Cr Pr 2-2 (11-04) Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 12, 2004, 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 Up 1 Percent from October Forecast Soybean Production Up 1 Percent Cotton Production Up 5 Percent Orange Production Unchanged Corn production is forecast at 11.7 billion bushels, up 1 percent from last month and 16 percent above 2003. Based on conditions as of November 1, the yield is expected to average 160.2 bushels per acre, up 1.8 bushels from October and 18.0 bushels above last year. If realized, both production and yield would be the largest on record. The previous records for both were set last year when production was estimated at 10.1 billion bushels and yield was 142.2 bushels per acre. Across the U.S., yields are forecast at record high levels in 19 of the 33 published corn States. With the exception of Wisconsin, yields in the Corn Belt States are forecast at record highs as weather conditions have been mostly favorable throughout the growing season. Soybean production is forecast at 3.15 billion bushels, up 1 percent from October and 28 percent above 2003. If realized, this would be the largest U.S. soybean crop on record. Based on November 1 conditions, yields are expected to average a record high 42.6 bushels per acre, up 0.6 bushel from October and 8.7 bushels above last year. Producers in the Corn Belt, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the Carolinas are realizing higher yields than expected last month, while yield prospects decreased as harvest progressed in North Dakota and Minnesota. Area for harvest in the U.S. is forecast at 74.0 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 2 percent from 2003. All cotton production is forecast at 22.5 million 480-pound bales, up 5 percent from October and up 23 percent from last year's production. Yield is expected to average a record high 818 pounds per harvested acre, up 36 pounds from last month. If realized, the yield will be 88 pounds above the previous record high yield established in 2003. Record high yields are expected in Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Harvested area, at 13.2 million acres, is unchanged from October but 10 percent above 2003. The U.S. all orange forecast for the 2004-05 season, at 10.3 million tons, is unchanged from October 1 but down 20 percent from last season's utilization. This forecast is as of November 1, and takes into account fruit loss caused by the four hurricanes that affected citrus producing areas in Florida during the months of August and September. Florida's all orange forecast, at 176 million boxes (7.92 million tons), is unchanged from October 1 but 27 percent less than last season's final utilization. Early, midseason, and Navel varieties are forecast at 92.0 million boxes (4.14 million tons), unchanged from October 1 but 27 percent below last season's final utilization. Valencia oranges are forecast at 84.0 million boxes (3.78 million tons), 28 percent below last season's final utilization. Arizona, California, and Texas orange production forecasts are carried over from October 1. Due to the widespread hurricane damage this year, the Florida Citrus Industry requested that the Department of Agriculture add a November citrus crop forecast. The November citrus forecast is based on the Size and Drop Survey conducted in October by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service's Florida Statistical Office. The survey provides data about fruit size and droppage. Normally, the October survey will not provide enough new information to change the initial forecast. The monthly size and drop survey data from October were analyzed for any indication of fruit size or droppage changes from what were projected for the initial October forecast. The November 1 forecasts for the other citrus States: Arizona, California, and Texas are carried forward from the October Crop Production report. The schedule for all following Crop Production reports remains unchanged. Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 2004-05 season is unchanged from the October 1 forecast at 1.56 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix. This is the same as the 2003-04 season's yield of 1.56 gallons per box as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association. All projections of yield assume that the processing relationships this year will be similar to those of the past several seasons. This report was approved on November 12, 2004. Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Rich Allen Contents Page Grains & Hay Corn for Grain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Plant Population Per Acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ears Per Acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Percentage Distribution by Plant Population. . . . . 25 Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Width . . . . . . . 26 Percentage Distribution by Measure Row Width and Average Row Width27 Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Rice, by Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Selected Small Grains, Acres, Yield, and Production . . 15 Selected Small Grains, Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sorghum for Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Wheat, by Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Oilseeds Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Soybeans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet . . . . . . . . . 28 Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Cumulative Boll Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cottonseed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Sugarbeets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sugarcane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Dry Edible Peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Austrian Winter Peas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Lentils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Noncitrus Fruits & Tree Nuts Papayas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Citrus Grapefruit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Lemons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Oranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tangelos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tangerines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Temples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Potatoes & Miscellaneous Crops Potatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Fall Percent of Major Varieties Planted. . . . . . . 14 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Reliability of Production Data in this Report. . . . . . . 41 Weather Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Weather Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2004 : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 :------------------: 2003 : 2004 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AL : 190 210 122.0 120.0 123.0 23,180 25,830 AR : 350 300 140.0 140.0 140.0 49,000 42,000 CA : 170 190 160.0 165.0 165.0 27,200 31,350 CO : 890 1,000 135.0 132.0 128.0 120,150 128,000 DE : 162 155 123.0 144.0 144.0 19,926 22,320 GA : 285 280 129.0 130.0 130.0 36,765 36,400 IL : 11,050 11,550 164.0 180.0 180.0 1,812,200 2,079,000 IN : 5,390 5,500 146.0 167.0 169.0 786,940 929,500 IA : 12,000 12,300 157.0 180.0 183.0 1,884,000 2,250,900 KS : 2,500 2,750 120.0 148.0 151.0 300,000 415,250 KY : 1,080 1,110 137.0 150.0 150.0 147,960 166,500 LA : 500 405 134.0 135.0 135.0 67,000 54,675 MD : 410 420 123.0 152.0 152.0 50,430 63,840 MI : 2,090 1,950 126.0 127.0 132.0 263,340 257,400 MN : 6,650 6,900 146.0 155.0 157.0 970,900 1,083,300 MS : 530 440 135.0 136.0 136.0 71,550 59,840 MO : 2,800 2,850 108.0 156.0 159.0 302,400 453,150 NE : 7,700 7,900 146.0 168.0 168.0 1,124,200 1,327,200 NJ : 61 72 113.0 128.0 135.0 6,893 9,720 NM : 48 49 180.0 180.0 180.0 8,640 8,820 NY : 440 450 121.0 121.0 121.0 53,240 54,450 NC : 680 760 106.0 115.0 115.0 72,080 87,400 ND : 1,170 1,500 112.0 110.0 110.0 131,040 165,000 OH : 3,070 3,100 156.0 160.0 160.0 478,920 496,000 OK : 190 205 125.0 140.0 135.0 23,750 27,675 PA : 890 900 115.0 134.0 145.0 102,350 130,500 SC : 215 285 105.0 97.0 100.0 22,575 28,500 SD : 3,850 4,100 111.0 120.0 127.0 427,350 520,700 TN : 630 610 131.0 140.0 140.0 82,530 85,400 TX : 1,650 1,600 118.0 133.0 135.0 194,700 216,000 VA : 330 340 115.0 145.0 147.0 37,950 49,980 WA : 70 100 195.0 200.0 200.0 13,650 20,000 WI : 2,850 2,750 129.0 136.0 136.0 367,650 374,000 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 248 280 134.8 144.0 144.0 33,428 40,320 : US : 71,139 73,311 142.2 158.4 160.2 10,113,887 11,740,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, FL, ID, MT, OR, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2004 Summary." Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2004 : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 :-----------------: 2003 : 2004 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------ 1,000 Bushels : AR : 210 58 82.0 84.0 84.0 17,220 4,872 CO : 160 200 27.0 35.0 35.0 4,320 7,000 IL : 105 95 82.0 107.0 109.0 8,610 10,355 KS : 2,900 2,900 45.0 75.0 77.0 130,500 223,300 LA : 165 80 85.0 70.0 70.0 14,025 5,600 MO : 210 145 77.0 103.0 103.0 16,170 14,935 NE : 500 420 62.0 82.0 90.0 31,000 37,800 NM : 62 90 27.0 50.0 50.0 1,674 4,500 OK : 250 230 37.0 53.0 55.0 9,250 12,650 SD : 150 160 45.0 46.0 46.0 6,750 7,360 TX : 2,850 2,050 54.0 65.0 65.0 153,900 133,250 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 236 131 75.5 76.7 76.0 17,818 9,950 : US : 7,798 6,559 52.7 70.4 71.9 411,237 471,572 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2004 Summary." Rice: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State: : : : 2004 : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 :-------------------: 2003 : 2004 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --------- Pounds -------- ---- 1,000 Cwt --- : AR : 1,455 1,560 6,590 6,800 6,800 95,860 106,080 CA : 507 600 7,620 8,100 8,400 38,624 50,400 LA : 450 530 5,870 5,300 5,350 26,397 28,355 MS : 234 233 6,800 6,900 6,900 15,912 16,077 MO : 171 194 6,130 6,350 6,400 10,484 12,416 TX : 180 217 6,600 6,600 6,600 11,880 14,322 : US : 2,997 3,334 6,645 6,763 6,828 199,157 227,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rice: Production by Class, United States, 2002-2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Year : Long Grain : Medium Grain : Short Grain 1/ : All : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 2002 : 157,243 52,201 1,516 210,960 2003 : 149,011 47,440 2,706 199,157 2004 2/ : 166,872 57,388 3,390 227,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain in 2003 and 2004 but not in previous years. 2/ The 2004 rice production by class estimates are based on class harvested acreage estimates and the 5-year average class yield compared to the all rice yield. Soybeans for Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2004 : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 :-------------------: 2003 : 2004 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : AL : 160 195 36.0 37.0 37.0 5,760 7,215 AR : 2,890 3,150 38.5 40.0 40.0 111,265 126,000 DE : 178 207 36.0 42.0 42.0 6,408 8,694 GA : 180 260 33.0 30.0 30.0 5,940 7,800 IL : 10,260 9,850 37.0 49.0 50.0 379,620 492,500 IN : 5,370 5,430 38.0 51.0 53.0 204,060 287,790 IA : 10,550 10,150 32.5 47.0 49.0 342,875 497,350 KS : 2,480 2,700 23.0 41.0 41.0 57,040 110,700 KY : 1,240 1,290 43.5 42.0 42.0 53,940 54,180 LA : 740 1,070 34.0 31.0 31.0 25,160 33,170 MD : 430 490 37.0 41.0 42.0 15,910 20,580 MI : 1,990 1,990 27.5 35.0 36.0 54,725 71,640 MN : 7,450 7,200 32.0 36.0 34.0 238,400 244,800 MS : 1,430 1,630 39.0 39.0 39.0 55,770 63,570 MO : 4,950 4,940 29.5 44.0 46.0 146,025 227,240 NE : 4,500 4,750 40.5 47.0 48.0 182,250 228,000 NJ : 88 101 34.0 42.0 42.0 2,992 4,242 NY : 138 173 35.0 36.0 36.0 4,830 6,228 NC : 1,400 1,470 30.0 32.0 33.0 42,000 48,510 ND : 3,050 3,670 29.0 27.0 25.0 88,450 91,750 OH : 4,280 4,420 38.5 46.0 47.0 164,780 207,740 OK : 245 290 26.0 30.0 30.0 6,370 8,700 PA : 375 395 41.0 45.0 47.0 15,375 18,565 SC : 420 520 28.0 26.0 27.0 11,760 14,040 SD : 4,200 4,090 27.5 34.0 34.0 115,500 139,060 TN : 1,120 1,180 42.0 40.0 40.0 47,040 47,200 TX : 185 275 29.0 31.0 31.0 5,365 8,525 VA : 480 520 34.0 37.0 37.0 16,320 19,240 WI : 1,670 1,550 28.0 35.0 35.0 46,760 54,250 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 27 34 36.1 34.2 34.2 975 1,162 : US : 72,476 73,990 33.9 42.0 42.6 2,453,665 3,150,441 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include FL and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2004 Summary." Peanuts: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State: : : : 2004 : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 :-------------------: 2003 : 2004 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Pounds -------- --- 1,000 Pounds --- : AL : 185.0 195.0 2,750 2,700 2,800 508,750 546,000 FL : 115.0 130.0 3,000 2,300 2,600 345,000 338,000 GA : 540.0 610.0 3,450 3,000 3,000 1,863,000 1,830,000 NM : 17.0 16.0 2,700 3,000 3,000 45,900 48,000 NC : 100.0 105.0 3,200 3,200 3,400 320,000 357,000 OK : 35.0 32.0 2,800 3,300 3,250 98,000 104,000 SC : 17.0 33.0 3,400 3,200 3,400 57,800 112,200 TX : 270.0 235.0 3,000 3,300 3,250 810,000 763,750 VA : 33.0 32.0 2,900 3,100 3,200 95,700 102,400 : US : 1,312.0 1,388.0 3,159 2,972 3,027 4,144,150 4,201,350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cottonseed: Production, United States, 2002-2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : US : 6,183.9 6,664.6 8,245.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State, and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ Type :---------------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : : 2004 : : State : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 :-------------------: 2003 : 2004 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Pounds -------- 1,000 Bales 2/ : Upland : AL : 510.0 535.0 772 673 727 820.0 810.0 AZ : 213.0 236.0 1,239 1,322 1,342 550.0 660.0 AR : 945.0 920.0 916 976 1,028 1,804.0 1,970.0 CA : 545.0 557.0 1,317 1,508 1,508 1,495.0 1,750.0 GA : 1,290.0 1,260.0 785 667 686 2,110.0 1,800.0 LA : 510.0 490.0 967 764 784 1,027.0 800.0 MS : 1,090.0 1,090.0 934 925 960 2,120.0 2,180.0 MO : 390.0 385.0 862 860 960 700.0 770.0 NM : 38.0 64.0 884 938 938 70.0 125.0 NC : 770.0 725.0 646 781 847 1,037.0 1,280.0 OK : 170.0 195.0 616 645 714 218.0 290.0 SC : 218.0 218.0 718 731 815 326.0 370.0 TN : 530.0 540.0 806 827 844 890.0 950.0 TX : 4,350.0 5,500.0 478 637 672 4,330.0 7,700.0 VA : 85.0 81.0 674 836 889 119.4 150.0 : Oth : Sts 3/: 172.0 174.0 576 607 607 206.5 220.0 : US :11,826.0 12,970.0 723 771 808 17,822.9 21,825.0 : Amer-Pima: AZ : 2.4 3.0 920 960 960 4.6 6.0 CA : 149.0 219.0 1,194 1,414 1,425 370.5 650.0 NM : 6.0 11.0 1,056 916 916 13.2 21.0 TX : 20.0 20.0 1,056 1,032 1,032 44.0 43.0 : US : 177.4 253.0 1,170 1,357 1,366 432.3 720.0 : All : AL : 510.0 535.0 772 673 727 820.0 810.0 AZ : 215.4 239.0 1,236 1,317 1,338 554.6 666.0 AR : 945.0 920.0 916 976 1,028 1,804.0 1,970.0 CA : 694.0 776.0 1,290 1,481 1,485 1,865.5 2,400.0 GA : 1,290.0 1,260.0 785 667 686 2,110.0 1,800.0 LA : 510.0 490.0 967 764 784 1,027.0 800.0 MS : 1,090.0 1,090.0 934 925 960 2,120.0 2,180.0 MO : 390.0 385.0 862 860 960 700.0 770.0 NM : 44.0 75.0 908 934 934 83.2 146.0 NC : 770.0 725.0 646 781 847 1,037.0 1,280.0 OK : 170.0 195.0 616 645 714 218.0 290.0 SC : 218.0 218.0 718 731 815 326.0 370.0 TN : 530.0 540.0 806 827 844 890.0 950.0 TX : 4,370.0 5,520.0 480 639 673 4,374.0 7,743.0 VA : 85.0 81.0 674 836 889 119.4 150.0 : Oth : Sts 3/: 172.0 174.0 576 607 607 206.5 220.0 : US :12,003.4 13,223.0 730 782 818 18,255.2 22,545.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb. net weight bale. 3/ Other States include FL and KS. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2004 Summary." Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2004 : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 :-------------------: 2003 : 2004 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Tons --------- -- 1,000 Tons -- : CA : 50.2 49.0 36.5 38.0 39.0 1,832 1,911 CO : 27.4 33.4 23.5 22.7 24.2 644 808 ID : 207.0 192.0 29.2 27.1 27.5 6,044 5,280 MI : 178.0 163.0 19.1 19.0 20.0 3,400 3,260 MN : 487.0 479.0 20.6 19.9 20.7 10,032 9,915 MT : 51.5 52.2 25.4 21.0 21.0 1,308 1,096 NE : 42.4 47.6 20.3 20.0 21.4 861 1,019 ND : 255.0 256.0 20.4 19.5 20.0 5,202 5,120 OH : 1.9 1.6 24.2 21.5 21.5 46 34 OR : 9.8 12.5 30.7 29.0 28.3 301 354 WA : 4.0 3.8 40.3 37.6 37.4 161 142 WY : 33.7 35.9 22.3 22.5 23.0 752 826 : US : 1,347.9 1,326.0 22.7 21.7 22.4 30,583 29,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except CA. In CA, relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central CA and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern CA. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2004 : : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 :-------------------: 2003 : 2004 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --------- Tons --------- -- 1,000 Tons -- : FL : 438.0 420.0 39.3 36.0 36.0 17,231 15,120 HI : 21.3 24.1 97.7 94.0 94.0 2,082 2,265 LA : 490.0 475.0 26.2 24.0 24.0 12,838 11,400 TX : 45.1 42.3 37.8 36.0 37.0 1,706 1,565 : US : 994.4 961.4 34.0 31.5 31.6 33,857 30,350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. Lentils: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 68.0 72.0 66.0 70.0 MT : 30.0 78.0 26.0 65.0 ND : 55.0 100.0 54.0 94.0 WA : 93.0 95.0 91.0 93.0 : US : 246.0 345.0 237.0 322.0 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ------ 1,000 Cwt ----- : ID : 950 1,100 627 770 MT : 1,050 1,400 273 910 ND : 1,170 1,370 632 1,288 WA : 1,000 1,200 910 1,116 : US : 1,030 1,268 2,442 4,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Edible Peas: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 55.0 57.0 54.0 55.0 MT : 33.0 68.0 31.0 59.0 ND : 160.0 310.0 155.0 296.0 OR : 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.8 WA : 83.0 85.0 82.0 84.0 : US : 337.5 527.0 328.5 500.8 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ------ 1,000 Cwt ------ : ID : 1,200 1,400 648 770 MT : 1,450 1,550 450 915 ND : 1,770 2,340 2,744 6,926 OR : 2,000 3,000 130 204 WA : 1,500 2,400 1,230 2,016 : US : 1,584 2,163 5,202 10,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas. Austrian Winter Peas: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 10.0 15.5 8.0 12.0 MT : 9.5 12.0 7.0 8.0 OR : 1.6 3.0 0.6 1.5 : US : 21.1 30.5 15.6 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ----- 1,000 Cwt ---- : ID : 1,400 1,400 112 168 MT : 800 1,000 56 80 OR : 1,000 1,600 6 24 : US : 1,115 1,265 174 272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States, 2002-2003, 2003-2004 and Forecasted November 1, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production : Utilized Production : Boxes : Ton Equivalent Crop and State :---------------------------------------------------------- : 2002-03 : 2003-04 : 2004-05 : 2002-03 : 2003-04 :2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ ----- ------- 1,000 Tons ------- Oranges : Early Mid & : Navel 3/ : AZ 4/ : 200 300 270 8 12 10 CA 4/ : 42,000 38,000 46,000 1,575 1,426 1,725 FL : 112,000 126,000 92,000 5,040 5,670 4,140 TX 4/ : 1,350 1,420 1,650 57 60 70 US : 155,550 165,720 139,920 6,680 7,168 5,945 Valencia : AZ 4/ : 270 170 170 10 6 6 CA 4/ : 20,000 14,000 16,000 751 526 600 FL : 91,000 116,000 84,000 4,095 5,220 3,780 TX 4/ : 220 230 250 9 10 11 US : 111,490 130,400 100,420 4,865 5,762 4,397 All : AZ 4/ : 470 470 440 18 18 16 CA 4/ : 62,000 52,000 62,000 2,326 1,952 2,325 FL : 203,000 242,000 176,000 9,135 10,890 7,920 TX 4/ : 1,570 1,650 1,900 66 70 81 US : 267,040 296,120 240,340 11,545 12,930 10,342 Temples : FL : 1,300 1,400 800 59 63 36 Grapefruit : White Seedless 5/ : FL : 16,200 15,900 4,000 689 675 170 Colored Seedless : FL : 22,500 25,000 11,000 957 1,063 468 All : AZ 4/ : 130 140 200 4 5 7 CA 4/ : 5,600 5,400 5,200 187 181 174 FL : 38,700 40,900 15,000 1,646 1,738 638 TX 4/ : 5,650 5,700 5,900 226 228 236 US : 50,080 52,140 26,300 2,063 2,152 1,055 Tangerines : AZ 4/ 6/ : 430 690 500 16 25 19 CA 4/ 6/ : 2,800 2,700 2,900 105 101 109 FL : 5,500 6,500 4,700 261 309 223 US : 8,730 9,890 8,100 382 435 351 Lemons 4/ : AZ : 3,000 3,000 2,400 114 114 91 CA : 24,000 18,000 19,500 912 684 741 US : 27,000 21,000 21,900 1,026 798 832 Tangelos : FL : 2,350 1,000 1,400 105 45 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 2/ Net lbs. per box: oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-AZ & CA-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76; tangelos, Temples-90; tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95. 3/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in FL and TX. Small quantities of tangerines in TX. 4/ Estimates for current year carried forward from previous forecast. 5/ Includes seedy. 6/ Includes tangelos and tangors. Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Sep 2/ : 2,370 2,110 1,565 1,370 3,025 2,715 Oct : 2,375 2,100 1,575 1,365 3,450 3,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Utilized fresh production. 2/ September 2004 revised for area. Potatoes: Area Planted, Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal Group: Area Planted : Area Harvested : Yield : Production and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----------- 1,000 Acres ---------- -- Cwt -- --- 1,000 Cwt -- : Winter 1/ : Total : 14.6 18.7 14.3 18.5 282 260 4,027 4,818 : Spring 1/ : Total : 88.6 73.5 84.7 71.7 288 266 24,433 19,077 : Summer 1/ : Total : 63.4 58.8 58.7 55.1 320 336 18,766 18,487 : Fall : CA : 8.3 7.6 8.3 7.6 425 510 3,528 3,876 CO : 66.3 65.0 65.7 64.3 360 360 23,652 23,148 ID : 360.0 355.0 358.0 353.0 344 374 123,180 131,970 10 SW Co : 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 465 490 11,625 12,250 Other ID : 335.0 330.0 333.0 328.0 335 365 111,555 119,720 IN : 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.2 250 350 925 1,120 ME : 66.0 63.5 65.5 61.5 260 310 17,030 19,065 MA : 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.5 265 310 716 775 MI : 46.0 43.0 45.5 42.0 330 310 15,015 13,020 MN : 60.0 47.0 58.0 43.0 385 430 22,330 18,490 MT : 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.6 315 330 3,339 3,498 NE : 23.5 22.0 23.2 21.8 420 410 9,744 8,938 NV : 8.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 415 430 3,320 2,881 NM : 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 400 400 1,600 1,600 NY : 22.2 20.0 21.7 19.2 300 250 6,510 4,800 ND : 117.0 105.0 112.0 100.0 245 265 27,440 26,500 OH : 4.5 3.7 4.3 3.6 255 300 1,097 1,080 OR : 42.8 37.0 42.6 37.0 493 534 20,991 19,775 Malheur : 5.8 5.2 5.8 5.2 415 470 2,407 2,444 Other OR : 37.0 31.8 36.8 31.8 505 545 18,584 17,331 PA : 13.0 12.0 12.5 11.0 270 235 3,375 2,585 RI : 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 285 290 171 145 SD 2/ : 1.0 1.0 340 340 UT 2/ : 1.0 1.0 335 335 WA : 163.0 160.0 162.0 159.0 575 590 93,150 93,810 WI : 81.0 75.0 80.0 74.0 410 415 32,800 30,710 : Total :1,106.0 1,043.7 1,090.9 1,024.5 376 398 410,588 407,786 : US :1,272.6 1,194.7 1,248.6 1,169.8 367 385 457,814 450,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2004. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Varieties Planted, 2004 Crop The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts variety surveys in 8 States, accounting for 89 percent of the forecast U.S. fall potato production. Colorado data are from a growers potato variety survey. The remaining 7 States conduct objective yield surveys where all producing areas are sampled in proportion to planted acreage. Variety data shown below are actual percentages from these surveys. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Major Varieties Planted, Selected States and 8 States Total, 2004 Crop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State :Pct. of :: State :Pct. of :: State :Pct. of and :Planted :: and :Planted :: and :Planted Varieties : Acres :: Varieties : Acres :: Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CO : :: Sangre : 1.6 :: R Norkotah : 16.7 R Norkotah : 57.6 :: R Norkotah : 1.5 :: Norland : 11.7 Yukon Gold : 9.0 :: Atlantic : 1.3 :: Goldrush : 10.7 R Nugget : 7.8 :: Goldrush : 1.2 :: Superior : 6.0 Centennial R : 7.1 :: Other : 3.9 :: Silverton R : 5.1 Rio Grande R : 3.4 :: Total : 100.0 :: Snowden : 2.6 Keystone R : 1.1 :: : :: Atlantic : 1.3 Other : 14.0 :: ND : :: Pike : 1.2 Total : 100.0 :: R Burbank : 40.0 :: Other : 3.0 : :: Shepody : 16.5 :: Total : 100.0 ID : :: Frito- Lay : 14.7 :: : R Burbank : 63.3 :: Norland : 8.3 :: : R Norkotah : 14.2 :: Ranger R : 4.2 :: TOTAL(8 States): Ranger R : 12.5 :: Dakota Pearl : 4.1 :: : R Alturas : 2.9 :: NorValley : 2.2 :: R Burbank : 43.5 Shepody : 1.7 :: Pontiac : 1.8 :: R Norkotah : 14.4 Other : 5.4 :: La Soda : 1.8 :: Ranger R : 10.0 Total : 100.0 :: R Alturas : 1.2 :: Shepody : 5.1 : :: Sangre : 1.0 :: Frito-Lay : 4.5 ME : :: Other : 4.2 :: Norland : 3.4 R Burbank : 36.7 :: Total : 100.0 :: R Alturas : 2.2 Frito-Lay : 11.5 :: : :: Umatilla R : 1.9 Shepody : 9.3 :: OR : :: Yukon Gold : 1.4 Ontario : 5.5 :: Ranger R : 31.3 :: Goldrush : 1.1 Yukon Gold : 3.3 :: R Burbank : 22.8 :: Superior : 0.7 Superior : 3.0 :: R Norkotah : 16.3 :: Centennial R : 0.6 R Norkotah : 3.0 :: Shepody : 10.3 :: Dakota Pearl : 0.6 Atlantic : 3.0 :: R Alturas : 7.2 :: R Nugget : 0.6 Katahdin : 2.5 :: Frito-Lay : 6.0 :: Chieftain : 0.5 Norland : 2.5 :: Yukon Gold : 1.1 :: Silverton R : 0.4 Snowden : 2.3 :: Other : 5.0 :: Atlantic : 0.4 Norwis : 2.2 :: Total : 100.0 :: Ontario : 0.4 Goldrush : 1.9 :: : :: Snowden : 0.4 Reba : 1.7 :: WA : :: Pontiac : 0.3 Monona : 1.7 :: R Burbank : 34.7 :: Pike : 0.3 Chieftain : 1.3 :: Ranger R : 18.5 :: Rio Grande R : 0.2 Centennial R : 1.2 :: R Norkotah : 12.9 :: NorValley : 0.2 Mainstay : 1.0 :: Umatilla R : 10.7 :: Sangre : 0.2 Other : 6.4 :: Shepody : 8.2 :: La Soda : 0.2 Total : 100.0 :: R Alturas : 3.5 :: Katahdin : 0.2 : :: Chieftain : 2.4 :: Norwis : 0.2 MN : :: Frito-Lay : 1.8 :: Cascade : 0.1 R Burbank : 51.2 :: Yukon Gold : 1.5 :: Dakota Rose : 0.1 Norland : 23.2 :: Pike : 1.0 :: Reba : 0.1 Yukon Gold : 3.6 :: Other : 4.8 :: Monona : 0.1 Shepody : 2.9 :: Total : 100.0 :: Keystone R : 0.1 Pontiac : 2.6 :: : :: Mainstay : 0.1 Dakota Pearl : 2.5 :: WI : :: Other : 5.5 Cascade : 2.4 :: R Burbank : 23.3 :: : Dakota Rose : 2.1 :: Frito-Lay : 18.4 :: Total : 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Selected Small Grains: Area Planted, Selected States and United States, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- :Minnesota : Montana : North Dakota : Wyoming :United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oats : 310 105 490 50 4,085 Barley : 130 1,000 1,600 90 4,527 All Wheat : 1,728 5,470 8,195 160 59,674 Durum : 1 570 1,750 2,561 Other Spring : 1,700 3,000 6,200 10 13,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2004 Summary" released September 30, 2004. Selected Small Grains: Area Harvested, Selected States and United States, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- :Minnesota : Montana : North Dakota : Wyoming :United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oats : 190 40 220 15 1,792 Barley : 115 830 1,480 75 4,021 All Wheat : 1,636 5,025 7,775 141 49,999 Durum : 1 545 1,600 2,363 Other Spring : 1,610 2,850 5,950 6 13,174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2004 Summary" released September 30, 2004. Selected Small Grains: Yield, Selected States and United States, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- :Minnesota : Montana : North Dakota : Wyoming :United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bushels : Oats : 70.0 60.0 64.0 53.0 64.7 Barley : 68.0 59.0 62.0 92.0 69.4 All Wheat : 54.8 34.5 39.4 26.6 43.2 Durum : 55.0 33.0 33.0 38.0 Other Spring : 55.0 31.0 41.0 40.0 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2004 Summary" released September 30, 2004. Selected Small Grains: Production, Selected States and United States, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- :Minnesota : Montana : North Dakota : Wyoming :United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : Oats : 13,300 2,400 14,080 795 115,935 Barley : 7,820 48,970 91,760 6,900 279,253 All Wheat : 89,605 173,165 306,650 3,750 2,158,245 Durum : 55 17,985 52,800 89,893 Other Spring : 88,550 88,350 243,950 240 568,918 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2004 Summary" released September 30, 2004. Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 2002-2004 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Winter : Spring : :-------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Hard : Soft : : Hard : : : Total : Red : Red : White : Red : White : Durum : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 2002 : 620,328 320,968 195,705 351,439 37,478 79,960 1,605,878 2003 :1,070,996 380,435 265,290 499,674 31,728 96,637 2,344,760 2004 : 856,211 380,305 262,918 525,467 43,451 89,893 2,158,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wheat class estimates are based on the latest varietal acreage survey data available. 2/ Updated from "Small Grains 2004 Summary" released September 30, 2004. Selected Small Grains: Stocks by Position, Selected States and United States, September 1, 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : On : Off : Total All State : Farms : Farms 2/ : Positions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Oats :----------------------------------------------------------- : :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : MN : 10,000 11,888 21,888 MT : 2,500 50 2,550 ND : 14,500 1,190 15,690 WY : * * * Unall * : 17,000 9,385 35,166 : US : 74,300 41,454 115,754 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Barley :----------------------------------------------------------- : :----------------------------------------------------------- MN : 7,600 21,402 29,002 MT : 42,000 7,290 49,290 ND : 72,000 20,000 92,000 WY : * * * Unall* : 17,000 5,638 47,677 : US : 175,300 115,305 290,605 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Durum Wheat 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : :----------------------------------------------------------- ND : 46,000 6,500 52,500 : Oth Sts : 20,120 18,158 38,278 : US : 66,120 24,658 90,778 :----------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat :----------------------------------------------------------- : :----------------------------------------------------------- MN : 86,000 24,271 110,271 MT : 166,000 19,780 185,780 ND : 247,000 51,500 298,500 WY : * * * Unall* : 23,000 13,722 131,625 : US : 790,600 1,146,115 1,936,715 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations: "On farms unallocated" includes minor producing States' data not published separately. 1/ Updated from "Grains Stocks" released September 30, 2004. 2/ Included stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 3/ Included in all wheat. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2003-2004 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 5,348.0 4,527.0 4,727.0 4,021.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 78,736.0 80,968.0 71,139.0 73,311.0 Corn for Silage : 6,528.0 Hay, All : 63,342.0 61,589.0 Alfalfa : 23,578.0 22,226.0 All Other : 39,764.0 39,363.0 Oats : 4,597.0 4,085.0 2,220.0 1,792.0 Proso Millet : 730.0 720.0 620.0 Rice : 3,022.0 3,364.0 2,997.0 3,334.0 Rye : 1,348.0 1,380.0 319.0 320.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 9,420.0 7,528.0 7,798.0 6,559.0 Sorghum for Silage : 343.0 Wheat, All : 62,141.0 59,674.0 53,063.0 49,999.0 Winter : 45,384.0 43,350.0 36,753.0 34,462.0 Durum : 2,915.0 2,561.0 2,869.0 2,363.0 Other Spring : 13,842.0 13,763.0 13,441.0 13,174.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,082.0 868.0 1,068.0 832.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 595.0 629.0 583.0 608.0 Mustard Seed : 110.0 68.5 107.0 65.9 Peanuts : 1,344.0 1,429.0 1,312.0 1,388.0 Rapeseed : 1.3 11.8 1.2 11.4 Safflower : 221.0 142.0 212.0 133.0 Soybeans for Beans : 73,404.0 75,065.0 72,476.0 73,990.0 Sunflower : 2,344.0 1,864.0 2,197.0 1,780.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 13,479.6 13,763.0 12,003.4 13,223.0 Upland : 13,301.0 13,508.0 11,826.0 12,970.0 Amer-Pima : 178.6 255.0 177.4 253.0 Sugarbeets : 1,365.4 1,349.8 1,347.9 1,326.0 Sugarcane : 994.4 961.4 Tobacco : 411.2 409.6 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 21.1 30.5 15.6 21.5 Dry Edible Beans : 1,406.1 1,373.4 1,346.9 1,250.1 Dry Edible Peas : 337.5 527.0 328.5 500.8 Lentils : 246.0 345.0 237.0 322.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 5.9 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.2 0.2 Hops : 28.7 28.0 Peppermint Oil : 78.2 Potatoes, All : 1,272.6 1,194.7 1,248.6 1,169.8 Winter : 14.6 18.7 14.3 18.5 Spring : 88.6 73.5 84.7 71.7 Summer : 63.4 58.8 58.7 55.1 Fall : 1,106.0 1,043.7 1,090.9 1,024.5 Spearmint Oil : 15.8 Sweet Potatoes : 95.8 99.1 92.6 96.3 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 2004 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, 2003-2004 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Unit :------------------------------------------- : : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------- : : Grains & Hay : : Barley : Bu : 58.9 69.4 278,283 279,253 Corn for Grain : " : 142.2 160.2 10,113,887 11,740,920 Corn for Silage : Ton : 16.2 105,864 Hay, All : " : 2.48 2.69 157,123 165,920 Alfalfa : " : 3.24 3.48 76,307 77,371 All Other : " : 2.03 2.25 80,816 88,549 Oats : Bu : 65.0 64.7 144,383 115,935 Proso Millet : " : 18.5 11,450 Rice 2/ : Cwt : 6,645 6,828 199,157 227,650 Rye : Bu : 27.1 26.9 8,634 8,615 Sorghum for Grain : " : 52.7 71.9 411,237 471,572 Sorghum for Silage : Ton : 10.4 3,552 Wheat, All : Bu : 44.2 43.2 2,344,760 2,158,245 Winter : " : 46.7 43.5 1,716,721 1,499,434 Durum : " : 33.7 38.0 96,637 89,893 Other Spring : " : 39.5 43.2 531,402 568,918 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,416 1,517 1,512,250 1,261,820 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 6,664.6 8,245.0 Flaxseed : Bu : 17.9 10,426 Mustard Seed : Lb : 723 77,372 Peanuts : " : 3,159 3,027 4,144,150 4,201,350 Rapeseed : " : 949 1,139 Safflower : " : 1,286 272,555 Soybeans for Beans : Bu : 33.9 42.6 2,453,665 3,150,441 Sunflower : Lb : 1,213 1,346 2,665,226 2,395,199 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ : Bale: 730 818 18,255.2 22,545.0 Upland 2/ : " : 723 808 17,822.9 21,825.0 Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 1,170 1,366 432.3 720.0 Sugarbeets : Ton : 22.7 22.4 30,583 29,765 Sugarcane : " : 34.0 31.6 33,857 30,350 Tobacco : Lb : 1,952 2,156 802,654 883,168 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : Cwt : 1,115 1,265 174 272 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : " : 1,672 1,495 22,515 18,693 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : " : 1,584 2,163 5,202 10,831 Lentils 2/ : " : 1,030 1,268 2,442 4,084 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : " : 673 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) : Lb : 1,407 8,300 Ginger Root (HI) : " : 37,500 40,000 6,000 6,000 Hops : " : 1,903 1,982 54,565.1 55,537.9 Peppermint Oil : " : 89 6,924 Potatoes, All : Cwt : 367 385 457,814 450,168 Winter : " : 282 260 4,027 4,818 Spring : " : 288 266 24,433 19,077 Summer : " : 320 336 18,766 18,487 Fall : " : 376 398 410,588 407,786 Spearmint Oil : Lb : 113 1,778 Sweet Potatoes : Cwt : 172 15,891 Taro (HI) 3/ : Lb : 5,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2004 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2003-2005 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production Crop : Unit :-------------------------------------------- : : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 : : Citrus 2/ : : Grapefruit : Ton : 2,063 2,152 1,055 Lemons : " : 1,026 798 832 Oranges : " : 11,545 12,930 10,342 Tangelos (FL) : " : 105 45 63 Tangerines : " : 382 435 351 Temples (FL) : " : 59 63 36 : : Noncitrus : : Apples : 1,000 Lbs: 8,613.3 9,458.9 Apricots : Ton : 97.6 95.6 Bananas (HI) : Lb : 22,500.0 Grapes : Ton : 6,572.7 6,073.0 Olives (CA) : " : 118.0 85.0 Papayas (HI) : Lbs : 42,600.0 Peaches : 1,000 Lbs: 2,519.0 2,598.4 Pears : Ton : 928.1 908.0 Prunes, Dried (CA) : " : 181.0 70.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA): " : 16.3 24.5 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) : Lb : 1,040,000 1,080,000 Hazelnuts (OR) : Ton : 37.9 44.0 Pecans : Lb : 282,100 189,300 Pistachios (CA) 3/ : " : 119,000 Walnuts (CA) : Ton : 326.0 325.0 Maple Syrup : Gal : 1,260 1,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2004 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2004-05 season. 2/ Production years are 2002-03, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005. 3/ September 1 forecast discontinued in 2004. Preliminary production estimate will be published in the "Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2004 Preliminary Summary" to be released in January 2005. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2003-2004 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 2,164,280 1,832,030 1,912,970 1,627,260 Corn for Grain 2/ :31,863,670 32,766,940 28,789,240 29,668,230 Corn for Silage : 2,641,820 Hay, All 3/ : 25,633,870 24,924,450 Alfalfa : 9,541,780 8,994,640 All Other : 16,092,090 15,929,810 Oats : 1,860,360 1,653,160 898,410 725,200 Proso Millet : 295,420 291,380 250,910 Rice : 1,222,970 1,361,380 1,212,860 1,349,240 Rye : 545,520 558,470 129,100 129,500 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,812,180 3,046,510 3,155,770 2,654,360 Sorghum for Silage : 138,810 Wheat, All 3/ :25,147,840 24,149,470 21,474,070 20,234,100 Winter :18,366,450 17,543,310 14,873,570 13,946,430 Durum : 1,179,670 1,036,410 1,161,060 956,280 Other Spring : 5,601,720 5,569,750 5,439,440 5,331,390 : Oilseeds : Canola : 437,870 351,270 432,210 336,700 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 240,790 254,550 235,930 246,050 Mustard Seed : 44,520 27,720 43,300 26,670 Peanuts : 543,900 578,300 530,950 561,710 Rapeseed : 530 4,780 490 4,610 Safflower : 89,440 57,470 85,790 53,820 Soybeans for Beans :29,705,860 30,378,050 29,330,310 29,943,010 Sunflower : 948,590 754,340 889,100 720,350 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 5,455,060 5,569,750 4,857,660 5,351,220 Upland : 5,382,780 5,466,550 4,785,860 5,248,830 Amer-Pima : 72,280 103,200 71,790 102,390 Sugarbeets : 552,560 546,250 545,480 536,620 Sugarcane : 402,420 389,070 Tobacco : 166,390 165,770 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 8,540 12,340 6,310 8,700 Dry Edible Beans : 569,030 555,800 545,080 505,900 Dry Edible Peas : 136,580 213,270 132,940 202,670 Lentils : 99,550 139,620 95,910 130,310 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,390 Ginger Root (HI) : 60 60 Hops : 11,600 11,340 Peppermint Oil : 31,650 Potatoes, All 3/ : 515,010 483,480 505,300 473,410 Winter : 5,910 7,570 5,790 7,490 Spring : 35,860 29,740 34,280 29,020 Summer : 25,660 23,800 23,760 22,300 Fall : 447,590 422,370 441,480 414,600 Spearmint Oil : 6,390 Sweet Potatoes : 38,770 40,100 37,470 38,970 Taro (HI) 4/ : 170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2004 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, 2003-2004 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.17 3.74 6,058,900 6,080,020 Corn for Grain : 8.92 10.05 256,904,560 298,233,100 Corn for Silage : 36.35 96,038,210 Hay, All 2/ : 5.56 6.04 142,539,590 150,520,090 Alfalfa : 7.25 7.80 69,224,550 70,189,790 All Other : 4.56 5.04 73,315,040 80,330,300 Oats : 2.33 2.32 2,095,710 1,682,790 Proso Millet : 1.03 259,680 Rice : 7.45 7.65 9,033,610 10,326,030 Rye : 1.70 1.69 219,310 218,830 Sorghum for Grain : 3.31 4.51 10,445,900 11,978,480 Sorghum for Silage : 23.21 3,222,320 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.97 2.90 63,813,910 58,737,800 Winter : 3.14 2.93 46,721,490 40,807,910 Durum : 2.27 2.56 2,630,030 2,446,490 Other Spring : 2.66 2.90 14,462,390 15,483,410 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.59 1.70 685,950 572,350 Cottonseed 3/ : 6,046,020 7,479,740 Flaxseed : 1.12 264,830 Mustard Seed : 0.81 35,100 Peanuts : 3.54 3.39 1,879,750 1,905,700 Rapeseed : 1.06 520 Safflower : 1.44 123,630 Soybeans for Beans : 2.28 2.86 66,777,820 85,740,950 Sunflower : 1.36 1.51 1,208,930 1,086,440 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.82 0.92 3,974,600 4,908,600 Upland : 0.81 0.91 3,880,480 4,751,830 Amer-Pima : 1.31 1.53 94,120 156,760 Sugarbeets : 50.86 50.32 27,744,430 27,002,350 Sugarcane : 76.32 70.77 30,714,550 27,533,060 Tobacco : 2.19 2.42 364,080 400,600 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.25 1.42 7,890 12,340 Dry Edible Beans : 1.87 1.68 1,021,260 847,900 Dry Edible Peas : 1.77 2.42 235,960 491,290 Lentils : 1.15 1.42 110,770 185,250 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 30,530 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.58 3,760 Ginger Root (HI) : 42.03 44.83 2,720 2,720 Hops : 2.13 2.22 24,750 25,190 Peppermint Oil : 0.10 3,140 Potatoes, All 2/ : 41.10 43.13 20,766,100 20,419,280 Winter : 31.56 29.19 182,660 218,540 Spring : 32.33 29.82 1,108,260 865,320 Summer : 35.83 37.61 851,210 838,560 Fall : 42.19 44.61 18,623,960 18,496,860 Spearmint Oil : 0.13 810 Sweet Potatoes : 19.23 720,800 Taro (HI) 3/ : 2,270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2004 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2003-2005 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ : Grapefruit : 1,871,520 1,952,260 957,080 Lemons : 930,770 723,930 754,780 Oranges : 10,473,450 11,729,900 9,382,100 Tangelos (FL) : 95,250 40,820 57,150 Tangerines : 346,540 394,630 318,420 Temples (FL) : 53,520 57,150 32,660 : Noncitrus : Apples : 3,906,930 4,290,490 Apricots : 88,520 86,680 Bananas (HI) : 10,210 Grapes : 5,962,680 5,509,330 Olives (CA) : 107,050 77,110 Papayas (HI) : 19,320 Peaches : 1,142,600 1,178,610 Pears : 841,910 823,760 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 164,200 63,500 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 14,790 22,230 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) : 471,740 489,880 Hazelnuts (OR) : 34,380 39,920 Pecans : 127,960 85,870 Pistachios (CA) 3/ : 53,980 Walnuts (CA) : 295,740 294,840 Maple Syrup : 6,300 7,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2004 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2004-05 season. 2/ Production years are 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05. 3/ September 1 forecast discontinued in 2004. Preliminary production estimate will be published in the "Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2004 Preliminary Summary" to be released in January 2005. Corn for Grain: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 10 corn producing States during 2004. 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, 2000-2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 25,800 26,750 26,400 27,150 27,750 : Oct : 25,800 26,700 26,350 27,050 27,750 : Nov : 25,800 26,650 26,350 27,050 27,700 : Final : 25,800 26,650 26,350 27,050 : : IN : Sep : 25,050 26,100 25,350 26,050 26,650 : Oct : 25,150 25,900 25,350 25,900 26,500 : Nov : 25,150 25,950 25,300 25,900 26,500 : Final : 25,150 25,950 25,300 25,900 : : IA : Sep : 26,500 26,500 26,850 27,400 28,000 : Oct : 26,200 26,550 26,700 27,250 27,950 : Nov : 26,300 26,450 26,700 27,250 27,850 : Final : 26,300 26,450 26,700 27,250 : : KS 1/ : Sep : 25,400 : Oct : 25,300 : Nov : 25,300 : Final : : : MN : Sep : 27,500 28,050 26,950 28,700 29,300 : Oct : 27,250 28,000 26,850 28,800 29,200 : Nov : 27,150 28,000 26,800 28,800 29,250 : Final : 27,150 28,000 26,800 28,800 : : MO 2/ : Sep : 24,350 : Oct : 24,350 : Nov : 24,350 : Final : : : NE : Sep : 23,700 22,750 23,250 23,800 24,100 All : Oct : 23,400 22,650 23,250 23,700 24,100 : Nov : 23,400 22,750 23,350 23,700 24,050 : Final : 23,450 22,750 23,350 23,700 : : NE : Sep : 27,300 26,250 26,400 26,900 26,900 Irrigated : Oct : 27,000 26,100 26,450 26,700 26,900 : Nov : 27,000 26,100 26,450 26,650 26,900 : Final : 27,050 26,050 26,450 26,650 : : NE : Sep : 18,500 18,550 19,450 19,800 19,700 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 18,200 18,450 19,450 19,800 19,750 : Nov : 18,200 18,700 19,650 19,800 19,750 : Final : 18,200 18,700 19,650 19,800 : : OH : Sep : 25,200 26,150 24,850 25,900 26,950 : Oct : 24,900 26,100 24,450 25,900 26,550 : Nov : 24,800 26,050 24,400 25,900 26,650 : Final : 24,900 26,050 24,400 25,900 : : SD 2/ : Sep : 21,800 : Oct : 21,800 : Nov : 21,850 : Final : : : WI : Sep : 26,550 26,800 26,550 27,300 27,700 : Oct : 26,150 26,950 26,400 27,000 27,550 : Nov : 26,200 27,000 26,650 27,100 27,550 : Final : 26,200 27,000 26,650 27,100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field counts began in 2004. 2/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Corn for Grain: Number of Ears per Acre, Selected States, 2000-2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 25,500 25,650 25,050 26,700 27,350 : Oct : 25,450 25,550 25,050 26,700 27,400 : Nov : 25,450 25,550 25,000 26,650 27,400 : Final : 25,450 25,550 25,000 26,650 : : IN : Sep : 24,500 25,500 23,900 25,350 26,200 : Oct : 24,550 25,350 23,650 25,400 25,950 : Nov : 24,650 25,400 23,650 25,350 26,050 : Final : 24,650 25,400 23,650 25,350 : : IA : Sep : 26,000 25,450 25,950 26,700 27,350 : Oct : 25,600 25,350 25,800 26,550 27,550 : Nov : 25,650 25,250 25,800 26,600 27,500 : Final : 25,650 25,250 25,800 26,600 : : KS 1/ : Sep : 25,350 : Oct : 25,400 : Nov : 25,400 : Final : : : MN : Sep : 27,350 27,500 26,550 28,300 29,000 : Oct : 27,350 26,750 26,150 28,650 29,250 : Nov : 27,250 26,700 26,100 28,600 29,150 : Final : 27,250 26,700 26,100 28,600 : : MO 2/ : Sep : 24,400 : Oct : 24,250 : Nov : 24,250 : Final : : : NE : Sep : 22,800 22,200 21,650 22,950 23,650 All : Oct : 22,750 21,950 21,250 22,650 24,000 : Nov : 22,700 22,050 21,200 22,600 24,050 : Final : 22,750 22,050 21,200 22,600 : : NE : Sep : 26,500 25,550 25,800 26,550 26,550 Irrigated : Oct : 26,350 25,350 25,700 26,350 26,700 : Nov : 26,350 25,350 25,650 26,300 26,650 : Final : 26,350 25,350 25,650 26,300 : : NE : Sep : 17,550 18,050 16,700 18,300 19,100 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 17,500 17,800 15,950 17,850 19,800 : Nov : 17,500 18,000 15,950 17,800 20,000 : Final : 17,500 18,000 15,950 17,800 : : OH : Sep : 24,450 25,550 23,700 25,500 25,950 : Oct : 24,250 25,250 22,400 25,700 26,000 : Nov : 23,950 25,150 22,350 25,750 26,000 : Final : 24,100 25,100 22,350 25,750 : : SD 2/ : Sep : 21,950 : Oct : 22,700 : Nov : 22,700 : Final : : : WI : Sep : 26,100 26,100 25,950 26,150 25,600 : Oct : 25,500 26,100 25,050 26,300 27,150 : Nov : 25,550 26,100 25,250 26,250 26,800 : Final : 25,550 26,100 25,250 26,250 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field counts began in 2004. 2/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Corn for Grain: Percentage Distribution by Plant Population Per Acre Selected States, 2000-2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Plant Populations State :Year :------------------------------------------------------------- : :Less than : 20,000- : 22,501- : 25,001- : 27,501- :More than : : 20,000 : 22,500 : 25,000 : 27,500 : 30,000 : 30,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : IL : 2000: 7.7 10.0 20.7 32.1 18.8 10.7 : 2001: 4.2 9.2 19.2 28.3 26.1 13.0 : 2002: 5.6 8.9 17.8 28.3 24.9 14.5 : 2003: 3.4 4.5 16.4 30.1 28.4 17.2 : 2004: 4.4 3.6 9.8 23.6 34.6 24.0 : : IN : 2000: 8.9 12.7 25.9 27.8 16.5 8.2 : 2001: 7.1 7.7 18.6 32.0 25.0 9.6 : 2002: 10.4 8.4 20.1 32.5 18.2 10.4 : 2003: 5.5 8.0 19.6 34.4 22.1 10.4 : 2004: 4.1 5.2 23.3 30.8 23.8 12.8 : : IA : 2000: 3.6 10.8 17.2 31.4 26.2 10.8 : 2001: 5.1 6.9 20.1 27.4 25.9 14.6 : 2002: 3.6 7.8 17.4 30.3 28.1 12.8 : 2003: 1.5 7.7 14.0 27.6 32.3 16.9 : 2004: 2.9 2.6 9.2 26.8 34.6 23.9 : : KS 1/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 33.9 11.3 3.8 12.3 17.9 20.8 : : MN : 2000: 6.1 7.3 11.6 19.5 28.7 26.8 : 2001: 1.9 3.7 12.3 21.6 34.0 26.5 : 2002: 4.4 5.1 16.5 29.1 29.7 15.2 : 2003: 1.2 2.4 8.4 22.3 33.2 32.5 : 2004: 2.5 3.8 3.8 11.9 33.8 44.2 : : MO 2/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 11.3 15.7 31.3 22.6 13.0 6.1 : : NE : 2000: 32.2 9.5 10.6 18.8 18.5 10.4 : 2001: 25.5 13.6 14.9 16.2 21.3 8.5 : 2002: 17.5 11.8 17.0 24.8 19.7 9.2 : 2003: 16.3 10.8 17.9 24.6 20.8 9.6 : 2004: 18.5 13.3 12.9 20.2 19.8 15.3 : : OH : 2000: 11.3 12.2 17.4 30.4 21.7 7.0 : 2001: 7.8 5.2 22.4 29.2 25.9 9.5 : 2002: 16.4 16.4 21.8 20.9 20.0 4.5 : 2003: 5.0 8.9 19.8 36.6 18.8 10.9 : 2004: 2.8 7.5 18.7 34.6 24.3 12.1 : : SD 2/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 33.0 16.5 21.4 15.5 6.8 6.8 : : WI : 2000: 9.3 8.1 20.9 22.2 22.1 17.4 : 2001: 5.2 9.1 13.0 27.2 23.4 22.1 : 2002: 5.9 4.7 18.8 23.5 33.0 14.1 : 2003: 6.8 8.2 13.7 19.2 30.2 21.9 : 2004: 9.1 6.8 12.5 21.6 21.6 28.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field measurements began in 2004. 2/ Field measurements began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Corn for Grain: Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths, Selected States, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row Width (inches) State :Year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : : Less than : : : : More than : : 30 : 30 : 36 : 38 : 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : 2000: 225 33 16 : 2001: 6 226 21 16 1 : 2002: 5 227 24 11 : 2003: 4 236 23 8 : 2004: 6 255 11 5 : : IN : 2000: 4 140 18 7 : 2001: 149 16 3 : 2002: 142 17 1 : 2003: 1 155 13 6 : 2004: 157 13 7 : : IA : 2000: 3 214 27 41 : 2001: 3 227 15 40 : 2002: 3 225 20 42 : 2003: 3 216 17 45 : 2004: 6 217 17 33 : : KS 1/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 2 103 1 6 : : MN : 2000: 14 127 18 7 : 2001: 25 133 9 7 : 2002: 20 128 8 8 1 : 2003: 26 144 5 6 : 2004: 28 135 6 3 : : MO 2/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 2 97 10 10 : : NE : 2000: 3 156 74 9 : 2001: 3 143 93 10 : 2002: 7 155 83 5 : 2003: 3 154 80 8 : 2004: 8 173 72 6 : : OH : 2000: 1 108 11 1 : 2001: 109 5 2 : 2002: 1 114 3 1 2 : 2003: 1 95 5 1 1 : 2004: 3 107 1 : : SD 2/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 10 74 9 19 1 : : WI : 2000: 2 57 9 21 : 2001: 2 58 10 19 : 2002: 4 71 11 13 : 2003: 3 68 8 11 : 2004: 3 78 5 10 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field measurements began in 2004. 2/ Field measurements began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Corn for Grain: Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width, Selected States, 2000-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Row Width (inches) : State :Year : Number :----------------------------------------------:Average : : of : 20.5 : 20.6- :30.6- :34.6- : 36.6- : 38.6 & : Row : :Samples :or Less: 30.5 : 34.5 : 36.5 : 38.5 :Greater : Width -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number ---------------- Percent ---------------- Inches : : IL : 2000: 273 65.6 16.8 10.3 6.2 1.1 31.3 : 2001: 261 1.5 67.1 18.0 7.7 4.6 1.1 30.9 : 2002: 269 0.7 74.4 11.9 8.2 3.7 1.1 30.8 : 2003: 268 0.7 75.8 12.3 6.7 4.1 0.4 30.7 : 2004: 275 0.7 84.1 9.8 3.6 1.8 30.4 : : IN : 2000: 158 1.9 67.7 14.6 7.0 8.2 0.6 31.0 : 2001: 156 67.3 21.2 6.4 5.1 31.0 : 2002: 154 69.5 17.5 10.4 2.6 31.0 : 2003: 163 0.6 71.1 16.6 8.0 3.1 0.6 30.9 : 2004: 172 0.6 69.8 20.3 5.2 4.1 30.8 : : IA : 2000: 279 0.7 56.3 18.6 6.8 15.8 1.8 31.9 : 2001: 274 0.7 63.2 17.2 2.9 13.1 2.9 31.6 : 2002: 281 0.4 62.2 15.3 5.7 9.6 6.8 31.8 : 2003: 272 0.7 62.7 16.5 5.1 11.0 4.0 31.7 : 2004: 272 1.5 61.7 17.3 6.3 11.0 2.2 31.4 : : KS 1/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 106 1.9 78.3 13.2 0.9 5.7 30.6 : : MN : 2000: 164 2.4 62.3 20.1 6.1 7.3 1.8 30.5 : 2001: 162 2.5 66.7 22.2 3.1 4.3 1.2 29.5 : 2002: 158 1.9 69.5 19.0 3.2 5.1 1.3 30.0 : 2003: 166 4.2 77.7 13.3 1.8 1.8 1.2 29.1 : 2004: 160 1.9 76.2 17.5 1.9 2.5 29.2 : : MO 2/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 115 0.9 58.2 22.6 7.0 8.7 2.6 31.5 : : NE : 2000: 224 0.4 52.3 15.6 22.3 9.4 32.1 : 2001: 235 0.9 43.8 15.3 26.4 12.3 1.3 32.7 : 2002: 229 1.3 46.3 17.0 23.6 11.8 32.3 : 2003: 240 0.8 52.6 13.3 25.0 7.9 0.4 32.2 : 2004: 248 1.2 56.5 12.5 16.5 11.7 1.6 31.8 : : OH : 2000: 116 70.7 19.0 5.2 4.3 0.8 30.9 : 2001: 116 74.1 20.7 2.6 2.6 30.7 : 2002: 110 0.9 78.2 17.3 1.8 0.9 0.9 30.3 : 2003: 101 54.4 38.6 2.0 5.0 30.9 : 2004: 107 0.9 74.7 20.6 1.9 1.9 30.3 : : SD 2/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 103 4.9 41.7 22.3 9.7 16.5 4.9 31.7 : : WI : 2000: 86 2.3 38.4 25.6 8.1 16.3 9.3 32.6 : 2001: 77 1.3 57.1 11.7 7.8 14.3 7.8 32.2 : 2002: 85 1.2 60.0 18.8 5.9 8.2 5.9 31.3 : 2003: 73 46.6 31.5 4.1 9.6 8.2 31.7 : 2004: 88 1.1 60.3 19.3 6.8 8.0 4.5 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field measurements began in 2004. 2/ Field measurements began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Soybeans: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 11 soybean producing States during 2004. 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, 2000-2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR 1/ 2/: Sep : : Oct : 2,678 2,260 2,446 : Nov : 1,859 1,867 2,483 : Final : 1,835 1,817 : : IL : Sep : 2,162 2,041 1,952 1,800 2,070 : Oct : 1,996 1,932 1,785 1,606 1,923 : Nov : 2,020 1,932 1,795 1,634 1,943 : Final : 2,021 1,932 1,802 1,634 : : IN : Sep : 1,917 2,003 1,773 1,786 1,909 : Oct : 1,786 1,882 1,677 1,692 1,866 : Nov : 1,784 1,880 1,680 1,582 1,917 : Final : 1,784 1,869 1,680 1,582 : : IA : Sep : 1,830 1,809 1,988 1,749 1,772 : Oct : 1,674 1,778 1,828 1,629 1,731 : Nov : 1,660 1,787 1,867 1,647 1,737 : Final : 1,660 1,796 1,867 1,647 : : KS 3/ : Sep : 1,482 : Oct : 1,588 : Nov : 1,639 : Final : : : MN : Sep : 1,607 1,492 1,688 1,582 1,487 : Oct : 1,509 1,433 1,785 1,417 1,406 : Nov : 1,507 1,475 1,739 1,440 1,446 : Final : 1,507 1,475 1,715 1,440 : : MO : Sep : 1,974 1,424 1,427 1,144 1,798 : Oct : 1,769 1,732 1,609 1,455 1,943 : Nov : 1,782 1,874 1,681 1,547 1,998 : Final : 1,793 1,921 1,705 1,523 : : NE : Sep : 1,795 1,961 1,548 1,727 1,835 : Oct : 1,617 1,932 1,517 1,642 1,836 : Nov : 1,619 2,003 1,587 1,636 1,895 : Final : 1,619 2,048 1,592 1,636 : : ND 3/ : Sep : 1,114 : Oct : 1,148 : Nov : 1,243 : Final : : : OH : Sep : 1,893 1,801 1,593 1,791 1,808 : Oct : 1,625 1,834 1,495 1,898 1,873 : Nov : 1,685 1,785 1,499 1,764 1,840 : Final : 1,697 1,785 1,492 1,752 : : SD 3/ : Sep : 1,248 : Oct : 1,332 : Nov : 1,302 : Final : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ September data not available due to plant immaturity. 2/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 2002. 3/ Field counts began in 2004. Soybeans: Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Width, Selected States, 2000-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Row Width (inches) : State :Year : Number :--------------------------------------------: Average : : of : 10.0 & : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- : 34.6 & : Row : :Samples :Less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :Greater : Width 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number ---------------- Percent --------------- Inches : : AR 2/ : 2000: 113 46.2 12.6 16.6 20.6 4.0 17.1 : 2001: 123 40.6 19.7 16.8 17.2 5.7 17.5 : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 232 47.9 20.0 11.9 11.3 8.9 16.6 : : IL : 2000: 214 44.6 36.2 0.9 16.4 1.9 14.9 : 2001: 208 41.3 33.4 1.7 22.6 1.0 16.0 : 2002: 216 36.9 44.8 2.1 14.8 1.4 15.5 : 2003: 202 35.4 46.2 3.5 13.9 1.0 15.2 : 2004: 219 32.2 49.6 2.7 14.4 1.1 15.3 : : IN : 2000: 143 73.1 17.8 2.1 7.0 0.0 10.9 : 2001: 153 70.2 19.5 1.0 8.6 0.7 11.6 : 2002: 149 57.7 31.2 2.0 8.4 0.7 12.5 : 2003: 142 56.9 33.2 1.1 8.8 0.0 12.4 : 2004: 157 47.4 43.0 1.6 8.0 0.0 12.8 : : IA : 2000: 205 19.6 25.2 7.8 43.5 3.9 21.9 : 2001: 207 16.7 27.0 9.8 39.4 7.1 22.5 : 2002: 204 14.5 26.3 7.9 45.9 5.4 23.0 : 2003: 203 13.1 32.3 6.2 43.0 5.4 22.3 : 2004: 207 15.0 35.3 8.0 37.9 3.8 21.3 : : KS 3/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 92 17.4 27.7 9.2 41.3 4.4 22.2 : : MN : 2000: 95 23.7 19.5 12.1 42.6 2.1 20.8 : 2001: 91 14.8 25.8 17.0 41.9 0.5 21.5 : 2002: 103 19.9 24.3 20.9 33.0 1.9 20.2 : 2003: 92 19.6 31.5 10.9 36.9 1.1 19.6 : 2004: 101 20.8 25.2 20.3 30.7 3.0 20.2 : : MO : 2000: 121 33.5 40.8 8.3 15.7 1.7 15.9 : 2001: 126 31.3 43.7 2.0 19.0 4.0 16.5 : 2002: 130 24.6 48.1 6.9 16.5 3.9 17.1 : 2003: 126 24.3 50.2 5.6 17.1 2.8 16.9 : 2004: 128 32.4 46.5 4.7 12.9 3.5 15.8 : : NE : 2000: 82 17.1 26.8 6.1 34.1 15.9 23.0 : 2001: 93 19.9 30.9 8.3 26.5 14.4 21.6 : 2002: 89 16.5 29.5 5.7 31.8 16.5 22.8 : 2003: 97 10.8 29.4 5.2 44.8 9.8 24.0 : 2004: 101 14.4 35.6 5.4 31.2 13.4 22.3 : : ND 3/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 100 35.0 53.5 8.5 3.0 0.0 13.1 : : OH : 2000: 125 77.2 19.6 1.2 2.0 0.0 9.6 : 2001: 131 67.8 21.8 3.1 6.9 0.4 11.3 : 2002: 132 71.5 23.9 1.5 2.3 0.8 10.2 : 2003: 132 69.6 27.0 0.4 3.0 0.0 10.1 : 2004: 130 70.0 25.8 1.1 3.1 0.0 10.5 : : SD 3/ : 2000: : 2001: : 2002: : 2003: : 2004: 108 12.9 41.7 17.1 21.8 6.5 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Broadcast soybeans included as "10.0 inches and less" but excluded in computation of average width. 2/ Field measurements began in 2004 after being discontinued in 2002. 3/ Field measurements began in 2004. Cotton: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in 7 cotton producing States during 2004. Randomly selected plots in 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, 2000-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR : Sep : 874 747 840 798 864 : Oct : 767 780 763 755 771 : Nov : 755 816 784 744 753 : Dec : 755 756 772 744 : Final : 755 756 772 744 : : CA : Sep : 760 939 945 973 954 : Oct : 790 902 1,041 945 952 : Nov : 801 921 1,009 893 945 : Dec : 800 918 1,011 893 : Final : 800 918 1,011 893 : : GA : Sep : 597 590 569 559 646 : Oct : 631 677 604 646 690 : Nov : 621 651 591 643 686 : Dec : 629 664 600 665 : Final : 629 664 608 664 : : LA : Sep : 722 625 663 681 635 : Oct : 692 592 756 778 707 : Nov : 674 582 749 775 691 : Dec : 674 588 742 775 : Final : 674 588 742 775 : : MS : Sep : 657 754 802 837 808 : Oct : 665 696 783 824 789 : Nov : 652 680 768 811 780 : Dec : 650 679 767 808 : Final : 650 679 767 808 : : NC : Sep : 670 719 636 628 758 : Oct : 724 722 629 630 719 : Nov : 743 696 560 632 732 : Dec : 747 705 567 632 : Final : 747 705 564 632 : : TX : Sep : 408 441 536 465 639 : Oct : 388 435 511 431 672 : Nov : 397 439 520 429 593 : Dec : 404 445 497 435 : Final : 448 445 497 433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. November, December, and Final exclude small bolls. October Weather and Crop Summary The second half of October featured a phenomenal start to the 2004-05 Western wet season, establishing high-elevation snow packs and aiding pastures, rangelands, and winter grains. However, Western rainfall also hampered fieldwork, caused local flooding, and adversely affected unharvested cotton. Unusually heavy October rainfall was also observed from the western and central Gulf Coast States northeastward into the Great Lakes region. Tropical Storm Matthew, which made landfall in southern Louisiana on October 10, contributed to the wet pattern. Although the wet conditions slowed autumn fieldwork, flooding was minimal in part because heavy rainfall followed a 6-week period in late August and September with little precipitation. Although there were a few pockets of dryness on the Plains, especially in eastern portions of Nebraska and Colorado, most of the region had abundant topsoil moisture for winter wheat emergence and establishment. Subsoil moisture shortages remained a concern, however, across the northern half of the High Plains. Meanwhile on the southern High Plains, wet conditions stalled fieldwork and threatened the quality of open-boll cotton and other unharvested summer crops. Elsewhere, favorably dry weather prevailed in the Atlantic Coast States, following relentless tropical activity in August and September. Driven by sharply contrasting temperatures during the second half of October, monthly readings ranged from 5oF below normal in parts of California to as much as 7oF above normal in the western and central Gulf Coast States. Temperatures generally averaged within 3oF of normal across the northern half of the United States, including the Midwest, despite an early-October cold outbreak. Growing season-ending freezes struck the northern Corn Belt from October 2-5, roughly on schedule, although some developmentally delayed corn and soybeans remained vulnerable to freeze damage. The percentage of corn that had not reached the dent stage by October 3 was 25 percent (%) in Wisconsin, 20% in North Dakota, 11% in Michigan, and 5% in Minnesota. The percentage of fields with soybean leaves still completely green included 12% in Wisconsin, 11% in Michigan, and 5% in North Dakota. October Crop Summary The winter wet season in the Southwest began around midmonth, bringing cool, wet weather to the region. However, fieldwork and crop development were not significantly delayed. Elsewhere in the Nation, above-normal temperatures prevailed in most areas, particularly in the Delta and Southeast. Along the central and western Gulf Coast, temperatures averaged over 6 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. However, fieldwork was hampered by periods of heavy rainfall. Moderate but persistent precipitation also limited harvesting across the Corn Belt and Great Plains, with harvesting of summer crops falling further behind the normal pace. In the Pacific Northwest and northern and central Rocky Mountains, mild temperatures and adequate rainfall were beneficial for winter wheat emergence. Meanwhile, along the southern and middle Atlantic Coast, cotton harvest proceeded ahead of the normal pace under mostly warm, dry conditions. On October 3, the Nation's corn crop was 23 percent harvested, 1 percentage point behind last year and 5 points behind normal, slowed by developmental delays from the unusually cool summer. Persistent rainfall during October further hampered fieldwork, particularly in the Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. By month's end, harvest was 65 percent complete, 16 points behind last year and 15 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was over 1 week behind normal nationwide, with Minnesota and South Dakota growers trailing their normal harvest pace by over 2 weeks, and North Dakota producers were over 3 weeks behind. Sorghum maturation advanced to 93 percent complete by October 31, compared with 89 percent last year and 96 percent for the 5-year average. Though Texas's crop began the month 2 weeks behind normal, steady development brought progress to within 2 points of normal by month's end. Harvest remained over 2 weeks behind normal through most of the month but advanced to within 2 weeks of the normal pace during the final week of October. By the end of the month, harvest had progressed to 62 percent complete, 8 points behind last year and 20 points behind normal. Harvest was complete in the Mississippi Delta but was well behind normal elsewhere. In Kansas, Missouri, and New Mexico, progress was over 2 weeks behind normal, while Texas growers trailed their normal harvest pace by 6 weeks. On October 3, winter wheat planting was 58 percent complete, 1 point behind last year but 4 points ahead of normal. However, rainy conditions in most growing areas hampered fieldwork during October. By month's end, 89 percent of the acreage had been planted, 3 points behind last year but the same as normal. Meanwhile, emergence remained ahead of average throughout the month, reaching 77 percent complete by October 31, one point ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Progress was ahead of normal across the southern Great Plains, Pacific Northwest, and Rocky Mountains but trailed the average pace in the Mississippi Valley. The spring wheat harvest, having trailed behind normal throughout the harvest season, reached 98 percent complete on October 10, two points behind last year and 1 point behind the 5-year average. At that time, growers in Idaho, South Dakota, and Washington had completed their harvest. Harvest was 99 percent complete in Minnesota, 98 percent complete in Montana, and 96 percent complete in North Dakota. Rice producers had harvested 96 percent of their acreage by October 17, compared with 91 percent last year and 92 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest was complete in Louisiana and Texas and was at or ahead of the normal pace elsewhere. At the beginning of the month, 36 percent of the Nation's soybean acreage had been harvested, 5 points ahead of last year and 4 points ahead of normal. However, rainfall across most growing areas during the month slowed harvest activities. By month's end, harvest had advanced to 84 percent complete, 6 points behind last year and 5 points behind the 5-year average. At that time, progress was behind normal across much of the Corn Belt, Ohio Valley, and Great Plains, trailing the normal pace by 1 week in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, and Missouri and by over 2 weeks in North Dakota. With developmental delays caused by below-normal summer temperatures, the sunflower harvest progressed slowly and remained behind normal throughout the month. On October 31, growers had harvested 25 percent of their acreage, well behind last year's 89 percent and the 5-year average of 76 percent. Progress was over 2 weeks behind normal in Kansas and 3 weeks behind normal in the Dakotas, where summer-time temperatures were the lowest. The peanut harvest remained behind the normal pace throughout the month, reaching 77 percent complete by month's end, 4 points behind last year and the average. Harvest was nearly complete in the middle Atlantic Coast States, at 98 percent in Virginia and 95 percent in North Carolina, with both States ahead of the normal pace. However, progress trailed behind normal elsewhere. Even though Texas growers began the month 3 points ahead of their normal pace, persistent rainfall in the peanut-producing area of the State slowed harvest which caused progress to lag 10 points behind normal by the end of the month. Cotton bolls opened behind the normal pace nationwide. By October 31, bolls were open on 94 percent of the acreage, compared with 96 percent last year and 98 percent for the 5-year average. Though the open bolls stage was at or near completion in most areas, just 87 percent of the Texas crop had reached that stage, over 2 weeks behind normal. Harvest began the month at 5 points behind normal and fell further behind as the month progressed. By month's end, 53 percent of the acreage had been harvested, the same as last year but 7 points behind normal. At that time, harvest was over 2 weeks behind in Missouri and Tennessee and 3 weeks behind in Texas. Only in California and the Atlantic Coast States was harvest progress ahead of normal, with North Carolina growers exceeding their normal pace by 24 points. Sugarbeet growers began harvesting their crop slowly but accelerated their pace as cold weather permitted piling. In the Red River Valley, nearly two-thirds of the crop was harvested during the first 2 weeks of the month, whereas Idaho and Michigan growers harvested over half of their acreage in the final 2 weeks. At month's end, 90 percent of the acreage was harvested in the major producing States, 4 points behind last year and 2 points behind normal. Idaho growers were 8 points ahead of the 5-year average, but progress was behind normal elsewhere. Corn for Grain: Area harvested and to be harvested for grain is forecast at 73.3 million acres, unchanged from October but up 3 percent from 2003. The November 1 corn objective yield data indicate the highest ear counts on record for the combined ten objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). This year's ear count total is 3 percent above the previous high set in 2003. On October 3, the Nation's corn crop was 23 percent harvested, 1 percentage point behind last year and 5 points behind normal, slowed by developmental delays from the unusually cool summer. Persistent rainfall during October further hampered fieldwork, particularly in the Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. By month's end, harvest was 65 percent complete, 16 points behind last year and 15 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was over 1 week behind normal nationwide, with Minnesota and South Dakota growers trailing their normal harvest pace by over 2 weeks, and North Dakota producers were over 3 weeks behind. Sorghum: Production is forecast at 472 million bushels, up 2 percent from last month and up 15 percent from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, the sorghum yield forecast is 71.9 bushels per acre, up 1.5 bushels from October and up 19.2 bushels from last year. Kansas, the largest producing State, expects a yield of 77.0 bushels, 2.0 bushels above last month. The yield forecast for Texas remains unchanged from October, at 65 bushels per acre. Record yields are expected in Illinois, Missouri, and Texas. Area for harvest as grain is forecast at 6.56 million acres, unchanged from last month but 16 percent below last year. As of October 31, harvest in the top 11 producing States was 62 percent complete, compared with 70 percent last year and the 5-year average of 82 percent. Harvest was complete in Arkansas and Louisiana, but was behind normal in all of the remaining States. In Kansas, as a result of rainfall and wet field conditions during the middle of October, only 52 percent of the crop was harvested, well behind the 5-year average of 80 percent. Harvest in Texas, at 69 percent, also lagged behind the 5-year average of 84 percent due to cooler temperatures and above normal precipitation. Most of the area remaining to be harvested is in the Plains region of the State. Rice: Production is forecast at a record high 228 million cwt, up 1 percent from October and up 14 percent from 2003. This production level surpasses the previous record of 215 million cwt set in 2001. Harvested area, at 3.33 million acres, is unchanged from last month but is 11 percent above 2003. As of November 1, the U.S. all rice yield is forecast at a record high 6,828 pounds per acre. This yield is up 65 pounds from the October forecast and up 183 pounds from the record high yield established in 2003. As of October 31, rice harvest was complete or nearly complete in all six estimating States. Record high yields are forecast for Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri. Soybeans: Growers expect to harvest 74.0 million acres of soybeans, unchanged from last month but up 2 percent from 2003. The November objective yield pod counts for the combined seven objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio) are up 1 percent from last month and are the second highest on record. Pod counts from the November objective yield survey are the highest on record in Arkansas, Missouri, and Ohio. Freezing temperatures the first week of October in the northern Great Plains and Corn Belt ended soybean plant growth and promoted maturation. Though harvest was progressing ahead of normal at the beginning of the month, rainfall across most of the growing area in October slowed harvest activities. As of October 31, eighty-four percent of the soybean crop had been harvested, compared with 90 percent last year and the 5-year average of 89 percent. Kentucky, Missouri, and North Dakota farmers were the farthest behind their normal progress by the end of the month. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 4.20 billion pounds, up 2 percent from last month and up 1 percent from 2003. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.39 million acres, unchanged from October but up 6 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 3,027 pounds per acre, up 55 pounds from October but down 132 pounds from 2003. Production in the Southeast States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.83 billion pounds, up 2 percent from October and up 2 percent from last year. Expected area for harvest, at 968,000 acres, is unchanged from October but up 13 percent from 2003. Yields in the 4-State region are expected to average 2,920 pounds per acre, 68 pounds above October but 318 pounds below last year. Yield prospects rebounded from last month after producers were able to fully evaluate the effects of heavy rainfall received from September hurricanes. A record high yield of 3,400 pounds per acre is forecast in South Carolina. As of October 31, peanut harvest was 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average in Alabama and Florida at 87 and 94 percent complete, respectively. Georgia peanut harvest, at 85 percent complete, lagged the 5-year average by 5 percentage points. Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 459 million pounds, up 6 percent from October and up 11 percent from 2003. Area for harvest is expected to total 137,000 acres, unchanged from October but up 3 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 3,353 pounds per acre, up 176 pounds from October and up 227 pounds per acre from last year. The yields in Virginia and North Carolina are forecast at record highs of 3,200 and 3,400 pounds per acre, respectively. Virginia's peanut harvest, at 98 percent complete, exceeded the 5-year average by 3 percentage points. North Carolina's harvest, at 95 percent complete, exceeded the 5-year average by 16 points on October 31. Southwest peanut production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 916 million pounds, down 1 percent from October and down 4 percent from 2003. The region's area for harvest, at 283,000 acres, is unchanged from last month but down 12 percent from 2003. Yields are expected to average 3,236 pounds per acre across the region, down 47 pounds per acre from October but up 274 pounds per acre from 2003. The Oklahoma yield, at 3,250 pound per acres, is forecast at a record high level. Oklahoma harvest, at 76 percent complete, lagged the 5-year average by 3 points, while Texas harvest, at 39 percent complete, lagged the 5-year average by 10 percentage points at the end of October. Cotton: Upland cotton harvested area, at 13.0 million acres, is unchanged from the October estimate but 10 percent more than last year. Harvest progress continues to lag well behind the 5-year average in most States. American-Pima harvested area, at 253,000 acres, is unchanged from October but up 43 percent from 2003. In the Southeastern States, ideal weather conditions in early October allowed defoliation and harvesting to progress rapidly. Scattered showers toward the end of the month in north Alabama, the Carolinas, and Virginia delayed harvesting. Lingering fog and misty mornings delayed picking in Georgia until mid-day. Objective yield data continue to show above average boll counts in North Carolina, with average boll weight at the highest level of the previous five years. Cotton producers in the Delta region made excellent progress harvesting their crop under warm, sunny conditions during early October. Heavy showers returned during mid-October and continued during the rest of the month. In parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, harvest was interrupted for several days as a result of saturated fields. Despite the weather conditions, harvest in the lower Delta remained at the 5-year average or only slightly behind. Boll counts and average boll weights in Mississippi and Louisiana are above the 15-year average. Boll counts in Arkansas are slightly above the 15-year average and boll weights are the highest on record. At the beginning of the month, cooler than normal temperatures delayed maturity and muddy conditions hindered equipment from entering fields around Lubbock, Texas. Harvesting gained momentum later in the month even though producers encountered snow and heavy thunderstorms. In southern Texas, harvest was almost complete. Oklahoma and Kansas cotton crops were progressing slightly behind the 5-year average due to storms and cooler weather earlier in the season. Objective yield measurements show Texas boll counts and average boll weights are the highest in the 15-year data series. The cotton harvest in the San Joaquin Valley rapidly advanced throughout the month under ideal conditions. Data from objective yield measurements show California boll counts are the second highest in the 15-year data series, surpassed only by 2002. Boll weights are below the 15-year average, but the highest since 1997. Arizona's harvest was well underway by October 1 and made rapid progress with the excellent harvest weather. American-Pima production is forecast at 720,000 bales, up slightly from the October forecast and up 67 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is forecast at 1,366 pounds per harvested acre, up 9 pounds from last month. California growers are expecting a yield of 1,425 pounds per harvested acre, up 11 pounds from the October 1 forecast. Harvest was limited early in October, but growers made considerable progress by the end of the month. All cotton ginned totaled 8,756,750 running bales prior to November 1, compared with 7,392,800 running bales ginned by the same date last year and 6,696,650 running bales ginned in 2002. Sugarbeets: Production for 2004 is forecast at 29.8 million tons, 3 percent above the October forecast but 3 percent below last year's production. The yield is forecast at 22.4 tons per acre, up 0.7 ton from October but 0.3 ton below 2003. Growers in the 12 sugarbeet-producing States expect to harvest 1.33 million acres, unchanged from last month but 2 percent below last year. The sugarbeet harvest started slowly but advanced rapidly when the weather became cool enough for piling. As harvest continued across the Nation, growers in most areas realized higher yields than previously expected. By October 31, harvest was 90 percent complete in the 4 major producing States, 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Red River Valley growers were nearly finished harvesting, at 98 percent in Minnesota and 97 percent in North Dakota, slightly behind normal in both States. Sugarcane: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2004 is forecast at 30.4 million tons, fractionally above the October forecast but 10 percent below 2003. Sugarcane growers intend to harvest 961,400 acres for sugar and seed during the 2004 crop year, virtually the same as October and 3 percent less than last year's final harvested area. Yield is forecast at 31.6 tons per acre, 0.1 ton above the previous forecast but 2.4 tons below the 2003 yield. By the end of October, harvest had begun in the Lake Okeechobee area of Florida. Louisiana's crop was 32 percent harvested on October 31, four percentage points behind the 5-year average for that date. Texas' forecasted yield increased from 36.0 to 37.0 tons per acre, reflecting the ideal harvest conditions that Texas growers have enjoyed. Lentils: Production of lentils is forecast at 4.08 million cwt, up 67 percent from last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 322,000 acres, up 36 percent from the previous year. Average yield is expected to be 1,268 pounds per acre, up 238 pounds per acre from 2003. Production in Idaho, at 770,000 cwt, is up 23 percent from last year. Harvested area is up 6 percent from last season, while average yield increased 150 pounds per acre. Producers experienced unstable weather throughout the 2004 season but not as severe as the 2003 crop year. Wind, rain, and hail affected yield and quality reducing early expectations in some locations. Despite these weather conditions, yields improved from a year ago but were below the 5 year average. Montana's production is forecast at 910,000 cwt, 233 percent greater than last year. Harvested area is 150 percent above the acreage from 2003, while average yield increased by 350 pounds per acre to 1,400. This yield increase is due to ideal growing conditions. During April to mid May, Montana experienced 80 degree temperatures with very limited moisture. During July and August, the State had cooler temperatures with much needed precipitation. Temperatures were normal in July averaging mid 80's to mid 90's. North Dakota's production, at 1.29 million cwt, doubled from 2003. Harvested area is up 74 percent from last year, while average yield increased by 200 pounds per acre to 1,370. Above normal daytime temperatures and dry conditions during the last week of April and the first week in May allowed producers to plant early season crops ahead of the 5-year average pace. Below normal temperatures and adequate soil moisture in the lentil growing area, during most of the season, promoted excellent growing conditions. Harvest conditions were aided by dry and above normal temperatures by the end of September. Washington's production, at 1.12 million cwt, is up 23 percent from 2003. Harvested area increased by 2 percent to 93,000 acres, while yields increased by 200 pounds per acre to 1,200. Growing conditions were mostly ideal for the lentil crop though many areas experienced 50-60 mph winds with gusts reaching 80 mph. These winds swept away much of the harvested crop that was in windrows and shattered much of the uncut portion of the crop in the middle Palouse region. Untimely rains at harvest time soaked any unharvested lentils causing sprouting to occur. Dry Edible Peas: Production of dry edible peas is forecast at 10.8 million cwt, more than double the 2003 estimate. Area for harvest, at 500,800 acres, is 52 percent above a year ago. Average yield is forecast at 2,163 pounds per acre, up 579 pounds from last season. North Dakota's dry edible pea production is forecast at 6.93 million cwt, up 152 percent from last season. North Dakota's harvested acres, at 296,000, increased by 91 percent, while yields, at 2,340 pounds per acre, increased 570 pounds. This is a record high for the State. Above normal daytime temperatures and dry conditions the last week of April and the first week in May allowed producers to plant the crop ahead of the 5-year average pace. Below normal temperatures and mostly adequate soil moisture in the dry pea growing area promoted excellent growing conditions. Harvest conditions were aided by dry and above normal temperatures during the end of September. Production in Idaho is expected to be 770,000 cwt, up 19 percent from 2003. Idaho's harvested acres increased 2 percent to 55,000, while yields, at 1,400 pounds per acre, increased 200 pounds from last year's heat- affected crop. Producing areas experienced unstable weather such as wind, rain, and hail throughout the 2004 growing season. Despite these weather conditions, yields improved from the 2003 growing season but were below the 5-year average. Production in Montana, at 915,000 cwt, has more than doubled from last season. Harvested area increased by 90 percent to 59,000 acres, while yields increased by 100 pounds per acre to 1,550 from last year. Producers are getting better yields this season due to ideal growing conditions. Montana received warm temperatures with very limited moisture during April to mid May. During July and August, the State experienced cooler temperatures and adequate rainfall. Showers fell on most of the producing areas and temperatures were normal during July averaging the mid 80's to mid 90's. Washington's production forecast, at 2.02 million cwt, is 64 percent above last year. Acres for harvest are up 2 percent from last season, and yield increased by 900 pounds per acre to 2,400 pounds. Washington's dry pea seeding was completed during the week ending May 16th and harvest of the crop was completed the week ending September 19th. Some untimely rains pushed harvest slightly behind schedule. Dry pea yields have been the best in recent memory. Newer upright varieties have some producers realizing yields close to two tons per acre. Processors have been reporting excellent quality with little to no bleaching problems. Austrian Winter Peas: Production of Austrian winter peas for Idaho, Montana, and Oregon in 2004 is forecast at 272,000 cwt, up 56 percent from 2003. Area harvested is forecast at 21,500 acres, up 38 percent from last year. Average yield is expected to be 1,265 pounds per acre, up 150 pounds per acre from last season. The Idaho Austrian winter pea production forecast, at 168,000 cwt, is up 50 percent from last year. Harvested acreage is up 50 percent for the State. Montana's production forecast of 80,000 cwt, is up 43 percent from last year. Ideal growing conditions occurred over much of the State. Warm temperatures with very limited moisture during April to mid May allowed planting to progress normally. During July and August the State experienced cooler temperatures and adequate moisture which promoted higher yields. Oregon's production forecast, at 24,000 cwt, is 300 percent greater than the 2003 crop. Ideal weather conditions and more harvested acreage combined for this large increase. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 3.27 million pounds for October, up 20 percent from last month but 5 percent lower than a year ago. Area in crop totaled 2,100 acres, down less than 1 percent from last month and 12 percent less than a year ago. Harvested area totaled 1,365 acres, virtually unchanged from last month but 13 percent below October 2003. Favorable weather conditions with good precipitation boosted orchard and fruit development. Soil moisture in non-irrigated orchards has been adequate. Fall Potatoes: Production of fall potatoes for 2004 is forecast at 408 million cwt, down 1 percent from last year for comparable States. South Dakota and Utah were dropped from the program starting in 2004. Area harvested, at 1.02 million acres, is virtually unchanged from the July estimate but 6 percent below last year. The average yield is forecast at 398 cwt per acre, 22 cwt above last year. If realized, this will be a record high yield, 6 cwt above the previous record set in 2000. Western States production is forecast at 281 million cwt, up 3 percent from last year for comparable States. Acreage harvested, at 642,200 acres, decreased 3 percent from last year, but the average yield of 437 cwt per acre is up 23 cwt from 2003. Record high yields in Idaho increased production 7 percent from the previous year. Favorable growing conditions during the season contributed to the good size and quality of the tubers. Production in Washington went up 1 percent from last year. Colorado's production decreased 2 percent as more acres were abandoned due to higher disease rates and water management issues. Oregon growers expect to harvest 19.8 million cwt of potatoes, down 6 percent from last year. This decrease is due to a 13 percent decrease in harvested acres but yields are forecasted at 41 cwt above last season. California's production is up 10 percent from last year. Good growing conditions increased yields 85 cwt from 2003 to 510 cwt per acre, more than offsetting the decrease in acres. Growers in Montana expect a 5 percent increase in production, while Nevada's production is expected to decrease 13 percent. New Mexico production is expected to be unchanged. Central States production is forecast at 99.9 million cwt, down 9 percent from last year for comparable States. Harvested area, estimated at 287,600 acres, is down 12 percent, while average yields, at 347 cwt per acre, are up 12 cwt from a year ago. Indiana is the only State in the Central Region with increased production and that by 21 percent. The other 7 States, when compared with last season, decreased production ranging from 2 percent in Ohio to 17 percent in Minnesota. A record high average yield of 430 cwt per acre in Minnesota does not make up for the 26 percent decrease in harvested acres. Michigan production decreased 13 percent. Due to very wet spring conditions producers planted less potato acreage and reported higher rates of abandonment in Minnesota and Michigan. Record high yields in North Dakota, at 265 cwt per acre, were offset by an 11 percent decrease in harvested acres resulting in an 3 percent decrease in production. Wisconsin growers are also expecting a record high yield of 415 cwt per acre, 5 cwt above last year but production is expected to decrease 6 percent. Nebraska growers expect production to decrease 8 percent. Eastern States production is forecast at 27.4 million cwt, down 2 percent from last year. Area for harvest totaled 94,700 acres, 8 percent below last year, while the average yield, at 289 cwt per acre, is up 19 cwt from last season. Heavy rains late in the season drowned out areas in low lying fields in Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania, resulting in quality problems and higher rates of abandonment. Record high yields in Maine and Massachusetts more than offset lower harvested acres. A 12 percent increase in production is expected in Maine and 8 percent in Massachusetts. New York production is expected to decrease 26 percent, Pennsylvania 23 percent, and Rhode Island 15 percent. All Potatoes: Total U. S. potato production in 2004 from all four seasons is estimated at 450 million cwt, down 2 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 1.17 million acres, decreased 6 percent from a year ago. Yields, averaging 385 cwt per acre, are up 18 cwt from last year. If realized, this will be a record high, 4 cwt above the previous record set in 2000. Small Grains: Survey respondents who reported barley, oats, Durum wheat, or other spring wheat acreage not yet harvested in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming during the surveys conducted to prepare the Small Grains 2004 Summary were re-contacted to determine how many of these acres were actually harvested and record the actual production from those acres. Based on this updated information, several changes were made to the estimates published in the Small Grains 2004 Summary. Because unharvested production is a component of on-farm stocks, changes were made to the September 1 on-farm stocks levels comparable with the production adjustments. Durum harvested area was reduced 5,000 acres in Montana and 80,000 acres in North Dakota. Yield per acre was increased 1.0 bushel in each of these two States. No changes were made in Minnesota. Other spring wheat harvested area declined 20,000 acres in Minnesota and 50,000 acres each in Montana and North Dakota. Acreage was unchanged in Wyoming, and no changes were made to yield in any of the States. All wheat production in the United States is 2.16 billion bushels, 8 percent below last year and only fractionally below the previous estimate. In Minnesota, oat harvested area was reduced 10,000 acres, while in North Dakota harvested area was reduced 5,000 acres. Yield per acre increased 2.0 bushels in North Dakota and remained unchanged in Minnesota. Acreage and yield estimates were unchanged in Montana and Wyoming. As a result of the changes in Minnesota and North Dakota, oat production in the United States is 116 million bushels, down 20 percent from last year and down less than 1 percent from the previous estimate. Barley area harvested in North Dakota was revised to 1.48 million acres, down 10,000 acres from the September estimate. Yield is estimated at 68.0 bushels per acre in Minnesota, a decrease of 2.0 bushels. As a result of these changes, production is down 230,000 bushels in Minnesota and 620,000 bushels in North Dakota. Acreage, yield, and production are unchanged in Montana and Wyoming. Total U.S. production is estimated at 279 million bushels, slightly below the previous estimate but slightly higher than last year's production. Florida Citrus: Florida had a dry October following four hurricanes in the previous two months that affected the citrus crops. Temperatures have been above average levels following a cool front that moved through the State near the beginning of the month. Temperatures were very close to record highs near the end of the month. October's rainfall amounts have been well below normal levels, with very little precipitation recorded Statewide. However, lakes and rivers remained at very high levels due to rain from the summer hurricanes. Because of the lack of October rainfall, growers were successful in moving standing water from the hurricanes away from tree roots in most areas. Some high ground areas were receiving irrigation to maintain surface level moisture. Growers report good color break on most early maturing crops. Harvest has started on fresh fruit crops including Fallglo tangerines, white and colored grapefruit, and early orange varieties (Navels, Ambersweet, and Hamlin). By the end of the month, about half of the packinghouses in the State were open with several processing plants receiving eliminations. Several packinghouses and processing plants will not open this season because of the lack of fruit. California Citrus: Harvest of the 2003-04 Valencia orange crop was virtually complete by mid-month. The new crop Navel orange harvest commenced during the middle of October. Harvesting was slowed temporarily by rain. Citrus fruits were coloring nicely thanks to cooler nighttime temperatures. Lemon harvest continued but was also disrupted by rain. Mandarins were starting to color and early varieties were being harvested. Grapefruit harvest continued. Fungicide treatments were applied to citrus groves. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Fruit growers conducted cultural activities that included weed control, fungicide applications, and irrigation of trees and vines. Raisin grape harvest was complete by the end of October. Late variety table grapes such as Autumn Royal, Crimson Seedless, Christmas Rose, Red Globe, and Ruby Seedless were harvested and packed throughout the month. Table grape growers covered their late maturing varieties with plastic to protect against rain. There was a brief delay in harvesting due to wet conditions in the vineyards. Wine and juice grape harvesting was complete by the middle of October in most locations. Stone fruit harvest continued at a reduced pace throughout the first two weeks of October. Varieties harvested included Sweet September and Snow Fall peaches, Flavor Fall pluots, Autumn Beauty plums, and Arctic Mist nectarines. Pruning, chipping, brush shredding, irrigation, and weed control work continued in harvested orchards. Stumps and brush from removed orchards and vineyards were piled to dry. Harvest of pomegranates continued throughout the month with good yields reported. Apples, Fuyu persimmons, Hosui Asian pears, and kiwifruit were harvested, with some rain damage of kiwifruit reported. Strawberries in the San Joaquin Valley continued to be picked for sale at roadside stands. Olive harvest continued throughout the month but was winding down by month's end. Walnuts, pecans, and pistachios were harvested in many locations but the season was winding down. The almond harvest was complete in most areas by the middle of October. Grapefruit: The forecast for the 2004-05 U.S. grapefruit crop is 1.06 million tons, unchanged from the October 1 forecast but 51 percent below last season. Florida's grapefruit forecast is 15.0 million boxes (638,000 tons), unchanged from the October 1 forecast but 63 percent lower than last season. This forecast is greatly reduced from previous seasons because of the effects of four hurricanes that hit the State's growing areas in August and September. Only the southern area was not directly affected by high winds, with Hendry, Collier, and Lee counties primarily receiving heavy rainfall amounts on several occasions. The Indian River growing area was greatly affected by Hurricane Frances on September 5 and Hurricane Jeanne on September 29. Both storms brought high winds and heavy rain which blew fruit off the trees, broke limbs, and split trees. The all white grapefruit forecast, at 4.00 million boxes (170,000 tons), is unchanged from the October 1 forecast but 75 percent less than last season. The colored seedless utilization forecast, at 11.0 million boxes (468,000 tons), is unchanged from the October 1 forecast but down 56 percent from 2003-04. The monthly fruit size and drop survey show white sizing rates below average as anticipated but colored sizes continuing on a more normal pattern. Arizona, California, and Texas grapefruit production forecasts are carried over from October 1. Lemons: The forecast for the 2004-05 U.S. lemon crop, at 832,000 tons, is unchanged from the October 1 forecast but up 4 percent from last season. Arizona and California lemon production forecasts are carried over from October 1. Tangelos: Florida's tangelo forecast, at 1.40 million boxes (63,000 tons), is unchanged from October 1 but 40 percent more than last season's utilized production. Average fruit per tree is 80 percent above last season in spite of the hurricanes; however, bearing trees are 21 percent below last season. Fruit size is projected to be smaller than average. Temples: Florida's Temples are forecast at 800,000 boxes (36,000 tons) for the 2004-05 season, unchanged from October 1 but 43 percent below last season's final utilization of 1.40 million boxes. If realized, this will be the lowest amount since the 1954-55 season. Tangerines: The 2004-05 U.S. tangerine crop forecast, at 351,000 tons, is unchanged from the October 1 forecast but down 19 percent from last season's utilization of 435,000 tons. Florida's tangerine crop is forecast at 4.70 million boxes (223,000 tons), unchanged from the October 1 forecast but 28 percent lower than last season's utilization. Early variety tree numbers and average fruit per tree are down from last season due to damage from the recent hurricanes. Many early variety trees were reported broken. Late Honey variety production is expected to be the smallest since the 2000-01 season and average fruit per tree is slightly higher than the 10-season average. A large portion of these trees are located in the southern area of Florida and were not affected by the hurricanes. Fruit size is expected to be slightly larger than last season with droppage rates near normal. The 2004-05 Florida tangerine forecast only includes the Fallglo, Sunburst, and Honey tangerines. Arizona and California tangerines production forecasts are carried over from October 1. Reliability of November 1 Crop Production Forecast Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between October 25 and November 5 to gather information on expected yield as of November 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. Randomly selected plots were revisited to make current counts. The counts made within each sample plot depend on the crop and the maturity of that crop. In all cases, plant counts 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 14,200 producers were interviewed during the survey period and asked questions about probable yield. These growers will continue to be surveyed throughout the growing season to provide indications of average yields. 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 November 1 forecasts. Revision Policy: The November 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. Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are subject to revision in the August Crop Production report if conditions altered the planting intentions since the mid-year survey. Planted acres may also be revised for cotton, peanuts, and rice in September Crop Production report each year; spring wheat, Durum wheat, barley, and oats only in the Small Grains Annual report at the end of September; and all other spring planted crops in the October Crop Production report. Revisions to planted acres will only be made when either special survey data or administrative data are available. 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 forecast. Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the November 1 production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error", a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the November 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 November 1 corn for grain production forecast is 1.6 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 1.6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 2.8 percent. Also, shown in the following table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the differences between the November 1 forecast and the final estimate. Using corn again as an example, changes between the November 1 forecast and the final estimate during the last 20 years have averaged 85 million bushels, ranging from 1 million bushels to 258 million bushels. The November 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 8 times and above 12 times. This does not imply that the November 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. Reliability of November 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 : 1.6 2.8 85 1 258 8 12 Sorghum for Grain :Bu : 4.8 8.3 20 1 86 8 12 Rice :Cwt : 2.2 3.8 3 0 12 12 8 Soybeans for Beans:Bu : 1.6 2.7 30 8 66 6 14 Cotton 1/ :Bales: 2.9 5.1 376 14 937 11 9 Fall Potatoes :Cwt : 2.0 3.4 6 1 16 18 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Quantity is in thousands of units. 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