Cr Pr 2-2 (11-07) Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 9, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Production" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Corn Production Down 1 Percent from October Soybean Production Down Slightly Cotton Production Up 4 Percent Corn production is forecast at 13.2 billion bushels, down 1 percent from last month but 25 percent above 2006. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 153.0 bushels per acre, down 1.7 bushels from October but 3.9 bushels above last year. If realized, this yield would be the second highest on record, behind 2004. Production would be the largest on record as producers expect to harvest the most corn acres for grain since 1933. Forecast yields are lower than last month across the northern and western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains where actual harvest results are revealing that the impact of the hot, dry conditions during pollination was worse than initially expected. Producers in the Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley, and mid-Atlantic States reported higher yields than last month. Soybean production is forecast at 2.59 billion bushels, down slightly from the October forecast and down 19 percent from last year's record high. Based on November 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 41.3 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from last month and down 1.4 bushels from last year. Compared with last month, yields are forecast higher in Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and most of the Mid-Atlantic region as producers are realizing higher yields than expected. In contrast, yield prospects decreased or were unchanged across the remainder of the Nation as harvest progressed. Area for harvest in the U.S. is forecast at 62.8 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 16 percent from 2006. All Cotton production is forecast at 18.9 million 480-pound bales, up 4 percent from last month but down 13 percent from last year's 21.6 million bales. Yield is expected to average 859 pounds per harvested acre, up 33 pounds from last month and up 45 pounds from 2006. If realized, the yield will be the largest on record surpassing the previous record of 855 pounds per acre set in 2004. Harvested area of all cotton is expected to total 10.5 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 17 percent from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 18.1 million 480-pound bales, up 4 percent from last month but down 13 percent from last year. A record high yield of 845 pounds per acre is forecasted for upland cotton. Production is higher in the Southwest and lower Delta regions with growers expecting record yields in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Florida, Missouri, and Tennessee, producers are expecting lower upland production than last month. American-Pima production is forecast at a record high 811,500 bales, up 5 percent from last month and up 6 percent from last year. American-Pima harvested area is expected to total 289,000 acres, unchanged from last month but down 11 percent from 2006. This report was approved on November 9, 2007. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Gale A. Buchanan Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Carol C. House Contents Page Grains & Hay Corn for Grain. . . . . . . . 4 Plant Population Per Acre.21 Ears Per Acre. . . . . . .22 Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths24 Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width. . . . . . . . . . . .25 Percentage Distribution by Plant Population23 Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rice, by Class . . . . . . 6 Sorghum for Grain . . . . . . 5 Oilseeds Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Soybeans. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths28 Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width. . . . . . . . . . . .29 Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet27 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cumulative Boll Counts . .26 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 . . . . . . . . . . .12 Potatoes & Miscellaneous Crops Potatoes. . . . . . . . . . .12 Fall Percent of Major Varieties Planted13 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . .33 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . .15 Information Contacts . . . . . .40 Reliability of Production Data in this Report38 Weather Maps . . . . . . . . . .30 Weather Summary. . . . . . . . .32 Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AL : 165 255 72.0 73.0 73.0 11,880 18,615 AR : 180 590 146.0 160.0 160.0 26,280 94,400 CA : 110 190 165.0 175.0 175.0 18,150 33,250 CO : 860 1,050 156.0 150.0 150.0 134,160 157,500 DE : 161 175 145.0 85.0 90.0 23,345 15,750 GA : 225 470 112.0 118.0 118.0 25,200 55,460 IL : 11,150 13,000 163.0 178.0 178.0 1,817,450 2,314,000 IN : 5,380 6,350 157.0 158.0 158.0 844,660 1,003,300 IA : 12,350 13,950 166.0 180.0 175.0 2,050,100 2,441,250 KS : 3,000 3,600 115.0 137.0 139.0 345,000 500,400 KY : 1,040 1,360 146.0 124.0 129.0 151,840 175,440 LA : 290 730 140.0 170.0 170.0 40,600 124,100 MD : 425 470 142.0 85.0 90.0 60,350 42,300 MI : 1,960 2,360 147.0 117.0 117.0 288,120 276,120 MN : 6,850 7,850 161.0 156.0 151.0 1,102,850 1,185,350 MS : 325 940 110.0 130.0 135.0 35,750 126,900 MO : 2,630 3,250 138.0 140.0 140.0 362,940 455,000 NE : 7,750 9,000 152.0 168.0 162.0 1,178,000 1,458,000 NJ : 64 78 129.0 105.0 108.0 8,256 8,424 NM : 45 50 185.0 190.0 190.0 8,325 9,500 NY : 480 540 129.0 123.0 123.0 61,920 66,420 NC : 740 1,030 132.0 89.0 96.0 97,680 98,880 ND : 1,400 2,250 111.0 127.0 124.0 155,400 279,000 OH : 2,960 3,610 159.0 150.0 150.0 470,640 541,500 OK : 220 270 105.0 138.0 138.0 23,100 37,260 PA : 960 970 122.0 115.0 120.0 117,120 116,400 SC : 290 375 110.0 95.0 95.0 31,900 35,625 SD : 3,220 4,450 97.0 128.0 125.0 312,340 556,250 TN : 500 810 125.0 106.0 108.0 62,500 87,480 TX : 1,450 1,900 121.0 144.0 150.0 175,450 285,000 VA : 345 400 120.0 80.0 85.0 41,400 34,000 WA : 75 125 210.0 210.0 210.0 15,750 26,250 WI : 2,800 3,300 143.0 145.0 140.0 400,400 462,000 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 248 323 145.2 144.3 144.3 36,012 46,617 : US : 70,648 86,071 149.1 154.7 153.0 10,534,868 13,167,741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, FL, ID, MT, OR, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2007 Summary." Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-----------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------ 1,000 Bushels : AR : 60 215 85.0 93.0 96.0 5,100 20,640 CO : 130 150 26.0 44.0 42.0 3,380 6,300 IL : 72 78 89.0 86.0 89.0 6,408 6,942 KS : 2,500 2,600 58.0 79.0 81.0 145,000 210,600 LA : 87 245 96.0 96.0 97.0 8,352 23,765 MO : 95 105 85.0 103.0 103.0 8,075 10,815 NE : 240 240 80.0 98.0 98.0 19,200 23,520 NM : 60 50 35.0 37.0 37.0 2,100 1,850 OK : 200 210 34.0 53.0 53.0 6,800 11,130 SD : 80 150 36.0 50.0 50.0 2,880 7,500 TX : 1,300 2,400 48.0 69.0 72.0 62,400 172,800 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 113 259 69.4 72.7 72.7 7,843 18,819 : US : 4,937 6,702 56.2 74.8 76.8 277,538 514,681 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AL, AZ, CA, GA, KY, MS, NC, PA, SC, and TN. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2007 Summary." Rice: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State: : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --------- Pounds -------- ---- 1,000 Cwt --- : AR : 1,400 1,325 6,850 7,200 7,200 95,917 95,400 CA : 523 520 7,660 8,300 8,350 40,040 43,420 LA : 345 373 5,820 6,050 6,250 20,093 23,313 MS : 189 189 7,000 7,350 7,350 13,230 13,892 MO : 214 178 6,400 6,800 6,800 13,696 12,104 TX : 150 146 7,170 6,800 6,700 10,760 9,782 : US : 2,821 2,731 6,868 7,215 7,247 193,736 197,911 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rice: Production by Class, United States, 2005-2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Year : Long Grain : Medium Grain : Short Grain 1/ : All : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 2005 : 177,527 42,408 3,300 223,235 2006 : 146,214 43,802 3,720 193,736 2007 2/ : 142,623 50,702 4,586 197,911 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain. 2/ The 2007 rice production by class forecasts 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, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : AL : 150 175 20.0 22.0 20.0 3,000 3,500 AR : 3,070 2,780 35.0 38.0 37.0 107,450 102,860 DE : 177 145 31.0 22.0 23.0 5,487 3,335 GA : 140 265 25.0 30.0 30.0 3,500 7,950 IL : 10,050 8,200 48.0 44.0 44.0 482,400 360,800 IN : 5,680 4,680 50.0 43.0 44.0 284,000 205,920 IA : 10,100 8,520 50.5 52.0 52.0 510,050 443,040 KS : 3,080 2,500 32.0 34.0 34.0 98,560 85,000 KY : 1,370 1,075 44.0 28.0 27.0 60,280 29,025 LA : 840 590 35.0 40.0 40.0 29,400 23,600 MD : 465 390 34.0 25.0 26.0 15,810 10,140 MI : 1,990 1,740 45.0 33.0 36.0 89,550 62,640 MN : 7,250 6,150 44.0 42.0 42.0 319,000 258,300 MS : 1,650 1,430 26.0 41.0 41.0 42,900 58,630 MO : 5,110 4,550 38.0 37.0 37.0 194,180 168,350 NE : 5,010 3,750 50.0 52.0 52.0 250,500 195,000 NJ : 86 78 35.0 26.0 26.0 3,010 2,028 NY : 198 203 46.0 38.0 37.0 9,108 7,511 NC : 1,360 1,370 32.0 20.0 21.0 43,520 28,770 ND : 3,870 3,000 31.0 36.0 35.0 119,970 105,000 OH : 4,620 4,130 47.0 46.0 46.0 217,140 189,980 OK : 215 170 17.0 24.0 24.0 3,655 4,080 PA : 425 415 40.0 39.0 40.0 17,000 16,600 SC : 390 435 29.0 19.0 17.0 11,310 7,395 SD : 3,850 3,150 34.0 41.0 40.0 130,900 126,000 TN : 1,130 990 39.0 23.0 20.0 44,070 19,800 TX : 155 80 24.0 32.0 34.0 3,720 2,720 VA : 510 490 31.0 25.0 27.0 15,810 13,230 WI : 1,640 1,340 44.0 41.0 39.0 72,160 52,260 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 21 27 38.4 32.0 30.0 807 811 : US : 74,602 62,818 42.7 41.4 41.3 3,188,247 2,594,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include FL and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2007 Summary." Peanuts: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State: : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Pounds -------- --- 1,000 Pounds --- : AL : 163.0 157.0 2,500 2,400 2,400 407,500 376,800 FL : 120.0 115.0 2,500 2,700 2,500 300,000 287,500 GA : 575.0 520.0 2,780 2,950 3,050 1,598,500 1,586,000 MS : 16.0 18.0 2,900 3,200 3,300 46,400 59,400 NM : 12.0 10.0 3,600 3,500 3,500 43,200 35,000 NC : 84.0 92.0 3,200 2,400 2,600 268,800 239,200 OK : 22.0 16.0 2,850 3,200 3,200 62,700 51,200 SC : 56.0 56.0 3,000 2,900 2,900 168,000 162,400 TX : 145.0 185.0 3,550 3,400 3,400 514,750 629,000 VA : 17.0 21.0 3,200 2,000 1,900 54,400 39,900 : US : 1,210.0 1,190.0 2,863 2,873 2,913 3,464,250 3,466,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cottonseed: Production, United States, 2005-2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : US : 8,172.1 7,347.9 6,539.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State, and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ Type :---------------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : : 2007 : : State : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Pounds -------- 1,000 Bales 2/ : Upland : AL : 560.0 390.0 579 492 492 675.0 400.0 AZ : 188.0 178.0 1,420 1,429 1,429 556.0 530.0 AR : 1,160.0 850.0 1,045 1,045 1,056 2,525.0 1,870.0 CA : 283.0 194.0 1,321 1,410 1,485 779.0 600.0 FL : 101.0 82.0 789 644 585 166.0 100.0 GA : 1,370.0 1,010.0 818 775 784 2,334.0 1,650.0 KS : 110.0 45.0 511 533 533 117.0 50.0 LA : 630.0 325.0 946 990 1,034 1,241.0 700.0 MS : 1,220.0 655.0 829 953 975 2,107.0 1,330.0 MO : 496.0 389.0 953 962 950 985.0 770.0 NM : 48.0 44.0 930 1,047 1,124 93.0 103.0 NC : 865.0 495.0 713 611 684 1,285.0 705.0 OK : 180.0 165.0 541 785 844 203.0 290.0 SC : 298.0 178.0 697 378 378 433.0 140.0 TN : 695.0 495.0 945 756 601 1,368.0 620.0 TX : 4,100.0 4,700.0 679 766 827 5,800.0 8,100.0 VA : 104.0 59.0 717 586 748 155.4 92.0 : US :12,408.0 10,254.0 806 813 845 20,822.4 18,050.0 : Amer-Pima: AZ : 7.0 3.0 919 880 880 13.4 5.5 CA : 274.0 257.0 1,204 1,345 1,401 687.0 750.0 NM : 12.5 5.0 768 768 1,056 20.0 11.0 TX : 30.0 24.0 720 840 900 45.0 45.0 : US : 323.5 289.0 1,136 1,288 1,348 765.4 811.5 : All : AL : 560.0 390.0 579 492 492 675.0 400.0 AZ : 195.0 181.0 1,402 1,420 1,420 569.4 535.5 AR : 1,160.0 850.0 1,045 1,045 1,056 2,525.0 1,870.0 CA : 557.0 451.0 1,263 1,373 1,437 1,466.0 1,350.0 FL : 101.0 82.0 789 644 585 166.0 100.0 GA : 1,370.0 1,010.0 818 775 784 2,334.0 1,650.0 KS : 110.0 45.0 511 533 533 117.0 50.0 LA : 630.0 325.0 946 990 1,034 1,241.0 700.0 MS : 1,220.0 655.0 829 953 975 2,107.0 1,330.0 MO : 496.0 389.0 953 962 950 985.0 770.0 NM : 60.5 49.0 897 1,019 1,117 113.0 114.0 NC : 865.0 495.0 713 611 684 1,285.0 705.0 OK : 180.0 165.0 541 785 844 203.0 290.0 SC : 298.0 178.0 697 378 378 433.0 140.0 TN : 695.0 495.0 945 756 601 1,368.0 620.0 TX : 4,130.0 4,724.0 679 766 828 5,845.0 8,145.0 VA : 104.0 59.0 717 586 748 155.4 92.0 : US :12,731.5 10,543.0 814 826 859 21,587.8 18,861.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb. net weight bale. Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Tons --------- -- 1,000 Tons -- : CA : 43.1 39.1 36.1 38.0 37.5 1,556 1,466 CO : 38.0 29.3 23.4 25.4 25.2 889 738 ID : 187.0 167.0 31.7 30.5 32.6 5,928 5,444 MI : 154.0 149.0 23.2 21.5 23.2 3,573 3,457 MN : 477.0 475.0 24.9 22.8 24.0 11,877 11,400 MT : 48.5 47.0 27.0 26.0 24.8 1,310 1,166 NE : 57.8 44.5 23.3 23.3 24.3 1,347 1,081 ND : 243.0 247.0 26.0 23.0 23.1 6,318 5,706 OR : 13.1 11.0 30.1 30.6 31.5 394 347 WA : 2.0 2.0 37.0 38.0 42.0 74 84 WY : 40.1 30.5 19.9 22.0 22.0 798 671 : US : 1,303.6 1,241.4 26.1 24.5 25.4 34,064 31,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --------- Tons --------- -- 1,000 Tons -- : FL : 400.0 396.0 35.9 36.9 36.9 14,346 14,612 HI : 22.4 22.5 75.0 79.0 79.0 1,681 1,778 LA : 435.0 420.0 27.3 29.0 29.0 11,876 12,180 TX : 40.7 45.0 41.2 40.9 40.9 1,677 1,841 : US : 898.1 883.5 32.9 34.4 34.4 29,580 30,411 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. Lentils: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 50.0 38.0 49.0 37.0 MT : 142.0 87.0 134.0 86.0 ND : 160.0 110.0 148.0 106.0 WA : 77.0 68.0 76.0 67.0 : US : 429.0 303.0 407.0 296.0 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ------ 1,000 Cwt ----- : ID : 950 1,150 466 426 MT : 600 1,100 804 946 ND : 820 1,240 1,214 1,314 WA : 1,000 1,200 760 804 : US : 797 1,179 3,244 3,490 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Edible Peas: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 30.0 25.0 29.0 24.0 MT : 210.0 230.0 191.0 215.0 ND : 610.0 515.0 590.0 500.0 OR : 8.5 5.5 8.1 4.3 WA : 67.0 67.0 66.0 66.0 : US : 925.5 842.5 884.1 809.3 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ------ 1,000 Cwt ------ : ID : 1,600 1,700 464 408 MT : 1,080 1,600 2,063 3,440 ND : 1,580 2,080 9,322 10,400 OR : 2,050 2,100 166 90 WA : 1,800 1,950 1,188 1,287 : US : 1,493 1,931 13,203 15,625 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Austrian Winter Peas: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted November 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 9.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 MT : 32.0 20.0 12.0 7.0 OR : 5.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 : US : 46.0 29.0 22.5 14.0 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ----- 1,000 Cwt ---- : ID : 1,300 1,300 104 65 MT : 920 700 110 49 OR : 1,800 1,800 45 36 : US : 1,151 1,071 259 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Papayas: Area and Fresh Production by Month, Hawaii, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Aug : 2,160 2,135 1,330 1,395 2,215 2,405 Sep : 2,140 2,105 1,325 1,375 2,615 2,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Utilized fresh production. Potatoes: Area Planted, Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal Group: Area Planted : Area Harvested : Yield : Production and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :----------- 1,000 Acres ---------- -- Cwt -- --- 1,000 Cwt -- : Winter 1/ : Total : 17.7 11.5 17.5 11.5 257 215 4,495 2,473 : Spring 1/ : Total : 70.7 73.0 67.5 70.4 293 294 19,766 20,668 : Summer 1/ : Total : 58.0 53.8 53.9 50.3 337 328 18,166 16,504 : Fall : CA : 8.6 8.2 8.6 8.2 450 515 3,870 4,223 CO : 59.9 59.2 59.7 59.1 380 355 22,686 20,981 ID : 335.0 350.0 334.0 349.0 386 377 128,915 131,650 10 SW Co : 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 475 490 9,975 10,290 Other ID : 314.0 329.0 313.0 328.0 380 370 118,940 121,360 ME : 58.5 57.1 58.0 57.0 310 295 17,980 16,815 MA : 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.7 240 295 744 797 MI : 43.5 42.5 43.0 42.0 330 350 14,190 14,700 MN : 51.0 50.0 48.0 47.0 425 445 20,400 20,915 MT : 10.6 11.3 10.5 11.2 335 320 3,518 3,584 NE : 19.5 20.5 19.4 20.2 450 390 8,730 7,878 NV : 6.6 7.5 6.6 7.5 445 390 2,937 2,925 NM : 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.5 420 420 2,100 2,310 NY : 20.6 19.0 19.0 18.3 300 260 5,700 4,758 ND : 100.0 97.0 98.0 91.0 260 255 25,480 23,205 OH : 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 325 325 1,008 975 OR : 35.0 36.5 35.0 36.5 530 542 18,533 19,778 Malheur : 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 435 465 1,523 1,628 Other OR : 31.5 33.0 31.5 33.0 540 550 17,010 18,150 PA : 11.0 10.5 10.5 10.0 260 220 2,730 2,200 RI : 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 260 285 130 171 WA : 156.0 165.0 155.0 165.0 580 620 89,900 102,300 WI : 66.0 64.5 66.0 64.0 445 440 29,370 28,160 : Total : 993.7 1,010.8 983.0 997.8 406 409 398,921 408,325 : US :1,140.1 1,149.1 1,121.9 1,130.0 393 396 441,348 447,970 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Varieties Planted, 2007 Crop The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts variety surveys in 8 States, accounting for 89 percent of the 2007 forecasted 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 State Total, 2007 Crop 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Pct. of :: : : Pct. of : : Planted :: : : Planted State : Varieties : Acres :: State : Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CO : R Norkotah 50.0 :: MN : R Burbank 52.9 : Centennial R 9.0 :: : Norland 21.7 : Rio Grande R 8.0 :: : Red Pontiac 4.4 : R Nugget 5.6 :: : Umatilla R 3.9 : Yukon Gold 3.8 :: : Sangre 2.7 : Sangre 0.9 :: : Cascade 2.2 : Cherry Red 0.8 :: : NorValley 1.6 : Latona 0.8 :: : Dakota Rose 1.5 : Durango Red 0.5 :: : Ranger R 1.1 : Colorado Rose 0.3 :: : Snowden 1.1 : Purple Majesty 0.3 :: : Other 6.9 : Chipeta 0.2 :: : : Atlantic 0.1 :: : Total 100.0 : Other 19.7 :: : : :: ND : R Burbank 44.7 : Total 100.0 :: : Norland 14.1 : :: : Shepody 9.6 ID : R Burbank 62.0 :: : Ranger R 6.1 : Ranger R 14.4 :: : Umatilla R 4.3 : R Norkotah 9.8 :: : Frito-Lay 3.8 : Western R 2.8 :: : Sangre 3.4 : Alturas 1.7 :: : Dakota Pearl 2.9 : Umatilla R 1.6 :: : NorValley 2.9 : Frito-Lay 1.4 :: : Goldrush 2.4 : Shepody 1.3 :: : Red LaSoda 2.1 : Norland 1.0 :: : Other 3.7 : Other 4.0 :: : : :: : Total 100.0 : Total 100.0 :: : : :: OR : R Burbank 24.9 ME : R Burbank 39.1 :: : R Norkotah 20.2 : Frito-Lay 18.9 :: : Ranger R 18.1 : Superior 5.0 :: : Shepody 14.0 : Shepody 4.6 :: : Umatilla R 6.2 : Snowden 3.8 :: : Alturas 5.1 : Yukon Gold 3.3 :: : Frito-Lay 4.2 : Goldrush 2.8 :: : Yukon Gold 1.4 : Katahdin 2.8 :: : NorValley 1.4 : R Norkotah 2.6 :: : Other 4.5 : Norland 2.6 :: : : Atlantic 2.0 :: : Total 100.0 : Ontario 2.0 :: : : Monona 1.9 :: : : Norwis 1.8 :: : : Reba 1.5 :: : : Other 5.3 :: : : :: : : Total 100.0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Fall Potatoes: Percent of Major Varieties Planted, Selected States and 8 State Total, 2007 Crop 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Pct. of :: : : Pct. of : : Planted :: : : Planted State : Varieties : Acres :: State : Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WA :R Burbank 38.5 :: TOTAL : R Burbank 45.1 :Ranger R 16.9 :: (8 Sts) : R Norkotah 11.3 :Umatilla R 11.7 :: : Ranger R 10.5 :R Norkotah 9.6 :: : Norland 4.1 :Shepody 6.9 :: : Frito-Lay 3.9 :Alturas 3.6 :: : Shepody 3.9 :Chieftain 2.1 :: : Umatilla R 3.8 :Frito-Lay 1.8 :: : Alturas 1.6 :Pike 1.2 :: : Goldrush 1.3 :Other 7.7 :: : Western R 1.1 : :: : Yukon Gold 1.0 :Total 100.0 :: : Centennial R 0.7 : :: : Snowden 0.6 WI :R Burbank 23.2 :: : Sangre 0.6 :R Norkotah 16.9 :: : Superior 0.6 :Frito-Lay 16.6 :: : Rio Grande R 0.5 :Goldrush 11.2 :: : NorValley 0.5 :Norland 9.3 :: : Chieftain 0.5 :Silverton R 6.1 :: : Dakota Pearl 0.5 :Superior 3.5 :: : Silverton R 0.5 :Snowden 3.3 :: : R Nugget 0.4 :Ranger R 1.5 :: : Atlantic 0.3 :Atlantic 1.5 :: : Klondike Rose 0.3 :Shepody 1.3 :: : Red LaSoda 0.3 :Other 5.6 :: : Pike 0.3 : :: : Red Pontiac 0.3 :Total 100.0 :: : Cascade 0.2 : :: : Ivory Crisp 0.2 : :: : CalWhite 0.2 : :: : Bannock 0.2 : :: : Katahdin 0.2 : :: : Klondike Gold Dust 0.1 : :: : Ontario 0.1 : :: : Monona 0.1 : :: : Norwis 0.1 : :: : Premier R 0.1 : :: : NorDonna 0.1 : :: : GemStar 0.1 : :: : Chipeta 0.1 : :: : Reba 0.1 : :: : Summit 0.1 : :: : Dakota Rose 0.1 : :: : Viking 0.1 : :: : Freedom 0.1 : :: : Dakota Crisp 0.1 : :: : Highland R 0.1 : :: : Defender 0.1 : :: : Wallowa 0.1 : :: : Cherry Red 0.1 : :: : Latona 0.1 : :: : Satina 0.1 : :: : Other 2.5 : :: : : :: : Total 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised from the September preliminary. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2006-2007 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3,452.0 4,020.0 2,951.0 3,508.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 78,327.0 93,616.0 70,648.0 86,071.0 Corn for Silage : 6,477.0 Hay, All : 60,807.0 61,789.0 Alfalfa : 21,384.0 21,451.0 All Other : 39,423.0 40,338.0 Oats : 4,168.0 3,760.0 1,566.0 1,505.0 Proso Millet : 580.0 610.0 475.0 Rice : 2,838.0 2,748.0 2,821.0 2,731.0 Rye : 1,396.0 1,376.0 274.0 289.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 6,522.0 7,704.0 4,937.0 6,702.0 Sorghum for Silage : 347.0 Wheat, All : 57,344.0 60,433.0 46,810.0 51,011.0 Winter : 40,575.0 44,987.0 31,117.0 35,952.0 Durum : 1,870.0 2,149.0 1,815.0 2,112.0 Other Spring : 14,899.0 13,297.0 13,878.0 12,947.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,044.0 1,183.0 1,021.0 1,144.0 Cottonseed 3/ : Flaxseed : 813.0 465.0 767.0 453.0 Mustard Seed : 40.5 57.5 39.2 54.8 Peanuts : 1,243.0 1,225.0 1,210.0 1,190.0 Rapeseed : 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.2 Safflower : 189.0 170.0 179.0 162.5 Soybeans for Beans : 75,522.0 63,669.0 74,602.0 62,818.0 Sunflower : 1,950.0 2,075.0 1,770.0 1,970.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 15,274.0 10,847.0 12,731.5 10,543.0 Upland : 14,948.0 10,554.0 12,408.0 10,254.0 Amer-Pima : 326.0 293.0 323.5 289.0 Sugarbeets : 1,366.2 1,266.0 1,303.6 1,241.4 Sugarcane : 898.1 883.5 Tobacco : 338.9 355.1 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 46.0 29.0 22.5 14.0 Dry Edible Beans : 1,629.8 1,527.3 1,537.6 1,462.5 Dry Edible Peas : 925.5 842.5 884.1 809.3 Lentils : 429.0 303.0 407.0 296.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.3 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.1 0.1 Hops : 29.4 31.0 Peppermint Oil : 79.2 Potatoes, All : 1,140.1 1,149.1 1,121.9 1,130.0 Winter : 17.7 11.5 17.5 11.5 Spring : 70.7 73.0 67.5 70.4 Summer : 58.0 53.8 53.9 50.3 Fall : 993.7 1,010.8 983.0 997.8 Spearmint Oil : 18.5 Sweet Potatoes : 95.2 96.5 86.8 93.2 Taro (HI) 4/ : 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~2007 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Acreage is not estimated. 4/ Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2006-2007 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Units:------------------------------------------- : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------- : : Grains & Hay : : Barley :Bu : 61.1 60.4 180,165 211,825 Corn for Grain :" : 149.1 153.0 10,534,868 13,167,741 Corn for Silage :Tons : 16.2 104,849 Hay, All :" : 2.33 2.39 141,666 147,964 Alfalfa :" : 3.35 3.37 71,666 72,347 All Other :" : 1.78 1.87 70,000 75,617 Oats :Bu : 59.8 60.9 93,638 91,599 Proso Millet :" : 21.5 10,195 Rice 2/ :Cwt : 6,868 7,247 193,736 197,911 Rye :Bu : 26.3 27.4 7,193 7,914 Sorghum for Grain :" : 56.2 76.8 277,538 514,681 Sorghum for Silage :Tons : 13.4 4,642 Wheat, All :Bu : 38.7 40.5 1,812,036 2,066,722 Winter :" : 41.7 42.2 1,298,081 1,515,989 Durum :" : 29.5 33.9 53,475 71,686 Other Spring :" : 33.2 37.0 460,480 479,047 : : Oilseeds : : Canola :Lbs : 1,366 1,312 1,394,332 1,501,341 Cottonseed 3/ :Tons : 7,347.9 6,539.0 Flaxseed :Bu : 14.4 11,019 Mustard Seed :Lbs : 720 28,220 Peanuts :" : 2,863 2,913 3,464,250 3,466,400 Rapeseed :" : 1,100 1,100 Safflower :" : 1,069 191,405 Soybeans for Beans :Bu : 42.7 41.3 3,188,247 2,594,275 Sunflower :Lbs : 1,211 1,468 2,143,613 2,891,985 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ :Bales: 814 859 21,587.8 18,861.5 Upland 2/ :" : 806 845 20,822.4 18,050.0 Amer-Pima 2/ :" : 1,136 1,348 765.4 811.5 Sugarbeets :Tons : 26.1 25.4 34,064 31,560 Sugarcane :" : 32.9 34.4 29,580 30,411 Tobacco :Lbs : 2,144 2,000 726,644 709,965 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ :Cwt : 1,151 1,071 259 150 Dry Edible Beans 2/ :" : 1,577 1,727 24,247 25,264 Dry Edible Peas 2/ :" : 1,493 1,931 13,203 15,625 Lentils 2/ :" : 797 1,179 3,244 3,490 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ :" : 590 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) :Lbs : 1,170 7,400 Ginger Root (HI) :" : 43,000 35,000 4,300 2,800 Hops :" : 1,964 1,952 57,671.8 60,570.7 Peppermint Oil :" : 92 7,248 Potatoes, All :Cwt : 393 396 441,348 447,970 Winter :" : 257 215 4,495 2,473 Spring :" : 293 294 19,766 20,668 Summer :" : 337 328 18,166 16,504 Fall :" : 406 409 398,921 408,325 Spearmint Oil :Lbs : 110 2,038 Sweet Potatoes :Cwt : 187 16,248 Taro (HI) 3/ :Lbs : 4,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2006-2008 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production Crop : Units :----------------------------------------- : : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 : : Citrus 2/ : : Grapefruit :Tons : 1,232 1,577 1,493 Lemons :" : 980 703 684 Oranges 3/ :" : 9,021 7,589 9,825 Tangelos (FL) :" : 63 56 59 Tangerines :" : 417 339 433 Temples (FL) 3/ :" : 32 : : Noncitrus : : Apples :1,000 Lbs: 9,931.7 9,254.7 Apricots :Tons : 44.5 86.6 Bananas (HI) :Lbs : 20,000.0 Grapes :Tons : 6,417.2 6,990.5 Olives (CA) :" : 23.5 110.0 Papayas (HI) :Lbs : 28,700.0 Peaches :Tons : 1,010.1 1,026.9 Pears :" : 842.0 878.1 Prunes, Dried (CA) :" : 180.0 90.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) :" : 21.5 13.7 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) (shelled) :Lbs : 1,115,000 1,330,000 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) :Tons : 43.0 33.0 Pecans (in-shell) :Lbs : 206,300 319,605 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) :Tons : 346.0 320.0 Maple Syrup :Gals : 1,449 1,258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2007-08 season. 2/ Production years are 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. 3/ Temples included in oranges beginning with the 2006-07 season. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2006-2007 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 1,396,990 1,626,850 1,194,240 1,419,650 Corn for Grain 2/ :31,698,150 37,885,460 28,590,540 34,832,070 Corn for Silage : 2,621,180 Hay, All 3/ : 24,607,980 25,005,390 Alfalfa : 8,653,890 8,681,010 All Other : 15,954,090 16,324,390 Oats : 1,686,750 1,521,630 633,740 609,060 Proso Millet : 234,720 246,860 192,230 Rice : 1,148,510 1,112,090 1,141,630 1,105,210 Rye : 564,950 556,850 110,890 116,960 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 2,639,390 3,117,730 1,997,950 2,712,230 Sorghum for Silage : 140,430 Wheat, All 3/ :23,206,540 24,456,630 18,943,540 20,643,640 Winter :16,420,300 18,205,790 12,592,740 14,549,410 Durum : 756,770 869,680 734,510 854,710 Other Spring : 6,029,480 5,381,160 5,616,290 5,239,520 : Oilseeds : Canola : 422,500 478,750 413,190 462,970 Cottonseed 4/ : Flaxseed : 329,010 188,180 310,400 183,320 Mustard Seed : 16,390 23,270 15,860 22,180 Peanuts : 503,030 495,750 489,670 481,580 Rapeseed : 570 570 400 490 Safflower : 76,490 68,800 72,440 65,760 Soybeans for Beans :30,563,000 25,766,210 30,190,680 25,421,820 Sunflower : 789,150 839,730 716,300 797,240 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 6,181,240 4,389,670 5,152,310 4,266,650 Upland : 6,049,310 4,271,100 5,021,390 4,149,690 Amer-Pima : 131,930 118,570 130,920 116,960 Sugarbeets : 552,890 512,340 527,550 502,380 Sugarcane : 363,450 357,540 Tobacco : 137,150 143,690 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 18,620 11,740 9,110 5,670 Dry Edible Beans : 659,560 618,080 622,250 591,860 Dry Edible Peas : 374,540 340,950 357,790 327,520 Lentils : 173,610 122,620 164,710 119,790 Wrinkled Seed Peas 4/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,550 Ginger Root (HI) : 40 30 Hops : 11,880 12,560 Peppermint Oil : 32,050 Potatoes, All 3/ : 461,390 465,030 454,020 457,300 Winter : 7,160 4,650 7,080 4,650 Spring : 28,610 29,540 27,320 28,490 Summer : 23,470 21,770 21,810 20,360 Fall : 402,140 409,060 397,810 403,800 Spearmint Oil : 7,490 Sweet Potatoes : 38,530 39,050 35,130 37,720 Taro (HI) 5/ : 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Total may not add due to rounding. 4/ Acreage is not estimated. 5/ Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2006-2007 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.28 3.25 3,922,630 4,611,940 Corn for Grain : 9.36 9.60 267,597,970 334,476,030 Corn for Silage : 36.29 95,117,410 Hay, All 2/ : 5.22 5.37 128,517,230 134,230,680 Alfalfa : 7.51 7.56 65,014,300 65,632,090 All Other : 3.98 4.20 63,502,930 68,598,590 Oats : 2.14 2.18 1,359,150 1,329,560 Proso Millet : 1.20 231,220 Rice : 7.70 8.12 8,787,720 8,977,090 Rye : 1.65 1.72 182,710 201,020 Sorghum for Grain : 3.53 4.82 7,049,790 13,073,500 Sorghum for Silage : 29.99 4,211,150 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.60 2.72 49,315,540 56,246,960 Winter : 2.81 2.84 35,327,980 41,258,460 Durum : 1.98 2.28 1,455,350 1,950,970 Other Spring : 2.23 2.49 12,532,210 13,037,520 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.53 1.47 632,460 681,000 Cottonseed 3/ : 6,665,900 5,932,080 Flaxseed : 0.90 279,900 Mustard Seed : 0.81 12,800 Peanuts : 3.21 3.26 1,571,360 1,572,330 Rapeseed : 1.23 500 Safflower : 1.20 86,820 Soybeans for Beans : 2.87 2.78 86,769,860 70,604,600 Sunflower : 1.36 1.65 972,330 1,311,780 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.91 0.96 4,700,190 4,106,610 Upland : 0.90 0.95 4,533,540 3,929,920 Amer-Pima : 1.27 1.51 166,650 176,680 Sugarbeets : 58.58 56.99 30,902,340 28,630,750 Sugarcane : 73.83 77.16 26,834,520 27,588,400 Tobacco : 2.40 2.24 329,600 322,030 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.29 1.20 11,750 6,800 Dry Edible Beans : 1.77 1.94 1,099,830 1,145,960 Dry Edible Peas : 1.67 2.16 598,880 708,740 Lentils : 0.89 1.32 147,150 158,300 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 26,760 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.32 3,360 Ginger Root (HI) : 48.20 39.23 1,950 1,270 Hops : 2.20 2.19 26,160 27,470 Peppermint Oil : 0.10 3,290 Potatoes, All 2/ : 44.09 44.43 20,019,210 20,319,580 Winter : 28.79 24.10 203,890 112,170 Spring : 32.82 32.91 896,570 937,480 Summer : 37.78 36.78 824,000 748,610 Fall : 45.49 45.87 18,094,750 18,521,310 Spearmint Oil : 0.12 920 Sweet Potatoes : 20.98 737,000 Taro (HI) 3/ : 2,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2006-2008 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :-------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ : Grapefruit : 1,117,650 1,430,630 1,354,430 Lemons : 889,040 637,750 620,510 Oranges 3/ : 8,183,710 6,884,620 8,913,090 Tangelos (FL) : 57,150 50,800 53,520 Tangerines : 378,300 307,540 392,810 Temples (FL) 3/ : 29,030 : Noncitrus : Apples : 4,504,940 4,197,860 Apricots : 40,350 78,530 Bananas (HI) : 9,070 Grapes : 5,821,540 6,341,630 Olives (CA) : 21,320 99,790 Papayas (HI) : 13,020 Peaches : 916,370 931,630 Pears : 763,880 796,550 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 163,290 81,650 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 19,500 12,430 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) (shelled) : 505,760 603,280 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) : 39,010 29,940 Pecans (in-shell) : 93,580 144,970 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) : 313,890 290,300 Maple Syrup : 7,240 6,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2007-08 season. 2/ Production years are 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. 3/ Temples included in oranges beginning with the 2006-07 season. Corn for Grain: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 10 corn producing States during 2007. 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, 2003-2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 27,150 27,750 28,000 28,050 28,000 : Oct : 27,050 27,750 28,050 28,000 28,100 : Nov : 27,050 27,700 28,000 28,000 28,100 : Final : 27,050 27,700 28,000 28,000 : : IN : Sep : 26,050 26,650 25,300 26,450 27,350 : Oct : 25,900 26,500 25,200 26,350 27,350 : Nov : 25,900 26,500 25,200 26,350 27,350 : Final : 25,900 26,500 25,200 26,350 : : IA : Sep : 27,400 28,000 28,050 28,600 29,100 : Oct : 27,250 27,950 27,950 28,600 29,100 : Nov : 27,250 27,850 28,000 28,600 29,100 : Final : 27,250 27,850 28,000 28,600 : : KS 1/ : Sep : 22,000 21,600 21,800 20,600 : Oct : 21,900 21,500 21,750 20,500 : Nov : 21,900 21,400 21,750 20,500 : Final : 21,900 21,400 21,750 : : MN : Sep : 28,700 29,300 28,400 28,850 29,850 : Oct : 28,800 29,200 28,300 28,900 29,800 : Nov : 28,800 29,250 28,400 28,900 29,750 : Final : 28,800 29,300 28,450 28,900 : : MO 2/ : Sep : 24,350 24,100 24,350 24,200 : Oct : 24,350 24,050 24,350 24,300 : Nov : 24,350 24,050 24,350 24,300 : Final : 24,350 24,050 24,350 : : NE : Sep : 23,800 24,100 23,900 24,750 25,000 All : Oct : 23,700 24,100 23,700 24,550 25,000 : Nov : 23,700 24,050 23,700 24,600 25,000 : Final : 23,700 24,050 23,700 24,450 : : NE : Sep : 26,900 26,900 26,700 27,400 27,250 Irrigated : Oct : 26,700 26,900 26,650 27,200 27,250 : Nov : 26,650 26,900 26,650 27,200 27,200 : Final : 26,650 26,900 26,650 27,200 : : NE : Sep : 19,800 19,700 20,400 20,650 21,350 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 19,800 19,750 20,000 20,450 21,300 : Nov : 19,800 19,750 20,000 20,550 21,350 : Final : 19,800 19,700 20,000 20,250 : : OH : Sep : 25,900 26,950 25,650 26,250 26,900 : Oct : 25,900 26,550 25,600 26,250 26,700 : Nov : 25,900 26,650 25,600 26,200 26,600 : Final : 25,900 26,650 25,600 26,200 : : SD 2/ : Sep : 21,800 23,450 23,900 23,400 : Oct : 21,800 23,650 24,000 23,100 : Nov : 21,850 23,700 24,000 23,150 : Final : 21,850 23,700 24,000 : : WI : Sep : 27,300 27,700 27,400 27,250 28,800 : Oct : 27,000 27,550 27,100 27,100 28,700 : Nov : 27,100 27,550 27,050 27,450 28,800 : Final : 27,100 27,550 27,050 27,450 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2003-2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 26,700 27,350 26,950 27,600 27,750 : Oct : 26,700 27,400 26,850 27,450 27,750 : Nov : 26,650 27,400 26,850 27,400 27,750 : Final : 26,650 27,400 26,850 27,400 : : IN : Sep : 25,350 26,200 24,850 25,850 26,950 : Oct : 25,400 25,950 24,600 25,750 26,800 : Nov : 25,350 26,050 24,650 25,700 26,800 : Final : 25,350 26,050 24,650 25,750 : : IA : Sep : 26,700 27,350 27,150 27,350 28,500 : Oct : 26,550 27,550 27,100 27,350 28,400 : Nov : 26,600 27,500 27,100 27,350 28,450 : Final : 26,600 27,500 27,100 27,350 : : KS 1/ : Sep : 22,100 21,100 20,850 20,900 : Oct : 22,150 21,000 20,750 20,800 : Nov : 22,150 20,900 20,750 20,800 : Final : 22,150 20,900 20,750 : : MN : Sep : 28,300 29,000 28,000 28,050 28,850 : Oct : 28,650 29,250 27,900 28,250 28,600 : Nov : 28,600 29,150 28,050 28,250 28,600 : Final : 28,600 29,200 28,050 28,250 : : MO 2/ : Sep : 24,400 22,550 23,850 23,950 : Oct : 24,250 22,600 23,800 23,950 : Nov : 24,250 22,600 23,800 23,950 : Final : 24,250 22,600 23,800 : : NE : Sep : 22,950 23,650 23,250 23,850 24,850 All : Oct : 22,650 24,000 22,800 23,700 24,750 : Nov : 22,600 24,050 22,800 23,700 24,750 : Final : 22,600 24,050 22,800 23,550 : : NE : Sep : 26,550 26,550 26,250 26,750 27,200 Irrigated : Oct : 26,350 26,700 25,900 26,600 27,000 : Nov : 26,300 26,650 25,900 26,600 27,000 : Final : 26,300 26,650 25,900 26,650 : : NE : Sep : 18,300 19,100 19,550 19,400 21,100 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 17,850 19,800 18,950 19,150 21,050 : Nov : 17,800 20,000 18,900 19,200 21,100 : Final : 17,800 20,000 18,900 18,800 : : OH : Sep : 25,500 25,950 24,800 25,200 26,350 : Oct : 25,700 26,000 24,700 25,350 26,000 : Nov : 25,750 26,000 24,650 25,450 25,950 : Final : 25,750 26,050 24,650 25,450 : : SD 2/ : Sep : 21,950 23,150 22,050 23,250 : Oct : 22,700 23,100 21,900 22,700 : Nov : 22,700 23,050 21,700 22,700 : Final : 22,700 23,050 21,700 : : WI : Sep : 26,150 25,600 26,550 26,750 27,800 : Oct : 26,300 27,150 26,350 26,850 27,700 : Nov : 26,250 26,800 26,350 27,200 27,850 : Final : 26,250 26,800 26,350 27,200 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2003-2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 : 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 : 2005: 2.8 2.8 11.4 21.4 36.7 24.9 : 2006: 0.4 4.3 11.9 23.1 36.1 24.2 : 2007: 2.2 2.9 10.3 20.1 35.6 28.9 : : IN : 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 : 2005: 11.5 13.8 17.2 27.6 16.1 13.8 : 2006: 6.8 6.8 18.6 28.0 26.1 13.7 : 2007: 4.7 3.5 16.4 26.9 29.2 19.3 : : IA : 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 : 2005: 3.8 3.8 12.2 19.6 29.7 30.9 : 2006: 0.8 2.6 9.0 21.1 33.4 33.1 : 2007: 1.4 1.1 7.2 16.3 32.6 41.4 : : KS 1/ : 2003: : 2004: 33.9 11.3 3.8 12.3 17.9 20.8 : 2005: 40.7 4.9 10.7 10.7 15.5 17.5 : 2006: 30.3 12.8 11.0 14.7 20.2 11.0 : 2007: 42.9 8.0 15.2 11.6 14.3 8.0 : : MN : 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 : 2005: 1.1 2.8 10.2 22.2 30.1 33.6 : 2006: 2.8 3.4 6.2 21.3 24.2 42.1 : 2007: 0.6 1.8 6.0 13.3 30.7 47.6 : : MO 2/ : 2003: : 2004: 11.3 15.7 31.3 22.6 13.0 6.1 : 2005: 13.1 23.8 22.1 23.8 12.3 4.9 : 2006: 15.9 10.3 25.4 27.7 16.7 4.0 : 2007: 12.6 18.9 21.3 29.1 13.4 4.7 : : NE : 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 : 2005: 22.8 10.0 15.6 20.8 19.2 11.6 : 2006: 19.5 11.8 15.0 19.9 22.8 11.0 : 2007: 15.4 12.6 17.7 20.5 23.2 10.6 : : OH : 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 : 2005: 10.3 15.5 20.7 19.0 19.0 15.5 : 2006: 8.5 6.0 18.8 28.2 24.8 13.7 : 2007: 5.8 10.0 15.0 25.0 26.7 17.5 : : SD 2/ : 2003: : 2004: 33.0 16.5 21.4 15.5 6.8 6.8 : 2005: 19.1 19.1 21.3 22.5 10.6 7.4 : 2006: 19.2 17.9 19.2 21.9 11.5 10.3 : 2007: 25.4 20.8 17.9 17.0 12.3 6.6 : : WI : 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 : 2005: 7.0 7.0 12.8 25.5 22.1 25.6 : 2006: 10.1 3.0 11.1 21.2 22.2 32.4 : 2007: 4.1 6.1 10.2 17.3 19.4 42.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2003-2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row Width (inches) State :Year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : : Less than : : : : More than : : 30 : 30 : 36 : 38 : 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : 2003: 4 236 23 8 : 2004: 6 255 11 5 : 2005: 4 266 14 6 : 2006: 5 269 12 : 2007: 3 260 12 4 : : IN : 2003: 1 155 13 6 : 2004: 157 13 7 : 2005: 4 161 13 3 : 2006: 1 153 14 4 : 2007: 11 153 11 3 : : IA : 2003: 3 216 17 45 : 2004: 6 217 17 33 : 2005: 7 236 15 31 : 2006: 7 234 14 17 : 2007: 7 245 11 15 1 : : KS 1/ : 2003: : 2004: 2 103 1 6 : 2005: 4 104 1 1 : 2006: 3 110 1 : 2007: 1 114 : : MN : 2003: 26 144 5 6 : 2004: 28 135 6 3 : 2005: 37 128 9 2 : 2006: 36 138 3 2 : 2007: 38 125 9 3 : : MO 2/ : 2003: : 2004: 2 97 10 10 : 2005: 1 110 6 11 : 2006: 2 112 3 9 : 2007: 1 108 4 13 : : NE : 2003: 3 154 80 8 : 2004: 8 173 72 6 : 2005: 5 184 69 2 : 2006: 8 185 56 5 : 2007: 1 197 57 7 : : OH : 2003: 1 95 5 1 1 : 2004: 3 107 1 : 2005: 1 109 5 3 : 2006: 1 114 3 2 : 2007: 1 117 6 1 : : SD 2/ : 2003: : 2004: 10 74 9 19 1 : 2005: 11 75 12 9 : 2006: 9 71 9 9 : 2007: 8 90 13 10 : : WI : 2003: 3 68 8 11 : 2004: 3 78 5 10 1 : 2005: 1 81 5 5 1 : 2006: 5 86 3 14 1 : 2007: 4 87 4 13 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data reporting began in 2004. 2/ Data reporting began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Corn for Grain: Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width, Selected States, 2003-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 : 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 0.0 30.4 : 2005: 281 1.4 82.5 9.3 3.2 3.6 0.0 30.3 : 2006: 277 1.4 84.9 9.0 3.6 1.1 0.0 30.3 : 2007: 273 0.7 78.4 13.9 5.1 1.5 0.4 30.6 : : IN : 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 0.0 30.8 : 2005: 174 2.9 67.4 21.8 3.4 3.4 1.1 30.4 : 2006: 161 0.0 73.2 15.5 7.5 1.9 1.9 31.0 : 2007: 171 3.5 73.0 16.4 4.7 1.2 1.2 30.1 : : IA : 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 : 2005: 286 1.4 72.7 10.5 4.9 8.4 2.1 31.1 : 2006: 266 1.9 71.0 15.4 4.9 4.9 1.9 30.8 : 2007: 276 1.8 73.3 16.3 5.4 1.8 1.4 30.6 : : KS 1/ : 2003: : 2004: 106 1.9 78.3 13.2 0.0 0.9 5.7 30.6 : 2005: 103 2.9 69.9 25.2 1.0 1.0 0.0 30.0 : 2006: 109 0.9 83.5 13.8 0.0 1.8 0.0 30.2 : 2007: 112 1.8 75.0 22.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 30.3 : : MN : 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 0.0 29.2 : 2005: 176 2.3 82.4 10.2 4.0 1.1 0.0 28.7 : 2006: 178 3.4 82.0 10.7 1.1 2.8 0.0 28.7 : 2007: 166 6.6 71.1 16.9 3.0 2.4 0.0 28.5 : : MO 2/ : 2003: : 2004: 115 0.9 58.2 22.6 7.0 8.7 2.6 31.5 : 2005: 122 0.0 58.2 27.9 4.1 5.7 4.1 31.4 : 2006: 126 1.6 61.9 24.6 2.4 7.9 1.6 30.9 : 2007: 127 0.0 55.9 29.9 2.4 5.5 6.3 31.5 : : NE : 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 : 2005: 250 1.6 54.8 17.2 20.0 6.4 0.0 31.8 : 2006: 246 2.0 60.6 13.8 18.7 4.9 0.0 31.4 : 2007: 254 0.4 56.3 17.7 14.6 10.6 0.4 31.9 : : OH : 2003: 101 0.0 54.4 38.6 2.0 5.0 0.0 30.9 : 2004: 107 0.9 74.7 20.6 1.9 1.9 0.0 30.3 : 2005: 116 0.0 64.6 25.9 1.7 5.2 2.6 31.0 : 2006: 117 0.9 70.0 17.9 4.3 6.0 0.9 30.9 : 2007: 120 0.8 74.2 16.7 7.5 0.8 0.0 30.6 : : SD 2/ : 2003: : 2004: 103 4.9 41.7 22.3 9.7 16.5 4.9 31.7 : 2005: 94 6.4 58.5 10.6 7.4 16.0 1.1 30.9 : 2006: 78 1.3 52.6 28.2 5.1 11.5 1.3 31.2 : 2007: 106 3.8 56.5 20.8 10.4 6.6 1.9 30.9 : : WI : 2003: 73 0.0 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 : 2005: 86 0.0 56.9 32.6 2.3 7.0 1.2 31.1 : 2006: 99 4.0 60.7 19.2 3.0 9.1 4.0 30.8 : 2007: 98 2.0 57.2 21.4 9.2 7.1 3.1 31.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field measurements began in 2004. 2/ Field measurements began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Cotton: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in 7 cotton producing States during 2007. Randomly selected plots in cotton fields were visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. Cotton: Cumulative Boll Counts, Selected States, 2003-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR : Sep : 798 864 811 859 790 : Oct : 755 771 728 814 839 : Nov : 744 753 733 849 849 : Dec : 744 754 733 824 : Final : 744 754 733 824 : : CA : Sep : 973 954 993 911 1,084 : Oct : 945 952 926 869 1,115 : Nov : 893 945 1,002 926 1,139 : Dec : 893 948 1,011 933 : Final : 893 948 1,011 933 : : GA : Sep : 559 646 667 648 616 : Oct : 646 690 689 675 570 : Nov : 643 686 767 774 707 : Dec : 665 687 767 790 : Final : 665 687 767 790 : : LA : Sep : 681 635 746 760 796 : Oct : 778 707 768 781 808 : Nov : 775 691 775 786 841 : Dec : 775 691 775 785 : Final : 775 691 775 785 : : MS : Sep : 837 808 818 700 819 : Oct : 824 789 729 699 745 : Nov : 811 780 724 695 747 : Dec : 808 780 722 695 : Final : 808 780 722 695 : : NC : Sep : 628 758 799 637 527 : Oct : 630 719 693 641 601 : Nov : 632 732 721 671 625 : Dec : 632 733 721 671 : Final : 632 733 721 671 : : TX : Sep : 465 639 620 530 602 : Oct : 431 672 516 477 538 : Nov : 429 593 586 533 631 : Dec : 435 624 585 544 : Final : 435 624 585 544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Soybeans: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 11 soybean producing States during 2007. Randomly selected plots in soybean fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are actual field counts from this survey. Soybeans: Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet, Selected States, 2003-2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR 1/ 2/: Sep : : Oct : 2,446 1,796 1,645 1,621 : Nov : 2,483 1,823 1,655 1,665 : Final : 2,511 1,824 1,667 : : IL : Sep : 1,800 2,070 1,973 2,035 1,923 : Oct : 1,606 1,923 1,820 1,890 1,796 : Nov : 1,634 1,943 1,858 1,923 1,818 : Final : 1,634 1,947 1,858 1,923 : : IN : Sep : 1,786 1,909 1,855 1,927 1,725 : Oct : 1,692 1,866 1,790 1,893 1,660 : Nov : 1,582 1,917 1,899 1,909 1,628 : Final : 1,582 1,917 1,899 1,909 : : IA : Sep : 1,749 1,772 1,969 1,846 1,935 : Oct : 1,629 1,731 1,935 1,758 1,917 : Nov : 1,647 1,737 1,968 1,760 1,933 : Final : 1,647 1,741 1,970 1,760 : : KS 3/ : Sep : 1,482 1,490 1,564 1,727 : Oct : 1,588 1,431 1,509 1,524 : Nov : 1,639 1,547 1,581 1,608 : Final : 1,636 1,546 1,581 : : MN : Sep : 1,582 1,487 1,684 1,612 1,676 : Oct : 1,417 1,406 1,598 1,586 1,589 : Nov : 1,440 1,446 1,640 1,568 1,588 : Final : 1,440 1,435 1,640 1,568 : : MO : Sep : 1,144 1,798 1,458 1,631 1,521 : Oct : 1,455 1,943 1,585 1,746 1,579 : Nov : 1,547 1,998 1,679 1,738 1,685 : Final : 1,523 2,038 1,652 1,735 : : NE : Sep : 1,727 1,835 1,862 1,740 1,950 : Oct : 1,642 1,836 1,903 1,801 2,042 : Nov : 1,636 1,895 1,920 1,784 2,088 : Final : 1,636 1,895 1,920 1,766 : : ND 3/ : Sep : 1,114 1,526 1,169 1,352 : Oct : 1,148 1,471 1,241 1,445 : Nov : 1,243 1,496 1,260 1,500 : Final : 1,242 1,496 1,260 : : OH : Sep : 1,791 1,808 2,040 1,857 1,900 : Oct : 1,898 1,873 1,890 1,895 1,850 : Nov : 1,764 1,840 1,974 1,835 1,909 : Final : 1,752 1,837 1,981 1,866 : : SD 3/ : Sep : 1,248 1,634 1,318 1,554 : Oct : 1,332 1,617 1,345 1,492 : Nov : 1,302 1,605 1,316 1,510 : Final : 1,308 1,556 1,312 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths, Selected States, 2003-2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row Width (inches) State :Year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : : Less than : : : : More than : : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR 2/ : 2003: : 2004: 36 88 53 27 26 : 2005: 31 96 60 21 21 : 2006: 17 108 54 46 27 : 2007: 17 96 56 32 35 : : IL : 2003: 17 58 96 27 2 : 2004: 7 65 111 30 3 : 2005: 12 51 116 35 2 : 2006: 9 42 119 41 1 : 2007: 8 38 123 43 4 : : IN : 2003: 14 73 42 11 3 : 2004: 3 86 53 14 : 2005: 8 69 65 15 2 : 2006: 4 70 70 9 : 2007: 5 71 78 13 2 : : IA : 2003: 8 26 66 92 11 : 2004: 13 29 72 83 7 : 2005: 5 26 76 99 10 : 2006: 7 25 68 95 12 : 2007: 5 18 89 92 4 : : KS 3/ : 2003: : 2004: 4 13 25 46 : 2005: 22 38 41 1 : 2006: 3 22 28 46 2 : 2007: 1 14 29 43 2 : : MN : 2003: 15 13 27 36 1 : 2004: 13 15 40 32 2 : 2005: 8 16 29 39 : 2006: 9 17 41 39 : 2007: 6 14 42 47 1 : : MO : 2003: 9 31 66 26 3 : 2004: 7 39 63 14 6 : 2005: 7 26 73 15 9 : 2006: 8 27 68 29 3 : 2007: 10 30 54 17 5 : : NE : 2003: 5 8 27 45 12 : 2004: 6 12 37 33 13 : 2005: 1 8 32 47 16 : 2006: 1 4 36 52 14 : 2007: 1 7 37 39 17 : : ND3/ : 2003: : 2004: 18 27 53 2 : 2005: 16 16 54 13 : 2006: 26 27 43 11 : 2007: 14 20 54 10 : : OH : 2003: 14 99 19 3 : 2004: 17 82 26 4 : 2005: 13 75 41 1 : 2006: 5 74 45 9 1 : 2007: 6 74 50 8 : : SD 3/ : 2003: : 2004: 4 23 48 32 6 : 2005: 3 11 46 34 7 : 2006: 1 15 48 38 6 : 2007: 2 12 41 47 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes broadcast soybeans. 2/ Data reporting began in 2004 after being discontinued in 2002. 3/ Data reporting began in 2004. Soybeans: Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width, Selected States, 2003-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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/ : 2003: : 2004: 232 47.9 20.0 11.9 11.3 8.9 16.6 : 2005: 233 47.3 22.0 13.7 8.1 8.9 16.3 : 2006: 232 37.1 23.3 16.1 15.6 7.9 18.0 : 2007: 238 34.0 28.8 16.9 11.4 8.9 17.4 : : IL : 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 : 2005: 220 24.5 55.7 3.4 15.5 0.9 16.1 : 2006: 215 20.2 58.8 2.1 18.4 0.5 16.6 : 2007: 219 19.5 54.2 3.9 20.1 2.3 17.6 : : IN : 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 : 2005: 161 39.4 49.7 2.8 7.2 0.9 13.7 : 2006: 151 46.7 45.7 2.0 5.6 0.0 12.7 : 2007: 165 36.4 52.4 1.8 8.2 1.2 13.9 : : IA : 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 : 2005: 217 10.1 33.0 7.6 46.1 3.2 22.6 : 2006: 208 10.3 36.3 5.3 42.8 5.3 22.4 : 2007: 210 8.6 40.6 7.6 40.3 2.9 21.8 : : KS 3/ : 2003: : 2004: 92 17.4 27.7 9.2 41.3 4.4 22.2 : 2005: 104 12.0 40.4 9.6 37.0 1.0 20.6 : 2006: 95 22.1 33.2 1.6 42.1 1.0 20.4 : 2007: 85 12.9 32.9 6.5 45.3 2.4 21.9 : : MN : 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 : 2005: 98 14.8 27.5 19.4 38.3 0.0 21.2 : 2006: 107 18.3 31.9 15.5 34.3 0.0 20.0 : 2007: 109 13.4 31.3 16.1 38.3 0.9 21.1 : : MO : 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 : 2005: 130 23.5 54.2 5.4 10.0 6.9 16.9 : 2006: 135 16.3 56.7 4.4 20.4 2.2 17.9 : 2007: 120 24.2 51.7 7.5 13.3 3.3 16.7 : : NE : 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 : 2005: 104 4.8 36.1 4.3 41.8 13.0 24.3 : 2006: 108 1.9 31.5 7.4 45.8 13.4 25.2 : 2007: 101 9.0 31.0 7.5 37.5 15.0 23.6 : : ND 3/ : 2003: : 2004: 100 35.0 53.5 8.5 3.0 0.0 13.1 : 2005: 93 27.0 54.6 9.7 8.7 0.0 14.7 : 2006: 107 32.2 44.9 14.5 8.4 0.0 14.6 : 2007: 105 26.2 55.2 10.0 8.6 0.0 14.7 : : OH : 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 : 2005: 130 63.9 31.5 3.1 1.5 0.0 10.7 : 2006: 132 45.6 46.0 1.5 6.1 0.8 12.6 : 2007: 136 51.5 44.5 0.3 3.7 0.0 11.7 : : SD 3/ : 2003: : 2004: 108 12.9 41.7 17.1 21.8 6.5 20.1 : 2005: 100 11.5 34.5 15.5 30.0 8.5 21.5 : 2006: 108 10.6 34.7 15.3 34.3 5.1 21.9 : 2007: 109 9.2 31.7 11.9 40.8 6.4 22.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. October Weather Summary Heavy rain swept across the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic States during the second half of October, threatening the quality of open-boll cotton but providing much-needed moisture for drought-stricken pastures and fall-sown crops. Beneficial rain also fell in parts of the Northeast. Farther west, a notable drying trend took place during October across the south-central and southwestern U.S. Such a turn toward autumn dryness is typical in these regions during the evolution of La Ni¤a, which involves a cooling of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. Across the southern half of the High Plains, increasingly dry conditions favored summer crop harvesting but hampered winter wheat emergence and establishment. Farther north, exceptionally wet weather sharply curtailed fieldwork across the eastern Plains and western Corn Belt. Numerous October rainfall records were broken, particularly in South Dakota and Nebraska, despite a late-month drying trend. By month's end, however, corn and soybean harvesting resumed in all but the wettest locations. In contrast, corn and soybean harvesting neared completion across the central and eastern Corn Belt. When heavy rain arrived across the Ohio Valley toward month's end, autumn fieldwork was nearly done and emerging winter grains benefitted greatly from the boost in soil moisture. Elsewhere, dry weather in the Southwest contrasted with significant rain and high-elevation snow in parts of the Northwest. Beginning the weekend of October 20-21, several days of hot, windy weather fanned more than a dozen major wildfires across southern California. However, Southwestern dryness also favored cotton harvesting and other fieldwork, while Northwestern showers promoted winter wheat emergence. Cooler-than-normal weather in most areas west of the Rockies contrasted with significantly above-normal temperatures from the Plains to the East Coast. In fact, monthly temperatures averaged at least 8 degrees F above normal in many locations from the Great Lakes region into the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States, resulting in numerous record highs for October average temperatures. Meanwhile, monthly readings averaged as much as 4 degrees F below normal in the Northwest. October Agricultural Summary Notable October precipitation in the west was limited to the Pacific Northwest and northwest Wyoming. Abundant precipitation was also received across most of the eastern half of the Nation with rainfall in many areas ranging from 150 to 200 percent of normal. The notable exceptions were parts of the Southeast, middle Mississippi Valley, and western Gulf Coast. In the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and most of California, temperatures during the month were cooler than average. Throughout the rest of the Nation, temperatures averaged above normal, with temperatures in the Corn Belt, Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley, and along the East Coast averaging 6 to 8 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. By October 7, ninety-six percent of the corn crop had reached maturity, 2 and 5 points, ahead of last year and the 5-year average, respectively. As the crop finished maturing, all States were at or ahead of normal. Harvest was in full swing and advanced 42 points between September 30 and October 28. By mid-month, harvest was 53 percent complete, 14 and 12 points ahead of last year and normal, respectively. By October 28, seventy-three percent of the acreage had been harvested, ahead of last year and normal by 8 and 4 points, respectively. Harvest was complete in North Carolina and Tennessee, while harvest in Illinois, Kentucky, and Texas was nearly complete. In Iowa, Missouri, the Dakotas, and Pennsylvania slight harvest delays were evident. By October 7, the sorghum crop was 86 percent mature, with development ahead of both last year and the average pace by more than 15 points. Maturity advanced to 94 percent by October 21, with progress only behind normal in Missouri and Oklahoma. The acreage in Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, and South Dakota was fully matured, while in Colorado, Illinois, and Texas, the crop was nearly all mature. Forty-seven percent of the Nation's sorghum acreage was harvested by October 7, ahead of last year and normal by 8 and 7 points, respectively. By month's end, nearly three-fourths of the acreage had been harvested, 16 points ahead of last year's pace and 11 points ahead of the normal pace. Arkansas' harvest was complete by October 7, while Louisiana followed close behind as producers finished harvesting by October 14. All States, except Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma were ahead of the normal harvest pace by the end of October. On October 7, fifty-eight percent of the winter wheat crop was planted, with progress lagging the previous year's pace and average by 7 and 8 points, respectively. The planting pace was 20 points behind normal in Oklahoma and 7 to 12 points behind normal in Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, and Texas. By month's end, planting was complete in Colorado, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota with more than three-fourths of the crop planted in all States except Arkansas, California, Missouri, and North Carolina. Nationally, 88 percent of the crop was planted, 2 points behind both last year and normal with producers in Oklahoma and North Carolina still well behind their 5-year average. By October 7, twenty-nine percent of acreage had emerged, nationwide. This was 5 points behind last year and 7 points behind normal with progress in the central and southern Great Plains well behind normal. Emergence continued to lag throughout the month but by October 28, seventy percent of the crop had emerged, only 1 and 3 points behind last year and normal, respectively. Although in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas, emergence continued to lag well behind normal. Early in October, rice harvest was 84 percent complete, slightly behind last year but slightly ahead of normal. Harvest in Louisiana and Texas was complete by October 7 and Mississippi's harvest was nearly complete. Harvest progressed near normal in Arkansas but lagged 6 points behind average in California. By October 21, harvest was 93 percent complete, 2 and 1 point behind last year and normal, respectively. Harvest was complete or nearly complete in all States, except California, where progress fell further behind normal and was only 75 percent complete. Soybean acreage at or beyond the leaf-dropping stage was 97 percent by October 14, the same as last year but 1 point ahead of normal. By mid-October, the only significant acreage that had not entered the leaf-dropping stage was in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and North Carolina. Half of the crop was harvested by October 7, seven and 5 points ahead of last year and the 5-year average, respectively. Harvest progress varied substantially across the country, with producers in Minnesota 24 points ahead of normal compared with growers in Nebraska that were 14 points behind normal. By October 21, three-fourths of the soybean acreage was harvested, lagging last year and normal by 1 and 3 points, respectively. Half of the major producing States were behind their normal pace with the most significant delays in the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. By month's end, harvest, at 84 percent complete, had caught up with the previous year's pace, surpassing it by 2 points but still remaining slightly behind the normal pace. Sunflower harvest was 11 percent complete by October 7, behind last year and normal by 2 points. With the exception of Colorado, all States were at or behind the harvest pace of last year and normal. As the month progressed, harvest delays continued in the Dakotas. However, producers in Kansas gained momentum during the month and joined Colorado growers by surpassing their normal harvest pace by month's end. In the Dakotas, however, harvest was well behind the 5-year average and on October 28, with 50 percent harvested in the four major States, progress was 14 points behind last year and 8 points behind normal. One-fifth of the peanut crop was harvested by October 7, one point behind last year and 16 points behind normal. Even though harvest advanced 10 or more points during the first week of October throughout the Southeast, progress was 3 to 23 points behind normal. During the next two weeks, harvest advanced 30 points and was 50 percent complete by October 21. With the exception of the Carolinas, progress in the Southeast remained well behind the normal pace. By October 28, sixty-two percent of the peanut crop had been harvested, 2 and 12 points behind last year and normal, respectively. Cotton development was nearly complete except in the Great Plains, Georgia, and California by October 7. Nationally, 85 percent of the crop was at or beyond the boll opening stage, the same as last year but ahead of normal by 2 points. By October 21, 93 percent of the acreage had opened bolls, 1 point behind last year but 1 point ahead of normal. At that time, progress was ahead of normal in all States except Georgia and Oklahoma. By the week ending October 7, harvest, at 30 percent complete, was 2 points behind last year and 4 points ahead of normal. Rapid harvest was evident in the Delta during that week. By the end of the month, 54 percent of the crop was harvested, 2 and 3 points ahead of last year and normal, respectively. Progress in Georgia, Oklahoma, and Texas was 6 to 18 points behind normal, but harvest in Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia was more than 20 points ahead of normal. Starting off the month at the same pace as last year and normal, sugarbeet harvest was 35 percent complete by October 7. During the second week of the month, harvest gained momentum and advanced ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. However by October 21, harvest fell 6 points behind normal in Michigan, Minnesota, and North Dakota as rain slowed progress. On October 28, eighty-six percent of the crop had been harvested in the four major States, 1 point behind normal. Progress was near normal in the Red River Valley, 20 points behind normal in Michigan, but 11 points ahead of normal in Idaho. Corn for grain: Area harvested and to be harvested for grain is forecast at 86.1 million acres, unchanged from October but up 22 percent from 2006. If realized, this would be the most corn acres harvested for grain since 1933. The November 1 corn objective yield data indicate the highest number of ears per acre on record for the combined 10 objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin), surpassing the previous record set in 2004. Indicated ears per acre are higher than last year in all objective yield States, with record highs being set in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Warm temperatures and mostly dry weather across much of the northern and central Great Plains and Corn Belt during the first two weeks of October aided crop maturation and promoted a faster-than-normal harvest pace. Several storm systems brought locally heavy showers to these areas around the middle of the month which soaked fields and hindered harvest activities. Drier weather returned in late October, which favored a gradual resumption of harvest. However, lingering wetness-related disruptions continued to delay the corn harvest in parts of the eastern Great Plains and western Corn Belt. Despite weather delays in some areas, the overall corn harvest continued to progress ahead of normal, due in part to early crop maturation. On October 28, the corn harvest was 73 percent complete, 8 points ahead of last year and 4 points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest progress was ahead of normal in all States except Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. Sorghum: Production is forecast at 515 million bushels, up 3 percent from the October 1 forecast and 85 percent above 2006. Expected area for harvest as grain, at 6.70 million acres, is unchanged from last month but up 36 percent from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, the sorghum yield forecast is at a record high 76.8 bushels per acre, up 2.0 bushels from October and up 20.6 bushels from last year. Kansas, the top producing State, expects a yield of 81.0 bushels, 2.0 bushels above last month. The yield forecast for Texas is up 3.0 bushels from October, at 72.0 bushels per acre. If realized, the yield in Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas will be a record high, while Nebraska's forecasted yield will tie the record high set in 1994. As of October 28, harvest in the top 11 producing States was 73 percent complete, compared with 57 percent last year and 62 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest was complete in Arkansas and Louisiana. Rice: Production is forecast at 198 million cwt, up slightly from the October forecast and up 2 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.73 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 3 percent from 2006. The yield is forecast at a record high 7,247 pounds per acre, up 32 pounds from last month and 379 pounds above last year. If realized, this will surpass the previous record high yield of 6,988 pounds per acre set in 2004. Record high yields are expected in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. In Missouri, the yield is expected to equal the record high set in 2004. As of October 21, rice harvest was complete or nearly complete in all States except California. Soybeans: Growers expect to harvest 62.8 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 16 percent from 2006. Record high yields are forecast in Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Texas. The November objective yield indicated pod count for the combined seven major soybean producing States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio) is up slightly from last year's pod count. Compared with last year, November objective yield indicated pod counts are lower in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri, but higher in the remaining objective yield program States. If realized, pod counts from the November objective yield survey will be the highest on record in Nebraska, and the second highest on record in Iowa and Ohio. Harvest progress began the month of October 11 points ahead of last year's pace and 5 points ahead of the 5-year average. By mid-October, however, harvest had slowed to a more normal pace. Heavy rains across the Great Plains and into the western Corn Belt slowed harvest around the middle of the month. As of October 14, harvest was 66 percent complete, equal to last year but only 1 point ahead of normal. Instances of rain during the latter part of the month in the Ohio Valley, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic region slowed harvest progress at times. As of October 28, growers had harvested 84 percent of their acreage, compared with 82 percent last year and the 5-year average of 85 percent. Harvest progress lagged behind normal in Iowa, the Great Plains, and the Great Lakes region, but was at or ahead of normal pace across the remainder of the country. By the end of October, harvest was 95 percent complete or more in Illinois, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 3.47 billion pounds, up 1 percent from last month and up marginally from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.19 million acres, unchanged from October but down 2 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 2,913 pounds per acre, up 40 pounds from last month and up 50 pounds from 2006. Production in the Southeast States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.47 billion pounds, up 1 percent from October but down 2 percent from last year's level. Expected area for harvest, at 866,000 acres, is unchanged from October but down 7 percent from 2006. Yields in the region are expected to average 2,855 pounds per acre, up 36 pounds from last month and 145 pounds above 2006. As of October 28, peanut harvest was 55 percent complete in Alabama, 80 percent complete in Florida, and 57 percent complete in Georgia. Alabama lagged behind its 5-year average by 22 percentage points, while Florida and Georgia lagged their 5-year averages by 11 and 21 points, respectively. Peanut harvest in South Carolina, at 84 percent complete, was ahead of the 5-year average by 10 points. Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 279 million pounds, up 6 percent from October but down 14 percent from 2006. Expected area for harvest, at 113,000 acres, is unchanged from October but up 12 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 2,470 pounds per acre, up 144 pounds from last month but down 730 pounds from 2006. As of October 28, peanut harvest was 90 percent complete in North Carolina and 80 percent complete in Virginia, 8 percentage points ahead of their 5-year averages. Southwest peanut production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 715 million pounds, unchanged from last month but up 15 percent from 2006. The expected area for harvest in the region totals 211,000 acres, unchanged from October but up 18 percent from 2006. Yields are expected to average 3,390 pounds per acre for the region, unchanged from October but down 77 pounds from last year's level. On October 28, peanut harvest was 56 percent complete in Oklahoma and 49 percent complete in Texas. Harvest was ahead of the 5-year average by 2 percentage points in Oklahoma and 9 points in Texas. Cotton: Upland cotton harvested area, at 10.3 million acres, is unchanged from last month but down 17 percent from last year. American-Pima harvested area, at 289,000 acres, is also unchanged from last month but down 11 percent from last year. Upland cotton harvest is in full swing throughout the Southeast. Harvest was ahead of normal throughout the region except in Georgia. At the end of October, the region was hit with heavy thunderstorms which delayed harvest. In Georgia, objective yield measurements indicate that the bolls per acre are slightly higher than the 5-year average. In the Delta region, favorable weather conditions during the beginning of the month allowed rapid harvest progress following the rain delays during September. By the end of the month, harvest in Louisiana and Mississippi was only slightly behind last year. In Missouri and Tennessee producers had harvested over 85 percent of their crop by the end of October, well ahead of last year and normal. Objective yield data show the bolls per acre in Louisiana and Arkansas are the largest on record. In Mississippi, boll weights are the second lightest in the last 5 years. In Texas, producers defoliated their crop during the early part of the month. Ideal weather throughout the rest of the month allowed producers to make excellent harvest progress. By the end of the October, cooler nighttime temperatures slowed maturation of the later planted fields. Data from the objective yield survey indicate that the bolls per acre and boll weight in Texas are the largest on record. In Oklahoma and Kansas, harvest was in full swing by the end of the month. In the San Joaquin Valley, ideal weather conditions allowed producers to expand defoliation during the early part of October. Harvest was in full swing by the middle of October and by month's end progress was slightly ahead of last year but behind normal. Objective yield measurements in California show the largest bolls per acre in the last 10 years and indicated boll weights are the third heaviest in the last 5 years. American-Pima production is forecast at 811,500 bales, up 5 percent from October and up 6 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is forecast at 1,348 pounds per acre, up 60 pounds from last month and up 212 pounds from 2006. California producers are expecting a record high production at 750,000 bales. By mid-October, harvesting and ginning had gained momentum and continued at a steady pace throughout the remainder of the month. All cotton ginned totaled 7,099,650 running bales prior to November 1, compared with 8,604,200 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year and 8,690,950 running bales ginned by November 1, 2005. Sugarbeets: Production is forecast at 31.6 million tons, 4 percent above last month but 7 percent below last year's production of 34.1 million tons. Growers expect to harvest 1.24 million acres, unchanged from October but down 5 percent from last year. The yield is forecast at 25.4 tons per acre, up 0.9 ton from last month but down 0.7 ton from the 2006 record high yield. Although yield is down from last year's record high, it will be the second highest, if realized. Harvested acreage is forecast to be the lowest since 2001. On September 30, harvest was 15 percent complete in the four major producing States, 2 points ahead of normal. Harvest was progressing at the normal pace in the Red River Valley but was ahead of schedule in Idaho and Michigan. By October 28, eighty-six percent of the crop was harvested. Harvest was complete in North Dakota and nearly complete in Minnesota, but only 77 percent of the Idaho acreage was harvested. In Michigan, only 38 percent of the acreage was harvested, 20 points behind normal. Sugarcane: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2007 is forecast at 30.4 million tons, unchanged from the October forecast but up 3 percent from 2006. Sugarcane growers intend to harvest 883,500 acres for sugar and seed during the 2007 crop year, unchanged from October but 14,600 acres less than last year. Yield is forecast at 34.4 tons per acre, the same as last month but up 1.5 tons from last year. Harvested acreage in Florida is down slightly compared with last year but the yield is up 1.0 ton, resulting in a production forecast 2 percent above last year. The crop in Louisiana follows the same trend with harvested acreage down 15,000 acres, yield up 1.7 tons, and production up 3 percent from 2006. Yields are forecast above last year in all producing States except Texas, where the yield is expected to decline 0.3 ton. Lentils: Production of lentils is forecast at 3.49 million cwt, up 8 percent from last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 296,000 acres, down 27 percent from the previous year. Average yield is expected to be 1,179 pounds per acre, up 382 pounds per acre from 2006. North Dakota's production, at 1.31 million cwt, is up 8 percent from 2006. Harvested area is down 28 percent from last year, while the average yield increased by 420 pounds per acre to 1,240. Soil moisture supplies were rated adequate through June, then deteriorated to mostly short to adequate for the remainder of the growing season. Above normal temperatures throughout the growing season promoted crop development. Harvest of the crop started the third week of July and was complete by mid-September. Montana's production is forecast at 946,000 cwt, up 18 percent from last year. Harvested area decreased 36 percent from 2006, while yields increased by 500 pounds per acre to 1,100. Above normal temperatures and heavy precipitation during most of April caused a short delay in planting. From the beginning of May until mid-June, the State continued to receive above normal precipitation with average temperatures. During July and August, the State had both above normal temperatures and limited precipitation. Washington's production, at 804,000 cwt, is up 6 percent from 2006. Harvested area decreased by 12 percent to 67,000 acres but yields increased by 200 pounds per acre to 1,200. Early in April, the State experienced normal growing temperatures with light precipitation. Early May was dry and rain was badly needed. Early June brought rain showers to the lentil growing areas. Harvest went well and ended in early September. Production in Idaho, at 426,000 cwt, is down 9 percent from last year. Harvested area is down 24 percent from last season but the average yield increased 200 pounds per acre to 1,150. Yields were improved over last year despite a very hot summer with little moisture. Dry Edible Peas: Production of dry edible peas is forecast at 15.6 million cwt, up 18 percent from the 2006 estimate. Area for harvest, at 809,300 acres, is 8 percent below a year ago. Average yield is forecast at 1,931 pounds per acre, up 438 pounds from last season. North Dakota's dry edible pea production is forecast at 10.4 million cwt, up 12 percent from last season. Harvested acres, at 500,000, decreased 15 percent but yields are up 500 pounds per acre from last season. Planting started in mid-April and was complete by May 20, ahead of last year. Soil moisture supplies rated adequate through June, then deteriorated to mostly short to adequate the remainder of the growing season. Above normal temperatures during the growing season promoted crop development. Crop condition was rated mostly good throughout the season. Harvest started the third week of July and was complete by late August. Production in Montana, at 3.44 million cwt, is up 67 percent from the 2006 estimate. Harvested area increased by 13 percent to 215,000 acres and yields increased by 520 pounds per acre to 1,600. The State experienced above normal temperatures and heavy precipitation during most of April. Beginning in May and continuing until mid-June, the State continued to receive above normal precipitation with average temperatures. During July and August, both above normal temperatures and limited precipitation were common. Production in Idaho is expected to be 408,000 cwt, down 12 percent from 2006. Harvested area, at 24,000 acres, decreased 17 percent, while yields, at 1,700 pounds per acre, increased 100 pounds from last year. Although yields were improved over last year, a very hot summer with little moisture had a negative affect on both quality and quantity. Washington's production forecast, at 1.29 million cwt, is 8 percent above last year. Area for harvest showed no change from last season, at 66,000 acres, but yield, at 1,950 pounds per acre, increased 150 pounds. Normal temperatures and light precipitation in April were followed by dry conditions in May. Early June brought needed rain and the crop was rated in good condition throughout the season. Harvest progressed at a normal pace and ended in early September. Austrian Winter Peas: Production of Austrian winter peas is forecast at 150,000 cwt, down 42 percent from 2006. Area harvested is forecast at 14,000 acres, down 38 percent from last year. Average yield is expected to be 1,071 pounds per acre, down 80 pounds per acre from last season. The Idaho Austrian winter pea production forecast, at 65,000 cwt, is down 38 percent from last year. A very hot summer with little moisture had a negative affect on yield and quality. Montana's production forecast of 49,000 cwt is down 55 percent from last year. Harvested area is down 42 percent from last year, largely due to growers shifting more acreage to dry edible peas. During July and August, the State had both above normal temperatures and limited precipitation, which reduced yields. Oregon's production forecast, at 36,000 cwt, is down 20 percent from last year's crop. Harvested area decreased 500 acres to 2,000, due in part to high prices for wheat and barley, which compete for acreage. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.77 million pounds for September 2007, up 15 percent from August and 6 percent higher than the comparable month a year ago. Total area in crop for September is estimated at 2,105 acres, down 1 percent from last month and 2 percent less than September 2006. Harvested area totaled 1,375 acres, 1 percent lower than August of this year but up 4 percent from the same month last year. Growing conditions were generally favorable for orchards in September. Trade wind showers helped replenish soil moisture levels in some areas while others still required irrigation. Fields were being cleared for upcoming plantings and young plantings were flowering and setting fruit. Fall Potatoes: Production of fall potatoes for 2007 is forecast at 408 million cwt, up 2 percent from last year. Area harvested, at 997,800 acres, is virtually unchanged from the July estimate but 2 percent above last year. The average yield is forecast at 409 cwt per acre, up 3 cwt from last year's record high yield. Western States production is forecast at 288 million cwt, up 6 percent from last year. Area harvested, at 642,000 acres, increased 4 percent from last year, and the average yield of 448 cwt per acre is up 5 cwt from 2006. Idaho's yield is forecast at 377 cwt per acre. If realized this would be the second highest yield on record, 9 cwt below the record yield set in 2006. Hot weather during the summer reduced the quality of the crop. Incidences of the Potato Virus Y were more frequent than normal which adversely affected yields. In Washington, harvest progressed normally this year. The quality of the crop is acceptable but not as good as in previous years. In Colorado, a severe wind storm followed by a late freeze in mid-June damaged plants that were already emerged. The earlier planted crop was slow to recover from the damage, leading to increased yield variability. Oregon's crop progressed at a normal pace with no major problems reported. In California, favorable weather conditions resulted in excellent crop quality and yields. Central States production is forecast at 95.8 million cwt, down 3 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 267,200 acres, is down 4 percent, while the average yield, at 359 cwt per acre, is up 2 cwt from a year ago. Overall, the Wisconsin crop progressed ahead of normal. Growers reported a good quality crop with harvest completed on time or early. In North Dakota, crop condition was rated fair to good throughout the growing season. Michigan's yield is forecast at 350 cwt per acre. If realized, this would be a record high. Eastern States production is forecast at 24.7 million cwt, down 9 percent from last year. Area for harvest totaled 88,600 acres, 3 percent below last year, while the average yield, at 279 cwt per acre, is down 20 cwt from last season. In Maine, excellent growing and harvesting conditions resulted in a high yielding, high quality crop. In Massachusetts and Rhode Island, above average temperatures and below average precipitation forced growers in many locations to irrigate. All Potatoes: Total U.S. potato production in 2007 from all four seasons is estimated at 448 million cwt, up 2 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 1.13 million acres, increased 1 percent from a year ago. Yield, averaging 396 cwt per acre, is up 3 cwt from last year's record high. Florida Citrus: Quick moving thunderstorms provided sporadic showers during the first, third, and final weeks of October. Total rainfall in most areas was above average for the month, although some central localities received less than average amounts. Daily temperatures were above average for the most part, reaching the upper 80s and lower 90s frequently. Trees were generally in good condition and overall fruit quality was good with fruit set above average on all varieties. Maturity ratios on oranges and grapefruit were lagging at the beginning of the month. Sufficient rainfall and good care helped maturity levels on oranges increase, making more fruit available for harvest. The acidity level on grapefruit was beginning to decrease, allowing more fresh fruit to be packed. Limited grove activity included fertilizing and applying pesticides. In areas where rainfall amounts were at a deficit, growers continued to irrigate. Over half of the major packinghouses were open and began running fruit. Only two processing plants were open, with more planning to open in early November. Harvested varieties included Fallglo tangerines, Ambersweet, early, and Navel oranges, grapefruit, and tangelos. The battle against citrus greening was a priority for growers. California Citrus: Navel orange harvest was gaining speed. Early Navel varieties being picked included Becks, Bonanzas, and Fukumotos. Some Valencia oranges were still being harvested. Mandarins, pummelos, and lemons were being picked. Some growers were treating orchards for fungus, insects, and weeds while irrigation, tree topping, and nutrient applications continued. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Grape growers were still harvesting late varieties such as Autumn Royal, Crimson Seedless, Christmas Rose, Kyoho, Red Globe, Summer Royal, and Thompson Seedless table grapes. Wine and juice grape harvest continued with Alicante Bouchet, Grenache, Merlot, Muscat, and Zinfandel varieties being picked and shipped. Raisin grape harvest continued but was nearing completion. Stone fruit cultural practices such as irrigation, fall pruning, and treatments to control weeds and insect pests continued throughout the month. Pears, apples, jujubes, and figs were still being harvested. Kiwifruit harvest continued with good quality fruit being picked. Hachiya and Fuyu persimmons were being harvested. Pomegranates continued to show more color with Wonderful and Early Foothill varieties being harvested. Tango variety peaches were being harvested. Strawberry transplants continued to grow well and strawberries were being picked in some areas. Some avocado trees were damaged by the recent fires in southern California. Olive harvest was underway. Almond harvest continued and groves were being treated for insects and weeds. Some nut groves were pruned and cleaned. Pistachio harvest was underway throughout the month. Pesticides for codling moths, husk flies, and mites were being applied in walnut groves. Nut orchard cultural activities such as fertilization and irrigation remained underway during the month. Reliability of November 1 Crop Production Forecast Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between October 24 and November 6 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, internet, and personal interviewers. Approximately 12,000 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 Field 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 94 million bushels, ranging from 1 million bushels to 258 million bushels. The November 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 6 times and above 14 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 94 1 258 6 14 Sorghum for Grain :Bu : 4.6 8.0 17 1 86 7 13 Rice :Cwt : 2.1 3.6 3 * 12 13 7 Soybeans for Beans:Bu : 1.2 2.1 24 2 66 8 12 Cotton 1/ :Bales: 2.9 5.1 418 14 937 14 6 Fall Potatoes :Cwt : 1.8 3.1 6 1 16 18 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Rounds to less than 1 million. 1/ Quantity is in thousands of units. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Jeff Geuder, Chief..................................................(202) 720-2127 Field Crops Section Greg Thessen, Head...........................................(202) 720-2127 Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings......................(202) 720-5944 Todd Ballard - Wheat, Rye....................................(202) 720-8068 Ty Kalaus - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed.....................(202) 720-9526 Greg Thessen - Peanuts, Rice.................................(202) 720-2127 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.........(202) 720-7369 King Whetstone - Hay, Oats, Sorghum..........................(202) 690-3234 Dawn Keen - Crop Weather, Barley, Sugar Crops................(202) 720-7621 Fruits, Vegetables & Special Crops Section Lance Honig, Head............................................(202) 720-2127 Leslie Colburn - Berries, Grapes, Maple Syrup, Tobacco.......(202) 720-7235 Debbie Flippin - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries.........................(202) 720-2157 Faye Propsom - Citrus, Tropical Fruits.......................(202) 720-4288 Doug Marousek - Floriculture, Nursery, Tree Nuts.............(202) 720-4215 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas.......................(202) 720-3250 Faye Propsom - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Cranberries, Plums, Prunes.................................(202) 720-4288 Kim Ritchie - Hops...........................................(360) 902-1940 Cathy Scherrer - Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes.........(202) 720-4285 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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