Cr Pr 2-2 (6-05) Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 10, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Crop Production call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Winter Wheat Production Down 3 Percent from May All Orange Production Unchanged Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.55 billion bushels, down 3 percent from the May 1 forecast but 3 percent above 2004. Based on June 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 44.1 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from the previous forecast. Grain area totals 35.1 million acres, unchanged from May 1. Hard Red production is down 5 percent from a month ago to 960 million bushels. Soft Red is down less than 1 percent from last month and now totals 301 million bushels. White production totals 285 million bushels, up 1 percent from last month. Of the White production total, 28.6 million bushels are Hard White and 256 million bushels are Soft White. This is the first year that production levels for Hard White and Soft White are available. The U.S. all orange June 1 forecast for the 2004-05 season is 9.19 million tons, unchanged from the May 1 forecast but 29 percent below last season's final utilization. Florida's all orange forecast, at 151 million boxes (6.80 million tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but 38 percent below the previous season. The early and midseason forecast in Florida is 79.2 million boxes (3.56 million tons), unchanged from last month but 37 percent below the previous season. Harvest of the early and midseason varieties is complete, making this the smallest early-mid-navels crop since the 1989-90 season. Florida's Valencia forecast is 72.0 million boxes (3.24 million tons), unchanged from the May forecast but 38 percent below last season's final utilization. The row count survey conducted June 1-2 indicated 80 percent of the Valencia rows have been harvested. Due to the abnormally high drop rate this season, it is expected that the rows left to harvest will be less productive than the initially harvested rows. Arizona, California, and Texas orange production forecasts are carried over from April. Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 2004-05 season is continued at 1.60 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix. The early-midseason portion is final at 1.53 gallons per box. The Valencia portion remains at 1.71 gallons per box. All projections of yield assume that the processing relationship this year will be similar to those of the past several years. This report was approved on June 10, 2005. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Conner Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Rich Allen Contents Page Grains & Hay Wheat, by Class . . . . . . . 5 Wheat, Durum. . . . . . . . . 5 Wheat, Winter . . . . . . . . 4 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Sugarbeets. . . . . . . . . .10 Sugarcane . . . . . . . . . .11 Noncitrus Fruits & Tree Nuts Apricots. . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cherries, Sweet . . . . . . . 6 Papayas . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Peaches . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Pears . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Prunes. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Maple Syrup . . . . . . . . .12 Citrus Fruits Grapefruit. . . . . . . . . . 7 Lemons. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Oranges . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Tangelos. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Tangerines. . . . . . . . . . 7 Temples . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Potatoes & Miscellaneous Crops Sweet Potatoes. . . . . . . .14 Hops. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . .25 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . .15 Information Contacts . . . . . .31 Reliability of Production Data in this Report29 Weather Maps . . . . . . . . . .21 Weather Summary. . . . . . . . .23 Winter Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2005 : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 :-------------------: 2004 : 2005 : : : : May 1 : Jun 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AR : 620 185 53.0 48.0 50.0 32,860 9,250 CA : 320 265 85.0 76.0 67.0 27,200 17,755 CO : 1,700 2,450 27.0 35.0 32.0 45,900 78,400 DE : 47 47 58.0 58.0 60.0 2,726 2,820 GA : 190 230 45.0 55.0 50.0 8,550 11,500 ID : 700 730 90.0 90.0 91.0 63,000 66,430 IL : 900 600 59.0 59.0 59.0 53,100 35,400 IN : 440 340 62.0 65.0 65.0 27,280 22,100 KS : 8,500 9,600 37.0 44.0 40.0 314,500 384,000 KY : 380 300 54.0 57.0 60.0 20,520 18,000 MD : 145 140 59.0 64.0 61.0 8,555 8,540 MI : 640 640 64.0 70.0 70.0 40,960 44,800 MS : 135 90 53.0 49.0 48.0 7,155 4,320 MO : 930 600 52.0 52.0 49.0 48,360 29,400 MT : 1,630 2,050 41.0 41.0 41.0 66,830 84,050 NE : 1,650 1,700 37.0 45.0 43.0 61,050 73,100 NY : 100 115 53.0 52.0 51.0 5,300 5,865 NC : 460 430 50.0 45.0 45.0 23,000 19,350 OH : 890 810 62.0 66.0 68.0 55,180 55,080 OK : 4,700 4,300 35.0 34.0 34.0 164,500 146,200 OR : 780 840 61.0 55.0 58.0 47,580 48,720 PA : 135 170 49.0 53.0 51.0 6,615 8,670 SC : 180 165 44.0 45.0 42.0 7,920 6,930 SD : 1,250 1,400 45.0 45.0 47.0 56,250 65,800 TN : 280 170 49.0 48.0 48.0 13,720 8,160 TX : 3,500 3,500 31.0 30.0 30.0 108,500 105,000 VA : 180 170 55.0 56.0 57.0 9,900 9,690 WA : 1,750 1,850 67.0 68.0 69.0 117,250 127,650 WI : 225 175 56.0 52.0 52.0 12,600 9,100 : Oth : Sts 2/: 1,105 1,007 38.5 39.6 39.6 42,573 39,891 : US : 34,462 35,069 43.5 45.4 44.1 1,499,434 1,545,971 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Beginning in 2005, WI is published individually during the forecast season and WY is included in the Other States total. Other States totals have been computed to reflect this change. 2/ Other States include AL, AZ, FL, IA, LA, MN, NV, NJ, NM, ND, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2005 Summary." Durum Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2005 : : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 :-------------------: 2004 : 2005 : : : : May 1 : Jun 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- 1,000 Bushels : AZ : 99 80 97.0 100.0 100.0 9,603 8,000 CA : 100 82 90.0 105.0 100.0 9,000 8,200 MT : 545 33.0 17,985 ND : 1,600 33.0 52,800 : Oth : Sts 2/: 19 26.6 505 : US : 2,363 38.0 89,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Area harvested for the U.S. and remaining States will be published in "Acreage" released June 30, 2005. Yield and production will be published in "Crop Production" released July 12, 2005. 2/ For 2004, Other States include MN and SD. For 2005, Other States include ID and SD. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2005 Summary." Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 2003-2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 1/ 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Winter :--------------------------------------------------------- Year : Hard : Soft : Hard : Soft : All : Red : Red : White 3/ : White 3/ : White ---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 2003 :1,070,996 380,435 265,290 2004 : 856,211 380,305 262,918 2005 : 960,275 301,165 28,631 255,900 284,531 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Spring : :---------------------------------------------------------: : Hard : Hard : Soft : All : : Total : Red : White 3/ : White 3/ : White : Durum : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 2003 : 499,674 31,728 96,637 2,344,760 2004 : 525,467 43,451 89,893 2,158,245 2005 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wheat class estimates are based on the latest available data including both survey and administrative data. The previous end-of-season class percentages are used throughout the forecast season, except for States where updated information is available. 2/ Spring wheat production by class and total production will be published in "Crop Production" released July 12, 2005. 3/ Individual Hard White and Soft White estimates not available prior to 2005. Sweet Cherries: Total Production by State, and Total, 2003-2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : CA : 65,600 73,000 45,000 OR : 41,000 43,000 35,000 WA : 118,000 133,000 120,000 : Total : 224,600 249,000 200,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The first production forecast for sweet cherries in ID, MI, MT, NY, and UT and tart cherries in MI, NY, OR, PA, UT, WA, and WI will be published in the "Cherry Production" report released on June 23, 2005. Peaches: Total Production by Crop, State, and Total, 2003-2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : CA : All : 949,000 949,000 920,000 Clingstone 1/ : 536,000 539,000 510,000 Freestone : 413,000 410,000 410,000 GA : 55,000 52,500 45,000 SC : 50,000 70,000 80,000 : Total : 1,054,000 1,071,500 1,045,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CA Clingstone is over-the-scale tonnage and includes culls and cannery diversions. Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States, 2002-2003, 2003-2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 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/ : 200 300 240 8 12 9 CA 4/ : 42,000 38,000 43,000 1,575 1,426 1,613 FL : 112,000 126,000 79,200 5,040 5,670 3,564 TX 4/ : 1,350 1,420 1,750 57 60 74 US : 155,550 165,720 124,190 6,680 7,168 5,260 Valencia : AZ 4/ : 270 170 190 10 6 7 CA 4/ : 20,000 14,000 18,000 751 526 675 FL : 91,000 116,000 72,000 4,095 5,220 3,240 TX 4/ : 220 230 230 9 10 10 US : 111,490 130,400 90,420 4,865 5,762 3,932 All : AZ 4/ : 470 470 430 18 18 16 CA 4/ : 62,000 52,000 61,000 2,326 1,952 2,288 FL : 203,000 242,000 151,200 9,135 10,890 6,804 TX 4/ : 1,570 1,650 1,980 66 70 84 US : 267,040 296,120 214,610 11,545 12,930 9,192 Temples : FL : 1,300 1,400 650 59 63 29 Grapefruit : White Seedless 5/ : FL : 16,200 15,900 3,400 689 675 145 Colored Seedless : FL : 22,500 25,000 9,400 957 1,063 400 All : AZ 4/ : 130 140 160 4 5 5 CA 4/ : 5,600 5,400 5,400 187 181 181 FL : 38,700 40,900 12,800 1,646 1,738 545 TX 4/ : 5,650 5,700 6,500 226 228 260 US : 50,080 52,140 24,860 2,063 2,152 991 Tangerines : AZ 4/ 6/ : 430 690 400 16 25 15 CA 4/ 6/ : 2,800 2,700 3,000 105 101 113 FL : 5,500 6,500 4,450 261 309 211 US : 8,730 9,890 7,850 382 435 339 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 1,550 105 45 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Bartlett Pears: Total Production by State and Total, 2003-2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :-------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : CA : 217,000 221,000 200,000 OR : 54,000 62,000 62,000 WA : 185,000 178,000 175,000 : Total : 456,000 461,000 437,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miscellaneous Fruits, California: Total Production by Crop, 2003-2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Prunes (Dried Basis) 1/ : 181,000 49,000 105,000 : Apricots : 92,500 94,000 85,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2004 revised. Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Apr : 2,110 2,505 1,160 1,440 2,630 2,500 May : 2,100 2,500 1,160 1,440 2,460 2,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Utilized fresh production. Hops: Area Harvested by Variety, State, and United States, 2003-2004 and Forecasted June 1, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area Harvested :Strung for Harvest and :-------------------------------------------------------- Variety : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : ID : Total 1/ : 3,429 3,253 3,277 : OR : Cascade : - 91 62 Glacier : 245 243 - Golding : 95 105 105 Liberty : - - - Millenium : - 264 295 Mt. Hood : 217 215 219 Nugget : 1,529 1,286 1,363 Perle : 450 259 - Sterling : 84 222 276 Willamette : 2,224 2,175 2,273 : Other Varieties : 904 247 512 : Total : 5,748 5,107 5,105 : WA : Ahtanum : - - 50 Cascade : 2,120 1,422 1,183 Chelan : 180 201 262 Chinook : 453 492 439 Cluster : 430 449 463 Columbus/Tomahawk : 2,738 3,029 2,744 Galena : 2,856 3,417 3,829 Glacier : - - 31 Golding : 22 36 37 Hallertauer : 53 46 48 Horizon : 135 - - Millenium : 1,386 1,124 1,115 Mt. Hood : 32 39 51 Northern Brewer : 65 65 - Nugget : 918 807 1,062 Palisade : - - 54 Perle : 104 47 - Sterling : - - 93 Tillicum : 194 - - Willamette : 3,645 3,542 4,055 YCR-5(WarriorTM) : 1,242 793 584 Zeus : 2,333 2,903 3,695 : Other Varieties : 586 970 1,012 : Total : 19,492 19,382 20,807 : US : 28,669 27,742 29,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Only State totals will be published for Idaho to avoid disclosure of individual operations. - Included in Other Varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Sugarbeets: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested : Yield State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 2/ : 2003 : 2004 2/ : 2003 : 2004 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Acres --------------- ------ Tons ------ : CA : 50.8 49.4 50.1 49.1 39.1 39.3 CO : 28.6 36.0 27.4 33.5 23.5 25.0 ID : 208.0 195.0 207.0 192.0 29.2 28.7 MI : 179.0 165.0 178.0 163.0 19.1 21.1 MN : 492.0 486.0 487.0 470.0 20.6 20.9 MT : 51.7 53.7 51.5 52.1 25.4 21.7 NE : 45.3 49.8 42.4 47.5 20.3 22.1 ND : 259.0 256.0 255.0 246.0 20.4 19.7 OH : 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7 24.2 21.8 OR : 10.0 12.9 9.8 12.6 30.7 31.4 WA : 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 40.3 37.9 WY : 35.0 36.4 33.7 35.6 22.3 22.8 : US : 1,365.4 1,345.9 1,347.8 1,306.9 22.8 22.9 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : Price per Ton : Value of Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 2/ : 2003 : 2004 3/ : 2003 : 2004 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Tons --- ---- Dollars ---- 1,000 Dollars : CA : 1,959 1,930 39.50 77,381 CO : 644 838 38.40 24,730 ID : 6,044 5,510 35.90 216,980 MI : 3,400 3,439 36.70 124,780 MN : 10,032 9,823 44.20 443,414 MT : 1,308 1,131 43.00 56,244 NE : 861 1,050 42.30 36,420 ND : 5,202 4,846 46.30 240,853 OH : 46 37 36.00 1,656 OR : 301 396 35.90 10,806 WA : 161 144 35.90 5,780 WY : 752 812 41.20 30,982 : US : 30,710 29,956 41.40 1,270,026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2/ Revised. 3/ Estimates are not available. U.S. marketing year average price, value of production, and parity price will be published in "Agricultural Prices" released July 29, 2005. State estimates will be published in "Crop Values" to be released February 2006. Sugarcane: Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 2/ : 2003 : 2004 2/ : 2003 : 2004 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ----- Tons ----- --- 1,000 Tons --- : For Sugar : FL : 419.0 385.0 39.3 34.9 16,467 13,437 HI : 19.9 21.8 102.0 90.8 2,030 1,979 LA : 450.0 430.0 26.2 23.8 11,790 10,234 TX : 41.7 42.7 39.7 37.3 1,655 1,593 : US : 930.6 879.5 34.3 31.0 31,942 27,243 : For Seed : FL : 19.0 21.0 40.2 40.2 764 844 HI : 1.4 1.4 37.3 33.5 52 47 LA : 40.0 35.0 26.2 23.8 1,048 833 TX : 1.3 1.3 40.2 35.0 52 46 : US : 61.7 58.7 31.1 30.2 1,916 1,770 : For Sugar : and Seed : FL : 438.0 406.0 39.3 35.2 17,231 14,281 HI : 21.3 23.2 97.7 87.3 2,082 2,026 LA : 490.0 465.0 26.2 23.8 12,838 11,067 TX : 43.0 44.0 39.7 37.3 1,707 1,639 : US : 992.3 938.2 34.1 30.9 33,858 29,013 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : For Sugar : For Sugar and Seed :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Price per Ton : Value of Production : Value of Production 3/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 :2004 4/ : 2003 : 2004 4/ : 2003 : 2004 4/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars ------------- 1,000 Dollars ------------- : FL : 31.90 525,297 549,669 HI : 31.70 64,351 65,999 LA : 25.80 304,182 331,220 TX : 30.10 49,816 51,381 : US : 29.50 943,646 998,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Yield and production refer to net weight. 2/ Revised. 3/ Price per ton of cane for sugar used in evaluating value of production for seed. 4/ Estimates are not available. U.S. marketing year average price, value of production, and parity price will be published in "Agricultural Prices" released July 29, 2005. State estimates will be published in "Crop Values" to be released February 2006. Maple Syrup: Taps, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2004-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Taps : Yield per Tap : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Taps -- ---- Gallons --- 1,000 Gallons : CT : 62 63 0.177 0.159 11 10 ME : 1,290 1,300 0.225 0.204 290 265 MA : 235 240 0.213 0.167 50 40 MI : 370 390 0.216 0.149 80 58 NH : 360 365 0.231 0.156 83 57 NY : 1,345 1,420 0.190 0.156 255 222 OH : 405 355 0.193 0.194 78 69 PA : 404 428 0.149 0.143 60 61 VT : 2,100 2,140 0.238 0.192 500 410 WI : 385 400 0.260 0.125 100 50 : US : 6,956 7,101 0.217 0.175 1,507 1,242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2004 revised. Maple Syrup: Price and Value by State and United States, 2003-2004 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- : Average Price : Value of : per Gallon : Production State :------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Dollars --- 1,000 Dollars : CT : 48.60 51.70 486 569 ME : 22.50 19.40 6,413 5,626 MA : 41.90 46.30 1,550 2,315 MI : 31.20 38.00 1,841 3,040 NH : 43.00 35.40 2,580 2,938 NY : 26.80 28.20 5,628 7,191 OH : 35.10 32.00 1,790 2,496 PA : 27.40 29.00 1,425 1,740 VT : 27.80 27.30 11,676 13,650 WI : 29.10 32.30 2,212 3,230 : US : 28.30 28.40 35,601 42,795 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Price and value for 2003 are revised. Price and value for 2005 are not available until June 2006. Maple Syrup: Season by State, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Date Season : Date Season : Average Season : Opened 1/ : Closed 2/ : Length 3/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- Date ---------------- ---- Days --- : CT : Feb 1 Feb 2 Apr 29 Apr 15 33 34 ME : Feb 12 Feb 14 May 4 Apr 29 32 23 MA : Feb 14 Feb 2 Apr 24 Apr 19 31 21 MI : Jan 27 Feb 1 Apr 29 Apr 28 26 16 NH : Feb 8 Feb 1 Apr 28 Apr 23 33 21 NY : Feb 4 Jan 27 Apr 28 May 1 30 23 OH : Jan 31 Feb 1 Apr 10 Apr 18 29 27 PA : Jan 31 Jan 20 Apr 29 Apr 30 28 28 VT : Feb 1 Feb 4 Apr 30 Apr 30 34 24 WI : Feb 14 Feb 12 Apr 30 Apr 21 25 18 : US : 30 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Approximately the first day that sap began to flow. 2/ Approximately the last day that sap flowed. 3/ The average number of days that sap flowed. Maple Syrup: Price by Type of Sales and Size of Container by State, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Gallons : 1/2 Gallons : Quarts : Pints : 1/2 Pints and :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : Retail : CT :36.90 39.10 21.00 22.20 12.30 13.50 7.50 8.40 4.70 5.20 ME :35.70 36.60 19.20 19.90 11.00 10.60 7.10 6.50 4.90 4.40 MA :35.00 34.80 20.10 19.70 12.10 11.70 7.50 7.00 5.00 4.00 MI :33.10 32.70 18.60 19.10 10.10 10.60 6.10 6.20 4.40 3.90 NH :34.60 34.30 20.10 19.50 11.80 11.20 7.20 7.00 4.20 4.10 NY :30.20 32.20 17.80 17.80 10.40 10.50 6.50 6.50 4.30 3.90 OH :29.40 28.70 17.40 17.60 10.20 10.40 7.10 6.50 4.30 4.50 PA :28.80 29.50 17.50 17.10 10.00 10.00 6.00 6.00 3.80 3.90 VT :31.70 31.70 18.70 18.50 11.50 11.40 7.10 7.10 4.60 4.60 WI :28.40 28.60 15.30 16.10 8.30 8.70 4.95 5.30 3.15 3.50 : Wholesale : CT :31.30 33.30 16.70 16.40 9.00 9.00 5.30 5.30 3.00 3.50 ME :28.50 29.00 16.90 15.90 8.30 8.60 4.90 4.70 2.90 3.30 MA :27.20 29.20 16.80 16.60 9.20 9.00 5.60 5.50 3.40 3.40 MI :27.50 25.70 14.90 16.70 8.50 8.70 4.80 5.00 3.70 3.20 NH :27.60 27.70 17.00 16.60 9.60 9.60 5.50 5.30 3.40 3.10 NY :25.50 25.60 14.70 16.70 8.00 7.80 4.80 4.90 3.00 3.00 OH 2/ :24.10 26.80 15.80 14.20 9.00 8.00 4.70 4.80 3.30 PA :27.20 26.00 15.70 14.20 8.30 8.20 4.80 5.00 2.90 3.50 VT :27.80 28.40 17.10 16.40 9.60 9.40 5.80 5.60 3.60 3.50 WI :27.70 26.00 15.20 15.20 8.30 8.30 4.50 5.40 2.85 3.00 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bulk All Grades : Bulk All Grades : All Sales :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars per Pound Dollars per Gallon Equivalent per Gallon : Bulk : CT 2/ : 1.10 12.10 48.60 51.70 ME : 1.60 1.60 17.60 17.60 22.50 19.40 MA : 1.30 1.50 14.30 16.50 41.90 46.30 MI : 1.90 1.75 20.90 19.20 31.20 38.00 NH : 1.40 1.40 15.40 15.40 43.00 35.40 NY : 1.30 1.40 14.50 15.30 26.80 28.20 OH : 1.60 1.55 17.80 17.20 35.10 32.00 PA : 1.05 1.35 11.60 15.00 27.40 29.00 VT : 1.60 1.60 17.60 17.60 27.80 27.30 WI : 1.50 1.50 16.60 16.50 29.10 32.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Prices for 2003 are revised. Prices for 2005 are not available until June 2006. 2/ Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Maple Syrup: Percent of Sales by Type and State, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Retail : Wholesale : Bulk State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- -- Percent -- -- Percent -- : CT : 70 85 20 10 10 5 ME : 10 3 5 2 85 95 MA : 60 55 30 30 10 15 MI : 44 60 44 23 12 17 NH : 70 50 10 25 20 25 NY : 37 50 24 19 39 31 OH : 72 61 11 14 17 25 PA : 43 55 18 11 39 34 VT : 30 30 10 10 60 60 WI : 38 42 22 16 40 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweet Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.3 CA : 10.7 11.5 10.7 11.5 LA : 19.0 16.0 18.0 15.5 MS : 14.0 16.0 13.6 15.3 NJ : 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 NC : 43.0 45.0 42.0 43.0 SC : 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.8 TX : 3.4 3.0 3.2 2.8 VA : 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 : US : 95.8 96.9 92.6 92.8 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Cwt ------- ------ 1,000 Cwt ----- : AL : 190 165 475 380 CA : 300 280 3,210 3,220 LA : 175 150 3,150 2,325 MS : 175 170 2,380 2,601 NJ : 125 140 138 168 NC : 140 160 5,880 6,880 SC : 150 120 150 96 TX : 140 140 448 392 VA : 120 125 60 50 : US : 172 174 15,891 16,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2004 revised. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2004-2005 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 4,527.0 3,974.0 4,021.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 80,930.0 81,413.0 73,632.0 Corn for Silage : 6,103.0 Hay, All : 61,916.0 62,940.0 Alfalfa : 21,707.0 All Other : 40,209.0 Oats : 4,085.0 4,267.0 1,792.0 Proso Millet : 710.0 595.0 Rice : 3,347.0 3,358.0 3,325.0 Rye : 1,380.0 320.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 7,486.0 7,400.0 6,517.0 Sorghum for Silage : 352.0 Wheat, All : 59,674.0 58,592.0 49,999.0 Winter : 43,350.0 41,613.0 34,462.0 35,069.0 Durum : 2,561.0 2,608.0 2,363.0 Other Spring : 13,763.0 14,371.0 13,174.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 865.0 1,047.0 828.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 523.0 919.0 516.0 Mustard Seed : 73.0 68.7 Peanuts : 1,430.0 1,597.0 1,394.0 Rapeseed : 8.7 7.8 Safflower : 175.0 159.0 Soybeans for Beans : 75,208.0 73,910.0 73,958.0 Sunflower : 1,873.0 2,750.0 1,711.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 13,658.6 13,815.0 13,057.0 Upland : 13,409.0 13,540.0 12,809.0 Amer-Pima : 249.6 275.0 248.0 Sugarbeets : 1,345.9 1,299.0 1,306.9 Sugarcane : 938.2 Tobacco : 408.0 319.9 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 30.5 21.5 Dry Edible Beans : 1,354.3 1,663.5 1,219.3 Dry Edible Peas : 530.0 507.8 Lentils : 345.0 329.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 5.8 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.2 Hops : 27.7 29.2 Peppermint Oil : 77.7 Potatoes, All : 1,193.4 1,167.5 Winter : 18.7 20.0 18.5 19.8 Spring : 76.5 65.7 72.2 64.4 Summer : 58.5 54.0 Fall : 1,039.7 1,022.8 Spearmint Oil : 15.1 Sweet Potatoes : 96.9 94.9 92.8 Taro (HI) 3/ : 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2005 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, 2004-2005 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Unit :------------------------------------------- : : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------ : : Grains & Hay : : Barley : Bu : 69.4 279,253 Corn for Grain : " : 160.4 11,807,217 Corn for Silage : Ton : 17.6 107,336 Hay, All : " : 2.55 157,774 Alfalfa : " : 3.47 75,383 All Other : " : 2.05 82,391 Oats : Bu : 64.7 115,935 Proso Millet : " : 25.3 15,065 Rice 2/ : Cwt : 6,942 230,818 Rye : Bu : 26.9 8,615 Sorghum for Grain : " : 69.8 454,899 Sorghum for Silage : Ton : 13.5 4,763 Wheat, All : Bu : 43.2 2,158,245 Winter : " : 43.5 44.1 1,499,434 1,545,971 Durum : " : 38.0 89,893 Other Spring : " : 43.2 568,918 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,618 1,339,530 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 8,242.1 Flaxseed : Bu : 20.3 10,471 Mustard Seed : Lb : 819 56,290 Peanuts : " : 3,057 4,261,700 Rapeseed : " : 1,394 10,875 Safflower : " : 1,105 175,765 Soybeans for Beans : Bu : 42.5 3,140,996 Sunflower : Lb : 1,197 2,047,863 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ : Bale: 855 23,250.7 Upland 2/ : " : 843 22,505.1 Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 1,443 745.6 Sugarbeets : Ton : 22.9 29,956 Sugarcane : " : 30.9 29,013 Tobacco : Lb : 2,155 879,227 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : Cwt : 1,228 264 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : " : 1,460 17,799 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : " : 2,249 11,419 Lentils 2/ : " : 1,271 4,182 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : " : 899 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) : Lb : 1,220 7,100 Ginger Root (HI) : " : 40,000 6,000 Hops : " : 1,990 55,203.9 Peppermint Oil : " : 92 7,146 Potatoes, All : Cwt : 391 455,933 Winter : " : 260 256 4,818 5,066 Spring : " : 314 281 22,663 18,099 Summer : " : 341 18,429 Fall : " : 401 410,023 Spearmint Oil : Lb : 116 1,746 Sweet Potatoes : Cwt : 174 16,112 Taro (HI) 3/ : Lb : 5,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2005 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 2,152 991 Lemons : " : 1,026 798 832 Oranges : " : 11,545 12,930 9,192 Tangelos (FL) : " : 105 45 70 Tangerines : " : 382 435 339 Temples (FL) : " : 59 63 29 : : Noncitrus : : Apples : 1,000 Lbs: 8,713.1 10,078.3 Apricots : Ton : 97.6 100.7 Bananas (HI) 3/ : Ton : 22,500.0 Grapes : Ton : 6,552.5 5,972.5 Olives (CA) : " : 118.0 104.0 Papayas (HI) : Lbs : 42,600.0 35,800.0 Peaches : Ton : 1,259.5 1,279.1 Pears : Ton : 928.1 893.3 Prunes, Dried (CA) : " : 181.0 49.0 105.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA): " : 16.3 24.9 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) : Lb : 1,040,000 1,010,000 850,000 Hazelnuts (OR) : Ton : 37.9 37.0 Pecans : Lb : 282,100 181,000 Walnuts (CA) : Ton : 326.0 325.0 Maple Syrup : Gal : 1,260 1,507 1,242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2005 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2004-05 season. 2/ Production years are 2002-2003, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005. 3/ 2004 not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2004-2005 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 1,832,030 1,608,240 1,627,260 Corn for Grain 2/ :32,751,560 32,947,030 29,798,130 Corn for Silage : 2,469,820 Hay, All 3/ : 25,056,790 25,471,190 Alfalfa : 8,784,610 All Other : 16,272,180 Oats : 1,653,160 1,726,810 725,200 Proso Millet : 287,330 240,790 Rice : 1,354,500 1,358,950 1,345,590 Rye : 558,470 129,500 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,029,510 2,994,710 2,637,360 Sorghum for Silage : 142,450 Wheat, All 3/ :24,149,470 23,711,600 20,234,100 Winter :17,543,310 16,840,360 13,946,430 14,192,070 Durum : 1,036,410 1,055,430 956,280 Other Spring : 5,569,750 5,815,800 5,331,390 : Oilseeds : Canola : 350,060 423,710 335,080 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 211,650 371,910 208,820 Mustard Seed : 29,540 27,800 Peanuts : 578,710 646,290 564,140 Rapeseed : 3,520 3,160 Safflower : 70,820 64,350 Soybeans for Beans :30,435,930 29,910,640 29,930,060 Sunflower : 757,980 1,112,900 692,420 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 5,527,500 5,590,790 5,284,040 Upland : 5,426,490 5,479,500 5,183,670 Amer-Pima : 101,010 111,290 100,360 Sugarbeets : 544,670 525,690 528,890 Sugarcane : 379,680 Tobacco : 165,130 129,440 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 12,340 8,700 Dry Edible Beans : 548,070 673,200 493,440 Dry Edible Peas : 214,490 205,500 Lentils : 139,620 133,140 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,350 Ginger Root (HI) : 60 Hops : 11,230 11,810 Peppermint Oil : 31,440 Potatoes, All 3/ : 482,960 472,480 Winter : 7,570 8,090 7,490 8,010 Spring : 30,960 26,590 29,220 26,060 Summer : 23,670 21,850 Fall : 420,760 413,920 Spearmint Oil : 6,110 Sweet Potatoes : 39,210 38,410 37,560 Taro (HI) 4/ : 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2005 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, 2004-2005 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.74 6,080,020 Corn for Grain : 10.06 299,917,130 Corn for Silage : 39.43 97,373,580 Hay, All 2/ : 5.71 143,130,170 Alfalfa : 7.78 68,386,310 All Other : 4.59 74,743,860 Oats : 2.32 1,682,790 Proso Millet : 1.42 341,670 Rice : 7.78 10,469,730 Rye : 1.69 218,830 Sorghum for Grain : 4.38 11,554,970 Sorghum for Silage : 30.33 4,320,920 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.90 58,737,800 Winter : 2.93 2.96 40,807,910 42,074,440 Durum : 2.56 2,446,490 Other Spring : 2.90 15,483,410 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.81 607,600 Cottonseed 3/ : 7,477,110 Flaxseed : 1.27 265,980 Mustard Seed : 0.92 25,530 Peanuts : 3.43 1,933,070 Rapeseed : 1.56 4,930 Safflower : 1.24 79,730 Soybeans for Beans : 2.86 85,483,900 Sunflower : 1.34 928,900 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.96 5,062,240 Upland : 0.95 4,899,910 Amer-Pima : 1.62 162,340 Sugarbeets : 51.38 27,175,630 Sugarcane : 69.32 26,320,150 Tobacco : 2.42 398,810 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.38 11,970 Dry Edible Beans : 1.64 807,350 Dry Edible Peas : 2.52 517,960 Lentils : 1.42 189,690 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 40,780 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.37 3,220 Ginger Root (HI) : 44.83 2,720 Hops : 2.23 25,040 Peppermint Oil : 0.10 3,240 Potatoes, All 2/ : 43.77 20,680,770 Winter : 29.19 28.68 218,540 229,790 Spring : 35.18 31.50 1,027,980 820,960 Summer : 38.25 835,930 Fall : 44.93 18,598,330 Spearmint Oil : 0.13 790 Sweet Potatoes : 19.46 730,830 Taro (HI) 3/ : 2,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2005 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 1,952,260 899,020 Lemons : 930,770 723,930 754,780 Oranges : 10,473,450 11,729,900 8,338,840 Tangelos (FL) : 95,250 40,820 63,500 Tangerines : 346,540 394,630 307,540 Temples (FL) : 53,520 57,150 26,310 : Noncitrus : Apples : 3,952,200 4,571,440 Apricots : 88,520 91,380 Bananas (HI) 3/ : 10,210 Grapes : 5,944,360 5,418,160 Olives (CA) : 107,050 94,350 Papayas (HI) : 19,320 16,240 Peaches : 1,142,600 1,160,390 Pears : 841,910 810,350 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 164,200 44,450 95,250 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 14,790 22,590 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) : 471,740 458,130 385,550 Hazelnuts (OR) : 34,380 33,570 Pecans : 127,960 82,100 Walnuts (CA) : 295,740 294,840 Maple Syrup : 6,300 7,530 6,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2005 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2004-05 season. 2/ Production years are 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05. 3/ 2004 not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. May Weather Summary The Northwest's miracle spring continued through the end of May. Frequent showers maintained favorable topsoil moisture levels for Northwestern winter wheat and spring-sown crops, in spite of lingering long-term hydrological drought. Farther south, however, showery, occasionally cool weather in California slowed fieldwork and crop development. Elsewhere west of the Rockies, seasonably dry weather arrived in much of the Southwest, where a brief May heat wave induced snow-melt flooding downstream of abundant high-elevation snowpacks. Farther east, highly variable conditions developed across the Plains and Midwest. On the northern Plains, showery weather aided winter wheat and spring-sown small grains, although cool weather slowed crop development. Pockets of dryness on the central and southern Plains contributed to increased crop stress, although late-month thunderstorms stabilized crop conditions. In the Corn Belt, generally favorable moisture reserves in the upper Midwest contrasted with developing drought in the middle Mississippi Valley and parts of the Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, extremely dry conditions stressed pastures and dryland summer crops in the Mid-South, including the northern Delta and the Missouri Bootheel. Dryness was also a concern in parts of the western and central Gulf Coast States. Elsewhere, wet weather in much of the Atlantic Coastal Plain contrasted with drier-than-normal conditions farther inland. Dry weather in the northern Mid-Atlantic region followed major flooding in early April. Near- to slightly above-normal May temperatures across the central and southern Plains and the West contrasted with cooler-than-normal weather in the North and East. In the northern and eastern Corn Belt, monthly temperatures averaged as much as 5 degrees F below normal. May Crop Summary Temperatures were above normal along the Pacific Coast, in the Southwest, and in parts of the central and southern Great Plains, while below-normal temperatures prevailed elsewhere. Though temperatures averaged over 2 degrees Fahrenheit below normal across much of the Corn Belt, emergence of summer crops in the region was not adversely affected. Summer crop conditions from the middle Mississippi Valley through the eastern Corn Belt declined late in the month as dry weather depleted soil moisture. Mostly dry conditions in the central Great Plains early in the month caused sharp declines in winter wheat condition, with showers late in the month providing little or no improvement. In the Southeast, excessive wetness early in the month gave way to dry conditions through the remainder of the month, allowing cotton and peanut planting to progress steadily. Heavy rainfall in the Pacific Northwest helped replenish soil moisture, while above-normal temperatures in the region were favorable for winter wheat heading. With drier-than-normal conditions in most growing areas, corn planting continued to outpace the 5-year average. By May 22, planting was 95 percent complete, the same as last year but 7 percentage points ahead of normal. At that time, planting progress was ahead of normal in all States, except Colorado, Minnesota, and Texas, and was nearly complete across the central Corn Belt and central and southern Great Plains. On May 8, just 23 percent of the crop had emerged, compared with 34 percent last year and 26 percent for the 5-year average. The crop emerged rapidly during the month, reaching 85 percent complete on May 29, four points behind last year but 5 points ahead of normal. Sorghum planting progressed behind the normal pace during the month, reaching just 51 percent complete on May 29. Planting was nearly complete, at 99 percent, in Arkansas, but just one-fourth of New Mexico's acreage had been planted. Illinois and Missouri growers were well ahead of their normal planting pace, but in the two largest producing States, Kansas and Texas, progress trailed the normal pace by 9 and 8 points, respectively. The Nation's oat crop was planted ahead of normal. By midmonth, 96 percent of the acreage had been planted, 1 point ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of normal, with all States at or ahead of their normal pace. Emergence of the crop also advanced ahead of the 5-year average pace. By month's end, 95 percent of the crop was emerged, compared with 93 percent last year and 91 percent for the normal. The crop was completely emerged in Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas and within 10 points of completion everywhere except North Dakota. Emergence was at or ahead of the normal pace in all States. Barley planting advanced from 52 percent complete on May 1 to 96 percent complete at month's end, keeping ahead of the normal pace throughout the month. Growers in the Pacific Northwest trailed behind normal through most of the month, while in Minnesota and North Dakota progress remained well ahead of normal. Meanwhile, emergence of the crop began the month behind the normal pace but accelerated during May to finish the month at 85 percent complete, the same as last year but 7 points ahead of normal. At that time, only Idaho's crop trailed the normal emergence pace. On May 1, thirty percent of the winter wheat crop was headed, 6 points behind last year and 1 point behind normal. By month's end, however, progress had reached the normal pace of 81 percent complete but still trailed last year's pace by 5 points. Heading was well ahead of normal in the Pacific Northwest, where warm, moist weather favored development. In the eastern Corn Belt, however, heading lagged behind normal due to cool weather. In the Great Plains, heading progressed at a near-normal pace. Condition of the crop declined throughout the month as freezes, dry weather, and hailstorms took their toll on the crop. The spring wheat crop progressed ahead of normal throughout the month. By May 29, growers had planted 97 percent of their acreage, 2 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. At that time, emergence was 88 percent complete, compared with 86 percent last year and 78 percent for the 5-year average. Both planting and emergence were ahead of normal in all States, except Idaho, where persistent precipitation early in the season hindered fieldwork. Rice planting progressed at a near-normal pace during the month. By May 29, ninety-seven percent of the acreage had been planted, the same as last year and the 5-year average. Planting was complete in Missouri and Texas and within 1 point of completion across the Delta. In California, however, where wet weather earlier in the year hindered planting, progress trailed behind normal throughout the month, ending the month at just 85 percent complete, 7 points behind normal. Emergence of the crop began the month at 36 percent complete, 5 points behind normal, but accelerated during the month to finish close to normal. At month's end, 86 percent of the crop had emerged, 4 points behind last year and 1 point behind normal. Soybean growers planted nearly three-fourths of their acreage during the month, advancing from 8 percent complete on May 1 to 81 percent complete on May 29. Early in the month, planting was most active in the Corn Belt, while planting in the Great Plains accelerated after midmonth. At month's end, planting was 5 points ahead of last year and 10 points ahead of normal nationwide. All States, except Louisiana, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, were ahead of their normal planting pace. Meanwhile, emergence was 11 percent complete at midmonth, 3 points behind normal, but advanced to 50 percent complete, 5 points ahead of normal, by the end of the month. Progress was ahead of normal in the eastern Corn Belt and Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys but behind normal in the western Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. Sunflower seeding was 40 percent complete on May 29, five points ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. Planting was most advanced in North Dakota, at 56 percent complete, but was just 15 percent complete in South Dakota. Early in the month, peanut planting was hindered in the Southeast by lingering wet conditions from heavy rainfall in late April. On May 8, just 11 percent of the acreage had been planted nationwide, 13 points behind normal. At that time, planting progress was at the normal pace in Oklahoma, but behind normal in all other States by as much as 23 points in Virginia. As drier conditions prevailed through most of the month, planting accelerated in the Southeast but continued to trail the normal pace in most States. By month's end, 83 percent of the acreage had been planted, 5 points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Excessive soil moisture in the Southeast and a lack of soil moisture in the Great Plains hindered cotton planting early in the month. At midmonth, 55 percent of the acreage had been planted, compared with 57 percent for last year and the 5-year average. At that time, progress trailed the normal pace by 18 points in Georgia and 21 points in Oklahoma. By month's end, planting had accelerated in the Southeast under drier conditions. Nationwide, 83 percent of the acreage was planted, 1 point behind last year but 2 points ahead of normal. Planting progressed rapidly in Georgia after midmonth, advancing 44 points in 2 weeks, but remained slightly behind the normal pace. In Oklahoma and Kansas, heavy rainfall in the latter half of the month provided adequate moisture for planting but hampered fieldwork, and both States remained well behind their normal planting pace. Progress was ahead of the normal pace in all other States, with Texas growers planting one-fourth of their acreage during the final week of May. Sugarbeet planting was 98 percent complete on May 8, two points ahead of last year and 19 points ahead of normal. Idaho and Michigan growers had finished planting their crop, while producers in Minnesota and North Dakota were 97 percent complete. Progress was ahead of normal in all States. Winter Wheat: Production is forecast at 1.55 billion bushels, down 3 percent from the May 1 forecast but up 3 percent from 2004. Based on June 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 44.1 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from the previous forecast. Grain area totals 35.1 million acres, unchanged from last month. As of May 29, heading had reached 81 percent in the 18 major States, equal to the 5-year average. Progress trailed the average during most of May due primarily to below average temperatures. Harvest was underway in the southern-most portions of the growing area. Forecasted head counts from the objective yield surveys in the 6 Hard Red Winter States (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) are above last year's final counts, except in Oklahoma. Indicated head weights are below last year's levels in all 6 States. Condition ratings declined across the region during May due to limited precipitation. The greatest impact on yield since May 1 was seen in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska where yields declined 3, 4, and 2 bushels, respectively. Expectations improved in South Dakota where growers now anticipate a record high crop for both yield and production. Forecasted head counts from the objective yield surveys in the 3 Soft Red Winter States (Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio) are above last year's final counts in Illinois and Ohio, but lower in Missouri. Indicated head weights are above last year in Missouri and Ohio, but below in Illinois. Cooler than normal temperatures during May slowed crop development across the SRW growing area. Overall, yield expectations remain good, with mostly minor changes from last month. The Pacific Northwest States (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) received much needed rainfall during May, improving yield prospects. Forecasted head counts from the objective yield survey in Washington are well above average and last year's final counts. The Idaho yield is now forecast at a record high level. Durum Wheat: Production of Durum wheat in Arizona and California is forecast at a collective 16.2 million bushels, down 2 percent from May 1 and 13 percent below their 2004 total of 18.6 million. Harvest is underway in both States. Very few disease or insect problems have been reported. Peaches: The 2005 peach crop in California, Georgia, and South Carolina is forecast at 1.05 million tons, down 2 percent from 2004 and 1 percent below two years ago. The California Clingstone crop is forecast at 510,000 tons, unchanged from the May 1 forecast but 5 percent below 2004. The State experienced ideal weather conditions during the bloom period. Full bloom was about a week ahead of last year. Harvest is expected to be delayed from the previous season due to cooler than average temperatures experienced during April. Set is expected to be lighter than a year ago but fruit size is excellent throughout the State. Harvest is expected to begin the last week of June. The California Freestone crop is forecast at 410,000 tons, unchanged from both the May 1 forecast and the 2004 crop. The Freestone crop benefitted from an adequate number of chilling hours this season. Although cool weather delayed bloom, cool temperatures during the spring allowed the fruit to size better than last year's crop. Harvest of Spring Snow, Crimson Lady, Brittney Lane, and Crown Princess varieties is active. Quality is reported to be very good. The South Carolina peach crop is forecast at 80,000 tons, up 14 percent from last year and 60 percent above 2003. Weather conditions have been extremely favorable during the growing season. Precipitation has been below normal this spring; however, cooler than normal daytime temperatures have prevented soil moisture levels from being short. Night time temperatures have been below normal. However, there have been no damaging freezes reported. Georgia's peach crop is forecast at 45,000 tons, down 14 percent from 2004 and 18 percent below 2003. The majority of this decline was caused by last year's hurricanes that uprooted many trees in central Georgia. This season, an unusually cool spring delayed peach maturity. However, recent warm temperatures have been ideal for peach production. High quality peaches with good size and unusually sweet taste are expected. Harvest in the southern part of the State began in early May, with the major production area of Central Georgia well underway by the end of the month. As of May 29, harvest was 14 percent complete Statewide. Bartlett Pears: Production of Bartlett pears in California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 437,000 tons, down 5 percent from last year and 4 percent below 2003. Production in California is forecast at 200,000 tons, down 10 percent from last season and 8 percent below two years ago. The Bartlett crop is down this season due to untimely rains during the growing season. The late season rains have caused some fruit to be unmarketable. In Oregon, growers expect to harvest 62,000 tons, unchanged from last year but 15 percent above 2003. The first bloom of Bartlett's in the mid-Columbia area during February and March was early this year due to unseasonably warm temperatures. Pollination during bloom was not ideal, although growers are currently hand thinning their trees. Washington's Bartlett crop is forecast at 175,000 tons, down 2 percent from 2004 and 5 percent below two years ago. Spring started with temperatures varying from 10 degrees above normal to 10 degrees below normal. Some scattered damage was reported due to freezing temperatures and hail. Some areas of the State reported lighter fruit set due to frost and poor weather conditions during pollination in April. Lack of precipitation is a concern this year although rains in April and early May have helped. Many parts of the State will be short on irrigation water this year. Producers have reported tearing out undesirable trees and watering just enough to keep trees alive. Sweet Cherries: The 2005 sweet cherry production for California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 200,000 tons, down 20 percent from 2004 and 11 percent below 2003. Washington's 2005 production is forecast at 120,000 tons, down 10 percent from last year. Washington's cherry crop experienced poor weather during bloom that hindered bee activity and pollination. Frost during April was a problem for some producers. Fruit set is reported to be lighter than last year as many growers are reporting smaller fruit clusters that could indicate fruit sizing will be larger. The California crop, at 45,000 tons, is down 38 percent from 2004. A series of heavy, late-season storms caused problems for this year's cherry crop. The rains hit at the peak harvesting time for cherries in the southern San Joaquin Valley and the excess moisture caused some splitting and cracking. Sweet cherry production in Oregon is forecasted to be 35,000 tons, down 19 percent from last year's crop. Weather during bloom was unfavorable and set was lighter than last year. Early variety harvest should begin in about one week. Prunes: California's 2005 prune production is forecast at 105,000 dried tons, up 114 percent from last year's record low crop of 49,000 tons but 42 percent below 2003. The 2005 crop suffered from high temperatures during bloom in March. Hail damage was reported in some areas. However, this year's crop is expected to be better than last year's crop, which is the smallest on record since official estimates began in 1920. Apricots: California's 2005 production is forecast at 85,000 tons, down 10 percent from the 2004 crop and 8 percent less than 2003. Bloom occurred when most growing areas had dry weather. Bloom was heavy, but growers reported heavy fruit drop by mid-March, producing an average sized crop. Cool spring temperatures slowed fruit development and harvest began at the end of April. Generally, fruit was sizing out well. Florida Citrus: Florida's weather in May in the citrus areas was moderate with most daytime temperatures in the 80's with high humidity levels. Lows at night were in the 60's and 70's, somewhat normal for this time of year. Dry conditions were the general rule with only several days of rainfall. However, late in the month a low pressure system moved across the State bringing moderate rainfall. This pattern extended into the first of June. Harvest was virtually halted and processing plants were forced to temporarily shut down. Groves and trees are generally in good condition with small fruit for next season beginning to develop. Early-midseason harvest is complete. Weekly Valencia orange harvest was only at 5.5 million boxes or below during the middle of May. Grapefruit harvest for fresh shipments decreased during the month as export shipments came to an end for the season. Harvest for processing declined during the month with harvest mostly complete by the end of the month. Honey tangerine and Temple harvests are complete. California Citrus: A few citrus packers continued to pack navel oranges but the season was rapidly coming to a close. Valencia orange harvest continued with good maturity and quality. Some groves with larger size fruit were being picked, allowing groves with smaller fruit to size and be picked later into the season. Grapefruit were harvested in the Southern Coastal area and the Coachella Valley. Citrus growers were monitoring their groves and spraying for cutworms, thrips, and red mites. Citrus bloom came to an end during May. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Fruit thinning and weed control activities continued in most tree fruit orchards during May. Grape, tree fruit, and nut growers continued their seasonal cycle of irrigation and cultivation. Table grape vines in the San Joaquin Valley were suckered and bloom sprayed to increase berry size. Grape canes continued to push and growers applied fungicides to vines for fungus and mildew control. Many almond growers were applying pesticides and fungicides in their orchards, while walnut growers treated their orchards for blight and codling moth. Almond growers are reporting a lighter crop than last year but larger nut size. Harvesting of stone fruit began slowly the second week of the month due to unfavorable weather conditions. However, picking and packing increased towards month's end with the arrival of warmer temperatures and increased fruit maturity. Stone fruit varieties harvested included Earlicot and Flavorella apricots, Ranier and Bing cherries, Super Rich and Sugar Snow peaches, Golden Sweet apriums, Red Beaut plums, Flavorosa pluots, and Zee Fire and Red Roy nectarines. Excellent demand and prices were reported by cherry growers, but rainy spring weather resulted in a high percentage of split fruit in most producing areas. Pomegranates were in full bloom by the end of May. There was severe hail damage in a small area of Yuba county the last week of the month. Blueberry and strawberry harvesting continued. Blueberry growers are experiencing a good harvest with very good sized fruit, however the recent rains caused some minor fruit splitting. Boysenberry and blackberry harvest began, while olive and avocado trees continued to bloom. Grapefruit: The U.S. grapefruit forecast is 991,000 tons, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and 54 percent below last season's final utilization. Florida's grapefruit forecast, at 12.8 million boxes (545,000 tons), is down 2 percent from May and 69 percent below last season's final utilization. Harvest is virtually complete. The white grapefruit forecast is 3.40 million boxes (145,000 tons), down 3 percent from May and 79 percent below last season. The colored grapefruit forecast, at 9.40 million boxes (400,000 tons), is down 1 percent from May 1 and 62 percent below last season's final utilization. Results of the row count survey indicate almost 10 percent of white and 7 percent colored grapefruit rows remain to be harvested. It is expected that some colored grapefruit will continue to be picked for fresh squeezed juice, while the remaining white grapefruit are not expected to be harvested. Arizona, California, and Texas forecasts are carried forward from April. Tangerines: The 2004-05 U.S. tangerine crop forecast is 339,000 tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but 22 percent below last season's final utilization of 435,000 tons. Florida's tangerine crop, at 4.45 million boxes (211,000 tons), is unchanged from the previous forecast but 32 percent below last season's utilization of 6.50 million boxes. Harvest of all tangerine varieties is complete. Arizona and California tangerine forecasts are carried forward from April. Tangelos: Florida's 2004-05 tangelo forecast is final at 1.55 million boxes (70,000 tons), unchanged from May but 55 percent more than last season's utilized production. Tangelos harvest is complete. Temples: Florida's Temple forecast is final at 650,000 boxes (29,000 tons) for the 2004-05 season, unchanged from last month but 54 percent below last season's final utilization of 1.40 million boxes. Temple harvest is complete. This season's crop is the smallest since the 1953-54 season, when Temple estimates began. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.22 million pounds for May, 11 percent lower than last month and 10 percent less than a year ago. Decline is mostly the result of irregular rainfall during spring months, which affected papaya bloom and fruit maturation. Area in crop totaled 2,500 acres, virtually unchanged from last month but 19 percent higher than May 2004. Harvested area totaled 1,440 acres, unchanged from last month but 24 percent higher than a year ago. The weather conditions were mixed during May with very light rainfall and sunny periods over major producing areas. Hops: Area strung for harvest in 2005 for Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is forecast at 29,189 acres, 5 percent more than the 2004 crop of 27,742 acres, and 2 percent more than the 2003 crop of 28,669 acres. Washington, with 20,807 acres for harvest, accounts for 71 percent of the U.S. total acreage, 1,425 acres more than a year ago. Oregon hop growers plan to string 5,105 acres or 18 percent of the U.S. total. Idaho growers accounted for the remaining 11 percent (3,277 acres). Idaho growers increased their hop acreage over last year by 1 percent, while Washington acreage increased by 7 percent. Oregon's acreage was virtually unchanged from a year ago. There are drought concerns this year, although at this time water supplies have not affected crop development. Grower concerns will increase as the season progresses into the hotter months. Disease concerns are about average. With all the additional rain storms this spring, downy mildew has been a bit more of a problem than usual. Powdery mildew has not presented any unusual challenges thus far, and there are no serious concerns with any pests at this time. Sugarbeets: Production in 2004 is revised to 30.0 million tons, fractionally higher than the January end of season estimate but 2 percent below 2003. Area harvested totaled 1.31 million acres, 200 acres above January but 3 percent below the previous year. The revised yield is 22.9 tons per acre, unchanged from the January estimate but 0.1 ton above the 2003 yield. Sugarcane: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2004 is revised to 29.0 million tons, down 1 percent from the March 1 estimate and down 14 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for sugar and seed totaled 938,200 acres, 1 percent below the previous estimate and 5 percent below 2003. The estimated yield for sugar and seed production is 30.9 tons per acre, 0.1 ton above March but 3.2 ton below the 2003 yield. Production of sugarcane for sugar is revised to 27.2 million tons, 2 percent below the March 1 estimate and 15 percent below 2003. Area harvested for sugar production totaled 879,500 acres, 2 percent less than the previous estimate and 5 percent below 2003. Yield of sugarcane for sugar is 31.0 tons per acre, up from 30.9 tons on March 1 but 3.3 tons below 2003. Sweet Potatoes: Production for the 2004 crop year is revised to 16.1 million cwt, down 2 percent from the annual estimate made in January but up 1 percent from 2003. This is the largest production of sweet potatoes in the U.S. since 1962, when 17.1 million cwt were produced. Area harvested, at 92,800 acres, is down 500 acres from January but up 200 acres from 2003. The average yield, at 174 cwt per acre, is down 2 cwt from the January estimate but 2 cwt above 2003. This is the largest yield on record, surpassing the previous record high of 172 cwt which was set in 2003. The sweet potato crop estimate in California, at 3.22 million cwt, is down 5 percent from January based on a 15 cwt decrease in yield. Wet conditions during harvest led to lower yields. South Carolina production decreased 31 percent as yields are lower than expected. Texas production is down 15 percent from January based on a decrease in acres. Maple Syrup: The 2005 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 1.24 million gallons, down 18 percent from 2004. The number of taps is estimated at 7.10 million, up 2 percent from the 2004 total of 6.96 million, while the yield per tap is estimated to be 0.175 gallons, down 19 percent from 2004. Vermont led all States in production with 410,000 gallons, a decrease of 18 percent from last season. Maine's production, at 265,000 gallons, decreased 9 percent from 2004. Production in New York, at 222,000 gallons, is 13 percent below 2004. Production is down 50 percent in Wisconsin, 31 percent in New Hampshire, 27 percent in Michigan, 20 percent in Massachusetts, 12 percent in Ohio, and 9 percent in Connecticut from last season. Pennsylvania, the only State with increased production, is up 2 percent from 2004. An increase in taps in most States was more than offset by a decrease in yield causing production to decline. Temperatures in the maple producing States were generally unfavorable for good sap flow and syrup production in 2005. Most of these States experienced weather that was too cold for sap flow. On average, the season lasted approximately 24 days in 2005 compared to 30 in 2004. Pennsylvania had the earliest sap flow in 2005 with an approximate season opening date of January 20. New York had the latest sap flow in 2005 with an approximate season ending date of May 1. Sugar content of the sap for 2005 was higher than last year. Approximately 40 gallons of sap was required to produce one gallon of syrup. This compares with 42 gallons in 2004 and 41 gallons in 2003. More light syrup was produced than last year but overall most syrup produced was of medium color. The 2004 U.S. average price per gallon was $28.40, up $0.10 from the 2003 price of $28.30. The U.S. value of production, at $42.8 million for 2004, was 20 percent above 2003. The average price per gallon increased in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, with Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Vermont showing price decreases. Reliability of June 1 Crop Production Forecast Wheat Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between May 25 and June 7 to gather information on expected yield as of June 1. The Objective Yield survey was conducted in 10 States that accounted for 69 percent of the 2004 winter wheat production. Farm operators were interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in selected winter wheat fields. The counts made within each sample plot depended upon the crop's maturity. Counts such as number of stalks, heads in late boot, and number of emerged heads were made to predict the number of heads that will be harvested. The counts are used with similar data from previous years to develop a projected biological yield. The average harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield. The plots are revisited each month until crop maturity when the heads are clipped, threshed, and weighed. After the farm operator has harvested the sample field, another plot is sampled to obtain current year harvesting loss. The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of mail and personal interviewers. Approximately 6,200 producers were interviewed during the survey period and asked questions about the probable yield on their operation. These growers will continue to be surveyed throughout the growing season to provide indications of average yields. Orange Survey Procedures: The orange objective yield survey for the June 1 forecast was conducted in Florida, which produces about 80 percent of the U.S. production. In July and August, the number of bearing trees and the number of fruit per tree were determined. In subsequent months, fruit size measurement and fruit droppage surveys are conducted to develop the current forecast of production. Arizona, California, and Texas conduct grower and packer surveys on a quarterly basis, in October, January, April, and July. California also conducts objective measurement surveys in September for navel oranges and in March for Valencia oranges. Wheat Estimating Procedures: National and State level objective yield and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. The survey data were also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and previous years. Each State Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published June 1 forecasts. Orange Estimating Procedures: State level objective yield estimates for Florida oranges were reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. The Florida State Office submits its analyses of the current situation to the ASB. The ASB uses the Florida survey data and their analyses to prepare the published June 1 forecast. Reports from growers and packers in Arizona, California, and Texas were also used for setting estimates. The June 1 orange production forecasts for these three States are carried forward from April. Revision Policy: The June 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing season. End-of-season wheat estimates are made after harvest. At the end of the wheat marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks, production, exports, millings, feeding, and ending stocks. Revisions are then made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative data warrant changes. End-of-season orange estimates will be published in September's Citrus Fruits Summary. The orange production estimates are based on all data available at the end of the marketing season, including information from marketing orders, shipments, and processor records. Allowances are made for recorded local utilization and home use. Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the June 1 production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the June 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The average of the squared percentage deviations for the latest 20-year period is computed. The square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current forecast relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years. The "Root Mean Square Error" for the June 1 winter wheat production forecast is 5.3 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current winter wheat production will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 5.3 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 9.1 percent. Differences between the June 1 winter wheat production forecast and the final estimate during the past 20 years have averaged 71 million bushels, ranging from 8 million to 242 million bushels. The June 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 8 times and above 12 times. This does not imply that the June 1 winter wheat forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. The "Root Mean Square Error" for the June 1 orange production forecast is 1.4 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current orange production forecast will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 1.4 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 2.4 percent. Differences between the June 1 orange forecast and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 112,000 tons, ranging from 5,000 tons to 368,000 tons. The June 1 forecast for oranges has been below the final estimate 6 times and above 14 times. The difference does not imply that the June 1 forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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