 2002 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : AL : 135 140 35.0 28.0 28.0 4,725 3,920 AR : 2,850 2,900 32.0 32.0 34.0 91,200 98,600 DE : 201 192 39.0 31.0 20.0 7,839 3,840 GA : 155 145 27.0 26.0 24.0 4,185 3,480 IL : 10,620 10,350 45.0 40.0 41.0 477,900 424,350 IN : 5,590 5,680 49.0 41.0 41.0 273,910 232,880 IA : 10,920 10,650 44.0 45.0 46.0 480,480 489,900 KS : 2,730 2,600 32.0 23.0 23.0 87,360 59,800 KY : 1,220 1,210 40.0 31.0 30.0 48,800 36,300 LA : 610 760 33.0 33.0 33.0 20,130 25,080 MD : 515 505 39.0 31.0 21.0 20,085 10,605 MI : 2,130 1,940 30.0 33.0 36.0 63,900 69,840 MN : 7,200 6,900 37.0 40.0 43.0 266,400 296,700 MS : 1,120 1,420 33.0 33.0 33.0 36,960 46,860 MO : 4,900 4,650 38.0 33.0 32.0 186,200 148,800 NE : 4,900 4,700 45.5 36.0 36.0 222,950 169,200 NJ : 101 88 31.0 30.0 25.0 3,131 2,200 NY : 158 153 33.0 33.0 32.0 5,214 4,896 NC : 1,350 1,290 32.0 26.0 24.0 43,200 30,960 ND : 2,110 2,400 34.0 33.0 35.0 71,740 84,000 OH : 4,580 4,620 41.0 36.0 33.0 187,780 152,460 OK : 265 280 19.0 23.0 25.0 5,035 7,000 PA : 405 380 35.0 33.0 28.0 14,175 10,640 SC : 430 430 22.0 18.0 18.0 9,460 7,740 SD : 4,470 4,150 31.0 29.0 31.0 138,570 128,650 TN : 1,050 1,120 34.0 29.0 30.0 35,700 33,600 TX : 210 240 27.0 28.0 28.0 5,670 6,720 VA : 480 460 36.0 27.0 23.0 17,280 10,580 WI : 1,570 1,420 38.0 39.0 39.0 59,660 55,380 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 25 26 37.3 33.9 32.2 933 838 : US : 73,000 71,799 39.6 36.5 37.0 2,890,572 2,655,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include FL and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary". Peanuts: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State: : : : 2002 : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 :-------------------: 2001 : 2002 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Pounds -------- --- 1,000 Pounds --- : AL : 199.0 199.0 2,675 2,500 2,400 532,325 477,600 FL : 82.0 92.0 3,050 2,600 2,900 250,100 266,800 GA : 514.0 518.0 3,330 3,000 3,000 1,711,620 1,554,000 NM : 22.2 23.0 3,020 2,500 2,500 67,044 57,500 NC : 122.5 100.0 2,910 2,800 2,300 356,475 230,000 OK : 77.0 60.0 2,570 2,700 2,800 197,890 168,000 SC : 10.2 10.5 3,000 2,600 2,100 30,600 22,050 TX : 310.0 300.0 2,890 3,100 3,000 895,900 900,000 VA : 75.0 58.0 3,130 2,900 2,500 234,750 145,000 : US : 1,411.9 1,360.5 3,029 2,885 2,808 4,276,704 3,820,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cottonseed: Production, United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : US : 6,435.6 7,452.2 6,738.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State, and United States, 2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ Type :---------------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : : 2002 : : State : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 :-------------------: 2001 : 2002 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Pounds -------- 1,000 Bales 2/ : Upland : AL : 605.0 585.0 730 665 665 920.0 810.0 AZ : 290.0 232.0 1,142 1,200 1,241 690.0 600.0 AR : 1,065.0 930.0 826 742 841 1,833.0 1,630.0 CA : 625.0 477.0 1,359 1,365 1,358 1,770.0 1,350.0 GA : 1,480.0 1,430.0 720 738 688 2,220.0 2,050.0 LA : 855.0 500.0 580 632 672 1,034.0 700.0 MS : 1,600.0 1,170.0 719 759 759 2,396.0 1,850.0 MO : 400.0 385.0 834 773 798 695.0 640.0 NM : 65.0 56.0 916 900 857 124.0 100.0 NC : 965.0 975.0 832 738 665 1,673.0 1,350.0 OK : 185.0 190.0 511 531 480 197.0 190.0 SC : 296.0 286.0 686 504 503 423.0 300.0 TN : 615.0 560.0 763 651 660 978.0 770.0 TX : 4,250.0 4,600.0 481 495 501 4,260.0 4,800.0 VA : 104.0 100.0 929 768 576 201.3 120.0 : Oth : Sts 3/: 159.5 174.0 566 676 676 188.1 245.0 : US :13,559.5 12,650.0 694 663 664 19,602.4 17,505.0 : Amer-Pima: AZ : 7.5 7.4 928 908 908 14.5 14.0 CA : 239.0 209.0 1,283 1,300 1,286 639.0 560.0 NM : 5.2 7.0 969 960 960 10.5 14.0 TX : 16.5 18.0 1,059 984 1,093 36.4 41.0 : US : 268.2 241.4 1,254 1,256 1,251 700.4 629.0 : All : AL : 605.0 585.0 730 665 665 920.0 810.0 AZ : 297.5 239.4 1,137 1,191 1,231 704.5 614.0 AR : 1,065.0 930.0 826 742 841 1,833.0 1,630.0 CA : 864.0 686.0 1,338 1,343 1,336 2,409.0 1,910.0 GA : 1,480.0 1,430.0 720 738 688 2,220.0 2,050.0 LA : 855.0 500.0 580 632 672 1,034.0 700.0 MS : 1,600.0 1,170.0 719 759 759 2,396.0 1,850.0 MO : 400.0 385.0 834 773 798 695.0 640.0 NM : 70.2 63.0 920 907 869 134.5 114.0 NC : 965.0 975.0 832 738 665 1,673.0 1,350.0 OK : 185.0 190.0 511 531 480 197.0 190.0 SC : 296.0 286.0 686 504 503 423.0 300.0 TN : 615.0 560.0 763 651 660 978.0 770.0 TX : 4,266.5 4,618.0 483 497 503 4,296.4 4,841.0 VA : 104.0 100.0 929 768 576 201.3 120.0 : Oth : Sts 3/: 159.5 174.0 566 676 676 188.1 245.0 : US :13,827.7 12,891.4 705 675 675 20,302.8 18,134.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales. 3/ Other States include FL and KS. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary". Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Acres ----- ---- Pounds --- -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- : CT : 2,300 2,050 1,720 1,765 2,450 3,957 3,618 FL : 4,500 4,800 2,600 2,800 11,475 11,700 13,440 GA : 26,100 28,000 2,460 1,950 68,820 64,206 54,600 IN : 4,200 4,200 2,250 2,000 7,980 9,450 8,400 KY : 115,700 112,300 2,201 2,013 283,065 254,653 226,090 MD : 2,200 1,700 1,500 1,400 8,265 3,300 2,380 MA : 1,140 1,250 1,711 1,572 460 1,951 1,965 MO 1/ : 1,300 1,300 2,370 1,950 2,968 3,081 2,535 NC : 161,700 169,500 2,393 2,086 406,500 386,920 353,600 OH : 6,100 6,100 1,960 1,750 13,200 11,956 10,675 PA : 3,100 3,400 1,989 1,912 10,170 6,166 6,500 SC : 32,000 31,000 2,450 1,900 81,260 78,400 58,900 TN : 39,690 35,900 2,189 1,977 95,958 86,893 70,990 VA : 29,500 30,760 2,148 2,181 56,613 63,379 67,080 WV 1/ : 1,300 1,400 1,450 1,550 1,560 1,885 2,170 WI : 1,570 1,800 2,307 2,239 2,255 3,622 4,030 : US : 432,400 435,460 2,293 2,037 1,052,999 991,519 886,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class and Type :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- : Class 1, Flue-cured : Type 11, Old Belts : NC : 42,000 44,000 2,500 2,150 105,000 94,600 VA : 20,500 22,000 2,370 2,300 48,585 50,600 US : 62,500 66,000 2,457 2,200 153,585 145,200 Type 12, Eastern NC : Belt : NC : 93,000 95,000 2,400 2,100 223,200 199,500 Type 13, NC Border & : SC Belt : NC : 20,000 24,000 2,400 2,100 48,000 50,400 SC : 32,000 31,000 2,450 1,900 78,400 58,900 US : 52,000 55,000 2,431 1,987 126,400 109,300 Type 14, GA-FL Belt : FL : 4,500 4,800 2,600 2,800 11,700 13,440 GA : 26,100 28,000 2,460 1,950 64,206 54,600 US : 30,600 32,800 2,481 2,074 75,906 68,040 Total 11-14 : 238,100 248,800 2,432 2,098 579,091 522,040 Class 2, Fire-cured : Type 21, VA Belt : VA : 1,200 700 1,805 1,700 2,166 1,190 Type 22, Eastern : District : KY : 3,300 2,500 3,400 2,900 11,220 7,250 TN : 6,500 5,000 3,000 2,900 19,500 14,500 US : 9,800 7,500 3,135 2,900 30,720 21,750 Type 23, Western : District : KY : 3,100 2,400 3,460 3,300 10,726 7,920 TN : 520 400 3,175 3,100 1,651 1,240 US : 3,620 2,800 3,419 3,271 12,377 9,160 Total 21-23 : 14,620 11,000 3,096 2,918 45,263 32,100 Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3A, Light : Air-cured : Type 31, Burley : IN : 4,200 4,200 2,250 2,000 9,450 8,400 KY : 105,000 104,000 2,100 1,950 220,500 202,800 MO 1/ : 1,300 1,300 2,370 1,950 3,081 2,535 NC : 6,700 6,500 1,600 1,400 10,720 9,100 OH : 6,100 6,100 1,960 1,750 11,956 10,675 TN : 32,000 30,000 2,000 1,800 64,000 54,000 VA : 7,700 8,000 1,620 1,900 12,474 15,200 WV 1/ : 1,300 1,400 1,450 1,550 1,885 2,170 US : 164,300 161,500 2,033 1,888 334,066 304,880 Type 32, Southern MD : Belt : MD : 2,200 1,700 1,500 1,400 3,300 2,380 PA : 1,100 1,300 1,860 1,850 2,046 2,405 US : 3,300 3,000 1,620 1,595 5,346 4,785 Total 31-32 : 167,600 164,500 2,025 1,882 339,412 309,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class and Type :------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds -- 1,000 Pounds : Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3B, Dark Air-cured: Type 35, One Sucker : Belt : KY : 2,750 2,200 2,875 2,600 7,906 5,720 TN : 670 500 2,600 2,500 1,742 1,250 US : 3,420 2,700 2,821 2,581 9,648 6,970 Type 36, Green River : Belt : KY : 1,550 1,200 2,775 2,000 4,301 2,400 Type 37, VA Sun-cured : Belt : VA : 100 60 1,540 1,500 154 90 Total 35-37 : 5,070 3,960 2,782 2,389 14,103 9,460 Class 4, Cigar Filler : Type 41, PA Seedleaf : PA : 2,000 2,100 2,060 1,950 4,120 4,095 Class 5, Cigar Binder : Class 5A, CT Valley : Binder : Type 51, CT Valley : Broadleaf : CT : 1,300 1,350 1,790 1,850 2,327 2,498 MA : 840 950 1,780 1,800 1,495 1,710 US : 2,140 2,300 1,786 1,830 3,822 4,208 Class 5B, WI Binder : Type 54, Southern WI : WI : 1,250 1,400 2,435 2,350 3,044 3,290 Type 55, Northern WI : WI : 320 400 1,805 1,850 578 740 Total 54-55 : 1,570 1,800 2,307 2,239 3,622 4,030 Total 51-55 : 3,710 4,100 2,006 2,009 7,444 8,238 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper : Type 61, CT Valley : Shade-grown : CT : 1,000 700 1,630 1,600 1,630 1,120 MA : 300 300 1,520 850 456 255 US : 1,300 1,000 1,605 1,375 2,086 1,375 All Cigar Types : Total 41-61 : 7,010 7,200 1,947 1,904 13,650 13,708 : All Tobacco : 432,400 435,460 2,293 2,037 991,519 886,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted :Area Harvested : Yield : Production Group and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Acres ------- --- Cwt --- --- 1,000 Cwt -- : Winter 1/ : CA : 9.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 310 270 2,790 1,890 FL : 7.8 6.8 5.0 6.5 265 275 1,325 1,788 : Total : 16.8 13.8 14.0 13.5 294 272 4,115 3,678 : Spring 1/ : AZ : 8.2 7.8 8.2 7.8 270 270 2,214 2,106 CA : 15.5 19.0 15.5 19.0 390 405 6,045 7,695 FL : 25.6 26.0 25.0 25.4 319 283 7,970 7,179 Hastings : 18.5 19.2 18.0 18.7 330 280 5,940 5,236 Other FL : 7.1 6.8 7.0 6.7 290 290 2,030 1,943 NC : 19.5 18.0 18.5 17.5 190 195 3,515 3,413 TX : 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.0 230 170 2,070 1,360 : Total : 78.3 80.3 76.2 77.7 286 280 21,814 21,753 : Summer 2/ : AL : 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 160 180 624 702 CA : 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 355 390 2,840 3,120 CO : 5.8 6.5 5.6 6.4 360 360 2,016 2,304 DE : 4.4 3.7 4.3 3.6 270 270 1,161 972 IL : 5.5 6.3 5.3 5.9 350 340 1,855 2,006 KS : 2.5 3.0 2.4 2.9 300 340 720 986 MD : 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 250 250 1,175 1,175 MO : 6.2 7.0 5.6 5.4 340 245 1,904 1,323 NJ : 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 255 230 638 575 NM : 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.5 350 360 770 900 TX : 8.5 8.8 8.0 8.3 390 400 3,120 3,320 VA : 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 220 220 1,386 1,430 : Total : 61.1 63.6 58.8 60.6 310 310 18,209 18,813 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2001-2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted :Area Harvested : Yield : Production Group and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Acres --------- -- Cwt -- 1,000 Cwt : Fall 2/ 3/ : CA : 3.2 8.5 3.2 8.5 445 1,424 CO : 68.1 71.6 67.8 71.3 315 21,357 ID : 350.0 395.0 348.0 393.0 345 120,200 10 SW Co: 23.0 26.0 23.0 26.0 450 10,350 Other ID: 327.0 369.0 325.0 367.0 338 109,850 IN : 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 320 928 ME : 62.0 64.0 62.0 64.0 265 16,430 MA : 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.1 265 742 MI : 46.0 46.5 45.0 45.5 310 13,950 MN : 59.0 61.0 55.0 53.0 335 18,425 MT : 10.5 9.0 10.3 8.9 320 3,296 NE : 22.5 21.5 22.4 21.0 375 8,400 NV : 6.5 7.5 6.5 7.5 360 2,340 NM : 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.0 340 1,428 NY : 23.5 22.5 23.3 22.0 255 5,942 ND : 118.0 120.0 110.0 112.0 240 26,400 OH : 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 255 1,097 OR : 45.0 50.5 44.5 50.0 466 20,730 Malheur : 9.0 8.5 9.0 8.5 410 3,690 Other OR: 36.0 42.0 35.5 41.5 480 17,040 PA : 14.0 15.0 13.5 14.5 235 3,173 RI : 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 280 140 SD : 2.8 1.2 2.7 1.1 240 648 UT : 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 265 345 WA : 160.0 175.0 160.0 175.0 590 94,400 WI : 84.0 85.0 83.0 79.0 385 31,955 : Total :1,091.5 1,169.8 1,073.2 1,142.1 367 393,750 : US :1,247.7 1,327.5 1,222.2 1,293.9 358 437,888 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 2/ 2001 crop revised. 3/ The forecast of fall potato production will be released November 12, 2002. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2002 : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 :-------------------: 2001 : 2002 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Tons -------- --- 1,000 Tons -- : FL : 465.0 455.0 35.1 37.0 36.4 16,338 16,562 HI : 21.0 25.1 92.0 91.0 91.0 1,932 2,284 LA : 495.0 495.0 29.0 30.0 30.0 14,355 14,850 TX : 47.0 49.0 41.7 32.0 32.0 1,962 1,568 : US :1,028.0 1,024.1 33.6 34.7 34.4 34,587 35,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2002 : : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 :-------------------: 2001 : 2002 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Tons -------- --- 1,000 Tons -- : CA : 44.7 48.0 36.2 37.5 38.8 1,618 1,862 CO : 36.8 40.2 22.4 19.9 20.1 824 808 ID : 179.0 210.0 25.9 25.0 25.6 4,636 5,376 MI : 166.0 175.0 19.4 19.0 19.0 3,220 3,325 MN : 426.0 459.0 18.3 18.2 18.7 7,796 8,583 MT : 53.5 57.0 21.5 21.0 21.0 1,150 1,197 NE : 41.4 43.5 20.3 19.4 19.5 840 848 ND : 237.0 284.0 18.1 18.0 18.5 4,290 5,254 OH : 0.6 1.7 20.0 20.0 20.0 12 34 OR : 10.0 10.9 29.1 29.5 29.7 291 324 WA : 7.0 4.0 36.1 38.3 38.3 253 153 WY : 41.6 37.5 20.6 19.8 19.5 857 731 : US :1,243.6 1,370.8 20.7 20.4 20.8 25,787 28,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted beets in CA. Oranges: Utilized Production by State and United States, 2000-01, 2001-02 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 1/ 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production : Utilized Production : Boxes : Ton Equivalent Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2000-01 : 2001-02 : 2002-03 : 2000-01 : 2001-02 : 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Boxes ------ ------- 1,000 Tons ------- Early Mid & : Navel 4/ : AZ : 480 270 18 10 CA : 35,500 34,000 40,000 1,331 1,275 1,500 FL : 128,000 128,000 5,760 5,760 TX : 2,000 1,530 85 65 US : 165,980 163,800 7,194 7,110 Valencia : AZ : 420 250 16 9 CA : 19,000 22,000 713 825 FL : 95,300 102,000 4,289 4,590 TX : 235 210 10 9 US : 114,955 124,460 5,028 5,433 All : AZ : 900 520 34 19 CA : 54,500 56,000 2,044 2,100 FL : 223,300 230,000 10,049 10,350 TX : 2,235 1,740 95 74 US : 280,935 288,260 12,222 12,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2000-01 and 2001-02 revised. Revised grapefruit and other citrus fruit totals will be released September 19, 2002, in "Citrus Fruits, 2002 Summary". 2/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 3/ Net lbs. per box: AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85. 4/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in FL and TX. Small quantities of tangerines in TX. Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Jul : 3,535 2,270 2,020 1,735 3,985 3,140 Aug : 2,720 2,145 1,955 1,495 4,190 2,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Utilized fresh production. Nuts: Utilized Production, In-shell Basis, by Crop and State, 2000-2001 and Forecasted September 1, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Hazelnuts : OR : 22,300 49,500 18,000 WA 1/ : 200 : Total : 22,500 49,500 18,000 : Walnuts : CA : 239,000 305,000 275,000 : : 1,000 Pounds : Pistachios : CA : 243,000 161,000 280,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2001. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 4,967.0 5,048.0 4,289.0 4,499.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 75,752.0 78,847.0 68,808.0 70,541.0 Corn for Silage : 6,148.0 Hay, All : 63,511.0 64,709.0 Alfalfa : 23,812.0 24,134.0 All Other : 39,699.0 40,575.0 Oats : 4,403.0 5,085.0 1,905.0 2,633.0 Proso Millet : 650.0 475.0 580.0 Rice : 3,335.0 3,231.0 3,314.0 3,207.0 Rye : 1,328.0 1,395.0 255.0 275.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 10,252.0 9,290.0 8,584.0 7,528.0 Sorghum for Silage : 336.0 Wheat, All : 59,617.0 60,085.0 48,653.0 47,628.0 Winter : 41,078.0 41,362.0 31,295.0 29,764.0 Durum : 2,910.0 2,760.0 2,789.0 2,692.0 Other Spring : 15,629.0 15,963.0 14,569.0 15,172.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,494.0 1,513.0 1,455.0 1,458.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 585.0 844.0 578.0 821.0 Mustard Seed : 45.8 155.0 44.2 146.0 Peanuts : 1,541.2 1,462.0 1,411.9 1,360.5 Rapeseed : 3.7 2.0 3.1 1.8 Safflower : 188.0 207.0 177.0 198.0 Soybeans for Beans : 74,105.0 73,043.0 73,000.0 71,799.0 Sunflowers : 2,653.0 2,486.0 2,580.0 2,392.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 15,768.5 14,380.5 13,827.7 12,891.4 Upland : 15,498.5 14,116.0 13,559.5 12,650.0 Amer-Pima : 270.0 264.5 268.2 241.4 Sugarbeets : 1,370.8 1,408.8 1,243.6 1,370.8 Sugarcane : 1,028.0 1,024.1 Tobacco : 432.4 435.5 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 15.9 15.0 7.1 9.0 Dry Edible Beans : 1,429.9 1,874.3 1,243.0 1,690.6 Dry Edible Peas : 211.8 271.5 196.8 263.5 Lentils : 201.0 190.0 197.0 187.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.3 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.4 0.3 Hops : 35.9 29.3 Peppermint Oil : 78.5 Potatoes, All : 1,247.7 1,327.5 1,222.2 1,293.9 Winter : 16.8 13.8 14.0 13.5 Spring : 78.3 80.3 76.2 77.7 Summer : 61.1 63.6 58.8 60.6 Fall : 1,091.5 1,169.8 1,073.2 1,142.1 Spearmint Oil : 19.5 Sweet Potatoes : 97.9 94.4 93.5 91.8 Taro (HI) 3/ : 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 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, 2001-2002 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Unit :------------------------------------------- : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------ : : Grains & Hay : : Barley : Bu : 58.2 55.9 249,590 251,700 Corn for Grain : " : 138.2 125.4 9,506,840 8,848,529 Corn for Silage : Ton : 16.6 102,352 Hay, All : " : 2.47 2.36 156,703 152,616 Alfalfa : " : 3.37 3.09 80,266 74,640 All Other : " : 1.93 1.92 76,437 77,976 Oats : Bu : 61.3 54.2 116,856 142,580 Proso Millet : " : 33.2 19,250 Rice 2/ : Cwt : 6,429 6,432 213,045 206,275 Rye : Bu : 27.3 6,971 Sorghum for Grain : " : 59.9 51.0 514,524 384,254 Sorghum for Silage : Ton : 11.1 3,728 Wheat, All : Bu : 40.2 35.4 1,957,643 1,686,306 Winter : " : 43.5 38.9 1,361,479 1,158,710 Durum : " : 30.0 29.5 83,556 79,545 Other Spring : " : 35.2 29.5 512,608 448,051 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,374 1,998,515 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 7,452.2 6,738.0 Flaxseed : Bu : 19.8 11,455 Mustard Seed : Lb : 930 41,106 Peanuts : " : 3,029 2,808 4,276,704 3,820,950 Rapeseed : " : 1,306 4,050 Safflower : " : 1,365 241,665 Soybeans for Beans : Bu : 39.6 37.0 2,890,572 2,655,819 Sunflowers : Lb : 1,349 3,480,696 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ : Bale: 705 675 20,302.8 18,134.0 Upland 2/ : " : 694 664 19,602.4 17,505.0 Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 1,254 1,251 700.4 629.0 Sugarbeets : Ton : 20.7 20.8 25,787 28,495 Sugarcane : " : 33.6 34.4 34,587 35,264 Tobacco : Lb : 2,293 2,037 991,519 886,973 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : Cwt : 1,366 97 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : " : 1,572 1,609 19,541 27,207 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : " : 1,920 3,779 Lentils 2/ : " : 1,471 2,898 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : " : 640 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) : Lb : 1,270 8,000 Ginger Root (HI) : " : 50,000 45,000 18,000 14,400 Hops : " : 1,861 1,927 66,832.1 56,425.5 Peppermint Oil : " : 81 6,343 Potatoes, All : Cwt : 358 437,888 Winter : " : 294 272 4,115 3,678 Spring : " : 286 280 21,814 21,753 Summer : " : 310 310 18,209 18,813 Fall : " : 367 393,750 Spearmint Oil : Lb : 105 2,052 Sweet Potatoes : Cwt : 156 14,565 Taro (HI) 3/ : Lb : 6,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2000-2002 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production Crop : Unit :-------------------------------------------- : : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 : : Citrus 2/ : : Grapefruit : Ton : 2,762 2,469 2,435 K-Early Citrus (FL) : " : 5 2 1 Lemons : " : 840 1,000 942 Oranges 3/ : " : 12,997 12,222 12,543 Tangelos (FL) : " : 99 95 97 Tangerines : " : 458 369 424 Temples (FL) : " : 88 56 70 : : Noncitrus : : Apples : 1,000 Lbs: 10,663.7 9,629.1 9,205.6 Apricots : Ton : 96.9 82.5 89.7 Bananas (HI) : Lb : 29,000.0 28,000.0 Grapes : Ton : 7,688.0 6,552.5 7,097.3 Olives (CA) : " : 53.0 134.0 90.0 Papayas (HI) : Lb : 54,500.0 55,000.0 Peaches : 1,000 Lbs: 2,599.9 2,441.4 2,531.7 Pears : Ton : 967.2 1,005.8 944.6 Prunes, Dried (CA) : " : 219.0 150.0 155.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA): " : 23.9 21.2 15.2 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) : Lb : 703,000 830,000 980,000 Hazelnuts : Ton : 22.5 49.5 18.0 Pecans : Lb : 209,850 338,500 Pistachios (CA) : " : 243,000 161,000 280,000 Walnuts (CA) : Ton : 239.0 305.0 275.0 Maple Syrup : Gal : 1,231 1,049 1,356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 crop year. 2/ Production years are 1999-2000, 2000-2001, and 2001-2002. 3/ Orange production revised. Grapefruit and other citrus fruit revisions will be released on September 19, 2002 in "Citrus Fruits, 2002 Summary". Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 2,010,100 2,042,880 1,735,720 1,820,700 Corn for Grain 2/ :30,656,080 31,908,590 27,845,910 28,547,240 Corn for Silage : 2,488,030 Hay, All 3/ : 25,702,270 26,187,090 Alfalfa : 9,636,480 9,766,790 All Other : 16,065,790 16,420,300 Oats : 1,781,850 2,057,850 770,930 1,065,550 Proso Millet : 263,050 192,230 234,720 Rice : 1,349,640 1,307,550 1,341,140 1,297,840 Rye : 537,430 564,540 103,200 111,290 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 4,148,880 3,759,570 3,473,860 3,046,510 Sorghum for Silage : 135,980 Wheat, All 3/ :24,126,400 24,315,800 19,689,380 19,274,580 Winter :16,623,860 16,738,790 12,664,770 12,045,190 Durum : 1,177,650 1,116,940 1,128,680 1,089,430 Other Spring : 6,324,900 6,460,070 5,895,930 6,139,960 : Oilseeds : Canola : 604,610 612,300 588,820 590,040 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 236,740 341,560 233,910 332,250 Mustard Seed : 18,530 62,730 17,890 59,080 Peanuts : 623,710 591,660 571,380 550,580 Rapeseed : 1,500 810 1,250 730 Safflower : 76,080 83,770 71,630 80,130 Soybeans for Beans :29,989,550 29,559,770 29,542,370 29,056,340 Sunflowers : 1,073,640 1,006,060 1,044,100 968,020 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 6,381,350 5,819,640 5,595,930 5,217,020 Upland : 6,272,090 5,712,600 5,487,390 5,119,330 Amer-Pima : 109,270 107,040 108,540 97,690 Sugarbeets : 554,750 570,130 503,270 554,750 Sugarcane : 416,020 414,440 Tobacco : 174,990 176,230 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 6,430 6,070 2,870 3,640 Dry Edible Beans : 578,670 758,510 503,030 684,170 Dry Edible Peas : 85,710 109,870 79,640 106,640 Lentils : 81,340 76,890 79,720 75,680 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,550 Ginger Root (HI) : 150 130 Hops : 14,530 11,850 Peppermint Oil : 31,770 Potatoes, All 3/ : 504,930 537,230 494,610 523,630 Winter : 6,800 5,580 5,670 5,460 Spring : 31,690 32,500 30,840 31,440 Summer : 24,730 25,740 23,800 24,520 Fall : 441,720 473,410 434,310 462,200 Spearmint Oil : 7,890 Sweet Potatoes : 39,620 38,200 37,840 37,150 Taro (HI) 4/ : 180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 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, 2001-2002 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.13 3.01 5,434,180 5,480,120 Corn for Grain : 8.67 7.87 241,484,860 224,762,990 Corn for Silage : 37.32 92,852,170 Hay, All 2/ : 5.53 5.29 142,158,570 138,450,910 Alfalfa : 7.56 6.93 72,816,090 67,712,270 All Other : 4.32 4.31 69,342,480 70,738,640 Oats : 2.20 1.94 1,696,160 2,069,540 Proso Millet : 1.86 436,580 Rice : 7.21 7.21 9,663,560 9,356,480 Rye : 1.72 177,070 Sorghum for Grain : 3.76 3.20 13,069,510 9,760,500 Sorghum for Silage : 24.87 3,381,980 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.71 2.38 53,278,310 45,893,730 Winter : 2.93 2.62 37,053,390 31,534,920 Durum : 2.01 1.99 2,274,020 2,164,860 Other Spring : 2.37 1.99 13,950,900 12,193,950 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.54 906,510 Cottonseed 3/ : 6,760,520 6,112,610 Flaxseed : 1.24 290,970 Mustard Seed : 1.04 18,650 Peanuts : 3.40 3.15 1,939,880 1,733,150 Rapeseed : 1.46 1,840 Safflower : 1.53 109,620 Soybeans for Beans : 2.66 2.49 78,668,480 72,279,550 Sunflowers : 1.51 1,578,820 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.79 0.76 4,420,410 3,948,210 Upland : 0.78 0.74 4,267,920 3,811,260 Amer-Pima : 1.40 1.40 152,490 136,950 Sugarbeets : 46.48 46.60 23,393,570 25,850,230 Sugarcane : 75.42 77.19 31,376,800 31,990,960 Tobacco : 2.57 2.28 449,750 402,320 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.53 4,400 Dry Edible Beans : 1.76 1.80 886,360 1,234,090 Dry Edible Peas : 2.15 171,410 Lentils : 1.65 131,450 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 29,030 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.42 3,630 Ginger Root (HI) : 56.04 50.44 8,160 6,530 Hops : 2.09 2.16 30,310 25,590 Peppermint Oil : 0.09 2,880 Potatoes, All 2/ : 40.16 19,862,270 Winter : 32.94 30.54 186,650 166,830 Spring : 32.09 31.38 989,470 986,700 Summer : 34.71 34.80 825,950 853,340 Fall : 41.12 17,860,200 Spearmint Oil : 0.12 930 Sweet Potatoes : 17.46 660,660 Taro (HI) 3/ : 2,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2000-2002 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ : Grapefruit : 2,505,640 2,239,840 2,208,990 K-Early Citrus (FL) : 4,540 1,810 910 Lemons : 762,040 907,180 854,570 Oranges 3/ : 11,790,680 11,087,610 11,378,820 Tangelos (FL) : 89,810 86,180 88,000 Tangerines : 415,490 334,750 384,650 Temples (FL) : 79,830 50,800 63,500 : Noncitrus : Apples : 4,836,970 4,367,690 4,175,590 Apricots : 87,910 74,810 81,370 Bananas (HI) : 13,150 12,700 Grapes : 6,974,410 5,944,350 Olives (CA) : 48,080 121,560 81,650 Papayas (HI) : 24,720 24,950 Peaches : 1,179,290 1,107,400 1,148,360 Pears : 877,380 912,460 856,880 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 198,670 136,080 140,610 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 21,680 19,230 13,790 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) : 318,880 376,480 444,520 Hazelnuts : 20,410 44,910 16,330 Pecans : 95,190 153,540 Pistachios (CA) : 110,220 73,030 127,010 Walnuts (CA) : 216,820 276,690 249,480 Maple Syrup : 6,150 5,240 6,780 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 crop year. 2/ Production years are 1999-2000, 2000-2001, and 2001-2002. 3/ Orange production revised. Grapefruit and other citrus fruit revisions will be released on September 19, 2002 in "Citrus Fruits, 2002 Summary". Corn for Grain: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting Objective Yield surveys in 7 corn producing States during 2002. Randomly selected plots in corn for grain fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are rounded actual field counts from this survey. Corn for Grain: Plant Population per Acre, Selected States, 1998-2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 25,550 25,750 25,800 26,750 26,400 : Oct : 25,400 25,700 25,800 26,700 : Nov : 25,400 25,650 25,800 26,650 : Final : 25,400 25,650 25,800 26,650 : : IN : Sep : 24,350 25,250 25,050 26,100 25,350 : Oct : 24,350 25,100 25,150 25,900 : Nov : 24,300 25,100 25,150 25,950 : Final : 24,300 25,100 25,150 25,950 : : IA : Sep : 25,700 25,850 26,500 26,500 26,850 : Oct : 25,550 25,900 26,200 26,550 : Nov : 25,600 25,900 26,300 26,450 : Final : 25,650 25,900 26,300 26,450 : : MN : Sep : 27,750 26,750 27,500 28,050 26,950 : Oct : 27,650 26,800 27,250 28,000 : Nov : 27,650 26,800 27,150 28,000 : Final : 27,650 26,800 27,150 28,000 : : NE : : All : Sep : 23,350 23,200 23,700 22,750 23,250 : Oct : 23,050 23,100 23,400 22,650 : Nov : 23,050 23,100 23,400 22,750 : Final : 23,050 23,100 23,450 22,750 : : NE : : Irrigated : Sep : 26,650 26,350 27,300 26,250 26,400 : Oct : 26,250 26,250 27,000 26,100 : Nov : 26,250 26,200 27,000 26,100 : Final : 26,250 26,200 27,050 26,050 : : NE : : Non-Irrigated: Sep : 18,200 19,000 18,500 18,550 19,450 : Oct : 18,150 18,900 18,200 18,450 : Nov : 18,150 18,900 18,200 18,700 : Final : 18,150 18,900 18,200 18,700 : : OH : Sep : 25,350 25,000 25,200 26,150 24,850 : Oct : 25,250 25,050 24,900 26,100 : Nov : 25,450 25,000 24,800 26,050 : Final : 25,450 25,000 24,900 26,050 : : WI : Sep : 26,600 26,050 26,550 26,800 26,550 : Oct : 26,000 26,150 26,150 26,950 : Nov : 25,850 26,200 26,200 27,000 : Final : 25,850 26,200 26,200 27,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain: Number of Ears per Acre, Selected States, 1998-2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 24,450 25,050 25,500 25,650 25,050 : Oct : 24,300 24,950 25,450 25,550 : Nov : 24,300 24,850 25,450 25,550 : Final : 24,300 24,900 25,450 25,550 : : IN : Sep : 23,400 24,350 24,500 25,500 23,900 : Oct : 23,450 23,950 24,550 25,350 : Nov : 23,350 23,900 24,650 25,400 : Final : 23,350 23,900 24,650 25,400 : : IA : Sep : 24,550 25,300 26,000 25,450 25,950 : Oct : 24,250 25,300 25,600 25,350 : Nov : 24,300 25,300 25,650 25,250 : Final : 24,400 25,300 25,650 25,250 : : MN : Sep : 27,750 26,650 27,350 27,500 26,550 : Oct : 27,550 26,700 27,350 26,750 : Nov : 27,550 26,650 27,250 26,700 : Final : 27,550 26,650 27,250 26,700 : : NE : : All : Sep : 22,800 22,800 22,800 22,200 21,650 : Oct : 22,500 22,650 22,750 21,950 : Nov : 22,500 22,600 22,700 22,050 : Final : 22,500 22,600 22,750 22,050 : : NE : : Irrigated : Sep : 25,850 25,800 26,500 25,550 25,800 : Oct : 25,500 25,600 26,350 25,350 : Nov : 25,450 25,600 26,350 25,350 : Final : 25,450 25,600 26,350 25,350 : : NE : : Non-Irrigated: Sep : 18,100 18,800 17,550 18,050 16,700 : Oct : 17,850 18,700 17,500 17,800 : Nov : 17,850 18,700 17,500 18,000 : Final : 17,850 18,700 17,500 18,000 : : OH : Sep : 24,650 24,000 24,450 25,550 23,700 : Oct : 24,800 24,100 24,250 25,250 : Nov : 25,000 24,050 23,950 25,150 : Final : 24,950 24,050 24,100 25,100 : : WI : Sep : 26,050 25,600 26,100 26,100 25,950 : Oct : 24,950 25,700 25,500 26,100 : Nov : 24,850 25,700 25,550 26,100 : Final : 24,850 25,700 25,550 26,100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting Objective Yield surveys in 7 soybean producing States during 2002. Randomly selected plots in soybean fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. Soybeans: Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet, Selected States, 1998-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 2,087 1,917 2,162 2,041 1,952 : Oct : 1,889 1,823 1,996 1,932 : Nov : 1,902 1,788 2,020 1,932 : Final : 1,906 1,787 2,021 1,932 : : IN : Sep : 1,883 1,771 1,917 2,003 1,773 : Oct : 1,677 1,627 1,786 1,882 : Nov : 1,709 1,622 1,784 1,880 : Final : 1,709 1,622 1,784 1,869 : : IA : Sep : 1,914 2,142 1,830 1,809 1,988 : Oct : 1,729 1,914 1,674 1,778 : Nov : 1,745 1,894 1,660 1,787 : Final : 1,748 1,878 1,660 1,796 : : MN : Sep : 1,598 1,612 1,607 1,492 1,688 : Oct : 1,450 1,555 1,509 1,433 : Nov : 1,450 1,563 1,507 1,475 : Final : 1,442 1,565 1,507 1,475 : : MO : Sep : 1,847 1,242 1,974 1,424 1,427 : Oct : 1,876 1,467 1,769 1,732 : Nov : 1,878 1,508 1,782 1,874 : Final : 1,931 1,525 1,793 1,921 : : NE : Sep : 1,849 1,877 1,795 1,961 1,548 : Oct : 1,784 1,880 1,617 1,932 : Nov : 1,810 1,872 1,619 2,003 : Final : 1,810 1,872 1,619 2,048 : : OH : Sep : 1,887 1,699 1,893 1,801 1,593 : Oct : 1,647 1,463 1,625 1,834 : Nov : 1,710 1,494 1,685 1,785 : Final : 1,710 1,494 1,697 1,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting Objective Yield surveys in 7 cotton producing States during 2002. Randomly selected cotton fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. Cotton: Cumulative Boll Counts, and Selected States, 1998-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR : Sep : 637 720 874 747 840 : Oct : 644 700 767 780 : Nov : 633 693 755 816 : Dec : 638 689 755 756 : Final : 640 689 755 756 : : CA : Sep : 755 921 760 939 945 : Oct : 670 805 790 902 : Nov : 665 779 801 921 : Dec : 655 777 800 918 : Final : 655 776 800 918 : : GA : Sep : 629 596 597 590 569 : Oct : 731 582 631 677 : Nov : 716 621 621 651 : Dec : 690 636 629 664 : Final : 690 632 629 664 : : LA : Sep : 694 722 722 625 663 : Oct : 607 743 692 592 : Nov : 600 728 674 582 : Dec : 600 728 674 588 : Final : 600 728 674 588 : : MS : Sep : 835 761 657 754 802 : Oct : 852 803 665 696 : Nov : 823 767 652 680 : Dec : 821 766 650 679 : Final : 821 766 650 679 : : NC : Sep : 626 623 670 719 636 : Oct : 583 646 724 722 : Nov : 590 619 743 696 : Dec : 597 621 747 705 : Final : 597 622 747 705 : : TX : Sep : 498 465 408 441 536 : Oct : 467 446 388 435 : Nov : 477 447 397 439 : Dec : 479 455 404 445 : Final : 482 456 448 445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes small bolls (less than one inch in diameter), large unopened bolls (at least one inch in diameter), open bolls, partially opened bolls, and burrs, per 40 feet of row. In November and December, excludes small bolls. August Weather Summary Midwestern rains came too late to help some summer crops, but aided late-planted corn and soybeans in the middle Mississippi Valley and parts of the eastern Corn Belt. Extremely dry conditions persisted, however, in the Ohio Valley. Meanwhile, hot, mostly dry weather prevailed in the East until late in the month, when heavy rain fell from eastern Georgia to southern New England, but bypassed areas farther inland. In contrast, a wet weather pattern again prevailed across Florida's peninsula. Farther west, hot, dry conditions developed across the previously wet south-central United States, while beneficial showers provided varying degrees of drought relief on the Plains. Nevertheless, concerns mounted in the High Plains' winter wheat-producing areas about limited soil moisture for the upcoming autumn establishment period. Meanwhile in the West, August showers were largely confined to the northern Rockies. Little or no rain fell in California, Great Basin, Pacific Northwest, and Desert Southwest, promoting fieldwork, including Northwestern small grain harvesting, but contributing to additional wildfire activity, further straining drought-reduced irrigation reserves, and severely stressing rangelands. Cool weather spread across the northern Plains and Northwest, holding August temperatures as much as 6 degrees F below normal. Persistently hot weather was confined to portions of the south-central United States (up to 5 degrees F above normal) and areas from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast (generally 2 to 4 degrees F above normal). August Crop Summary Widespread rains boosted vegetative growth and aided grain-filling crops across much of the Corn Belt, especially after midmonth. In the western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains, total precipitation for the month was above normal, but many corn and soybean fields were too mature to significantly benefit from the ground-soaking rains. In the Ohio River Valley and eastern Corn Belt, crop conditions deteriorated, as unfavorably hot, dry weather remained. The small grain harvest continued on the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, although cool weather slowed ripening and limited the harvest pace, especially on the High Plains. Also, harvest of cotton, rice, and other mature crops remained active along the Gulf Coast most of the month, despite occasional rain delays. Harvest gradually expanded northward into adjacent areas of the southern Great Plains and interior Mississippi Delta. Late-month storms boosted soil moisture supplies on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, but hot, dry weather stressed crops most of the month. Development of the Nation's corn crop remained very close to last year's pace and the 5-year average. However, progress remained well behind normal across the eastern Corn Belt, especially in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, where fields entered the dough and dent stages more than 1 week behind normal. West of the Mississippi River, below normal temperatures slightly slowed biological development, but fields progressed to the dough and dent stages ahead of normal in most areas and well ahead of normal in Iowa and Nebraska. Rain eased drought stress and aided grain-filling plants through most of the central and western Corn Belt after midmonth. However, relief was limited, as many fields approached maturity in the southern and western Corn Belt. Along the Ohio River Valley and Atlantic Coastal Plain, hot, dry weather stressed fields and hastened ripening. On September 1, ninety-three percent of the crop was at or beyond the dough stage, 63 percent was at or beyond the dent stage, and 16 percent was mature. Soybean development also progressed near last year's pace and the 5-year average. By September 1, nearly all of the acreage was setting pods and 7 percent was dropping leaves. Above-normal temperatures accelerated biological development in the central and eastern Corn Belt, but fields entered the bloom and pod-setting stages more than 1 week later than normal in Indiana and Ohio. Mild temperatures and soaking rains promoted vegetative growth and aided reproductive development around the middle and upper Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes, and western Corn Belt, especially after midmonth. However, most of the Ohio River Valley remained unfavorably hot and dry. Fields entered the bloom and pod-setting stages far ahead of normal in Tennessee and Arkansas and well ahead of normal in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. Along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, above-normal temperatures stimulated biological development most of the month, but vegetative growth was stunted and crop conditions deteriorated. As the end of the month approached, many fields neared maturity in the lower Mississippi Valley and harvest accelerated along the Gulf Coast, despite brief rain delays. Cotton development trailed last year's pace most of the month, but progress virtually matched the 5-year average. Mostly seasonal temperatures supported biological development in the Southwest and along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, where fields progressed to the boll-setting stage and approached maturity earlier than normal. In contrast, fields reached the boll-setting and boll-opening stages later than normal in most areas of the lower Mississippi Valley. In Arkansas and Louisiana, bolls opened much later than normal. In the southern Great Plains, fields ripened slightly earlier than normal, and harvest steadily advanced northward from the Gulf Coast into central Texas. Winter wheat harvest advanced to 96 percent complete on August 18, compared with 98 percent on this date last year and the 5-year average of 97 percent. Cool weather delayed ripening and limited the harvest pace across the northern Great Plains, especially in Montana. Rain also contributed to harvest delays. The barley and spring wheat harvests advanced to 71 and 66 percent, respectively, on September 1, well behind the normal pace of 81 and 80 percent. Cold nighttime temperatures delayed ripening and limited the harvest pace across most of the northern Great Plains. Harvest progressed far behind normal in Montana and well behind normal in Minnesota and North Dakota. In Washington and Idaho, the barley and spring wheat harvests lagged early in the month, but exceeded the 5-year average at the end of the month. In South Dakota, the spring wheat harvest was virtually complete by midmonth, well ahead of the 5-year average. The oat harvest progressed ahead of normal before midmonth, but fell behind normal after midmonth. On September 1, harvest was 92 percent complete, compared with 97 percent a year ago and the average of 95 percent. Dry weather supported rapid progress in Ohio and South Dakota early in the month. Harvest was also active in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. As midmonth approached, harvest accelerated in the upper Mississippi Valley, but progress remained 3 to 4 days behind normal in North Dakota. Ninety-six percent of the rice crop was heading on August 25, slightly less than last year's 97-percent progress but ahead of the 92-percent average for this date. Rice fields quickly entered the heading stage in the interior Mississippi Delta during the first half of the month, and by the end of the month, heading was complete in Mississippi and nearly complete in Arkansas. Along the Gulf Coast, nearly all fields were headed and most were turning color or mature by midmonth. Harvest was 24 percent complete on September 1, compared with last year's 26-percent pace and the 5-year average of 23 percent. Mostly dry weather aided progress along the Gulf Coast, especially in Texas, where harvest progressed well ahead of normal. In Louisiana, midmonth thunderstorms briefly interrupted progress. Cooler-than-normal weather limited crop development in California most of the month, but a period of abnormally warm weather accelerated progress near midmonth. On September 1, the sorghum crop was 93 percent headed or beyond, 66 percent was turning color or beyond, and 33 percent was mature. All three stages progressed behind last year's pace and the 5-year average, even though hot weather promoted rapid development in the Great Plains and Corn Belt most of the month. Fields quickly ripened along the Gulf Coast and adjacent areas of the interior Great Plains and Mississippi Valley. In the central and northern Great Plains and southern Corn Belt, more than one-half of the acreage was turning color by the end of the month, and the most advanced fields were mature. Harvest was active along the Gulf Coast most of the month, although rain occasionally interrupted progress. As the month progressed, harvest gradually expanded into interior areas of the southern Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley. Corn for grain: Acreage harvested and to be harvested for grain is forecast at 70.5 million acres, down 460,000 acres from August but up 3 percent from 2001. Changes occurred in South Dakota and Colorado where acres were decreased 200,000 and 120,000 acres, respectively. Also, Ohio decreased by 80,000 acres and New York, North Carolina, and Virginia were decreased by 20,000 acres each. With limited relief from the drought conditions in these areas, farmers reported fewer acres for harvest. The September 1 corn objective yield data indicate the second highest stalk level on record for the combined seven objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin), second only to last year's record level. The September forecasted ears per acre are at the third highest level when compared with final counts. Ear measurements from the sample plots indicate a length below the 5-year average but similar to last year. As of September 1, sixty-three percent of the corn acreage was dented in the 18 major corn-producing States. This compares with 65 percent for both last year and the average. As of September 1, forty-one percent of the crop was rated good to excellent, one point below the end of July and 12 percentage points behind a year ago. Most of the major corn producing regions received some moisture during August. This moisture eased drought stress and aided grain-filling through most of the central and western Corn Belt after midmonth. Fields progressed to the dough and dent stages ahead of normal in most areas and well ahead of normal in Iowa and Nebraska. However, concern still lingers in the eastern Corn Belt and mid-Atlantic States, where rainfall accumulations are still behind normal. Crop development lagged about 1 week behind normal in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. Higher than normal temperatures also added to crop stress and pushed some fields along the Ohio River Valley and Atlantic Coastal Plains toward early ripening. Sorghum: Production is forecast at 384 million bushels, up 1 percent from last month but down 25 percent from last year. Based on September 1 conditions, the sorghum yield forecast is 51.0 bushels per acre, up 0.7 bushel from August but down 8.9 bushels from last year. Yield increases are expected in 4 of the top 11 producing States, mainly in the Great Plains. The yield forecast for Kansas remained unchanged from last month's forecast. Texas expects a yield of 48 bushels per acre, 2.0 bushels above last month. Area for harvest as grain is forecast at 7.53 million acres, slightly below last month and down 12 percent from 2001. Scattered showers the first half of August relieved some of the drought conditions across some areas of the Great Plains. Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas experienced favorable weather conditions during August. Sorghum development trailed last year's crop, and is also slightly behind the 5-year average. Sorghum progressed to 33 percent mature, compared to 40 percent last year and the 5-year average of 34 percent. Texas and Louisiana harvest was 57 and 56 percent complete, respectively, which is slightly behind last year. Showers within these States contributed to the delay. As of the week ending September 1, twenty-one percent of the crop was rated good to excellent. This is 3 percentage points lower than the comparable week last month, and 15 percentage points lower than 2001. All States, except Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, reported lower crop condition compared to last year. Rice: Production is forecast at 206 million cwt, down fractionally from August, and down 3 percent from 2001. Rice planted area and acres for harvest were each revised down 20,000 from last month. Rice planted area at 3.23 million and expected harvested acres at 3.21 million, are both down 3 percent from 2001. As of September 1, the U.S. all rice yield is forecast at a record high 6,432 pounds per acre. This is up 39 pounds from the August forecast and up 3 pounds from the record yield in 2001. Louisiana's forecasted yield increased 200 pounds per acre from the August forecast as farmers reported actual yields from harvested fields. All other State yields were unchanged from August. A record yield is forecast for Texas. If realized, the Arkansas and Louisiana yield forecasts would equal their previous record high set last year. As of September 1, the U.S. rice harvest was 24 percent complete, 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average. Arkansas' harvest was 9 percent complete, equal to the 5-year average, while Texas was 90 percent complete, 16 points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest was just underway in California and Missouri. Louisiana and Mississippi were each within 3 percentage points of their 5-year average. Soybeans: Area for harvest is forecast at 71.8 million acres, down slightly from August and 2 percent below last year. The September objective yield pod count forecast is the lowest since 1999 for the combined seven States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio). As of September 1, ninety-seven percent of the crop had set pods. This is equal to last year and the 5-year average. However, crop development in Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, and Ohio was behind normal. The percent dropping leaves, at 7 percent, was 3 percentage points behind the previous year and 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average. As of September 1, forty-six percent of the soybean crop was rated good to excellent, 1 percentage point more than the July 28 rating but 6 percentage points less than the same week in 2001. Crop condition improved after midmonth in parts of the central and western Corn Belt, Delta States, upper Mississippi Valley, and Great Lakes due to mild temperatures and adequate moisture supplies. Forecast yields are up in Arkansas, Oklahoma, northern Great Plains, and across the northern Corn Belt. Yield prospects declined along the Ohio Valley and Atlantic Coastal Plains due to above normal temperatures and limited rainfall. If realized, pod counts from the September Objective Yield survey will be the highest on record in Minnesota. In Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, and Ohio pod counts for September were lower than 2001. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 3.82 billion pounds, down 7 percent from last month's crop and down 11 percent from 2001. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.36 million acres, 5 percent below the August estimate and down 4 percent from 2001. Yields are expected to average 2,808 pounds, 77 pounds below last month and down 221 pounds from 2001. Production in the Southeast States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.32 billion pounds, down 4 percent from last month's level and 8 percent below last year. Expected acreage for harvest, at 819,500 acres, is down 4 percent from last month, but up 2 percent from the previous year. Yields in the four-State area are expected to average 2,832 pounds per acre, 3 pounds below August and 303 pounds lower than 2001. As of September 1, peanuts in Alabama were rated 83 percent fair to good. Florida peanuts were rated 100 percent fair to good on this date, and Georgia peanuts were rated 71 percent fair to good. The Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 375 million pounds, down 16 percent from August and down 37 percent from 2001. Area for harvest is expected to total 158,000 acres, unchanged from last month but down 20 percent from the previous year. Yield is forecast at 2,373 pounds, down 464 pounds from August and down 621 pounds from last year. As of September 1, peanuts were rated 62 percent fair to good in Virginia and 80 percent fair to good in North Carolina. The Southwest peanut production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 1.13 billion pounds, down 10 percent from August and down 3 percent from 2001. The region's acreage for harvest, at 383,000 acres, is 8 percent below August and 6 percent below the 2001 level. Yields are forecast to average 2,939 pounds for the region, 66 pounds below last month but 102 pounds above 2001. Sixty-six percent of the Texas crop was rated in fair to good condition on September 1. Oklahoma peanuts were rated 81 percent fair to good. Cotton: Upland cotton harvested acreage, at 12.7 million acres, is down 2 percent from August and 7 percent less than 2001. Based on administrative information, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas all decreased harvested area from August, while California increased their harvested acreage from the previous month. American-Pima harvested acreage, at 241,400 acres, is down 22,000 acres from last month. In the Southeastern States, unfavorably dry weather and above normal temperatures promoted development ahead of average, resulting in bolls opening well ahead of the 5-year average. Due to the continued hot, dry conditions, crop ratings deteriorated significantly. Only 26 percent of North Carolina's acreage was considered in good to excellent condition compared to 57 percent a month ago. For Georgia and Virginia, approximately a third of the acreage was rated good to excellent compared to half of the acreage in early August. These hot, dry conditions led to a 7 percent decrease in production. Producers in the Delta States experienced better conditions than a month ago due to timely rains. However, the percent of acreage with bolls opening was behind the 5-year average. The crop is rated in mostly good condition. Objective yield data show boll counts in Arkansas and Mississippi are the second highest in the past five years. Louisiana's boll counts are the second lowest in the past five years. Cotton in New Mexico and Oklahoma continues to progress well ahead of average, but in Texas, the percent of acreage with open bolls is about normal. Hot, dry weather led to reduced yield prospects in New Mexico and Oklahoma as the crop deteriorated, especially dryland acreage in Oklahoma. Defoliation and harvest remain active in central and southern areas of Texas. Irrigated cotton acreage in the Plains area of Texas is doing well, but dryland acreage is stressed due to the lack of moisture. Data from the Objective Yield survey show Texas boll counts are the highest of the previous five years. Upland cotton in California and Arizona continues to progress ahead of the 5-year average and the crop is rated in good to excellent condition. Weather has been very favorable throughout the growing season. Good plant growth and boll retention are evident. Insect pressure has been light. Data from the objective yield plots indicate California's count of bolls is the highest in the last five years. American-Pima production is forecast at 629,000 bales, down 9 percent from August and down 10 percent from 2001. The decrease from last month is due to reduced harvested acres in California and Texas. The U.S. yield is forecast at 1,251 pounds per harvested acre, down 5 pounds from the August forecast. If realized, this would be 3 pounds below the record high yield established in 2001. Ginnings totaled 537,150 running bales prior to September 1, compared with 608,650 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year and 842,150 running bales in 2000. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco production is forecast at 887 million pounds, 4 percent below the August 1 forecast and down 11 percent from 2001. If realized, this will be the smallest crop since 1908. Area for harvest in 2002 is forecast at 435,460 acres, unchanged from last month but up 1 percent from 2001. Yields for 2002 are expected to average 2,037 pounds per acre, 80 pounds lower than the August forecast and 256 pounds below a year ago. Yields in North Carolina, the leading tobacco producing State, are expected to average 2,086 pounds per acre, 64 pounds less than last month and 307 pounds lower than last year. In Kentucky, the second leading State, yields are expected to average 2,013 pounds per acre, 147 pounds lower than the August forecast and down 188 pounds from a year ago. Tobacco growers in Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee expect lower yields than a month ago. Virginia is the only State that expects yields to increase. The remaining States are unchanged from the August forecast. Flue-cured production is expected to total 522 million pounds, 2 percent below last month and down 10 percent from 2001. Growers plan to harvest 248,800 acres in 2002, up 4 percent from last year. Yields are forecast to average 2,098 pounds per acre, 46 pounds below the August forecast and 334 pounds less than the previous year. Yields in the Eastern Belt region of North Carolina, where over 50 percent of the State's tobacco is grown, decreased from the August forecast due to continued drought conditions. Fire-cured production is expected to total 32.1 million pounds, down less than 1 percent from the August forecast and 29 percent below last year. Growers plan to harvest 11,000 acres in 2002, down 25 percent from a year ago. The yield is expected to average 2,918 pounds per acre, 14 pounds below the August forecast and 178 pounds lower than the previous year. Burley production is expected to total 305 million pounds, 7 percent below the August forecast and 9 percent less than last year. Burley growers plan to harvest 161,500 acres, down 2 percent from a year ago. Yields are expected to average 1,888 pounds per acre, 134 pounds below the August forecast and down 145 pounds from 2001. Kentucky, the largest burley producing State, forecasts production at 203 million pounds, 7 percent below the August forecast and down 8 percent from last year. The primary factors causing the yield decline are drought and disease pressure, particularly black shank. Southern Maryland Belt tobacco production is expected to total 4.79 million pounds, down 1 percent from the August forecast and 10 percent below the previous year. A total of 3,000 acres is expected to be harvested this year, down 9 percent from 2001. Average yields, at 1,595 pounds per acre, are 22 pounds below the August forecast and 25 pounds less than last year. Dark air-cured production is expected to total 9.46 million pounds, 9 percent below last month and down 33 percent from 2001. Growers plan to harvest 3,960 acres in 2002, down 22 percent from last year. Yields are forecast to average 2,389 pounds per acre, 234 pounds less than the August forecast and 393 pounds below last year. Dry weather in the major producing areas of Kentucky caused significantly lower yield expectations. All cigar production is forecast to total 13.7 million pounds, down 4 percent from the August forecast but virtually unchanged from last year. Growers of cigar type tobacco plan to harvest 7,200 acres, 3 percent above a year ago. Overall yield is expected to average 1,904 pounds per acre, 80 pounds below the August forecast and 43 pounds below 2001. Severe disease pressure from blue mold in the Massachusetts crop caused a decline in expected yield. Summer Potatoes: Production of summer potatoes is forecast at 18.8 million cwt in 2002, up 1 percent from the July 1 forecast and 3 percent above a year ago. Harvest area is estimated at 60,600 acres, up 3 percent from last year but 4 percent below two years ago. The average yield is forecast at a record high 310 cwt per acre, equal to last year but 6 cwt above two years ago. Yields are expected to be above last year in Alabama, California, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas. Yields are record high in California, New Mexico, and Texas and tied for records in Colorado, Delaware, and Maryland. The use of irrigation helped abate disaster in the very arid West and timely showers, combined with irrigation, helped maintain yields in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Mid summer dryness hurt New Jersey potatoes but end-of-August rain helped late harvested fields. Missouri and Illinois farmers were hurt early in the season by heavy spring rain and flooded fields. Missouri growers, with harvest almost finished, have raised their yield expectations. Compared with last year, yields are down in Illinois, Missouri, and New Jersey. Summer potato harvest is virtually finished except in late areas of Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Virginia. Fall Potatoes, 2001 Final: Production of 2001 fall potatoes is finalized at 394 million cwt, down 16 percent from the record high 2000 production and 8 percent below 1999. This was the smallest fall potato crop since 1993. Farmers harvested 1.07 million acres of fall potatoes in 2001, down 10 percent from 2000 and 8 percent short of 1999. The average yield was 367 cwt per acre, down 25 cwt from 2000 and 2 cwt below 1999. Compared with annual estimates made last January, fall production was revised down 2 percent. Larger crops in California, Maine, Montana, Ohio, and Rhode Island were more than offset by smaller crops in Idaho, Michigan, and Nebraska. All Potatoes, 2001: Final production of potatoes from all four seasons in 2001 totaled 438 million cwt, down 15 percent from a year earlier and 8 percent below 1999. Area harvested is estimated at 1.22 million acres, down 9 percent from 2000 and 8 percent below 1999. The yield, averaging 358 cwt per acre, dropped 23 cwt from a year earlier and is 1 cwt lower than 1999. In 2001, winter production dropped 17 percent, spring slipped less than 1 percent, summer fell 5 percent, and fall potatoes dropped 16 percent from the previous year. Sugarcane: Production is forecast at 35.3 million tons, 1 percent below the August 1 forecast but 2 percent above last year. Sugarcane growers intend to harvest 1.02 million acres for sugar and seed during the 2002 crop year, up fractionally from last month but slightly lower than last year's final harvested acres. Yield is forecast at 34.4 tons per acre, 0.3 ton below August 1 but 0.8 ton above 2001. Frequent rains provided adequate moisture to support growth in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas during August. In Hawaii, favorably dry weather aided harvest, but progress remained behind schedule due to earlier rain delays. Sugarbeets: Production is forecast at 28.5 million tons, 3 percent more than the August forecast and 11 percent above last year's production. Growers in the 12 sugarbeet-producing States expect to harvest 1.37 million acres. This is 1 percent higher than the August estimate and 10 percent above last year. The yield is forecast at 20.8 tons per acre, 0.4 ton above the August forecast and slightly above 2001. Favorably mild temperatures and adequate moisture supplies contributed to improved crop conditions in the northern Red River Valley during August. As a result, processors in Minnesota and North Dakota reported lower abandonment and higher yields compared to a month ago. On the northern High Plains and Pacific Northwest, irrigation water supplies remained tight, but mild temperatures contributed to higher yield forecasts in Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, and Oregon. In Michigan, favorable weather produced good growth during August, but spotty and uneven stands limited yield response. In California, early harvest results indicate very good yields, and irrigation maintained healthy development in fields for late-season harvest. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.95 million pounds for August 2002, six percent lower than last month and 30 percent below a year ago. Area in crop totaled 2,145 acres, 6 percent lower than July and 21 percent less than last August. Harvested area totaled 1,495 acres, 14 percent below last month and 24 percent less than August 2001. Weather conditions in July were variable with showers and sunshine over major papaya producing areas. Soil moisture was adequate in non-irrigated orchards. Production has declined as producers planted less in response to low prices. Florida Citrus: Virtually all of Florida's citrus producing counties reported above average rainfall during August, the third consecutive month citrus growers had above average moisture levels. Most of the lakes, ponds, streams, and water reservoirs are currently at or above their normal levels. Growers and caretakers have been pumping excess water out of their ditches. The tropical summer weather patterns have generated a lot of new growth on trees of all ages. New crop fruit is making very good progress. Fruit sizes are good in well cared for groves. Several fresh fruit packinghouses tested early bloom fruit for the first shipments of the 2002-03 season. Some early tangerines and a few grapefruit were picked the last few days of August and were expected to be shipped around or before the first of September. Caretakers were very active during August keeping the cover crops mowed and the vines out of the citrus trees. Dead trees are being pushed out and burned in all areas. Resets are being planted in the larger groves. Growers are applying fertilizer and herbicides. California Citrus: Valencia orange harvest remained slow throughout the month due to a lack in demand. Summer grapefruit harvest came to an end in many locations. Lemons were picked in the coastal areas of the State throughout August, while picking in some desert locations began late in the month. New crop Navel oranges continued to mature. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Fruit growers conducted cultural practices that included weed control, fungicide applications, and irrigation of trees and vines. Stone fruit harvest remained active throughout August as later varieties reached maturity. Many stone fruit orchards were topped, pruned, irrigated, and treated for postharvest insect control. Harvest of grapes for the fresh market continued in the San Joaquin Valley. Red Globe, Ruby Seedless, Autumn Royal, Thompson Seedless, Red Muscat and Crimson Seedless varieties were harvested. Wine grape harvest began in August and gathered momentum by the end of the month. Grapes for raisins were laid down on trays. Harvest of Granny Smith, Macintosh, and Gala apple varieties commenced during August. Prune harvest began. Bartlett pear harvest was active in Lake and Mendocino Counties. Good fruit development in Asian pear orchards was reported due to moderate weather conditions. Treatments for fruit fly and Red Scale continued in olive orchards. Fig and pomegranate harvesting continued. Harvest of early variety almonds began during the first week of August and had gained momentum by the end of August. Walnut, pistachio, and pecan growers were preparing their orchards for harvest by month's end. Hazelnuts: Hazelnut production in Oregon is forecast at 18,000 tons for 2002, down 64 percent from last year's record high tonnage and 19 percent below 2000. This decrease was expected as this production season was the low year of the alternate bearing cycle. The crop is of very high quality due to Oregon's warm and dry summer. This type of weather prevents mold from developing inside the shell. Brown stain accounted for less than one percent of all nuts sampled this season. The results of the Oregon hazelnut objective yield survey showed the number of nuts picked per sample was 445 this year. This compares with 1,148 in 2001 and 354 in 2000. The percentage of good nuts was 84.4 percent, down from 85.7 percent in 2001 and 84.8 percent in 2000. Since there were less nuts per tree, the average nut size increased almost 25 percent in all samples from the previous year with the average weight per nut increasing from 2.95 grams to 3.31 grams. Walnuts: The 2002 California walnut production is forecast at 275,000 tons, down 10 percent from the 2001 production of 305,000 tons. The September forecast is based upon the Walnut Objective Measurement Survey conducted August 1 through August 28, 2002. Survey data indicated an average nut set of 1,572, down 9 percent from last year's average of 1,719. The Hartley nut set was down 4 percent, Chandler down 24 percent, Serr down 6 percent, and Franquette up 14 percent from 2001. Percent of sound kernels in-shell averaged 96.3 percent Statewide. In-shell weight per nut was 22 grams, while the average in-shell suture measurement was 32.4 millimeters. The average length in-shell was 38.5 millimeters. Pistachios: The 2002 California pistachio crop is expected to total a record high 280 million pounds, up 74 percent from last year and 15 percent higher than the 2000 final production. Pistachios are an alternate bearing crop with this year representing the high production year. Favorable weather conditions throughout the growing season contributed to good crop development. The California forecast is based upon an objective measurement survey that was completed August 23, 2002. The average number of clusters per tree was 1,108, up 38 percent from the previous year. The total number of filled nuts per tree was 11,009 as compared with 6,737 in 2001. The average number of nuts per cluster increased from 12.0 in 2001 to 13.8 in 2002. The average in-hull weight per nut including blanks was 2.65 grams, compared to 2.87 grams last year. The in-hull cross suture measurement was 14.46 millimeters, compared to 15.59 millimeters in 2001. In addition, the average kernel weight in 2002 was 0.89 grams, 13 percent below 2001. The average kernel suture was 10.16 millimeters, 3 percent below last year. The average cross suture was 9.35 millimeters, 6 percent below the previous year, while kernel length was 16.34 millimeters, down 2 percent compared to 2001. Reliability of September 1 Crop Production Forecast Survey Procedures: Objective Yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between August 26 and September 6 to gather information on expected yield as of September 1. The Objective Yield surveys for corn, cotton, and soybeans were conducted in the major producing States that usually account for about 75 percent of the U.S. production. Farm operators were interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in selected fields for the Objective Yield survey (corn, cotton, and soybeans). The counts made within each sample plot depend on the crop and the maturity of that crop. In all cases, number of plants are recorded along with other measurements that provide information to forecast the number of ears, bolls, or pods and their weight. 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 revisited each month until crop maturity when the fruit is harvested 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 13,000 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. 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 September 1 forecasts. Revision Policy: The September 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. Harvested acres may be revised any time a production forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area has changed since the last estimate. Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the September 1 production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error", a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the September 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. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the September 1 corn for grain production forecast is 5.3 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production forecast will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 5.3 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 9.2 percent. Also, shown in the following table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the differences between the September 1 forecast and the final estimate. Using corn again as an example, changes between the September 1 forecast and the final estimate during the last 20 years have averaged 298 million bushels, ranging from 10 million bushels to 891 million bushels. The September 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 11 times and above 9 times. This does not imply that the September 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. Reliability of September 1 Crop Production Forecasts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Root Mean : 20-Year Record of : : Square Error : Differences Between Forecast : :------------------: and Final Estimate : : : :------------------------------------ Crop :Unit : : 90 : Quantity : Years : :Percent: Percent :------------------------------------ : : :Confidence: : : :Below:Above : : : Interval :Average:Smallest:Largest:Final:Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------ Million ------ Number : : Corn For Grain :Bu : 5.3 9.2 298 10 891 11 9 Sorghum for Grain :Bu : 7.6 13.1 34 1 115 11 9 Rice :Cwt : 4.0 6.9 5 16 13 7 Soybeans for Beans:Bu : 5.1 8.8 98 19 199 10 10 Cotton 1/ :Bales: 6.1 10.6 738 5 2,366 10 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Quantity is in thousands of bales. 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