Cr Pr 2-2 (9-08) Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 12, 2008, 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 2 Percent from August Forecast Soybean Production Down 1 Percent Cotton Production Up 1 Percent Corn production is forecast at 12.1 billion bushels, down 2 percent from last month and 8 percent below 2007. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 152.3 bushels per acre, down 2.7 bushels from August but 1.2 bushels above last year. If realized, yield will be the second highest on record, behind 2004, while production will be the second largest, behind last year. Yield forecasts are lower than last month across the northern and eastern Corn Belt and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys where the lack of rainfall during August reduced soil moisture supplies and stressed the crop. Yield prospects also decreased across much of the middle Mississippi Valley and adjacent areas of the Great Plains as dry weather during August eliminated soil moisture surpluses. Soybean production is forecast at 2.93 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the August forecast but up 13 percent from last year. If realized, this will be the fourth largest production on record. Based on September 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 40.0 bushels per acre, down 0.5 bushel from last month and down 1.2 bushels from 2007. Compared with last month, yields are forecast lower or unchanged in the mid-Atlantic States, the central and eastern Corn Belt, Louisiana, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Yields increased or are unchanged from the August 1 forecast across the Southeast and the remainder of the Great Plains. Area for harvest in the U.S. is forecast at 73.3 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 17 percent from 2007. All Cotton production is forecast at 13.8 million 480-pound bales, up 1 percent from last month but down 28 percent from last year. Yield is expected to average 849 pounds per harvested acre, up 7 pounds from last month but down 30 pounds from the record yield in 2007. Upland cotton production is forecast at 13.4 million 480-pound bales, up 1 percent from last month but 27 percent below 2007. Producers in Texas are expecting increased yields from last month, while Georgia producers expect lower yields due to the effects of Tropical Storm Fay. Upland growers in Arkansas and Oklahoma are expecting record high yields, surpassing the records set in 2004 and 2007, respectively. American-Pima production is forecast at 459,000 bales, down 46 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 9.41 million acres of all cotton and 7.66 million acres of upland cotton, both down 25 percent from last year and the lowest harvested acreage since 1983. American-Pima harvested area is expected to total 170,000 acres, down 41 percent from 2007. California navel orange production for the 2008-09 season is forecast at 32.0 million boxes (1.20 million tons), down 34 percent from last season's revised production of 48.5 million boxes (1.82 million tons). This initial forecast is based on an objective measurement survey conducted in California's Central Valley between July 21 and August 27. Survey results show average fruit set per tree is at the lowest level on record, down 48 percent from last year's set and down 23 percent from the previous record low. The low fruit set is due to high temperatures in May which resulted in excessive fruit drop. Average fruit size is lower than average, but fruit quality is expected to be good. This report was approved on September 12, 2008. Secretary of Agriculture Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Carol C. House Contents Page Grains & Hay Corn for Grain.......................................................4 Plant Population Per Acre.......................................26 Ears Per Acre...................................................27 Rice, by Class.......................................................6 Sorghum for Grain....................................................5 Oilseeds Peanuts..............................................................9 Soybeans.............................................................8 Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet 28 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton...............................................................9 Cumulative Boll Counts 29 Cottonseed..........................................................11 Sugarbeets..........................................................11 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed........................................11 Tobacco.............................................................12 Noncitrus Fruits & Tree Nuts Papayas.............................................................19 Hazelnuts...........................................................19 Walnuts.............................................................19 Citrus Fruits Oranges.............................................................18 Potatoes & Miscellaneous Crops Potatoes............................................................14 Crop Comments................................................................34 Crop Summary.................................................................20 Information Contacts.........................................................41 Reliability of Production Data in this Report................................39 Weather Maps.................................................................30 Weather Summary..............................................................32 Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AL : 280 230 79.0 95.0 92.0 22,120 21,160 AR : 590 450 168.0 165.0 165.0 99,120 74,250 CA : 200 215 180.0 175.0 175.0 36,000 37,625 CO : 1,060 1,170 142.0 150.0 145.0 150,520 169,650 DE : 185 152 97.0 125.0 120.0 17,945 18,240 GA : 450 320 130.0 140.0 135.0 58,500 43,200 IL : 13,050 11,800 175.0 172.0 172.0 2,283,750 2,029,600 IN : 6,370 5,350 155.0 164.0 162.0 987,350 866,700 IA : 13,850 12,900 171.0 171.0 168.0 2,368,350 2,167,200 KS : 3,700 3,900 140.0 134.0 134.0 518,000 522,600 KY : 1,360 1,150 129.0 141.0 137.0 175,440 157,550 LA : 730 500 165.0 155.0 150.0 120,450 75,000 MD : 455 410 103.0 130.0 126.0 46,865 51,660 MI : 2,350 2,080 124.0 148.0 140.0 291,400 291,200 MN : 7,800 7,250 146.0 165.0 163.0 1,138,800 1,181,750 MS : 940 760 150.0 140.0 140.0 141,000 106,400 MO : 3,250 2,600 142.0 146.0 142.0 461,500 369,200 NE : 9,200 8,750 160.0 163.0 157.0 1,472,000 1,373,750 NJ : 82 74 125.0 120.0 115.0 10,250 8,510 NM : 55 60 175.0 175.0 175.0 9,625 10,500 NY : 550 640 127.0 131.0 131.0 69,850 83,840 NC : 1,020 830 100.0 84.0 75.0 102,000 62,250 ND : 2,350 2,150 116.0 122.0 125.0 272,600 268,750 OH : 3,610 3,150 150.0 160.0 152.0 541,500 478,800 OK : 270 320 145.0 130.0 134.0 39,150 42,880 PA : 980 950 128.0 130.0 122.0 125,440 115,900 SC : 370 330 100.0 65.0 55.0 37,000 18,150 SD : 4,500 4,200 121.0 135.0 135.0 544,500 567,000 TN : 785 640 106.0 118.0 115.0 83,210 73,600 TX : 2,000 2,250 148.0 126.0 124.0 296,000 279,000 VA : 405 360 85.0 104.0 104.0 34,425 37,440 WA : 120 80 210.0 210.0 210.0 25,200 16,800 WI : 3,280 2,950 135.0 141.0 137.0 442,800 404,150 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 345 319 148.5 150.7 150.7 51,233 48,060 : US : 86,542 79,290 151.1 155.0 152.3 13,073,893 12,072,365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, FL, ID, MT, OR, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2008 Summary." Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-----------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------ 1,000 Bushels : AR : 215 140 94.0 97.0 97.0 20,210 13,580 CO : 150 180 37.0 25.0 27.0 5,550 4,860 IL : 77 77 81.0 75.0 85.0 6,237 6,545 KS : 2,650 2,750 80.0 71.0 76.0 212,000 209,000 LA : 245 95 97.0 95.0 93.0 23,765 8,835 MO : 105 105 96.0 93.0 95.0 10,080 9,975 NE : 240 240 98.0 91.0 89.0 23,520 21,360 NM : 75 45 40.0 45.0 45.0 3,000 2,025 OK : 220 260 58.0 46.0 46.0 12,760 11,960 SD : 130 110 62.0 60.0 65.0 8,060 7,150 TX : 2,450 2,250 66.0 52.0 52.0 161,700 117,000 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 248 190 73.0 67.4 69.9 18,111 13,282 : US : 6,805 6,442 74.2 63.7 66.1 504,993 425,572 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2008 Summary." Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State, and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 2/ : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres AR : 1,300.0 1,185.0 1,250.0 1,295.0 1,180.0 1,245.0 CA : 6.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 LA : 340.0 357.0 455.0 335.0 355.0 450.0 MS : 190.0 190.0 230.0 189.0 189.0 229.0 MO : 215.0 179.0 198.0 213.0 177.0 197.0 TX : 149.0 143.0 168.0 149.0 142.0 167.0 : US : 2,200.0 2,063.0 2,310.0 2,186.0 2,052.0 2,297.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Medium Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 105.0 145.0 100.0 104.0 144.0 99.0 CA : 460.0 460.0 460.0 458.0 459.0 458.0 LA : 10.0 23.0 15.0 10.0 23.0 15.0 MO : 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 TX : 1.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 : US : 577.0 632.0 579.0 574.0 630.0 576.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Short Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 CA : 60.0 65.0 50.0 60.0 65.0 50.0 : US : 61.0 66.0 51.0 61.0 66.0 51.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 1,406.0 1,331.0 1,351.0 1,400.0 1,325.0 1,345.0 CA : 526.0 534.0 519.0 523.0 533.0 517.0 LA : 350.0 380.0 470.0 345.0 378.0 465.0 MS : 190.0 190.0 230.0 189.0 189.0 229.0 MO : 216.0 180.0 200.0 214.0 178.0 199.0 TX : 150.0 146.0 170.0 150.0 145.0 169.0 : US : 2,838.0 2,761.0 2,940.0 2,821.0 2,748.0 2,924.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice acreage and production included with short grain. 2/ Updated from "Acreage" released June 30, 2008. Rice: Yield and Production by Class, State, and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Yield : Production and :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2008 : : : : 2006 : 2007 :------------------: 2006 : 2007 : 2008 2/ : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long Grain :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- Pounds -------------- -------- 1,000 Cwt -------- AR : 6,860 7,120 88,837 84,016 CA : 5,800 7,100 290 639 LA : 5,820 6,150 19,497 21,833 MS : 7,000 7,450 13,230 14,081 MO : 6,400 6,900 13,632 12,213 TX : 7,200 6,620 10,728 9,400 : US : 6,689 6,929 146,214 142,182 157,348 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Medium Grain :--------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,750 7,230 7,020 10,411 CA : 7,880 8,530 36,090 39,153 LA : 5,960 6,040 596 1,389 MO : 6,400 6,600 64 66 TX : 3,200 5,500 32 165 : US : 7,631 8,124 43,802 51,184 46,285 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Short Grain :--------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,000 6,000 60 60 CA : 6,100 6,200 3,660 4,030 : US : 6,098 6,197 3,720 4,090 3,281 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : All :--------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,850 7,130 7,200 7,200 95,917 94,487 96,840 CA : 7,660 8,220 7,700 7,800 40,040 43,822 40,326 LA : 5,820 6,140 5,900 5,700 20,093 23,222 26,505 MS : 7,000 7,450 7,200 7,400 13,230 14,081 16,946 MO : 6,400 6,900 7,300 7,100 13,696 12,279 14,129 TX : 7,170 6,600 7,200 7,200 10,760 9,565 12,168 : US : 6,868 7,185 7,116 7,076 193,736 197,456 206,914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice acreage and production included with short grain. 2/ Indicated September 1, 2008, rice class estimates are based on a 5-year average of class percentages. The class percentages are adjusted as data become available through the growing season. State estimates by class will be published in the "Crop Production 2008 Summary." Soybeans for Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : AL : 180 310 21.0 24.0 28.0 3,780 8,680 AR : 2,790 3,150 36.0 36.0 38.0 100,440 119,700 DE : 145 182 24.0 33.0 28.0 3,480 5,096 GA : 275 405 30.0 30.0 30.0 8,250 12,150 IL : 8,150 8,950 43.0 42.0 42.0 350,450 375,900 IN : 4,680 5,550 45.0 46.0 43.0 210,600 238,650 IA : 8,520 9,300 51.5 47.0 47.0 438,780 437,100 KS : 2,550 3,100 33.0 32.0 35.0 84,150 108,500 KY : 1,080 1,320 26.0 39.0 36.0 28,080 47,520 LA : 590 970 42.0 34.0 32.0 24,780 31,040 MD : 380 460 27.0 34.0 29.0 10,260 13,340 MI : 1,740 1,890 39.0 41.0 38.0 67,860 71,820 MN : 6,150 6,950 41.0 40.0 40.0 252,150 278,000 MS : 1,420 2,180 40.0 35.0 38.0 56,800 82,840 MO : 4,550 5,100 37.0 37.0 37.0 168,350 188,700 NE : 3,770 4,700 50.5 50.0 48.0 190,385 225,600 NJ : 79 85 31.0 32.0 30.0 2,449 2,550 NY : 203 231 38.0 45.0 46.0 7,714 10,626 NC : 1,360 1,570 21.0 28.0 28.0 28,560 43,960 ND : 2,990 3,340 35.0 34.0 35.0 104,650 116,900 OH : 4,130 4,580 47.0 45.0 42.0 194,110 192,360 OK : 175 285 24.0 25.0 27.0 4,200 7,695 PA : 420 440 41.0 42.0 39.0 17,220 17,160 SC : 425 490 19.0 24.0 27.0 8,075 13,230 SD : 3,180 4,040 42.0 41.0 40.0 133,560 161,600 TN : 970 1,380 18.0 30.0 30.0 17,460 41,400 TX : 82 185 37.0 23.0 23.0 3,034 4,255 VA : 480 530 27.0 29.0 27.0 12,960 14,310 WI : 1,330 1,630 39.0 42.0 38.0 51,870 61,940 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 26 38 28.8 33.3 33.3 750 1,266 : US : 62,820 73,341 41.2 40.5 40.0 2,585,207 2,933,888 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include FL and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2008 Summary." Peanuts: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 165.0 160.0 195.0 163.0 157.0 191.0 FL : 130.0 130.0 145.0 120.0 119.0 133.0 GA : 580.0 530.0 695.0 575.0 520.0 685.0 MS : 17.0 19.0 22.0 16.0 18.0 21.0 NM : 12.0 10.0 8.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 NC : 85.0 92.0 99.0 84.0 90.0 98.0 OK : 23.0 18.0 19.0 22.0 17.0 18.0 SC : 59.0 59.0 71.0 56.0 56.0 67.0 TX : 155.0 190.0 255.0 145.0 187.0 250.0 VA : 17.0 22.0 24.0 17.0 21.0 23.0 : US : 1,243.0 1,230.0 1,533.0 1,210.0 1,195.0 1,494.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2008 : : : : 2006 : 2007 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- Pounds ------------- -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- : AL : 2,500 2,600 2,700 3,000 407,500 408,200 573,000 FL : 2,500 2,700 3,200 3,100 300,000 321,300 412,300 GA : 2,780 3,150 3,100 3,150 1,598,500 1,638,000 2,157,750 MS : 2,900 3,300 3,200 3,300 46,400 59,400 69,300 NM : 3,600 3,500 3,500 3,500 43,200 35,000 28,000 NC : 3,200 2,800 2,900 2,900 268,800 252,000 284,200 OK : 2,850 3,400 2,800 3,800 62,700 57,800 68,400 SC : 3,000 3,100 3,200 3,400 168,000 173,600 227,800 TX : 3,550 3,950 3,800 3,500 514,750 738,650 875,000 VA : 3,200 2,700 2,900 2,900 54,400 56,700 66,700 : US : 2,863 3,130 3,151 3,188 3,464,250 3,740,650 4,762,450 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Acreage" released June 30, 2008. Cotton: Area Planted by Type, State, and United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Upland : Amer-Pima : All State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2007 : 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 400.0 290.0 400.0 290.0 AZ : 170.0 130.0 2.5 1.0 172.5 131.0 AR : 860.0 650.0 860.0 650.0 CA : 195.0 120.0 260.0 155.0 455.0 275.0 FL : 85.0 67.0 85.0 67.0 GA : 1,030.0 950.0 1,030.0 950.0 KS : 47.0 35.0 47.0 35.0 LA : 335.0 290.0 335.0 290.0 MS : 660.0 365.0 660.0 365.0 MO : 380.0 310.0 380.0 310.0 NM : 43.0 37.0 4.7 3.0 47.7 40.0 NC : 500.0 440.0 500.0 440.0 OK : 175.0 170.0 175.0 170.0 SC : 180.0 135.0 180.0 135.0 TN : 515.0 285.0 515.0 285.0 TX : 4,900.0 4,900.0 25.0 16.0 4,925.0 4,916.0 VA : 60.0 65.0 60.0 65.0 : US : 10,535.0 9,239.0 292.2 175.0 10,827.2 9,414.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Acreage" released June 30, 2008. Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State, and United States, 2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ Type :---------------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : : 2008 : : State : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Pounds -------- 1,000 Bales 2/ : Upland : AL : 385.0 285.0 519 701 714 416.0 424.0 AZ : 168.0 128.0 1,469 1,461 1,425 514.0 380.0 AR : 850.0 640.0 1,071 1,113 1,125 1,896.0 1,500.0 CA : 194.0 117.0 1,608 1,503 1,600 650.0 390.0 FL : 81.0 65.0 687 734 738 116.0 100.0 GA : 995.0 940.0 801 809 797 1,660.0 1,560.0 KS : 43.0 28.0 639 603 617 57.2 36.0 LA : 330.0 285.0 1,017 909 775 699.0 460.0 MS : 655.0 360.0 966 934 1,027 1,318.0 770.0 MO : 379.0 307.0 968 963 969 764.0 620.0 NM : 39.0 34.0 1,095 1,050 988 89.0 70.0 NC : 490.0 438.0 767 786 789 783.0 720.0 OK : 165.0 155.0 817 819 898 281.0 290.0 SC : 158.0 134.0 486 651 688 160.0 192.0 TN : 510.0 280.0 565 765 806 600.0 470.0 TX : 4,700.0 3,400.0 843 734 748 8,250.0 5,300.0 VA : 59.0 64.0 829 833 788 101.9 105.0 : US :10,201.0 7,660.0 864 831 839 18,355.1 13,387.0 : Amer-Pima: AZ : 2.5 1.0 883 960 960 4.6 2.0 CA : 257.0 151.0 1,481 1,347 1,335 793.0 420.0 NM : 4.6 3.0 856 960 800 8.2 5.0 TX : 24.0 15.0 920 840 1,024 46.0 32.0 : US : 288.1 170.0 1,419 1,292 1,296 851.8 459.0 : All : AL : 385.0 285.0 519 701 714 416.0 424.0 AZ : 170.5 129.0 1,460 1,457 1,421 518.6 382.0 AR : 850.0 640.0 1,071 1,113 1,125 1,896.0 1,500.0 CA : 451.0 268.0 1,536 1,407 1,451 1,443.0 810.0 FL : 81.0 65.0 687 734 738 116.0 100.0 GA : 995.0 940.0 801 809 797 1,660.0 1,560.0 KS : 43.0 28.0 639 603 617 57.2 36.0 LA : 330.0 285.0 1,017 909 775 699.0 460.0 MS : 655.0 360.0 966 934 1,027 1,318.0 770.0 MO : 379.0 307.0 968 963 969 764.0 620.0 NM : 43.6 37.0 1,070 1,036 973 97.2 75.0 NC : 490.0 438.0 767 786 789 783.0 720.0 OK : 165.0 155.0 817 819 898 281.0 290.0 SC : 158.0 134.0 486 651 688 160.0 192.0 TN : 510.0 280.0 565 765 806 600.0 470.0 TX : 4,724.0 3,415.0 843 735 749 8,296.0 5,332.0 VA : 59.0 64.0 829 833 788 101.9 105.0 : US :10,489.1 7,830.0 879 842 849 19,206.9 13,846.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb. net weight bale. Cottonseed: Production, United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : US : 7,347.9 6,588.7 4,713.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --------- Tons -------- --- 1,000 Tons -- : FL : 393.0 400.0 36.1 39.4 39.4 14,177 15,760 HI : 22.9 22.0 68.3 75.8 75.8 1,564 1,668 LA : 420.0 405.0 30.4 28.0 27.0 12,768 10,935 TX : 43.7 41.5 33.4 39.8 39.8 1,460 1,652 : US : 879.6 868.5 34.1 35.0 34.6 29,969 30,015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Tons -------- --- 1,000 Tons -- : CA : 39.1 30.9 37.5 37.0 39.1 1,466 1,208 CO : 29.2 28.6 26.2 24.0 27.0 765 772 ID : 167.0 117.0 34.4 29.7 30.5 5,745 3,569 MI : 149.0 136.0 23.4 24.0 24.5 3,487 3,332 MN : 481.0 431.0 23.8 22.3 22.7 11,448 9,784 MT : 47.0 30.7 24.7 24.6 25.5 1,161 783 NE : 44.3 37.0 23.5 21.5 23.5 1,041 870 ND : 247.0 212.0 23.1 23.0 23.0 5,706 4,876 OR : 11.0 5.9 31.9 30.2 31.2 351 184 WA : 2.0 1.6 42.0 40.0 39.4 84 63 WY : 30.2 27.0 21.8 22.0 24.0 658 648 : US :1,246.8 1,057.7 25.6 24.1 24.7 31,912 26,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- -------- Pounds -------- -- 1,000 Pounds -- : CT : 2,900 2,600 1,699 1,581 1,581 4,927 4,110 GA : 18,500 16,500 2,150 2,450 2,350 39,775 38,775 KY : 89,200 86,400 2,136 2,319 2,343 190,560 202,450 MA : 1,320 690 1,675 1,423 1,445 2,211 997 MO 1/ : 1,600 1,450 2,330 2,100 2,100 3,728 3,045 NC : 170,000 175,000 2,255 2,236 2,288 383,420 400,400 OH : 3,500 3,100 2,050 2,000 1,950 7,175 6,045 PA : 7,900 7,900 2,177 2,289 2,159 17,200 17,055 SC : 20,500 20,000 2,250 2,250 2,200 46,125 44,000 TN : 19,980 21,800 1,934 2,443 2,388 38,636 52,060 VA : 20,600 20,600 2,240 2,262 2,232 46,142 45,970 : US : 356,000 356,040 2,191 2,271 2,289 779,899 814,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class, Type, and State :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : Class 1, Flue-cured : GA : 18,500 16,500 2,150 2,350 39,775 38,775 NC : 166,000 172,000 2,270 2,300 376,820 395,600 SC : 20,500 20,000 2,250 2,200 46,125 44,000 VA : 18,000 18,000 2,280 2,300 41,040 41,400 US : 223,000 226,500 2,259 2,295 503,760 519,775 Class 2, Fire-cured : KY : 8,000 10,700 3,100 3,500 24,800 37,450 TN : 6,200 7,200 2,600 3,200 16,120 23,040 VA : 400 500 1,920 2,000 768 1,000 US : 14,600 18,400 2,855 3,342 41,688 61,490 Class 3, Air-cured : Light Air-cured : Burley : KY : 77,000 69,000 2,000 2,100 154,000 144,900 MO 1/ : 1,600 1,450 2,330 2,100 3,728 3,045 NC : 4,000 3,000 1,650 1,600 6,600 4,800 OH : 3,500 3,100 2,050 1,950 7,175 6,045 PA : 5,000 4,300 2,150 2,250 10,750 9,675 TN : 13,000 13,000 1,600 1,900 20,800 24,700 VA : 2,200 2,100 1,970 1,700 4,334 3,570 US : 106,300 95,950 1,951 2,050 207,387 196,735 Southern MD Belt : PA : 1,100 1,800 2,100 1,900 2,310 3,420 Total Light Air-cured : 107,400 97,750 1,952 2,048 209,697 200,155 Dark Air-cured : KY : 4,200 6,700 2,800 3,000 11,760 20,100 TN : 780 1,600 2,200 2,700 1,716 4,320 US : 4,980 8,300 2,706 2,942 13,476 24,420 Class 4, Cigar Filler : PA Seedleaf : PA : 1,800 1,800 2,300 2,200 4,140 3,960 Class 5, Cigar Binder : CT Valley Binder : CT : 1,900 1,700 1,830 1,650 3,477 2,805 MA : 1,100 500 1,750 1,500 1,925 750 US : 3,000 2,200 1,801 1,616 5,402 3,555 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper : CT Valley Shade-grown : CT : 1,000 900 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,305 MA : 220 190 1,300 1,300 286 247 US : 1,220 1,090 1,423 1,424 1,736 1,552 All Cigar Types : 6,020 5,090 1,873 1,781 11,278 9,067 : All Tobacco : 356,000 356,040 2,191 2,289 779,899 814,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted :Area Harvested : Yield : Production Group and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Acres ------- --- Cwt --- --- 1,000 Cwt -- : Winter 1/ : CA : 11.5 11.0 11.5 11.0 215 240 2,473 2,640 : Total : 11.5 11.0 11.5 11.0 215 240 2,473 2,640 : Spring 1/ : AZ : 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.5 280 300 1,120 1,050 CA : 15.5 14.3 15.5 14.3 395 420 6,123 6,006 FL : 27.8 28.5 27.2 27.9 287 288 7,807 8,037 Hastings : 16.5 17.3 16.2 17.0 285 290 4,617 4,930 Other FL : 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.9 290 285 3,190 3,107 NC : 16.0 14.5 14.5 14.0 186 200 2,700 2,800 TX : 9.5 8.4 9.0 8.0 230 210 2,070 1,680 : Total : 72.8 69.2 70.2 67.7 282 289 19,820 19,573 : Summer : AL : 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 140 180 182 234 CA : 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 360 390 2,520 2,340 CO 2/ : 3.0 4.4 2.7 4.0 350 360 945 1,440 DE : 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 270 250 540 475 IL : 6.3 5.5 6.1 5.3 400 395 2,440 2,094 KS : 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 365 310 1,789 1,488 MD : 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.7 320 290 960 783 MO : 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.0 300 240 1,980 1,440 NJ : 2.4 2.0 2.4 2.0 265 220 636 440 TX : 11.2 7.0 9.8 6.5 395 420 3,871 2,730 VA : 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.7 210 260 1,134 1,482 : Total 2/ : 53.7 48.5 51.2 46.2 332 324 16,997 14,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2007-2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted :Area Harvested : Yield : Production Group and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Acres --------- -- Cwt -- 1,000 Cwt : Fall 2/ 3/ : CA : 7.9 9.0 7.9 9.0 480 3,792 CO : 59.2 57.0 59.1 56.7 355 20,981 ID : 350.0 300.0 349.0 299.0 373 130,010 10 SW Co: 21.0 15.0 21.0 15.0 490 10,290 Other ID: 329.0 285.0 328.0 284.0 365 119,720 ME : 57.1 55.0 57.0 54.5 295 16,815 MA : 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 310 837 MI : 42.5 44.5 42.0 44.0 350 14,700 MN : 50.0 48.0 47.0 45.0 440 20,680 MT : 11.3 10.9 11.2 10.8 330 3,696 NE : 21.0 19.5 19.8 19.1 415 8,217 NV : 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 390 2,847 NM : 5.5 6.3 5.4 6.3 370 1,998 NY : 19.0 18.0 18.3 17.3 285 5,216 ND : 97.0 83.0 91.0 79.0 260 23,660 OH : 3.2 2.5 3.0 2.1 330 990 OR : 36.5 35.5 36.5 35.5 554 20,238 Malheur : 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 455 1,593 Other OR: 33.0 32.5 33.0 32.5 565 18,645 PA : 10.5 11.0 10.0 10.5 220 2,200 RI : 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 300 180 WA : 165.0 155.0 165.0 155.0 620 102,300 WI : 64.5 64.5 64.0 63.0 440 28,160 : Total :1,010.8 929.1 996.8 916.2 409 407,517 : US :1,148.8 1,057.8 1,129.7 1,041.1 396 446,807 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 2/ 2007 revised. 3/ The forecast of fall potato production will be published in "Crop Production" on November 10, 2008. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Varieties Planted, 2008 Crop The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts variety surveys in 8 States, accounting for 86 percent of the 2008 forecasted U.S. fall potato planted acres. Colorado data are from a grower 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, 2008 Crop 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Pct. of :: : : Pct. of : : Planted :: : : Planted State : Varieties : Acres :: State : Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CO : R Norkotah : 55.2 :: MN :R Burbank : 53.3 : Rio Grande R : 9.6 :: :Norland : 23.1 : Canela R : 8.7 :: :Umatilla R : 4.9 : Centennial R : 5.6 :: :Dakota Rose : 2.7 : Yukon Gold : 3.9 :: :Ranger R : 2.2 : R Nugget : 3.7 :: :Premier R : 1.9 : Satina : 1.7 :: :NorValley : 1.4 : Cherry Red : 0.4 :: :Shepody : 1.4 : Other : 11.2 :: :Gold Rush : 1.4 : : :: :Other : 7.8 : : :: : : ID : R Burbank : 57.9 :: : : : Ranger R : 15.2 :: ND :R Burbank : 52.6 : R Norkotah : 12.8 :: :Shepody : 7.9 : Western R : 2.5 :: :Norland : 6.1 : Shepody : 2.2 :: :Ranger R : 5.9 : Alturas : 1.6 :: :Umatilla R : 5.6 : Frito-Lay : 1.4 :: :Frito-Lay : 3.6 : Umatilla R : 1.4 :: :Dakota Crisp : 2.7 : Other : 4.9 :: :Dakota Pearl : 2.7 : : :: :Red LaSoda : 2.6 : : :: :Ivory Crisp : 2.6 ME : R Burbank : 42.6 :: :Bannock : 1.7 : Frito-Lay : 13.8 :: :Sangre : 1.5 : Shepody : 4.6 :: :NorValley : 1.2 : R Norkotah : 4.2 :: :Viking : 1.1 : Norland : 4.0 :: :Other : 2.2 : Yukon Gold : 3.7 :: : : : Goldrush : 3.7 :: : : : Norwis : 3.6 :: OR :R Norkotah : 23.8 : Superior : 3.5 :: :R Burbank : 22.1 : Ontario : 2.6 :: :Ranger R : 12.2 : Katahdin : 2.4 :: :Shepody : 12.0 : Reba : 2.2 :: :Umatilla R : 7.5 : Atlantic : 1.4 :: :Frito-Lay : 5.3 : Red LaSoda : 1.0 :: :Alturas : 4.3 : Other : 6.7 :: :Premier R : 3.1 : : :: :Yukon Gold : 2.5 : : :: :Modoc : 1.7 : : :: :Other : 5.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Fall Potatoes: Percent of Major Varieties Planted, Selected States and 8 State Total, 2008 Crop 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Pct. of :: : : Pct. of : : Planted :: : : Planted State : Varieties : Acres :: State : Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WA : R Burbank : 27.1 :: TOTAL :R Burbank : 41.2 : Ranger R : 19.2 :: (8 Sts) :R Norkotah : 13.4 : Umatilla R : 15.1 :: :Ranger R : 10.8 : Shepody : 10.6 :: :Shepody : 4.8 : R Norkotah : 9.6 :: :Umatilla R : 4.7 : Alturas : 5.7 :: :Frito-Lay : 3.9 : Premier R : 2.4 :: :Norland : 3.6 : Frito-Lay : 2.1 :: :Alturas : 1.9 : Chieftain : 1.7 :: :Goldrush : 1.3 : Other : 6.5 :: :Premier R : 1.1 : : :: :Yukon Gold : 1.1 : : :: :Western R : 0.9 WI : R Burbank : 19.8 :: :Rio Grande R : 0.7 : R Norkotah : 17.6 :: :Canela R : 0.6 : Frito-Lay : 17.4 :: :Silverton R : 0.6 : Goldrush : 11.5 :: :Superior : 0.6 : Norland : 10.7 :: :Dakota Pearl : 0.5 : Silverton R : 7.0 :: :Chieftain : 0.4 : Superior : 3.8 :: :Red LaSoda : 0.4 : Snowden : 2.4 :: :Centennial R : 0.4 : Atlantic : 1.7 :: :CalWhite : 0.3 : Shepody : 1.5 :: :Ivory Crisp : 0.3 : Other : 6.5 :: :Dakota Crisp : 0.3 : : :: :Snowden : 0.3 : : :: :Pike : 0.3 : : :: :R Nugget : 0.3 : : :: :Atlantic : 0.3 : : :: :Bannock : 0.3 : : :: :Norwis : 0.3 : : :: :Dakota Rose : 0.2 : : :: :NorValley : 0.2 : : :: :Sangre : 0.2 : : :: :Satina : 0.2 : : :: :Ontario : 0.2 : : :: :Reba : 0.2 : : :: :Katahdin : 0.2 : : :: :NorDonna : 0.2 : : :: :Defender : 0.1 : : :: :Modoc : 0.1 : : :: :Viking : 0.1 : : :: :Other : 1.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Preliminary. Final Percent of Major Varieties Planted for selected States will be published in "Crop Production" on November 10, 2008. Oranges: Utilized Production by State and United States, 2006-07, 2007-08 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 1/ 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production : Utilized Production : Boxes : Ton Equivalent Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2006-07 : 2007-08 : 2008-09 : 2006-07 : 2007-08 : 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Boxes ------ ------- 1,000 Tons ------ Early Mid & : Navel 4/ : AZ : 200 230 7 9 CA : 34,500 48,500 32,000 1,294 1,819 1,200 FL 5/ : 65,600 83,500 2,952 3,757 TX : 1,600 1,500 68 64 US : 101,900 133,730 4,321 5,649 Valencia : AZ : 100 150 4 6 CA : 11,500 16,000 431 600 FL : 63,400 86,700 2,853 3,902 TX : 380 234 16 10 US : 75,380 103,084 3,304 4,518 All : AZ : 300 380 11 15 CA : 46,000 64,500 1,725 2,419 FL 5/ : 129,000 170,200 5,805 7,659 TX : 1,980 1,734 84 74 US : 177,280 236,814 7,625 10,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2006-07 and 2007-08 revised. Revised grapefruit and other citrus fruit totals will be published in "Citrus Fruits 2008 Summary" on September 25, 2008. 2/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 3/ Net lbs. per box: AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85. 4/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA. Early (including navel) and midseason varieties in FL and TX. Small quantities of tangerines in TX. 5/ Temples included in early, midseason, and navel varieties beginning with 2006-07 season. Papayas: Area and Fresh Production by Month, Hawaii, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Jun : 1,905 2,040 1,200 1,330 2,170 2,350 Jul : 1,845 2,040 1,190 1,330 2,590 1,995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Utilized fresh production. Nuts: Utilized Production by Crop and State, 2006-2007 and Forecasted September 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Hazelnuts 1/ : "(In-Shell Basis)" : OR : 43,000 37,000 34,000 : Walnuts : "(In-Shell Basis)" : CA : 346,000 325,000 375,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2007 Revised. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2007-2008 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 4,020.0 4,130.0 3,508.0 3,640.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 93,600.0 86,977.0 86,542.0 79,290.0 Corn for Silage : 6,071.0 Hay, All : 61,625.0 60,439.0 Alfalfa : 21,670.0 20,778.0 All Other : 39,955.0 39,661.0 Oats : 3,760.0 3,467.0 1,505.0 1,443.0 Proso Millet : 570.0 605.0 515.0 Rice : 2,761.0 2,940.0 2,748.0 2,924.0 Rye : 1,376.0 1,190.0 289.0 266.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 7,718.0 7,301.0 6,805.0 6,442.0 Sorghum for Silage : 399.0 Wheat, All : 60,433.0 63,457.0 51,011.0 56,586.0 Winter : 44,987.0 46,605.0 35,952.0 40,252.0 Durum : 2,149.0 2,655.0 2,112.0 2,583.0 Other Spring : 13,297.0 14,197.0 12,947.0 13,751.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,183.0 1,008.0 1,163.0 979.0 Cottonseed 3/ : Flaxseed : 354.0 340.0 349.0 333.0 Mustard Seed : 56.0 67.0 52.8 64.0 Peanuts : 1,230.0 1,533.0 1,195.0 1,494.0 Rapeseed : 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.4 Safflower : 180.0 191.0 172.0 183.0 Soybeans for Beans : 63,631.0 74,783.0 62,820.0 73,341.0 Sunflower : 2,068.0 2,164.0 2,009.5 2,062.5 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 10,827.2 9,414.0 10,489.1 7,830.0 Upland : 10,535.0 9,239.0 10,201.0 7,660.0 Amer-Pima : 292.2 175.0 288.1 170.0 Sugarbeets : 1,268.8 1,110.1 1,246.8 1,057.7 Sugarcane : 879.6 868.5 Tobacco : 356.0 356.0 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 29.0 26.5 11.0 8.8 Dry Edible Beans : 1,526.9 1,401.9 1,478.7 1,353.6 Dry Edible Peas : 847.5 847.0 811.3 807.8 Lentils : 303.0 279.0 295.0 272.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.4 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.1 0.1 Hops : 30.9 39.3 Peppermint Oil : 73.3 Potatoes, All : 1,148.8 1,057.8 1,129.7 1,041.1 Winter : 11.5 11.0 11.5 11.0 Spring : 72.8 69.2 70.2 67.7 Summer : 53.7 48.5 51.2 46.2 Fall : 1,010.8 929.1 996.8 916.2 Spearmint Oil : 19.6 Sweet Potatoes : 100.6 104.1 97.5 100.8 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 2008 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, 2007-2008 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Units:------------------------------------------- : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------- : : Grains & Hay : : Barley :Bu : 60.4 59.9 211,825 217,976 Corn for Grain :" : 151.1 152.3 13,073,893 12,072,365 Corn for Silage :Tons : 17.5 106,328 Hay, All :" : 2.44 2.45 150,304 147,955 Alfalfa :" : 3.35 3.41 72,575 70,944 All Other :" : 1.95 1.94 77,729 77,011 Oats :Bu : 60.9 62.3 91,599 89,897 Proso Millet :" : 32.3 16,615 Rice 2/ :Cwt : 7,185 7,076 197,456 206,914 Rye :Bu : 27.4 7,914 Sorghum for Grain :" : 74.2 66.1 504,993 425,572 Sorghum for Silage :Tons : 15.6 6,206 Wheat, All :Bu : 40.5 43.5 2,066,722 2,462,418 Winter :" : 42.2 46.6 1,515,989 1,874,857 Durum :" : 33.9 33.5 71,686 86,573 Other Spring :" : 37.0 36.4 479,047 500,988 : : Oilseeds : : Canola :Lbs : 1,250 1,453,830 Cottonseed 3/ :Tons : 6,588.7 4,713.0 Flaxseed :Bu : 16.9 5,904 Mustard Seed :Lbs : 603 31,826 Peanuts :" : 3,130 3,188 3,740,650 4,762,450 Rapeseed :" : 1,300 1,300 Safflower :" : 1,215 208,995 Soybeans for Beans :Bu : 41.2 40.0 2,585,207 2,933,888 Sunflower :Lbs : 1,437 2,888,555 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ :Bales: 879 849 19,206.9 13,846.0 Upland 2/ :" : 864 839 18,355.1 13,387.0 Amer-Pima 2/ :" : 1,419 1,296 851.8 459.0 Sugarbeets :Tons : 25.6 24.7 31,912 26,089 Sugarcane :" : 34.1 34.6 29,969 30,015 Tobacco :Lbs : 2,191 2,289 779,899 814,907 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ :Cwt : 1,155 127 Dry Edible Beans 2/ :" : 1,716 1,786 25,371 24,172 Dry Edible Peas 2/ :" : 1,960 15,903 Lentils 2/ :" : 1,155 3,408 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ :" : 541 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) :Lbs : 1,170 7,500 Ginger Root (HI) :" : 35,000 30,000 2,800 1,800 Hops :" : 1,949 1,942 60,253.1 76,234.4 Peppermint Oil :" : 93 6,794 Potatoes, All :Cwt : 396 446,807 Winter :" : 215 240 2,473 2,640 Spring :" : 282 289 19,820 19,573 Summer :" : 332 324 16,997 14,946 Fall :" : 409 407,517 Spearmint Oil :Lbs : 121 2,379 Sweet Potatoes :Cwt : 185 18,082 Taro (HI) 3/ :Lbs : 4,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 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/ 3/ : : Grapefruit :Tons : 1,232 1,627 1,566 Lemons :" : 980 798 722 Oranges 4/ :" : 9,021 7,625 10,167 Tangelos (FL) :" : 63 56 68 Tangerines and Mandarins :" : 417 361 490 Temples (FL) 4/ :" : 32 : : Noncitrus : : Apples :1,000 Lbs: 9,871.7 9,113.9 9,165.2 Apricots :Tons : 44.5 88.5 86.8 Bananas (HI) :Lbs : 20,000.0 19,700.0 Grapes :Tons : 6,377.2 7,018.0 7,195.1 Olives (CA) :" : 23.5 132.5 65.0 Papayas (HI) :Lbs : 28,700.0 33,400.0 Peaches :Tons : 1,010.1 1,128.7 1,093.9 Pears :" : 842.0 873.0 821.8 Prunes, Dried (CA) :" : 198.0 83.0 120.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) :" : 21.5 12.1 18.8 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) (shelled) :Lbs : 1,120,000 1,390,000 1,500,000 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) :Tons : 43.0 37.0 34.0 Pecans (in-shell) :Lbs : 207,300 385,305 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) :Tons : 346.0 325.0 375.0 Maple Syrup :Gals : 1,449 1,258 1,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2007-08 season. 2/ Production years are 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. 3/ Orange production revised. Grapefruit and other citrus fruit revisions will be published in "Citrus Fruits 2008 Summary" on September 25, 2008. 4/ Temples included in oranges beginning with the 2006-07 season. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2007-2008 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 1,626,850 1,671,370 1,419,650 1,473,070 Corn for Grain 2/ :37,878,980 35,198,720 35,022,680 32,087,870 Corn for Silage : 2,456,870 Hay, All 3/ : 24,939,020 24,459,060 Alfalfa : 8,769,630 8,408,650 All Other : 16,169,390 16,050,410 Oats : 1,521,630 1,403,060 609,060 583,970 Proso Millet : 230,670 244,840 208,420 Rice : 1,117,350 1,189,790 1,112,090 1,183,310 Rye : 556,850 481,580 116,960 107,650 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,123,400 2,954,640 2,753,920 2,607,010 Sorghum for Silage : 161,470 Wheat, All 3/ :24,456,630 25,680,410 20,643,640 22,899,790 Winter :18,205,790 18,860,580 14,549,410 16,289,580 Durum : 869,680 1,074,450 854,710 1,045,310 Other Spring : 5,381,160 5,745,380 5,239,520 5,564,890 : Oilseeds : Canola : 478,750 407,930 470,650 396,190 Cottonseed 4/ : Flaxseed : 143,260 137,590 141,240 134,760 Mustard Seed : 22,660 27,110 21,370 25,900 Peanuts : 497,770 620,390 483,600 604,610 Rapeseed : 610 200 400 160 Safflower : 72,840 77,300 69,610 74,060 Soybeans for Beans :25,750,830 30,263,930 25,422,630 29,680,370 Sunflower : 836,900 875,750 813,220 834,670 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 4,381,660 3,809,750 4,244,830 3,168,720 Upland : 4,263,410 3,738,930 4,128,240 3,099,930 Amer-Pima : 118,250 70,820 116,590 68,800 Sugarbeets : 513,470 449,250 504,570 428,040 Sugarcane : 355,970 351,470 Tobacco : 144,070 144,090 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 11,740 10,720 4,450 3,560 Dry Edible Beans : 617,920 567,330 598,420 547,790 Dry Edible Peas : 342,970 342,770 328,320 326,910 Lentils : 122,620 112,910 119,380 110,080 Wrinkled Seed Peas 4/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,590 Ginger Root (HI) : 30 20 Hops : 12,510 15,890 Peppermint Oil : 29,660 Potatoes, All 3/ : 464,910 428,080 457,180 421,320 Winter : 4,650 4,450 4,650 4,450 Spring : 29,460 28,000 28,410 27,400 Summer : 21,730 19,630 20,720 18,700 Fall : 409,060 376,000 403,390 370,780 Spearmint Oil : 7,930 Sweet Potatoes : 40,710 42,130 39,460 40,790 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 2008 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, 2007-2008 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.25 3.22 4,611,940 4,745,870 Corn for Grain : 9.48 9.56 332,092,180 306,652,200 Corn for Silage : 39.26 96,459,140 Hay, All 2/ : 5.47 5.49 136,353,500 134,222,520 Alfalfa : 7.51 7.65 65,838,930 64,359,310 All Other : 4.36 4.35 70,514,560 69,863,200 Oats : 2.18 2.23 1,329,560 1,304,850 Proso Millet : 1.81 376,820 Rice : 8.05 7.93 8,956,450 9,385,460 Rye : 1.72 201,020 Sorghum for Grain : 4.66 4.15 12,827,410 10,810,030 Sorghum for Silage : 34.87 5,629,990 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.72 2.93 56,246,960 67,016,040 Winter : 2.84 3.13 41,258,460 51,025,250 Durum : 2.28 2.25 1,950,970 2,356,130 Other Spring : 2.49 2.45 13,037,520 13,634,660 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.40 659,450 Cottonseed 3/ : 5,977,170 4,275,560 Flaxseed : 1.06 149,970 Mustard Seed : 0.68 14,440 Peanuts : 3.51 3.57 1,696,730 2,160,210 Rapeseed : 1.46 590 Safflower : 1.36 94,800 Soybeans for Beans : 2.77 2.69 70,357,800 79,847,350 Sunflower : 1.61 1,310,230 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.99 0.95 4,181,810 3,014,610 Upland : 0.97 0.94 3,996,350 2,914,680 Amer-Pima : 1.59 1.45 185,460 99,940 Sugarbeets : 57.38 55.29 28,950,080 23,667,540 Sugarcane : 76.38 77.47 27,187,420 27,229,150 Tobacco : 2.46 2.57 353,760 369,640 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.29 5,760 Dry Edible Beans : 1.92 2.00 1,150,810 1,096,420 Dry Edible Peas : 2.20 721,350 Lentils : 1.29 154,580 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 24,540 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.31 3,400 Ginger Root (HI) : 39.23 33.63 1,270 820 Hops : 2.18 2.18 27,330 34,580 Peppermint Oil : 0.10 3,080 Potatoes, All 2/ : 44.33 20,266,830 Winter : 24.10 26.90 112,170 119,750 Spring : 31.65 32.40 899,020 887,820 Summer : 37.21 36.26 770,970 677,940 Fall : 45.82 18,484,660 Spearmint Oil : 0.14 1,080 Sweet Potatoes : 20.79 820,190 Taro (HI) 3/ : 1,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 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/ 3/ : Grapefruit : 1,117,650 1,475,990 1,420,650 Lemons : 889,040 723,930 654,990 Oranges 4/ : 8,183,710 6,917,280 9,223,350 Tangelos (FL) : 57,150 50,800 61,690 Tangerines : 378,300 327,490 444,520 Temples (FL) 4/ : 29,030 : Noncitrus : Apples : 4,477,730 4,134,000 4,157,270 Apricots : 40,350 80,250 78,780 Bananas (HI) : 9,070 8,940 Grapes : 5,785,250 6,366,620 6,527,280 Olives (CA) : 21,320 120,200 58,970 Papayas (HI) : 13,020 15,150 Peaches : 916,370 1,023,980 992,320 Pears : 763,880 791,930 745,480 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 179,620 75,300 108,860 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 19,500 10,980 17,060 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) (shelled) : 508,020 630,490 680,390 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) : 39,010 33,570 30,840 Pecans (in-shell) : 94,030 174,770 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) : 313,890 294,840 340,190 Maple Syrup : 7,240 6,290 8,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2007-08 season. 2/ Production years are 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. 3/ Orange production revised. Grapefruit and other citrus fruit revisions will be published in "Citrus Fruits 2008 Summary" on September 25, 2008. 4/ 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 2008. 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, 2004-2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 27,750 28,000 28,050 28,000 29,150 : Oct : 27,750 28,050 28,000 28,100 : Nov : 27,700 28,000 28,000 28,100 : Final : 27,700 28,000 28,000 28,100 : : IN : Sep : 26,650 25,300 26,450 27,350 28,500 : Oct : 26,500 25,200 26,350 27,350 : Nov : 26,500 25,200 26,350 27,350 : Final : 26,500 25,200 26,350 27,350 : : IA : Sep : 28,000 28,050 28,600 29,100 29,300 : Oct : 27,950 27,950 28,600 29,100 : Nov : 27,850 28,000 28,600 29,100 : Final : 27,850 28,000 28,600 29,100 : : KS : Sep : 22,000 21,600 21,800 20,600 20,250 : 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 20,500 : : MN : Sep : 29,300 28,400 28,850 29,850 30,150 : Oct : 29,200 28,300 28,900 29,800 : Nov : 29,250 28,400 28,900 29,750 : Final : 29,300 28,450 28,900 29,750 : : MO : Sep : 24,350 24,100 24,350 24,200 25,700 : 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 24,300 : : NE : Sep : 24,100 23,900 24,750 25,000 24,500 All : Oct : 24,100 23,700 24,550 25,000 : Nov : 24,050 23,700 24,600 25,000 : Final : 24,050 23,700 24,450 25,000 : : NE : Sep : 26,900 26,700 27,400 27,250 27,250 Irrigated : Oct : 26,900 26,650 27,200 27,250 : Nov : 26,900 26,650 27,200 27,200 : Final : 26,900 26,650 27,200 27,200 : : NE : Sep : 19,700 20,400 20,650 21,350 20,000 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 19,750 20,000 20,450 21,300 : Nov : 19,750 20,000 20,550 21,350 : Final : 19,700 20,000 20,250 21,350 : : OH : Sep : 26,950 25,650 26,250 26,900 27,750 : Oct : 26,550 25,600 26,250 26,700 : Nov : 26,650 25,600 26,200 26,600 : Final : 26,650 25,600 26,200 26,600 : : SD : Sep : 21,800 23,450 23,900 23,400 22,950 : 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 23,150 : : WI : Sep : 27,700 27,400 27,250 28,800 28,800 : Oct : 27,550 27,100 27,100 28,700 : Nov : 27,550 27,050 27,450 28,800 : Final : 27,550 27,050 27,450 28,800 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain: Number of Ears per Acre, Selected States, 2004-2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 27,350 26,950 27,600 27,750 28,600 : Oct : 27,400 26,850 27,450 27,750 : Nov : 27,400 26,850 27,400 27,750 : Final : 27,400 26,850 27,400 27,750 : : IN : Sep : 26,200 24,850 25,850 26,950 27,950 : Oct : 25,950 24,600 25,750 26,800 : Nov : 26,050 24,650 25,700 26,800 : Final : 26,050 24,650 25,750 26,800 : : IA : Sep : 27,350 27,150 27,350 28,500 28,600 : Oct : 27,550 27,100 27,350 28,400 : Nov : 27,500 27,100 27,350 28,450 : Final : 27,500 27,100 27,350 28,400 : : KS : Sep : 22,100 21,100 20,850 20,900 19,850 : 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 20,800 : : MN : Sep : 29,000 28,000 28,050 28,850 29,900 : Oct : 29,250 27,900 28,250 28,600 : Nov : 29,150 28,050 28,250 28,600 : Final : 29,200 28,050 28,250 28,600 : : MO : Sep : 24,400 22,550 23,850 23,950 25,050 : 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 23,950 : : NE : Sep : 23,650 23,250 23,850 24,850 24,050 All : Oct : 24,000 22,800 23,700 24,750 : Nov : 24,050 22,800 23,700 24,750 : Final : 24,050 22,800 23,550 24,750 : : NE : Sep : 26,550 26,250 26,750 27,200 26,800 Irrigated : Oct : 26,700 25,900 26,600 27,000 : Nov : 26,650 25,900 26,600 27,000 : Final : 26,650 25,900 26,650 27,000 : : NE : Sep : 19,100 19,550 19,400 21,100 19,550 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 19,800 18,950 19,150 21,050 : Nov : 20,000 18,900 19,200 21,100 : Final : 20,000 18,900 18,800 21,100 : : OH : Sep : 25,950 24,800 25,200 26,350 26,950 : Oct : 26,000 24,700 25,350 26,000 : Nov : 26,000 24,650 25,450 25,950 : Final : 26,050 24,650 25,450 25,950 : : SD : Sep : 21,950 23,150 22,050 23,250 24,150 : 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 22,700 : : WI : Sep : 25,600 26,550 26,750 27,800 27,750 : Oct : 27,150 26,350 26,850 27,700 : Nov : 26,800 26,350 27,200 27,850 : Final : 26,800 26,350 27,200 27,850 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 11 soybean producing States during 2008. Randomly selected plots in soybean fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. Soybeans: Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet, Selected States, 2004-2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR 1/ : 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 1,690 : : IL : Sep : 2,070 1,973 2,035 1,923 1,815 : Oct : 1,923 1,820 1,890 1,796 : Nov : 1,943 1,858 1,923 1,818 : Final : 1,947 1,858 1,923 1,831 : : IN : Sep : 1,909 1,855 1,927 1,725 1,729 : Oct : 1,866 1,790 1,893 1,660 : Nov : 1,917 1,899 1,909 1,628 : Final : 1,917 1,899 1,909 1,641 : : IA : Sep : 1,772 1,969 1,846 1,935 1,915 : Oct : 1,731 1,935 1,758 1,917 : Nov : 1,737 1,968 1,760 1,933 : Final : 1,741 1,970 1,760 1,932 : : KS : Sep : 1,482 1,490 1,564 1,727 1,550 : 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 1,609 : : MN : Sep : 1,487 1,684 1,612 1,676 1,596 : Oct : 1,406 1,598 1,586 1,589 : Nov : 1,446 1,640 1,568 1,588 : Final : 1,435 1,640 1,568 1,588 : : MO : Sep : 1,798 1,458 1,631 1,521 1,594 : Oct : 1,943 1,585 1,746 1,579 : Nov : 1,998 1,679 1,738 1,685 : Final : 2,038 1,652 1,735 1,697 : : NE : Sep : 1,835 1,862 1,740 1,950 1,772 : Oct : 1,836 1,903 1,801 2,042 : Nov : 1,895 1,920 1,784 2,088 : Final : 1,895 1,920 1,766 2,084 : : ND : Sep : 1,114 1,526 1,169 1,352 1,247 : 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 1,497 : : OH : Sep : 1,808 2,040 1,857 1,900 1,917 : Oct : 1,873 1,890 1,895 1,850 : Nov : 1,840 1,974 1,835 1,909 : Final : 1,837 1,981 1,866 1,909 : : SD : Sep : 1,248 1,634 1,318 1,554 1,519 : 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 1,510 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ September data not available due to plant immaturity. Cotton: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in 6 cotton producing States during 2008. 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, 2004-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR : Sep : 864 811 859 790 943 : Oct : 771 728 814 839 : Nov : 753 733 849 849 : Dec : 754 733 824 849 : Final : 754 733 824 849 : : : : GA : Sep : 646 667 648 616 587 : Oct : 690 689 675 570 : Nov : 686 767 774 707 : Dec : 687 767 790 708 : Final : 687 767 790 708 : : LA : Sep : 635 746 760 796 655 : Oct : 707 768 781 808 : Nov : 691 775 786 841 : Dec : 691 775 785 841 : Final : 691 775 785 841 : : MS : Sep : 808 818 700 819 909 : Oct : 789 729 699 745 : Nov : 780 724 695 747 : Dec : 780 722 695 747 : Final : 780 722 695 747 : : NC : Sep : 758 799 637 527 667 : Oct : 719 693 641 601 : Nov : 732 721 671 625 : Dec : 733 721 671 625 : Final : 733 721 671 625 : : TX : Sep : 639 620 530 602 633 : Oct : 672 516 477 538 : Nov : 593 586 533 631 : Dec : 624 585 544 632 : Final : 624 585 544 632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. August Weather Summary An August dry spell adversely affected Midwestern soybeans and late- developing corn, despite a lack of heat stress. August rainfall totals were less than 25 percent of normal at several Midwestern locations. By month's end, 20 to 30 percent of both corn and soybeans were rated in very poor to poor condition in Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. In Indiana, Iowa, and Kentucky, 10 to 20 percent of both crops were rated very poor to poor by August 31. In contrast, abundant August rainfall soaked the South. The rain, while initially beneficial for drought-stressed pastures and immature summer crops, became excessive--with monthly totals as high as 1 to 2 feet-- in some areas from the lower Mississippi Valley to Florida. Soybeans, rice, and open-boll cotton were among the crops vulnerable to yield reductions due to August downpours. Atlantic tropical storms during August were Edouard, which made landfall along the upper Gulf Coast of Texas on August 5 as a relatively insignificant system, and slow-moving and meandering Fay, which made four landfalls in Florida between August 18-23 before soaking the drought-stricken Southeast and finally dissipating over the Mid-Atlantic region on August 28. At month's end, Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Gulf Coast. Gustav made landfall south of Houma, Louisiana, on September 1 as a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 110 m.p.h. Farther west, frequent showers on the Plains aided late- developing summer crops and improved soil moisture in preparation for winter wheat planting. Rain was excessive at times, however, on the southern Plains. Elsewhere, mostly dry weather persisted in much of California and the Great Basin, while occasional showers dotted the remainder of the West. Showers were only a minor hindrance to small grain harvesting in the Northwest, while moisture associated with the remnants of eastern Pacific Tropical Storm Julio contributed to late-month showers in the Southwest. Near- to slightly below-normal August temperatures prevailed throughout the Northwest and areas from the Rockies to the East Coast. As a result, the Midwest escaped the growing season with little or no heat stress, in spite of the August turn toward unfavorable dryness. Meanwhile, unusually hot weather--with temperatures averaging as much as 3 to 7 degrees F above normal--was limited to interior California, the Great Basin, and parts of the Southwest. August Agricultural Summary During the month of August, most of the Corn Belt received between a tenth of an inch and 5 inches of rainfall, with some isolated areas receiving up to 10 inches. Temperatures averaged 65 to 80 degrees throughout the Corn Belt. Silking was 93 percent complete by August 10, five percentage points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Other than in Colorado, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, the crop was silking at or behind the average pace. Early in the month, development to the dough stage was behind the normal pace in most States. Development was more than 30 points behind normal in Indiana and Missouri on August 10. In Colorado and North Carolina, however, development to the dough stage was 2 points ahead of the average pace. As the month went on, most State's development continued to lag the normal pace. Major advancement occurred during the last week of the month in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. By month's end, acreage at the dough stage reached 83 percent, 12 and 8 points behind last year and the 5-year average, respectively. Acreage in Colorado was developing ahead of the 5-year average while development in all other States remained at or behind the average pace. Development to the denting stage reached 14 percent by August 17, twenty-four percentage points behind last year and 16 points behind the 5-year average. A major delay was evident in Missouri, where acreage was reaching the dent stage 42 points behind normal. Other than in Colorado, where progress was ahead by 4 points, all other States were at or behind the 5-year average. Development was most advanced in Tennessee and North Carolina. By month's end, 45 percent of the acreage had reached the dent stage, 30 and 20 points behind last year and the 5-year average, respectively. Colorado, Michigan, and Pennsylvania were ahead of the 5-year average, but all other States were behind. By August 31, six percent of the Nation's corn acreage was mature. More than half of the crop was mature in Texas and North Carolina, and the crop was beginning to mature in all States except Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. At the beginning of the month, 66 percent of the acreage was rated good to excellent. Ratings were stable during the first half of the month, but declined later as dry weather set in. By the end of the month, 61 percent of the crop was rated good to excellent. Temperatures varied in sorghum growing areas between 5 degrees Fahrenheit or more, warmer than normal in California, to greater than 5 degrees below normal in the central Great Plains. By August 3, sorghum coloring had occurred on 30 percent of the acreage, 5 points behind last year's pace but 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. Coloring was occurring well ahead of schedule in Colorado as ideal conditions allowed for rapid development, while in New Mexico and Texas, development was ahead by no more than 7 points. Elsewhere, acreage was coloring behind the 5-year average pace. By August 31, coloring reached 55 percent complete, 13 points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Coloring was complete in Louisiana, and remained 55 points ahead of the 5-year average in Colorado. Sixty-four percent of the sorghum crop was heading by August 10, thirteen points behind last year and 7 points behind the 5-year average. Heading progress was at or behind the 5-year average, in all States except Colorado. As the month continued, development in New Mexico jumped ahead of the 5-year average. By month's end, 88 percent of the crop was headed, 8 points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Early in the month, sorghum was maturing in the Delta and southern Great Plains. Reaching 24 percent Nationwide, development was the same as last year but 2 points ahead of the 5-year average. The crop matured slowly throughout the month, with only 30 percent mature by month's end, compared with 34 percent last year and 31 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest activities were evident throughout the Delta and southern Great Plains by August 24. Acreage was 23 percent harvested Nationwide, 2 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. Producers had harvested more than half of the crop in Louisiana and Texas, but were only beginning in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Half of the crop was rated good to excellent at the beginning of August, and as the month progressed, conditions improved, then declined, resulting in a condition rating of 51 percent, by month's end, 1 point better than the first week of August. Oat producers harvested 54 percent of the crop by August 10, twenty-four points behind last year and 14 points behind the 5-year average. By month's end, 96 percent of the crop was harvested, 3 points behind last year and the same as the 5-year average. On August 10, fifty-five percent of the crop was rated good to excellent. In the major barley growing areas, precipitation was limited; accumulations reached no more than 2.5 inches in much of the northern tier of the country, excluding an isolated area of central North Dakota where up to 10 inches was received. Barley producers harvested 22 percent of their acreage by August 10, thirty-three points behind last year and 15 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was behind in all States, most significantly in Minnesota. By month's end, harvest progress reached 79 percent complete, 16 points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. Progress in Minnesota and North Dakota was ahead of the average pace. Fifty-two percent of the barley crop was rated good to excellent on August 24, the final rating of the season. Harvest of the 2008 winter wheat crop had progressed to 92 percent complete by August 10, five points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5- year average. A cool spring and early summer kept harvest progress well behind normal in Idaho and Montana. By August 17, 95 percent of the crop was harvested, 4 points behind the 5-year average. At that time, harvest was complete in most States, with significant activity limited to Idaho, Montana, and Washington, where progress remained well behind the average pace. Spring wheat harvest was 16 percent complete by August 10, twenty-eight points behind last year and 20 points behind the 5-year average. Delays were evident in all States until the last week of the month. Early in the month, producers in South Dakota faced the most significant delay. However, by month's end, progress in Idaho and Washington trailed well behind the 5-year average pace. Condition of the spring wheat crop was rated 55 percent good to excellent on August 24. Rice heading had occurred on 60 percent of the acreage by August 10, eighteen points behind last year and 15 points behind the 5-year average. Heading was more than 15 points behind in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri. By August 31, heading reached 94 percent and was only 3 points behind last year and the 5-year average, within 5 points of the average in all States. Rice harvest was just getting underway by August 17 with 8 percent of the acreage harvested, 2 points behind last year and the 5-year average. By month's end, only 12 percent of the crop had been harvested, 11 points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest in Louisiana was significantly delayed, trailing the average by 30 percentage points. Rice condition was rated 70 percent good to excellent on August 31. Soybean producing States remained dry for the most part throughout the month of August except in the Delta States. Between a tenth of an inch and 5 inches from the central Great Plains and to the north and east of the region of rainfall was evident while in the Delta, up to 20 inches of rain were received. Temperatures remained within 2 degrees of normal during the month across the major soybean areas. Blooming was 88 percent complete by August 10, six points behind the 5-year average and by August 24 was nearing completion at 97 percent, just 2 points shy of the 5-year average. Pod-setting advanced to 60 percent complete by August 10, fifteen points behind the 5-year average, and reached 94 percent complete by month's end, only 3 points behind normal. The soybean condition was rated 63 percent good to excellent on August 10, and declined as the month progressed. By August 31, the crop was rated 57 percent good to excellent. Peanuts were pegging on 94 percent of the acreage by August 10, four points ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. By August 17, pegging was 98 percent complete, 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. Pegging was virtually complete in every State, except Alabama. As of August 31, sixty-three percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition. Cotton squaring was nearly complete by August 10, one point behind the 5-year average. Boll-setting was nearly three-fourths complete by August 10, and was delayed 8 points when compared with the 5-year average pace. By August 31, ninety-four percent of the acreage was setting bolls, 2 points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Nationwide, 9 percent of the acreage had open bolls on August 10, the same as the 5-year average. Moving a few percentage points each week, 21 percent of the acreage had open bolls by month's end, 7 points behind average. Development in the top producing States was delayed. The percentage of the crop rated in good to excellent condition increased 5 points from early August, reaching 50 percent by August 31. Crop Comments Corn: Area harvested and to be harvested for grain is forecast at 79.3 million acres, unchanged from August but down 8 percent from 2007. If realized, this will be the second largest area harvested for grain since 1944, behind last year's 86.5 million acres. The September 1 corn objective yield data indicate the highest average 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). Record high ear counts are forecast in all objective yield States except Kansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. As of August 31, sixty-one percent of the corn acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, down 5 percentage points from last month but 2 points higher than a year ago. Regionally, condition ratings declined more than 5 points from last month across the northern and eastern Corn Belt, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, and northern half of the Atlantic Coastal States where dry conditions throughout much of August depleted soil moisture supplies. Despite the decreases, crop conditions in these areas remained better than or equal to last year. Corn conditions decreased to a lesser extent across the middle Mississippi Valley as mostly dry conditions during August eliminated soil moisture surpluses. Crop conditions improved in Texas while decreasing slightly across the remainder of the southern half of the Great Plains where heavy rains around mid-August provided some relief to the drought stressed crop. However, condition ratings in these areas remained below last year's levels. Mostly dry, mild conditions across the Corn Belt during August provided favorable conditions for corn growth. However, the crop continued to develop behind average due to the slow early season planting pace. By August 31, forty-five percent of the crop had reached the dent stage or beyond, 30 points behind last year and 20 points behind the 5-year average. Development was more than 30 points behind normal in the upper and middle Mississippi Valley and northernmost areas of the Great Plains. The crop was just beginning to enter the final stage of development with 6 percent of the acreage rated mature or beyond on August 31, fifteen points behind last year and 10 points behind normal. Missouri was furthest behind with 9 percent of their corn acreage rated mature or beyond compared with 49 percent last year and 53 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum: Production is forecast at 426 million bushels, up 4 percent from last month but down 16 percent from last year. Expected area for harvest as grain is forecast at 6.44 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 5 percent from 2007. Based on September 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 66.1 bushels per acre, up 2.4 bushels from last month but down 8.1 bushels from last year. In Kansas, the top producing State, yield is expected to average 76 bushels per acre, up 5 bushels from last month but down 4 bushels from last year. In Texas, the second leading State, yields are expected to average 52 bushels per acre, unchanged from the previous month but 14 bushels below last year. Sorghum developed near the normal pace throughout the growing region and was 88 percent headed, 55 percent coloring, and 30 percent mature as of August 31. Adequate to abundant precipitation and cooler weather throughout the major producing States aided the crop, As of August 31, fifty-one percent of the Nation's sorghum crop was rated good to excellent, compared with 63 percent a year earlier. Rice: Production is forecast at 207 million cwt, up 1 percent from the August forecast and up 5 percent from last year. Based on administrative data, planted area is revised to 2.94 million acres, up 2 percent from the June estimate and up 6 percent from 2007. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.92 million acres, up 2 percent from August and up 6 percent from 2007. As of September 1, the U.S. yield is forecast at 7,076 pounds per acre, down 40 pounds from the previous month's forecast and 109 pounds below the 2007 record yield of 7,185 pounds per acre. However, if realized, this will be the second highest yield on record. Record yields are forecast for Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas. As of August 31, ninety-four percent of the U.S. acreage was headed, 3 percentage points behind both last year and the five-year average. Crop development in both Arkansas and Mississippi continued to lag behind normal due to late planting caused by wet field conditions in the spring. Twelve percent of the U.S. acreage was harvested as of August 31, compared with 23 percent at the same time last year and 20 percent for the five-year average. Soybeans: Area for harvest is forecast at 73.3 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 17 percent from 2007. Harvested area, if realized, will be the third largest on record. The September objective yield data for the combined seven major soybean producing States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Ohio) indicate a lower pod count compared with last year, as late planting this spring led to slower than normal development. Compared with final counts for 2007, pod counts are down in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. The largest decrease is in Nebraska, down 312 pods per 18 square feet from 2007's record high pod count as dry conditions across the eastern part of the State have reduced yield expectations for much of the non- irrigated soybeans. After beginning the month 21 points behind the normal pace for setting pods, the crop developed rapidly during August and progress had nearly returned to normal by the end of the month. As of August 31, ninety-four percent of the U.S. crop was at or beyond the pod-setting stage, behind last year and the 5-year average by 4 and 3 points, respectively. The only State where pod-setting was not within 4 points of the normal pace was Missouri, where only 69 percent of the soybeans were at or beyond the pod-setting stage, 25 points behind normal. As of August 31, fifty-seven percent of the U.S. soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition, 1 percentage point above the same week in 2007 but down 4 percentage points from the previous week. Crop conditions declined or remained unchanged during August across the Corn Belt and Great Plains, with the exception of Kansas. Decreases of more than 10 points in percent rated good to excellent occurred in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Wisconsin as abnormally dry conditions prevailed in those areas. Meanwhile, the only States that showed an increase in condition ratings during the month were Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, and North Carolina. If realized, the yield forecast in New York will match the record high set in 2006. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 4.76 billion pounds, up 6 percent from last month and up 27 percent from last year. Based on administrative data, planted area is revised to 1.53 million acres, up 5 percent from the June estimate and up 25 percent from the previous crop year. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.49 million acres, up 5 percent from August and up 25 percent from 2007. Yields are expected to average 3,188 pounds per acre, up 37 pounds from last month and up 58 pounds from 2007. Production in the Southeast States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina) is expected to total 3.44 billion pounds, up 8 percent from August and up 32 percent from last year's production. Planted area, at 1.13 million acres, is up 5 percent from June and up 26 percent from 2007. Expected area for harvest, at 1.10 million acres, is up 5 percent from August and up 26 percent from 2007. Yields in the region are expected to average 3,136 pounds per acre, up 100 pounds from last month and 147 pounds above last year. Yields are higher than last year in Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina, while both Mississippi and Georgia expect yields to be identical to their 2007 average. Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 351 million pounds, up 7 percent from August and up 14 percent from 2007. Planted acres, at 123,000, are up 8 percent from both June and the previous crop year. Expected area for harvest, at 121,000 acres, is up 7 percent from August and up 9 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 2,900 pounds per acre, unchanged from August but up 119 pounds from 2007. As of August 31, the majority of acreage in both States was rated in fair to good condition. Southwest peanut production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 971 million pounds, down slightly from last month but up 17 percent from 2007. Planted acres, at 282,000, are up 5 percent from June and up 29 percent from 2007. Expected acreage for harvest, at 276,000, is up 5 percent from last month and up 29 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 3,520 pounds per acre for the region, down 197 pounds from August and down 365 pounds from the previous year. Cotton: Upland cotton harvested area, at 7.66 million acres, is virtually unchanged from last month but down 25 percent from last year. This is the lowest acreage since 1983. Based on administrative information, harvested area estimates were increased from a month ago in California, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, New Mexico and South Carolina. Expected harvested acreage decreased in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Oklahoma from the previous month. American-Pima harvested area, at 170,000 acres, is down 23,900 acres from last month and down 41 percent from last year. During the early part of the month, producers in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) battled hot, dry conditions. Later in the month, Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in the Florida panhandle and produced moderate to heavy rains along coastal areas of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The rainfall was beneficial to the crop and relieved some of the drought conditions in the region. The crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition throughout the region. Objective yield measurements in Georgia show the boll weight to be slightly below the 5year average. The cotton crop in the Delta States was advancing normally except in Louisiana where the crop was maturing rapidly due to the hot, dry conditions. In mid-August, cooler temperatures and rain showers dominated the region with areas in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi receiving over 5 inches of accumulated rainfall. With the abnormally wet, cool weather, crop development was behind throughout most of the region. Later in the month, warmer weather moved through the North Delta region. In Louisiana, defoliation was underway by the end of the month and producers were preparing for harvest and for landfall of Hurricane Gustav. In Mississippi, objective yield measurements show the bolls per acre to be the highest since 2003. Objective yield measurements in Louisiana show the lowest boll weight in the last 5 years. Cotton producers on the High Plains of Texas battled hot, dry conditions during early August. Scattered showers during the middle of the month brought much needed moisture to the High Plains area. The crop was maturing normally and rated in mostly fair to good condition. Harvest was nearing completion in South Texas. Texas producers abandoned an additional 200,000 acres since last month's harvest acreage forecast. Data from objective yield samples show Texas boll counts to be the highest in the last 5 years. In Oklahoma and Kansas, the crop was developing normally and rated in mostly good to fair condition. California upland cotton producers faced intense hot weather and dry conditions at the beginning of August. Despite this adverse weather, the mostly irrigated crop was rated in excellent condition and maturing behind last year and the 5-year average. By late August, harvest was underway in the Desert Southwest. American-Pima production is forecast at 459,000 bales, down 12 percent from the August forecast and down 46 percent from last year's record high production. The U.S. yield is forecast at 1,296 pounds, up 4 pounds from last month but down 123 pounds from last year. California production is forecast at 420,000 bales, down 13 percent from last month. The crop was progressing normally throughout Arizona and California and reported to be in fair to good condition. Ginnings totaled 337,850 running bales prior to September 1, compared with 182,250 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year and 405,500 running bales in 2006. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco production for 2008 is forecast at 815 million pounds, 2 percent above last month and up 4 percent from 2007. Area harvested is forecast at 356,040 acres, up 2 percent from August 1 but virtually unchanged from a year ago. Yields for 2008 are expected to average 2,289 pounds per acre, up 18 pounds from the previous forecast and 98 pounds greater than 2007. Flue-cured tobacco production is expected to total 520 million pounds, 3 percent above both the previous forecast and last year. Growers plan to harvest 226,500 acres in 2008, up 2 percent from both the August 1 forecast and a year ago. Yields are forecast to average 2,295 pounds per acre, 27 pounds above the last forecast and up 36 pounds from 2007. Yields in North Carolina, the leading flue-cured tobacco state, are expected to average 2,300 pounds per acre, up 50 pounds from August. Yields in Georgia and South Carolina decreased from last month 100 pounds and 50 pounds, respectively. Yields in Virginia remained unchanged from the previous forecast. Tropical Storm Fay brought excessive rains to parts of Georgia and South Carolina making harvest difficult and damaging the tobacco crop in some areas. Burley production is expected to total 197 million pounds, down 2 percent from the August forecast and 5 percent below last year. Growers plan to harvest 95,950 acres, 1 percent below the previous forecast and down 10 percent from 2007. If realized, this will be the lowest acreage on record. The previous low of 100,150 acres was in 2005, the first year after the tobacco buyout eliminated quotas. Yields are expected to average 2,050 pounds per acre, 21 pounds below last month but 99 pounds above a year ago. Yields have decreased from a month ago in Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia as temperatures in August remained high with scattered precipitation. Yields in Pennsylvania also decreased due to a hail storm that damaged the tobacco crop. Fire-cured tobacco production is expected to total 61.5 million pounds, up 9 percent from last month's forecast and 48 percent above 2007. Growers plan to harvest 18,400 acres, 9 percent above the August 1 forecast and up 26 percent from a year ago. The yield is expected to average 3,342 pounds per acre, 5 pounds above last month and up 487 pounds from last year. Southern Maryland Belt tobacco production in Pennsylvania is expected to total 3.42 million pounds, down 22 percent from the August forecast but 48 percent above 2007. A total of 1,800 acres is expected to be harvested, 10 percent below last month but up 64 percent from a year ago. Average yields, at 1,900 pounds per acre, are expected to decrease 300 pounds from the previous forecast and 200 pounds from last year. Dark air-cured tobacco is expected to total 24.4 million pounds, up 15 percent from last month and 81 percent above 2007. Growers plan to harvest 8,300 acres, 15 percent greater than the August forecast and 67 percent above last year. Yields are expected to average 2,942 pounds per acre, down 8 pounds from the previous forecast but 236 percent above a year ago. Many growers in Kentucky and Tennessee have shifted their acreage from burley to the dark tobacco types in expectation of higher prices. All Cigar type production is expected to total 9.07 million pounds, down 15 percent from last month's forecast and 20 percent below last year. Growers of cigar type tobacco plan to harvest 5,090 acres, 14 percent below the previous forecast and down 15 percent from 2007. Overall yield is expected to average 1,781 pounds per acre, down 35 pounds from August 1 and 92 pounds below a year ago. Summer Potatoes: Production of summer potatoes is forecast at 14.9 million cwt, up 2 percent from the July 1 forecast but down 12 percent from 2007. Harvested acres are estimated at 46,200 acres, 2 percent above the July forecast but 10 percent below last year. If realized, this will be the lowest harvested acreage on record. Average yield is forecast at 324 cwt per acre, up 3 cwt from July but down 8 cwt from 2007. California's yield of 390 cwt per acre is a record high for summer potatoes. The crop progressed normally and most growers reported good quality potatoes. Harvest was expected to continue through September. In Missouri, farmers reported excessive wet conditions negatively impacted yields and potato quality. Colorado's growing conditions were reported as good with harvest starting later than normal due to delayed planting and early hail damage. In Alabama, some grower's reported drought-like conditions, while others commented on having a good year. Many growers started harvest in June, and in some cases, were done by late July. Growing conditions in New Jersey were rated fair and harvest was expected to be completed by the end of October. In Virginia, timely rains during spring followed by hot temperatures benefitted growth. Fall Potatoes, 2007 Final: Production of 2007 fall potatoes is finalized at 408 million cwt, 2 percent above the 2006 crop and 6 percent higher than 2005. Area harvested, at 996,800 acres, increased 1 percent from 2006 and was up 5 percent from two years earlier. The average yield, at 409 cwt per acre, is a record high and is up 3 cwt from 2006 and 6 cwt above 2005. All Potatoes, 2007: Final production of potatoes from all four seasons in 2007 totaled 447 million cwt, up 1 percent from 2006 and 5 percent above 2005. Area harvested is estimated at 1.13 million acres, up 1 percent from a year earlier and 4 percent higher than 2005. The yield, averaging 396 cwt per acre, increased 3 cwt from 2006 and was up 6 cwt from 2005. Sugarcane: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2008 is forecast at 30.0 million tons, down 1 percent from the August forecast but up fractionally from last year. Expected production increases from last year in Florida, Hawaii, and Texas offset a projected decrease in Louisiana. Producers intend to harvest 868,500 acres for sugar and seed during the 2008 crop year, unchanged from the August forecast but 11,100 acres below last year. Expected yield is forecast at 34.6 tons per acre, down 0.4 ton from the August forecast but up 0.5 ton from last year. Yields were unchanged from last month in all States except Louisiana, where the yield forecast decreased by 1 ton. Sugarbeets: Production of sugarbeets in 2008 is forecast at 26.1 million tons, down 3 percent from the August forecast and down 18 percent from last year. Production forecasts are down from last year in all estimating States except Colorado. Growers expect to harvest 1.06 million acres in 2008, up 1 percent from the August forecast but down 15 percent from last year. The yield forecast, at 24.7 tons per acre, is up 0.6 ton from August but down 0.9 ton from 2007. Yield expectations are higher than last month in all States except North Dakota and Washington. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 2.00 million pounds for July 2008, down 15 percent from June and 23 percent lower than a year ago. Total crop acreage for July is estimated at 2,040 acres, unchanged from June but up 11 percent from July 2007. Harvested area totaled 1,330 acres, unchanged from the previous month but 12 percent higher than July 2007. Weather conditions during July consisted of mostly sunny skies combined with a few light showers. The continuous dry weather affected orchards in areas depending on natural rainfall and resulted in sporadic flowering, gaps in the columns, and a smaller harvest. Growers continued to take measures to control weeds and pests. Florida Citrus: The first two weeks of the month were busy for growers as they put out final applications of summer oils, cleaned ditches, and fertilized, mowed, and hedged groves. The focus changed when Tropical Storm Fay swept across the Florida peninsula twice during the middle of the third week. Although fruit drop from the wind was minimal, tree damage could result from excess water generated by the storm. Citrus producing counties along the East Coast had up to a foot of rain in a single week. Counties in the southern and central citrus areas recorded rainfall amounts between three and eight inches, and isolated areas reported higher amounts. Most growers began pumping excess water out of ditches and canals before the storm hit, in anticipation of extreme rainfall amounts, and continued pumping for several days afterwards. Access to groves with canker or greening was monitored by owners. Every precaution to prevent the spread of disease was being implemented. Where caretakers have spent ample time maintaining groves, oranges progressed well with sizes up to almost baseball size by the end of the month. Grapefruit were typically slightly less than softball size at month's end. Overall, conditions remained good in well-managed groves. California Citrus: Valencia orange harvest was slow during August due to decreased demand. Some growers were holding onto fruit until late summer or fall when demand is expected to increase. Lemon harvest continued. Navel orange fruit size continued to develop, as some trees were sprayed for scale. Citrus growers continued grove maintenance. Irrigation was necessary in many areas due to hot weather. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Irrigation continued during August in vineyards and orchards. Growers were monitoring water use closely due to water restrictions in many locations. Table and wine type grape harvest continued during the month. Flame and Thompson Seedless, Diamond Muscat, Black Emerald, Red Globe, Summer Royal, Autumn Royal, Princess, and Crimson varieties were harvested. Wine and juice grape varieties harvested included Alicante Bouchet, Chardonnay, Cabernet, Carignane, Grenache, Merlot, and Zinfandel. Growers began laying grapes on the ground to dry, marking the start of the raisin grape harvest. Zante currants were harvested and rolled. Stone fruit and pomegranate cultural practices such as irrigation, summer pruning, and treatments to control weeds and insect pests continued. Peach, plum, and nectarine varieties were harvested. In Yuba County some cling peach orchards were being left unharvested due to damage from the April freeze. Other tree fruits harvested included figs, Asian and Bartlett pears, and Gala and McIntosh apples. The pear crop appeared to be below average in some locations. In Stanislaus County, field fumigations were underway in strawberry fields. Various kinds of berries were still being picked in parts of the State. Kiwifruit was sizing in Yuba County. Olive fruits were sizing nicely, though some groves were expected to be left unharvested due to low yields. Almond harvest was well underway during August. Many new acres came into production this year, and the quality of fruit nuts looked good. Hull- split was still occurring in many groves. Walnut orchards were prepared for harvest, and trees were propped due to the heavy crop. Cleanup of broken limbs was underway, and treatments for codling moth, mites and husk fly continued. Yields appeared low in groves damaged by frost earlier in the season. Pistachios growers were preparing for harvest. Hazelnuts: Production in Oregon is forecast at 34,000 tons, 8 percent less than last year's revised production of 37,000 tons, and 21 percent less than 2006. From 1992 to 2003, Oregon hazelnut production exhibited a biennial bearing pattern with wide swings in production. Beginning in 2004, crops deviated from this pattern. The 2007 production forecast, if realized, would mark the second time that production decreased two years in a row since 2003. The September forecast is based on the hazelnut objective yield survey conducted annually in Oregon. This year, the survey was delayed three weeks to allow the crop to develop because cooler than normal weather during much of the summer delayed maturity. The percentage of good nuts analyzed in the laboratory, at 88.7 percent, is 2.1 percentage points higher than last year and the highest since 1976. However, the number of nuts picked per tree was low, which typically indicates a smaller crop. The average dry weight per good nut sampled was 3.03 grams compared with 3.09 grams last year. Bad nuts due to brown stain totaled 0.21 percent of all nuts, compared to 0.35 percent in 2006. The complete report is available as: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Oregon/Publications/Fruits_Nuts_ and_Berries/09_09hz.pdf. Walnuts: California production is forecast at 375,000 tons, up 15 percent from last year's 325,000 tons. Bearing acreage remains the same as in 2007 at 218,000 acres. The September forecast is based on the walnut objective measurement survey conducted August 1 through August 25, 2008. Survey data indicated an average nut set of 1,416 per tree, up 4 percent from last year's average of 1,357 nuts. Of the varieties with the largest planted acreage, Hartley nut set was down 14 percent from 2007; Chandler was up 33 percent; and Serr was down 20 percent. The percentage of sound kernels in-shell was 98.0 percent Statewide, compared with 98.4 percent last year. In-shell weight per nut was 22.2 grams, versus 20.3 grams in 2007. The average in-shell width (suture measurement) was 32.6 millimeters; average cross-width measurement was 32.9 millimeters and length was 39.3 millimeters. These compare with last year's measurements of 31.9 millimeters in width, 32.6 millimeters cross-width, and length of 37.6 millimeters. The complete report is available at: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/Fruits_a nd_Nuts/200809walom.pdf. Reliability of September 1 Crop Production Forecast Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between August 25 and September 8 to gather information on expected yield as of September 1. The objective yield surveys for corn, cotton, and soybeans were conducted in the major producing States that usually account for about 75 percent of the U.S. production. Farm operators were interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in selected fields for the objective yield survey (corn, cotton, and soybeans). The counts made within each sample plot depend on the crop and the maturity of that crop. In all cases, number of plants are recorded along with other measurements that provide information to forecast the number of ears, bolls, or pods and their weight. The counts are used with similar data from previous years to develop a projected biological yield. The average harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield. The plots are revisited each month until crop maturity when the fruit is harvested and weighed. After the farm operator has harvested the sample field, another plot is sampled to obtain current year harvesting loss. The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of mail, internet, and personal interviewer. Approximately 14,000 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 Field Office submits an analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published September 1 forecasts. Revision Policy: The September 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing season. End-of-season estimates are made after harvest. At the end of the marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks, production, exports, millings, feeding, and ending stocks. Revisions are then made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative data warrant changes. 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 September 1 production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the September 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The average of the squared percentage deviations for the latest 20-year period is computed. The square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current forecast relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the September 1 corn for grain production forecast is 5.5 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production forecast will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 5.5 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 9.6 percent. Also, shown in the following table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the differences between the September 1 forecast and the final estimate. Using corn again as an example, changes between the September 1 forecast and the final estimate during the last 20 years have averaged 377 million bushels, ranging from 21 million bushels to 891 million bushels. The September 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 13 times and above 7 times. This does not imply that the September 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. Reliability of September 1 Crop Production Forecasts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Root Mean : 20-Year Record of : : Square Error : Differences Between Forecast : : : : and Final Estimate : :------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Unit : : 90 : Quantity : Years : :Percent: Percent :------------------------------------ : : :Confidence: : : :Below:Above : : : Interval :Average:Smallest:Largest:Final:Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- Million ------ Number : : Corn For Grain :Bu : 5.5 9.6 377 21 891 13 7 Sorghum for Grain :Bu : 7.8 13.4 29 1 115 9 11 Rice :Cwt : 3.7 6.4 5 0 16 14 6 Soybeans for Beans:Bu : 5.3 9.2 120 34 288 12 8 Cotton 1/ :Bales: 6.6 11.5 1,006 143 2,366 12 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Quantity is in thousands of bales. 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 Lance Honig, Head................................................(202) 720-2127 Todd Ballard - Wheat, Rye........................................(202) 720-8068 Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings..........................(202) 720-5944 Don Gephart - Hay, Oats, Sorghum.................................(202) 690-3234 Ty Kalaus - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed.........................(202) 720-9526 Dawn Keen - Crop Weather, Barley, Sugar Crops....................(202) 720-7621 Anthony Prillaman - Peanuts, Rice................................(202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.............(202) 720-7369 Fruits, Vegetables & Special Crops Section Jorge Garcia-Pratts, 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 Mike Jacobsen - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Cranberries, Plums, Prunes....................................(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 Suzanne Avilla - Citrus, Tropical Fruits.........................(202) 720-5412 Faye Propsom - Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes...............(202) 720-4285 Kim Ritchie - Hops...............................................(360) 902-1940 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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USDA Data Users' Meeting October 20, 2008 Doubletree Hotel Chicago O'Hare Airport-Rosemont Rosemont, Illinois (847) 292-9100 The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service will be organizing an open forum for data users. The purpose will be to provide updates on pending changes in the various statistical and information programs and seek comments and input from data users. Other USDA agencies to be represented will include the Agricultural Marketing Service, the Economic Research Service, the Foreign Agricultural Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board. The Foreign Trade Division from the Census Bureau will also be included in the meeting. For registration details or additional information for the Data Users' Meeting, see the NASS homepage at www.nass.usda.gov/forum/ or contact Marjorie Taylor (NASS) at (202) 690-8141 or at marjorie_taylor@nass.usda.gov. This Data Users' Meeting precedes an Industry Outlook meeting that will be held at the same location on October 21, 2008. The Outlook meeting brings together analysts from various commodity sectors to discuss the outlook situation. For registration details or additional information for the Industry Outlook Meeting see the Livestock and Marketing Information Center (LMIC) homepage at www.lmic.info or contact Jim Robb at (720) 544-2941 or at robb@lmic.info.